In his mind, the cold System prompt sounded like heavenly music, every word precisely striking Liu Yuan's most excited nerves.
It was done!
The Snow Empress, this once unattainable ruler of the far north, had now truly surrendered her heart.
And the subsequent System rewards made his heart surge even more!
"Is it finally... coming?"
Liu Yuan stood at the Peak of a solitary mountain, feeling the cool night breeze brush against his cheeks, but his heart was burning hot.
His spirit power had reached Rank 57 after his last spirit ring absorption.
The gap to the Rank 60 Spirit Emperor threshold was actually not that far off.
"So, can I charge straight to Rank 60 in one go this time?"
Meanwhile, the System's voice rang out again.
[Random god-bestowed spirit ring generating...]
[Matching based on the Host's second Spirit 'Primal Kyogre' attributes...]
[Match successful!]
Boom—!!!
Almost the instant the System prompt finished, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from within Liu Yuan's body!
The phantom of Kyogre emerged behind him once more.
That mountain-like massive body's golden magma patterns suddenly lit up, shining brilliantly!
Following that, the spirit power in his body began to skyrocket at a visible rate!
Rank 57 Peak... the Bottleneck shattered instantly!
Rank 58!
Rank 58 Peak!
The spirit power was like a flood breaking through a dam, continuing its unstoppable surge upward!
Rank 59!
"Just a little bit more! Again!"
Liu Yuan roared in his heart, guiding this massive energy with all his might to strike that invisible barrier.
However, when the spirit power grew to Rank 59 Peak, with only a paper-thin layer left before the Rank 60 threshold, the flood of energy from the god-bestowed spirit ring slowed down and gradually settled, as if it had run out of momentum.
Ultimately, Liu Yuan's spirit power came to a steady halt at Rank 59 Peak.
[spirit ring absorption complete!]
[Congratulations Host, you have obtained Primal Kyogre's exclusive skill—Hydro Pump!]
[Skill Description: Mobilize the massive water-type Origin energy within the body, compress it, and fire a high-pressure water jet of peerless power to blast the target.]
[Special Attack, Water attribute, base power 110.]
[Due to absorbing a god-bestowed spirit ring, the Host's spirit power cultivation has increased to: Rank 59!]
"Phew..."
Liu Yuan slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.
Feeling the spirit power within him, which was several times more robust than before, and the powerful new skill in his mind, a fleeting trace of regret flashed across his face, but it was quickly replaced by a sense of immense satisfaction.
"Rank 59... huh?"
He muttered to himself.
Although it was indeed a bit of a pity he couldn't break through to Spirit Emperor in one go.
After all, he was just one step away from a world-shaking transformation.
But on second thought, he was being too greedy.
This improvement was already very good.
One must know that for an ordinary Spirit Master, cultivating from Rank 57 to Rank 59 Peak—even for a gifted Genius—would take at least several years of hard work without any fortuitous encounters.
Yet he had crossed this chasm in just half an hour by completing a single mission.
This leveling speed would be enough to scare ninety-nine percent of the Spirit Masters on the continent to death if it were known.
"And the skill I obtained this time is also quite good."
With a thought, Liu Yuan sensed the information for the "Hydro Pump" skill.
Power 110—in the world of Pokémon, this was already at the level of a super-powerful ultimate move.
More importantly, this was Primal Kyogre's STAB water-attribute skill; when unleashed, its power would definitely be even more terrifying than the raw data suggested.
"Contentment brings happiness. Anyway, I'm only one rank away. At worst, I'll just Cultivate hard for a while after I get back."
Having figured this out, Liu Yuan withdrew his thoughts with satisfaction.
With a wave of his hand, Mega Rayquaza in the sky and Primal Kyogre behind him both turned into streams of light and merged back into his body.
The suffocating Divine Might vanished instantly, and the Peak of the desolate mountain returned to tranquility.
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