Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School
Chapter 478: Empress: I Want Him to Live Off My Means (Please Follow)

Chapter 478: Chapter 478: Empress: I Want Him to Live Off My Means (Please Follow)

Ziran abruptly changed the subject, "The reason I could break through three minor stages at once was because my foundation was solid enough, plus there was still some residual Rule Fragment energy left after upgrading to the Mythical template."

"Inside our stomachs, the Rule Fragments we just munched on have only just started to digest."

"It might take a while before they’re fully absorbed."

Gu Qingcheng and Jiang Xue’an flashed to their side, and Gu Qingcheng smiled, saying, "Taotie gets stronger by eating, after all. Don’t you feel that the speed at which rules are digested in your belly is way faster than if you absorbed them with your hand while cultivating?"

Ziran checked out her body’s condition, her beautiful eyes lighting up, "You’re totally right, just in this short time, I’ve already digested a tenth of a Rule Fragment Crystal. At this rate, I should be able to digest a whole one in half a day."

"Two a day, and in a hundred days, that’s two hundred..."

"Hiss!" Ziran gasped, *At this rate, she could reach Quasi-Saint Perfection within a year.*

*This kind of cultivation speed is simply mind-blowing.*

*To think, it had taken her nearly a year just to advance from entering the Venerable Realm to Venerable Perfection. Even then, she was already the top prodigy of the Imperial Capital’s older generation.*

At that moment, Ziran, Gu Qingcheng, and Jiang Xue’an all sensed something, their eyes turning toward Xiao Ye.

They saw Xiao Ye floating up, eyes shut, his chiseled and determined face calm on the side, while his aura suddenly surged.

Great Venerable Tier One, Great Venerable Tier Two, Great Venerable Tier Three, Great Venerable Tier Four...

His imposing presence skyrocketed, the force whipping around his body like a fierce wind, sending the girls’ hair flying every which way and making their clothes flap noisily.

Gu Qingcheng and Jiang Xue’an were totally shocked.

*How the hell did Xiao Ye just start breaking through again and again?*

Ziran crossed her arms, looking like she understood everything.

She and Xiao Ye were both Summoners of the Contracted Beast Emperor Taotie. When Emperor Taotie’s realm improved in the Saint Realm, as Summoners, their own Realms would rise accordingly.

Still, she wondered, *Emperor Taotie advanced three minor stages in the Saint Realm, so just how much could Xiao Ye advance in the Great Venerable Realm?*

Xiao Ye’s aura kept soaring, and the sound of breakthrough after breakthrough rang out.

"Puff, puff, puff!" "Puff, puff, puff!"

His progress was simply unstoppable, smashing through every barrier like a battering ram.

Great Venerable Tier Five, Great Venerable Tier Six, Great Venerable Tier Seven...

He broke through all the way to Great Venerable Tier Ten, Great Perfection!

Xiao Ye opened his eyes, the swirling winds immediately fading. He stared at his hands with a huge grin, feeling the surging strength inside him.

"Jejejeje!"

"Breaking through ten minor stages at once, damn, that feeling is awesome!"

He burst out laughing.

That laugh, though, gave off a kind of sinister vibe.

Jiang Xue’an shivered as she listened to that evil laugh, like she’d suddenly remembered something.

*She remembered, back then, after the Lord laughed like that, he would...*

She glanced at Gu Qingcheng, her cheeks going red, and just a bit of pity flickered in those clear, beautiful eyes of hers.

Gu Qingcheng slapped her long, white legs and suddenly exclaimed, "I get it!"

"It’s the breakthrough feedback from the Summoned Beast’s Realm!"

"I was wondering how Xiao Ye could suddenly break through over and over. If it’s feedback from the Summoned Beast’s realm improving, then it all makes sense."

Gu Qingcheng thought in her mind, "Old Gu, the one with the fastest cultivation speed is our husband, isn’t it?"

Divine Soul Gu Qingcheng waggled her index finger, "Nope."

Gu Qingcheng frowned.

