Life at the border base was monotonous; aside from necessary training, they spent every day fighting fish and birds.

The fish and bird food processing plant is thriving. In just one year, the area around the border base is full of production workshops.

Xu Nian counted money until her hands were sore, and with the money, she began to buy large quantities of cultivation materials.

Finally, a year later, her mental strength broke through to S-level.

After three years of dedicated practice, Ying Fan successfully broke through to the SSS level in mental strength.

Just like the law of conservation of energy, when Yingfan made a breakthrough, the alarm bells that had been silent for five years rang again.

The birth of a new Fish-Bird King has put all the mental ability users at the border base on high alert.

Ying Fan and Xu Nian stood on the city wall again, gazing at the other side of the wall.

At that narrow slit in the sky, a pitch-black shadow appeared, flying towards the city wall from afar, just like the previous fish-bird king.

This fish-bird king has a very bad temper. It flew over and launched a powerful attack, with a hissing sound echoing around the border base.

Ying Fan wanted to test his strength first, so he didn't let Xu Nian get involved in the battle.

A person and a bird collided violently in mid-air, and the shockwave generated by the mental clash sent all the nearby fish and birds flying.

Fortunately, everyone on the city wall was a mental power user, and they were able to stand intact on the city wall and watch the battle by relying on their own mental power to resist the shockwave.

Yingfan and the Fish-Bird King fought very quickly. Often, one second they were still in mid-air, the next they were clashing with each other on the ground, and the next second they were in mid-air again.

Because the Fish-Bird King was enormous, while Ying Fan was only the size of one of its claws, the onlookers sometimes didn't even see how Ying Fan made a move before the Fish-Bird King was sent flying.

This was a one-sided, crushing battle; Ying Fan was completely dominating the Fish-Bird King.

Just when everyone thought the outcome of the battle was a done deal, the monitoring voice broadcast from the border base rang out again.

As the announcement was made, everyone standing on the city wall turned to look in the direction of the narrow passage, where a dark shadow reappeared.

"How can there be two Fish-Bird Kings?" Xu Nian's eyes flickered, and finally her gaze settled on Ying Fan.

His mental strength broke through to the SSS level. To demonstrate his power, the plot controlled the birth of two fish-bird kings to fight against him, which really showed how much he was valued.

Xu Nian didn't know how Ying Fan could win this battle alone, given the original plot.

Heroic stories generally have only two outcomes: either the hero perishes together with the enemy and is revered and worshipped by later generations.

Another version is where the hero survives by sheer luck, but humanity suffers heavy losses, leaving the story unresolved and indicating that the battle is still ongoing.

Neither outcome is what Xu Nian wanted to see.

Anyone who gets in her way of earning 100,000 points will face her deadly.

Having made up her mind, Xu Nian slowly ascended into the air.

She summoned her spiritual form, a giant red-crowned crane, to join Yingfan's battle.

Time was limited, and they had to try to kill or severely injure the Fish-Bird King before it arrived.

With the two fish-bird kings joining forces, no one knows how terrifying their fighting power will be.

Their side only has Ying Fan, an SSS-level mental power user, so it's unrealistic to expect him to fight against two SSS-level Fish-Bird Kings.

As soon as Xu Nian's red-crowned crane appeared, Ying Fan summoned his spiritual lion form.

The two spiritual forces were so familiar with each other that they merged almost immediately upon meeting.

Five years later, the blue and white striped flying lion once again stood in mid-air above the city wall, using its claws to strike the fish-bird king in front of it with a flurry of blows.

The Fish-Bird King, who was already being chased and beaten by Ying Fan, was stunned by the beating.

While its head was spinning, the enormous lion stomped hard on the Fish-Bird King with its two front paws, slamming the Fish-Bird King from mid-air into the ground.

The familiar controls, the swift speed, the bloody carnage—just like before.

"Sizzle!" The fish-bird king, which had rushed over at lightning speed, let out a mournful cry when it saw its companion being killed by humans so quickly.

It was like a lone bird that had lost its mate, its hateful eyes fixed on Xu Nian.

Even from a distance, it could see that this human's sudden entry into the battlefield was what caused its companion to be defeated and killed instantly.

The Fish-Bird King swooped down, its enormous claws aimed at Xu Nian.

"Niannian, run!" Ying Fan was a little distance away from Xu Nian. He lunged at her, trying to use his body to block the sharp claws of the Fish-Bird King.

Sensing the danger to their main body, the two spirits immediately attacked the Fish-Bird King.

Everything happened quickly, yet it felt like an eternity.

Ying Fan's pupils contracted sharply as he lunged forward, watching the Fish-Bird King's claws draw ever closer to Xu Nian.

At that moment, he wished time could stop, so that the fish-bird king could not advance even an inch further.

Knowing that she was locked onto by the Fish-Bird King's mental power and had nowhere to escape, a look of madness appeared in her eyes.

If the Fish-Bird King wants her dead, then let her see who's after whom.

Xu Nian prepared her second ability, and the instant the Fish-Bird King's claws pierced her body, she used the Damage Exchange.

With the powerful support taking effect, the Fish-Bird King let out a miserable "hiss".

A large hole was torn open in its chest, and countless drops of blood gushed out, like a rain of blood, turning the ground outside the city wall a blood red.

"Niannian!" Ying Fan cried out in alarm. He was just a hair's breadth away from protecting her.

They were only an arm's length apart.

He watched helplessly as Xu Nian's body was pierced by the Fish-Bird King's sharp claws.

He was taken away by the Fish-Bird King right before his eyes.

When Ying Fan realized that Xu Nian was in trouble and that she couldn't live, he was devastated and everything went dark.

With a "poof!" sound, he spat out a mouthful of blood, staring blankly in the direction of the Fish-Bird King, his eyes devoid of light.

So this is what it feels like to be heartbroken to the point of vomiting blood. It really hurts so much, it feels like his heart has been ripped out.

"Niannian, wait for me, I'm coming to be with you!" Ying Fan murmured, his whole being filled with destructive madness.

Sensing Ying Fan's destructive intent, the enormous lion roared and charged recklessly towards the Fish-Bird King.

Just as the Fish-Bird King suddenly gushed blood from its chest, the enormous lion seized the opportunity, bit down on the Fish-Bird King's head, and tore it off.

The Fish-Bird King lost its head and died, its body falling limply to the ground.

The wind whistled past, and Xu Nian, still clinging to the sharp claws of the Fish-Bird King, gasped in pain.

Just when she thought she was going to fall to the ground and die along with the Fish-Bird King's body.

The enormous lion seized the wing of the Fish-Bird King, its eyes fixed on her nervously out of the corner of its eye.

His eyes held the joy of finding what he had lost, and the worry about her injuries.