Chapter 925: Nightmare (recommended to watch together with tomorrow)

It’s well known that the further a Pet progresses, the harder it is to find the necessary evolution materials on the market.

tung corpse crystal, required for a King-level Ghost-type Pet to evolve to Emperor-level, only appears at certain auctions in public.

Mi Jiala continued, “However, a place with so many Corpse Imps can’t just have Corpse Imps.”

The reason tung corpse crystal is so precious is that, besides mostly appearing in eerie, terrifying cemeteries where one must sneak in discreetly and risk being caught, there’s another point: wherever tung corpse crystal is found, there must be a tribe of Corpse Imps.

Ghost-type Pets have long lifespans, so no one can say for sure how high the level of the Corpse Imps leader they encounter will be.

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, then said, “My goal hasn’t changed; the mission is still to find the Lele Seed. The most important thing right now is to traverse this area while ensuring Guo Ruiqi’s safety, and then successfully leave.”

While tung corpse crystal is indeed tempting, she still had Guo Ruiqi, who had little combat power, by her side. Xiao Xunbao was still far from Emperor-level, and even King-level was a considerable time away. There was no need to take such a risk for a tung corpse crystal that might not even be found.

She doesn’t want to find the tung corpse crystal… Mi Jiala was somewhat surprised that Qiao Sang wasn’t interested in the tung corpse crystal.

More accurately, she was interested, but she managed to restrain herself.

Such firm resolve. Even if she didn’t need an item like tung corpse crystal, she could completely trade it for something she did need.

If it were her when she was younger, even if it was dangerous, she would definitely go for it.

Having a goal, then moving towards that goal, unshaken by other temptations, that’s good… A hint of appreciation unconsciously appeared in Mi Jiala’s eyes.

It’s too dangerous here; Pets keep appearing in groups. It’s better to leave early… Thinking this, Qiao Sang looked at Xiao Xunbao and gestured towards Guo Ruiqi with her eyes:

“Lick him awake.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao floated over to Guo Ruiqi, stuck out its tongue, and heavily licked his cheek.

Guo Ruiqi slowly opened his eyes.

When he looked at the scene below, he shivered, suddenly becoming fully awake.

“It’s dangerous here. Get ready; we’re leaving now,” Qiao Sang said.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao lifted the Corpse Imp in its paw and chirped, asking what to do with it.

The Corpse Imp didn’t move, looking resigned.

So arrogant just now, and now so quiet. I almost thought you’d been dealt with too… Qiao Sang glanced at the Corpse Imp, internally complaining, and said, “Let it…”

Before she finished speaking, suddenly, large swaths of dark, heavy mist surged around them, bringing a chilling, eerie, and terrifying atmosphere.

Vaguely, a colossal figure emerged from underground below.

This is… Qiao Sang’s scalp tingled, and she had a bad premonition.

Now, even if she didn’t fully understand Pets, she could roughly distinguish their levels by their aura.

This was a King-level Pet.

Moreover, it was definitely not a newly advanced King-level.

Holy crap! What? What kind of Pets are these?! Guo Ruiqi clutched the Sleepy Bird beneath him, trembling.

He had no idea what was happening. He just felt that he had woken up, thought the crisis was over a second ago, and now felt himself in even greater danger than before.

Oh my god! If the price of seeing Qingqing Ni was this thrilling, then he could actually not see her!

“Tomb Corpse Spirit, the King-level form of the Corpse Imps.” Mi Jiala’s expression was calm, but she spoke in a solemn tone: “It seems this Tomb Corpse Spirit is the leader of this group of Corpse Imps.”

“Jie jie jie!”

The Corpse Imp, which had previously looked resigned, raised its head, bared its mouth, and let out an eerie laugh.

Good that you know. If you’re smart, why don’t you release it quickly!

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao couldn’t stand the Corpse Imp being so arrogant while held in its hand, so it slapped it on the head.

“Shi shi!”

The Corpse Imp’s eyes widened, its laughter abruptly stopped, and it showed an expression of disbelief.

You hit me!