Divine Soul Gu Qingcheng giggled, "Our guy doesn’t really have to cultivate at all. His speed at leveling up is the fastest. When we break through, he gets the upgrade feedback, too."

"He’s got the fastest upgrade speed, not the fastest cultivation speed!"

Gu Qingcheng rolled her eyes, *Isn’t that basically the same thing?*

Divine Soul Gu Qingcheng raised an eyebrow, "When you say it like that, it sounds like our guy is just a freeloader. Don’t you look down on him?"

Gu Qingcheng replied instantly, "Why would I? I’d love to have him mooch off me and make a contract with me, too."

Divine Soul Gu Qingcheng, "..."

She was having second thoughts now. At this rate, Xiaogu was already pouting, just like a fish in the water, waiting for Xiao Ye’s hook to drop in.

*If Xiao Ye’s hook never hit the water, Xiaogu would probably find every way to make sure he tossed it in.*

Ziran patted Xiao Ye’s waist, giggling,

"Now that you’ve reached a higher Realm, your body is way tougher, too. That’s really awesome."

Xiao Ye’s smile froze on his face,

*He could only guess what weird stuff Ziran was thinking now.*

"We’re all leveled up now. We’ve been in here for three or four days. Time to get out."

"We still need to collect resources for Xi’Er to upgrade her template."

"One hundred Rule Fragments in total—Auspicious and Curse types."

The four of them stepped through the blue Light Gate, exiting the Bronze Hall, and returned to the City Lord’s Mansion bedchamber in Hang City.

Once Gu Qingcheng learned what Xiao Ye needed, she immediately volunteered,

"Xiao Ye, I know of two Chaotic Spaces that have Auspicious and Curse type Rule Fragments. Now that I’m at Saint Realm Great Perfection, I could collect a hundred in just two years."

"If those two Chaotic Spaces weren’t a bit high level, I could cut that time in half."

Chaotic Spaces came in different levels, too.

Venerable Level, Quasi-Saint Level, Saint Level, Quasi-Emperor Level...

The rarer the Rule Fragment, the higher the Chaotic Space’s level it appeared in.

Gu Qingcheng’s face was full of smiles, her beautiful eyes sparkling with joy.

Helping Xiao Ye out made her feel good.

But Xiao Ye just shook his head, "Two years? That’s way too long."

"Those Chaotic Spaces are seriously dangerous. Even a tiny mishap and you’re dead. No need to go there."

The smile on Gu Qingcheng’s face faltered, *Disappointment rising in her chest.*

She didn’t get it, "Rule Fragments are way easier to collect in the Chaotic Spaces. If not there, then where do we get them?"

Xiao Ye smirked. After their earlier encounter, he completely trusted the Hangcheng Empress, so he grinned and said,

"Are there any Auspicious or Curse type Demon Beasts in Hang City? I’ve got a way to extract Rule Fragments from Demon Beasts."

Gu Qingcheng was stunned, "Extract Rule Fragments from Demon Beasts?"

Ziran patted her on the shoulder, laughing,

"That’s right. We went to one of Hang City’s special Secret Realms to kill Demon Beasts and get Rule Fragments before."

Gu Qingcheng’s pupils shrank, her eyes full of shock.

*Xiao Ye had an ability this simple and practical?*

*She was more and more convinced Xiao Ye was a mystery; he just seemed to have one game-breaking power after another, and every single one was a world-shaker.*

Extracting Rule Fragments from Demon Beasts? She’d never heard of anyone on Blue Star who could do that.

*If you wanted Rule Fragments, you absolutely had to venture into the perilous Chaotic Spaces—at least, that’s what everyone said.*

"Report!" Suddenly a Communication Guard’s urgent voice came from outside the door.

Gu Qingcheng’s figure flickered and she vanished, reappearing outside.

If any news was brought to the City Lord’s Mansion bedchamber, it meant something serious was threatening Hang City’s very foundations, and she had to handle it personally.

The Communication Guard knelt on one knee and announced, "Empress, a major force is trying to take over all the Secret Realms in Hang City. Looks like they want to wipe us out in one go."

Gu Qingcheng’s expression darkened immediately.