Free Web Novel“Don't panic yet. The competition is still ongoing, and Mingxi and the others haven't given up. What we need to do now is stabilize the situation outside the arena! Prevent anyone with ulterior motives from taking advantage. Understand?”
Chu Kuangsheng and Shen Linhua exchanged glances and nodded solemnly.
Now was indeed not the time for wild speculation.
Ding Buxiu looked again at the young girl sitting cross-legged with downcast eyes on the command platform, and at Golden Yuanbao and Little Silver Flower, who had each found their opponents in the battle arena.
That child, and her pets, they would absolutely not disappoint everyone.
However, Mingxi, who was so trusted, was not feeling too well at the moment.
The mental pollution brought by Yama's skill was quite terrifying, probably even more potent than the curse Shen Linhua had suffered.
The moment the source of pollution entered her mental sea, it rapidly spread, proliferated, and stained, like thick ink dripping into clear water, or like a Plague with its own consciousness.
Expanding from a point to a surface.
In an instant, Mingxi 'saw' that her originally clear, vast mental power, sparkling with pure spiritual light, was stained with an ominous dark purple.
This dark purple, like a living mycelial mat, frantically devoured and twisted her mental power.
The mental sea churned with wild waves and storms.
Her memories and thoughts were affected as a result.
The rational chain of logic was forcibly disrupted, as if filled with mad ravings.
The soul contracts with her pets were in turmoil.
Even more terrifying, this source of pollution was also trying to pollute her will, amplifying negative emotions such as despair, fear, and resentment to the extreme, causing her to collapse on her own.
Her consciousness was like a small boat in a storm, tossing and turning in the increasingly turbulent dark waves, liable to capsize at any moment.
“What powerful mental pollution!”
At this point, Mingxi could no longer pay attention to the situation of Golden Yuanbao and the two of them. If she didn't want to become a lunatic, or have her contract with Golden Ingot Eight severed by this pollution, she had to go all out!
Mingxi focused all her attention on dealing with the source of pollution.
After all, the mental sea was her mental sea. It might not be possible to completely clear it in a short time, but isolation and weakening were achievable.
It might just cost her a bit of mental power.
Those already polluted mental powers had also become the source of pollution. If they were not eliminated, her mental sea would never recover.
So she decided to cut them all off!
Doing so would definitely harm her, and not lightly. A drop in brain development would be minor. If things went badly, it might even cause Golden Ingot Eight's level to regress.
But whether it was a drop or a regression, it was better than her becoming a lunatic and being estranged from Golden Ingot Eight, right?
Of course, she could also wait for Origin of Life and Destruction to take effect, but no one could guarantee whether the body's recovery ability was stronger or the pollution spread faster.
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Just as Mingxi was about to go all in, a faint light appeared on the surface of the Origin of Life and Destruction, which had been sleeping like a dead sun 'on the sea'.
This faint light forcibly exiled her consciousness.
It released the polluted area she had painstakingly isolated.
“Crackle...”
The polluted mental power scattered like raindrops, returning to the vast and endless 'ocean'.
“What the hell?!”
“Origin of Life and Destruction, what the hell are you doing?!”
Mingxi's fur bristled.
Feeling Mingxi's surging anger, the Origin of Life and Destruction, which by nature disliked causing trouble, seemed to be provoked as well.
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The faint light brightened by three points.
In an instant, an invisible ripple spread out.
Wherever the ripple passed, the already rampant pollution became even more unbridled, like monkeys on Mount Emei encountering a group of ignorant tourists carrying a lot of delicious food.
They snatched, bit, and cursed, stopping at nothing.
What was even more infuriating was that some fools even jumped out to clear the way for the monkeys, preaching morality, saying 'they are just hungry,' 'it's just food,' 'is it interesting to be so petty.'
“Damn it!”
It's one thing if you don't help, but how could you aid and abet evil?!
Mingxi had suffered from the Origin of Life and Destruction for a long time, but she was helpless against it and could only rage ineffectually.
Enveloped by Mingxi's surging, unvented anger, Guangguang, who was watching, was so scared that it retreated back into the Time Realm.
It felt like it was a pitiful little blue boy who could only watch and listen to his parents argue, but could do nothing.
Trembling with fear.
The Origin of Life and Destruction made a mess, and the mental pollution rapidly spread.
In a blink of an eye, the entire mental sea was stained with a gorgeous and eerie crimson-purple.
Mingxi only felt her vision go dark, as if her entire head was frozen, and then smashed by a giant hammer!
It was as if her soul was thrown into a meat grinder, with an indescribable tearing pain.
Her soul contract with Golden Yuanbao and the others also began to weaken, as if it could break at [N O V E L I G H T] any moment.
Her consciousness was like a flickering candle in the wind, about to be extinguished.
