Chapter 717 “Bounty Moon Tickets” Moon Goddess Dance (8k)
“Moon Beast,” it was also a cute little creature.
Dark thought for a moment, then injected mana to check the detailed information on this “Moon Beast.”
As the information feedback returned, information about the “Moon Beast” appeared in his mind.
[Card Name: Moon Beast]
[Type: Elemental Card]
[Level: ???]
[Race: Avian-beast Kin]
[Attribute: Dark/Water]
[Mana: 1400]
[Attack: 1400]
[Defense: 800]
[Ultimate Skills: Moon God’s Claw, Tear Drop Shot, Drooping Ear Ripple, Belly Slap.]
The “Moon Beast” still belonged to the Avian-beast Kin, but its attributes were dual, Dark and Water.
Its stats were not particularly outstanding.
However, the stats of a mana spirit were never fixed.
A magus could enhance the stats of a mana spirit by incorporating higher quality materials in the mana spirit creation process.
Or further enhance it through secondary creation after that.
In this experiment, although Dark used “Bliss Fruit,” the core material was very unusual.
But the evolution of a mana spirit often smoothed out such differences.
This was not important.
As more information flowed into his mind, Dark gradually deepened his understanding of the “Moon Beast.”
The “Moon Beast” did not have the passive skill “Rank +1.”
The divinity within it was somewhat lacking.
But as it continued to evolve, that divinity would certainly increase.
When passive skills like “Divine Rank Armed,” “Eye of the Gods,” and “Beautiful Deity” appeared, it might mean that its divine core had solidified, transforming it into a god card.
Dark was uncertain when this transformation would occur, perhaps at the complete form stage, or maybe at the ultimate form stage.
In short, while continuously injecting mana, he felt his perception of “Bliss” subtly change.
It seemed his perception of “Bliss” became clearer.
Some indescribable constraint quietly dissolved.
“The first ultimate skill — ‘Moon God’s Claw’!”
[Moon God’s Claw: The Moon Beast covers its claws with dark power, increasing its attack by 300 points for a short time.]
Clearly, this was an ultimate skill similar to the “Death Claw” of the “Zombie Tyrannomon.”
While the “Death Claw” increased the attack by 1000 points, the “Moon God’s Claw” only increased it by 300 points and lacked additional damage.
However, for a three-star mana spirit, this ultimate skill was already quite useful.
It raised the Moon Beast’s attack to 1700 points in a short time.
Basically, it was equivalent to equipping a weapon.
Dark’s attention then shifted to the next ultimate skill.
“Tear drop… shot?”
[Tear Drop Shot: The Moon Beast concentrates its power on the antennae on its forehead and releases tear-like water spheres towards the target, causing damage and inducing a crying impulse.]
“Grenade?”
Dark immediately thought of a tear gas grenade and blinked.
A cry baby bomb, huh.
Could this “Moon Beast” be a cry baby too?
With this thought in mind, he continued to look at the next ultimate skill.
[Drooping Ear Ripple: The Moon Beast rotates its ears, causing bubbles to form and draw the target into a vortex. It causes continuous damage while restricting movement.]
A small control skill.
“Not bad.”
Dark nodded, fairly satisfied with the “Moon Beast’s” skill set.
These first three ultimate skills, one buff, one attack, and one control, were well balanced.
So he continued to look at the last ultimate skill — “Belly Slap”!
[Belly Slap: The Moon Beast slaps its proud little belly, calling for help from companions, allowing them to teleport instantly to its side.]
“Running, crying, and slapping its belly?”
Dark opened his mouth, imagining the scene…
But this ultimate skill was indeed useful.
The distance of teleportation represented its value.
In short…
All four ultimate skills of the “Moon Beast” were quite practical.
But saying they were exceptionally strong was not entirely accurate.
Digital monsters often had stronger potential for evolution, but their ultimate skills were not as useful as those of Pokémon.
Dark tapped the mana card and summoned.
“In the name of Dark Diemon, Mana Summoning — ‘Moon Beast’!”
And so, in the soft pink light of the summoning, the last fluffy rabbit made a splendid appearance.
Eevee immediately glanced at the “Moon Beast” and puffed up its cheeks.
Within 24 hours, there were now five annoying rabbits at home!
It suddenly felt like its owner didn’t love it anymore!
At the same time, the “Soul of the Moon Goddess” floated over and, with a “snap,” hugged the “Moon Beast,” startling it almost to tears.
Dark asked, “What’s this?”
Was she perhaps planning to cook this rabbit and absorb its divine essence?
[Soul of the Moon Goddess]: “My rabbit.”
