135: Chapter 136: I kidnapped someone who tried to kidnap your father but failed and ended up kidnapping him instead.

Cloud City.

This important town, located in the hinterland of the Great Xia north, was as bustling and noisy as ever.

The spacious streets were filled with Heavy traffic, lined with shops, and crowded with people.

Compared to the atmosphere of the front lines, where war raged and blood filled the air, Cloud City appeared peaceful and prosperous, as if it were another world.

However, this peace was soon broken.

Rumble—!

A low roar of engines approached from the distance.

A giant airship, a hundred meters long and silver-gray all over, slowly descended from the clouds and hovered over Cloud City.

The appearance of the airship caused quite a stir in the city.

"Look! It is the War Beast Association headquarters' airship!"

"What a huge thing! Has some big shot arrived?"

"Look at the direction, it seems to be heading towards the Xia Family?"

"The Xia Family? Could it be that the Xia Family's Genius Young Miss, Xia Youchu, is back? I heard she went to the front lines and performed great service!"

People discussed it animatedly, looking up curiously.

The airship hovered over the Xia Family estate for a moment and then slowly landed in the plaza.

The cabin door opened.

The first to walk out was Xia Youchu, dressed in elegant, simple clothes, her face stunningly beautiful.

Immediately after...

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Heavy footsteps, like muffled thunder, came from inside the airship.

A ferocious and majestic Dragon head slowly poked out from the cabin door!

Then came the neck covered in Heavy Dragon scales, shoulders as broad as mountains, and muscular forelimbs...

When Ling Tian's towering body, nearly sixty meters high and like an ancient demon god, fully stepped out.

The entire plaza instantly fell into dead silence.

All the Xia Family guards, servants, and clansmen who had rushed over were dumbfounded, their mouths agape, their eyeballs nearly popping out!

Even the Cloud City citizens watching from afar erupted in exclamations!

"What... what is that?!"

"My god! So... so big!!"

"An dark golden giant Dragon? Is this Young Miss Xia's War Beast? Didn't we hear it was a Gecko before?"

"This size, this pressure... I'm hard! My Yuan Power is solidifying!!"

"Is this Yuan Emperor pressure?!"

"A Yuan Emperor Rank War Beast?! Has Young Miss Xia's War Beast promoted to Yuan Emperor?"

Shock! Incomparable shock!

When Xia Youchu left home for the front lines, how big was Ling Tian? About ten meters?

Although it was also majestic, compared to this dark golden Dragon beast in front of them, nearly sixty meters tall and radiating terrifying Yuan Emperor pressure, it was like heaven and earth!

How long has it been?!

Xia Youchu felt the shocked and awed gazes around her, her expression calm; in her past life, she had long been accustomed to such scenes.

Ling Tian was even more indifferent, casually pulling out two more Star Power refined gold pillars, throwing them into its mouth like beef jerky and chewing, chewing, chewing.

"Youchu?!"

A voice filled with surprise and joy rang out.

Xia Family Patriarch, Xia Yuan, walked quickly from the direction of the main residence, surrounded by a group of clan elders.

Xia Yuan looked at his daughter, whose aura was countless times stronger than when she left home, his eyes full of excitement.

But when his gaze turned to the small mountain beside his daughter, the expression on his face instantly froze, turning into the same dullness as the people around him.

"This... this is... Ling Tian?!"

Xia Yuan remembered very clearly that when his daughter left home, although Ling Tian was miraculous, it was definitely not this big!

Nor did it have such terrifying pressure!

This... how long has it been?!

And this aura... Yuan Emperor?!

Genuine Yuan Emperor Rank pressure!

Xia Yuan felt his heart couldn't quite take it.

The surprise came too suddenly, and was too big!

"Father."

Xia Youchu stepped forward and bowed slightly, "Your daughter has returned."

"Good! Good! It is good that you are back!"

Xia Yuan regained his senses and quickly helped his daughter up, looking her up and down, confirming she was safe and sound, and that her cultivation had skyrocketed to the Yuan King Seven-Star rank, feeling deeply gratified.

But his eyes still couldn't help but glance at Ling Tian: "Ling Tian, it... this is..."

"Mm, there were some Opportunities at the front lines; it evolved, and now it is at the Yuan Emperor rank." Xia Youchu said nonchalantly.

Yuan Emperor rank...

Xia Yuan's mouth twitched.

He had cultivated hard for most of his life, and with the help of Family resources, he was only at the Peak Yuan King rank, unable to even touch the threshold of the Yuan Emperor rank.

His daughter's War Beast, in a few months, had soared from a little stick to a Yuan Emperor...

Comparing a person to a beast, it's infuriating!

However, there was more ecstasy!

His daughter's contracted War Beast was a Yuan Emperor!

What did this mean?

It meant that from now on, the Xia Family possessed a Yuan Emperor Rank combat force!

This meant that the status of the Xia Family in Cloud City, and even in the entire Northern Territory, would undergo an earth-shaking change!

Behind Xia Yuan, the expressions of the group of Xia Family elders were also colorful.

