Category: I’m Surrounded by My Own Pets!

Chapter 166: Golden Leaf’s Ultimate Awakening, Facing the Royal-Tier Calamity Sun!! p2

Outside the Ice Prison, in the Dark Abyss Sea region…

Under the incredulous gazes of the surrounding Beast Tamers, as the dark, ominous aura descended, a black, humanoid Moonlight Rabbit appeared above the clouds.

The last of the Cycle of Calamity’s Four Calamities, the Black Moon Emperor, a transcendent evolution product of the Moonlight Rabbit!!

At this moment, under everyone’s terrified gazes, and Tears Maiden’s wary observation, the black Moonlight Rabbit took out a black, iron ball from its mouth.

Calamity Sun, one of the 72 Legends!!!

However, unlike before, the moment they sensed Calamity Sun’s ominous aura, the Ancient Species’s aura erupted from within Tears Maiden, a sulfur-colored Water Elemental appearing before her.

Undoubtedly, the Yellow Springs Beckon felt…threatened…by Calamity Sun…

Because it was no longer just Calamity Sun!!!

[Royal-Tier — Weapon Species — Devilish Smile!!!]

Calamity Sun had asked the Black Moon Emperor a question before: did it want to use its Commander-Tier form or its Royal-Tier form? But Calamity Sun was just a High-Tier newborn. Even if it hid its true tier, maintaining its initial form, how could it switch between Royal-Tier and Commander-Tier?

However, at that moment, the Black Moon Emperor had understood Calamity Sun’s meaning. It had finally understood why their former boss had been so respectful towards Calamity Sun, even treating it as an equal…

Calamity Sun had already been at the peak of Commander-Tier!!!

It could evolve into the Royal-Tier Devilish Smile whenever it wanted.

But then, in this Pet Beast World, there would be few beings capable of throwing it, no one left to facilitate its destruction.

However, even so—

Calamity Sun didn’t want to miss this opportunity to defeat Snow Flower!!!

So, facing Calamity Sun’s question, the Black Moon Emperor’s answer had been—

“I’m willing to sacrifice everything…!!!”

“…”

“…”

“Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

In the next second, a deafening roar echoed, and countless black, tentacle-like ears, over a hundred of them, sprouted from the black, humanoid Moonlight Rabbit’s back, blood spurting from the wounds.

The bloodline combat skill, Six Ears!!!

Then, the countless black ears, like flower petals, closed around the blazing black, iron ball, holding it aloft.

Devilish Smile, Calamity Sun’s Royal-Tier form.

At this moment, the black Pet Essence surrounding the iron ball was like a collapsing void, anything it touched turning to ash, even the Black Moon Emperor’s ears. The black Moonlight Rabbit’s face was contorted in pain as it regenerated its flesh while maintaining its throwing stance. After charging for a second, it launched its attack towards the Ice Prison below.

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”

Instantly, a terrifying shockwave, shaking all the surrounding regions, a black beam of energy, tearing through the sky, struck the Ancient Water Elemental.

“Don’t block it directly!!!” Tears Maiden’s warning came too late. The Yellow Springs Beckon, which had been about to take the hit head-on, shifted slightly at the last moment.

In the next second, half of its body was pulverized…

The black beam of energy, crushing everything in its path, like a satellite missile, slammed into the top of Snow Flower’s Ice Prison.

“Crash——!!!!!”

A black light, like a smog, spread outwards.

Wherever the black, particle-like Pet Essence passed, all life and Pet Essence vaporized, entire regions obliterated…

And then, the seemingly indestructible Ice Prison shattered into icy dust…

The black meteor crashed inside, the entire area below trembling…

This was…

The true Calamity Sun, nothing could stop it!!!

Snow Flower’s Ice Prison, 90% destroyed, all life within devastated…

Meanwhile, seeing the Ice Prison broken, the Black Moon Emperor, swallowing a mouthful of blood, its expression filled with fanatical excitement, followed Devilish Smile inside.

But just as it was about to enter…

The Yellow Springs Beckon, its body fully restored, slapped it away.

“Boom!!!!!”

Struck by the sulfur-colored water tornado, the Black Moon Emperor tumbled through the air, crashing to the ground thirteen regions away, its body covered in wounds. As a throwing-type Emperor, it couldn’t break through the Ancient Species’s defenses.

However, in the next second, it raised its head, a grim smile on its face, and ripped out its own life crystal. Then, its black ears closed, assuming a throwing stance.

“Boom!!!!!”

A black meteor flashed.

Before the Yellow Springs Beckon could react, the Black Moon Emperor’s life crystal, transformed into a shooting star, was thrown into the Ice Prison. And its original body began to wither, soon turning into a husk…

The Yellow Springs Beckon turned to give chase, but the Ice Prison had already reformed… Trapped outside, it furiously pounded on the barrier, its enraged Ancient Species aura shaking the entire Dark Abyss Sea.

However, Tears Maiden’s expression was unusually calm…

She didn’t try to pursue the Black Moon Emperor or Devilish Smile. Instead, she calmly summoned Rainwater and began restoring the surrounding regions and their inhabitants.

After all, was entering that place really a good thing…?

Not necessarily…

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“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”

As Devilish Smile crashed down, like an exploding planet, the world before them turned black. The falling snowflakes were stained by the endless darkness, the pure white landscape defiled…

This attack from the Black Moon Emperor and Calamity Sun, it hadn’t just broken through the Ice Prison’s barrier, it had destroyed all life within.

However…

A few seconds later, as the black, iron ball slowly rose from a crack in the ground, looking at the fading darkness, its mood soured. Before it, countless snowflake crystals, like a mountain of fruit, covered the lower part of the Ice Prison.

Under everyone’s gaze, the annihilating black aura gradually dissipated.

The pristine white snowscape returned.

[It didn’t even break through Snow Flower’s aura?]

[Are you not full today?]

“…”

“…”

“I apologize, Lord Calamity Sun. The Ice Prison blocked 90% of the impact, and then that damn Ancient Species slowed it down further.”

“The next attack will definitely kill Snow Flower!!!” Behind Calamity Sun, the Black Moon Emperor’s life crystal began to regenerate…flesh.

A few seconds later, the revived black Moonlight Rabbit, its form slightly weakened, once again grasped the black, iron ball.

And then, under their wary gazes…

A beautiful, white-haired woman in a loose, white burial shroud appeared at the edge of the snowy field.

At this moment, a chilling aura, like a cold wind, washed over the Black Moon Emperor.

Freezing cold, ice and snow…

This was…

Snow Flower, ranked 8th among the 72 Legends!!!

Looking at the approaching woman, the black Moonlight Rabbit assumed its throwing stance, its body leaning forward. Although Snow Flower was a Legend among Legends, a throwing-type pet beast wielding Calamity Sun was a different story!!!

It had no doubt…

They would defeat Snow Flower!!!

At this moment, facing Snow Flower’s chilling aura, layers of black, annihilating energy enveloped the iron ball, forming two black, lightning-wreathed horns at its top. Wherever the black lightning touched, all Pet Essence was annihilated…

“Boom!!!!”

Under everyone’s gaze, the pure white snowstorm and the black lightning collided. The entire Ice Prison trembled, almost all the Royal-Tier pet beasts sent flying, only the Monarch-Tier pet beasts able to maintain their positions. The Beast Tamers from the new world, their faces filled with shock and disbelief, watched the chaotic scene.

“Someone’s here to rescue us…”

“But…how…!?”

“Why Calamity Sun…!!!”

This wasn’t a rescue—

It was a massacre!!!

Calamity Sun’s only purpose was to destroy everything, including Snow Flower!!!

In this chaotic situation, no one could survive.

And the portal to the new world wouldn’t reopen for another ten days!!!

The Sanctuary Guardian’s previous batch of transmigrators had been wiped out by Calamity Sun.

However…

To everyone’s surprise, although they, the Monarch-Tier Beast Tamers, were filled with despair…

The woman who called herself Moon Princess, and her companions, they were watching the battle between Snow Flower and Calamity Sun with interest, protected by their auras.

When a person is killed…it’s over…

Don’t you fear death…?

Of course they feared death.

Tears Maiden’s Rainwater could only rewind the lives of those within its Pet Essence range. It couldn’t restore those outside its reach, like those affected by an Emperor’s aura. Even the strongest of the Seven Heavens could only revive those who had died within the past ten minutes. They couldn’t just respawn NPCs infinitely.

But…

Moon Princess and the others, and the other Beast Tamers from this Pet Beast World who were secretly watching weren’t worried about resurrection…

The problem was—

Moon Rabbit Lian Xing was here!!!

Regardless of the outcome of the battle between Calamity Sun and Snow Flower…

They would all eventually face the unstoppable Shining Species Moonlight Rabbit!!!

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…

“Crackle, crackle—”

Sparks flew as the pure white snowstorm and the black lightning clashed. At this moment, as the black Moonlight Rabbit maintained its throwing stance, the woman in the white shroud, Snow Flower, seemed to be tiring, its crystalline, white aura fading.

Undoubtedly, Calamity Sun was now serious.

Two demonic horns had appeared on the black sphere’s top, and its surface was now covered in fangs, like a grinning demon. This terrifying sight was unprecedented, and the backlash it inflicted on the Black Moon Emperor was also immense…

Its face was a mask of pain.

A pyrrhic victory, even a throwing-type Emperor couldn’t fully control the Royal-Tier Devilish Smile.

In the next second, facing the combined power of the Black Moon Emperor and Devilish Smile, Snow Flower, as if feeling that the fight was unfair, reached into its shroud and pulled out a golden leaf…

At this moment, Devilish Smile’s expression froze.

It had fought alongside this Golden Leaf before. How could it not recognize it!?

Why…

Why was this Golden Leaf in Snow Flower’s hand!!!

“Buzz——!!!”

In the next second, under the Black Moon Emperor and Devilish Smile’s incredulous gazes, the snow woman’s body began to burn Ice-blue flames, emanating from the Golden Leaf, spread across her body, as if melting her, turning her into a blue fire…

This was…

Awakening!!!

Weapon Species’ Awakening was the most difficult to achieve among the five evolution paths.

Because it required not only the Weapon Species itself to awaken, but also a high level of synergy and compatibility with its wielder. Some Weapon Species and their wielders, even after reaching Emperor-Tier, couldn’t achieve Awakening.

The Moonlight Rabbit had chewed on the Golden Leaf day and night, but it hadn’t awakened.

Who would have thought that Snow Flower, after only having the Golden Leaf for half a month, could awaken it!!!

At this moment, what flashed through the Golden Leaf’s mind wasn’t its memories of fighting alongside the Moonlight Rabbit or the pain of being chewed on, but the blissful time it had spent with Snow Flower, being fed, sleeping, bathing, strolling together…

Although brief…

It would never forget!!!

“…”

“…”

“Boom!!!”

A few seconds later, as the ice-blue flames erupted, a new, ice-flame snow woman appeared, its pure white body covered in flickering, ice-blue flames, its previously empty eyes now filled with icy fire, a ring of ice blades, like a tail, extending from beneath its shroud, dozens of harp strings neatly arranged within the hollow center.

This was…

A Weapon Species’s awakened form!!!

It wasn’t just an enhancement of its own abilities, but a complete fusion with its wielder!!!

[Calamity Sun, Black Moon Emperor]

VS

[Snow Flower, Sun Harp!!!]

“…”

“…”

“Whoosh~~~~”

Meanwhile, over ten kilometers away…

Lian Xing, sitting atop an iceberg, her white stocking-clad legs swaying, as if she didn’t even care, dropped her popcorn, her starry eyes widening.

Chapter 166: Golden Leaf’s Ultimate Awakening, Facing the Royal-Tier Calamity Sun!! p1

Dark Abyss Sea, within the Ice Prison.

As the snow woman carrying the Golden Leaf walked further away, Lian Xing froze, her and the Moonlight Rabbit’s expressions blank.

“Uh…it’s just…gone…?”

“My Golden Leaf!!!” Lian Xing wailed internally.

She hadn’t expected Snow Flower to be interested not in her blood, nor Moonlight Rabbit or Star Sand, but in the mutated Golden Leaf. Normally, a stolen pet beast could be recalled, but this was Snow Flower. Frozen by its aura, pet beasts lost the ability to return or die. Reclaiming Golden Leaf meant a fight with Snow Flower.

“Forget it. It looks happy. I’ll let Snow Flower borrow it,” Lian Xing decided, dismissing the idea of a fight. It wasn’t the time for a showdown with a 72 Legend. What if, after a hard-won victory, it still refused to cooperate? Besides, Snow Flower seemed to have a favorable impression of her. Star Sand had earned her 1 point, trading Golden Leaf another, and the attempted blood-feeding had cost her 1. Overall, positive.

Lian Xing placed Snow Flower’s hairpin in her bun and turned to leave. The Ice Prison’s Pet Essence restriction no longer affected her. She could use this time to enhance Moonlight Rabbit. As for the Beast Tamers from the new world, since they had practically abandoned their mission, she needn’t worry. Even if they tried to escape, Tears Maiden was waiting.

Meanwhile, Snow Flower, carrying Golden Leaf, seemed to be in a better mood, its steps lighter. Any Cycle of Calamity remnants or Beast Tamers they encountered fled the moment they sensed Snow Flower’s aura, even from kilometers away. They perceived it as something far more terrifying than a Royal or even a Monarch, something whose defenses were impenetrable.

As time passed, more and more pet beasts, drained of Pet Essence, froze into ice statues, the Ice Prison a desolate graveyard. The teams that had entered to hunt the Cycle of Calamity remnants regretted their decision. Every battle drained their Pet Essence, leaving them vulnerable. Thankfully, Snow Flower’s freezing preserved their lives. One day, when Snow Flower was defeated, they would be freed. Their only hope now rested with the Seven Heavens.

Half a day later, Snow Flower and Golden Leaf arrived at a cold cave filled with ice crystals. Only Ice-type pet beasts could venture deep inside. Even standing at the entrance drained your Pet Essence.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz!!!” The Golden Leaf’s branches trembled as they went deeper. Sensing its dwindling Pet Essence, Snow Flower took out an ice hairpin and pierced the Golden Leaf’s petal. It looked gruesome, but the hole was like an ear piercing. The Golden Leaf whimpered, then stopped struggling.

Snow Flower carried the pierced Golden Leaf into a treasure vault at the cave’s end.

“Whoosh—” The Golden Leaf’s eyes widened. Countless life crystals, mostly Monarch-Tier, even an Emperor-Tier one, lined the shelves. No combat skills, though. This was the Cycle of Calamity’s vault! When Moon Calamity attacked Dark Abyss Sea, the four Cycle of Calamity beasts guarding the vault had activated a Viral Species Emperor’s relic for defense, grabbed a few items, and teleported away. The vault, protected for that brief moment, had sunk to the bottom, into Snow Flower’s hands. The Emperor-Tier crystal was fresh, the pet beast having died recently.

[One of Dark Abyss Sea’s Four Calamities, a mutated Emperor originally the Viral Species Void Spirit, capable of teleportation. After rescuing remnants, it returned to the vault, encountered Snow Flower, and was defeated.]

The Seven Heavens, after eliminating two of the Four Calamities, hadn’t found the other besides Black Moon. So, this one had died first, defeated by Snow Flower soon after the Cycle of Calamity’s fall. Snow Flower, frightened by Moon Calamity, had activated Ice Prison, sealing Dark Abyss Sea and banning Ancient Species.

The Golden Leaf understood. This Royal-Tier Snow Flower was stronger than a typical Emperor! As it felt a surge of fear, Snow Flower swept a row of crystals off a shelf and stared at it intently. Hesitantly, the Golden Leaf licked a crystal. Seeing no objection, it devoured over a dozen Monarch-Tier mutated crystals. Mutated evolutions thrived on crystals. Consuming enough could force a transcendent mutation.

Snow Flower, watching the Golden Leaf devour the crystals, gently stroked its petals. After finishing a shelf’s worth of crystals, the Golden Leaf looked at Snow Flower expectantly, wanting to be fed. Snow Flower smiled, picked up the Golden Leaf, and began hand-feeding it like a baby.

