Published: February 12, 2025
That was a mutated life form covered in thick scales, roughly the size of an adult male elephant, which is considered relatively small among many creatures.
Aside from its scales, this mutated life form had a pair of sharp, curved horns, a protruding mouth filled with sharp teeth, and exuded a sense of power. The thick scales did not give it a clumsy appearance; instead, it seemed incredibly agile, likely a terrifying existence known for both speed and strength.
In the apocalypse, evolvers tend to fear this type of life form.
There were reasons why Ye Zhongming chose the life forms depicted in the fifth row.
First, he wasn't certain of the exact power of these Guardian Beasts. Besides the energy grid, there was no information provided about these life forms, leaving everything to speculation.
In this situation, if he chose those represented by the icons below, he might end up with beasts that lacked sufficient strength, making them ineffective when it came to collecting ātoll feesā later on.
That would essentially mean giving away his resources for free.
Secondly, Ye Zhongming wanted to see how much it would cost to acquire a Guardian Beast from the crystal plate. Choosing from the middle section, the price should generally be around the average.
Of course, this wasnāt guaranteed to be accurate, but it was the only viable method.
He could also estimate based on the length of the energy grid, but what if the lengths were just concepts and didnāt represent anything concrete? Ye Zhongming preferred to trust that mid-tier Guardian Beasts would have average prices, as this seemed more reliable.
He learned from the Ogre Chain and filled the energy grid below the Guardian Beast with some unused items, watching as the length grew bit by bit.
The people from Cloud Summit were also focused, finding the process itself extremely interesting.
Soon, the energy grid was full. After placing a broken, useless level eight material, the icon flashed, and the Guardian Beast vanished.
āNo reaction?ā Xiao Xuan remarked as the icon disappeared with no apparent changes a few seconds later. The others frowned, unsure of what was happening.
Only Ye Zhongming suddenly turned around to look towards the back of the team.
He saw that the Guardian Beast was quietly standing there, calmly observing everyone.
This startled the people from Cloud Summit.
The uniqueness of Bright Star had lulled everyone into a false sense of security, making them think they were the only ones on this planet and that it was safe within the building.
Thus, they had not been on guard, unaware that the Guardian Beast had silently appeared behind them.
Ye Zhongming attempted to command the Guardian Beast using various methods, but there was no response. From its gaze, he could tell it understood but was unwilling to obey.
There was nothing he could do; after all, it was not his battle beast, and it was already impressive that it stayed here.
Although this mutated life form was uncooperative, Ye Zhongming sensed a powerful aura from it. He couldnāt determine just how strong it was, but it should not be below level eight.
Yangos boasted about wanting to spar with the beast, but Ye Zhongming stopped him, concerned that it might trigger some kind of rule.
While he couldnāt control it, Ye Zhongming received a prompt indicating that he could upgrade it. According to previous information from the space, he could upgrade this life form five times.
Without much thought, Ye Zhongming chose to upgrade it once.
After providing an equivalent worth about one-third of the cost to purchase this Guardian Beast, the wheel space indicated that the upgrade was successful.
For now, he would refer to this as a level one Guardian Beast, and at this point, it was significantly more powerful than its initial form.
The exact increase in strength was hard to quantify, but judging by intuition, Ye Zhongming felt that while the initial form of this Guardian Beast was formidable, it did not pose much trouble for him. However, to deal with the current level one Guardian Beast would require some effort.