Two million troops were systematically contracting pets.
Qin Shilei and An Qian, along with the Map of Mountains and Rivers, began their journey to another world.
A month later, they had circumnavigated the planet.
All members of Dark Night and Shen Feixue had acquired a Platinum-tier exotic beast as a pet.
Half of the two million troops had contracted flying exotic beasts, while the other half had contracted swift land beasts like the Snow Spirit Horse and the Blazing White Tiger.
Hundreds of plants of purple grade or higher had also been harvested, either consumed directly or transplanted to the blessed land. The greatest contribution to finding so many rare treasures belonged to Jin Qiaoqiao, whose Treasure Hunting Mouse had an exceptional sense for spiritual plants of purple grade and above.
Five golden treasure chests were also obtained. An Qian opened one, yielding an orange-grade weapon and armor, which perfectly suited her and Kong Qingshu.
The only regret was that Zhang Xiaoli had not yet found a suitable pet.
Seeing Qin Shilei and the others' success, Mary felt a pang of jealousy.
This was her personal, exclusive world, and they seemed determined to plunder all its good things.
Worst of all, Qin Shilei's three wives practically shadowed him, never leaving his side.
One day, Mary finally found an opportunity to be alone with Qin Shilei.
"I haven't been in charge of the Empire of the Sun Never Sets for too long, and I fear problems might arise. Why don't you continue exploring here, and I'll head back first?"
"If you're returning, we can't really stay here any longer."
Qin Shilei then said, "However, there are still many unexplored areas in this world, and it's possible that exotic beasts at the Diamond peak might be lurking. You'll have to be very careful if you enter alone in the future."
"Hmph, you don't need to feign concern," Mary snorted. "You promised to make me your lover. Yet, you haven't come to see me once this past month. Is this how you treat your lover?"
"Heh heh," Qin Shilei chuckled dryly. "I've been watched so closely by An Qian and the others, I couldn't find an opportunity."
Mary stared at Qin Shilei for a good while before suddenly saying with cold indifference, "Since you have no feelings for me, let's just be allies from now on. I only hope you won't regret this later."
"Regret?"
Qin Shilei's heart skipped a beat, fearing she might cause some trouble. However, he couldn't force anything upon her, so he smiled apologetically. "It's my fault. How about you give me ten more days? I'll try my best to scout this world with the Map of Mountains and Rivers to ensure there are no exotic beasts that could harm you."
"No need," Mary said expressionlessly.
"Alright then."
Just as Qin Shilei was about to ask Mary to open the portal to leave, he suddenly noticed a black speck rapidly approaching from afar.
A dragon?
He focused his gaze and his heart jolted.
No, it wasn't a dragon, but a dark green flood dragon.
A Diamond-peak Ink Flood Dragon.
"Mary, go into my spatial artifact first. We'll discuss leaving after I've dealt with it."
Qin Shilei said, then collected Mary into his blessed land.
He then stored the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc beneath his feet into his pet space.
By then, the Ink Flood Dragon had flown within a thousand meters of Qin Shilei.
The flood dragon was seventy to eighty meters long, entirely ink green. Its fine scales appeared incredibly tough. On its head was a three to four-centimeter protrusion, not yet developed into a horn.
Without a word, the Ink Flood Dragon approached and spat out a large mouthful of dark, inky liquid.
Teleport!
Qin Shilei had no intention of testing his physical resistance against the venom. He instantly evaded to its rear.
The venom splashed onto a large rock below, emitting a sizzling corrosive sound, quickly eating away a large pit.
Illusion!
Myriad Manifestations!
Qin Shilei first summoned his illusion, and then together with the illusion, activated the Myriad Manifestations attribute.
Facing two figures that were constantly growing larger, the Ink Flood Dragon showed no sign of retreat and lunged at Qin Shilei again.
Dragon Tail Swing!
A slender tail whipped ferociously towards Qin Shilei.
Qin Shilei raised his sword to block.
A shower of sparks erupted. His fifty-meter-tall body was knocked back nearly ten meters.
However, the opponent didn't fare well either.
Several ink-black scales shattered under the immense collision force, and a stream of blood spurted out.
Even more terrifying for the Ink Flood Dragon was that it lost control of its body and was sent flying backward stiffly.
Teleport!
Qin Shilei flickered and pursued, relentlessly hacking at the creature.
If he had used his Heaven-Breaking Sword at this moment, he might have finished it in one blow.
However, having finally encountered such an Ink Flood Dragon, Qin Shilei wanted to help Zhang Xiaoli capture it as a pet.
Therefore, each of his attacks was aimed at wounding the creature, not taking its life.
After two seconds, the illusion took over, once again controlling the creature with its petrifying divine ability.
The two figures unleashed a barrage of attacks on the Ink Flood Dragon.
For a full four seconds.
Qin Shilei had swung hundreds of swords, leaving hundreds of deep, bone-revealing wounds on the Ink Flood Dragon.
"I'll fight you to the death!"
The heavily wounded Ink Flood Dragon, upon regaining control of its body, immediately opened its mouth and sprayed a large cloud of poisonous mist.
Qin Shilei evaded the attack.
However, the Ink Flood Dragon, seemingly prepared for a desperate struggle, turned and fled rapidly into the distance.
"It still wants to escape? Too late."
Qin Shilei teleported in front of it.
"Roar!"
The Ink Flood Dragon seemed to have been prepared. The moment it saw Qin Shilei appear, it immediately opened its mouth and let out a furious roar.
It felt like a heavy hammer striking his head. Qin Shilei's mind reeled.
Taking advantage of Qin Shilei's momentary dizziness, the Ink Flood Dragon quickly coiled around him, simultaneously opening its massive jaws to bite at Qin Shilei's neck.
Its glittering fangs, sharp as daggers, looked incredibly potent.
Once bitten, Qin Shilei's formidable defense would likely suffer multiple gaping wounds.
In this critical moment, a translucent giant sword fiercely pierced the Ink Flood Dragon's gaping maw.
Simultaneously, a dazzling white light emanated from Qin Shilei's body.
Crackling sounds echoed.
Streams of lightning coursed through the Ink Flood Dragon's body, numbing it.
This also prevented it from evading the illusion's piercing strike.
A spurt of blood shot out from the Ink Flood Dragon's mouth.
Qin Shilei seized the opportunity and shook his body, knocking away the coiling Ink Flood Dragon.
Sword energy crisscrossed, cold light flashed.
Countless wounds reappeared on the Ink Flood Dragon's body.
The Ink Flood Dragon was filled with regret.
It was the overlord of this world, at the apex of the food chain.
All the exotic beasts of Amelia were merely its prey.
After sleeping for nearly ten years, it awoke and merely came out to find something to eat, only to encounter this freak, Qin Shilei.
Despite only having a cultivation of two-star Diamond, his strength was immense.
The Ink Flood Dragon deeply regretted why it hadn't simply found something to eat near its lair; why, among all the delicious food along the way, it had chosen this pervert who could grow so large.
"I surrender, can you spare me?"
The Ink Flood Dragon cried out loudly while evading the attacks from Qin Shilei and the illusion.