Undercurrents

Xue Youyou experienced a real skydive without a parachute.

As she free-fell from an altitude of 60 kilometers, the oncoming air currents stung her face.

As the airship from Lanzhiyuan gradually grew larger in her field of vision, Xue Youyou suddenly braked, her body coming to a complete stop without any cushioning, hovering upside down in mid-air.

Her long, silvery-white hair cascaded down like a waterfall, swaying slightly beside her face.

Then, the snow gently turned 180 degrees back to center.

The next second, she pulled out a piece of the pet's flesh.

This is one of the pieces of flesh that flew out when Nieyue Juexianyou was blown to pieces.

Xue Youyou deliberately kept a piece of it and never threw it away.

She grabbed the piece of meat above her head and crushed it with her fingers.

Dark red liquid splattered all over her head, winding down her snow-white hair and soaking her body, leaving several shocking bloodstains on her trench coat.

Then, she conjured a smooth ice mirror, looked at herself from left to right, and after examining it for a while, she was still not satisfied. So she simply reached out and tore several rips in the trench coat she was wearing, which was made of petal essence.

After doing all this, Xue Youyou looked at herself in the mirror again and nodded in satisfaction.

Then, she flew towards the airship.

Unbeknownst to Xue Youyou, her every move was being projected in real time onto the screen of the Truth Machine, and was being watched by everyone in Lanzhi Academy.

What kind of baffling behavior is this?!

The group from Lanzhiyuan were completely dumbfounded.

Only Lu Yuan suddenly had a flash of inspiration, thought of something, her expression changed slightly, and she immediately ordered, "Luo Yan, quickly put the Truth Intelligence Machine back into the pet space."

"Oh... okay."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yan immediately complied and put the Truth Machine back.

Then, Lu Yuan's gaze swept over everyone present, and she said in a deep voice, "Listen up, everyone—remember, we didn't see anything tonight."

"Our memories only go back to when we were attacked by an unknown beast tamer, and then Xue Youyou stepped forward to fight to the death to protect us."

"Aside from that, we're just sitting here on the airship, not knowing anything. Do you understand?"

Everyone looked at each other.

"Especially you, Meng Yanqing."

Lu Yuan looked at Meng Yanqing, who seemed hesitant, and said in a more serious tone, "I know you and Xue Youyou are the closest, but you absolutely cannot say anything this time, understand?"

Meng Yanqing's lips moved, and after hesitating for a moment, she finally nodded: "Okay."

Not long after everyone agreed on their story, Xue Youyou flew back to the airship.

She had expected that once she showed herself in this miserable state, people would immediately surround her and offer their concern.

When she looked up, she saw everyone staring at her with restrained expressions, their eyes full of untold stories, but no one spoke.

Xue Youyou immediately began to have doubts.

This reaction isn't right.

She's in such a state, why isn't anyone coming to check on her?

Just then, Lu Yuan "enthusiastically" walked up to her, reached out, and tenderly touched Xue Youyou's face, which was stained with "blood," with tears even welling up in her eyes: "How did you get into this state? Where is that Ultimate Beastmaster?"

Xue Youyou thought to herself, "Finally, someone normal!" She cleared her throat and sighed, "An ultimate beast tamer is indeed an ultimate beast tamer. They are even stronger than I imagined. I used all my skills, but I still fell into a disadvantage."

"but--"

Just as Xue Youyou was about to say, "The thought of carrying the lights of countless homes behind me suddenly gave me a burst of energy, allowing me to turn the tide in a desperate situation," Lu Yuan, feigning excitement, interrupted, "..."

"Was it at this critical moment that Lord Qingming arrived with reinforcements, and then you joined forces to defeat Long Xi!"

Xue Youyou was taken aback upon hearing this.

This is different from the heroic script she had envisioned!

However, saying it's not like that now feels a bit off-putting; it doesn't have the same feel as before.

Xue Youyou's mind raced.

In the end, I decided to continue speaking along with what Lu Yuan had said.

"Exactly!"

In front of everyone, Xue Youyou, like a frightened fawn, rushed into Lu Yuan's arms, resting her head on her shoulder, sobbing softly, looking terrified: "If it weren't for the help of Lord Qingming and Lord Elei, we would probably all be dead here today."

"The outside world is so scary!"

Everyone: "..."

Who's really scary?!

Even Lu Yuan, a veteran actress who has lived for forty years, almost couldn't help but smile when she heard this.

She couldn't help but think to herself: Even if you're acting, aren't you getting a little too into it? Isn't the contrast between your performance before and after a bit too much?

