"Ah!"
The piercing scream had not come from the World-Tree.
After all, the fallen pet beast's very soul had become fuel for the flames, thanks to Southern Bright Li Fire's ability to burn absolutely anything.
Under such circumstances, never mind howling-the World-Tree could no longer manage even a final struggle or twitch.
So the voice had come from the Empress of Lion Country.
Regardless, even for a Legend Tier Beast Tamer, a Soul Contract was a vital extension of the soul. Such a Soul Contract was equivalent to a part of the Empress's body.
It might even have been more important.
The death of a contracted pet beast was an immense, irreparable loss for any Beast Tamer. Indeed, countless tamers had found themselves unable to advance any further for the rest of their lives.
Clearly, the Empress of Lion Country had never imagined this outcome. With so many plans in place, and far more than just the two of them mobilized as Legend Tier combatants, killing a junior Breeder in an ambush had merely been an extra objective. She had thought it was nailed firmly to the board, yet never imagined that this would be the result.
Not only was Su Ping unharmed, but she had lost an incomparably precious Legend Tier pet beast.
And judging by how things were going, losing a single Legend Tier pet beast might not be the extent of the problem.
Amid the blazing inferno, the boundless flames became the richest of nourishing medicines. This was precisely where Southern Bright Li Fire's strength lay.
That much was apparent from how greatly Little Flame's strength had increased each time it devoured and refined one of those four flames earlier.
Now, that was even more true.
Amid the burning, scorching flames, the World-Tree's body became nourishment for