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Chapter 1022: Mystic Wraith
Chapter 1022: Mystic Wraith (Combined)
A person? Qiao Sang was taken aback, her expression turning serious as she subconsciously tightened her grip on the Beast Egg.
A wild Ghost-type Beast Companion absorbs negative energy, which is different from someone deliberately preventing others from leaving so that a Ghost-type Beast Companion can absorb negative energy. The latter is far more serious.
After a moment, Qiao Sang voiced her suspicion:
"Could this Mystic Rift be man-made?"
Logically, when faced with so many Mystic Rifts, a normal person's first reaction would be to either run away or fight. It's highly unlikely they would think of sealing a space to collect and absorb negative energy.
If the purpose of entering was to let a Ghost-type Beast Companion absorb negative energy, it would have started absorbing as soon as they entered, not wait until now.
This situation suggests that the person knew about the Mystic Rifts beforehand and had already sealed the space to facilitate the absorption of energy.
Migala fell silent for a few seconds before speaking in a grave tone:
"Psychic Pets have a skill called Space Oscillation, which is an Ultra-Rank skill. It can make a certain area of space unstable, causing oscillations. If the proficiency is high enough, the oscillation can be made imperceptible. If the proficiency is even higher, there's a chance it could create a rift in space, depending on the stability of the area."
She paused, her gaze shifting to the Mystic Rifts in the sky, and added:
"This Lost Town experiences Mystic Rifts every day, indicating that the space here is unstable. If a Psychic Pet were to use Space Oscillation here, it could indeed result in multiple Mystic Rifts appearing simultaneously."
Qiao Sang's first thought was: Damn, I knew it!
Her second thought was:
A Psychic Pet that can use Space Oscillation, combined with a Ghost-type Beast Companion capable of absorbing such a large amount of negative energy, suggests that the person involved is highly skilled.
Qiao Sang looked at Migala and asked, "Teacher, should we intervene?"
According to data, most familiars that can use Advanced Skills only reach that level at the Imperial Tier. For so many Mystic Rifts to appear simultaneously, the proficiency in Space Oscillation must be extremely high.
High proficiency indicates a long training period, and a long training period suggests that the familiar is quite old, likely at or above the Imperial Tier.
Without considering the Beastmaster, just dealing with the Psychic Pet alone would be beyond her capabilities. Only an S-Rank Beastmaster like Teacher Migala could handle it.
Migala suddenly smiled.
"This is a great training opportunity. Go find this person."
Qiao Sang: "???"
"Just me?" Qiao Sang asked tentatively.
Migala looked at her.
"I'll step in when necessary."
With those words, Qiao Sang felt reassured. She turned to Treasure Seeker and called out loudly:
"Use Shadow Phantom to absorb energy."
She added after a moment:
"Go to a conspicuous place."
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker nodded and controlled the giant Ghost Ring King to ascend into the sky, clasping its claws together.
The giant Ghost Ring King's size visibly increased, reaching about 60 meters in height.
Instantly, all eyes, both human and familiar, were drawn to it.
Seeing a familiar that was 60 meters tall, everyone felt genuine fear, even the more composed Beastmasters couldn't help but change their expressions.
“What, what kind of familiar is this?”
“Damn, we’re done for! We’re done for!”
“Ah! I want to go home! I’ll never look for a Soul Ferry Cat again!”
“Everyone, don’t panic! This is just a Dark Shadow, and this familiar has a Beastmaster. It’s here to help us!”
Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions shifted from despair to joy.
They had thought it was an enemy, but it turned out to be an ally. Although they didn’t know what this familiar was called, the fact that it could summon such a large Dark Shadow indicated that its strength was extraordinary.
Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, the giant Ghost Ring King opened its mouth and began to suck in the energy from the ghostly mist. The energy surged into its mouth like a tidal wave.
At first, everyone was stunned, but then their faces changed, and they began to shout angrily:
“We’re risking our lives here, and you’re just sitting back and absorbing negative energy!”
“Whose familiar is this? Show yourself if you have the guts!”
“Absorbing so much, you’ll burst your Ghost-type Beast Companion!”
During this time, some wild Ghost-type Beast Companions launched attacks.
Everyone had to start defending themselves, but they didn’t stop their angry shouts:
“You have the nerve to let your familiar absorb, but not the nerve to show yourself! Come out!”
