Recaps

Luo Yu and Shi Qianqian discussed the Seedling Turtle’s difficult evolution into a Thousand Autumn Turtle, and Liu Yun warned against risking its potential with the Dependent Evolution Method. Luo Yu arranged to trade six Water Devil Beasts for an uncontracted Seedling Turtle from Shi Qianqian’s family, and Liu Yun called Shi Ke to bring one to Mirror Moon Island.

• Luo Yu explained that evolving the Seedling Turtle through the Dependent Evolution Method could be risky, while Shi Qianqian described its established path to becoming a Thousand Autumn Turtle by growing the sapling on its back to 9,999 years.
• Liu Yun advised Shi Qianqian to follow her family’s plan rather than risk the Seedling Turtle’s Monarch potential, and Luo Yu agreed that changing its bloodline might interfere with its evolution.
• Liu Yun asked Luo Yu about the Water Devil Beast’s abilities, and he described its power to confuse minds and become elemental, taking different forms.
• Luo Yu offered to trade six Water Devil Beasts for a Seedling Turtle, and Liu Yun accepted the deal.
• Liu Yun called Shi Ke and asked him to bring an uncontracted Seedling Turtle to Mirror Moon Island, then proposed signing the exchange contract with Luo Yu.

Luo Yu arranged to trade Mirror Moon Island’s rock-type honey to Thousand Rock Island for Sinking Stone, while Shi Ning sought to reverse-engineer the honey with help from Canglan Ocean University. The chapter left the university’s researchers confident they could uncover the secret, though Shi Ning’s uncle began to wonder whether a graduate from Mirror Moon Island had developed it.

• Luo Yu explained the Lust Water Devil Beast’s potentially dangerous ink to Yu Wan and asked her to collect a sample for research.
• Mirror Moon Island’s needle-training school opened, the Bee Empress reached level 20, and Luo Yu continued preparing July for his July evolution.
• Steward Qian Lai told Luo Yu that importing Sinking Stone would take at least half a year and suggested contacting Dragon Boat Island or Thousand Rock Island.
• Director Yu Lei told Luo Yu that Shi Ning wanted to buy rock-type honey, and Luo Yu proposed trading it for Thousand Rock Island’s Sinking Stone.
• Shi Ning contacted her uncle, a research supervisor at Canglan Ocean University, who said the honey likely came from a mutant beast and asked for more samples.
• Shi Ning arranged to send more honey for research, while her uncle assigned graduate students to uncover its production method and considered whether a Mirror Moon Island graduate had created it.

Luo Yu helped Director Yu Lei’s Storm Sea Eagle evolve into a Mid-Rank Monarch Species, though its flying ability declined as it became a Sand Sculpture Dragon. Yu Lei set off to challenge Mirror Moon Island’s strongest Beast Tamers, while Luo Yu hoped the new dragon would teach July Sandstorm.

• Luo Yu agreed to trade Rock Element honey for Sinking Stone and arranged for Yu Lei’s Storm Sea Eagle to undergo evolution research.
• The Storm Sea Eagle endured two days of Rock Element nutritional products before Luo Yu and Yu Lei brought it to the Ancient Grotto for the experiment.
• Luo Yu gave the Storm Sea Eagle the Heart of Rock and a temporary Rock Element Enhancement Agent before it touched the Ancient Evolution Stone.
• The Storm Sea Eagle evolved into a Sand Sculpture Dragon, a Mid-Rank Monarch Species with earth, wind, and water attributes but diminished flying ability.
• Yu Lei celebrated the successful evolution and hurried off to challenge Shui Xinghai and Shui Wuyue, while Luo Yu wanted the new dragon to teach July Sandstorm.

Luo Yu helped Director Yu Lei’s Storm Sea Eagle evolve into a mid-rank monarch, the Sand Sea Eagle Dragon, and discovered that the Eye of Data reflected its changed species name. After studying the dragon’s sandstorm ability and considering the Bee Empress’s past, Luo Yu checked July’s evolution preparations and found they were still 40 components short.

• Luo Yu named Yu Lei’s evolved Storm Sea Eagle the Sand Sea Eagle Dragon, and its species name changed in the Eye of Data.
• Luo Yu speculated that the Eye of Data came from a mutation caused by the apocalyptic virus, while Yu Lei and the researchers tested the Sand Sea Eagle Dragon’s sandstorm ability.
• An Yao explained that ancient evolution could cripple a bird’s flight, and the Bee Empress resolved to defeat the Thunderclap Eagle when it arrived on Mirror Moon Island.
• Luo Yu wondered whether the Bee Empress’s birthplace concealed a secret like the Ancient Grotto and planned to ask Yu Wan to divine its location.
• Luo Yu checked July’s evolution components and found 81 of the required 121, leaving 40 still needed.

