Chapter 343 - 204: Child of Ecology

Chapter 343: Chapter 204: Child of Ecology

You could even say that Ren Suxin had earned a large portion of the resources Flower Venerable possessed.

Ren Suxin had never spoken of this to any outsider.

Ren Suxin was fiercely independent. If she hadn’t been able to contribute to her sister’s success, she would never have been so insistent on having her Nirvana Phoenix Peony complete its Nirvana.

It took enormous resources for her to become a Guardian Beast Master.

Ren Suxin had always been very ambitious, but her ambition wasn’t about gaining immense strength or authority.

Instead, she hoped to realize her own potential and constantly feel a profound sense of accomplishment.

The moment she completed the Fifth Nirvana, Ren Suxin knew in her heart...

...that she would be uncontrollably driven to help the Nirvana Phoenix Peony complete its Sixth Nirvana, and continue until it awakened its Lifebound Phoenix!

Even now, having just completed the Fifth Nirvana, Ren Suxin’s heart was already stirring with anticipation.

Zhong Yi knew perfectly well that Ren Suxin hadn’t stopped him just to thank him.

She had already thanked him many times before.

Zhong Yi watched as Ren Suxin pursed her lips, then said without a hint of hesitation,

"Zhong Yi, I want to complete the subsequent Nirvanas with my Nirvana Phoenix Peony. Can you help me?"

"Don’t worry, I’ll make sure you’re satisfied with the compensation."

"I’ve noticed you care a great deal for Sun Ya and He Guoguo, and you aren’t bothered by their Bizarre origins at all."

"If you’re willing to help me, I can help them find Rule Deceit Embryos that are compatible with their Deceit Beasts’ abilities."

Their Deceit Beasts could synergize with each other. Investing in them would surely produce an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

Zhong Yi’s interest was piqued. The compensation Ren Suxin was offering was truly generous.

Rule Deceit Embryos were exceedingly rare, as each one symbolized the death of a Celestial Destiny Seeker.

And these would have to be Rule Deceit Embryos compatible with Sun Ya’s and He Guoguo’s Deceit Beasts, no less!

But then he thought of Flower Venerable’s methods. She was someone who wouldn’t hesitate to kill even a Five-finger Peak Creator.

With her personality and power, obtaining a few Rule Deceit Embryos truly wouldn’t be difficult for her.

However, Zhong Yi didn’t continue the conversation about compensation with Ren Suxin.

Flower Venerable had already promised to do three things for him unconditionally.

She would do them even if they harmed the interests of the Xin Xia Federation.

Given their relationship, there was no point in discussing compensation.

Zhong Yi and Flower Venerable had already formed an extremely tight partnership.

This bond was even closer than the one he shared with Star Night.

’Ren Suxin is asking me for help, which must mean Flower Venerable didn’t tell her what I said earlier.’

’As an older sister, Flower Venerable still doesn’t want Ren Suxin to risk undergoing another Nirvana.’

"If your subsequent Nirvanas only involve suffering for your body and soul, I can absolutely help you endure it."

"However, the Nirvana Phoenix Peony’s final Nirvana is exceptionally perilous. No one can guarantee what you’ll face then."

"You need to consider this carefully before you make a decision."

"I’ll be exploring a Second Level Secret Realm soon, and my team only has five members right now."

"Since your Nirvana Peony has completed its Fifth Nirvana and you’re now a Guardian Beast Master, you can temporarily join my team and explore the Secret Realm with us."

"That way, even inside the Secret Realm, I can help you recover in a timely manner."

"If you want to attempt the Sixth Nirvana, you can start whenever you’re ready."

Hearing this, a smile tugged at the corners of Ren Suxin’s lips.

A rare, brilliant, and warm smile spread across her face.

"Then I’ll be in your care, Zhong Yi. I feel great right now, so I’m prepared to begin the Sixth Nirvana today."

With that, Ren Suxin extended her fair hand to Zhong Yi.

