Within the fragment of the World Heart, the light barrier of the Pure Land space was situated at the very center of the entire space, emitting a faint golden glow.
The entire small world, apart from the light barrier, was shrouded in darkness. At a glance, the darkness seemed boundless, instilling an inexplicable sense of unease, as if countless terrifying unknowns lurked within.
However, as the colorful torrent, representing emotional power, surged into the distance and vanished into some unknown place, the entire small world began to tremble violently. Then, a white light ignited, and a spectral image of a white Heavenly Fox, hundreds of feet tall, slowly coalesced in the distance.
Finally, this white spectral image of the Heavenly Fox gradually solidified. Its brow bore a red flame pattern, identical to when Mo Yu had two tails. Behind it, nine snow-white tails, devoid of any impurity, swayed gently, exuding an incredibly terrifying pressure.
Roar~ The Heavenly Fox tilted its head back and let out a roar, its wine-red eyes filled with the joy of rebirth.
At this moment, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox was not a physical entity but a phantom composed of soul and consciousness. Yet, even so, the terrifying divine-rank 70 pressure emanating from its body stirred up a fearsome mental storm within the World Heart fragment, instantly annihilating countless unknown beings lurking in the black mist.
The next moment, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, now miles away, instantly arrived outside the light barrier. Its house-sized head drew close to the barrier, its wine-red eyes, as large as a round table, blinked, looking at Yu Zhibo within the Pure Land space with a hint of a smile.
"Did you awaken me? Little one?" the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox spoke to Yu Zhibo, who stood within the light barrier, his face filled with shock. Her voice was pleasant, a standard mature woman's tone.
When her gaze fell upon the golden phantom in the image of Mo Yu at the center of the Pure Land, the smile in her eyes deepened.
"Yes, Senior!" Yu Zhibo swallowed, feeling an inexplicable nervousness.
The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox before him was simply too powerful. Its body was hundreds of feet tall, several times larger than the Zhu Yan he had seen before. Moreover, its wine-red eyes emitted a strange light, as if they could see through everything.
"Senior?" The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox's voice held a hint of dissatisfaction. Then, its massive body rapidly shrank, quickly transforming into a beautiful woman in palace attire, with red eyeshadow and a flame pattern on her brow. She ignored the light barrier and stepped into the Pure Land space.
The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, now in human form, had skin as white as snow. Her incredibly beautiful face exuded a blend of charm and sanctity, making her a quintessential mature woman.
"At seventeen, you're already at the Nascent Soul stage. Not bad, but why do you call me Senior?" The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox looked at Yu Zhibo playfully. The next moment, her pretty face turned ice-cold, and a terrifying aura pressed down: "You, who signed a blood pact with my daughter, shouldn't you be calling me Mother-in-law?"
"Mother-in-law?" A question mark appeared on Yu Zhibo's face.
"The Heavenly Fox clan never signs blood pacts with humans, no matter what kind. If one is signed, it can only be with their destined mate. Are you trying to take advantage and then deny responsibility?" The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox narrowed her wine-red eyes slightly.
"But I'm not even seventeen yet!" Yu Zhibo was dumbfounded, never expecting that signing a spirit beast contract with Mo Yu would lead to such consequences.
Tomorrow was his 17th birthday, so saying he wasn't seventeen was technically correct.
"Even if you were only one year old, my Jiu'er can wait. This matter is settled. Once my Jiu'er takes human form, you will marry immediately!" The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox was very domineering. After speaking, she intended to pat his shoulder to show encouragement, but she quickly stopped.
A hint of confusion appeared on her charming face, and she frowned: "You seem to be protected by some kind of magical power. I can't seem to touch you within this space. Logically, having merged with this world for so long, I should be the master of this world. Strange..."
Before Yu Zhibo could respond, she continued to herself, "But it doesn't matter. This space will serve as my Jiu'er's dowry. However, this space is too small, not even enough to build a bridal chamber. I'll reluctantly help you expand it."
With that, she waved her slender hand, and the black mist outside the light barrier surged, sweeping outwards for tens of miles. Then, she glanced at Yu Zhibo: "Why aren't you expanding the light barrier? What are you waiting for?"
From the moment the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox awakened, Yu Zhibo had been in a daze, feeling that this old Heavenly Fox was quite forward, leaving him utterly bewildered. Upon hearing her words, he finally reacted.
With a thought, his mental will surged into the spectral image of Mo Yu that protected the Pure Land. Soon, the spectral image opened its eyes and exhaled a brilliant golden light, after which the light barrier began to expand rapidly, spreading outwards.
Rumble!
The black mist that had previously obstructed the light barrier's expansion disappeared. Coupled with the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox's assistance, the expansion of the light barrier was exceptionally smooth. It finally calmed down after its diameter reached ten miles.
And at the very moment its expansion was complete, the spectral image of Mo Yu at the center of the light barrier also expanded to the size of a house.
"Congratulations, Host. Purification rate of the World Heart fragment has reached 30%. Added effect: can store other living beings!"
