“……”
Liu Feng froze, realizing he had been overly emotional.
“Besides, you really think I’m stupid? The Knarr family are lapdogs of the Church of Salvation!”
Anton pouted and said, “What if it’s all Buck’s conspiracy? Wouldn’t I have given myself away for nothing?”
“That’s true too.”
Liu Feng nodded. Qin Tian had told Anton about the Knarr family’s identity before.
While others might doubt it, Anton from Snow Country firmly believed it.
“Wait here.”
Liu Feng nodded and looked at Andre beside him, asking,
“By the way, what happened inside the ruins?”
Due to the critical situation, Andre and the others who escaped the ruins hadn’t had time to explain.
“It was quite outrageous inside…”
Andre cleared his throat, about to speak, but was interrupted by Anton.
“Old Liu, I don’t think this is the priority right now…”
He pointed at the countless ferocious beasts in the distance, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
Although Buck and the others had lured away most of the ferocious beasts, the remaining ones were still not to be underestimated, and there were still traces of Monarch-level beasts among them!
Most importantly, the number of ferocious beasts was still increasing!
Clearly, they were delaying their attack, waiting for reinforcements to annihilate the Beast Tamers present in one fell swoop.
“It is a bit troublesome…”
Liu Feng nodded, stroking the head of the black cat beside him.
“Meow!”
The black cat’s expression shifted, a faint glow appearing in its eyes as it gazed into the depths of the ferocious beasts, seemingly searching for something.
“Can you pinpoint the Monarchs’ locations?”
Anton asked, clearly understanding Liu Feng’s intention.
Facing a horde of ferocious beasts, the best offensive strategy was to target the leaders first.
After a while,
Liu Feng slowly shook his head and said,
“I haven’t found any Monarchs! But I can confirm there’s more than one! However, there are no Beast Emperor level ones.”
Upon hearing this, Anton breathed a sigh of relief. This was perhaps the best news.
If a Beast Emperor were leading them, they would be practically done for.
“Let’s take down some fodder to establish dominance!”
Liu Feng’s eyes held a thoughtful look as he said, “If we can force out the Monarchs, that would be even better.”
The Monarchs in the depths were Gold-ranked. If both of them went all out, they might be able to injure them.
“Alright!”
Anton nodded and led Andre and the other two to stand on the shoulders of the Ice Snow Giant Bear beside him.
Liu Feng also leaped, landing on the back of the Violent Blood Demonic Spider.
The two exchanged a glance and charged forward.
Waiting in place for Chen Shu didn’t mean passive defense; active offense was indeed a good choice.
Roar!
The Ice Snow Giant Bear roared, and within a hundred-meter radius, an ice-covered domain appeared.
At the same time, the Violent Blood Demonic Spider also hissed, creating a domain filled with black gas.
With the two King-level contract spirits leading the charge, they actively surged towards the ferocious beast horde ahead!
For a moment,
the ferocious beasts all growled low, a hint of fear in their eyes, seemingly retreating.
The deterrence of King-level Beast Tamers on the ferocious beasts remained!
But just then, two or three peculiar beast roars echoed from the depths of the wind and snow, filled with the majesty of Monarchs.
The ferocious beasts, which had been trying to retreat, instantly displayed ferocity in their eyes and actively moved forward.
“Meow…”
The black cat beside Liu Feng quickly unleashed its skills but failed to track the Monarchs’ movements.
“Let’s go!”
He looked at Anton and, with his five contract spirits, moved forward.
Anton nodded, also without hesitation, charging into the ferocious beasts amidst the swirling snow.
The great battle between the two sides erupted instantly…
Meanwhile, inside the Starry Sky Ruins.
“Has it finally opened?”
Chen Shu’s expression froze. Before him, a staircase formed by condensed starlight suddenly appeared.
The staircase descended downwards, leading to the deepest part of the star sea.
He pondered for a moment, took out the remaining teleportation potion, and stepped onto the stairs.
Buzz buzz buzz—
At this moment, specks of dazzling starlight swirled around him like dancing sprites, incredibly close to him.
“En?”
Chen Shu’s expression stiffened. He vaguely felt a connection with the ruins again.
[You have gained the recognition of the stars… Conditions met… Inheritance of the ruins is being initiated…]
“Conditions met?”
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow. The question was, he hadn’t done anything…
As time passed, his body became covered in dazzling starlight, making him shine as if he were the embodiment of justice…
Finally, he reached the deepest part of the star sea!
“Hmm? A small spatial passage?”
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback as he looked at the passage ahead, pondering.
Buzz buzz buzz—
The surrounding starlight seemed to urge him on, beckoning him into the passage.
Chen Shu no longer hesitated. Gripping the teleportation potion, he stepped forward.
His vision shifted, and he found himself on a mountain peak, the surroundings desolate, but the starlight in the sky was exceptionally brilliant.
“En? The core area of the ruins?”
Chen Shu looked around, his eyes filled with curiosity.
He scanned the area and could only see a mass of starlight standing on the mountain peak, like ancient, unchanging rocks.
“Could this be the inheritance of the ruins?”
His eyes held a thoughtful look, and he muttered to himself,
“Are they asking me to pack it up and take it away?”
At the same time, he decisively pulled out a blue urea bag and estimated if it was suitable in size.
Just then, the starlight moved slightly and actually spoke,
“Hello! Inheritor!”
“Holy cow! You can speak human language?!”
Chen Shu’s body trembled, and he instinctively took a step back.
“……”
The Star Spirit froze, confused by the remark about speaking human language…
“You’re not the Starry Sky Ruins, are you?”
Chen Shu recalled his speculation about intelligent life forms and looked at this large cluster of beings, a thought forming in his mind:
Could it be that creatures with low intelligence are all round?
At that moment, Little Yellow in the Beast Taming Space and Great Snow King in the Dragon Abyss sneezed almost simultaneously…
“I am the Star Spirit of the ruins!”
The star cluster stated. Despite being an intelligent being, it lacked any apparent emotion, behaving like a mechanical entity.
“You have already received the recognition of the stars, proving you are a human with a pure heart, meeting the conditions for the inheritor of the ruins!”
“Ah? A pure heart?!”
Chen Shu’s eyes widened, and he leaned back slightly, momentarily doubting himself.
Is this really talking about me?