In the photo, the Rainbow Dragon was coiled atop the table. Its dragon whiskers drifted like a rainbow, and with its head tilted slightly, it revealed a pair of innocent, watery eyes—making it look exceptionally adorable.
The moment it was posted, countless comments popped up.
"Ahhh so cute!"
"There's actually such a beautiful dragon-type Pet Beast?!"
"Say no more, brothers—I'm already putting pressure on the Golden-Patterned Koi in my fish tank at home, making it look at someone else's fish!"
"Urgent, urgent, urgent!!! Big boss, how exactly do you evolve the Rainbow Dragon? Is it still possible if I take my Golden-Patterned Koi to Jadefall Waterfall now?!"
Humans were, after all, creatures that valued appearance. Even in the Beast Taming world, good-looking and handsome Pet Beasts were more popular.
With its maxed-out appearance and its status as a true dragon Pet Beast representing power, the Rainbow Dragon completely captured the attention of passersby. Its popularity skyrocketed.
Jiang Xing's follower count exploded, jumping directly from five digits to six digits.
And the thoughts of these followers were simple—
Even if they couldn't obtain a top-tier Pet Beast, just occasionally looking at daily photos posted by a top researcher was enough to please the eyes.
Of course, not everyone was focused solely on the Rainbow Dragon's appearance.
Beast Tamers—especially those with breeding capability and the qualifications to obtain and raise dragon-type Pet Beasts—were more concerned about the Rainbow Dragon's strength.
And so, they became even more frenzied.
It was common knowledge that among Pet Beast attributes, there were clear hierarchies.
Some attributes were simply powerful—for example, the dragon attribute: many resistances, few weaknesses, high potential, and overwhelming move power.
Some attributes were simply weak—for example, the insect attribute: few resistances, many weaknesses, low potential, and generally short lifespans. Its only advantage was low breeding cost, making it easy to reach its limit.
Thus, among the many attributes—metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, wind, lightning, poison, insect, light, dark, dragon, phoenix, psychic, undead, space, time—
Light, dark, dragon, and phoenix were all classic high-tier attributes.
As long as a Pet Beast possessed even one of them, its potential and strength would not be low.
And the Rainbow Dragon revealed by Jiang Xing actually had a dual high-tier composite attribute: light + dragon!
Just by recalling the attribute interaction chart, Beast Tamers could already tell—it had multiple immunities, quadruple resistances, quadruple effectiveness…
Among the countless attribute combinations in the Beast Encyclopedia, it would definitely rank at the T1 level. Ridiculously strong!
Moreover, Beast Tamers were also extremely curious.
What exactly was the Rainbow Dragon's talent—"Unceasing Heart"?
—The Beast Encyclopedia was an encyclopedic system designed and refined by Pet Beast scholars. Many names for talents and moves were often assigned by their discoverers.
The name "Unceasing Heart" was not recorded in the Beast Encyclopedia.
It seemed to be an entirely new Pet Beast talent.
As for its effect, every Beast Tamer was curious.
Even the official accounts of China and the Beast Taming Association couldn't help but ask.
In response, Jiang Xing posted:
[Sorry, the specific effect is still under testing, and there may be errors in judgment… I hope to formally release it after completing the paper.]
After posting, seeing the countless restless and impatient comments, Jiang Xing chuckled.
So this is what it feels like to be a riddle-maker… pretty satisfying.
As for the effect of Unceasing Heart, he had actually already tested it—
[When entering a state of exhaustion, Unceasing Heart is guaranteed to trigger once, restoring all stamina and granting a temporary speed boost… This effect can trigger multiple times, but after activation, the probability of triggering again is greatly reduced for a short period.]
Jiang Xing could only describe this talent as outrageous.
Full recovery, enhanced buffs, and multiple activations.
If you want to win that badly, fine—this round is yours.
However, this talent also perfectly matched the Rainbow Dragon's journey.
