Chapter 175: Little Heizi’s Advancement

“Is that… Lord Ye’s mount?”

Everyone looked at the person on the back of the leading Three-tailed Snow Deer and immediately recognized him. Wasn’t that Lord Ye?

“Then what’s with this Three-tailed Snow Deer? Isn’t it a Late-Star Stage Exotic Beast?!”

Someone nearby also spoke up, and his words made everyone pause.

It silenced the entire crowd!

‘What could it be?’

‘What else could it be?’

‘Lord Ye must have subdued the Late-Star Stage Three-tailed Snow Deer!’

‘He’s using it as a mount!’

‘That’s why he can ride it so openly and brazenly into the barrier!’

This thought surfaced in everyone’s mind.

It made the corners of their mouths twitch.

‘Subduing a Late-Star Stage Exotic Beast!’

‘If that’s the case… does that mean Lord Ye’s strength has already reached the King Level?’

King Level!

BOOM!

The moment this term appeared in their minds, their bodies began to tremble.

However, no one dared to go up and ask him right now.

After all, the Three-tailed Snow Deer’s antlers were still glinting with a cold light.

‘What if we rush forward and get gored to death by its antlers?’

‘We’d be done for!’

They could only part neatly, lining up on both sides to welcome Ye Yunyi’s group.

The young women riding Exotic Beasts behind him were shocked as they witnessed the scene.

They were all in awe.

‘This ceremony!’

‘Lord Ye’s prestige in the Cyan Ink Barrier is just too high!’

‘Everyone is actually lining the path to welcome him!’

In the sky!

The Qingling Roc let out a sharp cry and flew directly toward the manor.

Meanwhile, inside the manor, Zhou Huaiwei and the others were chatting over tea.

“Sister Zhou, your belly is so big already. Are you about to give birth?”

Beside her, Bai Zhixi chimed in. Zhou Huaiwei looked at her. “Yours isn’t small either!”

As she spoke, Zhou Huaiwei thought to herself.

‘She had been the first one to get pregnant.’

‘Not long ago, Ye Yunyi had given her that medicine again.’

‘She felt like the baby’s growth rate had increased significantly!’

‘Perhaps as the baby absorbed the energy from that Crystal Core, she herself was no longer an ordinary person!’

‘Her strength was far beyond what a Low-level Mutant could compare to!’

‘So, she was now quite looking forward to the child’s birth.’

‘This little treasure would definitely be strong and healthy.’

The women joked and laughed.

Then, they sensed a dark shadow pass overhead.

They looked up to see the Qingling Roc circling down to land.

“Oh?”

“Is our husband back?”

Yu Yan and Dongfang Ruoyu exclaimed in low voices at the same time.

Then, the women went to open the gate.

At that moment, the procession arrived nearby.

Ye Yunyi saw them hurrying over and dismounted.

“What’s the rush? Did you miss me that much?”

“We didn’t miss you at all!”

Hearing this, the women replied with playful indignation.

Afterward, the procession entered the manor.

Ye Yunyi introduced the two groups, and then everyone began to unload the things from the Beast Taming Palace and put them away.

Meanwhile, Ye Yunyi led the Exotic Beasts to another area.

He then gave them the Divine-level Beast Food to eat.

They ate with sheer delight.

Ye Yunyi watched them. He didn’t have to worry about wasting the Divine-level Beast Food, as the system provided him with an unlimited supply.

Then, Ye Yunyi looked over at Little Heizi and gave him a pat.

But right now, Little Heizi was busy chowing down.

The next moment!

Its body trembled!

Ye Yunyi stared at it, stunned.

Before Ye Yunyi’s eyes, Little Heizi’s entire body suddenly grew taller and longer.

Its fur became even tougher.

Its face grew fiercer.

It looked like a wolf king of the plains!

As it bared its teeth, an aura of royalty instantly erupted from it.

Woah!

‘This is…? It leveled up?’

Ye Yunyi looked at Little Heizi.

A screen of light suddenly materialized above Little Heizi’s head.

[Species: Moon-Devouring Celestial Wolf]

[Bloodline: Pure]

[Tier: Mid-Star Stage]

Mid-Star Stage!

‘This guy!’

‘He’s the same level as me now!’

He was the first among these Exotic Beasts to advance to the Mid-Star Stage.

The other Exotic Beasts looked at Little Heizi with a hint of awe.

After all, the aura Little Heizi was now exuding was far too intimidating.

「Meanwhile.」

Shangguan Yulan had also returned to her room.

She thought about what Ye Yunyi had said.

‘Those two must have given Ye Yunyi something as well. As for me…’ the Eighth King General thought, ‘It seems Ye Yunyi doesn’t have many weapons.’

‘I could give him a suitable weapon.’

With that, she went to her armory.

She went to the very back.

She looked at the weapon. It was a black Tang Blade!

Its entire body radiated a cold glint.

The moment she took it out, the entire room was filled with a biting chill.

“This is the one.”

Shangguan Yulan observed it. This thing had been forged from the claw of a Late-Star Stage Exotic Beast!

Its sharpness and hardness were, of course, beyond question.

She immediately headed for Ye Yunyi’s manor.

Back at the manor, Ye Yunyi fed Little Heizi a few more Divine-level Exotic Beast Upgrade Pills.

Then, he opened his own information panel.

[Name: Ye Yunyi]

[Height: 185cm]

[Tier: Mid-Star Stage]

[Skills: Rapid Absorption, Divine-level Hunting Skill, Third Stage of Nine Nether Qi, Divine-level Body Technique, Third Stage of Vajra Indestructibility, Second Stage of Radiant Divine Pupil, Medicine Exchange Skill]

[Weapons: Tier Four War Axe, Tier Three Sun-Shooting Celestial Bow, Illusion Beast Flute]

[Artifacts: Divine-level Exotic Beast Control Pill x115 (Below King Level), Death Warrior Puppet x100 (Strength: Early-Star Stage), Divine-level Exotic Beast Bloodline Essence x105, Poison Pill x99, Antitoxic Pill x76, Tracking Talisman x99, Divine-level Exotic Beast Upgrade Pill x530 (Below King Level), Divine-level Mutant Plant Nutrient Liquid (Unlimited), Divine-level Advancement Card Crafting Progress: 50%]

He had used many of his Divine-level Exotic Beast Upgrade Pills on Little Heizi.

This time, he had fed him ten at once.

Ye Yunyi watched Little Heizi, who was now jumping and darting around.

‘Did I feed him too many this time?’ he wondered.

‘The medicinal power might be too much for him!’

Then, Little Heizi dashed off into the distance!

With a light leap, it jumped right over the manor’s wall and took off into the distance!

It tore along the path like a whirlwind!

Kicking up clouds of dust!

Meanwhile, the Eighth King General was walking through the barrier when she saw a plume of dust speeding toward her from a distance.

She focused her gaze.

‘That’s… the Exotic Beast from Ye Yunyi’s home!’

Shangguan Yulan recognized it instantly.

She was about to move and subdue it, but when she saw it belonged to Ye Yunyi, she decided against it.

WHOOSH!

The next moment!

Little Heizi zipped past Shangguan Yulan, stirring up a fierce wind that left her feeling helpless.

‘Looks like I’ll have to have a serious talk with Ye Yunyi later,’ she thought. ‘He can’t just let his Exotic Beast run wild inside the barrier!’

However, she was also a bit puzzled.

‘Where is that Exotic Beast going?’

‘Why does it feel like it’s heading toward my residence?’

But Shangguan Yulan didn’t dwell on it.

She continued on her way to the manor.