Beast Tamer: I Can See Evolution Paths

"To be honest, that Miss Jasmine is really reliable."

"You've been promoted. You're now a Level 4 researcher."

Asher: "So fast?"

"Fast?" President Robb looked at Asher with an incredulous expression. "This is already slow, okay? With your achievements, if it weren't for the fact that you requested a Beast Tamer's compensation in your application, you could have been promoted directly to Level 3 researcher."

Though it was just a little short, wasn't this compensation meant for Asher? A little more push, and it would be enough.

"No need," Asher said calmly. "I'm still young. Researcher levels should be taken step by step. Whether the promotion is fast or slow makes no difference to me."

With his innate skill, was Asher even worried about his researcher level not increasing?

Absolutely impossible.

So what did the Beast Tamer compensation give him?

Asher was more curious about that.

"An entry quota for the Forbidden Land of the Central Region."

President Robb glanced at Asher, his tone somewhat complex.

"Hmm?"

Asher was momentarily stunned.

"The Forbidden Land of the Central Region... is there something special about it?" Asher carefully recalled but confirmed that he had no impression of this place.

"Mm-hmm, it's normal for you not to know." President Robb snorted. "Unlike the forbidden lands in other provinces, the Forbidden Land of the Central Region is the largest forbidden land in the country, and also the most special. It only opens once a year, and the number of people allowed in never exceeds four figures."

"Any Beast Tamer who gets an entry quota for the Forbidden Land of the Central Region is either one of the top elites in the country or has exceptional potential."

"For Miss Jasmine to secure such a quota for you... it must not have been easy."

Unless the entire Inspection Team collectively recommended it, there was no way this quota could have landed on Asher so easily.

From President Robb's words, Asher could sense the uniqueness of the Central Forbidden Land.

"Can you explain in detail?" Asher blinked and asked curiously in a small voice.

President Robb sighed.

"It's not that I don't want to explain. It's just that... I've never been in there either." President Robb put down his teacup and gave Asher a glance, his gaze carrying a trace of envy. "When I was young, I also fantasized about entering the Central Forbidden Land just once. I was sure I could contract a super-powerful pet beast."

"Or even evolve my Wolf King into the true First Snow Wolf King."

"But reality and dreams have a barrier between them."

A barrier that was impossible to cross.

President Robb had no choice but to change his path, and then, on his new path, he raced ahead like a storm, becoming the president of the Beast Master Alliance at an unimaginable speed and with great luck.

That could be considered a success too.

"In small circles, the legend about the Central Forbidden Land goes like this—it houses the most powerful beasts, and at the same time, it's the best place to help your pet beast evolve. Anyone who enters the Central Forbidden Land undergoes a complete transformation."

"It is the place that every aspiring top Beast Tamer must go to."

Hearing this, Asher's eyes filled with deep interest.

It sounded mysterious.

But also very impressive.

And it wasn't somewhere one could enter easily.

"The next time I meet Miss Jasmine, I must properly thank her." Asher nodded and made a mental note of this favor.

With the solid evolution results of Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit as proof, both the higher-ups and Bluestone City put in their utmost effort, fully cooperating in searching for traces of Dream Soul Spirit within the Bluestone City Forbidden Land.

During this process, the Beast Tamer Jameson, who had contracted Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit, also contributed significantly.

He brought the evolved Holy Light Sunflower into the Bluestone City Forbidden Land to assist in the search for Dream Soul Spirit.

To ensure the operation went smoothly, Bluestone City Forbidden Land restricted the number of people allowed in during this period.

The exploration teams stationed outside nearly erupted in protest.

What?

With this year's beast tide approaching, they had planned to make one last profitable venture, and now the forbidden land was closed off?

There was no way to keep such a commotion under wraps.

Online discussions were buzzing.

Speculation ran wild, but none of the guesses were accurate.

Mainly because those who knew the truth had been forcibly silenced.

Want to leak information?

Not happening.

Fortunately, the search for Dream Soul Spirit wasn't as difficult as expected.

With Holy Light Sunflower's assistance, they soon discovered a rare small Dream Soul Spirit group living within the Bluestone City Forbidden Land.

