At this point in the game, Evolution Crystals were nothing too out of reach for Nie Yan. There were three sitting in the guild treasury, obtained by Bladelight and the others while they were running dungeons. Since they were still extremely rare, members needed to pay a ludicrously high amount of merit points to obtain one. As a result, no one even attempted. However, Nie Yan was the bank. He could take from the treasury as he pleased.

Nie Yan had a subordinate deliver him one of the Evolution Crystals, which he fed to the Divine Eclipse Dragon.

Evolution Crystals increased Growth Rate by a flat five points. So, the Divine Eclipse Dragon’s Growth Rate increased from 25 to 30.

The Divine Eclipse Dragon was the king of all land-bound dragons. Nie Yan couldn’t help but wonder how powerful it would grow in the future.

Higher level maps had a better chance of dropping Evolution Crystals. With an increasing number of players becoming strong enough to explore Level 170–180 maps, they were starting to appear more often in the marketplace....