Before Yuzhong Waterfall, the scene of hundreds of Golden-Patterned Koi leaping the Dragon Gate and transforming into dragons quickly spread across the entire internet, becoming a trending topic.
Many people—especially those living in Yuzhong City who hadn't been able to witness it in person—felt deep regret.
However, the situation soon took a turn—
Official news was released: the Dragon Gate Convention would not end just like that, but would instead last for a full seven days!
During these seven days, the Golden-Patterned Koi would continuously challenge the Dragon Gate.
Moreover, starting from the second day, aside from the Golden-Patterned Koi cultivated by Jiang Xing's research institute, the authorities and the association would also gather wild Golden-Patterned Koi from around Yuzhong City to participate in the challenge.
In addition, those who raised Golden-Patterned Koi could also apply to participate in the Dragon Gate Convention.
Their own koi would be given the chance to chase their dreams and pursue the dragon's shadow!
At that moment, the hype was completely ignited!
Golden-Patterned Koi were so cute—who didn't have a fish or two at home?
And even if they didn't, it wasn't too late to buy one now!
What if it succeeded in evolving? That would truly be a leap to the heavens in a single step!
It felt like a grand carnival. Starting from the second day, the number of Golden-Patterned Koi challenging the Dragon Gate surged from a few hundred to tens of thousands!
Even though the Yuzhong Waterfall system belonged to a tributary of the Yellow River and was relatively wide, it was completely dyed in golden brilliance, turning into a river of gold!
And when it came time to leap the Dragon Gate, the scene was even more spectacular—fish and dragons danced in the air, as if a myth had come to life!
"Sure enough, only when everyone participates can it truly be called a 'convention.'"
"A one-man show is still a bit lacking."
Jiang Xing, while leading Li Lingyin in recording data, admired the mythical sight of countless koi surging forward together.
Extending the Dragon Gate Convention had naturally been his idea.
After all, pet beast evolution was different from conventional experiments—failure did not mean a permanent loss of the opportunity to evolve. As long as they maintained their base form, they could try again.
Allowing his own fish population to attempt multiple times would maximize data collection and prevent oversights.
Letting more Beast Tamers—and even wild Golden-Patterned Koi—participate served the same purpose—
Domesticated koi were usually better fed and might have already reached the threshold for evolution, merely not yet triggered.
They were generally more docile and could provide more data related to gentle personalities.
Wild Golden-Patterned Koi, on the other hand, had lower innate quality compared to farm-bred ones and lacked sufficient nutrition, so their overall strength was weaker.
However, living in harsh and dangerous natural environments had shaped their personalities differently.
Even if naturally brave fish were rare, those originally gentle would gradually become cautious, stubborn, calm, and so on.
They could provide data on a wider range of personality types.
In fact, it wasn't just them.
Even within Jiang Xing's trained fish population, there were many Golden-Patterned Koi with stubborn, bold, and diligent personalities—
Although a pet beast's personality was heavily influenced by its bloodline and had many innate factors, that didn't mean it couldn't be changed later.
This was precisely the domain of Beast Tamers.
Many young pet beasts possessed great potential but had personalities unsuited for combat—lazy, impulsive, timid.
Some rebellious ones would even refuse their Beast Tamer's commands and act on their own.
But top Beast Tamers, through daily interaction and unique training methods, could gradually reshape these innate personalities.
Turning them into diligent, bold, and courageous beings better suited for battle.
This was entirely achievable.
So, although the fish group Li Shun had initially sent consisted of three hundred brave fish and three hundred gentle fish—
Jiang Xing had applied Dragon Might pressure, the whole "leap the gate and become a dragon—listen for the applause" mentality push, and even empowered them with reverse-scale infusion using dragon-type techniques…
During this process, many originally gentle Golden-Patterned Koi changed their personalities, becoming diligent, bold, stubborn, and resilient—also gaining resistance to Dragon Might.
They would no longer surrender in fear at a single intimidation, but could at least endure.
However…
During the seven-day Dragon Gate Convention, only the brave Golden-Patterned Koi ever completed evolution.
