Chapter 870: Changyu City (two in one)

Has it been that long already?

I didn’t feel a thing… Qiao Sang was momentarily stunned, then quickly managed her expression and said, “Then please open another room for me.”

“Alright.” The Staff member said, smiling as he processed the request.

Ten minutes later, in Room 2009 of the accommodation area.

Qiao Sang entered, closed the door, and immediately charged her phone.

When her phone turned on, she checked the date and confirmed it was indeed half a month later.

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, then dialed Mi Jiala’s number.

“Sorry, the number you dialed is switched off.”

The voice prompt indicated the phone was off.

Could it be that she saw I hadn’t come out of the Secret Realm for so long and went in to look for me…? A guess flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind.

“Ice Emperor.”

At this moment, Xiao Xunbao called out.

Qiao Sang reined in her thoughts and turned to look at it.

Xiao Xunbao had, at some Point, run to the corner of the room, covering its nose with its paw, looking at her, Ya Bao, Xiao Xunbao, and Steel Treasure with a slight hint of disdain.

Hey, you didn’t have that expression when we were outside… Qiao Sang muttered, then said, “I’ll go wash up first.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao took off its ring and skillfully pulled out several sets of clothes for its Yu Beast Master to choose from.

Qiao Sang casually picked up a set and walked into the bathroom.

…

At the same time.

On the other side.

Pet Exchange Hall.

“You said you’d rent the Ning Ming Frog for a week, but now the Ning Ming Frog has been missing with you for half a month, and I couldn’t sense it the whole time. I almost called the police, you know? Besides paying for the extra eight days of rental, you also have to pay a mental distress fee!” A burly man in a black T-shirt and floral shorts complained angrily.

“Ning Ning…”

The Ning Ming Frog, beside the burly man, silently wiped its tears.

This mission was truly terrifying…

“And the Ning Ming Frog is clearly not in the right state; it also needs a mental distress fee.” The burly man glanced at the Ning Ming Frog and added.

Mi Jiala listened, falling silent for a moment.

“What, you’re not going to pay?” The burly man’s brow furrowed, his expression instantly becoming much fiercer.

Mi Jiala looked at him and suddenly asked,

“You said it’s been half a month since I rented the Ning Ming Frog?”

…

Yu Beast Center, Accommodation Area, Room 2009.

After Qiao Sang came out of the bathroom and helped Ya Bao and the others bathe, she picked up her phone and dialed Mi Jiala’s number again.

This time, after two “du-du” sounds, the call connected.

Before she could speak, Mi Jiala’s voice came through the speaker:

“Why are you only contacting me after half a month? Did you just come out of the Secret Realm?”

Qiao Sang hummed in acknowledgment and quickly gave a rough account of what happened in the Secret Realm, saying, “I thought it would be at most a week, but I didn’t expect half a month to have passed.”

Mi Jiala mused, “I’ve heard that the passage of time inside some Secret Realms is different from the outside.”

“But the information about the 88th Secret Realm doesn’t mention anything about time being different from the outside world,” Qiao Sang said.

Mi Jiala thought for a moment and said,

“Then it’s possible that the Hu Yuan River you eventually reached has a different time flow from elsewhere.”

That explains it… Qiao Sang thought to herself.

At this moment, Mi Jiala seemed to recall something Qiao Sang had just mentioned and asked in a surprised tone,

“You said your Ice Aipalu has evolved into Ice Emperor Ram?”

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but chuckle, “That’s right.”

After saying that, she felt she should still be humble, so she added,

“Actually, my Ice Aipalu’s energy was already full at the time; it just needed intense emotions and sub-60-degree weather to evolve. It was just good luck at the time; the intense emotions were there, there was also a pile of water nearby, and the Ice-type Pets were willing to help.”

Luck? You call that luck?! Mi Jiala suppressed a reaction, then said calmly,

“Ice Aipalu evolved faster than expected, but your goal is the Interstellar Cup, and there’s still a long way to go.”

