"Roar!"
"Awooo!"
Soul Beast roars, seething with fury and frenzy, shook every leaf in the primeval forest. Dense silhouettes flickered among the trees, a rank wind struck the face, and the ground trembled faintly.
Just as the heart-pounding din reached its peak, a dazzling streak of starlight seemed to descend from beyond the nine heavens, landing precisely before the pack. When the starlight burst, it unleashed no destructive impact. Instead, like the grandest fireworks blooming suddenly against the night, countless tiny sparks spread outward, immobilizing every Soul Beast.
All the roaring fell into a pause so complete that time itself seemed to freeze.
Then came an even fiercer surge of towering rage, as though the beasts had been toyed with!
"Run, run! Come on, everyone, keep chasing!"
A voice as clear as silver bells, tinged with playful laughter, rang through the forest. A brilliant streak of starlight slipped between the trees-a giant whale over five meters long, yet adorably round and chibi in shape! Its entire body seemed formed from the deepest night, dark and mysterious. Across that "night," countless tiny stars shone with a bright yet gentle glow, drifting slowly as though it carried a miniature, magnificent sea of stars upon its body, dreamy and dazzling.
It was one of Xu Xiaoyan's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone skills: [Starry Sky Whale].
It could not only attack and defend but also carry its owner at astonishing speed. As a being capable of roaming the stars and the ocean, it could even fly over short distances, making it truly versatile. Right now, it had given Xu Xiaoyan, a ranged control-type Soul Master, an extraordinarily nimble "starry mount."
With her pale blue hair tied in twin ponytails, Xu Xiaoyan sat securely on the whale's back, her skirt fluttering. Her face brimmed with