Chapter 173: Lian Xing is Tears Maiden’s Little Wife…?
“No matter the opponent, no matter the level, we won’t lose again…”
At this moment, under the watchful eyes of the Beast Tamer Alliance members, the star in the golden-haired girl’s left eye dimmed, transforming into a vast, starry sky. After absorbing the Eleventh Zodiac’s aura, whenever Lian Xing channeled her Pet Essence, her lewd starry eye would change into this cosmic form.
However…
Facing a Sovereign-Tier Emperor, a being at the pinnacle of the Pet Beast World, with Moonlight Rabbit still unavailable…could Lian Xing truly win?
Under everyone’s gaze, the golden-haired girl with buns took out a leaf burning with icy flames.
Golden Leaf, Lian Xing’s second pet beast.
Still High-Tier after a year.
But a year ago, its opponents had been the Commander-Tier Ten Greats of the Baiyue Province Academy League. Now, it was facing an Elemental Species Emperor with a level over 8000. They weren’t even on the same plane of existence…
“—Awakening—”
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“…”
“Boom!!!!!”
In the next second, as a wave of icy, blue flames erupted, a terrifying, bone-like tail, its aura almost crushing the sky above the Beast Tamer Alliance, slowly emerged from the snow woman’s back. Layers of ice and bone spiraled upwards, and countless crimson sun wheels were embedded between the icy segments, spinning rapidly with every movement of the tail, creating an ear-piercing screech.
[Netherwinter Split Tail · Sun Chariot]
At this moment, not only the four Marquises, including Silver Dragon…
But even Dead Ash’s newly evolved Royal-Tier blue beast was sent flying by the combined icy and fiery aura. After tumbling through the air, Extinction looked up at the Golden Leaf’s new, awakened form, its expression filled with shock and disbelief.
Three months ago, this thing couldn’t even break through its defenses…
Even the Sun Harp that had defeated Jade Lady…now that it had reached Royal-Tier, Extinction didn’t consider it a threat.
But this new form…what was going on!?
It was like a completely different species!!!
Now it was the one with the impenetrable defense…
Meanwhile, the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light also looked at the fused snow woman with interest. Although Snow Flower and Golden Leaf were Royal-Tier and High-Tier respectively, their combined aura was far greater than the Four Marquises’.
“How unexpected. They haven’t formed a contract?”
“Is she out of contract slots, or something?”
“Just…friends…?”
“Well, it doesn’t matter…”
“Come with me, Snow Flower. This world is about to be destroyed. A ten-thousand-level Great Emperor is approaching, followed by seven or eight more at my level.”
“Compared to that, this primitive world’s defenses are pathetic. Their annihilation is only a matter of time!!!” As the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light’s indifferent words echoed, everyone’s expressions turned to fear.
After the arrival of the lice, including the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light, there had only been four Sovereign-Tier Emperors, so they had been optimistic about their chances of survival.
But what had it just said!?
Seven or eight more at its level, and a ten-thousand-level Great Emperor!?
This was the result of Flood’s millions of years of destruction…
Even their combined strength wasn’t enough…?
However, just as they despaired, the golden-haired girl suddenly spoke.
“Snow Flower won’t go with you.”
“And this world won’t be destroyed.”
“Even if the ten-thousand-level Great Emperor comes, it won’t matter. Because you will all die here—”
“…”
“…”
As the golden-haired girl’s arrogant words echoed, not only the Beast Tamer Alliance members and the other three lice, but even the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light looked at her, its expression strange…
Because of Snow Flower’s presence, it hadn’t even noticed this golden-haired girl before.
But what was she talking about!?
All die here?
Who did she think she was!?
The Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light, not bothering with her nonsense, casually extended a finger towards Lian Xing. Instantly, a green energy particle began to condense at its fingertip, the terrifying Pet Essence fluctuations making the surrounding air shimmer.
“Buzz——!!!!!”
In the next second, without warning, without even a visible trajectory, a translucent green beam pierced through the Pet Beast World, starting from the Beast Tamer Alliance, obliterating the sky above almost ten thousand regions in a straight line. Just the aftershock was enough to send all the Emperors present flying, and the arrogant golden-haired girl was naturally reduced to ashes…
However, in the next second…
“Whoosh—” The green Pet Essence in the air was dispersed by a cloud of mist.
And from within the mist, a jade-green, antelope-horned figure emerged, its body a formless, ethereal mist, its curves alluring…
[Coiling Clouds]
[Floating Cloud]
[North Wind]
Under the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light’s slightly stunned gaze, the emerald, mist-like antelope exhaled, the Elemental Pet Essence within its Viral World transforming into a scalding steam that erupted outwards.
A Royal-Tier pet beast had actually blocked an attack from a Sovereign-Tier Emperor!?
