Chapter 940: Yan Jiaou (two in one)

The light of evolution, Ya ba o evolved… So the time for evolution was today… Qiao Sang looked up at the dazzling light, as bright as the sun, and a long-lost joy surged into her heart. Her heart finally settled.

Evolution meant that Ya bao had successfully absorbed the rong ming fire seed and would no longer have to endure that unbearable pain.

Finally, finally, today arrived… Qiao Sang rolled onto Steel Treasure’s back and excitedly said:

“Let’s go out!”

“Ice Emperor!”

Lu bao snapped out of her daze, a rare happy expression on her face, and leaped onto Steel Treasure’s back.

“Qingqing!”

Qing bao quickly floated up.

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure flapped its wings forcefully and flew upwards, heading towards the broken hole, and out from underground.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao looked up, utterly bewildered, at the dazzling light.

It evolved?

Brother Ya bao evolved?

Its Yu Beast Master actually didn’t lie to it!

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Seeing its little brother fly out with its Yu Beast Master, Xiao Xunbao finally came to its senses and cried out anxiously.

Wait for it!

With that, it teleported outside the underground area.

Underground, all the surrounding Fire-type Pets were scared by the recent commotion and fled in all directions, leaving only Guo Ruiqi and “Xu Gehong” standing dumbfounded in place, both looking up in astonishment at the dazzling light of evolution.

A few seconds later, Guo Ruiqi asked blankly:

“Is that Ya bao?”

The previous black-red flames were too distinctive. Even without seeing the outline within, one could think of Ya bao, whose body had been continuously burning with black-red flames during this time.

Coupled with Senior Qiao’s recent performance, a little thought would confirm it was indeed Ya bao.

But Guo Ruiqi was still a little uncertain.

After all, Ya bao had been enduring intense pain during this period, and Lu bao needed to provide Healing every hour. In his impression, no Pet’s evolution was this painful.

Mi Jiala did not answer him. Instead, she looked up at the light of evolution, her expression blank, her heart churning with turbulent waves.

Compared to Guo Ruiqi, she knew more about Qiao Sang’s background and understood that Flame Qilu was a brand new form, with an unknown evolutionary path ahead.

So, the path of evolution was actually the rong ming fire seed!

She had originally thought that if Flame Qilu could endure this pain, it might directly reach its internal energy limit with the rong ming fire seed. She never expected it could directly evolve!

As she was thinking, the lava suddenly shook violently.

Mi Jiala’s expression changed slightly. She reined in her thoughts, rolled onto Sleepy Bird’s back, and pulled the nearby Guo Ruiqi up with her, shouting:

“Go!”

Before Sleepy Bird could flap its wings, a pair of blue eyes appeared out of thin air.

The next second, the group arrived beside Steel Treasure.

In the high sky, the dazzling white light shone, and the outline within slowly changed.

“Senior Qiao, is Ya bao evolving?” Guo Ruiqi saw that Senior Xu had not answered his question, so he asked again.

Qiao Sang replied with a joyful “Mm”: “That’s right.”

“That’s truly wonderful!” Having received a definite answer, Guo Ruiqi immediately beamed with excitement.

In his opinion, Ya bao’s evolution meant Senior Qiao’s strength had increased. If Senior Qiao’s strength increased, they would be safer in the secret realm, and perhaps even find the Lele Seed faster.

At this moment, Mi Jiala said in a deep voice:

“Be careful, there’s movement in the lava. Rongjia Dragon seems to be rushing this way.”

Almost forgot about Rongjia Dragon… Qiao Sang’s heart tightened. She put away her joyful expression, then thought of something and turned to say seriously:

“Could I trouble you to have Hidden Turtle Shield cast Space Concealment around us?”

Now was a crucial moment for Ya bao’s evolution, so naturally, there could be no disturbances.

“Okay.” Mi Jiala nodded at the air beside her after speaking.

The evolution of any of Qiao Sang’s Pets was crucial, and Flame Qilu’s evolution absolutely could not be interfered with.

Even if she didn’t mention it, she would never allow Rongjia Dragon to interfere with Flame Qilu.

“Hidden Turtle.”

“Hidden Turtle Shield” cried out, and then a transparent Barrier quickly spread around them, enveloping the group and the light of evolution high in the sky.

However, even so, Mi Jiala was still a little uneasy.

She remembered there were two Rongjia Dragons in the lava. If both Rongjia Dragons appeared, with her present, she could subdue them instantly, but doing so would inevitably expose her identity.

Thinking of this, Mi Jiala gave a downward glance at the air beside her.

Although nothing was said, the tacit understanding cultivated over more than a century was still present, and Pen Jiami immediately disappeared from the spot.

