'...What just happened?...'
Wang Shóu thought hazily. His brain hadn't registered that he was almost killed in one shot and was still trying to process what just happen.
Opening his eyes with difficulty, he saw a middle-aged man in luxurious, advanced-technology armor, casually blasting Xiong Yong away and inflicting serious injuries to his stomach.
'...! No!'
Wang Shóu's eyes shot wide open and he scrambled to stand up, struggling to barely stay upright.
'No, no, no! I can't... lose them!'
But Wang Shóu could only watch in desperation, unable to do anything.
The final straw was when Wu Tie arrogantly laugh and said he was going to kill Wang Shóu's beloved companions, starting with Zhuzhu.
'No! NOT HER!'
It was as if the memory of Wang Shóu losing his beloved puppies to humans was replaying itself again.
'If killing what is precious to others is what it means to be human... THEN FUCK OFF!'
Wang Shóu's blue eyes turn scarlet red and his reason slowly dissolve like a fragile bubble in the depths of his mind.
[Please do not lose hope, Wang Shóu. There is still a chance.]
'What, system?...'
Clarity appears in Wang Shóu's eyes and he desperately grab at this chance of hope like a wasp flying toward a lightbulb.
'Explain now what you mean by that!'
[The chance lies in Mega Evolution. However, even if the criteria are lowered, you still need to be 10,000 years old.]
'Then what is the use of you telling me this?!'
[You are now currently level 46, equivalent to 8,000 years old. If you were to consume another Scarlet Blood Fruit, you might be able to reach 10,000 years old.]
'Just might is not good enough! If one... two, three is not enough... I will consume five!'
[I advise against it. The energy would be too much for you to handle.]
'I will do whatever it takes! CONSEQUENCE BE DAMNED!'
Wang Shóu snarl and then took out five Scarlet Blood Fruits from his Inventory. He gulp them all down, forcibly consuming them.
'Urgh!'
Wang Shóu fell to his knees, gripping his chest. The Scarlet Blood Fruit has immediately taken effect.
An uncontrollable amount of Blood Essence energy storm through his body, threatening to make his body explode.
They were like an untamed horses, running wildly through every single blood vessel in his body.
It was as if he were thrown into a boiling pot of lava, setting his body aflame, and every second felt like an hour.
However, it was not for nothing as Wang Shóu kept hearing the system's notifications.
[Congratulations, you leveled up! You are now currently level 47!]
[Congratulations, you leveled up! You are now currently level 48!]
[Congratulations, you leveled up! You are now currently level 49!]
[Congratulations, you leveled up! You are now currently level 50!]
[Congratulations, you leveled up! You are now currently level 51!]
[Congratulations, you leveled up! You are now currently level 52!]
[Congratulations, you leveled up! You are now currently level 53!]
[Congratulations, you leveled up! You are now currently level 54!]
A few seconds later, there were no more notifications, indicating that there was no longer enough energy to level up again. Panting, Wang Shóu took a deep breath.
Now he could feel the power surging through his entire body and the joy from his body.
This was the feeling of joy when a spirit beast managed to break through the barrier of 10,000 years old.
But Wang Shóu didn't revel in the joy of his newfound power.
'It is still not enough! I must Mega Evolve!'
Closing his eyes, Wang Shóu probe deep into his body, trying to find the source where he could Mega Evolve.
'No... I can't find it. Where is it?!'
Wang Shóu furrowed his brow anxiously. He was lucky that Wu Tie was wasting time, arrogantly laughing like a fool, but time was running out before Zhuzhu die!
'Calm down. Now, what did the system say about Mega Evolution?'
'Something about that bloodline being the source of Pokémon's evolution and power?'
'Since that is the case, then I need to do this.'
Wang Shóu focus inward, reaching deep into his essence.
He visualize the power of his bloodline as a river of molten energy flowing through his veins, dormant but ready to be unleashed.
Now he just needed to tap into it.
His surroundings faded away until there was only darkness and the faint pulse of his heartbeat.
Ba-dump, ba-dump, ba-dump.
Suddenly, he felt a surge of warmth, a flicker of ancient fire igniting within him. It was as if his very blood was awakening, responding to his call.
Wang Shóu's eyes snap open and his body began to glow with a brilliant light, akin to evolution, but different.
If evolution was a white brilliant light, then Mega Evolution is a bright, colorful light!
"Huh? What is this?" Wu Tie, who had been arrogantly laughing, suddenly noticed the brilliant colorful light and looked over to see Wang Shóu in the process of Mega Evolution.
"I can feel powerful energy coming from this spirit beast..." Wu Tie felt a hint of danger.
Uncomfortable with this feeling, Wu Tie let go of Zhuzhu's head and was about to activate his soul skill.
"5th Soul Skill: Dark Dem- Ah!"
Wu Tie is interrupt by Zhuzhu, who took this chance to immediately land eight Poison Jabs on Wu Tie's back, concentrating on a singular point.
With eight Poison Jabs aiming at the same spot, they finally manage to penetrate Wu Tie's armor and corrode it at the same time.
"Screech!" (No, you will not hurt Big Brother Huo Long!)
Zhuzhu didn't know what was happening to Huo Long or why he was evolving again. But she trusted that Huo Long would become powerful enough to stop Wu Tie.
Now she just needed to delay Wu Tie long enough for Huo Long to complete his evolution!
"You damn spider!" Gritting his teeth, Wu Tie swung his right hand at Zhuzhu with the intent to kill.
"2nd Soul Skill: Dark Demo-" Wu Tie was interrupted from behind again.
"Roar!" (Don't hurt Zhuzhu, bastard!)
It was Xiong Yong, who leaped toward Wu Tie's back and wrapped his arms around him as tightly as possible.
