Chapter 154 Chapter 154

Xu Feiying never dreamed that this would be the outcome.

The Leviathan beast that he had painstakingly "bred" and the Ark host that he had painstakingly stolen were just - gone?

All gone?

No, what about Dr. Z? Doesn't that guy always brag about how great he is?

The Xu family continuously invested huge amounts of money and took risks at the critical moment of cracking down on poachers, spending a lot of money to save people - but in the end, they got nothing in return?

Xu Feiying simply couldn't accept this reality. She stood there for a long while, cursing Dr. Z in her heart.

It was not until the space began to fluctuate abnormally and the virtual magnetic field without the support of Ark showed signs of collapse that he realized belatedly that it was no longer a problem for Leviathan!

If he doesn't escape quickly, he will be torn into pieces by this chaotic magnetic field!

Xu Feiying suddenly panicked and tried her best to support her body and pull her feet out of the ground which were buried in mud and sand.

But this is difficult. The fierce battle just now has already made the ground bumpy and the land has turned into dust, forming a thick layer on the ground.

When he stepped on it, it was like stepping into a swamp and mud. He could not run more than a few steps before he was tripped by the stones covered in the soil.

"Bang!"

Everyone heard the muffled sound, accompanied by the subtle sound of bones breaking.

Having twisted his ankle, Xu Feiying panicked even more. The pain caused a fine layer of cold sweat to seep out of his forehead. The premonition of being abandoned made him bite his lip tightly. He desperately raised his head and stared at the place not far away, screaming, "Help, help me!"

"Save me! You can't leave me alone! This is murder! You're committing murder!"

Xu Feiying shouted loudly.

He knew that this group of people would save him. Yes, he was very sure of it - because these guys in front of him were all "good guys" and would hesitate to move forward because he had hostages in his hands. So they would not watch him die in the void.

Yes, that must be the case—

There was a long silence.

Fierce winds echoed in the sky, and the shattered space made a strange "crackling" sound like a TV screen. It seemed that only a dozen seconds had passed, but it seemed like a whole century had passed.

And under Xu Feiying's hopeful gaze, the contestants not far away... none of them moved.

That wasn't quite accurate, because when Chi Zi saw Xu Feiying fall, she subconsciously took half a step forward. But she immediately stopped, and Ji Hong and the others calmly took a few steps to the side, blocking her behind.

Xu Feiying met a pair of cold eyes.

Ji Hong, Uncle Xiong, Guan Yun, Xue Yao...

Xu Feiying trembled all over!

He suddenly realized that he had overlooked a crucial issue - the players in front of him were not the naive students who had played against him in the past and still lived in the "ivory tower" of the campus, but a group of guys who had actually traveled through different spaces, been adventurers, and fought with wild beasts and dark beast kings!

They are threatened by hostages because they also have the responsibility to protect the public and place great importance on the lives of others, but when faced with "traitors" and "criminals", their hearts can be just as cold and hard, and they will sentence him to death without hesitation.

"...No, no, you can't," Xu Feiying was panicking and stuttering, "You can't abandon me. I'm also a human beastmaster. I—"

His gaze swept across the crowd, finally landing on Xia Muqing. His eyes gleamed, as if he had grasped the last straw. "Xia Muqing! Little Xia, the Divine Beast Master! You can't do this, you are a Divine Beast Master—you have to save me!"

Xu Feiying was already incoherent. The urgency of approaching death was like a big hand tightly grasping his heart, with sharp fingertips piercing into his flesh, making him tremble all over and his eyes as red as if bleeding.

He dug his five fingers into the ground and tried to drag his body forward, his face twisted like a demon from hell.

"What about Lord Fengluo? Lord Fengluo is a space element, right? He can block these space cracks!"

"You could save me but you didn't. Wouldn't your conscience hurt? If I died and became a ghost, I would never let you go—"

An invisible wave suddenly spread, interrupting Xu Feiying's shrill cry.

It was the Drill Beast that activated the skill, "Sound Isolation".

