CHAPTER 60: CHAPTER 60: WE DISTURBED HER DREAM

Leveled up to 11, Xiaobai’s condition couldn’t be fully restored, but it could recover mostly.

At this moment, the four Spirit Beasts all felt a sense of crisis. Ouyang Jie was decisive, directing his Spirit Beast to fight the Snow Lion one-on-one; after all, they were almost exhausted, and for a moment, the Snow Lion found it hard to suppress it.

Seeing an extra Spirit Beast, Xiaobai was not afraid.

It started pawing the ground with its four hooves...

"Stop it!"

Ouyang Jie shouted.

The three students hurriedly issued commands to their Spirit Beasts.

But how could their speed compare to Xiaobai’s?

Only the sound of a bull’s bellow echoed in their ears, followed by Xiaobai entering its accelerated state...

First Residual Shadow!

Second Residual Shadow!

Three Bulls as One, Dominance Reappears!

The three Spirit Beasts were trembling at this scene, exerting all their strength to stop him.

Only...

When the three Residual Shadows appeared, how could they stop them? The three Spirit Beasts were sent flying backward, falling to the ground, their vision blacked out, all unconscious.

After landing, Xiaobai stood in place, its legs weak, and ultimately couldn’t hold on. Under the fearful gazes of everyone, it fainted.

...

"Goo!"

The Little Fox immediately ran over upon seeing this.

Lin Chen also ran over to check, instantly feeling relieved.

This time, it was sheer exhaustion, leading to unconsciousness.

After all, it had been fighting for far too long.

With the three Spirit Beasts down in the arena, only one remained.

The Snow Lion saw Xiaobai had won and finally let loose in the fight.

It might not manage 1 vs. 2.

But 1 vs. 1, the Snow Lion was full of confidence.

After all, not every Spirit Beast was as freakish as Xiaobai.

When the Snow Lion completely suppressed the opponent, Ouyang Jie panicked and said to Chen Tao: "Quick, make your move, his Spirit Beast is unconscious..."

Chen Tao stayed silent.

Their Spirit Beasts indeed had little combat power left, but one could still barely take the field.

However, he chose to refuse.

"Chen Tao, what do you mean?"

"We’ve already embarrassed ourselves enough today," Chen Tao said.

Chen Tao knew very well, if they went all out, they might really take down Lin Chen and his team.

But, it would leave an unhealable trauma in their hearts forever.

Primarily because...

Lin Chen was too powerful.

He deserved this spot, even the first spot on the Hundred Stars Chart!

"Give it here." Cai Yuanji angrily approached Ouyang Jie.

Ouyang Jie only had five left, yet Cai Yuanji ridiculed him: "So few, really pathetic."

Ouyang Jie said nothing, shutting down completely.

They lost.

Their first, second, and fifth teams all lost to this outside team.

Ye Yun was the first to lead his team away. He glanced back at Lin Chen and the others, said nothing, and left directly.

Ouyang Jie did the same.

However, when Chen Tao got up, he wanted to say something but ultimately refrained.

These matters, once done, are done, indeed embarrassing.

Seeing them leave, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief and went up to check the injuries of the Iron Palm Bear and the Shadow Tiger, finding they were not seriously hurt, and sighed in relief.

Lin Chen looked at Lee Zaiqing and said, "Thanks."

"It’s nothing. I just don’t want my later years plagued by psychological shadows that would hinder me from becoming strong," Lee Zaiqing shook his head.

He’s always been like this.

He didn’t leave with the team because he knew he no longer belonged in that team.

But no matter.

Lee Zaiqing only did what he believed was right.

Amidst the conversation, a strange voice came:

"My brother and Brother Su Yu are missing, can you help me find them?"

...

Almost forgot!

Lin Chen and the others finally realized there was still a Resentful Spirit following them.

Cai Yuanji was in high spirits and said, "Sister Qin, isn’t your brother and Brother Su just ahead?"

"Forget it, you don’t understand anyway..."

But who would have thought, as soon as he finished speaking, Qin Shaoshao started walking straight ahead.

At this moment, the four of them felt their scalps tingle...

Could the Resentful Spirit actually have intelligence?

If so, it really became a ghost!

Qin Shaoshao walked step by step towards Qin Hao and Su Yu, but the two were still shouting:

"Demon Beasts! Get out of Zhongnan City!"

