11: That's unfair! You two cheated together!

"Xiwei, keep up! Your Little Skeleton is going to take you to grind monsters!"

Sun Feifei pulled up the dejected Ning Xiwei and followed Lu Chen's footsteps.

Along the way.

There were only a few scattered Secret Realm monsters.

Lu Chen glanced at them.

He found that the Realm of these few Secret Realm monsters was only Rank 0, Level 5.

The Realm was too low.

The trigger rate for the gold trait, Infinite Plunder, was extremely low.

This was the experience gained from over a thousand kills.

Since that was the case, Lu Chen didn't bother wasting time.

Suddenly, Lu Chen stopped in his tracks.

In the bushes to the left, a rabbit as tall as an adult's thigh was hidden. It was grayish-yellow all over, but its short forelimbs and folded hind legs were covered in explosive muscles!

Upon seeing it, Lu Chen felt that this thing looked a bit like a miniature kangaroo.

Lu Chen was just about to try firing a small fireball.

Suddenly, there was a loud commotion beside him.

"Devil Muscle Rabbit!"

Sun Feifei's eyes instantly turned red!

It was as if she had seen a mortal enemy!

"Feifei, I'm telling you, I must kill it!"

"It's this thing! Last time it ambushed me and kicked me right in the butt, making my period come early!"

Sun Feifei gnashed her teeth.

Pfft~

The originally depressed Ning Xiwei burst out laughing instantly.

She repeatedly stole glances at Sun Feifei.

It's not good to laugh at someone like this... but she really couldn't help it.

"Sorry, Fei—"

Before Ning Xiwei could finish her apology.

Sun Feifei had already charged out, waving her staff.

"Come forth, Little Tiger!"

The Variegated Fierce Tiger reappeared.

Normally, after a Summoner's summoned beast is killed, the Summoner has to spend a large amount of Spiritual Qi within their body and use the summoning space to resurrect it.

But, she had been carried by Lu Chen to level up her Realm multiple times.

The current Variegated Fierce Tiger was already a Rank 1, Level 4 summoned beast.

The Realm of a Devil Muscle Rabbit was generally Rank 1, Level 1.

"Tear it apart!"

The Variegated Fierce Tiger pounced forward with a roar, crushing the Devil Muscle Rabbit's head with a single paw swipe as Spiritual Qi emerged from its corpse.

"I'm going to eat your meat too!"

Sun Feifei glared as she approached the Devil Muscle Rabbit.

She saw its corpse quickly dissipate into the grass along with the last wisp of Spiritual Qi, as if it had never existed.

Sun Feifei shook her head.

Bad luck.

True, the monsters in the Secret Realm weren't actually real lifeforms.

However, due to the rules of the Secret Realm, they would sometimes drop corresponding meat or spirit Crystals.

Therefore, even the rabbit meat from a mere Rank 1, Level 1 Devil Muscle Rabbit was extremely expensive.

Thinking of this.

Sun Feifei couldn't help but glance at Lu Chen.

Then she jogged over to Ning Xiwei and whispered:

"Xiwei, can you talk to your Little Skeleton? Next time he kills a Secret Realm monster, could he be a bit gentler?

He's killed at least a hundred Rank 1 monsters, but the spirit Crystals were all crushed by him!

That's all money!"

After hearing this.

Ning Xiwei, who came from a poor background and was used to being frugal, couldn't help but look at Lu Chen repeatedly.

Lu Chen had sharp ears and eyes, so he naturally heard everything clearly.

He immediately nodded to Ning Xiwei.

Don't worry,

isn't it just holding back?

He would be careful.

Ten li wasn't exactly long, but it wasn't short either.

With Lu Chen's Agility being close to a thousand, if he traveled at full speed, he could probably arrive in less than three minutes.

But he had to look after his own silly and cute Spirit Contractor.

It took a full half-hour to reach the vicinity.

"So many Secret Realm monsters!"

Sun Feifei looked at the forest ahead, where Snake-Faced Bears occasionally popped their heads out, and packs of Groundhog Wolves burrowed out from the ground.

These are all spiritual power!

At the thought of this, she became incredibly excited.

Meanwhile, Ning Xiwei gazed at Lu Chen.

He... actually sensed them from ten li away!

