anwhile, after sealing the void fissure that connected to the Demon Abyss, Gu Xing had already arrived at the Snow Domain with Vera.
At this mont, he was standing on the old battlefield where the Insect Emperor had attacked him before.
Revisiting the place, he couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional.
His gaze fell on the completely drained carcass of the giant crab in front of him, and Gu Xing finally understood why Vera had been taken advantage of by the Insect Emperor’s will.
A body that existed beyond the Totem Level had been completely drained by Vera.
Vera being able to completely control this power was simply impossible!
As Vera looked at Gu Xing in a daze, she also realized that he had thought of the mistake she made before.
She showed a trace of guilt in her eyes and said softly:
"Master, I’m sorry!"
Because of her, Liu Li got injured.
Moreover, she nearly hard Gu Xing.
Gu Xing shook his head, letting the past be the past, and no need to ntion it again.
Then, Gu Xing shifted the topic and asked Lin about sothing.
"How is the situation with your integration of the Insect Emperor’s power now?"
Vera carefully perceived her internal state and shook her head gently:
"For so reason, it seems like the integration process has hit a bottleneck, making it hard to progress further."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xing stroked his chin and pondered slightly.
This situation was not unexpected.
After all, Liu Li relied on the Angel’s fortune, Divine Pattern, and the Demon Core’s multiple blessings to break through to the Origin Level.
The Insect Emperor’s will that Vera absorbed was strong, but using it to break through to the Origin Level might be lacking so intensity.
Even so, there wasn’t a detailed solution provided by the system at the mont.
Gu Xing could only wait for Vera to absorb more of the Insect Race’s will to see if the system would offer a solution for the breakthrough to the Origin Level.
"Continue to absorb! Try to integrate as much of the Insect Emperor’s power as possible, and first master the Devouring Law!"
This law was most compatible with Vera.
Combining Vera’s Life Law with the Devouring Law...
Gu Xing felt that the strength she could exert would not lose to Liu Li at all.
After advising Vera, Gu Xing took her and continued to march towards the center of the Snow Country.
Not long after setting off, they encountered the Snow Wolf Race.
Gu Xing’s effort saving the Snow Country had already made him well-rembered by the entire Snow Wolf Race.
Therefore, it didn’t take long for them to be brought before Snow White and Ying Bing.
"Gu Xing?!"
Ying Bing’s voice carried an incredulous tremor, her gaze fixed tightly on the familiar figure being led by the Snow Wolf.
The surrounding wind and snow seed to halt at this mont, leaving only that person walking towards her in her world.
Since learning about Gu Xing’s disappearance, she was among those hit hardest.
For countless days and nights, she could barely hold herself together, relying only on Lilith’s assurance that his life was unhard.
And now, he appeared before her again without warning, so real it left her feeling dazed.
A thousand words surged in her heart—
She wanted to ask him where he had been, what he had experienced, wanted to tell him her worries...
But when she truly t his calm gaze, all words choked in her throat, transforming into a simple greeting:
"Are... you okay?"
The current Gu Xing had long since beco a different person.
He could see that Ying Bing harbored a slight fondness for him.
But he now understood...
He only liked Liu Li!
Thus, he deliberately maintained a polite yet slightly distant posture, rely nodding gently, his voice steady as he replied:
"I’m fine."
This slight action and tone felt like a cold needle, gently piercing Ying Bing’s heart.
She keenly sensed that deliberate distance, her bright eyes growing a shade dimr, a hard-to-describe bitterness spreading quickly.
But she was Ying Bing, after all.
She quickly lowered her lashes, and when she raised them again, she was already wearing a smile that appeared relaxed, though the curve was sowhat forced.
"It’s good that you’re okay."
She spoke swiftly, as if afraid her emotions might spiral out of control if she hesitated:
"You’re... here to see Lady Lilith and the Snow Woman, right? I’ll take you there!"
No sooner had she spoken, she gave Gu Xing no ti to respond or question.
She abruptly turned around, stepping hastily into the thick snow, with a gait so hurried it seed a bit flustered.
Only the slight trembling of her form and the imperceptible sway as she walked silently conveyed that her current mood was anything but serene.
And Gu Xing, watching her resolute yet fragile back, sighed softly in his heart.
"I’m sorry!"
In the Beast Taming Space.
The tension in Liu Li’s heartstrings eased quietly at the sight of that scene from the outside world.
She exhaled softly, and even the stinging pain from her unhealed injuries seed to lessen a bit.
As Liu Li had ongoing injuries, Gu Xing had let her stay within the Beast Taming Space.
Initially seeing Ying Bing’s appearance, she feared that her master might be taken away by that human.
But now it seed...
She had overthought it.
Not far away, Vera leaned against the thick trunk of the life ancient tree, her green eyes fully capturing Liu Li’s subtle changes in expression.
She pursed her lips sowhat disdainfully, a complicated emotion stirring within her heart.
During this ti, how could she not feel Gu Xing’s deliberate distance?
Each attempt to approach was t with an invisible barrier.
This made her plans to sway her master proceed extrely slowly, almost stagnating.
But... give up?
That thought never truly erged in her mind.
Her fingertips unconsciously brushed her lips, where a lingering touch seed left deep within her consciousness...
The transcending touch Gu Xing had left behind in his attempt to awaken her.
The resolve and warmth of that mont had long since imprinted deep within her soul.
"No matter what, I won’t give up."
She reaffird in her heart.
Looking at Liu Li’s slightly smug profile, Vera didn’t utter a provocative word, only her eyes flashed briefly, sinking into deeper contemplation.
Make her master give up on Liu Li?
That was absolutely impossible!
Hence, Vera never considered having Gu Xing abandon Liu Li in favor of herself.
All she wished for was a place beside Gu Xing!
And as Vera continuously pondered her plans.
The quietly delighting Liu Li suddenly felt an unwarranted chill, as if a calculating gaze had set upon her.
She raised her head cautiously, surveying the quiet Beast Taming Space, finally settling on that slender green figure beneath the distant ancient tree.
There was Vera, slightly lowering her head, seemingly with a faint, ambiguous smile at her lips.
Liu Li’s brow furrowed imdiately, a silent alarm sounding in her heart:
"This little green tea... what sche is she hatching in her mind again?"
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