Misaka and Bai Rui were still frolicking, and Lin Luo paid them no mind, instead walking over to where Liu Ziwen had died to examine the spot closely, only to be met with surprise.
“Strange, where is the Beast Taming Book?”
In a battle between Walkers, if one Walker was killed, the Xindian within their body would separate from it, and the victor had a chance to obtain the masterless Xindian. Although they couldn't wield the full power of the Xindian like the original owner, they could absorb it to strengthen their own Xindian.
To put it simply, Lin Luo’s Contract Book was currently LV1. If he absorbed Liu Ziwen’s LV2 Beast Taming Book, the experience required for his own upgrade might be drastically reduced, or he might only need to sign one more Contractor to ascend to LV2. Furthermore, he would gain one or two skills from the Beast Taming Book, such as instantaneous movement, instantaneous movement, or instantaneous movement... He really wanted that skill!
However, what baffled him was the complete absence of the Beast Taming Book at the scene. Even materializing and expanding the Contract Book to search a wider radius yielded nothing, as if the Beast Taming Book had vanished into thin air.
“Did I already absorb the Beast Taming Book? Is that why I was able to subdue Bai Rui?”
This thought flashed through Lin Luo’s mind, but he quickly dismissed it. If that were the case, the Contract Book would have certainly given him a notification instead of remaining silent.
“What a pity, that person died just like that,” Misaka said regretfully, walking over with Bai Rui at her side, a touch of sympathy in her eyes. At that moment, Bai Rui was draped around the young girl’s neck like a scarf; his head hung low, looking lethargic, while his long tail swayed back and forth across her low-cut top...
Lin Luo’s mouth twitched, filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred... Damn it, even I haven't been swept like that, you perverted dog!
“Yes, it’s a shame indeed, the Beast Taming Book…” Lin Luo murmured in agreement. Although he felt regret, since he couldn't find it, there was nothing to be done. Such things couldn't be forced.
“Then, if we want to travel to my world, we can only wait for news from that woman?”
“Currently, it seems that’s the only path. But speaking of which, that woman is too unscrupulous. Such a terrible work ethic wouldn’t fly at some of those sites. I curse her to get her period four times a month, lasting a week each time…” Lin Luo spoke venomously.
Misaka was dumbfounded.
“Little brat, speaking ill of others behind their back is bad behavior!”
As soon as Lin Luo finished speaking, a cold voice drifted from behind him. He started in alarm, turned around, and saw an exceptionally beautiful Yujie standing not far away, elegantly poised, swaying in the breeze, radiating allure.
It was none other than Gui Qu Lai Xi!
Lin Luo broke into a cold sweat.
“You little brat, I think you’re tired of living, daring to badmouth me behind my back. How bold of you.” Gui Qu Lai Xi spoke while walking over with a smile—a smile that somehow looked chilling.
“Oh, Big Sister, you must have misheard. How would your humble servant dare speak ill of you? Your existence is like the guiding star in the heavens, the Archangel of Creation, causing the world to revere and all living beings to worship you...” Lin Luo’s heart trembled, and he instantly changed his expression, showering her with flattery.
Although he had never seen this woman fight officially and didn't know the extent of her strength, as one of the initiators of this Holy War, Lin Luo had no doubt that her power was terrifyingly immense. Even if she wasn't a god, she was likely on the demigod level. How could he dare offend someone like that, especially when he needed her favor?
“Enough, enough, isn't that disgusting!” Gui Qu Lai Xi waved her hand dismissively, clearly unmoved by Lin Luo’s flattery. “You should already know my identity, so there’s no need to beat around the bush. You people want to go to another world, right?”
“Yes, we want to return to my original world…” Before Lin Luo could speak, Misaka exclaimed eagerly, her eyes full of longing. “Big Sister, do you have a way?”
“A way? Haven’t you already got one?” Gui Qu Lai Xi glanced at her sideways and said calmly.
“We have one?” Lin Luo and Misaka exchanged bewildered looks. When?
“You’ve already signed the contract; you are now in a relationship of life and death, aren't you?” Gui Qu Lai Xi said. Hearing this, Lin Luo nodded naturally, while Misaka blushed fiercely, steam starting to rise from her head.
“Then that settles it. A relationship of life and death isn't as simple as it appears on the surface. It doesn't just link your life chains; more importantly, it links your two worlds. While this connection might seem insignificant to others, for you two, your worlds are now connected.”
Connected? Should we move now!
Lin Luo wanted to retort, but the matter was too important. He forcibly suppressed himself and asked, “Are you saying I can go to Misaka’s world now?”
“Of course.”
“Then how do we get there?”