The Red Prison Palace Master had once been limited to ten Royal-Tier crystals per day, but as the Sun Harp, its appetite was limitless, devouring Monarch-Tier crystals from the Cycle of Calamity’s vault. Before Snow Flower could feed it the Calamity Emperor’s crystal, the Golden Leaf reached its limit, having consumed over 40 Monarch-Tier crystals, about a thirtieth of the Cycle of Calamity’s hoard. Snow Flower tucked the Golden Leaf into its shroud and went to sleep on a bed of ice.

The Golden Leaf, feeling Snow Flower’s cold, soft embrace, felt a sense of bliss, forgetting the torment of being chewed on by the Moonlight Rabbit.

The next day, it ate more, then slept with Snow Flower.

The third day, the same.

The fourth, eating and sleeping.

The fifth, eating and strolling.

The sixth, eating and bathing together.

The fifteenth day, eating, loving it, wanting to stay with Snow Flower forever.

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Half a month had passed. The beings trapped in the Ice Prison were in despair. Covered in frost, they had only a sliver of life force left. Occasionally, Cycle of Calamity remnants and Pet Beast World teams would encounter each other, then mutually retreat. The Seven Heavens had no solution. Snow Flower’s Ice Prison couldn’t be broken by force. They needed a Royal-Tier pet beast capable of rivaling Snow Flower.

Was that even possible?

Yes…

If that woman inside the Ice Prison acted, this crisis could be resolved. This was the moment everyone was waiting for.

So, what was she doing?

Charging the moon.

Lian Xing was replenishing the moon’s energy. Using the Moonwalker Mother’s necklace, she made the Moonlight Rabbit’s Pet Essence overflow, then, using its new Arcane Art, Moonlight Throne, stored it in the moon. Although the moon wasn’t visible near the Dark Abyss Sea, the beings in other regions could sense its growing brilliance.

Meanwhile, after 15 days of analysis, the Celestial Anchor finally deciphered Snow Flower’s panel.

Now Lian Xing could finally study its abilities.

[Royal-Tier — Elemental Species — Snow Flower (72 Legends)]

[Legend Arcane Art: Snow Thorns (If Snow Flower is hit without defending, automatically casts Frozen Hell on a random target, considered a 3-second hit.)]

[Legend Arcane Art: Winter’s Embrace (Upon receiving fatal damage, Snow Flower can unleash a guaranteed, ranged counter-attack against a designated target within the Ice Prison, using all support combat skills, weapons, Arcane Arts, talents, and bloodline combat skills.)]

[Talent: Frozen Hell (Frozen targets lose Pet Essence every second. Upon reaching zero, they are permanently frozen, unable to die, return, or recover Pet Essence.)]

[Talent: Ice Prison: All beings trapped within gradually wither, unable to recover Pet Essence or leave. Can reject three types of visitors. If not specifically targeted, can be forcefully broken (e.g., virgin vs. non-virgin).]

[Characteristic: Seven Snow Souls]

(Snow Flower’s defense is greatly increased, but it cannot use Elementalization.)

(Snow Flower has no health points. It takes no damage from any attack. After receiving seven fatal blows, it loses one Snow Soul, its health fully restored, entering the Six Snow Souls state. One Snow Soul regenerates every 24 hours.)

(The fewer Snow Souls remaining, the stronger its counter-attacks and defense.)

(With only one Snow Soul remaining, Snow Flower enters the One Life state, activating unlimited counter-attacks, able to attack without defending.)

[Bloodline Combat Skill: Detection failed.]

[Combat Skill: Detection failed.]

[Awakening: Detection failed.]

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“…”

As Snow Flower’s detailed panel was displayed, Lian Xing frowned.

This was…troublesome…

In its initial form, Snow Flower was docile and harmless…

But once it received fatal damage, its counter-attack was…devastating…

Especially in its final One Snow Soul state, its survival instincts heightened, it would likely enter an indiscriminate killing mode, eliminating any threat within its domain.

By then, the true disaster would begin…

So, the best way to deal with Snow Flower was through negotiation, not by weakening it through force.

Meanwhile, as Lian Xing pondered her strategy against Snow Flower…

The Beast Tamers from the new world were huddled in a fire-lit cave, seeking warmth, along with a few dishevele …young Beast Tamers from this world.

“Thank you for saving us. We would have been killed by those Cycle of Calamity remnants if not for you…”

“And you’re already Monarch-Tier Beast Tamers at such a young age! Amazing!!!” a beautiful girl with long, golden hair and a noble demeanor said respectfully.

“Don’t mention it. We’re just sticking together to stay warm. Cooperation is key to survival~~~” the dark green-haired woman with a beauty mark from the new world team said casually, waving her hand.

But her heart was heavy.

Their mission, assigned by the Sanctuary Guardian, it had been a complete failure. Even their main battle pet beasts had been frozen. If the local Beast Tamers didn’t help, their pet beasts would be stuck in this world.

Snow Flower could actually prevent pet beasts from returning through freezing…?

This ability was too powerful, far beyond their expectations.

She even began to doubt the Sanctuary Guardian.

Had it abandoned them from the start, using them as pawns, perhaps with other hidden plans…?

And where was that supervisor!?

She hadn’t appeared for half a month. Had she died inside the Ice Prison?

Even they, Monarch-Tier Beast Tamers, were helpless here. That Royal-Tier Beast Tamer with the golden buns must be dead…

This mission was filled with uncertainties. Perhaps that supervisor had also been sent here to die…

At this moment, as the black-haired woman was lost in thought, one of her companions suddenly asked, “By the way, do you know that golden-haired girl with starry eyes?”

“The one with the buns…!!”

“Is she famous…?”

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“…”

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the cave became strange.

Seeing the locals’ confused expressions, the black-haired woman wanted to stop her companion from speaking further, but it was too late.

They had asked a question they shouldn’t have!!!

“Wait…”

“You…you don’t know her!?” Moon Princess, dressed in the Beast Tamer Alliance uniform, her golden hair styled like a noblewoman’s, asked in disbelief.

She looked at the 17 girls, but they all seemed genuinely confused, as if they had never heard of Lian Xing.

How was that possible!?

They had also come here after receiving the Seven Heavens’ wanted poster. How could they not know about Moon Rabbit Lian Xing’s record and lineup!?

It was because Lian Xing had already entered, and Tears Maiden was guarding outside, that they had dared to enter the Ice Prison!!

These girls…

Who were they!?

At this moment, facing Moon Princess’s wary gaze, everyone fell silent, and the Beast Tamer who had asked the question also closed her mouth, not daring to speak.

Revealing their lack of knowledge was one thing, they could still make something up.

But revealing further information would be a serious violation—

But was that golden-haired supervisor really that famous?

Famous enough that everyone should know her? That seemed exaggerated…

During their journey with the supervisor, every team they encountered, regardless of their region, seemed to know her.

Was this Pet Beast World obsessed with “entertainment”?

As time passed, and the atmosphere in the cave became increasingly awkward, before Moon Princess could ask any more questions…

“Boom!!!!!”

A deafening explosion echoed, and the entire Ice Prison trembled. At this moment, including Snow Flower and the Golden Leaf, all living beings looked up at the sky above the Ice Prison. A dark, ominous aura was spreading, quickly enveloping the entire sky.

This aura was…

“It’s finally here~~~” the golden-haired girl, who had been relaxing, said with a smile, sensing the familiar aura.

Lian Xing had planned to wait for another five days. If it didn’t come, she would have to face Snow Flower herself.

This way, she could just sit back and watch the show…

Chapter 165: Golden Leaf Stolen by Snow Flower, Moonlight Rabbit Cuckolded! 

Dark Abyss Sea, within the Ice Prison.

As the 17 Beast Tamers from the new world arrived via special teleportation, they all noticed the golden-haired girl already waiting there. Seeing the bright, starry patterns in her eyes, they held their breath.

This was…

The supervisor for their mission.

They hadn’t forgotten that half a month ago, this girl, along with another blue-haired girl in a hospital gown, had appeared before them as injured patients…

They had encountered supervisors before, but they were usually Emperor-Tier experts. The supervisors’ role was to ensure they didn’t leave the designated area, usually servants trained by the Sanctuary Guardian in the lower Pet Beast Worlds. Unlike the 72 Legends in the new world, who had reached their peak, the lower worlds were filled with immature newborns.

If these Beast Tamers got greedy and tried to steal them…

If they failed and were captured, the lower world’s inhabitants would gain knowledge of the new world, their understanding of the world distorted, which could lead to the destruction of their Pet Beast World.

So, even if it meant death, they couldn’t leave the designated area.

“Strange…this supervisor seems to be just a Royal-Tier Beast Tamer… And she’s actually inside Snow Flower’s domain!? Won’t she…die…?”

“It doesn’t matter. Just focus on our mission. Anything can happen in this Pet Beast World. After all, the Sanctuary Guardian’s previous generation was wiped out here, and even after ten thousand years, they still haven’t retrieved Calamity Sun…”

“Yes, I’ve heard that this place is different from other lower worlds, as if it was separated because it entered that Fallen Species’s orbit…”

“So that’s why there are so many Legends here~~~?” Under the golden-haired girl’s watchful gaze, the 17 Beast Tamers whispered among themselves as they left, searching for Snow Flower’s aura.

Normally, due to the low concentration of Pet Essence, Legends rarely appeared in lower worlds, even Emperors were uncommon. But the moment they arrived in this world, the Beast Tamers from the new world sensed something different…

The Pet Essence concentration here was far higher than in other lower worlds!!!

Meanwhile, Lian Xing followed them, keeping a distance of about a kilometer. She had already tested it when she first arrived. Star Gates couldn’t be placed inside the Ice Prison. Otherwise, she would have used the Star Gate’s bird’s-eye view…

The good news was that Star Orders still worked…

Soon, they encountered a group of Cycle of Calamity remnants, led by a mutated Monarch-Tier black dragon, wandering through the snowy landscape. Because their auras were being masked by the Moonwalker Mother, the remnants couldn’t sense their true strength and surrounded them.

Of course, Lian Xing could see their true strength.

She could even analyze their combat power using the Celestial Anchor’s detection ability. The strongest among them were comparable to Little Flower Goddess and the Second Princess, the mid-tier ones were around the level of the top 2nd-level region league champions, and a few were even newcomers who hadn’t reached Monarch-Tier.

But…

The Cycle of Calamity, Dark Abyss Sea…it had once been a powerful 2nd-level region.

The mutated Monarchs born here couldn’t be weak…

“Roar!!!!!”

In the next second, as the Monarch-Tier black dragon’s terrifying roar echoed, a few of the weaker Beast Tamers clutched their ears and crouched down, their faces contorted in pain. The more experienced ones immediately summoned their Monarch-Tier pet beasts to defend, forming a protective formation. One of the girls calmly placed a mechanical device on the ground, quickly scanning the black dragon’s data.

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“They’re too cautious…,” Lian Xing muttered, watching from a distance.

They could easily overwhelm this black dragon if they attacked together, yet they were still analyzing its data…

But this was the disadvantage of the Moonwalker Mother’s aura masking.

The barrier worked both ways. They couldn’t sense the enemy’s strength, nor could the enemy sense theirs. This meant that if they encountered an unbeatable opponent, they wouldn’t be able to react in time.

And they couldn’t determine the supervisor, Lian Xing’s, strength either.

But this secrecy was also necessary for the mission.

A few seconds later, the black dragon’s data was displayed.

Seeing the information on the panel, everyone’s expressions turned to disbelief.

“No combat skills?”

“No Arcane Arts…?”

“Wait, what’s going on!?” they whispered to each other, confused.

This black dragon looked so terrifying…how could it be a blank slate…?

What had happened here!?

And not only this Monarch, but also the Royal-Tier pet beasts behind it…they were all weak, far weaker than expected.

“Sea Emperor’s Horn!!!”

Seeing this, one of the stronger Beast Tamers immediately summoned her pet beast. In the next second, as a tidal wave erupted, a giant, watery horn pierced through the air, shattering the black dragon’s left wing and crushing the hundreds of Royal-Tier pet beasts behind it.

“This Viral Species is quite strong…” Lian Xing observed their battle, her mind evaluating.

Having been severely injured, the black dragon immediately sensed the difference in strength and frantically tried to escape, flapping its remaining wing. Within Snow Flower’s domain, Pet Essence couldn’t be recovered, which meant that Biological Species couldn’t heal themselves.

Once they received a fatal injury, it was game over…

So, the black dragon, flapping its remaining wing, flew low over the group, then sped away.

However, before it could escape…

As the golden-haired girl’s figure came into view, the black dragon froze, its expression turning to fear.

In the next second, it abruptly changed direction, trying to escape in a different direction.

“…”
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“Chase it!!!” Seeing this, the Beast Tamers from the new world finally reacted, sending three Monarch-Tier pet beasts after the black dragon.

Within five minutes, the defenseless mutated Monarch-Tier pet beast was killed…

After returning, the master of the Sea Emperor’s Horn, a cold girl with dark green hair, stored the Monarch-Tier crystal in her void. Then, half of the Beast Tamers glanced at the golden-haired girl in the distance.

Had that mutated Monarch-Tier pet beast been afraid of this supervisor?

Was she strong…?

Meanwhile, the girl who had deployed the mechanical device earlier began retrieving it, but before doing so, she curiously scanned the golden-haired supervisor’s aura. In the next second, her curious expression turned to shock.

“How…how is this possible?”

“What’s going on!?” According to the electronic data, this supervisor was just a newborn Royal-Tier Beast Tamer!

At this level…how dare she enter Snow Flower’s domain!?

And that mutated Monarch being scared off by her aura…it didn’t make sense…

At the same time, seeing the Cycle of Calamity Monarch’s death, Lian Xing shook her head, feeling a bit disappointed…

If not for the Moonwalker Mother’s supervision mission, she would have already wiped out all the Cycle of Calamity remnants here with the Sun Harp. At this rate, how long would it take them to clear this place?

But thankfully, Snow Flower’s aura was getting closer…

There was a simple way to break Snow Flower’s Ice Prison: defeat Snow Flower itself within the domain.

Snow Flower wouldn’t hide or run.

But its frontal combat power, ranked 8th among the 72 Legends…

It was enough to despair the millions of Cycle of Calamity remnants here.

Just at Royal-Tier, it had been given a 7-star threat rating by the Seven Heavens, on par with the Black Moon Emperor wielding Calamity Sun. Its combat power was terrifying.

After that, over the next three days and three nights, the Beast Tamers from the new world encountered 18 waves of Cycle of Calamity remnants and seven teams of Beast Tamers from the original world. To their surprise, the local Beast Tamers, who had initially been wary of their masked auras, became excited the moment they saw the golden-haired supervisor behind them, rushing forward for autographs and photos.

And Lian Xing obliged every request, except for one who wanted to take her stockings and another who wanted to become her online lover…

This strange situation even eased the tension among the group.

It seemed this supervisor was quite famous in this Pet Beast World…?

Everyone seemed to know her.

Was she some kind of idol famous for singing, dancing, and “fevers”?

…

…

As they continued their journey, the air grew colder, and they began to see countless ice statues, both of Cycle of Calamity remnants and Beast Tamers who had come here to hunt them. Seeing this, the beautiful girl with dark green hair summoned her Monarch-Tier Sea Emperor’s Horn, a watery aura enveloping them, creating a viral barrier for her teammates.

“It seems…Snow Flower itself is close…”

“Be careful, everyone. This is a Legend…”

“I’m sure none of us have forgotten how many we lost last time when we faced Qianqiu…”

“Whoosh——!!!!!”

In the next second, under everyone’s horrified gazes, a white light, like a meteor, streaked through their formation, appearing before the golden-haired girl with buns. Its speed was so great that they didn’t even have time to react.

A few seconds later, as the white light faded, a purple-haired woman, riding a snow-white horse, appeared.

The Second Princess of Youyou Leize.

And…

Returning Dust, one of the 72 Legends!!!

