The next morning.

The Guild Hall was as lively as ever. As soon as you entered the hall in the morning, you could see everyone coming and going.

The sound of people talking filled the air.

Kane yawned and sat down at Burton's bar.

Burton placed a breakfast in front of Kane, looking at him with a lack of spirit.

"Why do you look so tired in the early morning? Young people need to learn moderation."

He said, patting Kane on the shoulder.

Hearing Burton's words, Kane had a look of exasperation on his face.

He ignored him and enjoyed his breakfast.

Now, with the supply from the Platinum Country and Lantern Territory, almost all the food in the Guild Hall was made with magic ingredients.

Magic ingredients might still be considered rare for the citizens of the whole country, but for the guild explorers or members, it was more than enough.

Burton's kitchen also had several new assistants, all guild members interested in culinary skills.

In his spare time, Burton even started a cooking class.

With the presence of an instructor, those in the guild interested in cooking were improving their culinary skills.

With the variety of magic ingredients, these chefs were making rapid progress in their cooking skills.

This also enriched the various delicious foods in the guild.

Just then, Kreya trotted over to Kane. Next to him was a seat reserved specifically for Kreya, a thick, soft cushion.

Around the bar were many seats designed specifically for different races.

After all, the array of races was quite diverse now.

While eating the breakfast Burton prepared, Kreya asked, "Have you informed Lirulu and the others?"

"Yes, and we will all gather on the second floor soon."

Upon hearing Kane's answer, Kreya nodded, taking a bite of the meat roll in her hand.

She had finally gotten a rare day off. According to Kreya, she had successfully secured a territory in the undead lands.

Only after some planning did she have time to rest.

After finishing breakfast, the two headed directly to a meeting room on the second floor.

They sat inside, casually chatting while waiting for Lirulu and the others to arrive.

About ten minutes later, the others gradually walked in.

Longbei looked at Kane and Kreya, who were already waiting in the meeting room, and with a smile, said, "Sorry to keep you waiting, brother. What's the occasion for gathering us today?"

Seeing everyone already seated, Kane smiled and said, "Of course, there's good news."

"Good news? What kind of good news?"

Hearing Kane's words, Lirulu quickly flashed and appeared on Kane's shoulder, curiously asking.

Then she turned to Kreya and asked, "Is Sister Kreya going to make a super delicious, gold-grade magic fruit cake for Lirulu?"

Her little scheme left everyone momentarily speechless.

Kreya shook her head helplessly, picked up Lirulu from Kane's shoulder, and flicked her forehead with her thumb.

"What you said isn't impossible. I'll make it for you when sister returns."

"Mm-hmm!"

Hearing Kreya agree, Lirulu nodded quickly.

For Lirulu, having good news was enough, other matters were insignificant.

But then it crossed her mind that this mission might be challenging and time-consuming.

Thinking of this, Lirulu quickly said, "Sister Kreya, you must be tired alone. Why don't I help you?"

With that, she swung her magic wand.

In a burst of radiant light,

Lirulu transformed into a ghostly, floating form, with a tiny, chibi ghost alongside her.

She then spun in the air and asked everyone, "How about it? Isn't Lirulu impressive?"

Kreya and the others, not being experts, could only see that Lirulu's disguise seemed flawless.

But Kane scrutinized her carefully and asked, "Is this Kreya's ghost form? You've really turned into a ghost."

Yes, Lirulu's form wasn't a disguise; she had genuinely switched forms.

Seeing Kane recognize it, Lirulu, arms akimbo, proudly lifted her chin and nodded.

It seemed Lirulu's mastery over soul-related magic had improved significantly.

However, Kreya chuckled and declined, "Your magic is too noticeable, and we need your help here."

"Haha, it can't be helped. Lirulu is too important after all."

"Alright, let's wrap up the chit-chat and get down to business."

Kane said.

Hearing Kane's words, everyone stopped chatting and waited for him to continue.

Then, in a burst of light, four gold-grade skill stones appeared in Kane's hand.

Everyone recognized the gold-grade skill stones.

Seeing Kane pull out four skill stones, Longbei quickly connected the dots.

"Brother, these skill stones wouldn't happen to be just right for us, would they? You're not planning on giving us these skills, are you?"

Kane nodded with a smile, "These four skill stones are perfect skills I've acquired for each of you."

"Let's do the ceremony right here. Kreya, you go first."

Kane picked up one of the stones and gestured toward Kreya.

