Shen Tang listened to these words, only to feel a chill rush up her spine, goosebumps rising all over her body.
She took a deep breath, forcefully pressing down the trembling in her heart, and continued to ask, "Does she... have her own na?"
Jia Lan pondered for a mont, "She’s probably like those Deputies—artificially created. Her purpose is to replace you, so of course she wouldn’t have a true na."
"If you have to call her sothing, the people in the lab called her—"
"Number 3."
"Number 3..." Shen Tang repeated softly, her heart skipping a beat, "Number 1... Number 3..."
If she’s Number 3, and Shen Qingli is Number 1,
then who... is the missing Number 2?
A wave of icy fear surged from her soles to the top of her head, leaving Shen Tang numb all over, her breathing unconsciously growing rapid.
Lu Xiao noticed her abnormality, reached out and pulled her into his arms, lowered his head and brushed her hair with his lips, his voice deep and gentle, carrying a reassuring strength, "Tangtang, don’t think too much. With us here, no matter what happens, we’ll stay by your side."
Xiao Jin also set aside his joking expression, cupped her hand against his handso face, and solemnly said, "Tangtang, don’t be afraid! If anyone dares to hurt you, I’ll be the first to say no!"
Jia Lan also flew over, gently hugged her neck, rubbing his cheek against hers, "Whenever you need , I’ll co back."
Though a Priest can’t casually leave the Divine Hall, as long as she needs him, he’d drop everything to be by her side.
Xue Yinzhou and Shen Li also gazed at Shen Tang with gentle resolve—now that they’d broken through to Primordial Beast Tier, those Deputies were no longer a threat.
If possible... they even wanted to locate the legendary Star Gate. Only by destroying the Alien Star stronghold completely would all dangers be truly uprooted!
Listening to her Beast Husbands’ comforting words, warmth flooded Shen Tang’s heart, her nose stinging slightly, "Thank you all."
This matter was far from over, but with them by her side, she feared nothing.
Seeing her look like this, the Beast Husbands felt all the more tender toward her.
Their beloved Female Master, such a beautiful and warm soul—why did all malice and suffering always co crashing down on her?
She was carrying far too much...
"Mmm..."
A soft moan suddenly broke the mont’s warmth, and the atmosphere stiffened once more.
The unconscious female slowly woke, gazing around in confusion.
When her eyes swept past Xiao Jin and the others, hope and sorrow instantly welled up inside, and she spoke in a fragile voice, "Ah Jin~ I don’t have any strength at all... woo, can you hug ? I feel so awful~"
Her coy, wheedling tone was maddeningly familiar.
Had it been any other day, Xiao Jin would have been unable to contain his excitent, dying to drag the female to bed and ravish her thoroughly! Just imagining her moaning trembling words that shook him to his very core...
But now, he only felt repulsed, goosebumps crawling all over his skin, rubbing his arms and snapping coldly, "Shut up! Say one more word and I’ll glue your mouth shut!"
The female shrank under his harshness, big, teary eyes brimming and soon overflowing like a broken dam.
She looked plaintively at Lu Xiao, Shen Li, and Xue Yinzhou, but seeing their indifference, she grew all the more panicked and helpless inside.
Watching that face identical to her own display such behavior, Shen Tang felt just as disgusted as the Beast Husbands.
She stepped forward with a cold expression, gathering stronger spiritual power in her palm, and said icily, "Seems you’re just a pitiful tool being used."
Since she couldn’t get any useful information out of this female, keeping her around was nothing but a risk—it’d be better to remove her sooner rather than later.
Feeling Shen Tang’s undisguised killing intent, the woman’s face filled with despair, frantically crawling over to hug Shen Tang’s leg, pleading, "Sister, don’t kill ! I can do a lot for you..."
After Shen Qingli’s cautionary tale, Shen Tang didn’t believe for a second that the woman who’d played Necro for a fool was anything good. She couldn’t be bothered to listen to more nonsense, and was just about to bring her blade down—
Suddenly, a spatial ripple sounded through the air.
Shen Tang couldn’t be more familiar with this—system teleportation.
