Ink Fish
Divine Pet SupplierContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Appearance
- 4Biology and Breeding
- 4.1Intelligence and Behavior
- 4.2Reproduction
- 4.3Selective Breeding Results
- 5Abilities & Skills
- 5.1Ink Spray
- 5.2Petrification
- 5.3Fusion Evolution
- 5.4Customized Evolution
- 5.5Documented Individual Talents
- 6Dependent Evolution Method
- 7Background / History
- 8Relationships
Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Appearance
- 4Biology and Breeding
- 4.1Intelligence and Behavior
- 4.2Reproduction
- 4.3Selective Breeding Results
- 5Abilities & Skills
- 5.1Ink Spray
- 5.2Petrification
- 5.3Fusion Evolution
- 5.4Customized Evolution
- 5.5Documented Individual Talents
- 6Dependent Evolution Method
- 7Background / History
- 8Relationships
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Ink Fish |
| Original Name | 墨水鱼 |
| Species/Race | Mutated octopus 1 11 |
| Gender | Male and female individuals occur 7 29. |
| Attribute | Water 1 |
| Species Rank | Low-Rank Ordinary Species 1 |
| Species Ability | Ink Spray 1 |
| Habitat | Found at Ink Moon Pool; also raised at the Luo Yu Research Institute on Mirror Moon Island 16 21. |
| Occupation/Role | Bred as medical pet beasts, specialized breeding stock, and components for fusion evolution 7 20 96. |
| Evolved Forms | Water Devil Beast; specialized forms include the Rock Devil Beast 73 132. |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 1 |
Power Progression
These milestones concern different Ink Fish and breeding groups, rather than one continuous individual.
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ink Fish — Level 1, Low-Rank Ordinary Species | 1 | The first inspected specimen possesses Ink Spray and the ordinary talent Deadly Poison. |
| Temporary Water Devil Beast — Level 5, Lower Monarch Species | 22 23 | A school of underdeveloped Ink Fish fuses around a Dominion individual under threat. The transformation collapses almost immediately because the participants are too weak. |
| Stable Water Devil Beast — Level 6, Lower Monarch Species | 73 | A Dominion individual and 100 ordinary Ink Fish evolve under July’s magma attacks. The result possesses Poison King and Piercing a Willow Leaf at a Hundred Paces. |
| Bloodline dependent → ice-and-rock Water Devil Beast | 94 | A Level 2 Dominion Ink Fish is contracted by a Blazing Armor Lizard, then becomes the core of a fusion involving approximately 120 other Ink Fish. |
| July’s future dependent — Level 0 egg → newly hatched Ink Fish | 103 | Born with Dominion and Rock Element Affinity. Infant Care Expert ink accelerates its hatching, after which July contracts it. |
| Healing Water Devil Beast — Level 8, Lower Monarch Species | 110 | A Level 5 Dominion core fuses with 120 Mercy Ink Fish, producing Miraculous Healing Hands and Healing Bubble. |
| July’s dependent — Petrification awakened | 114 | Two days of rock-type nutritional supplements develop its Rock Element Affinity into a usable petrifying ink attack. |
| Water Devil Beast — Level 14, Lower Monarch Species | 126 | A Level 11 Dominion core leads a 121-member fusion. The resulting sexless beast possesses Witch of Avarice. |
| July’s dependent — Level 6 | 130 | Reaches this level before evolution after receiving high-quality water- and rock-type resources. |
| July’s dependent → Rock Devil Beast | 132 | Fuses with 120 specially bred Ink Fish. Gains Water and Rock attributes, Moving Mineral Vein, Absolute Control, Eye of Petrification, and Cloning. |
| Antivirus breeding line → Water Devil Beast — Level 10, Lower Monarch Species | 139 140 | A Dominion core and 120 Antivirus Master Ink Fish produce Virus Bane and Water of Purification. |
Appearance
Ink Fish resemble palm-sized, ink-black octopuses 1.
- Eight tentacles: Individuals with Eight-Sword Style can manipulate implements or abilities with all eight limbs 1.
- Color-changing bodies: They rhythmically change color during courtship 11.
- Hidden aptitude: Advanced-talented individuals do not necessarily look different from ordinary specimens and may appear less developed 7.
- Trait-dependent mutations: Stone Formation produces a petrified beak with greater biting strength 46.
Biology and Breeding
Intelligence and Behavior
- Mutation has greatly reduced their intelligence compared with ordinary octopuses, making them easier to raise and breed artificially 7.
- They spray ink when stressed or provoked, including when handled or attacked 7 22.
- Ordinary individuals are easy fishing targets; July quickly becomes proficient at catching and releasing them 15.
- Low intelligence limits communication. Even Doctor Capsules do not allow July’s dependent to express itself clearly 125.
- Conditioning still affects their behavior: after repeatedly watching July fight, his dependent remains calm during the pressure used to trigger its evolution 132.
