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Chapter 880: Searching for Qingqing Ni
Chapter 880: Searching for Qingqing Ni (Combination of Two Chapters)
"Frost Haven." Qiao Sang spoke calmly.
At the same tier, Lulu's Frost Haven absolutely provided a brief invulnerability effect, a confidence brought on by the Epic Skill.
"Ice Emperor."
Lulu leaped onto her Beastmaster's head, calling out calmly.
A bone-chilling aura descended, instantly enveloping everything in a thick layer of ice, freezing them in place.
The wild beast companions below, who had been watching the spectacle, turned into ice sculptures.
The Vine Rock Giant remained with its head slightly raised, eyes looking upward.
Hundreds of two-meter-long Rock Spikes, hanging high in the air, now resembled ice sculptures.
Only Qiao Sang and Fangy remained unaffected, their forms still bright.
"Electrotail..."
Electrotail stared at the scene, mouth agape, expression frozen in shock.
Although Lulu was a Royal Beast, she was still in the early stages of the Royal Tier. The Vine Rock Giant, clearly very old, had much stronger energy. It was uncertain how long it would remain frozen, so Qiao Sang quickly needed to find the Force Armor. She glanced at everything frozen below, pondered for a moment, and then said calmly:
"Mountain Crush."
"Steel Blade."
Steel Treasure, hearing his Beastmaster's command, spread his wings and began to grow larger.
A massive shadow loomed overhead, blocking out the light.
"Electrotail..."
Electrotail instinctively looked up, pupils contracting sharply, his already open mouth widening even more.
Steel Treasure, returning to his original size, flew higher into the sky, creating a powerful airflow around him.
The giant purple body quickly approached the clouds.
The white clouds began to swirl strangely.
Then, the purple figure, like a purple meteor, plummeted from the clouds, accelerating as it fell.
Just before Steel Treasure hit the ground, Lulu slightly controlled the energy.
"Bang!"
Steel Treasure struck the frozen ground beneath the Vine Rock Giant with immense force.
The entire ground shook violently.
The ice shell shattered, turning into countless flying ice fragments.
At the same time, various wild beast companions were blasted out from underground, screaming in alarm and panic.
Despite the destruction, all the previously frozen wild beast companions remained in a frozen state.
Qiao Sang's gaze quickly scanned over the various blasted-out wild beast companions.
Soon, her eyes landed on a familiar roughly two meters tall, with deep brown skin, black belly and mouth, and two-toed claws and feet.
Electrotail indeed didn't lie to me... Qiao Sang's eyes lit up, and she immediately said:
"Let's leave together with the Force Armor!"
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker followed his Beastmaster's gaze and immediately spotted the Force Armor he had seen on the mobile phone screen.
His eyes glowed blue, and the Force Armor, losing control, flew toward the sky.
"Force Armor!"
The Force Armor struggled, looking up.
But before it could see the figures above, it vanished from sight.
In the sky, the few remaining bright figures disappeared.
At the same time, the ice shell melted.
Hundreds of two-meter-long Rock Spikes, still encased in ice, fell downward.
...
Still in the sky.
Qiao Sang and Fangy's sudden appearance startled the flying bird familiars nearby.
Before Qiao Sang could get a clear view of her surroundings, dozens of black feather-like blades shot from all directions.
"Teeth!"
Fangy's reaction was incredibly quick. When the black blades were still over a hundred meters away, he turned into a flame and dodged to a higher cloud.
Then, he opened his mouth and shot scorching flames at the few bird familiars that had attacked.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
For a moment, flames raged, and fiery streams flew everywhere.
Several large, mostly black bird familiars were almost instantly hit, screaming as they plummeted from the sky.
Qiao Sang surveyed the surroundings, finding no wild beast companions, and relaxed. Recalling the main task, he looked at the Force Armor, which was trembling in the air under control, and got straight to the point.
"Don't be afraid. I just need your tears. If you give me 500 grams of tears, I'll let you go."
As he spoke, Fangy moved its limbs and ran toward the Force Armor.
A massive oppressive aura swept over.
"Chuaneli!"
The Force Armor's body trembled violently, its expression filled with fear. Remembering Qiao Sang's words, it wisely pouted its mouth, trying to cry and produce tears.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker saw this and called out to Fangy.
Fangy's eyes glowed blue, taking over the control of the Force Armor.
Treasure Seeker removed its Ring, rummaged inside for a while, and took out an empty bottle, placing it under the Force Armor's eyes.
"Chuaneli!"
