88: statue

Xiao Sheng, still feeling restless after leaving, arrived in front of the Beast Tamer Association and looked at his own statue.

The statue depicted him from his student days in Beishan City, looking a bit more youthful than he did now.

People came and went around the statue; after all, the Beast Tamer Association was one of the busiest places in any city.

Yet, despite so many people passing by, not a single one noticed Xiao Sheng's presence.

This was a small trick he used to avoid being overwhelmed by everyone's enthusiasm.

Because Beishan City was where he was born and grew up, he was exceptionally popular here, which was why this statue was erected in his memory.

The stone statue was made of special material that could preserve power for a long time, and it contained one of his clones.

Xiao Sheng stepped forward and stroked the statue, feeling the slightly depleted power within it. He began to restore it, not stopping until the statue reached its maximum capacity.

But Xiao Sheng took a step back and still shook his head, feeling unsatisfied. He then reached for his waist.

Around his waist was a belt adorned with an egg-sized transparent gem.

As the gem flashed, Xiao Sheng pulled out a massive monster beast crystal core.

That was not actually a gem, but the extremely rare crystal core of a spatial-type monster beast.

Even Xiao Sheng had only obtained this one Sixtieth Level crystal core, which he had fashioned into a belt, allowing him to open a portable space of over ten square meters.

He had just taken the monster beast crystal core from that space.

"The capacity of this stone statue is still a bit weak. Those too-powerful crystal cores I collected can't be used, but this level 90 crystal core is just right."

He then melted the level 90 Platinum monster beast crystal core in his hand into the stone statue.

The stone statue instantly burst forth with dazzling light, which gradually subsided after a moment.

The small trick Xiao Sheng used could reduce his presence, making him undetectable to others.

However, it couldn't conceal the massive stone statue. Thus, everyone was instantly drawn by the sudden anomaly, surrounding Xiao Sheng's statue.

"What's going on? Everyone, come and see, Lord Xiao Sheng's statue is glowing!"

"Especially the top of its head! It's blindingly bright!"

"Could it be that Lord Xiao Sheng is going to manifest again?"

"Bah, bah, bah! Lord Xiao Sheng is still alive and well! What's this talk of manifesting?"

...Everyone was chattering away.

Many of them still remembered when the statue revived not long ago, defeating a Fusang Dark Guards member carrying a divine sword with one move and throwing him into a trash can.

But that time, the statue revived because it encountered danger and was actively activated with a token. Now, there didn't seem to be any danger, did there?

Could it be that the statue sensed something?

Everyone vigilantly scanned their surroundings, only slightly relaxing when they found nothing.

Just then, the statue had finished absorbing the crystal core and had reined in its aura, causing the light to disappear.

Only then did everyone feel completely at ease.

However, after circling the statue and bowing as if worshipping Buddha, everyone dispersed to attend to their own affairs.

As for the instigator, Xiao Sheng, he had already quietly left before the crowd gathered.

"Little Junior Brother, this is all I can do to help you."

"As long as that old monster from the Jiang Family doesn't make a move, this statue will be able to protect you, or at least... it can help you hold out until I or Master arrive to rescue you."

Xiao Sheng had not only reinforced the statue from top to bottom but also modified some settings.

Now, in addition to being activated by a token, it could also immediately activate to protect Su Ze when he faced a life-threatening danger.

However, the statue also had its limitations.

For example, the place where Su Ze encountered danger couldn't be too far from it, otherwise, it might not be able to sense him.

Even if it did sense him, it would take time to get there.

Even if it could fly, it was still a stone statue, so its speed wouldn't be very fast.

So, it was best if danger occurred in Beishan City and a few nearby cities; it could arrive in time. Beyond that range, it would be difficult.

He would have to explain all this clearly to Su Ze, and then he would have to leave Beishan City to attend to his own matters... Meanwhile, on the other side, Jiang Liu and his son, who were in a foul mood, also received news about the anomaly at the statue in front of the Beast Tamer Association.

After all, they were now one of the Great Xia Spirit Guards teams responsible for the safety of Beishan City.

And since most people were still unaware of the existence of Su Ze's Thirteenth Detachment, they received news of events in the city immediately.

"Xiao Sheng's statue had an anomaly? He himself is in Beishan City right now, so what's the big deal if a statue changes?"

Jiang Sheng, after reading it, carelessly suppressed the news.

He was currently furious because Xiao Sheng's appearance had disrupted his revenge plan, so he didn't want to hear any news about Xiao Sheng.

But Jiang Liu grabbed his hand, took the message, and read it carefully.

"Dad, no need to look, this is all useless news..."

Before Jiang Sheng could finish speaking, Jiang Liu glared him back: "Useless?! Don't you know what this means? Only Xiao Sheng himself can make the statue change like this!"

"He must have done something to the statue so that it can also protect Su Ze."

"After all, he can't stay in Beishan City forever; he'll have to leave soon."

"Unlike me, I don't have many years left to live anyway. To avenge Tianlong, spending the remaining years here is not impossible!" Jiang Liu said fiercely.

Then, somewhat unwillingly, he added, "But even though he's gone now, he still has to leave this statue behind to stop us!"

"Dad, what should we do? If it's just a statue, can you deal with it?"

Jiang Liu shook his head: "Even if it's just a statue, I probably can't deal with it easily. But ultimately, it's still an inanimate object. If I think about it carefully, there must be a way..."

As Jiang Liu fell into thought, Jiang Sheng lamented from the side, "If only he could help us block Xiao Sheng. Didn't he forbid others from killing our Jiang family members? Why isn't he doing anything about Tianlong's matter?"

Jiang Liu sneered at his words: "You're wrong about that. He's not a Jiang Family member. Forbidding others from killing Jiang family members in front of him, that's his promise. But actively helping us get revenge, that's absolutely impossible!"

"After all, our Jiang Family... hasn't treated him very well."

He then continued, "Actually, there is a way. As long as we can lure Su Ze away, the farther the better, so the statue doesn't have time to react, then there'll be no problem."

"It's just... what kind of reason can we find to make him willingly leave Beishan City as far as possible..."