CHAPTER 176: CHAPTER 131: THE WORKING SAINT PHYSIQUE AND THE DAUGHTER OF FORTUNE

"Are you willing to come with me?" Lin Chen asked.

The Iron Palm Bear was stunned.

Beside it, both Xiaobai and Xiao Hong were taken aback as well, with the latter getting a bit anxious, teary-eyed.

Wasn’t it agreed that it would be the second Spirit Beast?

Lin Chen reassured and explained, "You’re definitely second, when did I ever lie to you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hong grinned again...

It has been waiting for so long, its mindset would collapse directly if a Spirit Beast cut in line midway.

The Iron Palm Bear thought it had misheard, it was a discarded one after all, Human Beastmasters wouldn’t accept discarded ones.

Lin Chen didn’t hide anything and said, "I place great importance on the character of Spirit Beasts. If you’re not suitable for me, I will ultimately let you go."

"So when we interact in the future, you should also maintain your character as much as possible, don’t overthink, let everything come naturally."

The Iron Palm Bear then truly understood, nodding continuously, its bear eyes instantly turned red.

The Iron Palm Bear knew what Lin Chen wanted to do.

That is Law Evolution.

Actually, when it failed initially, Lee Zaiqing wanted it to try Law Evolution too, but the Lee Family opposed.

Because the materials for Law Evolution are extremely expensive, even the lowest tier starts at two million.

But you must know that the lowest tier for Ancestral Evolution starts at merely ten thousand.

Lee Zaiqing eventually gave up as well, he was willing to spend the money, but there was another thing:

Law Evolution is equivalent to a second evolution, if it fails, it could result in death.

"Have you thought it through?" Lin Chen asked.

The Iron Palm Bear nodded again and patted its chest, indicating it was willing to try.

"Alright then." Lin Chen reached out his hand, the Iron Palm Bear was perplexed, but Xiaobai knew what Lin Chen was going to do, it ran over and kicked the Iron Palm Bear on the back, causing its head to bump into Lin Chen’s hand.

This way, Lin Chen’s hand successfully touched the Iron Palm Bear’s head.

The Iron Palm Bear had never enjoyed such a privilege, its eyes instantly turned red.

With Lee Zaiqing, although it lived well, Lee Zaiqing seldom showed the Iron Palm Bear kindness and tenderness on a spiritual level.

"Alright, from now on you’ll be my backup third Spirit Beast. I can’t guarantee I’ll definitely choose you, but I do keep my promises." Lin Chen thought for a moment, looked at the Iron Palm Bear’s snow-white body, and said, "You should have been called Xiaobai, but your color is taken, so you’ll be Xiao Hei from now on."

"....."

The Iron Palm Bear scratched its head, while Xiaobai and Xiao Hong laughed cheerfully.

....

Because of the Iron Palm Bear’s situation, Lin Chen decided to delay departure for two days.

Lin Chen also discussed the evolution situation with the Iron Palm Bear and learned about the circumstances at the time.

The Iron Palm Bear was ready to complete its evolution, but unfortunately, at the crucial moment of breaking the cocoon, perhaps due to the psychological pressure accumulated earlier, it failed.

"Maybe this is why its bloodline is so peculiar," Lin Chen speculated.

Normally when beasts fail to evolve, their bloodline should be very scattered, generally around 30% of the original lineage, at most around 50%, but for it to be 74.8% is extremely rare.

You could say, if the Iron Palm Bear undergoes Law Evolution now, the probability of success is extremely high.

However, Lin Chen wasn’t in a hurry.

The Little Fox is second, the Iron Palm Bear third, taking it slow.

Additionally, Lin Chen wanted to assess the Iron Palm Bear’s character.

If it’s a Spirit Beast that loves to eat and is lazy, Lin Chen wouldn’t want it.

After all, bears belong to the category of lazy Spirit Beasts.

"Well, your face is a bit black, calling you Xiao Hei isn’t wrong," Lin Chen said.

"..."

The Iron Palm Bear patted its bear brain, looking aggrieved with widened eyes.

But soon Lin Chen found out his worries were unnecessary, as this Iron Palm Bear was even more diligent in weightlifting than Xiaobai, even to the point where Lin Chen had to advise it.

"Training should be moderate," Lin Chen sweatily remarked.

This bear spends 17 and a half hours lifting weights out of 24 hours a day, only sleeps six hours, and spends the remaining half an hour eating.

Xiaobai is considered a role model of diligence, training only eight hours a day, spending one hour on bathing, and the remaining time either daydreaming, eating, or sleeping.

However, Xiaobai has leisure time every day.

The Iron Palm Bear thought for a while and finally decided to reduce the time a bit, training only 14 hours a day, leaving four hours to bond with Xiaobai and the others; as for sleeping...

It insisted on only sleeping six hours.

"Born with a workaholic physique..." Lin Chen sighed, thinking that if Earth’s capitalists saw such a person, they would laugh their teeth out.

At night, the Iron Palm Bear did something amusing. Although it knew Xiaobai was definitely strong now, it still wanted to see how strong, asking Xiaobai to perform something.

As a result, once Xiaobai transformed, the Iron Palm Bear became self-conscious.

Xiaobai at its start is probably the peak it now seems unreachable.

Xiaobai didn’t boast, though, and comforted the Iron Palm Bear, saying that following Lin Chen would make it this strong someday.

"Coo-coo~~"

The Little Fox nodded, touching its little paws, indicating it was ready.

Lin Chen felt relieved seeing the Three Beasts’ bond improve rapidly.

The Iron Palm Bear’s current state is quite miserable, having a huge problem after evolving unsuccessfully, which is losing all its skills.

That’s right.

The Iron Palm Bear’s previous three skills are now unusable.

But don’t worry, once Law Evolution succeeds, everything will come back.

Now the Iron Palm Bear needs to wait patiently.

....

On the third day, Lin Chen, with the Three Beasts and the Little Fox’s Coin Bank, finally set out.

Actually, Lin Chen wanted Xiaobai to carry him a bit, to enjoy the fun of riding a bull...