"This… is the reversal and fusion of life and death through emotional bonds!"
"This is the Bone-Soul Lion that snatched its lover back from the hands of death!"
Dr. Amru's academic presentation came to an end, greeted by thunderous applause.
Compared to Su Muli's research achievements, his accomplishment was clearly even more shocking and significant—
It was essentially a further advancement built upon the core principles of the Undead Guardian Hound project. Not only had it broken free from the limitations of the Death Secret Realm, it had even managed to avoid the "cost" associated with it, taking a major step forward.
Even though the Necromancy field had always been controversial, that did not diminish the true value of this research.
Amid the roaring applause, Dr. Amru stepped down from the stage and returned to the audience seating.
The next person to take the stage was Dr. Xu.
If Jiang Xing had not been the organizer of this conference, then the true grand finale would undoubtedly have been him.
He was the most renowned Pet Beast Doctor in the China region, someone who had achieved countless prestigious accomplishments. Even Dr. Amru could not compare to him—
After all, Dr. Amru was from the Egypt region. This was home-field advantage.
As Dr. Xu stepped onto the stage, everyone began applauding almost instinctively.
Even Dr. Amru applauded generously, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Beside him, Su Muli was equally curious about what kind of academic achievement Dr. Xu would unveil.
However, under everyone's gaze, Dr. Xu simply waved his hand, and a white horse walked out from backstage. Its blue mane flowed like rippling water.
Everyone recognized it immediately.
It was the Leapstream Horse, a Water-type Pet Beast born from Friendship Evolution.
In fact, one of the earlier researchers had already used the Leapstream Horse as a research topic and discovered that it was indeed a Friendship Evolution form.
So why had Dr. Xu brought it out now?
Surely he wasn't repeating the same topic?
Impossible. If Dr. Xu's research was merely correcting an evolution condition, there would have been no reason for him to participate in this conference at all!
Just as everyone was growing confused, Dr. Xu began to speak.
"For a very long time, I have believed that emotions are things full of change."
"People who swear eternal vows may still clash because of certain matters… and even those who are extremely close can still experience conflict."
"This is not some stable form of power."
Both the audience present and the viewers watching on television fell into thought upon hearing those words.
Those words… sounded like they carried quite a story behind them.
Could it be that Dr. Xu did not actually believe in the power of emotions? Did he think Friendship was unreliable?
In Shanghai, inside a dazzling golden skyscraper, a certain old lady clenched her hand so tightly that her fist hardened.
But just as people were feeling puzzled, Dr. Xu suddenly changed his tone and declared passionately: "But precisely because emotions are full of change—because they are uncontrollable—they can erupt with feelings far more intense than usual under certain special circumstances!"
"And in those moments, Friendship, as a form of emotional power, can produce effects that surpass all limits!"
"It may even—when an existing evolution form already exists—give birth to an unbelievable evolution, one worthy of being called a miracle!"
As Dr. Xu spoke, a dragon-like neigh echoed through the hall as illusory waves surged outward.
A brand-new Pet Beast slowly walked out from behind the stage.
It was also a white horse, fundamentally similar to the Leapstream Horse. However, its flowing water-like mane was even longer, trailing behind it like streaming hair. Deer-like antlers had grown from its head, and its presence carried far greater majesty.
It resembled a white dragon that had transformed into the shape of a horse and walked across water itself!
Everyone straightened in their seats.
Jiang Xing stared brightly at the dragon horse as well.
Could it be…
Sure enough, Dr. Xu began his explanation—
He had once discovered and documented a special environment capable of amplifying emotions within Pet Beasts: the irritable became even more irritable, while the gentle became even gentler.
While researching Friendship, he had remembered this environment and decided to apply it to the Friendship field.
Under the catalysis of that special environment and a particular incident, the little white horse—whose Return move had already reached its maximum possible power—briefly pushed its Friendship beyond the limit, unleashing an even stronger move…
And in the end, it evolved into a form similar to the Leapstream Horse, yet vastly superior to it.
The Leapstream Dragon Horse!
When Dr. Xu's presentation ended, thunderous applause erupted once more from the audience. Everyone was completely convinced.
Friendship Evolution could actually go even further and undergo transformations that surpassed its limits?!
It sounded unbelievable at first, yet also perfectly reasonable.
After all, emotions themselves were things that required catalysis.
