Chapter 217: The Third Moonlight Rabbit!!!
Moon Soul World, Tai Yin Kingdom.
While Cloud Mist Sea was the largest territory in the Moon Soul World, the occasionally appearing Tai Yin Kingdom was second, far larger than Cold Moon Palace. A single Monarch-Tier Fallen Species couldn’t cause widespread destruction in such a short time.
However, with two powerful support companions, the situation was vastly different…
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“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!!!”
A white, fiery speck, like a meteor, streaked across the sky, obliterating nations in its path, leaving not even ash behind. Then, the white phoenix stopped abruptly, black smoke engulfing its body.
“Crack—”
A massive, black, crescent-shaped blade descended, cleaving through the phoenix’s neck. But instead of dying, it was shielded by a faint white light. The black smoke expanded, forming a giant grim reaper’s scythe that swung silently at the air.
“Whoosh—”
As the scythe fell, countless beings in the Tai Yin Kingdom perished, not just in the distant cities, but even some of Tai Yin’s subordinates near her.
Tai Yin’s playful expression turned to one of stunned silence.
Seconds later, she gasped, then clapped slowly, impressed by the display.
“So this is Death Sentence’s ability…?”
“Emperor-Tier Death Sentence, new trait: upon a death, inflicts an attack equal to the fatal blow on all beings the deceased saw that day.”
“No wonder it’s ranked similarly to Calamity Sun. A true instrument of world destruction…”
“And the user also suffers the attack, but it was blocked by her other Weapon Species. Working together, these three could potentially wipe out the entire Tai Yin Kingdom in a day.”
“So, is the analysis complete…?”
“Which legendary Beast Tamer’s Pet Beasts are these?”
As Tai Yin spoke, a translucent scroll unfolded before her, displaying the three Pet Beasts’ information.
The scroll itself was also one of the seventy-two Legends, the lower-ranked [Mountains and Seas], one of Tai Yin’s subordinates.
[Monarch-Tier · Fallen Species · Smelting Fire Wrathful Luan]
[Emperor-Tier · Weapon Species · White Silk Weaver Girl]
[Emperor-Tier · Weapon Species · Moon-Severing Decapitation Song (Death Sentence)]
[Evolutionary origins unknown.]
“Huh…?”
“They’re using the Moon Soul World’s evolutionary rules, yet Mountains and Seas can’t determine their origins?”
“How is that possible…?” Tai Yin’s eyes widened in disbelief.
After a moment of silence, she looked at the rampaging white phoenix with renewed curiosity.
“I know you’re eager to reach Emperor-Tier, but don’t rush.”
“I’ll let you continue your slaughter. No one will disturb you…”
As Tai Yin spoke, a sky-blue vortex appeared beside her, reviving the nations destroyed by the phoenix and even her fallen subordinates.
[Sumeru], a mid-ranked Viral species among the seventy-two Legends.
Unlike Replay and Inverse Time, who directly refreshed NPCs, Sumeru’s ability stemmed from the Tai Yin Kingdom residing within her.
Therefore, as long as Sumeru remained unharmed, the beings within her couldn’t truly die.
Seeing the revived beings, the Fallen phoenix’s eyes flickered with confusion.
Without hesitation, she activated Death Sentence again.
The newly revived NPCs were instantly beheaded.
Then, Sumeru revived them again.
[Death]
[Revival]
[Death]
[Revival]
[Death]
[Revival]
[Death]
[Revival]
After several repetitions, even the single-minded Fallen Species realized something was amiss. Someone was clearly controlling this kingdom from behind the scenes.
But why wouldn’t they show themselves?
Smelting Fire Wrathful Luan expanded her vision, searching for the kingdom’s master.
Tai Yin smiled, waving her hand.
“She’s getting suspicious. Someone go and… entertain her.”
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“BOOM!!!”
Seconds later, a slender figure in a priestess robe descended, her body radiating a powerful aura.
Shimmering moonlight surrounded her, her long hair trailing sparks, two silver, sword-like rabbit ears erect on her head, her appearance as dreamlike as a moon rabbit under the moonlight.
Her priestess robe barely covered her front and back, leaving her smooth, white legs completely exposed, their alluring curves a sight to behold.
The silver irises in her eyes, like burning mercury, shimmered with silver stardust.
Her aura resembled a Shining Species, but she wasn’t one.
Even Tai Yin was slightly surprised by the silver rabbit woman’s appearance.
“Oh, you’re going yourself?”
“It seems you’re quite interested in this one…”
Dao Yao, ranked fifth among the seventy-two Legends, an Emperor-Tier Biological species!
Though Tai Yin collected Legends, Dao Yao wasn’t her subordinate. Their relationship was more like that of close friends.
Millions of years ago, Dao Yao had joined Tai Yin after hearing about the “interesting places” outside the Moon Soul World.
In terms of pure combat power, Dao Yao surpassed all other Legends.
Even Moonwalker, a combat-type Legend ranked higher than her, was only above her because Dao Yao had left the Moon Soul World millions of years ago.
Under the awed gazes of Mountains and Seas and Sumeru—
Dao Yao’s silver hair flowed behind her like rocket exhaust, her ears flapping wildly as she transformed into a blur.
“BOOM!!!!!”
The next second, the clouds and sky shattered.
The silver blur descended with incomprehensible speed, colliding head-on with the white phoenix soaring in the sky.
