Bright Crystal's entire body was as if on fire, turning crimson under the embrace of the light, from head to toe, it seemed to have transformed into flowing magma.

"Bright Crystal!"

Mingxi's heart was startled.

Then, Bright Crystal's body began to flash with alternating red and white light, becoming more frequent.

The halos around it rapidly expanded.

Like a beating heart.

Faster and faster, more and more urgent.

When they tensed like a pulled bowstring, Bright Crystal's body suddenly expanded.

From a short, stocky, three-headed body, it transformed into a hundred-meter-tall giant! It was much larger than the Rock Demon King beside it, like a heaven-supporting God of War!

And its aura suddenly elevated from its original Emperor-level to Saint-level!

A Saint-level pet beast?!

Is this Bright Crystal's... exclusive evolution?

It seems a new characteristic has awakened, or perhaps its original characteristic, 'Spring Surge,' has evolved.

It now possesses body-altering abilities similar to Little Silver Flower's 'As You Wish'.

What could it be?

"Zhen Gua!"

Bright Crystal let out an earth-shattering roar!

Its massive body erupted with speed beyond its limits!

"Rumble!"

The Great Earthquake trembled!

At the critical moment, it actually shifted dozens of meters horizontally, using its broad, thick back armor to bravely block Mingxi, the golden contract light pillar, and the Naluo King Worm!

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—!!!"

An utterly terrifying corrosive sound instantly rang out!

Like a red-hot branding iron plunged into ice water!

Bright Crystal's sturdy body, strong enough to withstand Tearing Claws, coupled with the enhancement of its characteristic 'Thousand Poisons Body,' instantly melted and concave upon contact with the sickly green acidic liquid, like a hot knife through butter, at a visible speed.

Thick white smoke mixed with the pungent smell of corroded rock shot up into the sky!

Its huge body trembled violently, emitting a muffled roar of extreme pain, but its legs were like cast iron, firmly rooted to the spot!

Its large eyes were bloodshot from the intense pain, yet burned with an unyielding will to not retreat!

Its back armor was rapidly dissolving, but behind it, the golden contract light pillar, which sustained the Queen's vitality, stubbornly and firmly flickered!

"Bright Crystal!"

Mingxi's heart felt as if an invisible hand had fiercely gripped it; the contract link allowed her to clearly feel the heart-wrenching pain Bright Crystal was enduring at that moment!

A Venerable-level pet beast's Heavenly-Rank skill—Strong Acid Corrosion.

"Abyssal Force!"

Golden Yuanbao also broke through the Void Desire Butterfly's domain at this moment, and the lightning continuously compressed by the Heavenly Wind Seated collided with the Corrosive Bone Poison Dragon's poisonous flames.

The explosive Impact sent them both flying several meters!

"Don't mind me!"

Under the gaze of Bright Crystal and Golden Yuanbao, Mingxi shook her head at them, her voice hoarse, every word seemingly suppressing the pain of a tearing soul, yet containing an undeniable resolve!

Her eyes were bloodshot, as if blood tears would fall the next second.

She stared intently at the energy bridge beneath the contract light pillar, which was constantly disintegrating and then being forcibly reconnected by the golden light.

"Hold... on!"

She suddenly pressed her left hand onto the Sword Key as well!

Blood and mental power, like a breached stellar river, poured in without reservation, even to the point of overdrawing her Origin of Life and Destruction!

The Origin of Life and Destruction in her mental sea had now transformed into a huge, strange cactus ball, or perhaps a sea urchin; from the tips of tens of thousands of sharp spines, drops of crystal-clear golden beads were rapidly condensing.

"Drip."

"Drip."

Golden beads rolled down, one after another.

This scene was as if... her mental sea was raining gold!

The Sword Key, sensing the influx of power, vibrated again, and the golden light suddenly intensified, even carrying a hint of burning blood red!

Below, though broken, the still massive contract magic array erupted with even more brilliant light, making the light pillar more solid and thicker!

The surging backlash energy was forcibly suppressed by this more powerful contract torrent!

"Buzz—Buzz—Buzz—..."

Heaven and Earth seemed to be resonating with the Sword Key and the contract magic array; the energy bridge rapidly repaired and constructed itself within the torrent of golden starlight.

The Naluo's vitality, like a flickering candle in the wind, like a broken treasure sword encountering the scorching fire of a star, was enveloped and pulled by the golden contract power, re-converging and remolding!

Countless profound runes were branded onto it and the dying insect generals, branded onto their energy cores, repairing their most fundamental Origin of Life and Destruction.

A brand new, stronger, and deeper will was painstakingly brewing in this crucible of pain!

At the same time, the contract power, like a tidal wave, washed over Mingxi's body and mental sea.

"Buzz—!"

Her mental sea, which had reached a bottleneck, under this extreme exertion, the awakening and nourishment of the Origin of Life and Destruction, and the massive feedback from the Saint-level collective Transcendent creature of the contract, groaned under the immense pressure like refined iron being forged, yet burst forth with even more brilliant light on the brink of destruction!

Her mental sea expanded wildly in fragmentation and reconstruction, her consciousness seemingly cast into the origin of the universe.

Feeling the birth and demise of stars, the budding and withering of life!

Pain and sublimation intertwined, like dancing on a ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ knife's edge, blooming in the deepest darkness, and achieving nirvana in the raging flames!

"Rustle, rustle..." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Centered on the contract magic array, pure energy surged out, and the vitality of heaven and earth flowed in naturally; the chaotic and explosive wind even quieted down and became gentle.

Plants quickly revived as if encountering sweet rain.

"Clap, clap, clap..."

The sound of a hundred flowers blooming was sparse.

This desolate land was welcoming its new birth.

Even the pet beasts, fighting to the death and hanging by a thread, were momentarily dazed when they saw this scene.

A Beast Tamers' contract ritual could actually trigger a resonance with heaven and earth.

What does that mean?

It means this contract ritual is being recognized by the laws of the universe!

If the contract succeeds, then this pet beast is highly likely to master a rule characteristic!

"Dark Abyss! We must stop this contract!"

The Hooded Men's cold voice carried a hint of imperceptible urgency.

The Dark Abyss Weaver's eight compound eyes glowed intensely!

Its body, entangled by Bright Crystal, instantly vanished from its original spot.

One could only say it truly lived up to being a Venerable-level pet beast; it actually mastered the spatial skill of teleportation, making it impossible to guard against!

The next moment, it had already appeared at the edge of the contract light pillar, a terrifying claw, entwined with viscous shadows that seemed to devour light, carrying the power to pierce through space, fiercely grasping towards the core of the light pillar, the very core that maintained the operation of the contract magic array—Mingxi!

"You really think your grandma is a soft persimmon to pinch!"

Mingxi roared, her mental power and body, propelled by the contract, along with the awakening potion she had secretly taken in Wanmo Territory while carrying Emerald Green, which had not been fully digested, finally completely broke through that invisible shackles!

Boom—

A vast mental storm, like a sea of stars, erupted with Mingxi at its center!