High Martial Arts: A Cataclysmic Beast? I am the only Beast Tamer!

Above Nanjing.

whoosh-

A streak of light swept across the sky.

It didn't attract much attention from the people on the ground below.

after all.

Since the battle ended half a day ago.

The streaks of light flying back and forth over Nanjing never stopped.

But what these people don't know is...

This streak of light was none other than the 'hero,' 'savior,' 'leader,' 'sir' they kept praising and chanting...

Lu Yu's departure did not alarm many people.

Or.

After discussion among Jiang Zhenmin and others, they decided not to announce Lu Yu's departure for the time being.

For the human race today...

The name Lu Yu is the faith and strength of countless people.

His presence or absence is as different as heaven and earth.

whoosh-

The golden light moved at an extremely fast speed.

It only took a few breaths.

It then directly crossed a thousand miles and appeared at the edge of the wilderness outside Jinling City.

there.

At the juncture of heaven and earth, stands an incomparably tall and enormous black-gold gate.

Gates of the Abyss!

A two-way passage connecting the Blue Star and the Abyss World, even large enough to accommodate god-level behemoths!

After the Battle of Nanjing.

Although all the Dark Star Gods are dead.

However, the abyss gate opened by the old witch under the guise of Li Wan'er's identity as a human from Blue Star still exists.

The opening of the Abyss Gate is irreversible.

In other words.

Unless one day humans and behemoths truly determine a victor, this portal will exist forever.

hum-

buzz-

Within a radius of a hundred miles of the Gate of the Abyss, all was deathly silent.

A dark light emanated from the room, creating a somewhat oppressive atmosphere.

When Lu Yu's figure appeared in front of the gate.

The surrounding void trembled slightly.

"Um?"

Lu Yu let out a soft "hmm," raised an eyebrow, and looked ahead.

there.

A slender figure draped in a black robe stood suspended in mid-air.

The tremor in the void just now was caused by her.

And the aura of this figure...

It carried a sense of desolation, and a hint of the true meaning of death.

"Shiyao?"

What are you doing here?

Lu Yu looked at the figure in black robes and asked in surprise.

"I……"

Qin Shiyao raised her head.

She reached out and removed the hood of her black robe, revealing a delicate and perfect face that remained perpetually as cold as an iceberg.

It was only at this moment that Lu Yu noticed.

After inheriting Xiahou Yi's necromancer authority and becoming the new necromancer, his half-cousin seemed to have become even more... peculiar in appearance and temperament.

At least.

Lu Yu hadn't noticed this at all before.

Qin Shiyao's originally icy blue eyes have now turned into a light dark gray.

In particular, the dark gray color also faintly carries some golden patterns, which adds to its mysterious and divine aura.

Lu Yu guessed.

Those golden patterns should be the embodiment of Xiahou Yi's divine authority.

What are you doing here?

Lu Yu spoke again, asking softly.

This time.

Qin Shiyao didn't try to say anything like before, but fell silent.

She pursed her lips.

then.

As if summoning all her courage, she looked up, her grey-gold eyes staring straight at Lu Yu.

Eyes facing each other.

This moment.

For some reason, Lu Yu felt a chill run down his spine.

That look in his eyes...

Something is wrong!

Whose kind-hearted cousin looks at people with such a creepy, slick gaze?

"I want to be with you..."

"To the abyss!"

Qin Shiyao's pause almost made Lu Yu lose his composure.

Thank goodness.

After the second half of the sentence was spoken, the atmosphere didn't seem so strange anymore.

"you?"

"Want to come with me to the Abyss World?"

Lu Yu shook his head, trying to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts.

He looked at his cousin and frowned as he confirmed.

"right."

"I want to go with you."

As she said these two sentences, Qin Shiyao, with her not-so-impressive chest puffed out, stared straight at Lu Yu.

Something seemed to be flickering in his eyes.

Why?

Lu Yu spoke subconsciously.

But as soon as the words were spoken, the atmosphere seemed to become strange again.

Quiet.

After a short silence.

Qin Shiyao's voice rang out softly.

"I am a necromancer, and I want to contract more giant beasts as undead pets."

"And the abyss world is full of giant beasts."

"So, I'd like to go with you."

Her tone sounded calm.

But Lu Yu always felt that beneath the calm surface lay an immense undercurrent of unease.

"I didn't make any demands on you, and I have no right to do so."

"I just..."

I want to be with you...

"go……"

Qin Shiyao lowered her head, and the black hood had been put back on by her again.

And beneath the hood.

The faint blush on the girl's face remained unseen by anyone.

In fact.

These seemingly ordinary words, coming from her mouth, were an unprecedented display of courage and frankness.

She is not like Jiang Xueying.

