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The [Evolution Ceremony] that Ellen expected was to invite Mu Shuyue to a dinner dance party just for the two of them.

Mu Liuyue was not surprised by this.

She knows her contracted pet partners very well. Ellen is her original pet. Compared with White Fang and Harvey who have their own preferences, he relies more on the emotional bond with the beastmaster.

Eren's evolution ritual must have created a unique emotional connection and resonance between the two beastmasters.

There were still three days until the agreed date, and Mu Liuyue carefully prepared for the dance in her own way.

Fortunately, there was a vacant banquet venue on the campus of Sinju University. She submitted an application for use to the organizer in advance to ensure that no one else would accidentally enter there that night.

She even bought a new dress and dressed herself up carefully, as if she was going to a real dinner dance.

Lin Lin, who watched the whole process in the dormitory, felt that she was more attentive than when she attended the dinner of the previous exchange meeting.

Mu Huoyue was even considering whether to book a carriage for pick-up or something. It seemed that all the dances in movies and TV shows had similar steps?

Lin Lin was silent. If she really let the carriage in, her classmates at Xingzhou University would complain!

She turned her head to look at the other person. The black-haired girl in her gorgeous dress tonight was particularly eye-catching. Even someone like Lin Lin, who was devoted to academic research and didn't pay much attention to appearance, couldn't help but want to look at Mu Chuyue a few more times.

"...Why are you so devoted?" Lin Lin couldn't help but ask what was on her mind.

Mu Shuyue smiled slightly and said, "Because Ellen wants a formal dance."

"Although I don't know what level is considered formal, at least do your best to do your part."

Lin Lin was silent again, unable to describe how she felt after hearing such an answer.

She subtly sensed that the way Mu Chuyue treated her contracted pet was somewhat different from that of other beastmasters.

Just like her own Huahua, Lin Lin considers herself to be a beastmaster who cares deeply about her pet. She has devoted almost all her energy and efforts to helping the Forget-Leaf Rafflesia learn the [Inverted Space], evolving from a delicate Forget-Leaf Grass to one that can defeat enemies far more powerful than itself.

But she couldn't prepare for the ball as Mu Huoyue did, with the expectation and devotion from the bottom of her heart.

If Huahua made some inexplicable requests, Lin Lin would satisfy them depending on the situation, but it was impossible for her to prepare so enthusiastically and carefully.

If these demands seem to have nothing to do with training and improvement, Lin Lin will even reject them without hesitation.

Most beastmasters take it for granted that they regard their pets as superiors and managers, and the premise of their efforts is more like an investment in order to gain returns.

However, Lin Lin felt a near-equal...respect from Mu Chuyue.

Because this is Ellen's solemn wish, Mu Shuyue will do his best to complete it seriously.

Perhaps from the perspective of pet animals, a beastmaster like her is indeed rare.

No wonder her pet was able to break through the threshold of contract entropy and achieve contract evolution even before the [Resonance Crystal] was produced.

"...You really don't want me to go with you later?" Lin Lin stopped dwelling on this idea and changed the subject.

Mu Shuyue shook her head and said, "I will record the relevant data of the evolution process through the investigator bracelet, but I still hope to carry out the ceremony according to Eren's ideas and will not use external forces to interfere with him."

"Okay, then I'll stay in the dormitory and wait for your news." Lin Lin shrugged to show her understanding.

…

As night fell, Mu Liuyue felt her shadow stirring slightly.

A dark supernatural creature entered her shadow, but it was not Eren's real body, but a skeleton clone he created using [Summoning the Undead].

Mu Chuyue couldn't help but smile. It seemed that there was really no need for a carriage.

Night is the time when the shadow space is most active and the dark energy is at its strongest. The shadow that fell under her feet seemed to have life, floating gently and completely covering the human girl.

Mu Chuyue closed her eyes and felt a slightly cool breath passing over her head. Everything in the shadow space was flying backwards. When she opened her eyes again, she had already arrived outside the banquet hall.

In terms of ease of movement alone, the shadow space is much more convenient.

Mu Chuyue calmed herself down, and the [Resonance Crystal] on her wrist emitted a tiny and soft star-like glow in the night.

She opened the door and walked in.

The banquet hall was dark and empty. Mu Chuyue disappeared into the thick shadows and relaxed for no reason.

A cluster of blue flames was lit in the center of the banquet hall.

Then, rows of blue flames burned one after another, circling the banquet hall, like blue roses blooming along the way.

The arrival of the human girl opened the curtain for tonight's unknown dance party.

Mu Huoyue lifted her skirt and walked forward slowly.

More blue light gradually expanded outward as she moved, illuminating the entire banquet venue bit by bit.

The chandelier on the ceiling, the wall lamps on all sides, the candlelight on the dining table, and the floor lamps at the edge of the dance floor... all the original light sources in the banquet hall were replaced by blue flames that bloomed like roses.

It was not as bright as a real banquet hall, but it was bright enough for the only invited protagonist to see everything here.

The blue light fell on the carpet and the dining table, reflecting the delicate and intricate patterns, the rich and fragrant delicacies, and the blurred figures in the dinner room.

Being in such a space, Mu Chuyue seemed to have returned to the Castle of the Undead, which was filled with rich dark energy, and stayed in the banquet hall which was also lit up by the Netherworld Fire.

Ellen carefully arranged this dance party by taking advantage of the transformation of the shadow space.

As soon as this thought came to mind, another protagonist walked out from the thick shadows and came in front of Mu Chuyue.

The white skeleton is tall and upright, and the accompanying death mist transforms it into a regular and straight shape, as if it is wearing a well-fitting tuxedo.

