Chapter 677: Seal

It was already deep into the night. From afar, Little Treasure had only seen the outline and changes in appearance, but now that he floated closer, Qiao Sang realized that the parts of his body that used to be gray had all turned into a dark gray-black.

Qiao Sang was momentarily stunned. She had seen pictures of the Ghost Ring King before and remembered that even when Ghost Ring Phantom evolved into Ghost Ring King, it was supposed to stay gray like the earlier stages...

An evolution? The surprise was just for me to see the Ghost Ring Ghost evolve...?

Tang Yi struggled to hold back the urge to cough up blood as he looked at the small ghost-type pet beast in front of him.

He had seen dozens of General-level pet beasts in real life, each exuding a powerful presence.

Even if some of them were under six meters tall, one could still instantly tell they were General-level. But this Ghost Ring King in front of him didn’t feel any different in terms of aura.

If someone didn’t already know this was a General-level Ghost Ring King, they might even believe it was a high-grade, or even mid-grade, pet beast.

At this moment, Liu Yao had mentally prepared himself and walked closer. But once he did, he suddenly let out a curious sound:

"Your Ghost Ring King..."

Don’t just stop mid-sentence...

Qiao Sang turned to the vice principal and asked, “What about the Ghost Ring King?”

Liu Yao was silent for a few seconds.

“Let’s go into the living room first. It’s too dark out here, could just be a lighting issue.”

Hearing this, Qiao Sang instantly understood that he might be referring to Little Treasure's body color.

The three of them entered the living room one after the other.

“Xun xun~”

Little Treasure eagerly floated in front of the full-length mirror, turning left, turning right, admiring his new look.

After a while, he showed a satisfied expression.

He looked even better than the images he had seen, only a bit smaller in size. But that wasn’t a problem. He could learn that move, Shadow of Darkness, which lets him grow bigger.

Under the lights, Little Treasure's body color was much clearer than before.

“Looks like your Ghost Ring Phantom has completely become a variant after evolving into the Ghost Ring King.” Liu Yao said, watching Little Treasure admire himself in the mirror.

Qiao Sang nodded.

“I noticed it too.”

A normal Ghost Ring King was gray with yellow highlights. Little Treasure had always had golden pupils, hair, and rings, making him different from his kin. But now even his body color was totally different.

“Call the Ghost Ring King over for a check-up. I’ll prepare a new energy pill later.” Liu Yao said.

“Little Treasure.” Qiao Sang waved.

“Xun xun~” Little Treasure grinned and floated over energetically.

Liu Yao took out a device to examine him.

Little Treasure cooperated obediently.

Tang Yi stood to the side, mouth slightly open, looking like he wanted to say something but held back.

“What is it?” Qiao Sang noticed his expression and asked.

“Why did your Ghost Ring Phantom evolve so fast?” Tang Yi couldn’t hold back his question anymore.

He just didn’t get it.

Normally, it takes years for a high-grade pet beast to evolve into General-level. But Qiao Sang? One Fire Qilu wasn’t enough, now a Ghost Ring King too. And both evolved within a year.

It was more unbelievable than a novel.

Liu Yao paused momentarily at Tang Yi’s words, then pretended not to hear and continued checking, but his ears subtly perked up.

Qiao Sang cleared her throat and organized her thoughts before speaking:

“Well, when I went to 19th District, I originally planned to head straight to a hotel near the Kotea Volcano. But then, on the subway...”

As Qiao Sang explained the story, Tang Yi and Liu Yao’s faces cycled through shock, realization, and disbelief.

“You actually went through something like that…” Tang Yi said, looking complicated.

He imagined himself in that situation, he wouldn’t even be able to get out of the station, let alone collect emotion energy.

Qiao Sang waved her hand.

“A blessing in disguise.”

Liu Yao looked a bit worried.

“If that person could collect enough emotional energy to fill a high-grade ghost-type pet’s energy, they’re definitely not ordinary. Be careful.”

Tang Yi nodded in agreement.

Qiao Sang smiled.

“I’m not the same person I was back then. Now that both Yabao and Little Treasure have evolved to General-level, even if that person shows up and is stronger than I expect, well, I still have you, Vice Principal.”

Liu Yao was momentarily stunned, then nodded seriously.

“You’re right.”

After some casual chatting, Tang Yi took out his phone, snapped a photo of Little Treasure, then stood up.

“It’s getting late. I’ll head out.”

Qiao Sang looked at him.

“Just stay the night. There are plenty of rooms here.”

Indeed, it looked like a big place…

Tang Yi didn’t argue and asked:

“Do you have spare bedding? I don’t have a pet like Ghost Ring King who can carry stuff for me.”

When he said 'Ghost Ring King,' his tone unconsciously turned sour.

So bitter...

Qiao Sang nodded.