This was unbelievable…
[Royal-Tier — Viral Species — Cloud and Dream’s Promise]
[Three new Royal-Tier, Throne-Level characteristics added:]
[The Viral World can now shield the pet beast from all impacts, redirecting the damage and force outwards as long as it isn’t shattered in a single attack.]
[After an attack is blocked by the Floating Cloud talent, the strongest impact is recorded as the base defense. Future attacks weaker than this will not break Floating Cloud.]
[The Mist Walk talent can now overdraw Pet Essence for a short burst of speed.]
Cloud and Dream’s Promise, the Mist Colt’s Royal-Tier evolved form!!!
Although the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light’s attack had been just a casual one, without any enhancements, for Cloud and Dream’s Promise, a Royal-Tier pet beast, to block it…it was…shocking…
As the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light was still stunned, the golden-haired girl emerged from behind Cloud and Dream’s Promise, beckoning to the Emperor with a strange smile.
“—Heavenly Punishment—”
“Boom!!!!!”
In the next second, without warning, a giant, black lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light. Thousands of black lightning snakes danced through the air, their terrifying aura making the Emperors present tremble, their scalps tingling. The green-bladed Elemental Species, struck directly, was paralyzed…
A Black Quality combat skill!?
Why did a Royal-Tier pet beast have a Black Quality combat skill!!!
And its power was too much…!?
The Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light wanted to curse, but before it could even recover from the paralysis, Snow Flower’s giant icy tail slammed into it from the side.
“Boom!!!!”
The impact shattered most of its elemental energy.
Although it still stood its ground, cracks appeared on its body, even its life crystal was partially exposed.
A few seconds later, another terrifying black vortex appeared in the sky.
The main event was coming…
[Viral Species, Black Quality Combat Skill Card]
[—Heavenly Punishment—]
[Condenses formless, giant sword-shaped Viral Pet Essence on the surface of the void. Upon contact, unleashes Heavenly Punishment.]
[Heavenly Punishment’s power is determined by the void’s durability multiplied by the Black Quality enhancement.]
[Heavenly Punishment doesn’t consume stamina or Pet Essence.]
[If Heavenly Punishment fails to kill the target, it automatically triggers Divine Retribution.]
[Divine Retribution’s range and power are greater than Heavenly Punishment’s, but after activation, the pet beast temporarily loses the ability to use Shared Travel.]
Seeing this, the Thousand Year Marquis, the oldest of the Beast Tamer Alliance’s Marquises, swallowed hard.
Heavenly Punishment…
The Azure Sky Emperor’s…signature move…!!!
Had Lian Xing actually obtained it from the cauldron?
In that case…that was also coming, right?
A few seconds later, under everyone’s shocked gazes, a giant, black blade, seemingly cleaving the sky itself, descended from the black vortex.
After Heavenly Punishment came Divine Retribution…
“Boom!!!!”
As the black blade slowly fell, the entire Beast Tamer Alliance city was reduced to dust under the immense pressure, all the Beast Tamers and pet beasts, even the Emperors, sent flying, unable to resist. And the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light, at the epicenter of the attack, its body sinking, as if it were about to kneel, looked up, its eyes wide with horror, the elemental energy covering its body dissipating.
However, at the last moment, it suddenly sneered.
“Do you think you can defeat me with just a Black Quality combat skill?”
“Such a naive insect…”
“When I recover, you won’t have a second chance!!”
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“…”
“Yes, a single Black Quality combat skill isn’t enough to defeat you. But what can I do? My main battle pet beast hasn’t revived yet~~~”
“So, see you in a few days~~~” the golden-haired girl said with a smile, waving at the suppressed Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light.
In the next second, as the terrifying black blade descended, the world within a radius of thousands of kilometers, centered around the Beast Tamer Alliance’s sky, was annihilated by black Pet Essence.
Everything within the combat skill’s range was obliterated…!!!
This was…
Divine Retribution!!!
Heavenly Punishment was a single-target combat skill.
But its aftershock was almost as powerful as a map-wide AOE attack.
“Whoosh—”
Half a minute after Cloud and Dream’s Promise’s Heavenly Punishment, as the destructive shockwave subsided, the snow woman in the burial shroud, dragging its giant, icy tail, charged into the area.
[Ice Prison]
[Fire Meteor]
[Frozen Hell]
The moment it was touched by the aura of Divine Retribution, Snow Flower immediately activated Ice Prison, then, aiming at a random spot in the air, unleashed a counter-attack. In the next second, a giant meteor appeared, crushing all the Pet Essence within the Ice Prison, its surface instantly freezing over. Then, Snow Flower placed one hand on the icy meteor and crushed a Star Order with the other.
“Teleport coordinates, Dark Abyss Sea.”
“Whoosh—”
Without warning, the entire Ice Prison, along with the meteor and the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light, vanished.
