Liu Yi turned to Ziyue, finding it intently absorbing energy on the platform, its ice-blue fur faintly glowing, clearly benefiting immensely as well.
After confirming both pets were in good condition, Liu Yi sat cross-legged on the platform and began to meditate.
As her meditation deepened, Liu Yi could feel the progress of her Beast Taming Space slowly increasing.
Time passed in silence. After an unknown duration, Liu Yi was startled awake from her meditation by a faint sound of ice crystals bursting beside her.
Opening her eyes, the sight before her astonished her.
Ziyue was surrounded by a rapidly swirling ice crystal storm. The ice crystals continuously condensed and then burst open, emitting faint crackling sounds.
The temperature of the entire platform plummeted, and a thin layer of frost had already formed on the ground.
Liu Yi immediately brought up Ziyue’s information panel. In the skill bar, after 【Snowfall】, the four characters for 【Ice Blast】 flickered like breathing.
“Comprehend a new skill?” Liu Yi murmured to herself, somewhat incredulously.
But according to the information she'd looked up last night about the [Dragon Vein Ridge], it hadn't mentioned that pets other than Dragon-types could also comprehend new skills here.
Although ever since Ziyue learned Extreme Cold Storm in its Junior stage, Liu Yi had understood the power of Ziyue's learning ability.
But she hadn't anticipated that Ziyue could still comprehend new skills on its own in a place that specifically boosted Dragon-type pets.
Suddenly, Ziyue's eyes snapped open, its purple eyes reflecting countless bursting ice flowers.
A layer of glistening frost instantly condensed on the platform's surface, and ice crystals spread outwards from Ziyue's center. The moment they touched the Dragon Ridge's golden energy—
“Boom!”
An ice-blue energy wave erupted from Ziyue's center, and Liu Yi instinctively raised her arm to shield herself.
When she lowered her arm, the sight before her took her breath away.
Countless tiny ice crystals floated in the air, shimmering like stars under the golden light of the Dragon Ridge.
Ziyue elegantly shook its fur, and the floating ice crystals immediately began to rotate around it as if guided.
Liu Yi noticed that each ice crystal contained astonishing energy, ready to be detonated at any moment.
“This is Ice Blast?”
She looked at Ziyue's skill bar on the information panel again. Now, the words 【Ice Blast (Entry level 10%)】 had solidified.
Ice Blast, an A-rank skill, creates energy-infused ice crystals that can be detonated at any time to cause area damage.
Another A-rank skill!
Ziyue seemed very pleased with its new skill. It gently flicked its tail, and several ice crystals immediately flew into the distance, detonating silently upon touching the rock wall, leaving behind frost traces.
Liu Yi smiled and rubbed Ziyue's head. “That's great, but be careful practicing here; don't disturb Chiying.”
Ziyue nodded, retracting the remaining ice crystals.
Liu Yi turned her gaze to Chiying on the Dragon Ridge.
The golden energy had now formed a small vortex, enveloping Chiying.
Seeing that Chiying was in good condition, Liu Yi took out her phone to check the time, finding that the screen displayed 1:57 AM on September 20th.
Liu Yi rubbed her eyes, reconfirming the time on her phone—1:57 AM on September 20th.
They had entered on the morning of September 17th.
She had actually spent almost three days in meditation?
But it only felt like a few hours had passed.
“No wonder I'm so hungry,” she muttered, rummaging through her backpack for an energy bar and water.
Ziyue also came closer. Liu Yi smiled and offered it a latent energy pill. “You're hungry too, aren't you?”
Ziyue took the latent energy pill in its mouth but didn't eat it immediately. Instead, it gently nudged Liu Yi's hand with its nose, indicating for her to eat first.
Liu Yi rubbed Ziyue's fluffy head, then took a bite of the energy bar.
Time quietly slipped by amidst the tranquility and energy current of the [Dragon Vein Ridge].
After Liu Yi and Ziyue finished their energy bars and latent energy pills, they no longer attempted meditation or skill practice, instead focusing all their attention on the figure half-enveloped in golden energy at the center of the Dragon Ridge.
The entire space seemed to be filled only with the resonance of Chiying's breathing and the energy pulsation.
Golden light streams coiled around Chiying's body like living things, and its dark scales shimmered with a profound luster under the light.
The already vivid golden patterns glowed so brightly they almost seemed to burn.
Liu Yi's mind sank into her Beast Taming Space, and Chiying's information panel floated clearly within her consciousness.
Her gaze was fixed on the 【Level】 section.
【Level: Junior stage (107%)】.
In nearly three days, Chiying's latent energy had increased by 17%.
It hadn't evolved upon reaching 100%, which was likely due to Chiying eating two Poison Honey Fruits she had pulled from the stone platform pool. Its latent energy cap, like Ziyue's, had increased by 10%.
Time passed minute by minute.
3:00 AM, 【Level: Junior stage (108%)】.
4:00 AM, 【Level: Junior stage (109%)】.
The rate at which the value climbed seemed to accelerate. With each increase, Chiying's body trembled slightly, and the golden patterns flowing across its surface became even more dazzling.
It seemed to be enduring immense pressure, yet also greedily drawing power from this place.
5:00 AM, 【Level: Junior stage (110%)】.
The moment the number settled at 【110%】, Liu Yi quickly fixed her gaze on Chiying.
“Buzz—!!!”
The entire [Dragon Vein Ridge] space emitted an unprecedented, massive hum!
As if a slumbering ancient dragon had been completely roused.
The Dragon Ridge itself erupted with an unprecedented brilliant golden light, illuminating the entire underground space as if it were daytime.
The energy vortex enveloping Chiying began to churn violently, instantly expanding several times over, forming a light cocoon that slowly began to ascend.
Countless energy, like golden threads, surged frantically into the light cocoon, which grew larger and larger.
Inside the light cocoon, Chiying's form was completely submerged by the dazzling light.
Liu Yi took a deep breath and clenched her fingers.
Chiying was truly beginning to evolve.
She thought back to when Chiying had hatched and appeared in the Myriad Realm Secret Realm.
It was a few days before her Beast Taming Space progress broke through 20%, probably around August 10th.
Today was September 20th. A Dragon-type pet that could evolve in just over a month, less than two months.
If she told anyone, they'd probably think she was crazy.
Ziyue also stood up, its eyes reflecting the golden light cocoon.
It understood that the moment of evolution was crucial, and it needed to be especially careful not to let anything interfere with Chiying's evolution.
About ten minutes passed.
The golden light cocoon trembled violently, and the energy of the entire [Dragon Vein Ridge] resonated with it.
Liu Yi and Ziyue both instinctively took half a step back, as fine cracks began to appear on the surface of the light cocoon, and dazzling golden light burst forth from the fissures.
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