In Liu Yuan's mind, that cold mechanical voice now sounded as pleasant as celestial music.
He took a deep breath, his eyes filled with eager anticipation.
During this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, he had not only faced the wrath of the Beast God Di Tian but also stubbornly withstood the siege of the three Vicious Beasts, nearly initiating a bloody battle within that destructive energy storm.
All the risks and all the schemes, in the final analysis, weren't they all for this moment of System rewards?
"Please don't give me something useless..." Liu Yuan muttered secretly in his heart.
Although he possessed two Divine Rank Spirits simultaneously, he had keenly sensed the gap during the actual combat just now.
With the enhancement of "Delta Stream" and combined with Moves and abilities like "Dragon Sword Dance" and "Huge Power," Mega Rayquaza was almost an impeccable killing machine, with extreme speed and astonishing explosive power.
While Primal Kyogre possessed the terrifying control of the "Primordial Sea," it indeed appeared much heavier and more passive than Rayquaza in terms of single-target burst and flexibility due to its current lack of Moves and abilities.
Therefore, he needed a good new Ability to enhance Primal Kyogre's actual combat power.
At that moment, the System's voice finally solidified at the last second:
[Ding! Random Ability extraction complete—]
[Congratulations Host, you have obtained the random Ability: Water Bubble!]
[Effect Introduction: The holder of this Ability takes half damage from Fire-type Moves; is immune to the Burn status; and the power of Water-type Moves used is increased to twice the original (200%)!]
"Holy crap!"
Even with Liu Yuan's steady Heart-Nature, he couldn't help but cry out in surprise internally at this moment.
Water Bubble! This was a top-tier Ability!
In the original Pokémon System, this was the signature Move of a certain "Araquanid."
Reducing Fire-type damage and being immune to Burn were certainly excellent defensive measures, but the most Heaven-Defying aspect of this Ability lay in that double power boost.
"Originally, Kyogre's Water-type Moves had a 50% bonus under the rain of the 'Primordial Sea,' and now adding the double increase from 'Water Bubble'..." Liu Yuan quickly calculated in his head, his eyes gradually becoming fanatical.
This meant that in the future, any Water-type skill Primal Kyogre casually threw out would reach a terrifyingly immense level of destructive power!
This enhancement was absolutely massive!
"This round is secure." Liu Yuan clenched his fists, the smile at the corner of his mouth no longer able to be hidden.
It wasn't all for nothing; this "Water Bubble" Ability came at the perfect time.
"Liu Yuan, what are you laughing at?"
A voice that was cool and slightly puzzled, yet not lacking in softness, came from beside his ear.
Liu Yuan snapped back to his senses and met Snow Empress's eyes, which were as clear as ice crystals.
At this time, Snow Empress had already retracted the murderous aura she had shown when facing Di Tian.
She stood quietly by Liu Yuan's side. As a breeze swept past, it lifted her snow-like long hair. On that cool and peerless face, there was actually a trace of unprecedented complex emotion.
"It's nothing, I just thought that if I encounter those Big Cats and Big Trees from earlier again, I might be able to give them more of a 'surprise'." Liu Yuan composed himself and quipped casually.
Snow Empress heard his relaxed tone, and the frost in the depths of her eyes completely melted, replaced by a deep sense of gratitude.
"This time... thanks to you," Snow Empress spoke softly, her tone so serious that Liu Yuan was even a bit unaccustomed to it.
Recalling the scene from just now, Snow Empress's heart was still surging with waves.
In fact, when she first "recognized him as master"...
Deep down, she viewed it more as a "transaction" born out of helplessness.
But after that, along with her continuous interaction with Liu Yuan, even if she was unwilling to admit it herself, her favorable impression of Liu Yuan was actually constantly increasing.
And this time, just because of her request, Liu Yuan was willing to risk his life for her.
Liu Yuan's actions this time truly elevated his status in Snow Empress's heart by a whole level.
Snow Empress's favorability toward Liu Yuan had, at this moment, already surpassed that of a so-called "partner."
It had even reached an extremely close and ambiguous point.
So now, the way Snow Empress looked at Liu Yuan had become much softer.
Seeing Snow Empress's gaze full of affection, Liu Yuan actually felt a bit embarrassed.
He gave a light cough to hide that little bit of vanity in his heart.
In truth, a large part of his motivation for saving the Auspicious Beast was indeed for the System's Heaven-Defying rewards, but such words obviously couldn't be said directly.
After all, why refuse this "free favorability"?
"Since you know it's thanks to me," Liu Yuan raised an eyebrow, intentionally putting on the air of a master with a mischievous smile, "then you'll have to be more obedient in the future."
If it were before, Snow Empress might have given a cold snort.
But now, she only lowered her head slightly and responded in a low, soft voice:
"Fine... Master~"
"I'll listen to you from now on, alright."
"I'll do whatever you want me to do."
This call of "Master" was soft and cool, yet carried a unique sense of trust. Hearing it, Liu Yuan's heart nearly trembled, and he secretly cried out that he couldn't take it.
When this Dominator of the Extreme North Land acted spoiled, her lethality was truly astonishing.
"Let's go, it's not suitable to stay here for long. There's no telling when that fellow Di Tian might regret it and kill his way back."
With a wave of his hand, Liu Yuan led Snow Empress and finally stepped out of the range of the Star Dou Great Forest.
This trip to the core area, though filled with dangers, yielded massive harvests.
He not only obtained the sixth spirit ring for Mega Rayquaza but also fused Dragon Dance and Swords Dance, and got a new Ability for Kyogre...
More importantly, he had completely won over Snow Empress's heart.
The two walked on the grass at the outskirts of the forest, sunlight passing through the shadows of the trees to sprinkle over them; everything seemed so peaceful.
Liu Yuan was planning how to use the new Ability to continue improving his strength after returning to the city, while also needing to properly plan the next step of his action plan.
However, fate did not seem to intend for him to rest for long.
Just as the figures of the two were about to disappear into the forest exit, that familiar System notification sound rang out again without warning in Liu Yuan's Sea of Consciousness.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations Host, you have successfully triggered a time-limited mission!]
[Mission Content: Rescue Tang Ya! Hunt Evil Soul Masters!]
[Mission Reward: Random Primal Kyogre god-bestowed spirit ring ×1!]
[Mission Time Limit: Within seven days!]
[Mission Location: Old Site of the Tang Clan!]
As the System's voice fell, Liu Yuan's eyes first lit up, but he soon frowned.
His eyes lit up because there was another mission to obtain rewards.
His frown was due to the mission content.
Speaking of which, he had told Tang Ya to come to the Sun Moon Royal Academy for further studies when she had time, but she hadn't come.
As expected, was she still targeted by the Evil Soul Masters?
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