Lilith's Scheme?

"Shriek!!!"

A sharp, piercing bird cry rang across the skies above the Sinflame Sea.

A dazzling five-colored divine bird nearly a hundred zhang long soared through the heavens.

Its feathers shimmered with wondrous hues, and the clouds in the sky turned auspicious in its presence.

Its cry echoed in every direction. The flames of the Sinflame Sea were like countless citizens of nations of fire, welcoming the divine bird's arrival as they rejoiced and surged.

Seeing this, Li Ran quickly checked Yaonie's attribute panel.

"Sinflame Heavenly Mystic Divine Bird!"

Even Yaonie's name had changed.

This meant that she had successfully advanced.

"She advanced to SSS?" Fiona asked in disbelief.

She had remained at SS rank for who knew how many years. SSS rank was a realm she had dreamed of reaching.

She had always heard about people failing their SSS-rank advancements, or wasting excellent advancement materials through sheer extravagance.

But she had never personally witnessed an advancement to SSS rank.

She did not understand why the Heart of Chaos merely smiled and did not seem particularly excited.

By all rights, a contract pet reaching SSS rank should have been tremendous news, equivalent to gaining a powerful ally.

"She succeeded in advancing to SSS on the first try?" Fiona asked in shock.

Scarlet Iris smiled faintly beside her. "We are all pets who make our master proud. Every advancement we've undergone has succeeded on the first try."

"Every time?" Fiona's eyes widened.

Scarlet Iris nodded. "When I first followed Master, I was only S rank. Now I'm SSS rank too, and every advancement succeeded on the first try. Miss Shaori is the same."

"Y-You all advanced to SSS?" Fiona asked, her eyes filled with disbelief.

She had personally witnessed the Heart of Chaos's growth. They had first met on the Dark