[Milotic, evolved from Feebas, is the most beautiful Pokémon in the world!]
[It has shown the world what "beauty" truly means—it is not merely charm, but also represents the harmony of a Pokémon's mind, condition, strength, and every other aspect, and at the same time embodies immensely powerful strength!]
[Come—it's time for Contest competitions to take the stage and turn a new page in history!]
[You have received a quest: Establish the concept of Contest Appeal and host a Contest.]
[Reward: Based on the event's attention, the number of participating Trainers, and its overall impact upon conclusion, you will receive a random Pokémon item blind box. (Global random pool)]
After claiming the reward, the system popped up as usual and issued the follow-up task.
This was yet another brand-new main quest.
Jiang Xing read through the requirements and set it aside.
Hosting a Contest was far more complicated than the Friendship Evolution Conference.
He would first need to establish the concept of Contest Appeal, showcase Pokémon with high appeal…
And more importantly, he would have to develop a set of evaluation standards that the public would recognize and accept.
Otherwise, with Pet Beasts of different species performing on stage, deciding who was more "appealing" would come down entirely to the judges' subjective opinions…
That would just be self-indulgent and completely unconvincing.
Without results that people could trust, it wouldn't qualify as a true competition at all.
'This is something that can only be done after fully understanding the concept of appeal. It's still too early for that.'
However, although Jiang Xing had no intention of holding a Contest for now, the task did remind him of something—
It had already been nearly three weeks since he used the award ceremony to spread the concept of Friendship Evolution.
Low-level Pet Beasts had low upper limits, making them easy to train to their peak, with very short development cycles.
Just like how Jiang Xing trained the Golden-Patterned Koi and the Ugly Waterfowl—it hadn't taken much time at all.
Three weeks was enough for some researchers to make progress on the Friendship Evolution topic.
Even if they hadn't completed their research, they should be close.
Jiang Xing could now announce the Friendship Evolution Conference and begin the preheating and registration phase.
Just like the Shanghai Evolution Conference, a high-profile evolution event required at least half a month of advance promotion, giving participants enough time to prepare.
However, in the Beast Taming world, most academic conferences were jointly organized by official authorities and the Beast Tamer Association.
If handled privately, matters like venue arrangements, registration, and prize distribution would become extremely troublesome.
Jiang Xing barely had enough time for research as it was—there was no way he could spare the energy for all that.
So he contacted the official representative of Yuzhong City—the Champion Beast Tamer, Chang Feng—and explained the Friendship Evolution Conference to him.
The authorities had always been highly supportive of academic events of this kind.
Not to mention that the Friendship Evolution Conference represented the cutting edge of Beast Taming theory, carrying immense significance.
The first Friendship Evolution Conference would likely go down in history!
After hearing about it, Chang Feng readily agreed to take charge of the event preparations.
On behalf of the authorities, he even offered to provide rewards for all competition categories—his only request being that the conference be as grand as possible, have a far-reaching impact, and produce as many meaningful results as possible.
With official support secured, Jiang Xing could finally act without restraint.
He took the footage recorded during the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix event, edited it slightly, selected the most representative evolution sequences, paired them with entries from the Pet Beast Compendium, and uploaded everything to his social media account.
[Halfway through my research, I'd like to share some results with everyone—]
[Even the unwanted Ugly Waterfowl contains the power of beauty, with the potential to transform into a peerless phoenix.]
[After watching these clips, I hope everyone won't feel disappointed in their Pet Beasts for various reasons.]
[I believe every Pet Beast possesses limitless potential. As long as you give them enough trust, they will never let you down.]
The moment the post went live, the comment section exploded in less than ten minutes—
After releasing several major research results and repeatedly causing a sensation, Jiang Xing's social media account had now surpassed ten million followers, even overtaking many renowned Beast Tamers and researchers to become one of the most followed accounts in China!
It wasn't that Jiang Xing's popularity had completely surpassed those figures.
It was simply because this guy only ever made headlines!
Other Beast Tamers and researchers would occasionally share their daily lives with their Pet Beasts or post about their secret realm explorations.
Jiang Xing, on the other hand, acted like he had forgotten his account password most of the time—basically going radio silent.
And every time he "remembered" his password and posted something, it would instantly become a hot topic that set off massive discussions.
Many fans had even set him as a priority notification.
As long as Jiang Xing posted, they would receive alerts immediately.
Thus, when the video was uploaded, countless phones across China buzzed at once with notification sounds.
These fans quickly pulled out their phones and eagerly tapped into the video. After watching for just a few minutes…
Their legs went weak—they almost dropped to their knees.
Wait, what the hell, bro?!
The Golden-Patterned Koi leaping the gate and transforming into the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling; the dead Howl Hound returning in the form of a spirit hound…
These two evolution paths were already outrageous enough—achievements that could sustain an entire lifetime of research for some scholars.
And yet, how long had it been since the award ceremony?
Jiang Xing had already discovered brand-new evolution forms again?!
And this time, the protagonist was actually the supposedly ugliest and most unpopular Pet Beast—the Ugly Waterfowl!
Several researchers had previously studied them and concluded that Ugly Waterfowl had no evolutionary forms at all—that they were Pet Beasts without potential.
Yet in Jiang Xing's hands, this "worthless" creature had been turned into something miraculous.
Not only had it begun to shine, it had even evolved into three entirely new forms in one go!
Wasn't this just insane?!
And on top of that, each of the three forms was more beautiful than the last:
The most "ordinary" Clouddown Bird was already as cute as a puff of cotton—soft-looking and gentle, exactly the kind of style many female Beast Tamers adored.
Taking it a step further, when the Mysticfeather Peacock spread its wings, the breathtaking beauty it displayed was enough to make people hold their breath, unable to look away.
But the most outrageous of all was the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling.
Its appearance seemed to captivate the entire world, turning everything into an ink-wash painting.
Just like the Auspicious Cloud Qilin before it, this kind of extraordinary charm even transcended the phone screen, subtly influencing viewers and making them unconsciously think—
This was beauty taken to the absolute extreme… a return to simplicity at its peak.
And such a "gorgeous" Pet Beast had actually evolved from an Ugly Waterfowl?!
Impossible. Absolutely impossible!
And yet, the video showed everything clearly.
The Ugly Waterfowl donned the Hundred Birds Garment, completed its evolution, and transformed into the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling.
On top of that, this wasn't Jiang Xing's first time publishing results like this—he already had an impeccable reputation in this area.
There were no voices of doubt in the comments—only admiration and longing.
[Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix… he still loves mythological themes this much. I'm tearing up.]
[Why wasn't I there in person? Aaaaahhh!]
[Professor Jiang, where can I find an Ugly Waterfowl? Is it too late to catch one now?]
[A single Dragon or Phoenix could reshape the world… congrats, boss, you've secured both—you can claim the throne now!]
[Boss, what are the talents of these three Pet Beasts… especially the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling's talent [Ultimate Color]? What exactly does it do?]
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