Chapter 123: Chapter 122: Ao’s Major Upgrade, Black Armored Spirit Ao

“Ao Da, come, eat this.”

Gu Yuan, without hesitation, tossed the precious Red Sleeve Reishi over, and Ao Da caught it in one bite.

It blinked its eyes, giving Gu Yuan a slightly grateful look, then opened and closed its mouth, easily chewing up the Red Sleeve Reishi and swallowing it into its belly.

Then, Ao Da retracted its head into its shell, silently absorbing and refining the medicinal power.

Gu Yuan remained silent, standing quietly in place, waiting.

He had a premonition that today, some changes might occur with Ao Da.

Silently waiting for more than half an hour.

Gu Yuan clearly saw a layer of black light appear on Ao Da’s body surface.

Under this light, the size and appearance of Ao Da seemed to begin changing slightly.

Crunch—Crunch—

Faint sounds came from Ao Da’s body, caused by friction between the bones.

The Ao armor on its surface became thicker, and the color of the bony protrusions on its skin grew deeper, along with its already grinding disc-sized body continuing to enlarge.

Even the mysterious and strange patterns on its back became more peculiar, seemingly containing some kind of secret.

Just a glance at it made one feel dizzy and dizzy.

Ao Da’s transformation lasted for more than half an hour.

When it was all over, Gu Yuan looked at the black-armored giant Ao in front of him, a bit dazed.

The Ao Da before him had grown several times larger, almost as big as a house!

The bony protrusions on its body became even thicker, especially the short bony horns on its head, like spearheads, adding a sense of ferocity.

Swish! Swish!

The water in the pool had overflowed and spilled onto the ground.

The once-spacious pool could hardly contain Ao Da now.

[Black Armored Ao (Blue)]

Description: A spirit turtle with a trace of Divine Ao bloodline, possessing a long lifespan and abundant life force. Its shell is hard as black iron, with high defense and full of spirituality, boasting great wisdom. To evolve into “Black Armored Spirit Ao,” it needs to grow into a mature Black Armored Ao and consume 1200 Dao Rhyme Points!

Status: Normal

Phase: Mature Body

…

“Is the difference between the Growth Stage and the Mature Body that big?”

Looking at the Black Armored Ao, as big as a house and comparable to a giant elephant, Gu Yuan’s mouth twitched.

“No, it should be related to Ao Da’s own bloodline.”

Gu Yuan thought for a moment and remembered Ao Da’s trace of Divine Ao bloodline:

“The legendary Divine Ao can carry Immortal Mountains and wander proudly through the ocean void. There are even legends that a certain Immortal Island in the current East Sea Cultivation Realm is carried by a giant Ao. Considering Ao Da has the Divine Ao bloodline, it’s not surprising that it’s a bit bigger, not surprising at all…”

Saying this, but recalling Ah Huang, an Iron-toothed Rat matured body, and Big Mouth, a Big-mouthed Snake matured body, and comparing them to Ao Da in front of him, all being of the same blue grade, the difference was vast.

The Ao Da before him, just lying on the ground, emanates a vast, stable, restrained aura on its own.

Like a mountain weathered by time and washed by wind and rain for hundreds of years.

Such a giant Ao, if it were to evolve again, what form might it take?

Even now, if discovered, it would be enough for ordinary people to worship it as a spirit turtle or River God.

Moo…

Ao Da seemed to have sensed Gu Yuan’s unsettled mood and let out a low, cow-like but tiger-like sound, carrying an inexplicable dignity.

Although the sound wasn’t loud, Ah Huang was startled, squeaking and jumping up, trying to burrow and escape at first.

Once realizing what happened, it stopped.

Realizing that its startled state was seen by Gu Yuan, it angrily and ashamedly went to Ao Da’s side, squeaking questions.

“Alright, Ao Da didn’t do it on purpose, and besides, whose fault is it that you’re so timid, go sit over there.”

Gu Yuan picked up Ah Huang, then patted its head to stop it from causing trouble, focusing his mind as the Spirit Pet System appeared in front of him:

[Consume 1200 Dao Rhyme Points to evolve the Black Armored Ao into a Black Armored Spirit Ao, confirm/reject?]

Gu Yuan took a deep breath, whispering to himself: “Confirm!”

As soon as the words fell, 1200 Dao Rhyme Points were deducted from the attribute panel.

The gigantic body of the Black Armored Ao was enveloped in a white light.

This white light was pure and jade-like, vibrant with life and filled with exuberant energy.

Fine threads of energy infiltrated Ao Da’s body.

Under the cover of the white light, Ao Da closed its eyes, lay on the ground with its limbs, and fell asleep, beginning to absorb the benefits contained within.

“This white light…”

Gu Yuan felt a stirring in his heart.

When upgrading spirit pets like Ah Huang and Big Mouth before, this white light had appeared many times.

Clearly, this white light benefitted spirit pets greatly, enabling them to overcome their bloodline and species limitations, resulting in miraculous transformations.

Currently, Gu Yuan possesses the Sword Heart Talent, with spiritual senses extraordinarily sharp.

He could perceive many things in the outside world, even sensing things unseen by ordinary people.

He sensed that besides the rich life force, the white light also contained some mysterious transformational power.

Squeak, squeak!

Beside him, Ah Huang also seemed to have sensed the benefits of the white light. Its eyes darted around, and it rushed forward, trying to gain some benefits by rubbing up to it, only to be caught by Gu Yuan and tossed aside:

“Get lost! If you keep causing trouble, no Yellow Millet Pill will be left!”

Squeak! Squeak!

Feeling wronged, Ah Huang begrudgingly skulked to a corner of the wall, disappearing into a hole.

Who knows where it’s gone off to play or search for spiritual objects.

Over an hour passed before the white light on Ao Da finally disappeared, signaling that the transformation had concluded.

Now, Ao Da had grown significantly larger again, occupying nearly half of the courtyard with an even more imposing and profound presence!

Standing before Ao Da, even Gu Yuan felt a subtle sense of pressure.

Moreover, Ao Da’s armor was a deep black, not the previous black-gray, but tinged with a faint jade light, like black jade.

The mysterious patterns on its back had changed from gray-brown to dark green, appearing even more mysterious and unfathomable, the lines like symbols or ancient texts, resembling celestial scripts.

Especially its forehead’s short spear-like horn, now emitting a faint black glow, radiating a dangerous aura.

[Evolution successful, you have acquired the pet Black Armored Spirit Ao!]

[Black Armored Spirit Ao (Red)]

Description: A spirit turtle possessing part of the Divine Ao bloodline, with an eternal life span and abundant life force. Its shell is hard, with extremely high defense, full of spirituality, and endowed with exceptional wisdom.

Particularly, this Ao has awakened the Divine Ao tribe’s talent “Spiritual Turtle’s Abyss,” a talent aligned with the water attribute of the Five Elements, allowing it to hibernate in the abyss, unchanged for millennia, attuning to the heavens and nature.

To evolve into “Mystic Dark Ao,” it needs to grow into a mature Black Armored Spirit Ao and consume 12000 Dao Rhyme Points!

Status: Normal

Phase: Growth Stage (1%)

…

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep