Chapter 224: Sea Soul World, Eight Emperor Tears! p1
“Let’s go, to the finish line…”
Under the watchful gaze of countless spectators, the golden-bunned girl on the seventh meteorite platform of the Lunar Divine Festival spoke calmly. Though the unobservable, blank True Spirit stood before her, its overwhelming pressure like a black hole bearing down on her, Lian Xing felt no fear or panic.
Strangely, after witnessing the True Spirit, she felt indifferent, even experiencing a sense of déjà vu.
Where had she seen a True Spirit before…?
Honestly, Lian Xing couldn’t recall.
Regardless, she had to surpass every Beast Tamer here!
Unlike Star Goddess, she didn’t crave the realm of a True Spirit. She cared little for the victor’s reward. She had no regrets in life, no yearning for immortality.
But… the desire to defeat all Beast Tamers and make her Pet Beasts the strongest was the fundamental belief driving her on this path… This underlying motivation, hidden within most Beast Tamers, was the reason she stood here now!
“…”
“…”
“Thud!!”
As Lian Xing spoke, the Ancient Moonlight Rabbit perched on her left bun jumped down, its soft ears rotating like helicopter blades as it landed.
Lian Xing, stepping on White Silk Weaver Girl’s tongue, bent down and gently stroked the Ancient Rabbit’s head.
They were about to depart for the finish line, but seemingly without the Ancient Moonlight Rabbit.
The Ancient Moonlight Rabbit’s expression remained unchanged, instead scratching its ear with a dazed look.
As countless spectators watched with apprehension, Lian Xing, leaving the Ancient Moonlight Rabbit behind, commanded Mist Colt into a sprinting stance.
Green smoke billowed from its rear, like the roar of an engine, forming two illusory, scaled horns. Translucent green crystals covered the sharp tips, like armor.
Before Mist Colt even moved, the other four participants, sensing its intent, instinctively moved aside.
Then—
“Whoosh—!!!!”
A tempest of green energy surged outwards.
Propelled by this terrifying force, Mist Colt’s emerald horns lowered, aligning perfectly with the staircase.
The next second, the scene before the spectators vanished.
“BOOM!!!!!”
A deafening roar shattered the eardrums.
The entire starry sky was cleaved by a bolt of lightning.
Mist Colt’s green horns, wreathed in arcing lightning and fiery clouds, shattered the trillions of miles of staircase, creating a chain of sonic booms as it arrived on the eleventh platform with blinding speed.
The smoke cleared, revealing a trail of shattered steps.
Seconds later, as everyone’s vision returned, the other participants stared dumbfounded at Mist Colt’s landing point.
It had traversed four meteorite platforms, from the seventh step to the eleventh, in less than an instant!
The lingering green smoke faintly outlined the colossal horns.
Then, in the ensuing silence, the golden-bunned, starry-eyed girl emerged from the haze.
Lian Xing…
The strongest Beast Tamer of this era, stood before the Twelve Moons, the ancestral True Spirits!!!
Under the world’s gaze, the golden-bunned girl, across the final, longest stretch of the staircase, briefly locked eyes with the blank, higher-dimensional being blocking the entrance to the finish line.
For a moment, perhaps an illusion, Star Goddess, Nether Concubine, Ice Queen, and Tai Yin all sensed the blank elemental figure’s pupil dilate slightly.
Undoubtedly…
Lian Xing had entered the True Spirit’s line of sight!!!!
[Emperor-Tier—Viral—Azure Sky Jade Soaring Firmament]
Mist Colt had evolved from the Royal-Tier Cloud and Dream’s Promise to the Legendary Emperor-Tier Azure Sky Jade Soaring Firmament in less than half a month!!!
Though astonishing, even Lian Xing herself was slightly bewildered.
She felt like she hadn’t fulfilled certain conditions, like mastering bloodline combat skills or refining her own experience.
Yet, Mist Colt had evolved inexplicably, as if she’d used cheat codes.
Of course, she hadn’t.