My boss is here, and you still dare to hit me?!

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao slapped it on the head again.

I’m hitting you!

What’s so great about being a boss? It’s a boss too.

The Corpse Imp was stunned.

Xiao Xunbao seized the opportunity, its eyes glowing purple.

The next second, the Corpse Imp was overcome with drowsiness, closed its eyes, and fell sound asleep.

The dark, heavy mist enveloped them.

Immediately after, the massive figure below disappeared into the mist.

“Bind!” Qiao Sang’s expression was serious as she gave the command.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao threw the Corpse Imp in its claw downwards and raised its short toes.

The figure, originally invisible and floating upwards, changed direction and caught the Corpse Imp.

Immediately after, dozens of shadows, unusually slender for the Tomb Corpse Spirit, firmly bound it from all directions.

Ghost-type Pets are invisible to other people and Pets, but in Xiao Xunbao’s line of sight, it was a big, clumsy oaf floating straight over.

The Tomb Corpse Spirit reappeared, its claw grabbing several shadows bound to its arm, and lightly tugged.

Xiao Xunbao was then pulled back by a powerful force.

“Ice Heaven Domain!” Qiao Sang shouted.

The power gap between the Tomb Corpse Spirit and Xiao Xunbao was too great. She had Xiao Xunbao use Dark Shadow Control not to hope to successfully control it, but to make it appear, confirm its location, and be briefly restrained.

“Ice Emperor!”

Lu Bao also realized that the opponent in front of them was quite different in strength from the ones they had encountered before.

It showed a serious expression, let out a loud cry, frantically circulated the energy within its body, and emitted visible cold air.

Instantly, the temperature plummeted, and it became freezing cold.

The Tomb Corpse Spirit and the shadows bound to its body were covered in a thick, hard layer of ice.

However, the dark, heavy mist only thinned a bit; it hadn’t disappeared yet.

Just as Qiao Sang was about to have Lu Bao and the others concentrate their attacks, her heart suddenly pounded violently, adrenaline surged, and the calmness she had maintained in her mind seemed to vanish completely, replaced by an unprecedented fear.

Something’s wrong, very wrong. Why am I so scared…? Qiao Sang trembled slightly, both terrified and maintaining a rare bit of calm thought.

“Senior Qiao, Senior Qiao, what should we do? It’s too terrifying here. I, I really don’t want to stay in this secret realm for another second…” Guo Ruiqi slumped on the Sleepy Bird, his face filled with extreme fear, as if he had no confidence whatsoever in the path ahead.

And the Sleepy Bird beneath him also trembled uncontrollably.

Qiao Sang looked to the side.

She saw that the usually calm Steel Treasure, like the Sleepy Bird, had eyes full of fear.

Xiao Xunbao was the same, its expression terrified, its raised short toes trembling non-stop, and the shadow it had cast had already disappeared.

Ya Bao’s expression was a struggle, as if it were having a nightmare.

Qing Bao threw itself into her arms, and she could feel its body trembling uncontrollably.

The surrounding temperature suddenly warmed up.

Although it was still cold, it was much warmer than before.

Qiao Sang turned to look at Lu Bao.

“Ice Emperor…”

Lu Bao stared downwards, its body trembling slightly, its eyes filled with fear.

The ice shell on the Tomb Corpse Spirit’s body gradually melted.

At this moment, Xu Gehong’s voice rang out:

“It’s Nightmare Qi. It can infinitely stimulate the target’s fear, preventing calm thought and causing Pets’ energy to become unstable due to fear.”

Mi Jiala’s expression was slightly solemn.

Nightmare Qi, a high-level Ghost-type skill, is usually only learned by older Pets with a tendency towards evil. It rarely appears in battle arenas.

Qiao Sang’s strongest combat power now, besides Ice Emperor Ram, was Flame Qilu.

The Tomb Corpse Spirit had already cast Nightmare Qi first.

With Flame Qilu asleep, it would be very difficult to win relying solely on Ice Emperor Ram.

Could it be that she would have to actively expose her identity so soon after entering?

No more tonight, everyone go to bed early~