What does it mean when a pet evolves incorrectly?

Criminal Investigation and Control Center.

Lin Chen hung up the phone, but messages popped up one after another at the Qinglan City Beast Tamer Talent Reserve Base.

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "Yuanyuan has advanced to the finals! Let's go cheer her on together tomorrow night!"

A chorus of agreement followed, but Su Qingyuan, the person involved, seemed to be preparing for tomorrow's competition and remained silent.

Zhang Xiaoxiao, the group admin, sent another message: "By the way, there's only one month left until the freshman competition. Have you all made preparations?"

"No, I've been training my pets all this time, so I haven't had any time to prepare."

"If it's really a survival competition in a secret realm, it seems difficult to prepare. You can't exactly find a secret realm to experience it beforehand, can you?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "Even if we can't find the secret realm, we can go to the wilderness."

Lin Chen frowned.

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "I've inquired, and the city has always had formal outdoor training teams."

"The Wilderness Training Group is for new Beast Tamers like us who are unfamiliar with and don't know much about the wild."

"Going on wilderness training with them ensures safety and teaches us survival skills, such as how to deal with wild animals, how to find our way, and how to set up camp."

"The price is reasonable, the duration is three days and two nights, and the training area is the outer area of ​​the Broken Mountain Range. We will not enter the central area of ​​the mountain range. The wild pets we encounter will mainly be first and second tiers, so there will be no danger."

"How about it? Do you want to participate? I think it's worth a try. Even without the freshman competition, we'll definitely have to do outdoor training after entering the academy, so we can prepare in advance."

After a moment of silence in the group, messages started popping up one after another:

"I'll participate."

Count me in.

"Add one."

"1".

In a short time, ten people participated in the small group of more than twenty people. Zhang Xiaoxiao asked the others one by one, until she reached out to Aitelin Chen.

"Lin Chen, what about you?"

Lin Chen: "Thank you, but I won't participate. However, I've heard that things haven't been peaceful in the Broken Mountain Range lately, so you should be careful."

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "Thank you for reminding me. I know about this, but the staff there said that as long as you don't enter the central area, it's fine. The outer areas are still very safe."

The following evening, at the Young Eagle Cup finals.

Inside the enormous circular arena, the atmosphere had already reached a fever pitch.

However, Li Heng, who was in the middle of it, had a solemn expression.

He and the stone-armored lizard had fallen into despair.

"Hiss~"

The blue-feathered windbird hovering low in the sky suddenly let out a clear and melodious cry, and its wings flapped violently.

In an instant, dozens of shimmering white feathers detached from the Azure Feather Wind Bird's body, transforming into deadly arrows of extreme speed, accompanied by piercing shrieks as they hurtled towards the Stone Armor Lizard from all angles.

The stone-armored lizard mustered its last remaining strength, curling its body as much as possible, trying to use its toughest carapace to withstand the attack.

Hiss!

The first sound was a dense, slicing sound, like raindrops pattering on banana leaves, followed by a deafening explosion that echoed throughout the entire area.

In an instant, dust billowed up, obscuring the view.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

As the dust settled, the Stone Armored Lizard's body crashed forward with a loud thud, slamming heavily onto the specially made ground, and then fell silent.

The referee's sharp whistle then rang out throughout the stadium:

"The match is over, and the winner is Su Qingyuan!"

The host's excited, almost distorted voice exploded through the amplification equipment, igniting the tense atmosphere.

"The champion has been crowned! Congratulations to Su Qingyuan!"

A deafening roar of cheers, applause, and whistles swept through every corner like a tsunami.

Li Heng stood still, his body swaying almost imperceptibly.

He looked at the unconscious, battered stone armor lizard in the arena, then glanced at the calm, seemingly detached figure. The last trace of color drained from his face, finally turning into an extremely bitter smile.

In the end... I still couldn't do it.

Even though I barely slept last night, repeatedly studying the videos of all of Su Qingyuan's previous matches, trying to find weaknesses in her attacks and devise tactics;

Even in battle, he had used all his skills, commanding the Stone Armored Lizard to execute defensive and counter-attacking tactics almost perfectly.

But the result was still the same.

Su Qingyuan's battle had absolutely no tactics.

Just like an adult facing a child, no fancy moves are needed; a gentle push is all it takes to create an insurmountable barrier.

