"...It's okay."

Lin Guang shook his head and then reached out to touch the strong wings of the Gale Eagle beside him, "There are staff members from the Association here. If a Spirit Beast or an enemy really comes, I can also escape on the Gale Eagle."

"Alright."

She nodded vigorously, then swiftly jumped out, following the large stone pillars erected by the staff in the lake, and quickly arrived at the foot of the waterfall.

The waterfall was like a galaxy falling from the sky, the splashing water instantly soaking her body, and occasionally large stones would crash heavily into the water, causing a huge splash.

Yet, Vishdair's face showed no sign of fear; instead, there was a hint of eagerness as she leapt out towards the inside of the waterfall.

As the girl's figure disappeared into the waterfall, Lin Guang withdrew his gaze and focused on the cat pouch on his chest. He unzipped it and pulled Lily out with one hand.

The little one had reverted to its frightened state, its big ears erect like airplane wings, its tail drooping, and it was whimpering pitifully.

What on earth is going on?

Lin Guang frowned slightly.

This behavior was very similar to when Lily refused to leave the house, but last night it had resolved to come out with him, so it should have improved.

"Whimper, whimper, whimper!"

Lily's anxiety hadn't subsided, and after a few minutes, its reactions became more intense, beginning to shout, filled with palpable panic.

The senses of wild Spirit Beasts are sometimes sharper than that of a Spirit Master, so Lin Guang immediately tensed up. The Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence activated, scanning the surroundings. The area's wood/water attribute ether was quite abundant, showing no signs of any abnormality.

Could it be a delusion?

Just as Lin Guang thought this.

He suddenly felt a breeze blow from behind him.

No, it's not a delusion.

The dark golden light in Lin Guang's eyes flared up like two flames, and he turned his head sharply.

The grass on the ground in front of him and behind him defied physical logic, falling towards him, as if something invisible was hovering above, rushing towards Lin Guang.

In just an instant, it was upon him, just three or four meters away.

A Ghost-type Spirit Beast?

Lin Guang frowned slightly, his mind racing.

He hugged Lily and rolled sideways to the left, narrowly avoiding the attack.

Shhh—

An invisible blade sliced through, leaving a long, narrow gash, dozens of centimeters deep, across the grass and earth.

Lin Guang quickly rolled to his feet and took a swift look. At this moment, the Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence finally provided feedback, revealing a faint pink "mist" in the seemingly empty air.

[Species]: Akalin Demon (Aka)

[Origin]: Land of Profound Mystery

[Potential]: Green, Excellent

[Attribute]: Spiritual/Ghost

[Level]: 22

[Skills]:

White: Nightmare (Entering the Hall), Mysterious Light (Entering the Hall)

Green: Spiritual Blade (Masterful), Hypnosis (Masterful), Aura Concealment (Masterful), Wide Area Exploration (Entering the Hall), Spiritual Shock (Entering the Hall), Illusion Technique (Entering the Hall)

[Trait]: Unconsciousness.

An Akalin Demon?!

At the moment he identified the opponent's species, the Akalin Demon's body began to glow with a faint pink light again.

But just as Lin Guang instinctively prepared to raise his right hand to activate a barrier, he suddenly realized something.

No... This attack isn't coming for me!

In the next moment, just as Lin Guang expected, the pink glow that only the Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence could capture, hit the unsuspecting Gale Eagle behind him.

"Screech—!"

The tamed wild Spirit Beast had lost most of its spirituality and combat intuition, and the Spiritual Shock hit the Gale Eagle without a hitch. It seemed to have triggered the unlikely "Chaos" effect, and the Gale Eagle let out a mournful cry, flapped its wings, and quickly disappeared from sight.

Quickly scanning the surroundings, Lin Guang noticed that their Spirit Master Association staff member had also fallen on the ground not far away, their life and death unknown, apparently ambushed by the Akalin Demon.

"..."

Lin Guang's heart sank slightly.

He tried to establish contact with Vishdair using the Equal Contract Technique, but there was no response. She seemed to have entered her inner world, unable to emerge until she conquered her Heart Demon and awakened her inner "Beastiality".

"Tsk, the ungrateful brat dares to waste my goodwill."

A voice came from who knows where, left or right, seeming to confuse Lin Guang.

Lin Guang wasn't distracted by the words, instead squinting his eyes and focusing intently on the pink mist in the Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence's view.

—Spirit Beasts of the Spiritual Element often don't need to make a sound to give commands, and Spirit Masters can also command from much farther away.

The opponent is definitely not nearby.

But the Lily in his arms was not as calm upon hearing the voice, its fur standing on end, hissing.

The voice, sometimes near, sometimes far, sometimes left, sometimes right, came again, "If you had just stood still and let yourself be beheaded, wouldn't you avoid the current fear and despair?"

"..."

"However, I am quite magnanimous. In light of you coming out on your own and sparing me the headache of covering up traces, I can let you die a quicker death."

In the next moment, barely perceptible spiritual waves spread again, Lin Guang's eyes widened, and a crystalline barrier instantly formed around his body, forcibly blocking the first Spiritual Blade.

Yet, right at that moment, an intense sense of alarm surged in Lin Guang's mind. He rolled to the ground again, looking incredibly disheveled, even dropping a handful of Fire Attribute Ether Crystals, scattering them everywhere.

And just at his previous position, a cold light flashed.

There's a second one!

Lin Guang got up quickly, his field of view still filled only with that pink mist.

But the chilling sensation on his back made him keenly aware that there was another Spirit Beast in his blind spot.

Turning around was likely useless.

Lin Guang recalled seeing online discussions—assassins would specifically train their Spirit Beasts to avoid visibility in blind spots.

In an instant, he pieced it all together.

The cloaked man before him was definitely the same person who had been using Spiritual Investigation in the area recently.

That Spirit Beast Hunter.

And his target... There's only one possibility: the Lily in his arms!

The next instant, a dangerous aura came again from both sides, Lin Guang once more erected a barrier in front of him!

Yet, as if knowing Lin Guang had become adept at using the barrier, the opponent's attack was extremely cunning, coming from both front and back, simultaneously. The Tier Two Barrier couldn't provide 360-degree defense.

A cold male voice came:

"Die."

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