Looking into Zero's eyes, Tu Ling chuckled awkwardly and said, "Simply put, taking it with you and keeping it company means eating and sleeping, right?"

...

Good heavens!

Zero thought to himself.

Zi You, on the other hand, seemed to understand their conversation, waving its tentacles and murmuring through its enormous mouth.

Upon seeing this, the Earth Spirit exclaimed in admiration, "I never imagined that your Purple Netherworld would already possess the initial signs of sentience... It seems that it won't be long before it can communicate with you..."

Upon hearing this, Ling remained noncommittal.

To be honest, he was also quite curious about what Ziyou would bring him.

Since Grandpa Tuling told him he needs to build up his intimacy with Ziyou, it's time to let everyone see his "little cutie"...

Zero smiled in a sinister way; anyone who didn't know better would think he had some kind of scheme.

However, for Ye Hao and the others who are about to meet Zi You, it really is a "conspiracy"...

After being out for quite some time, Tu Ling also felt a bit tired, so he went into the space ahead of time and naturally stayed around the spirit pearl.

Ling had already left his room, followed by Zi You.

Upon reaching the hall, Zero cleverly arranged for Zi You to walk ahead while he followed behind.

Zi You's enormous limbs were just enough to block Zero, who was hiding behind it. From a distance, it looked like a giant purple tentacle monster roaming the hall...

This is the scene that Ye Hao and the others saw when they entered the hall through another door.

In the vast, bright hall, a huge purple shadow suddenly appeared. Qin Feng asked Chongming beside him in confusion, "What is that?"

Chongming said, somewhat speechless, "How would I know..."

Ye Hao, who was at the front, was the most mature and composed. He waved to signal everyone to stop for the time being, glanced at the purple shadow in front of them, then looked back at everyone and whispered, "It's too far away to see clearly. It might be an enemy attack. Please be prepared at any time and do not let your guard down."

"Yes," the group responded quietly.

Qin Feng watched as the purple object moved around the hall as if playing, turning east and then west in quick succession, getting closer and closer to them. He couldn't help but ask nervously, "Captain, it's getting closer and closer. What should we do?"

Ye Hao shook his head, signaling everyone not to act rashly. He was still observing...

As they drew closer, everyone could see the full appearance of the purple object:

This is the same purple tentacle-like thing we saw before, only much larger, with more branches, and it even has a "head"...

Except for Ye Hao, everyone else quietly took out their weapons, waiting for the object to get closer so they could strike.

But Ye Hao suddenly stepped forward and walked towards the object...

"team leader!"

Seeing Ye Hao's actions, the bewildered crowd couldn't help but speak up anxiously.

Why did the captain go out alone like that...?

Just as they were worried about Ye Hao, Ye Hao suddenly shouted:

"Lord Zero, you've arrived."

Lord Zero?

Everyone was somewhat taken aback. What did this purple thing have to do with Lord Zero?

Others may not know, but Ye Hao does.

Lord Zero had previously collected a small portion of the purple tentacles to cultivate, and this object in front of us should be the one that Lord Zero cultivated.

Since they were trained by Master Zero, they must be harmless to them.

That's why Ye Hao dared to walk straight forward.

That is trust.

Seeing that he hadn't scared them, Ling stepped out from behind Zi You. He gave an awkward smile and said, "Hello..."