Conflict

"Brother Qi, when are we leaving?" Qin Ming asked, holding the pretty egg, eager to get started.

"You probably aren't in a rush, right? I need to go talk to my brother first," Qi Lin replied, gazing at the deep twilight outside the window.

"Right, right, right, look at my memory!" Qin Ming smacked his head. "Go and come back quickly, have a safe trip, Brother Qi!"

Having witnessed the horrors of natural disasters and considering his own fragile health, Qin Ming had no intention of following along to watch the spectacle.

The main reason was that his relationship with Boss Qi Lin wasn't quite there yet, Qin Ming thought with a touch of regret as he watched Qi Lin's figure disappear in an instant.

Then, Qin Ming began his extremely unreliable prenatal education.

"Hey Fatty, did you see the boss's style? You should learn from him!"

"Hey, Fatty, don't run away!"

"I want to try teleporting too! You have to take me with you when you get out!"

Qin Ming placed high hopes on the chubby boy who couldn't speak and only wanted to escape!

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes!"

"By the way, the contract sense seems a bit off today; it's all because of this bad weather!"

Qin Ming spoke with such certainty that he almost believed it himself.

"..."

Qin Ming, having successfully signed a unilateral, unequal, and profitable treaty, fell asleep contentedly, oblivious to the thunder and lightning outside!

The wilderness thousands of meters away.

Two colossal beasts, each a hundred meters tall, stood silently facing each other under the cover of night.

The terrifying aura emanating from the behemoth caused birds and beasts within a radius of nearly a kilometer to scatter and flee, spontaneously turning the area into a no-go zone for life.

The surrounding area was desolate, with only the rolling thunder in the sky for company.

"My brother Huo Lin, what on earth are you doing?"

The behemoth that posed the question was as if its entire body were forged from deep-sea ice, its scales gleaming with a cold, eerie blue light, its four legs leaving no trace as it trod the waves, its form ethereal, like a traditional Chinese ink painting.

"roar--!"

Flames erupted from the earth's veins, their crimson scales reflecting blood, and the lava beneath their feet bloomed like lotus blossoms.

Fire Kirin raised its head, its golden eyes reflecting the questioner's figure, and a low, thunderous roar rolled from its throat: "Brother, these humans stole the rations I stored before going to sleep. Am I not allowed to get them back?"

"Rations?" Qi Lin's eyes sparkled, and after a moment of contemplation, he turned to ask.

"What do you humans who have been observing from the shadows for a while have to say?"

Huo Lin was taken aback upon hearing this, and immediately focused his attention on a certain void.

An elderly man with white hair appeared quietly. He stood on the back of a giant eagle-like spirit beast, his figure as upright as a pine tree.

"Two esteemed legendary spirit beasts, our Xia Kingdom is a great nation, and we would never stoop to such a heinous act. Is there perhaps some misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstanding? The plains where I raise my livestock have been turned upside down by humans who are building houses!" Fire Scale roared to the sky, and lightning tore the sky apart as it roared.

"May I ask how long you slept?" the old man keenly grasped the key point.

"Not long, only a hundred years or so," Huo Lin snorted, answering nonchalantly.

"..."

"Fire Kirin, in a hundred years or so, what you call food is already ownerless, or perhaps it has developed intelligence and migrated and multiplied. Stop fooling around!" Qi Lin was quite helpless with his younger brother who was still young.

"Brother Qi, why are you protecting these weak humans?" Huo Lin asked, feeling wronged and indignant. "Brother Qi, you're being unfair!"

Qi Lin was exhausted, but still earnestly advised, "The Qilin has been a guardian spirit of its region since ancient times..."

"Fine, I won't make a fuss, but you have to compensate me for my food!" Huo Lin quickly interrupted his brother's long-winded explanation, revealing his true intentions.

"..."

Qi Lin's silence was deafening. He didn't want to pay attention to Huo Lin for the moment, so he turned to look at the white-haired old man.

"I apologize for the damage. I will come back to restore the damaged terrain later. Now, I will take Fire Scale to another space."

As soon as he finished speaking, the space where Huo Lin was located shattered, and his huge body was swept into it, with nowhere to escape.

"Phew~ At least there's someone reasonable here. How can these legendary spirit beasts be so different?"

As the sky began to clear and the broken and chaotic state of the ground became clear, Bai Tianwang, who had been worrying all night, sighed deeply.

"Boss, the strength of that Fire Kirin is not something we brothers can't defeat if we join forces!" The giant eagle couldn't empathize with the old man's weariness and comforted him from his own perspective.

"Even if we can win, we can't just fight recklessly!"

"You're going to repair the damage from this battle?"

The thought that his family was full of impulsive and violent people, and that they didn't even have the skill to repair the terrain, made Wang feel even more exhausted.

"And thankfully, I didn't act impulsively today. His older brother, who appeared later, is quite unfathomably powerful!" As he said this, a trace of melancholy flashed in Bai Tianwang's eyes.

"However, the spatial attribute is just great. If you're in a bad mood, you can just change the location to fight, and the confidentiality is also maximized."

"When will our country produce a true spatial attribute Heavenly King?"

"Boss, isn't your old friend already a master-level spirit master?"

"My old friend Chu Wuxi said he wouldn't break through until he found a new spatial spirit beast contract!" At this point, Bai Tianwang sighed deeply.

"Although I can understand the situation since we're in different places, he's really... as stubborn as a mule!"

.........

"Brother, I didn't even make a fuss, why did you hit me?" Huo Lin, appearing in his mimicry form, was bruised and swollen, and couldn't believe it.

"But it was quite a fun fight, so I won't hold a grudge." Huo Lin, who was the one who attacked first, turned the tables on him.

"The fighting's over, but what about my rations?" Huo Lin, mindful of the important matter, looked expectantly at his older brother.

Qi Lin really wanted to ask, "When did I agree to that?"

But to avoid further unnecessary disputes, they had no choice but to search through their personal storage space.

Multi-tailed spirit fish, rainbow angelfish, lotus fish, red and white koi, pearl fish... Beef instant noodles? Tomato instant noodles?

Finally, Qi Lin shared some of each kind, which shut Huo Lin up.

"I suggest you go to the smallest size; it will make the experience even better."

Qi Lin didn't want this bottomless pit to come back and cause trouble again soon, so he gave Huo Lin some practical advice.

Huo Lin began to shrink thoughtfully until it became the size of a cat, as small as it could possibly be, before it stopped.

Sure enough, looking at the food that had been enlarged considerably, Huo Lin felt satisfied, roared, and started eating!

Qi Lin glanced at the obedient Huo Lin, tore through space, and returned the way he came.

The moment He stepped onto the scorched earth, the rock strata writhed as if alive, and the fractured mountain ridges joined together with a thunderous roar.

The cracks were filled by the winding stream, and the riverbank was covered with lush green grass, a scene full of vitality, as if time had turned back.