Chapter 468: The Coming of the Azure Flower

Yu Yaonu was silent.

What Yaoyue said was not entirely detailed, but one could still feel the hardship of Beast Masters outside the Wushengyu.

Those Beast Masters had no childhood; they were born as parts of a world machine, busy operating and dedicating every ounce of their strength.

The birth of every Favored One might be built upon the blood of ten thousand people, or even more.

Indeed, anyone can be selfish, but for those who sacrificed, a Favored One cannot be selfish, cannot disregard their own qualifications as a Favored One.

After all, according to Yaoyue, the peace of the entire Wushengyu was exchanged for the sacrifices of hundreds of millions of Beast Masters in the outside world.

They truly had no right to be selfish.

Although selfishness is deeply ingrained in modern society, and everyone considers only their own interests.

Those who give selflessly are criticized and ridiculed.

If all their lives were exchanged for the blood of others, then they should not accept this with peace of mind.

"Is the Red Pupil so terrifying?" Yu Yaonu could not imagine it.

In the entire Great Beast-Taming World, ninety-nine percent of the worlds were under martial law, resisting the Red Pupil.

This was very heavy.

"If the Red Pupil were not terrifying, how would the Great Beast-Taming World be twisted into a single rope, allowing the Three Palaces to rule?

If the danger were not imminent, why would no one break away from the Three Palaces, only enjoying the present, regardless of the deluge that might follow?

The Wushengyu is protected too well; there is almost no turmoil.

In the world outside the Wushengyu, it can be said that more than ninety percent of the worlds are invaded by armies of fierce beasts every day.

If not for martial law and a nation in arms, those worlds would likely have been destroyed long ago.

But even so, every day... there is a broadcast of news that at least one, or even a hundred worlds, have been breached."

When Yaoyue mentioned this, there was endless desolation in his eyes.

"When I was seven years old, I heard the broadcast that the world I was born in had been annihilated."

"The power of the fierce beasts, although strong, we Beast Masters can still resist.

But the Red Pupil... we are helpless against it; only the Five Saints Favored One can seal the Red Pupil.

Regarding the Five Saints Favored One, it seems to involve other secrets, not just being used to deal with the Red Pupil.

But those are not things I know."

Yaoyue was acquainted with the White Tiger Sage Lord and heard the White Tiger Sage Lord speak of some secrets.

Those secrets seemed to concern the origin of the Red Pupil.

The fierce beasts in the Trial Ground were merely some War Puppets.

Behind the Red Pupil lies the true Black Hand.

The birth of the Five Saints Favored One is precisely to counter the Red Pupil.

Yu Yaonu digested this information; she felt that she had received too much information today, and it was difficult to digest for a moment.

"Why did you come to this school and even become a student?" Yu Yaonu looked at Yaoyue.

She knew it certainly wasn't because of her.

Although the Zhuque Favored One is special, according to what Qinghua said, there are many Zhuque Favored Ones.

"Because Afeng said his home was here." In the depths of Yaoyue's eyes, there was a rich sense of desolation.

Yu Yaonu guessed that this Afeng must be the name of Yaoyue's lover, and perhaps that lover had already fallen.

"Afeng was an Azure Dragon Saint Child," Yaoyue added.

Yu Yaonu was silent again.

So, in places where no one knows, there is a group of people silently sacrificing.

This includes the Favored Ones.

However...

"Will the Zhuque Favored One... be monitored?" Yu Yaonu's heart tightened.

If the Zhuque Favored One is so important, perhaps she has been monitored all along.

If that were the case, her meeting with Jiugui and the others might have already been discovered.

"No, before you become a Mythical-level Beast Master, or become the Zhuque Saintess, the Suzaku Organization will not truly contact you; that would change the trajectory of your growth," Yaoyue explained very patiently.

Yu Yaonu let out a sigh of relief.

She suddenly remembered the Ancient God Pale Pupil, and then thought of the Red Pupil in the Zhu Deer Trial Ground.

"Is there anyone who can eliminate the Red Pupil?" Yu Yaonu took a deep breath and asked.

"Yes," Yaoyue replied, "There must be someone in this world who can eliminate the Red Pupil, but... not in our Great Beast-Taming World.

You ask this probably because you saw the Red Pupil that appeared in the Zhu Deer Trial Ground being devoured, right?

The Imperial Palace went to investigate, and the result given was that it might not have been the real Red Pupil, and that the people at the time had misidentified it.

The Imperial Palace did not discover strong-magnitude energy fluctuations in the Zhu Deer Trial Ground."

"Is that so?" Yu Yaonu was somewhat hesitant.

Was that really not a Red Pupil?

Did they all misidentify it?

Yu Yaonu cast aside this emotion and asked Yaoyue: "What are the... Ancient Gods in the Trial Ground?"

"Ancient Gods? Are you talking about the Ancient Gods of the past, or the Ancient Gods of the present?"

