1239. Chapter 1234: Chop It Quickly (Two in One)
Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, but once he realized what was happening, his desire to be tried to absorb harmful substances instantly died. He stood up quickly and looked at Xia Lala, saying urgently,
“Didn’t you say that using this skill wouldn’t harm you?”
Actually, even if the impurities in the energy pool weren’t absorbed, it wouldn’t matter. At most, it would slow down Tingbao’s absorption rate. If Xia Lala were harmed and her lifespan were shortened simply because of this, it would be a loss.
“Xia Xia…”
Xia Lala was stunned.
It didn’t seem to be hurting at all…
Qiao Sang was worried and looked at Lu Bao, who was standing nearby.
Lu Bao had been listening to the conversation and understood the message. The gem on her forehead glowed a faint blue, illuminating Xia Lala.
Michaela, observing this from the side, softened her serious expression.
“Xia Xia…”
After the faint blue light faded, Xia Lala, seemingly unchanged, looked sheepish and called out.
It truly didn’t think there was any harm. There was no need to worry so much.
“Ya Ya,”
Ya Bao translated from the side.
“Some dangers are latent, and you might not feel them,” Qiao Sang said seriously. “Don’t use this skill so carelessly anymore.”
Xia Lala was about to say something else, but seeing the human’s serious expression, she swallowed her words and finally nodded.
“Xia Xia.”
It felt like everyone was underestimating it. Its memories clearly showed it to be quite powerful.
And according to its memories, absorbing these things wouldn’t cause any harm.
Shouldn’t they feel impressive and talented
just because they possessed a super-level skill? Qiao Sang had been so happy when Qing Bao awakened his super-level skill. Could it be because it wasn’t her contracted pet?
Xia Lala didn’t quite understand.
“That’s right,” Mikaela agreed. “Don’t use this skill anymore after you absorb it.”
After a pause, she added, “No matter what happens.”
“Xia Xia,”
Xia Lala looked at her and called out. “
I can’t promise you that. Every skill has its reason for existence. Since I have this skill, I will still use it when I need it.”
Seeing that Xia Lala was addressing their beastmaster teacher, Yabao didn’t translate.
Mikaela didn’t understand, but seeing Xia Lala’s soft gaze on him, she assumed he’d agreed. She couldn’t help but softly say,
“That’s good.”
Xia Lala: “???”
After a few small talk, Mikaela went out again. Qiao Sang sat on the sofa, watching over Tingbao.
Suddenly, a thought struck her. She looked at Xia Lala and said apologetically,
“Someone needs to be there while Tingbao molts. I’ll take you to the planting center after he finishes.”
“Xia Xia.”
Xia Lala paused for a moment, then smiled sweetly and nodded vigorously.
…
The next day, four o’clock in the afternoon.
“Xunxun?”
Little Xunbao wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead, floated over to Tingbao’s side, and called out.
Why hasn’t Laoliu woken up yet?
“He should be soon,” Qiao Sang said.
Afterward, she asked, “How’s the livestream going?”
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao grinned, indicating that it was pretty good. After I changed my account, everyone came to see me.
They all came for my ghost-type ability to split tiles… Qiao Sang said earnestly,
“You can change up the content of your livestreams occasionally.”
He meant, instead of just splitting tiles all day, you could practice other skills.
While she was watching over Tingbao, she’d occasionally watch Little Xunbao’s livestream and notice that he’d been splitting tiles all day.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao’s eyes lit up and he barked, indicating that he’d been thinking the same thing.
Then, he picked up his phone, pointed at Tingbao sleeping on the ground, and called out,
“Xunxun~”
He wanted to livestream Lao Liu shedding his skin later.
Qiao Sang: “…”
Qiao Sang was about to say something
when Tingbao suddenly opened his eyes and began to twist his body subconsciously.
Qiao Sang’s attention was instantly focused on Tingbao.
“Xunxun!”
Little Xunbao quickly turned on the livestream, solemnly calling out to the camera, then focusing it on Tingbao.
Tingbao twisted its body.
Soon, its skin shed.
“Tingting?”
Tingbao called out, as if just waking up. It looked around and at its shed skin, then called out.
How could it shed so quickly?
There was no trace of pride in its tone, simply a simple expression of confusion.
“Because you absorbed a lot of energy all at once,” Qiao Sang explained with a smile.
“Xunxun?”
Before Tingbao could say anything, little Xunbao grinned at the camera and barked, signaling the end of the live broadcast. Then, he turned off his phone and called out with a puzzled expression.
Is Laoliu’s shedding speed considered fast for a dragon-type pet?