Five adorable little ghosts huddled together, staring wide-eyed at the approaching humans.

If it weren't for Holy Light Sunflower's presence, they looked like they could vanish into wisps of smoke at any moment. But because of Holy Light Sunflower, they obediently followed behind it in a neat row, like little tails.

When they were delivered to Asher's lab, he could only smile wryly.

"Two of them will be enough for my research. The rest should be protected and encouraged to reproduce, right?" Asher said in an organized manner.

"Oh, right! I almost forgot about that." Desmond, who personally led the team to deliver the Dream Soul Spirits, suddenly had an epiphany. "I'll take the rest back now."

After dropping off two, the others were taken back the same way they came.

One of the remaining Dream Soul Spirits was handed over to Sarah and Chase's team. They also contacted Jannet, the previously willing volunteer Beast Tamer, to attempt contracting Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit for a comparative study.

The other one was kept as a contingency.

Asher confidently entrusted the entire process to the four researchers in his lab.

As for himself?

"Little Dragon seems to be showing some new changes recently. I'm planning to take it out to find some suitable training opponents," Asher said seriously. "I'll leave the lab to you all. I trust you. No problem, right?"

Chase, Sarah, and the other two researchers: "…"

What could they say?

Was there anything they could even say?

Asher had already spelled it out like this.

The last time, when Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit evolved, they had recorded every detail thoroughly. If they still needed Asher to oversee everything… Who else would be personally monitoring a pet beast's evolution right before obtaining results?

But Asher was different.

And they couldn't even object.

Because Asher had practically chewed up the answer and fed it to them.

With tears in their eyes, they could only watch Asher leave and then bury themselves in follow-up experiments.

Just as Asher was about to leave, Jameson hurriedly caught up.

"Professor Asher!"

Asher paused and turned back to look at Jameson.

"What is it?"

"Uh…" Jameson hesitated, his gaze filled with respect and admiration. "Captain Drake called me… asking when I could return, and whether I could use Holy Light Sunflower in battles…"

"You can return anytime. Thank you for your help," Asher waved with a smile. "Holy Light Sunflower is already your pet beast. How you use it is up to you."

"In any case, we'll be holding a press conference for Holy Light Sunflower soon."

A powerful beast like Holy Light Sunflower couldn't be kept secret anyway.

Whether Jameson used it now or a few days later wouldn't make a difference.

"I should be the one thanking you, Professor Asher." Jameson nodded firmly. "I won't let you down."

Asher: "?"

Watching Jameson leave with determination, Asher's face showed slight confusion.

'Huh?'

'What expectations?'

'What guidance?'

Asher couldn't understand.

But he didn't dwell on it. He simply turned and left the lab.

With work wrapped up, it was time to go home and—uh, not play, but train his pet beasts.

Strength was the most important thing.

———

On the other side.

Asher saying that Cat-Worm seemed to be changing recently wasn't entirely nonsense.

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[Pet Beast: Cat-Worm (Form Fixing in Progress)]

[Attributes: Dark, Fairy, Poison (Attributes Fixing in Progress)]

[Species: Mid-level Extraordinary Low Tier – High-level Extraordinary High Tier (Species Undetermined)]

[Level: Tier Three High]

[Skills: Psychic Guidance, Shadow Sneak… Breaking Blade]

[Bloodline: A special beast naturally born from various consciousness and energy combinations within the Forbidden Zone. Extremely low survival probability.]

[Innate Skill: Reversal]

[Reversal (Upgradeable): Any skill learned normally will undergo reversal when used by Cat-Worm.]

[Evolution Path: Not yet determined]

[Meow~… Nyan… Meow Meow… Wants Beast Master to pat and pinch…]

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Asher: "?"

'What's with these weird noises?'

Asher turned his head to look at Cat-Worm, who was wriggling on the ground, looking more like a big fat caterpillar.

Its seven legs were splayed upward, its smooth back rubbing continuously against the ground, while it let out strange noises from its mouth.

"Meow~"

'Hungry.'

'It feels like this dragon can eat a whole cow in one bite right now.'