Whether it was the legendary "carp leaping the gate" or its own transformation into a dragon, both were explosive breakthroughs under exhaustion—symbols of unyielding will.
With its stubborn nature, it could trigger Unceasing Heart at least two or three times during a battle.
It was practically the dream combat dragon for Beast Tamers!
Unfortunately, Jiang Xing had no intention of becoming a Beast Tamer.
After all, in this world's Beast Taming battles, the Beast Tamer also had to fight personally.
The Rainbow Dragonling could revive and return to full condition—but Jiang Xing couldn't.
He could already imagine it:
Once he entered battle, because of Unceasing Heart, the opponent would definitely ignore the Rainbow Dragon and focus all attacks on him.
If they couldn't kill the dragon, could they not kill you?
Post-battle summary: Jiang Xing, the Beast Tamer, took more damage than his own Pet Beast.
Jiang Xing got the MVP!
Thinking about that absurd scenario, Jiang Xing became even more determined.
Battling? Impossible.
Better to casually write papers, publish evolution forms, and scam some research funding to get by…
After all, he was a researcher—being a Beast Tamer was too barbaric.
After recording the talent effect, the Rainbow Dragon's Beast Encyclopedia entry was basically complete.
The reason it was only "basically" complete was because a single Pet Beast species usually had two or three possible talents. During evolution, depending on individual variation, one would be randomly selected.
Jiang Xing's Rainbow Dragon had Unceasing Heart—but that didn't mean all Rainbow Dragons would have it.
He would need to breed at least ten—or even more—Rainbow Dragons and record their talents, moves, and other data before the Beast Encyclopedia entry could be considered fully complete.
Additionally, he needed more evolution data to finish this paper.
One specimen alone was not enough.
'Breeding a second batch of Rainbow Dragons isn't something that can be done in a day or two.'
'In a few days, the second-year semester will end—it's impossible to finish the paper in time.'
'Hmm… I'll use a draft of the paper to explain things to my advisor first, and apply for more funding while I'm at it.'
'With results already in hand, the advisor shouldn't refuse.'
Jiang Xing didn't mind showing his unpublished paper to Dr. Xu—
Not only because he knew Dr. Xu wasn't the type to plagiarize student research, but also because Dr. Xu himself was one of the top Beast Taming researchers in the world, with countless achievements.
To him, the evolution of the Golden-Patterned Koi was merely decent—hardly something that would bring him additional glory.
Rather than worrying about plagiarism, it was more likely that Dr. Xu would point out flaws in the paper—and criticize him harshly while doing so…
Aside from the paper—
Just as Jiang Xing finished recording the data, the system, which had been silent for over a month, suddenly popped up.
[You have successfully bred a uniquely colored Gyarados with Champion-level potential, exceeding task requirements. [Reward granted.]
[Name: Technical Machine (Outrage)]
[Effect: A reusable learning device that allows creatures to quickly learn specific moves. Extremely convenient… ineffective on foolish creatures.]
…
[Name: Macho Brace (Human)]
[Effect: A highly effective training device. When worn, mobility is restricted, but physical constitution gradually improves over time… To become a qualified researcher, superhuman physical fitness is a basic requirement.]
[Stored in the exclusive item space. Can be accessed at any time.]
When the Rainbow Dragon evolved, the system hadn't appeared.
Jiang Xing had suspected that the system had gotten smarter—realizing that the Golden-Patterned Koi was not a Magikarp, and thus marking the task as failed…
But as it turned out—
The system might be late, but it never misses.
It had actually recognized the Rainbow Dragon as a shiny Gyarados and settled the task!
That was… impressively off the mark.
"Little one," Jiang Xing said, reaching out to stroke the Rainbow Dragon beside him. Its light-formed dragon fur felt like foam—extremely pleasant to the touch.
As he casually petted it, he sighed.
"From now on, you'll be called Shiny Gyarados (original version)."
"Mm?" The Rainbow Dragon tilted its head, looking utterly confused.
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