253: Chapter 253 The Root of the Trouble

After an explanation from Xing Yaoyan, Yun Lan finally understood everything.

He looked at the White-haired girl before him, then at the "Little Guy" that had just returned to his arms, and smiled somewhat helplessly.

But immediately, his expression changed, revealing a familiar, fawning smile.

"Sister-in-law! You definitely won't harm me in the future, right? I'm counting on you from now on!"

It must be said that this guy was quite thick-skinned; he accepted the current result so quickly.

"Harm you? That's not necessary. After all, the Breath of the Abyss you just inhaled is under my control. Why would I inexplicably target my own subordinate?"

Xing Yaoyan smiled, and at the same time, experimentally triggered the purple light cluster in her spiritual sea.

Very quickly, her consciousness seemed to cross the barriers of space, actually forming a slight connection with the youth in front of her. Through this connection, she could clearly perceive Yun Lan's current life state.

More importantly, this connection was one-way. In other words, she could monitor Yun Lan's every move through this connection, while the other party could not use it to counter-surveil her.

"This purple light cluster is so powerful..."

After using the Star Pattern today, she suddenly discovered that she had gained a trace of control over this purple light cluster. She had combined it with the Breath of the Abyss given to her by the Star Cult Leader previously to create the purple mist she just gave to Yun Lan.

And now it seemed that this Purple Abyss really did have the ability to suppress the Breath of the Abyss, just as she had initially thought...

"Huan Wuxing, do you know anything about this purple light cluster within the Breath of the Abyss in my spiritual sea?"

"No." She was quite straightforward. "I am already in a Soul state; how could I possibly ingest the Breath of the Abyss again? However, the Star Cult Leader can control those who ingest the Breath of the Abyss he specially prepares..."

"Wait..." Xing Yaoyan seemed to have suddenly thought of something.

"That's not right... If that's the case, then the Breath of the Abyss you made me absorb couldn't have been given by the Star Cult Leader! Why would he not use this power that can suppress the Breath of the Abyss, or rather, why would he give it to me..."

In the spiritual sea, Xing Yaoyan's Soul figure stared fixedly at Huan Wuxing's somewhat evasive gaze, as if she had discovered an important issue she had been ignoring all along.

"So, who told you to give it to me..." Xing Yaoyan's tone gradually turned cold.

An innocent man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. This power, which clearly had the potential to subvert the entire Star Cult, how could a normal person give it to someone else so easily?

"No, no, you've misunderstood! Every Star Cult Priest besides me has this purple light cluster, just like you; it's not only you who has it..." Huan Wuxing hurriedly explained.

"Is that so..." Xing Yaoyan breathed a sigh of relief.

She realized she might have been a bit too sensitive. After all, every Star Cult Priest had to develop their own subordinates, so hearing Huan Wuxing put it that way, it really didn't seem to be a problem...

Outside, Yun Lan first felt a strong sense of being watched. Then, he saw the White-haired girl in front of him suddenly look very grim. He even felt like she might have changed her mind and wanted to kill him directly...

Fortunately, her expression eventually softened afterward.

Yun Lan breathed a sigh of relief, but then he also sighed: He hadn't expected that in the end, he would still end up on the pirate ship of the Star Cult...

They said that the people in the Star Cult were all crazy, and looking at Young Miss Xing Yan, hadn't she also followed the local customs...

"Yun Lan, you should have already seen through my true identity, right?" Xing Yaoyan suddenly spoke.

"Uh... Young Miss Xing Yan, isn't your true identity the Saintess of the Demon Race? Now you've added being a Star Cult Priest... I don't know anything else."

"Heh... You're quite sensible..."

Xing Yaoyan nodded with satisfaction.

It was better for as few people as possible to know her identity as Xing Yaoyan, after all, this was her identity as a Star Beast. Seeing that this kid Yun Lan was so sensible, Xing Yaoyan had no other worries.

"Alright, since you are already my subordinate, the benefits I promised you earlier cannot be lacking... Choose a suitable Star Soul from these that I have collected for Fusion."

Xing Yaoyan reached out her hand. Except for some Star Souls that were clearly resistant, like Xiao Dao and the others, all other Star Souls were revealed.

This was actually a good thing for them. After all, if a Star Soul wanted to regain a body, besides Possession, the other option was Fusion with a human who had a special Physique. As for reshaping a body, that required even stronger strength...

However, what she didn't expect was that Yun Lan actually waved his hand at her.

"No need, I already have the most suitable choice here..." He looked at the 'Little Guy' in his arms.

But, it will inevitably have to abandon its original body...

Xing Yaoyan had just wanted to open her mouth to give this reminder, but the scene before her made her swallow those words back into her stomach.

She saw that the black ball was affectionately rubbing against the youth's chest, looking dependent; this action undoubtedly explained everything.

"Alright then, as long as you like it." Saying this, Xing Yaoyan withdrew those Star Souls that were showing expressions of regret back into her spiritual sea.

"I have already informed the Star Cult Leader about you joining the Star Cult. In the future, he might seek you out privately. If he wants to poach you or something similar, just bring me up, and he won't give you a hard time..."

Xing Yaoyan yawned, turned her head, and incidentally lifted the Power Of Will blockade in the surrounding area.

But just as she was preparing to leave, Yun Lan suddenly spoke:

"Xing Yan, does Qian Mo know that you joined the Star Cult? You should know his attitude toward the Star Cult..."

"Of course he doesn't know, so you must help me keep it a secret, okay~" Xing Yaoyan tilted her head slightly and revealed a "friendly" smile at Yun Lan.

"By the way, this guy won't be returning to the dormitory for the next few days because he has things to do. If you and the 'Little Guy' are ready for Fusion, you can come find me, and I will act as your Protector..."

The girl's figure disappeared from where she was, and her voice also slowly dissipated with the wind...

...

Qian Mo had a dream.

In the dream, he was in the midst of a black void.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but a beam of orange light suddenly shone into a corner of this black void. Very quickly, the area covered by the light expanded rapidly, and finally occupied his entire field of vision...

In a room with warm tones, the youth lying on the table had his eyelids tremble slightly.

Qian Mo opened his eyes in a somewhat dazed manner.

At the same time, a gentle, middle-aged male voice suddenly sounded: "Son... you're awake..."