The system's prompt appeared quietly after the light barrier's expansion, causing Yu Zhibo's brows to twitch slightly.
"If this function had appeared earlier, and I had placed my parents in the space, perhaps they wouldn't have died!" Yu Zhibo couldn't help but have this thought, his expression dimming slightly.
"While I was asleep, I always kept a wisp of my divine sense focused on you. I might be able to help with your revenge!"
Just as Yu Zhibo fell silent, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox's calm voice reached his ears, causing him to lift his head abruptly. Then, he said with a solemn expression, "Thank you, Mother-in-law!"
The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter, her body shaking: "Not bad, you have thick skin. I like it!"
Having received the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox's promise of help, Yu Zhibo clenched his fists, a look of excitement appearing on his face. This was the primary reason he had restored the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox's consciousness.
With the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox's assistance, hunting the Zhu Yan would no longer be an act of overestimating his abilities.
After all, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox was a divine-rank 70 existence in her prime. Even if only a trace of her consciousness remained, she could still utilize the energy of the entire World Heart fragment. With her help, eliminating a rank 30 Zhu Yan would be as easy as flipping a hand.
As for marrying Mo Yu, he actually didn't have much resistance in his heart. Wang Shouyi was right; whether it was a demonic beast or a divine beast, once they reached A-rank, they could reshape their physical bodies and turn into human form, with their organs being no different from humans.
Since that was the case, why couldn't Yu Zhibo marry her if Wang Shouyi could?
Moreover, he genuinely liked Mo Yu.
He couldn't bear to think about what would happen if Mo Yu took human form and fell into someone else's embrace in the future!
Seeing Yu Zhibo's agreement, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox's gaze towards him became even more affectionate, as if looking at her own son. She smiled and said, "Call Mo Yu in. It's been a long time since I personally held her. I miss her dearly."
Yu Zhibo nodded, clapped his hand, and runes spread out from the ground. Soon, Mo Yu, gnawing on a large dried fish, appeared in the center of the spirit beast summoning array.
"Bōbō, are you better, meow?" Mo Yu entered, first looking at Yu Zhibo, then turning her gaze to the fox-girl, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox. The paw holding the dried fish instantly stiffened.
The dried fish made a *pat* sound as it fell to the ground.
Above Yangcheng's Duancheng Water Park, a new wormhole has appeared. The ferocious beast Taotie has manifested, having already devoured tens of thousands of people, resulting in heavy casualties. Furthermore, after its appearance, it quickly advanced from A-rank tenth stage to thirty-sixth stage and is still rising. Yangcheng Branch Director Wang Chi is currently engaged in combat along the coast and is unable to attend to this matter, requesting reinforcements!
Immediately have the Minister of the Executive Department's Sixth Division, Bai Jing, replace the Minister of the Executive Department, Lei Wanjun, in guarding Shansong Yantai, and order her to immediately rush to Yangcheng for assistance!
A giant ape-like creature has appeared in Ningcheng, preliminarily identified as the ancient ferocious beast Zhu Yan. It has already caused immense casualties. Shenhua Branch Director Lin Wanjun is currently in fierce combat with it, but the Zhu Yan's strength is also increasing in tandem, now at stage 33. Headquarters reinforcement is requested!
Where is Sun Wenwu, the leader of the Executive Department's Second Group?
He's buying cosmetics near Yijing City Garden!
Buying tm goods! At a time like this, issue a Level 1 alert order and have him immediately rush to Ningcheng!
Yes!
Urgent report! A giant spatial wormhole has appeared in Modu. Thirty-six ferocious beasts have emerged, including the ferocious beasts Qióng Rú and Háo Zhì. Casualties are rapidly increasing!
Damn it, why are so many ancient ferocious beasts suddenly appearing? Send the leaders of the First, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Groups of the Executive Department all to Modu for assistance!
Urgent report!
Just say it!
A-rank stitched monster has appeared in Nantong City, and the ghost realm has now enveloped half of Nantong...
Immediately send the leader of the Exploration Department's First Group to go there!
In the Information Department of the Shenhua Bureau, Xu Yuanhong sat in his office. Before him, countless data light projections flickered, constantly entering and exiting his body. He was coordinating information from all over the country and issuing various directives based on it.
As the battles against anomalous creatures entered an extremely fierce stage, data-type ability users played a significant role. With Wang Shouyi needing to guard the capital and several border cities' wormholes, the entire command authority of the Shenhua Headquarters had been transferred to him, and all directives were issued from his hands.
The current Xia Kingdom is fraught with danger and has fallen into an extremely perilous situation. Even if all personnel engaged in the Eternal Night world were recalled, the endless stream of anomalous creature invasions still left them short-handed, making Xu Yuanhong extremely busy and overwhelmed.
Has Dao Sheng, that old man, not made a move yet? Or is it that even with Earth's spatial stability reaching A-rank, it still cannot accommodate his power?
We must persevere! With so many new awakeners now, as long as they all grow up, there is still hope for everything...
After issuing another directive, Xu Yuanhong's brows furrowed, a deep worry flashing in his eyes.