Miss Dragon, the BOSS, will not be captured.

Theoretically speaking, she is not a native of the continent of Faya, because she has the identity of Aya on Earth. According to Ling's previous introduction, the identity of Aya predates the identity of Esther, which means that the experience of the continent of Faya is "later" to Esther.

As time went on, Esther began to doubt the authenticity of the Faya Continent. If Ling's various powers could be explained by the divine power of the world administrator, then how should the issue of the flow of time be explained?

We can't attribute all the changes to that ethereal and illusory "divine power," can we?

Estia believes that these questions can only be answered when she becomes stronger. As long as she doesn't become a god, the many secrets of this world will remain out of her reach.

Ye Qingxian remembered her purpose in coming to the Calamity Guild. Since Yunia was here, she said directly, "First of all, I am sorry for breaking the rules, but the situation is special and there is really no other way."

"As for the purpose of my visit, it is to find a way to improve my strength. My strength is limited to level 100. Is there any way to break through?"

“Yes,” Yunia replied immediately.

What should we do?

Yunia said very seriously, "Breaking through the limitations of your strength sounds simple, but it really depends on yourself."

"Rely on myself?"

"Estella, tell us how you broke through your strength limit back then?"

Yunia turned to Estia, giving her the chance to speak.

"Back then... I didn't deliberately try to break through."

Estia couldn't remember anymore, after all, it was nearly a thousand years ago. Back then, her mind was consumed by hatred, and she frantically increased her strength. By the time she came to her senses, she had already reached level 400.

During this process, she didn't encounter any of the extraordinary adventures that only chosen heroes experience; everything just happened naturally.

Therefore, Esther was unable to offer Ye Qingxian any useful advice.

"Ye Qingxian, do you really want to become stronger?" Yunia asked.

"Of course I want to."

"But where is your resolve? As a Star Crystal Dragon Knight, you have the strength to successfully break through, but your resolve is not enough."

"Isn't that enough?"

"If Estia is in danger, or even on the verge of death, you will unleash an even stronger determination than you do now."

"..."

Ye Qingxian couldn't refute it, but what Yunia said seemed like nonsense. If she had experienced a huge change, her emotions would definitely be even more intense than they were now.

"You've always been protected by Esther. She's powerful enough to protect you from anyone, right?"

Ye Qingxian clenched her fist: "That's true, but I've always wanted to become stronger. I don't want to hide behind Esther and live off her."

"In that case, you understand how to break through, right? Transform your feelings of wanting to protect Estia into power."

Yunia gave her hints; whether Ye Qingxian could understand them depended entirely on her own chances.

"The power of emotions..."

Ye Qingxian didn't understand what Yunia was saying. If Esther was in danger, she would protect Esther even at the cost of her own life.

But now that Esther is not in danger, she cannot deceive herself to gain a belief far beyond what she usually has.

What she didn't expect was that at that moment, Yunia was privately messaging Esther to explain the upcoming plans.

This was her "trial" for Ye Qingxian.

Section 254, page 240: If it's cold, just stick it on~

The trials prepared by Yunia were also very beneficial to Esther, a point she emphasized in a private message.

What's in it for me?

"Don't you want to test Ye Qingxian's true feelings for you?"

"What do you mean? You want to do something bad?"

"Listen to me, Esther, I understand that you and Ye Qingxian are in the throes of a passionate relationship, but the strength of your feelings needs to be confirmed through certain events."

Yunia knew that even Estia didn't know much about methods for breaking through strength.

The power of emotion is the most powerful force in the world, and there is no substitute for it.

Look at those stories and legends born of family, love, and friendship. Since the birth of life, it has been emotions that have supported living beings to gradually become stronger.

If all living beings on the continent of Faya were to become emotionless undead, there would be no war or chaos among them, and there would be no need to distinguish between the strong and the weak. But in that case, the whole world would become deathly silent.

The Star Crystal Dragon Knight has a special feature: the bond between the dragon knight and the dragon. Yunia was somewhat disappointed in Ye Qingxian because, so far, this bond value was only 5 points.

She was skeptical of Esther and Ye Qingxian's relationship because they had only been together for a short time and had never experienced any major changes; in other words, their love had not been tested.

According to what Yunia knows now, both Esther and Ye Qingxian are "children" when it comes to emotions. Two children who have never had any romantic experience before fall in love. Will their "love" be ambiguous?

A breakthrough in emotional power means an increase in the upper limit of strength. If the belief in becoming stronger is thoroughly ingrained in one's heart, then strength will naturally rise. This is why Estia, who was still a young dragon back then, grew in strength at a terrifying speed.

It should be noted that the silver "dragon" that killed the emperor was actually just entering adolescence, but it was the power of that hatred that allowed it to grow into one of the strongest beings on the continent in a short period of time.

What is the opportunity to become stronger? Or rather, what is the purpose of becoming stronger?

Estella became stronger in order to seek revenge, and thus successfully realized her dream.

So what is Ye Qingxian's purpose? What is she trying to become stronger for? To protect Estya?

Next, we can witness Ye Qingxian's love for Esther and his belief in protecting her.

If she fails, unfortunately, she will have to give Ye Qingxian a zero score.