“Yeah.”

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An hour later, Qiao Sang finished washing up and lay down.

“Xun xun~”

Little Treasure floated over, holding a laptop in his claws, and sweetly asked if he could stay up playing all nigh

You’ve already trained Shadow Control to the pinnacle, and you still want to play all night?

Qiao Sang frowned, ready to scold him. But then she remembered something, and her expression softened. She smiled:

“Okay. But tonight, you can only use telekinesis to play, same as last night, renew the power every minute.”

Little Treasure’s telekinesis was already at ultimate level, just not yet perfected. If he practiced as diligently as last night, he would probably reach the peak in a day or two.

“Xun xun!”

Little Treasure happily hugged the laptop and spun in the air.

In the room’s water tank, Lubao watched Little Treasure’s spinning figure gloomily.

It just didn’t make sense…

How could such a lazy creature evolve so fast?

Qiao Sang had no idea about Lubao’s state of mind. She closed her eyes and entered the Beast Codex.

Pages flipped quickly until she reached Little Treasure’s entry.

Name

: Ghost Ring King (Little Treasure)

Type

: Ghost, Psychic

Level

: General (200,000 / 1,000,000)+

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Traits

:

1. Absorption

Grade: A (7967/10000)

Status: Exceptionally Useful

Description: (Can store any physical object in its ring. Current capacity: 200 cubic meters)

2. Phasing

Grade: A (6765/10000)

Status: Exceptionally Useful

Description: (Can attack through barriers or decoys)

3. Extrasensory Perception

Grade: C (11/1000)

Status: Usable

Description: (In double battles, can read ally’s attack and dodge accordingly)

4. Cursed Body

Grade: C (3/1000)

Status: Usable

Description: (30% chance to paralyze target upon being attacked)

5. Aura of Intimidation

Grade: C (1/1000)

Status: Usable

Description: (Makes enemies feel pressured as if facing a king)

Hidden Trait: Accursed Body

Grade: B (62/2000)

Status: Effective

Description: (30% chance to paralyze upon taking damage)

Skills

:

Lick (Mastery 273/500)+, Hypnosis (Pinnacle 17860/20000)+, Dream Eater (Basic 17/100)+, Barrier (Intermediate 1432/2000)+, Telekinesis (Pinnacle 18007/20000)+, Teleport (Pinnacle MAX), Shadow Control (Pinnacle MAX), Will-o'-the-Wisp (Pinnacle 12254/20000)+, Substitute (Perfect 7867/10000)+, Taunt (Advanced 2232/5000)+, Brick-Breaking (Advanced 4022/5000)+, Shadow Ball (Perfect 6596/10000)+, Illusion Light (Intermediate 1076/2000), Light Wall (Mastery 390/500)+, Space Shift (Pinnacle 12301/20000)+, Psychic Headbutt (Intermediate 1012/2000)+, Scare (Basic 34/100)+, Misfortune Curse (Basic 11/100)+, Trick (Basic 1/100)+, Shadow of Darkness (Basic 1/100)+, Seal (Basic 1/100)+

Points

: 23511

Aura of Intimidation?

Qiao Sang stared blankly at Little Treasure’s new trait.

That tiny body… awakened this kind of trait?

She’d looked into it, this was usually only found on kings of the species.

Usually, in a group, there’s always one dominant figure. The so-called kingly aura manifests in the leader.

Or in high-level, large, rare pet beasts.

Even Yabao didn’t get this trait after evolving into Fire Qilu. Yet Little Treasure did…

Qiao Sang thought back to his evolved form and stayed silent.

Indeed, pet traits were a deep, mysterious field…

She looked further down and focused on the three newly acquired skills.

Trick, a high-level psychic move that lets you swap held items with an opponent during an opening. Once mastered, it works even if one side has no held item.

Hmm...

Qiao Sang sighed.

She wanted to enter competitions where pets couldn’t use held items, so this skill wouldn’t be very useful…

She moved on to the next one.

Shadow of Darkness

. Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched.

She was seriously starting to suspect that Little Treasure had fixated on this move before evolution, which is why he awakened it…

So impractical…

Qiao Sang mentally grumbled, then looked at the last skill.

Seal?

She blinked, then grinned in delight.

Finally, a useful move!

Seal, a high-level psychic move. If the opponent has any of the same moves, it blocks them from using any move shared with the user.

Which meant that when facing ghost-types or psychics, they’d likely be crippled!

Especially psychic-types!

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but picture the scenario in her mind.

Little Treasure could use Teleport, a staple of psychic-types. If he used Seal first, the opponent wouldn’t be able to teleport for a while.

A psychic beast that can’t teleport? Heh!

Qiao Sang returned to the real world, closed her eyes, and let her good mood ease her into sleep.

Not long after, she drifted off.