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Chapter 782: The String Snaps
Chapter 782: The String Snaps
Lulu looked to be in good shape... Qiao Sang watched the figure that seemed dozens of times larger than usual from a visual perspective and felt relieved.
But then she remembered that Lulu probably hadn't fully absorbed the energy yet, and her eyes involuntarily showed concern.
Teacher Birit was right. Lulu could use Healing Light, so theoretically, even if it lacked the necessary talent, it was the most likely to directly absorb the energy to late-stage perfection.
And given Lulu's character, it would definitely do so.
However, it was in the state of absorbing energy. Forcing itself to absorb more energy while simultaneously using that energy to heal its wounds would inevitably be painful.
After all, the injuries were caused by energy...
Just as she was thinking, a yellow big bird flew toward her, carrying a wriggling worm in its beak.
Before Qiao Sang could react, the yellow bird landed beside her and spat out the worm, chirping twice.
This... Feeling the worm wriggling by her feet, Qiao Sang was momentarily stunned.
Did I turn into a bird?
Is this big bird trying to get me to eat a worm?
Qiao Sang lowered her head and instinctively started analyzing the situation.
After over a year in the Beastmaster world, her courage had grown exponentially. Even with the worm just a centimeter from her... well, her talons, she didn't feel particularly afraid.
In her previous life, she had always kept a distance from such creatures...
Suddenly, the yellow bird picked up the worm again and brought it close to Qiao Sang's beak.
"Chirp chirp!"
"!!!"
Qiao Sang was startled, her thoughts halting as she recoiled backward.
Thinking about eating a worm was one thing, but actually eating it was another!
She flapped her wings to fly away, but this body was still a fledgling, not fully developed. After a couple of flaps, Qiao Sang fell back onto the branch.
The yellow bird approached again, carrying the worm.
As the wriggling worm neared her beak, a myriad of thoughts flooded Qiao Sang's mind.
Maybe I should just jump off the tree!
But this body is a fledgling, and falling from such a height would probably be fatal...
Ah!
Lulu, save me!
I don't want to eat a live worm!
"Ice Ai!"
Just as Qiao Sang felt despair, a painful roar echoed through the air.
At the same time, a chaotic gust of wind swept by, causing the surrounding plants to bend and tilt.
Hundreds of ordinary creatures were frightened and scattered, including the yellow bird that had been trying to feed her the worm.
Qiao Sang clung to the leaves with her talons and wings to keep from being blown off.
When everything calmed down, Qiao Sang let out a deep breath of relief.
Thank you, Lulu!
If her guess was correct, Lulu had just started to forcibly absorb energy... Thinking about this, Qiao Sang looked at the figure in the distant vortex, her eyes filled with concern.
The staff had said the absorption process would take about two hours, which was the average time for a General-Class Beast Companion.
But Lulu had already reached the point of forcibly absorbing energy before even an hour had passed.
Either its talent was insufficient, or Lulu had been speeding up the absorption process from the beginning...
That's right. They had told her about soaking absorption. If it were soaking, the Energy Pool wouldn't form a vortex. Clearly, Lulu was speeding up the absorption...
...
"Ice Ai..."
Energy continued to flow into Lulu's body.
With each strand absorbed, its body glowed slightly and grew a bit larger.
The intense Energy Pool was diluted by more than half, and the green color visibly faded.
As the energy within its body increased, each new strand caused Lulu sharp pain.
Energy poured in from all directions, and every second spent in the Energy Pool was a torment for Lulu.
“Ice Ai!”
Lulu roared, the gem on her forehead glowing with a blue light that enveloped her entire body.
All the pain quickly disappeared.
But when the blue light faded, the sharp pain returned, sweeping through every corner of her body, inside and out.
“Ice Ai…”
The blue light flickered on and off, on and off…
Time passed slowly.
After an unknown duration, Lulu began to feel exhausted.
Absorb enough here, right…
But it feels like I can still endure a bit more…
My Beastmaster gave me this precious spot…
I need to absorb everything to make it worth it…
With this thought, the gem on Lulu’s forehead glowed blue once more.
…
On the other side.
“Are there any other ways to obtain a spot in the Energy Pool?” Birit asked casually, having nothing better to do.
“Apologies, I’m not entirely sure,” the staff member replied respectfully. “The methods for obtaining spots in the Energy Pool vary each year.”
Birit took a sip of the freshly delivered coffee and said, “I heard that familiars above the Royal Tier are not allowed to enter the Energy Pool?”
The staff member responded gently, “That was last year’s rule. This year, the Energy Pool has enough energy to allow Royal Beasts to absorb and advance a small stage.”
By a small stage, they meant from the early to the middle stage, or from the middle to the late stage.
The fact that a Royal Beast could advance a small stage without side effects indicated that this year’s Energy Pool was much more energy-rich than last year’s.
More energy is good; it will allow Iceapura to absorb energy faster… Birit thought to himself as he took another sip of coffee.
“Sir, would you like to try this feature?” the staff member asked.
Birit put down his coffee cup. “Is it free?”