Sure enough, this female’s body was also bound to a system.
Trying to run?
Not that easy!
In the instant before the other could vanish, countless invisible spiritual threads unfurled around Shen Tang, faintly entwining a strand of blood-red energy—instantly weaving into a huge net, dropping down from above.
The female didn’t even have ti to escape before being pressed flat to the ground.
"Ah!"
The female scread miserably, struggling to crawl toward Xue Yinzhou nearby, reaching out to hug his slender snake tail and pressing it to her lips, pleading and trying to tempt, "Yin Zhou! I know your deepest desire... Haven’t you always wanted to have Shen Tang all to yourself? My body’s exactly the sa as hers—help today and I’ll..."
Her most hidden, twisted longing exposed on the spot—Xue Yinzhou’s violet eyes dimd, and his silver tail quickly slipped out of her grip.
Just as hope flashed in the woman’s eyes, the tail suddenly curled up and wrapped tight around her neck.
With a crisp "crack," the female’s pupils instantly glazed over, her head drooped limply back, lifeless on the ground.
A mass of Black Fog swiftly devoured her corpse.
In an instant, Xue Yinzhou had handled all traces neatly.
Shen Tang looked to Xue Yinzhou, having clearly heard the female’s dying words. But he rely flicked his tail, swam close, pulled her into his arms, and pressed a kiss to her forehead, whispering, "I’ll always listen to you. Don’t trust her, she’s lying."
"I discovered sothing else," Xue Yinzhou quickly changed the subject, "her blood is the sa as yours."
"In so ways, she really is you. Her physical data matches completely—the only difference is the soul inside."
No wonder even Necro of the Blood Clan failed to see through it.
Honestly, if they weren’t her Beast Husbands, so close and familiar with her every detail, distinguishing them would barely be possible.
Realizing this, everyone shivered internally.
What if one day the person sleeping beside them was swapped out without a trace, and they never even noticed... Just the thought sent chills down their spines.
Though Shen Tang was prepared, actually hearing it left her shocked and speechless.
If it were only about appearances, she might guess it was a human skin mask or advanced costic surgery. But if even the body, blood, and DNA were identical, it’d be as if she’d been completely copied!
For an instant, countless thoughts flashed through her mind—and sothing seed to grow clearer.
Then she rembered sothing and asked, "Earlier, you said you ’understood.’ What did you an?"
"In this world, there’s actually power far stronger than Tenth Rank, but in thousands of years of Beast World history, there’s not a single record of Primordial Beast Tier. Don’t you find that odd? The fact that we broke through today ans it’s not an innate limit—it feels more like everyone has been shackled by so force, making crossing that threshold impossible."
Xue Yinzhou, rarely so talkative, patiently explained, "Just as I advanced, I vaguely sensed... it was as if a seal existed inside ."
"I doubt I was the only one—it’s probably placed on every Beastman in this world. But Blood Clan blood, combined with their secret arts, seems capable of breaking the seal and restoring our true strength, the power we had before being suppressed."
Xiao Jin stroked his chin and joined in, "What you’re saying is definitely suspicious. Tenth Rank Beastn are rare, sure, but there’ve been hundreds across all the empires. Yet there’s not one genuine, openly recognized Primordial Beast Tier Beastman in history."
Lu Xiao mused, "Blood Clan blood must be the key—that’s why Alien Star is so desperate to get it."
Jia Lan thought, his father Lunus managed to break through the Primordial Beast Tier without the Blood Clan’s help, making him a special case. It was likely related to their clan’s curse and inheritance rituals.
Shen Li furrowed his brow and pressed his hand to his chest.
Blood Clan blood...
Could his mother have had sothing to do with the Blood Clan?
If only his father were still here—he would be able to find out more about his mother’s past.
It was as if Shen Li had returned to childhood, his curiosity about his origins burning bright once more.
Who, after all, was his mother?
Was she still alive?
For a while, everyone fell silent, lost in thought.
Amidst that quiet, a long-lost, familiar voice suddenly echoed in Shen Tang’s mind,
[Host, I’m back!]
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