Chapter 2719 - 2720: Tian Ci’s Miracle

Veronia didn’t know what Feng Yuan was talking about, but she could tell from his serious expression that he wasn’t joking, and... what was about to happen wasn’t simple.

She didn’t quite understand what exactly was happening. If she remembered correctly, Feng Yuan didn’t seem to have this reaction before the fireworks were set off. Did something happen at that time?

With many doubts in her mind, Veronia didn’t open her mouth to ask. She knew Feng Yuan wouldn’t answer such things, or rather, he would only tell them if he wanted to.

Looking at Xiao Ji, Veronia snorted lightly and said,

"That little guy is so worried, you may not say it, but you seem to say everything."

Feng Yuan, after being stunned for a moment, laughed and rubbed Xiao Ji’s head, saying,

"You wouldn’t think I was going to leave you, would you?"

With tears in his eyes, Xiao Ji looked at Feng Yuan with a face full of grievance, thinking, isn’t that what he meant? Feng Yuan shook his head helplessly and said,

"You’ve misunderstood; I never said I would abandon them."

"But your actions say otherwise; the nostalgic fireworks, the inexplicable words, it’s hard not to make them think so."

Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan with annoyance and said, sighing, Feng Yuan looked at the stars in the night sky and said,

"It’s not me, or rather, the change... it’s not me, but Xiao Ji and them. Although it can be stopped, I can’t and don’t want to interfere with their thoughts."

"Them? Change? A new Qi Realm stance? Or something else? Haven’t these already happened?"

Looking at Feng Yuan, Veronia really couldn’t understand what he meant, smiling, Feng Yuan hugged Xiao Ji and said,

"Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after, you’ll know. Before that, I just want to enjoy this time with Xiao Ji and them."

"You say it’s not goodbye, yet your words are really..."

"I’ve said it’s not, but I can’t tell the truth because I received notice from Him not long ago."

No matter how Feng Yuan explained, Xiao Ji believed Feng Yuan wanted to leave him, which made Xiao Ji very unhappy. But earlier than Feng Yuan anticipated, early the next morning, what Feng Yuan knew in advance appeared before everyone.

No matter the weather at seven in the morning, the red sun hung overhead unanticipatedly, and even in clear areas, the beautiful scene of the newborn dawn and the midday red sun reflecting each other could be seen.

The surroundings of Li Mountain Village were also clear skies, naturally allowing for such a spectacle to be seen. But unlike Feng Yuan, the Beastmasters of Li Mountain Village all rushed to their combat positions.

Even though they didn’t know what this was, the inexplicable change could only be associated with the enemy.

"Is this the change you talked about? It’s really frightening. An extra sun, even if it’s not as intense as the original sun’s rays, it’s enough to change or even destroy the ecology of many regions."

Veronia sat on Rainbow Bubbles and puzzledly looked at Feng Yuan, who was standing on the terrace holding Xiao Ji in his eagle form, and sighed, Feng Yuan said, looking helpless,

"Of course, it’s not the sun, um, ecologically destructive... maybe, indeed... quite a few people will go crazy next."

Knowing what this thing represents, Feng Yuan couldn’t stop it, as this was just his own opinion. Perhaps to others, it might be a miraculous gift.

Seeing Feng Yuan speaking more inexplicably, Veronia snorted without questioning further, just watching intently, believing there would indeed be a change soon, or Feng Yuan wouldn’t say so.

After a while, just as Veronia doubted whether Feng Yuan was deceiving her, the red sun in the sky began to change, the flames receded, and the entire red sun transformed into a giant sphere-shaped screen.

On that screen, scenes of the United Army combating within The Imperial Timeline flashed by continuously, from the initial landing operations to the subsequent strategic stronghold occupation, until the final great battle, appearing in sequential order.

"Is this... a reward?"

Veronia naturally didn’t think it was some nostalgic footage, no! To be exact, this indeed had happened before, yet not for reminiscence, as the world rules wouldn’t operate like this.

Thus, the purpose of this thing became clear, rewarding based on merit! Veronia immediately thought of this.