Because their auras were masked, they didn’t immediately recognize the horse’s species. But its terrifying speed made all the new world Beast Tamers tense.

“Lian Xing, are your relationship slots full?” the Second Princess asked, glancing at the 17 Beast Tamers. She had secretly checked Lian Xing’s partner list using Thunder Fly’s phone and knew that Lian Xing had 17 empty slots.

With these 17 girls…would it be full now?

Hearing the Second Princess’s question, Lian Xing shook her head.

“Of course not.”

“17 at once? Do you think I’m that promiscuous…?”

“Speaking of which, Second Princess, why are you going this way? Isn’t Snow Flower in the other direction?”

“…”
“…”

If you’re not promiscuous, then who is…!?

Remembering the compromising photos Lian Xing had taken, the Second Princess blushed slightly, then said, her voice serious, “I came here specifically to find you!!”

“I took a look from a distance and realized that I’m probably no match for it, so I…ran away…”

“Tears Maiden and Little Flower Goddess are both blocked outside, and the others aren’t reliable. I can only rely on you~~~”

And you’re proud of running away…? Lian Xing thought.

But her curiosity about Snow Flower had increased.

Just how strong was it to make the Second Princess flee without even fighting?

Snow Flower, ranked 8th among the 72 Legends…

Lian Xing had only seen its information in the future expansion data… She had never encountered it before.

“So, do you want to team up?”

“No, my target isn’t Snow Flower. I have other things to do. You can go play by yourself~~~” Lian Xing refused without hesitation.

A few seconds later, the Second Princess flew away, a puzzled expression on her face.

Did Lian Xing not want to capture Snow Flower!?

How was that possible…!!!

Actually, Lian Xing did plan to deal with Snow Flower, but only after these Beast Tamers from the new world failed…

“…”

“…”

“She’s not hostile towards us. Let’s continue,” the leader of the 17 Beast Tamers, a black-haired woman, said, relieved, then led the group forward.

In their previous missions, besides Emperor-Tier beings, they had rarely encountered such powerful natives.

Finally, half a day later, as the piles of ice statues around them increased, they finally saw that pale, almost translucent figure.

Amidst the falling snow, in the distance…

A white-haired woman in a thin, white burial shroud appeared.

Her shroud was slit to her hip, revealing her bloodless, white legs, the veins beneath her skin a faint, ice-blue, snowflake pattern. A large snowflake-shaped crystal hairpin adorned her long, white hair.

And her eyes were completely white, as if they had no pupils or irises.

Although her eyes were strange, her face was breathtakingly beautiful…

Untainted, like a goddess…

At this moment, as the woman in the burial shroud walked through the snowy landscape…

Even without sensing her aura, the Beast Tamers from the new world felt a chilling cold!!!

This was…

The final boss of their mission—

Snow Flower, the 8th of the 72 Legends!!!

However, this was Snow Flower’s human form, not its true body.

After a few seconds of being captivated by Snow Flower’s beauty, the dark green-haired girl snapped out of her daze and shouted, her voice snapping her teammates out of their trance.

“Defensive formation!!!”

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—”

As brilliant lights flashed, 13 Monarch-Tier pet beasts appeared behind Snow Flower. Meanwhile, noticing the commotion, Snow Flower looked over, its expression indifferent.

In the next second, its beautiful face showed a hint of confusion…

Snow Flower wasn’t surprised by these Beast Tamers’ strength.

It was wondering how they had even entered its domain.

It had set a restriction, no Monarch-Tier pet beasts allowed…

How had these outsiders gotten in…?

“Boom!!!!!”

Instantly, countless combat skills erupted from the Monarch-Tier pet beasts, engulfing Snow Flower. In a flash of lightning and thunder, the snowy ground within a radius of ten thousand meters around the woman in the burial shroud collapsed, a giant crack appearing in the icy ground.

Even Snow Flower’s figure was swallowed by the attack.

However, a few seconds later, as the dust settled, Snow Flower’s unharmed form reappeared.

It hadn’t even moved!!!

But as if it were slow to react, it didn’t retaliate, instead casually brushing some ice dust off its shroud.

“What’s going on?”

“Snow Flower’s hostility…it’s weak…”

Seeing this, the Beast Tamers from the new world looked at each other, confused.

Just then, Lian Xing, the golden-haired girl with buns and starry eyes, snapping out of her trance, coughed slightly, her face a bit flushed.

Of course Snow Flower’s hostility was weak…

Because it was an incredibly rare counter-attack type Elemental Species!!!

The number of healing-type pet beasts, minus the number of missile-type pet beasts, minus the number of throwing-type pet beasts, was approximately equal to the number of counter-attack type pet beasts.

Clearly, these Beast Tamers’ attacks hadn’t been enough to trigger Snow Flower’s counter-attack. It had simply skipped a turn.

In the next second, the strongest among them, the black-haired woman, raised her hand. Although she didn’t understand why Snow Flower wasn’t hostile, perhaps a stronger attack would provoke it?

“Boom!!!!!”

Instantly, as the Sea Emperor’s Horn’s fluorescent light blazed, a green water tornado erupted from its giant horn, like a high-pressure water cannon, piercing through the air for over a thousand kilometers. The entire Ice Prison domain trembled, the snowy landscape devastated by the explosive water.

At this moment, all the pet beast teams looked towards the source of the attack in disbelief.

“A Monarch-Tier pet beast!?”

“Are those Cycle of Calamity remnants fighting against Snow Flower itself??”

“…”

“…”

A few dozen seconds later, the earth-shattering green water column dissipated. And under everyone’s horrified gazes, the woman in the burial shroud stood there, unharmed, her expression indifferent, as if she hadn’t even been touched…

What kind of defense was this!?

In the next second, a loud “Boom!!!” echoed.

The Sea Emperor’s Horn’s giant horn, almost a kilometer long, was instantly frozen solid, its aura and Pet Essence drained…

Sensing her pet beast’s death, the dark green-haired girl’s expression froze.

[Legend Arcane Art: Snow Thorns (If Snow Flower is hit without defending, it automatically casts Frozen Hell on a random target within the Ice Prison, considered a 3-second hit.)]

[Talent: Frozen Hell (The frozen target loses a large amount of Pet Essence every second. When their Pet Essence reaches zero, they are permanently frozen, unable to die, return to their pet beast space, or recover Pet Essence.)]

Anyone who knew about this combination would understand why Snow Flower was considered close to a Fallen Species. If anyone dared to attack it, it could instantly freeze all living beings within the Ice Prison.

However, Snow Flower had only used Snow Thorns on the Sea Emperor’s Horn, the one that had attacked it.

Fair and impartial…

This was one of the reasons Lian Xing liked Snow Flower…

At this moment, although the 17 Beast Tamers from the new world were in a desperate situation, the golden-haired girl with buns and starry eyes was still admiring Snow Flower’s beauty, as if she didn’t even care.

“What do we do now?”

“Its ability is unreasonable. We can’t even touch it!”

“There must be a way, like killing it instantly…!” As they whispered among themselves, they all looked at the girl who had just spoken as if she were an idiot.

Killing it instantly…?

What a delusional dream…

Hadn’t they just seen Snow Flower withstand the Sea Emperor’s Horn’s Fluorescent combat skill without even flinching?

It was just a Royal-Tier pet beast…

How could its defense be so high!?

Meanwhile, as they despaired, Lian Xing, the supervisor, naturally knew how to bypass Snow Flower’s defense, but she wouldn’t tell them. She even suspected that the Moonwalker Mother had sent these people here to die. Why else would it not even tell them about Snow Flower’s basic characteristics!?

Soon, it seemed they had made a decision.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——!!!”

In the next second, all the Monarch-Tier pet beasts present unleashed their full power, fluorescent and green lights filling the Ice Prison.

This was their final attack…!!!

If they couldn’t defeat Snow Flower with this, they would have to retreat and abandon the mission.

Then, when the one-month deadline arrived, and the portal from the new world reappeared, they would just leave…

However…

Just as they were fantasizing about their escape, Snow Flower’s behavior suddenly changed. As if sensing a threat, the woman in the white shroud casually waved her sleeve, a terrifying, icy aura erupting.

“Whoosh——!!!!!”

A wave of cold swept through the area.

Under the new world Beast Tamers’ horrified gazes, all their pet beasts were instantly frozen solid, turning into ice statues, their Pet Essence completely drained.

At this moment, they finally realized that Snow Flower wasn’t an opponent they could defeat!!!

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!!!”

They immediately abandoned the mission, fleeing like headless chickens, past the golden-haired supervisor, quickly disappearing from sight.

“Don’t run outside the Ice Prison’s range~~~” the golden-haired supervisor reminded them, her voice soft.

She remained motionless, seemingly having no intention of retreating.

Of course, even without Lian Xing’s warning, they didn’t seem to have any way of escaping the Ice Prison.

Half a minute later, after the Beast Tamers from the new world had all fled, Lian Xing looked at the beautiful woman in the white shroud, her expression cold and aloof.

“The 8th Legend…truly powerful~~~”

“It hasn’t even activated Awakening yet, and they’re already helpless…”

An opponent of this level would probably require an Emperor-Tier Beast Tamer…

No, with Snow Flower’s unbreakable counter-attack type characteristic, even an ordinary Emperor would struggle.

A 7-star threat, indeed.

And once all the Pet Essence within the Ice Prison was drained, and Snow Flower’s level skyrocketed, breaking through to Monarch-Tier…even the Seven Heavens wouldn’t be able to do anything.

An 8-star pet beast…

By then, this Pet Beast World would be at Snow Flower’s mercy…~~~

But…

For now—

The Moonlight Rabbit could still fight it!!!

At this moment, as Lian Xing was lost in thought, Snow Flower noticed her presence and walked towards her, its long, white legs carrying it across the icy landscape, stopping before the golden-haired girl.

Snow Flower was a head taller than Lian Xing, like a child driving a truck…

After a moment of silent confrontation…

Snow Flower suddenly extended its hand towards the golden-haired girl.

Seeing this, Lian Xing blinked, confused.

Was this Snow Flower asking for something…?

It must have sensed Star Sand’s aura…

Could it be that it wanted Star Sand?

But Lian Xing wouldn’t hand over Star Sand, whose abilities countered Snow Flower’s. She would test it first.

So, after a moment of thought, Lian Xing placed a grain of Star Sand’s sand on Snow Flower’s outstretched hand.

“Plop!”

In the next second, Snow Flower dropped the sand and continued to beckon Lian Xing.

Wait, it wasn’t Star Sand?

Slightly confused, Lian Xing placed a Monarch-Tier Elemental Species crystal on its hand.

Snow Flower still refused, dropping the crystal to the ground.

Now Lian Xing was completely baffled.

“It doesn’t want Star Sand, and it doesn’t want food. Then what does Snow Flower want?”

“…”

“…”

“Could it be my blood…?” Lian Xing suddenly realized.

But why would Snow Flower, an Elemental Species, want her Pet Essence, a Viral Species hybrid’s?

Thinking of this, Lian Xing squeezed out a drop of blood and was about to place it on Snow Flower’s hand.

But in the next second, the woman in the burial shroud recoiled in disgust, even taking three steps back.

“…”

“…”

Seeing Lian Xing’s increasingly confused expression, Snow Flower couldn’t take it anymore. It walked forward, grabbed the Moonlight Rabbit from Lian Xing’s head, then, ignoring the Moonlight Rabbit’s pitiful expression, pried open its mouth and took the Golden Leaf it was chewing on.

Tossing the Moonlight Rabbit aside, Snow Flower lovingly caressed the Golden Leaf. Then, as if remembering something, it took off its snowflake hairpin and gave it to the dumbfounded golden-haired girl as a trade…

[Snow Flower’s hairpin. Holding this allows for Pet Essence recovery within the Ice Prison.]

After completing this forced exchange, Snow Flower tucked the Golden Leaf into its cleavage and happily turned and left.

Amidst the ice and snow, Lian Xing and the Moonlight Rabbit looked at each other, their expressions blank…

The Golden Leaf had been stolen by Snow Flower!!!

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“Its three rejections…they have a newborn charm…” Lian Xing shook her head and chuckled.

The three types rejected by this Ice Prison were:

1. Monarchs.

2. Emperors.

3. Ancient Species.

Rejecting Emperors was to be expected… And Ancient Species…it had luckily guessed correctly about Tears Maiden’s Yellow Springs Beckon.

But rejecting Monarchs…

Lian Xing didn’t understand this.

A 72 Legends…why not reject them? What was the point of rejecting Monarchs?

If it rejected all 72 Legends, what could ordinary Monarch-Tier pet beasts even do?

And because Snow Flower hadn’t rejected the 72 Legends, not only had it been…attacked…by Black Moon, one of the Four Calamities, using Calamity Sun, but the Moonwalker Mother had also found a loophole, and now, the Monarch-Tier Beast Tamers from the new world were about to arrive.

Even a Legend ranked 8th couldn’t be so arrogant as to ignore other Legends.

And more importantly—

Lian Xing wouldn’t be affected by Snow Flower’s Ice Prison!!

If Star Sand had been rejected, then Lian Xing wouldn’t be able to enter either.

“I thought I would be blocked. Then I would have to retrieve Calamity Sun and forcefully break through the barrier…”

“This saves me the trouble~~~” With that, the halo above the golden-haired girl’s head flickered, and she placed a Star Gate on the ground at the edge of Snow Flower’s Ice Prison barrier.

Third Star Gate, coordinates: Dark Abyss Sea border.

Remaining mechanical creations: 7.

Meanwhile, as if alerted by the Celestial Anchor’s aura, several unfamiliar pet beasts began approaching. According to the Celestial Anchor’s radar, there was one mutated Royal-Tier pet beast and three mutated Commander-Tier pet beasts nearby.

However, Lian Xing didn’t even bother looking at them.

She increased the Star Gate’s detection range, scanning all the Cycle of Calamity remnants in the Dark Abyss Sea.

Over a hundred thousand pet beasts, including over a hundred Monarch-Tier ones, all lurking nearby.

The reason they were staying here…they knew their situation…

Even if they escaped Snow Flower’s domain, they would be hunted by the Seven Heavens.

After the death of the Cycle of Calamity’s Fallen Species leader, they were like rats in the sewers. Showing themselves meant death…

So, waiting here for the Black Moon Emperor’s return was their only chance of survival.

“Splash!”

Just then, a mutated Royal-Tier pet beast emerged from the dark ocean, its gaze fixed on the golden-haired girl. It had initially thought she was just an ordinary Commander-Tier Beast Tamer, hoping to consume her crystal to replenish its depleted Pet Essence.

However, the moment it saw her, it was terrified…

A pet beast’s senses were far more acute than a human’s.

A Shining Species holder, an Ancient Species holder, a 72 Legends holder, an Emperor-Tier Beast Tamer…

The auras emitted by these Beast Tamers were completely different from ordinary Beast Tamers.

Especially after her battle against the Ancient Species, Lian Xing was no longer the same.

As a Shining Species holder, her aura was as radiant as the sun…

At this moment, with just a glance, the mutated Royal-Tier pet beast knew…it had no chance against this golden-haired girl…

“Whoosh!!!”

In the next second, the Royal-Tier pet beast dove back into the water, fleeing, leaving its three Commander-Tier companions confused. And Lian Xing, naturally, wasn’t interested in something worth only 1 point.

Her attention was elsewhere.

After pondering for a moment, a playful smile appeared on the golden-haired girl’s face.

“I have an idea!!!”

“Instead of letting these things be captured by other Beast Tamers, why not give Snow Flower some food…~~~”

“…”
“…”
“Buzz!!!!!”

With a flash of golden light, a golden, elemental figure, riding a giant crescent moon boat, emerged from Lian Xing’s body.

Celestial Bride’s Star Sea, the Commander-Tier evolved form of Star Sand, one of the 72 Legends!!!

It appeared in its awakened form.

In an instant, golden sand spread through the sky, piercing through Snow Flower’s barrier and reaching the edge of the Dark Abyss Sea.

[Star Order]

[Starless Shackles]

[Eternal Star Ring]

Within a second, the Arcane Arts and combat skills of all the nearby Cycle of Calamity remnants were disabled…

And two of them were permanently gone.

