The Moon Beast in His Prime
Unexpectedly, Cheng Xinghe's purification process lasted for three whole days and nights. During this time, Su Zhan lost patience and went out to play with the Moon Beast. Anyway, with a bunch of people guarding him, nothing unexpected would happen.
By the time the purification was complete, Cheng Xinghe was completely exhausted and had fainted.
He was covered in cold sweat. Although only three days had passed, he had lost a lot of weight, his skin clinging to his bones, which terrified Elder Shishan, who had just emerged from seclusion.
Although they felt sorry for him, they understood that resolving the Contract issue was the best outcome. As for any other injuries he might suffer, it didn't matter; he would recover eventually anyway.
After several days of purification, Cheng Xinghe's appearance has returned to normal.
His fangs and ferocious face disappeared, and he returned to his gentle and modest appearance. Apart from being terribly thin, he was no different from the noble young master he once was.
Su Zhan secretly pocketed the Artifact, Artifact luster was even stronger than before. Apart from Su Zhan, no one knew that it contained a huge amount of energy.
That was the power that once belonged to the Moon Beast. After dealing with it properly, Su Zhan had a stern face.
In front of everyone, he said, "You forced Contract. I don't know what happened during that time, but you must have done something heinous, otherwise there wouldn't be such consequences."
Su Zhan, "Every cause has its effect. Now that we have settled our Karma, we must not repeat this mistake, otherwise, who knows what might happen."
They nodded repeatedly. Su Zhan was eager to return the energy to the Moon Beast, so he didn't linger and turned to rush back to his residence.
He closed the door and set up several layers of protective barriers inside and out to ensure that no one outside knew what he was doing inside before he felt safe to take out the Artifact and place them in front of the Moon Beast.
The Moon Beast understood his meaning, and stretched out its claws to press on the Artifact, causing the Artifact to emit a dazzling light.
The light carried immense energy, Su Zhan instinctively closed his eyes, fearing that if he didn't hurry, the light would burn his eyeballs.
In a short while, the light disappeared and vanished, forming a colorful sphere that completely surrounded the Moon Beast.
Unseen by outsiders, the colorful cluster of light resembled a thick layer of alkali.
Cheng Xinghe spent three days and three nights purifying and extracting this energy; if he wanted to return it, it would take even longer.
Su Zhan didn't know how many days it would take to end. During this time, the Moon Beast was in a weak and dangerous state, so he couldn't take it around and had to stay in the room for a while.
The next day, Elder Shishan knocked on his door, hesitantly and indirectly asking why Cheng Xinghe's strength had decreased so much after this treatment.
Su Zhan simply said coldly, "Those powers never belonged to you. Now that you want to get rid of the Moon Beast's influence, you must completely sever the connection."
"Do you really want to remain unaffected and continue to possess immense power? Even a child knows you can't have your cake and eat it too! That's wishful thinking!"
His words made Elder Shishan blush with embarrassment. After a moment of silence, he awkwardly returned home.
Su Zhan waited patiently for seven days, and the Moon Beast emerged from its cocoon.
Su Zhan looked at the beast before him, its body brimming with Spirit Energy, exuding a fierce aura, like the most ferocious lion in the forest.
I was utterly shocked; I simply couldn't believe this was Moon Beast!
So this is the real him—so majestic and handsome!
Su Zhan: "That's more like it. Before, she was tortured into looking like a wronged little wife."
The Moon Beast frowned, raised its paw, and slammed it forward, which Su Zhan barely dodged.
He smacked his lips. "Just as I thought, that mad dog!"
After a few playful exchanges, Su Zhan suddenly became serious. "I'm planning to leave in the next few days. Do you have any plans?"
The Moon Beast fell silent. He understood Su Zhan's meaning perfectly. They had formed Contract, and this place was also a source of sorrow for the Moon Beast.
The best outcome is to sever ties with the Moon Worship Tribe and take the opportunity to leave!
But he still felt a little nostalgic, after all, it was a place he had lived in for so many years.
Both pain and joy remain here.
He didn't remain silent for long before giving Su Zhan his answer, "I'll go with you."
Su Zhan smiled, his expression one of satisfaction.
Now that we've become partners, it's natural to tell him about my future plans.
Su Zhan: "You've noticed too, I'm looking for these Artifact fragments, trying to piece them together."
Su Zhan: "The information I received was that it shattered into three pieces. I've already collected the other two pieces, and this last piece is still left. It should be in the Great Evolution Tribe, and I plan to go there."
The Moon Beast's eyes widened upon hearing this; although it had clearly expected it, it was still shocked by his idea.
Moon Beast: "You want to collect the Eye of the Heavenly God?"
Su Zhan: "What is the Eye of the Heavenly God?"
Moon Beast: "The Eye of the Heavenly God, the Artifact you're looking for, shattered for some unknown reason during the ancient war."
Moon Beast: "He is the most powerful of all the Divine Artifact. Even if he were shattered, his position would still remain unshaken. He has disappeared from public view in recent years, and very few people know about him now."
Moon Beast: "I know the Moon Worship Tribe has such a piece because they used this fragment to forcibly sign Contract with me, and it was then used as a talisman to suppress the Great Tomb. As for the rest, I don't know much."
Su Zhan frowned, wanting to ask more, but unfortunately, that was all the Moon Beast knew, and there was nothing he could do.
It's a bit strange, though, that it's called the Eye of the Heavenly God when it's clearly shaped like Booklet.
The Moon Beast lowered its voice. "You actually collected two pieces, it must be fate that you were destined to meet him, but the third piece won't be so easy to find."
"I don't know how you found out they were in the Great Evolution Tribe. The Great Evolution Tribe isn't easy to find."
"The fact that they can use the character 'Yan' in their name speaks volumes about their mystery. Even the Great Dao cannot deduce their whereabouts; their movements are elusive and unpredictable."
"Some even call them the Meteor Tribe, because like shooting stars, they wander their entire lives, without a fixed abode; they are the ones who seek others, but no one else seeks them out."
Su Zhan's expression turned serious; he remembered that the system could locate them.
With a skeptical attitude, the system was asked to detect its location again.
"Ding, starting the test..."
"Ding, testing in progress..."
"Ding, detection results are as follows: Target is currently in Nebula D258, coordinate track 365."
The location was indeed different from last time, and even the location system had changed.
The location keeps shifting; how am I supposed to find it?
He was filled with bitterness, for he had thought that he had found two fragments and that success was in sight!
Unexpectedly, fate dealt him another blow, sending him to find the Great Evolution Tribe as kites.