Not far away, its owner, contestant No. 8, put one hand in his pocket and scratched his ear with the other hand in disdain.

"Did anyone speak just now?" he said. "No, I didn't hear anything."

Ji Hong nodded in agreement: "No, I only heard a dog barking - oh, sorry, how can I say that it was a dog barking, it's too insulting to Lord Feng Luo."

"Let's go, let's seal this place off quickly to prevent the magnetic field fluctuations from affecting other people. Um, Lord Feng Luo, are you still going? You're already very tired and injured, aren't you?"

The hint in her voice was very obvious. Lord Feng Luo hesitated for a moment and turned to look at Xia Muqing.

"Oh?"

Although it hates the bastard Xu Feiying very much, it still absolutely obeys its owner's instructions. It will save people if its owner asks it to, and it will never move unless its owner says anything.

Xia Muqing frowned slightly.

To be honest, she felt that Xu Feiying's death was not a pity.

But... wait, there doesn't seem to be anything to hesitate about?

A person who brutally killed countless profound beasts, who could threaten the lives of thousands of people, and even used his own contracted profound beasts for evil experiments - for such a bastard, is there really any need to save him?

After figuring this out, Xia Muqing's brows immediately relaxed.

She felt that she was a good person, but she didn't want to be a pushover. If she wanted to save him, she would at most need to pry open Xu Feiying's mouth and dig out the evidence of the Xu family's crimes.

But what Ji Hong said made sense, Lord Feng Luo was already very tired.

By this time, a spatial storm had already formed, and the virtual space was self-destructing. Anyone who entered could not guarantee that they would emerge unscathed. If the safety of her own profound beast was not at stake, Xia Muqing would have considered dragging the person out and imprisoning him for life—but if it meant risking the Fengluo Lord, she gave up immediately.

"Let's go, there's still a lot of finishing work to do."

For example, controlling the scope of space fragmentation to minimize the danger caused, as well as the follow-up of the 1,000 hostages and the downtime caused by Ark's withdrawal... If I'm not mistaken, the outside world would have been in chaos by now.

Seeing that Xia Muqing also chose to give up, Xu Feiying's eyes widened.

Madness and despair gradually spread to his bloodshot eyes. He pounded the ground like crazy, crawled forward in a twisted manner on the ground, with mud all over his body and head, and his mouth wide open.

He screamed wildly, lunging forward like a madman—but stopped dead in his tracks before a rift in space. The earth began to crack faster and faster, and pitch-black flocs drifted down from the azure sky, devouring everything it touched.

All the sounds were blocked by the "soundproofing", and people in the distance could not hear what he was shouting at all. What's more, everyone turned around and tacitly agreed not to watch Xu Feiying's final struggle.

Xu Feiying was about to explode.

He cursed and wailed desperately, using all the dirty words in his mind - but after losing the Leviathan, he was just an ordinary human being. Even if he used his mental strength to hold up a barrier, he could only barely survive.

"Oh shit……"

Xu Feiying bit her nail hard, and blood oozed from the corner of her lips.

"I still have..." he murmured, "Oh, I still have Beiyun Monkey and Shadow Cat!"

In addition to being surprised, Xu Feiying felt a burst of strength in his body, supporting him to almost jump up from the ground.

It's okay, there's still hope. As long as he lets those two idiots block the space debris, maybe he can still escape!

Xu Feiying immediately opened the mysterious beast space.

But this time, all he got in response was still silence - Beiyun Monkey and Shadow Cat seemed to be dead, and did not respond to his call at all. There was a dead silence in the spiritual contract.

Xu Feiying: “……!”

Cold sweat oozed from his palms, and he suddenly remembered that during the 100th-floor position replacement match, he pushed Beiyun Monkey and Shadow Cat into the beast tide to delay time.

The two mysterious beasts suffered serious mental damage, not to mention that this was still within the virtual space. They were programmatically considered "dead" mysterious beasts and could no longer appear to help Xu Feiying out of trouble.

