"Evolution?!"

Vishdair's spirit visibly lifted, a flash of light crossed her amber eyes: "What!"

Lin Guang explained to her carefully:

"Evolution is a leap in the level of life. The more accumulated during evolution, the more intense the changes during the leap, and the greater the potential will increase."

"It might even condense into a Dao Mark."

It's unclear how much she understood, but at least on the surface, she listened with great attention, a clear expectation could be seen in her eyes: "So?"

"If you want to evolve perfectly, I have already calculated for you, the timing should be around the middle of Tier Three, and the main material is best to have one of the highest-grade Fire Element and Evil Element Spiritual Materials of Tier Five each, and the grades of the materials cannot differ much."

"Originally, I didn't have enough money on hand, I could only exchange the Dragon Eye for one of them, and had to find a way to gather more resources. But who could have guessed, the Spirit Alliance sent me a big gift!"

"Ha! I should really thank them properly."

She grinned again and looked at Chelina on the side, with a hint of provocation in her eyes: "Once I'm done evolving, hopefully, you won't still be all sickly."

"..."

Still dressed in a maid outfit, Chelina stood behind Lin Guang, without any expression on her face, which made the silver-haired girl somewhat disinterested and wave her hand, "Boring."

Lin Guang shook his head while holding his forehead, but a small smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He picked up his phone again, continued to browse the [Exchange] interface, skipped those dazzling Tier Six Spiritual Materials, and scrolled to the exchange list for Tier Five Spiritual Materials, searching within for Fire Element and Evil Element materials.

These were exactly what he needed at the moment.

[Tier Five Cyan Fire Dragon's Dragon Jade: 45000 points]

[Tier Five Shadow Demon's Fake Body Remnant: 38000 points]

Lin Guang pondered for a moment: "…At this price level, they don't seem quite up to the mark."

The former is a Tier Five Blue Spiritual Material, and the latter is a Tier Five Green Spiritual Material, according to the system's prompt, both can be used for Vishdair's evolution.

—But the evolution materials are not strictly limited in type; they can be replaced depending on the actual situation.

Within the Tier Five, Purple range, the Dragon Eye of the Cold Water Dragon King is a top-level Spiritual Material, and it's assumed that what they're exchanged for will be similar, and for balance, the other piece also needs to be of similar grade—if it can be of the same level, all the better.

But the materials in the exchange list are apparently not up to standard.

"Indeed, it's hard to find… wait a moment."

Lin Guang shifted his gaze to the trading section.

Upon entering, he saw countless requests and successful trades, and his eyes suddenly brightened.

Apparently, there are many like Lin Guang with similar substitution needs.

After some exploration, Lin Guang posted a [Trade Listing] secured by the "Tier Six Exchange Permission."

[Seeking: Top-grade Purple Tier Five Fire/Evil Attribute Spiritual Material, requested from 'Secret Realm Master' or 'Leader of the Clan.']

The pseudo Tier Six Spiritual Material was a term that Lin Guang had explored based on his gaming experience; he wasn't sure if this world had such a term, so he had to phrase it differently.

The beings capable of becoming a Clan or Secret Realm Master, even if they haven't achieved Beast King status, have strengths far surpassing normal Tier Five Spirit Beasts and are most likely to produce pseudo Tier Six Spiritual Materials.

Quickly, this trade listing gained traction on the forum. After all, a Tier Six Exchange Permission, plus the regular Tier Five Permission, takes at least a senior Five-Star Spirit Master a lot of tasks to accumulate. Coupled with the unfamiliar ID, many speculated that "Tower of Babel" was a seasoned Five-Star Spirit Master, who had been quietly completing tasks in the Spirit Alliance for a long time, possibly even a newly joined Six-Star True Man!

Except for Lei Wanting and the related higher-ups of the Spirit Alliance, no one would have thought that Lin Guang was still just a Two-star Spirit Master!

It wasn't long before Lin Guang's private messages lit up, and three people sent information about the Spiritual Materials they possessed.

