1203. Chapter 1198: Michaela’s Arrangement (Two in One)

Qiao Sang’s thoughts suddenly stopped, and he asked,

“Are you unable to move, or can’t use Discharge anymore?”

“Tingting,”

Tingbao cried, indicating that its Discharge skill was blocked.

Finally, it succeeded… Little Xunbao silently wiped a sweat from his forehead.

Although Lao Liu’s attacks didn’t hurt at all, after so many attempts without success, he almost thought there was something wrong with his Cursed Body and Cursed Body.

It seemed he was cursed by the Cursed Body… Qiao Sang looked at Yabao and nodded, signaling that it could use Holy Fire.

“Yabao!”

Yabao perked up and opened its mouth.

A golden flame instantly burst from its mouth, attacking Tingbao.

Michaela’s attention was focused again.

The golden flame didn’t feel any burning sensation, but instead was filled with warmth.

“Tingting…”

Tingbao felt a warm power surge through his body within the golden flame.

Then, it felt as if some kind of shackle had been completely lifted, and a look of relief crossed its face.

The flame disappeared.

“See if you can still use Discharge now,” Qiao Sang said.

“Tingting,”

Tingbao cried out, and lightning shot out of his body, striking down on Little Xunbao like a flying snake.

Little Xunbao: “???”

No, why are you striking me when I’m already cursed?

“Tingting!”

Tingbao exclaimed with surprise, signaling that it could use it.

“Ya Ya!”

Seeing this, Yabao was equally surprised.

This was the first time it had such an ability.

“That curse was lifted quite quickly.” Qiao Sang’s face lit up, and then an idea struck him. He looked at Teacher Mikala and asked,

“Can the Holy Fire lift any type of curse?”

“There’s no specific record on that,” Mikala said.

Qiao Sang thought to himself that the rarer the skill, the fewer records there are, because so few people know its true effects and capabilities.

“But you can go and learn about it yourself,” Mikala said. “That’s exactly what I want to tell you next.”

Qiao Sang listened attentively.

“Skills that can remove curses are generally called Purification. Skills like these effectively increase proficiency with the number of times you remove curses and the difficulty of the curses.” Mikaela slowly explained the key point. “Research has shown that, for the same number of Purification casts, the greater the difficulty of the curse removed, the greater the corresponding increase in proficiency.”

“Although there’s no research on Holy Fire, its initial effect also removes curses. I imagine it’s similar to Purification skills. Just remove curses more often and your proficiency will increase significantly.”

“So, next, I want you to take on more curse-removing quests at the Beast Taming Center,” Mikaela explained her plans.

There’s no need to go to all that trouble. Yabao can increase his proficiency simply by casting Holy Fire, which is definitely much more efficient than removing curses… Qiao Sang nodded.

“Understood.”

It was normal for a teacher to assign tasks to students. She naturally couldn’t mention the fact that casting Holy Fire could increase proficiency. She had no reason to refuse.

Going specifically for curse-lifting quests to increase proficiency was a bit inefficient, but it wasn’t a big deal. Yabao had many clones, so the original could follow him on quests while the clones stayed behind to train with the Sacred Fire.

Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something and asked,

“Do you accept any quest that requires removing a curse? If you can’t, won’t you get a bad review?”

Michaela said with a smile,

“Your priority right now is to increase your proficiency in the Sacred Fire. As for getting a bad review, that’s nothing to worry about. You’re not a Beastmaster who relies on quests for a living.”

Qiao Sang understood this.

Just as she was thinking, Mikaela continued, “But if you want to leave a good impression in this area, you can start by taking on the simpler curses. Once you’ve gained some understanding of Yabao’s curse-removing abilities, you can move on to the more difficult ones.”

After a pause, she added,

“Once Yabao’s sacred fire reaches a level where it produces a burning sensation, you won’t need to take on any more quests.”

That was the only way… Qiao Sang nodded slightly.

“I see.”

Then, a thought struck her.

“Will you go to the Fire Spirit Mine where it was a hundred years ago tomorrow?”

Mikaela said, “Sure, but it’ll be later. I’ve contacted Jacqueline, and she’ll be here tomorrow.”

