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[The "Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox" Basic Gene Framework has been constructed!]

[Dark Plane Subordinate Connection established successfully!]

[True Points consumed: 500,000]

Su Xiao Li opened her eyes in a daze, feeling the unprecedented surge of power within her, along with the hazy instinctive knowledge that had appeared in her mind—how to guide the elements and expand her perception.

She turned around without thinking and saw the dreamlike phantom of a white fox tail swaying behind her.

"B-Boss?" Su Xiao Li reached out excitedly, trying to touch the tail, but her fingers passed straight through the phantom. "Th-this... what is it?"

"It's the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Power Seed," Si Yao explained. "You've only just begun to fuse with it, so you have only the most basic abilities. To truly master it and unleash its power, you'll need a lot of study and practice."

"Suo Dun!"

"Yeah! I'm here! I'm here!"

Suo Dun came trotting in from the Backyard, chicken leg in hand, having been snacking.

"Boss, what's up?"

Si Yao sighed inwardly. "Starting today, you'll train with her. I'll send both of you the materials."

"Huh? Train with her?" Suo Dun tilted his big head and looked at Su Xiao Li's slender arms and legs. "Boss, she's so tiny. I'm worried I'll crush her by accident."

"I'm not asking you to fight her," Si Yao patiently explained. "You'll be her training partner and punching bag. She needs to get used to her new abilities, mainly Elemental Control and Mental Perception. You're tough and can take a beating, so you're perfect."

Suo Dun's Peak Beast Body could withstand even the Sword of Flames. In her current, watered-down version of the "Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox," Su Xiao Li posed no real threat to him.

Suo Dun nodded his big head as if he understood. "Oh! So she gets to hit me, and I don't hit back? I get it! No problem, Boss!"

Su Xiao Li looked at Suo Dun's huge frame and sharp claws, then swallowed. "Boss... I-I don't think I can hurt him."

"Use your new abilities." Si Yao was brief. "Go to the Backyard."

The three of them went to the villa's Backyard. Si Yao looked around the lawn and decided it was still too small. Besides, making too much noise could attract unwanted attention.

He walked to the center of the lawn and stopped. A glimmer flashed in his eyes as he slowly raised his hands, palms facing each other.

An invisible wave spread out from him. The air seemed to thicken, and the light warped slightly.

He drew on the basic algorithms for Space Folding and Micro Wormhole Transport that he had obtained from Lianfeng, combining them with his powerful Colorless Realm Divine Power to "anchor" and "stabilize" the space. At the same time, the power of the Seed of Delusion began consuming True Points, "warping" reality.

[5,000 True Points consumed. Beginning construction of "Mimic Training Space."]

As the True Points were consumed, the space between Si Yao's hands began to visibly change.

A translucent cubic space about the size of a basketball court, its edges flickering with a faint white light, slowly took shape before him like a giant soap bubble.

The light inside was dimmer than outside, as if it were a world of its own. From the outside, they could see the lawn and scenery within, magnified several times, making the space seem strangely vast.

"Go in," Si Yao said to Suo Dun and Su Xiao Li.

Curious, Suo Dun reached out and tapped the translucent "soap bubble" wall with a claw. His claw passed through with ease. "Heh!" he said, then lumbered inside.

Once inside, he felt as if he had shrunk—or perhaps the space had grown. The lawn, which he could have crossed in a few steps, now seemed enormous.

Su Xiao Li stepped inside cautiously too. The moment she entered, the sounds around her seemed to grow distant and muffled, as if she had been cut off from the outside world.

She tried to summon the power within her. A flame flickered across her fingertips again, steadier and brighter than before. She could also feel that controlling the elements came more naturally to her in this space.

"I've slightly adjusted the Time Flow Rate and Energy Density in here," Si Yao's voice sounded directly in their minds. "You can train without affecting the outside world. Su Xiao Li, your task is to familiarize yourself with Elemental Control and Mental Perception. Try using your abilities to attack Suo Dun.

"Suo Dun, your task is to take the hits and provide some basic interference. You can hit her too, as long as you don't actually injure her."

With that, Si Yao paid them no further attention.

The translucent space's entrance slowly closed. From outside, all that could be seen was a blurry cube hovering above the lawn, its interior scenery magnified. No sound came from within.

"Finally, some peace..."

The sun sank toward the horizon, and dusk settled in.