'Beast Master~ Hungry hungry~ Food food~'

As Cat-Worm wriggled, its mismatched eyes kept staring in Asher's direction, calling out in a weak yet energetic voice, one sound after another.

Asher waved at Little Raven, who folded its wings and landed in his arms, giving a disdainful little glance at the wriggling Cat-Worm on the ground—'Ugh, gross.'

'No bath today? Stay away from the bird!'

The cleanliness-loving Little Raven expressed its disgust toward Cat-Worm.

Asher chuckled and patted Little Raven's back. "Alright, alright, stop disliking Cat-Worm. I'll give it a bath later, okay?"

Just as Little Raven was about to show a satisfied expression, Asher continued, "I'll give you a bath too."

Little Raven: *Stiff*

Loving cleanliness and hating baths were not mutually exclusive.

Although Little Raven wasn't a fluffy kitten, disliking water was still understandable.

Asher pretended not to see Little Raven's stiff expression, holding it as he went to prepare food for both of them.

Ever since its evolution, Little Raven's appetite had grown considerably.

Unlike before, when it had a tiny appetite, now it could eat over a pound of balanced meat, vegetables, and fruit in one meal.

But compared to Cat-Worm's appetite, it was still nothing.

"Awoo awoo awoo—"

As soon as Cat-Worm started eating, its mouth was like a massive black hole in front of everyone, and food disappeared into it with a "shua shua shua" sound.

Even after finishing a huge basin of food, Cat-Worm's belly showed no sign of bulging.

Tearing up, Cat-Worm clung to Asher's pants, conveying a single message: 'Hungry, food, eat!'

Asher: "…"

"Eat, eat, as much as you want." Asher sighed helplessly, bending down to refill Cat-Worm's food.

Cat-Worm: QAQ

'Dragon's Beast Master is really the best!'

'Awoo awoo awoo— Big bites, chew chew chew—'

Asher absentmindedly stroked Cat-Worm's back, mentally calculating its weight… 'Hmm, at this rate, by next year, Cat-Worm might really be ready for market.'

The wildly devouring Cat-Worm suddenly shuddered, its fierce eating motions coming to an abrupt halt. It lifted its head, anxiously glancing in all directions.

'What happened?'

'Seems like… nothing?'

Cat-Worm: *Chew chew chew—*

Lowering its head, it resumed eating.

Asher rubbed Cat-Worm's head,'Eat, eat. Being able to eat is a blessing'

That's the only way he could comfort himself.

But Cat-Worm's increasing appetite wasn't for no reason.

It was in a period of rapid energy demand, requiring constant intake of external energy.

The energy crystals Asher had brought back from the Bluestone City's Forbidden Zone had provided plenty of energy for Cat-Worm. Otherwise, its daily food consumption would be more than just a little bit.

After being busy for a few days, Asher received a special delivery.

Curious, he opened it.

"Hm?" Seeing a few front-row battle tickets fall out of the flat document envelope, Asher looked slightly surprised. "Tickets for the Crescent Club vs. Thousand Spring City Club match at the end of this month?"

Asher knew about this.

Though he hadn't actively looked into it, he had picked up some information through various channels.

It was a rather uncommon three-person team battle, with an odd lineup—five Tier One Beast Masters on both sides, but Crescent Club had thrown in an official Beast Master.

When audiences saw the roster: "?"

Seriously?

In a match between five Tier One Beast Masters, inserting an official Beast Master?

Even people who didn't understand team battles could tell—this guy was a drag.

Crescent Club was at a clear disadvantage.

The Beast Master forum was buzzing with opinions.

Some thought Crescent Club was just protecting and grooming a privileged member.

Some believed that maybe this official Beast Master was actually very strong?

Others speculated that it was a shady, under-the-table match-fixing deal, and Crescent Club was deliberately losing to Thousand Spring City Club.

Plenty of people even dug into this official Beast Master's background… but found nothing special.

So the theories grew wilder.

Overall, the majority of people weren't optimistic.

Many were complaining, questioning why they had to force an official Beast Master into a 3v3 match where all five others were Tier One. If the newbie wasn't strong enough, why not just let them train more before competing?

