: 36 layers of snow, understand?

After Xue Youyou and Long Xi left, the world became much quieter.

The ultimate power that had been weighing on the hearts of everyone in Lanzhiyuan finally disappeared, allowing them to breathe a sigh of relief.

Especially the suffocating way Xue Youyou and Long Xi talked made the hearts of those listening pound like they were on a roller coaster, it was really scary.

Honestly, the fact that they didn't immediately turn into cannon fodder is already a miracle, a stroke of good luck.

Besides, the fact that this dilapidated airship, missing pieces here and there, can still float in the sky is at least some good news.

With a simple repair, it might be able to continue working.

If they're lucky, they might be able to arrive in Beast City before the start of the main tournament.

However, there is still a major problem facing everyone: all the follow-up is based on the premise that Xue Youyou can defeat Long Xi.

If, as expected, the final outcome is also unexpected, then their journey will come to an end.

High in the sky, there was not a cloud in sight.

This altitude is nearly 60 kilometers above the ground, six times the altitude at which an airship flies. The water vapor content is almost zero, making it difficult for even microorganisms to survive, let alone living organisms.

Choosing to fight here will virtually eliminate the chance of accidentally harming Meng Yanqing and her group.

Xue Youyou stood in mid-air with her hands in her pockets, gazing downwards for a few seconds—

Before she could come up with a cool opening line, a violent shockwave exploded from below, as if some giant object had torn the horizon apart.

Long Xi, riding Nie Yue Jue Xian You, charged forward reluctantly, exuding a violent aura.

Before the person even got close, the cursing started.

Xue Youyou stared intently, and almost lost control of her expression.

The main problem is that Long Xi's current appearance is just too ridiculous.

Long Xi was dressed in a bulky spacesuit, with a round oxygen tank on her head and a portable jetpack strapped to her back. She was wrapped up like a dumpling, showing no trace of the demeanor of an ultimate beast tamer. Even the pet food vendors on the roadside looked more dashing than her.

Long Xi also had something to say: as an ultimate beast tamer, his physical attributes are indeed stronger than those of ordinary people, but he is not made of iron.

What does it mean to be 60 kilometers above the ground?

The oxygen content here is only one-thousandth of that on the ground!

She's not a bug dog like Xue Youyou, how could she possibly survive normally here?

If she hadn't been well-prepared before setting off, she wouldn't have been able to keep up.

Seeing the faint smile on Xue Youyou's face, Long Xi became even more furious.

She swore she would make Xue Youyou suffer a terrible death if she dared to play with her like this!

With his head inside the oxygen tank, Long Xi grumbled, "Aren't you going to summon your giant snow maiden and divine beast Guanghan Zhan? Or are you going to fight yourself?"

She has all the combat data that Xue Youyou has shown so far.

Long Xi had carefully studied both the video of the battle with Lei Ying and the video of the training match between Lan Zhiyuan and Fentianyuan, and did not underestimate the mission just because the target was a fully-fledged Beast Tamer.

According to Long Xi's analysis, the only thing that could potentially threaten her was the legendary secret technique of the Snow Maiden—Illusion Art: Devouring God Snow.

To address this weakness, she underwent 72 hours of targeted training in the virtual pod to enhance her resistance to illusions.

She is now a fully trained and invincible ultimate beast tamer!

Long Xi was certain that Xue Youyou had no chance of defeating her despite being of a higher level.

Upon hearing Long Xi mention the Guanghan Slash, Xue Youyou showed no surprise whatsoever, not even raising an eyebrow.

Now that she knew Lin Yueyao was the mole, she was naturally prepared for the information about Guanghan Zhan to be exposed.

Even Lu Yutang recognized Guanghan Zhan as a divine beast, so it would be strange if Long Xi, as the ultimate beast tamer, couldn't recognize it.

At this moment, Xue Youyou remained completely calm, her expression as steady as an old dog.

Her true trump card has never been revealed to the world.

In reality, the prototype of the Yuki-onna's divine power—Yuki-iro—is a power that only beings who have embarked on the three paths of transcendent evolution are qualified to master; this is her true hidden trump card.

【Snow Dye: Consumes Pet Essence to temporarily transform anything it comes into contact with into a part of its own body. During this period, both parties share all abilities except for supernatural powers.】

The reason why Xue Youyou was able to use the first ultimate technique of Guanghan Zhan, Gui Po Bu Si, to heal Su Wanrou, including skills such as Chong Su Ning Jia and flight, was because Shendai Yuki-onna used Xue Ran on both Xue Youyou and Guanghan Zhan at the same time, sharing the abilities of all three.

Of course, Xue Youyou was just imitating others and showing off in front of other beast tamers; she wouldn't use it in a real battle.

After all, the physical strength, pet essence reserves, and other stats of beast tamers and their pets are worlds apart.

Moreover, there is no need for the person to fight personally; letting the beast tamer use the pet's abilities is just the tip of the iceberg for Xue Ran.

Thinking of this, Xue Youyou's lips curled slightly, and she said in a soft but cold voice, "Be a sacrifice on the Snow Maiden's path of evolution. As a thank you gift, I'll let you see for yourself—what true power is!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the snowflake on her head suddenly trembled slightly, as if awakening from a long slumber. Then, the snowflake detached from her head and slowly drifted towards the direction of Nie Yue Jue Xian You.

At the same time, the snowflake suddenly burst forth with an intense, blinding white light, which surged outwards in layers, like a miniature star awakening.

In the white light, the snowflake's volume expanded rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, growing wildly from the initial size of a palm, and its outline also stretched and sculpted at a rapid pace, gradually revealing the shape of a young girl.

In less than two seconds, the tiny snowflake swelled to a height of two hundred meters, about the same size as the elusive moon.

Similar to the data Long Xi collected from the battle video of Xue Youyou and Lei Ying—this fully-formed pet beast, evolved from the Snow Maiden and whose name is unknown, is similar in size to the ultimate-form pet beast of the Dragon Blood.

However, just when Long Xi thought the changes in the snowflakes were about to end, the Snow Maiden's body suddenly emitted an even more dazzling light.

"Uluru~"

Under Long Xi's astonished and uncertain gaze, the Snow Maiden's already enormous size once again grew wildly with unstoppable force.

How is that possible... Could what just happened have only been the first stage of evolution?!

Why is it different from the intelligence report?

Two temporary evolutions were completed in one go.

What appeared before Long Xi and Nie Yue Jue Xianyou was a terrifying behemoth over five hundred meters tall, with a pure white body.

With the appearance of the Yuki-onna, an immense life force, no weaker than the ultimate aura and even faintly suppressive, spread outwards in all directions.

Meanwhile, in this high sky, which should be devoid of moisture and where snow should never fall, a heavy snowfall began to fall without warning.

The level 46 Yuki-onna of the Divine Era has accumulated 36 layers of snow, and her current height has reached an astonishing 556 meters, almost more than twice and a half the size of the Ultimate form, Nieyue Juexianyou, which is also known for its large size.

Upon seeing the Yuki-onna of the Divine Era, which was twice as large as described in the intelligence, Long Xi's heart skipped a beat, and he involuntarily swallowed.