"Qu Ru is gone, but Hao Zhi cannot be abandoned. It's best to capture it alive!"
Yu Zhibo watched the metal man battling Hao Zhi, his thoughts racing.
Hao Zhi was a relatively low-tier ferocious beast from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, but even at its lowest, it was over thirty tiers. Compared to the seahorse, it was a more suitable vessel for the Zhu Yan Reanimation.
With this in mind, Yu Zhibo stood atop Zhu Yan once more.
"I hope that powerful figure will let me have Hao Zhi. If not, I'll have to rely on merit to obtain some flesh, and then plunder its soul. After all, the souls of ferocious beasts are mostly useless to psychics."
With this plan, Yu Zhibo commanded Zhu Yan and rushed towards Jin Da Shu's location.
He intended to finish this job, rest for a bit, and then take the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox to meet Wang Shouyi. The latter had tried several times to open a void channel to pull him over, but because he had to fight for Xia Country, he had ultimately not acted. However, the Shen Hua app had already sent him over a dozen messages.
Zhu Yan was fast, and the distance of over ten kilometers was covered quickly. Upon arrival, its silver-furred arm was raised high, its red fist, the size of a house, smashed down fiercely towards Hao Zhi's pig head.
"Zhu Yan, I'll f*** your mother!"
Hao Zhi, after being struck, finally noticed Zhu Yan's arrival. It immediately unleashed a torrent of curses, but was quickly kicked hard between its hind legs by the giant metal man formed by Jin Da Shu. Moreover, after the kick, dozens of meters long sharp cones grew from the metal man's instep, causing it to cry out in pain.
Yu Zhibo watched, breaking out in a cold sweat: Is this the demeanor of a strong individual!
"Comrade Xiao Yu, you don't need to help with this 182-tier beast. You can just observe from the side and rest. I already know your intention. Do you need it alive or dead?"
Jin Da Shu's square face appeared on the metal man's forehead, and he said with a smile.
Yu Zhibo immediately showed an embarrassed expression: "Ah, this..."
"This Hao Zhi is of no use to me, and its origin conflicts with my metal element. If you want it, I'll give it to you. We're all serving the people, so don't be polite!"
"Moreover, being able to turn it into a combat force can reduce our burden significantly!"
Jin Da Shu, as an A-class, 36-tier psychic, had also greatly developed his brain. His emotional intelligence might not necessarily increase, but his intelligence was definitely high.
Based on the information released by the Modu Branch Bureau, and observing Zhu Yan's performance in its battle against Qu Ru, he had roughly guessed that Yu Zhibo possessed abilities similar to beast taming. Naturally, he would fully support this.
After all, powerful mutated beasts were invading all over the country, and the more high-end combat power there was, the better. Furthermore, after defeating Hao Zhi, he would also gain merit.
Yu Zhibo was naturally extremely grateful for this. However, out of politeness, he reaffirmed his determination to participate in the battle, promising not to take any merit, and then commanded Zhu Yan to cooperate with the metal man in pummeling Hao Zhi. Simultaneously, his left eye released terrifying soul flames, constantly burning Hao Zhi's soul and weakening it.
While doing all this, he kept a safe distance, not forgetting to protect himself with the Yang Li Bell, acting extremely cautiously, clearly still having lingering fear from Qu Ru's final blow not long ago.
Hao Zhi's body was continuously beaten, and from below, it was occasionally struck by the metal man controlled by Jin Da Shu. Moreover, its soul was constantly being burned, causing it extreme pain, and its aura was continuously declining.
Half an hour later, it lay on the ground, panting and on the verge of death.
"Then I'll go tame it first, Uncle Jin!"
"Is there anything else you need my help with?" Jin Da Shu asked.
Yu Zhibo indicated that it was not necessary.
Jin Da Shu nodded slightly, revealing his true form. The giant metal man flowed like liquid into his Na Jie cells. He turned and flew towards another battlefield without any hesitation.
"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Yu Zhibo clapped his hands, and countless giant trees uprooted themselves, tightly entwining Hao Zhi. While protecting himself with the Yang Li Bell, he cautiously approached the dying Hao Zhi with Zhu Yan, making Zhu Yan lie down in disgrace. Then, he placed his palm on Hao Zhi's body.
