As the Little Miss sat down cross-legged and began to refine her powers, the other companions, upon receiving the news, gradually gathered around. They looked at her with anticipation on their faces...
"Boom!"
Half an hour later, a roar emanated from within the Little Miss. Her eyes suddenly opened, and her aura exploded with an intensity visible to the naked eye. Even her green hair danced wildly in the wind, astonishing everyone.
However, she did not directly cross from the Twelfth Stage into the Thirteenth Stage. Her surging aura remained at a level infinitely close to the Thirteenth Stage.
She was at the Higher Twelfth Stage, almost a half-step into the Second Level, just a step away from the Thirteenth Stage.
Given time, once her bloodline's evolution has accumulated further results, she is bound to achieve a breakthrough sooner or later.