The others, despite occasionally resisting Dragon Might and leaping over the Dragon Gate, failed to evolve.
By combining training scenarios and recorded data, Jiang Xing quickly sorted out the reason—
Although stubborn fish could rely on willpower to endure under the pressure of Dragon Might, they were only enduring.
After all, willpower was a condition for evolution—but not the only one.
There was another requirement, one that the system's "cheat tip" had already hinted at:
Courage.
Facing the might of a true dragon, enduring alone was only the baseline.
Only those with enough courage—those who could truly overcome fear, face the dragon from the bottom of their hearts, and challenge it—were worthy of transforming into dragons.
As for those stubborn fish, although they were only one step away, that final step was what separated fish from dragon.
And if they were tempered and gained the courage to overcome everything… then at that point, as brave fish, they too would possess the qualifications to become dragons.
When Jiang Xing recorded these conclusions and fully completed the experiment, the seven-day Dragon Gate Convention finally came to an end.
On the final day, over three hundred Rainbow Dragon Hatchlings danced in the sky!
Of these, more than three hundred twenty came from Jiang Xing's research institute, while only two came from ordinary participants.
Due to the evolution conditions of Golden-Patterned Koi, those raised as ornamental gentle fish had all failed without exception.
The two successful ones came from lucky individuals who preferred brave fish—and they weren't even proper Beast Tamers.
When their Rainbow Dragon Hatchlings flew back to them, it sparked endless envy.
Aside from these, there was also a wild Rainbow Dragon Hatchling evolved from a wild Golden-Patterned Koi—
The koi from the institute, after evolving, naturally merged into the dragon flock to celebrate.
Those from participants returned to their owners.
Only that one wild Rainbow Dragon Hatchling hovered alone above the river, appearing out of place.
Although not long after, it was accepted by the institute's dragon group and led away by the "Dragon King," disappearing from sight.
But its appearance completely stirred the hearts of commoner Beast Tamers.
It belonged to no great family, no organization, required no resources—
Even a wild Golden-Patterned Koi could evolve into a Rainbow Dragon Hatchling!
This meant that even an ordinary fisherman had a chance to tame a true dragon!
Compared to those mysterious Overlord-level beings that most people had only ever seen on television, this was practically the most beginner-friendly, most accessible "divine beast" option!
"Looks like we'll be seeing some new faces soon…"
Zhao Renkai couldn't help but sigh.
From this Dragon Gate Convention, some people saw research results, some saw a new type of pet beast, some saw hope for rising in status…
But as a Champion Beast Tamer, what he saw was the bigger picture.
Although in the Beast Taming world, anyone could contract pet beasts, and the beast encyclopedia was fully open to all—
It was undeniable that high-potential, high Species Tier top-tier pet beasts had always been the privilege of the elite.
Take certain dragon-type beasts, for example. Even though they could be purchased from breeding houses and were considered standard starter pet beasts for new Beast Tamers… what about the price?
Hundreds of thousands, even millions per beast—far beyond what ordinary families could afford.
Just like how Jiang Xing had once given up becoming a Beast Tamer and instead focused on research. Most commoner Beast Tamers, limited by funds, could only start with low-tier insect-type beasts, earning them the nickname "bug catchers."
Now, however, a choice with limitless potential had appeared before them.
Even if not every commoner Beast Tamer could seize the opportunity, as long as a group of lucky individuals emerged, it would be enough to bring new changes to a Beast Taming world dominated by great families.
"What, afraid your share of the pie is being touched?" Chang Feng joked.
"Not at all. I'm actually quite happy," Zhao Renkai shrugged.
Even if it did affect his interests, he wouldn't show dissatisfaction.
After all, Jiang Xing was not only a new researcher, but also Dr. Xu's student.
Even true legends had to show respect to that doctor. As merely a Champion, he wasn't foolish enough to act otherwise.
Looking at the dragon flock in the sky, he smiled.
"If you want to cultivate true dragons, you'll definitely need dragon-type resources."
"And that's exactly the business our Dragon lineage specializes in."
---
I will post some extra Chapters in Patreon, you can check it out. >> patreon.com/TitoVillar
---