Chapter 679: Seal
Chapter 679: Seal
The night was deep, and initially, Treasure Seeker had only shown changes in its silhouette and appearance from a distance. Now, as Qiao Sang drifted closer, she noticed that its usual gray sections had all turned a dark gray.
Qiao Sang was taken aback. She had seen pictures of the Ghost Ring King before and remembered that even after evolving, the Ghost Ring should remain gray, just like in its previous stages...
Evolution. Tang Yi was trying hard to suppress the urge to vomit blood, looking at the small Ghost-type Companion Beast in front of him.
He had seen dozens of General-Class Beast Companions in reality, and each one exuded a powerful aura.
Even those that were less than six meters tall still clearly belonged to the General-Class. However, there was no change in the aura of the Ghost Ring King before him.
If someone didn't know this was a General-Class Beast Companion, they might believe it was a High-Class Companion, or even an Intermediate Beast.
At this moment, Liu Yao had already prepared himself mentally and approached. But as he got closer, he suddenly let out a soft exclamation:
"Your Ghost Ring King..."
Don't leave me hanging like that... Qiao Sang looked at Vice Principal Liu: "What about the Ghost Ring King?"
Liu Yao was silent for a few seconds: "Let's go to the living room first. It's too dark here, it might be a lighting issue."
With these words, Qiao Sang immediately understood that Vice Principal Liu was referring to the color change in Treasure Seeker's body.
The three of them walked into the living room one after the other.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker eagerly floated to the full-length mirror, turning left and right to admire its new appearance.
After a while, it showed a satisfied expression.
It looked better than in the pictures, though it was a bit small. But that wasn't a problem; it could learn the Dark Shadow technique to grow larger.
Under the light, the color of Treasure Seeker's body was much clearer.
"It seems your Ghost Ring has evolved into a Ghost Ring King and has changed from partial albinism to a completely different color", Liu Yao remarked, watching Treasure Seeker in the mirror.
Qiao Sang nodded: "I noticed that too."
A normal Ghost Ring King is gray with yellow, but Treasure Seeker's eyes, hair, and ring were previously golden yellow, distinguishing it from its kind. Now, even its body color was different from its peers.
"Call your Ghost Ring King over so I can take a look. I'll prepare some new Energy Pills for it", Liu Yao said.
"Treasure Seeker", Qiao Sang beckoned.
"Xunxun~" Treasure Seeker grinned and quickly floated over.
Liu Yao took out his equipment and began the examination.
Treasure Seeker cooperated obediently.
Tang Yi watched the scene, his mouth opening and closing as if he wanted to say something but held back.
"What do you want to say?" Qiao Sang noticed his expression and asked.
"Why did your Ghost Ring evolve so quickly?" Tang Yi finally voiced his confusion.
He couldn't understand how, under normal circumstances, it would take years for a High-Class Beast Companion to evolve into a General-Class Pet Beast. Qiao Sang's situation was too fantastical. One Flame Kiru wasn't enough; now there was a Ghost Ring King, both evolving within a year.
It was more unbelievable than a novel.
Liu Yao's hands paused at Tang Yi's words, but he quickly resumed his examination, his ears perking up.
Qiao Sang cleared her throat, organized her thoughts, and began:
"Here's what happened. When I went to the Nineteenth District, I originally planned to go directly to a hotel near the Kotya Volcano, but on the subway..."
As Qiao Sang recounted her story, Tang Yi and Liu Yao's expressions shifted from shock to understanding.
"I didn't expect you to have encountered such an event..." Tang Yi's expression was complex.
He momentarily placed himself in the situation and thought that it would be hard enough to get out of the Subway station, let alone obtain an Emotion Energy Collector...
Qiao Sang waved his hand. "I guess you could say it's a blessing in disguise."
Liu Yao, a bit worried, said, "That person who can collect emotional energy to directly fill a High-Grade Ghost-Type Companion Beast's energy must not be someone to be taken lightly. You need to be careful."
Tang Yi nodded in agreement.
Qiao Sang smiled. "I'm not the same person I used to be. Fangy and Treasure Seeker have both evolved to the General-Class. Even if the other party comes looking for me and is more powerful than I imagined, there's still Vice Principal you, right?"
Liu Yao was taken aback for a moment, then he said seriously, "You're right."
After a brief chat, Tang Yi took out his mobile phone, snapped a photo of Treasure Seeker, and stood up. "It's not early anymore, I'll head off."
Qiao Sang looked at him. "Stay the night here. There are plenty of rooms."
Indeed, it looked like there were plenty... Tang Yi didn't hesitate and asked, "Do you have blankets and such? I don't have a familiar like Ghost Ring King who can carry these things around."
Mentioning "Ghost Ring King", his tone turned a bit sour.
Qiao Sang nodded. "We have them."
...
An hour later, Qiao Sang finished washing up and lay down.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker floated over, holding a laptop in its claws, and sweetly called out, asking if it could stay up all night playing?
You've already mastered Shadow Control, and you still want to stay up all night playing the computer? Qiao Sang put on a serious face, ready to lecture, but then he remembered something and relaxed his expression, smiling. "Sure, but tonight you can only use Psychic Power to play the computer, just like last night. You need to re-cast it every minute."
