85: Chapter 85 Reunion with an Old Friend

Qian Mo turned his head to look.

It was a tall, humanoid Star Beast, its forelimbs composed of two massive bone blades, its entire body covered in bone armor. Its entire face was also protected by a bone mask, though dangerous red light could be vaguely seen emerging from the gaps in the mask.

At this moment, it was holding its two massive bone blades, pressing down relentlessly.

Beneath the bone blades, a petite figure radiating golden light was holding the bone blades—which were taller than she was—steadily with one hand each.

"Xing..."

This dazzling golden light caused the name of the family member he had lost to involuntarily appear in his mind.

But the next instant, the airflow generated by a powerful surge of Demonic Power instantly blew him off balance, choking back the words he had not yet spoken.

It's not her; she isn't a member of the Yao Race...

And besides...

He looked at the beautiful figure in the golden light before him.

With wolf ears and a wolf tail, she was a wolf demon; she also wore a white mask on her face, appearing to be a member of the Yao Race out for training.

Just as he was standing there in a daze, Xing Yaoyan's brows behind the mask furrowed slightly.

"What is this blockhead doing? Can't he see that she is about to reach her limit? Why doesn't he hurry up and move out of the way?"

The immense force transmitted through her hands allowed her to instantly determine that this Star Beast was likely a Three-Mark Level, and specifically a Late Stage Three-Mark Level, which would soon evolve into a Four Marks.

"Hey! What are you spacing out for? Hurry up and get out of the way!"

Xing Yaoyan had deliberately used a Cultivation Technique she learned from the Yao Race to change her voice; now, her tone was a bit deeper than usual.

As for the white mask on her face, that was thanks to Senior Hu Wang.

Although that mission had failed and she hadn't used the mask, she had kept it, never expecting it would come in handy now.

"Oh... oh."

Hearing the mysterious wolf demon girl's words, Qian Mo finally snapped out of it and noticed her slightly trembling arms.

He quickly dove to the side, and at the same time, Xing Yaoyan suddenly released the strength in her hands.

The bone blades struck the ground, leaving two massive "X"-shaped cracks in the floor.

Xing Yaoyan agilely dodged, subconsciously moving closer to Qian Mo's side.

Suddenly, she sensed that the barrier shrouding the cave had disappeared.

"Qian Mo! I'm taking the items and leaving first; hurry back later!"

It turned out that Yu Linger had secretly fished the barrier core out of the Second Brother's corpse at some point and destroyed it.

What shocked Xing Yaoyan even more was that, besides the spirit talisman Qian Mo had given her, this girl was also holding the black stone she had "worked so hard" to snatch earlier.

"Damn it!"

She reached for her pocket, but it was empty; she must have accidentally dropped it when she moved too vigorously while coming to the rescue just now.

"Hey! You..."

Before Xing Yaoyan could finish speaking, she saw the girl inject spiritual power into the spirit talisman, and with a flash of white light, she simply vanished.

"It's fine, she wouldn't have been able to help much anyway. But don't worry, I definitely won't abandon you..."

Qian Mo thought she was Life Qi because of Yu Linger's desertion, so he hurriedly walked over and smiled to comfort her.

He didn't know why, but even though it was their first meeting, his feelings toward her were unexpectedly good...

"It's all your fault!"

Xing Yaoyan's anger was instantly ignited by the young man's words.

"What do you mean 'it's fine'? And you, you actually dare to speak up for her!"

Unable to contain her anger for a moment, the girl immediately executed a spinning whip kick, lashing out violently at the young man.

"Wait..."

Qian Mo instinctively raised his hands to parry and block.

"Bang! Boom!"

The figure was long gone from the spot where the young man had been standing, and a humanoid hole had appeared in the stone wall in front of Xing Yaoyan, with some rubble still slowly sliding out from the hole.

"Roar?"

The Star Beast on the side puzzledly scratched its head with its bone blade, creating a few sparks.

It didn't understand why this human and this member of the Yao Race had suddenly turned against each other.

Xing Yaoyan crossed her arms, turned her head, and let out a cold huff.

She hadn't used any Power Of Will for that kick; it was purely executed with her own Physical Body strength. After all, it was just to vent the dissatisfaction in her heart; she couldn't actually kill him.

After all, there was still such a large Three-Mark Level Star Beast to deal with... Yes, that was it...

"Cough, cough..."

A hand coated in black spiritual power reached out from the humanoid hole, trembling slightly.

Qian Mo was somewhat horrified for a moment. By all logic, relying on the enhancement of his own legendary grade Tier 2 spiritual power, plus his Physique which was already superior to ordinary people, he should have been able to steadily withstand a full-strength blow from a Tier 2 Strength-type Esper.

Yet he had been kicked flying by this mysterious wolf demon girl, and he could clearly sense that her attack just now hadn't contained a shred of Demonic Power.

Her pure Physical Body strength was this strong...

"Um... has your anger subsided... How about we take down this Star Beast first?"

Listening to the young man's humble tone, Xing Yaoyan felt she couldn't muster a shred of anger toward him anymore.

"No way, big brother... I remember you used to be quite tough, didn't I? Why are you so cowardly this time..."

Although she thought this in her heart, Xing Yaoyan still felt an indescribable sense of secret joy within.

"He is only like this to me; I am special to him... Like hell I am! Xing Yaoyan, wake up; this is only because you lived with him... Pfft! Anyway, after this matter is over, it will count as repaying his kindness for taking me in; I will have no further connection with him!"

Although her heart was in turmoil, she still nodded calmly on the surface.

"It's subsided. Let's deal with this Star Beast first. Be careful; it's a Late Stage Three-Mark Level, almost at the Four Marks."

"Got it. You be careful too."

Qian Mo silently walked to her side, leading by half a step, shielding her behind him.

"Hmph... you should worry about yourself first; you're no match for me right now..." This sentence was what Xing Yaoyan said in the depths of her heart.

"Roar!"

The Star Beast over there could no longer hold back, thinking, 'Are you two completely disregarding me? You've even started flirting!'

Although generally, Tier 1 to Tier 3 Star Beasts weren't very bright, it could at least sense that this human and this member of the Yao Race seemed to completely disregard it.

Ignoring the impotent rage of the bone-blade Star Beast, Xing Yaoyan turned her head slightly to look at Qian Mo.

"Do you have a plan?"

"No..."

Qian Mo shook his head, but his eyes soon sharpened.

"But once we start fighting, I will. You wait for me here for a moment."

The next moment, the black phantom of the scale behind the young man suddenly solidified significantly.

"Balance of Equivalence, activate!"

Black threads of spiritual power instantly locked onto the bone-blade Star Beast and the young man.

Both figures vanished from the spot simultaneously, but the intertwined spatial fluctuations, spiritual power fluctuations, and Power Of Will fluctuations within the cave still signaled the invisible battle between the young man and the bone-blade Star Beast.