At least they should have a Tier One Beast Master's strength—otherwise, how could the match be evenly balanced?

But Asher could understand.

Why? … Probably because Crescent Club wanted to show off their Holy Light Sunflower.

Checking the date on the tickets—May 31st…

Asher rubbed his chin. Now he knew exactly who to invite to watch.

———

[On May 31st]

"Hai~ Morning, Asher!"

As soon as he arrived at the city center battle arena, where today's Crescent Club vs. Thousand Spring City Club match was taking place, Asher saw Ivy and June in matching pink and blue outfits, holding hands and waving at him.

"You're here early." Asher looked at the energetic June and the sweetly smiling Ivy, waving back. "Where's Vicky?"

Looking around, he didn't see Vicky.

"Hmph." June pouted, grumbling, "Haven't seen him, probably not here yet."

Speak of the devil.

"Coming, coming, coming!"

Vicky ran up, panting, sweat dripping from his body as he finally stopped in front of Asher and the two girls, bending over with his hands on his knees, gasping for breath. "I made it!"

"You…" Asher hesitated, then stepped back slightly, putting a little distance between them.

June also pulled Ivy back a step. "Why are you so sweaty so early in the morning? Don't you feel gross?"

"We're all friends, who cares." Vicky waved it off, finally catching his breath, standing up straight with a nonchalant expression,"Come on, we all know each other."

June rolled her eyes. "Still different from you, alright?"

"Alright, alright, what happened to you?" Asher smoothly changed the subject.

Vicky grinned, quickly forgetting his bickering with June. "Today's been unlucky since I woke up…"

His phone alarm didn't ring.

If it weren't for informing his mom in advance last night, Vicky would still be sleeping in bed right now.

"It's just that since I finally got a holiday, I ended up oversleeping."

June and Ivy: "…"

They completely couldn't understand Vicky's situation.

"It's only the first day of the holiday. How did you manage to oversleep on the first day?" June asked in confusion. "What happened to your biological clock? Did it not leave any trace at all?"

Vicky grinned foolishly again.

That smile explained everything.

"It's a whole week of vacation. After it's over, I have to face the college entrance exam… Thinking about it makes me a little excited and a little nervous. I got too excited last night and ended up sleeping late."

June waved her hand.

'No need to explain. No need to explain.'

'The more you explain, the less believable it sounds.'

"And then, when I went out to catch the bus, it drove away before I even got to the stop. The next one wasn't coming for another fifteen minutes." Vicky said indignantly. "I thought I'd be late, so I decided to take a taxi. But who knew—there was traffic, and the driver even took a detour."

Vicky was absolutely fuming.

"If I had known, I should have just summoned Little Drogo and let it carry me here."

Asher: "…Control yourself. Riding a pet beast on the road requires a license. Do you have one?"

"Damn!" Vicky opened his mouth, then shut it. "After the exam, I'm getting that license for sure."

"Alright, enough fooling around at the entrance. Let's go inside first." June, holding onto Ivy's arm, looked helplessly at Asher and Vicky, who had gotten carried away chatting. "The four of us standing at the door like this looks really weird."

Asher and Vicky paused, then nodded in unison and headed inside.

As they walked in, they continued whispering to each other.

"I heard today's club match is going to be exciting. A 3v3 match with an official beast master included—does Crescent Moon Club really know what they're doing?" Because of what happened during the New Year, Vicky had looked into the Crescent Moon Club.

It was quite a big club.

It had produced several players he was interested in.

So why on earth… did they send out this lineup?

"That person is Jameson." Asher glanced at Vicky.

Vicky: "?"

Completely confused.

Like he hadn't remembered yet.

"You mean that…" Ivy's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Asher, her pink lips slightly parted. "Are you sure it's fine?"

"Ohhh—so it's him. No wonder! Now I get it." June also nodded. "Then why didn't they just put his name on the roster? If I had known, I wouldn't have doubted it. I would've bet on him winning online in advance."

Vicky remained in a daze. "Wait, wait, wait… Are we even on the same channel? Why do I not understand what you're talking about?"

June and Ivy gave him a look as if they were looking at an idiot.

