Chapter 221: Lian Xing’s True Spirit
“BOOM!!!”
Golden light and yellow sand exploded, the deafening shockwave rippling to the very edges of the starry sky.
With the first meteorite platform as the epicenter, a radiant golden domain instantly enveloped everyone present, illuminating the entire world and dissolving all the stars except the staircase into scattering dust.
Every spectator stared, dumbfounded, their hearts trembling uncontrollably.
Ground, planets, Pet Essence, pebbles – everything within view was swept away by the sandstorm, transforming into golden motes rising into the air.
Simultaneously, the Pet Beast panels of Star Goddess, Nether Concubine(Nether Traveler), Ice Queen, and Tai Yin, Lian Xing’s four competitors, dimmed.
As long as they remained within the bounds of the Pet Beast World, their skills and talents couldn’t escape this effect!!!
Inverse Time felt particularly aggrieved.
She had been so careful…
She wasn’t stupid; she’d naturally taken precautions against the pre-Legend strength of each competitor, wary of being used as a stepping stone.
Yet, this momentary lapse was seized upon by Lian Xing. The instant she realized Star Sand’s life stage had regressed too far, Lian Xing used Replay to lock Star Sand in that state!!!
[Emperor-Tier Star Sand · Imperial Concubine’s Moon Crown!!!!]
Level – 10870!!!!
As a golden, feminine figure gradually emerged from the golden sandstorm, all the Seven Heavens members within the Bubble Pet Beast World were ecstatic.
The Huang Li within Silver Dragon was particularly agitated, emitting sharp cries.
Even Calamity Sun within Lian Xing narrowed its eyes, recalling unpleasant memories.
In her past life, she had almost conquered the entire Bubble Pet Beast World, only to be sealed by Star Sand at the last moment.
Calamity Sun was the ultimate weapon of destruction, known for its slaughter.
Star Sand, on the other hand, was just a local tyrant clinging to power within the Bubble Pet Beast World.
Yet, even so, Calamity Sun had been helpless against Star Sand’s sealing talent…
“Whoosh—”
The next second, Imperial Concubine’s Moon Crown, clad in a robe woven from sand and wearing a crown, floated out of the sandstorm. The fireflies flickering around her seemed to absorb all other light, dimming everything else in the vicinity.
Besides external objects and combat skills, Star Sand possessed no offensive abilities.
Even so, the aura she exuded was overwhelmingly powerful, creating a sense of breathtaking pressure.
Facing the regal Star Sand, even Inverse Time struggled.
Her combat skill panels were uncontrollably shutting down, forcing her to pour all her Pet Essence into reversing her state, a complete reversal of the Unbreakable Heaven’s Ring situation.
Star Goddess’s expression turned strange as she looked back and forth between Imperial Concubine’s Moon Crown and the child-like Lian Xing.
This Pet Beast was absurdly powerful, single-handedly suppressing everyone present across thousands of levels.
Even at this level, it wasn’t within the top ten Legends…?
Meanwhile, sensing her Pet Beast lineup dimming, Nether Concubine, at the front of the group, continued walking forward, unfazed after a moment of silence.
Qianqiu’s simulations indicated Lian Xing had no intention of targeting her for now.
Ice Queen, on the other hand, wasn’t faring so well.
Fortunately, she had borrowed her daughter, Heavenly Maiden’s, White Abode. Its defensive capabilities were enough to contend with Star Sand’s seal.
Provided…
Lian Xing showed some restraint!
If she went all out, even White Abode couldn’t withstand the combined assault of Star Sand and Replay.
The atmosphere became strangely balanced.
If not for the prohibition on combat in the first round, Lian Xing would likely be facing a group beating…
“Now, is it alright…?”
Under everyone’s gaze, the golden-haired child muttered to herself before the staircase, unsure who she was addressing.
Then, she tentatively extended a delicate foot.
“Tap!”
Her foot landed.
Lian Xing successfully stepped onto the first step of the Lunar Divine Festival, her brow relaxing.
Success…
Undoubtedly, this meant she had once again attracted the attention of a True Spirit and gained the favor of some powerful being!
Seeing this, all the Bubble Pet Beast World and Earth players cheered.
However, the Guardians of the Moon Soul World wore expressions of disbelief and shock.