What followed was unsurprising; a cold, impartial voice without gender distinction or any emotion sounded in everyone’s ears, announcing the achievements of the United Army and the accolades.

As the first organization to successfully defeat a complete major force within a Time Branch and will soon acquire the territory of said force, all beasts of the participating soldiers of the United Army would receive an Ascension Stone.

Besides, if there were extra contributions during battles, their Ascension Stones would have additional effect enhancements.

Of course, Divine Beasts had no benefits in this aspect, not only Feng Yuan but also Veronia anticipated this.

If there were rewards for Divine Beasts, it would certainly pose problems. Perhaps not attractive to Top-level Divine Beasts, but for those that were not top-level, if Ascension Stones impacted them too, there could be individuals planning to unite and overthrow a whole Time Branch for it.

They could see the Time Branch as a test for many Main World forces, but it surely didn’t include Divine Beasts.

If Divine Beasts intervened freely, the test would lose meaning.

Of course, with the appearance of the Ascension Stone reward, those not involved in the United Army inevitably regret it. But the reward was issued, and no initial accolades remained, only rewards for conquering each Time Branch present.

Compared to this praise, though quite bounteous, it was somewhat less than this batch, for this requires occupying the territory of a complete major force, not comparable to the difficulty of overrunning an entire Time Branch.

As for the Ascension Stone? It was straightforward and powerful, ignoring any conditions to elevate the used beast’s strength by at least one Order without causing any side effects.

Furthermore, accompanying each Order with 50 years of combat experience, meaning even using the Ascension Stone to enhance Order wouldn’t cause a sudden drop in Control Power due to the abrupt rise in strength.

But there were limitations, unable to break through the Sacred Beast Level limit, and if it takes over fifty years to elevate to the next Order’s strength, it only equates to leaping through fifty years of time without consuming lifespan.

Even though such a limit exists, the value of Ascension Stone is incredibly formidable, if it weren’t bound to the Beastmaster upon acquisition, causing only the person’s beast to use it, there would be significant chaos.

Besides the front-line Ascension Stone rewards, every time Ascension Stone rewards are distributed, the Main World synchronously opens a three-day Ascension Challenge.

As long as one passes the Ascension Challenge, they can receive the Ascension Stone reward, although this Ascension Stone, unlike the front line, doesn’t enjoy extra enhancement through contributions.

Feng Yuan was well aware, unless a front-line soldier kept slacking off, their Ascension Stone would be at least a +1, with enhancement levels increasing by one, extending the Ascension Stone’s advancement years by 50, and the enhanced Ascension Stone no longer only elevates to the next Order.

But rather, based on increased years, a direct time leap without lifespan consumption occurs, meaning different beasts reaching different Orders through enhanced Ascension Stone depends on the beast’s growth rate.

Because different Spirit Beasts grow at different speeds, some might climb from Elite Level to Legendary Level after 100 years, while others might only reach Legendary Level.

Of course, these don’t have much to do with Feng Yuan; Veronia looked at Xiao Ji in Feng Yuan’s arms and understood, saying,

"So this is it, then what is your plan? The challenge won’t be difficult for it."

No matter the difficulty of the Ascension Stone challenge, Veronia believed it wouldn’t be hard for Xiao Ji, as the guy is a Divine Beast, if it couldn’t surpass, probably no Spirit Beast could pass the challenge.

And this doesn’t adhere to world rules, with world challenges having a possibility of being surpassed, barring exceptional situations.

Feng Yuan wasn’t worried Xiao Ji would fail the test, but Veronia knew Feng Yuan’s concern; Xiao Ji was still a baby, at least calculating by its birth time, Xiao Ji was barely a year old.

Under such circumstances, using Ascension Stones, the immense surge in strength might affect the mentality, although Ascension Stones lack side effects lowering Control Power, it clearly can’t fabricate non-existent fifty years of memories.

And that’s Feng Yuan’s internal struggle, might the mindset of Xiao Ji, whose strength has surged, experience issues?