"The ones of the past, and what about the present?"

"The Ancient Gods of the past were powerful fierce beasts.

The current ones are just puppets that have been refined; they have no consciousness and only know how to kill."

"A puppet refined through sacrifice?"

"Powerful Beast Masters speculate that behind these puppets of the Ancient Gods, and behind Red Pupil, stands the same kind of entity.

The purpose of such an entity's existence is destruction."

"Thank you for informing me." Having obtained this information, Yu Yaonu felt she needed time to digest it.

In truth, she still had some doubts in her heart.

What exactly was going on with the Ancient God Cang Tong?

"So... Yaonu, I suggest that... if you have the chance, you should still replace your first Pet Beast.

I know you have many attachments.

But compared to thousands of lives, compared to those Beast Masters whose souls are scattered in foreign lands, such attachments are nothing at all," Yaoyue could not help but advise.

If the other party were not a Zhuque Favored One, she would never have said these things.

But the status of a Favored One is of great significance; it was bought with the lives of countless Beast Masters.

Perhaps Yu Yaonu did not want the qualification of a Favored One at all, but since the qualification had fallen upon her, it was a responsibility she could not shirk.

Yu Yaonu looked at Yaoyue: "If it awakens, it can bring me more."

She did not say that it was important to her.

This phrasing was more acceptable to Yaoyue.

Having heard of Yaoyue's past experiences, Yu Yaonu also roughly understood Yaoyue's personality.

She feared that one day Yaoyue would take action against her and forcibly replace her first Pet Beast.

She felt that Yaoyue was capable of doing such a thing.

"If you can become a true Zhuque Saintess, you will be able to contract a Sacred Beast Zhuque," Yaoyue looked at Yu Yaonu, "Could it be that the Pet Beast inside you is comparable to the Supreme Sacred Beast Zhuque?"

A Sacred Beast is even above the Mythical level.

A Supreme Sacred Beast represents the strongest of the Sacred Beasts and has always been called the hope of the Beast Master World.

There is a rumor that only when the five great Supreme Sacred Beasts are gathered can they confront the enemy of Red Pupil.

Of course, these are all legends.

However, the Beast Masters on the front lines take them as truth; this is also the name of the faith for which they have sacrificed their lives, one after another.

They firmly believe that one day, the five Sacred Beasts will soar, and the enemy will eventually be destroyed.

Parting ways with Yaoyue, Yu Yaonu returned to her room.

The matters of the Outer Realm were of too great a consequence and not something she could change; thinking about them now would only add to her troubles.

Now, she closed her eyes, her heart filled with anticipation.

Last night, after killing Hua Tianbi, she returned to the hotel and consumed the Tear of the Swallowing Whale given to her by Jiugui.

After consuming it, her body grew hot, but there was no major reaction at the time.

However, in her sleep that night, during a nightmare, she encountered that little boy again.

This time, as she looked at the little boy, he became much clearer.

The little boy's figure had also become more solid.

She felt that if she obtained all the Tears of the Swallowing Whale from the Swallowing Whale Trial Ground, the Pet Beast inside her body would definitely undergo a tremendous change.

At the same time, Yang Qin's face still bore a look of terror.

Her interaction with Yu Yaonu made her realize that Yu Yaonu was not that simple.

It was very likely that Hua Tianbi's death was related to Yu Yaonu.

However, she dared not tell anyone about this matter.

She even had to bury it in her heart.

"I must be overthinking it. Yaonu... how could she have killed Hua Tianbi, and how could she have managed it?" Yang Qin comforted herself in her heart.

"What's wrong, Xiao Qin? You seem restless," a boy with an Ordinary appearance asked from the side, his eyes filled with a hint of concern.

"Tianbi... met with an accident," Yang Qin said painfully.

The Ordinary boy was Yang Qin's new boyfriend; although his appearance was Ordinary, his family background was very good.

"She met with an accident?" The boy was surprised, then comforted her, "Xiao Qin, don't be sad."

In truth, he was very happy inside.

He had long found that social butterfly Hua Tianbi an eyesore and feared that Hua Tianbi would lead his innocent girlfriend astray.

"I'm here with you."

"Mm." Yang Qin felt a slight warmth in her heart; she was indeed a bit sad, but she was more worried about Yu Yaonu.

However, she comforted herself again that Yu Yaonu was just an Ordinary person.

The two ate slowly, chatting as they did.

"Xiaofan, do you know my roommate, the very pretty one, Yu Yaonu?"

"Mm, I've seen her once," the boy said, "Although she's pretty, she's far worse than you, Xiao Qin."

The boy praised her insincerely.

"Her birthday is coming up soon. What gift do you think I should get her?" Yang Qin asked casually, "It's a pity I don't know what her family background is like, so I don't know what gift would be appropriate."

"Family background... it should be average. Just buy something.

In your school, there are only a few students from powerful backgrounds," the boy said casually.