Even if her account was mistakenly banned, it would be because her friend had borrowed it.
“…”
“…”
“This, this, this… if I remember correctly, I was competing against this Pet Beast just a year ago?”
“Is the time flow in the Moon Soul World different from ours?”
“It feels like I’ve missed millennia…” Moon Princess at the Beast Tamer Alliance headquarters muttered in disbelief.
She wasn’t alone. Every Beast Tamer who had competed against Lian Xing, even her former teammates, questioned reality.
A year ago, the High-Tier Mist Colt, Cloud Dream Calamity, had shocked the entire league. Before Calamity Sun, Star Sand, and Heaven-Gracing Curtain, Cloud Dream Calamity single-handedly dominated the 4v4 survival round, becoming Moon Rabbit Lian Xing’s signature.
And now…
Just a year later, Mist Colt had grown beyond their comprehension.
It stood before an unobservable being called a True Spirit in the Lunar Divine Festival, hosted by gods!!!!
Now, not even the Emperor-Tier overlords of the various level 2 regions within the Bubble Pet Beast World, nor even the six Guardians of the Moon Soul World, could perceive Mist Colt’s instantaneous speed.
As everyone’s worldview shattered, after a brief pause, the Emperor-Tier Mist Colt, Azure Sky Jade Soaring Firmament, erupted with another powerful burst of energy.
Undoubtedly, it intended to break through the blank True Spirit’s aura in one go!
To the other participants, this was suicidal.
Was it going to ram the True Spirit directly…?
How was that possible?
Mist Travel!!!!
“BOOM!!!!!”
A green ray pierced through the Lunar Divine Festival map.
As the Moon Soul World watched in disbelief, the purely Pet Essence-formed viral body tore through the starry sky, arriving before the blank elemental figure with overwhelming force.
For an instant, it was almost level with the immobilized Star Goddess.
However, just as Mist Colt and Lian Xing were about to pass the True Spirit, the brilliant light surrounding them dimmed, stopping at a distance similar to Sharp Edge Seven King Mother’s.
An invisible mountain of solidified pressure emanated from the blank True Spirit.
If even Sharp Edge Seven King Mother, the pinnacle of Shining Species, couldn’t cross it, then Mist Colt, even with its unparalleled speed among the seventy-two Legends, couldn’t break through this insurmountable barrier.
Its body and Pet Essence were instantly suppressed, its emerald horns and viral shield slowly dissolving.
“Unbreakable Heaven’s Ring!!!”
At the critical moment, the angelic halo above Lian Xing’s head shimmered, restoring Mist Colt to full health.
Though Mist Colt’s body began to disintegrate again within a second, as long as Unbreakable Heaven’s Ring continued its frantic restoration, Mist Colt still had a chance.
Repeatedly shattering and reforming, Azure Sky Jade Soaring Firmament expelled explosive clouds of energy, attempting to brute-force its way through the blank True Spirit’s aura.
Ten seconds, thirty seconds, five minutes…
As everyone watched in silent awe, Mist Colt, exhaling scorching breath, stubbornly pushed forward against the True Spirit’s eroding aura, its body unmoving.
Though no longer as effortless as before, it was still several times further than Star Goddess.
Only a negligible hundred million miles remained between it and the blank True Spirit blocking the finish line.
Gradually, Lian Xing’s face paled from the constant use of Unbreakable Heaven’s Ring.
“As expected, is it truly impossible to reach a True Spirit…?”
“Even if Mist Colt breaks through to level ten thousand, it will still be stuck here.”
“This is the minimum distance between a True Spirit and a living being, separated by countless dimensions…”
Lian Xing began to realize that no one could pass the first round of the Lunar Divine Festival.
The Twelve Moons of the Moon Soul World, the True Spirits, had created an immense gap between the end of the Beast Taming path and their existence.
It was like reaching level 99 in an online game, only to discover twelve level one hundred million beings above you, with no monsters in between to bridge the gap. No matter how many level 99 monsters you defeated, you could never reach even a fraction of their level.
