Mingxi noticed that Lan Yue's appearance at this time was slightly different from when she underwent her exclusive evolution.
Her fur had become denser and shinier.
The proportion of blue and red fur looked even more perfect, giving a sense of golden ratio.
The crescent moon pattern on her forehead was encircled by delicate silver threads, resembling both gold and jade.
The steel blades on her four paws had become longer and sharper; it felt like a casual kick from her could cleave a person in two.
Even more exaggerated was her current state of rapid Flight while floating.
Wherever her four paws stepped, fire clouds bloomed, and ice flowers constantly blossomed around her.
This, this, this...
Telekinesis?
Trait?
Or other skills?
Had Lan Yue upgraded her equipment and gotten rich?
Mingxi was speechless.
She wished she could take Lan Yue into the Time Realm right now.
But due to the fusion of special energy, the Time Realm was going to be closed for a day.
Wasn't this going to drive her crazy?
"Not bad."
Chu Kuangsheng naturally also noticed Lan Yue and saw her brand new appearance.
He seemed unsurprised and nodded with great satisfaction:
"It seems her gains are not small; not only has she solidified her exclusive evolution, but she has also further perfected it!"
True evolution and exclusive evolution do not necessarily remain consistent.
During true evolution, if specific conditions are not met or if conditions for other evolution chains are met, it is possible for a Transcendent creature to evolve into something completely different from its exclusive evolution.
Especially for a Bingji Cat like this, whose exclusive evolution is a new evolutionary type that has never appeared before.
The probability of change is highest.
This was also another reason he brought Mingxi to Return Nest; Return Nest and the attributes of the Bingji Cat after its exclusive evolution were compatible, which should serve to promote and solidify it.
This cat in front of him, in terms of aura and appearance alone, was no less inferior to the most top-tier rare Transcendent creatures.
He looked at Mingxi with a smile, "You can think carefully about what kind of species name you should give her."
Three pet beasts, three new evolutionary types – such a miracle would probably be disbelieved if spoken aloud.
Does she even need to think?
Mingxi smiled, looking at the large furball rushing towards her.
She said, "I've already thought of it. Lingtianzi, her name is Lingtianzi!"
Chu Kuangsheng paused slightly.
Lingtianzi.
"Nine Heavens Soaring, Lord of the Clouds?"
Chu Kuangsheng stroked his chin, "Xiao Zaizi has no small ambitions."
But having ambition is a good thing.
Mingxi, who was 'not small in ambition', silently mused, "...You might not believe it, but I'm actually just a messenger."
At this moment, Lan Yue had successfully landed, lowering her large head and gently rubbing against Mingxi's arm.
The bingji bell on her ear jingled, emitting a joyful chime.
"Ling Ling."
"Ling Ling."
Mingxi also leaned her head in, touching it with Lan Yue's head, feeling the fluffy sensation.
"Congratulations, young man."
Golden Yuanbao and Little Silver Flower naturally refused to be left out and also crowded over.
A chaotic rubbing.
Their smiles bloomed like flowers.
After the rubbing, Mingxi curiously stared at Lan Yue's paws.
"Lan Yue, can you fly through the air now? Is it a trait or a skill?"
After a Transcendent creature evolves, it can only roughly sense what skills it has awakened, but to use them proficiently actually requires slow exploration.
Unless, like Mingxi, one has the Time Realm as a cheat, allowing immediate knowledge of awakened abilities.
As for traits, many Transcendent creatures have a much stronger sense of them.
"Ling Ling."
"Ling Ling."
Lan Yue shook her head.
She wasn't quite sure either. freewёbnoνel.com
But it should be a skill.
The fire clouds and ice flowers appeared naturally after she officially evolved to Advanced Level, but they were definitely not symbiotic; their existence continuously consumed her energy.
"Then it's most likely a skill, but this skill is quite special; it can actually give you the ability to briefly fly, somewhat like telekinesis."
Although Chu Kuangsheng didn't understand Lingtianzi's words, he naturally heard what Mingxi was saying.
He said, "It's definitely not telekinesis, but it's a bit like gravitational repulsion."
Mingxi agreed wholeheartedly.
"We'll study it thoroughly later. Since she has successfully evolved, it's about time we head back."
"Okay."
Mingxi naturally had no objections.
This trip yielded too much.
She felt like she couldn't take it all in.
At the same time.
Inside a luxuriously decorated room.
"Teacher, Return Nest has been open for two hours now, hasn't it? I wonder how that Bingji Cat you mentioned is doing?"
A young man with a short beard sat properly on a tatami mat.
Mi Bai, meanwhile, sat opposite him, solemnly and seriously brewing tea.
He didn't even lift his head at the question.
He merely sneered, "What could happen? If it hasn't come out by now, it must have died inside."
Return Nest's effects are extremely strong, and likewise, its mortality rate is [N O V E L I G H T] extremely high.
A mutated Bingji Cat?
How absurd!
It was probably the most useless pet beast to have entered Return Nest in the hundreds of years since its discovery!
If it weren't for Chu Kuangsheng being the one who came, he would have already cursed loudly.
The young man's brow furrowed tightly: "What a waste of this month's quota!
That brute Chu Kuangsheng, he couldn't come earlier or later, but he had to take the quota just as I arrived.
I really suspect he did it on purpose!"
Mi Bai shook his head: "He couldn't possibly know your situation, Sanlang, and he reserved this quota half a month ago, otherwise it wouldn't have been available now."
"Hmph! To give such a precious quota to a Bingji Cat, it's truly a waste of natural resources!"
The young man's mood grew increasingly irritable at the thought of having to wait another month.
"You Dragonflower Country people really have problems in the head."
Mi Bai's body stiffened slightly, he put down the tea whisk in his hand, and pushed the green tea in front of the young man.
His voice was slightly cold as he looked at him and said, "Sanlang, I am from Yinhe Country."
The young man seemed to just realize he had misspoken, and he picked up the teacup in front of him, taking a small sip.
"I'm sorry, Teacher Mi, I didn't mean anything else, it was just a slip of the tongue, please don't mind it."
"...Forget it."
Although there was still some dissatisfaction in his heart, Mi Bai ultimately did not show it.
The young man in front of him verbally called him teacher, but in terms of status, he absolutely could not afford to offend him.
So no matter how dissatisfied he was, he couldn't dwell on it.
The young man clearly understood this, so although he apologized, his tone was extremely casual.
The perfunctory nature was very obvious.
But at least he was willing to be perfunctory.
"Teacher, when I came to Dragonflower Country this time, besides wanting my Great Tengu to enter Return Nest, I actually have another important matter."
Mi Bai frowned upon hearing this, but quickly regained his composure, asking with a curious expression: "What important matter?"
"To find someone."
"Who?"
"I only know his alias is Liu Yong, and he looks like this."
The young man tapped his terminal, and a life-sized holographic image of a man appeared before them.
Mi Bai frowned: "What's this person's background?"
"I'm not sure either; this is a task personally arranged by His Majesty the Dark Emperor."
Mi Bai was stunned.
It was actually an order from that person!
Who exactly was this Liu Yong?