Su Miu praised White Bubbles' appearance. She was already one of the three prettiest girls he had ever seen.
"Am I pretty?"
White Bubbles finally relaxed. Although she knew nothing about human beauty standards, she supposed she looked quite nice.
"Yes, very pretty."
Only after receiving his confirmation did she smile. Di Qiu'er, however, raised a question from beside them:
"You said top three? Who are the other two?"
"You and Mu Ningxue."
He did not hide anything when she asked and named the other two. Su Miu had met very few girls, and even fewer beautiful ones.
These were the only three beautiful girls he had met so far. Hearing that, the big golden retriever pressed him again.
"Then who's number one?"
Looking at Di Qiu'er, whose eyes practically screamed, I'm number one! I'm number one!, Su Miu reached out to push her aside and said:
"Bubbles, since you've transformed into a human, let me take you to awaken your magic. Maybe you can awaken two more elements?"
"Huh? Okay."
She nodded in response, while Di Qiu'er protested with a disgruntled look:
"Hey! You haven't answered my question yet!"
But Su Miu refused to answer and took the two of them out. Having only just entered human society, the little shark, who had renamed herself Bai Xiuxiu, timidly held the hem of his clothes and looked around curiously.
Su Miu was practically a parent taking two children shopping. One was Di Qiu'er, an outgoing big golden retriever who wanted to eat everything.
"Su Miu! I want this!"
She pointed at a shop as she spoke. He could only pay, buying an extra portion along the way and handing it to the shy, gentle-looking Bai Xiuxiu.
"Here, try some."
"Huh? I get some too?"
She had not expected a share, but he nodded and said:
"Yes, give it a try. See if you like it."
"Okay... It's delicious."
"Glad you like it."
After taking a bite of the osmanthus cake, Bai Xiuxiu found it delicious and immediately nodded.
The sight of two girls holding on to a handsome young man drew plenty of attention. However, many mages could sense the intensely hot aura surrounding Di Qiu'er, like a roaring blaze.
A closer look suggested spirit-seed flames, which meant she was an Intermediate Mage. Naturally, no one foolish enough to pick a fight came over.
Bai Xiuxiu clung tightly to the hem of Su Miu's clothes, terrified of getting lost. At the same time, she recalled the words her mother had left her.
After transforming, she had to be extremely careful whenever she was away from Sea God Island, or she might end up becoming a Soul Ring.
Su Miu and Di Qiu'er were people she trusted. One had saved her, while the other had transformed from a soul beast, just like her.
Following the principle that Douluo soul beasts did not deceive other Douluo soul beasts, she trusted the Emperor Auspicious Beast quite a lot. She had even accepted her as her boss.
Meanwhile, sandwiched between them, Su Miu resembled a parent with two children: a big golden retriever who needed a leash and a clingy little kitten.
The three strolled and browsed along the way, soon arriving at the Magic Association in Magic City.
"Come on, Xiu Xiu. I've already booked your magic awakening. Let's go."
"Oh, okay."
With Su Miu leading the way, the three reached the front desk. After giving their reservation number, they were soon escorted to the Awakening Room.
Once the awakening specialist had left, Bai Xiuxiu followed Su Miu's instructions and placed her hand on the Awakening Stone.
Under Su Miu and Di Qiu'er's watchful eyes, the Awakening Stone soon shone with a blue-green light-the Wind Element. Then a purple light appeared-the Lightning Element.
"Wind and lightning, huh? Just as I thought. Qiu'er, Xiu Xiu, your first elements are innate elemental systems, not magic elements awakened at the novice level."
"My guess is that your first elements awakened naturally before you transformed. After transforming, you can awaken again."
Su Miu explained his theory: Di Qiu'er's light and fire elements, along with Bai Xiuxiu's ice and water elements, were all magic elements they had possessed before transforming.
After transforming, they were treated as starting their cultivation over, which meant they could undergo another awakening.
That was roughly how it worked. Di Qiu'er and Bai Xiuxiu nodded, only half understanding. Afterward, Di Qiu'er arranged an identity card for the little shark. She would certainly be moving through the human world as an ordinary person from now on.
Otherwise, a humanoid summoned beast capable of using so many magic elements might get killed as an aberration. That would be a disaster.
What he feared were the Heresy Judgment Court, Holy City, and the Black Vatican. Calamity victims were supposed to be the sharpest swords heaven had bestowed upon humanity against Emperor-level demon beasts.
Yet those fools feared power they could not control. The clearest examples were the ice mage frozen on Tianshan, who was half a step away from becoming a calamity victim, and the Psychic Element calamity victim, Ding Yumian.
If Ding Yumian had still been alive, the battle to defend Magic City would not have been utterly devoid of hope for victory.
After arranging Bai Xiuxiu's identity card, Su Miu took her around Magic City for a while.
Su Miu's total assets were currently around eighty million. He planned to buy her a top-grade spirit seed once she reached the intermediate level.
After all, as long as she had a spirit seed, he could use its power too. Incidentally, Su Miu had already reinforced five of his Summoning System star seeds.
But speaking of ultimate attributes being equivalent to spirit seeds in the Versatile Mage World... for some reason, Su Miu thought of the Ice and Fire Mandarin Duck Pot.
He could only go there in soul form and could not undergo Ice and Fire Body Tempering, but the little shark could.
When the time came, he could have Di Qiu'er tell Working Dragon Lao Di, then take everyone to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
If he then had the little shark undergo Ice and Fire Body Tempering, wouldn't he get an Ice Element spirit seed for free? That would save another thirty million!
At that thought, Su Miu's eyes immediately lit up. He also began considering whether he could consume the immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
He soon narrowed down his options. The octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot were out. He could not physically cross over, so he could not enter the Mandarin Duck Pot to temper his body.
The earth dragon golden melon was also out, since he had no dragon bloodline. Ink jade divine bamboo would not work either. He did not have a tool Martial Soul; he followed the path of magic.
Cockscomb phoenix sunflower was out, since he had no Fire Element. Aromatic silk beauty... that was a tentative option, a poison nemesis.
Aromatic silk beauty would not work; he had no Martial Soul to evolve. Narcissus jade muscle bone would not work either, since he was not an Agility Attack System cultivator.
In the end, he settled on the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and singular velvet sky chrysanthemum. One enhanced spiritual power, while the other enhanced physical strength. Perfect!
Then Di Qiu'er could consume the earth dragon golden melon and head down to see whether she could obtain the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' inheritance.
Bai Xiuxiu could consume the octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot, gaining ice and fire immunity and ultimate ice, saving the cost of a top-grade Ice Element spirit seed. Then she could consume aromatic silk beauty to evolve.
Right! I can use the medicinal effects of the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum to break through to the intermediate level! That means once both my elements are stuck at the peak of novice level three, I can consume it and break straight through!
The fourth update for June 16, bringing the total to eight thousand characters.
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