Celestial Beast Taming
Chapter 100 - 83: Floating Cloud Steed and Cloud-Soaring Celestial Horse
After hanging up, Zhong Yi said to Shen Xuan.
"Ah Xuan, someone will be here soon to take you to Starlight Academy to register."
Shen Xuan had been excited to go to Starlight Academy, but his expression immediately tightened the moment he heard someone was coming to pick him up.
Seeing Shen Xuan’s obvious apprehension, Zhong Yi handed him an empty Storage Pouch.
"You’ve only just become a Celestial Destiny Seeker. There’s a lot you need to learn and get used to."
"Besides, you can come back after your classes at Starlight Academy are done. I was planning for you to be a day student anyway."
"Tell Big Bell what you want for dinner, and have Big Bell make it for you."
Hearing this from Zhong Yi, Shen Xuan was finally able to relax.
Less than twenty minutes later, Lin Zhuo and Wen Tao appeared at the entrance of the Evolution Shop.
Only after confirming that Shen Xuan had truly awakened an Order Beast did Lin Zhuo and Wen Tao fully accept the wonderful reality.
After Lin Zhuo and Wen Tao took Shen Xuan away, Zhong Yi prepared to call a Guardian Beast Vehicle and head to the Celestial Destiny Society, an organization that serves only Celestial Destiny Seekers.
"Lord Su Sheng, are you heading out?"
"Allow me to accompany you."
Last night, Zheng Yufeng had used the materials brought back from the Deceitful Moon Tower to nourish his Shadow Strangling Beast all night.
Although the Shadow Strangling Beast’s body was still somewhat weak.
After all, it had overdrawn a massive amount of Life Energy to heal its injuries, which placed an extreme burden on the Shadow Strangling Beast. It would need a period of nourishment to make a full recovery.
But the Shadow Strangling Beast could now exert eighty percent of its peak combat power.
Even now, Zheng Yufeng was still in awe of Zhong Yi’s abilities as a Healing-type Celestial Destiny Seeker.
Zhong Yi smiled at his words.
"I’m going to the Celestial Destiny Society to trade some of my Celestial Destiny Points for a few items."
Zheng Yufeng knew where the Celestial Destiny Society was.
But as a Bizarre—even one with official standing under the control of a Deceit Holder—Zheng Yufeng had never set foot in the Celestial Destiny Society.
The Celestial Destiny Society was without a doubt the most prestigious official organization in the Xin Xia Federation, and only Celestial Destiny Seekers could become members.
In truth, it was less an official organization and more of a private club for the Celestial Destiny Seekers of the Xin Xia Alliance.
Besides Celestial Destiny Seekers, the only others generally qualified to enter such a place were their Deputies or members of their six-person squads.
"Lord Su Sheng, if you’re heading to the Celestial Destiny Society, I’ll have a Guardian Beast Vehicle sent over at once."
"There is only one branch of the Celestial Destiny Society in all of Starlight City, located in the Central District. Taking a regular Guardian Beast Vehicle from here would take at least two hours."
With that, Zheng Yufeng took out his phone and made a call. In less than twenty minutes, a Guardian Beast Vehicle pulled by two magnificent steeds appeared at the entrance of the Evolution Shop.
The two steeds were a uniform grayish-blue, their bodies covered not in fur, but in a thick layer of Scale Armor that had a glazed luster.
Although their heads lacked horns, they had distinctly draconic features.
Their mouths were filled with the hooked, sharp teeth characteristic of Beast Dragon Species Guardian Beasts, and their four feet were not hooves, but four-toed dragon claws.
A thick layer of mist swirled around their dragon claws.
Cloud-scaled Dragon Horses. A type of amphibious land-and-air Beast Dragon Species Guardian Beast known for its speed.
The condition of a Cloud-scaled Dragon Horse could be determined at a glance by the luster of its glazed scales.
These two Cloud-scaled Dragon Horses had clearly been raised with exceptional care.
Core members of top factions often chose Cloud-scaled Dragon Horses to pull their carriages when traveling.
The Cloud-scaled Dragon Horse isn’t particularly large. Even after advancing to the Fantasy Tier, its size is comparable to that of an ordinary horse, making it well-suited for navigating through city districts.
Of course, for the great nobles of top factions, grandeur was far more important than practicality.
There was another important reason for their popularity: the Floating Cloud Steed, from which the Cloud-scaled Dragon Horse evolves, was exceptionally rare.
If not for the fact that a Floating Cloud Steed had a nearly one-hundred-percent chance of evolving into a Cloud-scaled Dragon Horse when induced with materials containing a Dragon Bloodline—especially after consuming Dragon Marrow—the species wouldn’t be nearly as popular among the top factions!
However, Zhong Yi’s first thought upon seeing the Cloud-scaled Dragon Horses was that it was a waste of such an exceptionally rare horse-type Guardian Beast as the Floating Cloud Steed.
The Floating Cloud Steed was slender and handsome, with milky-white fur as smooth as satin.
As a Water Attribute Exotic Beast, the Floating Cloud Steed could gather water vapor to shroud its body.
When it ran, it appeared to be wreathed in clouds and mist.
’Of all the Floating Cloud Steed’s evolutions, the Cloud-scaled Dragon Horse is arguably the worst.’
’If I had a Floating Cloud Steed, I would much rather evolve it into a Cloud-Soaring Celestial Horse, which can grow a pair of wings.’
’For a Floating Cloud Steed to evolve into a Cloud-Soaring Celestial Horse, its own Bloodline must be activated. This involves making its Bloodline ascend more than once and using material induction to change its attributes. During this Bloodline ascension, the Water Attribute Guardian Beast would transform into a dual Water-and-Light-Attribute Guardian Beast.’
’The requirements for such an Evolution are so stringent that not even a Five-finger Creator could guarantee success.’
’Compared to the Cloud-scaled Dragon Horse, the Cloud-Soaring Celestial Horse is faster, more beautiful, and far more impressive.’
’But the cost-benefit ratio is simply too low!’
Just then, a middle-aged man jumped down from the Guardian Beast Vehicle pulled by the two Cloud-scaled Dragon Horses.
Zhong Yi recognized the man. When he had been in the Deceitful Moon Tower treating Zheng Yufeng inside the Ice Coffin, this man had been standing beside Chen Yin.