Return II

"Aish, looks like it will still take us a few years before we can even put a dent in your defence, peak master." a handsome young man spoke.

The old man beside him nodded; "Only a few years and you're complaining? If other people heard you, they might smack you."

"Hehe." the young man only laughed it off. After a while, nine monsters that were fighting against a single dragon tortoise were defeated. They could hardly deal any damage to their opponent.

This showed that they still had a long way to go, before they could reach the top of humanity.

"Well then, it's almost the end of the week, you two should head to the headmaster's office." the old man said.

"En. See you soon, peak master." the two young men nodded. They began leaving the large meadow that they were in, as they headed off to the headmaster of their universities office.

Knock! Knock!

"Come in." the hoarse voice of an old man resounded. Outside the door, two young men, Ye Qin and Wang Tao opened the door to the headmaster's office. As soon as the door opened, the two brothers' eyes widened.

Standing across from the headmaster's office, was the back of a familiar figure. The familiar figure was someone we all knew. From the back, long white hair that reached the buttocks was seen.

The figure was also wearing a uniform. The Uniform of the Nine Peaks academy. As a university, there was no need for a uniform on normal days. This of course, meant that a uniform was necessary on certain days.

Why? Not only did the uniform represent the academy, but also provided benefits to the wearer. With technological development, even things such as clothing advanced.

The uniform worn by each university, was embedded with special technology that not only provides some protection from cuts, stabs, etc, but also some protection from the heat and cold as well.

Of course, this protection was limited. Against monsters, the protection was hardly worth mentioning, but it was still better than nothing. Just by wearing it, there was a slightly higher chance of survival.

After all, once a human enters the Monster Realm, there are only two outcomes. To be dead or alive.

Now, on the body of a young girl, was that same technology. The young lady wore a skirt along with a blazer. On her feet were long socks that reached her knees, and school shoes.

Looking at her back, Ye Qin and Wang Tao knew what this meant immediately. 'She', had transferred over from the previous number one, War God academy, to the Nine Peaks academy.

Even though the two brothers referred to her as 'her', she obviously had a name. It's just that Ye Qin hadn't called out her name for many years. Her name was Long Bing Rong.

The long, for dragon. Her surname suited her perfectly.

Walking up, Ye Qin and Wang Tao stood beside her, across from the headmaster. "You're here, judging from your reaction just now, you didn't know. I thought I already informed you? I'm getting old, so don't blame me too much."

Ye Qin and Wang Tao nodded.

"That's good, you two should know what to do without me saying so. Oh, by the way, some of the things you requested have arrived." the headmaster continued. He got up from his seat, and went over to a box he had in his office.

Unlocking the box, he took out a smaller box, which was flooding with a rich aura. The aura, of course, came from the items Ye Qin had requested. Each and everything he asked for, was rare and precious.

Even if one had money, they may not necessarily be able to get their hands on it. "Here you go, once the rest are here, I'll get someone to inform you."

"Thank you, headmaster." Ye Qin said, as he put everything into his storage space.

"Alright, off you go. You already have my permission to head out, Go when you are prepared." the headmaster added as the three students left the office.

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Outside the office, there was a deadly silence across the hallway. Out of the three, not a single one spoke or even made a sound. Only the sound of their footsteps could be heard.

The three went to the dorms, where Yang Chen and the rest were. Upon their arrival, the members who had participated were shocked. Only Yang Chen recovered after a few breathes of time and smiled.

"This…" Jia Yazhu stuttured.

"En." Wang Tao nodded. Since they were all smart people, no more words needed to be said. They had all seen her uniform, so speech was unnecessary.

After picking out a room, Long Bing Rong didn't stay in her room for long. When they had gathered, she finally spoke; "When are we going?"

"Soon. I need to do something first, come with us." Ye Qin replied. He kept his feelings within himself. It was the first time he had heard her speak in many years.

Nodding her head, Long Bing Rong followed Ye Qin and Wang Tao to the Medicine peak.

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Glob! Glob! Glob!

The sound of something boiling could be heard. The source of the sound was from a large cauldron, that was big enough to fit an oven and still have plenty of space. The cauldron was atop a large flame, with water boiling within.

There was another one, just as big beside it, boiling water all the same.

There, four people were standing by the cauldrons. "Well, it's not everyday you get to see something so interesting." an old man spoke. He was obviously the peak master of the Medicine peak.

Ye Qin and Wang Tao grabbed certain materials they needed and threw it all into the cauldrons. Ye Qin watched the flame, while Wang Tao mixed the things together within.

As for Long Bing Rong, she watched curiously with the usual poker face. It was hard to tell what was going on in her mind, since the only thing that moved was her eyelids.

"It's ready." Ye Qin said.

Wang Tao jumped off the ladder and moved it away from the cauldrons. The two brothers then stared at Long Bing Rong. She looked back at them, wondering what they meant for her to do.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Call out your partners." Ye Qin broke the silence.

