Chapter 254: Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon Evolution
"Master (smiley face)~"
Seeing that the place it was summoned to was Jia Na's dormitory, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, knowing that something good was about to happen, drew a big smiley face graffiti on its mirror surface.
"These source energy fragments are for you - take a look, are these enough for you to complete your first 'Eye Opening'?"
The so-called "Eye Opening" was actually a term the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon used for its evolution.
Up until now, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon hadn't even opened "one eye".
"It's enough, Master (excited)~"
Feeling the rich native plane's homologous aura in the box, excited text quickly flashed across the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon's mirror surface.
"Okay, then eat."
"Thank you, dear Master (excited)!"
Because the Mirror Layer Domain itself was a minor plane, the resources within it were not abundant.
Therefore, no matter how good the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon's aptitude was, without sufficient resource supply, it still remained in its larval stage.
Until it met Jia Na—
The Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, which was born with high perception, not only felt no wariness when encountering Jia Na, a creature from outside its native plane, but instead had an impulse to get closer.
Therefore, upon learning that Jia Na was a Summoning-type Wizard Apprentice from the Main Material World, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon knew,
The opportunity it had been waiting for had finally arrived.
It first constructed a mirror illusion around Jia Na so that other planar creatures within the Mirror Layer Domain couldn't find her. At the same time, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon also silently observed Jia Na from the side—observing what kind of person she was.
After all, once the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon signed a Summoning contract with Jia Na, the two would have a symbiotic relationship in the future.
If the other party was just a Wizard Apprentice who treated contracted creatures as tools to be discarded after use, then for the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, it wouldn't be a good match.
However, it hadn't been observing for long before the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon quickly fell under Jia Na's high Charm.
Also, to prevent Jia Na, this "sweet treat", from being discovered by other native plane creatures, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon resolutely broke the mirror illusion and actively established a contractual relationship with Jia Na—
To this day, looking at the eight source energy fragments placed in the box, while devouring them in large gulps, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon also felt admiration for its unique foresight back then—
"Buzz—"
Until the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon ate the fourth source energy fragment, a silver-white light suddenly bloomed from the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon's mirror surface.
Light and shadow flowed, like ripples dancing on a lake surface. As the light grew brighter, a vertically oriented eye, crystal clear like glazed glass, quietly opened from the top of the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon's mirror surface.
"It succeeded!"
Seeing the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon successfully complete its "Eye Opening", Jia Na, who was nearby, couldn't help but show a hint of joy on her face.
"I didn't expect Silver Mirror's evolution time to be so short."
Previously, whether it was Celestial Sparrow or Thorn Flower Fairy, their evolution took at least one night as a baseline.
But for the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, it completed its evolution directly during the process of devouring the source energy fragments.
"Hmm? Can it still keep eating?"
After the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon successfully opened its eye, its speed of devouring the source energy fragments didn't stop; instead, it showed a tendency to get faster and faster.
"Buzz—"
The soft buzzing sound of light blooming still echoed on the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon's mirror surface. Seeing this, Jia Na silently cast the Sound Isolation Barrier she had learned in the Guardian Studies class around herself and the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon.
"Crack—"
As if the mirror surface was shattering, Jia Na's heart couldn't help but tighten when she heard this sound.
"It's not cracking, is it—"
"Crack, crack—"
Just as Jia Na thought, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon's mirror surface indeed gradually cracked—until finally, it broke into pieces, falling onto the ground.
"Silver Mirror?"
As the last source energy fragment was eaten by the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, the light around it also gradually faded, and Jia Na, feeling a little worried in her heart, couldn't help but softly call out to the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon.
"Master, I succeeded (excited)!"
The fragments that had fallen onto the dormitory floor turned into points of energy light and were directly absorbed by the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon.
At this moment, looking at the wildly scrawled characters on the brand new mirror surface, which resembled "ghostly scribbles", while feeling the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon's excitement, Jia Na couldn't help but look at the glazed vertically oriented eyes on the mirror surface.
"Three of them—"
This time, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon actually opened three eyes simultaneously!
"Master, this time I opened three eyes simultaneously, you know (proud)~"
After evolving, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon's method of communication was still expressed by writing on its mirror surface.
Looking at the smug emoji after the text on the mirror surface, a relieved smile couldn't help but appear on Jia Na's face.
"Not bad, truly excellent."
Jia Na also generously offered encouragement for the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon's excitement.
"Silver Mirror, open the Gate of Sealing."
"Okay, Master."
Hearing Jia Na's command, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon immediately opened a silver-white vortex-shaped gate.
"After evolving, even the Gate of Sealing has become quite a bit larger."
The entrance to the Sealing Art cast by the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon under normal circumstances was about the height of half of Jia Na's body.
And when the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon used its full strength, the size of the sealing entrance could expand to be as large as a dormitory door.
Therefore, when Jia Na usually wanted to lure enemies into the Gate of Sealing, she had to rack her brain to prevent them from not entering because the entrance was too small.
But this time, as the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon opened "three eyes", the size of the Gate of Sealing was already about as large as the dormitory door, even without using its full strength.
"Silver Mirror, open the Gate of Sealing to its maximum."
"Yes, Master."
After hearing Jia Na's second command, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon immediately poured all the magic power within its body into its mirror surface, quickly expanding the Gate of Sealing.
"It can actually reach this extent—"
Looking at the Gate of Sealing before her, which was already approaching the ceiling and had a width of two meters, the surprise in Jia Na's eyes couldn't help but intensify,
and then she walked into the Mirror Layer Domain.
"Okay, you can close the entrance for now."
Whoosh—
After closing the Gate of Sealing, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon floated in front of Jia Na.
"Show me your new ability right here."
"As you command."
As soon as Jia Na finished speaking, the surrounding scene, which had originally been a gray-white expanse, instantly transformed into the scene of the dormitory from just now.
"Mirror illusion? The details are indeed a bit more realistic than before—"
Looking at the dormitory scene around her, a hint of doubt couldn't help but appear in Jia Na's eyes.
Although the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon's handling of details in the mirror illusion was indeed a bit more realistic than before it evolved, this wasn't considered a new ability.
"Miss Jia Na, you're finally back—"