It fundamentally denied the possibility of humans surpassing True Spirits.
But was there truly no way to pass…?
Was there truly no Beast Tamer in this world who could reach the realm of a True Spirit?
Staring at the indomitable blank elemental figure, the starry patterns in Lian Xing’s eyes dimmed slightly.
Seconds later, a barely perceptible glint of malice and darkness flashed within her fading eyes.
[Starless Shackles]
“Whoosh!!!!”
Suddenly, a wave of golden sand swept across the starry sky, engulfing the entire world in a sandstorm.
Not only were the Guardians outside dumbfounded, but even Tai Yin, who had been waiting for a good show, was stunned.
After a few seconds, she shrieked in disbelief.
“Is this person crazy!!!!?”
“She’s attacking a True Spirit!!!!”
This was the Lunar Divine Festival, hosted by the Twelve Moons themselves.
Attacking a True Spirit was akin to directly challenging the organizers. Like slapping the referee during a boxing match!
How could this be allowed!?
It was too late for anyone to intervene.
Yet, Lian Xing’s expression remained unchanged.
If she wanted to breach the True Spirit’s aura, defense alone wouldn’t suffice.
If the True Spirit dared to stand in her way, she dared to attack!
Under everyone’s gaze, the swirling sand reached every corner of the starry sky.
An invisible shackle began to materialize around the blank elemental figure at the finish line.
Star Sand’s sealing ability was now confronting a True Spirit!!!!
Then—
“Crack”
With a crisp shattering sound, the pressure surrounding the blank elemental figure dissipated.
A golden, ring-shaped shackle bound it.
As Nether Concubine watched with anticipation, and Star Goddess, Tai Yin, and Ice Queen stared in disbelief, the True Spirit’s pressure vanished from the starry sky.
Time itself seemed to freeze.
How… how was this possible…?
A mere Emperor-Tier Star Sand had successfully sealed a True Spirit!?
Had the order and rules of this world collapsed?
A flicker of confusion appeared in the blank True Spirit’s eyes.
It looked towards the void, as if sensing a familiar, strange power.
And then…
At that very moment!!!
Though Lian Xing herself doubted her success, she didn’t hesitate. The instant the blank True Spirit turned its head—
“Rabbit!!!!”
“BOOM!!!!!”
With Lian Xing’s cry, the Ancient Moonlight Rabbit on the seventh platform exploded, like a drawn sword, pulverizing the meteorite beneath its feet and transforming into a blazing white comet, hurtling forward.
[Moon Chase!!!!]
Along its path, the other participants were sent reeling by the Ancient Moonlight Rabbit’s explosive aura.
This was why Lian Xing had left the Ancient Rabbit on the seventh step!
The further the Ancient Moonlight Rabbit traveled with Moon Chase, the greater the impact and momentum.
Using the previous steps as a runway amplified its final collision to terrifying levels.
Keeping it by her side would have limited its power.
“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!!!!”
A shockwave comparable to a cosmic explosion erupted within the Lunar Divine Festival arena.
As the audience watched in awe, the white-haired rabbit girl with a giant tail charged forward relentlessly during her jump.
Like a heavily armored tank, her body shattered every step in her path, pulverizing meteorites and stars alike.
Without hesitation, she smashed all obstacles into dust, her power absolute.
Finally, she shattered the remnants of the blank True Spirit’s aura, which hadn’t yet reformed after Star Sand’s seal was broken, scattering it into nothingness.
Then, with a sliding kick, she bypassed the True Spirit, leaving a long trail of fire as she landed on the twelfth platform, the finish line.
“…”
“…”
“Hooo~~~”
In the ensuing silence, the Ancient Moonlight Rabbit exhaled a scorching breath, its crimson, paw-marked eyes slowly lifting, as if glaring at the audience watching through the projections.
A chilling silence fell over the Moon Soul World.