Their equipped combat skills turned into cards that fell to the ground, gold coins scattering everywhere.

But Snow Flower’s Ice Prison barrier remained unaffected.

Star Sand’s suppression hadn’t targeted Snow Flower.

Little sister, are you sweating…yet?

After this little demonstration for Snow Flower, Lian Xing continued, “Star Sand, switch to your second Arcane Art set~~”

“…”

“…”

“Buzzzzzz!!!!!”

As Lian Xing commanded, Celestial Bride’s Star Sea’s elemental body flickered, then deactivated its awakened form. At this moment, its Arcane Arts had completely changed, switching to the Star Vortex build.

[Star Vortex]

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

In the next second, as Celestial Bride’s Star Sea extended its arms, a deafening roar echoed, and a golden vortex…tore through…the dark sky above the Dark Abyss Sea, under the horrified gazes of the countless Cycle of Calamity remnants!!!

The giant vortex, its energy incredibly violent, like a black hole, covered the sky above Snow Flower’s domain.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—”

In the next second, before they could even react, all the Cycle of Calamity remnants within a radius of thousands of kilometers were pulled towards the center of the golden vortex, their bodies tumbling uncontrollably through the air.

Even the Monarch-Tier pet beasts couldn’t resist this force, all of them swept away, falling back into Snow Flower’s Ice Prison. Facing this catastrophe, with their combat skills and Arcane Arts sealed, they were no different from insects…

Ten seconds later, the giant golden vortex slowly stopped spinning, then dissipated into sand and wind.

The air seemed to clear…

Within a radius of thousands of kilometers around the Dark Abyss Sea, only the golden-haired girl, a smile on her face, remained.

There were no other living beings…

Not long ago, Black Moon, one of the Four Calamities, had thrown Calamity Sun, creating a hole in Snow Flower’s Ice Prison, allowing tens of thousands of Cycle of Calamity remnants to escape.

And today, Lian Xing had kindly sent them all back.

“You’re welcome~~~” Sensing a slight tremor from Snow Flower’s barrier, the golden-haired girl smiled and stepped into the Ice Prison domain, vanishing in an instant.

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Meanwhile, as if sensing the energy fluctuation, a dark figure, hidden ten thousand kilometers beneath the ocean’s surface, slowly opened its eyes. Its body was covered in black fur, its form like that of an ordinary Moonlight Rabbit, but its left ear was covered in a layer of…freezing…ice.

This was Black Moon, one of the Four Calamities.

Half a month ago, while using Calamity Sun to break through Snow Flower’s domain, it had also been affected by its power and was currently hiding here, recovering.

And in the next second, as if it had seen something, its eyes widened, its expression contorted in rage.

“Where are they!?”

“Those Cycle of Calamity members I released…they’ve been captured again!?”

“Who…who did this…!!!”

[Hurry up, I’m dying of boredom here~~~]

“…”

“…”

“Lord Calamity Sun, it’ll be soon. Please wait for another week!!” the black Moonlight Rabbit said, clutching the black, iron ball in its ear, its cold gaze, piercing through the ten thousand kilometers of deep ocean, fixed on the snowflake-covered Ice Prison barrier above the Dark Abyss Sea.

It didn’t matter who had done it…

After its next throw, everything around the Dark Abyss Sea, including those within Snow Flower’s domain…they would all be…reduced to ashes…

Since it couldn’t save them…

It might as well use them, including those Cycle of Calamity members, as…stepping stones…on its path to becoming a Fallen Species!!!

In the next second, as if sensing the black Moonlight Rabbit’s destructive intent, Calamity Sun’s aura flickered with delight…

*[Little Bunny, do you want to try a Commander-Tier or even a Royal-Tier Calamity Sun…?]

“…”
“…”

If Snow Flower’s nature was close to a Fallen Species…

Then Calamity Sun was the embodiment of the most evil Fallen will.

Because its previous master had been a true Fallen Species…

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Five days later, a large number of Beast Tamers had gathered near the Snow Flower’s domain. After searching for a while, they looked at the empty, black ocean around them, confused.

Weren’t there supposed to be a lot of escaped Cycle of Calamity remnants here?

Why couldn’t they even see a shadow of them…?

Then how were they supposed to hunt them for points?

Did this mean they had to enter the domain?

The Seven Heavens’ warning had been clear: Snow Flower’s domain could only be entered, not exited. Once inside, they would either be trapped and slowly die, or they would have to defeat Snow Flower itself.

“Whoosh!!!”

In the next second, countless Beast Tamers looked up at the sky. As a powerful aura descended, a blue waterfall cascaded down, forming a giant Water Elemental figure.

Royal-Tier Elemental Species, Raging Wave.

One of Tears Maiden’s support pet beasts, usually used for transportation, rarely for combat.

At this moment, under the awed gazes of many Beast Tamers…

Tears Maiden, her hair styled in a conch shell fishtail, emerged from Raging Wave’s mouth, frowning slightly as she looked at the Ice Prison.

As expected, the Seven Heavens’ intelligence hadn’t been wrong. Her Ancient Species pet beast had been blocked by Snow Flower.

Before Snow Flower deployed Ice Prison, the Yellow Springs Beckon hadn’t been exposed…

Snow Flower had simply gotten lucky…

This meant that she had to stay outside, unable to join Lian Xing.

“But…it’s fine~~~”

“If even Lian Xing can’t solve this, then there’s no point in me going in.”

“I’ll wait here and coordinate with them from the outside—” After a moment, Tears Maiden regained her composure and began meditating, floating high above the Dark Abyss Sea.

Seeing this, many Beast Tamers below sighed in relief.

With Tears Maiden here…the difficulty would be reduced, right?

Even if they entered Snow Flower’s domain, they wouldn’t encounter any Emperor-Tier pet beasts, right?

Thinking this, many Beast Tamer teams entered Snow Flower’s domain.

“Boom!!!!”

A few minutes later, a white light, moving at incredible speed, a beautiful, dreamlike winged horse, arrived above the Dark Abyss Sea.

The Second Princess of Youyou Leize, and the reincarnation of the Great Emperor Yun Jianyou, the new generation Returning Dust!!

Sitting on the horse’s back, the purple-haired woman in a low-cut court dress glanced at Tears Maiden, then, without pausing, entered Snow Flower’s barrier, carried by Returning Dust.

And then, a palanquin fell from the sky, crashing into Snow Flower’s domain without hesitation.

“Bang!”

The palanquin shattered.

The pink-haired girl with a flower-like mouth, her face bruised, rolled out from the icy barrier, clutching her head as she looked at Snow Flower’s domain in disbelief.

“Are you kidding me!?”

“Even a Monarch-Tier pet beast isn’t enough…!!?”

Little Flower Goddess had come here for nothing…

And the Second Princess had become the only T0 contender to enter Snow Flower’s domain.

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Inside Snow Flower’s Ice Prison, the world was a desolate expanse of white, a freezing, icy wasteland. Any living being that entered would gradually lose its Pet Essence, unable to recover it in any way.

Whether it was through potions or recovery combat skills…they were all useless.

They could only wait for their lives to be drained by Snow Flower’s aura.

And in this situation, the Ice Prison suddenly began to tremble.

Snow Flower sensed something, but it was too late.

“Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!!!”

In the next second, beams of white light, piercing through the void, descended upon Snow Flower’s Ice Prison. At this moment, countless Cycle of Calamity remnants looked towards the source of the light in disbelief. Just as they were about to investigate, they felt several powerful auras.

And from within these beams of light, one after another, graceful figures emerged.

In an instant, an unstoppable Monarch-Tier aura swept through the Ice Prison.

The Beast Tamers from the new world had finally arrived!!!

Unlike the Seven Heavens, they were the ones who could truly fight against Snow Flower!!

“Whew~~~” A young, white-haired girl exhaled a frosty breath, her eyes scanning the icy world with curiosity.

Actually, they had often been sent to lower-level Pet Beast Worlds by the Moonwalker Mother to carry out hunting missions…

But most of these missions had been simple, occasionally encountering a local Emperor-Tier pet beast that would chase after them, mistaking them for a villain organization due to their unknown origins and their Monarch-Tier auras.

This was the first time they had encountered such an exciting mission, being teleported directly into the domain of Snow Flower, one of the 72 Legends.

At this moment, the young, white-haired girl looked around excitedly.

In the next second, as if she had seen a ghost, her breath hitched, and her eyes widened. She looked at the golden-haired girl with buns standing nearby, her voice trembling slightly, “Guardian, you’re already here!?”

“…”
“…”

Under the surprised gazes of the other girls from the new world, the golden-haired girl in translucent, knee-high stockings, her starry eyes gentle, nodded.

“Yes, let’s begin~~~”

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“Whoosh——!!!”

Above the clouds of the 6th-level region, Bimen Pass, a golden-haired girl with a star halo above her head floated ten thousand meters in the air, her hands moving as she used Pet Essence to create a shimmering, illusory Star Gate.

The second Star Gate, coordinates: Bimen Pass.

Ten days had passed since the All-Pet Beast Tournament.

Even before the Hidden Moon Marquis’s mechanical airship had returned, Lian Xing, riding Dreamflow Sunset Glow, had already arrived. Thunder Fly’s mother, the Heaven’s Cry Thunderclap Hairpin, had traveled from Youyou Leize to Bimen Pass in half a month, its terrifying speed scaring countless pet beasts along the way.

And Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s current speed, at full power, it was even faster!

After constructing the Star Gate, Lian Xing decided to test the Celestial Anchor’s detection abilities. In the next second, sharing the Celestial Anchor’s vision, Lian Xing felt like she had ascended…

“Whoosh——!!!”

Her vision shifted to a bird’s-eye view, like a satellite camera, the entire terrain of Bimen Pass laid out before her. She could even clearly see two Commander-Tier pet beasts fighting in the forest below. Lian Xing, feeling playful, casually released a bit of the Sun Harp’s aura, and the two Commander-Tier pet beasts, terrified, immediately fled.

Seeing this, Lian Xing couldn’t help but sigh.

Nine months ago, when she had first arrived in this world, she had been just a village girl from Baiyue Province.

But in less than a year, she had reached the peak of Royal-Tier, even weaker Monarch-Tier pet beasts were no match for her.

And she even had a Shining Species…

This progress was even faster than in a game~~~

Meanwhile, Tian Quan, cultivating below, was even more awestruck. Sensing the fleeting, destructive aura in the sky, the Sea-Dried Bright Moon within her trembled in fear.

“Lian…Lian Xing…?”

“Did she just…pass by…?” Tian Quan muttered in disbelief.

Then, her expression turned bitter.

Six months ago, she had actually thought she could surpass Lian Xing. She had even comforted herself, believing that her talent was unique, that she would defeat Lian Xing again in the future, otherwise, the Sea-Dried Bright Moon wouldn’t choose her.

But now…

Tian Quan no longer had such naive thoughts.

Even with the Sea-Dried Bright Moon’s help, she still hadn’t reached Royal-Tier.

Silver Dragon, on the other hand, had already broken through to Royal-Tier and had gone to participate in the North Wind Marquis’s Speed Puzzle a week ago.

Perhaps…what Lian Xing had said when they first met…it had been true.

She had relied too much on the Sea-Dried Bright Moon’s knowledge…

She had been diligently walking a path that others had already taken and failed…

“Lian Xing…perhaps on the day I die…I’ll be proud that we once fought…”

“I’ll consider that battle my greatest honor… Because…I’m just a small and insignificant Beast Tamer…” At this moment, Tian Quan’s cold and unyielding will softened…

It was like playing a game against your favorite professional player and almost winning a story you could brag about for the rest of your life.

Before Lian Xing’s brilliance, even Tian Quan, once the strongest of the Ten Greats in Baiyue Province, was just an ordinary person…

…

…

After establishing the Star Gate in Bimen Pass, Lian Xing didn’t linger, stepping into the portal with her Star Key. She had learned from a message that Silver Dragon was participating in the Speed Puzzle, so she didn’t bother looking for her.

They would have plenty of opportunities to meet in the future…

“Whoosh—”

Like a teleportation device, in less than ten seconds, Lian Xing reappeared before the Emperor’s cauldron in the Dominating Cauldron Palace. This teleportation distance was dozens of times greater than the limit of ordinary portals. The reason Lian Xing hadn’t placed a Star Gate in Baiyue Province was because, with the Mist Colt’s current speed, even at a leisurely pace, it would only take less than an hour to travel from Bimen Pass to Baiyue Province. There was no need.

By the way, Baiyue Province was now a 6th-level region. Although it didn’t have a Monarch-Tier guardian, its influence was significant…

Especially in one aspect…it could be considered the symbol of the Beast Tamer Alliance.

At this moment, returning to the Dominating Cauldron Palace…

The moment Lian Xing glanced back at the Emperor’s cauldron, she felt a heavy gaze upon her.

“Buzz—”

Clearly, that menopausal Emperor was staring at her…

So, Lian Xing chuckled awkwardly, abandoning her idea of returning to her new home for now. Then, riding Dreamflow Sunset Glow, she left the Dominating Cauldron Palace, heading towards the Dark Abyss Sea at full speed.

The Moonwalker Mother’s mission—

20 days remained until the arrival of the Beast Tamers from the new world. She would arrive early and assess Snow Flower’s condition.

And Tears Maiden would also be arriving around that time.

Ten days passed quickly…

After crossing several large 2nd-level regions – the Dominating Cauldron Palace, the City of Awe, and the Wind Sand Region – Lian Xing was now five days away from the Dark Abyss Sea, located at the…edge…of the Pet Beast World.

Just then, a wanted poster from the Seven Heavens was broadcast across all battle regions, pinned to the top of every region’s online forum.

[April 24th, 427622, 2:00 PM, the Seven Heavens’ negotiations with Snow Flower have failed. Snow Flower’s threat level has been raised to 7 stars.]

[Soon, after consuming all the Cycle of Calamity remnants within the Dark Abyss Sea, Snow Flower will surpass Monarch-Tier, becoming an 8-star threat.]

[Also, another 7-star pet beast is currently lurking near the Dark Abyss Sea: the former leader of the Cycle of Calamity’s Four Calamities, the mutated Moonlight Rabbit Emperor, codenamed [Black Moon], wielding Calamity Sun, one of the 72 Legends. Extremely dangerous.]

[The situation in the Dark Abyss Sea is now critical. Whether Black Moon subdues Snow Flower, or Snow Flower consumes Black Moon, either outcome will result in an 8-star threat, essentially a revival of the Cycle of Calamity.]

[Therefore, all Beast Tamers who are confident in their strength can now enter the Dark Abyss Sea and eliminate the Cycle of Calamity remnants. Each Royal-Tier crystal earns 1 point, each Monarch-Tier crystal earns 10 points. Points can be exchanged for resources and evolution information within the Seven Heavens.]

[Warning: Snow Flower’s domain can only be entered, not exited. Please prepare accordingly.]

Seeing this message, Lian Xing’s expression turned strange…

An 8-star threat!?

An 8-star threat…that was on par with the Cycle of Calamity’s Fallen Species leader…

Even the Seven Heavens couldn’t judge it.

Of course, there was another important factor: the Seven Heavens couldn’t destroy the Pet Beast World’s environment. Their role was to maintain order, so they couldn’t fight an 8-star opponent with their full power.

By the way, if a 9-star enemy appeared, the Seven Heavens would retreat…

And if a 10-star enemy appeared…they would pray…

And a Monarch-Tier Snow Flower…

Lian Xing couldn’t imagine how beautiful that would be.

Even the 72 Legends had their own hierarchy…

Among those that had appeared so far, only Returning Dust, Star Sand, and Rainwater were within the top 30.

Black Sun Flame was around 40th.

And Libra, Ephemeral, Curfew, Thousand Jin…

They were all around 50th or 60th.

Calamity Sun’s ranking was even higher.

After all, the previous Calamity Sun had been classified as a 9-star threat by the Seven Heavens, almost single-handedly conquering the entire Pet Beast World.