“Damn it, damn it, damn it!!”

Xu Feiying cursed, tears of fear streaming down her cheeks. Soon, her curses turned into pleas: "Anyone, please help me! I was wrong, I know I was wrong, please don't leave!"

"Xia Muqing!!"

The wind howled, and the sounds of collapse grew louder and louder. Xu Feiying's final plea turned into a shrill wail. He lay on the ground crying loudly, but he also knew clearly in his heart that everything was over.

It would take a miracle to get out of this predicament.

But now everyone has been betrayed by him, even the contracted profound beast is suffering a fate worse than death. Apart from the dust and sand in the sky, he has nothing - he is completely alone.

"Kitakumochi, Shadowcat...Leviathanmon..."

Xu Feiying murmured palely, his mind blank, not even knowing what he was shouting: "Lord Fengluo... Xia... Fire Tail Scythe..."

The moment the last name was called out, the air suddenly fluctuated.

An extremely faint sound came from the spiritual contract, so weak that it was like a spider flicking its feet on a silk web.

But it finally responded to Xu Feiying's call - the Fire Tail Scythe, whose spiritual body was so weak that it could not show up and was on the verge of dissipation, appeared silently beside Xu Feiying.

Only a faint shadow remained of it, its body seemed transparent, with only a faint crimson color still gathered in its heart, which was the last mysterious power of its consciousness.

Not far away, the Nether Butterfly resting on Xia Muqing's shoulder sensed this power.

"Aiya!"

Master, look behind, the situation has changed!

After receiving the warning from the Nether Butterfly, Xia Muqing immediately turned back.

Amidst the floating debris in the air, a nearly crumbling beast grabbed Xu Feiying in its mouth, struggling to move against the hurricane, and finally threw her by the head.

He actually threw the injured Xu Feiying out of the magnetic field area!

This also exhausted the last of the Fire Tail Scythe's strength. It leaned against the edge of the magnetic field area, its rapidly fading figure lowered slightly, and approached its master for the last time.

The look it gave Xu Feiying was very complicated, filled with hatred and resentment, but also contained something more indescribable.

The next second, the glimmer in the eyes snapped out, and the Fire Tail Scythe's silhouette transformed into thousands of points of light, soaring into the sky.

"……boom!"

A low muffled sound was heard, and dark clouds covered the sky, and a deafening thunder roared.

Nether Butterfly: "...Ahhh."

Master, that mental fluctuation has completely disappeared.

Firetail Scythe, it's dead.

“…”

Xia Muqing couldn't explain how she felt.

She stood in front of a magnetic field area that was about to collapse. Not far away was Xu Feiying, who was saved by Huoweijian at the cost of his life. Further ahead was chaos, as if the heaven and earth were in a mixed state of disorder and blending together.

The "Tower of Babel" area completely collapsed.

The destroyed space would erupt like a small black hole, emitting a powerful suction force that would devour the entire area, then reshape the terrain over a long period of time. This chaotic area would automatically merge into the alien space, and soon, following the fluctuations of the alien space that humans have yet to understand, it would move to another location.

When everything is over, there will only be a big hole left on the blue planet, with no trace of the past.

It can be said that there is no trace of the body left.

"……well."

Xia Muqing let out a long sigh.

Firetail Scythe could no longer be saved. Its spiritual body was severely wounded, and even the Nether Butterfly could not save its life.

But no one expected that it, which was thought to be quietly waiting for death, would actually use all its strength to save the beastmaster who betrayed it at the last moment.

What supports it to take those final steps?

Is it really worth it to fight for someone who hurts you?

This thought flashed through the minds of many people.

But they no longer had the chance to find the answer.

Since it was Huoweijian's choice, he couldn't just throw Xu Feiying back now. Ji Hong walked over to Xu Feiying helplessly and tugged at the back of his collar with two fingers in disgust: "There's really no other way. Hey, get up!"

Xu Feiying squatted there blankly, still not coming to her senses.

