400,000-Year Void Shadow Empress!

"Master."

She spoke.

Her voice was as cold and clear as Yinxing's, yet as profound as Youye's, while possessing an entirely new texture.

Noble, gentle, and so captivating that one could not tear their ears away.

Bai Lan took a deep breath.

"You... you are..."

The woman smiled softly.

In that smile, there was both the gentleness of Yinxing and the coldness of Youye, fused together like moonlight spilling over an abyss.

"I am Yinxing."

She said.

"And I am also Youye."

She raised her hand and placed it gently over her heart.

"But I am no longer either of them alone."

"I am a brand-new existence."

She looked at Bai Lan, light swirling within her silver-purple eyes:

"Master, you may give me a new name."

Bai Lan was silent for a long time.

He looked at the woman before him.

Silver-purple long hair.

Silver-purple eyes.

A temperament where coldness and profundity coexisted.

An aura where nobility and gentleness merged.

He thought for a moment, then spoke:

"Yinye."

"Yin from silver, ye from night."

The woman was slightly stunned.

Then, she smiled.

This time, her smile was deeper and gentler.

"Yinye..." she whispered: "The night of Yinxing and Youye..."

She raised her head and looked at Bai Lan:

"I like this name."

Bai Lan nodded.

He looked down at the Contract Book in his hand.

On the pages, the marks on the second and third pages had vanished.

In their place was a brand-new mark.

Silver-purple light flowed slowly.

A line of text appeared beside it:

[Contract Beast: Void Shadow Empress]

[Age: 400,000 years]

[Status: Contracted]

[Abilities: Void Dominator, Shadow Dominator, Space Folding, Dimensional Slash, Void Domain, Shadow Sky Curtain, Void Walk, Shadow Clone, Breath Nullification, Spacetime Displacement, Void Devour, Shadow Rebirth, Space Solidification, Shadow Avatar, Fusion Talent: Void Shadow Realm]

[Void Dominator: Freely manipulate space within a thousand-meter radius; fold, twist, tear, and reorganize it.]

[Shadow Dominator: Freely manipulate shadows within a thousand-meter radius; shadows can manifest as physical attacks or defenses.]

[Space Folding: Can fold any space to achieve ultra-long-distance teleportation.]

[Dimensional Slash: Unleash a Dimensional Slash capable of severing all matter, even cutting through spatial barriers.]

[Void Domain: Deploy the Void Domain; space within the domain is completely under her control, and enemies cannot use any spatial abilities.]

[Shadow Sky Curtain: Deploy the Shadow Sky Curtain; within the curtain, Shadow Power suppresses all non-shadow attributes.]

[Void Walk: Can walk freely within the void, ignoring all terrain obstacles; can carry allies along.]

[Shadow Clone: Create up to nine clones, each possessing ninety percent of the original's strength; they can fight independently and inherit all abilities.]

[Breath Nullification: Passive ability; one's own aura completely merges with the world, rendering all detection methods ineffective.]

[Spacetime Displacement: Forces the target into a state of displacement, causing attacks to always miss their true position.]

[Void Devour: Opens a void portal to consume all attacks or enemies.]

[Shadow Rebirth: As long as a single trace of shadow exists, one can be reborn infinitely.]

[Space Solidification: Solidifies the surrounding space, imprisoning all enemies.]

[Shadow Avatar: Transforms the self into shadow, granting immunity to all physical attacks.]

[Fusion Talent: Void Shadow Realm: Deploys an independent world where the void and shadows merge, allowing total control over the life and death of enemies pulled inside.]

[Evolution Count: 3/3 (Must reach level 40 to unlock the next evolution)]

[Special Ability: Fusion Differentiation]

[Fusion Differentiation: Can differentiate back into Yinxing and Youye at any time. After differentiation, both retain the memories and emotions experienced during the fusion. When acting alone, each can call upon the full 400,000 years of combat power; when acting together, the years of combat power are split equally (200,000 years each).]

Four hundred thousand years.

Void Shadow Empress.

Yinye.

Bai Lan stared at the text, speechless for a long time.

