Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School
Chapter 453: Trench King Beast: Meeting the Ancestor! (Please follow)

Chapter 453: Chapter 453: Trench King Beast: Meeting the Ancestor! (Please follow)

Gu Qingcheng was shocked—just what couldn’t Xiao Ye do? What couldn’t he pull off? The object that would supposedly take the tens of millions of Sea Race on Sea Blue Star a half month to find, he, a complete outsider from Blue Star, managed to locate in under ten minutes.

Jiang Xue’an touched her chin with slender white fingers, tilting her head as she thought and said,

"That thing, we call it the Divine Cultivation Treasure. In the legends, it was supposed to be some kind of crystal born from ultimate darkness and cold, its surface flickering with Rule Power of the soul. Any living being that came close would find their own soul trembling involuntarily, as if their spirit might just slip clean out of their body."

"But if you didn’t get too close, and watched from afar, bathed in the influence of that Rule Power, your soul would feel like it had been uplifted, experiencing a comfort and freedom like never before, with your mind crystal clear."

She slapped her hands together and laughed, "That’s all I know—don’t ask me for more!"

"It’s just, this thing is from old rumors—it could be fake, could be real. The Sea Race has to search before we’ll know for sure."

Xiao Ye frowned.

*Divine Cultivation Treasure? That had to be a local name, the one the Sea Race used. It might not even be the real name of the item itself.*

*But a clear description of the thing’s characteristics—that was enough.*

He pulled out the treasure-seeking compass on the spot.

In an instant, a compass appeared in his hand, its surface glowing with a Profound Aura.

Ziran’s eyes lit up. *So this was the thing Xiaobing talked about—the Supreme Treasure that could find anything in the world?*

This was her first time seeing it, too.

Gu Qingcheng and Jiang Xue’an eyed Xiao Ye with obvious curiosity. They wanted to see how he’d use the compass to find this Divine Cultivation Treasure.

Xiao Ye glanced at the three women, then issued commands to the treasure-seeking compass.

He described, once more, everything that Jiang Xue’an had just said about the treasure’s outward appearance.

The Profound Aura around the compass grew deeper. After humming for a couple seconds, it delivered a response.

[Target located, three objects found, would you like to view navigation?]

"Three objects?" Xiao Ye was a little surprised.

*There should be at least one among them that matches what Jiang Xue’an called the Divine Cultivation Treasure, right?*

"Show me!"

In a flash, a dimensional map with spatial coordinates appeared in Xiao Ye’s mind.

Starting from his own position, a blue arrow pointed out in three directions.

Xiao Ye zoomed out the map, stretching it to its maximum view, and was startled to see that all three objects were on Sea Blue Star.

One of them was deep below the trench at their current position.

Another was at the southern pole of Sea Blue Star.

The last was over on the bit of land that made up one percent of Sea Blue Star’s surface.

Xiao Ye’s eyes brightened, and he quickly memorized all three sets of spatial coordinates.

[Sea Blue Star 2—###] [Sea Blue Star 9—#687] [Sea Blue Star 0!—##8]

Ziran asked, "How’d it go, Xiao Ye? Did you find it?"

Xiao Ye nodded and grinned, "Yeah, got it!"

Gu Qingcheng was reeling. *Not even a minute had passed—he’d actually found it already?*

Jiang Xue’an almost seemed to worship Xiao Ye. Her wide, sparkling eyes had that puppy-dog look to them, as if it was only natural for Xiao Ye to have this kind of ability.

"There are three treasures, all matching the outward characteristics Xiaonannan described for the Divine Cultivation Treasure."

"I found all three!" Xiao Ye said.

Gu Qingcheng’s mind was blown. *Nobody else found a single one, and this guy found three in a minute?*

These spatial coordinates weren’t for general locations—they were so specific, it could tell you which house, which room, and which closet the thing was hidden in!

Gu Qingcheng felt her worldview expand yet again, getting a deeper understanding of how terrifying Xiao Ye really was.

*Is this what made those who stood at the top of the starry sky so different from everyone else?*

Ziran urged him, "Come on, spill it—where are they?"