Of course, this ranking wasn’t precise. It didn’t accurately reflect a Legend’s power or abilities, but rather their influence and fame…

But…

The top ten were different!!!

Since the birth of the 72 Legends, except for the 9th and 10th places switching once, the top ten had never changed!!!

Ranked 4th, Moonwalker—

And…

Ranked 8th, Snow Flower!!!

These top-tier Legends, after reaching their full potential, they were comparable to the three special evolution paths!!!

Their aura was also unique, terrifying, and overwhelming.

In fact, a Monarch-Tier Snow Flower could already threaten the entire Pet Beast World!!!

“I wonder if the Beast Tamers from the new world can deal with it…”

“If even they can’t…then we’re in trouble~~~” Lian Xing said, her voice filled with mock concern, a playful glint in her eyes.

Although she pretended to be worried, talking about danger and trouble…

Those who knew Lian Xing well knew that she was actually excited…

Snow Flower, the Cycle of Calamity remnants, the Seven Heavens’ wanted list, and the Beast Tamers from the new world…

With all these forces converging, it would be a miracle if Snow Flower could be retrieved…

Perhaps she was even hoping for the situation to spiral out of control, then profit from the chaos.

The day after the wanted poster was issued…

To increase the impact, the Seven Heavens publicly released some of the exchange information.

[Currently Available Resources]

[Limit-Breaking Seed: 20 points]

[Green Quality Combat Skill: 100 points]

[Fluorescent Quality Combat Skill: 1000 points]

This reward list immediately caused a sensation throughout the Pet Beast World. Although most couldn’t face a Monarch-Tier pet beast, Royal-Tier pet beasts were different…!!!

If they could kill 100 Royal-Tier pet beasts, they could exchange them for a Green Quality combat skill!?

And if they formed groups…it would be even easier!!!

Even if a group of seven or eight people only obtained one Green Quality combat skill, splitting the profits after selling it would still be a huge profit~~~

This motivated even the Second Princess and Little Flower Goddess, who hadn’t been interested in the Cycle of Calamity before, sending messages to Lian Xing, inviting her to join them.

Within the Beast Tamer Alliance, even several Great Lords, including the Great Lord Bingqing, sent Lian Xing private messages, wanting to team up with her.

However, Lian Xing’s reply to everyone was: [I’m already there.]

Yes, Lian Xing was already there.

After 15 days of travel, with five days remaining until the deadline, Lian Xing finally reached the Dark Abyss Sea. Above the endless, black ocean, pure white snowflakes drifted through the air.

The two colors clashed…

There were no signs of human life for hundreds of kilometers, only a giant, illusory snowflake barrier, like the atmosphere, enveloping the region, its surface pulsating…

At this moment, the instant she saw this Snow Flower domain, Lian Xing recognized the ability being used.

One of Snow Flower’s most terrifying talents, one of the most infamous in the entire Pet Beast World—

[Ice Prison]

[All beings trapped within will gradually wither, unable to recover Pet Essence in any way, and unable to leave.]

[Upon deployment, Ice Prison can unconditionally reject three types of visitors.]

Lost in thought, the golden-haired girl placed her hand on the barrier.

In the next second, her hand passed through…

Lian Xing withdrew her hand, a knowing look in her eyes.

“This Snow Flower…it’s immature…”

Chapter 163: Pet Beast Evolution Again, Black Combat Skill, Bearing Star Mark!!!

A week had passed since the All-Pet Beast Tournament. With the help of the Seven Heavens, the ravaged Pet Beast World was slowly being rebuilt, about 30% restored. Even with their power, the Seven Heavens could only quickly revive living beings, like the NPC civilians. Restoring the terrain and buildings had to be done manually by Mechanical Species pet beasts.

The Dominating Cauldron Palace, however, had recovered quickly, showing no signs of damage.

The day of the rewards arrived as scheduled.

Lian Xing, Tears Maiden, the Second Princess, and the City of Awe champion, the top four participants, once again stood before the Azure Sky Emperor’s cauldron, under the supervision of the Dominating Cauldron Palace Emperor.

“According to the rules, you can deploy any number of pet beasts inside. The champion, Lian Xing, has five minutes, the runner-up, Tears Maiden, three minutes, and the other two, two minutes each.”

“You don’t have to return the same way. When the time is up, I’ll activate the seal and teleport your pet beasts back to the entrance.”

“Also, these are crystals made from the Azure Sky Emperor’s aura. Wearing them will help you resist the Pet Essence inside, preventing you from being immobilized…” After a brief explanation, the Dominating Cauldron Palace Emperor gave each of the four participants a jade-green crystal.

Lian Xing casually tossed it to the Mist Colt, the stars in her eyes twinkling with excitement. In her previous two entries, the Mist Colt had only managed to stay inside for about two minutes each time, half of that time spent returning. This time, it could focus entirely on finding treasure…!!!

Soon, the Second Princess and the City of Awe champion deployed their pet beasts. A magnificent, wing-shaped white light flashed, and everyone looked at the Second Princess, surprised.

Had that been…

Yun Jianyou!?

Had the Second Princess’s Returning Dust already evolved into Yun Jianyou?

Lian Xing wasn’t particularly impressed.

After all, she was just a village girl from a 10th-level region, a transmigrator at that. She hadn’t grown up with the legends of the Great Emperor Yun Jianyou.

So, Lian Xing began discussing tactics with the Mist Colt.

“Mist Colt, five minutes…that should be enough for you to get what you want, right?”

“If you have time, can you look for two things for me?”

“Of course, if you’re short on time, don’t worry about it…”

“…”

“…”

A moment later, under the City of Awe champion’s dismayed gaze, her pet beast returned in less than a minute. It wasn’t that the time was up, but her main battle pet beast, even with the Azure Sky Emperor’s aura crystal, couldn’t move past the entrance area. It had grabbed a Green Quality combat skill, then given up…

Two minutes later, Yun Jianyou emerged from the cauldron, its back covered in shimmering lights of various colors. Seeing this, the City of Awe champion’s expression turned to envy and resignation…

Although she was also one of the top four, she wasn’t on the same level as the other three participants. She had simply gotten lucky…

Then, Tears Maiden also deployed Rainwater. As Rainwater activated auto-loot, Tears Maiden’s expression remained unchanged, impossible to tell what kind of treasures it had obtained, but her usually cold face softened slightly.

Three minutes later, Rainwater returned.

Finally, it was Lian Xing’s turn…

Without hesitation, she deployed Dreamflow Sunset Glow.

“Boom!!!!”

In the next second, with a flash of emerald green light…

The incorporeal Viral Species dragon charged through the entrance of the Azure Sky Emperor’s cauldron.

This was its third time inside. Dreamflow Sunset Glow expertly navigated the space, heading towards its destination at full speed, as if it were returning home…

Soon, as Dreamflow Sunset Glow moved beyond her range, Lian Xing’s shared vision was cut off, and she could only pray…

“Is that…the Mist Colt…?” the Dominating Cauldron Palace Emperor, who was supervising, suddenly asked.

Lian Xing paused, then nodded casually.

This time, she was here to claim her reward, so she wasn’t nervous at all.

“Have you heard of the Azure Sky Emperor’s story…?” the Emperor asked, changing the subject. It seemed it wasn’t going to question her about her previous entries.

So, Lian Xing also nodded casually.

“A little~~~”

“…”

“…”

“Back then, the Azure Sky Emperor said it was going to challenge the Sanctuary Gate. It left behind all its resources, then…disappeared…”

“Everyone believes it successfully entered the new world, but…I don’t think so…”

“I…pessimistically believe that the Azure Sky Emperor failed… It died before reaching the Sanctuary Gate.”

“After all…if it had truly been invincible, why would it leave behind so many resources for the Dominating Cauldron Palace? It means it had doubts about its own victory.”

“All these years, I’ve blamed myself. If only I had noticed my sister’s hesitation and stopped her…”

“But after seeing you, I’ve changed my mind.”

“Perhaps this is also a good ending…”

This thing was the Azure Sky Emperor’s…sister…!?

No wonder it had been so hostile towards her auto-loot…

At this moment, although Lian Xing didn’t understand why the Dominating Cauldron Palace Emperor was telling her all this, she still politely agreed, while cold sweat trickled down her forehead.

Time was running out…!!!

Only a dozen seconds left, and Dreamflow Sunset Glow still hadn’t found what it was looking for.

Dreamflow Sunset Glow had miscalculated its stamina. Although it could maintain its full power for five minutes now, its performance was starting to decline. It was almost at its destination.

However…

When the five-minute mark arrived, Dreamflow Sunset Glow wasn’t teleported out.

Tears Maiden, the Second Princess, and the City of Awe champion waited, their breath held, but the Mist Colt didn’t appear.

“Emperor…is it…broken…?” Lian Xing asked, her voice slightly panicked.

This time, it wasn’t her fault.

However, the Dominating Cauldron Palace Emperor simply shook its head, its expression unchanged.

“It’s fine, give it a little more time…”

“If my sister were still here, she would have done the same.”

“…”

“…”

Under everyone’s confused gazes, after about 90 seconds of overtime, Dreamflow Sunset Glow finally emerged from the cauldron’s entrance.

[I got it,] Dreamflow Sunset Glow confirmed.

Lian Xing let out a sigh of relief.

Just then, the Dominating Cauldron Palace Emperor turned and left without a word, the green protective aura around its body dissipating, revealing a voluptuous woman holding a black umbrella.

If you asked Jade Lady, she would probably say that its menopause was finally over…

“This thing…it’s not that annoying after all,” Lian Xing thought, looking at the black umbrella woman’s retreating figure.

Then, she turned her attention to Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s loot…

This time, Dreamflow Sunset Glow hadn’t bothered with any other resources, focusing solely on its target: a Black Quality combat skill card. And a strange, small, spherical part, emitting a faint starlight as it spun.

“Master, I only found a Mechanical Species part, not a Mechanical Species Emperor-Tier crystal.”

“Perhaps the Azure Sky Emperor didn’t collect any Mechanical Species crystals…?”

“It’s fine, you did well~~~~” Lian Xing praised it, then, ignoring the other three participants, activated Shared Travel and entered Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s Viral Space, eager to examine her spoils.

There were only two items: a mechanical part and a Black Quality Viral Species combat skill card, the thing the Mist Colt had been so fixated on. Although she didn’t understand how it had seen it from five minutes away, it must be some kind of Viral Species connection.

This wasn’t uncommon…

[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.]

“…”
“…”

Even without seeing its power in action, just reading its description was enough to understand its strength. Especially the part about not consuming Pet Essence and having no activation limit was incredible…

But more importantly, after equipping this Black Quality combat skill, Lian Xing sensed Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s next evolution path. She closed her eyes, carefully analyzing Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s characteristics and form, trying to deduce the requirements.

Now that she had both an Emperor-Tier crystal and a Black Quality combat skill, at least two of the Throne-Level requirements were met, perhaps even some of the Monarch-Tier requirements. It seemed the Royal-Tier path was within reach, just a few minor conditions left.

“Perhaps I should visit Youyou Leize…”

“Libra should still be around there, right…?” After pondering for a while, Lian Xing looked at the second item, a small, ball-shaped part, emitting a faint starlight as it spun.

[Monarch-Tier — Mechanical Species — Bearing Star Mark]

[A parts-type Mechanical Species, can be equipped by other Mechanical Species, requires one part slot.]

[Function: Increases the mechanical creation limit by 16, allows observation of the surroundings, and enables transfer of other mechanical creations between creations. Creations have basic Monarch-Tier defense.]

Parts-type Mechanical Species were the most bizarre things in the Pet Beast World. They could be equipped by Mechanical Species without taking up contract slots.

The Great Lord Biluo’s Expansion talent allowed it to equip three parts. This was just the first.

And with this part, and the High-Quality combat skills it had obtained earlier, the Azure Mechanical Heart could now fulfill the Commander-Tier evolution requirements.

A reset Great Lord Biluo would automatically reach max level, so Lian Xing didn’t need to train it, just gather resources to complete its evolution. This was a true shortcut…

“Azure Mechanical Heart~~~”

After summoning the Azure Mechanical Heart, Lian Xing immediately equipped the Bearing Star Mark. A few seconds later, with a faint flicker of starlight, the Azure Mechanical Heart’s form changed from a heart to a star-shaped halo, floating above Lian Xing’s head.

Azure Mechanical Heart, Commander-Tier evolution!!!

[Mechanical Species, Genetic Modification type]

[Celestial Anchor!!!]

[Characteristic 1: Celestial Anchor gains three mechanical creations: Star Gate, Star Key, and Star Order.]

[Star Gate: Costs 3 mechanical creations to deploy. Allows teleportation between two Star Gates.]

[Star Key: Costs 2 mechanical creations to create. Only pet beasts and humans holding a Star Key can use Star Gates.]

[Star Order: Costs 1 mechanical creation to create. A one-time use item that allows teleportation to any Star Gate location, even without a nearby Star Gate.]

[Current mechanical creation limit: 26 (10+16)]

[Characteristic 2: If a teammate teleports, they are not considered out of range as long as they remain within one kilometer of the Star Gate.]

Seeing the evolved Great Lord Biluo, Lian Xing’s eyes lit up with excitement. If she had had this…support…in her previous life, she wouldn’t have needed three years to evolve an Ancient Species!

Even traveling from Baiyue Province to the Dominating Cauldron Palace would only take a few seconds!!!

However, there was one thing Lian Xing didn’t like…

She looked up at the halo floating above her head and poked it.

It looked like a halo above a dead person…!!!

“Whoosh——!!!!!”

As Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s Viral World dissipated, Lian Xing was alone at the entrance of the Emperor’s cauldron. It seemed the other three had already left. The golden-haired girl with buns and the star halo above her head cautiously observed the surroundings, then walked to the cauldron’s entrance and extended her hands, releasing a wave of Pet Essence.

“Buzz~~~”

In the next second, a small, halo-shaped icon appeared on the cauldron’s surface.

-3 Mechanical Creations.

+1 Star Gate.

Yes, Lian Xing had placed her first Star Gate at the Dominating Cauldron Palace’s Emperor’s cauldron, so she could return and auto-loot whenever she wanted. And to prevent it from being discovered and destroyed by the Dominating Cauldron Palace, she shamelessly carved a message beside it with her Pet Essence.

[Exclusive mark of Moon Rabbit Lian Xing, champion of the 427622 All-Pet Beast Tournament. Do not touch. Damage will be punished….]

“…”

“…”

Then, just in case, Lian Xing used another 10 mechanical creations to create four Star Orders and three Star Keys. This way, if they encountered an unbeatable opponent, she and her teammates could use the Star Orders to instantly teleport back here.

The Star Keys were for her pet beasts to move freely and explore independently.

With 13 mechanical creations remaining, Lian Xing planned to place another Star Gate in Bimen Pass, helping the vanished Great Lord Biluo continue guarding the region, then keep the remaining 10 for later.

Soon, as the golden-haired girl left, the Dominating Cauldron Palace Emperor, the voluptuous woman with the black umbrella, returned, walking over to where Lian Xing had been standing and looking at the message carved on the cauldron.

A few seconds later, its face twitched…

“Lian Xing!!!!!”

“Buzz!!!”

A deafening, green aura, like a thunderbolt, erupted around its body.

It seemed its menopause wasn’t over after all…

Chapter 162: Moonlight Throne, Full Lineup Enhancement!!

Dominating Cauldron Palace, central pet beast hospital. The golden-haired girl in a hospital gown lay alone in bed, a white Pet Essence solution dripping into her veins through an IV. Although Lian Xing hadn’t been incapacitated or lost consciousness in the final battle, she was still experiencing dizziness, nausea, and morning sickness…common symptoms of Pet Essence exhaustion.

So, she had decided to stay at the Dominating Cauldron Palace. After all, Snow Flower’s location in the Dark Abyss Sea wasn’t far from here, just over ten thousand regions away. With Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s current speed, they could reach it in three days.

Meanwhile, three girls stood outside Lian Xing’s hospital room.

Thunder Fly, Jade Lady, and Little Flower Goddess, all three of them glaring at each other, as if deciding who would go in and visit Lian Xing.

