97: Silent and Calm Bird

Luo Yang looked at the four people surrounding him, his mouth twitching silently.

"Boss Luo, haven't you been a bit distant lately?" the red-haired boy among the four accused.

As soon as he spoke, the aggressive posture of the group changed, imbued with a hint of resentment.

Seeing the other three also looking at him with dissatisfaction, Luo Yang quickly apologized.

"Sorry, my family has been a bit busy lately. After I finish the competition, I'll go out of the city with you all again."

"Competition?"

A naive-looking girl exclaimed, "It's not that Youth Beast Master Competition, is it?"

The girl's exclamation was too loud, attracting strange glances from passing classmates.

A more aloof-looking girl next to the naive girl quickly covered her startled mouth with her hand.

The aloof girl pulled the naive girl closer, to prevent any further surprising actions and to stop her in advance.

Luo Yang nodded helplessly, giving a direct answer to the girl's question.

"Alright, Boss Luo, you're actually able to participate in the Beast Master Competition now. What does your Chi Yan look like these days? Let us see."

The red-haired boy said this because the minimum requirement to register for the Youth Beast Master Competition was to possess at least one Spirit Rank Beast.

This single condition alone had eliminated more than half of the Beast Masters in Qingyang City who met the age requirements.

Luo Yang looked around and decided to satisfy his companions' request, motioning for them to stand back a bit and leave space in the middle.

Only then did he release the now quite large Chi Yan from his wristband.

After coming out, Chi Yan obediently lay down on the ground as Luo Yang instructed.

However, Chi Yan's appearance had changed too much from before, and his companions didn't dare to recognize him for a moment.

"Is this Chi Yan?" The red-haired young man swallowed with difficulty, asking in disbelief.

Luo Yang confirmed with a nod, "That's right, it's him."

"Oh my goodness, the change is too drastic. But what Type of Beast is this? How come I've never seen it before?"

Indeed, this was too different from its previous fiery red appearance, and they had always heard Luo Yang say that Chi Yan would evolve into a Chi Yan Fire Lion.

So, they had more or less some understanding of the appearance and Skills of the Chi Yan Fire Lion, but they never expected Chi Yan to now be ice-blue all over. It didn't look like a Chi Yan Fire Lion at all.

Moreover, there was a cool, refreshing feeling around him, which was quite pleasant in the summer.

Luo Yang didn't mind revealing some information to his companions. "Its current race is the Ice Flame Lion King. It's a Beast that hasn't appeared before, so of course you haven't seen it."

The naive girl exclaimed with starry eyes, "Boss Luo, you've also become a Spirit-Rank Beast Master! Plus Sister Xinying, our team now has two Spirit-Rank Beast Masters!

Next time we go out of the city, we can go to even more distant places!"

Listening to the girl's hopeful words, Luo Yang responded with a smile, "Okay, after my competition ends, I'll accompany you all out of the city."

Qiao Xinying pulled back the girl who was about to jump for joy and said to Luo Yang:

"Since you're going to participate in the competition, your training must be very intense lately, so we won't bother you."

Luo Yang put Chi Yan back into his wristband and waved goodbye to the four, "Okay, see you after the competition."

Watching Luo Yang's figure disappear from sight, Qiao Xinying had a feeling that his relationship with the four of them was like today's farewell, gradually drifting apart.

Only Wang Xinyue, that big silly girl, was still looking forward to the next hunting trip outside the city.

Qiao Xinying stroked Wang Xinyue's head. Perhaps optimists would be happier.

...

By the time Luo Yang returned to Chenyang Pet Store, it was around seven in the evening, but the summer sky was still bright.

Following the message his brother Luo Chen sent him, Luo Yang went directly to the Stone Spirit Secret Realm on the third floor.

Luo Yang had visited the Stone Spirit Secret Realm relatively few times, so a smaller Starlight Stone Spirit was arranged at the entrance of the secret realm to specifically guide him.

By the time Luo Yang arrived, Luo Chen had already finished evolving all five Beasts.

The five Beasts, now in various forms, obediently waited in front of Luo Chen, who would only make other arrangements for them after Luo Yang had made his selection.

"Brother."

From a distance, Luo Yang saw Luo Chen sitting cross-legged on the ground. He and Chi Yan both ran towards Luo Chen.

However, Chi Yan was still faster, but this time, it didn't rush straight into Luo Chen's arms like before.

Instead, it excitedly circled around Luo Chen, occasionally nudging him gently, truly like a big cat.

Luo Chen patted Chi Yan's head and gave it a piece of energy stone.

Chi Yan was already at the Spirit Beast Four-star Rank, so it seemed that the King Beast Breed grew very quickly in the Spirit Beast Rank.

After Chi Yan had swallowed the entire energy stone, Luo Yang finally arrived. After observing Luo Chen, he said:

"Brother, you didn't have any problems accepting the blessing, did you?"

"No, I'm doing great! Perhaps your brother will become a King-Rank Beast Master before you do?"

Luo Chen pointed to the five Beasts not far from him,

"See which of these five Beasts you like more. Uh, that crane is a King-Ranked Beast now, so don't consider it. You have four others to choose from."

Luo Yang looked at the four Beasts, all with wings, and a look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

He hadn't learned about any of these Beasts in class, nor had he seen them in any reports, which meant these were new forms evolved by his own brother.

How should he choose?

Seeing the confusion in Luo Yang's eyes, Luo Chen smiled mischievously, then began to actively introduce the information of each Beast to him.

"This first one is the Nightshade Dark Spirit Bird. Its Aptitude..."

...

"The third bird, with blue wings and a dark green back, is the Miyan Silent Sound Finch, evolved from the Mystic Sound Spirit Sparrow."

[race: Miyan Silent Sound Finch

Rank: Spirit Beast Six-star

Type: Sound Type, Mental Type

State: Silence

Aptitude: Good

Skills: 1. Miyan (Profound Tier): Locks onto a target, preventing it from making sounds.

2. Silent Sound (Earth Tier): Prohibits the propagation of sound waves within the Skill's range.

3. Stagnation (Profound Tier): A target observed for a long time by the Miyan Silent Sound Finch will be mentally locked, causing its movement or Skill casting speed to slow down.

4. Spirit Word - Swift Sound Blade (Earth Tier): The Miyan Silent Sound Finch casts a Spirit Word technique, condensing sound waves into a blade to attack the enemy.

5. Spirit Word - Duet (Profound Tier): Can repeat a Sound Type Skill cast by itself once without consuming energy.

Evolution Path: Not yet unlocked.]

"This last one is the evolved form of the Golden Winged Light Butterfly..."