The leader, Third Great-Uncle, with white hair and beard and a stern face, also had his eyes wide open, looking at Ling Tian, his aged hands trembling slightly.

Yuan Emperor!

A genuine Yuan Emperor Rank War Beast!

And looking at that size, that pressure, that vaguely revealed Dragon Clan aura... it was definitely not an ordinary Yuan Emperor!

The other two elders, Elder Xia Wen and Elder Xia Wu, were also pale, sweating on their foreheads, heads lowered, not daring to make eye contact with Xia Youchu and Ling Tian.

They were terrified.

The things they had done before... would Xia Youchu still hold a grudge?

The elders were uneasy, already calculating how to repair the relationship.

The other younger generation of the Xia Family looked at Xia Youchu and Ling Tian with worship and awe.

"Sister Youchu is too amazing!"

"Lord Ling Tian is so mighty! So handsome!"

"A Yuan Emperor Rank War Beast! Our Xia Family also has a Yuan Emperor guarding it now!"

"Let's see who dares to bully our Xia Family in the future!"

The atmosphere was heated.

Just then.

A voice with a touch of banter came from the direction of the main residence:

"Tsk tsk tsk, little girl, you've raised this War Beast quite plump, haven't you?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.

They saw an old man wearing a loose white robe, his hair a bit messy, walking out with his hands behind his back, swaying.

He looked like an ordinary old scholar, but the aura naturally exuding from him made everyone's heart shiver.

Especially Ling Tian, whose eyes narrowed slightly; from this old man, it felt a strong sense of threat!

Very strong!

Stronger than General Qin Feng, Lieutenant General Zhao Weiguo, and even that Golden-Feather Demon Emperor!

And much stronger!

This old man had definitely touched the threshold of the Yuan Emperor!

Maybe even half a foot had already stepped in!

"Academician Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing."

Xia Youchu bowed slightly to the old man, her attitude respectful.

This person was none other than the War Beast Association headquarters Academician, Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing!

"Elder Bai!"

Xia Yuan also hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, his attitude a mix of enthusiasm and respect.

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing waved his hand, but his gaze never left Ling Tian, looking it up and down, his eyes flashing with curiosity.

"Not bad, really not bad."

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing stroked his chin, walking around Ling Tian's huge body, clicking his tongue in wonder.

"Dark golden Dragon scales, and a True Dragon Reverse Scale, Five-Clawed Golden Dragon characteristics are obvious, but it is mixed with a more domineering Origin of destruction..."

"The Dragon horns on the forehead contain the Star Power after annihilation, the bone armor on the shoulders is inscribed with Dragon Clan battle patterns, the tail bone has become a sword; if one were to be hit by this, it would be terrible..."

He muttered to himself, his eyes getting brighter the more he looked.

"And this Bloodline fluctuation... it has both the majestic dignity of the Dragon Clan and a kind of... domineering aura that seems to be able to devour all things and rule over all spirits? I have lived for so many years and seen countless rare beasts, but this Bloodline is unheard of!"

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing suddenly looked up at Xia Youchu, his gaze burning:

"Little girl, where exactly did this War Beast of yours come from?"

Xia Youchu's expression did not change:

"I do not know either."

She was telling the truth; as a Rebirth person, even she could not figure out Ling Tian's Origin.

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing did not delve deeper; he knew that some Opportunities involved personal secrets.

He was more interested in Ling Tian itself.

"Little guy."

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing looked up at Ling Tian, smiling and saying,

"Are you interested in letting me give you a comprehensive check-up? Rest assured, it is just to see where your potential limit lies."

Ling Tian lowered its head, looking down at this old man who wasn't even as tall as its toenail:

"Check-up? Sure. But, is there anything delicious?"

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing was stunned, then laughed loudly:

"Of course there is. I don't have much else here, but I have plenty of strange Materials and research results. After helping you with the check-up, I will give you a few good things, how about that?"

Ling Tian thought for a moment and nodded:

"Deal."

Anyway, a check-up wouldn't hurt, and it could get some free delicious food; why not?

Xia Yuan watched from the side, dumbfounded.

What kind of status did Academician Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing have?

A highly respected Senior of the War Beast Association, a top existence among the Peak Yuanhuang Rank, usually it was hard for many people to even see him, let alone have him personally check a War Beast!

Now he was actually helping Ling Tian test its Bloodline for free, and promised to give benefits?

This treatment...

Xia Yuan looked at his daughter and Ling Tian.

The surprises and shocks Xia Youchu brought back this time were really too many.

"Good! Then without further delay, let's go to the laboratory I have temporarily set up in your Xia Family!"

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing was decisive, turning and walking away, then stopping after two steps and turning back,

"Right, little girl, you come too. There is something I need to tell you."

"I previously kidnapped someone who wanted to kidnap your father but failed and got kidnapped by me instead."

"I reckon the ransom should be arriving soon, right?"

"Huh?"

A question mark flashed over Xia Youchu's head.

What the heck?

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