After her defeat and exposure by Lian Xing, Little Flower Goddess no longer bothered hiding her true form, the carnivorous flower petals wrapped around her waist. At this moment, seeing Little Flower Goddess’s saliva-dripping flower bud mouth, both Jade Lady and Thunder Fly looked disgusted…

“You…you’re not even her lovers. Why are you here to see Lian Xing!?”

“Do you have any redeeming qualities…?” Jade Lady asked, initiating the confrontation…

Hearing this, Thunder Fly’s face turned green, as if she had just swallowed a fly…

But Little Flower Goddess didn’t seem to mind.

In fact, she had come here to take Lian Xing back to the City of Awe to marry her, even preparing three Green Quality combat skills as a dowry…

So, she replied matter-of-factly, “Our species can provide pleasure 160 times greater than that of ordinary humans. And childbirth only takes half a month, without any protective measures. We’re the top choice for one-night stands. This is an honor bestowed upon us by the Yellow Dragon Emperor of the Seven Heavens!!!”

“…”

“…”

Jade Lady fell silent.

Thousands of friends in her mind wanted to experience that.

Meanwhile, seeing Little Flower Goddess’s bold statement, Thunder Fly also said, “I’m a 99% Elemental Species hybrid. My Pet Essence concentration is almost the same as a pure Elemental Species. I can do everything an Elemental Species wife can do~~” As she spoke, Thunder Fly transformed one of her fingers into a spinning drill made of lightning, as if demonstrating her special abilities…

Jade Lady fell silent again.

Tens of thousands of friends in her mind were now interested…

However, in the next second, as Little Flower Goddess and Thunder Fly both turned to look at her, Jade Lady’s expression stiffened.

“I…I…I…”

“When I’m with Lian Xing…there will be tens of thousands of viewers… Oh my god, that’s so exciting—”

“Crack—”

Jade Lady crashed…

After jointly eliminating Jade Lady, Little Flower Goddess and Thunder Fly eagerly looked towards the hospital room.

In the next second, their expressions froze.

A blue-haired woman with a fishtail was sitting beside Lian Xing, gently stroking her hair.

Tears Maiden…

While they had been arguing, Tears Maiden had simply walked in, ignoring them.

After a moment of hesitation, both Little Flower Goddess and Thunder Fly left dejectedly, leaving Tears Maiden alone in the room.

Lian Xing, not resisting, asked with a smile, “Where are your bandages?”

Tears Maiden glared at her.

“Rainwater has awakened, so I don’t need them anymore…”

“I brought you the Seven Heavens’ champion reward: 30 Limit-Breaking Seeds, one Fluorescent combat skill of your choice, and five minutes of exploration time in the Emperor’s cauldron.”

“Here’s the list of available combat skills~~~” Tears Maiden said, taking out her phone and sending Lian Xing a long list.

Wait, one Fluorescent combat skill of her choice!?

This was…

Then I’ll gladly accept~~~ Lian Xing immediately began browsing the list with anticipation.

She skipped the other types and went straight to the ranged Weapon Species combat skills. After all, the Moonlight Rabbit already had a Shining combat skill, and Dreamflow Sunset Glow had a Fluorescent combat skill. Another Fluorescent combat skill would only be a quantitative improvement, not a qualitative one. And Star Sand had no combat skill slots, while the Azure Mechanical Heart, a newborn, didn’t need one yet.

She had already returned the Hidden Moon Marquis’s garbage. The Sun Harp needed a powerful combat skill to fully utilize its Sun Sonata talent.

[Broken Blade (Fluorescent): During flight, splits the weapon into five parts, each triggering one of the following damage types: Penetration, Cutting, Impact, Explosion, Poison. The crystal then teleports back to the user, eliminating the retrieval process. Besides the active effect, it also has three passive effects, which can be viewed in detail.]

[Gemini (Fluorescent): When a ranged weapon hits an enemy, there’s a 50% chance of triggering a red effect and a 50% chance of triggering a green effect. The red effect increases the attack’s damage by 200%. The green effect weakens the enemy’s aura, fur, and flesh, significantly reducing their defense. Besides the active effect, it also has three passive effects, which can be viewed in detail.]

[Thunder God (Fluorescent): Changes the ranged attack method to a split projectile, increasing attack frequency by 16 times and projectile speed by 13 times, but reducing attack power by half. No passive effects.]

[Fire Meteor (Fluorescent): Summons a meteor. Besides the active effect, it also has four passive effects, which can be viewed in detail.]

[…]

[…]

After a quick glance, Lian Xing realized that there weren’t many Fluorescent combat skills suitable for the Sun Harp. Ranged weapons’ strength lay in their passive effects. Few of them had burst damage like Elemental Species combat skills.

Broken Blade and Gemini effects seemed powerful…

But even with Sun Sonata, she couldn’t trigger their active effects multiple times.

And Thunder God…

Although increasing the attack frequency by over ten times sounded impressive, its reduced power probably wouldn’t even be able to break through a Royal-Tier pet beast’s defense.

The other combat skills, although their effects were decent, weren’t active skills and couldn’t trigger Sun Sonata.

So, Lian Xing could only settle for [Fire Meteor].

[Fluorescent Combat Skill — Fire Meteor: Summons a meteor.]

[Four Passive Effects]

[1. The meteor’s size is 1000 times larger than the pet beast’s body. The larger the size, the greater the power and the faster the falling speed.]

“…”

“…”

“A…thousand…times…?” Lian Xing’s expression froze the moment she saw the first effect.

She didn’t even bother reading the rest.

1000 times!?

No, wait, thinking about it, this effect was normal. Most ranged Weapon Species pet beasts were only a few meters tall, some even smaller.

Darts, swords, cannons, sniper rifles, bows…how big could they possibly get!?

But the Sun Harp, after being enhanced by Heavenly Graffiti, its diameter was over a kilometer!!!

A meteor over a thousand kilometers in diameter could probably destroy hundreds of regions with a single impact!?

And the Sun Sonata currently had over 12,000 Flame Notes. Consuming them all could instantly summon 100 meteors. That scene was too terrifying to imagine…

[2. During the meteor’s descent, the weapon itself is indestructible.]

[3. If the meteor is destroyed before impact, two new meteors, each half the size of the original, are summoned. Effective only once.]

[4. After the meteor lands and deals damage, the weapon itself is permanently enhanced, its size increased.]

The second and third effects were decent, and the fourth was a growth type…

Actually, the Fire Meteor combat skill, as a Fluorescent Quality combat skill, was ordinary, even a bit unpopular…

If Lian Xing wasn’t mistaken, this combat skill was probably meant for banner-type Weapon Species.

After all, banner-type Weapon Species relied heavily on active combat skills, and some of them could reach over a hundred meters in size.

But who would have thought that the Sun Harp, a ring-shaped weapon, could have a diameter of over a kilometer?

Lian Xing made her decision without hesitation.

“I want this Fire Meteor~~~~”

“Alright, it’ll be delivered later.” Tears Maiden didn’t ask any questions, not even bothering to look at Fire Meteor’s effects, and simply sent a message to the Seven Heavens.

After that, leaving behind 30 Limit-Breaking Seeds, Tears Maiden left.

In her lineup, giving them to the already Shining awakened Moonlight Rabbit would be the most cost-effective, but it couldn’t consume any more within a year. The Sun Harp was a special case of transcendent evolution, its five attributes shared. Even if its attributes increased, it wouldn’t unlock any new Arcane Arts. Star Sand was a Legend, its Arcane Arts unique, they couldn’t be enhanced by Limit-Breaking Seeds.

And the Azure Mechanical Heart…

Was it even worthy…?

So, it seemed the only one who could use the Limit-Breaking Seeds was Dreamflow Sunset Glow.

Lian Xing gave 10 of them to the Mist Colt, keeping the remaining 40.

“Whoosh—”

In the next second, she summoned the Moonlight Rabbit again, staring at it expectantly. Under the Moonlight Rabbit’s puzzled gaze, Lian Xing gave a strange command.

“…”
“…”
“Bloodline Combat Skill — Eclipse!!!”

As Lian Xing commanded, the Moonlight Rabbit opened its mouth and swallowed the ten Limit-Breaking Seeds.

Lian Xing had been waiting for this moment…

The reason she hadn’t let the Moonlight Rabbit train the Second Awakening bloodline combat skill, [Full Moon], but instead learn the unrelated [Eclipse], was because Eclipse had an instant consumption effect.

Limit-Breaking Seeds consumed this way would be absorbed at the fastest possible speed.

As expected, a moment later, under the Moonlight Rabbit’s surprised gaze, its attribute points began to increase.

Another 10 attribute points!!!

This time, Lian Xing didn’t hesitate, allocating all the points to Reduced Stamina Consumption. Reducing stamina consumption was currently the Moonlight Rabbit’s greatest need. With the Shining crystal necklace from the Moonwalker Mother, the Moonlight Rabbit could activate Shining Awakening again within a month. So, to extend its Awakening duration, it was necessary to max out Reduced Stamina Consumption.

By the way, this Shining necklace wasn’t a complete Shining Species life crystal, but just a tiny fragment, a thousandth of its original size. Lian Xing suspected that after a certain Shining Species’s death, its crystal had been divided among various powerful beings.

Quickly dismissing these thoughts, Lian Xing continued feeding the Moonlight Rabbit Limit-Breaking Seeds.

[Eclipse]

[Eclipse]

[Eclipse]

Three more uses of Eclipse, consuming all the remaining seeds.

Then, Lian Xing maxed out the Moonlight Rabbit’s Reduced Stamina Consumption at 50.

After half an hour of deliberation, the Moonlight Rabbit unlocked four new Arcane Arts, each carefully chosen from three options.

[Second-Stage Reduced Stamina Consumption Arcane Art: Radiant Ring (Significantly reduces action stamina consumption, slightly extends Awakening duration.)]

[Third-Stage Reduced Stamina Consumption Arcane Art: Bright Moon Like Water (Pet Essence recovery speed increased under moonlight.)]

[Fourth-Stage Reduced Stamina Consumption Arcane Art: Long Night (When the Moonlight Rabbit awakens, regardless of location or time, night descends, and moonlight Pet Essence absorption is doubled.)]

[Fifth-Stage Reduced Stamina Consumption Arcane Art: Moonlight Throne (Stores excess Pet Essence and energy in the moon, unlimited storage. The more energy stored, the stronger the moonlight’s Pet Essence becomes.)]

The Moonlight Rabbit’s Arcane Arts were abnormally strong. Lian Xing had explained this before. Each pet beast’s Arcane Arts were randomized. Normally, they would choose from a dozen or so options.

But the moment the Moonlight Rabbit became a Shining prototype, its Arcane Art pool had changed, all the options now Shining-specific…

At this moment, it was nighttime.

Lian Xing brought the Moonlight Rabbit to the window for a simple test.

[Moonlight Throne]

“Whoosh!!!”

Instantly, all the Pet Essence in the Moonlight Rabbit’s body was drained, its body going limp. And at the same time, the portion of the moon that had been consumed by Waxing and Waning began to regenerate, the moonlight becoming brighter, the Pet Essence within it intensifying.

Seeing this, Lian Xing’s starry eyes twinkled.

If she did this a hundred more times, she could probably gather enough energy for another Shining Awakening burst!!!

Combined with the Moonwalker Mother’s Shining fragment necklace, which increased the Pet Essence limit, she could then transfer all the stored energy and Pet Essence from the moon to the Moonlight Rabbit, recreating that perfect Shining form!!!

Unfortunately, it took an entire day for the Moonlight Rabbit to recover its Pet Essence.

For this, she needed one last thing.

Rainwater…

Of course, Lian Xing didn’t summon Tears Maiden. There were no battles for now, so there was no rush.

Next, there was one last pet beast to deal with.

Star Sand, one of the 72 Legends!!!

Star Sand had already evolved into the Commander-Tier Celestial Bride’s Star Sea, but Lian Xing hadn’t enhanced it yet.

Legends had special enhancement methods after each evolution.

Thinking of this, Lian Xing recalled the exhausted Moonlight Rabbit and summoned Star Sand.

[Commander-Tier — Elemental Species — Celestial Bride’s Star Sea LV70]

[Star Sand has reached Commander-Tier, a Legend-specific enhancement is available.]

[Enhancement Option 1: Upgrade an ordinary Arcane Art to Legend level.]

[Enhancement Option 2: Unlock a second Arcane Art set for Star Sand, allowing it to switch between two different sets. 10-hour cooldown after each switch.]

[Enhancement Option 3: Permanently increase Star Sand’s rarity, improving its ranking among the 72 Legends.]

Legends received these enhancement options after each tier evolution.

Compared to increasing combat power, which most Beast Tamers desired, most wild Legends would choose the third option.

Their ranking among the 72 Legends was more important than life or death…

At this moment, Star Sand’s desire for the third option was almost palpable, because it was just one step away from the top 15, but the ruthless Lian Xing immediately rejected it.

Lian Xing chose the second option, unlocking a second Arcane Art set for Star Sand, like a costume change in an online game, bringing up the initial Arcane Art selection screen. This time, she didn’t hesitate, choosing the set she had been planning for a while.

[Guiding Star, Starfall, Star Shift, Reversal, Chaotic Stars]

[See Chapter 153 for details.]

Simply put, after temporarily resetting Star Sand’s Arcane Arts, she would change its Gold Quality Nether Staircase combat skill to the unique Star Vortex, increasing its quality by four levels to Green Quality, then converting it into a permanent talent, unaffected by the loss of combat skill slots.

Combined with Guiding Star, it would significantly increase Star Vortex’s range and effectiveness.

Finally, it would gain Reversal’s reverse form and Chaotic Stars’ talent and leveling speed boost.

This was…

The most dominant control-type build, the Star Vortex Arcane Art system!!!

By the way, Star Sand could first use Starless Shackles from its previous Awakening build to permanently seal the opponent’s combat skills, then switch to its second set and start controlling the battlefield.

It was like changing classes…

However, switching back would require a 10-hour cooldown.

After almost an hour, Lian Xing finally finished enhancing her lineup, then left the hospital and headed towards the Emperor’s cauldron.

It was time to claim her champion reward—

The Mist Colt was about to enter the Azure Sky Emperor’s cauldron for the third time!!!

Chapter 161: Shining Battles Ancient!!! p2

And then, the golden sphere, formed from crescent moons, continued its attack, crushing the Yellow Springs Beckon and carrying it away, spinning and grinding against the regions around the Dominating Cauldron Palace like a planet in orbit. As it moved, its speed increased, quickly catching up to the Dominating Cauldron Palace’s Viral Species Emperor, which was frantically trying to rescue the other participants.

Under the Emperor’s horrified gaze, the dazzling golden light crushed even its Viral World.

And then, under the viewers’ dumbfounded gazes, the Pet Beast World trembled, as if struck by a planet…

Centered around the Dominating Cauldron Palace, destruction and collapse spread outwards.

Like a collision between celestial bodies, a large portion of the map exploded, turning into a sea of molten lava.

The ocean’s flood and the golden planet ravaged the world.

Silence fell.

Half a minute later…

After thousands of regions had been destroyed…

The two terrifying energies finally subsided.

“…”

“…”

“Crack—”

“Cough, cough, cough!!!”

Amidst the rubble, the Dominating Cauldron Palace Emperor, its body covered in dust, crawled out from underground, coughing up blood. It was lucky that it had activated its combat skill at the last moment, otherwise, its Viral World would have collapsed…

Then, the casualties would have been unimaginable…

But somehow, even though the surrounding area had been devastated, the livestream hadn’t been interrupted, the camera even tracking the Yellow Springs Beckon, which was lying amidst the ruins of a region. At this moment, the Ancient Water Elemental’s watery body was almost dissipating, its life crystal shattered, but it was still clinging to life.

However, for some reason, its wounds weren’t healing.

The Ancient Species had been completely incapacitated…!!!

“Whoosh—”

The camera shifted back to the Dominating Cauldron Palace.

