48: Sky-Splitting Bird

Luo Chen left the Qingyou Secret Realm and arrived at the cultivation room on the second floor.

At this moment, Little Fluffball had already woken up. Luo Chen observed its Rank and was pleasantly surprised to find that it had reached the ninth star of the Fierce Beast Rank.

Is one energy stone and one Marrow Cleansing Pill really that effective?

However, now he could consider Little Fluffball's evolution.

Little Fluffball precisely jumped onto Luo Chen's shoulder. Luo Chen could clearly feel that it was much heavier.

It could still stay on his shoulder now, but he estimated that it wouldn't be able to if it grew any more.

[1. Light Spirit Cat → Moon Spirit Cat

2. Light Spirit Cat → Shadow Cat

3. Light Spirit Cat → Double-tailed Cat

4. Light Spirit Cat → Light Spirit Cat King]

When Luo Chen observed Little Fluffball's Evolution Path now, he found that there was one more option than when he first observed it.

However, Luo Chen immediately understood the reason: this should be that as the Beast itself grows, its possible Evolution Paths also change.

Some Evolution Paths require reaching a certain Rank to appear, while others require the Beast itself to meet certain conditions to appear.

For example, the Light Spirit Cat, even if it doesn't evolve, can grow to the Spirit Beast stage. It only needs to evolve into a Light Spirit Cat King when it reaches the ninth star of the Spirit Beast Rank, just like Luo Yuheng's Big Fluffball.

Which of the four Evolution Paths should he choose?

It was a pity that he couldn't see the detailed information after evolution, otherwise, he wouldn't be in the same dilemma as Luo Yang was back then.

After a long period of deliberation, Luo Chen finally made his choice. The materials for this Evolution Path seemed more precious, so he would go with it.

As for the materials, aren't there the Feng Family, He Family, and Qin Family from Liuguang City?

Those from Middle City couldn't possibly fail to find some materials, and besides, the two Fragrant Rabbits were almost at their Rank.

He checked the time; it was a bit late now. He would send the message tomorrow.

A good night's sleep.

The next day, which was the third day after the auction.

Outside the East Gate of Qingyang City, where the first rays of the sun rose.

A spatial rift, wider than Qingyang City's gate, slowly unfolded, as if space had been forcibly torn open by something.

When the spatial rift unfolded, people from the Feng, Qin, and He Families, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed to the spatial gate to await.

Their actions did not seem to be guarding against enemies from beyond the spatial rift, but rather welcoming the arrival of a significant figure.

After a while, the torn spatial rift stabilized and became a regular spatial gate.

However, inside the spatial gate was a desolate darkness; looking in from the outside, nothing could be observed.

In the He Family's team, He Liangshu looked up at the spatial rift and muttered with some dissatisfaction,

"Who exactly is coming? Such a grand display. And we all have to come here to welcome them."

He Liangyu, beside him, glanced at He Liangshu's grandfather, He Song, who was also the He Family's Wild-Ranked Beast Master, floating in mid-air, before taking over He Liangshu's words.

"The highest-ranking officer of the Liuguang City Law Enforcement Team, Tang Zhao."

"It's him?"

He Liangshu exclaimed in surprise when he heard He Liangyu say that name, causing those nearby to look at him strangely, wondering what madness he was up to.

He Liangshu, realizing his reaction, lowered his voice, "Even if that Secret Realm is a Wilderness Tier Beast Secret Realm, it shouldn't be enough to invite him, should it?"

Hearing He Liangshu's doubt, He Liangyu also shook his head, saying with some uncertainty, "Perhaps he was just passing by and decided to handle things here. A greater possibility is that this Han Hai Secret Realm holds deeper value."

"You're right," an old voice echoed in their ears. "Shu'er, learn more from Liangyu in this regard."

He Liangyu looked at He Song's back and bowed slightly in deference.

"Yes," He Liangshu was usually arrogant and mischievous in front of others, but in front of He Song, he was very well-behaved. Upon hearing his words, he quickly bowed and assented.

At this moment, something was finally about to emerge from the now stable spatial gate.

"Caw!"

First, a high-pitched cry came out.

This simple cry alone spread throughout the hundred-mile radius of Qingyang City.

All Beasts who heard this cry prostrated themselves on the ground, showing submission to the King.