With Yabao having evolved to the Imperial level, a physical examination naturally needed to be arranged, and the energy pills needed to be re-ordered.

Teacher Mikaela was still so efficient… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly,

“I understand!”

…

The next morning.

Qiao Sang washed up quickly, had breakfast, and watered Xia Lala in her flowerpot with a kettle.

Knowing that Xia Lala loved watering, she bought a watering can and kept it in the ring of Little Xunbao.

“Xia Xia~”

Xia Lala’s eyes curved, a pleased expression on her face.

“Knock knock…”

Suddenly, there was a knock on the

door. Xia Lala’s resistant flower swayed slightly at the noise, quickly transforming into a fresh cattail.

“Xun Xun~”

Little Xunbao floated to the door, peered through it, then slipped back in and opened it.

Jacqueline walked in. Instead of greeting Michaela first as usual, she fixed her gaze on Yabao, her expression becoming unusually complex. She

‘d truly evolved…

“Yabao!”

Yabao, still remembering the human who had come in, her eyes lit up and she called out a greeting.

She knew the human was a cultivator, here to examine her and make her energy pills.

“Teacher, you’re here,” Qiao Sang said, smiling and greeting her as he continued watering.

Mikala looked at her from the sofa, motioning in Yabao’s direction.

“Check it out! It’s the evolved form of Yan Jiaou, now called Fentiduo.”

“That evolution is a little too fast…” Jacqueline muttered.

As a teacher at the Imperial Beastmaster Academy, it wasn’t difficult for her to inquire about her students, especially one as renowned as Qiao Sang. She knew full well that Yan Jiaou’s evolution took less than a year. To have evolved into an Imperial-level pet in such a short time, and to a form never before seen, was truly astonishing.

As a professional trainer for many years, and still employed at the Imperial Beastmaster Academy, she had seen all sorts of gifted pets, but never one that had evolved to Imperial level so quickly.

“It was a stroke of luck,” Qiao Sang smiled.

What kind of opportunity could allow a King-level pet with an unknown evolutionary path to evolve to Imperial level? Jacqueline’s eyes were dazed.

“Don’t just stand there,” Mikala said. “Help check it out.”

Jacqueline exhaled slowly, set down the box, opened it, and took out the equipment.

Yabao took the initiative to stand beside her.

Jacqueline quickly examined it.

After about ten minutes, Jacqueline paused at a certain data point on the instrument, then said,

“The fire energy within Fentiduo seems a little different.”

Different? How different? Qiao Sang suddenly became nervous.

Before she could ask, Michaela calmly said, “You’re not mistaken. It has awakened the Holy Flame.”

So the Holy Flame caused the fire energy within Yabao to detect a difference… Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief.

Holy Flame? Li Oyas’s Holy Flame? Jacqueline was stunned for a moment, her face bewildered, and she said,

“Isn’t that a skill only Li Oyas can possess?”

As expected, no one could remain calm after hearing this news… Michaela nodded,

“That’s the skill.”

“How could Fentiduo awaken the Holy Flame? Are you sure? It couldn’t be a mistake?” Jacqueline looked incredulous.

Her first thought was that it was impossible, but then a second thought quickly followed:

Others might mistake a skill, but Senior Mikaela definitely wouldn’t…

As the thought flashed through her mind, Yabao, without a word, opened his mouth and unleashed a stream of golden flame.

Jacqueline froze in her place.

Although she knew Senior Mikaela wouldn’t be mistaken, seeing it with her own eyes still left her with a profound shock, and for a moment, it was difficult to accept.

This was clearly a skill that only the legendary Li Oyas could possess, so why did Fen Diduo know it?

Could it be that it had the bloodline of the mythical beast Li Oyas?

That couldn’t be possible, Fen Diduo was clearly a pet of Blue Star…

Various thoughts raced through Jacqueline’s mind, leaving her confused.

Amidst her confusion, Qiao Sang said,

“Perhaps Yabao has absorbed too many Fire Spirit Crystals.”

Fire Spirit Crystals? Jacqueline came to her senses after hearing this. Information about the Fire Spirit Crystals surfaced in her mind. She paused for a second before asking,

“Where did you find so many Fire Spirit Crystals?”

