“Did you bully my Beast Master?”
As soon as Nuobai walked out, she saw Wei Wanqing and the others huddled together, while Bai Luxin was sobbing alone to the side.
Even if they were patrons, they couldn’t bully her Beast Master.
“It’s not like that.”
Bai Luxin cried as she briefly described the situation to Nuobai; Nuobai lay in her arms, feeling that things were now fair.
How could a cat’s ears not hear what was happening outside? It was just that the atmosphere was too tragic, and she hadn’t known how to intervene.
She seemed to have a way to deal with this Twilight Power.
After practicing the skills [Light Condensation], [Shadow Split], and [Polyform] to the level of Divine Mastery, they had merged into a passive skill: [Energy Perception].
The world had shifted from a blur to a high-definition view in an instant; she could even sense the distribution and flow of energy.
She had just been inside adapting and exploring this new passive skill, which was complex and could derive many different uses.
Within a short time, Nuobai had already researched two applications: [Energy Vision] and [Energy Manipulation].
She might just be able to create an energy body like the Twilight power.
She wouldn’t tell them yet; she would go discuss it with Aunt Qin to see if it was feasible.
That way, she could avoid giving them false hope.
……
Three days later, Nuobai stood on Bai Luxin’s shoulder, feeling a bit unhappy.
Humans, you really don’t know what’s good for you.
Before they left, Nuobai had transformed into her larger form and suggested that Bai Luxin ride on her back, but she had refused for no reason.
Why? Was she not handsome after transforming?
Wouldn’t it be majestic to ride a cat through the streets!
Could it be that she was really someone with social anxiety?
“Nuobai, can you really help them lift the curse?”
“Beast Master, you’ve asked that almost 300 times in the last two days.”
“The people involved aren’t even that anxious.”
Bai Luxin knew she was being too impatient.
With Nuobai’s ability and the ritual provided by Wei Wanqing and the others, Sister Qin had already said she was confident.
But she was just very worried; she was truly afraid of watching a tragedy unfold before her eyes.
The thought of the ending of Funeral Twilight made her feel suffocated. Wei Wanqing and the others had already prepared the materials required for the ritual.
Now they were just waiting for Nuobai to evolve and further strengthen her energy control capabilities.
Their plan was for Wei Wanqing and Wei Zhaowu to pretend to perform the sacrificial ritual.
They would reach the stage of the Moon Wheel Bird’s sorrow and the Sun Wheel Bird’s lament.
Qin Nian would be responsible for modifying the rules of the ritual, stalling it at the very moment it was about to be completed to buy time for Nuobai.
Nuobai would then exert all her effort to analyze both forces and attempt to fuse them into the Twilight Power.
Theoretically, this was the most likely method to create Twilight Power, but the slightest mistake would cause the Funeral Twilight to appear prematurely.
She, an idle person with nothing to do, had become the most nervous of them all.
If she failed, she would be burying whatever peace of mind Wei Wanqing and the others had left.
If only she hadn’t agreed back then…
The pressure was immense.
“Beast Master!”
Nuobai rubbed against her with her tail in dissatisfaction; what was she thinking about? She wasn’t even watching where she was walking.
She wasn’t even responding when spoken to; she must have had her soul snatched away by the stray cats at the Beast Center.
There were so many Snow Joy Cats lining up to be petted; it was the first time she had discovered that the calm Snow Joy Cats would actively reveal their bellies to please a human.
Meowing and begging for attention!
They had no shame!
Stupid Beast Master, stupid Aunt Qin, stupid kin.
“Nuobai, will your evolution be okay?”
Bai Luxin finally remembered that today was the day of Nuobai’s evolution, and she should be caring more about her.
During this period, she had neglected her while trying to stand by her side in the future.
The materials required for the evolution ritual had all been prepared by Sister Qin.
“I’m sorry, Nuobai. After this is over, I will spend plenty of time with you.”
Nuobai: ?
Seeing the love and guilt overflowing from her eyes, Nuobai couldn’t figure out where these emotions were coming from.
Does she think I’m attention-deprived and wants to rub my belly too?
She is not that kind of cat!
Wait, she is a human!
She was going to evolve today, one step closer to becoming a human herself.
Once she became a human, she would pet the stray cats at the breeding center until their fur fell out!
Aunt Qin told you to flirt, and you actually dared to flirt!
Inside the Beast Center, Bai Luxin looked at Nuobai with reluctance.
“Are you sure you don’t need me to accompany you?”
“Don’t worry, Beast Master. Evolution is easy.”
“Go play with some cats outside; I’ll be back shortly.”
No matter how pathetic Bai Luxin looked, Nuobai was determined not to let her in to watch her evolve.
There was no evolution ritual prepared inside, and if she went in, her secret would be exposed.
“So reluctant to part; she’s finally said goodbye.”
Having finally placated Bai Luxin, Nuobai heard the teasing directed at Qin Nian, but there was nothing she could do about it.
The room was filled with white mist, and Moon Dream had already expanded its domain, isolating the space.
“Sister Dream, I’ll trouble you.”
Moon Dream remained hidden within the domain and did not reply, but through her energy perception, she could tell its mood was quite good.
“Aunt Qin, I’m starting.”
Qin Nian rolled her eyes at the little troublemaker.
Nuobai began to adjust her state, and [Perfect Life], the passive skill provided by the level of Divine Mastery of [Optimal Posture], began to flicker.
She had delayed her evolution by 2 days just to wait for this passive skill.
Nuobai had a premonition that this passive skill was very important; if she evolved without it, she would surely regret it later.
Golden energy flowed from her left eye, wrapping around Nuobai to form a cocoon.
“Moon Dream, record the scene.”
Growth Five Stages, ritual evolution; this was a unique advantage of humans, helping beast pets evolve quickly.
Whether Nuobai’s method of evolving without relying on a ritual had side effects or would produce adverse impacts remained unknown.
She needed to study it carefully; being unique was not always a good thing, and it meant that no one knew what would happen next.
At the same time, standing outside the door, Bai Luxin sensed something.
Has it started?
She didn’t mind what Nuobai and Sister Qin were hiding from her; she only hoped everything would go smoothly.
A red light appeared in the center of the golden cocoon, spreading out in cracks along the surface as if a heart had begun to beat.
Nuobai felt as if she had successfully evolved, but at that moment, the [Perfect Life] passive triggered, and the energy in her rebellious golden pupils began to drain rapidly.
The cocoon wrapping her stopped pulsing and began to thicken, hardening little by little until it turned into a giant egg with intertwined gold and red colors.
Moon Dream appeared; it was a Moon Deer, half-illusory and half-real, its tail connected to the white mist.
It looked at Qin Nian. Is this performance normal?
Qin Nian pressed her knuckles and kneaded them continuously.
A life transition? A racial metamorphosis?
No, if she turned into an egg, it looked a bit like a reincarnation.
She wasn’t even sure of the current situation, and having no way to help Nuobai, she could only rely on her.
Time ticked by, and Nuobai felt she was reaching her limit; all the energy she had painstakingly saved had been fed out.
Black impurities appeared on the surface of the giant egg, and the entire thing turned a dirty black.
The energy drain stopped, and Nuobai breathed a sigh of relief; the energy in her golden pupils was less than 10 percent of what it had been, and she had almost been drained dry.
Crack.
The eggshell broke, revealing the Nuobai inside.
Qin Nian was surprised at first, then her expression turned playful.
“Not a bad figure you have there.”