114: She is

Inner Realm, in the Flowing Land.

Qingyang was formatted again.

Meanwhile, the Spirit Fox on the side, seeing Qingyang's strength completely disappear, stared curiously at the Bone Dragon who had tirelessly delivered messages to the Blue Star Surface for two consecutive years, feeling somewhat curious.

This time, because they were prepared in advance, Qingyang specifically kept one of the twelve Tenth-Order Bone Beasts that Jin Hua had prepared.

So the moment Qingyang was formatted, he immediately began diligently absorbing the energy of the Tenth-Order Bone Beast in the deep cave that had already been dispersed.

The Spirit Fox currently has peak Ninth-Order strength. After helping Qingyang deliver a message again, it started acting strangely, evidently about to advance to Tenth-Order.

As the Order Keeper of the Flowing Land, Jin Hua would certainly not allow the Spirit Fox and the Human beside it to stay here for long.

But because the Spirit Fox was about to break through, the only thing Jin Hua could do was wait for it to break through to Tenth-Order, and then immediately send them into the city.

After reaching Tenth-Order strength on the Blue Star Surface, descending to the Inner Realm will bring memories.

Qingyang and Hong Zong are exceptions. One was pulled down by the East Sea Divine Beast and has no memory, and the other's physical body was swallowed, also causing issues.

However, under normal circumstances, beings above Tenth-Order, no matter how weak they are upon descending, will have memories.

Judging from the Spirit Fox's situation, it must have descended before reaching Tenth-Order, so neither Qingyang nor Jin Hua paid much attention to it.

However, as the Spirit Fox began to break through to Tenth-Order, especially as pink phantom energy occasionally emerged from its body during the breakthrough, resembling its original form, Qingyang was startled.

Because Qingyang actually saw Fenghu's shadow within the phantom energy behind it.

That was the Fenghu who had just become a Beast Guard in the Eastern Guling Mountains under Bamboo Leaf Green, the strongest Beast Guard.

Later, due to another great change in the world and various Forbidden Areas aggressively expanding their territories, Qingyang felt Shen Ying's return to school was unsafe and specifically had Fenghu go to the academy as Shen Ying's battle pet.

Subsequently, because the Fierce Beasts from the Lingshan Forbidden Area broke through the city, Fenghu fought to the death to protect Shen Ying.

The Inner Realm and Blue Star have myriad connections. Qingyang once suspected that this place was very similar to the legendary Underworld.

But in reality, it was not at all.

Firstly, in terms of strength, to possess a wisp of soul fire and grow again in the Inner Realm, you yourself must reach a certain rank on the Blue Star Surface, becoming a Fierce Beast or a Spirit User Organization.

But Qingyang also grew from the very bottom. With only a tiny spark of soul fire, the probability of perishing in countless battles is almost 99.999999%.

The possibility of surviving by fighting through is even more brutal than the so-called crossing a single-plank bridge by ten thousand people.

If Blue Star is compared to learning, then the Inner Realm is the truly cruel reality.

On the Blue Star Surface, if you diligently study until you reach Tenth-Order, then even upon descending, you will have memories. Although everyone only has a tiny spark of soul fire, this innate advantage infinitely widens the gap.

Secondly, there is Fourteenth-Order. Reaching that level is even more formidable. Even if you descend, have memories, and possess your own bone body, whether Human or Fierce Beast,

In that situation, you truly have a chance to fight against Bone Spirits of the same level, or even stronger ones, because you are too familiar with your own body.

Next is the so-called Sixteenth-Order, which is 'Initial'.

This type is when a true max-level powerhouse descends. With Sixteenth-Order strength, a flesh-and-blood body, descending in peak condition, even entering this cruel Inner Realm, they remain a powerhouse.

Fenghu, when it died back then, was only Mid-Fourth-Order.

But it actually fought its way out from countless piles of Bone Spirits in a place like the Inner Realm, and even thrived.

In fact, before entering the city, Qingyang clearly knew one thing: all beings who could enter the city, meaning those who reached Ninth-Order, had climbed up from endless piles of Bone Spirits.

Framed by the East Sea Divine Beast, who was also the East Liming King he had never met, Qingyang descended for the first time and, like all initial Bone Spirits, had no memory.

But while it limited Qingyang's memory, it could not limit Qingyang's own strength on Blue Star, so Qingyang's subsequent advancement speed was still much faster than other Bone Spirits.

After reaching Tenth-Order, all Bone Spirits can recover their memories from when they were on Blue Star.

So as the Spirit Fox began to break through to Tenth-Order, its memories from Blue Star also gradually returned.

A month later, when the Spirit Fox finally succeeded in breaking through, and Qingyang also re-advanced to peak Seventh-Order by relying on the energy of that Tenth-Order Bone Beast,

The first sentence the Spirit Fox spoke upon waking made Qingyang feel a pang of heartache, even though the current Qingyang does not yet have an organ like a heart.

'You are very much like an old beast I once knew.'

Yes, Qingyang had long since changed from his original appearance through repeated advancements and evolution. Even the distinctive black-gold scales were indistinguishable now because only his dragon bones remained.

But even so, the moment Fenghu recovered its memories, it still said those words.

Beside them, the Bone Dragon, whose entire body was blood-red like a ruby, its bone body trembling slightly and emitting red and white energy, said, 'What kind of old beast? May I ask who you are?'

Hearing Qingyang's question, the Spirit Fox turned its head to look at its Human companion, and finally said, 'Never mind, it's just a resemblance. Back then, I was called Fenghu, but now, I already have a new name, Pink Spirit.'

'Pink Spirit.' Qingyang murmured.

It can now be confirmed that Pink Spirit is Qingyang's former subordinate, Fenghu.

But at this moment, Qingyang didn't know how to acknowledge her.

Thinking that he could coincidentally meet Fenghu in the Inner Realm, what about King Kong and Hong Ying?

But then, thinking of the brutal battles among the endless specks of light, Qingyang fell silent.

Could they still be alive?

Fenghu, no, it should be called Pink Spirit now. It now has its own life, and its Human companion. Qingyang was unwilling to disturb it further.

However, knowing that it was indeed the former Fenghu, Qingyang had already decided that in the Inner Realm in the future, he would do his utmost to compensate it.

Pink Spirit and its Human companion returned to the giant city under Jin Hua's strict supervision.

Afterward, Jin Hua, having reunited with Qingyang, also began discussions.

In a place like the Flowing Land, Bone Spirits are inexhaustible, like the stars in the sky every day, heading outside Donglin City under the call of the drums to fight in a daze.

But the problem is, these Bone Spirits have too little energy.

If there is large-scale slaughter, it will inevitably attract the attention of the Order Keepers.

But if it's a slow trickle, it's too slow.