bioinnovel Chapter 134 Undeterred by Wind and Waves
Chapter 134 Undeterred by Wind and Waves
After Xue Youyou laid out the six ice-blue crystals in a row on the ground, the snowflakes above her head eagerly began to fall. It was as if a cat had spotted a mouse; before its mind could even process what was happening, its body had already moved, pouncing precisely on the crystals with a fluid, effortless motion.
Snowflakes showed no mercy and began to inhale directly.
As the first crystal was completely absorbed, the light within it dimmed, losing all color and turning into an ordinary grayish-white stone. Meanwhile—
Ding--!
On the pet panel, the level of the Yuki-onna from the Shindai jumped from level 64 to level 65.
Very good, it's not fake medicine.
A thought inexplicably popped into Xue Youyou's mind.
In fact, Bao Yunxing would never, and dare not, give her fake medicine. But Xue Youyou couldn't help but think that way, as if she was deliberately using this trivial suspicion to distract herself.
If there were a second person present in the garden at this moment, they would clearly see that Xue Youyou's face did not show much of a smile, but rather a deep seriousness and a kind of tension that was being suppressed and was almost overflowing from her chest.
Soon, another crystal was quickly absorbed by the snowflakes.
Ding--!
The numbers on the panel jumped again, rising from level 65 to level 66.
Pet leveling up should be a joyous occasion, but for Xue Youyou at this moment, the continuous notification sounds felt more like a countdown to judgment.
The feeling was like the last minute before the college entrance exam results were released—no matter how composed or confident you were in the previous three years, it couldn't change the fact that this moment of receiving the results would determine too many crucial things.
Can this evolutionary path, fraught with unknowns, continue?
If evolution fails here, what should she do next?
Xue Youyou couldn't answer these questions, nor was she capable of doing so at the moment. Only her keen intuition as a genius beast tamer was causing a dull ache in her heart, bringing a bad premonition.
As one crystal after another was absorbed by the snowflakes, the level silently continued to rise.
66 → 67
67 → 68
68 → 69
Finally, only one ice-blue crystal remained, lying alone on the ground, reflecting a cold light.
Success or failure hinges on this one battle!
Xue Youyou clenched her fists unconsciously, her knuckles turning slightly white, her eyes fixed on the snowflake absorbing the last bit of energy, her breath almost stopping.
"Lulu lulu~"
With a soft, contented whimper, Snowflake absorbed the last crystal. On the pet panel, the level of the Divine Snow Woman steadily jumped from 69 to the significant number 70.
However, the snowflake remained quietly lying there, without any change in its form, and the familiar and longed-for light of evolution did not shine from its body.
It simply let out a soft burp, as if to tell her that it was full.
As expected, it failed to evolve...
Ultimately, the outcome that matched her bad premonition arrived as expected.
Xue Youyou didn't make a scene or show any sign of collapse; she simply accepted the reality quietly and expressionlessly.
This was expected, so there's no need to be surprised or overly upset.
She told herself that there was always a solution; the road wasn't blocked, it was just a little longer than expected.
As a beast tamer, you must never pass on your negative emotions to your pet.
So, she forced a stubborn smile, walked over to Xuehua, and slowly squatted down. Then, she took out a fist-sized ice crystal snow lotus from her bosom and said softly, "Baby, eat this too."
The snow lotus was completely transparent, and each petal seemed to be formed and tempered from ten thousand years of mysterious ice. As soon as it appeared, it exuded a chilling aura that was almost suffocating.
The moment it was exposed to the air, the temperature in the entire Blue Angelica Courtyard dropped several degrees. The delicate petals and slender stems of the Blue Angelica flowers that were blooming quietly in the garden were covered with a thin and clear layer of white frost.
Frost buries the flowers.
Legend has it that this flower only blooms at the place where ice-type emperor-level pets fall, and its petals seal a fragment of the law of "absolute zero". Once it blooms, it will never wither.
After consuming this item, ice-type pets will not only receive a comprehensive boost to all six attributes, but also permanently enhance the power of ice-type skills, making it a top-tier item for nurturing ice-type pets.
There's even a rumor that's been circulating for who knows where—if the user is lucky enough, they might be able to glean some of the abilities of that fallen ice-type emperor's pet beast.
However, Xue Youyou believed that this statement was simply a marketing tactic made up by the seller to inflate the value of the Frost Burial Flower.
Although she scoffed at it, countless beast tamers in her previous life still flocked to it and spent a fortune for it.
In fact, one of her close friends, who was also a master beast tamer, once spent an astronomical sum of money to frantically acquire items like Frost Burial Flower, which had a probabilistic description, in order to verify the truth of this statement.
As expected, in the end, that friend failed to trigger the so-called "luck".
That's why Xue Youyou became even more certain that this was nothing more than a lie used by the seller to inflate the price.
However, even disregarding this low-probability event that resembles roulette, Frost Burial Flower itself remains an extremely valuable resource for cultivation.
Items that can permanently enhance a pet's six attributes are all priceless, not to mention that the Frost Burial Flower is firmly among the top of these treasures.
Just by looking at Bao Yunxing's reluctant expression as he finally took it out, one can understand that among the three promised gifts, this Frost Burial Flower held the undisputed highest position.
Snowflakes, of course, wouldn't stand on ceremony with her.
If the six crystals were the main course, then this Frost Burial Flower was the ultimate dessert, its allure to ice-type pets comparable to that of catnip to cats. It felt it could still enjoy itself to the fullest.
"Lulu~"
However, just as the snowflakes approached, touched the frost-burying flower, and prepared to consume it, the mutation broke out without warning.
The frost-buried flower, which had been lying quietly, suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light of an extreme, almost icy blue. Without any buffer or time to react, in a mere instant, the light, like a tangible tide, swallowed up the snowflakes and snow all at once.
The next second, the figures of the person, the pet, and the flower vanished without a trace, as if they had evaporated into thin air.
Only the frost-covered Lanzhi Courtyard and a few dull gray-white crystals remained, proving that something had indeed happened here.