Si Yao sat on the Living Room sofa with his eyes closed, enjoying a rare moment of peace.

He had shut Su Xiao Li and Suo Dun inside the Mimic Training Space. At last, no one was around to bother him.

However, the quiet did not last long.

A faint rush of air came from outside the villa. Three familiar figures landed lightly on the lawn.

Angel Yan, Angel Zhui, and Angel Mo Yi were back. By now, they practically treated the place as a temporary base and information exchange station.

"Well, aren't you looking relaxed?" Angel Yan pushed open the glass door and strode into the Living Room. Her gaze swept around out of habit, then landed on the translucent cube hovering over the Backyard lawn. Curiosity flashed in her eyes. "What's that thing? Something new you made?"

Si Yao didn't even lift an eyelid. He couldn't be bothered to answer.

Angel Zhui and Angel Mo Yi came in too. They were just as curious about the strange space, but didn't ask about it.

Just then, the "wall" of the translucent space in the Backyard rippled, and Su Xiao Li and Suo Dun emerged.

Their training had apparently come to a temporary halt—or Suo Dun had simply decided that it was time for a break.

Su Xiao Li looked tired, but her eyes were unusually bright. She had clearly gained a lot. The fluffy, snow-white Fox Tail Phantom swayed gently behind her as she walked, standing out in the dim light!

The three angels' gazes were drawn to it at once!

Angel Yan activated her Insight Eye, but her brow soon furrowed. Su Xiao Li's physical data was still there in her vision, and her Vital Signs were clear. But the information about her Dark Plane... had become a blur, as if shrouded in mist. She couldn't detect anything! The sense of concealment was exactly the same as when they looked at Si Yao!

Most striking of all was that tail! It wasn't an ornament or an illusion made from energy. The Insight Eye's feedback showed that it was a highly condensed Energy Structure, closely tied to Su Xiao Li's Life Origin—in other words, an actual "part of her body"!

Angel Yan immediately recalled what Si Yao had said the first time he met them: "Even a monkey can evolve" and "This isn't the first time I've done this"...

A startling thought surfaced in her mind: Si Yao had "upgraded" Su Xiao Li! With some unknown technology, he had given her new power and even altered part of her Life Form!

"Wow!" Angel Yan deactivated her Insight Eye, put on an exaggerated look of surprise, and walked up to Su Xiao Li. She circled her, staring intently at the Fox Tail. "Xiao Li Sister, that new look of yours is quite something! Is this the latest trend? Fox Spirit Cosplay?"

Angel Yan's scrutiny made Su Xiao Li self-conscious. She instinctively tried to hide her tail, but the Energy Tail merely swayed; there was no hiding it. She glanced at Si Yao. Seeing that her boss had no reaction, she answered quietly, "The boss... did this for me."

Angel Yan immediately turned to Si Yao, her curiosity undisguised. "Hey, Si Yao, what are you up to now? Giving your little girlfriend a tail to spice things up?"

Si Yao finally opened his eyes and glanced at her. His tone was flat. "She likes foxes, so I gave her a Fox Ability."

"She likes it, so you gave it to her?" Angel Zhui couldn't help cutting in. Her Insight Eye had reached a similar conclusion, and surprise and curiosity colored her voice. "The ability to directly grant someone Life Form Traits... Could that be the 'Yuanshi Realm Divine Power' you mentioned before? That special gene technology that can fuse beast-body powers?"

Si Yao looked at Angel Zhui. He didn't deny it, merely giving a faint "Mm."

His brief response amounted to a tacit confirmation of Angel Zhui's guess.

[Ping!]

[Angel He Xi, Angel Zhi Xin, Angel Yan, Angel Zhui, Angel Mo Yi, and others believe your fabricated "Yuanshi Realm Divine Power" (granting Super Soldiers the ability to transform into simulated beasts)!]

["Yuanshi Realm Divine Power" manifestation progress increased to 80%!]

[Affiliated unit "Su Xiao Li-Tailed Celestial Fox" Super Gene complete manifestation progress increased to 25%!]

[True Points obtained: 50,000]

[Current True Points: 656,560]

The cold notification rang out in Si Yao's mind.

Si Yao: "..."

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly. He was at a loss for words.

So He Xi had been watching the whole thing live? Did the Heavenly Base King treat her Insight Eye like a TV show she followed?