An S-Class Beast Master is indeed an S-Class Beast Master. Hearing Xiao Xunbao’s evolution with such a calm reaction, it seems that for a big shot of this level, a General-level Pet evolving into a King-level is nothing… Qiao Sang said seriously,

“I understand!”

With that, she remembered something and asked,

“Teacher, have you checked out? Where are you now?”

Mi Jiala had already prepared the answer and said,

“I’ve checked out. I’m outside learning about Pets in the Mid-Air Region. Since your mission is complete, let’s meet at the Sky Passage now and head to the next city.”

“The meeting might be a bit late. The person I rescued went home for a bit, so I have to wait for him to come over so we can confirm the mission together,” Qiao Sang said.

Mi Jiala said, “Alright, contact me when your mission confirmation is complete.”

“Okay.”

Without further ado, Qiao Sang hung up the phone and immediately sent a message to the number the big client had provided:

“Address changed. I’m currently in Room 2009 of the Yu Beast Center. Don’t send the items to the wrong address when they arrive.”

After about ten seconds, the big client replied:

“Got it.”

Qiao Sang felt relieved, lay on the bed, closed her eyes, and her consciousness entered the yu beast codex.

The pages turned, quickly landing on the one about Xiao Xunbao:

“Name: Ice Emperor Ram”

“Attributes: Water, Ice”

“Level: King-level (1000000 / 10000000) +”

“Abilities: First Ability: Water Fusion

Level: A (8564 / 10000) +, Status (exceptionally useful), Description (allows cells to change and integrate oneself into water)

Second Ability: Swift Swim

Level: B (1576 / 2000) +, Status (useful), Description (speed triples in rainy weather)

Third Ability: Rain Perception

Level: C (923 / 1000) +, Status (usable), Description (can perceive rain in advance by absorbing moisture in the air through ears and tail)

Fourth Ability: Water Storage

Level: B (34 / 2000) +, Status (useful), Description: (when attacked by Water-type moves, takes no damage, but instead recovers)

Fifth Ability: Frozen Body

Level: B (1 / 2000) +, Status (useful), Description: (slowly recovers status in snowy weather)

Hidden Ability: Snowfall

Level: C (22 / 1000) +, Status (usable), Description: (changes the weather to Snowfall upon appearance)”

“Skills: Healing Light (Profound Meaning 20000 / 20000) max, Water Gun (Profound Meaning 20000 / 20000) max, Bubble Beam (Minor Accomplishment 1296 / 2000) +, Water Tail (Profound Meaning 20000 / 20000) max, Water Mist (Great Accomplishment 3575 / 5000) +, Water Jet (Profound Meaning 20000 / 20000) max, Icy Wind (Minor Accomplishment 1067 / 2000) +, Fine Snow (Minor Accomplishment 1278 / 2000) +, Ice Claw (Profound Meaning 12655 / 20000) +, Therapeutic Sound Wave (Great Accomplishment 2867 / 5000) +, Rain Prayer (Great Accomplishment 3659 / 5000) +, Snowfall (Minor Accomplishment 1066 / 2000) +, Ice Flower Seal (Profound Meaning 18975 / 20000) +, Ice Shard Guard (Perfected 8909 / 10000) +, Hail (Great Accomplishment 4864 / 5000) +, Aurora Veil (Great Accomplishment 2865 / 5000) +, Blizzard (Mastery 276 / 500) +, Mega Ice Cone (Perfected 6465 / 10000) +, Ice Heaven Domain (Minor Accomplishment 1108 / 2000) +, Purification (Great Accomplishment 2089 / 5000) +, Avalanche (Beginner 1 / 100) +, Ice Armor (Beginner 1 / 100) +, Energy Regeneration (Beginner 1 / 100) +”

Ability, Frozen Body… Xiao Xunbao has the Snowfall ability, so it snows upon its appearance. If the injuries aren’t severe, these two abilities combined would save time and energy on casting Healing Light… Qiao Sang was satisfied with the newly appeared ability, and her gaze moved downwards.

