The next day, early morning, the sunlight was bright.
Fang Yu was still fast asleep.
The fist-sized Little Snow Maiden crawled out from the space ring he was wearing, carrying a thumb-sized crystal in her arms.
Staring at the crystal emitting astonishing blood-red light, the Little Snow Maiden's drool was already pouring out, dripping onto the crystal.
Hearing the movement, Fang Yu suddenly sat up and happened to witness this scene.
He froze for a moment.
He really had to admit it, other people's contracted beasts obediently stayed inside the contract space and only appeared when summoned.
But this Little Snow Maiden was different. Having inherited a special power, she could freely travel between the contract space and the real world. Fang Yu had no way to deal with her.
And now, she had even used this ability to take the Spirit Seed Blood Moon Ice that he bought from the auction.
Holding the crystal, the Little Snow Maiden made playful faces at Fang Yu, looking extremely smug, chirping happily.
Fang Yu felt a bit helpless. He flicked the little ice sprite's cute head with his finger and said, "You can't have this. I have an important use for it."
However the Little Snow Maiden's big eyes rolled around, and hugging the Blood Moon Ice, she turned sideways away from Fang Yu as if to say, it's mine.
And then, she did something shocking.
She began gnawing on it, biting directly into the crystal shell with her tiny, gleaming teeth.
"Hey! Little Snow Maiden, don't bite it!"
Fang Yu shouted. This was a Spirit Seed worth tens of millions. He had been thinking that letting the ice sphere in his spiritual world absorb it would be more cost-effective.
Right now, although the ice sphere already had effects comparable to a Nebula Magic Tool, all three of his Elements had already reached the Mid-Tier, and its cultivation boost was no longer strong enough.
He wanted to enhance its effects.
"Crack!"
Under Fang Yu's stunned gaze, the Little Snow Maiden's pearly teeth succeeded in breaking the crystal shell. Blood-red brilliance flowed out, and the powerful Ice Element fluctuations were frighteningly intense.
"Little Snow Maiden, you little spendthrift!" Fang Yu exclaimed, both angry and regretful. He grabbed her delicate little foot and lifted her upside down. Even so, she refused to let go, clinging to the shell and chewing hard, hanging there while grinding her teeth.
It was too late. The Spirit Seed had already been broken open. Fang Yu couldn't be bothered to say more after all, if the Little Snow Maiden absorbed it, it would greatly shorten her growth period.
"Nom, nom…"
The Little Snow Maiden began absorbing it with great effort, thoroughly enjoying herself, completely unaware that she was already enveloped in brilliant blood-red light. Her little belly puffed up as she greedily absorbed the elemental energy.
The liquid inside the blood crystal was dazzling and radiant. The Little Snow Maiden ate enthusiastically, completely immersed, making soft "ying ying" sounds.
After a short while, the vast blood-red glow wrapped around the Little Snow Maiden, forming a layer of crimson ice crystal.
This also signified that the Little Snow Maiden was about to undergo a transformation.
"After this transformation, I can stabilize her cultivation. Later on, I won't need to invest too many resources into her," Fang Yu thought silently.
But before that, Fang Yu took out his phone and logged into a shopping website.
He bought some scattered Ice Element resources, spending about two million.
Now, after using the bounty funds and his previous savings, he had less than five hundred thousand left.
But with these, it should be enough to raise the Little Snow Maiden's growth stage to the juvenile phase.
"Such a money burner…"
Looking at his remaining balance, Fang Yu felt the sting.
One week later.
By the seaside in Magic City.
"Little Snow Maiden, fusion."
Fang Yu's voice echoed across an open area.
"Ying ying~~~~"
The Little Snow Maiden looked especially excited, swaying her ice-blue crystalline dress, letting out bell-like cheerful sounds, patting her little chest as if to say she could definitely do it this time.
This wasn't Fang Yu's first time attempting fusion with the Little Snow Maiden, they had practiced many times before.
Previously, because the Little Snow Maiden had not yet matured, they had never succeeded.
However, after absorbing the Spirit Seed's energy this time, the Little Snow Maiden not only reached the Warrior-level in strength, but also completed the infant stage and entered the juvenile stage.
She now fully met the conditions for fusion.
When the Snow Maiden merged into his body, Fang Yu's control over the Ice Element became even more effortless.
Fang Yu cast his magic, and ice and snow surged.
Moments later, heavy snow began to fall from the sky, and the ground was completely frozen, resembling a painting where time itself had stopped.
In the next instant, frost-white ice formed into a pair of magnificent wings behind Fang Yu. They were composed entirely of frost, yet they continued to grow larger, with lifelike, exquisite feathers layering perfectly upon them.
The ice wings spread open, and Fang Yu shot straight into the sky.
Dense frost dispersed, snow fluttered, making him resemble a noble and elegant ice phoenix soaring through the heavens.
After practicing for a while, Fang Yu finally released the fusion.
This time, the Little Snow Maiden had finally succeeded in fusing with him. Fang Yu felt very pleased proving that using up that Spirit Seed had been completely worth it.
Although reaching the final stage, where she could freeze mountains and seas, was still a distant goal, this was already a huge step forward.
A moment later, Fang Yu summoned the Little Snow Maiden back into the contract space and fell into thought.
Now that the Little Snow Maiden had completed her breakthrough, his Ice Element magic had greatly strengthened, already pulling ahead of his other two Elements.
For the next period of time, he needed to shift his focus to the Space and Summoning Elements.
Three months later.
Fang Yu's Space and Summoning magic had made significant progress.
They were only one step away from reaching the second level.
"It's time to enter the Three-Step Tower and complete the final breakthrough."
The Three-Step Tower was similar to the Earth Holy Spring, a natural treasure.
The Earth Holy Spring had formed over thousands of years, containing energy that could nourish an entire city and cultivate more outstanding mages.
The Three-Step Tower, likewise ancient, was a special magical structure built through the wisdom of predecessors, capable of gathering the scattered elemental energy of the world into one place.
Elements existed everywhere. Spirit Seeds were formed precisely because certain locations had exceptionally dense elemental and magical energy, which, over time, condensed and evolved into them. The positioning and structure of the Three-Step Tower allowed it to gather energy from thousands of kilometers around.
As a key facility of Pearl Academy, its effects were naturally immense.
At the very least, this first entry would certainly provide Fang Yu with tremendous returns.
The next day.
Outside the Three-Step Tower.
When Principal Xiao brought Fang Yu to this place, what appeared before them was a perfectly symmetrical three-dimensional triangular structure. Its exterior seemed to be made of silver metal, standing tall and straight, making it especially eye-catching within the main campus.
"Principal."
The two men guarding the entrance of the Three-Step Tower respectfully greeted Principal Xiao when they saw him.
"You two are on duty today. I've already had someone show you the authorization, take this student inside," Principal Xiao said.
"Oh, so this is the freshman from the Green Campus. Back then, I only got the chance to enter the Three-Step Tower after two years in the main campus. Junior, your fortune really makes us envious," one of the friendlier guards said with a smile.
Fang Yu smiled modestly.
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