The night breeze was slightly cool, and the stars were scattered across the sky.
The streets of Star Luo City remained brightly lit.
The auction that had just concluded had not silenced the city; instead, it provided endless fodder for conversation in every street and alley about the 'million-gold sky-high price carving knife'.
Liu Yuan walked beside Jing Hongchen, the newly purified Spirit Devouring Carving Knife tucked into his robes.
Though he appeared calm on the surface, his mind had already sunk deep into the System space.
Just moments ago, that cold mechanical notification sound had not ended with the distribution of rewards; instead, it continued to echo in the depths of his mind.
[Distributing rewards...]
[Congratulations Host, you have received a random Pokémon item reward — Heal Ball.]
As the System's voice faded, an exquisite sphere—pink and white with a yellow V-shaped stripe in the middle—appeared out of thin air within Liu Yuan's System space. It floated there quietly, emitting a soft glow.
Next, a row of detailed item descriptions appeared on Liu Yuan's retina.
[Item Name: Heal Ball]
[Item Type: Special Poké Ball]
[Specific Function Introduction: This is a capture item possessing special power. The Host can throw it at a Spirit Beast (regardless of its age). This item has a chance to capture the Spirit Beast, making it the Host's 'Pokémon' (i.e., an absolutely loyal combat partner).]
[Special Effect: Upon a successful capture, the Heal Ball will release special healing energy, instantly restoring all of the Spirit Beast's stamina, repairing its physical damage, and—completely removing and curing all of its'status conditions'.]
Reading this description, Liu Yuan, who had been secretly gloating over intercepting Huo Yuhao's Opportunity, suddenly halted his steps, completely stunned.
His pupils constricted slightly, and a stormy sea of shock surged in his heart.
"Heal Ball? It's actually this kind of thing?"
Liu Yuan had considered that the System rewards might be generous...
But he never expected that this so-called 'random Pokémon item' would actually bring the core rule of the Pokémon world—'Capture'—to the Douluo Continent!
In this world, the relationship between Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts had always been a life-and-death struggle.
Spirit Masters hunted Spirit Beasts to obtain spirit rings, and Spirit Beasts devoured Spirit Masters to increase their cultivation.
Even the Spirit Soul System later pioneered by Huo Yuhao was built on the foundation of equal contracts or Spirit Beasts being forced to attach themselves when near death.
But now, the System was telling him he could directly 'catch' them?
And after catching one, this Spirit Beast would become his 'Pokémon'?
"This is simply... a dimensional reduction strike."
Liu Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart, but his thoughts uncontrollably began to wander.
Since even a functional Poké Ball like the Heal Ball had appeared, did that mean there was a possibility of obtaining other types of balls in the future?
Great Balls? Luxury Balls? Or even... the hundred-percent capture—Master Ball?!
At the thought of the two words 'Master Ball', Liu Yuan's breathing became somewhat rapid.
If that day truly came, and he held a Master Ball that was guaranteed to capture, wouldn't he be invincible?
He could go directly to the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest and throw it at the sleeping Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena...
With a 'click' sound.
The co-ruler of a generation of Spirit Beasts, the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, would directly become his 'Pokémon'?
The image was too beautiful; Liu Yuan hardly dared to think deeply on it, yet the corners of his mouth could not stop curling upward.
That would be absolutely wonderful!
Just as Liu Yuan was immersed in his beautiful visions of the future.
That cold System notification rang out again without warning, as if to confirm his conjectures.
[Ding! Detected that the Host has obtained the key item 'Heal Ball', triggering a random mission.]
[Mission Background: One of the Dominators of the Extreme North Land, the Ice Sky Snow Lady 'Snow Empress', fell into a Bottleneck while attempting to cultivate into human form. Unfortunately, she was captured by a human powerhouse and is currently imprisoned within the ninth-rank soul tool 'god sealing platform'. Her state is extremely unstable, facing the risk of dissipation or self-detonation at any moment.]
[Mission Content: In the upcoming top-tier auction of the Star Luo Empire, win the 'god sealing platform' imprisoning the Snow Empress at all costs. Furthermore, use the 'Heal Ball' to capture the Snow Empress embryo inside the god sealing platform.]
[Mission Reward: Random Pokémon Item ×1!]
As the System's voice faded, the task list on the virtual panel before Liu Yuan's eyes updated instantly.
Looking at the newly released mission, Liu Yuan's eyes lit up instantly, like a torch suddenly ignited in the dark night.
"Snow Empress... god sealing platform... Heal Ball..."
These three terms quickly linked together in his mind, forming a flawless plan.
"Brilliant! System, this move of yours is simply divine!"
Liu Yuan couldn't help but praise loudly in his heart.
As a Transmigrator familiar with the plot, he knew the Snow Empress's current situation all too well.
She was the head of the Three Great Kings of the Extreme North, a super Vicious Beast with seven hundred thousand years of cultivation—the Ice Sky Snow Lady, Snow Empress!
In the process of trying to transform into a human to re-cultivate, she fell into an extremely awkward 'embryo' state because she could not suppress her massive energy. As a result, a passing human Titled Douluo took advantage of her vulnerability and sealed her away using the ninth-rank soul tool, the god sealing platform.
In the original plotline, this god sealing platform also ended up at the Star Luo Auction and was bought by Mingde Hall, which meant Jing Hongchen.
But the outcome was not pretty.
Because although the Snow Empress was sealed, her consciousness remained, and so did her power.
She simply could not be absorbed by humans, and even broke through the Seal at the final moment, triggering a massive disaster.
To quell this disaster and save the Snow Empress, the Necromancer Holy Sage Electrolux within Huo Yuhao's body chose to burn his last fragments of Divine Sense to forcibly transform the Snow Empress into Huo Yuhao's Spirit Soul and Seal that violent power.
While this achieved Huo Yuhao's first Spirit Soul, it also led to Electrolux's complete dissipation.
For many readers, this was a source of great regret.
But now...
Liu Yuan looked down at the pink and white Heal Ball in the System space, the light in his eyes growing more fervent.
"Special effect of the Heal Ball: Restores all stamina and cures all'status conditions'."
What was the Snow Empress's current situation?
She wasn't injured, nor was she sick; rather, she was in a special state of failed transformation, energy rampage, and being sealed and imprisoned.
In the System's judgment, this state absolutely fell within the scope of a'status condition'!
As long as he could capture her with the Heal Ball, the inherent rule-based power of the orb would take effect instantly, forcibly smoothing out the rampaging energy in her body and repairing the damage caused by her failed transformation!
No sacrifice from Electrolux was needed.
He just needed one ball and a gentle toss.
"Click."
A seven-hundred-thousand-year Vicious Beast, the third-ranked super powerhouse on the Vicious Beast list, and the Dominator of the Extreme North Land, would instantly return to full health and become his, Liu Yuan's, most loyal partner!
"This is simply a perfect match!"
Liu Yuan couldn't help but clench his fist.
Once this mission succeeded, he would directly gain a super bodyguard by his side with combat power comparable to a Limit Douluo!
In this era of the Unrivaled Tang Sect, aside from those few top powerhouses, who could touch him?
The top-tier auction—Liu Yuan was truly looking forward to its arrival more and more!
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