Xia Muqing thought for a moment and said, "This is also a good idea. Handing Xu Feiying over to the security department for interrogation will reveal all the dirty deeds they did behind the scenes."

No one can protect him. The fact that Xu Feiying invaded the Ark host and kidnapped 1,000 hostages is enough to keep him in prison for life.

He struggled desperately to survive, but who knew which was more torturous, living like this or dying?

…

After leaving the magnetic field area for a distance, the contestants finally saw a group of divine beast masters who had been gathered there for a long time.

The noise they made was so loud that the Beastmaster Association had already sent people over. If it weren't for the spatial fluctuations and magnetic field chaos that formed a blockade at the "Tower of Babel", the contestants would have received support long ago.

At this moment, the people outside were already anxious as ants on a hot pan. Only when they saw the contestants coming out one by one did they breathe a sigh of relief.

Immediately, they saw Xu Feiying being dragged in Uncle Xiong's hand, his face pale and unresponsive.

With the testimony of nine contestants and the many staff members who had previously escaped from the scene, Xu Feiying's guilt was a foregone conclusion. Security personnel were already present and had escorted Xu Feiying away in front of them.

A few days later, a huge scandal exploded in the land of Daxia.

Privately raising poachers, bribing research institutes, colluding with association leaders, and conducting illegal experiments...

Each case, one after another, was shocking. Under pressure from both the Yandu Research Institute and the Beast Tamers Association, and with the direct involvement of a group of renowned beast masters, the crimes the Xu family had desperately tried to conceal were exposed to the world, like surging mud, sending shudders through the hearts of everyone who knew the case.

Soon after, the Contracted Mystical Beast Protection Association also joined in.

Daxia has never had such a large-scale investigation, nor has it ever had such an unprecedentedly serious case. The power behind the Xu family is not small. If you dig deeper and deeper, you will find more and more dirt.

The status of some of these "protective umbrellas" gave the beastmasters involved in the investigation considerable headaches. Fortunately, with Xu Feiying, a deep participant, as a prying eye, the in-depth investigation and subsequent arrest went relatively smoothly. Xu Feiying offered no resistance, seemingly frozen in fear. After being apprehended, he dispensed with interrogation; a simple questioning led him to spill the beans.

Confession, identification, arrest, and testimony were all done in one go.

The investigator was also surprised, thinking that this guy might be aware of the saying “leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist” and was trying hard to get a reduced sentence for himself?

...Yes, after all, Xu Feiying has always been such a selfish villain who would rather die than let his friends die. If betraying others can gain some benefits for himself, he will do it without hesitation.

"When dogs bite each other, both get a mouthful of fur." ​​The investigator curled his lips in disdain.

Having committed such a serious crime, I thought he would be a tough guy, but he turned out to be even softer than a shrimp. It's really disgusting.

With Xu Feiying's explanation, the underground research institute undoubtedly collapsed. Dr. Z was forced to flee for the second time, but this time, before he could escape the Daxia border, he was stopped by the well-prepared border guards.

When he was taken away, Dr. Z was still shouting frantically: "There is no problem with my experiment! I am a great man who transcends the times!"

"You mediocre people—you don't understand the significance of my research! You're a bunch of idiots! You fools!"

The person who arrested him was not moved at all. He handcuffed Dr. Z's hands behind his back and put on the handcuffs tightly. Then he curled his lips in impatience and spat on the ground.

"A great man who transcends the times, are you worthy enough?"

"I don't know whether it's an experiment or not, I just know you're done. You've slaughtered thousands of wild beasts, so the death penalty is too easy for you—trash."

Border guards have lived on barren hills and mountains for a long time, and often have to deal with wild mysterious beasts that have escaped from other dimensions. Although they also resist some evil mysterious beasts, most of the time, the two sides have a harmonious relationship without interfering with each other.

Some people would even make friends with wild Xuan beasts, and eventually they would become their contracted Xuan beasts. That was why border guards hated these bastards called "poachers" and were even more disgusted with the research institute and Dr. Z behind them.

