Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle

At the heart of the vast grassland, as one Rule Fragment Crystal after another slipped in, the Spirit Illusion Cat's template evolution entered its final stage.

The Spirit Illusion Cat's advancement caused a mighty scene, thunder and lightning filled the expansive grassland, and the whole plain flickered between illusion and reality.

Because the top races within the Holy Spirit Secret Realm were far away, this event failed to catch their attention.

But at this moment, the King and Elders of the Elf Race followed the scent of that ancient, timeworn aura and arrived, and upon seeing the Spirit Illusion Cat at the grassland's center radiating an air of ultimate supremacy—

The ten pinnacle Great Venerable Realm Spiritual Illusion Elves all reeled in shock!

Their Phantom Spirit Bloodlines instantly vibrated and resonated at a hundred times their usual frequency, and Phantom Spirit Energy within them grew frenziedly restless.

*A wild urge to bow down and submit sprang within their hearts!*

The Elf Elder exclaimed, "So this is the power of the Phantom Spirit Ancestor—such awe it inspires within our kin!"

"Just its aura and presence alone makes me want to kneel. If it fought me head on, I doubt I'd even feel the will to resist."

"Fight it? You think you even qualify?"

The Elf King's eyes flashed with intensity. This Spirit Illusion Cat didn't seem to be the Phantom Spirit Ancestor itself, but bore its bloodline. He guessed this being had blood ties to the Ancestor.

It could very well be the Phantom Spirit Ancestor's descendant!

The Spirit Illusion Cat's Realm wasn't strong, merely Tier One!

At this time, the Spirit Illusion Cat's evolution reached its final stage, its Realm kept dropping, eventually descending to Mortal Realm, Tier One.

*The Elf King was scheming inwardly, debating whether to foster a close and friendly alliance with this Ancestor-bloodline Spirit Illusion Cat. If he could latch onto this alliance, maybe the Elf Race could break free from humanity's Supreme's control, break free from human rule!*

*However, this plan still needed to be discussed with the other Elf Elders first.*

On the spot, the Elf King shared his idea with the Elders.

Some of the Elf Elders responded enthusiastically; others objected strongly.

"I support this. Sure, Elder Xiao looks all harmless and meek, and we could squash him single-handed, but he's backed by a Supreme. He stands with humanity—ultimately he isn't one of us. He could stab us in the back at any time."

"I agree! Don't any of you forget what the Hong family did to us—year after year they squeeze us dry, drive us crazy. The Supreme behind Elder Xiao is probably the same type. Humanity are all alike, never satisfied."

"That's right, I agree too. In public, we keep things pleasant with Elder Xiao, but in private, we stay wary. Elves and humans can never truly coexist."

"I object! Sure, we Elves don't get along with humans, but I think the Phantom Spirit Ancestor is an even bigger threat than the humans!"

Among the nine pinnacle Great Venerable Elders, seven were in favor, two against.

The Elf King finalized the meeting's conclusion, saying, "Majority rules. This meeting decides—the Elf Race will spare no effort forging a close alliance with the Ancestor-bloodline Spirit Illusion Cat!"

Hearing this, most Elf Elders' faces lit with joy.

After finishing their discussion, they waited silently on the grassland's rim for the Ancestor-bloodline Spirit Illusion Cat to awaken. They could guess the Spirit Illusion Cat was undergoing some mysterious inheritance.

At the grassland's center, the Phantom Spirit Cat was in the throes of epiphany.

[Template Evolution Complete]

[Mythical Level Phantom Spirit Ancestor Cat Template]

[Realm: Tier One]

[Talent Skills]

[Illusion Spirit Control, control Phantom Spirit Factors, control Phantom Spirit Bloodline]

[Illusion-Reality Conversion, can convert self or external things—area of effect Skill] Note from the editor: Always check MV2LEMPYR for corrections.