In the Cloud Mist Sea Palace, Moonwalker and Yaochi exchanged glances, both stunned.
Freed from Inverse Time’s interference, Lian Xing’s child form quickly reverted to her original, curvaceous, mature figure. Accompanied by the floating Imperial Concubine’s Moon Crown, she continued ascending the staircase.
Within moments, her Pet Beast lineup returned to normal.
Only Star Sand’s life stage remained locked, exploiting a blatant bug with the help of the Divine Machine and Replay.
Star Goddess and Tai Yin, however, remained immobile at the starting point, completely countered by Star Sand and Unbreakable Heaven’s Ring’s abilities.
Yet…
Tai Yin looked at Lian Xing’s back with a mixture of shock and despair.
Her body trembled uncontrollably, as if she had witnessed something unimaginable.
“Just now, for a moment, did the flow of time in our world reverse?”
“How is that possible…?”
Who was it that observed Lian Xing and granted her this power…!!!
There was no perceptible sign, no disturbance, as if a casual action had been taken and then its traces erased…
This was definitely beyond the capabilities of the Eleventh Zodiac, the lower-ranked among the Twelve Moons!!!
Why, why could this pawn, abandoned by the Eleventh Zodiac, garner the attention of a higher-ranked True Spirit!?
Tai Yin couldn’t comprehend it.
Logically, for their generation of Lunar Divine Festival participants, attracting the attention of the Nine-Colored Deer was the absolute limit.
Higher-ranked True Spirits were beyond their reach.
After all, their dimensions and planes of existence were entirely different. No matter how high an ant jumped, it couldn’t enter a god’s line of sight.
She had suspected it more than once.
Perhaps the higher-ranked True Spirits couldn’t even perceive the Lunar Divine Festival.
Everything in the world was but insignificant dust to them.
But at this moment, for the first time, Tai Yin felt confused and bewildered by Lian Xing’s existence.
Which True Spirit had been roused by the awe-inspiring appearance of Imperial Concubine’s Moon Crown…?
***
Under everyone’s gaze, Lian Xing, transformed back into her mature form, continued her indifferent ascent, holding the third position on the endless starry staircase.
Nether Concubine, in first place, was far ahead. Ice Queen, in second, struggled to resist the combined pressure of Star Sand’s seal and Heaven’s Ring’s teleportation, relying solely on White Abode.
Star Goddess and Tai Yin remained at the starting point, motionless.
They silently watched Lian Xing’s retreating figure.
Unable to break Star Sand’s seal, they couldn’t even leave the starting line.
Suddenly, Tai Yin turned to Star Goddess.
“I’ve heard of you, Agent of the Eleventh Zodiac.”
“…”
“…”
Star Goddess didn’t respond, feigning ignorance with an aloof expression.
Although she hadn’t met Tai Yin, she knew that the First Emperor and the First Guardian had fought alongside each other in a Beast Tamer’s lineup long ago, so she wouldn’t give Tai Yin a warm welcome.
After a moment of silence, Tai Yin continued, using an aura barrier to shield their conversation from the audience.
“Our faction is essentially in a resurrection match from the last era. Having lost one round, we have almost no chance of victory.”
“Unless we secure first place in the first, second, and fourth rounds, we have no hope. Therefore, I have no intention of competing for overall victory.”
“How about a deal…”
“In the fourth round, we’ll join forces to defeat the other three participants. Then, I’ll forfeit. In exchange, you’ll leave the remaining three contract slots for us…”
Star Goddess’s pupils constricted slightly.
It seemed the fact that she retained two contract slots, plus the special slot for the Lunar Divine Festival invitation, was no longer a secret.
However, an alliance…?
Star Goddess didn’t immediately agree. While acquiring Tai Yin, Dao Yao, and the First Emperor’s three Pet Beasts was an irresistible temptation, the First Emperor had killed her Ancient Species. They shared a bitter enmity.
Rashly incorporating them into her lineup could negatively impact the morale of her other main forces…
“There’s no rush. The fourth round is still far away. Think about it during this time~~~”
Leaving behind these words with a smile, Tai Yin stepped onto the staircase.
The next second, the golden shackles of Star Sand’s seal around her shattered, replaced by a vast, swirling tapestry of code.
