Astalia never took Cheng Huaijin seriously; the only things worthy of her attention were the wooden dragon and the first-generation chip.

Even though she is now under someone else's control, she is not flustered at all. She already has eternal life and is just one step away from becoming a god.

As long as the energy source remains in her body.

The armored tiger's tail pierced Astaria's body, but the tail was broken off by the impact of her body.

It broke and then grew back, finding its energy source.

"Lich Beast!!!"

The lich appeared in a flash, its blindfold falling away, and a blue bead was slowly drawn out.

Astaria's life energy was rapidly depleting; she was merely a false god, not yet a true god.

She asked, puzzled, "Why?"

The armored tiger collapsed, and a black chip shot out of its mouth, severing the last link between Astaria's body and the energy source.

"Why?" Astaria asked again.

The chip shattered in two, then melted, turning into water droplets that entered Astaria's chest cavity.

Astalia had no choice but to turn her gaze to Cheng Huaijin: "Why?"

She fell to the ground, staggered to her feet, and sparks flew from the wires in her chest.

"Why?"

Cheng Huaijin looked at her warily: "What?"

"I just wanted the world we promised each other. Why does it no longer support me?"

Astalia looked up at Cheng Huaijin, her black eyes reflecting the magic array patterns.

"Damn!" shouted the grass sprite sitting on Cheng Huaijin's head.

The patterns in Astaria's eyes froze, then there was a sound like something breaking, and her eyes returned to black.

Astaria turned her gaze to the grass spirit: "Eiatos, why does it look like a blade of grass?"

She sighed, "What bad luck. I shouldn't have summoned you."

Astaria looked at Cheng Huaijin and said earnestly, "I've remembered your name, Cheng Huaijin. Maybe we'll meet again, maybe we won't. Anyway..."

Bye-bye~

Astaria snapped her fingers, and along with her black space, vanished completely.

Cheng Huaijin asked Mu Long, "Are you gone?"

Mu Long was speechless: "He's really gone."

Cheng Huaijin: "Is she dead or alive?"

Mu Long shook his head: "I don't know. She witnessed the growth of a planet, and she may be much older than me."

Cheng Huaijin: "You're only a little over a year old, right?"

Mu Long: "...I'm talking about my mental age!!"

Cheng Huaijin: "...You don't seem very old mentally either."

Wooden Dragon: "Hmph!"

...

Five days have passed since Cheng Huaijin disappeared, and the entire Changye Star has been in chaos for the past seven days.

Guan Shanyue eventually discovered Cheng Huaijin outside the Changyexing Ruins.

Cheng Huaijin is fast asleep.

When she woke up, facing Coach Guan's concerned gaze, all her unspoken words boiled down to one sentence: "...Coach, can I not explain?"

Coach Guan: "..."

Cheng Huaijin raised both hands and swore: "I absolutely did nothing bad! I even did something good, a really good thing! I just can't say it."

Coach Guan: "...Alright, we'll tell everyone you went for secret training. But this is a one-time exception! From now on, you must submit a report before going out. Have you forgotten the agreement you signed? Your itinerary must..."

Coach Guan actually loves to nag quite a bit.

After Astalia and Xia Chouyu "died" (let's just say they died), the Hunter organization was leaderless, and some of the smaller leaders started causing trouble.

Earth's protectors, in collaboration with other planets, launched an interplanetary operation to wipe out the remaining villains.

Wu Nian has disappeared, along with his clones who look exactly like him.

Cheng Huaijin was a little worried. She felt that Wu Nian had mental problems and was somewhat antisocial, so she told Coach Guan about it.

Meanwhile, she also discovered an energy surge agent at the Hunter's base on Long Night Star, which, according to Wood Dragon, contained a peculiar ingredient.

Unlike ordinary energy boosters, pets that take this potion level up faster and become stronger, but they will also gradually be controlled, along with their tamers. Ultimately, both the tamers and their pets will become puppets of the hunter organization.

Cheng Huaijin brought back some medicine and gave it to Coach Guan, hoping that an antidote could be developed as soon as possible.

Guan Shanyue looked at Cheng Huaijin with a complicated expression.

Cheng Huaijin desperately tried to portray himself as innocently foolish, saying with utmost sincerity, "There's really no way to explain it, but everything I said is true!"

Guan Shanyue: (Speechless)...

Cheng Huaijin: (starry-eyed)...

After handing over the finishing touches to Coach Guan, Cheng Huaijin rallied his spirits and began to assess the condition of the pets.

Perhaps thanks to the original, after the Iron Tiger woke up, it not only reached the maximum level, but also mutated into the Fiery Iron Tiger. In addition to all its original skills being maxed out, it also gained the new Mechanical Cannon skill.

The way Kuku fires the cannon is super cool!

Although the lich beast successfully upgraded to become a super-tier pet, its personality didn't seem to have changed much; it stayed away from Cheng Huaijin and didn't go anywhere else.

The Grass Sprite—no, it should be called Eyatos—is a super-tier pet, a pet with no attribute; it's truly a very interesting pet. It can transform into any form it wants, and Cheng Huaijin has to guess what Eyatos has turned into every day in a blind box!

Needless to say, Mu Long is the strongest fighter and rarely goes into battle. Recently, he obtained some of Xia Chouyu and Astaria's life energy and is diligently absorbing it...

Cheng Huaijin's inner monologue: As expected of a dragon, so greedy!

Finally, there's the Cinnamoroll puppy, the lucky little dog that Cheng Huaijin hastily contracted to upgrade, and its skills... are actually zero!

"It's okay, it's okay, being cute is enough!" Cheng Huaijin affectionately patted the big-eared dog.

The big-eared dog stared at her with wet eyes, panting heavily, its mouth split open as if it were laughing.

Cinnamoroll, the mascot of Cheng Huaijin's super-level pet "Legion"!

Although Cheng Huaijin is only a level four beast tamer now, his strength has already reached the top level.

After all, not everyone has four super-level pets.

With everything mostly settled, Cheng Huaijin resumed the competition!