You can express your feelings and thoughts to Lu Yu with enthusiasm and sincerity.

Although she, like Jiang Xueying, had been watching and even accompanied Lu Yu all the way.

But more often than not...

She always played an insignificant role, silently observing like a background character.

It was the same three years ago.

Three years later, however, she did not want things to turn out the same way.

"..."

Lu Yu remained silent.

or.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

"The Abyss is dangerous."

Lu Yu thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"I am not afraid of danger."

"If we really encounter danger, you can just leave me behind, it's okay."

Qin Shiyao kept her head down, but she answered quickly.

"I have something very important to do on this trip to the Abyss."

"There probably isn't enough time or effort to help you contract an undead pet."

Lu Yu added again.

"It's alright."

"I can do it myself, you don't need to worry about me or help me."

Qin Shiyao didn't hesitate.

It was as if she had rehearsed these words in her mind hundreds of times.

"..."

Lu Yu looked at his cousin, who was wearing a black robe, and wanted to say something more.

But as he moved his lips, he seemed hesitant to say it.

finally.

After silence and reflection.

Lu Yu took a deep breath.

Step out.

hum-

His figure vanished from the spot.

They disappeared at the same time.

And there was Qin Shiyao in front of him, her head covered by a black robe and hood.

The difference is...

When the two figures reappeared in the void hundreds of meters away.

Lu Yu was holding his cousin's slender, cool hand.

……

……

Blue Star, the Abyss Realm.

Frosty Isle, Icefield.

The place lives up to its name.

This endless, vast wilderness stretches as far as the eye can see, filled with glaciers and giant rocks.

boom--

Boom boom—

Every now and then.

From the thick, unfathomably deep glacier, came the sounds of giant beasts landing.

On the vast, white, icy wilderness.

You can also see huge footprints, some tens or even hundreds of meters long, left by giant beasts that once walked there.

Phew——!

Screech!

A sharp screech echoed through the sky.

A flock of thousands of giant birds, each over a hundred meters tall, flapped their wings and flew northwest.

If there were any creatures here who understood the language of the abyss, they could hear, amidst the chaotic hisses, exchanging words of fear or anxiety.

"Hachi!"

"Have you heard? The Frost God has fallen!"

"What? How is this possible?"

"The Ancestral God is the sole overlord of Frost Continent, one of the twelve continents of the Abyss, a true god-level behemoth!"

"Who has the power to kill the Ancestral God?"

"Could it be that the ancestral gods from other continents have attacked?"

"No, no, I heard from the lover of my great-aunt's youngest son that the Frost God went to the human world and perished there..."

"The human world? Nonsense! Those ant-like creatures couldn't even cause the slightest harm if the Ancestral God stood still and let them attack!"

"Sh-!"

"My great-aunt's youngest son's lover told me that he's only telling me this, so please don't tell any other birds..."

"Hey, Thirteenth Sister!"

"Have you heard? We were summoned by the royal court this time, apparently because the ancestral god who ruled Frost Continent has fallen!"

"What? Really? I'm not well-educated, don't lie to me!"

"How could this be fake? This was said by the lover's husband of my best friend's distant aunt's youngest son; the information is absolutely true!"

"..."

It's hard to imagine.

The seemingly mundane, even noisy, chirping of birds contains a wealth of information.

"Luckily, I really do understand 'bird language'."

Above the icy wilderness.

Behind the flock of giant birds, in the void.

Suddenly, a light laugh from a young boy rang out.

hum-

buzz-

The void trembled.

Two figures, a man and a woman, appeared.

The one who spoke just now was Lu Yu.

Standing next to him was his cousin, Qin Shiyao.

After crossing the gate to the abyss, the two were inexplicably teleported to this barren, icy wilderness.

Unaware of direction, unsure of location.

There was absolutely no information; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say we were completely in the dark.

Thank goodness.

The two, who had been hiding in the void for a while, still managed to gain some information.

Although they came from a flock of large birds.

How do you know 'bird language'?

Although Qin Shiyao was also happy to have obtained the information, she was more curious and puzzled.

"Hey--"

Lu Yu smiled and said truthfully:

"Actually, it can't be said that you understand 'bird language'."

"But with Xiaomeng's mental support, I can understand the meaning of their animal language."

"Besides bird language, I also know a little bit about horse language, tiger language, tortoise language, rabbit language..."

The words fell.

Qin Shiyao's pretty face stiffened, revealing a look that was both helpless and amusing.

Under the increasingly grand halo, she often forgets that Lu Yu is actually just a young man in his early twenties, just like her.

"So what do we do now?"

Qin Shiyao pursed her lips, looked at Lu Yu, and asked.

"It's very simple."

Lu Yu smiled brightly.

Have you ever heard of—

"A story of following the clues to find the turtle?"