38: Soul stripping

After the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox saw Chen Fei, it tried to prop itself up and retreat a few steps.

However, due to being sealed for many years, it was temporarily unable to fully control its body.

Chen Fei naturally saw the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox's wariness. He didn't approach any further, instead communicating with it through his consciousness:

"Little fellow, your Seal has been lifted, and your Innate deficiency has been cured."

"The world outside is vast. Shall I carry you out to take a look?"

The Ghostly Dream Soul Fox was only wary; it didn't sense any malice from Chen Fei. On the contrary, there was a sense of closeness about him.

The Ghostly Dream Soul Fox had been healed by the sacred codex, and it bore the codex's brand.

Since Chen Fei had already formed a contract with the sacred codex, it gave the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox a feeling of familiarity.

With a thought, both Chen Fei and the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox appeared inside the dormitory.

The Ghostly Dream Soul Fox glanced around. The environment was still unfamiliar, and it looked somewhat disappointed. "How much time has passed since I was sealed?"

This was a difficult question for Chen Fei to answer. After all, the ancient times were so remote; who knew exactly how many years it had been?

He could only give a rough estimate: "It should have been about a million years!"

Hearing this, the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox's pupils dilated sharply.

How long?

A million years?

Does my Family still exist?

After the initial shock, its expression turned lonely.

Chen Fei could roughly guess its thoughts and comforted it, "Your Ghostly Dream Soul Fox Clan still exists in the world, though you are quite rare now."

"If you are willing to follow me, once we become strong enough, we can search for the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox Clan together."

"However, we are currently facing a massive crisis. It's hard to say if we can survive this catastrophe."

"The prerequisite is that we both survive!"

Chen Fei didn't want to deceive the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox. The most important part of building a relationship was honesty and transparency.

The Ghostly Dream Soul Fox could sense Chen Fei's goodwill, but it still needed time to think.

"You still can't walk yet. Shall I carry you out to see?"

The Ghostly Dream Soul Fox stared into Chen Fei's eyes and finally gave a slight nod.

Chen Fei picked up the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox and held it in his arms, gently stroking its fur.

The Ghostly Dream Soul Fox only felt that Chen Fei's embrace was very warm, giving it a sense of security.

They arrived atop the city wall!

The Ghostly Dream Soul Fox looked at the misty Baiyue Mountain Range, the Baiyue City behind them, the soldiers chatting and laughing, the beast pets engaged in combat drills, and the vehicles it had never seen before... everything felt incredibly foreign to it.

It felt as though it didn't belong in this world.

The only thing somewhat familiar was the human holding it.

"Will you really take me to find my clansmen?"

Chen Fei looked down and chuckled, "If we are both still alive after the great catastrophe, I will accompany you to find your clansmen."

Saying that, Chen Fei bit his finger and gathered Spiritual Qi, drawing a mysterious purple three-star spiritual array in the void. In the center of the array was the word "Oath."

This was an Oath Array, similar to a Contract Array, and it was a mandatory course at the school.

Once an Oath Array was established, heaven and earth would witness it. Those who went back on their word would be punished by the world itself.

It was the only promise that heaven and earth could trust.

When the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox saw the Oath Array appear, its heart trembled slightly.

This human wasn't lying; he would accompany it to find its clansmen.

Hesitating no longer, the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox struggled to extend its paw and placed it on the Oath Array.

Instantly, a brilliant purple light flared. The oath was sealed!

Immediately after, Chen Fei drew the Contract Array once more.

From then on, the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox became Chen Fei's second beast pet.

"Meng... white fur... I'll call you Mengbai from now on!"

However, the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox looked disgusted. "I have my own name. It's Chi Yu."

"And I'm female. What 'Mengbai'? That sounds terrible!"

A look of immense embarrassment appeared on Chen Fei's face. "Fine, you should have said you had a name earlier!"

Chi Yu rolled her eyes at Chen Fei. "You didn't ask!"

