Chapter 729: Must leave immediately

The Sha Lu Dragon seemed to sense something. The sky-full of yellow sand, as if stirred by a hurricane, swirled and condensed, rapidly sweeping towards Xiao Xunbao.

But just as the yellow hurricane was about to touch Xiao Xunbao, at that very instant…

Xiao Xunbao vanished from its spot.

Along with Qiao Sang, and Ya Bao and Lu Bao.

All movement ceased, returning to silence.

“Heh heh.”

About two seconds later, the He Huang Spider King looked at the Sha Lu Dragon, let out a cry, indicating that the prey was gone.

“Sha Lu!”

The Sha Lu Dragon let out an angry roar.

On the ground, Zhao Guang Ma, who had just woken up and opened his eyes, silently chose to close them again, pretending he had never woken up.

“Ba Shi…”

In the high sky, at the top of a towering tree, Ba Shi Ball looked at the world that had regained clarity, finally discerning the direction, and floated towards a certain spot.

The moment it rose and floated away, the leaves rustled.

“Heh heh.”

The He Huang Spider King heard the movement and slowly cast its gaze.

…

The small paths underfoot were crisscrossing and interconnected, extending in all directions.

Layers of dense branches and leaves occasionally made a “rustling” sound as the night wind blew.

Looking at the surroundings, which were completely different from before, and with no trace of the Sha Lu Dragon or the He Huang Spider King, Qiao Sang felt a sense of relief, her long-tense heartstrings relaxed, and she unconsciously let out a long breath.

Finally, she was safe…

“Xiao Xunbao!”

At this moment, Xiao Xunbao’s excited voice came.

Qiao Sang looked in the direction of the sound and found Xiao Xunbao floating around Lu Bao.

Ice Aipalu… Qiao Sang silently repeated the name of Lu Bao’s current form in her heart once more.

Her initial excitement slightly receded. She remembered Dr. Jiang once saying that Ice Aipalu was the most sensitive existence in the entire evolution chain, and if things went wrong, the trust built before could easily collapse.

Lu Bao had been so sensitive before; if it became even more sensitive… Qiao Sang found it somewhat hard to imagine at the moment.

“Ice Ai.”

As thoughts flickered, Lu Bao revealed a smiling expression.

It was really great that everyone was fine.

Looking at Lu Bao’s expression, Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, with only one thought in her mind:

Holy cow, Lu Bao actually smiled?!

“Ya ya…”

Just as Qiao Sang was bewildered, Ya Bao let out a weak cry.

Indicating that it was not fine.

Without a word, Lu Bao’s forehead gem emitted a blue light, shining on Ya Bao’s body.

Qiao Sang noticed that Lu Bao had changed.

This change was very obvious.

If Lu Bao used to be the tsundere type, that attribute now seemed less pronounced. Its entire demeanor had become peaceful, like someone with a firm goal in mind, no longer easily swayed, completely unlike what Dr. Jiang had said.

“Ya Ya!”

Soon, Ya Bao’s injuries disappeared, and it recovered its spirits.

“Lu Bao, congratulations on your evolution.” Qiao Sang said with a smile.

“Ice Ai.” Lu Bao smiled again.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao watched Lu Bao from the side for a while, revealing an envious expression.

Why do everyone else’s evolutions change so much…

It’s almost dawn, we should hurry and meet up… Qiao Sang suppressed the urge to immediately check the data in the yu beast codex, took out the display given by Charles, and handed it to Xiao Xunbao, saying:

“Look, at the green dot on this, try to see if you can locate him and directly move there.”

The displays given by Charles could show each other’s positions.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao took the display with a serious expression, its eyes glowing blue, and then a three-dimensional image of most of Mount Bazhi appeared in its mind, trying to overlap with the green dot.

Normally at this time, Lu Bao would voluntarily shrink its size and jump into the backpack, but not now.

“Lu Bao, aren’t you shrinking?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Ice Ai.” Lu Bao shook its head.

Indicating that it liked its current appearance.

It had finally evolved, it was indeed time to properly feel the changes in itself… Qiao Sang’s thought had just arisen.

The next second, her vision went black.

…

“Ba Shi Ball hasn’t returned yet, nothing happened, did it?” Charles asked with a slightly worried tone.

“No.” Carol said, “I can sense it, it’s not injured.”

“Then this time is a bit too long.” Charles said, looking at his watch.

