Training in this state continued for about two hours. When the light on Bulbasaur's back began to flicker faintly, Lin Xia immediately withdrew the Focusing Mirror.
Bulbasaur let out a tired yet satisfied breath. The glow from the bulb on its back slowly receded, but the aura it radiated had clearly become more solid.
Lin Xia picked up the somewhat exhausted Bulbasaur, stroking its warm bulb as he sensed the surging Soul Power within his body. A gratified smile appeared on his face.
"The results are good, but you can only do this once a day. Your mental endurance is still improving."
Lin Xia spoke softly, then his brows furrowed slightly as he looked at his partner in his arms. His gaze held complicated anticipation and... faint concern.
He could clearly sense that the energy accumulated within Bulbasaur had reached a critical point!
The seed bulb on its back was a full size larger than it had been in Notting City, its color deeper and more profound. The vitality contained within it was like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
That invisible barrier preventing its life form from advancing had already become extremely thin, as though it only needed one final push...
Once it obtained its second soul ring and the immense energy of the soul ring poured into it, that would undoubtedly become the final straw that shattered this barrier!
Bulbasaur was about to evolve!
It would evolve into a stronger form—Ivysaur. This should have been something worth celebrating wildly.
Yet as Lin Xia looked down at the little fellow in his arms, small enough for him to hold easily, rubbing against his chest and acting spoiled, a powerful reluctance welled up in his heart.
Ivysaur, according to memories from his previous life and his understanding of soul