“Look up there! It’s that foreigner! I saw her come in with that Ghost-type Beast Companion!”
“Great, so it’s a foreigner. After we deal with these wild beast companions, don’t let us see you, or we’ll beat you every time!”
The angry energy in the ghostly mist increased significantly, clearly showing how furious they were that someone was letting their Ghost-type Beast Companion absorb negative energy at such a critical moment.
Migala: “…”
The Invisibility Powder really works well; its effect has lasted this long… Qiao Sang stood nearby, eyes fixed on her nose, nose fixed on her heart.
The giant Ghost Ring King continued to absorb a large amount of negative energy.
At first, the wild Ghost-type Beast Companions avoided it, but once they realized it was just a Dark Shadow, many of them began to attack. Some Beastmasters were also unhappy that the Ghost Ring King was absorbing negative energy at this time.
Various attacks came flying, but Fangy, Lulu, and Steel Treasure deflected them one by one.
As time passed, Treasure Seeker let out a burp.
About a minute later, a strange sound echoed through the air, as if something was moving at high speed. A silver-white shockwave shot down from the sky, hitting the giant Ghost Ring King and piercing it.
The giant Ghost Ring King instantly vanished.
The angry shouts stopped.
Finally, here they come… Qiao Sang looked up at the sky.
She saw a familiar about five meters tall, mostly silver-white in color, with a tail twice the length of its body, calmly watching Treasure Seeker from above.
Beside it stood a young man in his early twenties, wearing a black T-shirt.
“Xunxun…”
Treasure Seeker sensed the newcomer’s hostility and teleported to Fangy’s side.
The young man narrowed his eyes.
Luminos, the Royal Psychic Beast, genderless, highly intelligent, and fond of controlling others’ minds… Qiao Sang looked at the distant familiar, recalling the related information in her mind, and thought:
“Indeed, it’s a Royal Beast…”
Her gaze shifted to the young man, who was also looking at her.
The Invisibility Powder has worn off? Qiao Sang became alert.
Everyone looked up, seeing that someone had finally dealt with the Dark Shadow, and they were overjoyed, shouting in relief:
"Brother! Well done!"
"Great job!"
"Damn, what a brother, this is a master! Luminos! This is a Royal Beast Luminos!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes lit up, as if they had found a lifeline, and they began to beg for help:
"Master, quickly take care of these wild beast companions!"
"Save us, Master!"
"Master, please act fast, I can't hold on much longer!"
The young man ignored them and instead looked at Qiao Sang, saying coolly:
"What a pity, such a young Beastmaster, yet you also came here because of the Soul Ferry Cat's message."
Qiao Sang's heart skipped a beat, and she raised her voice, trying to make sure everyone could hear her:
"Was the Soul Ferry Cat's message deliberately released by you?"
The air suddenly became quiet.
Everyone's minds went blank.
The Soul Ferry Cat's message was deliberately released?
Thanks to the young man, everyone had also noticed Qiao Sang and naturally heard her voice.
The impact of her words was too great, and everyone's expressions turned blank as they subconsciously turned their heads to look at the young man in the sky, waiting for his response, leaving their familiars and wild Ghost-type Beast Companions to continue fighting bravely.
The young man stared at her, saying nothing.
So, it really was he who deliberately released the message... Qiao Sang's heart sank.
In the suffocating silence, she spoke:
"You released the Soul Ferry Cat's message to lure everyone into this Lost Town, then performed a Space Sealing to prevent anyone from leaving. You then had Luminos create Space Oscillations, generating numerous Mystic Rifts to cause panic and despair, all to make your Ghost-type Beast Companions absorb the negative energy. Am I right?"
"Everything you said is correct", the young man admitted readily.
The air fell silent once more.
Everyone was shocked, stunned, and angry.
At the same time, despair and confusion rose in everyone's hearts.
They had come here to find the Soul Ferry Cat, but now they were told that the message was fake, and it was only to lure them here to feed the negative energy to the Ghost-type Beast Companions?
For a moment, a more intense negative energy surged from almost everyone.
The ghostly mist visibly grew thicker.
The young man smiled at the sight:
"I should thank you for telling these people the truth, so they can die with clear minds."
