Zhang Yuyan looked at Lei Yao, who had broken through so smoothly, and said in surprise, "Congratulations, I didn't expect it to be such a smooth breakthrough."

Chu Chen laughed and said, "Just lucky."

Actually, he knew very well in his heart that it wasn't just luck, but due to the quality enhancement.

If Lei Yao's quality had remained at the Elite Level, it wouldn't have broken through so smoothly.

Chu Chen is now set to bestow a third talent on Lei Yao.

Having already planned it out, he didn't hesitate at all and directly endowed Lei Yao with a (F-level) Sturdy Body.

Its effect is to increase the Guardian Beast's size, with the F-level Sturdy Body increasing the size by ten percent.

Chu Chen was not satisfied with this and raised his hand to click twice more, spending eleven thousand Slaughter Value to upgrade the Sturdy Body to D-level.

The enhancement effect also increased from ten percent to forty percent.

Right after Chu Chen enhanced Lei Yao's talent, it suddenly let out a low growl, and its whole body emitted a flashing blood-colored light.

This blood light flickered on and off, like a neon light.

Zhang Yuyan couldn't help but show a look of shock when she saw this. Pointing at Lei Yao, she exclaimed, "What's happening to it?"

Chu Chen was momentarily stunned by her words and shook his head, unsure of how to answer.

He couldn't exactly tell Zhang Yuyan that he had just added a talent to it and upgraded that talent twice.

At this moment, Lei Yao let out a painful low growl, raising both fists and slamming them into the ground, its body seeming to grow bigger by a fraction.

As time passed, Lei Yao's pain seemed to intensify, collapsing the rock cave, leaving the two with no choice but to escape.

Although Lei Yao was in extreme pain, its gains were significant, with its size already increased by twenty percent.

Watching Lei Yao's transformation, Zhang Yuyan kept searching through her memory.

A moment later, she suddenly opened her eyes wide, staring intently at Lei Yao.

After some scrutiny, she seemed to confirm her inner thoughts.

"Your luck truly makes others envious."

Chu Chen was momentarily stunned by her words, not understanding why she suddenly said this.

Seeing Chu Chen's expression, Zhang Yuyan smiled and explained, "If I'm not mistaken, your Guardian Beast should have awakened some kind of bloodline."

"Bloodline? What's that?" Chu Chen said in surprise.

This was the first time he had heard such a term, and it would be a lie to say he wasn't surprised.

Upon hearing his words, Zhang Yuyan explained in a serious tone, "Star Beasts, without Star Power, are just ordinary animals and plants. After five hundred years of reproduction and evolution, they obtained their current forms, and this evolution has never stopped."

Chu Chen nodded at her words.

Star Beasts are always on the path of evolution. They seek greater strength, so they continually strengthen their bodies and energies. Take the Wind-Fire Rhinoceros Beetle as an example, their group produced an Insect King.

Its size was larger, its Power and Defense greatly enhanced. If it advances further and enhances its own quality, then perhaps many years later, the quality of the Wind-Fire Rhinoceros Beetle tribe can reach the Excellence Level.

At this time, Zhang Yuyan continued, "Before becoming Star Beasts, many of them had ancient bloodlines within them; back then, their bodies were larger and Combat Power stronger, but these bloodlines were too thin to activate. However, with the arrival of Star Power, they evolved by absorbing it, and as they keep evolving, there's a certain probability that those thin bloodlines within them can be awakened."

Chu Chen listened and pondered, then said, "Are you talking about atavism?"

Yuyan nodded at his words but then shook her head. After some thought, she explained in a serious tone, "You could call it atavism, but in reality, it's not quite the same."

"What do you mean by that?"

"The awakening of their bloodlines is indeed akin to atavism, but with the addition of Star Power, the atavistic bloodlines are also enhanced, giving them even stronger strength. For some, it's a change in body size; for others, it may be in their features, limbs, or even acquiring some special ability. Lei Yao's situation seems to involve awakening some kind of large-sized bloodline."

Chu Chen nodded thoughtfully at her words.

He knew very well that in Lei Yao's case, it wasn't an awakening of bloodlines, just an added talent.

However, bloodline awakening is indeed a nice excuse.

It's important to note that Chu Chen is a scholar, and he had never heard of this bloodline theory either, suggesting it's not widely known and only a small number of people are aware of it.

So, in the future, when the Guardian Beast's talent is discovered in use, he can completely just say it's a bloodline awakening.

After all, who could assert the probability of such things with certainty?

During their conversation, Lei Yao finally calmed down.

Seeing this, Chu Chen approached to check on Lei Yao's current state.

"Hiss!"

After seeing the changes in Lei Yao, Chu Chen couldn't help but draw in a cold breath.

Lei Yao's size had surged by a full fifty percent; forty percent from Sturdy Body and an additional ten percent due to breaking through to the Commander Level.

Its shoulder height had grown from the original two meters to around three meters, and its body length from three meters to four and a half meters. Its standing height was a full two zhang.

After the initial shock came overwhelming joy, Chu Chen circled Lei Yao several times, carefully scrutinizing its changes.

To begin, its skin had become noticeably more coarse and thicker than before, which significantly increased its Defense Power. Then, its muscle mass was larger and more resilient, meaning it now had even greater Power. Lastly, its bones had become more rigid; functionally, its support, protection, hematopoiesis, movement, and storage capabilities had all been enhanced. This was, without a doubt, a comprehensive improvement.

Seized by excitement, Chu Chen immediately wanted to test Lei Yao's changes in a real battle.

But was refused by the latter.

Lei Yao pointed to its mouth, then to its stomach that rumbled like rolling thunder.

Immediately understanding, Chu Chen quickly retrieved a portion of Lei Yao's exclusive food from the Space Belt.

Before Chu Chen could pass the food to it, Lei Yao snatched it up.

As an omnivorous Guardian Beast, Lei Yao's food is carefully formulated by a professional nutritionist and includes eggs, dairy, vegetables, meat, and fruit, all imbued with Star Power. Each portion weighs five kilograms and costs around twenty thousand Alliance Coins.

Lei Yao tore open the food package and devoured it eagerly.

Lei Yao's eating was quite unsightly, using both hands to shove food directly into its mouth, as if starved for days.

The five-kilogram portion was completely devoured in less than half a minute.

Lei Yao still seemed unsatisfied and once again sought food from Chu Chen.

Chu Chen, without hesitation, again retrieved a portion from the Space Belt.

This time, Lei Yao consumed even faster, finishing the portion in just over twenty seconds.

Needless to say, Lei Yao was still not satisfied, and without stinginess, Chu Chen took out two more portions from the Space Belt.

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