Chapter 173: Luo Jun, I've finally found you!【Side Activity Chapter】(April 2900 Monthly Ticket Bonus Chapter)

Although there was a faint unease in his heart due to the sudden disappearance of Songban Zhigui, Qin Chuan couldn't do much at the moment.

There were still five days until the next refresh of the Sundial's Third Talent.

Moreover, compared to locking onto Songban Zhigui, obtaining the Hall Crystal was obviously a higher priority.

After regaining the Hall Crystal, Yue Li quickly planned a route that could keep them more than thirty zones away from their current area, while also allowing them to defeat three zone Spirit Beasts along the way.

The two set off at full speed and successfully reached their destination five days later.

"Luo, I'm starting now!"

Yue Li, who had just come back online, radiated vigor, immediately applying the Blessing Second Talent to herself, then took out that splendid Hall Crystal from the item equipment bar.

Without a refresh point for the Hall Crystal, she believed this time's result wouldn't be as bad as last time.

"Let's begin, my Sundial is ready." Qin Chuan smiled.

If under the Blessing's influence, the refreshed Hall Crystal is nearby, then Yue Li could obtain it again smoothly, and he wouldn't need to use the Sundial's Third Talent.

But if the distance remained great, his Sundial was always ready to be used.

"I'll try not to let you use it." Yue Li blinked playfully, then embedded the Hall Crystal into the Advancement Formation.

Accompanied by a dazzling burst of light from Xiao Qing, after a brief moment Xiao Qing's body swiftly grew huge, its wings spreading to a width of fifteen meters; merely flapping its wings casually could whip up a gale so strong that people couldn't keep their eyes open.

Cry—

Xiao Qing let out an excited cry, choosing to shrink its size like Shui Hua did, even becoming much smaller than at the Elite Tier, easily perching on Yue Li's shoulder as it did in the Juvenile Stage.

Although small in size, its formidable strength was not diminished in the slightest.

Shui Hua, who had broken through ten days ago, immediately shot a challenging gaze.

When they have free time, these good friends will surely have a good sparring session.

"Xiao Qing's new skill is not bad." After checking, Yue Li's smile grew wider: "The new skill Star·Rending Wind Shattering Heaven applies the 【Rend】 effect, causing the target to continuously take damage and increasing the damage they receive by 10%, lasting 3 seconds."

"Increase damage?" Qin Chuan's face showed a bit more smile.

This is good news.

If the descriptions of the bonuses differ, their calculations can stack.

For example, both Snow Cream's skill effect and the Starlight affix description say "Attack Increase," so these attribute bonuses can only be added; but Breaking Frost Slash's description is "Damage Doubled," which can be directly multiplied with the "Attack Increase" bonus.

Xiao Qing's skill effect is "Increase Damage Taken," so it can again be directly multiplied with Snow Cream's current damage, then plus Silver Horn's defense reduction; Snow Cream's damage, under the layered effect stacking, will become quite terrifying.

Besides this, the effect works instantly on other Spirit Beasts as well; even Silver Horn's true damage can be boosted by it.

This is the advantage of having multiple powerful Spirit Beasts.

The coordination of Spirit Beasts' skill effects can produce a "1+1>2" effect.

When multiple people work together, the stacking effects increase, likewise bringing greater benefits.

"Come up, let's see where the Hall Crystal actually is."

Qin Chuan swung his leg over Shui Hua's back and reached out a hand to Yue Li.

Yue Li placed her hand on Qin Chuan's, feeling a pulling force surge; her body was instantly pulled onto Shui Hua's back, sitting in front of Qin Chuan.

Once again feeling the warmth pressed against her back, Yue Li's reaction was much better than before; she eagerly lifted her head to watch Xiao Qing soar into the sky, then threw out a wooden stick.

The wooden stick landed, and Shui Hua sprinted full speed toward the marked endpoint.

Shortly after, a sharp and excited cry from Xiao Qing suddenly came from above.

Cry—

"Found it already?" Yue Li's eyes were full of joy. "How close is it?"

Compared to the position where they just used the Hall Crystal, the distance is under ten thousand meters! Although it's longer than the immediate kilometer-range appearance after refreshing rare resources, the effect already satisfies her greatly!

Soon, Xiao Qing, which had been plummeting swiftly in a certain direction, flapped its wings back, carrying a feline Spirit Beast in its beak.

The feline Spirit Beast's body blurred as it quickly approached Qin Chuan and the others, finally transforming back into a Hall Crystal in Yue Li's hand.

"It seems the Hall Crystal refreshed and is still within my Second Talent's range." Qin Chuan smiled. "Having verified this, next time we won't need to go through all this trouble."

"After using a Hall Crystal once, I only need to use my Second Talent to find the next one."

"This time I'll give it to you." Yue Li smiled, handing the Hall Crystal to Qin Chuan. "Next time I'll use it."

"Okay." Qin Chuan took and stored it away.

"Next, I have an idea." Yue Li looked at the descending Xiao Qing, smiling as she spoke: "Xiao Qing has now reached the Hall Tier; its speed has increased again, allowing it to cross ten zones in a day, so we only need three days to open a gap of thirty zones."

"Its body has grown much larger, enough to carry us two and five Spirit Beasts."

"Rather, let Xiao Qing handle the upcoming journey." Yue Li spoke softly, her eyes toward Qin Chuan gleaming with bright light: "Only ten days remain until the next update."

"I want… you to reach the pinnacle of the current version before the update."

Qin Chuan remained silent.

Xiao Qing is indeed the fastest among those of the same tier; after Shui Hua advanced to the Hall Tier, even using its full power in Droplet Tread, it is only slightly faster than the Elite Tier Xiao Qing.

Now that Xiao Qing has also advanced to the Hall Tier, its speed naturally outpaces Shui Hua.

This means their cycle for obtaining Hall Crystals has changed from five days to three.

Today is the first day after the seventh weekly settlement; there are ten days left until the next update, and if things go smoothly they could still obtain three Hall Crystals in these ten days.

Following the order of himself—Yue Li—himself, he could advance all Spirit Beasts to the Hall Tier before the update and himself ascend to Hall Rank.

The pinnacle of the current version…

Qin Chuan looked at the girl before him and gently took hold of her hands.

He knew that so‑called pinnacle was merely the result of the girl before him achieving it.

According to the Hall Crystal's refresh rules, she doesn't even need to rely on the Sundial's power.

Yue Li faced him with a smile, lifted her head, and bravely met his gaze.

The girl's eyes seemed to hold distant galaxies, brighter than radiant light, gentler than a warm breeze; Qin Chuan's throat moved, and he opened his mouth to say something.

"Ya lei ya lei~ Am I bothering you two?"

The unpleasant words, carrying a hint of sarcasm, drifted from afar; Qin Chuan and Yue Li's expressions changed, and they quickly turned their gaze toward the distance.

A scarred man with a pale face wore a fake smile, walking step by step, followed by three Elite Tier Spirit Beasts.

【Player Name: Matsuzaka Shiki】

【Player Level: Apprentice】

【Contract Spirit Beast: Magic Flame Mastiff】

Matsuzaka Shiki!

Qin Chuan's expression instantly turned solemn.

Looking at the boy and girl before him, Matsuzaka Shiki's smile turned playful.

"Luo Jun, I finally found you~"——(End of chapter)