Chapter 961: Witness together (two in one)

That night, Qiao Sang added 1500 Points to Xiao Xunbao’s level.

The next day was the same.

With an S-Class Beast Master constantly by her side, to avoid any suspicion, she couldn’t add all the Points at once.

Early on the third day, Ye Xiangting arrived at the Yu Beast Center as usual, bringing some food.

Xiao Xunbao opened the door.

As she stepped inside, she felt a chilly, unusually cold wind.

“Why is the air conditioning set so low?” Ye Xiangting placed the bag she was carrying on the coffee table, speaking as she walked over to the thermostat panel on the wall, wanting to turn up the temperature.

However, when she saw the panel, she froze.

Hmm? The air conditioning isn’t on?

Qiao Sang, sitting on the sofa, glanced at her mother’s actions and said,

“The air conditioning isn’t on. It’s just that Xiao Xunbao is training Ice Armor, and Xiao Xunbao is training Favorable Wind. When the two combine, the wind gets a bit cold.”

Xiao Xunbao’s Ice Armor had increased another level in proficiency last night, so when she used this skill again, not only did its defense increase, but the chill also intensified.

The feedback her body received meant she no longer felt this level of cold.

If her mom hadn’t mentioned it, she wouldn’t have even noticed how much colder the room was than usual.

Ye Xiangting froze for a moment, looking at the Ice Armor forming on Xiao Xunbao, emanating a visible chill, then at the constantly swaying curtains by the window, thinking that these two skills combined were comparable to air conditioning, and very power-saving…

As her thoughts flickered, the wind in the room suddenly lessened significantly.

The temperature consequently warmed up quite a bit; at least that feeling of cold air rushing at her was gone.

Ye Xiangting froze again.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

At this moment, Xiao Xunbao’s voice echoed in the room.

Qiao Sang, while watching the live broadcast of the competition on TV, helped translate:

“Xiao Xunbao is asking if it’s less cold this way.”

Ye Xiangting was touched and quickly said, “Yes! It’s not cold anymore!”

Xiao Xunbao continued to use Favorable Wind with peace of mind.

Ye Xiangting came and sat on the sofa, sighing, “Xiao Xunbao is truly considerate.”

No sooner had she spoken than Xiao Xunbao used its telekinesis to bring a drink from the table and hand it over.

Ye Xiangting took it and added with a smile,

“Xiao Xunbao is also considerate.”

“Xiao Xunbao ~”

Xiao Xunbao was satisfied.

Ye Xiangting watched the competition, but her thoughts remained on Xiao Xunbao.

After about ten minutes, when the competition took a break, she asked, “Why has Xiao Xunbao been training Favorable Wind in the room lately?”

Qiao Sang replied,

“It actually wants to train outside the room, but you know how obsessed the people from the Central Region are with Xiao Xunbao. I don’t feel comfortable letting it go out alone, so I’ve been letting it train in the room.”

Training at the Yu Beast Center requires reserving a spot, but Xiao Xunbao’s Wind Transformation is formless and shadowless, so it can train without a designated area.

Ye Xiangting: “…That’s not what I meant. I was asking why Xiao Xunbao has been training this skill so much lately, without taking a break.”

She remembered that Xiao Xunbao had been training every time she visited.

“It’s preparing for its evolution,” Qiao Sang replied.

Ye Xiangting looked astonished: “Evolution?”

Qiao Sang hummed, “Xiao Xunbao’s energy is nearing the upper limit for an intermediate Pet recently, so I said that once its Favorable Wind proficiency improves, I’d prepare for its evolution.”

Seeing that the groundwork was laid, she said, “Speaking of which, Xiao Xunbao’s evolution should be tonight, Mom. Do you want to come and watch?”

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Before her mother could answer, Xiao Xunbao appeared beside her, a surprised expression on its face, and called out.

Really?

“Really,” Qiao Sang smiled. “Haven’t you felt that the energy in your body is already close to its limit?”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao carefully sensed it, then honestly shook its head.

Didn’t feel anything.

Qiao Sang: “…”

“That’s why I said it would be tonight,” Qiao Sang said without changing her expression. “You can feel it again tonight.”

“Xiao Xunbao ~”

Xiao Xunbao nodded happily, then continued its Wind Transformation training.

Now, its confidence in its Yu Beast Master’s ability to make it evolve in a short time had risen to 98%.

Ye Xiangting processed it for a long time, then hesitantly said,

“Didn’t you say Xiao Xunbao just evolved recently? Can it evolve again so quickly?”

Qiao Sang realized that whenever Xiao Xunbao was involved, both Teacher Mi Jiala and her mother worried a lot.

“Tonight, I will use an instrument to test its energy,” Qiao Sang said. “If its energy hasn’t reached the limit, I definitely won’t use an evolution item on it tonight.”

Saying that, she asked again,

“Do you want to come and watch tonight?”

Her mother was rarely around for the legendary Pet evolution, and she didn’t want her to miss it.

“Watch!” Ye Xiangting said without thinking.

Whether Xiao Xunbao was truly going to evolve or not, even if there was only a 50% chance, she didn’t want to miss it.

…

10:50 PM.

Suburb, villa.

Yu Ke and Yu Le called her “Auntie” repeatedly, one saying “Auntie, you’re so young, you look like you’re only in your twenties,” and the other saying “Auntie, you’re amazing, you actually gave birth to a prodigy like Qiao Shen,” flattering Ye Xiangting until her mouth never stopped smiling.

On the other side, Xiao Xunbao pulled out an energy detector from its ring.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao appeared, its expression a mix of nervousness and anticipation.

It was not unfamiliar with this item, knowing it was for detecting energy. Xiao Xunbao often took things out of its ring to show it, and the energy detector had been one of them.

When Xiao Xunbao appeared, Yu Ke’s gaze was unconsciously drawn to it. She immediately abandoned her flattery, feigning curiosity as she approached, staring at the energy detector and asking knowingly,

“What is this for?”

“Detecting energy,” Qiao Sang replied.

“Whose energy are you detecting?” Yu Ke asked, just to make conversation.

“Xiao Xunbao’s,” Qiao Sang said. “If it’s detected to have reached its energy limit tonight, I’m going to let it evolve.”

Xiao Xunbao? Xiao Xunbao? Evolve?! Yu Ke was completely bewildered by this sudden news.

Her shock at this moment was like when she heard Qiao Sang personally say she had signed up for the Regional Competition a while ago.

“Really? Xiao Xunbao is going to evolve?!” Yu Le turned, asking excitedly.

Qiao Sang didn’t speak too absolutely: “If the energy reaches its limit.”

“Qiao Shen, with this kind of setup, it’s definitely going to evolve!” Yu Le now viewed Qiao Sang as an idol and had a million reasons to trust her.

No wonder, no wonder Qiao Shen’s mother and teacher were all here tonight; it turned out Xiao Xunbao was going to evolve!

At the same time, in the outdoor training ground.

Liu Yao and Tian Xian Bat were diligently installing professional camera equipment.

“Do you really believe that Xiao Xunbao’s energy has reached its limit and can evolve tonight?” Mi Jiala asked.

Liu Yao looked up: “Don’t you believe it?”

Saying that, he glanced at the camera in her hand.

Mi Jiala showed no embarrassment, calmly saying,

“I’m just being prepared for any eventuality.”

Liu Yao smiled, “If you really didn’t believe it, you would have just had Qiao Sang test it in the room and tell you the result, instead of following her here.”

Mi Jiala was silent for a moment, then asked,

“You seem certain that Xiao Xunbao will definitely evolve tonight.”

“Qiao Sang isn’t someone who likes to trouble others,” Liu Yao slowly said. “If she wasn’t absolutely sure, she wouldn’t have contacted me and asked me to come watch.”

