Chapter 142: Chapter 95: This Dog Leash... Ah, No, This Collar Actually Has This Function

A familiar voice, low, hoarse, and unheard for so long, made Jiang Yunnuan freeze.

’Is this guy joking with me?’

’Or has he lost his mind?’

’Don’t tell me he got his head kicked in by an opponent during a beast fight?’

"You don’t know me?"

Snapping back to her senses, she raised an eyebrow and studied him.

"I really don’t, but you seem to know me."

He replied in a lazy, unrestrained manner, watching her languidly as he lay on the ground.

Judging from her thoughts, she must be an old acquaintance of his.

He didn’t know the specifics of their relationship yet. But seeing how she’d desperately tried to break the iron lock and forced her way in here, she was probably here for him.

Jiang Yunnuan finally realized the gravity of the situation.

’The way he’s looking at me... it’s the look of a complete stranger. It’s like he really doesn’t know me anymore.’

’Oh no. Don’t tell me he has amnesia?’

’Could it get any more melodramatic?’

At this thought, she reached for the femoral artery on the inside of his hind leg’s thigh, wanting to confirm his condition.

The method for taking a beast’s pulse is different from a human’s.

Unexpectedly, the moment her hand touched his pulse, the massive Silver Fox recoiled as if electrocuted. Baring his sharp fangs, he pounced, pinning her to the ground. With a roar, he lunged for her slender, fragile neck.

The sudden turn of events left Jiang Yunnuan deeply shaken.

With no time to think, her fingers moved, a long, thin Silver Needle materializing at their tips. She was about to stab it into his neck when suddenly, the Collar on her own neck transformed into a streak of cyan light and viciously lashed out at the Silver Fox.

The vast, immense power sent the Silver Fox flying, slamming him against the iron bars before he crashed heavily onto the ground.

The cyan light then returned to her neck, reforming into the Collar.

Jiang Yunnuan put away the Silver Needle and touched the Collar, her heart filled with astonishment.

’This dog chain—ah, no, I mean, this Collar actually has this function?’

’It seems I’ve really misunderstood Yan Chen. He just wanted to protect his pet; he doesn’t have some special fetish, nor was he trying to humiliate me.’

Just then, a tall figure strolled in.

Yan Chen stood beside her, his gaze falling coldly on the Silver Fox on the ground.

Seeing him, Jiang Yunnuan quickly stood up and said, "What are you doing here?"

’Did you finish the task I gave you already? Why did you just run over here?’

"My pet was almost bitten to death. Of course I had to come and see."

He turned his head and looked at her emotionlessly, but Jiang Yunnuan shrewdly sensed that he was not in a good mood.

’Why?’

’Could it really be like he said, because his pet was almost bitten to death?’

’What a great master he is!’

"You can’t blame him. I was trying to take his pulse, and I unexpectedly triggered his aggressive nature..."

Jiang Yunnuan explained in a low voice.

On the Beast Fighting Platform, it was kill or be killed. He had been forced to fight for so long, killing who knows how many of his own kind. Off the platform, he must have suffered no small amount of torture.

His mental state had probably been damaged for a long time. The slightest provocation would trigger his bloody, violent instincts.

And the inner part of the hind leg is a very sensitive area for beasts, easily stimulated.

It was indeed her oversight; she hadn’t thought of it beforehand. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

It wasn’t until she was pinned to the ground, watching him reveal his ferocious nature and try to bite through her neck, that she understood the reason.

"Heh, you’re quick to make excuses for him."

Yan Chen replied coolly.

"I’m not. I’m telling the truth..."

’Besides, he has amnesia and doesn’t remember me at all. He’s suffered so much and nearly died in the Nine Nether Abyss. Am I really going to hold this against him?’

Jiang Yunnuan grabbed his hand and said, "By the way, did you get it done?"

Yan Chen’s brow twitched. With a wave of his hand, his Domain appeared.

Inside the Domain were countless wooden chests filled with all sorts of rare treasures. Besides those, there were innumerable Crystal Core Ores, Spiritual Medicines, Weapons, and more...

"I could only take these physical things. They still have countless Star Coins in their accounts. Unfortunately, Star Coins are a digital currency, a virtual asset, so I couldn’t touch them."

He had extracted the memories of all the guards in the Beast Fighting Arena and discovered that the Mei Family’s wealth was astonishing. So, he took everything that could be moved.

Looking at the mountain of treasures, Jiang Yunnuan’s eyes lit up, and she nearly started drooling.

She had long heard that after breaking through to the Ultimate Venerable Stage Realm, one would unlock many superpowers, such as Instant Teleportation, a Domain, Telekinesis, Dream Creation, and more.

This scene must be an example of Telekinesis.

The Ultimate Venerable Stage truly lived up to its reputation.

"This is more than enough! This stuff is all resources, far more useful than Star Coins. With the Mei Family losing so many treasures, this must have dealt them a major blow. Let’s go."

"No rush. There’s also a Spirit Vein here."

Yan Chen replied faintly. With a wave of his hand, a massive ancient tree appeared. The steel-forged ground was like paper as the tree’s roots pierced through it with ease.

Its dense, tentacle-like roots entered the Spirit Vein and, like a super-powered water pump, began to frantically extract the invisible Spiritual Energy.

The Mei Family really knew how to pick a spot, building this Beast Fighting Arena right on top of a Spirit Vein. His stumbling upon it today was a stroke of good fortune.

While the Spirit Vein was being drained, the ancient tree’s vines surged, opening all the iron cages on the floor. Under the pressure of his aura, the beasts locked inside ran out frantically.

In the next instant, they vanished into thin air.

Jiang Yunnuan rubbed her eyes and turned to look at him.

"Where did those beasts go?"

"I transported them outside. They aren’t beasts at all, but Beastmen captured by the Beast Fighting Arena. The Mei Family truly deserves to die a thousand deaths!"

Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

’He looks so handsome when he’s upholding justice!’

With the Domain isolating the area, and it being the dead of night, no one in the entire Uguria City knew of the earth-shattering events unfolding in the Beast Fighting Arena.

Even Melorin and her Contractor upstairs were oblivious.

Melorin was still waiting for the Silver Fox.

But she waited and waited, and still, no one from below brought her the Silver Fox in his human form. Her patience was gradually running out.

She kicked her Contractor off of her, adjusted her clothes, and stormed downstairs in a rage.

"What is wrong with these people? Do they have a death wish? They can’t even handle such a simple task!"

Drake, who had been kicked away: "..."

’It’s so late, and she’s still thinking about that Silver Fox.’

’What’s so great about that Silver Fox that she’s so obsessed with him?’

「Underground Dark Prison.」

When Melorin arrived, she saw that all the Beastman guards had fainted on the floor. The iron cages that should have been locked were all wide open and empty. All the Evil Beasts were gone.

’How could this be?’

’What happened?’

She was thoroughly frightened, not even daring to go inside to investigate. Instead, she turned and stumbled quickly back upstairs, only to collide with Drake, who was coming down to look for her. The impact nearly sent her tumbling down the stairs.

A strong arm hooked around her waist just in time, pulling her into a sturdy, familiar embrace.

"What’s wrong? Why do you look so pale?"