“Should I summon it back now?” Carol tentatively asked.

Charles thought for a moment and said, “Never mind, let’s wait a bit longer.”

“Ba Shi!!!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ba Shi Ball’s terrified voice rang out not far away.

Followed by the sound of the ground shaking.

As if some colossal creature was approaching.

Charles and Carol exchanged a grave look.

“It couldn’t be…” Charles was about to guess when he saw three familiar figures and a never-before-seen Pet suddenly appear in the empty space in front of them.

Charles and Carol were stunned for a moment, then revealed expressions of surprise and joy.

Xiao Xunbao teleported four times to get here. Qiao Sang saw Charles and them and immediately curved her lips:

“I finally found you guys, let me tell you…”

“Ba Shi!!!”

Ba Shi Ball’s voice interrupted what Qiao Sang was about to say, along with the undeniable ground shaking.

Qiao Sang looked in the direction of the sound.

She saw a miniature Ba Shi Ball, and…

!!! Looking at the giant Pet following Ba Shi Ball, a row of exclamation marks flew across Qiao Sang’s mind.

Charles and Carol looked in the same direction, their pupils shrinking, and they exclaimed:

“He Huang Spider King?!”

“Ba Shi!”

Ba Shi Ball was moving at high speed, snot and tears streaming down its face.

The He Huang Spider King behind it, however, looked leisurely, as if it was just taking a stroll, yet it always managed to gradually close the distance with Ba Shi Ball.

At this moment, Qiao Sang’s voice rang out: “Quickly recall Ba Shi Ball!”

Although she didn’t know whose Pet Ba Shi Ball was, Ba Shi Ball was wearing a miniature shrinking bracelet and was approaching them for help, so it wasn’t hard to guess it was one of their Pets.

Carol heard this, quickly waved her hand, and recalled Ba Shi Ball.

“Xiao Xunbao!” Qiao Sang said quickly upon seeing this.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao understood its Yu Beast Master’s meaning, its eyes glowed blue, and it quickly led everyone to disappear from their original spot.

“Heh heh.”

The He Huang Spider King stopped in place, revealing an expression of “what a pity.”

…

The group appeared by a river.

“Qiao Sang, it’s good that you made it.” Carol surveyed the surroundings and said sincerely.

Charles relaxed, looked at Qiao Sang, and said with a smile, “Alright, your reaction is quick enough.”

This was all just recently trained… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly, but maintained a calm smile on the surface: “It’s nothing.”

Seeing that the environment was safe, everyone couldn’t help but relax.

Charles’s first thought after relaxing was the never-before-seen Pet next to Qiao Sang.

He was about to ask when Carol beside him spoke up:

“Qiao Sang, this Pet is?”

Qiao Sang followed her gaze and replied with a smile: “Ice Aipalu, the evolved form of Ice Kexilu.”

Lu Bao remained silent, as if it had returned to its aloof state.

“Ice Aipalu?” Charles’s mind went blank for a moment.

“Your Ice Kexilu evolved?!” Carol could barely control her expression, her face showing obvious shock and bewilderment.

To be honest, at Yu Liandun University, a High-level Pet evolving into a General-level Pet was nothing unusual.

Everyone was an outstanding individual among their peers, and most of the Pets they had contracted were exceptionally talented, so evolving into a General-level Pet was only a matter of time.

But Qiao Sang was only a freshman, and she already had two General-level Pets.

They had clearly come to Mount Bazhi together, and in just a few short hours of not seeing each other at night, Ice Kexilu had evolved into a General-level Pet?!

So, Qiao Sang now had three General-level Pets?!

Carol looked at the Flame Qilu, Ghost Ring King, and Ice Aipalu in front of her, her expression extremely dazed.

I understand you guys, to be honest, I was also very surprised by Lu Bao’s evolution… Qiao Sang looked at their expressions and hummed in acknowledgment.

Charles recovered, and with a very complex expression, he asked:

“Can you tell us what happened to you just now?”

Qiao Sang nodded, preparing to make a long story short: “After I found Lu Bao…”

She suddenly remembered something, paused, and omitted the part where she was frozen: “I saw a group of Nin Hunter Spiders…”

As Qiao Sang prattled on, Charles and Carol showed expressions of shock, extreme shock, oh my goodness, how thrilling, and so on.

After Qiao Sang finished explaining the general course of events, Charles said with a solemn expression:

“We must leave Mount Bazhi immediately!”