Start With Contracting Sprites - Chapter 269

Chapter 269: Dumb Unicorn’s Development Method (Second Update)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

The scene in front of their eyes instantly stunned the dozen-odd people around the bonfire.

As the blue figure stepped on the clouds and ascended, the thousands of waves on the lake surface fell and gradually returned to calm.

But suddenly…

Around the bonfire, the eyes of the Giant Crocodile King, which looked like it had fallen asleep, opened abruptly as it let out a low growl.

A second later, an Elephant General also looked towards the lake in the distance. It held its giant hammer and looked wary.

The research station commander shouted, “Be careful, extraordinary-level wild sprites have appeared!”

Just as he finished speaking…

Splash!

Another stream of water shot up into the sky. In the waves, a flying fish with three pairs of eyes rushed out of the water.

It was a Six-Eyed Flying Fish!

Compared to its own kind, the Six-Eyed Flying Fish in front of them was even longer. Its scales were glowing, and it looked especially delicious… especially strong!

The moment it appeared, the water surface surged. Instantly, countless water droplets flew up, turning into hundreds of water arrows that shot towards the Dumb Unicorn that was standing on a cloud.

Like tens of thousands of arrows being fired at once, every move was filled with boundless power.

When the people on the shore saw this, they all showed some worry.

The Dumb Unicorn on the cloud didn’t dodge or evade. It let out a “Neighhh ~” that spread far and wide. Countless ripples appeared on the water surface, and mist spread around its body like clouds of smoke. The hundreds of water arrows that shot out, so densely packed that even a sprite couldn’t dodge suddenly came to a stop as the Dumb Unicorn let out a cry! They stopped in the air ten to twenty meters away from it!

As if the Dumb Unicorn had pressed the pause button, the water arrows that flew out had suddenly frozen in place. The elite Sprite Trainers who used “Sprite Commandeering: Visual Sharing” could even see water flowing in those sparkling water-blue arrows, but the arrows themselves were frozen in place!

It was as though it was frozen by magic!

The Six-Eyed Flying Fish, which was also flying in mid-air, had all of its six eyes wide open. It was so angry that its whole body trembled, and the mist around its body also became dense.

The water arrows also trembled along with it. However, in the next moment, hundreds of water arrows turned around abruptly, stopping at 180 degrees, and pointed their sharp arrows at the Six-Eyed Flying Fish. A burst of mist erupted from the tail feathers, and hundreds of arrows shot out, slicing through the air and producing sharp whistles.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

The water arrow blasted the water shield, and balls of mist exploded in the air.

At the same time, with another “Neighhh ~”, the Dumb Unicorn raised thousands of waves from beneath the water surface again, turning them into lifelike water dragons with scales and dragon horns. They roared and rushed towards the Six-Eyed Flying Fish that was dizzy from the explosion.

The Six-Eyed Flying Fish, which had been furious for being woken up and had exuded an unparalleled aura, suddenly widened its eyes and constricted its wings, as if it was indicating that it was just an innocent flying fish passing by. It retreated bit by bit, and after a few seconds, it suddenly turned around as it transformed into a light and shot into the distance.

It didn’t even dare to go underwater anymore!

Splash!

At this moment, the lifelike water dragons lost control and collapsed, turning into water droplets that fell.

The Dumb Unicorn let out a domineering “Neighhh” and ran over on a cloud.

Whoosh~!

It landed on the shore and stepped on the ground. The cloud dissipated instantly, turning into light blue mist, like smoke and dust, surrounding the surroundings.

It ran in front of Su Hao, made a “Neighhh” sound, lowered its head, and rubbed against him.

It seemed like Su Hao had gotten shorter again ~!

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On the shore, Old Mr. Qian and the others came forward and looked at the evolved Cloud Water Dragon…

It had a head like a dragon, a pair of dragon horns and dragon whiskers were eye-catching. Its body was covered in scales, and it was surrounded by smoke and clouds, giving it a sense of nobility and dignity, like a monarch.

“It’s not a Cloud Water Dragon Horse, but like, like… a Qilin?!”

Old Mr. Qian shouted.

There was no qilin to be found among the sprites recorded in the Union’s Illustration Book, but… since it was after all an ancient legend, totem, and mythical beast, many people could recognize its appearance!