He asked, looking at the Dragon King, who was watching TV nearby.
The Dragon King noticed his gaze and stiffened, then returned to normal, pretending not to hear.
“Of course it’s fast,” Qiao Sang said. “Some intermediate dragon-type pets may only shed once a year.”
“Xunxun!”
Little Xunbao compared the time and looked at Tingbao with a shocked expression.
Laoliu, you’re shedding too fast!
“Tingting.”
Tingbao nodded in agreement.
It also felt that it was very fast.
After saying this, it seemed to have thought of something and twisted its body to fly to the full-length mirror to see how much it had grown.
Only then did Little Xunbao notice that Tingbao had grown considerably larger, and his expression froze.
“Xunxun!”
Suddenly, his expression brightened with delight, and he pointed at Tingbao and shouted. “
Sixth Brother! You’re evolving!”
In the mirror, the Immutable Stone Tingbao wore shimmered with a rich white light.
“!!!”
The Dragon King suddenly sat up and looked over, then realized his reaction was too much and feigned indifference as he lay back down.
Even so, his gaze couldn’t help but linger on Tingbao.
As a dragon-type pet, he understood firsthand how slowly dragon-type pets evolve, especially as they age. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been at the Royal rank when he participated in the Interstellar Cup with Mikaela, and he wouldn’t be at the Royal rank now.
He’d previously evolved from Intermediate to Advanced in just about a year. Back then, all the dragon-type pets he knew envied him for having contracted with a formidable Beast Tamer. But this little creature was evolving so much faster than he had before… Damn
it! If those little creatures of his own race had contracted with Qiao Sang, they might be the ones evolving now!
For a moment, the Dragon King felt a long-awaited wave of grief.
“Tingting?”
Tingbao’s eyes lit up. Was it evolving?
He subconsciously tried to remove the Stone of Invariance, but just as he touched it, he remembered his Beastmaster’s words and paused.
“It’s just that your energy has reached the level for evolution,” Qiao Sang said with a smile. “To evolve, you’ll have to withstand a million-volt attack.”
If Tingbao were just an ordinary Thunder Dragon, she would have worried about this evolutionary path for a long time.
One million volts, like 100,000 volts, is classified as a high-level electric skill.
Some high-level skills with the same attributes have different powers. For example, Million Volts and Hundred Thousand Volts, while both high-level skills, differ in power by over ten times.
It’s said that Million Volts itself could barely be classified as a Super-level skill, but because Ten Million Volts was already clearly classified as a Super-level skill, it was reclassified as a High-level skill.
Of course, this is all online rumor and unconfirmed.
In Qiao Sang’s opinion, Million Volts’ power still lags behind attack-type Super-level skills, but among high-level skills, it’s definitely among the more powerful.
If it were just an ordinary Thunder Dragon, this evolutionary step alone would likely take a considerable amount of time. However, Tingbao possesses the S-level Lightning Rod trait, making this evolutionary path a simple matter of finding a pet that can use Million Volts.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao now has a cell phone and wants to use it whenever he’s free. Upon hearing his beastmaster’s words, he immediately called out to Tingbao, saying, “Boss, I’ll find you a pet that can use Million Volts.”
After saying that, she picked up her phone and was about to post the task.
But just then, Qiao Sang said,
“No need. I’ve already posted this task. I’ve found the pet that can generate a million volts. I’ll have it come tomorrow night.”
Then, she left a voice message on the Beast Taming Center’s official app for the pet that had accepted the task:
“Please come around 8:00 PM tomorrow night to do the task. I’ll send you the location later.”
She had posted the task yesterday, after confirming that Tingbao had shed its third skin.
“Xunxun…”
Little Xunbao, hearing this, put down his phone with a hint of disappointment.
“Tingting?”
Tingbao called out, puzzled.
Why wait until tomorrow night?
“Because you just shed your skin and need a day to adapt,” Qiao Sang said as she sent the location. “Tomorrow night is the fastest time for evolution.”
“Tingting,”
Tingbao called out, a look of “I see!”
The Beast Tamer she had chosen was truly clever; he’d considered everything.
“Tingting!”
The more Tingbao looked at his own Beast Tamer, the more he liked him. He twisted his body and flew over, his tail flicking as if to engulf him.
Qiao Sang keenly sensed its intentions and, with a look that suggested something had suddenly occurred to him, turned to the quiet Xia Lala and said,
“Tingbao has finished molting now. Let’s go to the planting center. I promised you.”
“Xia Xia,”
Xia Lala’s eyes curved as she nodded happily.
