Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands
Chapter 84: No Sense of Security with Four Lives

Chapter 84: Chapter 84: No Sense of Security with Four Lives

Xiao Jinsheng glanced at the distance between herself and Bai Yan, still within the range where she could read Bai Yan’s and the system’s inner thoughts.

But now that Bai Yan’s spiritual power was one level higher than hers, Xiao could no longer hear Bai Yan or the system’s thoughts.

After ten days of sailing on the sea, Bai Yan didn’t just level up her spiritual power; she also gained an additional Beast Husband.

Clearly, although Bai Yan hadn’t caused trouble for Xiao Jinsheng during these days, she had been far from idle.

"But all the Beastmen allowed on the ship are supposed to have Female Masters," Xiao Jinsheng speculated. "Where did she pick up this new Beast Husband from?"

"Bought him," Yu Yunxiao, sitting nearby, replied.

"How do you know?" Xiao Jinsheng was surprised.

Yu Yunxiao lifted his chin arrogantly. "It’s all over the gossip circuit. I left earlier than the rest of you, and I overheard people talking about it."

Bai Yan truly had been busy these last ten days.

In order not to raise Xi Qu and the others’ suspicions, Bai Yan deliberately used the Star-breaking Pills from the system on those with already high Superpower Levels, specifically Xi Qu and Ying Fei.

After all, it made more sense for Superpower Levels to leap from Seven, Eight, or Nine Stars to Eleven Stars, rather than from One Star to Eleven Stars. It would make it easier for her to explain away any doubts.

The system’s memory-altering skill had just entered its cooldown. If Xi Qu and the others questioned the Star-breaking Pills she provided, she wouldn’t be able to modify their memories.

With her Beast Husbands’ abilities enhanced, Bai Yan’s next goal was to improve her own spiritual power.

But raising spiritual power was inherently tied to factors like a Beast Husband’s talent, appearance, and other characteristics.

Moreover, the first time with a Beast Husband always produced a significantly greater "leveling up" effect than the second, third, or subsequent times.

Now that she had only four lives left, Bai Yan felt exceptionally insecure.

Since her current Beast Husbands couldn’t help her efficiently increase her spiritual power, she started eyeing Beast Husbands belonging to other Females.

But, of course, all of this was only going on in Bai Yan’s mind—nobody else knew.

According to the gossip Yu Yunxiao had heard, Bai Yan had rescued a Five-Star Snake Beastman—a young one—out of the hands of a vicious Female.

The said vicious Female originally had five Beast Husbands, but after the recent rule update from the Terminal, she’d been allocated three more, including the Snake Beastman.

In total, she now had eight Beast Husbands. Aside from the Snake Beastman, the other seven were all furry types.

On the Mist Continent, Snake Beastmen generally had a dark and cold-blooded reputation. Few Females liked Snake Beastmen, and some were outright afraid of them.

Rumor had it that this particular vicious Female both disliked and feared Snake Beastmen.

As a result, she accepted only the two new furry ones and treated the Snake Beastman with visible disdain.

When Bai Yan intervened, the Snake Beastman was being whipped by the vicious Female.

The vicious Female, who already despised the Snake Beastman, was more than willing to sell him off when Bai Yan stepped in to defend him.

With Bai Yan’s advocacy, a deal was struck: a thousand Four-Star Star Stones in exchange for the Snake Beastman.

Bai Yan, in her moment of tender-heartedness, actually paid the thousand Four-Star Star Stones to purchase the Snake Beastman.

The Snake Beastman, divorced by his original Female Master, would be classified as a stray on this ship heading to the Northern Territory, marked for removal by the Terminal.

Bai Yan didn’t want her act of rescuing the Snake Beastman to indirectly lead to his death under the Terminal’s judgment.

Thus, after pacifying her original seven Beast Husbands, she married the Snake Beastman through the Terminal.

"Now, people outside are praising Bai Yan for her beauty and kindness," Yu Yunxiao proclaimed disdainfully.

Xiao Jinsheng looked up, and sure enough, a group of Females surrounded Bai Yan.

