Chameleon Silkworm's Other Evolution Path: Star Ripple Butterfly

Zhang Lingxue pushed her tongue against her cheek and grinned.

Where in the world did this freak come from? She remembered it took her a whole day just to figure out how to use the grinding equipment.

And here Ye Bai had learned it after reading a book for a while. Good thing this freak was on their side.

When Ye Bai handed the test report to Zhang Lingxue, she was already too stunned to speak.

Holy crap, did this guy know Shadow Clone? When had he even turned on the testing equipment? How had she missed it?

Ye Bai had dealt her blow after blow, and now Zhang Lingxue was so excited she couldn't utter a single word.

She then turned her gaze to the test report. The purity of this Dark Iron had actually reached ninety percent.

"You did well. Next, we need to prepare the Evolution Source Liquid."

After Zhang Lingxue had all the materials ready, she took a deep breath. She was about to start making the Evolution Source Liquid.

This was a skill every pet Breeder had to master.

With Ye Bai's assistance, after an hour, Zhang Lingxue finally produced two bottles of Evolution Source Liquid—dark as the night, yet shimmering with scattered star-blue brilliance.

"Great, we finally succeeded."

"Thanks to your cooperation, we even made two bottles from just one set of materials."

Zhang Lingxue let out a sigh of relief. Ye Bai curiously examined the two bottles of Evolution Source Liquid; their dreamy colors were truly mesmerizing.

"Good quality, reaching Second Order upper grade."

By the time they finished, it was almost evening. Zhang Lingxue poured the Evolution Source Liquid to Little Ten, the Chameleon Silkworm, who had been waiting impatiently on the side. Then the two of them waited in the laboratory for Little Ten's evolution.

"Teacher, can we open the Sky Window?"

"If we can see the stars, wouldn't that help the Chameleon Silkworm's evolution even more?"

Ye Bai made another suggestion.

Zhang Lingxue nodded. That actually made a lot of sense.

The Sky Window slowly opened, revealing a sky full of twinkling stars.

To avoid disturbing Little Ten's evolution, Zhang Lingxue deliberately turned off the laboratory lights.

The laboratory's Night Vision Recorder was documenting Little Ten's entire evolution process.

A brilliant light of evolution burst from its body, blazing intensely.

Then the light of evolution began to converge, and the Chameleon Silkworm's body turned as dark as ink.

The Evolution Source Liquid it had just consumed was stimulating the deep genes within its body.

So far, everything was going smoothly.

But just then, an unexpected change occurred.

Starlight from the sky was drawn down, landing on the Chameleon Silkworm's body.

Zhang Lingxue's heart skipped a beat. A variable had appeared—this was not good news.

Had the evolution failed again?

She and Ye Bai watched the Chameleon Silkworm's evolution without blinking.

Suddenly, a crack split open on the Chameleon Silkworm's outer shell, and streams of star-blue light poured into its body.

A drenched pet struggled out from the shell, crawling free.

Its wings had not yet unfurled, but Ye Bai could clearly see Zhang Lingxue let out a sigh of relief.

Ye Bai was a bit confused, but Zhang Lingxue signaled him with her eyes to stay calm.

Her eyes were brimming with excitement. By sheer accident, they had unlocked another Evolution Path for the Chameleon Silkworm.

Starlight gathered on the pet's body, and its wings began to spread open.

Its body also bathed in the starlight.

Only when the starlight gradually faded did the pet's true form reveal itself.

Its wings were like a galaxy of brilliance, radiating boundless starlight.

Its eyes were like dreamlike gems, and with every flap of its wings, star-blue scale powder drifted down through the air.

Compared to the Dark Butterfly, this butterfly-type pet was twice its size, even slightly larger than the Goddess of Light Butterfly.

The pet flapped its wings and landed on Zhang Lingxue's back. Suddenly, Zhang Lingxue had a pair of butterfly wings, like a butterfly fairy who had strayed into the mortal world.

Her neck, fair as jade and slender as a swan's, and her beautiful shoulder blades accentuated her aloof appearance.

"Ye Bai, this brand-new Evolution Path was discovered by the two of us. You get to name this pet."

Ye Bai thought for a moment. "How about Star Ripple Butterfly?"

"Ten miles of star ripples, butterflies like dreams amid flowers."

"Star Ripple Butterfly. A good name."

"Little Ten, from now on, you are the Star Ripple Butterfly."

Zhang Lingxue gently tapped the Star Ripple Butterfly's brow and signed a contract with it in front of everyone.

This time it was Ye Bai's turn to be dumbfounded. Everyone knew Zhang Lingxue was a Third Order Pet Beast Master, and generally a Third Order Pet Beast Master could only contract three pet beasts.

But Zhang Lingxue had already contracted more than three pet beasts.

"Haha, seeing that puzzled look on your face, you must be wondering if I'm really a Third Order Pet Beast Master."

"Theoretically, I am a Third Order Pet Beast Master, but actually I'm not."

"I'm already a Fifth Order Pet Beast Master."

"To be honest, I wasn't deliberately hiding it. It's just that between teaching tasks and immersive research, I never had time to go to the Pet Beast Guild to update my certification."

Zhang Lingxue smoothed her hair.

"Ye Bai, your guess was right. The Chameleon Silkworm has very high environmental requirements."

"Back when my Dark Butterfly was evolving, it didn't open a Sky Window."

"So we stumbled upon another Evolution Path for the Chameleon Silkworm."

"Once the Reproducibility Experiment is good to go, I plan to include your name on it too."

Ye Bai shook his head like a rattle-drum: "Teacher, just put your name on it."

"After all, I only suggested the Sky Window. You did ninety-nine percent of the whole process. I was just a witness. Adding my name would be fishing for undeserved fame."

Zhang Lingxue thought it over calmly. Ye Bai had a point. Exposing him too early would easily throw him into the storm's eye.

"Besides, Teacher, I'm confident I can discover a brand new Evolution Path for the Chameleon Silkworm on my own."

Ye Bai wore an expression of having everything under control.

"Alright, you're already my Personal Disciple. If you need anything, you must come to me."

At this, Ye Bai grew a bit hesitant: "Teacher, there actually is one thing, but it's a little hard to bring up."

Three question marks slowly emerged above Zhang Lingxue's forehead.

Half an hour later, watching the Thousand Changes Silkworm wolf down its food, Zhang Lingxue covered her forehead.

"No wonder you were embarrassed to speak up. This Thousand Changes Silkworm eats way too much—it has the appetite of over a dozen Chameleon Silkworms."

"With this big glutton, I'm guessing you can't afford to support it."

Zhang Lingxue had watched this Thousand Changes Silkworm follow its little group and keep eating all afternoon.

Its mouth never stopped.

"I have extra Advanced Feed here. You can come by and pick up a portion from time to time. Consider it a special benefit of being my Personal Disciple."

"But I don't have more than that. You'll have to figure out the rest yourself."

"After all, even the landlord's family has no surplus grain!"