“Origin of Life and Destruction, you're screwing your old man!”
If she could, Mingxi really wanted to spit a mouthful of phlegm on the face of the Origin of Life and Destruction.
What exactly did it want to do?
Under this extreme pressure of life and death, the Origin of Life and Destruction probably finally had enough fun.
It also understood that it and Mingxi were a community of shared destiny.
As the disruptive faint light extinguished, it began to rotate counter-clockwise at a constant speed.
Strands of familiar starlight were exhaled, merging into the turbulent purple mental sea.
The starlight, like a powerful purifier, spread out bit by bit, rapidly cleansing the entire pollution.
Mingxi could clearly feel her consciousness clearing.
It was like a stuffy nose clearing up in an instant; the feeling of ease and comfort was indescribable.
The purification speed of the starlight was ten to a hundred times faster than the infiltration of the pollution source.
The turbulent mental sea still churned with waves, but the eerie and ominous color rapidly faded.
Starlight, transformed pollutants, and Mingxi's own mental power merged together, differentiating and solidifying into eight different energy streams, which then flowed to Golden Ingot Eight through the contract and the Pet Space.
“Eh? Master, is the Origin of Life and Destruction doing a secondary release, shaping your mental sea?”
Guangguang's retracted head poked out again.
Having had experience once before, Mingxi naturally knew what the Origin of Life and Destruction was doing.
“Does it affect my old life?”
The time she could live had been compressed again and again, it couldn't get any shorter.
“That shouldn't be the case. You can still live to eighteen.”
“Hehe.”
“So you misunderstood the Origin of Life and Destruction just now. It must have ruined your plan to help you.
The mental pollution caused by Yama's skill is indeed fatal for ordinary Beast Tamers.
But for you, with the assistance of the Origin of Life and Destruction and the Origin of Life and Destruction, they will instead become nutrients for your growth.”
Whether it was a misunderstanding or not was not important.
Mingxi was only concerned now: “I didn't realize it, but the Origin of Life and Destruction not only has the ability to think, but it's also quite good at calculating.”
Having spent two years with her, Guangguang understood her well enough to know what she was worried about, and quickly explained, “Don't worry, Master, the Origin of Life and Destruction does this purely out of instinct. As an energy source, cosmic laws absolutely forbid it from developing a true will.”
“I hope so.”
Mingxi didn't disbelieve Guangguang, but this was a serious matter, and she didn't want to be possessed as a transmigrator.
“You can rest assured, one hundred and twenty percent.”
“No flags, no jinxes!”
After Guangguang developed emotions, it also became more and more troublesome for her.
While Mingxi was resisting and eliminating the source of pollution, Golden Yuanbao and Little Silver Flower in the battle arena were already covered in blood.
“Os—!”
Os Weng Ruifu, whose temperament had drastically changed, let out a bloodthirsty roar, carrying monstrous resentment.
It transformed into a dark black meteor, smashing towards Golden Yuanbao, who was firmly controlled by the Clear Mayfly, preparing to jointly resolve one of them first.
“Luo!”
Seeing its opponent shift target, Little Silver Flower, covered in blood, let out a soft cry. Its silver dragon tail flickered rapidly across the arena, using Teleportation and Space Flash to their utmost.
It blocked Os Weng Ruifu's attack path.
Its light wings spread wide, Wing Control fully unleashed, countless shimmering silver blades converged into a massive, rotating shield, squarely meeting Os Weng Ruifu's pounce!
“Boom!”
The dark demonic flames and the silver holy light collided with a roar!
Because Os Weng Ruifu had exclusively evolved to Venerable-level, and had also evolved from the Angel System to the Demon-type.
Its strength and attributes were restrained by the opponent.
In several clashes, it was mostly at a disadvantage.
“Crack!”
Its shield, formed by light wings, quickly emitted a cracking sound under the overwhelming pressure. It was violently sent flying, and blood once again spilled from its mouth.
But in the end, it blocked this fatal blow for Golden Yuanbao!
It bought time for it to break free from control.
Across from Golden Yuanbao, the divine-level Clear Mayfly's compound eyes, like a swirling galaxy, rotated indifferently. It gently flapped its wings, and another skill was released.
Time Slow.
A mysterious force instantly enveloped Golden Yuanbao.
Golden Yuanbao only felt that the flow of time around its body became extremely slow, every movement seemed to require immense effort, and its thoughts also seemed to be frozen.
It tried to stimulate its body with lightning-type skills, but the speed at which lightning condensed on its body was despairingly slow!
A divine-level pet, truly extraordinary!
This was the first time it felt so powerless!
The Clear Mayfly, not giving its opponent any quarter, flapped its wings again.
The second attack followed immediately.
