Luo Xiu's expression turned strange as he looked at the golden, nine-headed tiger before him. Inexplicably, a Great Demon had suddenly appeared, offering to become his underling.

"Boss, I've waited for you for so long!"

"Come on, give your little brother a hug!"

"Just like when I was a little tiger and you held me in your warm embrace."

Luo Xiu pursed his lips, but before he could refuse, a pair of plump, fluffy tiger paws wrapped around him.

Although they were only in the form of Divine Sense and there was no physical contact, Luo Xiu could still feel the Kai Ming Beast's genuine emotions.

The Kai Ming Beast suddenly burst into tears. "Boo hoo... Boss, I've missed you so much!"

It then wrapped its fluffy paws around Luo Xiu's face, stuck out its large tongue, and began licking him frantically.

"Boss, promise me you'll never leave me again!"

A chill ran down Luo Xiu's spine as he struggled to push it away. This big tiger seems way too into me...

At that moment, Lin Tong and Tuof were whispering to each other inside the Soul Imprisonment Mark.

Tuof said, "The last time I was here, I saw this big tiger from a distance. It's one of the most terrifying Great Demons in the Shanhai Territory!"

Lin Tong replied, "But from the way it's acting, it seems to have known Big Brother for a long time."

Tuof couldn't help but recall the scene in the underwater ruins. "Maybe... they really do go way back."

***

"What the hell!"

"What?!"

"Boss, you don't remember me?!"

"It's me, Xiao Luanzi! You gave me that name! I'm your most beloved little brother!"

"Boo hoo, I'm so heartbroken!"

Watching the Kai Ming Beast throw a tantrum on the ground, Luo Xiu was speechless. Does this thing look at all like a mighty Great Demon of the Shanhai Territory?

A moment later, the Kai Ming Beast named Xiao Luanzi sat up, wiped its tears with its furry paws, and said sorrowfully, "Back in the day, my mother had a litter of three, and I was the weakest one. I was also born with nine handsome faces. If you hadn't taken me away, Boss, my two brothers would have surely eaten me."

Luo Xiu's mouth twitched. "I really don't remember. Perhaps you have the wrong person."

"Impossible." Xiao Luanzi waved its paw, declaring proudly, "I, Xiao Luanzi, am a hero of great renown! How could I possibly mistake my own boss? Besides, you've been appearing in my dreams for a hundred years, and my dreams are prophecies. There's no mistake, absolutely no mistake!

"Alas, it's such a pity, Boss, that your cultivation and memories are gone. Think back to the old days! That Great Demon Zhu Jiuyin lorded over the Shanhai Territory, acting all high and mighty, but didn't you end up slaying him with a single slash of your sword? You even roasted his kidneys for me to eat afterward!

"But don't worry, Boss. Even if you're weak now, you still have me, right? From now on, I've got your back. If anyone so much as dares to bully you, I'll fucking kill them!"

Luo Xiu was silent.

"By the way, Boss, why did you come to the Shanhai Territory? Oh, I know! You must have come looking for me, right?"

"Even if you've lost your memory, your instincts are still honest. That's why you came all the way here to find me. This is our destiny, haha!"

Rendered speechless yet again, Luo Xiu said, "It's a long story. I actually wanted to go to the bottom of the sea."

"Hmm... going to the sea was just an excuse, right? The real reason you came was to find me."

Luo Xiu was silent.

"Alright, Boss. I'll send a few of my underlings over to escort you to the seabed later. I'm currently in seclusion on Kunlun Mountain, which is very far from here, so I can't come over right away."

"Boss, in the years you've been gone, I've done very well for myself here in the Shanhai Territory. I can eat whoever I want."

"When you're finished with your business, come to Kunlun Mountain. I'll catch the Great Peng Bird's son to serve with drinks, and we'll drink to our hearts' content! That young bird's tender kidneys are absolutely delicious!"

Luo Xiu gave him a thumbs-up. "Righteous!"

Xiao Luanzi suddenly frowned, staring at Luo Xiu's left eye. "But Boss, that eye of yours... I reckon it's an ominous thing."

Luo Xiu glared at it. "I don't know what the deal with this eye is either. It can somehow connect to the Shanhai Territory and even summon the Exotic Beasts from here."

Xiao Luanzi waved its tiger paw and smiled. "Then don't worry about it. My boss is a Celestial Being. A mere eye can't trouble you."

"Just wait, Boss. I'll go check our ancestral records. Maybe I can find out the reason and figure out what's going on with this eye."

"My Divine Sense is running low, so I'm going to pull back for now."

"Oh, right, I'll leave this Divine Consciousness Mark. My subordinates will use it to find you."

***

A short while later, Luo Xiu's Divine Sense exited the Evil Spirit Space. He took out a small mirror to look at himself and found a golden mark between his eyebrows. This must be the Divine Consciousness Mark that Xiao Luanzi left behind.

***

Time flowed like a swift stream, and in the blink of an eye, another half-month had passed.

「Somewhere in Mount Luwu.」

Inside the hollow of a towering ancient tree, Xia Chan, who was sitting cross-legged, opened her eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

I never expected that the blood pearl from the Gu Diao would not only help me reach the Great Perfection of the Gathering Spirit Realm but also awaken my bloodline.

At that moment, Xue Xiao and Yang Zhilu were standing at the edge of the tree hollow, keeping their distance from Xia Chan as if to avoid her.

Five days prior, Xia Chan's bloodline had begun to awaken, causing her appearance and temperament to change.

Although her Cultivation Realm was only at the Gathering Spirit Realm, which was insignificant compared to the Mahayana Realm, the aura she exuded already possessed the majesty of a monarch. Even Mahayana Realm experts did not dare to approach her carelessly.

Inside the tree hollow, Xia Chan slowly stood up and took out a small makeup mirror from her Storage Magical Treasure.

She discovered an eerie, dark-red mark on her forehead. Mysterious patterns now adorned the corners of her eyes, resembling deliberately applied makeup and adding a hint of wicked charm to her breathtakingly beautiful face.

"What exactly... is this bloodline of mine?" she murmured to herself, her curiosity growing. "And what is the origin of the Chu Family's bloodline?"

She only knew that absorbing the Gu Diao's blood pearl had caused her bloodline to awaken, granting her immense power, but she had no idea what kind of bloodline it was.

Suddenly, the mark on her forehead began to glow, and a terrifying Divine Sense pressure instantly enveloped the entire tree hollow!

A phantom flew out from between her brows and hovered before her.

The phantom was slender, with the body of a snake and the head of a human, and it exuded an extreme sense of malice.

A deep, ancient voice suddenly echoed in Xia Chan's mind. "To think that after so many years, I would encounter a descendant possessing my complete bloodline here in the Shanhai Territory!

"This proves that the two eggs I sent out of the Shanhai Territory when I was killed have since proliferated in the outside world."

Xia Chan frowned. "Who are you?"

"I am a Great Demon of the Shanhai, Zhu Jiuyin!"

"You, lass, are my descendant. No... to be precise, given the purity of your bloodline, you should be considered my grandchild!

"So, are you the child of Zhu Bao or Zhu Chou?"

Xia Chan was astonished. "How do you know my father's pet name?"

She had heard from Chu Yiguan when she was very young that his pet name was "Zhu Chou."

"Heh, because I was the one who gave him that name!"

Xia Chan said, "My father is Zhu Chou."

"Then you should call me Grandpa. And I am your biological grandfather!"

Hearing this, Xia Chan's eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at the phantom before her.

"Grandfather?"

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