"Alright, the name Chi Yu is quite nice. It suits you!"

Chi Yu had lived with her clansmen since she was young, so it was normal for her to have a name.

Unlike Little Gu, who had been inside Chen Fei's body since hatching from an egg.

"Then, Chi Yu, go back to the beast taming space to recover for a bit. It will help you gain control of your body faster."

"Okay!"

Originally!

After Chen Fei advanced to an Intermediate Beast Master, an additional doorway should have appeared.

Each beast pet would have its own dedicated rest area.

But for some reason, the slaughter sacred codex forcibly shattered the second doorway, merging the two pools into one.

Chi Yu could see the slaughter sacred codex and Little Gu soaking in the pool.

"Oh, right, Chi Yu. That Little Gu insect is my first beast pet, Little Gu. You two should get to know each other."

Chi Yu looked at Little Gu and squeezed out a single word: "Ugly!"

Little Gu: ???

Hey, who did I offend?

It immediately retorted, "We're from different species, so of course our aesthetics are different. I'm considered exceptionally domineering among the Thousand Poison Gu clan, okay?"

However, Chi Yu still used the same word: "Ugly!"

Little Gu: ...This conversation is going nowhere!

The sacred codex on the side was shaking up and down; it must have been laughing uncontrollably.

"Hahaha..." Even Chen Fei couldn't hold back his laughter.

Little Gu's face was covered in black lines.

"This is too much!"

"It's one thing for the newcomer Chi Yu to be like this, but Chen Fei, and Big Brother sacred codex, what do you mean by this?"

Chen Fei quickly stifled his laughter. "Chi Yu, Little Gu is the first beast pet after all. Don't start with personal—or rather, insect-al—attacks as soon as you arrive."

"And Little Gu is right. You aren't the same species, so you naturally have different values and standards of beauty."

"Besides, you'll have to rely on Little Gu for many things later on."

"We're a team, so we need to get along!"

Little Gu nodded quickly; this was more like the Chen Fei it knew. "Exactly. Chi Yu, you should call me Big Brother from now on!"

Chi Yu was unconvinced. "Why? Just because you're the first beast pet doesn't mean you're the strongest."

Little Gu gave a signal, and dozens of Little Gus appeared behind it. "Because I have many descendants."

Chi Yu remained expressionless, but a flash of light surged through the patterns on her horns, and Little Gu's Soul was blasted out of its body.

It floated above the pool, staring at its own body, before being instantly pulled back in.

Although it was only for a brief 0.2 seconds, Little Gu had experienced a taste of true helplessness.

At the moment its Soul was blasted out, it truly felt like it could do nothing.

Is this the Ancient Mythical Beast, the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox, that Chen Fei chose!?

Little Gu set aside its contempt, no longer believing that numbers could crush everything.

What's more, Chi Yu's [Soul Stripping] was only at the proficient level, and her strength was only Level 2, Rank 1.

If both of these were improved, what would the effect be?

Chen Fei, who had been watching Chi Yu closely, was also startled.

He hadn't expected Chi Yu to be so powerful, to even blast out the Soul of Little Gu, who was at Level 2, Rank 7. This was simply too domineering!

Is an S-rank Aptitude always this mysterious and unpredictable?

When he looked at Chi Yu again, she was slumped in the pool, her expression somewhat pained.

Chen Fei quickly asked, "Chi Yu, are you okay?"

Chi Yu's weak voice came through: "I'm fine... [Soul Stripping] is a Racial Secret Technique of my Ghostly Dream Soul Fox Clan. It's basically impossible for other species to learn it."

"Currently, I can use it against opponents up to 7 ranks higher than me."

"However, using it across ranks results in a certain amount of backlash."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine after a while!"

Racial Secret Technique?

These words were quite foreign to Chen Fei.

After comforting Chi Yu and Little Gu, Chen Fei hurried to the Library in Baiyue City to look for information regarding Racial Secret Techniques...