After the battle, Yu Wan used Telekinesis to send the severely injured and unconscious Poison King Water Devil Beast back to its own room, the pool.
There are currently no effective treatments available, so we can only apply some burn ointment for now.
After that, she followed Luo Yu to the Ink Fish farm, with July following behind.
"Goo goo gao." July held up her familiar Ink Fish, asking if it had seen her heroic figure in battle just now.
"It didn't even look," Yu Wan said. "The pressure from your battle was too strong; it activated its self-protection mechanism and fell asleep."
July felt like a bolt from the blue. He'd fought so hard, and yet, he hadn't even seen the fishing rod in the end?
"Even if you looked at it, you probably wouldn't understand it," Luo Yu said. "But don't worry, these training sessions aren't wasted effort. They will subtly strengthen your spirit, and once it evolves and gains intelligence, it will understand your power."
"Keep it up, July! From now on, we'll beat up the Water Devil Beast once a day, just like fishing for dinosaurs. This is an essential test of our willpower."
In July, I fell into deep thought and realized that fishing for dinosaurs was still the most interesting thing to do.
Ink Fish farm.
Luo Yu found a total of 137 Mercy Ink Fish and 1 Dominion Ink Fish. This time, the Dominion Ink Fish had undergone needle training and was strengthened by the Life Needle, so its life level was as high as level 5!
In the previous two evolution experiments, the Dominion Ink Fish were both at level 2. At level 2, the maximum number of Ink Fish that could be fused was suspected to be 120.
Luo Yu speculated that the maximum number of fusions might be related to the level of the individual Dominion.
So this time, he trained the Dominion individual to level 5 and found 137 Mercy Ink Fish to conduct a fusion experiment to see if the number of fused individuals would exceed 120.
"Are these... all Ink Fish with medical capabilities?" Yu Wan asked.
"Mm." Luo Yu nodded.
"Shi Qianqian and will be taking the day off today. She won't be coming to the research institute. We'll have plenty of time to study the evolved medical Water Devil Beast."
Yu Wan:?
"Evolve quickly," Yu Wan, looking at the pool of Ink Fish.
"July, it's up to you." Luo Yu looked at July, but July spread her wings, indicating that she was powerless to do so.
The battle just now had exhausted it; there wasn't a single drop of lava left.
"Then... you do it." Luo Yu looked at Yu Wan: "Just use your Telekinesis to put pressure on the Ink Fish in this pond, don't hurt them, focus on scaring them, the bigger the commotion, the better." "Okay... I understand." Yu Wan took over July's task, her eyes filled with blue spiritual fluctuations, and with a bang, a section of the water exploded, and the fish were thrown into chaos.
As she caused the pool to surge and explode, she occasionally used her telekinesis to torment the Ink Fish. Before long, the pool once again witnessed the miracle of evolution.
One, two, three
Luo Yu concentrated and counted carefully. Finally, he let out a soft "hmm" and discovered that there were still only 120 Ink Fish that had successfully fused with the Dominion individual.
The 17 slower ones, when they tried to merge, were squeezed out and returned to their Ink Fish form, swimming around aimlessly like headless flies.
"What's going on... Could it be that no matter the level of the individual beings under their Dominion, 121 is the maximum number that can make up Water Devil Beast?" Luo Yu fell into deep thought.
While there are other possibilities, such as needing to Dominion individuals to have a higher level, or breaking through a major level to achieve a qualitative change, at least, raising only 3 or 4 levels doesn't seem to have much impact on the number of evolutions.
"It's evolved... it's evolved..." Having personally participated in the evolution experiment, Yu Wan felt a surge of excitement. Beneath the inky evolutionary fluctuations, the enormous body slowly took shape...
Compared to the Poison-type Water Devil Beast, whose entire body is enveloped in a dark purple sheen, the Ice/Rock-type Water Devil Beast has a rougher skin texture, resembling frozen rock. This one...?
Its body is adorned with several white circular patches.
The Water Devil Beast, formed by the fusion and evolution of 1 Dominion, 120 Mercy, and 121 Senior Level Talent Ink Fish, now had all its data displayed before Luo Yu's eyes.
"How could this be..." Although she was mentally prepared, Luo Yu still couldn't help but feel disappointed after seeing it.
[Race]: Water Devil Beast
[Gender]: None
[Attribute]: Water
[Racial Rank]: Lower Monarch Species
[Health Level]: 8
[Racial Abilities]: Ink Sea Raging Tide, Shapeshifting at Will, Healing Bubble
[Individual Talent]: 1. Dominion (Senior Level talent, a natural leader, bloodline has a certain suppressive effect on weaker members of the same race.)
2. Miraculous Healing Hands (Senior Level talent: Possesses exceptional medical skills, capable of healing most diseases, physical, mental, and spiritual wounds.)
No top-tier talent emerged.
However, the talent for Mercy has indeed evolved.
Furthermore, something unprecedented occurred. After evolving, the Water Devil Beast... gained a new racial ability: Healing Bubble!
"It seems there's quite a difference." The Mercy Talent, which sprays ink, has the effect of stopping bleeding and healing wounds, but it can only treat external injuries.
With Miraculous Healing Hands, possessing exceptional medical talent, she can cure most diseases and injuries...
