Online Game: Evil Dragon Against The Heaven - 212

The world of Destiny was always bright and clear, with blue skies and gentle breezes. At least, since Ye Tian Xie entered the game, he had never seen weather such as rain or storms.

Posui Chenxin was busy practicing tailoring skills with materials she obtained from the seamstress in town. Meanwhile, Su Fei Fei, Zuo Po Jun and Murong Qiu Shui were leveling up together, striving to catch up with Ye Tian Xie during his days of non-leveling. Ye Tian Xie, after another visit to the City Lord’s Mansion, obtained a letter of introduction from the Tianchen City Lord before officially setting off toward the south.

If he reached Tianri City, he would theoretically be the first player to arrive at another main city.

Pulling out a return scroll, Ye Tian Xie vanished from Tianchen City and reappeared in a quaint town with fresh air and ancient architecture—the same place where he had stopped during his earlier search for the missing city guards: Guping Town.

Located directly south of Tianchen City, Guping Town wasn’t exactly on the main path to Tianri City, but starting from here could cut the journey by nearly one-fifth. This was why Ye Tian Xie wasn’t in a particular rush. Back when he first visited, Ye Tian Xie had deliberately saved a few return scrolls to this town, which proved to be very useful today.

After defeating the young Undead Sovereign and 『destroying』 the Skeleton Cavern on his previous visit, Ye Tian Xie had earned 70 favorability points from all Guping Town residents. His reputation here was undoubtedly at the hero level, and his appearance quickly caused a stir in the small town. Even the old village chief rushed out, overwhelmed with excitement. The entire town was abuzz, and the villagers looked at him with gazes full of fervent admiration.

Favorability was a powerful yet difficult attribute to raise, especially to gain such high favorability from so many NPCs at once. It required extraordinary feats that greatly benefited them. The 70 favorability points Ye Tian Xie earned from the entire town were equivalent to rewards surpassing even the most powerful legendary-grade equipment.

Under the enthusiasm of the villagers, Ye Tian Xie had to stay for a short while before finally breaking away. Summoning his sweat-blood steed, he galloped southward at full speed.

Ye Tian Xie’s current base movement speed was 108, and with the sweat-blood steed’s 60-speed bonus, his total speed reached 168. However, he wasn’t satisfied with this. Activating Evil Dragon’s Soul, he reduced his health to 20%, then triggered Berserk Battle Intent, increasing his movement speed to 218 as he sped southward like a whirlwind.

Having accepted the mission, Ye Tian Xie had no intention of failing. To complete the task, given the distance between Tianchen City and Tianri City, he would need to travel day and night for the next few days, leaving no time for leveling. This period would be more than enough for others to catch up to his level. Yet, he wasn’t concerned. He was confident that, should he choose, leaving them far behind again would be effortless.

The Tianchen City Lord’s first mission rewarded him with the Rebellious Evil Dragon class and the Mystic Spirit Snow Fox, Yao Yao. His second mission granted him a special piece of legendary equipment—the Seven-Colored Bracelet—and a priceless land deed. This time… would this seemingly lucky City Lord surprise him yet again? With these thoughts, Ye Tian Xie couldn’t help but feel genuine anticipation.

The『surprise』came faster than expected.

Following the map’s marked route, Ye Tian Xie chose paths and small trails with no monsters as he headed south. This was a relatively remote area, sparsely populated, with only Guping Town nearby and few monsters around. Less than half an hour after leaving Guping Town, Ye Tian Xie found himself on a narrow, grass-covered trail. Beyond it lay a monster-filled map featuring level-20 Big-Mouth Birds.

At the end of the trail, Ye Tian Xie came to an abrupt stop, his expression turning peculiar as he stared ahead.

Blocking his path was a strange creature. If it had been a normal monster, Ye Tian Xie would have simply charged forward or defeated it head-on. However, this being, which looked like a monster but didn’t feel like one, evoked no desire in him to attack.

It stood less than a meter tall, with pure white fur devoid of blemishes, just like Yao Yao. Its long tail was disproportionate to its body, limbs, and oversized head… If one were to classify this creature, it was unmistakably a cat—a standing, cartoon-like cat.

It had the sharp, long ears of a cat and the deep green eyes characteristic of felines, but its face was far cuter than that of any ordinary cat. Its disproportionately large head made its body and short limbs seem comically mismatched. Its two oversized paws, resting on the ground, looked like it was wearing snow-white slippers several sizes too big. The same went for its front claws, which resembled excessively wide gloves. At the tips of these 『gloves』 extended three gleaming black spikes that were clearly not ordinary cat claws.

From the author:

‘Hmm, its appearance is so peculiar that it’s difficult to describe accurately. For reference, just think of the Digimon Gatomon. Many years ago, I dreamed of having a pet cat like that—does this count as fulfilling that dream?’

