Chapter 411
Looking at Sister Daji, who was gazing up at him with watery eyes while in his arms, Lu Li would definitely have had his way with this fox right then and there if the time and place hadn't been so inappropriate.
After all, sooner or later it would happen; even the Night Queen was his, so this fox would eventually be his as well.
Seeming to sense Lu Li's thoughts and the change in his demeanor, a beautiful rosy flush rose upon Sister Daji's exquisite, flawless face, making her appear even more charming.
This fox was truly a femme fatale. It was just that the current time and place were indeed not suitable.
Lu Li slightly composed his mind and teased, "Alright, is it okay now?"
He certainly knew this wasn't what Sister Daji had originally wanted, but so what? This fox was now, to some extent, under his thumb.
"Young Master, you were definitely doing that on purpose just now!" Hearing Lu Li's words, Sister Daji came back to her senses. While shooting him a glare, she circulated the magic power within her body, and her form became dry once more, simultaneously emitting a faint, bewitching fragrance.
"Then tell me, what was the intention you had at the very beginning?" Gently kneading the warm jade in his hand, Lu Li teased her again.
"Hmph!" Feeling Lu Li's mischievous hand, Sister Daji almost couldn't help but go limp again. She hurriedly left Lu Li's embrace and tossed the Black Core fragments in her hand toward him.
If things continued like this, she might end up surrendering first. Clearly, she was the fox, and clearly, she should have been the one holding the advantage—how did things turn out like this?
At this moment, Sister Daji seriously suspected whether she had been possessed; how could she have suffered a setback at Lu Li's hands?
Reaching out to catch the Black Core fragments Sister Daji tossed over, Lu Li couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. The fox already possessed quite a few Black Core fragments; no wonder she had acted that way just now.
If he hadn't caught her off guard, he might have really been played for a fool by her.
One could only say that a fox is a fox, even if it's a pure-hearted one.
The Black Core fragments Sister Daji handed to Lu Li, while not enough to piece together a complete Black Core, numbered over thirty. Counting the ones he already had, they totaled exactly forty.
In other words, as long as he collected nine more Black Core fragments, he would be able to piece together a complete Black Core.
"Nine Black Core fragments? Perhaps that's not impossible." Recalling what Sister Daji had said at the beginning, she had already sensed the existence of three Black Gates in the area nearby.
If this expanded to the entire Spirit Realm plane, the number of Black Gates could indeed satisfy his needs.
"By the way, Sister Daji," Lu Li said, putting away the Black Core fragments and pulling the fox back into his arms, "What is the use of these Black Core fragments after they are synthesized into a Black Core?"
Since Sister Daji knew that Black Core fragments could be synthesized into a Black Core, she naturally knew what purpose the synthesized Black Core served.
As for why he was holding this fox, it was naturally because her texture was superb, and coupled with those nine fluffy big tails, even Lu Li couldn't help but find her hard to put down.
While holding Sister Daji, Lu Li also synchronized with the origin of the Imperial Dramon, and huge dragon wings unfolded from his back. With a flap of his wings, Lu Li was already carrying Sister Daji toward their destination.
What Lin Xue and Su Mo had given him wasn't just the coordinates of the Spirit Realm plane, but also the coordinates of that twelve-star powerhouse's body.
Although he was only nine Black Core fragments short and there were three Black Gates nearby, Lu Li still decided to prioritize recovering the materials. After all, he couldn't be sure if the Spirit Realm plane would collapse in the next second.
If he happened to encounter a Heimen on the way, he could just deal with it while he was at it.
Seeing the pair of red dragon wings unfurled behind Lu Li, Sister Daji's face didn't show too much surprise; after all, back at the Burial Ground of the Holy See, Lu Li had already synchronized with the origin of the Imperial Dramon.
"Hmm," Sister Daji shifted her body, finding a more comfortable position, and said, "The Black Core synthesized from Black Core fragments has only one effect, and that is to serve as a portal."
"Serve as a portal?" Hearing Sister Daji's explanation, a trace of surprise flashed across Lu Li's face. He hadn't expected that a Black Core, which required so much time, energy, and even luck to synthesize, would only serve such a function.
"To teleport to an extra-dimensional space outside the realm?" Since the Black Core functioned as a portal, in Lu Li's view, the final destination of this teleportation might be an extra-dimensional space outside the realm.
