96: The Magic Deer

Gu Xiaoyue pointed at the small mountain radiating a pink glow.

"It's that mountain right there!"

The others still had confused expressions on their faces.

"Oh my god, Xiao Yue, are you exhausted and seeing things?"

Ye Wanrou walked over to Gu Xiaoyue's side and waved her hand in front of her eyes.

Chu Li also looked at Fang Xiaoyu and Shui Lingyu, and they all shook their heads.

"That's right, Xiao Yue, we don't see anything."

Zhuang Yanxin couldn't help but chime in.

Gu Xiaoyue looked puzzled. Was she the only one who could see it?

She took a deep breath and closed her eyes to rest for a while.

Perhaps she was just tired.

After everyone had rested enough and prepared to set off to search for natural treasures, Gu Xiaoyue still saw the pink mountain.

She couldn't resist and led the others toward it.

Even when they reached the foot of the mountain, the others still saw nothing.

Gu Xiaoyue was full of questions.

Since only she could see it, she would go up by herself.

"Wait for me here, I'll be gone for a moment!"

After saying this, Gu Xiaoyue turned to leave, but Chu Li grabbed her.

"Where are you going?"

Gu Xiaoyue sighed and honestly explained that she wanted to go to that small mountain that they couldn't see.

Chu Li disagreed; he was worried about her acting alone.

"But you can't see it!"

Gu Xiaoyue spread her hands; she didn't want to act alone either.

Chu Li simply refused to let go until Gu Xiaoyue promised to summon him if she encountered danger.

She immediately summoned Qingqing to put Chu Li at ease.

Shui Lingyu walked over and pulled Chu Li's hand away from Gu Xiaoyue.

"In terms of strength, Junior Sister Gu is the strongest. Instead of worrying about her, we should worry about ourselves—what if we encounter a mature Tier 5 fierce beast?

Most importantly, we cannot hinder her from searching for her own opportunities."

Chu Li stared at Shui Lingyu for a moment before turning his head away sullenly. "Then come back quickly; I'm afraid a mature Tier 5 fierce beast might pass by!"

Gu Xiaoyue nodded at Shui Lingyu and said to Chu Li, "Then you can just use a summoning skill to pull me back!"

After saying this, she flipped onto Qingqing's back and flew toward the mountaintop.

In the blink of an eye, Gu Xiaoyue disappeared from their sight.

Gu Xiaoyue had intended to fly to the top first and then circle the mountain to search for natural treasures.

Unexpectedly, right at the top of this small mountain, there was a cave emitting a pink glow.

Gu Xiaoyue tiptoed inside, where a pool of seven-colored spring water irrigated a small tree bearing seven-colored fruits.

Spirit Cleansing Spring and Soul Exchange Fruit!

She was going to be rich!

10 milliliters of Xisui Spring Water could randomly change a pet egg's attribute.

The juice of a Soul Exchange Fruit could change a pet egg to a specified attribute!

These were rare natural treasures that appeared once in a hundred years; they were truly priceless!

She was just about to take out a container to collect the spring water and see how many ripe Soul Exchange Fruits there were.

A gentle voice rang out, "Let me see, what kind of person is this?"

Gu Xiaoyue was stunned and looked up—

The speaker was a three-meter-tall, five-meter-long white deer with pink hooves treading on pink clouds, and even its antlers were pure white.

On the antlers grew a few blooming peach blossoms, also pink, delicate, and lovely.

Being able to speak human language and treading on clouds, this was definitely a divine beast!

Gu Xiaoyue was captivated at first sight, "You—you are really beautiful!"

After saying this, she blushed, hating herself for lacking vocabulary; upon seeing a divine beast she admired, she could only praise it as beautiful.

The White Deer chuckled softly, "Do you like this Spirit Cleansing Spring and Soul Exchange Fruit?"

Gu Xiaoyue nodded. Of course she liked them; who wouldn't like natural treasures?

