As the Chained Ghost was subdued, Yun Wanli, the Green Winged Wind Listener Beast, and the Ghost Eye Beast were freed.
"This is …"
Yun Wanli stared at Su Ping in a daze. Just now, when he was trapped, he had felt a strong force from the space. He thought he was in a hopeless situation. He didn't expect that Su Ping could turn the tables in the blink of an eye. The ferocious beast was subdued effortlessly.
The collapsing space that Su Ping had thrown out made Yun Wanli's heart palpitate. It was as if there was a horrifying place inside.
Su Ping put away the black ring and darted a glance at Yun Wanli. He noticed the fear on Yun Wanli's face but didn't mind.
The beast-catching ring could be used to capture beasts as well as humans.
After all, it was something that could be purchased from the system's shop.
According to the system's definition, everything was a pet. Joanna, who was a god, was no exception. Humans were no exception.
Whoosh!
Su Ping told the Little Skeleton to keep an eye on the surroundings for him. Then, he poured his consciousness into the black beast-catching ring.
Inside was a vast ocean-like dark space with no end in sight. In that darkness, there seemed to be a surging tide.
At this moment, the only place that could be seen clearly was the center of this space. There were chains that pierced through an extremely large demonic beast, imprisoning it in mid-air.
That beast was the Chained Ghost!
Su Ping looked at the beast that was bound by chains and couldn't move at all. "Have you ever seen a girl like this?" he asked.
He waved his hand and Su Lingyue's image appeared in front of him.
The space there was between consciousness and reality. Su Ping was able to manifest his consciousness directly.
The Chained Ghost rolled its eyes and glared at Su Ping. "Let me go, you despicable bug!" it bellowed.
"Answer my questions if you want to go out," Su Ping said.
"Piss off!"
The Chained Ghost bellowed.
Su Ping wasn't angry. Most beasts were hot-tempered and he was used to it. "You should know your current situation. I can kill you easily. If you don't want to die, tell me the truth and I can spare your life."
The Chained Ghost glared at him but didn't get angry again.
Death was a great deterrent.
The Chained Ghost rolled its eyes and said in a creepy voice, "This bug snuck in from here. If you want to find her, go inside!"
Su Ping gazed at the Chained Ghost. A moment later, he said, "Of course I will go in. I will even if you tell me she's dead. Unless I see her with my own eyes, I will turn this place upside down and find her."
"How arrogant. Off you go then." The Chained Ghost sneered.
Su Ping stared at the Chained Ghost for two seconds. "There used to be legendary battle pet warriors guarding this place. Why are they gone now? Did you kill them or did they leave?"
The Chained Ghost sneered. "Of course they were killed by us. This place is already our territory. Do you think you can …"
The Chained Ghost suddenly remembered something. The Chained Ghost looked at Su Ping gloomily. "I've told you where that little bug went. You can let me out now, right?"
"Not yet," Su Ping said.
He gave the Chained Ghost a meaningful look and left the beast-catching ring.
"Hmm, I knew it. You are a despicable and cunning bug. Unfortunately, you are not as good as me …" The Chained Ghost sneered at Su Ping, as if it had expected that Su Ping wouldn't let it go. It wasn't disappointed or angry. It just looked at the chains around its body and felt a bit distressed.
The chains were too tight. No matter how hard the Chained Ghost tried, it couldn't get rid of them.
The energy in its body seemed to be imprisoned by these chains, unable to be used in the slightest.
"When I get out, you'll be the first one I'll eat!" the Chained Ghost said to itself.
…
Su Ping came back to his body.
He stood on the Inferno Dragon's shoulder, deep in thought.
He wasn't sure if he could trust the Chained Ghost's words.
The Chained Ghost was talking about the legendary battle pet warrior.
As for Su Lingyue …
Su Ping would go there, dead or alive. He wouldn't turn back even if the Chained Ghost had lured him into the Deep Caves on purpose.
If his family was in the Deep Caves, he would light up the way home, no matter how dark it was.
"Fate Challenger Su, what should we do now …"
Yun Wanli approached Su Ping and looked at him cautiously.
He didn't have the courage to ask about that strange dark space. That thing had swallowed that horrifying beast in an instant. It was likely that it was one of Su Ping's trump cards. He wished he hadn't seen that. If it was a critical trump card, Su Ping might kill him to keep him quiet.
Su Ping came back to his senses. "Let's keep going."
"Sure." Yun Wanli nodded.
Su Ping looked at the tunnel in front of him. Both the left and the right side led to darkness. He thought about it and chose the one on the right.
Whoosh!
Just to be safe, Su Ping summoned the Dark Dragon Hound as well.
Phew!
The Dark Dragon Hound jumped out from the swirl and stretched its back. It saw Su Ping and moved closer to the Inferno Dragon.
"Go and clear the way," Su Ping ordered.
The Dark Dragon Hound was about to beg for Su Ping's favor when it heard Su Ping's order and looked at the pitch-black cave. The Dark Dragon Hound shivered and begged Su Ping for help.
Su Ping rolled his eyes. The Dark Dragon Hound was the one with the strongest defense and it was even more resilient than the Inferno Dragon.
"Just do it," Su Ping said grumpily.
Seeing that Su Ping had made up his mind, the Dark Dragon Hound gave up on begging. The Dark Dragon Hound darted a resentful look at Su Ping and slowly trotted to the front to clear the way.
Yun Wanli was surprised to see the Dark Dragon Hound. He was experienced and knowledgeable. He could tell right away that the dog … was the Dark Dragon Hound.
