3: Chapter 3: The Empress is Reborn, Must She Live and Die with a Mosquito?

"A mosquito... I actually signed a Blood Pact with a mosquito..."

Gu Yuexi slumped to the ground, her spirit crushed. Her eyes were hollow, and her exquisite face was filled with the ashen look of despair.

It's over!

Everything is over!

She, the dignified Beast Taming Empress, had been reborn. It should have been a perfect start, allowing her to crush all geniuses and return to the peak at maximum speed!

But now?

Her first contracted beast was actually a mosquito!

How the hell was she supposed to play this?!

This wasn't just a 'Hell Mode' start; this was having her account deleted directly without even a chance to restart!

At the thought of her future career as a Beast Tamer being forever bound to a mosquito, Gu Yuexi felt her head spin, nearly fainting on the spot.

Despair—an unprecedented level of despair—shrouded her.

Even at the moment she failed her Tribulation in her previous life and her soul was being extinguished, she had never felt as helpless as she did now!

Chu Sheng: "..."

Fine, fine, fine. Breaking the reborn Empress's mental state right at the start.

Who said mosquitoes were useless?

However...

After a full ten minutes of breakdown...

A glimmer of light gradually reignited in Gu Yuexi's hollow eyes.

No!

I can't give up!

I am Gu Yuexi! I am the Beast Taming Empress who once ascended to the Imperial Realm!

Even if the Heavens want me dead, I will defy the Heavens!

How can a mere mosquito become an obstacle to my return to the peak?!

"Phew..."

Gu Yuexi took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down as her mind raced.

The path of a Beast Tamer is completely ruined until the Fifth Rank.

As for the Martial Path, I don't have a shred of talent...

In that case...

There is only one path left!

Gu Yuexi's gaze suddenly became incredibly firm, even carrying a hint of madness and resolve!

"Myriad Beast Melting Furnace Art!"

She remembered a forbidden, evil cultivation technique!

This technique was extremely overbearing and dangerous. Its cultivation method was even more shocking—using a secret method to consume and fuse the essence blood of powerful demonic beasts, thereby plundering their power and talents for one's own use!

But the price was also immense!

During the process of fusing demonic beast blood, the cultivator would endure unimaginable pain.

Furthermore, there was a high possibility of being influenced by the violent will within the beast's bloodline, gradually "beastifying" until they completely lost their sanity and became a beast that only knew how to slaughter!

If there were even a sliver of hope, Gu Yuexi would never choose such a crooked path!

But now...

"Poor martial talent, the path of a Beast Tamer blocked..."

"Do I have any other choice?"

A tragic smile played at the corners of Gu Yuexi's mouth.

Chu Sheng, who was lying on her leg digesting blood, heard her inner thoughts clearly through the mental link.

Holy cow!

Chu Sheng was genuinely impressed!

Both of us have to rely on sucking blood to get stronger, huh?

We really are a match made in heaven!

Chu Sheng marveled inwardly. He had to admire this girl's mental fortitude; as expected of a reborn Empress.

Anyone else facing this start would probably be crying and begging for a restart, yet she found a new way out so quickly.

Just then, Gu Yuexi's gaze suddenly landed on him, her expression extremely complex.

There was hatred, helplessness, and a hint of... killing intent?

Holy crap!

Chu Sheng was startled. Big sister, don't do anything reckless!

"Once a Blood Pact is signed, until a second demonic beast is contracted, the beast and the master live and die together..." Gu Yuexi gritted her teeth, reciting the rules of the Blood Pact in her heart. That spark of killing intent instantly vanished.

Yes, she couldn't kill this mosquito now.

If she killed it, she would be finished too!

Not only could she not kill it, she had to find a way to protect this incredibly weak mosquito!

At least until she could contract a second demonic beast!

At this thought, Gu Yuexi felt a tightness in her chest, nearly spitting out a mouthful of blood from frustration.

She, the dignified Empress, was actually reduced to being a mosquito's bodyguard?!

Could there be anything more humiliating than this?!

On the other side, Chu Sheng was delighted when he heard her thought about protecting him.

Oh! This is great!

Picking up an Empress as a bodyguard for free—won't I be able to walk tall everywhere from now on?

You'll be responsible for the slaughter, and I'll be responsible for sucking blood and cheering from the sidelines?

How wonderful!

"You better behave! Don't go flying around. If you die, this Empress won't let you off even as a ghost!" Gu Yuexi stared fixedly at the mosquito on her thigh and threatened coldly.

Chu Sheng didn't have time to pay attention to her right now.

Just now, the system's voice rang in his mind again—

[Ding! Blood digestion complete. Evolution Points +0.1!]

Chu Sheng suddenly felt his round belly flatten out again, and he was momentarily surprised.

He had only finished sucking less than half an hour ago. It was already digested?

A mosquito's digestive capacity shouldn't be this strong, right?

Chu Sheng remembered clearly that in his past life, if he was bitten by a mosquito at night, its belly would still be round when he found it the next morning.

Why did it digest so fast?

Did the system enhance my digestion?

But Chu Sheng didn't bother thinking about it further. It wasn't a bad thing anyway. With digestion speed drastically increased, his efficiency in obtaining blood energy and Evolution Points was maxed out!

As long as his blood energy reached 1, he could undergo his first evolution...

He thought it would take several days, but now it seemed like one day would be enough!

Most importantly!

Now that he had a safe, permanent blood bag, he didn't have to worry about finding people to bite!

The more Chu Sheng thought about it, the happier he became. He controlled his proboscis to become thick and hard again, then stabbed it back into that fair thigh!

"Hmm?!"

Gu Yuexi was recalling the detailed cultivation method of the Myriad Beast Melting Furnace Art when she suddenly felt an itch on her leg. She reflexively reached out to swat it.

But in the end, she didn't strike. Her hand stopped abruptly five centimeters away from her thigh.

She looked at the mosquito that was sucking her blood again.

Gu Yuexi's eyes twitched, and her face darkened.

Didn't it just suck blood?!

Why is it starting again?

Argh! So annoying!!

Gu Yuexi's emotions, which she had managed to stabilize, began to crumble again.

Watching the mosquito that ruined her future suck her blood, and she couldn't even hit it!

Was there anything more frustrating than this?

Not only that...

After a moment of breakdown, Gu Yuexi actually gritted her teeth and circulated her martial technique, forcing her meager blood energy to her thigh so the mosquito could feed on it!

A martial artist's blood energy had many effects, one of which was extending lifespan... This was why demonic beasts loved eating martial artists alive.

Gu Yuexi knew that a mosquito's lifespan was extremely short.

It wouldn't exceed half a month at most!

Since they were now bound by the Blood Pact, if she didn't help this mosquito extend its life, she wouldn't live past half a month either!!

After having her future ruined by a mosquito, she not only couldn't kill it but had to actively provide it with her blood and energy...

"Dammit, dammit..."

Gu Yuexi gritted her teeth, so aggrieved she was almost in tears!