Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle

[Realm, Tier One]

[Talent Skills]

[Divine Charm, Forcibly plunged enemies into a state of confusion, area-of-effect attack]

[Divine Subversion, Forcefully instilled mental branding, causing enemies to change their attack targets, single-target skill]

[Absolute True Damage, Any physical attack could bypass defense, dealing one hundred percent true damage to the enemy]

[Skill Deprivation, Deprived the enemy's talent skill, making them unable to use it, single-target attack]

[Nirvana Rebirth, After death, slipped into the Dominator Space, resurrected in Nirvana, restored to peak state (nine times)]

[Life and Death Control, Manipulated life factors and destruction factors]

The template upgrade was completed, and the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox exited its state of epiphany, opening its eyes.

The various Demon Beasts at the edge of the grassland were all stirred up with excitement.

"That's definitely an ancestral bloodline, naturally attuned to life energy and destructive energy."

"Is it from the Fox Race? There shouldn't be any Fox Race in this world."

"It seemed like an alien species, with a close relationship to those two humans."

"Everyone, you may turn your nose up at it for being from the Fox Race, but my Alligator Turtle Race doesn't mind. This Nine-tailed Fox? I'll gladly take it."

The Alligator Turtle Leader flickered, moving toward the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox.

"What a joke, who cares if it's the Fox Race, as long as it has the ancestral bloodline."

"Little Gator, you'd better get back to your Alligator Turtle Island. The continent's not a place you should be."

"Yeah, you life attribute Demon Beasts can all head back to your seas."

The other Great Venerable peak Demon Beasts were unwilling to be outdone, scrambling through the air toward the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox.

At this moment, the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox also saw the situation.

Even though those Great Venerable Realm Demon Beasts were suppressing their auras, Xiao Ye could still feel the intense pressure radiating from their bodies.

Xiao Ye immediately used his Lord of the Secret Realm privileges, bringing himself into the Heart of the Secret Realm, then pulling Liu Ya and Nangong Siyao in as well.

Since they were already inside the Holy Spirit Secret Realm, they entered the Heart of the Secret Realm in the blink of an eye.

When the Demon Beasts got close, they all came up empty-handed.

The Great Venerable peak Demon Beasts were dumbfounded, as the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox's aura had completely vanished, leaving them unable to sense even a trace.

Little did they know, the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox was right nearby, just sitting in the higher-dimension space of the Heart of the Secret Realm.

"Damn it, after finally seeing a newly born ancestral bloodline, it slipped away."

"Old Turtle, it's all your fault—you startled it by being so hasty."

"Heh, like you guys weren't moving fast yourselves."

They started getting into a heated argument, even breaking out into a brawl, unleashing terrifying auras. Brought to you by the folks at MV|LEMPYR.

In no time, the vast grassland was shattered into pieces, unrecognizable from before.

These Great Venerable peak Demon Beasts were all leaders of top races. *In their subconscious, the ancestral bloodline could only belong to one of their tribes.*

*That was why they were so desperate to seize it, to drag the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox back to their territory for cultivation.*

In just a few seconds, the whole region had sunk by dozens of meters from their fighting, with shockwaves reaching distant mountains and causing several peaks to collapse into a deep valley.

The Demon Beasts showed no signs of stopping any time soon.

*Xiao Ye couldn't stand it anymore. The Holy Spirit Secret Realm was already his personal property—he wouldn't allow these Demon Beasts to trash the land without restraint.*

So Xiao Ye pulled out Supreme Level attack gear and defensive equipment from the System Space, put them in the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox's claws, and then exited the Heart of the Secret Realm, returning to the grassland surface.

The aftermath of a massive Great Venerable Realm energy assault swept toward them, but the Supreme Grade lower-tier defensive equipment automatically activated, turning into a rain-shield membrane that covered the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox's body, easily blocking the attack.

"Boom!"

A dominating aura suddenly erupted from the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox.

Talent Skill, [Life and Death Control, Manipulated life factors and destruction factors]

The dominating aura spread out like a shockwave, rapidly sweeping through the surroundings and touching every Demon Beast.

The Demon Beasts in the ferocious brawl all shuddered involuntarily.

The life essence and destructive material in their heads turned from a vibrant state to utter lifelessness.

They were even horrified to find that the life factors and destruction factors in their bodies had grown eerily still, as if sealed away, and couldn't be mobilized.

"It's the Nine-tailed Fox, it appeared!"

"Everyone be careful, don't scare it off again."

Even though they couldn't use their energies, their bodies were still those of Great Venerable Realm powerhouses, capable of unleashing terrible physical destruction.

The aura on the Nine-tailed Fox's body made them feel a bloodline kinship deep inside.

The Alligator Turtle spoke up, "Everyone, we can't just snatch it by force, only the Nine-tailed Fox's will matters—who it chooses to join is up to it."

"Nine-tailed Fox, would you be willing to join my Alligator Turtle Race? If you join us, our clan will do everything in our power to nurture you, and name you Young Clan Leader."

The other Great Venerable peak leaders also made friendly invitations.

Battle Tyrannosaurus, Earth Dragon, Winged Dragon King, Greenland Shark, Glass Sponge, Bowhead Demon Whale, Red Sea Urchin Demon Plant.

All threw out tempting conditions—resources, status, authority, even Supreme Treasures, and some were willing to make it the clan leader directly.

But the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox refused them all. Accepting any of their offers meant getting locked away in their tribes—a gilded cage by another name.

The Nine-tailed Celestial Fox looked at them calmly and said, "I will not join any race, unless you all follow me."

"This is not where you all belong. Please return."

*Refuse to join unless they all followed?*

The eight Great Venerable peak Demon Beasts' faces changed.

Their tribes were fundamentally incompatible, often waging race wars. Races with the same attribute could sometimes coexist, but when a Life Attribute Demon Beast met a Destruction Type Demon Beast, it was war without end!

*All follow one? That was nearly impossible.*

*But could they really give up on the ancestral bloodline?*

The Alligator Turtle Leader gave the Nine-tailed Fox a long look and said, "I'll leave a divine sense imprint here. If you ever need anything, just touch the imprint, and my Alligator Turtle Race will make it happen for you."

With that, the Alligator Turtle Leader, Shield Void, departed.

He seemed to understand that the Nine-tailed Fox didn't belong to this realm, that it could leave anytime, and couldn't be caught. Since the Nine-tailed Fox was unwilling to go with him, all he could do was make his own stance clear, then withdraw.

Maybe one day in the future, the Nine-tailed Fox would choose to join the Alligator Turtle Race.

The Combat Tyrannosaurus Leader looked ready to make a move and just kidnap the Nine-tailed Fox, but the moment he acted, the Earth Dragon blocked him.

"The Nine-tailed Fox isn't a native Demon Beast of this little world. It seems like it can leave whenever it wants—we can't catch it."

Their races, hundreds or thousands of years ago, lived on Blue Star in the Main Space. Then the Kunpeng Venerable tossed them into this little world, where they'd survived until now.

The Combat Tyrannosaurus Leader deflated, letting out a frustrated low growl. After leaving a divine sense imprint on the grassland, he also departed.

The other Demon Beast leaders exchanged a glance and followed suit.

A moment later, eight divine sense imprints floated in the sky above the grassland. The place was empty, with only the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox left behind.