When she saw Purification at Great Accomplishment, she felt it was worth it.

This Great Accomplishment proficiency was added by her directly using Points later; otherwise, with Xiao Xunbao’s beginner-level Purification, it would have taken forever to completely purify the Hu Yuan River.

Originally, it was just to get out earlier and let Xiao Xunbao suffer less, but she didn’t expect Xiao Xunbao to get excited after Purification, and the wild Pets were also willing to create sub-60-degree weather…

Qiao Sang reined in her thoughts and looked at the three newly awakened skills.

Avalanche, an Ice-type high-level skill. If attacked by an opponent’s move, it can trigger an Avalanche, dealing 2x damage to the opponent.

Ice Armor, an Ice-type high-level skill. The entire body is covered in Ice-like armor for defense.

And Energy Regeneration… Hmm? Energy Regeneration?!

Qiao Sang’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Energy Regeneration, a Normal-type high-level skill. It restores part of the user’s internal energy through self-regeneration. When proficiency reaches Great Accomplishment, it can restore half of the internal energy, but this skill cannot be used when the user is in a recovery-locked state.

Although this skill is high-level, it’s more popular than some Ultra-level skills.

Because this move is practical enough.

It saves a large sum of money on energy restoratives during daily training and in Secret Realms.

And unlike energy restoratives, Energy Regeneration has an immediate effect, unlike potions that require a certain amount of time to recover.

Most importantly, in battles and competitions, Energy Regeneration is annoying enough, and sometimes it can even reverse the situation.

Xiao Xunbao now has the combination of Frozen Body and Snowfall abilities, along with Healing Light to restore status, and Energy Regeneration to restore energy. Its sustainability is incredibly strong, not an exaggeration at all; it can completely act as a tank.

The three skills awakened this time are all quite good: offense, defense, and recovery. It’s just a pity there isn’t an Ultra-level skill…

Qiao Sang felt a slight regret. She thought back to when Xiao Xunbao evolved into Ice Aipalu and awakened two Ultra-level skills, which made her expectations for the skills Xiao Xunbao would awaken upon evolving into Ice Emperor Ram soar.

Actually, it’s normal for King-level Pets not to awaken Ultra-level skills.

People really need to maintain a balanced mindset…

As Qiao Sang’s thoughts flickered, she felt her phone vibrate several times outside.

She opened her eyes, picked up her phone, and saw it was a call from Liu Bo.

The call connected, and the other party’s voice came through the speaker:

“Big Shot, I’m already at the Yu Beast Center. Where do I find you?”

Why are you calling me Big Shot too…? Qiao Sang got up and put on her shoes while answering the phone, saying,

“Third floor of the Yu Beast Center, Assessment Office.”

“Received.”

…

Third floor of the Yu Beast Center.

Assessment Office.

The tall, thin middle-aged Judge checked Liu Bo’s ID card and performed a facial recognition scan.

After confirming it was indeed him, his mind went blank for a long time.

To be honest, he never thought that someone who had been missing in the Secret Realm for so long would still be alive!

He had initially thought the best outcome for this mission would be for the other party to at least bring back Liu Bo’s bones or relics, which would then be identified accordingly.

Even if this mission were completed, it would take at least over a month.

Yet, the other party returned to his office in just half a month.

Most importantly, they brought back a living person…

The shocking emotions fermented in his heart, and the Judge held back for a long time before finally speaking his mind:

“I didn’t expect you to be alive after staying in the Secret Realm for so long.”

“This is all thanks to the Big Shot who saved me!” Liu Bo said seriously.

If it weren’t for the Big Shot, he would never have made it out of the Secret Realm alive.