But she forced herself to keep a straight face, gently patted Xue Youyou's back, and pinched her nose to comfort her, "After all, the opponent is a well-established ultimate beast tamer. You've already shown great courage by daring to challenge him. Everyone admires you."

"Just rest well on the airship for the next two days. Forget about tonight, adjust your mindset, and being in top form for the league is the most important thing."

After saying that, she turned her head and instructed, "Yutang, help Xueyouyou back to her room, and have Qingnang Tangxian treat her injuries properly, whether they are visible or hidden, treat them carefully for me."

"yes--"

Lu Yutang responded with a drawn-out tone, thinking speechlessly: Why would this person need her treatment?

But she still cooperated and stepped forward to take Xue Youyou from Lu Yuan's hands.

"Are you alright?" Lu Yutang helped her up and asked in a muffled voice.

The next second, she felt a sudden weight on her shoulder.

Xue Youyou pressed her entire weight down on Lu Yutang without any hesitation, hanging limply on her body, and groaned, "Yutang... I... I can't take it anymore."

Lu Yutang: "..."

You're not sisters, are you? You're really getting into character!

At this moment, Meng Yanqing also came to her senses and quickly came over to lend a hand: "I'll help too!"

And so, the two of them, one on each side, carried the "severely injured and critically ill" Xue Youyou back to her room.

Only after the three figures had completely disappeared at the end of the corridor did Lu Yuan remove her concerned expression and solemnly reiterate, "In short, the situation is as I just said. No matter who asks, you must answer in the same way."

"Those who understand, go and rest."

"By the way, Luo Yan, come over and help me fix the airship."

-

-

Meanwhile, at a secret base in Lanzhou.

The headquarters of the Moon Worship Cult.

A beautiful blue-haired woman wearing high-tech crystalline glasses and half of her body encased in a sophisticated mechanical shell is suspended in mid-air.

Countless visible light screens floated around her, and the data on each screen was refreshing at a dazzling speed.

At this moment, all the screens are displaying the battle scene between the Goddess of the Snow Maiden and the Evil Moon Immortal.

If Xue Youyou were here, she would immediately recognize that the mechanical exoskeleton encasing the blue-haired woman was the evolved form of Luo Yan's Truth Machine, the Ultimate Machine-type Zero-All-Forms, a pet beast said to be able to analyze all the mysteries of the world.

Upon closer inspection, the blue-haired woman's facial features bear a striking resemblance to Luo Yan's.

Here, everyone respectfully calls her—the Holy Maiden of the Moon, Loshi.

Her status in the Moon Worship Cult was higher than that of the other three saintesses, and she almost single-handedly shouldered the daily operation of the entire Moon Worship Cult.

As the analysis of the combat data deepened, Rosie's almost mechanical, ethereal voice echoed in the room:

"The fully evolved pet beast, Yuki-onna Kamishiro, is suspected to be the only one to evolve. Its level before the battle was 46, and its level after the battle was 64."

"Based on the changes in body size before and after the upgrade, it is inferred that its first ultimate skill is the legendary ultimate skill, Snow Accumulation: each time it upgrades, it can permanently increase its current body size by 10%."

"The second secret technique is the legendary secret technique: Illusion: Erosion of Gods Snow."

"His skill set consists of the purple skill 'Shattered Moon Essence' and the orange skill 'Frosty Heart Sword Spine,' and his talent is 'Heavyweight Fighter.'"

"Possesses a special ability that resembles supernatural powers, but the data is insufficient to analyze it."

"Category Analysis: 10% Biological Species, 45% Mythical Omens, 43% Dream Omens, 2% Calamity Omens."

After Rosie finished speaking, the room fell silent again.

After a while, another voice rang out.

"So, does that basically confirm it as one of the three major transcendental evolutions?"

"Guanghan Zhan is really lucky. He always manages to encounter such promising beast tamers."

Upon hearing this, another voice rang out in the room: "Hey, Taiyin, if you say that, I'll be hurt."

"So what are your plans next?"

"If we leave it unchecked, I feel like it will become an obstacle sooner or later."

"Should we send another saintess to test the waters?"

"No, we absolutely cannot feed her another Ultimate-level being."

The voice suddenly turned cold: "We must make this Yuki-onna of the Age of Gods lose once before she reaches level 70, completely cutting off her path to transcendence!"

"Loki, hack the account of the substitute player from the Moon Academy team and replace it with mine. This time I'm going to take matters into my own hands."

"As for the alliance, everything is going smoothly so far. Just proceed according to plan."

"Yes, Your Excellency."