Only a few scattered King-Ranked Beasts in the vicinity could still stand, but they dared not roar in defiance of this cry.

A gigantic bird's head emerged from the spatial gate. Its head was adorned with a red crest, so crimson it looked as if blood could drip from it.

Then came its long neck, with layers of light purple feathers stacked upon it.

Its enormous wings, a darker shade of purple than its neck, spread out, giving a feeling of covering the sky and obscuring the sun.

Then came three tail feathers, nearly as long as its body: one was platinum-colored, one light blue, and one the same purple as its body feathers.

Upon seeing the full appearance of this Beast, some people from the three families recognized it and called out its name,

"Space-Rending Bird, it's a Space-Rending Bird."

"So cool."

The Beast, called Space-Rending Bird, did not flap its wings but floated silently in mid-air.

At this moment, a grand voice came from the back of the Space-Rending Bird.

"Where is the Han Hai Secret Realm?"

The He Family elder bowed slightly and replied respectfully, "Three li to the east of here."

Following He Song's description, Tang Zhao, sitting on the back of the Space-Rending Bird, swept his spiritual power and immediately located the Secret Realm.

The Space-Rending Bird turned in the air, facing backward.

Then its platinum-colored tail feather lit up slightly.

At the light gate of the Han Hai Secret Realm, three li away, countless light projections similar to the Space-Rending Bird's platinum tail feather suddenly appeared.

These light projections moved to cover the light gate of the Han Hai Secret Realm. Just as these light projections were about to attach to the light gate, a small stream of water emerged from within the light gate.

First, it transformed into a layer of water film covering the light gate, and then another stream separated to resist the light projection tail feathers.

Then it met those dense light projections. The confrontation was silent, and the light projection tail feathers and the water flow entered a State of stalemate.

The water flow protected the portal of the light gate, preventing the light projections of the tail feathers from advancing further.

Tang Zhao, sitting on the back of the Space-Rending Bird, stood up, his eyes seemingly piercing through the void, seeing the person making a move inside the light gate of the Han Hai Secret Realm.

"Interesting, there really is a big fellow."

The Space-Rending Bird flapped its wings slightly and arrived before the light gate of the Han Hai Secret Realm.

Then the purple tail feather lit up slightly, and a small ball containing purple lightning power quickly flew towards the light gate, exploding on top of the water film.

The small lightning ball contained violent power, easily blasting open the water film, while the light gate itself remained unharmed.

"Humans, do not... bully us too much."

Strange words came from the light gate, like someone who had just learned to speak.

"Hmph, bullying you too much? I think you are the ones with wolfish ambitions.

If not for the suppression of heaven and earth, you would have long turned this inland into an ocean. Would you still be cowering in the Secret Realm, speaking politely with me here?"

Tang Zhao's face was filled with coldness, and his body exuded a bloody aura formed from iron and blood.

"We, when we exit the Secret Realm, you yourself... cannot stop us."

"We," the owner of the voice revealed a piece of information: it was not the only one currently paying attention to the light gate of the Han Hai Secret Realm, nor was it the only one of its Rank.

"Alright, let me see if you dare to exit this Secret Realm."

A second Beast appeared behind Tang Zhao, a small figure formed of pure flame.

Its body and limbs were formed by red flames, but in its two eyes, one flickered with white flames, while the other was black.

More of a tyrannical feeling emanated from this fire human, as if it wanted to incinerate all things.

With two Beasts accompanying Tang Zhao, it seemed he truly intended to engage in a great battle with the owner of the voice inside the Secret Realm.

"You..."

The owner of the voice inside the Secret Realm was clearly enraged. Immediately, the sea surface at the location of the Han Hai Secret Realm's light gate surged with waves.

Outside, the scene that had just been the rising sun had already turned into one of dense dark clouds.

There was a palpable sense of oppression, like the calm before a storm.

A hand, eight parts similar to a human hand, extended from the light gate, but it was covered in scales, and between its fingers were thin, fin-like structures.

Under the control of this strange hand, the swirling dark clouds also formed an immensely large hand, in comparison to which the Space-Rending Bird seemed like a tiny ant.

After this giant hand formed, it grabbed towards the Space-Rending Bird and Tang Zhao, like black clouds pressing down on a city.