His thought process was the same as Zhuzhu's.
Delay Wu Tie at all costs until Huo Long completed his evolution!
"Damn you, spirit beasts!" Wu Tie struggled frantically. He didn't know why he felt a threat from the red dragon, but his guts told him that he must extinguish it as soon as possible!
However, compared to Evolution, Mega Evolution was much faster.
Soon, the brilliant colorful light around Wang Shóu vanished, sending powerful gusts everywhere, and the Mega Evolution symbol appeared in the air for a few seconds before disappearing.
Now, where a Charizard had stood, is a completely different Charizard!
Charizard was now more physically fit, with two spikes with blue tips curving upward from the front and back of each shoulder. Charizard's wings had expanded and turned deep blue. However, the most striking difference was that its skin had turned a deep midnight black with a sky-blue underside and soles. Charizard's claws were larger and sharper, and its eyes were now red. Blue flames exuded from the sides of its mouth, and the flame on its tail erupted into a brilliant blue blaze.
The transformation was complete—he had now become Mega Charizard X!
Raising his hand, Wang Shóu gazed at it.
'What was that?...'
In the process of Mega Evolution, memories not belonging to Wang Shóu began to flood his mind.
He saw an ancient time where countless powerful Charizard soared through the skies. But what was different was that they were not in the form of usual Charizard. All of them were in the form of Charizard X! Wang Shóu then saw brutal battles fought and won, claiming countless territories. They ruled as the dominators of the sky and the land!
And in the end, he witnessed a single Charizard roaring, sending out countless fierce blue flames, burning the whole world in the end...
'So, this is the power of Mega Evolution?...'
Wang Shóu clenched his hand as if understanding something.
Then an intense aura poured out from Wang Shóu, like a great flood, expanding throughout the entire Great Star Dou Forest.
And if previously he had a faint dragon pressure, now his dragon pressure was surging, oppressing all nearby spirit beasts and forcing them to kneel with absolute dominance!
"W-what is this!" Wu Tie was shocked. Even he, a Soul Saint wearing 2-Word Battle Armor, could only tremble in front of it.
This desperate crushing aura treating all creatures if they were nothing but worthless bugs.
Wu Tie had only felt this kind of aura from a Titled Douluo that he was lucky enough to meet.
And what kind of spirit beasts are powerful enough to contend with Titled Douluo?
"D-don't tell me you are a 100,000 years old spirit beast!"
Wu Tie's knees buckled, trembling with fear. He once had the honor to witness the power of a Titled Douluo. And to say it was powerful was an understatement.
He saw a Titled Douluo sink an entire island!
And now he was facing a 100,000-year-old spirit beast who could contend with a Titled Douluo?...
"I don't believe it!! IT IS JUST A BLUFF!!" Losing all sense of reason, Wu Tie pounced at Wang Shóu, aiming his right hand at Wang Shóu's throat.
"2nd Soul Skill: Dark Demon Tiger's Claw!"
Wang Shóu didn't do anything. He just quietly watched as Wu Tie's soul skill struck his throat.
"Hahaha! I knew it! It is just a blu-" Laughing, Wu Tie's throat was struck as he realized a horrifying truth.
His soul skill had failed to penetrate Wang Shóu's throat, let alone inflict any damage.
Wang Shóu glanced at Wu Tie, and surprisingly, words came out of his mouth. "Is that it?"
'Ah... damn it, I should have never gone to this blasted forest...' That was Wu Tie's thought as his eyesight became blurry.
His last glimpse was of a black dragon like a devil crawling out of hell, storing blue flames in its mouth.
[Flamethrower]
Wang Shóu's mouth blast out a large flurry of azure blue flames at Wu Tie, incinerating his body until it turned into nothing but charcoal.
Finishing his Flamethrower, Wang Shóu stared at Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu, who were in awe, and then ran toward him in joy.
'Ah... I'm so glad that they are safe...' Wang Shóu thought, his eyelids becoming heavier and heavier.
'Now there are no more threats...' Wang Shóu's mind became hazy and he fell to the ground with a heavy thump.
Colorful lights burst from Wang Shóu's body and he reverted back to his normal Charizard form, his aura no longer as intense as it was before.
"Roar!" (Big Brother Huo Long!)
"Screech!" (Big Brother Huo Long!)
Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu both madly rush toward Wang Shóu, full of concern.
Seeing Wang Shóu unconscious, they both looked at each other and then nod before carrying Wang Shóu to somewhere safe.
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An hour later, a burly middle-aged man appeared in the air above the scene. Then he slowly descend and scanned the area.
"Hmm, I can sense the aura of a dragon who had just recently reached 100,000 years old."
The middle-aged man's golden eyes contain joy.
How long had it been since a spirit beast reached 100,000 years old, especially a dragon spirit beast?
Suddenly, a young man came running into the scene, panting. It was Han Feng, who had been left behind by Wu Tie.
"Huff, huff. Where did that damn Wu Tie go?! I hope he didn't kill the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear or else I'm complaining to my grandfather!"
The middle-aged man glanced at Han Feng with an emotionless gaze.
"Huh? Who are you? Do you know who I am? My grandfa-" Before Han Feng could finish speaking, he suddenly turned into a blood mist, splattering the ground.
"Those damn human bugs." The middle-aged man spoke, his tone containing deep hatred for humanity.
Then he turned around and looked up at the sky, seeing the dome created by human technology.
"One day... my king, the Silver Dragon King, will wake up and purge the entire human world! Then we will take revenge on the God Realm!"
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A/N: Yo, can readers please comment more? It can be pretty discouraging to write since I don't know if readers like what I'm writing or have opinions that I could learn from.