"Brother~~"

"Brother Su Yu~~"

Seeing this scene, Cai Yuanji took a deep breath and said:

"I don’t even want to kill them anymore."

Ning Zimo, like a cold-blooded assassin, signaled the Snow Lion to prepare to act.

Their mission this time was originally to bring back their remains for a proper burial.

After waiting five minutes, Ning Zimo finally nodded, but who would have thought Lin Chen stopped them.

"Brother Lin, were you moved too?" Cai Yuanji felt gratified, thinking Lin Chen was at least humane.

Lin Chen ignored him; he placed the Little Fox on his shoulder, looked at Qin Shaoshao in the distance, and finally said to Cai Yuanji, "Bring all the bones."

"Settling the spoils now?" Cai Yuanji’s words were not pleasant.

Lin Chen still said nothing, gathering all the bones and throwing them on the ground.

Then he said, "Let’s go."

"Ah?!"

Everyone was puzzled; Cai Yuanji was even more anxious and said, "Brother Lin, what’s this? We are moved, but..."

Lin Chen fixed his gaze on Qin Shaoshao, showing caution and sympathy in his eyes, he said: "We’ve disturbed her dream."

The crowd grew even more puzzled, only Ning Zimo seemed thoughtful.

"What does that mean?" Cai Yuanji couldn’t understand at all.

But Qin Shaoshao looked back, her eyes no longer vacant like before, looking like those of a normal person.

She opened her mouth to say, "When did you figure it out?"

Cai Yuanji and the three were startled; the Little Fox was so nervous it clung to the top of Lin Chen’s head.

"Brother Lin, didn’t you say there are no ghosts in this world?"

Lin Chen hadn’t answered, but Qin Shaoshao’s thoughts had drifted back to that war-torn era.

...

That year, Jiuxing City was still called Zhongnan City.

That year, they were in their youthful prime.

"...They’ve all left, we should too."

Her brother Qin Hao looked at Su Yu in front of him and said so.

Su Yu stood on the city wall, not speaking for a long time.

He knew they couldn’t hold Zhongnan City.

But looking at the ordinary people in the city, he felt uneasy.

In this era, ordinary people and Beastmasters were equally mixed. If they left, these ordinary people couldn’t possibly survive.

"I think... we can try," Su Yu spoke.

"Try what? We can’t even defeat a single Demon Beast Commander."

"The reinforcements aren’t far, as long as we hold on..."

"We will die."

Su Yu pondered for a long time; he didn’t persuade, nor did he have any stirring words; he just said, "I’m ready."

Qin Shaoshao thought, it was at this time she fell for this young man.

He was always so clean, like a lotus in a pond.

Qin Hao convinced himself, but he persuaded Qin Shaoshao to leave. Who would have thought Qin Shaoshao’s stance was even more resolute?

"Brother, I’ve become a Beastmaster too. I’m capable of fighting!"

They formed the Youth Corps and headed westward.

She witnessed one comrade after another fall, watching as they each shouted that message:

"Demon Beasts! Get out of Zhongnan City!"

"Demon Beasts! Get out of our home!"

Qin Shaoshao cried uncontrollably for the first time experiencing the cruelty of war.

Qin Hao died, sacrificing himself to protect her.

Su Yu also died, on the front lines.

In the end, Qin Shaoshao also fell amidst the blood.

But no one ever expected, this youthful rookie Beastmaster possessed a powerful Beast Taming talent:

Spirit Devouring.

She was a super genius of the Spiritual System, also called the Celestial Spirit Body; in those Late Taichu years, cultivation constitution still existed.

After her death, she continuously absorbed the remnant spiritual power from the bodies on the battlefield and began slowly recovering her consciousness.

Her body died, but her spirit did not.

No one knows how long passed before she finally woke up, but all her comrades had already died.

Activating her spiritual power, she refined the overlapping spaces here step by step, beginning to create her own dream...

Her dream was not to drive away the Demon Beasts.

Her dream was to be with her brother and Brother Su Yu forever, to be with all her companions.

Now, she had stayed in this dream for a very, very long time.

Thinking of this, Qin Shaoshao’s eyes turned red; she knew, no matter how good the dream was, there would be a time it shattered.

Qin Hao was dead, Su Yu too.

This was a foregone conclusion.

Lin Chen saw the girl sitting on the ground, crying uncontrollably, and also sighed heavily.

Wildflowers bloom every year in the mountains, no one knows they’re planted in the shattered porcelain buried under her collarbone, taking root.