Then, he looked up.

Yinye was still standing there, watching him.

"Master," she asked softly, "what are you thinking about?"

Bai Lan was silent for a second.

Then, he smiled.

"I was thinking..."

He looked into Yinye's silver-purple eyes:

"The two of you have truly become one person."

Yinye lowered her head slightly, a faint smile playing on her lips.

"It feels very strange," she said. "It is clearly one person, yet I remember all the memories of two."

She looked up at Bai Lan:

"I remember Yinxing's nervousness the first time she met Master."

"I remember Youye's unwillingness when she was defeated by Master."

"I remember the heartbeat of both of us lying beside Master last night."

Bai Lan was slightly stunned.

Yinye continued:

"Those memories are all mine."

"But they also feel like someone else's."

She looked at Bai Lan, light swirling in her silver-purple eyes:

"Master, I need a little time to adapt."

Bai Lan nodded.

"No rush," he said. "Take your time."

Yinye smiled.

In that smile, there was both the gentleness of Yinxing and the coldness of Youye.

Yet, there was something entirely new added to it.

It was something that belonged to Yinye herself.

"Master," she suddenly spoke.

"Hmm?"

Yinye looked at him, her gaze earnest:

"Do you miss them?"

Bai Lan was taken aback.

Yinye said softly:

"Yinxing and Youye."

"They are gone."

"Only I remain."

"Do you... miss them?"

Bai Lan was silent for a few seconds.

Then, he stepped forward.

He reached out and placed his hand gently on Yinye's shoulder.

"You are them," he said. "And they are you."

"As long as you are here, they are here."

Yinye froze.

She looked at Bai Lan, looking into those earnest eyes.

Suddenly, she smiled.

This time, she smiled like a child.

"Master," she said. "Thank you."

Bai Lan withdrew his hand and turned to walk toward the depths of the Contract Space.

"Let's go," he said. "It's time to head back."

"There is still a lot to do tomorrow."

Yinye nodded and followed behind him.

After a few steps, Bai Lan suddenly stopped.

He looked back.

"Right."

He looked at Yinye, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly:

"How about you turn back into two people for me to see right now?"

Yinye was slightly stunned.

Then, she smiled.

A flash of silver light.

Yinxing and Youye appeared before him simultaneously.

The two stood on his left and right, looking at him.

Yinxing's face flushed slightly.

Youye remained expressionless, but the tips of her ears were glowing.

Bai Lan looked at them, suddenly feeling a bit dazed.

A moment ago, it was one person.

Now, it was back to two.

"Master," Yinxing said softly. "We are still here, we have always been here."

Youye nodded: "Mm, always here."

Bai Lan looked at them and smiled.

"Good," he said. "Come back."

The two nodded, turning into two rays of light that merged back together.

Yinye appeared before him once more.

"Master," she said. "As long as you wish, we can separate at any time."

"And we can merge at any time as well."

Bai Lan nodded.

"Let's go."

He turned and continued walking forward.

Yinye followed behind him.

The two, one after the other, disappeared into the depths of the Contract Space.

The next second.

Bai Lan opened his eyes.

He had already returned to his dormitory.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, he was still holding the Contract Book in his hand.

Moonlight was still spilling in through the window.

The room remained quiet.

It was as if everything that had just happened was merely a dream.

But the Contract Book in his hand told him otherwise.

It was not a dream.

He opened the book.

On the second page, a new mark was slowly glowing.

A silvery-purple light.

Void Shadow Empress, Yinye.

Four hundred thousand years.

Bai Lan looked at the mark, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

"Yinye..." he whispered.

The mark flickered slightly, as if in response.

Bai Lan closed the book and lay down on the bed.

He stared at the ceiling.

Too much had happened tonight.

Contract Beast fusion.

A four-hundred-thousand-year-old fierce beast.

An empty contract slot.

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

He would deal with it tomorrow.

For tonight, he would sleep.

Outside the window, the moonlight spilled in.

The Contract Book lay quietly beside his pillow.

The silvery-purple light flickered softly.

It was as if it were watching over its master.