At this moment, Evan Chu began communicating with the thunder elements inside the illusion world. It didn’t take long for him to reach a deep resonance with them. He then turned to Violet Thunder Fox and said, "Alex, in a moment, Big Bro will use the power of lightning to help you break through your bottleneck. You need to be ready."
"Don’t worry, Big Bro. Alex is already prepared. Just don’t make the lightning too strong at first—I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle it all at once," Violet Thunder Fox replied.
Evan Chu nodded, then quickly began gathering thunder element particles. Soon, he sensed the thunder elements were concentrated enough, so he said to Violet Thunder Fox, "Alex, get ready—the lightning power is coming!"
Immediately, a red lightning bolt as thick as an arm struck down from the sky, hitting her squarely. Evan Chu had thought this strike would blast Violet Thunder Fox far away, but a strange phenomenon appeared before his eyes.
The red lightning was actually completely absorbed by her. Thunderlight still flickered in her palm. Normally, someone struck by lightning would end up covered in soot or with hair standing on end, but she didn’t even react at all. It seemed her grasp of lightning power was even stronger than his own.
Evan Chu immediately began gathering thunder elements again. After about half an hour, Violet Thunder Fox opened her eyes, saw Evan, and smiled: "Big Bro, this lightning power is pretty good, but it’s a little weak. Can you make it stronger for me?"
Evan Chu was a bit surprised. He’d been worried the lightning might hurt her, but she actually complained it wasn’t strong enough. This little fox’s control over lightning was truly extraordinary.
"Of course I can! This time, Big Bro will give you something a little more powerful. I hope you can handle it." As soon as Evan finished speaking, another red lightning bolt struck down from the sky. This one was as thick as a bowl, but Evan saw her absorb it perfectly without any harm.
Evan Chu couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath. Judging by this, she could probably handle even more powerful lightning. This time, after more than an hour passed, Violet Thunder Fox finally opened her eyes and said, "It needs to be even stronger. Don’t worry, I’ll be fine."
Evan Chu didn’t say anything and simply summoned a lightning bolt the size of a washbasin. This strike was pure violet lightning and hit her squarely again. If you looked closely, you’d see that when the lightning reached Violet Thunder Fox, a violet glow flashed over her body, and then the lightning was completely absorbed into her.
This time, the lightning was probably too strong—it blasted her several meters away. Evan Chu was about to check on her, but she waved him off, signaling him not to approach. It took her nearly half a day to finish absorbing this bolt.
Violet Thunder Fox (Alex Xiao) grinned and said, "Big Bro, your lightning is really something—it helps me a lot! I was planning to absorb it in human form, but looks like I have to switch to my true form. If you can summon even stronger lightning, I bet I’ll break through in less than twenty more rounds. Big Bro, you’d better keep it up!"
Evan’s face darkened. Was she serious—twenty more times? His spiritual power wasn’t unlimited! Did she really have to push him to exhaustion before breaking through? He felt helpless, but for her sake, he could only grit his teeth and endure.
"Just absorb as much as you want—Big Bro will keep it coming," Evan said with a smile. Suddenly, violet light flashed over Violet Thunder Fox (Alex Xiao), and her true form appeared—a massive fox the size of an elephant, with eight long tails, each over three meters. She was both beautiful and intimidating.
Evan immediately summoned another washbasin-sized red lightning bolt. This time, Violet Thunder Fox wasn’t blasted away. As the lightning struck, her eight tails whipped up and absorbed the bolt into her body. Evan could even see thunderlight flickering in her eyes—it looked eerie and powerful.
Evan kept gathering thunder elements. This time, she absorbed it even faster than in human form—less than an hour. "Make it even stronger," Violet Thunder Fox said, clearly still unsatisfied with the lightning’s power.
Evan summoned an even bigger bolt of lightning. This time, Violet Thunder Fox spent half a day absorbing it. As time went on, she needed increasingly powerful lightning. She said, "Big Bro, I only need one last strike—make it terrifying. Only then can I really break through. Ordinary Nine-Tailed Spirit Foxes never get this much lightning; they’d need countless stormy nights to hope for a breakthrough. Meeting you is my greatest fortune, and this time I’ll definitely succeed."
Hearing her say that, Evan felt a little nervous—what if she couldn’t break through and all their efforts were wasted? But seeing the determination in her eyes, he gathered the thunder elements once more and unleashed a bolt even thicker than a barrel.
Boom! With a deafening crash, Violet Thunder Fox was blasted straight into the yellow sand, leaving a huge crater. Evan was startled and quickly jumped in to check on her.
He saw Violet Thunder Fox lying motionless, her body charred black and her violet fur gone. Her eyes were tightly shut, as if she were dead.
"Alex, don’t scare Big Bro—you’ll be fine." Evan hurried to her side, about to pick her up, when he heard her weak voice: "Big Bro, I’m all right. Don’t panic. If I want to go to the Immortal Realm with you, this is the only way. I could break through to the ninth layer and become a Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox, then use my clan’s secret art to turn into a human, but…"
But I don’t want to do that—if I become human, I’ll only get a few short days with you, and I’m not willing to accept that. I’m not willing to be separated so soon.
So I’ve decided to seal my own body. After you reach the Immortal Realm, I’ll be able to hatch within three years—even if my strength drops by one layer. As long as I can be with you, it’s worth it. So don’t worry about me. Once I become a monster-beast egg, just put me in your storage ring. This time, I won’t need your Star Crystals.
Evan was stunned—he never imagined she’d go so far for him. He felt deeply moved. "Alex, don’t worry—Big Bro will definitely take you to the Immortal Realm."