With a thought, Hao Zhi, Zhu Yan, and he disappeared together, appearing in the Pure Land space.
Following this, came the anticipated Reanimation ritual.
As a vessel for Reanimation, it had to be a living being. Yu Zhibo carefully used fire to burn Hao Zhi's soul without letting it completely dissipate. Meanwhile, he summoned more trees infused with immortal energy, binding Hao Zhi tightly.
Then, he used the Samsara Creation Mirror to retrieve Zhu Yan's soul. The Edo Tensei dissipated, revealing the lifeless shell of the seahorse.
Next, he released Hao Zhi's body, used genjutsu to control the nearly dead Hao Zhi, and then cut out another piece of Zhu Yan's flesh to begin the Reanimation ritual.
Soon, as the ritual began, new dust covered Hao Zhi's massive body, eventually transforming into the appearance of Zhu Yan, over three hundred meters tall.
When Zhu Yan's soul descended and its eyes opened, a terrifying aura immediately swept through the light barrier, and various energies began to pour into Zhu Yan's body.
"Human, how dare you..."
Zhu Yan thought it had been freed, but after a short while, it was summoned again, and it became enraged.
However, Yu Zhibo was prepared. He casually silenced it and then released it outside the space to absorb energy.
After the energy absorption was complete, invisible flames burned within Zhu Yan's body, distorting even the void. Its tier, too, leaped from the original 24th tier to the 36th tier.
Yu Zhibo nodded in satisfaction, instructed it to contain the flames, and placed it back into the space. He then controlled it to walk into a standing coffin inscribed with the character "Fu" (福).
"I hope you don't bite the hand that feeds you!"
Yu Zhibo met Zhu Yan's resentful gaze, sealed its consciousness, and as its eyelids slowly lowered, the coffin lid slammed shut with a bang.
The coffin lid was inscribed with special soul seals and summoning seals. Zhu Yan could be summoned along with the coffin at any time while inside, and its soul would be preserved, making it an excellent resting place.
Each use of Reanimation would cause some consumption of the soul, which was why Yu Zhibo was unwilling to use it on Yu's father and mother.
And Zhu Yan, having been summoned not long ago and experienced some battles, had already had nearly a tenth of its soul power consumed. Once it was exhausted, it would completely disappear.
Therefore, it should not be used carelessly unless facing a formidable enemy.
After completing all this, Yu Zhibo noticed a gaze fixed upon him.
He sensed it, looked in the direction of the gaze, and saw the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox holding Mo Yu, looking at him with interest through the light barrier, a hint of surprise in its eyes.
Yu Zhibo paused and asked, "You can see me?"
"Is that strange?" the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox chuckled, "I was once merged with this space. Although I've been separated now, I still have some control over it."
"So that's how it is!" Yu Zhibo first broke out in a sweat, then his face showed a look of understanding.
When the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox first appeared, it could ignore the light barrier and directly enter the Pure Land space. It was not surprising that it could see him now. Fortunately, he hadn't done anything out of line.
The Nine-Tailed Sky Fox looked at him, wanting to ask if he had used time reversal during his revival, but decided against it. This was Yu Zhibo's trump card, and even as his prospective son-in-law, it was not appropriate to pry too deeply.
"Aunt Bai, if you're alright, I'll rest for a bit. I'll take you to Kyoto to meet Director Wang later."
Yu Zhibo felt a bit uncomfortable under the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox's gaze and spoke.
"No hurry. That heartless man hasn't come to see me even after I've exposed my presence for so long. Indeed, love can turn bad. I'm angry."
"Mother, don't be angry, meow. Jiu'er will accompany you, meow!" Mo Yu nuzzled her arm and said crisply.
Although Mo Yu had not recovered her memories, she had already accepted that the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox and Wang Shouyi were her parents. After all, the closeness from her bloodline was not fake.
Seeing Mo Yu so well-behaved and sensible, the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox couldn't help but feel relieved. She stroked her head and said,
"Jiu'er, you're so good. You must miss your other brothers and sisters very much too. Once mother reshapes her body, I will find them all, and then our family can be reunited!"
"Okay, Mother. Can I go to Bobo now, meow? Bobo seems to be injured!"
Nine-Tailed Sky Fox: "..."
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