With a whoosh, Ouyang Xuan found himself back in the Venerable Alliance’s Vice Alliance Hierarch’s Hall, though it wasn’t by his own choosing—he’d been forcibly kicked out.
Anger flashed across his face and he roared,
"What the hell happened all those years ago, that made the ancestor completely lose faith in the Ouyang Family and never want anything to do with us again?"
"I combed through every historical record the Ouyang Family has, and still couldn’t find out exactly why the ancestor was expelled from the family."
He felt helpless and troubled.
*If only the ancestor would return to the family, the Ouyang Family would be sure to rise back to the top, becoming the fifth great family in Imperial Base City. But the ancestor didn’t give a damn about the Ouyangs anymore—and even his own position as Vice Alliance Hierarch was won by relying on his own strength and ability.*
Still, the elders didn’t know these secrets. Most of them supported him because of his connection to the Supre Elder.
That made being Vice Alliance Hierarch a breeze for him. Even if he didn’t wield quite as much power as Ziran, he actually had more support than Ziran did as the Alliance Hierarch.
He touched the token in his hand; his anger faded, replaced by excitent.
With this, he’d have a real chance to deepen his relationship with Ziran.
Without wasting any ti, he strode out of the Vice Alliance Hierarch’s Hall and headed straight for the Alliance Master’s Hall.
The Alliance Master’s Hall was located in the east district of the Venerable Alliance, while the Vice Alliance Hierarch’s Hall was in the west district. They were separated by over half the territory, but ten minutes later, he arrived.
He walked into the hall and saw Ziran, Yun Bing, and Xiao Ye.
But when he spotted Yun Bing—a fox-like, exquisitely seductive older woman—his pupils shrank, and a look of amazent flashed in his eyes.
She was stunning!
This was a bombshell who could match Ziran in both looks and body.
Ziran smiled and said, "Alliance Leader Ouyang, how did it go?"
Ouyang Xuan handed the token to Ziran, exaggerating, "I put in a ton of effort for this, begging and pleading with the ancestor, and he barely agreed to give one opportunity—seriously, it wasn’t easy."
In reality, the token was given to him voluntarily by the Supre Elder purely so Ziran could break through to the Saint Realm. He personally had nothing to do with it whatsoever.
Ziran nodded, took the token, and said gratefully, "Thank you!"
Ouyang Xuan waved his hand, flashing a generous grin, "You already paid . I’ll wait for you to successfully break into the Saint Realm, then I’ll co see you again."
"And who are these two?" he asked.
Ziran introduced them, "These are new Contractor mbers of the Venerable Alliance, and also my friends."
"This is Ouyang Xuan, the Vice Alliance Hierarch of the Venerable Alliance."
So they were Contractors with an established contract!
Ouyang Xuan gave Yun Bing a glance and then ignored her. He had zero interest in won who were already married.
*Yeah, the seductive older sister might match Ziran in looks, but when it ca to status, there was just no comparison. Not to ntion Ziran, the pure goddess, was his first love and hadn’t made a contract yet.*
"Ziran, I won’t intrude on your ti with your friends. See you," Ouyang Xuan said with a wave, then walked out.
Suddenly, Yun Bing said, "Ziran, that guy’s all bark and no bite. When he looked at you, there was this greed deep in his eyes. He wants you—he’s probably just hoping to screw you."
Ziran rolled her eyes, "Like I can’t tell!"
"The reward I gave him this ti was to unconditionally agree to one request he makes. I just wanted to test his limits and see if he’s still fit to be Vice Alliance Hierarch!"
Yun Bing was stunned, "Are you nuts?"
"Unconditionally agree to one request? What if he cos up with so outrageous shit—are you really going to give in?"
Ziran nodded, "Yeah."
"I said unconditional, so that ans I have to keep my word."
Yun Bing winced, "That could end up costing you a hell of a lot."