Luo Yu prepared July for evolution while waiting for visitors on Mirror Moon Island. When the Alliance Newspaper revealed the Abyss Trial contestants’ rankings, Luo Yu found himself in 50th place and decided that his chances would depend on July’s upcoming evolution.

• Luo Yu began July’s final training sprint, making him endure improved fermented Rock Goat milk, premium Rock Bee honey, and enhancement injections.
• Shi Ning traded Sinking Stone with Yu Wan, who refused to let her meet Luo Yu and sent her away.
• Yu Wan showed Luo Yu and the others an Alliance Newspaper listing all 1,128 Abyss Trial contestants by assessed chances of winning.
• Luo Yu saw that he ranked 50th, Yun Qing ranked 41st, Ji Han ranked 12th, and the top ten were all from the Azure Billows Continent.
• Luo Yu said he planned to evolve July in a couple of days, leaving Yu Wan, Lin Li, and Chen Bo stunned.

Luo Yu completed July’s dependent Ink Fish’s evolution, creating a powerful Rock Devil Beast with the advanced talent Moving Mineral Vein. As the new creature’s evolution began to affect July’s bloodline, Luo Yu considered the possibilities of their combined abilities.

• Luo Yu gathered the island’s leaders and institute staff to witness July’s evolution after securing the 120 Ink Fish needed for the process.
• Yu Wan used Telekinesis to create a high-pressure environment, prompting the Ink Fish to turn into ink and merge into July’s dependent.
• The merged creature evolved into a massive Rock Devil Beast with Water and Rock attributes, including the talents Moving Mineral Vein and Absolute Control.
• Luo Yu analyzed the Rock Devil Beast’s new talents and abilities, including Eye of Petrification and Cloning, and considered how childhood memories had shaped its Fishing Tackle Mastery talent.
• July’s bloodline began to be affected by his dependent’s evolution.

July first evolved into a Gem Penguin after Ink Fish’s evolution awakened his rock bloodline, then completed a second evolution at the Ancient Grotto and became a Lava Tyrannosaurus. Though his listed rank was Mid-Rank Monarch, his Volcano Body talent let him erupt with power one rank higher, leaving Luo Yu confident he could defeat Blizzard Bear Monarch.

• Ink Fish’s evolution transformed July’s bloodline, and July emerged as a Gem Penguin with earth and rock attributes and several abilities crystallized into species skills.
• Luo Yu confirmed July’s first evolution had succeeded, and Water Devil Beast stayed calm and accepted its bloodline contract with July.
• Luo Yu brought July and Water Devil Beast to the Ancient Grotto, where July touched the Ancient Evolution Stone and triggered a powerful second evolution.
• July grew into a six-meter lava creature and evolved into a Lava Tyrannosaurus, whose eruption could unleash power one rank above his Mid-Rank Monarch status.
• July regressed into his small penguin form and returned to Luo Yu, who believed his new power could secure victory over Blizzard Bear Monarch.

After July evolved, Luo Yu discovered that Volcano Body let him switch between a powerful lava form and a weaker penguin form, while hiding the talent’s eruption ability from outsiders. Back at the institute, Luo Yu tested the Water Devil Beast’s new powers and saw it petrify a powerful opponent, leaving him impressed by its combat potential.

• July returned to his penguin form, and Luo Yu explained that Volcano Body let him retain about half his evolved power while dormant and briefly reach Upper-Tier Monarch strength after accumulating power.
• Luo Yu delayed An Yao’s proposed dream experiment, then Director Yu Lei asked everyone to sign a confidentiality agreement about July’s evolution before the Abyss Trial.
• At the institute, Luo Yu tested the Water Devil Beast and found that Absolute Control let it shrink into a mini form and create clones that could divide its power unevenly.
• Luo Yu brought July and the Water Devil Beast to the Poison Water Devil Beast’s habitat to test Eye of Petrification.
• The Water Devil Beast petrified the Poison Water Devil Beast for over a dozen seconds before it broke free, and Luo Yu realized the ability could create openings for July in battle.

Luo Yu tested July’s Fishing Tackle Mastery and Moving Mineral Vein abilities before learning that an early Zombie Tide was approaching Mirror Moon Island. With the Mirror Moon Giant Crocodile guarding the island, Luo Yu and Shi Qianqian sailed out to train, where Shi Qianqian revealed that Abyss Trial contestant Luo Xiaobo had contracted an Upper-Tier Monarch Species.