“By using the Contract Book, naturally. That thing isn’t just for picking up girls…” Gui Qu Lai Xi shot him an exasperated look. Even Lin Luo, usually composed, couldn't help but blush slightly, feeling wronged. “Big Sister, could you please say everything at once? This way is agonizing for me.”
“Young man, you are too impatient,” Gui Qu Lai Xi replied coolly. Only when the two in front of her showed signs of losing their temper did she slowly say, “Just take out the Contract Book, hold it high above your head, and loudly recite, ‘Emerge, my Starlight Boulevard.’”
Lin Luo felt a chill run down his spine. This... this was too melodramatic! And Starlight Boulevard? What kind of ridiculous name was that?!
“Um, can I not recite it...” Before he could finish the sentence, Lin Luo felt an intense, scorching gaze that seemed ready to melt him—Beside him, Misaka was glaring at him with great intensity.
“Sister Gun, you looking at me like that puts a lot of pressure on this humble servant,” Lin Luo sighed, lifting the Contract Book high... Fine, for Sister Gun, let it be embarrassing.
“Emerge, my Starlight Boulevard!”
Instantly, straight and brilliant beams of light shot out from the Contract Book, piercing toward the heavens. The light gradually expanded, forming a grand avenue paved with what looked like stars. At the end of the path was a modern metropolis resembling a forest of steel.
“Academy City!” Misaka exclaimed, both shocked and thrilled.
Lin Luo was also dumbfounded. Damn it, this Contract Book was truly incredible, capable of such a heaven-defying feat. It was absolutely miraculous... Ah, but it was also embarrassing.
Noticing Gui Qu Lai Xi watching him with a half-smile, Lin Luo wished he could find a crack in the ground to hide in. What angered him even more was that Gui Qu Lai Xi suddenly said, “Oh dear, I just remembered, I think you can just think it silently in your heart.”
Too cruel! Lin Luo ground his teeth. Revenge, this was naked revenge!
Lin Luo swore that if he ever had the chance, he would forcefully push this woman onto a rack one hundred times!
Gui Qu Lai Xi paid no mind to the resentment in Lin Luo's eyes and said, slightly smugly, “Alright, now you just need to step onto this Starlight Boulevard, and it will tear through the dimensions to deliver you to that world.”
“Thank you,” Misaka said sincerely, then turned to Lin Luo. “Let’s go now.” She was already a little impatient.
“Wait a moment.” Lin Luo wasn't in such a hurry. After calming his emotions slightly, he looked at Gui Qu Lai Xi. “I have a few questions for you about this Holy War. I hope you will tell me truthfully.”
“Oh, what do you want to ask? I promise to tell you everything I know, holding nothing back,” Gui Qu Lai Xi replied generously this time.
“Well, it’s about...” Lin Luo had only uttered two words when Gui Qu Lai Xi’s expression suddenly changed, and she cried out in an overly dramatic fashion, “Oh dear, I forgot! This Starlight Boulevard can only be opened once in each world, and each time it only lasts for one minute... Uh, forty seconds have already passed. What should we do?”
After saying this, she blinked innocently.
Lin Luo was so furious he felt like spitting blood; this woman was doing it on purpose! She was absolutely doing it on purpose!!
“Damn your mother!” Lin Luo could hold back no longer and cursed loudly, simultaneously grabbing Misaka and stepping onto the Starlight Boulevard.
“Well then, have a pleasant journey,” Gui Qu Lai Xi suddenly transformed into a kind mother sending off her child, waving goodbye with an expression of reluctance.
“Pleasant your sister! You wicked woman, one day I will...”
“It’s very easy for my power to destroy the Starlight Boulevard,” Gui Qu Lai Xi said gently, immediately silencing Lin Luo's desire to curse her a hundred times. “Ah, beautiful Big Sister, my admiration for you is like the ceaseless flow of a mighty river, like the unstoppable surge of the Yellow River...”
Before he could finish his flattery, with a bip, the Starlight Boulevard tore into the dimensional rift.
“Hmph, you little brat!” Gui Qu Lai Xi snorted lightly.
“This person is actually quite interesting,” at this moment, a man suddenly appeared behind Gui Qu Lai Xi.
Seeming completely unfazed, Gui Qu Lai Xi said faintly, “Well, that’s just how he is. Although he’s a bit better than expected, he’s still too green. Speaking of which, you just abandoned your piece just like that?”
“You called him a piece, so why keep useless trash?” The man smiled, beckoned with his hand, and a water-blue book appeared in his grasp—the Beast Taming Book!
Gui Qu Lai Xi glanced at it calmly, unsure if it was sarcasm or amusement. “I didn’t expect you to actually manage to create this thing. Aren't you worried about the consequences?”