Time passed minute by minute. The light of evolution did not fade, and the Rongjia Dragon’s figure had not appeared yet.

“The Rongjia Dragon didn’t come out. Does it not know we’re outside?” Guo Ruiqi asked.

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said:

“Perhaps our aura disappeared, and it lost its direction for Qunbao.”

Guo Ruiqi deeply agreed with Senior Qiao’s explanation and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn’t want to deal with Rongjia Dragon again.

Mi Jiala remained silent, her功与名 deeply hidden.

The sunlight high in the sky grew hotter.

Why is the evolution so slow… Qiao Sang began to show worry.

Qing bao in front rubbed against Lu bao.

This action instantly caught Qiao Sang’s attention. She looked at Qing bao and suddenly remembered that when Qing bao first used the SS-grade demon spirit heart, it also took a long time to evolve, and she suddenly realized.

The rong ming fire seed’s energy was too vast. For Ya bao, even if it caused evolution, a lot of energy was still contained within, which is why this prolonged evolution occurred.

After waiting another half a minute, seeing that Rongjia Dragon still hadn’t come out, Qiao Sang turned to “Xu Gehong” and said:

“Please keep an eye on Rongjia Dragon for me. I’ll sense Ya bao’s state.”

No need to watch Rongjia Dragon, they won’t come out… Mi Jiala nodded and said:

“Okay.”

Qiao Sang then closed her eyes with peace of mind, her consciousness entering the yu beast codex, and quickly flipped to the page about Ya bao.

The entire contract page occasionally lit up with dazzling white light.

The value after the level was already at maximum.

Qiao Sang was not surprised by this. Although her attention during this period had been focused on timing Ya bao’s Healing, she spent less time looking at the yu beast codex than before, but she hadn’t completely stopped looking.

Since Ya bao absorbed the rong ming fire seed, the value after its level had surged, but it would quickly drop again, then surge again, repeating this cycle, with a clear improvement in the value.

The invariable stone on its neck had all turned black and become scrap after Ya bao’s first full-body black-red flames ignited.

At that time, she was worried whether Ya bao could hold on and didn’t pay attention to this. Later, when she had time, she hung two more invariable stones on its neck during Ya bao’s brief safe period after Healing, but without exception, they all turned to scrap directly when black-red flames ignited on Ya bao’s body.

Fortunately, Ya bao’s level value had been intermittently surging, and there was no sign of evolution in the later stages. She then knew that with this Gold Finger, the energy would definitely increase to the point of maxing out the value before Ya bao would evolve.

It was hard to tell if Steel Treasure evolved because its energy was full, or because the rong ming fire seed was a prerequisite for its evolution.

As thoughts flickered, the name column suddenly lit up with a blinding white light.

When the light dissipated, the three characters Flame Qilu had already changed to Yan Jiaoou.

This was not the end; the number after the level continued to surge dramatically after breaking the million mark.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, and her consciousness quickly returned to reality as she looked up.

The dazzling light of evolution was still present, but the outline within it could now be seen to be over ten meters tall.

“So, it takes this long for a General-level Pet to evolve into a King-level Pet…” Guo Ruiqi murmured, feeling as if he had learned a new piece of knowledge.

He actually didn’t know the detailed information about Steel Treasure, only distinguishing its level by its body size.

“Is anything happening?” Mi Jiala asked.

“No,” Qiao Sang shook her head.

As soon as she finished speaking, the white light in the sky suddenly dissipated, and a Pet, fifteen meters tall, appeared before everyone.

It had magnificent crimson fur interspersed with complex black patterns, a circle of seemingly burning golden-red fluff around its neck, incomparably sharp fangs exposed, huge flame wings as dazzling as sunlight, a fluffy long tail with golden-red fluff at the end, and strong limbs with golden-red flames burning at their bases.

All movement instantly quieted.

This, this is too cool… Guo Ruiqi inwardly exclaimed, unable to help but shield his eyes, feeling that the Pet appearing in the sky was even more blinding than the previous evolutionary light.

This is the evolved form of Flame Qilu… Even the well-informed Mi Jiala couldn’t help but feel a tremor in her heart at this moment.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao opened its mouth wide, its eyes filled with awe and envy.

“Ice Emperor…”

Lu Bao paused, showing an expression of awe, but quickly managed her expression, returning to her calm demeanor.

“Steel Sword…”

Steel Treasure let out a sigh of relief, showing an expression of “finally it’s over.”

It believed that Steel Treasure’s smooth evolution without any mishaps was the best outcome.

“Qingqing!”

Qing Bao happily transformed into wind.

