Liu Yi scrolled down the screen and opened the comments section.
【2L (Qingyun Mountain Foothills): Me, me, me!!! I was there! Right in the first row of the spectator stands! I almost went blind when that evolutionary light cocoon burst open! The Flying Rock Dragon is too cool!!!】
【5L (User 654858896): Wait, wait, wait, isn't Ji Xiaoyao the one who took first place on the points leaderboard at this year's Qinglan Secret Realm Summer Camp? The one who held her own in gauntlet battles with a Juvenile Rock Dragon?】
【10L (Trading One for One is Not a Loss): Replying to 5L: That's her! Back at the Qinglan Secret Realm, her Juvenile Rock Dragon was only at the Junior stage, and now it's evolved into a Flying Rock Dragon?! It's only been three or four months?!】
【20L (Anonymous): A Flying Rock Dragon evolving from the Junior stage to the Intermediate stage in such a short time? That growth rate is insane... Liu Yi's Silver Snow Fox and Moling Dragon also seemed to evolve in about two months. Are all the first-year new students monsters now?】
【29L (Camel's Airplane): Don't even get me started, I'm a third-year, and my pet is still stuck at the Intermediate stage...】
【31L (Star-Falling Rain): LOL, the contestant from the Yunlin Region is probably thinking right now: "I was fighting a Juvenile Rock Dragon, how did it turn into a Flying Rock Dragon mid-battle?"】
【66L (Fire-type is Number One): By the way, didn't Ji Xiaoyao and Liu Yi say "See you at the National High School League"? Now this is going to be interesting!】
【78L (Ye Qingwei): Replying to 66L: Yes! Ji Xiaoyao said it herself when the Qinglan Secret Realm ended! And Liu Yi also won all six matches in the first week, with 60 personal points. Although they are in different competition zones, if both advance to the Finals, they will meet eventually.】
【245L (This Beast Tamer is Out of Service): The basalt mountains arena in the Longwu Competition Zone is really something; I always thought it had a bonus for Dragon-type pets, but I didn't expect it could directly catalyze evolution. Qinglan Advanced Beast Taming Academy really struck gold this time.】
【401L (Wei Li): So now we have the first-year twin stars of the National High School League? One with a Silver Snow Fox + Moling Dragon, and one with a Flying Rock Dragon. If they're this fierce in their first year, what will they be like later?】
【423L (Truth Seeker): Replying to 401L: There's also Huo Nanyun's Spirit Fire Steward, Sheng Mingxi's Ghost-Mask Moth, Pei Yingwu's Nightblade Wolf... This batch of first-years has too many monsters, don't they?】
【434L (Meteorite Cat): Wait, Huo Nanyun's Candle Spirit Child evolved into a Spirit Fire Steward? When did that happen?】
【456L (Twelve Guests of Chang'an): Replying to 434L: It was last month, I think. Rumor has it she exchanged for the evolution item "Spirit Fire Crystal" at the Beast Tamer Association.】
【478L (Dedicated Emoji Thief Account): This batch of first-years is truly outrageous, I feel like the third-year seniors are under immense pressure.】
【499L (Girl Boss is Number One): In any case, this year's National High School League is genuinely exciting. The first-year new students are fiercer than the last, definitely the best-looking session in recent years! Looking forward to the Finals!】
【634L (Please Give Me an Awoo): I'm so jealous. I'm a second-year and my first pet is still struggling at the Intermediate stage, while they're already Intermediate in their first year. Is this the difference between a genius and an ordinary person?】
【635L (Don't Eat My Snacks): Replying to 634L, it's not the difference between a genius and an ordinary person. Everyone knows Ji Xiaoyao's family situation; she got to where she is today not by talent, but by ten, even a hundred times more effort than others.】
【636L (Say No More): The user above is right. I've seen Ji Xiaoyao's training videos before. This summer, with temperatures over forty degrees Celsius, she trained with her Juvenile Rock Dragon in the basalt mountains. Both of them were tanned like charcoal. Not everyone can endure that kind of hardship.】
The forum thread continued to refresh, and the comments section grew taller and taller.
Liu Yi leaned back in her chair, her gaze fixed on the last frame of the video.
The Flying Rock Dragon lowered its head and gently touched Ji Xiaoyao's outstretched palm with its forehead.
"Bingbing?"
Ziyue had stopped practicing at some point and nuzzled against her leg, looking up at her.
It seemed to ask, "What's wrong? What are you looking at?"
Liu Yi looked down and rubbed Ziyue's ears.
"Ji Xiaoyao's Juvenile Rock Dragon evolved."
Ziyue tilted her head, a hint of thought flashing in her purple eyes.
"Bingbing?"
Was it the one from the Qinglan Secret Realm before?
"Yes." Liu Yi turned the phone screen towards Ziyue. "It's a Flying Rock Dragon now."
Ziyue leaned closer to the screen for a look, her ears twitching. She let out a cry, as if impressed.
Chiying also floated over, its crimson eyes sweeping over the picture of the Flying Rock Dragon on the screen. Its tail swayed slightly, then it looked at Liu Yi.
"Mo."
Liu Yi's lips curved slightly. "Yes, there will be opportunities to meet in the future."
She scrolled through the comments section a few more times.
【855L (Anonymous): You're all chatting so lively, did anyone notice Ji Xiaoyao's interview after the match? The reporter asked her, "What are your goals for the next stage of the competition?" She only said one thing: "Play well in every match, and wait for someone." Wait for whom? For Liu Yi? What exactly is their relationship?】
【876 (I Also Want a Dragon-type): Middle school classmates. Ji Xiaoyao said it herself back at the Qinglan Secret Realm. With that kind of relationship, who do you think she's waiting for?】
【888L (Day 999 of Being Zapped by a Thunder-patterned Hound): Exactly! And Liu Yi even asked Ji Xiaoyao back then, "Are you participating in the Longwu High School Entrance Tournament?" Ji Xiaoyao replied, "If I get first place, I might not." And what happened? Ji Xiaoyao took first at the Qinglan Secret Realm and really didn't participate in the Longwu High School Entrance Tournament, going straight to Qinglan. Liu Yi, on the other hand, won the High School Entrance Tournament Championship and went to Tianqi. These two are in different competition zones, one in Longwu and one in Monte, gazing at each other from afar.】
【899L (Beast Taming Novice): Why do I feel like I'm reading a hot-blooded manga? Two geniuses, whose paths crossed at the Qinglan Secret Realm, one said "See you at the National High School League," and the other said "Okay." Now one has evolved a Flying Rock Dragon, and the other is sweeping through the Monte Competition Zone with a Moling Dragon. This plot is amazing!】
【905L (Currently Snacking on Nutrient Solution): Don't jinx it, don't jinx it. This is only the first week of the first stage, there are still three more weeks of points-based matches. Plus, the competition format was reformed this year, so there are too many variables. Someone might get upset midway. Then all you jinxers will have to take the blame.】
【922L (Anonymous): No, are you all so sure Liu Yi and Ji Xiaoyao can make it to the Finals? They're only first-year new students, even if the first stage is based on total school points. There's still the second stage, and only after the second stage comes the third stage, the National Finals!】
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Liu Yi finished reading the last few comments and exited the thread.
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