Chapter 168: Celestial Sparrow's Evolution
It took consuming three source energy fragments before the magical vortex around the Celestial Sparrow gradually began to dissipate.
Finally, the absorption of the surrounding residual magic completely stopped only when the magic reserves within the Celestial Sparrow's body were completely saturated.
“Things back in place—”
Looking at the messy dormitory caused by the magic storm, Jia Na, who really couldn't stand it, immediately cast a Cleaning Spell to tidy up and return the dormitory's items to their original positions.
“Only the last six source energy fragments remain—”
Jia Na herself was actually fine. After all, she was currently only a Second-level Wizard Apprentice, and her reliance on source energy fragments wasn't strong.
Moreover, compared to the improvement of her magic level, Jia Na cared more about the increase in her Mental Perception.
However, as Jia Na's subsequent promotion speed accelerates, other contracted creatures besides the Celestial Sparrow will definitely face the same problem.
Take the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, which is most compatible with the source energy fragments in the Mirror Layer Domain. When Jia Na signed a contract with it, she gave it a whole source energy fragment.
However, until now, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon hasn't even evolved "one eye," let alone the subsequent "ten eyes" and "hundred eyes." "Based on current potential and aptitude, Afu and Silver Mirror are the most outstanding existences. As long as their strength can improve, it will also be a qualitative leap for me—”
Just like this Three-School Joint Examination, besides the Celestial Sparrow, Jia Na relied most on the various abilities of the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon.
Whether it was Mirror Illusion or Short-Range Teleportation, they were both skills that could be called divine techniques of the same level.
Not to mention, there was an even more heaven-defying Sealing Art—
Therefore, for her own sake, and for the future of these contracted creatures, Jia Na had to seize every opportunity to earn resources.
Otherwise, relying solely on the system without the support of subsequent resources, Jia Na's strength improvement speed would inevitably be greatly reduced—
“Buzz—”
As a buzzing sound rang out, a layer of eggshell-shaped magic barrier filled with sacred aura suddenly enveloped the Celestial Sparrow's body.
But only a few seconds later, this layer of magic barrier seemed to suddenly solidify. Not only was there no trace of magic fluctuation, but the color on it also turned dark gray like rock. Seeing this, as an excellent student in Basic Biology, Jia Na naturally knew that the Celestial Sparrow had entered the later stage of evolution. And the magic barrier around it was a self-protection mechanism built by all evolving creatures for themselves.
At the same time, this layer of barrier also served a concealing purpose, preventing the aura from escaping and being discovered by natural enemies—”
“I can only wait until tomorrow.”
Looking at the moon outside the window covered by dark clouds, Jia Na yawned and sat back on the bed with her legs crossed.
Due to the Celestial Sparrow's sudden abnormality, Jia Na had to temporarily interrupt her meditation practice.
However, when Jia Na connected this "sudden abnormality" of the Celestial Sparrow with her successful comprehension of the Purification Law Fragment, which was highly probable, she felt relieved.
“Fortune and misfortune are intertwined—If there wasn't sufficient magic supply from the source energy fragments, the Celestial Sparrow's evolution this time would definitely end in failure. Perhaps, there would even be the risk of potential regression—.”
Of course, although this matter was related to Jia Na, it wasn't her fault.
After all, Jia Na herself couldn't explain why the Purification Law, which was clearly still separated by a "thin layer" a few days ago, directly broke through on the day she returned from the Three-School Joint Examination?
“Perhaps, this was truly just a coincidence—”
A series of coincidences brought about by the Perception attribute that happened to be increased due to the blue task reward.——
“Drip-drip-drip—”
Ravens shrieked, and dark clouds hung low.
As her thoughts gradually emptied, Jia Na, sitting cross-legged on the bed, re-entered a state of deep meditation accompanied by the sound of rain falling outside the window.
The next day, early morning.
“Crack—Like an eggshell breaking, amidst a crisp cracking sound, Jia Na's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.
“Is it finally over—”
After a whole night of rest, Jia Na's mental state also returned to its peak.
Although Jia Na's consciousness was always immersed in a state of meditation, she would occasionally allocate a portion of her energy intermittently to pay attention to the Celestial Sparrow's state.
“Crack—”
As the sound of the "eggshell" breaking became more frequent, a dense magical aura of sacred light attribute drifted out from the "eggshell."
“Now, if there were an undead creature in the room, it would definitely be burned alive by the sacred energy filling the room.”
Especially those noisy Ravens outside the window, if it weren't for Anthony-Black Sparrow's majesty, Jia Na would really want to open the window and try.·
“Crack-crack-crack—”
Spiderweb-like cracks had already spread over the entire "eggshell."
Just as Jia Na was considering whether to supplement the Celestial Sparrow with some more source energy magic, suddenly, a white light even more dazzling than the morning sun burst out from the "eggshell."
“Chirp—Like jade colliding, as the "eggshell" completely turned into light attribute particles and dissipated into the air, a clear bird cry came from the dazzling white light.
Narrowing her eyes, through Mental Perception, Jia Na could clearly feel a sacred light energy several times denser than before burning fiercely within the evolved Celestial Sparrow's body.
“Master, I succeeded!”
A voice as clear as a child's rang out from the bottom of Jia Na's heart. As the dazzling white light gradually dissipated, Jia Na, who had withdrawn her Mental Perception Witchcraft, finally saw the true appearance of the evolved Celestial Sparrow.
Long neck, pointed beak, long legs, white feathers, plus the light yellow head feathers on its head that floated like ribbons...
Unlike the previous cute "parrot" appearance, the Celestial Sparrow at this time had already transformed into a beautiful creature with a slender body and graceful posture.
Even the white jade on its forehead had become more transparent and exquisite. “Afu, I almost don't recognize you in this form.”
Looking at the Celestial Sparrow in front of her whose wingspan was almost as tall as herself, Jia Na felt a little nostalgic for the previous small and exquisite "parrot form."
“Master, are you talking about this?”
Whoosh!
With a flash of white light, the Celestial Sparrow, which had just been slender and beautiful, in the next second, actually changed back to the "parrot form" that Jia Na was most familiar with at the beginning.
“Master, can you recognize Afu now?”
Flapping its wings, as usual, the "parrot form" Celestial Sparrow flew back onto Jia Na's shoulder.
“How did you do that?”