168: Chapter 168 Separation

Xing Yaoyan hadn't expected her wolf form to be so large now; at a glance, she estimated she was about one or two stories high.

Thinking back to when she only had one mark and was the size of a puppy, Xing Yaoyan couldn't help but feel a sense of dreamlike wonder.

But... wasn't her body growing a bit too fast...

“Hi~ little ones, how are you all doing~”

Looking down at the Star Beasts below, who had shrunk several times in comparison, Xing Yaoyan grinned, revealing a row of white, gleaming fangs. This casual action gave Chi Xie quite a fright.

Although the wolf-form Aura of Sister Yan wasn't as sharp as the Heaven-Swallowing Star Wolf in his memories, and was instead somewhat soft,

the suppression within his Bloodline still caused his limbs to tremble uncontrollably.

On the other side, the siblings Mo Yuling and Mo Youming looked at her with stars in their eyes, clearly full of envy for her true form.

Further away, blue light arcs flickered in Yue Hua's eyes as if she were constantly analyzing her data.

Suddenly, under the astonished gazes of the Star Beasts, the mountain-like white wolf before them rapidly shrank, and in the blink of an eye, she had reduced to the size of a normal wolf-type Spirit Beast.

However, the Aura emanating from her body was unaffected; instead, the golden light surrounding her surface became more solid and even more dazzling.

“She can even change her size!”

Mo Youming's mouth hung wide open.

I can actually do that too...

Looking at her, Chi Xie secretly curled his lip.

“As expected of a Heaven-Swallowing Star Wolf...”

The Dream Beast was also very surprised, feeling a pang of bitterness when comparing himself to her.

The true form of a Dream Beast had no physical substance; it was just a mist-like energy body. Although they could transform into the shapes of various creatures, they ultimately lacked the Aura of the original, and of course, they couldn't change their size like Xing Yaoyan.

He recalled when he first recruited these little guys; showing off his seven-mark strength hadn't been nearly as impactful as Young Miss Xing Yan revealing her original form just now...

It was all just envy...

Xing Yaoyan had originally felt it was a bit uncomfortable to talk while looking down like that, so she subconsciously used her Power Of Will to try and shrink her body. She hadn't expected it to actually work.

Seeing Xing Yaoyan's size decrease, the little Star Beasts grew bolder.

Except for Chi Xie, who still didn't dare approach her due to their Bloodline connection, everyone else gathered around her.

Mo Yuling kept clinging to her leg, asking how she could become so big and cool, and what exactly those glowing golden patterns on her body were.

Normally, from the moment a Star Beast is born, its Legacy memories would tell them everything about themselves.

But Xing Yaoyan was unfortunate; when she came to this world, a large part of her memory was missing. Her only "Legacy memory" was the usage method for her innate Divine Ability, the "Star Swallowing Art." All other information had been gathered by herself.

However, to maintain her persona, Xing Yaoyan still pretended to be certain, making up various things to brush off these curious little guys, like eating more spirit crystals, doing more Cultivation, and the like...

Though this was equivalent to telling a normal person to use their mouth to eat and their legs to run...

Afterward, she chatted with them a lot about her various experiences and sights over the past six months.

This caused the sheltered little Star Beasts to cry out in amazement repeatedly.

Time passed quickly.

“Young Miss Xing Yan, it's about time...”

Xing Yaoyan, who had transformed back into human form at some point, turned her head to look at the Dream Beast, who had a smile on his face.

She was sitting on the grass, and her white high ponytail gave a quick shake as she moved.

At the same time, the several little Star Beasts around her turned their heads simultaneously. Chi Xie, who had been very afraid of Xing Yaoyan, had somehow shrunk his body and was being held in her arms, looking like a well-behaved little puppy.

“I should go...”

Xing Yaoyan stood up, gently placed the little Star Beast in her arms onto the ground, and waved to the little Star Beasts under their reluctant gazes.

“Sister Yan, will you come back?”

The one speaking was Yue Hua. She was actually the most introverted among this group of little Star Beasts, usually staying to the side and quietly listening to everyone talk. Now, as Xing Yaoyan was about to leave, she was the first to speak up.

“Of course, I am a partner of the Bridge of Worlds after all. I will certainly come again...”

Actually, Xing Yaoyan couldn't be sure, as this meeting had been an unintended accident in the first place.

Accidentally learning news about the star marrow, accidentally finding out about Moss's identity as a Star Beast, and accidentally coming to the Star Nest...

She still had many of her own things to do outside, and as an important member of the Yao Race, she was under a lot of pressure and risk for this solo action, which might attract a slight bit of attention from the high-level officials of the Human Alliance.

Coming here frequently was certainly unrealistic; it would affect her and could also compromise the safety of the Star Nest.

But despite this, this accidental journey had truly allowed her to meet others of her kind from the stars, making her originally lonely and dull heart feel much more alive...

“Dream Beast, although your Star Nest is built underground and protected by a Formation, there are too many Star Beasts and the target is too large. I suggest having multiple hiding spots; it's safer to leave more back routes.”

On the way back, Xing Yaoyan gave her suggestion to the Dream Beast.

“How did you know the Star Nest is underground?”

Seeing the Dream Beast's shocked expression, the corner of Xing Yaoyan's mouth curled slightly, but she didn't answer.

She knew, of course. As a Star Beast well-versed in the 'Dao of Caution,' she had secretly placed a 'Swap' mark on a chair in the bar before entering the teleportation channel, just in case.

Her mark detection range was about one kilometer, and she had perceived the mark signal from above, so the location of the Star Nest was naturally clear to her.

“Alright... that must be your own secret, I won't ask any further...”

The Dream Beast shrugged his shoulders.

“As for what you said, I'll consider it. But as you know, finding a hidden place in a city like Kyoto is truly not easy...”

Xing Yaoyan nodded slightly; she knew the difficulties faced by the Dream Beast and the Bridge of Worlds.

“Well then, we shall part ways here.”

Stepping out of the teleportation channel, the Dream Beast changed back into Moss. Xing Yaoyan waved her hand with her back to him, opened the front door of the bar, adjusted the baseball cap on her head, and took one last look at Moss, who was seeing her off.

“Moss... thank you...”

Without waiting for a response, the young girl closed the door and walked into the distance.

Before she knew it, the sun was already setting.

Xing Yaoyan was walking along a lakeside road with few people.

Suddenly, sensing something, she looked up; two people were walking toward her from the front.

They were a man and a woman, both wearing masks and familiar clothes.

Xiao Meng?

Xing Yaoyan instantly recognized the woman's identity.

At the same time, she also felt a hint of a familiar Aura from the man.

As a veteran "gourmet," based on the faint spiritual energy fluctuations lingering around his body, Xing Yaoyan quickly guessed his identity...

“It seems the world is quite small after all... you stinky thief...”