Then, after waiting for about five minutes, Snow Flower, flying slowly, returned from Bimen Pass.
But the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light was nowhere to be seen…
Before teleporting, Lian Xing had told Snow Sun in Bimen Pass to retreat. Then, Snow Flower, crushing the Star Order, had taken the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light to the Dark Abyss Sea, on the other side of the Pet Beast World.
Snow Flower, with the Star Key, could return through the Star Gate.
But the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light wouldn’t be back anytime soon…
At this moment, having tricked a Sovereign-Tier Emperor, Lian Xing’s mood was excellent…
“…”
“…”
“Is…is it over…?” A long while later, the Hidden Moon Marquis, blown away by the shockwave, cautiously returned, her face pale, looking around.
“What are you thinking? That was a Sovereign-Tier Emperor! It can’t be defeated so easily!”
“It hasn’t even fought back yet. The next time we meet…that will be the true battle…” Lian Xing said with a smile, waving her hand dismissively.
The Emperor must be furious now. It wouldn’t be paying attention to the other battlefields.
But by then, when Moonlight Rabbit revived, she would finally have a chance against a Sovereign-Tier Emperor.
Soon, Silver Dragon also returned, her expression worried.
“You’ve become stronger…” Lian Xing said, gently ruffling the silver-haired, masked girl’s hair, messing up her hairstyle.
Silver Dragon’s face, beneath the mask, turned crimson.
She wanted to drag Lian Xing to bed and examine her development over the past six months.
But with Flood and the lice still at large, this wasn’t the time for reunions…
A few hours later, the three lice Emperors that had attacked the Beast Tamer Alliance earlier returned to the battlefield, hiding in the distance, observing cautiously.
“What’s going on? There’s been no movement from Lord Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light. Could it have been defeated…?”
“Don’t be ridiculous! How could a Royal-Tier pet beast defeat a Sovereign-Tier Emperor? It was just hit by that terrifying Black Quality combat skill. It just needs time to recover.”
“So, let’s retreat for now. We’ll come back and help Lord Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light later…”
“Agreed!!!” The three lice Emperors whispered among themselves.
However, just as they turned to leave, their expressions froze.
Two of them looked at each other, then at the empty space around them.
Huh…
Where was the other one?
It had been right beside them just now…
“Whoosh—”
A few seconds later, as one of the Emperors turned around, its companion, which had been staring at it just a moment ago, was also gone. Its expression turned to shock.
Suddenly, remembering what the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light had said about this area being strangely empty, the last remaining Emperor’s eyes widened in horror, and it fled at full speed.
“Whoosh—”
In an instant, the world spun.
The black, desolate void created by Divine Retribution vanished.
In the blink of an eye, it found itself in a dreamlike world of colorful mist and clouds, a giant, emerald green, spiraling pagoda reaching the sky, surrounded by mountains of bones and crystals.
The green, mist-like antelope, which had recently suppressed…the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light, sat on a pile of bones, its legs crossed, its expression indifferent. Floating beside it were the snow woman in the white shroud, its giant icy tail swirling behind it, and a golden, starlight elemental figure.
Mist Colt, Snow Flower, Golden Leaf, Star Sand…
Looking at this unbeatable lineup, the last remaining louse Emperor swallowed hard, then looked down at the two familiar life crystals near its feet.
Half a minute…?
No, it had only been 20 seconds…
They had already been killed…?
This speed was absurd…
But…
It was also a Viral Species. As long as it could activate its Viral World and shatter this mere Royal-Tier pet beast’s void, it still had a chance!!
“Open!!!!!”
“…”
“…”
The Viral Species lice Emperor roared, but inside Cloud and Dream’s Promise’s space, nothing happened, as if it were a child pretending to have superpowers, shouting attack names while the world continued as normal.
But this wasn’t a child’s fantasy, this was a Viral Species Emperor!!!
This was because—
The moment it had spoken, it had been hit by three negative status effects.
[Starless Shackles]
[Frozen Hell]
[Samadhi]
Its combat skills, Arcane Arts, Pet Essence, and Viral World were all…disabled.
After a moment of silence, the lice Emperor, its body drenched in sweat, finally understood why its two companions had been killed so quickly.
“I’m…I’m doomed…”
“…”
“…”
“Boom!!!!!”
At the same time, at the edge of the Pet Beast World, in the Dark Abyss Sea, green blade lights, like lasers, swept across the sky, shattering the frozen meteor on the ground. Not only the meteor, but also all the lice lurking near the Dark Abyss Sea were caught in the attack, their bodies shredded.
In the next second, the air above the Dark Abyss Sea began to tremble. A green, storm-like elemental figure, its body crackling with electricity, rose from the crater where the meteor had been. Under its terrifying aura, the surrounding icebergs melted, the sea and the land collapsed, and even the clouds in the sky were dispersed. This oppressive pressure was felt even by the Seven Heavens and Worry-Free Pond, countless regions away.