"If only we could just hand you over to us... This kind of scum will definitely make you regret being born into this world..."

The border guard muttered and glanced at Dr. Z coldly.

His gaze was extremely dark, and seemed to contain a blade. With one glance, he seemed to want to slice Dr. Z into pieces - just like he had done to many mysterious beasts in the past.

Dr. Z shuddered suddenly, shut his mouth silently, squatted on the ground with his hands on his head, and began to act like a turtle.

What awaits him soon will be a punishment even more severe than that inflicted on Xu Feiying.

After all, he knew more and his research was more in-depth - the Beastmaster Association still wanted a lot of professional knowledge.

For example, wouldn’t it be a waste and nonsense to use the soul cutting and splicing technology of mysterious beasts to create an invincible mysterious beast?

The truth is that it should be used for medical assistance!

Dr. Z was taken into a cell and tortured severely. When he came out, he looked haggard and obedient, and he confessed everything he was asked*.

Like Xu Feiying, he was completely isolated from the outside world. Even his cell had only a small window, through which he could only see half of the sky.

After 30 days of such a life that could drive a person crazy, Dr. Z finally received the verdict of the trial. When he saw the big words "death penalty", he did not feel sad at all. Instead, he felt a sense of relief that "it's finally over".

That same day, Dr. Z was transferred to another prison.

Security personnel escorted him into the cell, and when they passed by the restaurant, the TV hanging inside was playing the news.

The host was incredibly excited, his voice brimming with uncontrollable joy. "Hello everyone, and welcome to today's 'Beast Taming Frontier.' Today we're going to talk about the recent internet craze about 'intelligent mystical beasts!'"

"As everyone knows, the concept of 'intelligent mystical beasts' was proposed by our beloved Xiaoxia Divine Beast Envoy. Thanks to the in-depth research of the Yandu Research Institute, it is gradually becoming a reality. Although the amount of elemental fluids discovered on Blue Star is currently small, major research institutes have already included this emerging science in their project plans, and many adventure groups have also made elemental fluids a high-paying bounty mission."

"Currently, several major research institutes have come up with preliminary alternatives to 'elemental fluids.' While the actual effectiveness is inevitably declining, the lower cost of raw materials will mean a higher rate of adoption. Perhaps before long, you and I will all have our own 'intelligent mystical beasts!'"

"It's just 'intelligence', not 'wisdom', but this is ultimately a brand new field. It's also the first groundbreaking feat to occur since the development of beast taming reached its current full-scale stage!"

"To this end, the Beastmaster Association held a large-scale commendation event on the 30th of this month, awarding honorary medals to the nation's first intelligent mystical beast, Ark Xiaoxue, and its beastmaster, Xiaoxia, the Divine Beastmaster..."

The TV screen changed, revealing a spacious and bright auditorium.

With banners flying and fireworks filling the sky, the president of the Beastmaster Association walked onto the red carpet surrounded by a crowd of reporters and solemnly pinned an exquisite medal on Xia Muqing's chest.

The medal was specially made for emergency use. There is only one such medal in the world. The golden base is decorated with patterns that resemble a swimming dragon, and in the center, high-tech horizontal and vertical lines form the roar of a beast. When turned over, the back is decorated with a very artistic image of falling snow, and a beautiful butterfly is hovering on the snow, flapping its wings as if ready to take flight.

The two people in the photo, one old and one young, have friendly and inspiring smiles. The flash lights nearby are crackling non-stop, and the roar of fireworks and the fierce and enthusiastic applause can be heard faintly in the distance, like thunder in the ears.

Dr. Z stared blankly at the scene. After a moment, his ashen face seemed to tear apart: "...No, no, how can this be-"

He grabbed the edge of the table, his fingertips breaking from the force. Blood flowed down the corner of the table and all over the floor, but he didn't care. He just stared at Xia Muqing on the screen: "Why? It's obviously me, the first one to figure it out!"