Tears Maiden, blood flowing from her seven orifices, her Pet Essence completely depleted, even Rainwater had been forcibly recalled, floated in the air, her body limp.

It seemed that even Tears Maiden had reached her limit…

And the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon, its body floating in the vast ocean, seven of its eight golden ears broken, its light dimming, as if it were about to disappear… And in its remaining ear, it held a pale, golden-haired girl.

Seeing this, the audience fell silent.

It seemed both pet beasts had reached their limits…

But in that case, Lian Xing should be the winner, right?

Although both the Ancient Species and the Shining Species were down, Tears Maiden, in her current state, couldn’t even summon a pet beast, while Lian Xing still had several pet beasts left.

But at this point…did the ranking even matter anymore…?

Yes, it was probably meaningless…

After this battle between an Ancient Species and a Shining Species…what was the difference between first and second place~~~?

At this moment, since Tears Maiden was already in that state, Lian Xing naturally had no intention of delivering thefinal blow.

Under everyone’s gaze, the golden-haired girl slowly climbed out of the golden ear that had been holding her. She seemed to be checking the Moonlight Rabbit’s injuries, her expression worried as she touched its face.

However…

In the next second, something unbelievable happened.

Under the viewers’ horrified gazes, the Shining Species Moonlight Rabbit, the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon, suddenly sat up and grabbed the golden-haired girl’s body with its remaining ear.

Then, a smile appeared on its lips, and it gently…kissed her.

[Scene censored]

At this moment, everyone watching the livestream – Silver Dragon, Jade Lady, Thunder Fly, the people in Baiyue Province, the “Measure Your Code” team members, and even Tears Maiden, who was almost unconscious – their eyes widened in disbelief.

This was…

Lian Xing’s…first kiss…!!!

Lian Xing’s first kiss had been taken by her own pet beast!!!

A wave of shock and confusion washed over Lian Xing, her starry eyes widening as she instinctively struggled. But as all the Pet Essence in her body was disrupted by the Shining Species’s aura, her body went limp, unable to even move.

The Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon wasn’t as gentle as the Moonwalker Mother. It hadn’t bothered to control its Pet Essence at all.

No, you’re supposed to kiss me at home!!!

Doing this in public…how…lewd… Lian Xing thought, mortified.

A few seconds later, the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon’s light faded, the golden threads on its ears turning to ash. Its playful expression gradually became vacant…

At the same time, Lian Xing’s pet beast panel changed again.

[Royal-Tier — Biological Species — Eight-Star Bewitching Moon LV1060]

The battle against the Ancient Species hadn’t increased the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon’s level.

Perhaps…it had been too easy…?

“…”
“…”

Under everyone’s gaze, Lian Xing wiped her mouth, her face red, and climbed off the snow-white Moonlight Rabbit. Like a little bunny, she looked around frantically, as if checking if the Dominating Cauldron Palace’s cameras were still on.

Unbeknownst to her, this scene had already been captured and would soon be on the cover of every pet beast magazine.

A moment later, the Eight-Star Bewitching Moon, its white fur as elegant and soft as before, stood up, carrying Lian Xing with its remaining ear, leaving the flooded area.

And Tears Maiden, looking at the golden-haired girl’s retreating figure, fell silent.

“After taking such a hit…it can still move…?”

“I’ve been…completely defeated…~~~~”

“…”
“…”

Thus, the epic battle between the Shining Species and the Ancient Species ended with Lian Xing’s acknowledged victory.

At the cost of her first kiss, Lian Xing had become the champion of the All-Pet Beast Tournament!!!

[April 14th, 427622, 11:00 PM, Moon Rabbit Lian Xing of Baiyue Province, Beast Tamer Alliance, summoned the Shining Species, Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon (this species was identified by a Mechanical Species Emperor within the Seven Heavens), and battled against Tears Maiden’s Ancient Species, Yellow Springs Beckon. The two pet beasts destroyed 3721 regions in 43 seconds, the aftershock affecting 60,000 regions. The battle ended with the Ancient Species incapacitated.]

[Ten minutes later, the First Lord of the Seven Heavens descended upon the Dominating Cauldron Palace, restarting all affected regions and…refreshing…90 quadrillion lives.]

[One hour later, the Beast Tamer Alliance confessed that Moon Rabbit had borrowed combat skills from the Hidden Moon Marquis, an Emperor-Tier Beast Tamer. After an investigation by the Seven Heavens, it was determined that this action had no effect on the outcome of the battle. The confession was dismissed…]

[Legend Beast Tamer, the only Shining Species holder of this generation, Moon Rabbit Lian Xing, has become the champion of this year’s All-Pet Beast Tournament!!!]

Half a day later, in a hospital room in the restored Dominating Cauldron Palace…

The golden-haired girl, hooked up to an IV drip, browsed the news on her phone with a satisfied smile. The Beast Tamer Alliance’s decision was clever. By confessing to her…cheating…, their regional homepage was now filled with crying emojis…

Many fans from other regions speculated that there was a power struggle within the Alliance’s higher-ups.

But if the Beast Tamer Alliance hadn’t confessed, some haters might have used this to discredit Lian Xing’s victory.

Of course, this whole incident was like drinking a beverage before a shitting competition. It was irrelevant…

Lian Xing quickly scrolled past the news.

In the next second, seeing another trending headline, her expression froze.

[A Twist of Human Nature or a Moral Downfall? Moon Rabbit Lian Xing’s First Kiss Stolen by Her Shining Species “Wife” in Public!!!]

The attached image was a screenshot of her blushing and looking around frantically.

Seeing this news, Lian Xing’s hands and feet turned cold, despite the summer heat. She didn’t even dare to read the comments.

As for how they knew it was her first kiss. It was because Lian Xing, after climbing off the Eight-Star Bewitching Moon, had muttered, “My first kiss…”

Although she hadn’t said it out loud, with the camera practically in her face, anyone could read her lips.

Furious and embarrassed, Lian Xing wanted to summon the Moonlight Rabbit and punish it.

“Whoosh—”

However, in the next second…

As a cloud of mist enveloped her, Lian Xing’s body vanished from the hospital room. Unlike her previous mental travels…

This time, her physical body had disappeared…

At the same time, the Moonwalker Mother’s aura around her intensified…

“…”
“…”
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!”

A few seconds later, as Lian Xing opened her eyes, she was met with a dozen surprised gazes.

In the Moonwalker Mother’s mist-filled world, there were now over a dozen unfamiliar girls. They stared at the golden-haired girl in a hospital gown, lying on the ground, their expressions filled with disbelief.

And in the next second, an even more shocking scene unfolded.

Not far from the girl in the hospital gown, a blue-haired girl with a fishtail, her body wrapped in bandages like a mummy, also wearing a hospital gown, appeared.

“Pfft…” Seeing Tears Maiden’s pathetic appearance, Lian Xing couldn’t help but laugh.

Tears Maiden glared at her, then turned her attention to the dozen unfamiliar girls. Their uniforms were unlike anything she had seen before. Even with her experience, Tears Maiden couldn’t tell which region they were from.

But judging by their auras, most of them were Monarch-Tier Beast Tamers…

They seemed strong…

“Click, clack—”

In the next second, as they looked at each other, a white-haired deer woman in a wedding dress, her long, elegant legs in 20cm high heels, her large antlers adorned with glittering jewels, her long, white hair flowing like clouds, countless cloud-shaped ornaments creating a dreamlike effect, emerged from the mist.

And then, something unexpected happened.

Seeing the Moonwalker Mother, all 17 unfamiliar girls knelt down, their heads bowed respectfully.

“Greetings, Sanctuary Guardian!!!”

“…”

“…”

A few seconds later, as the Moonwalker Mother nodded, the 17 girls stood up cautiously. One of them, a girl with long, red hair in a ponytail, asked, “Sanctuary Guardian, forgive my rudeness, but who are these two…?”

The Moonwalker Mother didn’t answer, instead looking at Tears Maiden and Lian Xing with a pleased expression.

“Little Star, Little Tears, I apologize for summoning you so suddenly.”

“Actually, you probably already know, looking at their uniforms, this isn’t your Pet Beast World~~”

“This is the world beyond the gate, and they are Beast Tamers from different 1st-level sanctuaries, all connected to Legends.”

“I recently received information that Snow Flower, which fled to a lower-level Pet Beast World thousands of years ago, has reappeared. And it happens to be in your world. So, I’ve decided to send these 17 to retrieve Snow Flower.”

“But—” It paused, its expression turning serious as it looked at the 17 girls.

“Your actions will be overseen by these two. Any transgressions or violations and they have the authority to eliminate you.”

“Understood!?”

“Yes, Sanctuary Guardian!!!” the 17 girls replied in unison.

However, although their response was immediate, their expressions and their thoughts betrayed them, their gazes fixed on the two sickly-looking girls.

Eliminate us?

These two crippled girls from a lower-level Pet Beast World…?

They looked barely 15…

Even if they were talented, they couldn’t possibly control them, Monarch-Tier Beast Tamers, right!?

“Whoosh—”

Soon, the 17 girls from the 1st-level sanctuaries were teleported away by the Moonwalker Mother.

Only Lian Xing and Tears Maiden remained.

They looked at each other, their eyes wide.

Sanctuary Guardian…?

The Mother’s background was more impressive than they had thought. They had suspected that the Moonwalker Mother was a being from beyond the Sanctuary Gate, but they hadn’t expected it to have authority over these Beast Tamers from the 1st-level sanctuaries.

Looking at the two girls’ surprised expressions, the Moonwalker Mother smiled.

“You two did well…”

“An Ancient Species, a Shining Species was beyond my expectations—”

“But Little Tears, since you’ve relied on my help so much, I gave Little Star a protective aura before the tournament. You don’t think I’m being unfair, do you?”

“…”
“…”
“Mother, I accept…my defeat. It’s my own lack of strength… I have no complaints,” Tears Maiden said, shaking her head.

Besides, that protective aura hadn’t been a factor in the Shining Species evolution.

“Good. Then I’ll entrust this task to you two~~~”

“One month from today, I’ll send these 17 directly to Snow Flower’s domain. I’ll need you two to supervise them~~”

“Don’t let them stray from their mission, and they’re not allowed to harm the beings in your world. If they can’t retrieve Snow Flower, then contract with it yourselves.”

“Otherwise, if Snow Flower continues to grow unchecked, your Pet Beast World will be consumed by it…”

Hearing this, Tears Maiden’s expression turned grim.

As a lord of the Seven Heavens, she naturally knew about Snow Flower.

Snow Flower, one of the 72 Legends…

It wasn’t just known as the most beautiful pet beast, but also…

The closest being to a Fallen Species!!!

A while later, Tears Maiden also left, and Lian Xing was alone in the white deer space.

“Little Star, do you have any more questions for me?”

“…”
“…”
“Mother—” Lian Xing started to ask, then stopped, unable to continue under the Moonwalker Mother’s knowing gaze.

She had said she wouldn’t rely on the Mother’s help again or she would have her bones crushed…

Although she wanted to ask for a treasure that could extend the duration of her Shining form…the price seemed too high…

A few seconds later, as Lian Xing hesitated, her face flushed, the white deer in the wedding dress walked towards her. Then, it lifted a hoof, took a golden necklace from among the countless jewels adorning its antlers, and gently placed it around Lian Xing’s neck.

“This is made from a Shining Species’s life crystal. Consider it a reward for evolving a Shining Species~~~”

As she put on the shimmering necklace, Lian Xing’s face flushed, and she immediately felt a change. The Eight-Star Bewitching Moon’s aura within her began to intensify. At this rate, it could probably activate Shining Awakening again in a little over a month.

Lian Xing, overcome with excitement, hugged the white deer’s neck, practically strangling it.

“Thank you, Mother! You’re the best!!”

“Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough!!!” The Moonwalker Mother coughed violently.

Unlike its one-time human form, its current deer body was just an illusion… It couldn’t handle such rough treatment…

So, it immediately teleported Lian Xing away.

“…”
“…”
“Whoosh——!!!”

A few seconds later, the mist dispersed.

Lian Xing’s body reappeared in the hospital room in the Dominating Cauldron Palace.

The moment she returned, the Azure Mechanical Heart’s aura sensor alerted her, and she looked towards the door. Little Flower Goddess, Thunder Fly, and Jade Lady were standing outside, their expressions grim, seemingly in a standoff…

They had been standing there for three minutes, not even noticing that the golden-haired girl inside had been teleported to another world.

However, Lian Xing, seeing them, simply ignored them and went back to sleep.

Meanwhile, one month remained until the Beast Tamers from the new world would arrive…

Chapter 161: Shining Battles Ancient!!! p1

[Limited Perfect Awakening, One-Minute Trial]

[LV1048]

[Royal-Tier]

[Shining Species]

[Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon]

“The moon is about to fall~~~”

In the ruined Dominating Cauldron Palace, as the beautiful, humanoid Moonlight Rabbit appeared, the entire Pet Beast World was in awe. Its shimmering, dreamlike aura dimmed even the stars and the sun, as if all other colors in the world had faded…

This overwhelming brilliance brought tears to the eyes of even Monarch-Tier pet beasts.

And at this moment, just a glance from it was enough to make the Yellow Springs Beckon’s protective aura burn…

Little Flower Goddess, Jade Lady, the Second Princess, Snow Sun, Thunder Fly, Dead Ash, and all the viewers in the livestream, including the Emperor of the Dominating Cauldron Palace, their expressions were a mixture of shock and disbelief.

“How…how is this possible? This is…”

“A Shining Species!!!”

“In the All-Pet Beast Tournament…how could both an Ancient Species and a Shining Species appear…!?” At this moment, this unbelievable situation shattered their understanding of the world.

A Shining Species battling an Ancient Species…

It was an event unheard of in the Pet Beast World’s 400,000-year history!!!

Regardless of the outcome, both Tears Maiden and Lian Xing would be recorded in history…!!!

Meanwhile, under everyone’s stunned gazes, a golden-haired girl emerged from behind the Shining Moonlight Rabbit.

The Legend Beast Tamer, Moon Rabbit Lian Xing, the wielder of a Shining Species!!!

The Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon bowed respectfully, then gently lifted the girl with one of its golden, petal-like ears and placed her on its shoulder.

“…”
“…”
“The evolution…there was a slight deviation…” Lian Xing thought, sitting on the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon’s shoulder.

According to the Moonlight Rabbit’s original Shining evolution path, it was supposed to evolve into the Royal-Tier Star-Shattering Moon-Pounding Rabbit, then the Monarch-Tier Jade Palace Star, before finally becoming the Emperor-Tier Shining Species, Star-Sweeping Moon-Veiling White Jade Queen.

However, even she hadn’t expected the Moonlight Rabbit, driven by its perfect evolution will, to become a Shining Species at Royal-Tier!!!

She hadn’t even heard of a Royal-Tier Shining Species, let alone this Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon…

But it didn’t matter anymore.

Because, judging by the Moonlight Rabbit’s current form and aura, this evolution was highly successful…!!!

And the reason it was a one-minute trial wasn’t because of some temporary power boost, but because this was a characteristic of the Shining Species evolution path.

Ancient Species, Shining Species, Fallen Species.

These three special evolution paths each had unique characteristics.

Like the Ancient Species’ lack of tier…

The word “Shining” implied a brief flash of light, the final flicker before a flame died out.

Therefore, it couldn’t maintain this form forever, unless its energy consumption and recovery were perfectly balanced…

With just a Royal-Tier pet beast’s life force, it couldn’t possibly sustain a Shining Species form. Not even for a second, let alone a minute.

So, the Moonlight Rabbit had achieved this through its perfect evolution will and the accumulated energy from its breakthrough to Royal-Tier.

“Although Shining is fleeting…”

“In that brief moment, its light can overturn everything…!!!”

“…”
“…”

Under everyone’s gaze, the Shining Moonlight Rabbit raised a golden ear, and a wisp of golden sand, a Wind Elemental, appeared.

Star Sand, one of the 72 Legends, High-Tier!!!

Since even Lian Xing didn’t know how a Shining Species fought, she simply gave it full control, letting the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon do as it pleased. The use of combat skills, the summoning of pet beasts…it was all up to it.

