The buff is permanent, and you start the game with a fountain of water.

Time passed quietly, and a little over an hour later, Huan Cheng suddenly received a system notification: "Ding, due to the influence of the soul contract, your pet [Ali] has awakened the talents of Mana Source and Extreme Cold Heart."

"Ding! Congratulations to player Chengfeng! Your pet [Ali] has been upgraded to Ice Spirit Fox. Please check its specific attributes yourself."

As the system notification ended, the white light that had enveloped the little fox for over an hour quietly dissipated.

The little fox, the size of a palm, grows to about a foot long, its fluffy, soft downy fur shedding and transforming into a smooth fox fur with a frosty blue sheen.

Deep within his icy blue eyes, a barely perceptible golden glint flickered.

The three tender little tails stretched out and lengthened, transforming into three full and plump ice crystal fox tails, with fine ice shards condensing at the ends of the tails, scattering specks of frost mist when they swayed.

Putting aside the changes in his abilities, his looks have improved by several notches.

"I thought you could turn into a fox spirit!" Huan Cheng said jokingly, lightly tapping the little fox's pink nose.

"Daddy, what is a fox spirit?" A childish voice echoed in Huan Cheng's mind.

"Holy crap!"

Huan Cheng's hand trembled, and he almost threw the little fox away.

"You...you can speak?!"

Staring wide-eyed at the little fox, Huan Cheng's expression was one of surprise and uncertainty.

"Is Daddy asking Ah Li? Ah Li can do it!" The little fox tilted its head, its tail swishing back and forth, its icy blue eyes meeting Huan Cheng's gaze, and a child's voice echoed in his mind.

Taking a deep breath, Huan Cheng tried to calm himself down before confirming that it really was the little fox who was speaking.

"Dad, what's a fox spirit? You haven't told Ah Li yet!"

"Um, well... the fox spirit is very powerful, she's the strongest among the fox clan." Looking extremely embarrassed, Huan Cheng made up an excuse for the little fox.

"Really? Then Ah Li wants to be a fox spirit too, the most powerful fox spirit!" the little fox cheered excitedly.

"Wait, why are you calling me 'Dad'?"

"Dad is Dad, there's no reason why." The little fox's innocent and romantic voice echoed in my mind.

"Change it, it has to be changed, he can't call me Dad!" Huan Cheng said through gritted teeth.

"Isn't it Dad? Then... what should Ahri be called?"

The little fox's voice carried a hint of confusion and bewilderment.

Huan Cheng's breath hitched upon hearing this. "Right, what should it be called?"

I absolutely can't call him "Dad" anymore, so what would be a suitable alternative?

Logically, he should be the master, since Ahri is a pet recognized by the system, so calling him master is only natural.

But when Huan Cheng thought of Ah Li calling him "master" in her childlike voice, he felt a chill run down his spine, as if a mysterious giant pincer would fall from the sky at any moment and severely punish him.

After thinking for a moment, Huan Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "Call me brother, from now on I'll call you brother!"

"Oh...brother, brother!"

The little fox happily changed its address, and Huan Cheng opened the system panel amidst the repeated calls of "brother." He wanted to see just what kind of heaven-defying thing this little thing had evolved into!

【Frost Fox (Ahri)】: Level 1, Grade: Sunfire, Health: 3000, Mana: 1200, Magic Power: 400, Defense: 80. Talents: Mana Source, Heart of Extreme Cold. Loyalty: Unwavering.

"Sun...Sunday?!"

Upon seeing these two words, Huan Cheng's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets!

Not long ago, he was lamenting that the system was unfair, making him kill Dark Gold and Starlight-level bosses.

In the end, they got him a Sun-level pet!

Gold, Dark Gold, Starlight, Illusory Moon, Sun.

Huan Cheng counted on his fingers and realized that this little thing had skipped four levels in one go!

That's a Sun-level being, one of the most prominent in the entire Qingyang City.