The White Deer asked again, "Then if I say that you can only touch them if you kill me, otherwise you won't be able to take even a tiny bit away, what would you do?"

Gu Xiaoyue thought for a moment, "I can't beat you. If you don't kill me, I'll just run."

"And if you could beat me?"

The White Deer blinked its large eyes, its eyelashes fluttering, striking right at Gu Xiaoyue's heart.

"If I could beat you, I would fight until you agreed to contract with me and become my pet."

Gu Xiaoyue did not hide her inner thoughts at all.

"You are certainly frank."

The White Deer raised its head and shook it.

"Wanting to obtain what one likes—that is human nature. Fighting if you can win, running if you can't—that is my motto. I liked you the moment I saw you, but I know I can't beat you, so I can only listen to you."

Gu Xiaoyue did not hold back in expressing her fondness for this White Deer.

She even felt she was acting a bit foolish.

"Then what if I said that to contract with me, I need your heart's blood?"

"Sure, as long as it doesn't cost my life."

Gu Xiaoyue looked at the White Deer with sincerity; she knew this divine beast wouldn't take her life.

The White Deer chuckled again, "Yinglong's contractor is quite interesting."

Gu Xiaoyue was stunned, "You know Yinglong?"

"Not only do I know him, we are very good friends. Yinglong and Hou are a bickering pair, fighting wherever they go. However—"

The White Deer looked Gu Xiaoyue up and down, "They have both been contracted by you!"

Gu Xiaoyue scratched her head and gave a dry laugh, not denying it.

"I am willing to be contracted by you. Yinglong and Hou required your heart's blood for the contract, and so do I—"

Hearing this, Gu Xiaoyue's eyes lit up. Without a second word, she took out a dagger and prepared to stab it into her heart.

A deer's cry stopped her movement, and a gentle voice sounded, "I will do it myself—"

Before long, a drop of blood flew from Gu Xiaoyue's chest and merged into the White Deer's forehead.

Its form gradually shrank until it became a pet egg the size of a volleyball.

Then, with a crack, the pet egg shattered, and a miniature version of the white deer hopped out.

It was cut from the same mold as before, only even cuter.

[Name]: Spirit Divine Deer

[Rank]: God Rank

[Attribute]: Wind Attribute, Mental Power Attribute

[Skills]: Wind Blade (Low Level), Wind Control (Low Level), Tornado (Low Level), Wind Healing (Low Level), Beast Soul Encouragement (Low Level), Beast Soul Absorption (Low Level)

[Level]: Young life stage 1

The little deer could no longer speak, but it ran around Gu Xiaoyue twice, completely charming her.

Its appearance was on point, and its skills were heaven-defying.

Beast Soul Encouragement increases the combat power, attack speed, and defense of pets in the same camp, while Beast Soul Absorption weakens the enemy's combat power and attack speed, and also adds an armor-piercing effect!

Low level is a 10% increase/decrease effect, Intermediate 20%, Advanced 30%, Mastery 50%, Perfect 70%, and Incredible 100%!

This was simply the ceiling for support-type pets!

The best support, bar none!

Gu Xiaoyue named it—Xiao Lu.

Her gaze swept to the Spirit Cleansing Spring and Soul Exchange Fruit nearby. Could the system collect these?

She was still thinking when the system chimed in right on cue.

"Ding—Spirit Cleansing Spring is being collected—Completion progress (0%) Estimated time 59 minutes 59 seconds—"

"Ding—Soul Exchange Fruit tree is being transplanted—Completion progress (0%) Estimated time 59 minutes 59 seconds—"

They were both immortal fruit trees; the tianling tree had taken 24 hours.

The Soul Exchange Fruit only took 1 hour?

That made sense—her Mental Power now was much stronger than it was back then.

Just as the collection of the Spirit Cleansing Spring and the Soul Exchange Fruit tree was completed, she received a summon from Chu Li's Fire Phoenix.