"Wait, I need to talk to you. The star beast is acting strangely." Zhao An hurriedly stopped Fu Yue from cutting off the call.

Seeing Fu Yue waiting for him on the other end of the video, Zhao An's expression turned serious. He said, "The teams that went out to investigate the star beasts have reported that high-level star beasts have been appearing frequently recently, and low-level star beasts have also gathered in groups. Fu Yue, do you know what this means?"

"Are they preparing to attack the base? Is it only the An base facing this situation, or are all nine bases facing this situation?" Fu Yue frowned, his nonchalant expression fading, his aura changing, and he became like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath.

“I’ve contacted the other eight bases, and so far only the An base has discovered this situation. If a star beast tide really occurs, the eight bases will help us.” Zhao An took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, his worried appearance not at all as relaxed as he said.

“Zhao An, the eight-star warriors in the base have been resting long enough. You should let them all get out and move around.” Fu Yue’s idea was simple: a beast tide was bound to happen sooner or later, so why not kill as many as possible now? No one could guarantee they would survive the beast tide.

“I will tell everyone about your suggestion, but you can’t all go out to kill star beasts. The base still needs people to protect it.” Zhao An took the cigarette from his mouth and put it back on the table.

"You can arrange it. If there's nothing else, I'll go kill some star beasts first." Fu Yue counted the star beast energy cores he had dug up today and felt that it was still a bit too few.

"Go ahead! Remember to submit a report when you get back." Zhao An smiled and hung up the video call.

Fu Yue's face darkened. "Report? What report?" He didn't hear it.

...

After finishing her classes for the day, Xu Nian went to the training room to practice.

When she came out of the training room, she saw that face she didn't want to see.

Her eyes narrowed, and she drew her dagger and charged forward.

With the power of the stars surging through her, her face filled with determination, she was determined to fight him to the death.

Fu Yue came to deliver the Star Beast Energy Core to Xu Nian, but he didn't expect that his wife, whom he had just gotten yesterday, would come charging at him aggressively as soon as she saw him.

He smiled helplessly and drew his short sword to defend himself.

The short swords clashed, their star power intertwined, and a silent current of air was released, with tiny explosions echoing in the air.

"Wife, do you really want to kill me?" Fu Yue looked at the intense killing intent in Xu Nian's eyes and couldn't help but smile slightly. It was good that she was thinking about him now.

"Who's your wife? Go to hell!" Xu Nian's star power surged throughout her body, and she kicked at Fu Yue. Fu Yue dodged to the side, and Xu Nian changed her leg stance to sweep horizontally, but Fu Yue caught it with his hand.

Xu Nian narrowed her eyes, kicked Fu Yue in the head with her other foot, and used the force to make a 180-degree turn.

Fu Yue tilted his head back to avoid Xu Nian's kick.

Seeing that her attack was ineffective, Xu Nian changed her target and kicked the large hand that was grabbing her leg.

Fu Yue's eyes flashed, and his right hand, which was about to grab Xu Nian's other leg, paused. He firmly grasped the short knife and continued to resist.

Therefore, his left wrist took two kicks from Xu Nian, and with a crisp sound of bones dislocating, he released Xu Nian's leg that was being held.

With her feet on the ground, Xu Nian glared fiercely at Fu Yue.

Fu Yue looked back at her innocently, and Xu Nian's face turned ugly.

If looks could kill, Fu Yue estimated that he would have been pierced through by looks eight hundred times over.

It is worth mentioning that even after the two had a fight, the clash between the short swords never stopped.

After an unknown period of stalemate, Xu Nian felt that her star power was about to be exhausted, while Fu Yue remained calm and composed.

This wasn't a fight; he was just teasing her.

"I'm not coming." Xu Nian took a few steps back and sheathed her short sword.

She looked at him with a cold expression, while he smiled and took out the Star Beast Energy Core and handed it to her.

Xu Nian examined the Star Beast Energy Cores in Fu Yue's hand. Each one was radiating a dazzling light, and the galactic fluctuations on them were extraordinary, indicating that they were all Star Beast Energy Cores of considerable grade.

"Fu Yue, you're aiding the enemy." Xu Nian didn't reach out to take the energy cores, but instead reminded someone of the relationship between them.

"Niannian, you are my wife, not my enemy." Fu Yue was not afraid that Xu Nian would grow stronger and kill him. On the contrary, he hoped that she would become even stronger.

Only by becoming strong can we protect ourselves and survive future crises.

"Don't do these useless things. As long as I find an opportunity, I will definitely kill you." Xu Nian said angrily.

"Alright, I'll wait for that day to come. Now you should start cultivating." Fu Yue lowered his eyes and chuckled, his indulgent expression making Xu Nian think she was being unreasonable.

With a cold snort, Xu Nian ignored Fu Yue and tried to walk past him to leave the training ground, but Fu Yue grabbed her and pulled her back.

Locked in the training room, listening to the shameless words of the person in front of her, Xu Nian succumbed to his tyranny and chose to obediently cultivate.

With the Star Beast Energy Core as a sufficient energy supply, Xu Nian cultivated very quickly, and she broke through to the fifth level of the fifth star in just one night.

Because of a solid foundation, there are no worries about jumping two stars in a row.

Feeling the new power within her body, Xu Nian was overjoyed, but at the same time, a certain thought began to stir within her.

Fu Yue saw through her thoughts and helplessly rested his chin on his hand, saying, "Niannian, you can kill me if you want, but let's go eat first, okay?"

“Okay.” Xu Nian knew she couldn’t kill Fu Yue right now, but she just felt frustrated and wanted to kill him.

The two went to the class cafeteria, ordered their favorite foods, and sat down to eat together.

Quite coincidentally, they both chose to eat steak.

After Xu Nian finished eating, she looked at the person across from her who was still eating, twirled the knife and fork in her hand, and then stabbed him in the heart with lightning speed.

Fu Yue casually blocked with his left hand holding the fork, and put the last piece of beef into his mouth with his right hand, chewed and swallowed it. He smiled triumphantly at her and said, "Niannian, your sneak attack failed."

"Enough talk, take this!" Xu Nian shouted angrily, pulling back her knife and fork, and then attacking Fu Yue again from a tricky angle.

Fu Yue's fork seemed to have eyes; no matter how tricky Xu Nian's attack angle was, he could always calmly parry it.

So, in front of everyone, the two who had just been sitting together eating peacefully started fighting.

One attacks the opponent's vitals repeatedly, while the other blocks effortlessly.

One had a murderous look on his face, the other was carefree and unrestrained.

The sizzling sound of the knives and forks clattering together was quite jarring. Seeing that the knives and forks were already bent and deformed, Xu Nian snorted coldly and stopped.

Fu Yue put down the deformed fork in his hand and looked at the other person's still sullen appearance, feeling a bit of a headache.

The good news is that he has indeed captured her full attention.

The bad news is, she now wants to kill him every single moment.

It's so damn sweet.