Chapter Fifty-Seven: My Pet Little Dragon Girl… Has Shrunk?

A week later, at the Palute Island in the Emerald Sea Region, inside the temporary accommodation of the merchant caravan.

The clear sunlight gently spilled in through the window, casting a warm glow on the bed, marking a bright and cheerful morning.

“Boss! Boss! It’s time to wake up! Your Majesty and Her Highness have already arrived!”

Just as a certain Miss Thief hurriedly knocked on the door from outside, the Black-haired Girl inside poked her head out, symbolically giving her a light knock on the head. With a whiny “Ow!” from Le Qiao Qiao, she said unkindly, “I know… stop making noise. She’s sleeping soundly, are we tossing out the whole house now?”

“Uh…”

At Vilyric’s words, the Miss Thief’s face turned pale, and she quickly covered her mouth with both hands, carefully peeking into the room. After confirming that everything was fine, she dared to lower her voice and whisper.

“What should we do, boss? Everyone’s waiting outside, we can’t just leave so many people hanging… How about you try waking up the little ancestor? Only you can handle her…”

Seeing her nervous demeanor, the Black-haired Girl helplessly shook her head.

“There’s no need to go that far; she is not an unreasonable brat… Let Ming Lan check the members first, and temporarily host the Queen and the others for a bit. We’ll be down soon.”

With a resigned nod, Le Qiao Qiao said, “Looks like that’s the only option. By the way, boss, where did that little ancestor come from? She just popped up out of nowhere, and so… uh, violently?”

“Better not say that in front of her.”

“Eh… just a hint~”

Vilyric waved a hand at the slightly guilty but unable to contain her curiosity girl.

“I’ll explain when I have the chance; just hurry up and take care of things.”

“Okay…”

Seeing Le Qiao Qiao turn away, looking a bit disappointed, the Priestess smiled helplessly, closed the door, and returned to the bedside.

There lay a cute little loli with golden hair flowing like long waterfalls and two small twisted horns on her head, sprawled out comfortably and snoring lightly.

Her delicate white skin was smooth, like finely polished jade, and the tiny form emanated a faint scent of milk, creating an impression that she resembled a delicately crafted doll rather than a living being.

But despite her small stature, there was an underlying aura of a certain wild dominance, even while she slept, which added a unique charm to the innocent look on the little loli’s face.

Even after spending over a week together, seeing her in this state still elicited a flicker of astonishment and confusion in Vilyric’s silver-blue eyes. She waited a moment before gently poking the golden-haired loli’s cheek and softly said, “Xiao Guang, it’s time to wake up~”

“Ugh… don’t make noise…”

The little loli turned away in clear dissatisfaction, kicking the blanket that was already hanging off the edge of the bed to the floor and covering her face with her soft little hands, as if that could resist the obligation to get up and prolong her sweet dream.

“Hah…”

Such childish reactions were expected; it was usually okay, but this half-asleep state was particularly glaring.

I really… she’s completely turned into a little child. Though that girl sometimes showed a bit of a silly side due to her personality, this was on another level…

Recalling when she suddenly returned to her arms after that earth-shattering strike on the Ghost Sea, leaving behind the nonsensical words “Sorry for creating trouble for my master…” without any further response, the Black-haired Girl couldn’t help but shake her head in frustration again.

It sounds a bit ridiculous, but this golden-haired little loli is Xiao Guang, the number one pet dragon girl of Miss Vilyric.

Well… to be more precise, this is a form that is a division of Xiao Guang’s soul, similar to a doppelgänger but more significant, closer to her essence.

Now Vilyric could confirm that the so-called evolution of that girl probably refers to the crystallization of her very own Divine Spark, or something akin to it, or in simpler terms…

She is undergoing a process of “Divinization.”

It was precisely due to this fundamental evolution of her life form that the little dragon girl’s consciousness temporarily fell into slumber. Although Vilyric didn’t know what exactly prompted such a significant upheaval, after Xiao Guang suddenly appeared in the Ghost Sea and wreaked havoc, this fact had basically been established.

The reason Xiao Guang was able to manifest her power back then was partly due to sensing Vilyric’s specific psychic changes through the contract, adhering to the principle of “Dare to anger my master? I’ll take you down!” For another part, it was because she was drawn by certain things in that location, allowing her to temporarily materialize from afar.

The Divine Spark isn’t something that can simply be condensed. Even though Xiao Guang possesses a body and attributes on par with the highest gods at lv100, it doesn’t change the fact that her life level isn’t equivalent to that of a true deity.

Without a Divine Spark and Divine Realm, she can’t have many characteristics and privileges exclusive to gods. While she might be able to contend quite well with true god-level beings, actually defeating them is extremely difficult. Even with some mid-tier gods, the little dragon girl might not reliably win.

Her previous battle with the God of Killing exemplified this issue.

According to the “Origin Creation Theory,” the Divine Spark of the gods is derived from the primordial light that creates all things, representing a genuine part of their true origin—a fundamental undestroyable rule of absolute concepts in the world.

For a later entity to condense a Divine Spark solely through their own power is nearly as impossible as destroying a Divine Spark through external force; it’s akin to achieving a feat similar to that of the “Primordial Light,” which can be described as fanciful.

At that time, the Spiritual Fox Priestess took thousands of years, methodically buried numerous dying worlds, and gathered unimaginable karmic forces before she could finally condense her “Reincarnation” Divine Spark; but even that wasn’t creating something from nothing, rather it relied on some powers left over from those worlds after death.

Just as the Ancient Spirit Realm nurtured the Nine-Tails and Ancestor Dragon, even extraordinary talents like Ming Xi cannot create a Divine Spark from thin air. Be it faith or Nameless, everything Vilyric has come across regarding the methods of post-natal deification involves accumulating, plundering, or absorbing something that already exists in the world, rather than creating something brand new.

Xiao Guang’s situation, of course, falls within this category.

Originally, the source she relied on to condense her Divine Spark remains unclear, but it surely wouldn’t be a quick process, and the Ghost Ship, born from the God of the Azure Sea and Truth’s remains and resentment, itself contains a portion of the former’s divine essence.

When the Ghost Ship was destroyed by the Great Evil God Oktaviel, its various original components scattered, and that part of the unclaimed Divine Spark power was nearly equivalent to setting a lavish feast in front of someone starving.

Thus, the dragon girl, who was in the process of condensing her Divine Spark, suddenly seized the opportunity through the contract and mercilessly devoured it all.

This was a purely instinctive action. That apocalyptic breath that pierced the deep sea was not just the little dragon girl’s subconscious strike against her master’s enemies; it was also refining the vast impurities contained within that Divine Spark.

Although it sounds unbelievable, Xiao Guang indeed accomplished it. She brazenly burned away all bizarre and strange “pollutants,” even forcefully removing the rule that initially represented “truth,” transforming them into purer forms, akin to the essence of belief, which provided her with the fundamental power of divinity for her own consumption.

This is something even Vilyric cannot do. While her light is pure and flawless, in terms of dominance, Xiao Guang far surpasses her, and the unknown evolution occurring within her seems to accentuate this aspect, forming some sort of power akin to authority.

After that, having plundered enough source power, the little dragon girl finally fused her own strength to form the primitive shape of her Divine Spark, and naturally… condensed into the basic physical form.

That would be the golden-haired little loli before her.

   

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