Chapter 935: Yan Jiaou
Chapter 935: Yan Jiaou (Combined)
Evolution Light—Fangy is evolving... So the evolution was today... Qiao Sang looked up at the blinding light, a long-awaited joy surging in his heart, and he felt a weight lifted off his chest.
This means Fangy has successfully absorbed the Luminous Fire Seed and won't have to endure that unbearable pain anymore.
Finally, finally, today has come... Qiao Sang swung himself onto Steel Treasure and said excitedly:
"Let's go out!"
"Ice Emperor!"
Lulu snapped out of her daze, a rare smile on her face as she hopped onto Steel Treasure.
"Qingqing!"
Qingbao hurriedly floated over.
"Steel Blade."
With a powerful flap of its wings, Steel Treasure soared upward, flying through the hole and out of the underground.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker looked up, bewildered by the blinding light.
Evolving?
Is it Big Brother Yabao evolving?
His Beastmaster didn't lie to him!
"Xunxun!"
Seeing Little Brother and their Beastmaster fly out, Treasure Seeker finally snapped out of his daze and called out urgently.
Wait for me!
With that, he teleported out of the underground.
Below, all the Fire Pet Beasts scattered in fear from the sudden commotion, leaving only Guo Ruiqi and "Xu Gehong" standing there, their faces filled with shock as they looked up at the blinding Evolution Light.
After a few seconds, Guo Ruiqi asked in a daze:
"Is that Fangy?"
The black-red flames were so distinctive that even without seeing the outline, he could tell it was Fangy, who had been burning with those flames for a while.
Considering Senior Qiao's earlier behavior, it was clear it had to be Fangy.
But Guo Ruiqi was still a bit unsure.
After all, Fangy had been enduring intense pain and required Lulu's healing every hour. In his experience, no familiar had ever evolved in such agony.
Migala didn't answer him but looked up at the Evolution Light, her expression blank while a storm of thoughts raged inside her.
Compared to Guo Ruiqi, she knew more about Qiao Sang and understood that Flame Kiru was a new form with an unknown evolution path.
So, the evolution path is through the Luminous Fire Seed!
She had thought that if Flame Kiru could endure the pain, the Luminous Fire Seed might help it reach its energy limit, but she never expected it to evolve directly!
As she was thinking, the lava suddenly began to shake violently.
Migala's expression changed slightly, and she quickly gathered her thoughts, swinging herself onto Sleepy Bird and pulling Guo Ruiqi up with her, shouting:
"Let's go!"
Before Sleepy Bird could flap its wings, a pair of blue eyes appeared out of nowhere.
The next second, they were beside Steel Treasure.
In the high sky, the blinding white light shone, and the outline within began to change slowly.
"Senior Qiao, is Fangy evolving?" Guo Ruiqi asked again, seeing that Xu Gehong hadn't answered his question.
Qiao Sang nodded with a joyful expression, "Yes."
"That's great news!" Guo Ruiqi's face lit up with excitement.
In his view, Fangy evolving meant Senior Qiao's strength had increased, making them safer in the Hidden Realm and possibly speeding up their search for the Happy Seed.
At that moment, Migala said in a serious tone:
"Be careful, there's movement in the lava. The Molted Dragon seems to be heading this way."
Qiao Sang almost forgot about the Molted Dragon. Her expression turned serious as she put away her joy and then seemed to think of something. She turned and said solemnly:
"Could you ask Stealthy Shield to cast Spatial Concealment around us?"
This was a critical moment for Fangy's evolution, and there could be no interruptions.
"Sure." Migala nodded and gestured to Air beside her.
Any evolution of Qiao Sang's familiars was crucial, especially Flame Kiru's. There could be no interference.
Even if Qiao Sang hadn't mentioned it, Migala wouldn't allow the Molted Dragon to disrupt Flame Kiru's evolution.
"Ying Gou."
"Stealthy Shield" called out, and a transparent barrier quickly spread around them, enveloping their shadows and the Evolution Light in the sky.
Despite this, Migala was still a bit uneasy.
She remembered that in the Lava, there were two Molted Dragons. If both appeared, she could instantly subdue them, but that would inevitably expose her identity.
Thinking of this, Migala gave a subtle nod to Air.
Though no words were exchanged, the unspoken understanding they had built over a century was enough, and Pengamei vanished on the spot.
