96: Chapter 96 Evolution Successful, Sky-Shattering Fire Dragon!

The light of evolution flashed explosively.

The Volcano Dragon's physical stats were skyrocketing, and the detection results from the incubation pod fed back as a series of "beeps."

Li Yu was immersed in the white light and couldn't see anything. The light was so intense that it even made his eyes hurt, shifting his focus away from Chen Qing's matter.

At that moment, something brushed past both his ears and hooked on firmly; the scene before him darkened significantly as Zhou Ya put sunglasses on him.

"Thank you," Li Yu said.

Zhou Ya shook her head and simply asked, "Can I help you with anything? You look terrible."

Her voice was weak, the tone of someone with social anxiety finally working up the courage to speak.

"It's nothing, I just can't get in touch with Chen Qing and my sister, so I'm a bit worried."

Li Yu didn't tell Zhou Ya the details; after all, saying it would only increase her distress.

Zhou Ya nodded and didn't ask further, returning to the console to monitor the data.

Through the white light, Li Yu saw Commander Rongrong covering her eyes. He couldn't help but feel hopeful; with the strength of her beast, she might be able to win against Chen Qing...

No!

Chen Qing demanded that he come alone.

If he brought someone else and caused something to happen to his sister, it would be too late for regrets.

9:00 PM.

There was still time. This interval should be enough for him to find Chen Qing's whereabouts and strike first!

Li Yu's gaze became resolute, his racing thoughts unifying.

He raised his hand and summoned.

The Spirit Probing Armor appeared on the ground. As soon as it opened its eyes, it was enveloped by the white light of evolution; it hurriedly closed them again and, following his scent, wobbly hugged Li Yu's calf, letting out a confused cry.

"Be good and stand still, I need your help," Li Yu soothed.

As soon as he spoke, the Spirit Probing Armor immediately quieted down, hugging Li Yu's pants and remaining motionless.

[Monster Name]: Spirit Probing Armor

[Monster Quality]: Excellent (S)

[Monster Level]: black iron Level 9

[Monster Attribute]: Special

[Monster Talents]: Spirit Treasure Seeking, Glazed Hard Shell

[Monster Description]: A mysterious treasure-seeking monster with an extremely keen sense for spiritual energy; even treasures buried deep underground cannot escape its detection. It first evolved from the Yellow Mountain Beetle.

The Spirit Probing Armor had little combat power but was extremely sensitive to spiritual energy and various scents.

When Li Yu used the evolution card before, he had obtained detailed information about the Spirit Probing Armor, which vaguely mentioned several directions for the next level of evolution.

One of them seemed related to searching—not just for treasures, but for living creatures as well.

He just didn't know if he could unlock the one he wanted.

He only had one low-grade universal evolution card left. If he failed to unlock it, he would have to draw from the lottery again. Even with the light of evolution to cover him, there was no guarantee he wouldn't be found out in front of Zhou Ya and the Female Regent Commander.

The system was his greatest trump card, and the one that absolutely could not be discovered.

Li Yu looked left and right, confirming that Zhou Ya's gaze was drawn to the incubation pod and that the Female Regent Commander was covering her eyes and couldn't see anything. He breathed a slight sigh of relief and, using the white light as cover, took out a low-grade universal evolution card.

Use!

The evolution card transformed into a wisp of faint light, appearing completely inconspicuous within the vast white light of evolution.

[Special Evolution - Spirit Diagram Armor: A high-quality superior evolution of the Spirit Probing Armor. Possesses map-sharing abilities and excels at tracking, treasure hunting...]

That's it.

This was the one.

Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Li Yu! The Volcano Dragon's size is increasing rapidly!" Zhou Ya suddenly shouted.

Li Yu turned to look. Sure enough, the light silhouette of the Volcano Dragon, which was originally the size of a calf, had already expanded until it was almost touching the ceiling. If it continued to grow, the cultivation room would burst, and the Volcano Dragon's evolution would be hindered.

Careless.

The incubation pod was still too small for a Monarch-tier beast.

