The starry sky stretched vast and boundless.
The ripples of spellcraft slowly died away.
After the pale pink light in Jade Snow Bat's eyes flickered a few times, it finally subsided at an unhurried pace. Behind her, her enormous, fluffy fox tail, gorgeous as a peacock's display, swayed slightly before vanishing in a flash. Her furry claws, too, transformed back into the soft hands of a young girl.
She licked her fingers out of habit, then looked at the Original Immortal's corpse, its life completely extinguished, and let out a scornful snort.
With strength like that, he'd still dared to come looking for trouble with her?
But what had happened just now?
She'd only cried, "Dog Master, help!" in a moment of desperation... and her strength had suddenly increased by so much?
Well, she absolutely couldn't let Dog Master find out about this!
From now on, she'd just call out to him in her heart. It wasn't as if Dog Master could hear her anyway.
At that thought, Jade Snow Bat summoned Fox Fire and burned the Original Immortal's corpse to ash...
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Time passed slowly, and a month slipped by.
The mortal world.
The capital of the Great Liang Kingdom.
Dian Qian Shu.
Deep within the government offices stood a heavily guarded study.
Inside and out, all was silent enough to hear a pin drop.
Suddenly, a flurry of hurried footsteps approached.
A lean-looking man in a black robe and quick boots strode into the study. Reaching the long desk, he cupped his fists in salute, then reported urgently, "Commander of Dian Qian Shu, we've made progress in our investigation of Fengling Prefecture."
"We can now confirm that the Evil Immortal currently reviving bears the Honorific Title 'Ning.' Nearly a thousand people have already fallen under his spell."
"The