The power of emotions under normal circumstances was obviously nowhere near as intense, blazing, or unforgettable as it became in certain special situations.
In fact, Jiang Xing had entertained similar thoughts himself—
The Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling and Mysticfeather Peacock he had nurtured were clearly very similar to the relationship between the Leapstream Dragon Horse and the Leapstream Horse.
He had once speculated whether the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling was an ultimate evolution born when "Beauty exceeded its limits."
And now, after seeing Dr. Xu's research achievements, Jiang Xing became even more convinced of that idea.
Soon, Dr. Xu finished his presentation and returned to the audience seating.
The moment he sat down, Dr. Amru immediately leaned over.
"An exceptional achievement. No wonder you were so confident," Dr. Amru praised sincerely.
Dr. Xu's research achievements had proven that Friendship Evolution still possessed deeper layers of untapped potential.
Those previously overlooked Pet Beast forms—the ones that merely changed evolution conditions—might now be reexamined to determine whether even more advanced forms existed.
Hearing Dr. Amru's praise, Dr. Xu remained calm.
He even felt a little amused.
Confident?
He lifted his chin slightly and looked toward the stage with meaningful eyes.
"Keep watching."
The true "main dish" of this Evolution Conference had only just stepped onto the stage.
Dr. Amru also turned his attention back toward the podium.
The research achievements presented so far had all been brilliant and astonishing, enough to qualify as major achievements.
So what kind of presentation would Jiang Xing—the one who proposed and proved the Friendship Theory, opened the door to an entirely new field, and ultimately led to all these achievements—bring to everyone?
Not only him, but every scholar in the lecture hall and every viewer watching in front of their television revealed expressions of anticipation.
At that moment, Jiang Xing was already standing at the podium with a smile on his face.
"This Evolution Conference was able to attract so many researchers and produce so many outstanding and remarkable research achievements…"
"As the proposer of Friendship Theory, I'm extremely happy, and I'm also deeply grateful for everyone's participation."
"And I'm equally happy to be here today to share my recent research achievements with all of you."
"First, my research achievement is—"
"The Power Formula of the Return Move."
As Jiang Xing spoke, he pressed the remote control and turned on the projector.
As the machine activated, clean and neatly organized data appeared on the wall in document form.
Holding a laser pointer, Jiang Xing used the data to derive the power formula for the Return move step by step right in front of the audience.
Very quickly, he completed the explanation of the paper.
Applause rose from below the stage.
Testing move power and summarizing the Return formula was indeed extremely useful within the Friendship research field.
It could help people explore Friendship more effectively.
However, the research itself was not particularly difficult. The main issue was simply the sheer workload involved—
By now, many scholars had probably already begun researching the Return move themselves. Their progress simply was not as fast, and they had yet to derive the complete formula.
More importantly, the person presenting this research achievement was Jiang Xing!
He was the founder of the Friendship field, the pioneer who had opened an entirely new domain!
Everyone had been waiting for him to unveil dazzling, shocking research achievements. They had been anticipating a fierce clash between him, the two Pet Beast Doctors, and the researchers…
And in the end, all he brought out was a Power Formula for the Return Move.
It was like expecting an extravagant full-course feast, only to be served a simple home-style dish instead. It was still good, sure—but the gap between expectations and reality was enormous!
Just as everyone was feeling puzzled, Jiang Xing pressed the remote again.
The projection changed, switching to a brand-new document.
Facing the confused audience, Jiang Xing explained with a smile:
"I've accumulated quite a few research achievements during this period of time, so the presentation may take a little longer. Please be patient."
"I believe the final result definitely won't disappoint everyone!"
"Please take a look at my second research achievement—"
"The Detailed Classification of Friendship!"
Multiple research achievements?!
Just as the audience was reacting in shock—
Dr. Xu, who actually knew the truth, had already begun inhaling sharply, rubbing his throbbing temples with a helpless yet expectant expression.
He had originally thought Jiang Xing planned to reveal his newest research achievements at this Evolution Conference and shock everyone outright.
But Jiang Xing's plan was even more outrageous.
He actually intended to use this conference to lead the entire audience step by step into "proving" the existence of a brand-new Attribute!
He wanted everyone to personally experience the very "birth" of a new Attribute!
'This brat…'
Dr. Xu suddenly felt a little regretful—
Why hadn't he thought of using this move back then?
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