Chapter 681: Ghost Ring King

Tang Yi glanced at Steel Treasure and suddenly sighed.

He recalled that his Poison Water Lion still hadn’t evolved.

Although it had only been contracted for a few months, perfect evolution would certainly take more time than that. But when he thought about how Qiao Sang’s Little Steel Falcon, contracted around the same time, had not only evolved into a Steel Guardian Falcon, but also, judging by its size, the luster and sharpness of its feathers, it had been nurtured even better than most High-level Pets, looking very strong in combat, he felt a bit weary.

It was the kind of weariness that felt like no matter how hard he tried, he would never catch up to others.

“I’ll be going now,” Tang Yi said gloomily.

“Stay tonight,” Qiao Sang said with a mysterious smile, “I’ll give you a surprise.”

“What surprise?” Tang Yi looked at her, puzzled.

“It wouldn’t be a surprise if I told you,” Qiao Sang said, smiling.

Tang Yi hesitated, “But I’m planning to participate in a Pet Beast arena competition tonight…”

Qiao Sang said, “Just go, and come back before midnight.”

Now that Xiao Xunbao’s Dark Shadow Control had reached the peak of Profound Meaning, she was ready to directly proceed with Xiao Xunbao’s evolution.

Ya Bao’s evolution had been a month earlier than she had initially expected, and at that time, the surroundings were chaotic, making it difficult to set up cameras or other recording devices.

But Xiao Xunbao’s situation was different now; it could evolve at home without any disturbances, allowing her to perfectly record this moment.

A High-level Pet evolving into a General-level Pet was not something one could casually witness firsthand. Tang Yi, like her, was from Blue Star and could be considered her friend. Since he was here, she wanted him to witness this moment together.

Tang Yi thought for a moment, then nodded and said, “I understand.”

…

Dinner.

Qiao Sang sat at the dining table, enjoying the meal prepared by Vice Principal.

Vice Principal was quite good at making Energy Pills, and his cooking was better than what most restaurants offered.

Liu Yao ate while looking down at a paper about Pets on his tablet.

Qiao Sang chewed her food, looking at Xiao Xunbao, who was happily eating Energy Pills beside her, and suddenly thought of something, asking:

“Vice Principal, I’m planning to let Xiao Xunbao evolve tonight. You haven’t made too many Energy Pills suitable for Ghost Ring Spirit these past two days, have you?”

Liu Yao: “???”

For a moment, Liu Yao suspected he had misheard.

He looked up, habitually furrowing his brow, and confirmed:

“You’re planning to let Ghost Ring Spirit evolve?”

“Xiao Xunbao?!”

Xiao Xunbao, hearing this, immediately perked up, stopped eating its Energy Pill, and turned to look at its Yu Beast Master with shining eyes, showing a “really?” expression.

Qiao Sang smiled and hummed in affirmation.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao instantly floated happily around the living room.

Liu Yao put down his chopsticks and said earnestly, “It’s not easy for a High-level Pet to evolve into a General-level Pet. First, it needs at least several years of energy accumulation. Several years is already considered fast; some even take over ten or twenty years.”

“Ya Ya?”

Ya Bao, beside him, tilted its head in confusion upon hearing this.

Does it really take that long?

Liu Yao turned his head, saw Ya Bao’s expression, and instantly guessed its thoughts.

He immediately fell silent, closing his mouth.

After two seconds, Liu Yao couldn’t help but continue:

“Also, for evolution materials, Ghost Ring Spirit needs yin chao beads to evolve into Ghost Ring King. If you want Ghost Ring Spirit to evolve relatively perfectly, high-quality yin chao beads are essential.”

“Xiao Xunbao?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Xunbao floated over, took off its ring, pulled out a square box from inside, opened it, and made a sound, asking if this was it.

Liu Yao stared at the beads in the box for a moment in silence, just about to say something.

Qiao Sang, at this moment, added, “These are SS-grade yin chao beads.”

Liu Yao: “…”

The words Liu Yao was about to say were instantly swallowed back. He fell silent again, rubbed his temples, slowly exhaled, and maintained his composure, saying:

“Perhaps you had this idea because you saw your Ghost Ring Spirit show signs of evolution after coming into contact with the ss-grade yin chao pearl, but you must know that this phenomenon occurs because the evolution material is too high-grade.”

“If a Pet’s internal energy hasn’t met the evolution requirements, but it is forced to evolve due to the evolution material, its potential will not be fully unleashed. Even if it evolves, it will be at a disadvantage in all aspects among Pets of the same level, and it will be very difficult for it to evolve to the next stage.”

If it weren’t Qiao Sang, he would have almost burst out cursing.

Do you think evolving early is good for the Pet!

Letting Ghost Ring Spirit prematurely evolve due to the attraction of the ss-grade yin chao pearl is simply stifling its potential!

This is a talented Ghost-type Pet that also possesses Psychic-type attributes!

But since it was Qiao Sang, Liu Yao endured, and finally said tactfully:

“I think your Ghost Ring Spirit has very high talent, and evolution is only a matter of time. There’s absolutely no need to evolve so early.”

Qiao Sang took a mouthful of rice and said:

“No, it’s that Xiao Xunbao’s internal energy has already reached the Point where it should evolve.”

After Tang Yi left, she directly entered the yu beast codex and added the Points behind Xiao Xunbao’s level to near the evolution stage, leaving only 30 Points unadded.

She had already planned it out.

Currently, Xiao Xunbao’s Points, with the increase in level and specially made Energy Pills, would automatically increase by 50 Points daily.

Tonight, as soon as it hit midnight, Xiao Xunbao would automatically evolve because its Points were full. Then, with the yin chao beads, it would be perfect.

Liu Yao was stunned for a moment when he heard this: “How do you know that Ghost Ring Spirit’s internal energy has reached the Point where it should evolve?”

