Zi Ling's body shone with a brilliant purple light, the lightning patterns on her forehead were clearly visible, and two bulges appeared on her back.
"Zi Ling is about to break through!"
Rong Jiaojiao quickly set up a protective barrier to prevent the spiritual herbs in the small secret realm from being affected when Zi Ling broke through.
The purple light surrounding Zi Ling grew stronger and stronger, gradually transforming into a dazzling ball of lightning.
The lightning patterns on its forehead moved like living things, eventually condensing into a purple lightning pattern on its head.
The bulge on its back writhed violently, and suddenly with a "rip," a pair of purple wings crackling with electricity burst forth!
"Boom—"
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered above the secret realm, and a bolt of purple lightning struck Zi Ling precisely.
Rong Jiaojiao was dumbfounded. There hadn't been any lightning tribulations in the outside world for many years, so how could her little secret realm have one?
Amidst the lightning, its body began to elongate and change, its originally rounded shape becoming agile and slender, its four claws growing sharp nails, and its tail forked into three sections, each tip crackling with electricity.
"Awakening a lightning-attribute bloodline talent?" Rong Jiaojiao looked at this scene with surprise, but was somewhat uncertain.
What surprised her even more was that Zi Ling's newly grown wings were covered with mysterious lightning patterns, and each flap of her wings would generate tiny arcs of electricity.
When it fully spreads its wings, its wingspan reaches more than two meters, and purple lightning flows between its feathers, radiating a terrifying pressure.
"roar--"
Zi Ling raised her head and let out a long roar, her voice carrying the majesty of a dragon's cry.
It circled excitedly in the air, each flap of its wings bringing forth a burst of lightning, its speed leaving trails of purple afterimages in the sky.
"What incredible speed!" Rong Jiaojiao exclaimed. "This is probably even faster than my sword flight by a factor of three."
Zi Ling seemed to hear its master's praise. It swooped down and came to Rong Jiaojiao. At this moment, it had turned back to the size of a kitten, except that it had a pair of small wings on its back.
The tiny creature flew in front of Rong Jiaojiao, and its adorable appearance completely charmed her. She scooped it up and hugged it tightly.
Zi Ling wasn't angry at all; instead, she affectionately rubbed her head against her palm.
After having her fill of fun, Rong Jiaojiao held Zi Ling up in front of her to take a closer look and discovered that Zi Ling's pupils had turned a deep purple, as if lightning was dancing within them.
"It seems you've had quite a haul this time." Rong Jiaojiao gently stroked Zi Ling's newly grown wings, feeling the powerful lightning energy contained within them.
Zi Ling nodded: "Master, from now on, wherever you go, Zi Ling will take you with me, so you won't have to work so hard."
Rong Jiaojiao thought of the majestic scene of Zi Ling flying in the air just now. How cool it would be if she could ride in it and travel the world!
She couldn't help but laugh and ruffled Zi Ling's hair: "Okay, from now on you'll be my personal flying vehicle!"
Zi Ling proudly raised her head, her little wings fluttering slightly: "I am my master's personal vehicle."
Thinking about the situation outside, Rong Jiaojiao asked, "Ziling, can you retract your wings?"
Zi Ling nodded: "Yes, Master. I can not only retract my wings, but also conceal my aura."
"That's great!" Rong Jiaojiao exclaimed in delight. "This way, you can move freely among the crowd without attracting attention."
Zi Ling nodded, her wings vanished instantly, and she returned to her original kitten form, though her eyes still flickered with purple lightning.
“Master, I can also grow bigger or smaller at any time according to your wishes,” Zi Ling said. “This way, I can better assist you in battle.”
Rong Jiaojiao nodded, her heart filled with anticipation for Zi Ling's potential.
She asked Zi Ling, "Zi Ling, do you know why lightning struck you in my little secret realm?"
Speaking of this, Zi Ling gratefully rubbed Rong Jiaojiao's hand: "Master, Zi Ling has to thank you for this. If it weren't for your little secret realm, I wouldn't have been able to awaken my racial talent when I broke through."
"What's the meaning?"
"Because this small secret realm has complete laws, it has lightning, and I need lightning to awaken my bloodline talent for breakthrough. In the outside world, the laws of heaven and earth are incomplete, and it is no longer possible to generate lightning tribulations naturally," Zi Ling explained, her voice carrying a hint of pride. "Therefore, my breakthrough triggered a lightning tribulation."
Rong Jiaojiao suddenly realized: "No wonder ancient books record that ancient spirit beasts would attract lightning tribulations when they broke through to the next level. So that's the reason."
Thinking of Xiao Jin, her eyes lit up as she asked, "So, in the future, other spirit beasts can also obtain bloodline inheritance when they break through in the small secret realm?"
Zi Ling nodded, then shook her head: "Not necessarily. My situation is special. I already have the bloodline of an ancient thunder beast within me, but it needs lightning to activate it. Even if an ordinary spirit beast encounters a lightning tribulation, it may not be able to awaken its talent."
As they were talking, Rong Jiaojiao suddenly sensed that the external warning talisman had been triggered. Her expression hardened: "Someone's looking for you!"
Rong Jiaojiao appeared in the room with Ziling, waved her hand to remove the isolation array, and opened the door to find Leng Muya standing at the door waiting for her.
She noticed that Rong Jiaojiao's cultivation level was not much different from before her seclusion, but she could feel a slight pressure emanating from Rong Jiaojiao. She was a little puzzled, but did not ask any further questions.
Instead, he said, "Jiaojiao, headquarters would like to ask you to go to other cities to assist in the screening of demonic spirits. Are you willing to go?"
Rong Jiaojiao was just thinking of telling Leng Muya later that she was going to the capital to see her master, and then going back to see her parents and bring them some fresh seafood. Why is something else happening?
Seeing her silence, Leng Muya said, "You haven't officially become a member of the special department yet, so it's okay if you don't go."
How could nothing be wrong? On a small scale, this is a matter of life and death; on a larger scale, it is a matter of life and death for all people.
She couldn't refuse, neither for personal nor professional reasons.
She asked, "Where should I start? And with whom?"
Leng Muya shook her head: "I don't know yet, but headquarters said they would send someone to pick you up immediately if you agree."
Rong Jiaojiao nodded and said, "Senior Uncle, this is my duty. Please tell them to come and pick us up."
Leng Muya nodded and went to make a phone call. Rong Jiaojiao followed behind her. After Leng Muya finished the call, she asked, "Uncle-Master, don't we have any other ways to find the demon spirit?"
Leng Muya laughed and said, "How could there not be? There are many methods, such as a compass, various spells, and the Demon Detection Mirror, but none of them are as efficient as Zi Ling's search."
"For example, a compass can only track the demon spirit itself or the possessor. If it is a parasite and does not do evil, the compass cannot detect it."
"Let's not talk about magic, it consumes too much spiritual energy, which is not conducive to fighting after finding the demon spirit."
"The Demon-Detecting Mirror can detect the blood and evil energy within a radius of one or two miles, but it cannot accurately detect people who have been marked by the demon spirit."
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