"You shameless plagiarists, thieves, robbers—ahhhh, come back, give me back my honor—!"

The screams drifted far away in the empty corridor. Dr. Z, who suddenly went crazy, was dragged away by the guards and stuffed into a cage.

He grabbed the railing and screamed loudly, waking up everyone around him. Several burly men with dragon and snake tattoos on their arms looked at him unfriendly and made a "throat-slicing" gesture at him.

Dr. Z was completely unaware.

By the time he finished shouting, his voice was hoarse, and he collapsed to the ground powerlessly, his eyes completely lifeless.

——It turns out that death is not the most terrible thing, nor are punishment and torture.

What made him most desperate was that all his research results were used to benefit others!

No matter where he goes in the future, his name Dr. Z will no longer be remembered. Everyone will only remember that it was the Yandu Research Institute and Xiaoxia the Divine Beast Master who developed the "intelligent mysterious beast", which opened up a new era of beast taming and greatly improved the combat effectiveness of all beast tamers.

All the glory goes to Ark and Xiaoxue. They are the great men who create a new era, while Dr. Z is an unknown person, just like all the ordinary mortals in the world, and his life or death is calm.

...How sad?

Dr. Z's eyes widened as he lay paralyzed in his cell all night.

The next morning, when the guards counted the number of people, they were surprised to find that his body was cold and stiff. The unbearable reality became the last straw that broke the camel's back, and he chose to commit suicide.

The guard was unhappy.

Although Dr. Z's death was not a pity, his death in the area under his jurisdiction would still implicate him.

"What a scumbag, he's causing trouble for others even after his death."

He opened the cell with curses, pulled out Dr. Z's body, and prepared to throw it into the incinerator after identifying it.

The movements were rough, like dragging a dead dog.

…

It was a week later when Xia Muqing learned the news.

But it didn't have much impact on her - to be honest, Xia Muqing had no idea about the existence of Dr. Z from beginning to end, but the news of this person's death did help her sort out some things, such as the true meaning of the "Z" logo.

As a result, she finally felt that everything was settled.

From the earliest battle at the abandoned factory and the erroneous evolution of the Ghost Butterfly, the battle line stretched to more than a year, scattered to multiple battlefields such as the Research Institute, Ark, and the Tower of Babel, and finally ended with the murderer's complete defeat.

It's a happy ending that everyone loves to see.

Xia Muqing could finally rest assured, but then she saw the explosive private messages from Xingbo's backstage, as well as the various reporters and self-media that had been blocking the perimeter of Yandu University for more than half a month, and she couldn't help but feel a headache again.

"It's getting a bit out of hand..."

Can we live a peaceful life from now on?

Although many people like the feeling of being the center of attention, Xia Muqing actually prefers to quietly train and play with the mysterious beasts, and grow and improve together.

Nowadays, the popularity of "intelligent mysterious beasts" is still high. Everyone is excited about owning a mysterious beast of their own, but she feels a little uncomfortable.

“Aaaaaaa…”

The Nether Butterfly landed on her shoulder, waving its little antennae with lingering fear.

Although not as "explosive" as the sudden appearance of Ark Xiaoxue, the news of another new mythical beast also caused a super storm in the beast taming circle.

What's more, the new beast is also proficient in healing and spiritual systems.

Although there are hundreds of mythical beasts in Daxia, the vast majority of them are attack-type, space-type beasts are rare, and healing and spiritual-type beasts are equally rare!

For many adventurers, this was like a miracle doctor descending from the heavens! Those with injured mystical beasts, needless to say, were already scrambling for a phone number that could contact Xia Muqing. Other adventurers also flocked to the scene – did they need a reason to befriend the miracle doctor?

Who can guarantee that his mysterious beast will never be injured in his lifetime?

Who can guarantee that every evolution will be stable and successful?

Getting on the train of a miracle doctor early is like having an extra life-saving card, which may come in handy someday in the future!

As a result, the number of people contacting Xia Muqing increased several times.