Ziran laughed, "That’s a problem for future . You guys wait for a few days, I’m going into a high-tier core Secret Realm to hunt a Venerable Realm Demon Beast."
At this, Xiao Ye said, "Let’s go together."
Ziran shook her head, "The high-tier core Secret Realm has a Saint Realm Perfection restriction, maybe even a Quasi-Emperor level restriction. Only I can get inside—there’s no way I can bring you two in."
Yun Bing agreed, "Forget it, Xiao Ye, we’ll just wait here."
Xiao Ye grinned, summoned a delicate, small Bronze Hall, tossed it to Ziran, and said, "Can you take this in? If you can, then both of us can squeeze in through it."
Ziran gripped the Bronze Hall, feeling its ancient, tiless aura, and marveled, "An Emperor Level Spiritual Artifact—Bronze Hall."
"This should be able to get in. You two are planning to use it to sneak into the high-tier core Secret Realm?"
Xiao Ye nodded, opened a blue Light Gate, grabbed Yun Bing’s hand, and they both stepped through—disappearing into the Bronze Hall.
Ziran cradled the tiny Bronze Hall to her chest and crushed the token in her other hand.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
Space began to twist and shake. Suddenly, a space rift split open, unleashing a trendous suction force.
Ziran didn’t resist; she was sucked in by the enormous pull.
A while later,
She found herself inside an ancient, desolate, imnse realm, filled with an overwhelming aura of age.
The vegetation here was nothing like that on Blue Star. The ground was covered with fiery red dirt. The clouds were blue, but the sky was also fire-red, and the lakes, streams, and oceans were all the color of fire.
"ROAR!!!!"
Soaring through the air, a colossal beast’s roar tore through the silence.
"Shit, it’s a Beast King!" Ziran’s face changed. She hurriedly used her Innate Skill, summoning a black hole more than a thousand ters wide right behind her—a space so deep and pitch-black, it swallowed all light in its path.
Thump, thump, thump!
A Fla-red Fierce Tiger King thundered toward Ziran, running on air.
Its aura made Ziran’s heart shiver.
Quasi-Saint Realm!
*Just got here and already ran into a Quasi-Saint Realm Beast King?*
"A Beast King at early Quasi-Saint level? Well, it’s been a while since I had a real workout—ti for so practice!" Ziran said calmly, smiling.
Ziran spread her hands and drifted toward the black hole, rging right into the gaping vortex behind her, which stretched for a full kiloter.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!"
The black hole shifted from intangible to solid, transforming from a void to a singularity so dense, it couldn’t be asured, unleashing a terrifying, unstoppable suction force.
"ROAR!!" The Fierce Tiger King, sensing the danger, stopped in mid-air and let out a warning roar.
"Fwoosh!"
The black hole entity stopped drawing things in and hurtled right at the Fierce Tiger King.
With a thunderous crash, the Fierce Tiger King was blasted away like a kite with a broken string—blood gushing from its mouth and drifting in the air.
Suddenly, the black hole’s suction went wild, locking onto the Fierce Tiger Beast King, unleashing a massive, irresistible pull on the beast.
The backward-flying Beast King was yanked brutally back toward the black hole.
Fear flooded the tiger king’s eyes. Its four limbs clawed frantically, trying to break free, but it was no use.
With a slam, it crashed right into the black hole.
"AARHG!!" Its agonized, heartbreaking scream split the skies; then ca the series of snapping bones—crack, crack, crack—like popcorn going off one after another, weirdly satisfying.
The black hole’s terrifying pull grew even stronger—stronger and stronger—draining every scrap of energy, blood, and essence from the now helpless king, sucking it all in for its own sustenance!
Until all that was left of the Fierce Tiger King was a shriveled pelt—no flesh, no blood, not a drop of energy remained.
"Pfft!" With a pop, Ziran was spat out of the black hole, her beautiful face radiant with energy. She hugged the Bronze Hall in one arm and held a Crystal Core in the other.
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