A rolling white giant wall surged from the horizon, silent but carrying the heavy weight of crushing everything.

That was no ordinary snowstorm, but countless twisting, entangled, and screeching pale ice threads, dancing madly like living things, densely obscuring the daylight. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Before the wind even reached them, a chilling dread from the marrow could pierce through the fur and flesh of humans and Transcendent creatures, making even the flow of blood sluggish and viscous.

Outside, it was a completely strange, silent, pure white purgatory.

“The White-Hair Demonic Wind is truly demonic!”

This terrifying natural phenomenon before them was one of Shadow Abyss’s most famous ‘specialties’—the White-Hair Demonic Wind.

It didn't appear often.

But when it did, it was nature's game of elimination for living beings.

Transcendent creatures below the Emperor-tier who couldn't find a suitable shelter before the disaster Descent would only face death.

Even those above the Emperor-tier, if surrounded by this White-Hair Demonic Wind, would face a fate of nine deaths and one life.

“No wonder Instructor Chu didn't want me to enter Shadow Abyss.”

Mingxi, whose hair stood on end from the terrifying sight before her, °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° enough to be plucked and stir-fried, sighed.

They had just escaped danger not long ago and hadn't even stopped to get acquainted with their new companions or let ‘old lovers’ reunite after a long separation.

Nanluo then told them an unfortunate piece of news.

It sensed that the White-Hair Demonic Wind was about to arrive.

The White-Hair Demonic Wind indeed arrived just as predicted, even more punctual than Cao Cao.

Without giving Mingxi and her companions time to prepare, the evil wind began to blow.

Mingxi and her companions only had time to run to this pile of bitter stones and find a crevice so small that even a certain Little Silver Flower would sigh, 'I am still too tall and mighty to fit in here.'

Golden Yuanbao and a few others wearing shrinking bracelets could still breathe freely.

As for Nanluo.

Because she knew in advance that she would contract a Transcendent creature whose strength exceeded the Emperor-tier, Mingxi, a privileged individual, had already applied for a pet shrinking bracelet in advance.

So, everyone was doing fine.

Except for Mingxi, who felt even taller and mightier than a certain Little Silver Flower, and was suffering immensely.

“Nanluo, do you know how long this White-Hair Demonic Wind usually lasts?”

Mingxi hunched her body, difficultly asking Nanluo, who was somewhere in the crevice.

It was just small talk.

“Nanluo...”

The White-Hair Demonic Wind usually has no fixed duration; it can end in a few minutes or last for several days.

Short-duration White-Hair Demonic Winds are also called Flash Demonic Hairs here.

Those lasting over a day are called Unceasing Demonic Winds.

...

Nanluo in a non-combat state was so gentle it could drip water, even its voice exuded a soft and pleasant aura.

It explained the situation of the White-Hair Demonic Wind to them in great detail.

It was like a spring breeze.

“Sigh, I hope we're not so unlucky as to encounter an Unceasing Demonic Wind.”

Mingxi sighed.

She didn't have the attribute of a jinx, so she wasn't afraid of jinxing herself by saying it out loud.

“Luoluo?”

Little Silver Flower, lying in her hood, poked out its head, suggesting they try a wish slip.

It was evident that Little Silver Flower disliked the White-Hair Demonic Wind immensely.

Its mood was even a bit irritable.

Perhaps it was because the White-Hair Demonic Wind in Shadow Abyss seemed to have a strong natural suppressive effect on Dragon-type Transcendent creatures.

Otherwise, that Red-Blooded Scaled Dragon wouldn't have died so quickly and miserably just now.

“Okay, I'll try.”

Mingxi took out her wish slip notebook and wrote on the top sheet: “I hope the White-Hair Demonic Wind ends within one hour.”

However, the paper was not ignited.

Signifying that the wish could not be fulfilled.

Adhering to the principle of not wasting, she thought for a moment, then drew a line through the ‘one,’ changing it to ‘ten.’

However, the wish slip still failed to burn.

Mingxi: ꒰ ঌ ( ˚ ᆺ ˚ ) ໒ ꒱

She didn't believe in evil and, after some consideration, added a ‘three’ before the ‘ten.’

Thirty hours, a whole day and six hours, surely that should work?

Silence, was Shadow Abyss tonight.

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Bad luck had come again.

Mingxi was mentally exhausted.

“...Nanluo, do you think we should continue to call you Nanluo, or should I give you a new name?”

Crushing the discarded wish slip into trash, Mingxi very stiffly changed the subject.

When bad luck came, even a god couldn't stop it.

However, Nanluo's name could indeed be put on the agenda.

“Nanluo.”

Nanluo expressed a desire for a new name.

It had already reunited with Golden Yuanbao and learned the names of its new companions.

Since it had been contracted by a Beast Tamers, and she was its savior, it felt no repulsion towards becoming her pet.

Naturally, it also wanted to integrate into this family.

Moreover, the name Nanluo was like Little Chuchu, not even a nickname.

This topic brought up by Mingxi energized everyone, who had just experienced a fierce battle and almost been swept into the White-Hair Demonic Wind.

They began to discuss enthusiastically again, expressing their opinions.

The styles remained diverse, ranging from rustic to ancient, from heavy metal to cyberpunk, and everything in between.

“Let’s call her Xue Qingting.”

After several rounds of intense discussion, nearly coming to blows in the stone crevice, Mingxi, as the head of the family, finally decided on the new member's name.

Nanluo's main color was clearly purple, which is a shade of blue.

Qingting, a homophone for dragonfly, indicates its insect identity.

And 'ting' refers to the jade tablet held by ancient emperors.

It not only fits their family's tradition of pets being treasures but also reflects its identity as a collective Transcendent creature.

Emperor.

Isn't it a queen?

And the name Xue Qingting, how could it not be both pleasant to hear and easy to remember?

“Nanluo.”

Xue Qingting herself was very satisfied.

From then on, her pets would be Gold, Silver, and Blue, Red, Black, White, and Purple.

How luxurious!

After confirming the name, it was time to determine Xue Qingting's species name and various attribute and skill details.

Just as her hands and feet were numb from staying in the crevice, she also wanted to know what her physical condition was.

Under the increasingly rampant roar of the White-Hair Demonic Wind, Mingxi activated the Time Realm, giving Xue Qingting a shock of her new home.

Before this—

“Guangguang, can Xue Qingting enter the Time Realm in this condition?”

The most fundamental difference between Xue Qingting and Golden Yuanbao and the others was that it was not actually a single individual.

“No problem, collective pet beasts are also pet beasts, they are a whole, theoretically they are all your pet beasts.

So, Master, you really hit the jackpot this time.

Putting aside Nanluo's strength itself.

Although contracting collective pet beasts places a heavy burden on a Beast Tamers's brain region, you are different.

Do you know why?”

Mingxi's brow twitched, and she said calmly, “What else could it be? Because I have the Origin of Life and Destruction physique.”

The Origin of Life and Destruction was a bit of a pit, but the benefits it brought were truly considerable.

Guangguang: “...”

The Master being too smart is sometimes really boring.

Although boring, what needed to be said still had to be said: “You are right, because you are the Origin of Life and Destruction physique, collective pet beasts will not only not become a burden to you, but you can also gain unknown secret benefits.

As the number of Nanluo's collective increases, it can indirectly accelerate the development of your brain region.”

“I really did hit the jackpot.”

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Time Realm.

Mingxi first took the newly arrived Xue Qingting, who was so shocked that she burst into a queen's aura, on a tour.

Finally, a large group arrived at the testing room.

Xue Qingting's first test report was successfully released.

【Nanluo】