As far as Huan Cheng knew, the leaders of the six major guilds in Qingyang City, such as Qing Ao of the Warrior Guild and Liu Yunfeng of the Mage Guild, were all at the Sun-level.

The new generation of pillars of the Warriors Guild, such as Qingyue and Cassandra, have only just entered the Illusion Moon level.

In other words, this adorable little fox who keeps calling Huan Cheng "brother" could, once it levels up, go toe-to-toe with Liu Yunfeng, the guild leader of the mage guild with a huge beard.

Huan Cheng stared at the little fox for a long time, as if he could hear the sound of his worldview shattering.

Suppressing the turmoil in his chest, Huan Cheng turned his gaze to the little fox's two great talents.

【Source of Mana】: A passive ability exclusive to the pet Ahri, which constantly restores 2% of her maximum mana per second.

"Holy crap, this has been copied too?" Huan Cheng cursed after just one glance.

Isn't this just a simplified version of his endlessly rejuvenated youth?

I glanced at Ahri's stats. She has 1200 mana at level 1, and with a constant regeneration of 2% per second, it's practically an infinite mana pool at a slightly higher level.

【Heart of Extreme Cold】: Due to unknown factors, the pet Ahri touched a trace of primal power and comprehended the Heart of Extreme Cold. Effects: Ice elemental resistance +90%, comprehension and affinity for ice spells increased by 9999%. Casting time and cooldown of ice spells reduced by 70%, skill effects increased by 200%.

"hehe……"

After glancing at Ahri's attribute description and then at the little fox peeking around and surveying its surroundings, Huan Cheng suddenly understood how ordinary players felt when they saw him.

"Achoo!"

As if it had smelled something, the little guy's nose suddenly twitched, and it sneezed violently, exhaling a cloud of white, cold air.

"Ding! Your pet [Ali] has learned the skill Frost Breath."

"Damn, this..."

Upon hearing the system notification, Huan Cheng couldn't help but twitch his lips, especially when he saw the little fox's seemingly clueless expression, which filled him with mixed feelings.

This little thing is amazing!

While Huan Cheng was shocked by Ah Li's abnormality, the Divine Realm was already in an uproar.

Huan Cheng opened the pet ranking list, and everyone accepted it calmly.

The expert took an unconventional approach and helped everyone get their pets ahead of time, which is great.

Even when they saw that the pets under the name of the great god Chengfeng were of the gold level, the players could only sigh with envy and that was it.

After all, someone single-handedly took the first kill of the Gold tier, so getting a Gold tier pet is nothing special.

However, just two hours after the pet rankings opened, Chengfeng's Gold-level Three-Tailed Ice Fox suddenly transformed into a Sun-level Frost Spirit Fox. Who the hell could accept that?!

Especially when players open the leaderboard and find that the second-ranked pet is just an elite-level wind wolf, the gap is even more outrageous than the level leaderboard.

Huan Cheng could ignore the tsunami-like noise on the forum, but he couldn't ignore the constant barrage of messages from his friends.

Upon opening, the first thing you see is the news of the gathering and scattering of clouds.

"Brother-in-law, I'm begging for a dragon egg! I'll trade my sister for it!!!"

Huan Cheng promptly took a screenshot and forwarded it to Yun Xi.

Half a cup of gentleness: Boss, you're so great and amazing! Try to catch more Illusion Moon pets to put on the shop.

Chengfeng: Go to sleep early, you can have anything in your dreams.

Half a cup of tenderness: Yes, you're still in my dreams.

Huan Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly closed the chat.

Mischief-maker: Boss, I'm convinced, completely convinced! Boss is the best!

Changfeng Yinuo: Congratulations on creating another legend! If you have extra high-quality pet eggs, you might consider joining the Changfeng Guild.

Feng Lei: Boss, you're awesome!

Yunxi: Already beaten up.

Yunxi: Congratulations.