He paused, then added,

“You’ve taught her for so long; you should also know that what she’s best at is creating miracles.” Mi Jiala didn’t speak, which was an acknowledgment.

That’s right, if Qiao Sang hadn’t constantly refreshed her Yu Beast views during this period, she wouldn’t have rushed over with her camera without calmly judging after receiving the news…

Suddenly, her ears twitched, her expression instantly became serious, and she said,

“To the room.”

“Pen.” Pen Jiami’s voice echoed in the air.

Immediately after, Mi Jiala vanished from her original spot.

“Tian Xian?” Tian Xian Bat called out to its Yu Beast Master, indicating, Aren’t you going in?

“No need,” Liu Yao continued his actions, saying, “I trust Qiao Sang’s judgment. Xiao Xunbao must have reached its energy limit. We just need to wait and watch the evolution and record the process.”

…

Inside the room.

Mi Jiala stared at the 149300 energy value on the energy detector, dumbfounded, momentarily at a loss for words to express her shock.

One must know that the maximum energy value for an intermediate Pet is 50000, but now, Xiao Xunbao’s detected energy value not only exceeded 50000 but even reached as much as 149300, nearly three times the maximum energy value of an intermediate Pet!

Yu Ke and Yu Le were equally stunned.

Holy cow, 149300! The data after Xiao Xunbao’s level actually added up to so much energy? Then if she filled up the remaining few Points, wouldn’t it be able to reach 150,000? Qiao Sang looked utterly bewildered.

In the afternoon, she had added dozens more Points to the level, but to avoid suspicion, she deliberately left a few Points unadded, specifically saving them for 12 AM when the Points would naturally increase, allowing Xiao Xunbao to complete its evolution under everyone’s gaze.

Immediately after, she suddenly remembered the SSS-grade demon spirit heart Xiao Xunbao had used, feeling a sense of sudden realization.

If anything could allow Xiao Xunbao to withstand this much energy at the intermediate stage, it could probably only be the SSS-grade demon spirit heart…

Ye Xiangting looked at the data, silent for a moment, then said,

“Do you want to try a different energy detector?”

Yu Ke immediately snapped back to reality and shouted,

“Hu Ji Tiger, bring an energy detector over!”

“Hu Ji.”

Hu Ji Tiger let out a cry, then turned and left.

Qiao Sang did not stop it.

To be honest, even though she was sure it was the SSS-grade demon spirit heart that had expanded Xiao Xunbao’s energy capacity like this, she still wanted to confirm it again.

“Hu Ji.”

Soon, Hu Ji Tiger brought an energy detector to the living room and placed it on the floor.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao looked at its Yu Beast Master.

“Test again,” Qiao Sang said gently. “Don’t worry, nothing went wrong, just confirming again.”

“Xiao Xunbao.”

Xiao Xunbao looked at its Yu Beast Master’s eyes and inexplicably felt a sense of reassurance.

It floated to the instrument and actively pressed the detection head against its forehead.

The instrument’s display screen began to fluctuate wildly.

Everyone in the living room had their eyes fixed on the display screen.

After about ten seconds, the data on the display screen stabilized, stopping at 149300.

The living room suddenly fell silent.

After a few seconds of silence, Yu Le’s slightly dazed voice rang out:

“So, the legendary Pets even have energy capacity ranges several times that of ordinary Pets at each stage…”

As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Ke felt as if a light bulb had gone off.

That’s right! Xiao Xunbao is a legendary Pet, so it’s normal for its energy capacity to be higher than Pets of the same rank!

Ye Xiangting suddenly understood.

Xiao Xunbao is a legendary Pet, so naturally, it’s different from other Pets.

“Xiao Xunbao ~”

Xiao Xunbao didn’t know what an energy value of 149300 meant, but seeing the reactions of the humans around it, it knew its energy must have met the standard. Its lower body, made of white clouds, couldn’t help but stir, and a light, brisk cool breeze blew around it.

Only Mi Jiala continued to ponder, then she suddenly thought of something and asked,

“Did you use the demon spirit heart given by the Central Region to help Xiao Xunbao evolve back then?”