Time ticked by, the Evolution Light didn't fade, and the Molted Dragon's shadow didn't appear.
"Has the Molted Dragon not come out? Does it not know we're here?" Guo Ruiqi asked.
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and replied:
"Perhaps with our auras gone, it has lost its direction."
Guo Ruiqi found Senior Qiao's explanation convincing and silently breathed a sigh of relief.
He really didn't want to deal with the Molted Dragon again.
Migala remained silent, keeping her abilities and identity hidden.
The sunlight in the sky grew increasingly intense.
Why is the evolution taking so long... Qiao Sang began to show signs of worry.
Qingbao nuzzled against Lulu, drawing Qiao Sang's attention. She looked at Qingbao and suddenly remembered that when Qingbao used the Sss-Level Fairy Heart, the evolution also took a long time. She instantly understood.
The energy from the Luminous Fire Seed was too immense. Even after Fangy's evolution, it still contained a lot of energy, which was why the evolution was taking so long.
After another half-minute, seeing that the Molted Dragon still hadn't appeared, Qiao Sang turned to "Xu Gehong" and said:
"Keep an eye on the Molted Dragon for me. I need to check on Fangy's status."
There's no need to watch the Molted Dragon; they won't come out... Migala nodded and said:
"Sure."
Qiao Sang closed her eyes in relief, her consciousness entering the Beastmaster Codex and quickly flipping to the page about Fangy.
The entire bonding page occasionally glowed with bright white light.
The level value was already at its maximum.
Qiao Sang wasn't surprised by this. Although she had been focused on healing Fangy and had spent less time looking at the Beastmaster Codex, she hadn't completely neglected it.
After absorbing the Luminous Fire Seed, Fangy's level value had skyrocketed, but it would quickly drop and then rise again, repeating this pattern. The value had shown a significant increase.
The Everstone around her neck had been completely charred and ruined when Fangy first burst into black-red flames.
At the time, she had been more concerned about whether Fangy could survive and hadn't paid attention to the Everstone. Later, during Fangy's brief safe periods after being healed, she had hung two more Everstones around Fangy's neck, but they had all been destroyed when Fangy burst into black-red flames again.
Fortunately, Fangy's Level values kept skyrocketing intermittently, and by the later stages, there was no sign of an Evolution. She realized that with this Golden Finger, the energy would definitely rise to the point where the values maxed out, triggering Fangy's Evolution.
However, this left her uncertain whether Fangy would evolve due to maxed-out energy or if the Luminous Fire Seed was the necessary condition for Evolution.
As these thoughts raced through her mind, the Name field suddenly lit up with a blinding white light.
Once the light faded, the words "Flame Kiru" had transformed into "Yan Jiaou."
The changes didn't stop there. The number following Level continued to surge dramatically, breaking the million mark.
Qiao Sang, noticing this, felt her heart skip a beat. Her consciousness quickly returned to reality, and she looked up.
The dazzling Evolution Light was still present, but the silhouette within had grown to over a dozen meters in size.
"Turns out, a General-Class Beast Companion evolving into a Royal Beast takes so much time..." Guo Ruiqi muttered to herself, feeling like she had learned something new.
She didn't know the specifics of Fangy's data, only judging its Level by its size.
"Is everything okay?" Migala asked.
"Everything's fine", Qiao Sang replied, shaking her head.
Just as she finished speaking, the white light in the sky suddenly dissipated. A familiar appeared, towering at fifteen meters tall, with a magnificent coat of crimson fur adorned with intricate black patterns. A ring of flame-like golden-red fur encircled its neck, and its sharp fangs were prominently visible. Its massive Flame Wings shone like sunlight, and its fluffy tail ended in a tuft of golden-red fur. The powerful limbs burned with golden-red flames.
The scene fell silent.
This is too cool... Guo Ruiqi thought, exclaiming "Damn" in her mind. She couldn't help but shield her eyes, feeling that the familiar in the sky was even more dazzling than the Evolution Light.
This is Flame Kiru's evolved form... Even the well-informed Migala felt a flutter in her heart at this moment.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker's mouth hung open, her eyes filled with awe and envy.
"Ice Emperor..."
Lulu was momentarily stunned, her face showing surprise, but she quickly regained her composure.
"Steel Blade..."
Steel Treasure let out a sigh of relief, his expression conveying that everything had finally ended well.