Dark: “Huh?”
[Soul of the Moon Goddess]: “This is my rabbit!”
She hugged the “Moon Beast” tightly, rubbing her cheek against its cheek, nearly squishing its chubby face.
Dark: “…”
After a while, Dark heard the “Soul of the Moon Goddess” say with bright eyes, “How can a moon goddess not have a rabbit for pounding medicine? Thank you, Dark!”
Dark remembered that he had told a story about Chang’e last night.
The “Soul of the Moon Goddess” probably mistook Chang’e for the Moon Goddess.
“No wonder it looked at those fluffy rabbits so strangely this morning.”
He couldn’t help but smile slightly, not minding that it got along well with the mana spirits.
However, the “Moon Beast” could not be completely entrusted to her.
Without daily interactions, how could he increase the mental bond and allow it to evolve fully?
“Speaking of which, I wonder if the ‘Moon Goddess Stone’ can evolve the ‘Moon Beast’ into its complete form without the aid of mental power?”
Dark’s heart stirred, a spark of inspiration appearing.
Then he snatched the “Moon Beast” from the “Soul of the Moon Goddess’s” embrace and confirmed the effect of “Belly Slap.”
Ordered to use “Belly Slap,” the “Moon Beast” immediately looked around in panic.
Suddenly, a “Black Big Ear Beast” fell into Dark’s arms.
He held it gently, further strengthening his bond with the “Black Big Ear Beast.”
“Out of all the mana spirits, why did it choose the ‘Black Big Ear Beast’?”
“Is it because both are cry babies? Or could it be because they both have big ears that can act like propellers?”
Dark thought humorously, then took out “Bliss II,” “Bliss III,” “Bliss III? Moon,” and the “Moon Goddess Stone,” starting the evolution experiment of the “Moon Beast.”
Once the “Moon Beast” adapted to the effects of “Bliss II,” he thought for a moment and replaced it with “Bliss III? Moon,” then summoned.
“In the name of Dark Diemon, Mana Summoning — ‘Bliss III? Moon’!”
The “Moon Beast” immediately began evolving.
A mark of “Bliss” appeared on the crescent moon on its forehead, absorbing all the light of “Bliss III? Moon.”
Then its body became transparent and glowing from inside out, with its outline beginning to float.
When the evolution light covered its entire body, the “Moon Beast’s” form rapidly grew, from a baby rabbit to a larger form, but it still retained its rabbit shape.
Such forms of digital beasts, though classified as “Beast-type” in digital beasts, were usually categorized as “Avian-beast Kin” in mana spirits.
Dark carefully observed the evolving “Moon Beast” — “Rex Beast.”
“Rex Beast,” also known as “Rabbit God Beast,” preserved the moon marks and floppy ears of the “Moon Beast,” wearing a crescent moon-shaped accessory on its chest, but its overall changes were significant.
Its body was slender, yet its lower limbs were very sturdy, giving it a powerful presence. It wore fingerless gloves on its hands and had six things behind it that were unclear whether they were tails or tentacles.
This evolution felt very much like the evolution from “Black Big Ear Beast” to “Warrior Rabbit Beast”!
One had to admit, the two were indeed very similar.
The “Moon Beast” likely considered the “Black Big Ear Beast” as a companion partly due to their similarities.
Once the “Rex Beast” form stabilized, Dark lowered his head to check the changes in the mana card.
[Card Name: Rex Beast]
[Type: Elemental Card]
[Level: ??????]
[Race: Avian-beast Kin]
[Attribute: Dark/Water]
【Mana: 2600】
【Attack: 3000】
【Defense: 2200】
【Ultimate Skills: Moon Glove, Tear Arrow, Moon Night Kick, Moon Night Dance.】
“Divine aura has indeed increased, but it’s still not enough.”
Dark shook his head slightly.
“The appearance of the Rex Beast might suggest a fighting type, but it is actually still ‘Dark’ + ‘Water.'”
When comparing its stats horizontally with the Warrior Rabbit Beast, they do not differ much.
The difference lies in the Rex Beast having higher mana but lower attack.
This likely correlates with its magical output capability.
In the digital beast setting, the Rex Beast is one whose personality is as unpredictable as the phases of the moon.
It possesses astonishing jumping abilities and is skilled at manipulating opponents with its agile movements.
And its ultimate skills…
“The first ultimate skill is also an equipment skill, just like the Warrior Rabbit Beast!”
[Moon Glove: The fingerless gloves of the Rex Beast increase hand strength by 300 points and hand defense by 200 points, and grants an additional skill — Moonlit Water Bubble.]