A battle pet with a sixth-rank bloodline?
But it was different from the Dark Dragon Hound. The Dark Dragon Hound's body structure and the aura it exuded were intimidating.
"Is this guy really not from the Cerulean Planet?"
Yun Wanli couldn't help but let his imagination run wild when he saw such a strange battle pet.
As the Dark Dragon Hound cleared the way, only the sound of footsteps could be heard. Soon, they heard the Dark Dragon Hound's roar.
Su Ping went after the Dark Dragon Hound.
Two beast kings were attacking the Dark Dragon Hound. One of them was hundreds of meters long, like a huge centipede, and the other was a skeleton seven or eight meters tall, covered in dark armor. It was the Ghost General.
The Ghost General was a beast that could only be born in the world of the undead. The Ghost General was born in a special environment with a strong undead aura. The Ghost General was as strong as the peak of the Ocean State.
"Help me."
Su Ping ordered.
Whoosh!
The Little Skeleton was the first to charge towards the Ghostblade General.
Teleportation! Slash!
A stunning blade light directly cleaved the undead Ghostblade General into two. His movements were clean and efficient, ending the battle in an instant.
On the other side, the Dark Dragon Hound had pounced on the other beast king that looked like a centipede.
The two beast kings were defeated.
Little Skeleton pressed his hand on the Ghostblade General's skeleton. Wisps of dark aura flowed into Little Skeleton's body through the Ghostblade General's body. Little Skeleton's entire body was shrouded in dark mist. After a long while, when Little Skeleton put down his hand, the dark mist finally dissipated.
Whoosh!
The Little Skeleton flew back to Su Ping and sat on the Inferno Dragon's shoulder.
Su Ping looked at the Dark Dragon Hound that was eating the centipede's head. "Let's go."
The Dark Dragon Hound was reluctant to leave. It jumped to the middle of the centipede's body, smashed a part of its shell, and took out a piece of green flesh. The Dark Dragon Hound swallowed it and went on ahead.
Yun Wanli was speechless. Two beast kings had been killed in the blink of an eye. In the outside world, such a thing would be enough to make any base city feel threatened. However, in that place, they were just two common beasts that died without causing a ripple.
…
Along the way.
Apart from the beast kings, Su Ping also ran into a small group of advanced beasts. Most of them were at the ninth-rank and a few of them were eighth-rank beasts that had just reached adulthood.
The Dark Dragon Hound smashed all of them with its paw.
"Do you have a map of this place?" Su Ping asked.
Yun Wanli shook his head. "The environment in the Deep Caves is harsh and it changes from time to time. Only the legendary battle pet warriors that are stationed here all year round can tell the difference. I don't have a map either."
Su Ping glared at him. So, Yun Wanli wasn't even a guide.
Yun Wanli seemed to have noticed the disdain in Su Ping's eyes. He forced a smile.
All of a sudden, the Dark Dragon Hound sent him a warning signal.
Su Ping was startled. The Dark Dragon Hound must have run into something big if it sensed danger.
"Let's go!"
He caught up with the Dark Dragon Hound.
Not long after, Su Ping suddenly felt as if he had passed through a layer of water. His eyes lit up and he could feel the biting cold wind coming from all directions.
In front of him was a vast expanse of glaciers!
From the dark and gloomy tunnel, he actually stepped into a glacier!
Su Ping was surprised. There was no sun above the glacier, but the sky was blue and the surrounding area was covered with white snow, blending into one color.
"This is the Deep Caves of Ice."
Yun Wanli's voice rang out as he walked out of the ripples. His body was still in the state of merging with the Splitting Rock Dragon.
In this state, his defense ability had been greatly enhanced. Even if he were to encounter an attack that he couldn't react in time, he would still be able to protect himself.
"The Deep Caves of Ice?"
Su Ping looked at him with a frown.
"Yes. There are five worlds in the Deep Caves. To be exact, there are five hells!"
Yun Wanli said, "These five worlds imprison all the demon beasts in the Abyss Cave. It is said that the people who built the Abyss Cave in the first generation wanted these demon beasts to die by themselves. However, some people say that there are loopholes in this theory, and it is not credible. Anyway, there are five different worlds here. The Abyss Cave that our True Martial University is guarding is the closest to the Ice Prison world."
"If we keep going, we will see the Inferno World, which is a sea of fire.
"But there is a pass between the Inferno World and the Ice World. There should be legendary battle pet warriors guarding that pass. We can go there and have a look."
Su Ping looked at him for two seconds and nodded. "Okay. Lead the way."
Yun Wanli nodded and said, "Just go straight. Although this place seems to be vast and boundless, there is actually a boundary."
With that said, he hopped onto the back of the Winged Wind Listener. "Wild beasts may be hiding in the snow. Those wild beasts have been imprisoned here for years and have long been assimilated. They are all of the ice family. If we walk on the ground, we will be attacked."
Su Ping nodded and told the Inferno Dragon to fly up.
Ever since the Inferno Dragon absorbed the purple-blood dragon's bloodline, it had grown wings of purple flames, which gave it the ability to fly.
Whoosh!
Su Ping and Yun Wanli flew up. Su Ping saw the Dark Dragon Hound running in the snow but he didn't pay attention to it.
Very soon, the Dark Dragon Hound also used its dragon form and rose from the ground.
"I hope I can meet the seniors that are guarding this place in the Tower …" Yun Wanli gazed into the distance, worried. There was no one guarding the border, but there were wild beasts lying in ambush. He had a bad feeling about this.