He believed that Fangy's successful Evolution, without any complications, was the best outcome.
"Qingqing!"
Qingbao turned into a gust of wind, his joy evident.
Yan Jiaou... Qiao Sang silently repeated Fangy's new name, gazing at the transformed figure in the sky.
"Ya Ya!"
High above, Fangy let out an excited cry, its powerful aura spreading in all directions.
However, due to the Spatial Concealment Barrier surrounding them, the nearby wild beast companions were not disturbed.
Fangy looked down and, in the next second, appeared before its Beastmaster.
"Ya!"
Just as it was about to pounce, it noticed the much smaller Steel Treasure and its tiny Beastmaster. Realizing something, it halted mid-leap and called out to Treasure Seeker.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker quickly removed the Ring and handed over the Miniaturization Band.
The previous Miniaturization Band had been rendered useless by the black-red flames.
Fortunately, Hylis had given them a few more before they left the Supernest.
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy took the band, and its body gradually shrunk. It then continued to excitedly pounce towards its Beastmaster.
As it leaped, the flames on its wings and limbs disappeared.
"Congratulations, Evolution." Qiao Sang caught Fangy, petted its head, and smiled.
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy squinted its eyes and rubbed against its Beastmaster's hand.
Then it seemed to remember something, and its excited expression turned serious. It turned to Treasure Seeker and let out a call, indicating it wanted to mirror.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker was already prepared. It picked up the mirror and held it up to Fangy's face.
When Fangy saw itself in the mirror, it paused for a moment, then bared its teeth, raised its claws to shake its fangs, and spun around.
"Ya Ya!"
Seeing its fangs had regrown and there were no bald spots on its body, Fangy's face lit up with excitement. It let out a call, and its Golden Red Flame Wings appeared, spreading out dramatically.
Qiao Sang couldn't resist petting it. She noticed that while the color was slightly different, the temperature wasn't as warm as before. Even in a superheated environment, touching it felt very comfortable.
She withdrew her hand, sniffed, and detected a scent of sunshine on her fingers.
Qiao Sang gathered her thoughts and remembered the main task at hand:
"Since Fangy is fine now, let's go."
"Ya Ya!"
Before Migala and Guo Ruiqi could speak, Fangy stood up on Steel Treasure, stared at the hole below, and let out an excited call, indicating it wanted to punch that annoying guy one more time before leaving.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker's eyes lit up, and it called out, indicating it was also going.
From its perspective, with Big Brother Yabao's new, cool appearance after Evolution, dealing with that guy would be a piece of cake!
Even if you've Evolved, you might not be able to beat a Molted Dragon, and considering how much time has passed, the other Molted Dragon must have recovered by now. If you want to fight, you'll be facing two of them... Qiao Sang inwardly sighed and said:
"We've wasted too much time here. The Happy Seed still hasn't been found."
"Fangy"
Fangy hesitated, then lowered its tail and called out, indicating it would hold off on the fight for now.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker followed with a call, indicating that if Big Brother Yabao wasn't going to fight, neither was it.
Steel Treasure silently glanced at Treasure Seeker.
"Let's go." Seeing that Fangy and Treasure Seeker were in agreement, Qiao Sang spoke.
Migala glanced up at the sky. "Retreat."
As soon as the words left her mouth, the transparent Barrier around them disappeared.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker's eyes glowed with Blue Light.
Just before they left, Qiao Sang scanned the surroundings, noticing that everything matched the scene during the Prediction when Fangy Evolved. The red cliffs on both sides, the scarlet ground, the scorching sunlight... and the hole in the ground, which Fangy had created when it crashed through...
The group vanished from the spot.
As they disappeared, the transparent Barrier covering the Lava below suddenly vanished.
"Molten Armor!"
"Molten Armor!"
The two Molted Dragons emerged from the Lava, roaring in fury.
...
In the thicket.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker kept glancing at Fangy, its face filled with envy.
"By the way, Fangy, why did you rush outside when you were about to Evolve?" Qiao Sang asked.
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy called out, indicating it felt it was about to Evolve and remembered from the Prediction that the Evolution place wasn't inside the Lava, so it decided to go outside.
Qiao Sang listened and nodded thoughtfully.
At the same time, a black bird familiar perched on a tree, watching the group as they left. It then turned and flew in another direction. (End of Chapter)
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