This guy was deliberately waiting for me to finish speaking, and then confessing to make everyone's negative emotions even stronger... Qiao Sang's heart sank even deeper, but then she remembered that Teacher Mikara was by her side. She stood tall and spoke with a righteous tone:
"Do you think I only lured you here to reveal the truth?"
The young man raised an eyebrow:
"Do you think you can handle me?"
Qiao Sang smiled:
"Why not?"
What? She could handle him?!
To everyone, these words were like a heavenly sound. Huanran turned his head, looking at Qiao Sang with surprise and joy.
Meeting everyone's burning gazes, Qiao Sang lowered her voice:
"Teacher, I've lured him out, it's your turn to step in."
Steel Treasure wore an "I knew it" expression.
Migala: "..."
Migala said coolly:
"Summon your familiars, let's all go together."
Teacher is so domineering! Qiao Sang stood even straighter.
The young man furrowed his brow.
Seeing Luminos and still daring to speak like that, either he was insane, or he really had the strength.
He glanced at the people below and smiled:
"Would you mind moving to another place to battle?"
Migala remained silent.
"Why?" Qiao Sang asked.
The young man didn't move, his tone unchanged: "I want to absorb more negative energy before absorbing the death aura."
In other words, battling here would cause many deaths, and they should die later.
The crowd's pupils constricted, their faces changing dramatically. The words sounded like he intended to drain them dry before swallowing them whole.
He wasn't just going to absorb their negative energy; he had never intended to let them leave alive!
The energy in the ghostly mist grew even more intense.
"Fine", Migala nodded. "Summon all your familiars first."
This person gave off an eerie vibe... The young man didn't immediately act upon hearing this.
Just as he was about to speak, his expression turned blank, and his hands lifted uncontrollably, beginning to seal. The Beastmaster Codex in his mind also started to operate on its own.
Soon, five large purple Star Arrays lit up in front of him.
Within the Star Arrays, five familiars of varying sizes appeared.
A, an A-Class Beastmaster... The crowd's eyes filled with deep despair.
Aqua Thorn... Qiao Sang immediately recognized that one of the summoned familiars was a Royal Beast.
"Take the white and blue ones", Migala said.
"Peng peng." Pengamei appeared, her eyes glowing blue.
Migala looked at Qiao Sang. "The rest are yours."
With that, he vanished from the spot.
Pengamei, Aqua Thorn, and Luminos also disappeared with him.
"..."
Qiao Sang watched the remaining young man and the other four familiars. Her silence was her only response.
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy's eyes gleamed with battle spirit.
Lulu stared at the distant opponent, a chilling aura emanating from her body.
Steel Treasure smiled at her Beastmaster before turning to the distant opponent with a serious expression.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker, seeing the two most powerful familiars taken away, perked up. He scanned the opponents in front of him and then taunted one of them, a black-bodied, white-bearded, horned creature about a meter tall, which seemed to be a Ghost-Type Beast Companion.
At this moment, the young man regained his senses. He looked at the familiars he had summoned and the spot where Luminos had been, his face turning extremely pale.
He raised his hands and quickly began sealing, but Aqua Thorn and Luminos refused to be summoned.
The young man's face instantly turned even paler, almost shadowy.
To be honest, he hadn't experienced this feeling of losing control in a long time.
A long-lost fear surged in his heart. He took a deep breath and asked, "Who is she?"
Dream Ghost, a Ghost-Type Intermediate Beast; Fang Dragon, a Dragon-Type General-Class Beast Companion; Arrow Blade King, a Royal Tier bird familiar; Mystic Wraith, a Royal Tier Ghost-Type Beast Companion... Qiao Sang took a deep breath, ignoring him. She adjusted her mindset and looked at the four remaining familiars, their information flashing through her mind.
Then she sighed in relief.
Thankfully, Teacher Migara had been reliable and hadn't left the Royal Beast behind...
Then she thought of something and her gaze fell on the Mystic Wraith.
Its Star Array was purple, meaning it could bond with only six familiars. With Teacher Migara taking two Royal Beasts, the rest were here. Among them, there were two Ghost-Type Beast Companions. The Dream Ghost was just an Intermediate Beast and didn't have much power, so the one that had been absorbing negative energy must have been the Mystic Wraith... (End of Chapter)
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