"Jameson is the assistant beast master I left behind." Asher kindly reminded Vicky.

"Oh! It's him." Vicky's face lit up with realization. "I remember now… So, your Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit's evolution—"

As he spoke, Vicky waved his hands around in random gestures.

"Did you figure it out?",Asher nodded.

"Is it powerful?" Vicky glanced around and, seeing no one nearby, leaned in closer to Asher and lowered his voice.

June and Ivy also curiously leaned in.

They all knew what Asher had been researching.

They didn't question him at the time out of trust in him and not wanting to embarrass him in front of others.

But they truly hadn't expected that something that sounded so ridiculous… actually worked?

And how long had it been since then?

It hadn't even been a month.

June, Vicky, and Ivy looked at Asher differently now, as if they were gazing up at some untouchable, godlike figure.

"Mmm, I'll keep it a mystery for now." Asher smiled, refusing to spoil anything. "Just know—it'll definitely shock you."

"Uh…" June, holding Ivy's arm, felt like there was something a little sinister in Asher's smile.

Ivy chuckled. "June, I think you're overthinking."

"I also think he's up to something," Vicky agreed, nodding.

Ivy Fighting Alone, Firmly Believes Asher Is a Good Guy—when she saw Jameson's Holy Light Sunflower enter the field, she was just taking a sip of her drink and nearly spat it out.

She barely managed to hold it in, only to end up choking herself.

"Cough—cough, cough, cough—" Sitting in the best seats, Ivy coughed violently.

Beside her, June and Vicky, who had mentally prepared themselves but still couldn't withstand the evolved Holy Light Sunflower's appearance and its peculiar way of using skills, also started coughing one after another.

Fortunately.

The audience was already filled with gasps and exclamations, and the chorus of coughing fits was endless.

First, they were shocked by the Holy Light Sunflower's appearance—it was just too ugly.

Then, they were shocked by the way it used its skills—"What the hell? This is way too disturbing!"

Finally, they were shocked by its effects—"Is this for real? This immediate recovery is insane."

Whether it was poison, burns, frostbite, fatigue, or confusion, all negative effects were instantly and completely removed.

Jameson's teammates' beast pets looked as energetic as if they had just entered the match.

Meanwhile, their opponents, who had tried trading blows, were now battered, bloodied, and in complete disarray—forming a stark contrast.

The three members of Thousand Spring City Club: "…"

Internally, they were all screaming—'What the hell is this? What the actual hell?'

'It looks hideous, so why is it so useful?'

———

Down below.

Thousand Spring City Club's coach, a burly man with a face as dark as Drake's, saw the Holy Light Sunflower's abilities and his already dark expression turned even darker.

"Crescent Moon Club did this on purpose!"

"This match setup was intentional too!"

The black-faced coach finally realized—they had fallen into Drake and Crescent Moon Club's trap from the very beginning.

They had been laughing, thinking Crescent Moon Club was desperate, sending an official beast master into a Tier 1 match.

How ridiculous, right?

Who would have thought?

This official beast master turned out to be a hidden ace.

A game-changer.

———

Asher, seated in the best viewing area, calmly analyzed the situation. "Strictly speaking, Holy Light Sunflower lacks combat ability and can't exert its full advantage in a solo match. But in a team battle, teammates can cover its weaknesses, and in return, it can keep them in peak condition."

A shift in balance.

When two teams are evenly matched, the side with a Holy Light Sunflower has an overwhelming advantage.

The undisputed King of Support—Holy Light Sunflower.

Thousand Spring City Club's loss was not undeserved.

Crescent Moon Club's victory was completely logical.

But aside from Jameson and Drake, no one else truly understood.

"That thing… is the evolved form of Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit…?"

Sitting in the audience, Skyler had been training separately from Jameson ever since he returned.

At the time, Skyler had scoffed at it.

Now, seeing this bizarre pet displaying such absurd power, Skyler was dumbfounded.

He doubted everything.

Had he gone mad? Or had the world gone mad?

Otherwise, how could he be witnessing such a bizarre, aesthetically-challenging, yet overwhelmingly powerful pet?

