A Young Man Came to Magic City, and His Dragon Flew Through the Sky

Holy crap, an Eternal Thunder Stone!

Jiang Xing remembered it. This was one of the three Eternal Evolution Stones Giovanni had given Red in the Pokemon Special manga, and it had unlimited uses.

Paired with Red's special "Abu," it could let it continuously switch between Eevee, Flareon, Vaporeon, and Jolteon, defeating enemies through type advantages...

He had actually pulled a treasure of this caliber from a blind box!

So this was a Legendary Blind Box? He loved it!

Jiang Xing was overjoyed.

To say nothing else, System Bro was truly generous. He casually handed out priceless treasures this absurd--

The Beast Taming World also had magical resources that could evolve Pet Beasts. For example, the Variety Choco-Chickens of the Sweet Sugar Research Institute relied on different Secret Realm Stones, using their power as a catalyst to complete different evolutions.

However, the energy within these evolution resources would be absorbed when the Pet Beast evolved, making them one-time resources.

Furthermore, most of these resources were born from Secret Realms, originating from the fusion of two worlds. They were nonrenewable resources.

Their value was therefore more outrageous than oil's. Once a Secret Realm containing a large number of Secret Realm Stones appeared, it would inevitably breed conflict and descend into fierce competition.

Because of this, some Pet Beast Scholars were researching artificial Secret Realm Stone technology in an attempt to replace natural Secret Realm Stones, but progress had been poor.

At a time like this, if an Eternal Evolution Stone appeared, it would be enough to drive the world mad.

Even though Jiang Xing had become famous and was a widely known rising researcher, he could very well end up shot in the back and declared a suicide, with his belongings mysteriously disappearing.

"This thing can be used, but it has to be used secretly. It has to be used according to a plan."

Jiang Xing stored the Eternal Thunder Stone in the System Space, sent Li Lingyin some spending money, and told her to go out and have fun on her own.

Then he returned to his hotel room, locked the door, hugged the Rainbow Dragon Cub, and lay down against the Lucky Cloud Qilin. Nestled in the embrace of the cloud-like giant plush toy, he closed his eyes and began snoring.

His previous project had ended perfectly. Now it was time to catch up on sleep!

The Rainbow Dragon Cub was exhausted too.

Although it could revive many times, it was not truly "infinite." Otherwise, its revival probability would not have dropped drastically as the number of revivals increased.

Every time it stood back up was a test of its will, accumulating a considerable amount of mental pressure.

It had accepted far too many challenges in the first half, leaving it utterly exhausted. It raised its tail, curled it around Jiang Xing's arm, and closed its eyes. Its Rainbow Light mane gradually dimmed and lost its color.

The Lucky Cloud Qilin lay at the head of the bed, gently watching the man and dragon lying on its belly before lowering its head and lightly licking them.

Although ninety percent of the reason it had stayed by Jiang Xing's side was because it was greedy.

At least ten percent of the reason was its pure affection for Pet Beasts.

After all, as a Mythical Species of the Psychic Type, sensing the emotions of others was one of its Authorities.

At that moment, as its psychic power spread out, Jiang Xing's snores gradually faded. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly in his sleep, as though he had dreamed of something joyful.

"Ah-li~" Good night.

The Lucky Cloud Qilin gave a soft yawn and drifted off to sleep as well.

After the Magic City Evolution Assembly ended, its contents quickly spread across the entire internet and even began spreading to other regions--

Personality Conjecture was one of the famous conjectures in the Pet Beast field. Once it had been proven and became a theory, Pet Beast Scholars could use it freely and boldly, applying it to their research projects.

Quite a few researchers drew inspiration from it and adjusted their experimental plans.

But researchers were ultimately only a small minority.

Most people were impressed without really understanding it, their attention always focused on the Pet Beasts themselves.

Such as Choco-Chickens, Giant Magnet Monsters, and Rainbow Dragon Cubs...

The Rainbow Dragon Cub in particular had already drawn the attention of countless Beast Tamers because of the Dragon Gate Assembly.

Now that the paper had been released and its Beast Taming Compendium entry was fully unlocked, everyone learned about its two Talents and their specific effects. They were instantly stunned--

Was this thing even legal?

No wonder Jiang Xing had been unwilling to reveal its Talent effects before. After testing them, he had probably suspected that the measuring equipment was malfunctioning...

As people's enthusiasm for the Rainbow Dragon Cub erupted, the price of Golden-Veined Koi continued to rise.

The issue Jiang Xing had once considered was also raised by many people.

The Rainbow Dragon Cub was too powerful, to the point of affecting competitive balance.