Mikaela glanced at Qiao San, her eyes saying, “You brought up this topic yourself, answer it yourself.”

“I’ll tell you…” Qiao San recounted her encounter with Li Oyas’s spirit and her journey through time.

With the experience she’d shared with the Vice Principal, she was much more concise this time.

She omitted the mention of Sha Lala being right beside her a hundred years later.

Teacher Mikaela had said that the fewer people who knew about Sha Lala’s story, the better.

As expected, Mikaela, listening nearby, showed no surprise and didn’t offer any further information.

Jacqueline’s expression froze, and she remained stunned.

Ten seconds later, she remained in the same state.

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao was the first to lose her patience and cried out, asking if she wanted to continue the examination.

Mikaela said, “Continue examining Ya Bao.”

“Oh…” Jacqueline replied, her face dazed, and she continued the examination with a distracted look.

Seeing her state was off, Mikaela said,

“Wake up.”

Peng Jiamei’s eyes glowed blue as she looked at Jacqueline.

Awakening, a mid-level psychic skill, can dispel states like confusion and charm, and can also instantly clear those whose minds are muddled and whose thoughts are lost. Qiao San understood what skill Peng Jiamei was using at a glance.

Jacqueline snapped out of her daze, looking at Mikaela with a complicated expression, then at Qiao San. She sighed,

“I didn’t expect you to encounter so many things.”

“I didn’t expect it either,” Qiao San replied.

Jacqueline said nothing more and continued her examination, her distraction gone.

After learning about Yabao’s evolution, she quickly came to another conclusion about Yabao’s condition:

“The flame energy within Fentiduo has changed. In addition to the sacred fire, he must have awakened the power of the sun.”

She remembered that Yan Jia’ou evolved by absorbing the sun’s power. If a fire-type pet evolved by absorbing the sun’s power, there was indeed a certain probability of awakening this trait.

As expected of a trainer from the Imperial Beastmaster Academy, they detected it so quickly… Qiao Sang feigned surprise and said,

“Really?”

Mikaela was stunned for a moment, then recovered in an instant and asked calmly,

“Can you detect the level of solar power?”

Jacqueline answered Qiao Sang first, “It’s true.”

Then she said, “This requires further testing. The higher the level of solar power, the longer the Burning Emperor absorbs it.”

This could take at least a day… Qiao Sang didn’t want to waste time, so he showed curiosity and asked,

“I remember that if the level of solar power is high enough, you can directly absorb it to increase your energy?”

“That’s right,” Jacqueline nodded. “But only S-level solar power has this effect.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Yabao, eager to try it out, ran to the window.

Sunlight streamed in, casting a shadow on him.

Yabao looked up at the sun outside, his pupils erected and turning a pale gold.

Soon, tiny golden particles, visible to the n*ked eye, began to pour into its body.

Jacqueline’s expression, which had only just returned to calm, became dull again.

Mikaela’s eyes widened, and she suddenly stood up, then realized her mistake and sat down again. “Well done,

Yabao! Now she doesn’t even need to say anything…

” Qiao Sang looked surprised and asked in astonishment, “Is Yabao absorbing the power of the sun?”

Jacqueline came to her senses and muttered,

“Yes, it’s S-level solar power…”

There are differences between S-level traits. For example, the Laziness trait causes a pet to be too lazy to move, causing it to suddenly stop and rest even in battle. Meanwhile, the S-level Laziness trait allows a pet to sleep and rest for a month without feeling hungry.

But S-level solar power is completely different. Not only does it double the stats of anything done under the sun, it can also absorb solar power to increase energy.

If the characteristics are pyramidal, then S-level solar power is definitely the top of the line among fire-type pets.

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao stopped absorbing, turned around and happily called out to his own beastmaster.

“Continue the examination.” Mikaela took a deep breath and spoke in a calm tone.

With the previous bombshell, Jacqueline digested it quickly this time and continued the examination seriously.

The physical condition of the royal pet was complicated, and it took about another hour before the examination was completely completed. (End of this chapter)