The atmosphere in the post-match interview area was lively.

Li Heng had composed himself and put on that familiar smile again, though his eyes were still slightly red.

"Li Heng, winning the runner-up position is also a remarkable achievement. Are you satisfied with your performance and that of the Stone Lizard?"

"Satisfied, of course I'm satisfied!"

Li Heng nodded vigorously, his tone cheerful, "Being able to reach the finals and compete against so many strong players, both Stone Lizard and I have learned a lot."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding media:

"It's just a bit of a pity that my good friend couldn't participate."

He faced the camera and raised his voice slightly:

"If it were him, he would have a chance to compete for the final championship."

"As for me," he shrugged and grinned, "I wouldn't dare dream of winning the championship, but beating Zhou Ming would be pretty good."

Zhou Ming, who was watching the live stream, suddenly looked up, gritting his teeth: "You bastard!"

At the same time, countless microphones and cameras were pointed at the newly crowned champion, Su Qingyuan.

She changed into a simple white dress, still looking elegant and refined, but the coolness between her brows under the flashing lights added a sense of distance.

"Su Qingyuan, Li Heng just said that his friend can compete with you for the championship. Do you have anything to say about this?" a reporter asked.

Su Qingyuan's expression remained unchanged: "I have nothing to say."

reporter:"......"

Whose champion makes such a statement?

Su Qingyuan's eyes swept over the enthusiastic applause from the audience, and the cheers that could shake the stadium reached her ears, but her expression remained calm.

She really didn't have much to say.

In the future, she will witness even more shocking and spectacular scenes, and even stand on the field of the International Beast Tamer Competition, facing the top young beast tamers.

What she was seeing before her was nothing more than a warm-up.

Qinglan City is too small; there is no way there could be any beast tamers of the same age who could rival him.

Even looking at the whole world, there are very few beast tamers of the same age who can rival him.

After the media interview, Su Qingyuan left by car.

The car slowly drove away, leaving the noisy venue far behind. The scenes that would excite every new beast tamer could not arouse her interest in the slightest.

She participated in the competition simply to gain exposure, increase popularity, build connections, and get herself into the sights of higher-ups as soon as possible.

Only in this way can the plan to save the world be implemented more quickly.

However, the plan encountered difficulties right from the start.

Su Qingyuan sat in the back row, the gentle evening breeze ruffling her hair, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes: "Why is there no information at all?"

Ever since she confirmed the existence of the savior, she has been trying to find relevant information every day.

She drew the appearance of the pet beast from her memory, but there was no relevant information in the pet beast encyclopedia, and she asked around but found nothing.

This pet beast doesn't seem to have appeared in this world yet.

"But that's impossible." Su Qingyuan shook her head, denying her own idea.

That never-before-seen pet beast could instantly defeat thousands of dark creatures and easily save a fallen city; its strength was at least at the ninth rank.

Four years later, the ninth-tier pets are either already at the ninth tier or have reached the limit of the eighth tier and are seeking a breakthrough.

Therefore, it must exist somewhere in the world, but it has never appeared in public, or it has not yet been contracted by that beast tamer.

"It's also possible that my current level doesn't allow me to access this confidential information." Su Qingyuan's eyes flickered slightly as she pondered.

In addition, she also tried to find information about the beast tamer from the Eastern Empire who had traveled across the ocean.

Again, no results were achieved.

In the future, she was far away in the Starry Sky Federation. She didn't know much about the top beast tamers in the Eastern Empire Federation to begin with. In addition, after the Dark Crisis broke out, the connection between the federations gradually broke down, and communication became difficult.

But she knew one thing: since the other party would have the power to save the world four years later, he must be a legendary beast tamer.

The problem is that the Eastern Empire Federation currently has only one legendary beast tamer.

The legendary beast tamer was severely injured and nearly died at the beginning of the Dark Crisis, which shocked all the federations.

Therefore, he is not the savior.

Therefore, Su Qingyuan had no choice but to focus on the current title-level beast tamers of Donghuang. As long as she could find out which one was in contact with the yet-to-be-seen pet, she could pinpoint the identity of the savior.

At that time, I will tell you everything that will happen in the future.

Before that, she must unreservedly improve her strength and grow rapidly to prepare for the impending global crisis.