72: Rewards and Evolution

The surrounding trees were completely shattered by the hail, and the ground had turned white, covered with a thick layer of frost.

Looking at the devastated island in the middle of the lake, the two Heavenly Kings could only feel how abnormal it was; to possess such destructive power at this age, it was truly the creator of excessive carbon dioxide.

Receiving the distress signal from Li Hanqing, the two Heavenly Kings also realized that the final victor was Tiannan Baixiaosheng, who had been causing trouble all along.

But they were truly curious: the Extreme Cold Penguin had already unleashed such a powerful secret technique, how could it still lose?

If they remembered correctly, Li Wen was still an entry-level Beastmaster, and his pet had not yet broken through to the Commander-Rank.

However, out of professional integrity, they first escorted the two back to the contestant village, and after the competition ended, they would retrieve the video from the main 'Heavenly Eye' system... The live broadcast reconnected, and the scene the audience saw next had already directly switched to the awards ceremony.

All top ten contestants stood together on the podium.

Except for the top three, the remaining seven stood in a row below.

Li Wen's figure stood prominently in the first-place position, flanked by Li Hanqing and Meng Chen.

And Lu Chen, due to his feat of taking on five opponents, ultimately secured the eighth position, meeting his own psychological expectations.

The heart of metamorphosis of the same value was received directly, but the treasury resources required him to return before he could choose them himself.

After receiving the prizes, the rest was a series of insubstantial, grandiose speeches, which Li Wen, as usual, skipped.

Now that he had the materials, he couldn't wait to fly back and evolve immediately; his current mood made him realize how difficult it was not to have a flying pet.

After a long wait, everything finally concluded.

Upon arriving at school by car, the homeroom teacher wanted to gather the entire class to celebrate.

After all, with such excellent results from his class in this competition, his bonus would not be small, but after searching for a long time, he found that Li Wen had already left.

The same thing happened in the neighboring class; Lu Chen had received news from Li Wen in advance that Ya Bao was about to evolve, and he couldn't help but be curious.

The two swiftly headed to the Evergreen Dojo.

Three people were already waiting for them there; the first thing Lin Yan said upon seeing them was, "How was it? You didn't embarrass me, did you?"

Lu Chen was quite honest, "Eighth place, it's alright."

After all, the evolution of the Green Vine Snake was completed under the teacher's guidance, so being prepared was not at all excessive.

Compared to the other two, he showed Lin Yan immense respect.

Lin Yan then asked, "Where's Li Wen?"

At this question, Lu Chen's face immediately darkened a bit.

Because afterward, he only learned that the main reason those five people ganged up to hunt was because Li Wen had been robbing everyone everywhere.

Including the incident with Chu Kai, he had unknowingly taken the blame for him countless times.

"He got first place."

Lin Yan's thought process was also a bit unusual, "That means he surpassed you," then he turned to Li Wen, "You can't hit a teacher just because you've hit a classmate, right?"

Li Wen also politely said, "Oh, it was just a matter of convenience."

Lin Yan: ??? You really respect your teacher, kid.

Realizing he had gone too far, Li Wen quickly corrected, "No, that's not it. I didn't even go up against Lu Chen."

The senior brother said, "Let's hurry and evolve Ya Bao. I'm curious what kind of mischief you'll pull off this time."

Li Wen: What are you talking about? I'm still very... relatively honest... Through Ya Bao, Li Wen proactively communicated with the Tree Emperor, "Tree Emperor, Ya Bao is about to evolve. Could you bestow a few leaves for its use?"

The hazy Tree Emperor mumbled.

"It's you again, kid. This junior is about to evolve, and you want my leaves as materials for its evolution, right?"

"Yes."

"Are you sure you want my leaves? It's not that I'm stingy, it's mainly that I'm afraid..."

"As long as the leaves are above Level 4, it's fine; nothing else matters." Li Wen's attitude was firm.

"Alright, you said it yourself. I won't be responsible if anything happens." The Tree Emperor finally gave Li Wen a 'piece of advice' and several leaves floated down from the tree.

Having truly obtained all the materials, Li Wen immediately began to arrange the evolution setup for Ya Bao on the spot. Because it wasn't a pseudo-ritual, the layout diagram provided by the panel was much more complete.

"Evolving..."

"Evolution Time"

"04:27:53"

All the necessary work was done; all that remained was to wait.

Bored, Lin Xian started chatting with Li Wen, "Li Wen, when are you going to send Ya Bao back? After Ya Bao left, the pets in the dojo all became lazy."

"There's such a thing? I'll ask Ya Bao for its opinion."

...After some awkward small talk, Lin Yan suddenly felt something was wrong and said, "Your Ya Bao's cultivation level is so high, it shouldn't take this long to evolve, logically speaking."

Li Wen thought about it and realized it was true. He had initially thought it was due to the special path, but even if it were the Ancient Tree path, it was still too long.

"Due to the pet absorbing excessively high-level energy during the evolution process, the host needs to assist in the absorption."

"3—"

"2—"

"1—"

Li Wen, who had been sitting calmly, suddenly started sweating cold on his forehead, and his face turned pale.

Everyone began to worry about his condition. At this moment, Lin Yan, as a teacher, became reliable and served as the backbone.

"I've checked Li Wen's awakening data. His talent can assist pet evolution. It's probably an issue with the evolution, and Li Wen has over-expended his talent energy."

"Quickly feed him some nutrients."

After consuming many nutrients and Ya Bao activating 'Deceiving the Heaven and Earth' to forcibly absorb a significant amount, Li Wen finally recovered, and Ya Bao's evolution light cocoon began to break open.

The pet that emerged astonished everyone's eyes: an elf-like pet, only half a head shorter than Li Wen, holding a green longsword in each hand.

"Contracted Pet: Dual-Sword Dancer (Unique)" (Ya Bao)

"attribute: Wood"

"Race: King-Rank Beginner"

"growth level: Commander-Rank Beginner"

"Energy Value: 17203"

"trait ①: Rejuvenation:

While providing powerful recovery capabilities, having received the blessing of life authority, it can instantly recover to full status upon its first loss of combat effectiveness."

"(PS: Rejuvenation Roar? Doesn't exist. I can recover myself.)"

"trait ②: Dual Swords:

Dual swords evolved from the distinctive leaves on its head, which double the damage of the pet's slashing Skills and possess self-repairing capabilities."

"(PS: Suspected to be the figure of a certain old acquaintance.)"

..."Skill: Sword Qi"

"Skill Level: High-Rank Skill"

"Skill Type: Passive Skill"

"Skill Description:

Swordsmanship should not be limited by distance; charged slashes will inherently carry Sword Qi, becoming long-range damage..."

"Skill: Xuan Yuan Sword Dance"

"Skill Level: High-Rank Skill"

"Skill Type: Active Skill"

"Skill Description:

Adopts a parrying stance, performing a 360-degree sword dance in place to block damage from all directions, and can be enhanced by any effect."

Not to mention everyone else, Li Wen himself was stunned.