Only then did the blank True Spirit react, turning its head to look at the Moonlight Rabbit with bewilderment.
The other participants were utterly stunned.
What monster was this!?
It had shattered a True Spirit’s aura?
How was that possible!?
And Star Sand, momentarily sealing a True Spirit’s ability… none of this made sense!
Wait, was the True Spirit holding back?
Was Lian Xing the predetermined victor?
Though absurd, this was a billion times more plausible than Lian Xing’s Pet Beasts genuinely overpowering a True Spirit.
Under everyone’s gaze, after a few seconds of silence, the blank elemental figure offered no further resistance, allowing Mist Colt to carry Lian Xing past it and onto the finish line.
The first round of the Lunar Divine Festival.
Star Concubine Lian Xing, victorious!
Perhaps most of the audience didn’t grasp the significance of this event.
But Tai Yin and the others, who had participated in a previous Lunar Divine Festival, and the Guardians outside, were completely dumbfounded.
Even Moonwalker, one of Lian Xing’s Married Pet Beasts, was stunned.
She never expected Lian Xing to pass this seemingly impossible first round.
Reaching and crossing a True Spirit’s aura meant…
Lian Xing now possessed the potential to defeat a True Spirit!!!
Lian Xing wasn’t even eighteen yet!
This was beyond absurd…
Under Yaochi’s, the Sixth Guardian’s, bewildered gaze, Moonwalker puffed out her chest slightly and coughed.
As Lian Xing reached the finish line, the blank True Spirit released its pressure again, blocking Star Goddess and the others.
But now, they had no desire to continue.
Every being in the Moon Soul World, including its subordinate Soul Worlds, focused on the radiant golden-haired girl.
Tai Yin, along with Lotus Concubine Tai Sui and Dao Yao within her, also stared at Lian Xing’s graceful figure, falling silent.
After a long while, Tai Yin sighed.
It seemed she had been utterly defeated.
Nether Concubine and Qianqiu’s simulations must have been wrong…
With this naive thought, Tai Yin turned to Nether Concubine.
“…”
“…”
“?”
Seeing Nether Concubine’s impassive face, a large question mark appeared above Tai Yin’s head.
What was going on? Didn’t Nether Concubine seem surprised at all?
This outcome couldn’t possibly align with her simulations…
However…
As if noticing Tai Yin’s gaze, the black-haired woman with the queenly hairstyle turned and smiled.
Unable to contain herself any longer, Tai Yin asked, “Nether Concubine, did Qianqiu not foresee this outcome?”
“I did. What’s wrong?” Qianqiu, within Nether Concubine, replied with a bewildered tone.
Tai Yin’s expression became even more strained.
“But if you foresaw it, why are you so calm? Don’t you intend to compete for the championship?”
“Indeed, we never intended to. I simulated our defeat long ago. I’m simply accompanying my master on a stroll, walking this final path with her~~~”
As Qianqiu spoke, Nether Concubine gently stroked the purple butterfly in her arms, her beautiful face gentle as water.
Tai Yin nearly spat out blood.
Damn it! Nether Concubine’s composure wasn’t from confidence, but from accepting defeat and choosing to coast!
And she had been fooled by their act, accompanying them on this stroll, playing the perfect foil.
Tai Yin felt a surge of anger, exacerbated by Lotus Concubine Tai Sui’s constant complaints within her. She wanted to retort, “If you’re so capable, why don’t you do it yourself?”
Just then, Lotus Concubine Tai Sui glanced at the Ancient Moonlight Rabbit at the finish line with a complex expression.
Then, she warned gravely, “Tai Yin…”
“What?”
“In the final round, be wary of that monster. She attacks with full force, giving no opportunity for recovery.”
“Yes, I’ll be careful…” Tai Yin nodded solemnly.
Undoubtedly, in this Lunar Divine Festival, the Ancient Moonlight Rabbit and Sharp Edge Seven King Mother were the two strongest individual combatants, second only to the Twelve Moons.
Below the True Spirits, they were practically invincible…
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