Chapter 648: A Satisfying Feast (Part 2)

Han Ning clutched the withered fruit and asked for confirmation one more time,

“Are all these fruits for us?”

“Yip~”

Yin Yi nodded.

“ROAR!!”

The Light Prism Ape was reluctant, but in the end, it didn’t stop them.

“Alright, I’ll take these fruits. But I won’t take them for free. Give me some time, and I’ll go outside and find the culprit for you.”

Han Ning gestured with his hand.

All the fruits were tinged with a layer of deep blue.

A vast amount of Starlight Energy converted into Panel Energy.

A full 5.65 million points of Energy appeared out of thin air on the panel.

Looking at the full bar of Energy, Han Ning was once again reminded of what Li Changxi had said.

Every ruin holds an infinite treasure.

Whether it was Jade Pagoda Village, which he hadn’t fully explored,

or this strange Forest of Light,

both had brought him immense gains.

Unfortunately…

Due to the racial limitations of Egg Pancake and the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm, their bodies had already reached their limits.

They couldn’t break through to the next level until he gathered the necessary evolution materials.

Frost Jade hadn’t undergone high-energy compression, and he couldn’t rush its growth.

He had no choice but to pour the Energy into Yin Yi.

SWOOSH!!

Dazzling Starlight converged on Yin Yi.

Stars flickered all around her body.

A magnificent Moon Disc materialized behind her.

Beneath the Moon Disc, a stunningly beautiful, great tree seemed to appear.

That was Yin Yi’s original body from before she crossed over.

Empowered by the massive amount of Energy,

the Star Tree shook violently.

It released endless Starlight, which also gathered on Yin Yi.

“Yip~”

Extraordinary → War General → Lord…

Finally, as the sky of the ruin twisted into a vortex,

the figures of a Light Deer and a Jade Hook Tree loomed between heaven and earth.

Whether it was the Jade Hook Spirit Wood or the Pure Light Deer, both possessed Star and Wood Attributes.

The perfect fusion of her past and present life’s attributes helped Yin Yi absorb the massive amount of Starlight.

Yin Yi leaped across several major tiers, burning millions of Energy.

She broke through to the Monarch rank!

The current Yin Yi.

The antlers on her head were shaped just like the Jade Hook Tree from before she crossed over, their branches following a profound trajectory.

Her body was composed entirely of pure light, and a seven-colored halo appeared behind her.

After the shimmering halo vanished,

Yin Yi’s body had not grown much larger.

She still looked like a small deer.

Her vanished limbs reappeared in the form of light.

Whenever she walked,

seven-colored ripples would spread out from under her feet.

She slowly walked up to Han Ning.

She lowered her body and kissed the back of his hand.

“Yip~”

Yin Yi let out a light, ethereal cry, like the music of the heavens.

In that instant, the souls of every Soul Beast in the entire ruin were cleansed.

Including the Light Prism Ape, they all closed their eyes in unison, savoring the afterglow of the deer’s cry.

At this time, because Yin Yi had broken through to the Monarch rank,

Han Ning’s Spiritual Power was nourished by a feedback power and rose rapidly.

It broke through from Tier Three (98%) all the way to Tier Four.

The increase only stopped when it reached Tier Four (23%).

“Tier Four…”

Han Ning opened his eyes, the astral body of Emperor Gouchen behind him growing even more solid.

A surging Spiritual Suppression swept out in all directions.

The nearby Light Prism Ape couldn’t withstand such powerful pressure.

It suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground with a THUD.

“Whimper…”

It looked at Han Ning with a face full of fear.

“Sorry about that, I lost control for a moment.”

Han Ning smiled apologetically and retracted his Spiritual Aura.

‘This world has all sorts of ruins… and a unique Beast Taming legacy. Maybe here, I can break through my previous limits,’ Han Ning thought to himself as he felt the abundant Spiritual Power flooding his mind.

Yin Yi’s breakthrough to Monarch was a joyous occasion.

The reunion of the three Soul Beasts was the icing on the cake.

Egg Pancake and the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm acted like fawning lackeys, circling with sycophantic expressions on either side of Yin Yi’s small Light Deer form.

“Hiss~ Roar~”

“Gumi, gumi gumi!”

The two little guys chattered back and forth, recounting their experiences from their time apart.

The All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm expressed that Sister Yin Yi was still the best; as soon as they met, her power far surpassed the two of them.

