It was clear that the Light Unicorn was in a very bad state.
Even so, Lin Chuan didn't think he could play any tricks in front of such a legendary Holy Spirit, and escaping was out of the question.
Moreover, the Light Unicorn didn't seem to have any ill will or hostility.
If it had been hostile, it wouldn't have opened a path of light to guide him through the dense Mist Forest into this so-called Light Realm; it would have directly attacked him.
Lin Chuan put White Snow and Sakura into his Pet Space Device, leaving only his little secretary Wan Wan by his side.
He did this to slightly express his goodwill.
The Light Unicorn clearly possessed extremely high intelligence; it sensed the goodwill conveyed by Lin Chuan's small action and nodded slightly.
"Human friend from the Qilin Country, please follow me."
The sickly young male voice resounded in Lin Chuan's mind again.
Immediately, the Light Unicorn turned its head and walked into the terrifying forest from which it came. Little Tail's pale golden, bloodshot eyes stared at Lin Chuan for a moment, then turned and followed the Light Unicorn.
Lin Chuan hesitated for a moment, then led Wan Wan and followed.
It seemed to notice the strange attitude of the mutated Lost Trail Deer beside him towards Lin Chuan—wanting to get close but also very resistant, looking very conflicted.
The Light Unicorn was silent for a while, then communicated with Lin Chuan telepathically, saying:
"Sorry, for some reasons, Hui Yue, it deeply dislikes humans."
"However, the fact that it brought you here proves that you have earned its trust, which is very rare."
Hui Yue?
So that was Little Tail's real name; it sounded quite nice, quite artistic.
Trust?
Lin Chuan expressed his confusion. Trust him, yet still attack him? If he hadn't already been a Level 16 Beast Master, that collision just now would have at least broken his ribs.
Lin Chuan looked at Little Tail, whose true name was Hui Yue.
Hui Yue's tender and cute deer face still looked a bit awkward and conflicted, as if she was still struggling on a spiritual level. She still bared her teeth at him from time to time, her pale golden, bloodshot eyes filled with fierce, menacing glares, as if she still wanted to butt him.
In this situation, it should be that the reincarnation led to a simultaneous increase in frequency, causing Little Tail to have an instinctive physical closeness and liking for him, but her gradually recovering intelligence and past memories made Little Tail despise him, this human.
Speaking of which, Little Tail shouldn't have memories from her reincarnation, right?
At that time, she was in a state of dementia and mental confusion.
She shouldn't, right?
"Hui Yue, it is very intelligent. Although still in its infancy, it already possesses an intelligence level comparable to that of your normal adults."
"Due to some events, it deeply dislikes you humans and often uses the demonic beasts in the forest to harm human Beast Masters."
"I've advised it, told it that not all humans are bad people, not all are like Dongyang Beast Masters, but it completely refuses to listen."
At this point, the Light Unicorn shook its large horse head, looking like a heartbroken father seeing his daughter become rebellious and disobedient.
After listening to the Light Unicorn's explanation up to this point, Lin Chuan basically understood the situation.
He understood why Murakami Yasuyo and his group were able to capture Little Tail.
And why there was that strange beast tide.
The specific situation should be that Little Tail used herself as bait, performing a 'fishing for law enforcement' act to trap and kill Murakami Yasuyo's demonic beast hunting party.
As a result, she lost control.
She accidentally got truly captured by Murakami Yasuyo and had her intelligence erased by Murakami Yasuyo using a slavery contract item from the Dongyang Beast Masters.
And those demonic beasts she used generally had low intelligence.
After encircling and killing Murakami Yasuyo and others according to the plan, those low-intelligence demonic beasts didn't know what to do.
Those ordinary demonic beasts clearly didn't know that destroying the Pet Space Device could release Little Tail, who was sealed inside.
So, in the end, Lin Chuan picked up the spoils.
Lin Chuan's guess was basically correct.
The only slight missing point was that Little Tail didn't accidentally lose control; she was still very cautious. The key was Murakami Yasuyo; his obsession with breaking through Tier 1 and embarking on the true Beast Master transcendent path was too deep. He prepared too thoroughly to capture Little Tail, and this preparation rendered Little Tail's caution ineffective.
"May I ask? What is your relationship with Hui Yue?"
"And what exactly happened to this Light Realm? Is it really human-made? Done by Dongyang Beast Masters?"
Lin Chuan asked.
The Light Unicorn let out a big horse sneeze.
"Hui Yue, it is my 258th daughter."
"According to Dongyang's naming style, its full name is Mori Naka Hui Yue."
"As for me, my name is Mori Naka Guang Ma. You can call me Guang Ma."
He hadn't expected that demonic beasts would also give themselves human names.
However, it made sense; after all, with such high intelligence, being constantly referred to by their species name wasn't quite right.
Just like Wan Wan, her full name was Shu Wanwan.
But...
Question marks appeared above Lin Chuan's head.
It wasn't that he had a problem, but he felt that this Light Unicorn had a problem.
The 258th daughter!?
Then, the number of sons should be similar, right?
The higher the bloodline rank of a demonic beast or spirit beast, the harder it is to reproduce and pass on offspring, especially for legendary Holy Spirits.
With so many children and descendants, the Light Unicorn's mates must not be just one or two, right?
The number probably had to be in the tens of thousands!
According to the legendary Holy Spirit archives of the Sixth Academy, isn't the Light Unicorn a symbol of purity and holiness?
Not only Lin Chuan, but Wan Wan was also full of doubts at this moment.