Through the contract deep in her mind, Ning Xiwei could clearly sense that Lu Chen was at Rank 0, Level 9, just like her.

Yet he could easily cross ranks to insta-kill Rank 1 creatures.

He no longer needed her protection.

Would he still need her?

Ning Xiwei bit her lower lip hard.

Her delicate thumb subconsciously rubbed back and forth against her index finger knuckle.

Deep in Lu Chen's mind.

Within the contract linking him to Ning Xiwei, waves of lost and helpless emotions were transmitted from time to time.

Are a young girl's thoughts always this complicated?

This Little Girl,

is overthinking again.

Ever since Lu Chen's strength surged, Ning Xiwei's delicate and dejected little thoughts had been coming in waves.

It reached a Peak especially when she discovered her talent for converting spiritual power was far inferior to Sun Feifei's.

Lu Chen wouldn't leave her.

But he didn't understand the written language of this world, and relying solely on body language made it impossible to express.

Indeed.

The sudden gap in strength would make the girl unable to stop her mind from wandering.

Lu Chen could understand.

One could even say he felt great pity for this lonely and sensitive Little Girl.

Fine.

Lu Chen stopped his momentum of sweeping through the dense monster spawning point.

He came before the girl.

Imitating the way she used to, he shielded her behind him.

He also mimicked the alert way she used to look around, constantly turning back to check on her status.

After a bit of imitation.

Lu Chen stared at the girl, the small flames in his eye sockets suddenly flaring up as he patted his ribs with his finger bones, making a clacking sound.

The girl understood.

He would protect her, just like she did!

The girl smiled.

Her eyes narrowed like the crescent moon in the sky.

Yet, clear and bright teardrops slid down her cheek, landing on the grass with a 'patter' before vanishing without a trace.

"Thank you, Little Skeleton."

"Having you."

"Is so good!"

The girl embraced Lu Chen, gently patting his spine.

The girl's body temperature was soft and delicate.

This was way too sudden.

Lu Chen's skeletal frame felt slightly stiff.

"So mushy."

Sun Feifei, who was nearby, let out a 'tch'.

Ning Xiwei quickly pulled away, her pretty face flushing red.

Lu Chen, on the other hand, blurred as he charged into the flock of Secret Realm monsters.

The dense pack of Secret Realm monsters was like a school of fish, instantly scattered by Lu Chen's charge.

Wisps of spiritual power once again formed a white mist, enveloping the two girls.

The pleasant sound of attribute points surging rang in his ears.

[Strength +4]

[Physique +3]

[spirit +0.2]

[Acquired...]

...When the refresh rate of the Secret Realm monsters stalled.

The Spiritual Qi accumulated within Lu Chen's body suddenly erupted, soaring straight into the sky.

The Realm,

was broken!

Finally, Rank 1, Level 0!

A new gold trait has arrived!

Lu Chen was overjoyed!

At the same time!

Ning Xiwei let out a soft moan as her aura surged!

The aura of a Realm Breakthrough was fully evident!

Sun Feifei was suddenly startled. Feeling Ning Xiwei's Rank 1 Peak aura, she was completely dumbfounded.

"Xiwei, you... what level of Rank 1 are you at now?"

"Rank 1, Level 9."

Ning Xiwei spoke blankly, feeling as if she were in a dream.

And a beautiful dream at that!

If she remembered correctly.

Half an hour ago, she was Rank 0, Level 9.

Half an hour later, she was Rank 1, Level 9!

Her Realm had surged by an entire rank. Such an incredibly fast cultivation speed was simply unheard of!

From the contract's sensing deep in her mind, she immediately understood that this world-shaking full-rank Breakthrough was the contract feedback from Lu Chen breaking through to Rank 1.

It was just that this feedback power was too massive, pushing her directly from the Peak of Rank 0 to the Peak of Rank 1!

Gazing at Lu Chen, who was bathed in the brilliance of the Breakthrough, a sense of pride welled up within her.

Seeing her Best Friend's expression, how could Sun Feifei not understand? This unprecedented cross-rank Breakthrough was Lu Chen's doing!

Why isn't such a powerful contracted entity mine!

Sun Feifei felt incredibly sour inside!

So sour her teeth ached!

So sour her stomach hurt!

So sour her heart and liver hurt!

"Aaaah, it's unfair! You two are cheating together!"