His beliefs shattered—had everything he insisted on been right or wrong?

And no one could answer him.

Who exactly had lost their mind—him, or this world?

Otherwise, how else could he explain seeing such a bizarre, visually challenging, yet shockingly powerful and speechless pet beast?

Skyler felt like his Dao heart had shattered—had everything he insisted on been right or wrong all along?

No one could answer Skyler's question.

Beside him, Little Fatty slapped his thigh. "Aiya! Why don't I have Brother Jame's luck? If only I had been chosen that day."

Even though he couldn't understand why Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit fused and evolved into something so ugly, there was no doubt that its strength was absolutely insane. Besides, after looking at it for a while, his eyes seemed to accept it—it wasn't that ugly anymore.

Strength was the real king.

The healer playstyle wasn't necessarily bad.

The endurance playstyle and the sneaky survivalist playstyle had always been common in battles. A Beast Tamer and their pet beast having some quirks could even attract fans—fans who enjoyed watching their opponents get so frustrated they mentally collapsed.

Compared to the sneaky playstyle, an openly righteous healer had an even better reputation.

Little Fatty: *Tears of envy rolled down from the corner of his mouth.*

If he got another chance, he would definitely, without hesitation, cling to Professor Asher's thigh.

Meanwhile, the Audience—Completely Dumbfounded.

They couldn't comprehend, at all, what the hell was happening. The audience went wild.

["What exactly is that pitch-black, spit-spewing thing? Does anyone know? I want one too!"]

Clicking into the discussion, it was all about the Holy Light Sunflower.

Everyone was trying to dig into what kind of beast the Holy Light Sunflower evolved from.

Ignoring its unusual skin color, based on appearance alone, quite a few experts had linked it to the Big-Faced Sunflower.

And then…

They got flamed.

Big-Faced Sunflower?

Are they trying to say that this freakish thing evolved from a Bean Flower?

Funny!

Haven't there been enough pet evolution professors over the past century researching new evolution paths for Bean Flower?

Have they made any progress?

None whatsoever.

They might as well claim that this is an undiscovered evolution path of the legendary Sunshine Sunflower.

If Asher saw this discussion, he would definitely say—'Brother, you've hit the truth.'

But Asher Didn't See It

For the next few days, Asher was busy helping Vicky, June, and Ivy cram for exams.

"But I already have guaranteed admission. Why do I have to suffer through studying with you?" Asher looked at his workbook, completely puzzled.

June and Vicky wore tragic expressions. "Because we're about to take the college entrance exam, and we need someone not taking it to stabilize our fragile mental state."

Their constantly on-the-verge-of-breaking-down mental state.

Asher: "Are you sure watching me be completely relaxed won't make you even more miserable?"

Ivy: "..."

That was… a fair question.

Luckily, Asher didn't actually do that.

He made time to help the three soon-to-be examinees while also occasionally taking Cat-Worm to the official Beast Tamer training grounds, where the overall strength was higher. His goal was to find better training partners for Cat-Worm and Little Raven.

Little Raven's growth wasn't as fast.

Finding a suitable opponent for it was no easy task.

But Cat-Worm was making progress—it was very close to breaking through to the fourth tier.

Asher also kept up with the laboratory's progress. From Sarah, he learned that Jannet had successfully contracted Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit. Evolution would happen within the next few days, and they would notify him as soon as there was an update.

Asher had already prepared the research paper in advance.

Then Came the Most Important Event of June—The College Entrance Exam.

———

Three days later, the exam ended.

After enduring three years of torment, the high school students rejoiced—"Yes! We're finally free!"

The moment Vicky and June walked out of the exam hall, they wanted to contact Asher immediately—

"Time to party!"

"I have a feeling I did really well this time!" June stood with her hands on her hips, proudly tilting her chin. "If I'm lucky, I might even get into Bluewind University."

Beside her, Vicky rubbed his nose, looking at the sky, looking at the ground. "Haha… about that…"

Bluewind University was great.

It would be even better with his dear old dad there.

But Vicky had zero confidence in his own grades.

Not to mention the Beast Tamer strength requirements… The less said, the better.

