What was originally a 2B-grade fragment has now become a 3B-grade fragment!?

Is this... an upgrade??

Not only that, but a number labeled "Refresh Point" appeared below the purple fragment. Furthermore, the refresh point had now reached over 1000 points and was still increasing as Li Qingyu swallowed more...

Um...purple food...

So these purple magic cores belonging to the demon race... are considered purple food?

Li Qingyu marveled.

However, more importantly, the purple fragment has a new "B" on it. Could it be that eating purple food... will make the purple fragment upgrade itself?

This talent is truly amazing!

[Crimson: Bullshit my foot! That little bitch leveled up a long time ago, you just haven't been paying attention!]

[And this little brat's leveling up has absolutely nothing to do with eating purple food. Don't you find it strange that your top-tier mage template only has one active skill?]

The sudden interruption from the deep red figure caused Li Qingyu, who was stuffing a magic core into his mouth, to widen his eyes in surprise.

Sir, from what you're saying...

Could it be... related to these fragments?

[Crimson: Nonsense, when you awakened the Merlin Mark, didn't you make this little bitch touch the Philosopher's Stone?]

[As for how many skills you were supposed to have, I don't know. But I do know that this little bastard secretly advanced from 2B to 3B back then, definitely stealing the energy from your awakened mage template!]

Holy crap... This lousy talent is exploiting us, and now it's even taking advantage of us?

"Grandpa, why didn't you tell me sooner!"

Li Qingyu, who was frantically devouring the demon core, couldn't help but roll his eyes in exasperation.

[Crimson: What's the point of telling you earlier? You think you can make it spit it out? Besides, I can't even be bothered to mention that little bitch.]

Goodness...

Li Qingyu had been wondering why this was so strange. The highest-level mage template only had one active attack skill... Now it seemed that all the other skills had been swallowed up by these fragments.

This talent is interesting...

Not only did they initially plan to freeload Crimson's evolution points, but now they're also freeloading template awakening energy from him.

Why do I feel like...?

This talent... it's a bit underhanded...

However, Li Qingyu was only somewhat moved and not particularly angry... After all, in Li Qingyu's opinion, at least the refresh ability of such purple fragments had been improved to level 3B!

Trading a few skills for a talent boost seemed like a worthwhile deal to Li Qingyu, no matter how he looked at it...

After all, Li Qingyu generally doesn't fight on his own, so the usefulness of skills for him... is more about showing off than practicality...

However... Li Qingyu still had some doubts in his heart...

Why... doesn't this fragment's level just go up to A-grade?

What the heck is this 3B rating?!

You need to know...

Li Qingyu always sorts the items he uses from Crimson Evolution into an order like A, B, C, D, etc.

Li Qingyu has never evolved items like 2B, 3B, 2A, or 3A before. It seems that apart from S-rank, all other ranks are whole. Is this fragment so unique?

[Crimson: "Has personality my ass! Didn't you see this little bitch is just a fragment? If nothing unexpected happens, this little bitch's ceiling is B.]

Even if this little rascal steals and plagiarizes again, she can only ever become a 4B, 5B, 10B, or 100B, but she can never become an A. There's no way around it; her potential is limited.

All right....

Li Qingyu was somewhat disappointed. So, this purple fragment was just a low-grade item. He wondered if, if it could actually be upgraded to a 100B-level affix, it would be better than an A-grade item.

Could there be another 1000B? B? B?

Thinking of this, Li Qingyu suddenly remembered Colonel Chu, who was lingering in the outer universe. Colonel Chu seemed to be... rapidly leveling up by mastering a basic-level body-refining technique.

Could it be... that the basic level of body refining techniques is the upper limit for Colonel Chu?

Although he was thinking about all sorts of things, Li Qingyu's hands were moving quickly. Finally, he had completely digested the small magic crystal mountain located in the center of the dilapidated arena.

Looking at the suddenly empty arena, Li Qingyu couldn't help but sigh.

Sigh... Originally, Li Qingyu didn't feel any reluctance about having a second child.

But having received such a significant parting gift as a second child, Li Qingyu suddenly felt a sense of emptiness. He wondered if he should be more cautious about using someone else's "used goods" (i.e., past relationships) in the future.

At least... I can't let myself feel burdened...

After a brief moment of shame, Li Qingyu refocused his attention on his mind.

At this moment, Crimson's evolution points had reached an astonishing 13,000!

at the same time.

Crimson kept echoing in Li Qingyu's mind, making sounds like "Oh!" repeatedly.

Li Qingyu began to look forward to it, although he didn't know what new abilities Crimson would gain after evolving to SSS level.

But Li Qingyu knew at least one thing: once Crimson evolved to SSS-level, all the SS-level items he possessed—such as the Defender's Jacket, vest, and unusual pants—could evolve to SSS-level!

If one reaches the full SSS level...

Tsk tsk tsk....

Li Qingyu could hardly believe his strength.

Let alone the next match being just a promotion match at the Stellar level, even if the next match were the official championship battle at the Stellar level, Li Qingyu wouldn't feel anything.

Putting everything else aside, just look at that SS-rank Miss Qiu in his pocket. If he were to evolve Miss Qiu to SSS-rank, the power would be...

Hehehe....

While lost in thought, Li Qingyu couldn't wait to give the orders in his mind.

Evolve, Crimson!

Boom!

Instantly, countless crimson flames surged from the void, instantly enveloping Li Qingyu.

Li Qingyu, engulfed in crimson flames, felt an overwhelming drowsiness that made him involuntarily want to close his eyes.

Sensing something was amiss, Li Qingyu quickly called out to Erha in his mind.

Soon, a mosaic dog paw appeared above the arena and grabbed Li Qingyu, who was enveloped in the flames of evolution, and pulled him into the void.

And so, the dilapidated arena was once again empty and returned to its former tranquility.

Only the dark purple flames enveloping the arena continued to burn quietly.