In the blood-colored smoke, Lilith's proud and upright figure gradually cleared.

Before her, on the grim head of the Nine Nether Centipede King, the Blood Long Spear was deeply embedded, its tail still trembling slightly.

The next moment.

"Boom——!!!"

Accompanied by a deafening crash, the colossal body over a hundred meters long collapsed, stirring up dust that blotted out the sky.

The king-level fierce beast that once instilled fear in countless races now lay silent like a crumbling mountain.

This also means...

One of the four king-level fierce beasts, the Nine Nether Centipede King...

Has fallen!

As Lilith gazed at the fallen Nine Nether Centipede King, her eyes revealed a trace of contemplation.

After slaying this Nine Nether Centipede King, she suddenly realized...

She didn't seem so eager to regain her strength and return to the Totem Level anymore.

It seemed that under Gu Xing's command....

Even though her strength was only at the Half-Step Totem Level, it was no different from the Totem Level.

Moreover...

There was another extremely important point.

If she were to be contracted by Gu Xing, she could follow him to break through and ascend to the Totem Level once more.

And through this method...

She seemed to gain another opportunity to comprehend laws.

From Monarch Level to Totem Level...

Heaven and earth would grant a chance to comprehend a law.

And she had already comprehended the Blood Law; if she were to comprehend it again...

The most conservative estimate is that her mastery of the Blood Law would reach new heights.

And more likely...

Lilith unconsciously touched her heart, feeling a long-lost stirring.

Could she seize this opportunity to touch upon a second law?

Once this thought surfaced, it spread like wildfire in her heart.

Her eyes gradually became resolute.

She must become Gu Xing's contracted beast!

But then, a harsh reality surfaced in her mind:

Gu Xing's current contract quota was already used up.

Although a breakthrough to Monarch Level would grant new slots, however...

What if she wasn't chosen then?

No, this cannot happen!

Her scarlet pupils flickered with anxiety.

Contracting with Gu Xing must be prioritized!

Meanwhile, at the edge of the battlefield, a wisp of peculiar demonic qi was stealthily writhing.

This was a newly formed Demon Race, condensed from the remnant souls of demons previously slain by Lilith, and its power was just reaching the Totem Level.

However, at this moment...

It was holding its breath as it stealthily crept towards the perimeter, not daring to leak even a bit of demonic qi.

Though formed from demonic qi...

It retained the memories of those Demons from their lifetimes.

So it knew better than anyone:

That fallen king-level fierce beast was a presence it could only look up to!

Yet even with such formidable strength, it fell at the hands of that Blood Race.

And it...

Its current strength merely equaled barely reaching the Totem Level.

Such strength, in the hands of that Blood Race, would likely be casually dealt with.

"I must escape..."

The newly formed Demon Race howled internally.

If it could just escape this battlefield and return to absorb enough demonic qi from the Demon Race territory...

Someday, it vowed to tear that Blood Race apart with its own hands!

But just as it was about to reach the battlefield's edge...

"Where do you think you're going?"

Lilith's figure appeared behind the demonic qi like a specter, arms crossed, her crimson eyes full of amusement.

Demonic qi could condense into new Demons!

Lilith naturally couldn't ignore this.

The earlier situation was too dire, so she went to deal with the Nine Nether Centipede King first.

Nonetheless, she hadn't forgotten about this mass of demonic qi.

"Trying to escape, did you ask me?"

Lilith wore a cold smile.

Upon hearing Lilith's voice, the demonic qi frantically surged, instantly forming into a hideous Demon form.

It amalgamated the features of those former Demons, appearing extremely grotesque.

Seeing this Demon, Lilith furrowed her eyebrows.

So ugly!

Such an eyesore!

The Demon observed this and threatened timidly:

"Blood Race! If we really fight, we will only end in mutual destruction! It's better if we both step back..."

However...

"Mutual destruction?"

It was as if Lilith heard the most ridiculous joke, a trace of cruel amusement curved on her lips.

Could this trash really pose such a threat?

Lilith elegantly raised her hand, the Blood Domain instantly enveloping the Demon.

At this moment, she had absorbed all the blood of the Nine Nether Centipede King, her power at its peak.

Now, not to mention this newly stepped-up Totem One Turn weakling Demon.

Even a Totem Two Turn Demon God, Lilith had the confidence to confront!

"Annihilate!"

As her fingers clenched, the entire domain suddenly collapsed into a singularity, which then thoroughly obliterated.

The pitiful Demon didn't even have time to scream before vanishing into nothingness.

Once demonic qi was completely purified, it could never reassemble.

And this pure energy was entirely absorbed by the Divine Pattern on Gu Xing's forehead.

"Buzz——"

The Divine Pattern suddenly shone with dazzling golden light, and Gu Xing felt the power within him surging like a tide.

His various attributes underwent qualitative leaps at that moment!

[Gu Xing]

[Level: Commander Tier Nine]

[Talent: Sovereign, Soul-devouring]

[Guardian Beast: Liu Li, Vera, Qing Shuang, Fei Yue, Sally, Tushan Yueli]

[Special State: Human Race's Favor]

[Divine Pattern: 2]

[Contract Quota: 5/5]

[Power: 40000→60000]

[Constitution: 40000→60000]

[Spirit: 40000→60000]

[Speed: 40000→60000]

[Domain: Emperor's Might, Absolute Forbidden Domain]

Under the influence of this Divine Pattern, Gu Xing's attributes finally reached the limits of Commander Level.

This also meant Gu Xing was one step away from breaking through to the Monarch Level!

That is, by enhancing Qing Shuang's talent to Myth Nine Stars.

As for Fei Yue...

Gu Xing sighed softly.

Not a single material had been found...

Helping her ascend to Myth Nine Stars was already impossible.

Finding all of Fei Yue's materials and then raising her to Monarch Level would waste too much time.

It wasn't worth it!

Therefore, Gu Xing had already decided.

To locate the Ghost Core, help Qing Shuang enhance her talent, and then break through to the Monarch Level.

At this moment...

"Here, found this inside the Nine Nether Centipede King's body."

"You're pretty lucky."

Lilith suddenly appeared before him, two brilliant crystal cores lying in her pale palm.

Gu Xing's gaze shifted over.

[Fierce Beast Blood Core]

[Quality: Myth]

[Function: Can help Blood Race enhance talent]

[Ghost Core]

[Quality: Myth]

[Function: Can help Ghost Race enhance talent]

Seeing these two materials, Gu Xing was somewhat stunned.

He could understand the Fierce Beast Blood Core.

But why was there a Ghost Core in the body of the Nine Nether Centipede King?

Lilith perhaps saw Gu Xing's confusion and explained:

"This king-level fierce beast's habitat is near the Ghost Race's territory. Probably, some Ghost Race carrying the Ghost Core was swallowed by this king-level fierce beast."

Gu Xing nodded; this explanation made sense.

Soon, his gaze turned fervent.

Currently, the three materials needed for Qing Shuang's advancement...

Nether Ghost Stone, Extreme Ghost Qi, Ghost Core, had all been fortuitously gathered!

This means...

The Myth Nine Stars Qing Shuang was about to be born!

And he was about to break through to the Monarch Level!

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