The Mechanical Legend, Mountains and Seas!
While Mountains and Seas couldn’t fully counter Star Sand, by maintaining a semblance of resistance, Tai Yin could leverage her own realm and rarity to overcome the seal.
Star Goddess was left alone at the starting point.
She remained silent for a long time before finally stepping onto the staircase.
Her long, golden hair flowed upwards, ignited by a blazing golden aura that dyed the surrounding Pet Essence.
A terrifying sword intent threatened to cleave the starry sky.
If what came before was child’s play, this display was truly shocking to the inhabitants of the Moon Soul World.
The aura of Sharp Edge Seven King Mother, one of the two Shining Bipoles, erupted without reservation.
The concept of Shining Species was revealed for the first time to many remote regions and the Bubble Pet Beast World.
Sensing this sharp aura, Lian Xing recalled the slightly disintegrating Imperial Concubine’s Moon Crown.
Star Sand had done well to force out Sharp Edge Seven King Mother.
From now on, she should exercise some restraint, lest she become too obnoxious…
Thinking this, Lian Xing glanced at her Pet Beast panel.
[Emperor-Tier—Elemental—Imperial Concubine’s Moon Crown LV10900]
Hmm…
As long as Unbreakable Heaven’s Ring remained intact, Star Sand could revert to this bugged state at any time.
Replay had memorized Star Sand’s current life form.
***
Under the watchful eyes of the Moon Soul World, the five participants spent several days traversing the first platform before reaching the second.
However, before even stepping onto it, Nether Concubine frowned deeply.
She sensed a tangible, terrifying aura, shaking her to the core.
It was like the helplessness and despair mortals felt before an Ancient Species.
[The closer to a True Spirit, the stronger the sense of one’s insignificance.]
[Only Beast Tamers standing at the world’s pinnacle are qualified to walk alongside True Spirits.]
[Approach a True Spirit, glimpse a True Spirit, touch a True Spirit. Attempt to reach the end of this path. This is the meaning of the Lunar Divine Festival.]
As the new rules were announced, Nether Concubine hesitantly took a step forward.
“BOOM!!!!!”
The next second, like an exploding comet, she was flung backwards by the immeasurable pressure.
After a few seconds of silence, a black, viscous liquid seeped from her skin, forming a butterfly-winged eggshell that dragged her forward.
The first trial of the Lunar Divine Festival, Talent, tested the entirety of a Beast Tamer’s being.
Whether they were worthy of being called the pinnacle of Beast Tamers was only just beginning to be revealed.
Soon, the ice-cold, white-haired Ice Queen, a Legendary Beast Tamer, arrived.
Without hesitation, she charged forward with White Abode.
The snow maiden frowned slightly but pressed on after a moment of contemplation. She was, after all, perfectly suited for this.
Despite White Abode’s protection, she felt the strain.
Experiencing the pressure of a True Spirit firsthand was daunting, especially as it intensified with each step.
With eleven more platforms ahead, she dreaded the ordeal to come.
A few hours later, Lian Xing, with her two golden buns, limped to the second platform.
She had been mere minutes behind Ice Queen, but White Silk Weaver Girl made walking difficult, significantly widening the gap.
“Eh?”
The moment she sensed the True Spirit’s pressure, Lian Xing’s golden eyes widened slightly.
She sensed something and retracted the auras of her other Pet Beasts, summoning only Mist Colt and its viral shield.
“Whoosh!!!”
As Lian Xing stepped onto the platform, the invisible pressure slammed against Mist Colt’s shield like a storm.
Just as the shield threatened to shatter, Mist Colt inhaled deeply, expelling all its injuries and exhaustion as dense mist.
Repeating this several times, Mist Colt’s body filled with the True Spirit’s pressure, circulating like blood through its Pet Essence.
Soon, one of Mist Colt’s exceptionally rare Throne-level Monarch evolution conditions was met.
However, after some deliberation, Lian Xing suppressed Mist Colt’s evolution.
A few hours later, a Legendary aura emanated from Mist Colt, swirling like ribbons of cloud and mist.
Lian Xing had a premonition.
This path towards the True Spirit, within the Lunar Divine Festival, could mend all her shortcomings and weaknesses.
And then, in the final stage, the ultimate showdown would begin!!!!
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