Old Mr. Qian couldn’t control his restless hands and wanted to touch the noble sprite in front of him.

But…

“Neighhh!?”

The water-blue smoke cloud shook, and Old Mr. Qian could only reluctantly withdraw his “demonic claws”. He didn’t ask for anything, but just widened his eyes and kept observing, unwilling to let go of every detail.

“Perfect, what a perfect sprite.”

“Water Spirit Foal… Does it have a hidden pathway that can evolve into a Qilin?”

If even Old Mr. Qian behaved like this, the others only dared to look from afar and not near.

Even Su Hao felt that after the evolution of the Dumb Unicorn, its temperament had changed drastically. It was rather…

“Neighhh? Neighhh ~!”

The Dumb Unicorn in front of him started circling him again. Su Hao was speechless.

Then, Su Hao snapped his fingers. The Dumb Unicorn, which had been tamed to the point that commands had become second nature, immediately stopped and bent its knees in a half-squat.

Su Hao didn’t ride it. He touched its ice-cold scales and observed carefully.

Suddenly, he reached out and tried to grab onto the cloud-like mist that floated around the Dumb Unicorn.

He failed.

But there was no bone-chilling sensation.

“Is it because the coldness of the frozen water is trapped within each of the droplets and therefore could not dissipate?”

Su Hao held his chin and thought for two minutes.

He couldn’t think of a reason, so he decided… to use a reference to get to the answer.

[Sprite: Water Qilin]

[Bloodline concentration: 62.3%]

[Characteristics: Extreme Water]

[Unique skill: Charging, Water Arrow, Water Curtain, Stomp, Water Bullet, Water Dragon’s Roar, Wave Treading, Bubbles Defense, Water Path, Cloud Steps…]

[Profound Truths: Stacking Waves, Summoning Tide]

[Talent:

(1) Water Elemental Control LV1+0.6;

(2) Mist Cloud (name changeable);

[Special: (1) Water Trace Cloud Road; (2) Smooth Scales]

The interface of the Dumb Unicorn was clearly not as gorgeous as Butterfly and Dazed Crow, but after evolution, there were also many areas worth developing.

He looked at a certain column.

“It was born with water-element control that has an additional level of 0.6? It should be due to the bloodline enhancement effect. Not bad, its bloodline should also have other hidden enhancements, such as deterrence, control of water streams, gathering mist to form clouds…”

“Characteristics. The interface is named ‘Extreme Water’. That should be the most essential type of frozen water, the ultimate water source.”

But how could I develop the lethality of this Extreme Water? Su Hao looked around, felt that there was no one he could test it on for the time being, and gave up.

A few hundred meters away, a Big Fat Bear popped its head out from behind the rock and breathed a sigh of relief.

At this point, Su Hao was still thinking, maintaining the posture of thinking.jpg.

He thought about how to nurture the evolved Dumb Unicorn.

“In the past, in order to allow it to evolve, all the cultivation methods were used to stimulate the bloodline. But now, it can already develop the battle system of Dumb Unicorn.”

Without a doubt, the development direction would definitely be in two directions, ‘Water Control’ and ‘Mist Cloud’.

In any case, the Dumb Unicorn didn’t need to be a meat shield anymore.

It was pretty good as a mount that could only cast spells.

He already had a bit of an idea. On the “special cultivation” column of the Dumb Unicorn, new information immediately appeared. There was an especially seductive “unlockable” that was seducing him to press.

Su Hao, however, managed to restrain himself.

He flipped his hand and used 3 Intelligence Points to unlock the advanced list of Dumb Unicorn.

[Advanced Evolution:

(1) Bloodline Evolution: Compatibility: 98% (unlock with 12 Intelligence Points);

(2) Oceanic Evolution: 95% compatibility (unlock with 12 Intelligence Points);

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(4) Dark evolution: Compatibility: 86% (unlock with 12 Intelligence Points);

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(6) Cloud Evolution: Compatibility: 80% (unlock with 12 Intelligence Points);

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(8) Extreme Ice Evolution: 76% compatibility (unlock with 12 Intelligence Points);

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(10) Roaring Cloud Evolution: Compatibility: 56% (unlock with 12 Intelligence Points);