Yan Jiaoou… Qiao Sang looked at Steel Treasure, whose appearance had drastically changed in the sky, and silently recited its new name after evolution.

“Ya!”

In the sky, Steel Treasure let out an excited roar, and its powerful aura spread out overwhelmingly in all directions.

However, because there was a spatial Hidden Turtle Shield around, it didn’t alarm the nearby wild Pets.

Steel Treasure lowered its head.

The next second, it appeared in front of its Yu Beast Master.

“Ya!”

Just as it was about to pounce, it saw the much smaller Steel Treasure and its Yu Beast Master, who was only as big as a bean, and suddenly realized something, stopping in its tracks and calling out to Xiao Xunbao beside it.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao quickly took off its ring, pulled out a miniature shrinking bracelet from it, and handed it over.

The previous miniature shrinking bracelet had also been rendered useless by the black and red flames.

Fortunately, before leaving the Super Dormant Star, Hugh Lewis had given a few more.

“Ya!”

Steel Treasure took it, its body slowly shrinking, and then it continued to pounce excitedly towards its Yu Beast Master.

As it pounced towards its Yu Beast Master, the flames under its wings and limbs disappeared.

“Congratulations on your evolution,” Qiao Sang caught Steel Treasure, stroked its head, and smiled.

“Ya!”

Steel Treasure rubbed its Yu Beast Master’s hand with curved eyes.

Then it seemed to remember something, its excited expression turning serious as it turned to Xiao Xunbao and called out, indicating that it wanted a mirror.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao was already prepared, picking up the mirror and shining it on Steel Treasure’s face.

When Steel Treasure saw itself in the mirror, it first froze, then bared its fangs, then raised its paw and wiggled its sharp teeth, and then turned around.

“Ya!”

Seeing that its teeth had grown back and there were no bald spots on its body, Steel Treasure showed an excited expression, letting out a cry, and the golden-red flame wings on both sides uncontrollably appeared and spread out.

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but touch them, finding that besides a slight difference in color, the temperature wasn’t as warm as before, and it was very comfortable to touch even in an ultra-high temperature environment.

She retracted her hand, sniffed, and felt a scent of sunlight on her hand.

Qiao Sang collected her thoughts and remembered the main business:

“Since Steel Treasure is fine now, let’s go.”

“Ya!”

Before Mi Jiala and Guo Ruiqi could speak, Steel Treasure stood up on Steel Treasure’s body, staring at the hole below and excitedly calling out, indicating that it wanted to beat up that annoying guy before leaving.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes lit up when it heard this, and it called out, indicating that it would go too.

In its opinion, with Steel Treasure Big Brother’s handsome appearance after evolving, dealing with that previous guy would be effortless!

Even if you evolved, you might not be able to hit the Rongjia Dragon, and it’s been so long, the other Rongjia Dragon must have recovered by now, so if you want to fight, you’ll be fighting not one, but two… Qiao Sang inwardly complained, then said:

“We’ve wasted too much time here, and we still haven’t found the Lele Seed.”

“Ya…”

Steel Treasure froze for a moment, its tail drooping as it called out, indicating that it wouldn’t fight for now.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao followed with a cry, indicating that if Steel Treasure Big Brother wasn’t fighting, then it wouldn’t either.

Steel Treasure silently glanced at Xiao Xunbao.

“Let’s go,” seeing that Steel Treasure and Xiao Xunbao had no objections, Qiao Sang said.

Mi Jiala looked up at the sky: “Retreat.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the surrounding transparent Barrier disappeared.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed blue.

In the last second of leaving, Qiao Sang scanned the surrounding scene and found that it perfectly matched the predicted scene of Steel Treasure’s evolution at that time.

The red cliffs at the bottom on both sides, the fiery red ground, the scorching sunlight… Yes, and that hole in the ground, it turned out Steel Treasure crashed through it…

The group disappeared from their original spot.

As the group disappeared, beneath the ground, the transparent Barrier covering the surface of the magma suddenly vanished.

“Rongjia!”

“Rongjia!”

Immediately after, two Rongjia Dragons emerged from the magma one after another, letting out furious roars.

…

In the dense forest.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao occasionally peeked at Steel Treasure, its face full of envy.

“Oh, Steel Treasure, how did you think of rushing outside when you evolved?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Ya!”

Steel Treasure called out, indicating that it felt it was about to evolve, and then it had seen that the predicted evolution spot was not inside the magma, so it thought of going out.

Qiao Sang pondered thoughtfully upon hearing this.

At the same time, on a tree, a pitch-black bird Pet watched the group gradually leave, then turned and flew in another direction.

It should be tomorrow! The secret realm ends! If I don’t take a leave of absence!