A faint blue rose was also burning in his right eye socket as he looked at the exceptionally beautiful human girl tonight. He then gracefully bent over, placed his hand on his chest and performed an ancient Hela noble salute.

The skeleton held out its metacarpal bones to her.

"Ka-taka-taka?" (Can I invite you to dance with me, Miss Hiiragi?)

Mu Chuyue looked up at him, and the burning rose fell into the girl's dark pupils, as if a cluster of blue fire was ignited in her eyes.

"Let me make it clear first, my dancing skills are not that good. I was only forced to do it a few times when I was a kid."

She smiled slightly and placed her hand on the skeleton's slender bony palm as she spoke.

"Please forgive me if I step on you along the way, Mr. Allen."

"Click, click." (Of course, it's my pleasure.)

Ellen held the beastmaster's hand, and with his other hand he gently lifted her waist, leading the human girl to the dance floor.

Mu Chuyue's dark dress formed a beautiful arc, and the faint blue light and shadow fell into it, like stardust scattered in the night.

She had indeed not danced for a long time. When Ellen first invited her, she was secretly worried about her performance on the spot, so she searched for a lot of videos on the Internet to catch up.

But at this moment, Mu Liuyue found that her worries were unnecessary.

Her body had already adjusted to Eren's guidance and she naturally danced to his rhythm.

A strange yet familiar melody rang in my ears, and all the scenery in my vision was spinning in the blue light and shadow with the dance steps. Only the skull in front of me was the only unchanging anchor.

Mu Shuyue looked at Eren's eyes which were burning with blue roses.

Skeletons clearly have no eyes, but she could feel the particularly gentle look in Eren's eyes at this moment.

A strong sense of déjà vu suddenly swept over Mu Chuyue's senses like a surging tide.

She became dazed in the melodious dance music, in the distant past, in the near future, in a dream of an unknown time...

She seemed to have danced with... and would dance with... someone.

The blurred memories also turned into rotating scenery in her sight. She danced and swirled through countless time and space. Only the gaze that was always gentle towards her was the only unchanging truth she had.

Ellen...

Ellen.

Her past, present and future seemed to overlap at this moment and together called out this name.

And the skeleton responded with a gentle clicking sound.

“Click…”

(I’m here, Hiiragi.)

…

After the song was over, Allen's dance steps stopped at a perfect position. His guidance throughout the whole process was very gentle, and he fully considered the various situations where his dance partner was a beginner, making Mu Huiyue feel like a treasure that was carefully protected by him.

Ellen lowered the beastmaster's hand, and gently stroked her carefully groomed hair with his slender finger bones.

"Click." (Thank you for everything for tonight.)

"Click, click." (Thank you for meeting me... Hiiragi.)

In the hand of the white skeleton, an exceptionally gorgeous and bright nightmare rose appeared at some point, with thick death mist wrapped around the flower roots. This was the flower that Ellen had carefully cultivated from seeds.

He held the burning blue flame in front of the human girl.

Mu Huiyue's heart beat heavily.

This scene again...

When he first returned to the Castle of the Dead, Allen, who was still a little skeleton, once picked up the [Blue Everlasting Flower] in the study and handed it to her like this.

Mu Xiuyue's heart was beating very fast, as if there were some emotions that she herself did not even understand were about to overflow from her chest.

The emotions that Ellen conveyed through the contract were equally turbulent, and the strong emotional resonance made the [Resonance Crystal] shine brilliantly.

Mu Chuyue took the burning nightmare rose.

The moment her hand touched the flower branch, the clear light of evolution bloomed all over the body of the Pai Ya Bing.

The light was so turbulent, like the brightest moon in the night, far surpassing any evolutionary light Mu Chuyue had ever seen before.

A huge amount of energy leaped up and gathered, forming an energy vortex that was almost visible to the naked eye in the banquet hall, extinguishing all the burning blue roses around it.

Darkness swept over, and Eren, bathed in the light of evolution, became the only light source center in the entire space.

His figure kept changing in the light, and it took a long time before it finally took shape.

A long sword suddenly split the light curtain, and the surging light suddenly dispersed, turning into star-like phosphorescent embers, floating around Allen.

When the light faded, the first thing that caught Mu Chuyue's eyes was a warhorse that was taller than her.

Its body is covered with thick black mane, the tips of which are stained with dark blue flames. Its four hooves walk on the fire, and its tail is like a tangled bundle of black smoke, which sometimes dissipates and sometimes condenses, as if it exists between reality and illusion at the same time.

The warhorse's eyes were two balls of dark blue fire that seemed to be erupting from within the body, but without any temperature, burning silently as it stared.

On the horse's back was a knight in pitch-black armor.

His outer armor was ancient and outdated, engraved with the breath of death. From the neck up it was empty, faintly burning with a temperatureless flame of the soul.

The knight held the sword and the reins of the chain in one hand, and held his head with the other hand. A blue rose was also burning in the position of his right eye.

Invisible energy fluctuations suddenly spread out with him as the center. Although it was clearly windless in the room, Mu Chuyue seemed to feel gusts of cold wind whistling past, bringing with it a bone-chilling cold that froze his soul.

At this moment in Xingzhou University, all the beastmasters looked towards the banquet hall at the same time.

Night is a world of shadows, and the shadows covering this vast area are fluctuating and boiling, welcoming the new king who will be born tonight.

Mu Chuyue clasped the extinguished Nightmare Rose in her hands and looked at the powerful supernatural creature in front of her, her eyes slightly widened in surprise.

These are the rulers of the shadow space, the advanced imperial race of the dark and undead, the Nightmare Knights!

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