Long Bing Rong didn't react. In the blink of an eye, two magic circles appeared within the area, as the Enigmatic Photon Dragon, and the Mystic Holy Dragon both appeared at once.

The twin dragons looked around, and noticed two familiar humans. Of course, they didn't attack, since they recognised them. One, was the childhood friend of their master, while the other was his brother.

One, was even the person they had lost to. The dragons looked around and noticed the two cauldrons, that exactly numbered the two of them. They looked at Ye Qin and Wang Tao who were looking at them, before looking at their master.

"Go in." Ye Qin pointed at the cauldrons. The two dragons were slightly confused, they looked at their master who nodded, while curious just as they were.

With their master's permission, the two dragons jumped into the large cauldrons. With their powerful bodies, such heat that would normally cook a human, was nothing for them.

Glob! Glob!

The sound of something being boiled was heard. Two large cauldrons could be seen, with lids covering them. At the same time, two young men named Ye Qin and Wang Tao were carefully watching the flames under the cauldrons, keeping them in perfect sync.

It had just been a few minutes since Long Bing Rong's two dragons had jumped into the cauldrons. The peak master and Long Bing Rong watched the two brothers who looked confident, strangely.

Who could blame them? Since the past, until now, no one has heard anything about boiling monsters inside a cauldron. If someone were to mention it, they may be called nuts.

After ten minutes of boiling, Ye Qin and Wang Tao both opened the lids and threw in a few things, before closing them and returned to watching the flames.

After another ten minutes, they did the same thing again. Another ten minutes had soon passed. Every ten-minute interval, the two brothers would add in some things to the cauldrons.

Of course, since the monsters within were different, the things they added were naturally different as well.

After an hour of doing so, they stopped adding ingredients and only watched the flames. A few hours of waiting later, a reaction finally showed up. From outside the cauldrons, a visible shaking could be seen.

From inside, a powerful dragon's breath could be sensed by the four of them. The breath of the dragons seemed much more powerful than before. The difference was incomparable. It was like the vast difference between heaven and earth.

Ye Qin and Wang Tao both rushed to take the lids off, allowing for the powerful dragon's breath to become free.

"Roar!"

A thunderous roar was heard from both cauldrons. After a few minutes, only then did the dragons jump out from within and revealed themselves.

The Enigmatic Photon Dragon's size increased slightly. Its scales were now lighter in shade while being extremely small and smooth like leather. It no longer looked somewhat ragged due to its rough scales and became not only more powerful but elegant.

That wasn't the only change, its tail now had an extra spike, that looked somewhat like a fin. Its eyes also looked a little different, being dual pupils rather than one.

The same could be said for the Mystic Holy Dragon, its scales which were already majestic and elegant, became ever more so. A thin membrane that looked like crystals, was now on its wings, but only around the edges.

It's pupils now were three in each eye, instead of just one. Rather than growing larger in size, it actually became slightly smaller if one were to measure it. Of course, this shrink was minuscule and hardly made a difference.

Around its arms and legs, were moon-shaped edges, that looked kind of like bracelets. Obviously, they were a part of its body but didn't stay attached to its actual body, and simply floated.

After checking out their appearance, Ye Qin looked at their new stats.

[Monster: Dark Star Dragon]

[Level: 40]

[Grade: Epic]

[Type: Mythical Beast (Dragon)]

[Element: Darkness, Fire, Star, Photon, and King]

[Additional Info: A dragon born of the universe's energy. After undergoing evolution, it gained the power of the stars.]

[Monster: Ethereal Moon Dragon]

[Level: 36]

[Grade: Legendary]

[Type: Mythical Beast (Dragon) ]

[Element: Light, Ice, Star, Photon and Emperor]

[Additional Info: A dragon born of the universe itself. It has gained the power of the stars after undergoing its evolution, reaching its true form.]

Sure enough, the dragons became more powerful. They had even lost two entire levels, during their evolution. One reason was because of evolution itself, while the other was that they were simply too powerful, which caused their levels to drop.

Now, the only thing he needed to do, was increase their grades. Once he got them both to the Mythical grade, the dragons would be nigh invincible. Of course, this was only if he could find the materials he would need.

Just the materials needed for the evolution were incredibly rare, he believed that he would need materials found only deep within the Monster Realm itself, which would further enhance their strength.

While he was observing their stats, the peak master, as well as Long Bing Rong were surprised. While they had both felt the powerful surge of energy, their thoughts were only confirmed once the dragons had come out from the cauldrons.

This had directly changed their views and knowledge on monster evolution that they had known. The twin dragons got up to their master and rubbed their heads against her.

Ye Qin and Wang Tao put the cauldrons in their storage space, as they were being stared at by the other two humans in the room.

"What?"

"Nothing. It was interesting." the peak master replied.

"Well, it's time to do a test run right?"

"En." the peaker master nodded. The four people went down the well and arrived at the open space for another battle to take place.

Of course, the battle would be between the peak master and Long Bing Rong.

Whoosh!

A large dragon tortoise appeared and took flight, far into the sky. Following it, two newly evolved dragons flapped their wings and chased.