Chapter 169: Chapter 155: Wanxiang’s Evolution, Shadow Form

Han Ning closed the book and took out the Crystal Stones he had recently collected from his waist pouch, laying them out on the table one by one.

From the initial battle with the three Insect-men to venturing into the Mist Deep Valley, he had collected a total of 367 Crystal Stones of various Attributes—from Purple Star Snakes, Winged Demons, and Cyan Sky Wolves—as well as several Winged Demon hearts.

As for what kind of Soul Beast the Winged Demon was, not even the Yinsaike Family’s illustrated guide had any record of it.

Han Ning had no way of knowing for the time being.

Of these, Yin Yi, Egg Pancake, and the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm had consumed about two-thirds of the total while leveling up recently.

Usually, when one of his Soul Beasts reached its stat limit, he would give it a day or two to adapt. Then, he would quickly add more points to max out its stats again. There was simply no possibility of slow and steady growth.

The breakdown of his remaining Crystal Stones, organized by Level, was as follows:

Entry Level: 107

Awakened Level: 16

Extraordinary Level: 4

Based on a large sample size, Han Ning had calculated the approximate amounts of Energy and Elemental Affinity that Crystal Stones from each Level provided.

Entry Level: 0.1-4 Energy, 0.01-0.35 Elemental Affinity.

Awakened Level: 5-105 Energy, 0.5-15 Elemental Affinity.

Extraordinary Crystal Stones were rare; he only had a few so far and hadn’t been willing to absorb them. The key issue was that his Soul Beasts didn’t need them for the time being, as he could fully meet their daily leveling requirements by simply using a large quantity of lower-level stones.

Yin Yi had received the Insect Dragon’s blessing, and her strength had been boosted by an entire level out of thin air.

In the last two days, Han Ning had added points to her stats again.

Additionally, he discovered that after receiving the Insect Dragon’s blessing, Yin Yi’s Wood Element Affinity had significantly increased. Now, her leveling was no longer restricted by her Wood Element Affinity. For the time being, like the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm, her path to advancement was completely unimpeded.

At the Extraordinary Level, 8 points of Energy could only be converted into 1 point of Spiritual Energy.

Han Ning directly absorbed all 100-plus of his remaining Entry Level Crystal Stones, converted them into 28 points of Spiritual Energy, and added them to Yin Yi’s panel.

Yin Yi’s current stats were as follows:

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Race: Cyan Jade Wood Demon

Sex: Female

Talent: C

Level: Extraordinary II (1268/3500)

Talent: Water and Wood Mutual Generation

Soul Techniques: Frenzied Growth II (567/1200), Cyan Wood Radiance II (907/1200), Emerald Sword Stab II (897/1200), Frost Crystal Shield III (513/600)

Power: 28.8

Body: 28.2

Agility: 28.3

Spiritual Energy: 237

Elemental Affinity (Wood): 276

Ice (Water): 71

]

The higher the degree of Elemental Affinity, the greater the destructive power and effect of Spiritual Energy-based moves of that attribute.

"Now that she’s at the Extraordinary Level, Entry Level Crystal Stones just aren’t enough..."

Seeing that Yin Yi’s panel hadn’t improved much, Han Ning decided to just absorb the four Extraordinary Level Crystal Stones.

Yin Yi was at the Extraordinary Level, so she should use Extraordinary Crystal Stones.

Egg Pancake and the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm were at the Awakened Level, so they should use Awakened Crystal Stones.

’This is perfectly logical.’

Two of them were Dark Attribute Crystal Stones, harvested from the pair of female and male Winged Demons.

The other two were a Crystal Stone from the Purple Star Snake Mother and one from a Cyan Sky Wolf.

[Energy +271]

[Energy +302]

[Energy +267]

[Energy +365]

A full 1,205 points of Energy!

"As expected of the Extraordinary Level. They give so much Energy."

Han Ning couldn’t help but feel a sense of wonder as he watched the Crystal Stones in his hand shimmer with multicolored light before quickly fading to gray.

However, based on his judgment, the strength of these few Soul Beasts was probably only around Extraordinary Level I, not too strong.

He took the 1,205 Energy points he had just acquired, converted them into Spiritual Energy, and began adding the points to Yin Yi’s panel once more.

"Ling~"

WHOOSH~

Dense Wood Elemental Particles suddenly surged forth within the small dormitory room. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

A green whirlwind enveloped Yin Yi, who had been playing with Egg Pancake.

When her Spiritual Energy gradually reached 400 points, the words "Limit Reached" finally appeared at the end of the stat line.

Next, he put the remaining Energy into Yin Yi’s three core stats.

A brilliant light flashed, and Yin Yi’s body grew slightly larger.

The silvery-white lines on her body flickered with a mysterious radiance.

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Race: Cyan Jade Wood Demon

Sex: Female

Talent: C

Level: Extraordinary III (1/4000)

Talent: Water and Wood Mutual Generation

Soul Techniques: Frenzied Growth III (2/1400), Cyan Wood Radiance III (3/1400), Emerald Sword Stab II (15/1400), Frost Crystal Shield (Perfection), Ice Crystal Bomb I (1/1000)

Power: 30

Body: 30

Agility: 30

Spiritual Energy: 400

Elemental Affinity (Wood): 476

Ice (Water): 123

]

[Ice Crystal Bomb]: Fire an explosive, extremely low-temperature Frost Rhombic Crystal at a target. When the Rhombic Crystal explodes, it will inflict a Frost Freeze effect on a certain area. The low temperature will reduce the enemy’s blood flow and prevent wounds from healing.

’Oh? The increase in her Ice Element Affinity allowed Yin Yi to awaken another new Soul Technique...’

At this moment, the parts of Yin Yi’s body below her head flowed with a splendid, jade-green light.

The blue and white flower on her head swayed slightly despite the lack of wind, and dream-like specks of crystalline white light swirled around its petals.

Han Ning pushed open the window, pointed to an empty patch of ground outside, and said, "Give it a try. Let’s see the effect of Ice Crystal Bomb. Use minimum power."

"Ling~"

The vine-like fingertips on Yin Yi’s right hand twitched slightly. Dozens of rapidly spinning, frost-white Rhombic Crystals quickly formed. They converged into a single, rhombic Ice Crystal about 50 centimeters long, overflowing with chilling energy.

BOOM!

The rhombic Ice Crystal streaked across the night sky in a white arc, crashing down into the spot Han Ning had indicated and erupting with a violent, crystalline explosion.

Snow-white frost rapidly spread through the vicinity.

The ground struck by the Ice Crystal Bomb was instantly covered in a sheet of white ice. The ice rapidly spread outward from the point of impact, covering a radius of several dozen meters before slowly coming to a stop.