Chapter 422: Chapter 418: The Path of Growth for the Human Cub

The speed at which Snow Doll cast her skill far exceeded Beta’s expectations, and he was frozen before he could react.

However, Snow Doll’s level was still a bit low after all, with just a surge of the Mechanical Lord power, Schuck shattered the frost on his body and incidentally freed Bai Qi as well.

“Good heavens, I absolutely cannot play with Jie Ta without Gamma in the future, or I’ll be frozen solid sooner or later.”

Looking at Snow Doll who was still bawling her eyes out, Bai Qi couldn’t help but rub his forehead in a headache.

Although Snow Doll’s bloodline and skills were really good and definitely met his criteria, the childlike personality really gave him a headache.

“Seems like I need to find a designated nanny.”

Bai Qi scratched his head, suddenly turned his head to look at Beta, and said, “Stupid dog, you created this mess, you’ll have to figure out how to handle it!”

Howl?!

(What does this have to do with me?!)

Beta looked innocent, but upon seeing Bai Qi’s murderous gaze, he reluctantly managed to squeeze out a smile and went to soothe Snow Doll’s emotions.

However, Snow Doll who was about to cease her crying erupted into full-blown sobbing again upon seeing Beta’s tortured smile.

This time, not only was there a deep freeze, a blizzard started to rage across the vast Ice Field.

“Her courage is even smaller than Epsilon’s.”

With the previous incident as a warning, Bai Qi reacted promptly this time, allowing his wormgrass pet to release heat to prevent him from freezing up.

“Boss, maybe it’s better if you step in and soothe her.”

The wormgrass pet suggested, watching Snow Doll cry more fiercely.

“Hmm, looks like it’s the only way.”

Bai Qi sighed helplessly. This stupid dog had given Snow Doll such a terrible first impression, and he had been planning on having Snow Doll and the Husky both live in the Ice Field.

It seemed like he could only keep her with him for the time being.

With that thought in mind, while holding wormgrass and resisting the raging blizzard, Bai Qi moved to Snow Doll’s side. He was about to soothe her emotions when he realized that the two ice flowers by Snow Doll’s ears had already melted, and Snow Doll’s body was also showing signs of melting.

“Holy crap, she’s crying so hard that she’s melting herself?”

With Bai Qi looking on in dumbfounded surprise, Snow Doll started to melt bit by bit, gradually morphing into the shape of a water person.

And after turning into a water person, Snow Doll seemed to have calmed down, glanced at the Husky beside her with a confused look on his face, and smacked the ground hard. A column of water shot out from the ground, sending the Husky flying out.

“This is, even the skill has changed?”

Bai Qi was even more confused, he’d seen quite a lot in his day: Gamma with his dual energy forms, Delta with his multiple evolvable forms, all of this he could understand.

After all, these were all clearly shown on the attribute board.

But Snow Doll suddenly changing forms and even using a skill not listed on the skill bar, that was a bit weird.

Thinking of this, a novel idea popped into Bai Qi’s mind. After confirming that Snow Doll was no longer crying, he pressed his hand on her again.

[Name]: Water Spirit Child (Jie Ta)

[Nature]: Water (Mythical)

[Bloodline Level]: Mid-Level King

[Growth Level]: Tier 3 Level 1

[Skills]: Water Screen (Transcendent Level – Proficient), Rain Pray (Super Level – Master), Water Tsunami Wave (Super Level – Proficient), Flame Soul (Transcendent Level – Master)

[Energy Value]: 1E1120W

[Condition]: Evolvable

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[Skill Name]: Water Screen

[Skill Level]: Transcendent Level

[Skill Effect]: A forcefield skill, forms a curtain with a strong current, and can cause the most direct impact damage to enemies within the front linear range.

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[Skill Name]: Rain Pray

[Skill Level]: Super Level

[Skill Effect]: Passive skill, causing the area to enter a state of rain, while enhancing Water Spirit Child’s control of water energy and the destructive power of water skills.

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[Skill Name]: Water Tsunami Wave

[Skill Level]: Super Level

[Skill Effect]: Calls forth a powerful water flow to assault the enemy, causing devastating impact damage.

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[Skill Name]: Flame Soul

[Skill Level]: Transcendent Level

[Skill Effect]: The Flame Soul that hides deep within the spirit, stays quiet if the heart is at peace, but moves if the heart is disturbed.

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The same pet, but entirely different attribute panels.

If it wasn’t for the name column displaying the name he had just given to Snow Doll, and the single unchanged skill, Flame Soul, Bai Qi would suspect that someone had secretly swapped his pets.

“Jie Ta’s soul seems to have undergone a subtle change, but the essence hasn’t changed, perhaps it’s related to that skill, Flame Soul?”

Jerry left Beta’s body and came to Jie Ta’s side, taking a close look, but couldn’t really figure out the specifics and could only guess.

“Flame Soul? That could be a possibility.”

Bai Qi nodded slightly, even though Snow Doll had transformed into a Water Spirit Child, the Flame Soul was still present. Looking at the skill description of Flame Soul, it seemed to be connected to emotions, which perhaps could be the real cause.

