Chapter 73: Harsh Evolution Conditions! Shadow Fist! (5/5, Requesting Data)

As the intensity of Bai Guang reached its peak, the Guisī inside rapidly changed its form.

Finally, the Bai Guang vanished abruptly, revealing its new appearance beneath.

Guisitong's entire body is purple, with three spiky protrusions arranged in a group on each side of its face.

It has triangular white eyes with black pupils, within which a faint purplish-red ghostly flame seems to flicker.

At the same time, several sharp purple teeth line its mouth, the vivid purple symbolizing intense toxicity.

The most obvious change as Guisī evolved into Guisitong was the emergence of a pair of hands separate from its body, hovering before it.

Dark ghostly claws floated beside it, each bearing three fingers, appearing far more agile.

Previously, Guisī could only conjure hands from its internal gas—usable, but clearly inferior to real hands.

Guisī successfully evolved into Guisitong!

"Jie jie jie…"

Guisitong floated lightly through the air, effortlessly summoning gusts of chilling wind.

If Guisitong were to visit Manhattan City again, it would likely frighten even more people.

At the same time, Guisitong clenched its fists and swung its hands through the air, unleashing silent punches that were impossible to defend against.

After evolving, it learned a new skill—Shadow Fist.

【Shadow Fist】: Deliver a shadow-wreathed punch that always hits its target.

Watching Guisitong spin joyfully around him like a child, Luo Ge congratulated it aloud.

Guisī took much longer to evolve than Nidoking, but that was understandable—Nidoking naturally evolves quickly.

Right now, he possessed two second-stage evolved Pokémon, both significantly stronger than before.

But the real difficulty lay ahead.

His three Pokémon all required special conditions to evolve further.

Eevee, of course, had many evolution paths—including Evolution Stones, friendship, and special scenarios.

Nidoking required a 【Moon Stone】 to evolve into Nidoqueen.

Guisitong's condition was the most stringent: it required a communication exchange to evolve into Gengar.

But where in the Hunter World could he perform a communication exchange?

After much thought, Luo Ge finally remembered one item that could also cause Guisitong to evolve into Gengar.

That item was the 【Link Rope】.

But like Nidoking's 【Moon Stone】, it was a matter of luck—there was no telling when it might appear.

Fortunately, this was the real world; even without evolution, Pokémon could still grow stronger.

Especially as his own strength increased, his Pokémon's power would rise faster.

Immediately after evolving, Guisitong floated over to Luo Ge to celebrate, then drifted toward Eevee.

Its sharp fingers pulled down its face, then its wide mouth shot out a long, crimson tongue as it made a grotesque face at Eevee.

"Bui."

Eevee turned its head away, completely unimpressed by Guisitong's grimace—it found nothing frightening about it.

"Jie?!"

Guisitong was stunned—it hadn't expected its evolved form still couldn't scare Eevee.

Watching it sit in the corner drawing circles, radiating a sense of desolation, Eevee felt a touch of pity.

Luo Ge, observing this, wondered if Guisī had evolved solely out of a stubborn desire to frighten Eevee.

"Bui bui."

Eevee stood behind Guisitong, wearing an expression of weary wisdom, as if trying to comfort it.

The meaning was:

Though your comedy isn't funny, I believe that if you keep trying, someday you'll make me laugh.

Luo Ge could barely suppress his laughter, while Guisitong, utterly humiliated, slowly sank into the ground.

In moments, it vanished beneath the surface.

Having witnessed Guisī's entire evolution process, Bisji finally believed that Nian Shou could evolve.

She also noticed that Guisitong's aura had grown significantly stronger—clearly more powerful than before.

Luo Ge suddenly thought of something and added:

"With Guisitong's current strength, it might finally clear away the dead thoughts in the Dorok Ruins."

Guisī had limited capacity—it could only consume a small portion each day, then wait to digest before repeating.

But compared to the vast scale of dead thoughts in the Dorok Ruins, what it consumed was negligible.

After evolving into Guisitong, Luo Ge believed it was worth trying again—even if it couldn't fully eliminate all the dead thoughts.

But it would be enough to let them proceed safely into the depths.

This would not only benefit Guisitong's strength, but Luo Ge was also curious about what might be found inside the ruins.

If it was a ruin, it was likely something related to the Ghost type?

Bisji's eyes sparkled instantly; she clasped her hands together in delight: "Really?!"

"That's wonderful!"

Though she had devoted herself entirely to teaching the three, the chance to obtain the Wang Guan from the ruins was still a welcome prospect.

"Kou jie kou jie!"

As if hearing their conversation, Guisitong burst up from underground, slapping its gas-like chest.

It wore an expression of absolute determination, wrapped in its own form.

It couldn't pull off pranks, but eating? That it could do well.

So the two of them decided that after returning from Yokain City, they would go to the Dorok Ruins.

And tomorrow they would set off for Yokain City.