Chapter 176: The Vanishing Baiyin

Just as Lingyun was guiding Chen Jing in her recultivation, several figures suddenly appeared on the path where they had previously fought. The leader looked like a slacker playboy, but no one present dared to underestimate him. This was because he was the top fierce warrior under Chen Jing, with strength approaching the Mysterious Tier Mid-Stage.

The leading man spotted the Chunin killed by Chen Jing's punch at first glance; after all, the blood had splattered so far that it was extremely obvious in the area. The man quickly arrived before the Chunin lying on the ground, and the first thing he saw was the man's sunken chest.

"Oh my goodness, this guy really died a miserable death. If I remember correctly, this guy should be a Chunin belonging to Hachibi, and one of the four strongest among the Chunin at that. It's his own bad luck that he ran into the Big Sister Boss." Looking at the injuries on the Chunin, the man couldn't help but shiver. "However, the Big Sister Boss's domineering True Qi has become so powerful that it could even snap the Samurai Sword in their hands!"

"Boss, there's a situation here!" Just as the man was thinking about the battle between Chen Jing and this Chunin, a subordinate on the other side called out to him.

"What happened?" the man asked, turning his head.

"Look here!" a man in black pointed to a spot and said.

The man looked in the direction the man in black was pointing; there were three more corpses on the ground. When his gaze fell upon the faces of these three corpses, the slacker expression on his face vanished instantly. These three were powerful Ninjas whose strength was not inferior to the Chunin from before, and he had their files in his database, placed in an extremely important position at that. This was because all three had a high probability of being promoted to Jonin and becoming the backbone of the R Country Dark World's combat power. The man had a precise file on such potential formidable enemies. But now, they were just lying quietly before him, turned into cold corpses; whatever Chunin, whatever future Jonin, all had become fleeting smoke.

"Forensic expert, after looking at their corpses, what is your assessment?" the man asked someone beside him. This person was the only forensic expert in their team and possessed extremely strong analytical capabilities regarding various causes of death.

"The person who struck is extremely powerful; these three Chunin were all killed at almost the same time. Furthermore, the attacker only used one move, and there is only this one wound on each of their bodies." The forensic expert pushed up his glasses. "My conclusion is that the attacker's strength is at least Earth Tier!"

"Earth Tier, huh? Since when did the Big Sister Boss have connections with such an expert?" There was a hint of doubt in the man's tone, then he shook his head. "Forget it, the Big Sister Boss only told us to clean up the aftermath; we don't need to worry about other things!"

Everyone present was quick and efficient; it didn't take long for the scene to be restored to how it was before the fight, and the four corpses at the scene were also taken away.

In Lingyun's home, Chen Jing had already entered a state of cultivation. Although Lingyun had said he would protect her during the time her strength had not yet recovered, she did not want to hide under Lingyun's wings. Fighting side by side with him was Chen Jing's choice.

Lingyun returned to his room, waved one hand, and a small girl appeared before him.

"Papa!" As soon as Yui appeared, she threw herself into Lingyun's arms.

Lingyun reached out and hugged Yui, a look of helplessness appearing on his face: "Yui, didn't I say not to call me Papa when there are others around?"

"Hee hee, but there are no outsiders here right now!" Yui said with a giggle.

"Alright, alright." Lingyun sighed helplessly. "By the way, how is your world organization coming along?"

"With Ruoxi's guidance, the world integration is going very smoothly. In just a little while longer, I will be able to fully construct the Starting Town!" Yui said with a smile. "More importantly, after Aincrad is finished being constructed, there is another surprise waiting for Brother!"

"Another surprise?" Lingyun was a bit puzzled. "What is it?"

"As for this, I already said it's a surprise, so of course I can't tell Brother right now!" Yui blinked her eyes craftily.

"Since you've said so, I won't ask." Looking at Yui's expression, Lingyun smiled, then brought up another matter. "By the way, Yui, did you really not find Baiyin's program in SAO?"

"No, I'm also a bit depressed as to why a familiar's data would disappear in SAO. But I have already scanned the entire SAO program several times; even the smallest data I didn't let go, but I just couldn't find Baiyin's data." Mentioning this issue, Yui was also a bit confused.

Regarding Baiyin, the familiar she and Lingyun had obtained together, Lingqi had always been extremely fond of it. At the beginning, she had even hoped that after killing Moqi, Lingyun would be able to materialize Baiyin and bring it to this world. However, after clearing Aincrad, Baiyin had disappeared, which had made Lingqi anxious for a long time.

"It seems my initial guess was correct." Lingyun pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"You mean, Baiyin didn't belong to SAO in the first place, but was a visitor from another world?" Another voice sounded in the room, and Lingqi walked out from a shadow.

"Now there is only this one possibility; after all, part of Baiyin's strength truly exceeded the limits of the SAO world." Lingyun spread his hands. "I think Baiyin might have been a part of someone else that accidentally entered the SAO world due to some circumstances. But because the power of the Underworld King of the End existed in SAO, it couldn't leave this world. We defeated Moqi, and it returned to its original world because of the world's guidance. Moreover, Baiyin's identity in that world definitely won't be simple; otherwise, it wouldn't have made another world expend such great power to guide it back!"

"Then, Baiyin should be fine now, right?" Lingqi asked. Lingqi was still very concerned about her former familiar.

"Although I don't know exactly where Baiyin is right now, I can still feel that the current Baiyin should be in a safe environment. And with the World Consciousness looking after Baiyin, nothing will happen in its world!" Lingyun said.

"Then will I be able to see it again in the future?" Lingqi asked.

Lingyun glanced at Lingqi; on her, there was a line invisible to the naked eye that extended into the endless Void.

"Rest assured, the bond between you and Baiyin hasn't been severed. With me here, you and it will definitely be able to meet again, I promise!" Lingyun said.

"That is truly great!" A flash of joy appeared in Lingqi's eyes.

At the same time, in another world.

Beside a warm fireplace lay a small white cat with two tails. Suddenly, this little cat seemed to perceive something; a faint white light shimmered on its body, and then it looked toward the starry sky outside the window and let out a "meow."