Kreya nodded and stood up promptly.

"No need, we can do it directly like this, without the complicated ritual from before."

As he spoke, Kane picked up the Skill Stone in his hand and tossed it toward Kreya.

The Skill Stone traced an arc through the air, accurately hitting Kreya, then merging into her body.

"No longer need that kind of... ritual?" Longbei remarked from the side.

Now, there's no need to use props or utter those embarrassing prayers like before.

With Kane's mastery of the Book of Adventure, many unnecessary procedures can be simplified.

Most of the time now, Kane uses the book without even needing to switch out the book's physical form.

As the Skill Stone entered, Kreya slowly closed her eyes.

Then Kreya directly transitioned into Ghost Form, black and white flames ignited from her body.

However, observing how the surrounding furniture wasn't altered by the flames showed that these flames were still under Kreya's control.

Everyone could clearly see Kreya's Soul State growing increasingly stable, akin to a glowing solid.

Unlike before, when it resembled a cloud-like mist dispersed by a strong wind.

As her soul solidified, a pale white flame burned from Kreya's body.

Though this flame somewhat resembled the white interwoven on Kreya's black and white form, a closer look revealed noticeable differences in color and impression.

The burning white Soul Fire began surging, then overflowed from the body and fused into the white within the black and white flames.

At this moment, black and white stood out distinctly.

Black evoked a sense of death and cessation.

White evoked a feeling of rebirth and hope.

The two intermingled, then transformed into a vortex of flames, fully enveloping Kreya.

The rotating force generated a gale that altered the surroundings.

Kane quickly waved his hand to store all the furniture into the Guild's warehouse.

Then he and Longbei retreated to the wall to avoid disturbing Kreya.

They sensed this was an extraordinarily important moment for Kreya.

Now, under Kane's control, the room was reinforced by the Guild Hall; no one could enter unless they could break space from outside.

Everyone began using their own methods to further fortify the room.

Longbei even joked with Kane: "Good brother, you truly weren't wrong; this skill really suits Kreya."

Kane shrugged, looking helplessly at Longbei: "Believe me, your stone might also cause such exaggerated phenomena."

He was already considering whether they should relocate for another ceremony.

Because the fire vortex around Kreya was growing larger and continuing to expand.

It was about to reach Kane and the others, clearly indicating that this space couldn't accommodate Kreya's current state.

One could distinctly sense Kreya seemingly suppressing it.

No more waiting.

Kane immediately said to everyone: "Get ready, we need to move."

Raising his hands and waving them.

In an instant, they appeared in Platinum Country instead of the Guild Hall.

Now, their location was not the Platinum Palace.

But the desolate area at the edge of Platinum Country, still undeveloped and uninhabited.

Upon Kreya's arrival here, the black and white flame vortex around her shot straight into the sky.

A flame-like black-and-white tornado pierced the clouds, spinning wildly.

The resulting gale and exaggerated suction drew in surrounding sand and dust.

The surrounding plants, flowers, and trees bent, constantly pulled.

Kane hurried to reinforce the area, raising massive walls to encircle the group.

The ground directly turned into solid stone slabs.

"This commotion... isn't it... too exaggerated?" Longbei shouted from the side.

His voice penetrated the hurricane, reaching everyone's ears.

Kane could only shake his head, completely unaware of the situation.

He could only rely on Divine Gaze to ascertain that Kreya was not in any danger but was undergoing enhancement.

Though he knew the Skill Stone was very suitable for Kreya, he didn't expect it to be this fitting.

Lilulu flickered onto Kane's shoulder, gripping his clothes, her small form swaying with the wind.

She looked as if she would be blown away, clutching his clothes like her last hope.

"Ah! Lilulu is about to be blown away."

Watching Lilulu's condition, Kane helplessly rolled his eyes and grabbed her.

"Whew, saved."

"Playing now? If something happens to Kreya, you won't get any cake." Kane warned.

Hearing this, Lilulu glared at Kane: "Stop being a jinx. Lilulu can feel Kreya Sister's aura and life surging, soon surpassing yours. When she comes out, she'll surely pin you to the ground to beat you."

"Hmph!"

Kane sneered, skeptically pursing his lips, questioning who would best whom.

Though they quibbled, their gazes remained fixed on the fire vortex ahead.

They could see the sky-reaching flame vortex slowly diminishing.

After a few minutes, it completely vanished.

Yet after the calm, Kreya's figure was nowhere within the vortex.

Where is she?