228 Silkworm Baby Evolution, Fire Dragon Insect!
Su Ningyu's potion-making technique was precise down to the millimeter in every step.
The dosage of every Material was just right, and the intensity and frequency of his stirring seemed to have been precisely calculated.
Even more captivating were Su Ningyu's hand gestures.
It was like performing a silent dance, elegant and rhythmic, making it impossible for one to look away.
"This..." Duan Long gaped. "When did Junior Su's potion-making level become so high?
This technique feels even better than Mei Qin's!
And the visual appeal—look at these movements, it's practically an artistic performance!"
Zhang Hengyu was also stunned, only finding his voice after a long while: "He said he's been practicing all the time, often making various potions for classmates at school... but it's only been a few months; this progress is just ridiculous."
What they didn't know was that Su Ningyu's true confidence didn't come from practice, but from the magic potion codex.
That mysterious tome obtained from the System recorded more than just various potion formulas.
It also contained a complete set of refining techniques.
How to control temperature, how to stir, and how to guide energy Fusion—every step had detailed instructions and demonstrations.
After several months, his potion-making technique had reached perfection.
Su Ningyu: I have a System too. If Tamed Beasts can upgrade their proficiency through skill practice, then as their master, I certainly can too!
Soon, a bottle of potion was finished.
The liquid presented a lava-like fiery red color.
Flames seemed to roll slowly inside the bottle.
Small bubbles occasionally rose to the surface of the potion, emitting a scorching wave of energy.
That energy didn't seem like a quiet liquid; it was more like a forcibly compressed active volcano that could erupt at any moment.
Duan Long swallowed hard: "This stuff... can it really be drunk?"
"The Silkworm Baby can." Su Ningyu set the potion aside and looked at Duan Long. "Senior Duan, bring over that Silkworm Baby that learned the Fury skill."
Duan Long took a deep breath, walked to the breeding area, and carefully carried out a Silkworm Baby.
This Silkworm Baby was clearly different from the others.
It was larger, its movements were more agile, and its beady black eyes darted around, seemingly full of curiosity about everything around it.
Unlike other Silkworm Babies that lay lazily and motionless, it constantly wriggled in Duan Long's hand, trying to crawl out as if it had endless energy.
"This one has the fiercest personality among this batch of Silkworm Babies."
Duan Long stroked the Silkworm Baby's head. "When learning the Fury skill, other Silkworm Babies couldn't learn it even after several days, but it only took half a day—and the Fury it released was something even I could feel. Its strength has also reached bronze Rank One."
Su Ningyu nodded with satisfaction. This Silkworm Baby was indeed the most suitable choice.
"Come." He picked up that Dragon scale, gently pressed it against the Silkworm Baby's back, and then placed the Fire Source Crystal beside it.
When the Dragon scale touched the Silkworm Baby's skin, it glowed slightly, seemingly establishing some sort of connection with it.
The Fire Source Crystal also emitted a warm aura, drying the surrounding air.
Su Ningyu picked up the bottle of fiery red Evolution Fluid and brought it to the Silkworm Baby's mouth.
The Silkworm Baby seemed to catch a scent; originally restless, it suddenly quieted down.
It raised its head, its beady black eyes staring at the potion, and then actively opened its mouth, drinking the liquid gulp by gulp.
Duan Long and Zhang Hengyu held their breath.
Seconds later, the Silkworm Baby's body began to glow.
The light shone from within its body, passing through its semi-transparent skin and dyeing the surroundings a warm red.
Its body began to expand and contract, as if undergoing some sort of intense internal transformation.
Immediately after, its mouth opened, and it spat out the first strand of silk.
"It's red!" Duan Long exclaimed.
The silk was no longer ordinary white; instead, it was a flame-like red, glowing slightly in the air.
The Silkworm Baby spat silk faster and faster, the red strands layering over each other, quickly wrapping it entirely to form a giant, red-glowing cocoon.
Even more bizarrely, the cocoon was smoking.
It wasn't smoke from fire, but a white steam carrying a scorching aura that constantly rose from the surface of the cocoon.
The entire cocoon looked as if it were being roasted over a fire, and the temperature was so high that Duan Long and Zhang Hengyu instinctively took a step back.
"This... this is okay, right?" Duan Long's voice even changed pitch from nervousness.
Su Ningyu's Bloodline Catalog was constantly running.
He "saw" that inside the cocoon, the Silkworm Baby's life energy was not weakening but was instead climbing at an alarming rate.
The evolution was proceeding smoothly.
"No problem," he said. "The result will be out soon."
Time passed bit by bit.
Duan Long and Zhang Hengyu stared unblinkingly at the red cocoon.
The temperature of the cocoon grew higher and higher, and the red light it emitted grew brighter, dyeing the entire laboratory a deep crimson.
Suddenly—
"Si-ang—!"
A unique cry rang out from inside the cocoon!
The sound didn't seem like an insect; it was more like some higher, more majestic creature.
A powerful cry with a metallic quality!
The cocoon began to burn violently!
Flames rose from the surface of the cocoon, yet they were not destructive blazes but a gentle, crimson-gold fire filled with vitality.
The flames enveloped the cocoon, burning for about three seconds before suddenly shrinking and condensing inward!
The light burst!
A unique energy wave erupted from the center of the cocoon, sweeping through the entire laboratory accompanied by a blinding red light!
Duan Long and Zhang Hengyu instinctively closed their eyes.
When the light dissipated, they opened their eyes.
The cocoon had vanished.
In its place was a brand-new, never-before-seen creature, quietly floating above the lab bench.
Its body was twice the size of a Silkworm Baby, and it was covered entirely in tiny crimson scales, each one glowing slightly like burning charcoal.
On its back grew a pair of small wings, their edges a semi-transparent orange-red, like fine gauze scorched by fire.
Its head was no longer rounded like a Silkworm Baby's but bore clear Dragon-like features, though it still overall resembled an insect.
A slightly protruding forehead, a pair of golden eyes with vertical pupils, and tiny fangs faintly visible at the corners of its mouth.
It opened its eyes, its golden vertical pupils scanning the three people present.
Then, it opened its mouth and let out a short cry carrying the aura of flames.
"Si—!"
Duan Long was completely stunned.
"S... Success?"
He reached out, trembling as he wanted to touch the crimson creature, yet not daring to.
The creature seemed to sense his emotions and actively flew over, nuzzling his palm with its head.
The scales felt warm and smooth to the touch.
Duan Long's eyes instantly reddened.
"It succeeded..." he murmured, his voice hoarse.
Zhang Hengyu stood to the side, looking at the crimson creature and then at Su Ningyu, his mouth opening but not knowing what to say.
Su Ningyu leaned against the lab bench, the corners of his mouth turning up slightly.
Fire Dragon Insect.
Evolution successful.