Judging from the description, the scope of healing by "Miraculous Healing Hands" has broadened considerably; it can even cure diseases...
"Now I don't have to worry about getting diabetes from eating too many of Lin Li's honey desserts," Luo Yu thought to herself.
"I wonder if the illnesses the bureau chief got from smoking are curable..."
Both being Senior Level talents, Miraculous Healing Hands is far superior to Mercy.
In fact, after seeing so many ordinary and Senior Level talents, Luo Yu could clearly understand that even among ordinary and Senior Level talents, there are actually different levels.
Just like mutated beasts, which are classified as Common Species or Monarch Species, they are also divided into lower, middle, and upper ranks.
Among ordinary talents, a talent like "Lustful" is the Low-Rank Species of the worst, a low-tier talent.
Talents like "Strongman" and "agility," if developed well, can make an individual stand out from the group, and are considered Mid-Rank Species among ordinary talents.
As for talents like "Strength Enhancement Talent," which can enhance the power of other life forms, it's definitely a Quasi-Senior Level talent, Superior Species among ordinary talents, and can be given to anyone. This is also quite obvious among Senior Level talents.
The Mercy talent is like Low-Rank Species talent among Senior Level talents... since it can only heal external injuries.
Affinity to various elements can be considered Mid-Rank Species, granting individuals immense potential.
As for Dominion, Breeding Paragon, More Children, More Blessings, Power of the Void, and Hundred Poisons Physique, these have immense potential and high growth rate. Even the Miraculous Healing Hands can be considered among the top- Senior Level talents.
"In other words, because the talent for Mercy is so weak, even though you've collected over a hundred, it's still not enough to challenge for a top-tier talent?"
"What if I used 120 top-tier Senior Level talents to synthesize one? Could I break through to the top level?" "For example, synthesizing one Water Devil Beast from 120 Breeding Paragon Ink Fish..." Luo Yu was a little scared just thinking about that scene.
While it's true that Water Devil Beast is genderless, it seems there's still one experiment left to conduct. Its genderlessness stems from the fact that the 121 individuals from its synthetic evolution were randomly assigned to different sexes. But what if you used 121 individuals of the same sex—for example, all female Breeding Paragon like Ink Fish— to fuse and evolve... would it still be genderless?
Could it be that an octopus Empress, capable of asexual reproduction, will evolve?
Luo Yu felt that there were too many questions to be studied about just one Water Devil Beast. No wonder biologists could only study one project in their entire lives.
He felt that even with his Eye of Data, he would have to spend a very long time studying the Water Devil Beast, and he might not be able to fully understand the potential of this species.
What are you daydreaming about?
At this moment, Yu Wan had already helped Luo Yu bring the rampaging Water Devil Beast under control. Luo Yu came to his senses and realized that besides his Miraculous Healing Hands healing talent... this guy had also awakened a racial ability!
The difference between racial abilities and ordinary abilities developed later in life lies in whether they can be inherited and how well they fit one's own personality.
For example, the Empress's Void Knight, although it developed the ability of Intangibility, is not a racial ability of the Honey Water Bee. Therefore, even if it has offspring, the offspring will not be able to directly master Intangibility, Intangibility this skill is likely to be lost.
However, those racial abilities are something that every descendant can master.
This is the first difference between racial abilities and acquired abilities.
The second difference is racial compatibility. Racial abilities are the skills that are most compatible with the species. They are much easier to develop than other abilities, and are easier to master and develop other uses for.
"Healing Bubble..."
It's obviously related to healing abilities. It's estimated that the healing talent brought by the fusion of 120 Mercy talents is too strong, causing this Water Devil Beast to undergo a slight mutation. Although no new attributes were added, its special ability did mutate.
It's a pity that this Water Devil Beast is also genderless, so the Healing Bubble is destined not to be passed down... Next, Luo Yu and Yu Wan passionately studied all the abilities of the healing Water Devil Beast, no longer suppressing the out-of-control creature, and fought against it!
Luo Yu summoned a swarm of Knight Bee.
Once the Water Devil Beast entered its berserk state, it truly went mad.
They frantically bombarded the Knight Bee with "healing skills," it was unclear whether they were fighting or saving someone. Soon, the effect of the Healing Bubble was also tested; it was a huge, light-colored bubble, very large, like a fish egg, big enough for an adult to crawl inside.
This blister contained an even stronger healing power. After Yu Wan put her arm inside, she discovered...
"Amazing! Even the old wounds I got from a voyage a few years ago... have been completely healed." Yu Wan exclaimed in astonishment.
"It can even heal old injuries?" Luo Yu asked in surprise.
"Yes."
Luo Yu said, "I have a friend who was bitten in a vital spot by a water snake when he was a child. He missed the best time for treatment and recovery. Couldn't that be cured too?"
"Is your friend my uncle, Shui Wuyue?"
The two looked at the Miraculous Healing Hands Water Devil Beast.
Luo Yu was startled. Yes, Miraculous Healing Hands. If it could be cured, it would immediately have another title: the... rebirth parents of Shui Wuyue.
The Soul Talent of Mirror Moon Island... has a chance of being passed down?
Wait, soul injuries can be healed too? Then wouldn't the backlash from the Soul Contract also be healed? What's there to be afraid of if a trivial Obsession can't be completed? Senior Level talent? This is clearly a top-tier talent!