"Activate space expansion!"

Li Yu stepped quickly to the console. Zhou Ya had already completed all the preparatory work. He placed his work ID on the sensor area, and in the next second, energy surged within the incubation pod; immediately after, the silhouette in the midst of evolution rapidly shrank.

It wasn't that it shrank, but that the space inside the incubation pod had been expanded.

Of course, the cost of activating space expansion was not low; every use was like burning money, and only a Senior Cultivator had the authority to activate it.

The silhouette in evolution gradually stretched and deformed. The originally rounded light silhouette gradually became slender, as if it had attended a weight-loss boot camp.

An unknown amount of time passed.

The white light flashed explosively in an instant. Even with sunglasses, Li Yu and Zhou Ya's eyes stung from the intensity. The Female Regent Commander, who had no sunglasses, covered her eyes and cried out in surprise.

After a brief moment of adjustment.

Vision returned.

The Volcano Dragon inside the incubation pod had completely changed its appearance.

Its originally plump body had thinned down, with bulging muscles covered in red scales. Its tail and neck were longer than before, its two small front claws had become thick and long, and a pair of bat-like wings sat upon its back.

Its entire appearance was many times more handsome than before.

Puff, puff...

Flames suddenly ignited on the dragon's claws, and fire also emerged from the wings on its back.

It looked even more impressive.

Watching this scene, Zhou Ya's hands trembled with excitement. This was a Monarch-tier beast that she had participated in evolving!

Even if she had only processed materials and pushed levers, she had truly participated!

She couldn't wait, picking up a pen and paper to scribble down the data.

The Female Regent Commander stared at her brand-new partner inside, her eyes wide and her mouth agape wide enough to fit an egg. After staring blankly for a long while, she finally snapped out of it.

Slap!

Unexpectedly, she gave herself a slap.

"I really deserve it, actually thinking Master Li wanted to harm my beast," she said with a hint of awkward flattery in her tone.

"It's no matter."

"Then, Master Li... this cultivation result... is it good?"

The Female Regent Commander asked cautiously.

In order to evolve the Volcano Dragon, she had done no small amount of research on its data and knew it only had two evolution paths.

One was the C-grade Volcanic Armored Dragon, and the other was the E-grade Fire-Winged Wyvern; neither quality was high.

For evolutions below B-grade, the spiritual feedback couldn't keep up with the spirit required for the beast's growth. Under such circumstances, the beast would often reach its limit at its current quality.

If it weren't for this, she wouldn't have spent money everywhere to hire a Senior Cultivator to breed some new species, hoping for a quality of B-grade or higher.

To put it bluntly, she was simply unwilling to settle.

If there was a choice, who wouldn't want a better evolution and to continue moving toward a higher level?

Zhou Ya also turned her gaze toward Li Yu.

The incubation pod's space had been expanded, and there were flames from a new beast inside; it wasn't something she could step into. As for the beast's attributes, it wasn't convenient for her to test them even if she wanted to.

Li Yu looked toward the incubation pod, and the beast's attributes appeared before his eyes.

[Monster Name]: Sky-Shattering Fire Dragon

[Monster Quality]: Monarch (S)

[Monster Level]: Gold Level 9

[Monster Attributes]: Fire, Earth

[Monster Talents]: Heavenly Fire, Fire Dragon Raid, Meteor Calamity, Heavenly Fire Dragon Breath

[Monster Description]: The evolved form of the Volcano Dragon after its furnace was reignited. The levitation properties of the new flame 'Heavenly Fire' make the Sky-Shattering Fire Dragon an overlord of both land and air.

"Sky-Shattering Fire Dragon, a new species, Monarch S-grade, Gold Level 9..." Li Yu paused here. "As for the rest, experience it for yourself on the battlefield."

The surroundings fell silent.

The Female Regent Commander's eyes widened, looking at Li Yu as if she had seen a ghost: "S, S-grade? Monarch S-grade!"

Zhou Ya's small mouth also opened slightly: "Again?"