“If I worried about every little thing, I wouldn’t have tried in the first place,” the man said carelessly, but he quickly shifted his tone. “However, this Xindian truly cannot be forged by human power. The Beast Taming Book I spent so long creating still doesn't reach even a tenth of the original’s power. Alas.” His tone was filled with dejection.
“A forgery will always be a forgery. Without the blessing of the original power, even with heaven-defying abilities, you cannot create a Xindian,” Gui Qu Lai Xi scorned.
If Lin Luo were here, he would be utterly shocked—Liu Ziwen’s Beast Taming Book was actually fake!
“That is also true,” the man sighed wistfully. Suddenly, a flame ignited in his palm, instantly burning the Beast Taming Book to ashes. He then looked at Gui Qu Lai Xi. “Let’s discuss serious business.”
“Hmph, what serious business could there be between you and me!” Gui Qu Lai Xi sneered. “You’re sticking your claws into my territory. It’s already generous of me not to attack you. Or are you thinking I'm easy to bully?”
Her gaze sharpened, and Gui Qu Lai Xi’s entire being seemed to transform into a drawn sword, brimming with killing intent. Simultaneously, the entire space underwent a massive change. First, the clouds above seemed to shatter like physical objects, instantly dissipating. Then, the entire isolated island began to tremble, the ground started to collapse, and the sea surface began to churn...
With just a look, the heavens cracked, the earth split, and the waters reversed!
Within a radius of dozens of miles, the only thing that remained unchanged was the man before her. He shook his head. “No, no, you misunderstand. To be honest, among so many people, you are one of the last people I want to provoke. I didn't come here to oppose you, but to propose an alliance.”
“An alliance?” Gui Qu Lai Xi burst into laughter as if she had heard the funniest joke ever. “Is your brain malfunctioning?”
“It seems you really don't know yet...” The man didn't care. His mouth opened and closed, but not a single word was spoken. However, Gui Qu Lai Xi’s expression changed drastically. Her smile vanished, and she said gravely, “Is what you said true?”
“I have no reason to lie to you, and with your strength, you should be able to investigate it yourself.”
“Hmph, truly cunning and treacherous.”
“Likewise.”
...
On the Starlight Boulevard...
“Alas, to be played by that woman! My life’s reputation is ruined!” Lin Luo sighed mournfully.
“It’s alright. She helped us quite a bit anyway. Don’t dwell on such a small matter,” Misaka tried to comfort him.
“A small matter? You are mistaken, Sister Gun! I am the great King of Conquest, yet I was toyed with by a mere young woman, and then threatened by her! How can this be a small matter? This is a humiliation of the highest order! Do you understand? A humiliation of the highest order?!” Lin Luo pounded his fists and stamped his feet, expressing his rage. “No, I must prepare several plans in advance to retaliate against her in the future...”
Misaka remained silent, too lazy to pay attention to him, and instead began enthusiastically admiring the scenery around them... At this moment, the two seemed to be traversing the vastness of the universe, with countless stars flashing past them—a magnificent sight.
Misaka couldn't help but exclaim, “This is truly magical. I never thought I’d be able to travel through the universe one day. I never even dreamed of such a thing.”
“My capabilities are beyond your imagination,” hearing this, Lin Luo immediately became boastful again.
“Tch!” Misaka expressed her disdain.
After watching for a while, Misaka suddenly thought of her younger sisters, sighing inwardly. If only her sisters could live as freely as this.
“Lin Luo, do you think we can really do it? Save the sisters...”
“Of course, no problem,” Lin Luo said with full confidence.
“I don’t know where you get your confidence from.”
“We are both people who have traveled across worlds. If this were a novel, we would be people equipped with the protagonist template, and all the extras standing in our way would dissipate like passing clouds... This is the source of my confidence!”
Misaka fell silent. She wasn't like Lin Luo; she wasn't so shameless, nor was she that optimistic. Just thinking about her enemy being the entire Academy City filled her heart with anxiety and a heavy burden.
Lin Luo glanced at her and comforted her, “Alright, stop thinking so much. We just need to do our best anyway. Besides, can you feel it?”
“Feel what?”
“Through the Otaku Heart... I can hear the sisters’ voices.”
“Huh? Really?” Misaka was half-believing. “What are they saying?”
Lin Luo smiled calmly, suddenly raising his hand, pointing towards Academy City in the distance, and shouted loudly, “The sisters in the distance are calling you, brave girl, go and create yuri...”
The heavy atmosphere vanished instantly. Misaka was both ashamed and furious. “Yuri your head! Get serious for once!”
“Well, I’m trying to lighten the mood. If it’s too serious, it won't be a comedy novel...”
“You’ve never been serious!”
“That’s just your perception; I’m actually always very serious.”
“How are you serious?!”
“Seriously pursuing the conquest.”
Misaka suddenly felt like killing him.
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