As they clashed, Dao Yao’s figure, like a bolt of lightning, plummeted towards the ground, the Tai Yin Kingdom’s landscape crumbling beneath her.
As the ground cracked, she raised her head, her eyes burning with silver starlight, spitting out a broken, white phoenix feather.
The Fallen phoenix, dazed and disoriented, one of its wings torn, spiraled downwards.
But it quickly regained its composure.
Smelting Fire Wrathful Luan’s injuries began to heal as she hovered in the air, her bloody white wings flapping, staring at the silver rabbit woman below with unprecedented seriousness.
“Another Moonlight Rabbit evolution path…?”
“But why is she an independent Legend?”
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“Wait, I see… a post-natal Legend!!!”
After a moment of thought, Smelting Fire Wrathful Luan understood.
The seventy-two Legends’ rankings shifted. When a new Pet Beast joined the ranks, it didn’t necessarily replace a member of its own species.
The entire species wasn’t affected; instead, the newcomer became an independent, reincarnating Legend.
However, this didn’t improve the situation.
The Legendary Moonlight Rabbit’s terrifying aura made her scalp tingle, far surpassing even Drought.
This was a battle god, a Legend who had reached her high rank through pure combat power!
Even with her two companions’ support, Smelting Fire Wrathful Luan knew her chances of victory were slim.
This was a hopeless situation; she had nowhere to run…
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Meanwhile, in the Inverse Time Society of the Moon Soul World…
Mist Colt, a jade-green antelope-like Pet Beast with swirling, emerald clouds, galloped through Inverse Time’s territory.
The Inverse Time Society was larger than Cold Moon Palace, a necessary stop on the route from Cloud Mist Sea to the Tai Yin Kingdom.
Normally, the Royal-Tier Mist Colt, slower than even an ordinary airship, couldn’t reach the Tai Yin Kingdom from Cloud Mist Sea in just a few days.
And Lian Xing had never visited the Inverse Time Society or its surrounding areas, so she couldn’t use Unbreakable Heaven’s Ring’s teleportation.
But Mist Colt’s current speed was abnormally fast.
Two mechanical dragonfly wings, shimmering with Shining energy, propelled her forward, each step covering tens of thousands of miles, like a bolt of lightning.
This was [Touch Water], one of the Divine Machine’s mechanical creations, supposedly its third strongest.
Though weak in combat, the Divine Machine’s crafting skills were exceptional. With these dragonfly wings, all other airships in the Moon Soul World were obsolete.
Within Mist Colt’s viral world, Lian Xing, in her mature form, and the Divine Machine were enjoying the scenery and sipping tea.
It was remarkable that they, who had been mortal enemies not long ago, were now traveling companions.
According to the Divine Machine, it had once been acquainted with Tai Yin, who would likely give it face and not pursue the Fallen Species.
However, Lian Xing was thinking about something else.
Had the little phoenix successfully evolved into a Fallen Species…?
She hadn’t come looking for Lian Xing. Did this mean she no longer cared for her…?
Though the little phoenix hadn’t shown any outward affection, nor had her affection decreased significantly, she had displayed a strong aversion to the Moonlight Rabbit in their lineup, even feeling a surge of killing intent upon seeing other Moonlight Rabbits, both wild and those belonging to other players.
Regardless, even if she wouldn’t sign a contract again, she had once been Lian Xing’s Pet Beast.
Lian Xing couldn’t just abandon her and let Tai Yin, an outsider, deal with her.
Seeing the silent, golden-haired woman, the Divine Machine asked the question that had been bothering it most.
“Star Concubine, how did you evolve an Ancient Species under my nose?”
“The other players’ Ancient and Shining Species were artificially created by me. I provided all the evolution data in Beast Taming Evolution Duel. A true Ancient Species shouldn’t be possible…”
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“Nothing special. When Storm accidentally entered the game, she stumbled into your tenth-anniversary map, which contained evolution paths for both Ancient and Shining Species…” Lian Xing replied casually.
However, the Divine Machine’s confusion only deepened.
After a long hesitation, it asked, “Star Concubine, are you sure it was the tenth-anniversary map?”
“I did create a template, but I didn’t add any data. And think about it, if I knew the Ancient Species evolution path, wouldn’t I create one myself and become invincible?”
“Don’t you remember? It was the one you created with the Eleventh Zodiac’s aura…”
“No, I initially intended to use the Eleventh Zodiac’s aura, but I abandoned the project after creating the starting area. Could you describe the map?”
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“It was a starry sky, the starting point on a cratered lunar surface. There were a few living Pet Beasts inside, including a wild Moonlight Rabbit. She led me to the Ancient and Shining Species evolution paths.”
Lian Xing’s patience was wearing thin, repeatedly interrupted by the Divine Machine.
If the Divine Machine hadn’t placed the data and NPCs there, had she been dreaming?
Could she evolve a true Ancient Species from a dream?
She wanted to try again…
Suddenly, as Lian Xing finished speaking, the Divine Machine froze, a chill running down its spine, its scalp tingling.
This description…
Sounded too familiar…
So, Lian Xing’s eligibility for the Lunar Divine Festival had been predetermined years ago…
That wasn’t Beast Taming Evolution Duel’s tenth-anniversary map, but…
The resting place of the Moon Soul World’s True Spirits, the Twelve Moons!!!
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