Bai Yan smiled gently, her words pleasing, clearly getting along well with those Females.

"What an eyesore. Let’s go." Xiao Jinsheng had no desire to approach Bai Yan unless it was to kill her.

The group disembarked, heading in the opposite direction from Bai Yan.

Now it was June. In the Mist East, the stifling heat was oppressive.

But in the Northern Territory, the expanse of white snow and bone-piercing cold made every breath an effort.

Xiao Jinsheng wore a water-blue down coat, rabbit-fur boots, and a white bunny hat. Even bundled up, she still felt frozen.

"Here, play with this." Li raised his hand, conjured a Fireball, and tossed it into Xiao Jinsheng’s arms.

Xiao Jinsheng clumsily cradled the Fireball with her gloved hands, instantly feeling a wave of warmth.

"Does this drain your Superpower a lot?" Xiao Jinsheng asked.

After all, Li’s abilities spanned both Fire and Domain types.

"It’ll last you a month," Li replied with a smile.

At his words, Xiao Jinsheng didn’t hold back anymore.

Moving closer to Li with the Fireball in hand, she spread her arms wide. "I want to become a Snowy Little Fire Person!"

"Snowy Little Fire Person? Are you sure?" Li’s lips twitched with suppressed laughter.

A single Fireball provided more than enough heat and was easy to carry.

But if Xiao Jinsheng wanted to be a Snowy Little Fire Person, Li was happy to indulge her.

"Yes, I’m sure. Ready when you are." Xiao Jinsheng nodded eagerly.

"As you wish, Little Fire Person." Li chuckled.

"It’s Snowy Little Fire Person!" Xiao Jinsheng corrected firmly.

Li smirked as glowing flames extended from his fingertips, spreading across Xiao Jinsheng’s figure.

Soon, Xiao Jinsheng was engulfed in flames, with even her head emitting a tall column of fire.

She couldn’t see herself but felt wonderfully warm—so warm, in fact, that she fantasized about sitting on the ice for a bowl of ice cream.

On the white, snowy coastline, a figure ablaze drew immediate attention.

Since arriving on the Mist Continent, Xiao Jinsheng had never adapted to such public scrutiny.

Feeling self-conscious, she shuffled behind a cluster of men.

But the bright flames on her body made her impossible to miss, no matter where she stood.

"I don’t want to be the Little Fire Person anymore," Xiao Jinsheng muttered to Li.

"It’s Snowy Little Fire Person," Li corrected her with a grin.

At that, he toned down the flames, shrinking them just enough so they clung close to her body.

The now-subtle warmth kept Xiao Jinsheng comfortable without attracting as much attention.

She nodded in satisfaction.

Noticing Xiao Jinsheng’s setup, several other Females, whose Beast Husbands also possessed fire-based abilities, tried to replicate the effect.

But whether due to Star Level limitations or inexperienced control, these Beastmen couldn’t create a uniform flame.

Only one Seven-Star fire-type Beastman managed to cover his Female Master entirely in flames. However, the effort was so draining that it became unsustainable.

Ultimately, the others resolved to condense Fireballs for their chilly Female Masters to carry instead.

The Terminal’s competition goal was to reach Cloud Island.

Having just reached the Northern Territory, they still faced a half-month trek to get there.

Studying the map provided by the Terminal, Xiao Jinsheng saw that they would have to pass through a coal mine, Silent Valley, and the Snow Cliff Ice Sea before arriving at Cloud Island.

Their sea voyage had been on a Terminal-organized cruise ship, forcing everyone to stick together.

Now on land, in a post-apocalyptic environment where competitors had become rivals, traveling together was out of the question.

But since the Terminal had fixed the route, their paths to Cloud Island were unavoidably the same.

Everyone trudged along—some faster, some slower.

Fortunately for Xiao Jinsheng, she could rest in her Space without enduring the icy wilderness.

After a full day’s journey, fire-type Beastmen below 5 Stars couldn’t maintain Fireballs for the entire day.

Without a heat source, some Females ended up with frozen, stiff limbs, relying on their Beast Husbands to carry them forward.

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