Treasure Seeker's Psychic Power was already at the Mastery level, though it hadn't reached the peak yet. If it worked as hard as last night without slacking off, it would probably reach the peak in a day or two.
"Xunxun!"
Hearing this, Treasure Seeker immediately hugged the computer and floated around happily.
In the room's water tank, Lulu looked at the spinning Treasure Seeker with a puzzled expression.
It just couldn't understand...
Why could a lazy guy like Treasure Seeker evolve so quickly...
Qiao Sang, unaware of Lulu's thoughts, closed her eyes and entered the Beastmaster Codex.
The pages turned, and she quickly found the page about Treasure Seeker.
Name: Ghost Ring King
Attributes: Ghost, Psychic
Level: General-Class (200,000/1,000,000) +
Trait: Primary Trait: Absorb
Level: A (7,967/10,000), Status: Extremely Effective, Description: (Can use the Ring to absorb any physical object, current internal capacity: 200 cubic meters)
Secondary Trait: Pierce
Level: A (6,765/10,000), Status: Extremely Effective, Description: (Can pierce through the opponent's defenses or substitutes to attack)
Third Trait: Hyper Perception
Level: C (11/1,000), Status: Usable, Description: (In double battles, can read the ally's attack and dodge the Signature Move's damage)
Fourth Trait: Cursed Body
Level: C (3/1,000), Status: Usable, Description: (When attacked, has a 30% chance to paralyze the target)
Fifth Trait: Oppressive Aura
Level: C (1/1,000), Status: Usable, Description: (Emits an oppressive aura, making the opponent feel dominated)
Hidden Ability: Cursed Body
Level: B (62/2,000), Status: Effective, Description: (When attacked, has a 30% chance to stun the opponent)
Skills:
- Lick (Proficient 273/500) +
- Hypnosis (Mastery 17860/20000) +
- Dream Eater (Novice 17/100) +
- Barrier (Small Success 1432/2000) +
- Psychic Power (Mastery 18007/20000) +
- Teleport (Mastery 20000/20000) Max
- Shadow Control (Mastery 20000/20000) Max
- Ghost Flame (Mastery 12254/20000) +
- Substitute (Perfection 7867/10000) +
- Taunt (Mastery 2232/5000) +
- Tile Split (Mastery 4022/5000) +
- Shadow Orb (Perfection 6596/10000) +
- Illusion Beam (Small Success 1076/2000) +
- Light Wall (Proficient 390/500) +
- Spatial Shift (Mastery 12301/20000) +
- Psychic Hammer (Small Success 1012/2000) +
- Scary Face (Novice 34/100) +
- Cursed Luck (Novice 11/100) +
- Sleight of Hand (Novice 1/100) +
- Dark Shadow (Novice 1/100) +
- Seal (Novice 1/100) +
Points: 23511
Oppressive Aura?
Qiao Sang stared at the latest Trait of Treasure Seeker, wondering how such a small creature could awaken with this Trait.
She had read about the Oppressive Aura Trait before; it usually appeared in the leaders of the same species. In a group of the same race, there was always one that acted as the dominant leader, and the Oppressive Aura would manifest on them. Or, it could appear in some high-level, large, and rare familiars.
Even Fangy, who had evolved into Flame Kiru, didn’t have this Trait, yet Treasure Seeker somehow did. Qiao Sang recalled Treasure Seeker’s appearance after evolution and remained silent for a long time.
Indeed, the Traits of familiars were a profound and mysterious subject.
Her gaze shifted down to the three new Skills listed at the bottom.
Sleight of Hand, a Psychic-type Advanced Skill, could exploit an opponent’s opening to swap items between herself and the opponent. With enough practice, it could be used even if one party wasn’t carrying an item, transferring the item to the other. Qiao Sang’s mind flashed with the information about this Skill, and she fell into deep thought.
A Psychic-type Advanced Skill sounded impressive, but unfortunately, the matches she planned to participate in didn’t allow familiars to use artifacts, so this Skill wouldn’t be very useful. Qiao Sang pondered this as she moved on to the next Skill.
When she saw the words "Dark Shadow", her lips twitched involuntarily.
She seriously suspected that Treasure Seeker had been thinking about this Skill during the early stages of evolution, which was why it had awakened with Dark Shadow.
Really, none of these were practical at all. Qiao Sang grumbled to herself and then looked at the last Skill.
Seal? Qiao Sang was initially taken aback, but then she felt a wave of joy.
Finally, a useful Skill!
Seal, a Psychic-type Advanced Skill, could prevent an opponent from using any move that it itself knew. This meant that in the future, when facing Ghost-type or Psychic-type opponents, they would be largely incapacitated!
Especially Psychic Pets!
Qiao Sang couldn’t help but imagine the scenario in her mind.
If Treasure Seeker knew the common Psychic Pet Skill, Teleport, and used Seal first, the opponent’s Teleport would be disabled for a short time.
A Psychic Pet that couldn’t teleport—tch!
Qiao Sang returned to reality, closed her eyes, and let a contented drowsiness wash over her. Soon, she drifted off to sleep.
Do these two traits seem a bit excessive?
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