A year passed in the blink of an eye, and the opening of the first Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament was just around the corner.
Over the past year, Yin Zhang had cultivated diligently.
Many system prompts had been triggered. By selecting and completing tasks, Yin Zhang obtained numerous rewards, including:
One Spirit Power Enhancement Card (Level 1), Spirit Ring Age Enhancement Cards totaling 4,500 years, Spirit Bone Age Enhancement Cards totaling 3,000 years, a Skill Disc (Mirror Move), a Skill Disc (Roost), and the Ability Tough Claws.
Among them, the Skill Disc Mirror Move surprised Yin Zhang the most.
[Mirror Move]: Mimics the move used by the opponent and immediately executes the same move.
There are no restrictions. Even if it is an Ice-attribute Spirit Ability that clashes with one's own Spirit attribute, it can still be used without issue.
To give a simple example—no, scratch that.
Take one of Bibi Dong's ninth Spirit Abilities from her Death Spider Emperor Spirit: Undying Body.
As long as it is not a Divine-rank ability, it is impossible to truly kill her.
If Bibi Dong were to activate Undying Body, Yin Zhang could immediately follow up with Mirror Move and use Undying Body himself!
It was practically a god-tier skill obtained for free.
As for Roost, although its effect differed from the Roost Yin Zhang remembered, it was still easy to understand.
[Roost]: Must be used while standing on the ground. After activation, it restores 50% of one's injuries.
While not particularly flashy, it had no side effects and was extremely practical.
The Tough Claws ability could be considered the strongest among Yin Zhang's three abilities, aside from Power of the Sun.
[Tough Claws]: Increases the power of contact-type Spirit Ability moves by 30%!
In terms of spirit power, aside from using the Spirit Power Enhancement Card (Level 1), Yin Zhang never slacked off in cultivation during this year.
His spirit power had reached Level 38, and judging by recent progress, breaking through to Level 39 would not take long.
As for the Spirit Ring Age and Spirit Bone Age Enhancement Cards, Yin Zhang had not used them yet.
He also noticed that Spirit Power Enhancement Cards had become much rarer, while the Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone Age Enhancement Cards now provided significantly higher age values than before.
Yin Zhang's first spirit ring was exactly 1,000 years old, the second was 1,200 years, and the third was exactly 3,000 years.
Even after adding the 4,500 years from the enhancement cards, the total would only reach 7,500 years.
Yin Zhang planned to wait until the accumulated enhancement age was enough to push the third spirit ring to 10,000 years, then use everything at once to raise it directly to the ten-thousand-year level.
What made him feel somewhat regretful, however, was that he had not obtained any prop-type rewards—especially a keystone.
If he had a keystone, he could link it with the Charizard X Mega Stone and transform into Mega Charizard X, greatly increasing his combat strength.
Although, judging by his current attributes, Mega Charizard Y was actually a better choice.
Still—strength is temporary, but cool is forever.
Besides, it wasn't like he had to choose only one. Who knew? Maybe one day the system would reward him with Mega Charizard Y as well.
Yin Zhang sat on the stone steps and opened his attribute panel to review it.
[Host]: Yin Zhang
[Age]: 11
[Spirit]: Charizard
[Spirit Power]: Level 38
[Spirit Rings]: Purple, Purple, Purple
[Abilities]: Blaze, Power of the Sun, Tough Claws
[Spirit Abilities]: Dragon Claw, Double Team, Azure Flame Shield (Spirit Ring), Flamethrower, Fire Dragon Evasion Kill (Spirit Ring), Dragon Tail, Crimson Flame Roar (Spirit Ring), Sunny Day, Solar Beam, Mirror Move, Roost
[Spirit Bone]: None
[Items]: Charcoal (Buff), Holy Grail (Equipped), Charizard X Mega Stone (Equipped)
[Storage]: Spirit Bone Age Enhancement Card (3,500 years), Spirit Ring Age Enhancement Card (4,500 years)
"Xiao Zhang Zhang, what are you doing?"
Just as Yin Zhang was about to stand up, his vision suddenly went dark as a pair of jade-like hands covered his eyes. A familiar giggle followed, and he immediately knew who it was.
Because he had been focused on his attribute panel, Yin Zhang hadn't noticed his surroundings, giving Qiangu Yunying the chance to sneak up on him.
"Sister Yunying, you're teasing me again," Yin Zhang said helplessly.
This wasn't the first time. In the past, he usually pretended not to notice, but this time he genuinely hadn't expected it.
"Oh, we're about to depart, aren't we?" Qiangu Yunying let go and sat down beside him, her tone tinged with emotion. "Thinking about going on such a long journey makes my heart feel strangely empty."
"Since I was little, I've hardly ever left Spirit City. Two years ago, I thought that once I became a Spirit King, I could graduate early and travel across the two empires to broaden my horizons."
"But because of this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament jointly established by Heaven Dou, Star Luo, and Spirit Hall, the original rule allowing early graduation at Spirit King level was changed. Now, you either have to wait until you're twenty-five or be too old to participate in the next tournament to graduate."
"At this rate, I'll probably have to wait another five years… waaaaah…"
Watching Qiangu Yunying pretend to cry, Yin Zhang felt completely helpless.
"Sister Yunying, you're already twenty years old. Why are you still acting like a little girl…"
The moment he said that, Qiangu Yunying immediately exploded.
"Xiao Zhang! How can you say that to me?! Even if you know I'm twenty, you don't have to say it out loud!"
She looked flustered—and oddly cute.
Over the past year, Qiangu Yunying's appearance hadn't changed much, aside from being a year older.
Yin Zhang, on the other hand, had grown at an astonishing rate, as if he had taken growth stimulants.
A year ago, when Qiangu Yunying first met him, she still treated him like a little brother.
Now, Yin Zhang stood a full 1.82 meters tall, his physique and appearance having completely transformed into that of a handsome young man.
"Haha, Sister Yunying, your problem is actually easy to solve," Yin Zhang said without hesitation. "After this Elite Tournament ends, just tell Uncle Qian Gu directly—or Grandpa Qian Jun or Grandpa Jiang Mo. You can return to the academy afterward and prepare for the next tournament."
"That's true," Qiangu Yunying said, rubbing her chin thoughtfully.
"Oh, right. When I came over just now, I saw Nana crying. Aren't you going to comfort her?"
"I tried, but it was useless," Yin Zhang sighed. "Her teacher won't allow it, and there's nothing I can do. I can't exactly ask my own teacher to beg on my behalf, can I?"
This time, when they departed for Heaven Dou City, aside from the team leader Qiangu Yuan, there were also eleven students from Elite Class One.
Hu Liena had wanted to follow them—but was firmly rejected by her teacher.
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