‘Don’t doubt it—it’s female. Also, this is just borrowing its appearance; there’s absolutely no other connection. As for its origin—Confucius once said: 『It’s a long story.』’

At this moment, the strange creature was standing there upright, its forepaws dangling down, tail raised, head slightly tilted upward as it stared directly at Ye Tian Xie. In its eyes, Ye Tian Xie could discern emotions and expressions no different from those of a human.

Xiao Bei: ???

When Ye Tian Xie activated his Evil Dragon’s Eye, he was startled once more.

Xiao Bei… That was its name? Such a peculiar and human-like name. What surprised him even more was that his Evil Dragon’s Eye couldn’t extract any additional information about it. The only time his skill failed was when a monster’s level exceeded his by at least 20. So this strange-looking creature…

“Eh? Ah… Xiao… Xiao Bei!!” Just as Ye Tian Xie was about to cautiously approach, Guo Guo let out an exaggerated shriek by his ear, making him pause immediately. The tone of her exclamation suggested she recognized it—had Guo Guo seen it before?

“Guo Guo, have you met it before?” Ye Tian Xie asked.

Guo Guo didn’t answer immediately. After repeatedly confirming that her eyes weren’t deceiving her, she hesitated before speaking in a strange tone: “Master, its name is Xiao Bei, and it must have come looking for you… From now on, we’ll have another companion.”

Ye Tian Xie: “…?”

Meow~~~~

Little Bei spoke, and sure enough, it let out a sound typical of a small cat. Yet, what nearly drove Ye Tian Xie to the brink was what happened next—it smiled. Tilting its head to the side, it squinted its large eyes and showed a smile that only humans should be capable of making. Then, with a sudden leap, it jumped in front of Ye Tian Xie, landing on the head of his sweat-blood steed, narrowly missing Yao Yao, who was napping there.

【Ding…Xiao Bei requests to become your pet and follow you. Do you accept?】

Ye Tian Xie: “…”

If someone suddenly handed you 1,000 yuan on the street, how would you feel? Overjoyed and bursting into laughter? Or would you freeze for a moment, utterly unsure of what to do? Because, as one of nature’s fundamental rules goes: When something unusual happens, there’s usually a catch.

In the Destiny world, the Pet Ranking feature only unlocks after owning ten pets. Su Fei Fei’s Ice Snow Wolf and Ye Tian Xie’s Mystic Spirit Snow Fox (Yao Yao) were among the few exceptions. Aside from these two, across the vast Huaxia battle zone with millions of players, fewer than eight players—including those with the lowest-grade ornamental pets—currently owned a pet. This demonstrated the extreme rarity and difficulty of acquiring a pet.

And now, out of nowhere, this strange little creature had suddenly leaped out, requesting to become his pet without any apparent reason. Moreover, it seemed as though it had been waiting here specifically for him. Faced with this unexpected request, Ye Tian Xie found himself momentarily unsure of how to respond.

“Yah! Master, agree, agree quickly! Xiao Bei is amazing, just as amazing as Yao Yao! Master, listen to Guo Guo! If you don’t agree, Xiao Bei will be sad. Hurry up!”

While Ye Tian Xie was still examining the cat-like creature that had jumped in front of him, Guo Guo was already shouting eagerly in his ear. Her urgency convinced Ye Tian Xie of one thing—Guo Guo must have seen it before and was very familiar with it.

For Guo Guo to know this creature…

Guo Guo was someone Xian’er had brought to his side. Could this strange cat also have a connection to Xian’er?

“Accept!”

“Meow meow!”

The moment the Master-Pet Contract was established, Xiao Bei let out a joyful cry and dove straight into Ye Tian Xie’s arms. Its fluffy head rubbed against his chest affectionately…

Looking at this overly affectionate Xiao Bei, Ye Tian Xie still felt a bit bewildered. He was well aware of Yao Yao’s mysterious origins and extraordinary abilities. And now, for Guo Guo, who knew Yao Yao’s power as clearly as he did, to claim that this strange-looking, overly adorable, seemingly harmless cat was just as powerful as Yao Yao… Could it really be true?

Xiao Bei: Celestial Spirit-Level Pet

Level: 0

Master: Xie Tian

Race: Unknown

Category: Unknown

Origin: Unknown

Preliminary Assessment: A being from an otherworld that suddenly appeared on the Lost Continent.

Celestial Spirit Beast!?

Ye Tian Xie’s heart trembled violently. This creature, which had actively requested to become his pet on the roadside, turned out to be a Celestial Spirit Beast—a being akin to a dream come true, as if millions of gold coins had suddenly fallen from the sky. Moreover, all its basic information fields were marked as 『unknown』. Even the system couldn’t determine its true origin.

The final note, 『a being from another world』, made Ye Tian Xie’s breath hitch for a moment.

[Following Yao Yao, the pure support pet, the debut of Tian Xie’s third pet—a super-violent cat specializing in pure physical attacks! This hyper-aggressive pet will undoubtedly steal the spotlight until Tian Xie grows stronger.]