[Blazing Flame Greedy Wolf King's Claw: Tier Five Blue Spiritual Material, Fire Attribute, Leader of the Clan]

[Heart-Protecting Scale of Greedy Snake: Tier Five Blue Spiritual Material, Evil Attribute, Leader of the Clan]

[Tail Feathers of Bipolar Phoenix: Tier Five Purple Spiritual Material, Fire/Ice Attribute, Secret Realm Master]

Lin Guang requested purple-grade materials, and the first two were clearly sent to try their luck. Such grade of materials wouldn't be handled dismissively either.

Seeing the Tail Feathers of the Bipolar Phoenix indeed made Lin Guang's eyes light up, but he quickly shook his head.

The Fire/Ice attribute is rare, but it also means the "Fire" component is less than that of a single-attribute material. Moreover, conflicting attributes used in evolution materials can likely have a counterproductive effect—if it were Fire/Water, Lin Guang could use the "Burning Water" Spirit Pattern to think of something.

What a pity… Lin Guang sighed silently, but quickly adjusted, as he never really expected to gather all the evolution materials purely through the Spirit Alliance.

However, holding this many points in his hands gives him confidence at the very least.

Just when Lin Guang was about to close the [Messages] section, another private message arrived.

[I have an old friend in the Federation Country who has a heart from a Tier Five 'Purgatory Count.' According to him, this Purgatory Count stored up enough soul and was just about to evolve into a Tier Six Marquis but was hunted during the breakthrough, so this material is almost a half-step Tier Six, though… he's not currently in the Federation Country, still exploring outside.]

Lin Guang raised an eyebrow and typed a reply: [You mentioned Purgatory? Whose Great Lord is it under?]

Soon, a message came back:

[You surely are knowledgeable, yes, it belongs to the 'Pride Great Lord' camp.]

The other party seemed to misjudge Lin Guang's true identity, taking him for an experienced Five-Star Spirit Master, so their attitude wasn't particularly surprising.

But actually… an ordinary Great Xia Spirit Master would rarely encounter the term [Great Lord].

And to Lin Guang, knowing this naturally came from memories of his previous life.

In the "Spirit Battle Chronicles," these [Great Lords] were almost a recurring presence.

No matter the process, there would always be a Magical Beast becoming a [Great Lord].

The so-called Great Lords are currently the seven Majestic Beasts outside the territories of humanity, named after the Seven Deadly Sins, commanding countless Magical Beasts.

Counterpart naming to the respected titles of powerful Spirit Beasts such as Divine Beasts or Holy Beasts, Magical Beasts also have corresponding titles—Desolate Beasts.

Unlike the Demons of the Outer Battlefield, these seven Desolate Beasts [Great Lords] hold their ground on this vast Blue Star.

Although they are not much compared to the Nine-Star Spirit Masters of humanity, each has its Secret Realm and clan, making them rather difficult to kill once hiding within. This, along with controlling countless Magical Beasts, makes their defeat a challenge. Plus, these battles are generally handled by the Church Court, Europe, and the Federation Country, far removed and unrelated to Great Xia.

The seven and eight-tiered Magical Beasts [Great Lords] in this massive world have the power to greatly influence their surroundings, and the Secret Realms of the [Great Lords] and their area inevitably become various purgatories filled throughout with magma and high temperatures, like "Fury Purgatory," or toxic ones like "Envy Purgatory."

That's why, when Lin Guang heard the name "Purgatory Count," his first thought was of the [Great Lords].

[However, this heart has a limited use because, when used in Spirit Beasts, there's a possibility it might inversely contaminate the Contractor. Similarly, using it in Spiritual Artifact is narrower in terms of its applications since it could backfire, given that it was collected during a failed advancement attempt to Tier Six.]

[So, this heart's utility is narrow, and it's relatively common, and I would guess it's still with my friend even after a year.]

[If you're willing to trade it for a 'six-star exchange right,' my friend would probably consider it. However, since he's not currently within the Federation's borders, the transport may take some months.]

[—That's enough.]

Pseudo Tier Six Spiritual material belongs to treasures found by chance and shouldn't be expected. Just getting the information was already beyond Lin Guang's expectations. Besides, the attributes indeed seem promising, and that already gives him enough leverage.

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