“Only those with an Honor Ring can enter for free,” the staff member replied tactfully.
“In that case, I’ll pass,” Birit said calmly.
The staff member: “…”
…
Inside the barrier.
In the Energy Pool.
Lulu gradually felt lost.
She remembered her Beastmaster saying that absorbing energy was very comfortable, with no side effects, and that the pain only came when the body’s current capacity was exceeded.
The Treasure Seeker had also opened a computer and searched, explaining that the longer one stayed inside, the higher their talent must be.
Feeling pain so quickly must mean I don’t have much talent…
“Ice Ai!”
The intense pain interrupted Lulu’s thoughts.
The gem on her forehead glowed blue, giving her a brief moment to think.
If I go back now, my Beastmaster will be disappointed, right…
“Ice Ai!!!”
With this thought, Lulu’s eyes sharpened, and her expression became resolute.
She roared.
Suddenly, the Energy Pool, which had calmed down, began to spin wildly again in a vortex.
Lulu, at the center of the vortex, felt a searing pain as if she were being torn apart.
At the same time, the Everstone around her neck emitted a strong white light.
“Chirp!”
The air currents stirred, and a gale blew Qiao Sang off the branch she was perched on.
She reacted quickly, using her wings and claws to grab a passing green leaf.
But in the next moment, the branch above the leaf broke under the wind pressure, and Qiao Sang was blown off again.
Fortunately, the surrounding area was dense with trees and lush vegetation.
Qiao Sang fell from one tree to another, then to a bush, the successive landings cushioning her fall and preventing serious injury.
When everything calmed down, Qiao Sang found herself at the edge of a thicket, just over ten meters from the Energy Pool.
Her first thought was: From this angle, Lulu looks so big!
Her second thought was: Damn, the Everstone is glowing?!
Everstone can suppress a familiar's Evolution. When a Beastmaster wants their familiar to become stronger at its current stage, to unlock more potential, or has already planned the familiar's Evolution path and doesn't want it to take the energy Evolution route, they will have their familiar wear an Everstone.
When the Everstone starts to glow and takes effect, it means that the familiar's energy has reached the level required for Evolution!
Lulu's energy has reached the point where it can Evolve?!
At this moment, Qiao Sang's mind was in a daze.
From the Level Points in the Beastmaster Codex, one can determine which stage the familiar is in. Lulu was undoubtedly still in the early General-Class stage.
In such a short time, it went from Junior to late-stage perfection?!
No, Lulu didn't follow a simple energy Evolution path. It broke the limits of a General-Class Beast Companion, with its Level data exceeding one million!
"Chirp chirp!"
Qiao Sang tried to suppress her excitement and shouted: That's enough! No more sucking!
But the sound that came out was only a bird's chirp.
Qiao Sang started to panic.
Why is Lulu still sucking? This can't be good…
But it has Healing Light, so any problems can be healed…
But it will still hurt, right? With enough energy, it shouldn't need to keep sucking, yet it can't Evolve…
"Chirp chirp!!"
Qiao Sang strained her voice to call out again.
Stop it!
"Ice Ai…"
Lulu felt as if it heard its Beastmaster's voice in a daze. It tried to look to the side despite the intense pain, but saw nothing.
This can't go on. Lulu's current body is too small… Just as Qiao Sang was about to bash herself against a tree to return to her original form and summon Lulu back into the Beastmaster Codex, a Yellow Bird flew down and landed nearby.
It still had the wriggling Worm in its beak.
A strong sense of danger surged in Qiao Sang's heart.
The next second, her premonition came true.
The Yellow Bird pinned Qiao Sang's body with its wings and slowly approached with the Worm in its beak.
"Chirp chirp!!!"
Qiao Sang's mind went blank, and she struggled with all her might.
No!
I don't want this!
Let me go back!!
Let me go back!!!
The disgusting, slimy sensation on her mouth sent Qiao Sang into a state of extreme terror, disgust, and despair, her consciousness racing wildly.
Then, something snapped.
…
In the Global Soul Traverse Chamber, Qiao Sang suddenly opened her eyes and sat up, as if she had just woken from a nightmare, gasping for air.
Her face was pale, and her forehead was drenched in cold sweat.
"Ya ya!"
"Xun xun!"
Fangy and Treasure Seeker, who had been watching over her, called out happily when they saw their Beastmaster wake up.
But they soon realized something was wrong.
"Ya ya!"
Fangy looked worried, asking if something had happened.
"Xun xun…"
Treasure Seeker looked concerned.
Initially, when they saw other humans wake up like this, they found it amusing, but now that it happened to their Beastmaster, they were worried.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Birit, sitting in the rest area, got up and asked.
Qiao Sang waved her hand, about to say she was fine, but the memory of the final sensation made her feel nauseous.
"Yue…"
Qiao Sang covered her mouth with both hands to stop herself from vomiting.
She instinctively wanted to find a bathroom, but then she remembered something and waved her hand, summoning Lulu back into the Beastmaster Codex.
(End of Chapter)
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