“Another Sovereign-Tier Emperor!?” Tears Maiden, at Worry-Free Pond’s defensive line, looked towards the source of the aura with a worried expression.
And Yun Jianyou, the pure white, dreamlike horse, at Youyou Leize’s defensive line, also frowned.
This Sovereign-Tier Emperor’s aura was among the strongest of the lice Emperors that had appeared so far…but the nearby 2nd-level regions couldn’t spare any forces to deal with it.
This was troublesome…
Should they ask the Dominating Cauldron Palace or the City of Awe for help?
However…
In the next second, the Sovereign-Tier Emperor’s furious roar, tearing through the Pet Essence for tens of thousands of regions, sent countless smaller pet beasts collapsing to the ground, blood flowing from their seven orifices.
“You damn brat…!!!”
“Just you wait, I’m coming for you!!!”
“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!”
With a deafening roar, the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light transformed into a green sword beam, tearing through the Dark Abyss Sea’s boundary, then, ignoring everything, charged towards the Beast Tamer Alliance. The entire Pet Beast World trembled. Along the green elemental sword beam’s path, mountains collapsed, rivers vaporized, its movements like a mad dog rampaging through the world.
A few hours later, it passed by Worry-Free Pond, ignoring the two Sovereign-Tier Emperors, the Ancient Species, and Rainwater. Half a day later, it passed by Youyou Leize, ignoring its fellow Sovereign’s call for help. A day and a half later, it broke through the Seven Heavens’ defensive line, taking a hit from a fellow Sovereign-Tier Emperor without even slowing down.
Receiving this report, the entire Pet Beast World was shocked.
What the hell was wrong with this louse!?
Who had provoked it to this extent!?
Two days later, the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light reached the City of Awe, which opened its defenses, letting it pass.
Three days later, it arrived at the Dominating Cauldron Palace.
Finally, after three and a half days of non-stop travel, the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light, panting heavily, returned to the skies above the Beast Tamer Alliance. It had destroyed that Star Gate the moment it emerged from the ice. So, this time, that golden-haired brat couldn’t use the same trick…
However…
When it arrived…
It wasn’t Snow Flower or the Mist Colt that awaited it.
Only the golden-haired girl with buns and starry eyes, floating in the air, as if she had been waiting.
The surrounding area was empty, devoid of life.
The Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light cautiously scanned the surroundings, then fixed its gaze on the golden-haired girl.
“Strange…”
“No unusual Pet Essence fluctuations…what trick is she planning this time?”
“Could it be that she’s going to beg for mercy…?” Although its anger hadn’t subsided, the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light cautiously observed the situation, wary of another…surprise attack.
What it couldn’t understand was that even with it right before her, this golden-haired girl hadn’t summoned any pet beasts…
No, wait, she had summoned one!!!
At this moment, the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light noticed something different.
It looked at the small, white, lop-eared rabbit on the girl’s head.
A Moonlight Rabbit…?
Was this her main battle pet beast that hadn’t revived yet?
How ridiculous. What could a mere Moonlight Rabbit possibly do…?
“Go, Moonlight Rabbit~~~”
“Hop!”
As the golden-haired girl’s words echoed, the Moonlight Rabbit jumped down from her head and hopped towards the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light.
A few seconds later, under the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light’s wary gaze…
The Moonlight Rabbit’s small, seemingly weak form transformed into a beautiful, white, humanoid rabbit, eight soft, petal-like ears drooping on either side of its body, as it slowly approached. As it got closer, the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light’s eyes narrowed.
It should just be an ordinary Royal-Tier Biological Species…
But something seemed to be burning within it…?
Was that light…?
In the next second, the light began to shine—
“…”
“…”
“Buzzzzzzzz!!!!!”
Instantly, a golden beam of light, originating from the Beast Tamer Alliance’s territory, shot into the sky, its brilliance shaking the entire Pet Beast World, capturing the attention of all living beings within a radius of tens of thousands of regions. At the same time, all the battling lice stopped, staring at the source of the light in disbelief.
Night descended, moonlight shone down.
In the ensuing silence, under the Ten Thousand Blades Gloomy Light’s horrified gaze…
A golden Moonlight Rabbit, its body wreathed in flames, emerged from the beam of light, then yawned languidly.
“That was a long nap~~~~”
“…”
“…”
This was the most perfect evolution path.
This was a being that shouldn’t exist in a lower Pet Beast World.
This was a dreamlike creation, transcending the past and the future.
At this moment, under the incredulous gazes of the lice Emperors across the Pet Beast World, the Shining aura, sweeping across the land, its pressure overwhelming, instantly dimmed the auras of all other beings, from Sovereign-Tier Emperors to the 72 Legends.
Royal-Tier Shining Species, Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon, making its grand entrance!!!