But in this case, if Jie Ta’s emotions fluctuate again, would there be another transformation?

Gurgling?

(Master, why are you staring at me?)

Jie Ta, who had transformed into a Water Spirit Child, seemingly had grown braver. He boldly ran in front of Bai Qi and grabbed his hand.

Gurgling!

(Master, can you play with me, pretty please!)

“Hmm, I just remembered something urgent. Let Beta play with you first.”

Looking at Beta, who had been soaked by a Water Tsunami Wave, Bai Qi didn’t hesitate to reject the playful request. He instantly picked up the snow doll and vanished from the spot, not waiting for Beta’s response.

As for dealing with a brat whose emotions and appearance constantly changed, Bai Qi felt a bit overwhelmed. Anyway, Beta was often idle doing nothing, so he left the child-rearing to him.

If Jie Ta had other forms, that was something to worry about later.

The important thing for Bai Qi right now.

Was sleep.

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“Bai Qi! Bai Qi! Wake up quickly, your teacher is here.”

Bai Qi stirred from his sleep due to the shouting, climbed out of bed somewhat dazedly, and took some time to come to his senses.

The unexpected experience in the Fire Elemental World had kept him on edge all the while. He hadn’t felt strained before, but now he had let go, he suddenly felt exhausted.

But now, he had no choice but to get out of bed.

Bai Qi opened his room door and saw Bai Yan and Bai Heguang standing outside. He instantly came to his senses and asked, “Dad, Teacher, what brings you here?”

“Heard that you came back from the Elemental Realm, so we came to check on you.”

Bai Heguang responded indifferently, his gaze quickly sweeping over Bai Qi, checking for any visible injuries. After confirming that Bai Qi was unharmed, a hint of relief flashed through his eyes, barely noticable.

“You were lucky this time, managing to escape from the Fire Elemental World, but you should still have the green dragon with you for safety.”

“Sure, I’ll definitely do that next time.”

Bai Qi scratched his head. If even Bai Heguang, who generally advocated independent learning, recommended having a bodyguard for safety, then the danger level of the Elemental Realm was indeed somewhat beyond his capacity.

Thinking of this, Bai Qi couldn’t help shivering as he recalled the fiery giant.

The creature who came within a punch of wiping them out must have at least been a legendary creature.

Or possibly even more powerful based on its aura.

“Fire Elemental World? Safe? Bai Qi, where have you been causing trouble again?”

Listening to the conversation between the two, Bai Yan also seemed to realize something and eagerly asked.

“Dad, do you think I’m the kind of person who causes trouble?”

Hearing this, Bai Qi couldn’t help rolling his eyes. His father was becoming more and more unreliable.

Faced with Bai Qi’s questioning, Bai Yan was at a loss for words. Before he could figure out how to reprimand Bai Qi, President Qin walked over and gave Bai Qi a hard stare.

“If you’re not someone who causes trouble, there probably wouldn’t be a troublemaker in the entire Federation.”

President Qin came forward and explained Bai Qi’s recent escapades to Bai Yan in simple terms, making Bai Yan’s face change considerably.

“Fire Elemental World? Are the elemental creatures there like the ones in the outer elements world? It’s a pity, if we can get in there, maybe we can research how elemental creatures are born…”

Watching Bai Yan mumbling to himself, President Qin’s eyes twitched uncontrollably, and even Bai Heguang’s expression turned peculiar.

“Bai Qi, how on earth did you grow up?”

“President, I suggest you read the book “The Growing Path of Human Cubs,” you will understand then.”

“I see.”

After a while, Bai Yan finally realized his lapse, cleared his throat, and checked Bai Qi from head to toe. He didn’t relax until he made sure that Bai Qi wasn’t injured.

“Luckily, nothing bad happened. Please don’t risk your life by venturing into dangerous places like that in the future.”

Do I want to go? I was purely tricked by the Element Gate~

Bai Qi nodded reluctantly and said, “Don’t tell mom about this, I don’t want her to worry… Hmm, maybe she won’t even notice.”

“What are you saying?”

Bai Yan tapped Bai Qi’s head and said, “Since Bai Chuanqi came to see you, there must be some other matters as well. Bai Qi, you should entertain them first. I’ll go back and get ready, then accompany you to the research institute later.”

“Research Institute?”

Bai Qi nodded blankly, then led Bai Heguang and President Qin to the guest room.

“Teacher, President Qin, I’m sorry for bothering you over recent matters.”

Bai Qi apologized sincerely to both of them. Although he didn’t know the full situation, it was quite clear that Bai Heguang and President Qin had been deeply worried about his disappearance. He owed them a word of gratitude both in personal feelings and on principle.

“You are my disciple, if something had happened to you, it would have been my responsibility as well. So don’t be so formal.”

Bai Heguang shook his head and said, “We already informed Eden as well. They deeply regretted what happened to you and promised to compensate you for your ordeal.”

“Compensation?”

Bai Qi’s eyes sparkled at the word. Just from a mishap of entering the Elemental Realm, not only did he gain a mythical creature as a pet, but he would also receive compensation. What a big score!

Hmm, maybe he should frequent these powerful factions more often in the future. It seemed more profitable than research~