Although there had been some Pet Beasts that matured early in the past, they were usually few in number and difficult to obtain, serving as signature Pet Beasts of major factions.

The heirs of those major factions generally would not rely on such Pet Beasts to bully people in beginner competitions.

But the Rainbow Dragon Cub was different. Its prerequisite form was the common Route Fish, and it was relatively easy to evolve. More than three hundred could appear in a single Dragon Gate Assembly.

Would this lead to imbalance in low-level competitions? After all, in most low-level competitions, Beast Tamers could use at most three Pet Beasts.

In some competitions exclusively for complete newcomers, they could even use only one Pet Beast.

Under those circumstances, one Rainbow Dragon Cub could equal several Pet Beasts. How was anyone supposed to fight that?

If someone went too far, they could just bring three Dragon Cubs into the match...

That would certainly be a beautiful sight.

Many Beast Tamers also refuted these doubts--

Pet Beasts were Beast Tamers' partners. They could not be barred from competing just because they were too strong, could they?

If that was the case, why should Beast Tamers pursue powerful Pet Beasts? Why pursue stronger Pet Beasts at all?

They suggested banning every second-generation Beast Tamer who used top-tier Pet Beasts first. Then every future match could just be a bunch of bugs spraying silk at each other. How balanced would that be!

Both sides held fast to their positions and went to war on social media, fighting until the skies darkened and the sun and moon lost their light.

In the end, the Xia Kingdom authorities and the Beast Taming Association stepped in together, crushing all opposition and releasing new low-level competition rules--

[In low-level competitions, Rainbow Dragon Cubs with the Heart of Exhaustion Talent are limited to one revival. When they fall for the second time, they will be considered unable to continue fighting.]

[Furthermore, each Beast Tamer may field at most one Rainbow Dragon Cub per match.]

Both sides took a step back. Rainbow Dragon Cubs were neither banned from competition nor left without substantial restrictions.

Although many people were still dissatisfied, the controversy was reluctantly brought to a halt.

After this incident, the Rainbow Dragon Cub became the first and only Pet Beast in battle history to change the entire competition rules immediately after its debut, before officially participating in a single match.

Social media was flooded with meme posts and fan creations such as "The Number One Rainbow Dragon in the Universe," "Dragon Cubs are banned Pet Beasts, so what kind of Pet Beast are you?", "A young man came to the competition, and his dragon flew through the sky," "Do you like my Transcendental Pet Beast with dual Light Dragon types and Sit-Ups?", and "The Dragon Cub stood back up again and again and again."

Some top Beast Tamers also released tactical videos such as "Heart of Exhaustion Cannot Remove Negative Statuses," "How Poison Type poisoning, Fire Type burns, and other tactics counter Rainbow Dragon Cubs," and "Methods for Countering Sit-Ups," drawing widespread attention--

The Rainbow Dragon Cub was indeed powerful.

But it was ultimately just one Pet Beast. It could not possibly be omnipotent and invincible.

Types, moves, tactics, and more—there were too many things that could counter it.

This was also why it had not been banned from high-level competitions.

No matter what, all these videos caused Jiang Xing—hailed as the "Father of the Rainbow Dragon," whose debut Pet Beast was immediately restricted—to soar in popularity as well!

And as a rising researcher, discovering the Rainbow Dragon Cub's Evolutionary Forms clearly would not make him stop moving forward.

Beast Tamers were eagerly anticipating his next project, curious whether he would be a fleeting flash in the pan or whether he could continue his brilliance and discover even more powerful Pet Beasts.

At that time, Jiang Xing's speech at the Evolution Assembly was dug up again--

The questions he had raised became hot topics among netizens.

Among them, vague questions such as the Evolutionary Forms of Mythical Pet Beasts and undiscovered mysterious elements did not cause much of a reaction.

Instead, Jiang Xing's pointed question—"Could Emotion also be an undiscovered evolution condition?"—caught everyone's attention.

Many people guessed that Jiang Xing might already have a research direction in mind, which was why he had said that.

Could his next research direction be "Pet Beast Emotion"?

The actual Pet Beast Scholars did not take these speculations seriously.

Emotional Evolution? Divine Beast Super Evolution? Unknown mysterious conditions?

Those were clearly just polite closing remarks before the end of a speech, like asking whether aliens existed or how large the universe truly was. They were merely questions with no practical meaning--

When Dr. Al had proposed Personality Conjecture, he had rigorous reasoning to support it, which was why it had gained recognition.

A conjecture without any foundation was nothing more than fantasy.

Compared to such vague things, Jiang Xing was more likely to delve deeper into Golden-Veined Koi, attempting to research more Rainbow Dragon Cub routes and gain further results from them.