Gently brushing her hair aside, Yunia, who possessed emotions, smiled slightly.

This smile left Esther and Ye Qingxian somewhat stunned, because they never expected that the once expressionless undead girl could smile so beautifully.

Yunia first helped Gnom up, preparing to take her back to the Catastrophe Hunters Guild, where there was a warm hearth. Although Catastrophe transformation would make Gnom stronger, her current body was still unable to withstand the harsh cold of the North.

At the same time, Yunia also told Esther about the next arrangements in a private chat, which was to give Ye Qingxian a trial, not a light trial, but a trial that would test her comprehensive qualities.

At the same time, this trial contains something special—love.

This is also why Esther agreed to the trial. Because Esther lacked family love since childhood, she was particularly afraid of losing it. At the same time, compared with normal people, she often felt uneasy and was afraid that her current happiness would be shattered.

Throughout her long relationship with Ye Qingxian, Esther has always maintained a strong demeanor and has never shown her vulnerable side in front of Ye Qingxian, hiding it quite well.

Yunia felt that Esther was also wrong. Since she and Ye Qingxian were a couple, she should have shared her melancholy with Ye Qingxian and sought comfort from him, instead of keeping it all bottled up inside.

You'll get sick from holding it in.

Estya, that idiot, really thinks the trials she's preparing are only for Ye Qingxian?

No, no, no, this trial is actually a two-way street. As the older sister, she also wants to test Esther's current strength and Esther's love for Ye Qingxian.

(My dearest Yinlong sister, I hope that this person named Ye Qingxian is the one you are destined to entrust your life to.)

"Let's go, let's go sit in the guild first."

Yunia helped Nom up and invited Estia and Ye Qingxian into the headquarters of the Disaster Hunters Guild.

Estya and Yunia had just chatted a lot in private, but neither of them spoke to Ye Qingxian, which left Ye Qingxian somewhat confused and wondering what was going on.

From her perspective, before she could finish speaking, Yunia ended the conversation, and Esther didn't say anything at all.

I wasn't distracted, was I?

Eager to become stronger, Ye Qingxian couldn't help but ask, "That...the power of emotions you mentioned before..."

"I'll tell you what to do... How about this, I'll try a different approach and you'll have no more questions."

Ding!

As Yunia finished speaking, Ye Qingxian heard the system notification.

"Yunia has issued you a level 100 breakthrough quest. The quest requirements are unknown. Please wait patiently for Yunia's instructions."

That's true. If it were presented as a task, it would be much simpler and easier to understand.

It was nighttime, and a snowy night in the North. The outside temperature was extremely cold. Even though Ye Qingxian's clothes were thick, they couldn't keep out the cold. So she had wanted to sit around the stove to warm herself up for a long time.

Looking around at the people around her, Gnom had grown up in the North, so this level of cold should be nothing to her. As for Estia, there was no such thing as a silver dragon that was afraid of the cold. And Yunia... the undead were even less afraid of the cold.

But is this rosy-cheeked girl, who can freely express her emotions, really a ghost? What strange things happened after they parted ways last time?

Although there were still many questions, Ye Qingxian didn't ask them. What she was thinking was that the players would raid Ice Lake Village again tomorrow, and if it was inconvenient to go back later, she would have to ask Estya for help.

Given Estia's temper, she'll probably leave a deep impression on those players. Hopefully, she won't take care of the villagers of Ice Lake Village as well... Although her Estia isn't very friendly to humans, she probably doesn't intend to harm innocent people.

The group walked toward the Star Crystal Hunter Guild in the distance. Ye Qingxian walked beside Esther, and before she could make a move, Esther took her hand.

Ye Qingxian's cheeks flushed slightly. The wind and snow in the North were indeed terrifying, but she preferred... she preferred to warm herself in her lover's arms rather than by the stove.

So as she walked, she deliberately moved closer to Esther's body, not expecting that Esther had the same idea.

Ultimately, without affecting their ability to walk, the two of them had reached the limits of what they could possibly achieve.

Section 255, Chapter 241: Sorrowful Memories of the North

The snowy plains of the North are a place filled with memories; when the girl was still alive, her life was saved by her enemy...

In the year 1032 of the Imperial Calendar, the Dragon Clan and the Empire entered into a state of war.

No one knows the truth about this war. As the empire's propaganda machine began to spread the word, countless young people took up arms and went to the battlefield, never to return.

The same was true of Yunia's father. At only four years old, she still clearly remembered that sunny morning when her father, carrying his worn-out sword and shield, rode away on his old horse to say goodbye.

A few months later, the North was hit by the heaviest snowfall of the year, along with news of the father's death.

For four-year-old Yunia, the nightmare was not over yet. A silver dragon attacked her town, and her mother died in the attack.

Having survived by sheer luck, she faced certain death, until the appearance of that gentle silver-haired woman.

Unia has a new "mother," whom she calls Mama Neytisa.

At this moment, Esther and Ye Qingxian were walking behind. Yunia turned around and glanced at her, a smile appearing on her face, which now possessed emotions.

She was adopted, but she was born earlier than Estia, so she was considered Estia's older sister.

Although the sisters are not related by blood, they have one thing in common: they both have had tragic experiences.