Chapter 93: Return (20/26)

When Ou Xiaolu opened his eyes, he found himself still sitting in the car, and outside, a brown bear was staring at him motionlessly.

Seeing Ou Xiaolu wake up, the brown bear seemed quite excited, thumping its chest and jumping around.

Ou Xiaolu pushed open the car door and stepped out, shoving away the bear that was sniffing him, and called out loudly, “Aro, where have you gone?”

No sooner had Ou Xiaolu spoken than a fierce gust swept by, and Aro appeared directly behind him.

Aro spoke proudly, “How’s that? Impressive, right? I’ve already patrolled this entire valley. No matter what happens, I can get there instantly.”

“You really have nothing better to do. By the way, anything happened these past few days since I was sent here?” Ou Xiaolu didn’t mind Aro not watching over him; instead, he pointed at the brown bear trying to squeeze into his arms. “And what’s the story with this guy?”

“Oh, met him in the mountains. Got into a fight, and he accepted me as his boss. Give him a bit of honey each day, and he’s happy to guard you. In his mind, you’re basically honey.”

“Alright, let him stay here. There’s already a tiger, so having a bear around isn’t strange.” Ou Xiaolu said indifferently.

He patted the bear’s head, signaling it to go play.

The bear was clever enough; after glancing at Ou Xiaolu, it climbed to the side of the car and sat down, staring inside as before without moving.

Seeing its adorable behavior, Ou Xiaolu couldn’t help but smile. “This bear’s not bad. What’s its name?”

“Bear. What, does it expect to have a name like Master Tiger?”

Aro’s words made Ou Xiaolu laugh. “We can’t just keep calling it ‘Bear’. What if a few more bears come? What would you call them?”

“Bear One, Bear Two.”

Ou Xiaolu’s face twitched, haunted by memories of those terrifying beastman cartoons from his youth.

“If you were a screenwriter, you’d be lynched by the audience for your naming skills.”

“It’s not like you’re any better. If you weren’t my main body, I’d have bitten you to death when you gave me my name.” Aro retorted.

As the two joked, dawn gradually broke. This time, Ou Xiaolu had spent a full thirty-five hours in the World: Broken Scepter, roughly a day and a half. He had been sent to this world just before nightfall, and now it was sunrise.

Ou Xiaolu rarely saw a beam of sunlight flicker over the mountain, and in his eyes, a trace of violet aura shimmered.

Suddenly, Ou Xiaolu transformed into a streak of violet lightning and flashed to the nearby mountain peak.

Standing atop the summit, he raised his hands to greet the sunlight and took a deep breath.

With his inhalation, a strand of violet light was forcibly drawn from the sunbeam. Though it lasted only an instant, Aro by the car saw it all.

Aro slapped his forepaws to the ground, his body morphing into a whirlwind that shot skyward, and moments later he appeared behind Ou Xiaolu.

However, Aro didn’t approach him. In Aro’s eyes, a layer of violet mist enveloped Ou Xiaolu, within which something seemed to be hidden, obscured by the haze and indistinct.

This unusual phenomenon lasted fifteen minutes before Ou Xiaolu snorted, drawing the violet mist into his body.

“First time practicing the Violet Palace Manual—feels pretty good.”

“Level five already?” Aro had seen Ou Xiaolu drawing on the Violet Palace Manual, so he knew a bit about its effects. The movement speed just now, faster than instant transmission, was clearly the Purple Thunder Sky Escape technique.

Just a few days, and he’d jumped to level five. How could those who slowly absorb violet aura and bide their time compete?

Ou Xiaolu shook his head calmly. “Level six.”

Aro sighed, “I’ll say this, one day you’ll be killed for your personality, main body.”

Ou Xiaolu shrugged, stepped forward, and transformed back into violet lightning, reappearing beside the car.

“Actually, this technique is pretty good—low in consumption, and as long as I can see the destination, I can get there. If not, anywhere I sense static electricity will do. With my current abilities, no matter what enemy I encounter, I can guarantee my own safety.”

“But you can’t attack while moving,” Aro commented, morphing into a whirlwind and returning to the car. Although wind travel was fast, it couldn’t match Purple Thunder Sky Escape.

“True. If I want to attack while using Purple Thunder Sky Escape, I’ll probably have to reach level fifteen, and use Purple Lightning Divine Thunder.”

“Yeah, you need to think about other movement skills, at least ones you can use in combat.”

“I know. When I get back, I’ll draw some more cards. And let me tell you, I hit the jackpot this time—got a Heart of the Spirit Vein.”

“Really? That’s a huge prize. Don’t tell me you’ve already turned it into gold coins?”

“Of course. You can call me a tycoon now.”

“Well, Mr. Tycoon, I’ve found a cultivation technique perfect for demon cultivators. It’s only 998 coins, will you buy—”

“The exit’s over there. Please roll out.”

The man and the tiger laughed and got into the car, while the bear, seeing the tiger board, wanted to follow.

But Ou Xiaolu’s car barely fit a tiger; there was no room for a bear. He patted its head and said, “Be good and stay here, I’ll be back at school soon.”

The bear turned its head, unwilling to leave, but Aro roared at it, and reluctantly, it retreated, watching the vehicle leave the valley.

After the car departed, the bear looked around, glanced at the path up the mountain, shook its head, and waddled away, seemingly no longer intending to live in the mountains.

Perhaps Aro had said something to it, for the bear headed to the deep pool, found a spot, and lay down, staring at the fish and other creatures underwater just as it had watched Ou Xiaolu.

Beneath the pool, an egg larger than a human head was submerged. It was clear the egg was full of vitality and about to hatch.

It was the Sun Coral Egg that Ou Xiaolu had casually placed in the deep pool during his teleportation. It was nearly ready to hatch, and since he couldn’t carry it around, he simply left it in the water.

The bear, sensing the vitality from the Sun Coral Egg, thought its task was to watch over this object, hence it settled by the pool.