“Whoosh, whoosh——!!!!!”

In the next second, the Star Sand swirling around the Moonlight Rabbit’s ear tip began to spin rapidly, golden sand particles scattering like stars in the sky. Then, several of these stars connected, forming a faint, crescent moon-shaped boat…

Star Sand, evolving, Commander-Tier form—

Celestial Bride’s Star Sea!!!

Actually, Star Sand had already reached its level cap when the Heaven-Gracing Curtain sent the Ancient Species flying, but since evolving wouldn’t have changed the outcome of that battle, Lian Xing hadn’t bothered.

But now, the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon had initiated Star Sand’s evolution.

“I want to focus on that Water Elemental. That Rainwater…it’s up to you~~~”

“…”
“…”
“Yes, Master!!!

Star Sand’s excitement was evident.

After all, compared to the brutish Biological Species, the Moonlight Rabbit’s current Shining form was closer to an Elemental Species…

This was perfect for Star Sand.

Meanwhile, after giving Star Sand its orders, the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon, having wasted over ten seconds since its appearance, finally turned its attention to the Ancient Water Elemental in the sky.

Shining Moonlight Rabbit versus Ancient Water Elemental!!

An unprecedented, once-in-a-million-years event!!!

As this ultimate battle began, almost all the viewers held their breath.

“Boom!!!!”

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”

In the next second, the sulfur-colored, swirling water and the shimmering flames collided, the clash between the two supreme pet beasts’ auras like a planetary collision, the shockwave sweeping across the Dominating Cauldron Palace, obliterating all the terrain. The sky seemed to collapse, the earth crumbled.

In an instant, there was nowhere left to stand.

Meanwhile, floating in the air, supported by Celestial Bride’s Star Sea’s aura, the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon extended a golden ear towards the Yellow Springs Beckon.

“—Shining · Waxing and Waning—”

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

In the next second, without any visible windup or charging, the Yellow Springs Beckon’s figure was sent flying by a golden, crescent moon-shaped energy slash. Along its path, the earth shook, regional boundaries shattered, everything reduced to rubble, countless pet beasts swept away.

Even the Yellow Springs Beckon itself couldn’t escape.

Not only its aura, but even its physical body was bleeding.

However, less than half a second later, its sulfur-colored, watery form passed through the crescent moon and vanished, reappearing above the ruined Dominating Cauldron Palace. It clasped its hands together, assuming a casting stance…

“Bloodline Combat Skill · Heavy Rain!!”

“Buzz————”

The world shattered.

As a single, sulfur-colored drop of water fell from its hand, everything within a radius of fifty regions, including the Dominating Cauldron Palace itself, was obliterated, turned to ash by an unimaginable force.

At this point, no one could stop this battle.

The Dominating Cauldron Palace’s Viral Species Emperor was frantically flying around the area, pulling all living beings into its Viral Space. It had suppressed its Viral Pet Essence to the minimum, allowing even ordinary Beast Tamers to endure Shared Travel, but it could only maintain this for about a minute.

If the battle wasn’t over by then…

[Shining · White Whiskers]

“Whoosh~~~~”

In the next second, the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon, its body covered in thick, golden fur, like a balloon, emerged from the dust cloud. As its body returned to normal, its eight ears, all aimed at the Yellow Springs Beckon in the sky, its eyes gleaming with excitement.

“Shining · Unlimited Waxing and Waning”

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!!!”

A barrage of golden crescent moon energy blasts, like a machine gun, shot towards the Yellow Springs Beckon, obliterating regions along their path, turning everything to nothingness. Seeing this, the Yellow Springs Beckon’s eyes widened, and it began to flee frantically, dodging the endless barrage of golden moons.

But the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon’s attack was relentless, its bombardment chasing after the Yellow Springs Beckon until it finally caught up. In an instant, the Ancient Water Elemental’s body was pierced by thousands of golden crescent moons, sent tumbling from the Dominating Cauldron Palace to the edge of the Pet Beast World.

Seeing this, Rainwater, worried, immediately tried to rewind its state, but under Celestial Bride’s Star Sea’s aura, its spellcasting was slowed down, unable to gather its Pet Essence.

Just then, Tears Maiden said calmly, “It’s fine, don’t worry about it. This level of injury won’t decide the outcome…”

“Yellow Springs Beckon, use your full power and end this quickly! Don’t fight a war of attrition against a Shining Species. Its Pet Essence is unlimited!!”

Following Tears Maiden’s command, the blood-covered Yellow Springs Beckon, its aura violent, returned to the center of the battlefield. An Ancient Species, with its incredible durability and resistance, was a formidable opponent, but the Shining Species’s enhanced stats and unlimited Pet Essence were also unmatched, even suppressing the Yellow Springs Beckon completely.

At this moment, under the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon’s excited gaze, the Yellow Springs Beckon extended its arms.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——!!!!!”

Then, all the Water-type Pet Essence in the Pet Beast World, even the endless rivers and oceans, began to converge towards it. A few golden crescent moons from Waxing and Waning sliced past it, but they were absorbed by the water, not causing any damage.

Seeing this, the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon stopped firing.

In the next second, its eight golden ears swayed and spun in the air, countless golden crescent moons swirling around them, the energy of Waxing and Waning gathering at their tips, but not yet released.

[Shining · Flexibility Enhancement]

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[Bloodline Combat Skill · Water Condensation]

Meanwhile, in the sky above, the water elemental energy converging before the Ancient Water Elemental was rapidly compressing, shrinking from a vast ocean to a sphere the size of a house. And within this unremarkable yellow sphere, there was enough power to destroy the entire Pet Beast World.

And on the other side, under everyone’s shocked gazes, the countless golden crescent moons surrounding the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon’s ears merged, forming a giant, golden sphere, like a meteor. Although each crescent moon was incredibly thin, their combined form, overlapping and intersecting, created a solid sphere of light.

[Shining · Unlimited Waxing and Waning Flurry]

“Boom!!!!”

In the next second, under everyone’s incredulous gaze, the two pet beasts simultaneously launched their attacks. At this moment, drawn by their energy, regions around the Dominating Cauldron Palace were uprooted, their matter turning to dust.

However, to everyone’s surprise, the expected clash didn’t happen.

[Bloodline Combat Skill · Stone Penetration]

“Whoosh!”

Under the Yellow Springs Beckon’s excited gaze, the yellow sphere, as if teleporting, passed straight through the golden meteor formed from countless crescent moons, then exploded before the Shining Moonlight Rabbit.

And the moment it was hit, the Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon’s eight golden ears twitched, and the golden sphere, formed from crescent moons, slammed into the Ancient Water Elemental.

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Two deafening explosions echoed.

First, the yellow sphere’s terrifying energy erupted, transforming the surrounding area into a vast ocean, sinking thousands of regions.

Chapter 160: Moonlight Rabbit, Shining Evolution!!! p3

All the water converged around the Ancient Water Elemental, forming a devastating water tornado that blotted out the sky. Even from over a hundred regions away, they could see this apocalyptic tornado.

And this was…

The true power of the Yellow Springs Beckon!!!

It was the embodiment of water!!!

At this moment, facing this all-consuming tornado, almost all the pet beasts present knelt, begging for mercy, even the Heaven-Gracing Curtain was no exception, its body being pushed down by the immense pressure.

“Return to the pet beast space, Moonlight Rabbit!!” Lian Xing commanded again.

However, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, as if it hadn’t heard her, ignored her command, struggling against the pressure, its gaze fixed on the yellow Water Elemental at the top of the tornado.

Meanwhile, for some reason, despite having just been sent flying, the Yellow Springs Beckon’s spirit was inexplicably high.

Its level had inexplicably increased by one. How could it not be excited?

“Show me more of your power, Moonlight Rabbit…”

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“…”

Sensing the Yellow Springs Beckon’s aura…

The Heaven-Gracing Curtain closed its eyes, its countless ears gathering before its chest, the same stance it had used when throwing Waxing and Waning.

“Mommy’s begging you, come back, Moonlight Rabbit…” Lian Xing pleaded weakly, seeing the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s uncontrolled behavior.

She understood its frustration and regret.

It wanted to have a proper battle against the Ancient Species, the Yellow Springs Beckon.

And so did she…

But unfortunately, using Waxing and Waning once was its limit…

The moon had temporarily disappeared…

Waxing and Waning’s light had dimmed…

Without Waxing and Waning, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain was like a newborn, unable to harm this Ancient Species.

Under everyone’s gaze—

A few seconds later, the yellow water tornado descended upon the Dominating Cauldron Palace, crushing everything like an eggshell, all the buildings, terrain, mountains, and clouds instantly vanishing. All the living beings within the Dominating Cauldron Palace had been evacuated by the Emperor that had tormented Lian Xing earlier.

However, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s body was pulverized… It hadn’t even been touched by the water, just the pressure alone had crushed it.

Even the Moonwalker Mother’s aura protecting Lian Xing was fading rapidly.

“Is it over?”

“Our evolution…” Lian Xing thought sadly, looking at the shattered Heaven-Gracing Curtain.

She had deceived herself, she had deceived everyone, but she couldn’t deceive her own pet beast.

This was reality…

However, at this moment, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s destroyed body began to reform…

[Ten Intentions Annihilation]

Since it hadn’t been directly hit by the water tornado, but only crushed by its aura, Ten Intentions Annihilation, a Crimson Quality combat skill, had finally activated at the last moment. Given a brief reprieve, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, still in its throwing stance, remained motionless.

Seeing this, Lian Xing couldn’t understand.

What was it waiting for?

Waxing and Waning’s cooldown wasn’t that short…

The moon wouldn’t reappear tonight…it…

It…appeared…

At this moment, Lian Xing’s thoughts stopped abruptly.

As if witnessing a miracle, her starry eyes widened in disbelief.

A silver crescent moon, once again, expanded from the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s ears, its incredibly dense Pet Essence covering hundreds of regions around the Dominating Cauldron Palace.

“This is…”

“The First Quarter!!!!!”

“Did the First Quarter just…pass by…this Pet Beast World!?”

“Waxing and Waning’s restrictions…they’re gone…!!!!!” As Lian Xing’s shocked cry echoed, another silver crescent moon appeared beside the first, the two giant moons overlapping, their combined light covering hundreds of regions.

Two moons!!!

The First Quarter’s presence had blurred…the concept of the moon in this Pet Beast World.

It was this unbelievable coincidence that had created this miracle…

At this moment, under everyone’s stunned gazes…

Facing the giant, yellow water tornado, the white Moonlight Rabbit, holding the two giant silver moons, took a step forward, then, with all its strength, threw them.

Double Waxing and Waning!!!

In the next second, two silver arcs of light, intersecting and spinning, sliced through the Dominating Cauldron Palace, splitting the water tornado into three, striking the Ancient Water Elemental’s crystal.

“Boom, boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

As the two forces collided, a deafening silver shockwave annihilated everything within their field of vision, like a magnitude 8000 earthquake, tearing apart thousands of regions.

A blinding white light engulfed the world, everything fading, only chaotic bursts of Pet Essence energy remaining.

At this moment, almost the entire Pet Beast World was silent.

Jade Lady, Snow Sun, Little Flower Goddess, the Second Princess, Thunder Fly, Dead Ash…

All the T0 contenders, hiding within the Dominating Cauldron Palace Emperor’s protective aura, they all stared at the scene, dumbfounded.

Moon Rabbit Lian Xing…

Just how far would she go…!!!

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Unbeknownst to them, even Lian Xing herself was confused…

She simply watched as the Heaven-Gracing Curtain fought, unable to do anything else, her expression blank, slightly dazed.

Under her bewildered gaze, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s figure began to fade…

The effect of Ten Intentions Annihilation had ended…

Having completed its final throw, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain had fulfilled its wish.

However, as she watched the Heaven-Gracing Curtain disintegrate, Lian Xing felt a pang of regret…

“Is it really over…?”

“Is this our limit…?”

“We’ve come this far…”

“…”

“…”

“How can I accept…this ending!!!”

“How can I lie to myself!?” At this moment, Lian Xing finally understood, the realization hitting her.

Why had the Heaven-Gracing Curtain refused to retreat at the last moment, even risking its Shining evolution…to fight?

Because—

It was a product of perfect evolution!!!

Perfect evolution was a prerequisite for Shining Species.

If its goal was to become a Shining Species, it couldn’t ignore the rules of perfect evolution.

So, as a perfect evolution, how could the Heaven-Gracing Curtain watch its master back down…?

Even if Lian Xing hadn’t intended to challenge the Ancient Species, it would have done so regardless!!!

“I, fearing the Ancient Species’s power, chose self-deception…”

“But the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, with its actions, showed me the true meaning of perfect evolution…”

“In the end, everyone was wrong, only you were right…” Lian Xing muttered, a sad smile appearing on her face.

Undefeated in a single battle?

That was indeed a requirement for Shining Species evolution.

And they had been defeated by the Ancient Species.

But if she adhered to such restrictions, how could she possibly evolve a true Shining Species!?

The path of evolution wasn’t fixed…

Moon Rabbit Lian Xing had lost.

But the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s will…hadn’t!!!

At this moment, under Lian Xing’s gentle gaze, her pet beast panel lit up again.

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“…”
“Whoosh——!!!!!”

A few seconds later, the clouds parted.

As the white light from Waxing and Waning faded, the Ancient Species reappeared on the livestream. The Yellow Springs Beckon had been blown to some distant corner of the world. It lay motionless amidst the ruins of a region, two deep crescent moon scars on its chest, sulfur-colored liquid flowing from the wounds, unable to heal.

But its aura and fighting spirit were intensifying, far more powerful than before.

[No Tier — Ancient Species — Yellow Springs Beckon LV4]

Not enough…

It had to continue fighting against that Moonlight Rabbit to level up further. It was far from satisfied!!!

“Whoosh!!!”

In the next second, Rainwater rewound the Yellow Springs Beckon’s position, bringing it back to the Dominating Cauldron Palace. Seeing the two crescent moon scars on its body, both Tears Maiden and Rainwater’s expressions turned to disbelief. Rainwater tried to heal it several times, but it couldn’t erase the wounds.

This residual Pet Essence was incredibly dense…

To be able to injure an Ancient Species like this…

That Moonlight Rabbit was absurd…!!

Tears Maiden, her face slightly pale, looked down at the mist-filled battlefield.

She couldn’t sense any pet beast auras…

So, Lian Xing had given up, right?

She was also reaching her limit…

Just as Tears Maiden was about to recall the Ancient Species, she noticed that the Yellow Springs Beckon, as if it had lost control, wasn’t returning, its gaze fixed on a certain spot in the mist. And for some reason, just by looking at that spot, its aura began to burn…

This burning intensity…

It was thousands of times stronger than the Sun Harp’s attack!!!

Seeing this, both Tears Maiden and Rainwater realized something was…wrong…and looked down.

“…”

“…”

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

In the next second, as a brilliant rabbit ear emerged from the mist, almost all the beings in the Dominating Cauldron Palace were blinded by the radiant light, instinctively averting their gazes. At this moment, under the entire Pet Beast World’s shocked gaze, a beautiful, white-furred, humanoid Moonlight Rabbit, its feminine features pronounced, slowly emerged from the mist. It wore a transparent veil, adorned with countless golden, star-shaped ornaments. Although its fur was white, its body flickered with a glass-like light with every breath, the radiant glow bringing tears to the eyes of countless beings, as if they had something in their eyes…

And even more eye-catching were its long, drooping ears, like leaves, four on each side, each one adorned with a sexy transparent, gold-threaded hand-silk…

At this moment, sensing the Moonlight Rabbit’s overwhelming presence, the entire Pet Beast World, including the Ancient Species, the Yellow Springs Beckon, fell silent.

And then, the beautiful, humanoid Moonlight Rabbit spoke softly,

“The moon is about to fall~~~”

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[Limited Perfect Awakening, One-Minute Trial]

[LV1048]

[Royal-Tier]

[—Shining Species—]

[Drunken Glaze Eight-Star Bewitching Moon!!!]