Zhong Yi glanced at Ren Suxin’s fair, slender hand, then looked up into her eyes.

’This is the first time I’ve ever seen a Life so tenacious and unyielding, yet so insatiable.’

Zhong Yi solemnly took the hand she offered.

"You can rest easy until the end of the eighth Nirvana."

Hearing Zhong Yi’s words, Ren Suxin smiled and said softly,

"With you helping me, Zhong Yi, I feel completely at ease."

"You’re the most incredible Healer I’ve ever met!" ℯ

As Zhong Yi and Ren Suxin were conversing on a sofa in the main residence’s activity room, Luke, who was in another world entirely, suddenly snapped his eyes open.

The moment he opened his eyes, he was met with an intensely familiar environment, causing him to instinctively shut them again.

A few seconds later, however, his eyes shot open once more, his gaze sweeping around the room with scrutiny.

But Luke couldn’t be sure if he was in a dream, or if he had truly been killed in the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm and brought back by his kinsmen.

’I entered the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm through a Secret Realm Entrance. My six handmaidens would have been waiting there for me.’

Luke touched the bed, feeling the exceptionally real texture.

Then, he abruptly balled his fist and punched his own thigh, using at least eighty percent of his strength.

He felt a sharp pain radiate from his leg and saw a clear, purplish-red fist mark on his sturdy, wheat-colored thigh.

Only then could Luke be certain that he was, in fact, in the real world.

Luke’s mind was now perfectly clear. The feeling of illusion and reality weaving together had completely vanished.

Luke couldn’t help but recall what had happened inside the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.

The handsome youth with sharp brows and bright eyes, commanding a humanoid female Guardian Beast that used its tentacles to kill him.

Then, the youth had sent a seed into his body and told him to meet on the Virtual Source Network after he woke up.

Luke had never been good with numbers, yet the nine-digit ID of that Soul Fighting Bar was clearly imprinted in his mind.

Luke didn’t clearly remember the final sensation of the tentacle piercing his chest.

But he vividly remembered the moment the youth reached out and touched the black horn on his head—the symbol of his Fallen Energy Race Bloodline and status.

The sensation of the youth’s hand on his black horn... just thinking about it sent a jolt of electricity through Luke’s entire body.

The tremor started at the crown of his head and coursed through every inch of his being.

It brought a strange expression to Luke’s face, along with an unnatural crimson flush.

Logically, Luke should have been furious, hating the youth who had been manipulating him through dreams ever since he entered the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.

But for some reason, Luke felt a sense of closeness to the youth from the bottom of his heart.

It was as if the youth was the most important person in his life.

His cherished parents and his desire to revive the Fallen Energy Race were all secondary compared to this youth.

This method of altering a person on a fundamental level—from their physical body, genes, and soul to their cognition and even subconscious—felt vaguely familiar to Luke.

It was the kind of power wielded by the Nine Great Ecosystems, or at the very least, a Child of Ecology favored by one of them.

At this thought, Luke felt the idea was absurd and shook his head instinctively.

The Fallen Energy Race had fled to this region, which wasn’t within the dominion of the Nine Great Ecosystems.

Under these circumstances, they couldn’t even make contact with races related to the ecosystems.

So it was naturally impossible to encounter a legendary Child of Ecology.

’What kind of beings are the Children of Ecology!?’

"Every single one of them, whether in the real world or on the Virtual Human Network, represents the will of their ecosystem."

Even when the Fallen Energy Race lived in a world within the ecosystems’ domain, they never had the chance to meet a major figure like a Child of Ecology.

’Perhaps it’s just mutual respect between rivals. We just clicked.’

’Yes, that must be it!’

Otherwise, Luke simply couldn’t explain his current state of mind.

Luke felt his thoughts were so bizarre he couldn’t even make sense of them himself.

Since he remembered the Soul Fighting Bar’s ID, Luke decided to check it out the next time he logged into the Virtual Source Network.