It was just that, in this case, the Black Core's function didn't seem that significant.
After all, even without the Black Core acting as a portal, Magic Card Masters had ways to enter extra-dimensional spaces outside the realm.
"No," Sister Daji shook her head, her arms wrapping around Lu Li's neck, her charming face pressed against his neck, her orchid-like breath spilling out. "Although the Black Core acts as a portal, in reality, the destination is not an extra-dimensional space outside the realm, but a special space called the Boundary City."
"Then it seems I thought of the Black Core too simply." This was the first time Lu Li had heard the name Boundary City, and it sounded like this place was not ordinary; otherwise, it wouldn't require such complex entry conditions.
Judging by the synthesis requirements of the Black Core, the number of Magic Card Masters who could collect enough Black Core fragments shouldn't be very high.
In other words, there shouldn't be many Magic Card Masters who had entered the Boundary City.
However, his teacher, the Night Queen, had clearly entered the Boundary City, so this fox, Sister Daji, had certainly entered it as well.
"Then what kind of place is the Boundary City?" His interest, which hadn't been too high initially, was piqued again. Anyway, it would take some time to reach their destination, so it was the perfect time to have Sister Daji introduce the Boundary City to him.
As for the blind extra-dimensional beasts encountered on the way, Sister Daji would naturally handle them.
Don't look at how this fox was curled up in his arms now; this wouldn't affect her actions in the slightest.
775, Reincarnation Restart, I'm Familiar with This!
"The Boundary City is a very special space." Curled up in Lu Li's arms, Sister Daji would deal with any extra-dimensional beasts they encountered, and she slowly began to introduce information about the Boundary City to Lu Li.
"The most special point about this place is reincarnation!"
"Reincarnation?" Hearing this, Lu Li couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Although he knew that since even Sister Daji said it was special, the Boundary City might really have something unique, Lu Li hadn't expected it to be reincarnation.
If one really had to say, the level of this power was also extremely high; even as an ultimate power, Lu Li felt it was fully qualified.
"Yes, it is reincarnation." Sister Daji rubbed against Lu Li's face. "The Boundary City undergoes a reincarnation every seven days, and everything returns to the starting point to begin again."
"Return to the starting point and begin again?" Lu Li pinched Sister Daji's upright beast ears, and he could clearly feel the fox in his arms tremble uncontrollably.
"However, if it's reincarnation, after starting over, do you have memories of that?" Although the texture wasn't as good as her tails, it still made Lu Li want to keep touching them.
Clearly, besides those nine fluffy tails, these beast ears were also one of Sister Daji's sensitive spots.
"No." Shaking her head, Sister Daji continued, "Once reincarnation begins, after everything returns to the starting point, memories are wiped."
"Hmm," Sister Daji bit her finger and continued, "Using 'wiped' might not be precise; perhaps 'sealed' is more appropriate."
"Memories related to the previous reincarnation are sealed after the new starting point begins, and these sealed memories are only gradually released until one leaves the Boundary City."
"It is precisely because of this that we know everything we experienced within the Boundary City."
"Can even the memories of Undying Realm Magic Card Masters and twelve-star Magic Card Spirits be sealed?" Listening to Sister Daji's description of the Boundary City, Lu Li suddenly felt like he was playing an RPG game.
"Yes." Sister Daji's nine fox tails spread out in the wind, killing all the extra-dimensional beasts that appeared along the way, without affecting Lu Li's actions in the slightest. "That is the world rule of the Boundary City, which transcends the Undying Realm and twelve-star level."
"According to our speculation, perhaps only existences at the Supreme level can resist the sealing brought about by this reincarnation."
"Sealing, huh? Then if it's not dealt with, perhaps wanting to leave the Boundary City will be quite troublesome." Lu Li couldn't help but frown. This Boundary City might be more troublesome than he had anticipated.
"That is indeed the case." Sister Daji nodded, and scenes of her and the Night Queen entering the Boundary City seemed to flash through her peach-blossom eyes. "Back then, it was also because Bao Si possessed the authority of reincarnation that the Master and we were able to reduce the influence of the Boundary City's reincarnation rules on ourselves to a certain extent."
Although Bao Si possessed a certain authority of reincarnation, there was still quite a gap compared to the reincarnation rules of an entire world.