Big Shot… The Judge looked at the black-haired girl next to him. If he remembered correctly, her records showed she was still a minor…

What a pity, such a genius isn’t from their Mid-Air Region…

He took a deep breath, opened the relevant assessment mission on his computer, clicked ‘pass’, then turned to Qiao Sang, saying with a complex expression,

“The mission was completed excellently.”

He paused, then continued,

“I look forward to seeing your brilliant performance in this year’s Regional Competition.”

“I will.”

Leaving the office, Qiao Sang declined Liu Bo’s offer to treat her to a meal and returned to the accommodation area.

As soon as she reached the door of Room 2009, she saw a wooden box placed outside.

Qiao Sang’s heart stirred. She picked it up and opened it, finding a pitch-black bead shaped like a teardrop.

It’s really youlei (s grade)… No way, an S-grade youlei (s grade) just left at the door like this? Who’s this courier? So careless, didn’t even bother to call… Could this youlei (s grade) not be S-grade? Should I find an appraiser in the next city to check it…? As various thoughts flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind, she re-covered the box, handed it to Xiao Xunbao, and instructed,

“Keep it safe.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao took off its ring and carefully found a good spot to put the box inside.

Everything’s done, so it seems there’s no need to stay here anymore… Qiao Sang pulled out her phone and sent a message to Mi Jiala:

“Mission confirmed and passed. I’m heading to the Sky Passage now.”

…

High in the sky, on Ya Bao’s back.

Bored, Qiao Sang navigated while opening the history of her forum posts. She instinctively returned to the homepage and refreshed the page.

Then she saw a post highlighted and pinned.

ChapterAfter being captured by a wild Pet, I came out of the 88th Secret Realm alive!# Chapter

Qiao Sang opened the post:

“I entered the 88th Secret Realm a month ago and was unfortunately captured by a wild Pet. I woke up in a dark, foul-smelling place.”

“There, I suffered inhumane torture. I won’t go into details, as I’m afraid of disgusting you.”

“Then, under this inhuman torture, I saw several other people who had been captured. They also suffered terribly.”

“And then, I went insane from the torture.”

“It was a Big Shot who is participating in this year’s Regional Competition who saved us.”

“My madness was also cured. Anyway, when my mind cleared up again, I found myself skinny as a skeleton, but otherwise, I had no problems.”

“Later, the process of exiting the Secret Realm was bizarre.”

“Recently, haven’t many people been frequently disappearing in the 88th Secret Realm? That refers to our group.”

“Next, to prevent anyone else from encountering situations like ours, I will reveal the truth behind our disappearance…”

The content abruptly stopped.

Qiao Sang scrolled down and found that the rest was paid content.

You needed to pay to continue reading.

Goodness, you can even make money this way… Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched. She closed the forum and continued navigating.

Half an hour later, Ya Bao arrived at the Sky Passage.

Qiao Sang quickly found Mi Jiala.

“How was this mission?” Mi Jiala pretended they hadn’t seen each other in a long time, sizing up Qiao Sang as she asked.

“It was quite good; I gained a lot,” Qiao Sang said.

Not only was the mission completed, but Ya Bao and the others also gained a wave of Points. Most importantly, Xiao Xunbao successfully evolved into King-level, becoming her first King-level Pet.

Ice Aipalu evolved into Ice Emperor Ram, and you summarized it in just eight words? Mi Jiala tried her best to maintain a calm expression:

“It’s good that you gained something.”

Qiao Sang then remembered something and asked, “Teacher, which city are we going to next?”

Mi Jiala had already made plans:

“Changyu City.”

Changyu City, it rains all year round, hence the name Changyu City.

This city is quite famous in the Mid-Air Region, so Qiao Sang had heard of it when she was in the Yuhua Region.

Ya Bao probably won’t be too happy in Changyu City.

Qiao Sang thought to herself as she turned to look at Ya Bao, only to find it staring intently at her backpack.

“…”

That look, could it be that it saw Xiao Xunbao evolve and wants to fight it?