The giant bear cracked a wry smile before speaking in a weak voice:
"I am the Shield of the Rear β the Earth Demon Bear Kasalimus. A gray bear? Perhaps, it has always been that appearance... Misha is a death lord from the depths of the fallen abyss, a demon god who fled from the battlefield of the ancient divine war. Misha was severely injured by me and Bantian Red-striped Tiger during the ancient divine war... Sigh... After the war, we have been looking for it, but who knew it could hide in this shattered space. Its whereabouts were exposed a few days ago, and we came to kill it. But... cough, cough... it summoned the long-sleeping ones who died in the ancient divine war here. Although we eventually killed it, we were all severely injured. Bantian found a place to recover, and I stayed here to die... cough, cough."
"Quick, kill me. Otherwise, I won't be able to contain my energy, and it will destroy this space completely..."
"If I extract the death force from your body, can you still live?" Chu Feiyue asked, twirling the ring on his finger.
"Yes, although my body is dead... sigh... Sosia can help me revive it. The only problem is the death force in my body... sigh... It's the domain of the death god..."
"Then there's still hope... don't give up."
Chu Feiyue decided to try using his ring to contain the bear, unsure if he could store a soul in the stasis space. But, it couldn't get any worse, right?
A transparent white light shot out from the ring on Chu Feiyue's hand and shone on Kasalimus.
"Is this... divine light?" Kasalimus muttered softly before following the light into the ring.
As Kasalimus left, the princess's voice rang out.
"I didn't expect you to save him."
"At least the previous you didn't... the other you killed him, and the experience from killing the Sacred Forbidden Beast boosted him to the third transformation."
"Uh, I feel like I want to do it now..."
"Dream on. Your level is up to me now. Whether you level up depends on my mood."
"Then at least give me a reward? I saved a super-old monster that's been alive for ten thousand years."
"Reward? The newbie village has no more use for you. It's good to go out and see the world. I'm in a good mood today, so here's a big gift for you."
Two beams of light descended from the sky, enveloping the two siblings. A series of system prompts left Chu Feiyue dazed.
"You have killed the Level 20 Silver Boss Bear Demon Misha. Reward: 20 gold coins, 100 reputation."
"Your level has been unlocked to Level 10. Please go to the village chief of the newbie village to receive the newbie village trial quest. After completion, you can choose to teleport to a city and enter the world map."
"Special Newbie Village Trial Quest: Exceeding the Rampaging Bear Demon. Reward: one Evangelist Emblem, and the favor of the Alchemist King Man Xi."
"Bloodline lock partially unlocked, racial talents partially enhanced. Class talent magic unlocked: Time magic: Acceleration, Space magic: Short-range teleportation."
"You are the first to kill a Silver-level Boss, default name hidden. Default selection in 3 seconds."
A small emblem descended from the sky, completely knocking Chu Feiyue out with happiness.
"Brother! Brother, wake up!"
[Evangelist Emblem: Soul Artifact. A badge prepared for outstanding young people who have made great contributions to all of humanity, even though it's not very attractive. Badge, movement speed +10%, reputation +200.]
Chu Feiyue looked at the small badge in his hand with a complex expression, wondering if he should throw it away.
Being knocked out by such a small thing is embarrassing.
The Evangelist Emblem is a small, round button-like badge with an ugly note-shaped pattern carved on it. Around the note, many straight lines resembling rays of light are carved, and it is currently emitting a silver glow.
After looking at it, Chu Feiyue decided to pin it on, just in case it might be useful someday.
He pinned it inside his collar so no one could see it...
There was something about magic, right? Chu Feiyue opened his attribute panel and indeed, some things had changed.
[Elemental Control: Control elements within a certain range. (Radius: 20m β 30m.)]
[Elemental Royalty: Reduce cooldown and casting time (1s β 2s)]
[Acceleration: Use unmastered time power to speed up time around you. Increase your speed by 900% for 10 seconds. No casting, long cooldown.]
[Short-range Teleportation: Use weak spatial power to teleport to a nearby location. Movement radius: 5m. No casting, short cooldown.]
Two talents were enhanced, and two skills were learned. Not bad.
Looking around at the large area of bone skeletons, Chu Feiyue felt quite uncomfortable and pulled Qin Yue to leave.
But he couldn't move her...
"Qin Yue?" Chu Feiyue turned around and looked at his sister.
Qin Yue stared blankly at the pile of bones and murmured, "There are so many souls here, and they are crying."
"Huh?" Chu Feiyue was taken aback.
"Brother might not hear them, but I can. They are in so much pain." Qin Yue closed her eyes and pursed her lips, speaking softly.
"Then let's go quickly. Out of sight, out of mind."
"That's not possible, brother." Qin Yue grabbed Chu Feiyue, lifted him up, and placed him next to her. "I have to do something!"
Chu Feiyue watched as Qin Yue summoned Xiao Nuo and found a large bone to sit on. She half-closed her eyes and began to sing softly. Her language was not one that Chu Feiyue recognized.
As Qin Yue's ethereal and clear voice sang, milky white light points gradually floated out from the bones.
These light points hovered and swirled above Qin Yue, forming a large, milky white vortex. Its light was so bright that it even outshone the sun, turning the entire pit into a moonlit white.
In the vortex, countless distorted faces, some in pain and some in madness, flashed continuously. But they all eventually became peaceful.
As the song gradually reached its climax, the uppermost white light points gradually turned into white particles and floated up into the sky.
It was like a staircase leading to heaven, connecting the ground to the sky...
A massive column of white particles disappeared with the end of Qin Yue's song, but the coldness in Chu Feiyue's soul that he had felt all along was also gone.
Qin Yue opened her eyes, paused for a moment, then reabsorbed Xiao Nuo into her body and walked to her brother's side, tugging at his sleeve.
"Brother, let's go. Back to the village."
The two climbed up the slope and headed towards the newbie village. They still had their final quest to turn in.