Therefore, even the Night Queen had no way to be immune to the Boundary City's world rules back then. But it was precisely because of this means that the Night Queen, Sister Daji, and the others were able to return to the Magic Card civilization from the reincarnation of the Boundary City.
"After returning from the Boundary City, although the Master discovered that her strength had improved significantly, the Boundary City was indeed too bizarre, so she never entered it again after that." In the end, Sister Daji reminded Lu Li.
"Young Master, if you really intend to enter the Boundary City, I suggest you talk to the Master, and have Bao Si accompany you at that time." Although the Four Great Demon Concubines would occasionally disparage each other, they were still clear about many things.
Although Sister Daji was the strongest in combat among the Four Great Demon Concubines, if the destination was the Boundary City, Bao Si was more suitable than her.
"After leaving the Boundary City, although strength can be improved, not all Magic Card Masters who enter the Boundary City can leave that place." From this sentence of Sister Daji's, it could be seen again that the danger level of the Boundary City might be even higher than imagined.
"Rest assured, even if I really have to enter the Boundary City, I will make full preparations first." Patting Sister Daji's head, Lu Li put her at ease, but deep down, he contacted Celestin and Tiamat.
"Do you have any thoughts on this reincarnation rule of the Boundary City?" Although the reincarnation rule of the Boundary City was bizarre, if it really was a world rule, then Lu Li was not without means to contend with it.
At the very least, the life rule possessed by Celestin and the gestation rule possessed by Tiamat were also among the world rules.
Even if it wasn't as bizarre as the reincarnation rule, in a two-on-one situation, they could at least protect themselves.
"Just as Sister Daji said, this kind of sealing is indeed very likely to be a manifestation of the Boundary City's world rules." Hearing Lu Li's inquiry, Celestin and Tiamat looked at each other and said, "If it is a contest at the level of world rules, perhaps we can make you unaffected by the memory sealing."
In a sense, the two women were the embodiment of world rules and naturally possessed the strength to contend with another world rule.
However, the two women only had a preliminary understanding of the Boundary City from Sister Daji's words; they didn't know what changes they would encounter once they arrived at the Boundary City.
Therefore, in the end, both Celestin and Tiamat reminded Lu Li, "Lu Li, just as Sister Daji said before, let Bao Si accompany you on this trip."
"After all, Bao Si possesses a certain authority of reincarnation, so if any accidents occur, you will have an extra means of response and handling."
Even though the two women had great confidence in Lu Li, the Boundary City was clearly not a normal place. Going to such a dangerous and bizarre place, naturally, having more means of response was the best.
"Rest assured, I have a sense of proportion regarding this." Comforting the two women in his heart, he told them not to worry too much.
Moreover, Lu Li felt that even if he didn't say anything, since Sister Daji knew of his plan, this fox would probably seek out the Night Queen.
So when the time came, Bao Si would definitely follow him into the Boundary City.
776, Devourer of All Things, the Constantly Evolving Star Eater!
"It seems that although the space here hasn't completely collapsed, it's almost at its final moments." Observing the changes in the Spirit Realm plane along the way, Lu Li thought silently.
The greatest relief was still that the Spirit Realm plane hadn't been destroyed, but the situation wasn't much better.
Along the way, Sister Daji had already eliminated countless extra-dimensional beasts, but judging by the current situation, the number of incoming extra-dimensional beasts didn't seem to have decreased at all; they were still swarming in, and there was no end in sight.
However, no matter how many there were, these extra-dimensional beasts were no match for Sister Daji.
For Sister Daji, dealing with these incoming extra-dimensional beasts required at most a single strike; there wasn't a single extra-dimensional beast that required her to launch a second attack.
However, this was also because the strongest extra-dimensional beasts encountered along the way were only at the eleven-star level; not a single twelve-star extra-dimensional beast had appeared.
Even if the Spirit Realm plane had collapsed to this extent, extra-dimensional beasts still needed to pass through a Heimen to enter.
And the scale of a Heimen that could allow twelve-star extra-dimensional beasts to enter was also far beyond ordinary imagination.
"Young Master, about a few hundred meters ahead, there is a Heimen blocking our path." Having once again dealt with extra-dimensional beasts attracted by their aura, Sister Daji suddenly spoke up.
At the same moment, Lu Li also noticed a huge shadow of a Heimen looming in the distance. Even though they were still a distance away, Lu Li could feel the faint pressure emanating from this Heimen.
End of Chapter