"As far as I know, Light Unicorn, uh, Guang Ma, according to legends, your race should, uh, prefer pure maidens, demonic beasts, right? And be very loyal in love, right?"
Lin Chuan hesitated.
The Light Unicorn understood Lin Chuan's implied meaning. It sneezed again and nodded its large horse head.
"Indeed, the records are not wrong."
"I do like pure maidens, but there's no rule that I can only like one."
"As long as they are pure, cute, and petite, I like them all!"
"I am also very loyal and deeply affectionate. I remember the appearance of each of my partners and can call each of them by name."
He wanted to speak but stopped, then wanted to speak again.
Lin Chuan's expression was complex.
He always felt something was off, but then again, it didn't seem like anything was wrong.
Then, Lin Chuan could clearly see a proud and smug expression appearing on the Light Unicorn's horse face.
Only at this moment did Lin Chuan realize what was wrong.
Pure, cute, petite? So, are you sure you're not a perverted lolicon?
Good heavens, if this were a human, Lin Chuan would definitely call the police.
"That Tian Yu Dragon of yours is excellent. Among the pure and beautiful maidens I've seen, it ranks in the top three. Consider letting it be my 12958th wife."
As it spoke, the Light Unicorn conjured a rose from who-knows-where, holding it in its horse mouth, looking deeply affectionate.
Good heavens!
It actually dared to have designs on White Snow?!
White Snow had just passed her young dragon form and was just beginning to develop and grow!
She was still a young girl!!
His fists clenched. If he couldn't beat it, Lin Chuan would definitely punch its big horse face right now.
"Sorry, Guang Ma, my White Snow is still very young. We are not considering finding a mate for her at this time."
Lin Chuan refused expressionlessly.
The Light Unicorn looked regretful and disappointed, then withdrew the rose.
As if recalling something, the Light Unicorn shook its head, looking full of emotion.
"Humans have a saying that is quite true: what you cannot obtain is the best."
"Alas, my favorite was still that Jade Kirin I met back then. That was true pure beauty."
"Unfortunately, it didn't agree to my pursuit and even gave me a beating."
Serves it right!
He didn't delve deeper into this topic, otherwise, his impression of the Light Unicorn would completely shatter.
Lin Chuan then turned to ask the other question he had earlier.
How did this Light Realm become like this?
Was it really all done by humans?
Were the Dongyang Beast Masters really that excessive?
The Light Unicorn was silent. After a long while, it let out a sneeze.
"Birth, aging, sickness, and death, the natural cycle. Even a Holy Spirit like me will have an end."
"The human Beast Masters of Dongyang merely accelerated this process a little."
Suddenly.
The Light Unicorn, which had been walking silently, stopped.
Only then did Lin Chuan realize.
Unbeknownst to him, he had followed the Light Unicorn to the side of a huge lake.
The entire lake was inky black, with ripples constantly disturbing the water.
Visible to the naked eye, terrifying shadows of various forms floated beneath the surface.
Lin Chuan even saw an incredibly huge, pitch-black dragon shadow lurking and swimming by.
A pair of pitch-black, pupil-less eyes slowly shifted to gaze at him.
In an instant, Lin Chuan felt his entire soul freeze, his body rigid.
"Do not look. Staring at it will cause your soul to fall into deathly silence and drag you into an endless nightmare."
The Light Unicorn's voice appeared in Lin Chuan's mind.
The next moment, a pure white soft light shone upon Lin Chuan, restoring his rigid body and soul.
Lin Chuan instantly awoke, his back drenched in cold sweat.
"What exactly is this?"
Lin Chuan asked in a trembling, low voice.
"Extreme light will breed ultimate darkness."
"At the bottom of the lake, there was originally a skeleton of a legendary Illusion Attribute True Dragon. Its remains nourished and nurtured this land, creating this Mist Forest. Now, these remains, by a stroke of fate, have begun to accumulate spiritual energy. It is about to transform into another type of demonic beast; using your human description for demonic beasts and spirit beasts, it would be a legendary Evil Spirit, the Ghost Shadow Dragon."
"Soon, it will awaken and be born."
"And once it is born, it will not be in the infancy of a normal demonic beast or spirit beast, but directly in its adult, peak state. If you were to classify it by your human energy levels, that would be... Level 80!"
A huge shock in his heart.
Lin Chuan let out a heavy breath.
"I want to know, why did you show me these things?"
"You're not planning to have a small fry like me solve this problem, are you?"
Having read too many novels, where small characters solve big problems is too common a plot, Lin Chuan couldn't help but think and ask.
The Light Unicorn let out another big horse sneeze, then gave Lin Chuan a look of disdain.
"You're thinking too much. With your current level of strength, you can't even trim its nails."
"Unless your Qilin Emperor comes, no one can solve this problem."
"Although it's a few decades early, my passing and its birth are destined."
"You are the witness, the witness who came on behalf of Qilin."
"You should have already met the human Beast Masters from the Dragon and Phoenix countries, right? And they are direct descendants."
Thinking of Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge, Lin Chuan nodded slightly.
"That's right!"
"When a major event that affects the entire region and even the collective fate of humanity is about to happen in a certain place, then the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin will naturally turn their gaze there."
"Not to participate in changing it, but to witness."
"Even if it weren't you, another human Beast Master from the Qilin Country would arrive here at this time, driven by fate."
"The Beast Masters of the Dragon Country and Phoenix Country should also be in other parts of this country at this moment, witnessing the anomalies that are occurring."
"You are the extension of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin's gaze. You step onto this land where destinies converge."
"To personally witness everything that is about to happen."