Nana took human form, Zhang Hongxing missed home, and the elders agreed to provide nuclear bombs

"Master! You're back!"

"Master, what exactly is it like in there?"

"Master, have you seen my boss? Oh, right, his name is Long Aotian. You must have met him, right?"

Nana, who had been waiting at the Beast-Headed Gate all this time, trembled with excitement when she saw Zhang Hongxing emerge. With no sign of him for over a month, she had begun to think he had followed in her boss's footsteps.

His appearance filled her with boundless hope.

"Here. Long Aotian gave you this."

Zhang Hongxing took out the Dragon Pearl and tossed it to Nana.

"Boohoo... Boss really isn't dead! He still thinks about Nana! Master, didn't he tell you when he would come out? Hasn't he finished what he's doing in there yet?"

"Nana."

"Yes?"

"Long Aotian asked me to tell you that you don't have to stay here anymore. His business won't be finished anytime soon."

"No, Boss wouldn't say that. You're lying!"

"Believe it or don't. I've given you the Dragon Pearl and passed on his message."

With that, Zhang Hongxing headed toward the surface. Nana stared blankly in the direction he had gone, then turned to gaze at the Beast-Headed Gate for a while.

Then she swallowed the Dragon Pearl in one gulp.

"Boss, wait for me. I'll work hard at my cultivation. Once I reach the Immortal Venerable Realm too, I'll come find you."

Muttering to herself, Nana chased after Zhang Hongxing. Sensing her movement, he deliberately slowed down a little.

After swallowing the Dragon Pearl, Nana underwent a dramatic transformation.

Her spike-covered body became covered in black scales that gleamed with a dark luster. A single horn grew from her head, and all her fins disappeared, replaced by four powerful, massive legs.

Without the horn, she would have looked exactly like