But if Vicky had to be honest, it wasn't that he and Little Drogo weren't trying hard—it was just that dragon-type species had insanely long growth cycles. Vicky couldn't even imagine how much longer it would take if he contracted a real dragon species.

A bit later, Ivy joined them and laughed. "I think I did okay. I'll have to wait for the results."

"But finding a good university near Radiant City isn't difficult."

"Forget about all that depressing stuff for now." June waved her hand, deciding to change the topic. "Let's call Asher and go out for some fun!"

She pulled out her phone—

And then her expression turned… complicated.

"What's wrong? Did something happen to my Big Bro?" Vicky craned his neck curiously.

June couldn't take Vicky's persistence, so she flipped the phone screen toward them. "Asher… seems to have stirred up another big event?"

A joint academic conference on the evolution paths of the Holy Light Sunflower and Nether Sunflower was being held at the same time.

Ivy and Vicky: "?"

"That's… kinda wild. But since it's Asher, it's not even surprising."

"No matter how weird or unbelievable something is, as long as Asher is involved, it instantly makes sense."

"Is there anything Asher can't do?"

The three of them exchanged glances.

"Probably only childbirth."

Asher—the universal secret weapon of the pet beast world.

———

[Flashback to a Few Days Ago]

"Professor Asher! Something unexpected happened—"

Chase called in a panic, as if a second of delay would spell disaster.

"Calm down. Speak slowly and clearly. What exactly happened?" Asher could hear the urgency in Chase's voice and reassured him. "Tell me everything."

Chase took a deep breath, then rushed out all the details in one go. "The Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit have merged… But it's different from last time…"

As he spoke, his tone became… awkward.

"And the evolved form isn't Holy Light Sunflower… but…"

'But what?',Chase hesitated and struggled to get the words out.

"This time, the Dream Soul Spirit took the lead?" Asher immediately understood. He realized what he had overlooked—the fusion evolution of Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit had two possible outcomes.

One was Jameson's Holy Light Sunflower.

The other was the laboratory's Nether Sunflower.

"The evolved form looks incredibly similar to the legendary Sunshine Sunflower." Asher stated confidently.

"Yes! Exactly!" On the other end of the call, Chase was so excited he nearly cried.

'Amazing!'

'As expected of Professor Asher!'

He understood immediately.

Otherwise, Chase didn't even know how to explain it.

"I'm coming over now."

Hanging up, Asher rushed back to the lab.

As soon as he arrived, Chase, Sarah, and the other researchers swarmed toward him like they had found their pillar of support.

Jannet also approached, leading a golden, dazzling pet beast that radiated light from head to toe.

"Professor Asher… look at this…"

She turned back and glanced at the blindingly radiant Nether Sunflower, her expression full of doubt and conflict.

Too bright.

Way too bright.

Actually, after learning about the evolution of Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit, seeing that miraculous appearance and the way they used their skills, Jannet hesitated for a few seconds.

But after understanding the abilities of the Holy Light Sunflower, Jannet completely abandoned those unnecessary things—was looking good useful?

No.

As a rigorous beast master, one should not distinguish pet beasts by their appearance. Inner beauty is the real beauty.

No one can refuse the healer Holy Light Sunflower.

Especially after seeing the Crescent Moon Club turn the tide in battle by relying on Jameson's Holy Light Sunflower, Jannet had no regrets about her choice.

She used a brainwashing method to accept the pitch-black appearance of the Holy Light Sunflower...

But who could have expected—

After a good night's sleep—

Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit evolved.

They evolved into a dazzling superstar.

Jannet's face was full of question marks.

Evolution failed?

Evolution went wrong?

Looking at the Nether Sunflower, which was just short of blinding her eyes, Jannet started doubting life.

Fortunately, Asher arrived.

"Don't panic, this is something I didn't explain clearly." Asher sighed and looked at Jannet with an apologetic expression. "The fusion evolution of Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit results in different forms depending on the dominant entity."

"There is no problem with your Bean Flower and Dream Soul Spirit's evolution. They just didn't evolve into the Holy Light Sunflower form but instead into another beast, the Nether Flower."

Jannet: "?"

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