Reproduction
- Unlike ordinary octopuses, Ink Fish can mate and lay eggs repeatedly if adequately nourished and kept in suitable surroundings 11.
- Luo Shui’s research describes typical clutches as fewer than ten robust eggs, although Luo Yu’s selected breeding stock later produces larger clutches 11 17 31.
- Luo Yu’s initial breeding tanks use 20-degree water, 30‰ salinity, sheltered reefs and mud holes, and currents simulating breeding-season tides 7.
- Male medical Ink Fish are intended to work after mating, while females remain at the institute to carry their young 29.
Selective Breeding Results
| Development | Result |
|---|---|
| Breeding Paragon × Mercy | An early clutch contains 16 eggs: nine Mercy, two Breeding Paragon, four Thick Skin and Tough Flesh, and one Indestructible Body 17. |
| Talent combination | Indestructible Body combines the defensive and healing properties associated with the Mercy parent’s two talents, demonstrating that offspring can develop a new combined talent 17. |
| Dual-talent medical stock | A later clutch produces an individual with both Mercy and Breeding Paragon, offering a more efficient foundation for the medical line 31. |
| Specialized breeding stock | Luo Yu develops Breeding Paragon individuals paired with key traits such as Rock Element Affinity and Eight-Sword Style 96. |
| Accelerated production | Witch of Avarice shortens pregnancies; combined with Breeding Paragon, it increases individual broods to 22–26 eggs 128. |
Abilities & Skills
Ink Spray
The species’ standard ability expels ink; individual talents can change its effects 1 7.
- Neurotoxic effects: Ink Fish venom primarily attacks the nervous system and normally causes mild paralysis 108.
- Healing: Mercy changes the ink into a treatment that stops bleeding and heals wounds 1.
- Short medical window: Mercy ink must touch a wound within seconds of being sprayed; it cannot be stored for later treatment 19.
- Shared use: A bloodline master can access a dependent Ink Fish’s Ink Spray, as demonstrated by the Blazing Armor Lizard and July 94 103.
Petrification
July’s dependent develops Petrification through Rock Element Affinity and a diet including Rock Goat milk and rock tortoise honey 114.
- Its ink coats objects and living creatures in a layer of rock rather than simply hardening its own body 114.
- A struck creature can initially break free by exerting enough force 114.
- Prolonged exposure or complete immersion can seal the target inside stone 114.
- The developing Ink Fish cannot safely absorb unlimited nutritional supplements; Luo Yu avoids stronger enhancement treatments because of its weak body 114.
Fusion Evolution
Ink Fish can turn into black ink and merge around a central individual, forming a Monarch Species Water Devil Beast 1 22.
| Requirement or Rule | Documented Finding |
|---|---|
| Dominion core | An individual with Dominion coordinates the fusion 22. |
| Core dominance | The core must be strong enough to suppress the surrounding Ink Fish. Luo Yu’s first trial works only after he places the Dominion individual among weaker specimens 22. |
| External danger | A crisis triggers the school to unite. Successful methods include physical harassment, magma attacks, and telekinetic pressure 22 73 110. |
| Adequate development | Underdeveloped participants can form a Water Devil Beast briefly but cannot sustain it 22. |
| Fusion limit | Later tests establish a maximum of 121 total Ink Fish: one core and 120 additional individuals. Raising the core to Level 11 does not increase this limit 110 126. |
| Life-level increase | Fusion can raise life level as well as species rank, unlike ordinary single-individual evolution 23. |
| Sex after evolution | The resulting Water Devil Beast is sexless even when every participating Ink Fish is female 126. |
Customized Evolution
The participating Ink Fish’s talents determine the evolved beast’s abilities and secondary attributes 95.
- Talent selection: The first temporary fusion retains Dominion and the two most common talents among its participants, rather than every contributing talent 23.
- Talent transformation: Fusing 120 Mercy individuals produces Miraculous Healing Hands, but does not create the top-level talent Luo Yu hoped for 110.
- Specialized abilities: Healing stock produces Healing Bubble; Antivirus Master stock produces Virus Bane and Water of Purification 110 140.
- Early experiences: Luo Yu attributes the Rock Devil Beast’s Fishing Tackle Mastery to its childhood spent watching July fish. He consequently suspects upbringing can influence specialization after evolution 132.
- Memory and temperament: Evolved Water Devil Beasts can remember experiences from their Ink Fish stage, making good treatment before evolution important when establishing a bond 76.
