Wait, Sis? Who Are You?!

"Done!"

Jiang Yi weighed the Master Ball in his hand, feeling Tian Meng's helpless roars from inside it, and smiled.

His Master Ball could only be dodged physically. Nothing else could interrupt its trajectory.

Sigh, he didn't want to be a one-ball wonder... but that was just his talent!

Jiang Yi put away the Master Ball, then walked over and crouched beside the unconscious girl, looking at her with a slightly odd expression.

Her delicate, pitiful figure and her wan, lovely face stirred sympathy... but with the Wind Baboon's corpse lying beside her, Jiang Yi could barely keep it together.

Holy crab!!!

Wait, sis, who are you?!

A little while later.

Huo Yutong groggily woke from her faint, then jolted alert and looked around.

"Stop looking. That Soul Beast is gone."

Just as she was growing tense, a gentle voice came from beside her, strangely familiar.

Huo Yutong turned her head instinctively, then let out a small sigh of relief.

Not far behind her, the boy who had saved her earlier was leaning against a tree, fiddling with her White Tiger Dagger.

It was him again!

Huo Yutong looked at Jiang Yi, warmth rising in her heart.

"Thank you!"

She spoke gratefully.

The big, fat silkworm baby had vanished. It was obvious this person had saved her again.

"Mm!"

Jiang Yi nodded, then looked at her with curiosity.

"What's your name?"

He already had a guess, but he still wanted to make sure.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, plus the Godslayer Wind Baboon... With so many coincidences piling up, the girl's identity was practically a foregone conclusion.

"Huo Yutong..."

The girl replied in a soft, sweet voice.

She lowered her head, seeming a little embarrassed. In all these years, he was the first person to ask her name.

Jiang Yi: ...

Well! It really was Huo the little lolita!

Jiang Yi scratched his head, looking at the timid girl with her head bowed before him. A headache began to set in.

If Huo the little lolita was already here, what was going on with Tang Wutong?

Had God King Tang's son-in-law turned into a daughter-in-law?

The plot had changed by more than just a little. He had no idea how much longer he could rely on his advantage of knowing what was supposed to happen.

Huo Yutong was also sneaking glances at him. Seeing his troubled expression, she grew uneasy and nervous.

Was there something wrong with her name?

Just as Huo Yutong was growing too anxious to sit still, a loud laugh came from afar.

"I finally found you, Master! Huh? The two of you are together, too. Well, that works out perfectly..."

A certain ponytailed girl bounced out of the forest. Seeing Jiang Yi and Huo Yutong, she beamed with delight.

Huo Yutong's eyes lit up when she saw Tang Ya, and she gave her a sweet smile.

"Big Sister Xiao Ya~"

Night fell, and a bonfire burned.

"Ah, another failure."

Bei Bei looked dejectedly at the several skewers of burnt fish in his hands, then casually tossed them into the fire.

As expected, he still lacked a little talent in this department. Still, for a pampered young master, he'd done pretty well to get this far.

"I refuse to believe it."

Bei Bei rolled up his sleeves, skewered a few more fish, and tried again.

If he wanted Teacher Xiao Ya to taste his heartfelt grilled fish, then even if he failed a thousand times, he, Bei Bei, would keep at it!

Meanwhile, atop a nearby tree, Jiang Yi was leaning against a branch jutting out into the air.

Moonlight filtered through the dense leaves, casting a glow over his still-youthful face.

"Tian Meng..."

He toyed with the Master Ball in his hand as a blue panel, visible only to him, appeared before his eyes.

[Sky Dream Ice Silkworm (Awaiting Capture)]

[Affinity: -10%]

[Bloodline Rank: Gold (Million-Year Soul Beast)]

[Talent: Spiritual Power Master]

[Soul Skills: Tian Meng's Finger, Spirit Detection, Spiritual Sharing...]

[Evaluation: A million-year-old psychic Soul Beast without Divine Sense, the very definition of a weakling in battle... Not as good as Tang Wutong.]

"Why is it only gold?"

Jiang Yi looked at Tian Meng's personal information and grumbled inwardly.

Once his Master Ball caught someone, he could access their personal information—and not just that of Soul Beasts.

Mm, don't ask him how he knew...

According to the system's classification, Soul Beast bloodlines had seven ranks: white, yellow, purple, black, red, gold, and rainbow, corresponding exactly to the different ranks of Soul Beasts.

Gold represented a Ferocious Beast bloodline. For a million-year-old Soul Beast, Tian Meng being only gold was a bit embarrassing.

"Well, it'll do."

Jiang Yi shrugged. He wasn't going to be fussy about it. He looked at the purple Master Ball in his hand and focused his mind inside.

Within the ball was a vast, white space.

At that moment, a little blonde lolita stood in the middle of it, hands on her hips, shouting at the outside world.

(No contract yet, so I can't post the picture. I'll add it later.)

"You bastard! How dare you ambush me!"

"Let me out if you've got the guts, and we'll fight fair and square! Back in the day, I had Snow Empress in my mouth and Ice Empress beneath my feet..."

"The Far North won't let you get away with this! If you're scared, let me out! Aaaaaah!!!"

Tian Meng clutched his hair, utterly frantic.

He'd been captured and drained for ten thousand years in the Star Dou Great Forest. He'd finally escaped, only to get captured again and again! Even an auntie couldn't put up with this!

Just then, the space ahead rippled. A moment later, a hazy figure appeared.

It was a human boy who looked about twelve or thirteen, but he was half a head taller than Tian Meng.

"Hm?"

Tian Meng froze for a moment, then realized who it was. Wasn't this the human kid who'd ambushed him?

"Waaah! I'm gonna kill you!"

Tian Meng went berserk and launched himself at Jiang Yi, baring his little tiger teeth as he tried to bite off a chunk of him.

But Jiang Yi just stood there, and Tian Meng passed straight through him, missing completely.

Tian Meng refused to give up. He swung his invincible little jade feet and kicked hard, his high, pointed heel sure to hurt like hell if it landed.

Unfortunately, no matter what he tried, none of it worked. It was as if the two of them existed in different dimensions.

Jiang Yi crossed his arms and watched the little blonde lolita leaping around before him, his expression strange.

This was Tian Meng?

Well, that was great!

Jiang Yi licked his lips, the corners of his mouth curling into a very meaningful smile.

A little lolita was exactly what he wanted. Who could resist a cute, soft, sweet little lolita? It was practically the fulfillment of his dream from his past life.

Of course, he wasn't a lolicon. He just liked cute little pets.

"Huff, huff..."

After all that struggling, little Tian Meng was panting with exhaustion. He dropped to the floor, chest heaving.

Inside the Master Ball, all his cultivation had been sealed away. He could only rely on his current little body.

Seeing Tian Meng finally quiet down, Jiang Yi walked over and stopped in front of him, smiling.

"Tian Meng, you wouldn't want the other Soul Beasts finding out that you can't even beat a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, would you?"