Qiao Sang said without batting an eyelid:

“I went out yesterday to check Xiao Xunbao’s physical condition, and the data showed that.”

Liu Yao frowned slightly:

“Where did you get the check-up done?”

Qiao Sang blurted out: “Yu Beast Center.”

Xiao Xunbao silently glanced at its Yu Beast Master, its expression gradually changing from confused to firm.

Did we go to the Yu Beast Center yesterday?

Never mind, if its Yu Beast Master said they went, then they went!

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Having made up its mind, Xiao Xunbao echoed, nodding repeatedly.

That’s right, that’s right!

Qiao Sang: “…”

The Liao Xing Hound was one thing; its evolution path had no precedent and was unknown, so being able to evolve at all was an incredible feat. But the Ghost Ring Spirit’s evolution path was clear. In such a situation, how to achieve perfect evolution was the Yu Beast Master’s concern. The Ghost Ring Spirit had only evolved for how long, and its internal energy was already full? Could the inspection report be wrong… Liu Yao thought with some concern.

However, since the report came from the Super Dormant Star Yu Beast Center, it shouldn’t be wrong.

After all, it’s unlikely that by such a coincidence, a second Ghost Ring Spirit would appear during the inspection.

Liu Yao glanced at Xiao Xunbao beside him and ultimately didn’t say anything more.

He just wasn’t in the mood to read his paper because he was still quite worried about the evening evolution.

…

11:58 PM.

The night was deep.

Outdoor training ground.

Qiao Sang set up the camera.

Tang Yi came over, glanced in Liu Yao’s direction, and asked in a low voice:

“How did your high school Vice Principal come here?”

During the National Campus Pet Beast League, he had noticed the presence of the person next to Qiao Sang.

“He’s a High Level researcher; the latest evolution chain of the Fire Fang Dog is his current research project,” Qiao Sang said, aiming the camera at Xiao Xunbao.

Tang Yi immediately understood.

This person was here for Flame Qilu.

He watched Qiao Sang’s movements and asked, “What are you doing?”

Qiao Sang didn’t look up: “Recording a beautiful moment.”

Tang Yi asked again, “What’s the surprise you mentioned?”

Qiao Sang looked at the time on her phone.

11:59 PM.

“Soon, just one more minute,” Qiao Sang said.

Could there be some astronomical phenomenon today? Tang Yi looked up at the sky.

There’s nothing…

“Your Flame Qilu is still awake at this hour today?” Tang Yi scanned the surroundings, noticed Ya Bao nearby, and asked.

He remembered that when Qiao Sang used to participate in Pet Beast arena competitions in the Third District, the Liao Xing Hound would usually leave the stage when it was time to sleep.

“It doesn’t want to miss this moment either,” Qiao Sang said with a smile.

What exactly is it… Tang Yi grew even more curious, looking in the direction Qiao Sang’s camera screen was pointing, and then he saw the Ghost Ring Spirit.

“What is Ghost Ring Spirit holding in its hand?” Tang Yi had received feedback, so his eyesight was quite good. Even at night, despite the Ghost Ring Spirit being a bit far from him, he still saw the bead in its claw.

“yin chao beads,” Qiao Sang said.

Tang Yi thought for a moment, then looked at Qiao Sang and asked, “Is it a Ghost-type item?”

Qiao Sang didn’t answer him, but instead said with a slightly excited tone, “It’s starting!”

Tang Yi: “???”

What’s starting?

Tang Yi followed her gaze and saw a white light that was particularly conspicuous in the night.

“!!!”

Evolution light?!

Wait a minute!

Wasn’t the Pet that was just in that direction Ghost Ring Spirit?!

Ghost Ring Spirit evolved?!

Tang Yi’s expression became blank for a moment, and he blurted out:

“Holy crap! The surprise you mentioned is Ghost Ring Spirit evolving?!”

Qiao Sang chuckled, “Isn’t that a surprise?”

Tang Yi: “…”

Beside them.

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao looked at the evolution light with an excited expression.

“Ice Ke…”

Lu Bao stared intently at the scene, its expression not showing much change.

“Steel Guard.”

Steel Treasure looked at the white light, then at Ya Bao and Lu Bao, and silently changed Xiao Xunbao, who was originally ranked third in strength, to second in its mind.

Wait! Ghost Ring Spirit was just holding the yin chao beads in its hand, and nothing changed. It was after midnight that its body first lit up with evolution light, and then it fused with the yin chao beads… Liu Yao, who had been closely watching Ghost Ring Spirit, was completely bewildered, his composure gone.

Logically speaking, if the internal energy hadn’t reached the evolution requirements, it would only be possible for the evolution light to appear after completely fusing with the ss-grade yin chao pearl.

But now, the yin chao beads were fused after the evolution light appeared!

In other words, the inspection report was not wrong!

Ghost Ring Spirit’s internal energy truly had reached the Point where it should evolve!

Liu Yao was dumbfounded.

Tang Yi’s mind was also in chaos at this moment.

Only Qiao Sang, despite her excitement, remained relatively calm.

She watched as the outline of the white light in front of her gradually expanded, then quickly stopped. After about ten seconds, the white light dissipated.

A Pet appeared before them, about 60 centimeters tall, mostly gray-black, wearing a golden crown on its head, with golden-yellow braids sticking out from the middle of the crown.

There was also a golden ring pattern on its forehead, and two upward-pointing horns grew on either side of the crown, each adorned with a golden ring. Both of its paws also wore a ring.

“Ghost… Xun, Xiao Xunbao!” Xiao Xunbao adjusted its voice and excitedly floated towards its Yu Beast Master.

Looking at the approaching Pet, Tang Yi murmured:

“Ghost Ring King…”