"Chuaneli!"
But despite its efforts, the Force Armor didn't shed a single tear.
"Chuaneli..."
After about three minutes of dry sobbing, the Force Armor grew tired, its expression one of resentment and injustice.
It couldn't produce any tears...
Qiao Sang thought for a moment, recalling the Crystal Producers in the Supernest, and turned to Treasure Seeker.
"Do you still have any chili peppers left for the Crystal Producers?"
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker shook its head.
They had all been left for the Crystal Producers before leaving.
With no chili peppers, Qiao Sang pondered three options:
1. Find something spicy. The resources here were abundant, so finding spicy, edible materials shouldn't be difficult.
2. Find a familiar with a tear-inducing skill, such as a Grass-Type familiar's tear gas or a Poison-Type familiar's tear gas.
3. Have Treasure Seeker hypnotize the Force Armor, making it experience a terrifying dream.
Among these options, the hypnotism by Treasure Seeker could be tried immediately.
"Electrotail!"
"Electrotail!"
Just as Qiao Sang was about to have Treasure Seeker use hypnosis, Electrotail jumped out and called out urgently to the Force Armor.
It's just crying, right?
You can do it if you try hard enough!
"Chuaneli?"
The Force Armor was taken aback upon seeing Electrotail.
What are you doing here?
"Electrotail..."
Electrotail stiffened, turning its head away, quite embarrassed to meet the Force Armor's gaze.
"Chuaneli?!"
Seeing Electrotail's reaction, the Force Armor's eyes widened in disbelief.
You brought these terrifying guys to find me?!
"Electrotail..."
Electrotail continued to avoid eye contact.
The Force Armor understood.
In the next second, it pouted, and its eyes quickly filled with tears. It began to sob genuinely.
"Chuaneli..."
"Chuaneli..."
The Force Armor's expression was one of deep hurt, and large tears rolled down its face.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker, who had already moved the empty bottle away, quickly picked it up again to catch the tears.
It's crying now? What did Electrotail say to it? Qiao Sang felt a surge of excitement but resisted the urge to pry, focusing on the bottle.
This bottle, once full, would definitely contain 500 grams...
In no time, the bottle was filled.
The Force Armor's tears continued to fall.
Qiao Sang, unwilling to waste any, said,
"Keep collecting."
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker quickly stored the filled bottle in the Ring and took out two more empty bottles.
Because his arms were too short, Treasure Seeker used 3D Shadow Control to place one of the empty bottles under the other eye of Force Armor.
Both bottles caught the tears simultaneously.
After filling nine bottles, Force Armor stopped crying.
"Chuani..."
Force Armor sniffed, calling out with a dejected tone, as if asking if it could leave now.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker put the bottles into the Ring while Synchronization translated.
"Wait a moment." Qiao Sang said, looking at Treasure Seeker. "Give it five bottles of Sweet Slurry."
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker obediently followed the instruction.
"Chuani?"
Force Armor looked puzzled.
What is this?
"Try it", Qiao Sang said.
The cap of the Sweet Slurry was opened with control, and an irresistible sweet aroma immediately filled the air.
"Chuani..."
Force Armor couldn't resist the temptation and extended its tongue to taste it.
"Chuani!"
Just that one taste made its eyes sparkle, and its mood instantly lifted.
"This is your reward", Qiao Sang said with a smile.
"Chuani!"
Force Armor immediately forgot that it had been forced to come, its expression filled with excitement as it looked at Electrotail.
So you brought me here to get something good to eat? Why didn't you say so earlier!
Electrotail: "..."
"Let it go down", Qiao Sang said.
"Ya!"
Fangy controlled Force Armor to land on the flat ground below.
"Chuani!"
Force Armor called out loudly.
Is there more to eat? I can cry more!
Treasure Seeker did not translate this time.
Force Armor landed safely on the ground.
"Electrotail..."
Electrotail cautiously called out, asking if it could leave now.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker translated.
Qiao Sang glanced at Electrotail but didn't answer immediately. Instead, she looked at Treasure Seeker. "Take out your mobile phone."
"Xunxun?!"
Treasure Seeker's body stiffened, and it quickly shook its head frantically.
What mobile phone?
I don't have a mobile phone!
Qiao Sang calmly said, "When we were in Supernest, you used my mobile phone to buy one on a shopping app."
She paused and added, "There's a purchase record."
It was like a bolt of lightning!
Treasure Seeker felt as if it had been struck hard and took a step back.
What?
There are purchase records when you buy things?!