Only after receiving this answer did Yang Qin feel slightly at ease.

Her boyfriend came from a very good background and had quite a reputation in the second-generation circle of Jinghai City.

If Yu Yaonu were truly hiding her strength or had a very deep background, her boyfriend might know a thing or two.

It seems it really was just her overthinking.

Thinking of this, Yang Qin felt very ashamed and annoyed; her performance in front of Yu Yaonu today was too embarrassing.

At this moment, the boy suddenly stood up, looked at his bracelet, and his expression changed slightly: "Something big has happened."

"What big thing?"

"Someone from the Qing Family... died in Jinghai City."

"What Qing Family?"

"The rulers of Qingque City, one of the ten top wealthy clans in the Nanhuang Realm!"

"What?" Yang Qin was shocked, "Who would dare to kill such a person?"

To her, a top wealthy clan like the Qing Family was something she had to look up to.

Just like that person who coveted Yu Yaonu, who also came from an extraordinary background.

Yang Qin did not know the other party's background, but she knew it was definitely extraordinary.

"I don't know who killed them, but the person who died can be considered one of the five great young talents of the Qing Family.

That person was ranked ninety-seventh on the Azure Cloud Ranking."

"Azure Cloud Ranking?" Yang Qin was stunned and hurriedly asked, "Was she a woman?"

"How did you know? Do you know something?" the boy asked in confusion.

"No, I guessed," Yang Qin said, feeling a bit panicked.

If it really was that person.

Yesterday, didn't that person go to find Yu Yaonu?

"When did this happen?"

"The body was discovered today; it is estimated they died yesterday.

People from the Qing Family are rushing here; it seems our Jinghai City will not be peaceful this time."

"Is that so..."

"Xiao Qin, what's wrong? Why are you so absent-minded?"

"Nothing... nothing..."

Ever since Hua Tianbi died, Yang Qin had only returned to the dormitory once; after seeing Yu Yaonu that time, she had never returned again.

In the large courtyard, only Yu Yaonu and Yaoyue remained, living together in a cold and desolate manner.

However, both of them were used to loneliness, so it didn't really matter.

"This is the Floating Cloud Festival, a rare delicacy in the world.

You must have never eaten it in the Nanhuang Realm.

This kind of food first requires the flesh and blood of a Floating Cloud Beast, which is then placed inside Cloud Joint Bamboo.

The Floating Cloud Beast belongs to Water, and the Cloud Joint Bamboo belongs to Wood; with Water and Wood nourishing each other, it is incomparably delicious," Yaoyue said, sharing a plate of food with Yu Yaonu while continuing to share.

Yu Yaonu looked at the food, and only after using Truth-Seeing Gold Eye did she taste it carefully.

Seeing this, Yaoyue smiled.

Although she did not know what Pet Beast skill Yu Yaonu had used.

She sensed the fluctuation of Yuan Power: "You are very similar to... Hua Nu from our squad; we have always called her Anu. In ancient times, 'nu' had the meaning of treasure."

These past few days, whenever Yaoyue had time, she would share her past with Yu Yaonu.

Yaoyue's past was magnificent and colorful.

Her childhood was bitter but not tragic, and her experiences after growing up were even more astonishing.

It also made Yu Yaonu feel the tenacity of humanity, as well as the greatness of those who threw themselves into the fray one after another to die.

She knew that Yaoyue was using another way to infect and influence her.

"Anu liked that White Tiger Sage Lord very much, but unfortunately, that White Tiger Sage Lord did not fancy her.

The person the White Tiger Sage Lord admired was the Zhuque Saintess.

However, that Zhuque Saintess also fell," Yaoyue said, a look of lament on her face.

Favored Ones are showered with love, but they are also deeply respected.

More than ninety percent of the Favored Ones born from ancient times to the present died on the front lines; it could be called nothing short of heroic.

The rest of the people, living in such a background, mostly fought for the world, but it was inevitable that some vermin would appear.

However, not a single Favored One who appeared on the front lines lacked great righteousness.

This is related to the Pet Beasts they contract with.

The overall reputation of Favored Ones is very good and admirable.

"If you say it like that, aren't you afraid I'll want to become the Zhuque Saintess even less?" Yu Yaonu said softly.

Yaoyue was just about to answer.

At this moment, an impolite voice came from outside.

"You? You still want to become the Zhuque Saintess?"

The voice arrived before the person.

A breath later, a woman in fire-red clothes entered the courtyard.

The woman was Qing Hua, and at this moment, there was a trace of murderous intent in her eyes.

Seeing the person who arrived, Yu Yaonu frowned slightly.

"Yu Yaonu, I originally thought you were just lucky to have become a Favored One by chance.

I never expected you to be so ruthless, to even dare to lay a hand on my cousin!"

Qing Hua looked at Yu Yaonu, seizing the initiative; her voice was full of intimidation, as if she wanted to suppress Yu Yaonu.

(End of chapter)