Suddenly, the Summoning Star Array shone brightly, and the Cannibal Green Reeds let out a pleased moan. Its originally slender stalk doubled in thickness, and then its color changed from dark to light, the initial single leaf transformed into a pair.
"It advanced," Yue Jinghua burst with joy, but what surprised her even more was yet to come.
As the Cannibal Green Reeds advanced to the Second Rank, both it and Yue Jinghua's bodies gradually became transparent, until finally, they both disappeared from Qing Pu's sight.
Qing Pu finally reacted, stuttering: "Mutated advancement, who would have thought that after advancing, the mutant skill would be..."
The sky was dimly lit with darkness, the final trace of night ultimately shattered by the dawn's light.
The cool air surrounded her as Yue Jinghua opened her eyes, her gaze calm and undisturbed.
Invisibility, the Summon Master can acquire the skills of their Lifebound Summoning Beast, and she has now become the first and possibly the only Dark Practitioner on the Dragon Road who can become invisible.
Even though this skill could only last for thirty minutes, thirty minutes was more than enough for Yue Jinghua to escape from death countless times.
A breeze passed through, chilling her chest. Yue Jinghua glanced down unintentionally and stood there in shock on the spot.
Anybody who discovered themselves stark naked, basking in a "sunbath," and draped in a man's clothing would react just like Yue Jinghua did.
Last night, she had tried to stimulate the Yin Evil Power within the Ren and Du Meridians of her body by fighting against the Demon Mark in Mo Xi's Sea of Consciousness, and she had also formed a Life Contract with Qing Pu in the process.
What happened last night by the creek, Yue Jinghua couldn't remember at all. So where did her clothes come from?
"Yue Jinghua," sixteen this year, had matured early. As a practitioner of Dark Energy Refining, she was taller and more voluptuous than ordinary women, and by 23rd-century standards, she was nearly 1.7 meters tall.
The white leather armor that fell from the sky was far too large for her, dragging on the ground. It was clear that the original owner of the White Armor was very tall, at least 1.85 meters or more.
The craftsmanship of the White Armor was exquisite, soft and skin-friendly, comfortable to wear in both winter and summer, without a single stitch visible on the entire piece of Armor. With Yue Jinghua's current Dark Energy, she couldn't easily tear it, and it was unknown which rank Dark Beast's skin it was made from.
She surveyed the surroundings but found no trace of anyone, nor footsteps by the creek.
The leather armor emitted only a faint fragrance and bore no identifying marks. Her personal belongings didn't appear to have been tampered with, making the origin of this unnamed leather armor seem as if it had appeared out of thin air.
The White Rhinoceros Armor was of much better quality than her worn-out Deer Skin Armor and was more comfortable to wear. Yue Jinghua unapologetically claimed it for herself.
Her figure flashed as she set off into the depths of Hundred Beast Mountain.
In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.
On the mountainside of Hundred Beast Mountain, multiple tiger roars thundered like explosive blasts.
A third-rank Iron Spine Tiger arched its back, the powerful limbs leaping fiercely into the air.
Her long legs, infused with Dark Energy, ripped through the air, and the biting cold gust from her kick landed on the underbelly of the Iron Spine Tiger.
The Iron Spine Tiger roared furiously, its muscles bulging as its sharp claws reached out.
And then, the person vanished, leaving behind claw marks an inch deep on the ground, as the Iron Spine Tiger looked around in confusion.
The shadows of her legs appeared ghost-like, raining down like droplets onto the Iron Spine Tiger's belly.
The third-rank Iron Spine Tiger, with an iron-like ridge and limbs as hard as steel, had its only vulnerability three inches below its belly. The Tiger was kicked so hard it slammed into the mountain wall, causing rocks to tumble down.
Her delicate figure gracefully descended to the ground, her black hair elegantly brushed aside, the pose extraordinarily beautiful. Yue Jinghua wiped off the sweat on her brow, the killing aura in her eyes gradually faded away.
Third-stage Dark Beast, slain.
Don't be fooled by Yue Jinghua's effortless actions in killing the beast today; seven days earlier, when she first encountered a Dark Beast, she had been quite flustered.
In her past life, she was a female spy adept at dealing with people. Knowing all the vital points on the human body, she could always land a blow on Qi Feng despite his superior Dark Power, by relying on her movement technique and the element of surprise.
But the Dark Beasts of the Beast Mountain were different; their hides were tough, their speed and attack power were much stronger than the likes of Qi Feng's mercenaries, and the structure of their bodies differed from that of humans, which made targeting more challenging.
Fortunately, the current Yue Jinghua, after being reformed by the Nine Revolutions Creation Technique, possessed the Creation Power in her body and an ability to appear and disappear at will. Her Dark Human Ninth Layer power was enough to compete with a Peak third-rank Dark Beast.
Day after day, during the daytime, she used the Dark Beasts for combat practice while at night she practiced in the Moxi Star Sea of Consciousness. She was already sensing that her breakthrough from the Dark Human bottleneck was imminent.