• Luo Yu had July transform the Water Devil Beast into a fishing rod, and July used it to deflect the Poison Water Devil Beast’s attack and reel it in.
• July absorbed an Electric Crystal into the fishing rod, gaining the ability to electrocute the Poison Water Devil Beast through the line and hook.
• Yu Wan told Luo Yu that a small Zombie Tide was approaching Mirror Moon Island and that a much larger tide might come on the day of the Tidal Corpse Transformation.
• Luo Yu and Shi Qianqian boarded the Moon Empress and headed toward the Zombie Tide to train while the Mirror Moon Giant Crocodile froze the approaching zombies on the seabed.
• Shi Qianqian told Luo Yu that Luo Xiaobo, the number two contestant in the sequence, had contracted an Upper-Tier Monarch Species.

Luo Yu and Shi Qianqian watched July use the Water Devil Beast as an extraordinary fishing rod, gathering zombie cores and other supplies across the sea. Shi Qianqian wanted a similar dependent for her Seedling Turtle, but Luo Yu said only a top-grade Water Devil Beast could do what July’s could and offered one at a steep price.

• Luo Yu asked about Jiang Xing, the first-place contestant, but Shi Qianqian said they had found no information about him or his strength-assessment opponents.
• July caught a frozen zombie turtle and used the fishing line to extract its crystal core without damaging the boat, astonishing Shi Qianqian.
• July extended the Water Devil Beast into a ten-thousand-meter sensing fishing line that split into branches and searched the sea for prey.
• Shi Ke encountered a Devourer Zombie Giant Snake, which July’s distant fishing line briefly dragged underwater before Shi Ke and the Day and Night Bird defeated it; the hook then snatched its crystal core.
• July’s fishing brought back zombie beasts, treasure chests, a ruined crystal cannon, and even a King Level zombie crystal core, leaving the Water Devil Beast exhausted.
• Shi Qianqian asked to get a Water Devil Beast dependent for her Seedling Turtle, but Luo Yu said a suitable one would cost about a fully evolved Thousand Autumn Turtle and offered her a Mirror Moon Island residency discount.

Luo Yu explained why he wanted Shi Qianqian to join Mirror Moon Island, and she tried to secure a place on his future fleet by offering to grow food aboard ship. Shi Ke arrived with the Seedling Turtle, and Luo Yu discovered it had a rare Space talent as well as its time-based abilities.

• Luo Yu told Shi Qianqian that changing her Alliance household registration and settling on Mirror Moon Island would count as joining, and she asked whether she could instead join his future fleet.
• Luo Yu said Shi Qianqian's family probably would not let her sail with his crew and challenged her to name a useful role; she proposed growing fresh produce with her Seedling Turtle.
• July spotted the White Night approaching, and Shi Qianqian recognized it as her cousin Shi Ke's ship.
• Shi Ke reunited with Shi Qianqian, thanked Luo Yu for sharing Mirror Moon Island's training method, and brought out the Seedling Turtle.
• Luo Yu examined the Seedling Turtle and found that it had the Senior Level talent Power of the Void in addition to Late Bloomer and Time Acceleration.

Luo Yu tested July’s evolved power against a Zombie Tide and used an undersea volcano to destroy the approaching zombies. The eruption created a miniature island, and Luo Yu began expanding it into new territory near Mirror Moon Island.

• Shi Ke told Luo Yu that July had hooked the crystal core from the Zombie King Beast, and Luo Yu apologized and explained that July’s fishing rod was unusual.
• Shi Ke warned that zombie hordes had surrounded the ships, but Luo Yu and Shi Qianqian decided to test July’s abilities rather than retreat.
• July sensed an undersea volcano and activated its power, triggering a massive eruption that tore apart the zombie hordes and raised a miniature island from the sea.
• Shi Qianqian and Shi Ke reacted in shock as Luo Yu explained that July had borrowed the volcano’s power to create land.
• Luo Yu urged July to keep activating the volcano so he could expand the new island, while Shi Ke pleaded with him to stop the eruptions.

After returning from the volcanic island, Luo Yu began preparing a mental-type Water Devil Beast for Yu Wan and discussed his plans to sail the world with her as his navigator. He also prepared an Antivirus Master Water Devil Beast to fight the Zombie Tide and called Director Yu Lei to witness its evolution.

