Chapter 59 (Part 2)
In high school courses, mental power is a very mysterious force. Although humans have explored the use of beast-taming space and mental contracts, everyone is still in the pioneering stage in the use of mental power.
There is no other reason. It is because this thing is very dangerous. In the early days, there were many brave people who conducted experiments, but many of them ended up with mental disorders. As a result, beastmasters later focused on training mysterious beasts for combat, and few people explored the mystery of mental power.
Xia Muqing also knew this.
But she really couldn't think of any other solution.
Amidst the howling wind, she closed her eyes and tried to meditate, following the totem of the contract she had signed with the little caterpillar in her mind, desperately trying to clear away the endless fog ahead and move forward in the empty spiritual space.
This is a very dangerous move. If you are not careful, Xia Muqing's spirit will be lost in the darkness.
Moreover, the concept of time and space in the spiritual realm is completely different from that in the outside world. Only a few minutes have passed outside, but Xia Muqing feels like she has been trekking for several hours, and endless fatigue surges from the depths of her soul.
She gritted her teeth and looked at the flickering and intermittent contract diagram in front of her.
——The power of the contract between the little caterpillar and her is already very weak. Once the contract is broken at this moment, she will lose her route guidance and will be completely lost and will never wake up again.
...Do you want to give up?
Xia Muqing's eyes flickered a few times as she looked at the flickering light of the spiritual connection in the distance. Suddenly, she focused her strength and used her mental power to sprint forward!
Isn’t it just a spiritual space? She just doesn’t believe it!
"Xiao Zi!"
Xia Muqing sprinted forward while shouting in her consciousness:
"Xiao Zi, where are you? Wake up!"
…
At the same time, in the little caterpillar's spiritual world.
All around were murky clouds, laden with endless resentment and hatred. The little caterpillar, cradling its head with its antennae, shivered and huddled in the center, avoiding the thick, swirling clouds. "Ah, ah!"
【Master, where is the master? 】
[How did it suddenly get here? Where did its owner go? ]
"Aaaaaaaa!"
[How terrifying! Master, it wants you!]
The little caterpillar was in a panic when suddenly, a disdainful snort came from the thick clouds in front of it, as low as thunder.
"Little guy, why are you so panicking? Don't you have to live without humans?"
The little caterpillar was startled, and the hairs all over its body stood up: "Aiya!"
[Who, who is it! ]
Thick clouds rolled, turbid fog drifted, a chilling wind blew in the spiritual space, and in the boundless darkness, a pair of scarlet eyes lit up silently.
“Pah, pah…”
The Phantom Rhino took heavy steps and slowly emerged from the darkness.
It still looked as miserable as it did when it was dying, with the flesh and skin turned inside out from numerous wounds, and blood silently gathered at its feet, turning into a flowing river.
The spiritual space was filled with a strong smell of blood.
The little caterpillar was so scared that it shrank back hard, holding its round head tightly with its little tentacles.
The Phantom Rhino lowered its head and looked at it, a hint of tenderness flashing in its cold eyes. "I really didn't expect it. I waited so long and hard for this opportunity when I was alive, but I encountered it after I died."
"You have an extraordinary talent. You can actually sense emotions and absorb them into strength... This is one of the most powerful abilities I've ever seen! In time, you will surely become a powerful Beast King, leading the mysterious beasts to break free from human exploitation and slavery and truly conquer this vast land!"
The confused little caterpillar: "......?"
“Eh…ah?”
Exploitation? Slavery?
Is there?
A strong hatred flashed in the eyes of the Phantom Rhino, and it stomped its front hooves hard on the ground, making a loud rumbling sound that made the little caterpillar dizzy.
"Of course, of course!" it roared. "Damn humans, shameless humans!"
"Thirty years ago, they invaded our homeland, wantonly exploiting various resources and capturing profound beasts for research and experimentation! Now, they use insidious contracts to bind us, forcing our kind to fight each other, simply to fulfill their evil desires!"
"And you—"
The Phantom Rhino suddenly lowered its head, its copper-bell-like eyes fixed on the little caterpillar's head: "You have great talent and the ability to change all this!"
"Don't be afraid, little one. Although I'm dead, there's still some power left in my body. I want to give it to you, all of it, to help you achieve unprecedented evolution!"
"Do you feel the resentment around you? Absorb it, absorb it wholeheartedly. The hatred we hold before our death will become your best nourishment. Take it and transform it into a force that can destroy the world!"
The Phantom Rhino panted heavily, its eyes filled with fanaticism and madness. It wasn't a fully formed spirit, but rather a condensed obsession of unwillingness to accept a tragic death. When excited, its body was shrouded in red light, blood-red splattering, frightening the little caterpillar so much that it desperately retreated.
The Phantom Rhino kicked its front hooves hard: "Retreat? Why are you retreating?"
"Come here, come here! Quickly, absorb the black mist around you. You must become stronger, stronger than me, stronger than any beast king in the world!"
The black mist gurgled in and turned into thick juice, wrapping the little caterpillar layer by layer.
The little caterpillar was suffocated by the malice, and the energy rushed into its body regardless of its resistance, causing severe pain in its meridians and boiling the blood in its body.
The little caterpillar struggled in pain: "Ah, ah, ah!"
The emotions in this black fog are so painful, it makes it feel so uncomfortable, it doesn't like it.
It wants its owner, where is its owner?