“Attack +300, hand defense +200?”
Dark furrowed his brows; evenly distributed stats often mean mediocrity. He preferred the “Rabbit Horn Iron Claw” which boosted attack by 500 points!
However, the ultimate skill attached to the Moon Glove is quite impressive.
[Moonlit Water Bubble: The Rex Beast can create water bubbles with hypnotic effects using the Moon Glove. Targets hit by these bubbles fall into a deep sleep.]
A skill that can hypnotize someone into sleep is extremely dangerous.
Even if the target wakes up due to some stimulus, they would immediately face a fatal attack from the hypnotizer, leaving very few able to react in time.
Especially for a close combat fighter like the Rex Beast, if they suddenly spray out “Moonlit Water Bubble” from their glove during battle and then strike vital points, it could decide the outcome instantly.
This is an ultimate skill capable of turning the tide!
Dark couldn’t help but look towards the next ultimate skill of the Rex Beast — Tear Arrow.
[Tear Arrow: The back antennae of the Rex Beast can create beautiful ice arrows, releasing tear-inducing shots.]
There was no doubt that “Tear Arrow” is an enhanced version of “Tear Shot.”
[Moon Night Kick: The Rex Beast uses its powerful jumping ability to leap into the air and then dive down like an eagle to deliver a powerful kick.]
“A pure attack skill, should be quite powerful.”
After a brief comment, Dark turned his attention to the last ultimate skill of the Rex Beast.
[Moon Night Dance: Under the moonlight, the Rex Beast gains even greater strength and speed, and executes attacks like a dance, increasing base attack by 30%.]
“30% attack boost, adding a full 900 points??”
Dark blinked, feeling his mind briefly freeze.
Why does happiness come so quickly?
While a 30% attack boost is not as good as the “Long-Eared Rabbit” with its 50% self-motivation, the base attack of the Rex Beast far surpasses that of the Long-Eared Rabbit.
Adding 30% to 3000 points of attack results in 3900 points.
Moreover, the “Moon Night Dance” increases more than just attack.
Enhanced speed is crucial in actual battles!
Additionally, “Moon Night Dance” has no cooldown; as long as it dances under the moonlight, it can continuously absorb moonlight power, transforming into the strongest warrior!
Among the six-star rabbit fighters, the Rex Beast under the moonlight already surpasses the Warrior Rabbit Beast in panel data.
But when it comes to the outcome…
The combat techniques of the Warrior Rabbit Beast are definitely superior to those of the Rex Beast.
Unless the Moon Beast can diligently practice combat skills to make up for its innate weaknesses.
Dark quickly calmed down from the initial surprise.
He had experienced too many such surprises, and while he had become somewhat accustomed to them, his acceptance capacity hadn’t strengthened accordingly.
Next, he had the Rex Beast demonstrate its ultimate skills to get a better understanding.
Only when the Rex Beast was about to degenerate did he pick up the Bliss IV Moon and look at it.
The Rex Beast, having experienced the wonders of evolution, stared unblinkingly at the Bliss IV Moon in his hand, brimming with fighting spirit.
But Dark’s use of the Bliss IV Moon was merely a tentative attempt, tinged with the thought, “If luck is on my side, perhaps…”
Nevertheless, he activated the Bliss IV Moon fully.
The glow of the Bliss IV Moon remained strong.
Soon, the room was filled with the power of the Bliss IV Moon.
The golems’ eyes gradually shimmered with a watery glow.
Facing the direct impact of the Bliss IV Moon, the Rex Beast couldn’t help but take a step forward.
Then, a pattern of Bliss appeared on its forehead.
The pink light in the room suddenly converged, collapsing onto its forehead.
In just a breath, the Rex Beast’s body transformed completely into a pink glowing entity, using this as a qi point to begin evolving into its final form.
Its evolution process was smoother than that of the Warrior Rabbit Beast.
The reason might be related to the power of the moon.
The Bliss IV Moon was indeed perfectly suited for the Rex Beast.
But even so, it seemed unable to break through the solid barrier between the second and third tiers.
Dark tried to inject mental power, but the result remained unchanged.
The evolution of the Rex Beast, like that of the Warrior Rabbit Beast, failed.
At that moment, it clearly felt that it had touched the threshold of stronger power.
But just before reaching it, everything shattered.
Thus, after reverting to the Moon Beast, it couldn’t help but cry.
“Wah—”
Room 301 was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
…
Dark froze for a moment before realizing he needed to comfort the Moon Beast.
But the Moon Soul beat him to it, instantly hugging the crying Moon Beast.