Xiao Ye rattled off the three sets of coordinates, [Sea Blue Star 2—###] [Sea Blue Star 9—#687] [Sea Blue Star 0!—##8].

"Two are in the Blue Star Main Space, and the last one’s in a Dimensional Secret Realm on land."

"Let’s go check out the one at the bottom of the trench first."

Jiang Xue’an wrote down all three detailed spatial coordinates.

She thought for a moment, her brows knitting, a little troubled, and said,

"The depths of that trench aren’t Sea Race territory. Some evil races live there—I don’t command them. You shouldn’t go, let me do it alone."

"If Master and Mistress go, with your current strength being what it is, there might be real danger."

"With my level in the Realm, though, I don’t believe anything there can stop me from getting the Divine Cultivation Treasure."

When Jiang Xue’an said this, she sounded a little sad. She’d just met the Master and Mistress, and wanted more than anything to stick by their side—she didn’t want to leave.

Xiao Ye opened a blue Light Gate, then scooped Gu Qingcheng up princess-style and grinned, "Ziran, let’s head into the Bronze Hall. Xiaonannan, you take the Bronze Hall and go get the Divine Cultivation Treasure together!"

The three entered the Bronze Hall, stepping outside the altar within.

Cradling the Bronze Hall, Jiang Xue’an looked ecstatic. She patted the Bronze Hall fondly and said, "I’m off!"

Holding her shapeshift, her whole body exploded with an overwhelming pressure, and she rocketed down with a speed that could only be called terrifying—like a meteor streaking toward the depths of the trench.

At the deepest part of the trench sat an ancient, colossal palace.

Lava giant beasts patrolled around the palace’s perimeter. Each of these magma beasts radiated a terrifying presence—look closely, and you’d sense they’d even reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

At the palace’s center, a king-class magma giant beast, its whole body steaming with dark energy, paced restlessly back and forth.

"Late-stage Quasi-Emperor Realm. Two thousand years—and not a shred of progress."

"All those old bastards said I had the makings of a Great Emperor. Now I’m running headlong into a wall, some realm barrier I can’t even see the end of—I can’t break through!"

He was wracking his brains for a solution when suddenly, a sense of looming danger struck him. His pitch-black eyes snapped upward.

His pupils contracted.

"Boom!" In the blink of an eye, Jiang Xue’an burst above the palace.

The crushing aura of someone at Quasi-Emperor Perfection set all of space in the area trembling.

The patrolling magma beasts all grew alert at once, swarming in around Jiang Xue’an.

"Forbidden Land of the Polar Trench, Sea Race forbidden from entry!"

Each of the magma beasts issued their warning.

Jiang Xue’an ignored every last one, dropping straight down to the palace’s core.

With a loud crash, she smashed into the palace, knocking out a deep pit as she entered.

The magma beast king exploded with rage, unleashing his full might and launching himself at Jiang Xue’an.

But as he drew near, getting a good look at Jiang Xue’an—and then sensing the unique aura that drifted from her—the beast king froze, his presence clamping down in front of everyone’s astonished eyes.

"Guardian of the Forbidden Land of the Polar Trench, King of Magma Beasts, greets the Sea God Ancestor!"

He bowed his head in deep respect, saluting with both hands clasped.

Jiang Xue’an was stunned. She pointed at herself and asked in confusion, "You know me?"

The Magma King Beast nodded, then shook his head, "Yes and no, but that doesn’t matter. You are the Sea God Ancestor of Sea Blue Star—there’s no doubt about it."

Jiang Xue’an, carefree as ever, didn’t bother figuring out whether three times seven was twenty-one or twenty-eight. She accepted it instantly and said,

"I’m taking the Divine Cultivation Treasure. Hand it over!"

The magma beast nodded, "Our Magma Sea Beast clan has guarded it for countless generations. At last, our mission is complete. I’ll hand the Dark God right over to the Ancestor now!"

Inside the Bronze Hall, question marks popped up over the heads of Xiao Ye and the girls.

???

*That’s it? It was this easy?*