The Phantom Rhino was so angry at its lack of courage that it stamped its feet. "What master? We mysterious beasts roam between heaven and earth, and we don't need to recognize any creature as our master!"
"Shameless humans, you're trying to bind us with a contract. You must exterminate them all!"
The little caterpillar struggled hard: "Ah, ah, ah!"
No! It doesn't want to kill humans, humans are not like that!
Its owner is very kind to it. He treats its illnesses and makes a cradle for it!
Phantom Rhino: "A small profit can buy you into working for her? Your life and freedom are so worthless?!"
It exhaled a thin stream of black air, and the thick fog entangled and suppressed the little caterpillar. "Little one, is it in pain? Where is your master when you are in pain?"
The energy of hatred lingered, and the little caterpillar writhed in pain. But this energy was indeed powerful. The caterpillar's body gradually stretched out, and its wings spread from its back, making it look more and more like the ghost butterfly flying over the factory building.
Youpoxi watched all this with satisfaction, nodding repeatedly: "Don't be afraid, only through pain can you transform from a cocoon into a butterfly, and be reborn."
"Stop thinking about your useless master. She abandoned you long ago! Think of your fellow creatures trapped in the specimen jars. Feel their hatred carefully. As a fellow profound beast, shouldn't you avenge them?"
The little caterpillar twitched, and its pupils gradually turned into a cold scarlet light.
But at this moment, a white light flickered in the dark and cramped spiritual space, the long-dimmed contract totem suddenly lit up, and anxious calls were faintly heard from the depths of the thick fog.
"Xiao Zi, Xiao Zi!"
The black fog in the entire space stagnated for a moment.
"Xiao Zi, where are you?"
Phantom Rhino: "..."
The little caterpillar's eyes flickered, the cold crimson light fading as its consciousness returned. Its eyes were filled with surprise and excitement, and it whimpered and twisted, its struggles more violent than ever before.
【Master, Master, I'm here! 】
Youpoxi was anxious and angry, and roared loudly: "Shut up, shut up!"
It stared fiercely into the depths of the black fog, then turned around and glanced at the little caterpillar that was fighting desperately. Its red eyes were uncertain, and countless evil thoughts surged.
"I didn't want to do this, but since you're so uncooperative, I have no choice..."
The Phantom Rhino exhaled heavily, and its body turned into a ball of sticky inky energy, which suddenly enveloped the little caterpillar and drilled deep into its spirit.
"Since you can't be cruel, then I'll do it!"
"Give me your body and strength, and I will become the resurrected evil spirit to avenge humanity!"
…
The howling whirlwind above the factory became more and more violent.
Xia Muqing's consciousness was trapped in the realm of consciousness, and her body lay unconscious on the ground. The Swift Dog and the Koi Fish kept guarding her closely, sending out whirlwinds and bubbles, blocking out any debris that threatened to attack.
But as time went on, the two mysterious beasts gradually became exhausted and defending became increasingly difficult.
At this moment, the wronged soul butterfly in the sky suddenly moved!
It fluttered its wings like a devilish butterfly, and fluorescent powder fell from the sky. The powder was extremely corrosive, and everything it touched was like being splashed with sulfuric acid, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The crack in the roof grew wider and wider, making a sharp "crackling" sound, and pieces of wood chips fell down.
The koi fish glanced up at the sky and flicked its tail nervously: "Gulu!"
Oh no, the ghost butterfly is coming towards the master!
The Swift Dog raised its head and looked at the devil-like butterflies in the sky, and its eyes suddenly shrank.
But it neither avoided nor retreated, and resolutely stood between Xia Muqing and the Ghost Butterfly. The mysterious energy in its body surged, turning into a phantom like a mountain range, and a strong wind blew under its feet.
The koi fish kept yelling nervously: "Gulp gulp!"
I can't stop you! Hurry up and run with your master! Stupid dog, don't just stand there!
The Swift Dog remained unmoved.
Loyalty is a quality ingrained in its bones, not to mention that Xia Muqing has reshaped it. If Xia Muqing wants to save the little caterpillar, it will help her unconditionally and wait for her. Before that, it will definitely block all attacks directed at Xia Muqing!
The ghost butterfly is getting closer.
Threads of silk swayed beneath its body, its hideous mouthparts faintly visible. Countless red lights flashed in the compound eyes of the Wrathful Soul Butterfly, as if thousands of ghosts were howling in a pool of blood, struggling to crawl out of the hellish magma.
“Woo!”
Just as the silk threads of the Ghost Butterfly were about to attack the two mysterious beasts, its forward movement suddenly paused.
A faint light suddenly flashed in the inorganic red pupils, as if an ignorant yet tenacious consciousness was struggling to wake up and want to regain control of its own body.
In the spiritual space.
The usually well-behaved little caterpillar got angry for the first time and pounced on the Phantom Rhino with a howl, its silk tightly wrapped around the Phantom Rhino's residual soul.
"How dare you attack my master! That's too much! Give me back my body!"
The Phantom Rhino groaned in pain, its unstable emotions becoming even more frantic: "Attack... Of course, I must kill her!"
"Only by killing her can you break the bondage of the contract on you and truly become the God of Death of mankind!"
The little caterpillar's eyes turned red instantly.
The next moment, it rushed forward without hesitation, opened its mouth and bit the remaining soul of the Phantom Rhino: "Aiya, ahiya ahiya!"
No matter what, don't touch its owner!!
If, if the Phantom Rhino dared to hurt Xia Muqing... I would swallow it, swallow it completely!
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