“Valuable opportunity to increase intimacy! (〃>皿<)"
Dark withdrew his hand expressionlessly.
He wasn't in a rush and waited until the Moon Beast calmed down. Then, he picked up the Mana Card of the Moon Goddess Stone and waved it in front of it.
"Mew."
The Moon Beast quietly opened its eyes, timidly looking at the Moon Goddess Stone.
It sensed a purer and stronger moon power from the Mana Card.
"Come here."
Dark beckoned to the Moon Beast.
The Moon Beast slipped out of the Moon Soul's embrace and ran towards him with a "pitter-patter."
A barely noticeable smile appeared on Dark's lips.
He looked like a creepy old man trying to coax a little girl with candy to watch goldfish.
When the Moon Beast hugged him, he whispered the usage of the Moon Goddess Stone to it.
Then the Moon Beast nodded vigorously and stepped back.
Dark began the summoning.
"In the name of Dark Dimon, Mana Summon — Moon Goddess Stone!"
With a cool sensation, the Moon Goddess Stone appeared in his palm.
Then, he handed the Moon Goddess Stone to the Moon Beast.
The Moon Beast instantly stopped crying and tightly held the Moon Goddess Stone.
Immediately, the Moon Goddess Stone began to emit intense light.
The light was extremely pure, flowing like water.
On the ceiling, a full moon seemed to reflect.
The Moon Beast opened its eyes wide, holding the glowing Moon Goddess Stone, clearly feeling the power perfectly compatible with itself flowing into its body.
On its forehead, the Bliss pattern also appeared.
Then, the light from the Moon Goddess Stone engulfed its entire body!
In this light, the Moon Beast's body had already turned into light.
The stone emitting moon power had merged with its body.
Its body underwent an extremely dramatic transformation in an instant.
Enormous power surged out with the beginning of this transformation, causing it to squint and feel its own power skyrocket.
In just a heartbeat, the outline of the Moon Beast transformed into that of the Rex Beast, then instantly evolved further, becoming as refined and graceful as when the Curly Ear evolved into the Long-Eared Rabbit.
The barrier between the second and third tiers was effortlessly broken.
"Moon Beast."
Super Evolution!
"New Moon Beast!"
...
"Good!"
Dark clenched his fist in excitement within his heart.
A few punches.
The smooth evolution of the "New Moon Beast" gave him a boost of confidence.
However, within the 301 dormitory, not everyone was as happy as he was.
The golem elves watched the birth of the "New Moon Beast" with various emotions, causing a momentary silence in the room.
...
The "New Moon Beast," also known as the "Martial Rabbit God Beast."
Its appearance was more mature than "Rex Beast," but it still hadn't fully shed its rabbit-like form.
However, its feminine features had become very prominent, leading to the upper body being armored for censorship purposes.
The crescent-shaped pendant originally hanging on its chest transformed into a scythe and shield.
Fully armed!
Dark almost instinctively thought it should have become a "Dark + Fighting" golem elf.
But it wasn't so.
The attribute section on the mana card remained "Dark + Water."
He glanced at the excited "New Moon Beast" fiddling with its weapons and then shifted his attention to the mana card, injecting mana into it.
Information came back.
【Card Name: New Moon Beast】
【Type: Elemental Card】
【Level: ???????】
【Race: Avian-beast Kin】
【Attribute: Dark/Water】
【Mana: 3400】
【Attack: 3600】
【Defense: 2900】
【Ultimate Skills: Crescent, Enchanting Dance, Mad Dance, Night Dance.】
"It was expected; it’s still an 'Avian-beast Kin.'"
Dark was not surprised.
The stats of the "New Moon Beast" were clearly top-tier among the seven-star golem elves.
Though not as powerful as the "Night Tiger God," it was on par with the "Celestial Beast" and "Demoness Beast."
Only its divinity was still restrained, which slightly disappointed Dark.
In fact, "Diana" from the "Digital Monsters" Olympus Twelve Gods was originally an Ultimate Body. Its previous forms could only be considered potential, not deities.
The reason "Moon Goddess (Divine Rank Armed)" and "Night Tiger God (Divine Rank Armed)" had "Rank +1" was because "Soul of the Moon Goddess" was the Moon Goddess herself.
Dark pondered for a moment before continuing to inject mana and delve deeper into the four ultimate skills of the "New Moon Beast."
Although the "New Moon Beast" had armor and weapons, only the weapons formed the ultimate skills.
Yet, the effects of these weapons completely dispelled Dark's slight disappointment.