Seeing this, Tingbao had to stop what he was about to do.
It was already past four in the afternoon, and the planting center was almost closing. Qiao Sang, holding Xia Lala, had Little Xunbao perform spatial teleportation, locating and teleporting there.
Soon, along with Yabao, who was also on his way, the four figures vanished.
“Tingting…”
Tingbao recalled the harmonious scene of his own beastmaster holding Xia Lala, and then recalled what Mikaela had said. He knew they had already signed a contract, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt uneasy.
He thought for a moment, then turned and flew towards the open-air training ground.
… The next day, at 7:55
p.m., the doorbell rang. Gangbao flew to the entrance and opened the door. Outside the door stood a bipedal lizard-like pet, about a meter tall, with a large head, a yellow body, and wearing a miniature shrinking bracelet. ”Luoluo,” the pet called out with a smile. ”Gang Chieftain.” Gang Bao made way. Qiao Sang walked over from the living room and said, “Come in, we can begin right away.” The Falling Flash Lizard, an electric-type general-level pet, could dramatically increase its leg strength by stimulating its muscles with electricity. It had just introduced itself, and she understood what it was referring to from Gang Bao’s mind. After that, it led the way to the open-air training ground. ”Luoluo,” the Falling Flash Lizard called out, following behind. Suddenly, it heard a series of explosions—bang, boom, bang!—and shuddered. Then, it saw a scene it would never forget. The training ground before it was filled with pets it had never seen before. Raging winds and lightning, infernal flames, white avalanches, and white light cannons bombarded everywhere with terrifying abilities, making it seem as if there was no place left to stand. ”Stop training,” Qiao Sang said. All of the clones vanished one after another, and soon, only Yabao and his original form remained on the field. ”Yabao?” Yabao ran over and called out, signaling that the creature helping Tingbao evolve had arrived. ”Tingting!” Tingbao’s eyes lit up, twisting his body and quickly flying over. Qiao Sang hummed, introducing it: “It’s called the Falling Flash Lizard.” She turned to look at the Falling Flash Lizard, but just as she spoke, she found it standing there with a dazed expression. ”Falling Flash Lizard?” Qiao Sang called out. ”Luoluo!” The Falling Flash Lizard’s smile faded, like an employee playing on their phone suddenly called on by their boss, letting out a startled cry to indicate their presence. ”This is the one I asked you to cast a million volts on, Tingbao,” Qiao Sang introduced. ”Luoluo.” Although the dragon-type pet before it lacked the aura of a powerful being and its level was clearly not as high as hers, the Falling Flash Lizard still quickly greeted it as if it had seen a small leader. ”Tingting!” Tingbao called out impatiently, signaling that he could no longer wait to be struck by a million-volt shockwave. The Falling Flash Lizard, having never heard of such a mad request in its entire life, understood this was a mission and nodded. ”Luoluo.” Qiaosang and Yabao stepped aside. Lubao and the others came over and watched. ”Xunxun~” Little Xunbao waved his paw at his phone and called out, then turned off the live stream.
“Qingqing?” Qingbao floated beside it, a surprised expression on his face. He called out, “You’re not livestreaming Lao Liu’s evolution.”
Thanks to little Xunbao, Qingbao now knew what livestreaming was.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao recalled his first account and called out, wondering what would happen if they saw how handsome Lao Liu was after his evolution and decided he wasn’t cool anymore. Qingbao
: “…”
Believe me, they’re definitely not fans of you just because you’re handsome… Qiao Sang listened to the conversation, silently complaining, her eyes fixed on Tingbao and the Falling Flash Lizard.
Then, a thought struck her. She pulled out her phone and sent a message to Teacher Mikaela:
“A pet with a million volts has arrived. Tingbao is preparing to evolve now.”
At the same time, countless yellow arcs of electricity suddenly erupted from the Falling Flash Lizard, entwining like terrifying serpents of lightning, converging into a terrifying, thick bolt of lightning that struck Tingbao.
Tingbao showed no fear, but rather a hint of excitement.
He knew he was about to evolve.
The brilliant power of lightning permeated its entire body.
“Don’t stop!” Qiao Sang shouted, putting down his phone.
“Luoluo!”
The Falling Flash Lizard responded, a serious expression on his face, maintaining the power of lightning in his body and striking Tingbao.
Amidst the lightning, Tingbao remembered the words his beastmaster had previously instructed him to do. He raised his claws and removed the Stone of Immutability.
In an instant, a more dazzling white light shone from the brilliant power of lightning. (End of this chapter)