Forceful Pressure Cut!
The space in front of it shattered like glass, forming countless invisible, incomparably sharp dimensional rifts, tearing towards the slow-moving Golden Yuanbao!
“Luo!”
Seeing this, Little Silver Flower, disregarding its own injuries, once again used Dragon Soul Summoning, and the power of the dragon soul poured in.
Dragon God's Blessing!
But the Clear Mayfly's current power level was simply too high!
Dragon God's Blessing was cut and annihilated almost the second it touched Forceful Pressure Cut!
Fortunately, the healing and protection of Holy Radiance Prayer were still working, and Golden Yuanbao's characteristic 【Thunder Edict】 still had the ability of endless life.
But if this continued, it and Golden Yuanbao would probably... As Forceful Pressure Cut was about to strike, a hint of determination flashed in Golden Yuanbao's eyes!
Burning Blood!
Slaughter!
Blood for Blood!
Torture Device!
It didn't hesitate at all, fully activating 【Edict · Slaughter Hell】!
Blood boiled and burned in its veins, and a vast power instantly broke through part of the time restraint. A dark red slaughter aura violently unfolded with it as the center!
Its aura surged wildly, its skin cracking inch by inch from overload, the seeping fresh blood flowing out from between its feathers, evaporating into wisps of bloody mist before it could even drip!
“Thunder—!”
Carrying the power gained from Burning Blood, Golden Yuanbao charged fearlessly into that cutting space.
Under the blessing of 【Thunder Edict · Demon-Slaying and Righteousness Manifestation】, the power of Hell Slash was fiercely unleashed, wildly colliding with Forceful Pressure Cut.
Piercing collision sounds continuously rang out!
Golden Yuanbao instantly gained countless deep, bone-visible wounds, but it actually managed to forcefully cleave through most of the attacks with this desperate ferocity!
However, the chasm of strength still existed.
Os Weng Ruifu had also pounced again, and Little Silver Flower used Space Flash to block, once again becoming entangled in battle.
The battle devolved into an extremely tragic war of attrition.
Golden Yuanbao and Little Silver Flower were completely using their lives, their origins, and their willpower beyond limits to grind down the Clear Mayfly and Os Weng Ruifu.
They were covered in wounds, blood stained their feathers and scales, and their energy rapidly drained, but their eyes remained firm, burning with an unyielding flame.
Every Impact, every clash, carried a tragic significance.
They declared with their actions: as long as there was still breath in them, they would not lose!
This tragic and fervent battle, and the quiet yet even more perilous life-and-death struggle in Mingxi's mental sea, formed a cruel yet moving echo.
“Boom!”
“Roar!”
“Clang!”
All sorts of magnificent and powerful skills erupted wildly, and the protective shield supported by star sea watch trembled from time to time, even emitting an unbearable wailing sound.
It looked like it could shatter at any moment!
“So fierce! So brutal!”
“Is this a divine-level pet? Unreasonably strong.”
“The Abyss Force... ah, no, Thunder Demon Heaven and Luo Xu Jingtian are no match for the Clear Mayfly and them at all, they're being beaten so badly.”
“They're already amazing. If it were other Venerable-level or Saint-level pets, they would have been down long ago. How can they last this long? They lose with honor!”
“Golden Yuanbao and them haven't lost yet, don't say such discouraging words!”
“I think, who wins or loses isn't important. What's important is... I feel that star sea watch might really not be able to withstand such intense Impact from them. Should we retreat further?”
“...Retreat! Must retreat! Anyone who doesn't retreat is a puppy!”
“Stop talking nonsense, hurry up. The pressure and skills of divine-level pets, even if we had a hundred years to develop, we couldn't withstand them!”
“Huh? Why do I feel... Golden Yuanbao and Little Silver Flower's condition is improving?”
Yes, you are not mistaken.
Because of the secondary release of the Origin of Life and Destruction, not only Golden Yuanbao and Little Silver Flower, but also Lan Yue and the other six received corresponding energy.
Of course, Mingxi also received her share of benefits.
“Boom—!”
It was as if the first great sound of the universe's creation exploded in her consciousness!
The invisible Bulwark that had been restricting her brain's further development shattered at this moment!
Her brain development, which had been stalled at 89.9% for quite some time, finally achieved a breakthrough at this moment.
89.92%, 89.93%... 89.99%... 90%!
The next second, her body vibrated, resonating with the mental sea.
The long-awaited ninth awakening had begun!
Warm and vast power, like a bursting river of stars, surged from every corner of her soul, instantly smoothing the intense pain and chaos brought by the mental backlash.
Mingxi felt her consciousness had never been so clear, her perception never so keen!
Her unique twelve Pet Spaces spontaneously etherealized, visibly larger than normal Pet Spaces.
