C24 Flame Pig King!
"What?" The group was confused.
"It's a perfect quality Flame Pig King!" Lin Yi clarified, seeing the baffled looks around him, sparing them from wild guesses.
...
"Flame Pig King?" They were still perplexed, having never encountered the term before.
Moreover, the name Flame Pig King alone suggested a creature far superior to the Sapling Tusk Boar.
Lin Yi stroked his chin, lost in thought for a moment.
"Ever heard of the Flame Pig King?"
Everyone shook their heads: "No."
"What about the Fire Lord?"
This time, they all nodded: "That sounds familiar."
Ah, that makes things easier to explain...
Lin Yi smiled and continued, "Under the Fire Lord, there is a Familiar that evolved from the Flame Pig King."
The Fire Lord's Familiar?
The revelation left everyone momentarily stunned. Could its origins be that significant?
"Could it be the Firestorm Pig King?" Fatty ventured tentatively.
He vaguely recalled coming across this information in an ancient tome while researching in his study.
That aged book had detailed the prowess and deeds of various Overlord-level powerhouses throughout history, including the Fire Lord...
"Mm!" Lin Yi simply nodded in affirmation.
"!!!" The group was taken aback.
It was well-known that a tamer with the Overlord title had to be of at least obsidian strength.
And there were no more than ten individuals of such caliber openly recognized in each of the Alliance's nations, making them exceedingly valuable.
Yet, it was precisely because of these few individuals that humanity's borders remained secure against the Otherkin. Thus, Lord-tier powerhouses were seen as spiritual pillars and beacons of faith. The Fire Lord Lin Yi mentioned was indeed among these elite...
...
Tamer levels are categorized as: bronze, silver, gold, platinum, obsidian...
Familiar qualities range from: common, elite, Overlord, perfect, epic, legend...
A tamer's power is linked to their summoning tome.
Meanwhile, a Familiar's strength is intimately tied to its quality and evolutionary path.
Every time a familiar undergoes a significant breakthrough in strength (bronze to silver), their quality plummets by two levels (for example, from Overlord to common). Therefore, if a familiar's quality is common and one wishes to elevate its strength to a higher tier, the familiar must evolve at least twice more. However, the cost is prohibitive, and many simply cannot afford it.
As a result, when selecting a familiar, everyone desires one of high quality. Not only are high-quality familiars stronger compared to their contemporaries, but they also save a considerable amount of money on consultation and material fees when seeking the services of a tamer.
This explains why two individuals, starting at the same age and with the same initial conditions, can end up with such a vast disparity in power later on...
"If it really is the Flame Pig King, then... Yi, you'll be my brother!" Fatty quipped half-seriously.
"Fatty, you said it, and I'm holding you to it," Lin Yi replied without hesitation.
Fatty paused, taken aback. "Do you really think you can do it? Did I just get the short end of the stick?"
"Not at all. If it turns out to be true, you'll hit the jackpot," Zhong Qin retorted with an eye roll.
"Hehe!" Nuo Juan giggled, covering her mouth.
Despite the banter, no one took it seriously, treating the conversation as a joke. After all, the Flame Pig King is known to be of perfect quality, while the Sapling Tusk Boar is merely elite. To break through two quality levels so suddenly seemed too fantastical...
"Pfft~" The pig's head let out a pained grunt.
Lin Yi's eyes sparkled. "This is it. It's starting."
Fatty and the others' attention was now riveted on the pig's head.
The pig's head's skin was growing increasingly hot, and the entire pig began to emit smoke as if it were about to be charred.
As time went on, the trembling of the pig's head intensified, and its plump body began to emit wisps of blue flame.
"Is it on fire?" Fatty exclaimed in surprise. Could Lin Yi's claim be true? Was he actually going to end up calling Yi his big brother?
Time passed, and the flames engulfing the pig's head grew fiercer, with grease starting to seep from its skin, as if its entire body was being rendered from the outside in.
"It's so hot!" Everyone felt as though they had been baking under the midsummer sun for hours, their bodies slick with sweat.
"Puff, puff~" Yet, the pig's head remained unconscious, at most letting out a few pained snorts.
...
After what seemed like an eternity, the pig's head continued to snort right through to the end of its evolution. Even as Lin Yi and his companions nearly got roasted to a crisp, it didn't wake up. The pig appeared to be in a deep slumber, sleeping quite peacefully.
"Sleep my foot!" Fatty, charred to a crisp, was livid. He reflexively gave the pig's head's rear a hefty slap.
"Smack!" The sound echoed loudly!
"Pfft!" The pig's head, suddenly under attack, snapped its eyes open wide. It took a while for the pig's head to laboriously turn and look at the fatty who had smacked its behind.
In its groggy gaze, everyone could clearly sense its confusion.
Now, its form was more imposing than before. The baby teeth in its wide mouth had transformed into lethal fangs, and at the sight of those gleaming tips, it was clear that no creature would dare to test them.
But the pig's head's transformation was more than just its size. Its most striking feature post-evolution was its fur—a unique, blood-red color that shone as brightly as flames.
"Did it work?" Lin Yi wondered silently.
"Run a test!"
"Beep! Testing..."
Name: Flame Pig King
Species: Quadruped
Attribute: Fire
Level: Bronze One Late Period
Status: Healthy, yet unstable
Quality: Perfect
Potential: Two Stars
Skills: Corporeal Body Charge, Raging Flame, Stomp, Flame Wave, Ravenous Feeding...
Evolution Route: 1. Normal Evolution: Flame Pig King... (Not satisfied) 2. Reversion Evolution: ??... (Not satisfied) 3. Mutated Evolution: Ice Flame Dragon Pig... (Not satisfied) 4. Epic Evolution: Firestorm Pig King...
Introduction: A rare familiar beast, its meat is tender and delicious, making it an excellent culinary ingredient. Boasting a perfect quality, it possesses potent fire attribute attacks and an extremely resilient corporeal body, making it an ideal frontline tank.