She had been dealing with these matters for a long time and was so busy that she couldn't handle it anymore. She simply handed it over to the Beastmaster Association - let the official statistics of the wounded and difficult-to-complicated diseases be handled, and she and the Nether Butterfly were only responsible for treatment. They could not do any socializing at all.

I'm exhausted. Really exhausted.

However, those who sought medical treatment were generous, and the Beastmaster Association also encouraged more treatment of the Nether Butterflies, so in just a few days, the star coins in Xia Muqing's bank card increased by several more zeros.

It's already to the point where it can't be spent at all.

Xia Muqing didn't ask for money either. She was more concerned about another aspect - under high-intensity treatment, the Nether Butterfly was rapidly mastering the new power in its body at a speed visible to the naked eye, and also learned several new skills such as "mental counseling".

"With Xiao Zi here, we will be more confident in heading to the Yiyuan Secret Realm."

"The only regret is that Ark Xiaoxue might not be able to come with us..."

Although Xia Muqing and Youmingdie have been exhausted these days, in fact, Ark Xiaoxue is the busiest one among them.

Ark's computing system is too advanced and too fast. Many of Daxia's research projects are directly or indirectly connected to it. Let alone other things, the examination system and the game platform alone, these two major areas are enough to give Ark Xiaoxue a headache for a while.

Before finding a suitable replacement hub, it can only take over the work of the Ark host and maintain the basic operation of related systems.

"The alternative materials currently available on the market are still quite lacking. I hope those material science experts can work harder and quickly find a replacement for the elemental fluid to free Xiaoxue."

Xia Muqing touched her chin: "Or..."

Let’s go to the other dimension and try again. Can we find a larger elemental fluid mine?

She probably couldn't do it on her own, but Xia Muqing remembered that during the previous battle, she saw a cute treasure-hunting rat next to Uncle Bear No. 3.

That is a little treasure that only brings good luck and fortune.

Maybe there will be a chance if I work with him?

After all, with Uncle Xiong's level, it shouldn't be difficult to get into the top five. Although the "Tower of Babel" was eventually destroyed, the order of the tower's floors before the destruction was still firmly recorded in the Ark system and could be counted.

"Let's wait until we enter the Alien Secret Realm and see what the situation is."

Although Ark Xiaoxue was sent out temporarily, Xia Muqing was not worried about its ownership.

Putting aside who wants to snatch Xiaoxue, it means having to face off against Fengluo Lord, Gilded Sky Dragon, and Nether Butterfly at the same time, as well as the connections Nether Butterfly has accumulated through its recent frantic rescue efforts, and the Yandu Research Institute behind Chi Zi...

And even if they managed to snatch it, they would not be able to resolve the contract issue between Xia Muqing and Ark Xiaoxue, and could only stare at Ark Xiaoxue's thick firewall.

——That’s right, Xia Muqing and Ark Xiaoxue have now officially signed the contract!

Before, Xiaoxue's mental power was very weak, but now after devouring the Ark host, its consciousness has changed significantly, and it has initially met the conditions for signing a contract. In addition, the second-stage evolved Nether Butterfly uses mental skills to act as a matchmaker, which is equivalent to adding several layers of reinforcement patches. After several attempts, the contract was finally officially established. Now that Xiaoxue is not with Xia Muqing, Xia Muqing can vaguely sense whether it is in good condition.

Therefore, if you want to snatch Ark Xiaoxue away, you must first break through the mental blockade of the Nether Butterfly and cut off the contract link with the mysterious beast.

The difficulty is no different from directly fighting the Nether Butterfly.

The cost is too high, the target is too big, and the follow-up is too difficult - so although many people are eager to try in their hearts, they dare not actually do it in reality.

This is also one of the reasons why Xia Muqing can feel at ease to keep Ark Xiaoxue.

…

Two days later, in the evening, Xu Ling pushed open the dormitory door while dragging her suitcase.

She brought back good news - in the inter-school competition, the Yandu University team safely won first place!