"Evolution successful... Huh?"
Liu Ren was about to congratulate when a gust of wind slammed into his face, filling his mouth and making him sputter. "Woo woo woo!"
What's going on!
"It's about to break through to the Transcendent rank!" Master Yao said.
King Wu raised an eyebrow. "It only took a little over a year to evolve and break through to Transcendent at the same time. That means its potential rivals a quasi-monarch path?"
"Wait! The higher the potential, the more spiritual energy it needs to absorb during the breakthrough..."
He looked at Su Hao. "How much spirit jade did you prepare?"
As King Wu spoke, he had already summoned his puppet controller, ready to send it on a run to airlift spirit jade.
But Su Hao said, "Senior, no need to worry. To be cautious, I prepared a thousand credits' worth of wood-type spirit jade in advance. Spirit jade is a universal resource anyway, so hoarding some isn't a waste."
A thousand credits!
Five hundred catties of spirit jade!
That's some serious caution!
King Wu's mouth twitched.
Liu Ren shed tears of poverty.
The thousand credits' worth of spirit jade had long been buried around the site by Su Hao. During an evolution ritual, the most spirit jade absorbed was ten or twenty catties.
At that moment, the spiritual energy within the jade was drawn out by Die Xiaodie. Countless particles of light converged into streams of green, surging into her body.
But even so, the surrounding spiritual energy still gathered in a frenzy.
One hundred meters, five hundred meters, one thousand meters, two thousand meters!
The range spread wider and wider, the spiritual energy whipping up howling winds.
A spiritual vortex formed, with Die Xiaodie at its center.
Her aura gradually rose, strands of invisible pressure leaking out. Whether it was the Lava Dragon Turtle, the Tidecaller Spirit, or the Electric Light Bear, all of them struggled to breathe.
Die Xiaodie instinctively infused her mental intimidation into the Transcendent-level pressure, making it even more terrifying!
Liu Ren and the others were affected, protective barriers forming around their bodies. None of them dared to stay, scattering far away.
...
Outside the sealed-off area of Mirror Forest.
Many students and spirits looked toward the south, their mouths slowly falling open.
"So strong!"
Bai Hongzhen's eyes widened. He could sense the fear emanating from his Polar Nine-Tails.
"Even from such a distance, the pressure still affects my Nine-Tails. What kind of spirit is that, and how strong is it? No wonder it's the mentor's spirit!
"No, it's more than that." He came from the Yu Ling Bai family and had seen much. "Such a commotion, such a fierce aura—it's no ordinary Transcendent. Maybe it's the ace spirit of a second-tier or first-tier mentor?
"I wonder if my Polar Nine-Tails can have such might within three years."
He looked at the Polar Nine-Tails.
In that instant, his fighting spirit ignited.
He felt he couldn't keep his eyes fixed on Su Hao.
Su Hao was strong, but he was just a student. He himself should aim at mentors and professors, set his sights on the King rank, and only then could he become a true powerhouse!
Bai Hongzhen felt reborn!
...
Whoosh~
Inside the sealed area, the wind howled.
Su Hao crouched behind Big Fatty Bear and Er Ha Lin, half-squatting as he looked at the massive vortex.
He could only vaguely make out Die Xiaodie's silhouette.
Minutes later...
The vortex slowly calmed.
He saw three gleaming orbs circling Die Xiaodie, spinning rapidly.
They were the Mental Orbs.
But they were no longer the size of glass beads; they were as big as ping-pong balls.
The accessory equipment had grown along with Die Xiaodie.
The howling wind had subsided.
Die Xiaodie's tightly shut eyes slowly opened. Substantial mental power, like dazzling light, flashed in her pupils and vanished.
"Gu nuo nuo~~~"
Her crisp voice rang out, carrying a power that soothed the soul. The trembling Lava Dragon Turtle and the others... well, they immediately calmed down.
Die Xiaodie fluttered her butterfly wings, spun twice in place, then looked at the remaining materials on the ground.
Her psychic power enveloped them, packing everything up in one go. With a whoosh, they flew into the suitcase dozens of meters away, held by Big Fatty Bear.
She danced joyfully, flying for a while, then wanted to return to her familiar throne, but suddenly stopped.
"Gu nuo?"
Why did Su Hao's head get smaller, gu nuo~?
She fell into thought.
After pondering for over ten seconds, Die Xiaodie's figure slowly became hazy and illusory.
Then, under Su Hao's gaze, Die Xiaodie, who was about 1.2 meters tall, began to shrink, shrinking down to about the same height as her original Dream Butterfly form.
She turned into a palm-sized spirit, spun around, and landed on his head.
"Gu nuo," she called out.
Saying she was back on her throne!
Seeing this, the Fire Crow was stunned.
It looked down at Su Hao, especially at his shoulder, and its foot twitched as if it wanted to lift it...
Then, Su Hao's gaze turned to it.
He used the pressure of a Spirit Master.
Stare—
"What are you trying to do?"
"Ca~ ca ca ca~!"
Su Hao reached out and said no!
The Fire Crow sulked off to a corner.
...
"What do you plan to name the evolved form of the Dream Butterfly?"
Su Hao pretended to think for a moment. "Let's call it 'Butterfly Fairy.'"
"Quite fitting." Master Yao's eyes burned with curiosity. "Is the ability to shrink freely also a power of the Butterfly Fairy form?"
"Well... not exactly."
Su Hao glanced at Die Xiaodie on his head.
He was surprised too.
In theory, compared to the Dream Butterfly form, the Butterfly Fairy form only added the Illusion attribute.
"That should be... reality and illusion shifting?
"To stay on my head, Die Xiaodie developed a new use for reality and illusion shifting in such a short time?
"Though it's not a special stance and she has to revert to her original form in battle, still..."
Su Hao didn't know whether to stay silent.
Or just say 'awesome.'
He opened the panel.
[Spirit: Butterfly Fairy (Transcendent rank)] [Ability: Dream] [Attribute: Wood ◆ Illusion] [Training Plan: Omitted (Pending Upgrade)] [Moves: Omitted] [Special: ① Constant two illusion scenarios; ② Five-sense manipulation illusions; ③ Mental Orbs; ④ Reality and Illusion Shifting (Extension: Real Illusions, Shrinking Secret Art)]
Su Hao scrolled down to the last section.
Sure enough, it was similar to Stupid Crow's.
[Evolution Path: Silkworm → ③ Dream Butterfly → 'Butterfly Fairy' → 'Pitch Black' (Unlocked) (3 Intel Points to search for advancement direction)]
Su Hao expected this.
He immediately used 3 Intel Points to unlock the advancement option.
"Ding—"
A pleasant chime sounded.
Countless 'pitch-black outlines' spread across the panel.
[Advancement Directions: ① Reality Evolution: Compatibility 98% (12 Intel Points to unlock); ② Cloud Dream Evolution: Compatibility 98% (12 Intel Points to unlock); ... ④ Mind Evolution: Compatibility 82% (12 Intel Points to unlock); ... ... ⑦ Light Evolution: Compatibility 76% (12 Intel Points to unlock); ... ⑨ Fallen Evolution: Compatibility 50% (12 Intel Points to unlock)]
— I, the fill-in-the-blank guy, am out again, da~! 1. Please fill in the brief description of Die Xiaodie's advanced form in the "..." above.