She was present when Xiao Xunbao evolved, so she naturally knew Qiao Sang didn’t use the demon spirit heart from the Central Region, but at that time, her identity was fake; she was just a pure teammate, so it wasn’t appropriate to ask directly.

“No,” Qiao Sang shook her head. “The demon spirit heart I used was obtained in the 16th Secret Realm. The expert who studies legendary Pets told me that the larger the demon spirit heart, the higher its grade. I saw that the demon spirit heart I got in the 16th Secret Realm was larger than the one sent by the Central Region, so I used that one.”

That’s right, it seems that demon spirit heart was indeed SS-grade… The doubts Mi Jiala still held in her heart instantly dissipated.

No wonder Xiao Xunbao took so long to evolve back then, and no wonder Xiao Xunbao’s current energy capacity is so much higher than that of Pets of the same level.

If it had absorbed an SSS-grade demon spirit heart back then, then everything would make sense.

Only SSS-grade evolution items can make a Pet’s evolution effect reach a miraculous level.

Now, Xiao Xunbao’s energy value is increasing so quickly; it might even be related to the demon spirit heart not being fully absorbed back then and continuing to be absorbed during the intermediate stage…

Mi Jiala felt the logic clicked, her heart filled with both emotion and numbness.

Then she thought of something and looked at Xiao Xunbao, asking,

“Are you sure the energy is full?”

An energy value of 149300 is just a little short of 150000; perhaps it could wait a bit longer.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao’s trust in its Yu Beast Master to let it evolve tonight had reached 99%. It nodded without even sensing anything.

It’s full!

Mi Jiala slowly exhaled, then said seriously,

“Then let’s begin the evolution!”

Ye Xiangting, Yu Ke, and Yu Le all perked up.

“No rush,” Qiao Sang said with a smile. “I want to wait until 12 o’clock.”

…

Time passed.

In the living room, the hands of the wall clock reached 12 o’clock.

At the same time, in the outdoor training ground, Xiao Xunbao, with a solemn expression, handed the Sky Cloud Crystal in its paw to Xiao Xunbao.

Xiao Xunbao took it with a serious expression.

With its Yu Beast Master and several companions, as well as several humans watching, and several cameras aimed at it, it felt that this evolution was very ceremonial.

In the yu beast codex, unseen by everyone, on the page concerning Xiao Xunbao, the data after its level changed, until it filled up to (10000/10000), and a bright white light shone.

At the same time, a dazzling white light also shone from Xiao Xunbao in reality.

Yu Ke and Yu Le heard their hearts pounding wildly, feeling that Qiao Sang was the most incredible connection they would ever have in their lives.

If it weren’t for Qiao Sang, who else could find a legendary Pet to evolve in front of them!

Ye Xiangting was excited, but her hand was very steady, holding her phone aimed at the evolving Xiao Xunbao without even a tremor.

It really evolved… Liu Yao looked at the white light not far away, his heart surging, his surface as steady as an old dog.

Didn’t bring the camera for nothing… Mi Jiala instinctively held her camera, aiming it at Xiao Xunbao, who was enveloped in white light.

Only Qiao Sang calmly took a bite of her apple.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao held its phone aimed at Xiao Xunbao.

Qiao Sang, while eating her apple, instructed,

“Do you know about camera movement? You can constantly change angles to shoot, whether it’s circling Xiao Xunbao 360 degrees, it will make the resulting footage much better.”

“Xiao Xunbao ~”

Xiao Xunbao thought it made sense and began to float around, constantly changing angles to shoot.

It’s so easy with so many people filming; I’ll just ask them to send me a copy later… Qiao Sang thought to herself, watching everyone around her filming Xiao Xunbao.

The evolution did not complete as quickly as other Pets of the same rank.

As time passed, the outline within the white light gradually changed.

It was clear that the outline inside was growing larger.

After about nearly ten minutes, the white light receded, revealing the figure within.