[Instant Thousand Miles, transform into lightning to reach the speed of light]

[Million Volts, lightning strike, area of effect attack imbued with paralysis, searing, and electrical effects]

Insight after insight surged in Xiao Ye and Liu Ya's hearts; Talent Skills emerged like stars being born.

The flash of enlightenment ended. Evolution completed.

The two of them regained their senses.

Liu Ya was elated. The Spirit Illusion Cat had finally evolved! At this moment, her summoned beast was the Phantom Spirit Ancestor Cat!

Mythical Level status!

"So the Realm really did drop to Mortal Realm Tier One," Xiao Ye remarked with slight regret.

Liu Ya was all reassurance, not disappointment, "Come on, a couple months is nothing compared to over a hundred years. The Great Venerable Realm is almost within reach—don't worry."

At this moment, the strange visions across the grassland faded, leaving only the hundred-meter-tall, four-hundred-meter-long Phantom Spirit Ancestor Cat standing at the center.

The Elf King and Elf Elders were still watching from the edges, debating whether to go over now and greet or try recruiting it.

Xiao Ye had noticed them long ago.

At once, he activated the [Instant Thousand Miles, transform into lightning, reach the speed of light] Talent Skill.

A bolt of lightning burst out of nowhere. In the blink of an eye, the Phantom Spirit Ancestor Cat appeared before the Elf King.

The distance between them just now had been more than twenty li, which was over ten thousand meters, and the Phantom Spirit Ancestor Cat crossed it in zero-point-zero-zero-zero-zero-zero-zero-one microseconds!

"!!!!"

The Elf King and the nine Elf Elders were utterly stunned!

They couldn't even react—neither eyes nor spirit sense caught the movement. This Phantom Spirit Ancestor had just materialized in front of them!

*If this were a real fight, they'd be slaughtered before they even realized what was happening—dead and buried, without any resistance.*

"Greetings, Phantom Spirit Ancestor!" "Honored to meet the Ancestor!" "Greetings, Phantom Spirit Ancestor!" "Honored to meet the Ancestor!" "..."

The Elf King and the Elders all wore faces of respect as they offered their greetings.

"Uh." Xiao Ye and Liu Ya both looked a bit grim.

After using Instant Thousand Miles, the Phantom Spirit Ancestor Cat's energy reserves were down by two-thirds. At this point, there wasn't even enough juice left to use Instant Thousand Miles again.

Liu Ya's consciousness said, "Xiao Ye, we better boost the Realm fast—Mortal Realm Tier One is seriously weak as hell."

Xiao Ye's lips twitched, "Didn't you say a minute ago that losing the Great Venerable Realm didn't bother you? Having second thoughts?"

Liu Ya replied, "No, I won't regret it—never!"

The Elf King and Elf Elders saw the Phantom Spirit Ancestor Cat brooding in silence and immediately grew uneasy.

The Elf King said cautiously, "We are the Elf Race of Phantom Spirit Attribute from Blue Star Dragon Country. I am the Elf King, these are the Elders. Might you, Lord, honor us by visiting our territory? Our kin would surely..."

He didn't get to finish before the Phantom Spirit Ancestor Cat cut him off,

"Stop!"

"I'm not going to your territory!"

"Say what you need to say!"

The short words filled the Elf King with delight!

The Ancestor's words confirmed that He bore no ill will toward them—He was even willing to hear their requests.

The Elf King's eyes filled with reverence as he said, "Lord Ancestor, you are in dire need of cultivation resources now. Our Elf Race can provide them, and our territory can serve as your place of protection as you grow."

He threw out a mountain-sized Crystal Essence onto the grassland, profound aura billowing from its bulk.

"This is our clan's special offering, a token of our sincerity. Please, Lord, accept it."

Staring at the mountain of Essence, Xiao Ye and Liu Ya were momentarily dumbstruck.

A piece the size of a thumb was a whole pound, enough to trade for one Great Venerable Crystal Core.

This giant mountain of Essence must weigh tens of thousands of tons!