Chapter 342: Chapter 338: The Phenomenon Caused by the Azure Owl’s Evolution

"Alright, Master. How about I make it up to you?" Tu Xiao’an smiled.

"How are you going to make it up to me?" Azure Owl asked, blinking at him.

Tu Xiao’an stroked its head. "I’ve decided to upgrade your bloodline and evolve you into an Immortal Spirit Peacock. What do you think?"

"An Immortal Spirit Peacock?" Azure Owl stared at him in a daze, its breathing growing heavy.

Tu Xiao’an picked Azure Owl up, placed it on the ground, and narrowed his eyes. "Immortal Spirit Peacock Bloodline, bestow!"

"Aaaah..."

Azure Owl instantly shrieked as its entire body was enveloped in light. It was a warm, pleasant radiance that made the bird feel incredibly comfortable.

Immediately after, the peacock Azure Owl’s magnificent feathers wrapped around its body. Baoguang flowed across them as it lay quietly on the ground, sensing the changes taking place within.

Every single feather on its body began to glow. Bathed in the light, its form underwent a tremendous transformation.

In an instant, a rosy glow filled the room. An auspicious aura surged, and an intoxicating fragrance began to spread.

It was evolving. Shrouded in light, the peacock Azure Owl began its evolution.

Its body began to grow at a rate visible to the naked eye, more than doubling in size. Its magnificent feathers underwent a massive transformation, turning red, then slowly shifting to orange. The nine colors—red, orange, yellow, green, azure, blue, purple, white, and gold—flashed in sequence. In the final instant, a nine-colored Divine Light burst forth, bathing the entire room in a splendid, nine-hued brilliance that was as beautiful as a dream.

Ultimately, its magnificent feathers became a panoply of nine colors. It was brimming with Immortal Qi, the very image of an Auspicious Beast.

The evolution grew more intense. Rosy light burst from the room, spilling outwards, and its fragrance drifted for miles.

In the Ancient Academy, early-rising students noticed the strange phenomenon coming from the building and began to gather. Many more were drawn by the unique, intoxicating fragrance.

"Look, the light shooting out of that room is so beautiful. What’s happening in there?"

"That smell is so unique! Just one whiff is enough to refresh your mind."

An older student’s eyes were wide with shock. "An Awakened Creature is evolving," he said in amazement. "And the phenomenon is incredibly auspicious. The creature undergoing this evolution must be extraordinary, its bloodline without equal!"

"Could an Auspicious Beast be evolving?"

"That’s a High Rank instructor’s residence. I wonder which instructor lives there. It’s probably their Battle Companion evolving. It gives off a truly transcendent air!"

"No, that’s not a High Rank instructor’s residence. It’s the residence of this year’s strongest freshman. I heard the Vice-Dean specially approved it yesterday."

"Damn, no way. The treatment is that good? A mere freshman gets his own private residence? That’s on par with a High Rank instructor!"

"Could it be the strongest freshman’s Battle Companion evolving? What kind of Awakened Battle Companion could trigger such a massive phenomenon? Divine Light is leaking from the window seams—the room must be full of it!"

By now, a crowd of new and old students had gathered below the residence, whispering amongst themselves.

The radiating Divine Light and the intoxicating fragrance were nothing short of a miracle.

Everyone was dying to know just what kind of creature was evolving inside. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Seeing such a spectacle so early in the morning made everyone’s blood pump with excitement.

While the crowd outside grew excited at the sight of the Divine Light and the intoxicating fragrance, Tu Xiao’an, bathed in the nine-colored Divine Light inside the room, remained perfectly calm. He watched Azure Owl evolve, a faint smile playing on his lips.

This was tantamount to the birth of a Super level Creature.

In an age where Divine Beasts were the stuff of legend, the bloodline of a Super level Creature was considered the absolute peak. A creature with such a bloodline was destined to become a Rank Three Creature, rising far above ordinary beings to a transcendent state.

As a High Rank Creature, the Green Peacock Azure Owl was noble and extraordinary, but it was ultimately still a mortal being. If it evolved into a Super Celestial Peacock, however, it would be a true ascent.

Another evolution after that, and it would become a Phoenix—a classic tale of ’flying up the branch to become a phoenix.’

Tu Xiao’an watched as wisps of lightning began to flicker across Azure Owl’s body amidst the nine-colored light, CRACKLING and POPPING. This was the final step. All that was left was for its ultimate form to emerge and soar to the heavens.

Miraculously, a kaleidoscopic cloud began to gather above the roof of the residence.

"Look, a nine-colored Xiangyun has appeared on the roof! It’s a sign that an Auspicious Beast is being born!"

Droves of students were gathering, their faces flush with excitement as they stared at the beautiful, multicolored cloud above.

WHOOSH...

Outside, a gale began to blow. Above the nine-colored Xiangyun, a phantom image resembling a Divine Beast flickered in and out of view, majestic and holy.

"My God, this is insane! Don’t tell me it’s evolving into a Divine Beast!"

The entire Ancient Academy was now in an uproar. Many students who had still been asleep heard the unusual commotion, scrambling out of bed and rushing downstairs to the residence.

Missing a spectacle like this would surely be a lifetime regret.

SKREEE...

Just then, a clear, resonant phoenix cry pierced the heavens. With a loud BANG, the window on the second floor—the source of the Divine Light—burst open.

A jolt went through the crowd below. Everyone stared at the open window with rapt attention, their eyes wide with anticipation.

SKREEE...

Another deafening yet melodious phoenix cry rang out. Amidst a spray of rosy light, a peacock shimmering with magnificent, nine-colored brilliance burst through the window. Its long, resplendent tail feathers fanned out gracefully. Its perfect posture and poised glances all proclaimed its majesty as the king of birds, and it exuded a sacred, inviolable aura.

The nine-colored Peacock soared into the sky. Its resonant phoenix cries echoed throughout the Ancient Academy, each one stunning yet melodious. It was a creature of indescribable beauty as it circled in the air.

"Look, everyone! It’s out! It’s out!"

"Oh my god... is that the legendary Phoenix? It’s breathtakingly beautiful!"

When the crowd finally saw the Divine Bird emerge, they were all stunned beyond belief.

In this day and age, what kind of bird could create such a phenomenon? It was wreathed in nine-colored Divine Light, its cry was like a phoenix’s, and its posture as it soared was filled with grace. A single glance was enough to be etched in one’s memory forever.

"That’s not a Phoenix. It’s a Peacock, the king of birds in the mortal world."

An observant older student shattered the freshmen’s hopes. "The legendary Phoenix isn’t something that appears so easily."

A Phoenix hadn’t been seen in thousands of years.

Throngs of students tilted their heads back, their excitement palpable as they watched the Peacock circle in the sky.

"How could a mere Peacock create such a phenomenon?"

The people at the Ancient Academy were no ordinary folk; many among them were quite knowledgeable.

"Obviously, this is no zoo-variety Peacock."

Someone in the crowd made this nonsensical comment, earning disdainful looks from everyone around them.

As if that needed to be pointed out.

"This is a transcendent Immortal Spirit Peacock. Something truly extraordinary."

When someone else in the crowd spoke, everyone turned to look and was stunned. It was the Vice-Dean. No one knew when he had arrived, but there he was, standing right in the middle of the crowd.

The students instantly parted, making way for the Vice-Dean and looking at him with respect. A man of his stature would not be mistaken.