Documented Individual Talents
Advanced talents are also described as Senior Level talents in later passages 1 31 103.
| Talent | Effect or Significance |
|---|---|
| Dominion | Suppresses weaker members of the same species and enables its bearer to serve as the fusion core 22. |
| Breeding Paragon | Valuable hereditary breeding trait used throughout Luo Yu’s selective-breeding program 7 17 96. |
| Mercy | Makes sprayed ink stop bleeding and heal wounds 1. |
| Infant Care Expert | Makes ink accelerate the hatching of eggs of the same species 33. |
| Mother’s Milk | Makes ink contain the nutrients needed for ideal juvenile Ink Fish growth 114. |
| Dark Affinity | Grants aptitude for learning dark-type abilities 1. |
| Ice Element Affinity | Grants aptitude for learning ice-type supernatural abilities 21. |
| Rock Element Affinity | Grants rock-type aptitude; developed into Petrification in July’s dependent 103 114. |
| Eight-Sword Style | Enables dexterous simultaneous control of eight implements or abilities 1 46. |
| Mental Overload | Provides powerful mental strength and aptitude for awakening telekinesis 21. |
| Danger Sense | Detects approaching danger through a powerful sixth sense 21 139. |
| Gu King | Strengthens toxicity by consuming other Ink Fish’s ink sacs 21. |
| Water Element Immunity | Negates water-element damage that does not exceed the individual’s own level 21. |
| Berserker | Greatly increases attributes after injury and induces a frenzied combat state; the species’ weak base physique limits its usefulness before evolution 21. |
| Indestructible Body | Provides exceptionally strong defense and self-healing 17. |
| Stone Formation | An ordinary talent that creates a petrified beak and increases bite force 46. |
| Deadly Poison | An ordinary talent granting greater toxicity than that of normal individuals 1. |
| Thick Skin and Tough Flesh | An ordinary talent that improves resistance to blows 1. |
| Antivirus Master | Gives special abilities enormous destructive power against virus-type mutant beasts 139. |
Dependent Evolution Method
Luo Yu develops this method to let a weaker species obtain a Monarch dependent and potentially transform through the dependent’s evolving bloodline 25.
- Condense Commander Heterogeneity in the intended bloodline master 25.
- Contract a Dominion Ink Fish as its bloodline dependent 25.
- Evolve the dependent into a Water Devil Beast through fusion 25.
- Withstand the bloodline pressure produced by the dependent’s transformation 94 133.
- First major test: Chen Zhuo’s Blazing Armor Lizard gains Ink Spray through its dependent. The dependent’s evolution then mutates it into a Blazing Fire Ice Lizard, but the Monarch bloodline pressure overwhelms its will and shatters its commander blood crystal 94.
- July’s preparation: July contracts his Ink Fish immediately after hatching and raises it personally to build their relationship before evolution 103 104.
- Shared storage: Luo Yu can store July and his dependent together in one Beast-Taming Space, or summon the dependent separately 104.
- Successful bloodline transformation: The dependent’s evolution into the Rock Devil Beast sends rock-type power through its bond with July and transforms July’s bloodline 132 133.
Background / History
Reports of wild Ink Fish merging into a ship-crushing Monarch Species once caused their prices to soar. Breeders and researchers attempted to reproduce the ritual, but repeated failures ended the craze and collapsed their market value. Luo Yu’s parents devoted themselves to the same unsolved research, leaving him their institute and its Ink Fish population 1.
After discovering that he could inspect hidden talents, Luo Yu initially prioritized breeding medical Ink Fish rather than solving fusion evolution. His demonstration of Mercy ink established its healing value, and his reliable breeding results won recognition from Mirror Moon Island’s researchers. Yu Lei approved expanded facilities, made the institute the hospital’s exclusive medical pet beast supplier, and arranged for male medical Ink Fish to train by treating minor injuries at the arena 7 19 20.
The expansion supplied four large fish-farming ponds, an enclosed breeding greenhouse, and more than 2,000 Ink Fish. This population revealed talents including Dominion, allowing Luo Yu to identify the central requirement for fusion evolution. His first unstable success led to a sustained demonstration before Mirror Moon Island’s leaders and guardian deity 21 22 73.
Later research shifted toward customized Water Devil Beasts and accelerated production. Projects included July’s rock-type dependent, a requested lightning-type beast for the Mirror Moon Giant Crocodile, and a proposed mental specialist combining Mental Overload with Danger Sense for Yu Wan. The Antivirus Master line ultimately produced a Water Devil Beast capable of purifying qualifying viral lifeforms, although purified beings would lose their former memories and much of their strength 108 132 139 140.
Relationships
- Luo Yu — Principal breeder and researcher. Uses hidden-talent inspection to establish medical breeding lines, reproduce fusion evolution, and customize evolved forms 1 7 73 95.
- Luo Yu’s parents — Earlier researchers who investigated Ink Fish evolution without discovering its complete requirements 1 22.
- July — Uses ordinary Ink Fish as fishing practice and personally raises a Dominion–Rock Element Affinity individual as his bloodline dependent 15 103 104.
- Yu Wan — Helps feed and manage the breeding population, supplies telekinetic pressure for evolution, and is promised a customized mental-type Water Devil Beast 31 110 139.
- Yu Lei — Funds the expansion of the breeding facilities and organizes the medical Ink Fish’s hospital supply and arena training arrangements 20 21.
- Wang Defa — Supplies the large Ink Fish population containing several talents essential to Luo Yu’s later projects 22 139.