Qiao Sang almost laughed at Treasure Seeker's reaction.
Back in Supernest, she had set up password-free payment for a while, and Treasure Seeker would occasionally use her mobile phone to buy all sorts of random items.
At the time, she was using an Unlimited Credit Card and didn't pay much attention.
Later, she saw the record of the mobile phone purchase and thought that Treasure Seeker wouldn't be able to get a Sim card or access various platforms that required account registration and login, so she didn't worry about it.
After all, Treasure Seeker would never dare to take out and use the mobile phone it bought in front of her.
It turned out that her assumption was correct.
During that period, she was busy every day, often out late at night helping people with terminal illnesses. Treasure Seeker had even less time to play with the mobile phone behind her back.
She could have continued to turn a blind eye, but she had no choice now that her own mobile phone was broken, and she had to use the one Treasure Seeker bought.
"Xunxun..."
Under the watchful eyes of its Beastmaster, Treasure Seeker sorrowfully removed the Ring and took out the mobile phone.
Qiao Sang took the mobile phone, turned it on, and checked the battery: 87%.
It seems it was charged last night... Qiao Sang handed the mobile phone to Electrotail and said:
"I still stand by what I said. As long as you charge me, I can provide you with Sweet Slurry every day, just like what you ate before."
"Electrotail..."
Electrotail looked at the mobile phone hesitantly.
It was afraid of overcharging the phone again...
But then it remembered the taste of Sweet Slurry in its mouth and couldn't resist the temptation, so it nodded.
"Xunxun..."
When Electrotail plugged its Antenna back into the mobile phone's charging port, Treasure Seeker watched the entire process intently.
With the experience of the previous failure, Electrotail would definitely be more cautious. As long as it wasn't suddenly touched again, there shouldn't be any problems. The mission was completed smoothly this time, taking less than a day. Secret Realm 16 wasn't as dangerous as expected; it seemed that the higher the altitude, the lower the danger. Qiao Sang's mood was excellent. Remembering her other purpose for coming, she looked at Treasure Seeker and said, "Take out the Gentle Breeze Compass."
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker, distracted by watching Electrotail, reluctantly pulled out the Gentle Breeze Compass.
Qiao Sang took the Gentle Breeze Compass.
This Gentle Breeze Compass looked very ancient.
It was silver, designed with three rings, marked with various directions, and covered by a blurry glass shield, no larger than the palm of a hand.
According to the item description, the compass would start to spin as it got closer to Qingqing Ni, and would begin to react within a ten-kilometer radius. The direction pointed by the central needle would be the current direction of Qingqing Ni.
Qiao Sang held the Gentle Breeze Compass and aligned it with various directions, trying almost every possible angle, but the three rings showed no reaction.
It seemed they were more than ten kilometers away from Qingqing Ni... Qiao Sang quickly made a decision: "Treasure Seeker, perform a long-distance transfer."
"Xunxun."
Treasure Seeker didn't immediately use Spatial Shift as it usually did. Instead, it called out to Electrotail with a serious expression, signaling it to stop charging.
"Electrotail..."
Electrotail stopped charging.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker took back the mobile phone, relieved to see it was undamaged. Its eyes then glowed blue as it began to cast Spatial Shift.
Soon, Qiao Sang and Fangy disappeared from the sky.
The vegetation in Secret Realm 16 was incredibly dense, and various wild beast companions were active below, hidden from view. It would be difficult to navigate through the thick underbrush from below.
Fortunately, the flying wild beast companions in the sky were openly exposed. As Qiao Sang moved along, she didn't encounter many aggressive flying beasts. The few that did attack were quickly dealt with by Fangy.
Apart from the flying wild beast companions, she didn't encounter many other Rune Masters who had entered the Hidden Realm.
This clearly showed that Secret Realm 16 was vast.
Treasure Seeker continued to move without much rest, and every time they stopped, Qiao Sang would take out the Gentle Breeze Compass to check.
After an unknown amount of time, a powerful chill suddenly descended, as if they had moved from early spring to midwinter.
The landscape below was icy, with a thick layer of snow covering all the vegetation.
I don't feel particularly cold... Qiao Sang was a bit surprised.
Given the weather, she should have been wearing thermal underwear, long johns, and a down jacket, but she only felt a few degrees colder than before... Could this be the result of Lulu's Evolution?
Qiao Sang pondered and, as usual, picked up the Gentle Breeze Compass to check.
The three rings, which had shown no reaction before, now moved ever so slightly. (End of Chapter)
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