Egg Pancake nodded frequently, agreeing with the Little Fatty Silkworm.

“Woof…”

Only Frost Jade, timid and afraid, hid behind Han Ning, secretly watching Yin Yi.

“You guys, don’t forget little sister Frost Jade. She’s part of our family too.”

Han Ning smiled, putting an arm around Frost Jade’s dog-like head and ruffling its fur a few times as he reminded the other Soul Beasts.

“Frost Jade, don’t be scared. That’s Sister Yin Yi. Go and get to know her.”

He scratched Frost Jade’s chin and said softly.

“Gumi!” The Little Fatty Silkworm waved its wings at Frost Jade, then began to introduce it to Yin Yi.

“Yip?”

‘The master’s newly contracted Soul Beast?’

Yin Yi was taken aback.

‘Strange, why can’t I feel the Spiritual Link between them?’

‘I thought it was just some tag-along pet.’

As the big sister of the group, Yin Yi showed ample goodwill.

She took the initiative to walk up to Frost Jade and began to communicate with it.

‘Yin Yi is back too. Now only Fei Lin and Huaimiao are left. I hope we can find them soon, so we can all get stronger together in this Otherworld!’

Yin Yi’s return allowed Han Ning’s constantly tense heart to relax a little.

As the first and longest-accompanying partner, he had always felt a different kind of affection for Yin Yi compared to his other Soul Beasts.

Leaving the Star Tree ruin, Han Ning returned to Ludao City with the newly rejoined Yin Yi.

He had arranged for Li Changxi to be admitted to a hospital, and his life was not in immediate danger.

The first thing he did upon returning to Ludao was to call Zhang Nengfa, the man he had planted in the Yongfu Commerce Association some time ago.

“Hello? Is that Boss Han Ning?” Zhang Nengfa’s cautious voice came from the other end of the line.

“It’s me. I’m giving you one day. Find a way to arrange a meeting for me with that Chen Shaojie fellow.”

Chen Shaojie was an outer member of the Black God Association. To get information on the Black God Association, he had to start with him.

He somewhat regretted killing Han Ge, the president of the Eternal Spring Association, and the Divine Envoy of the Black God Association all at once. Otherwise, he wouldn’t need to interrogate a mere outer member.

“…Yes.”

A few hours passed.

Zhang Nengfa called him back:

“Boss, Chen Shaojie will be at the Bailu Nightclub in Ludao City around ten o’clock tonight to discuss business with some partners. You can go over then.”

“Alright, I got it.”

At 9:50 PM, Han Ning arrived early at the nightclub’s entrance.

It was a rather exclusive, private nightclub.

The location was a small manor in Ludao, near the West Suburb.

A full six security guards stood at the entrance, and expensive sports cars drove through the gate from time to time.

For the occasion, Han Ning had changed into a relatively respectable outfit.

His black shirt, now a bit too tight, accentuated the firm, streamlined muscles of his body.

His hair was slicked back, and on his chiseled, fair face, his sharp eyes held a hint of indifference.

Dressed in the slacks and leather shoes he had bought for job hunting, he looked like a young CEO who had just finished work at a high-end office building and was out to relax.

Even in the hundred-meter walk from the high-end luxury car he’d summoned with a ride-sharing app to the manor gate,

more than ten beautiful young women turned their heads frequently, their gazes lingering on his handsome and rugged face.

“Hey handsome, you here alone?”

“I’m busy right now, sorry.”

Without so much as a glance at the woman who approached to hit on him, Han Ning coldly refused her invitation and walked to the manor gate, presenting the invitation that Zhang Nengfa had specially sent over.

Private clubs like this were mostly by invitation only. Without the proper invitation, an ordinary person couldn’t get in.

“Please come in, sir.”

Han Ning’s exceptional aura made the security guard barely pay attention to the invitation in his hand.

He merely glanced at it before stepping aside to let him pass.

Just then, a luxury car happened to drive through the gate.

It brushed past Han Ning as he was about to enter.

Han Ning paused slightly, his peripheral vision catching a glimpse of a stunned face behind the car window.

“Mingke, look! That man by the road is so handsome! Holy crap, I’m dying, how can a man be that handsome?!”

Inside the luxury car, Xie Mingke, dressed in an exquisite dress, subtly observed Han Ning’s handsome face in the rearview mirror, her eyes lost in a daze.