• At the harbor, Luo Yu took the Seedling Turtle from Shi Qianqian and promised to provide her family with a Water Devil Beast within a year; Shi Qianqian then asked to stay on Mirror Moon Island and join his fleet.
• Back at the research institute, Luo Yu showed Yu Wan July using the Water Devil Beast's clones to fish with eight rods and promised to make her a powerful mental-type Water Devil Beast if she continued working for him.
• Luo Yu showed Yu Wan Ink Fish with Mental Overload and Danger Sense talents, explaining that he planned to breed a Water Devil Beast whose psychic abilities and danger sense would complement her astrology and navigation.
• Luo Yu bred more than three hundred Ink Fish with Antivirus Master talent and decided to evolve some into a Water Devil Beast that could combat zombies and help treat wounded veterans.
• Luo Yu told Director Yu Lei that the newly forming volcanic island could become a military base and first line of defense against the Zombie Tide, then prepared 121 Antivirus Master Ink Fish for an evolution experiment.

Luo Yu discovered that a Water Devil Beast’s Virus Bane talent could purify zombies and restore them to ordinary lifeforms, making it a potential breakthrough in humanity’s fight against the Tidal Corpse Transformation. He chose Qin Tie, a former Beast Tamer disabled in battle, to test the treatment, and Qin Tie agreed to go with him.

• Luo Yu examined the evolved Water Devil Beast and realized its Virus Bane talent could purify zombies once it reached the limit of its species.
• Luo Yu assigned Yu Wan to train the Water Devil Beast, asked Director Yu Lei to prepare level 10 zombies for testing, and selected Qin Tie to receive treatment and lead a future special force.
• Luo Yu visited Qin Tie at his father’s fishing tackle shop and offered to treat the lingering injury that had forced him to leave the Beast Tamers.
• Qin Tie accepted Luo Yu’s offer and agreed to go with him in hopes of becoming a Beast Tamer again.

Luo Yu and Yu Lei treated Qin Tie’s old mental injury with a medical Water Devil Beast and offered him a place in Mirror Moon Island’s new Monarch Legion. After testing a virus-countering Water Devil Beast’s ability to destroy zombies, they named Qin Tie’s special unit Umbrella.

• Luo Yu brought Qin Tie to the research institute, where the medical Water Devil Beast repaired the damage to his Mental Contract.
• Yu Lei and Luo Yu offered Qin Tie a position guarding Mirror Moon Island, with a pet beast assigned and its upkeep paid by the island.
• Yu Lei revealed that Qin Tie would receive a Lower Monarch Species and become the first soldier in Mirror Moon Island’s Monarch Legion, with the Water Devil Beast becoming fully his after fifteen years of service.
• Yu Wan introduced a Bane Water Devil Beast whose purifying ink was especially effective against zombies.
• The Bane Water Devil Beast killed a level-ten zombie Crawler with a single drop of ink, astonishing Qin Tie and the others.
• Luo Yu named Qin Tie’s special operations unit Umbrella.

Luo Yu discovered that Time Turtle Honey accelerated July’s Volcano Body and heard Shi Qianqian’s cousin offer a method for guiding ghost creatures’ evolution in exchange for a customized Water Devil Beast. He agreed to discuss the trade, considering which new attribute the Bee Empress should gain before her battle with the Thunderclap Eagle.

• Luo Yu and Director Yu Lei planned the Water Devil Beast legion and its preparations for the coming Tidal Corpse Transformation.
• Luo Yu found that July accumulated volcanic power at a fixed rate, but Time Turtle Honey increased his daily progress from about 10% to 15%.
• Shi Qianqian told Luo Yu that her cousin wanted to order a customized Water Devil Beast for his unborn child and proposed paying with his wife’s family’s ghost-evolution method.
• Shi Ke explained that ghost creatures could gain new attributes by consuming stored emotional energy when they fulfilled an Obsession, and that compatible emotions from one person could grant two attributes.
• Luo Yu agreed to discuss the trade and considered what attribute the Bee Empress should gain for her coming battle with the Thunderclap Eagle.

Shi Ke explained the risks and principles of the Emotion Evolution Method, and Luo Yu decided to give the Bee Queen the electric attribute through shock when she reached her next Obsession stage. He planned to build her lightning aptitude by continuing to shock people with his research, while leaving rare attributes like space for a later evolution.

• Shi Ke warned Luo Yu that bestowing multiple attributes at once risked erroneous evolution, while a ghost pet beast could safely gain another attribute each time it fulfilled a stage of its Obsession.
• Shi Ke explained that the space attribute required intense, distant homesickness and was difficult to awaken, while newly gained attributes could improve in aptitude by absorbing their corresponding emotions.
• Luo Yu concluded that shock was an accessible emotion for strengthening the Bee Queen's lightning aptitude and chose the electric attribute for her next evolution.
• Shi Ke praised the match between Luo Yu's research and the lightning attribute, and Luo Yu considered using future research achievements to develop the Bee Queen's lightning aptitude toward a second top-tier talent.