Ouyang Zixin looked at the Three-Eyed Purple-Eyed Mystic Beast emerging from the strange wind, feeling an indescribable sense of eeriness in her heart.
There were originally supposed to be three purple eyes above its head, but now they seemed to have transformed into three black holes, swirling like a vortex. Under the moonlight, those black holes appeared to be constantly absorbing the essence of the moon, slowly rotating.
Entranced, she overlooked the light and heat emanating from the Purple-Eyed Beast at her waist, even as Ning Zhiyuan called her several times without her hearing.
—Master.
Nameless felt a tightness in his heart as he saw Ouyang Zixin seemingly entranced by the Mystical Beast and quickly called out to her.
Awakened, Ouyang Zixin suddenly felt a sharp pain in her eyes and hurriedly closed them, rubbing them with her fingers before becoming alert.
The Purple-Eyed Beast seemed to possess some kind of magical power that deeply attracted her. As she attempted to open her eyes again, a buzzing sound echoed in her mind.
"Miss..."
"Girl, Girl, Ouyang Zixin!"
—Master.
Everything around her felt as if it had entered a vacuum; Ouyang Zixin experienced a sensation of tinnitus, as if all the voices around her were muffled and indistinct.
In a daze, Ouyang Zixin turned to look around and noticed that the other three seemed to be moving further away from her. Watching their mouths move without hearing their words was disorienting.
"What are you saying?" Ouyang Zixin shouted loudly while covering her head with her hands.
However, seeing their expressions, it was clear they could not hear her either; they merely reached out their hands toward her.
Ouyang Zixin also extended a hand forcefully towards them, trying to reach one of them. Yet no matter how hard she tried, the three continued to drift further away.
"This is bad; the Three-Eyed Purple-Eyed Mystic Beast has likely reached its peak state. The girl is being drawn in by its Eye Power," Ning Zhiyuan's voice sounded tense and somewhat hoarse.
Liu Ying and Liu Lu exchanged worried glances, unsure of what to do. They looked at Ning Zhiyuan with pleading expressions, hoping he could find a way to pull the young lady back.
Ning Zhiyuan shook his head, indicating that he had no solution either. The peak state of Eye Power could not be countered by outsiders; it was something only Ouyang Zixin could overcome herself.
“Nameless, Nameless, can you hear me?” Ouyang Zixin felt as if she was about to float away, with Nameless always existing within her. She hoped he had not lost contact with her.
However, after calling out for a long time without receiving a response from Nameless, her heart sank, realizing this was troublesome.
Just as Ouyang Zixin sensed, to outsiders, she appeared to be floating and slowly moving toward the Three-Eyed Purple-Eyed Mystic Beast.
Liu Ying summoned her dual rings to attack the Mystical Beast, but was stopped by Ning Zhiyuan. “Don’t act rashly; if that Mystical Beast goes berserk, the first one in danger will be your young lady.”
Currently, the Mystical Beast did not seem to have any intention of harming Ouyang Zixin. They decided to observe the situation before determining their next move.
The three of them had no choice but to stand still, hoping that Ouyang Zixin could break free from the Eye Power using her own strength.
“Look, there’s light emanating from the young lady’s waist,” Liu Lvy pointed at Ouyang Zixin’s waist and exclaimed in surprise. “Her movement speed has slowed down.”
That was where Ouyang Zixin kept the Purple-Eyed Beast. It seemed that the Purple-Eyed Beast could sense the presence of the Mystical Beast. The Purple-Eyed Beast had been voluntarily offered by the original Mystical Beast, and it was unclear whether it had any special significance.
“Don’t celebrate too early; it might not be a good thing,” Ning Zhiyuan remarked, not finding anything to be happy about. The nature of a Mystical Beast is vengeful; rather than being helpful, it would be good enough if the Purple-Eyed Beast didn’t hinder Ouyang Zixin.
Floating in mid-air, Ouyang Zixin was completely unaware of the changes happening to the Purple-Eyed Beast on her body. She felt entirely out of control. She wanted to struggle but found herself unable to muster any strength.
Just when Ouyang Zixin thought she would be swallowed by the mouth of the Three-Eyed Purple-Eyed Mystic Beast, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her eyes, and everything around her seemed to be shrouded in gray.
“Do you possess Eye Power?” An ancient voice entered Ouyang Zixin’s mind along with that sharp pain. It wasn’t through her ears but directly into her mind, similar to how Nameless communicated with her mentally.
“Who are you?” Remembering how Rong Yi had communicated with her for the first time, she thought another powerful figure had appeared and couldn’t help feeling excited. “Are you here to save me?”
This feeling of being out of control was truly unbearable; without thinking, Ouyang Zixin sought help from the owner of that voice.
“Save you? Ha ha, what makes you think I’m not here to harm you?” The ancient voice let out a strange laugh, as if finding Ouyang Zixin’s words amusing.
“I have no grievances with you; why would you want to harm me?”
“No grievances? Little girl, what do you have at your waist? That is a treasure of my Purple Eye Clan!” The ancient voice’s strange laughter abruptly ceased and was replaced by an angry tone.
Reminded by this statement, Ouyang Zixin recalled the presence of the Purple-Eyed Beast on her body.
“That Purple-Eyed Beast was given to me by someone; no, it was voluntarily offered by the Mystical Beast.” The ancient voice claimed to belong to the Purple Eye Clan. Was he here seeking revenge for his descendants?
"Is this for real?!" Ouyang Zixin cried out in her heart, feeling wronged. She had not harmed the Three-Eyed Purple-Eyed Mystic Beast at all.
"Did it come to you voluntarily?" The aged voice clearly did not believe her; humans were always good at making excuses and lying.
"You really shouldn't doubt me; it truly came to me voluntarily." Upon hearing this, Ouyang Zixin felt hopeful and quickly recounted how the Mystical Beast had presented itself to her, then looked expectantly at the large Three-Eyed Purple-Eyed Mystic Beast and said, "It really was like that. If it doesn't work out, you can take it back; I don't want it anymore."
Right now, staying alive was the most important thing. Whatever the Purple-Eyed Beast was, she could do without it. Sigh, if only she hadn't snatched it from Yun Tianmo back then; now she had attracted an old one seeking revenge.
"Take it back? Hmph, you make it sound so easy." As soon as the words left its mouth, a beam of Azure Profound Energy shot toward Ouyang Zixin's waist, and then the Purple-Eyed Beast she had been holding flew out.
The Purple-Eyed Beast was enveloped in Azure Profound Energy, spinning in the air for a moment before flying toward the direction of the Three-Eyed Purple-Eyed Mystic Beast.
Ouyang Zixin couldn't help but complain inwardly; what was so easy about this? It was indeed taken back. She had greedily provoked an old one.
"Can you let me go now?"
"Let you go? Hmph, dream on!" The Three-Eyed Purple-Eyed Mystic Beast sneered, then intensified its Eye Power, swiftly pulling Ouyang Zixin closer to it. "Tell me, how do you possess Eye Power!"
Eye Power? What is that? (To be continued.)
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