【Crescent: The New Moon Beast has two weapons, one being a silver-white shield with a notch, and the other resembling a scythe. When combined, they transform into a crossbow shape.】
【Crescent Shield: The shield of the New Moon Beast can absorb moonlight, increasing defense by 500 points.】
【Crescent Blade: The blade of the New Moon Beast possesses purification power. Upon striking the target, it can dispel most negative and positive buffs. Attack increases by 700 points.】
【Crescent Crossbow: The crossbow of the New Moon Beast releases arrows condensed with moonlight. The power of the moonlight arrow is similar to the base attack damage. Additional ultimate skill: [Frost Arrow], [Dark Arrow].】
【Frost Arrow: The New Moon Beast condenses ice power, shooting an arrow imbued with ice power, having a freezing effect. Attack increases by 500 points.】
【Dark Arrow: The New Moon Beast condenses dark power, shooting an arrow imbued with dark power, having a corrosive effect. Attack increases by 500 points.】
It was hard to imagine that this was a single ultimate skill!
And the "New Moon Beast" was a genuine gold card, with three other ultimate skills!
After checking everything, Dark sighed.
The "New Moon Beast" might not be as pure and powerful as the "Night Tiger God," but it certainly wouldn't be inferior to any complete digital monster.
He then turned his attention to the last three ultimate skills.
These were all ultimate skills with the word "Dance."
【Enchanting Dance: The dance of the New Moon Beast is extremely charming, sometimes captivating the opposite gender even in battle.】
【Mad Dance: In the midst of dancing, the New Moon Beast becomes frenzied, with strength and speed greatly increasing. Attack increases by 50% to 100% of the base attack, but it will enter a chaotic state, even after the dance ends.】
【Night Dance: Under the moonlight, the New Moon Beast gains greater strength and speed, like a dance that slays enemies. Attack increases by 30%.】
Three dances, three entirely different effects.
Their common point, and the greatest advantage, was that there was no cooldown.
As long as they danced, the effects would take place.
Slashing enemies while dancing.
But if the rhythm of the dance was disrupted, these effects would greatly diminish or disappear.
Among them, the "Mad Dance" required the "New Moon Beast" to maintain its dance steps even in chaos, which was quite difficult.
"To unleash the power of the 'Rex Beast,' the 'Moon Beast' needs to learn martial arts."
"To unleash the power of the 'New Moon Beast,' the 'Moon Beast' needs to learn dance."
"Emmm..."
Dark's gaze slightly shifted to the "New Moon Beast."
The perceptive and highly sensitive "New Moon Beast" suddenly looked at him, then felt some discomfort.
"Huh?"
...
"The road ahead is long."
Dark sighed lightly, beginning to record and research.
A quarter of an hour later, the "New Moon Beast" regressed into a "Moon Beast" and was once again taken away by the "Soul of the Moon Goddess."
The power of the "Moon Beast" wasn't low, but under the "Soul of the Moon Goddess," it offered no resistance, looking timid like a cute doll.
Of course, the other fluffy bunnies were just as cute.
If it weren't for having too many golem elves at home, he would really want to place all five fluffy bunnies on the bed and dive in, enjoying the wonderful world surrounded by fluffy bunnies.
...
This consecutive five mana card experiments consumed a total of 130 points of "Bliss of the Moon Goddess."
But the gains were quite satisfying.
With so many "Bliss" golem elves, Dark began to consider how to reconstruct the "Bliss" deck and find sacrificial subjects... no, experimental subjects... no, opponents!
Today was December 15th, Sunday, with only a week left until the holiday.
Because the final match of the "Silver Cup" would be held next Friday, to improve viewing experience, the "Golden Cup" qualifying matches would continue on the same day, allowing viewers to watch their favorite duels during the intervals between the "Silver Cup" matches.
After all, the "Silver Cup" only had three matches left: the winners' bracket final, the losers' bracket final, and the grand final.
There would be a one-hour interval between each match.
It was impossible for spectators to spend an entire afternoon watching performances at the dueling arena.
"If only I had accepted one of the remaining senior challenges earlier this Tuesday..."
Dark thought quietly.
He was not sure whether there would be any events scheduled for next Tuesday or if any seniors would challenge him.
After all, Christmas was coming soon.
Even without being troubled by end-of-term assignments, students would focus more on Christmas.
It was unlikely that any seniors would still be eyeing a harmless second-year student like him in the final week.
"Maybe I should actively request a challenge?"
This idea was quickly suppressed.
Dark shook his head. He didn't know the seniors well enough to think of names that would be easy to deal with.
Challenging them with an experimental deck mentality was akin to courting death.
He didn't enjoy being tortured.
"Forget it, let things unfold naturally. Maybe someone will take the initiative?"
