"The Snow Woman Beast was also bathed in purple light just now. Could it have mutated too?" Zhou Ran asked.
"Mutation is possible, but it won't be too significant. After all, it only received a small amount of scattered light," the system explained.
Zhou Ran stared at the Snow Woman Beast for a long time. He couldn't believe that this Snow Woman Beast always managed to catch such good opportunities. Last time, it got a free upgrade to advanced cultivation, and this time, it was affected by the Dragon God's blessing.
And it only cost 50,000. That's such a loss!
No way, tomorrow I have to make a killing off her. If that doesn't work, I'll make sure she promotes me well in the academy.
Once my reputation is established, business will naturally follow, and then I'll become wealthy, reach the pinnacle of life, and marry a rich and beautiful woman...
Zhou Ran began to daydream, drooling uncontrollably.
The Liu Ying Huan Yue Dog and Mie Shi Lei Hu beside him looked at him with disdain...
'What are you looking at? I'll take you out for a feast when the time comes.' Zhou Ran confidently patted his chest.
He glanced at the clock on the wall—it was already past 7 o'clock—and used his remaining 20 points to activate two more basic cultivation platforms, sending the two beasts inside.
"Now I'm completely out of points. This is really tough," Zhou Ran shook his head, looking at the empty points balance.
He locked the door, hopped on his electric scooter, hummed a tune along the way, and excitedly rode home.
After dinner, Zhou Ran once again sat cross-legged on the bed, practising his divine consciousness technique.
He circulated the small vortex of starlight energy in his dantian, continuously absorbing and integrating spiritual energy, which flowed through all his acupoints. Compared to the first day, he was clearly much more proficient this time.
Zhou Ran was so engrossed in his cultivation that the powerful starlight energy triggered an anomaly.
Even the starlight energy in the air was drawn away by Zhou Ran, causing his mother, Wang Qian, who was in another room, to suddenly wake up.
Although she had lost all her cultivation, she had once been a beast tamer of a fairly high rank, so she immediately sensed something was amiss.
'Why is there such a powerful fluctuation? Could it be that a master has arrived?' Wang Qian was puzzled.
Zhou Ran had just finished his cultivation and noticed countless faint blue glowing particles around him.
"Hm?"
"Is this the starlight energy in the air? Could it actually be drawn here?" Zhou Ran was delighted.
Wang Qian stared out the window for a long time but saw no one.
'Did I sense it wrong? Never mind.' Wang Qian lay back down on the bed and fell asleep.
Time flew by, and the night passed very quickly.
The next morning.
Zhou Ran arrived at the shop early as usual, gave it a quick clean, and then began meditating.
Soon, customers arrived.
'Sir, we're here to collect our exotic beasts,' a crisp female voice rang out.
Zhou Ran opened his eyes and saw that it was the two girls from yesterday.
Feng Ruotong, standing at the shop entrance, was filled with anticipation and longing, wondering what changes her exotic beast would undergo after another day of cultivation.
Seeing the two enter the shop, Zhou Ran smiled and said, 'Please wait a moment; I'll go get them right away.'
After saying that, he immediately got up and walked to the breeding room at the back, picked up the Snow Woman Beast, and woke it up.
"Wake up!"
After leaving the breeding platform, the Snow Woman Beast woke up instantly, glaring at Zhou Ran with a pout, clearly displeased.
At that moment, Feng Ruotong also immediately sensed the Snow Woman Beast through the beast contract in her mind.
'It's my Snow Woman Beast! It's behind that house.' Feng Ruotong pulled Zhang Tiantian's hand and shouted excitedly.
Meanwhile, Zhou Ran in the breeding room had his mouth wide open, clearly utterly astonished.
Although he knew that the Snow Woman Beast would undergo mutations due to the Dragon God's blessing, he never expected such a drastic change!
It had grown significantly taller, now the size of a young girl, with purple hair cascading down to her ankles. Her large, purple-gemstone eyes rolled around, and most importantly, a purple snowflake emblem had appeared on her forehead.
"Could this emblem be caused by that flash of purple light yesterday?" Zhou Ran pondered for a moment.
He then immediately activated the Pet Appraisal Device.
Growth Form: Ice Heaven Snow Woman Beast
Attributes: Ice, Ghost
Rank: Upper Fourth Tier
Skills: Zero Degree Fist, Icy Breath, Sleepy Demon Sound, Absolute Ice Domain, Ice Blessing, Soul Shake
Potential: D
Score: 55
"Holy crap! It's evolved into an eighth-tier Ice Heaven Snow Woman Beast! And it even has a soul-type attack skill." " Zhou Ran was stunned, feeling both excited and heartbroken. He had only paid 50,000 for it—what a loss!
'System! Didn't you say it was just a minor mutation?' Zhou Ran asked.
'This one was originally an Ice Heaven Snow Woman Beast, but its innate strength was too weak, so part of its power was suppressed. It was just activated by the Dragon God's blessing,' the system explained.
Zhou Ran suddenly understood, but taking it out like this would scare them. He needed to come up with an excuse to cover it up.
"Hey! Boss, what are you doing in there? You're taking forever." Zhang Tiantian was getting impatient and had no good feelings about this shop.
"What's the rush? It'll be here soon." Zhou Ran composed himself and walked out with a smile.
Feng Ruotong stared blankly, her face full of anticipation.
When she saw the Snow Woman Beast in Zhou Ran's hands, she froze.
Wasn't this the form the Snow Woman Beast took after using the Ice Blessing? How could it appear so soon? If it weren't for the Beast Contract in her mind still sensing it, Feng Ruotong would have doubted whether this was even her Snow Woman Beast.
Zhang Tiantian, standing nearby, gasped in astonishment when he saw Zhou Ran emerge holding the Snow Woman Beast.
"Don't just stand there!" Zhou Ran called out.
The two snapped out of their daze.
"Boss, how did the Snow Woman Beast turn into this?" Feng Ruotong asked excitedly.
Zhou Ran had already thought of a solution and smiled, 'Earlier, I noticed that your Snow Woman Beast was a bit special and had the potential to evolve. After my expert cultivation, she indeed evolved. Now she should be called the Ice Heaven Snow Woman Beast.'
'Ice Heaven Snow Woman Beast! Boss, did I hear that correctly?' Feng Ruotong shouted, her face flushed red.
Zhang Tiantian, upon hearing this, was completely stunned...
The Ice Heaven Snow Woman Beast was an eighth-tier bloodline beast, the king of all Snow Woman Beasts, and had the potential to break through the constraints and become a ninth-tier beast!
This seemingly ordinary man actually had such abilities. My goodness!
'There's no lie in it. If you don't believe me, go to the academy and ask the teachers yourself.' Zhou Ran said confidently.
After speaking, he released the Ice-Sky Snow Woman Beast.
Feng Ruotong waved her hand, and the Ice-Sky Snow Woman Beast floated over with a smile, lying in Feng Ruotong's arms.
Feng Ruotong immediately noticed the snowflake mark on its forehead, and now she was completely convinced—this mark was absolutely impossible to forge.
"Tian Tian, look, I told you this shop is amazing, right? They can even evolve the Snow Woman Beast." Feng Ruotong gently stroked it, overjoyed.
Zhang Tian Tian was speechless, nodding wildly beside her. If he had previously despised this shop, now he was only left in awe, and the items on the shelves no longer seemed so expensive.