Gu Xing's decision to choose a Tamed Beast from the Defective Products Area left the Staff Member stunned for a moment.
"A-are you talking about that Angel Tamed Beast?"
"Yes. How much is it?"
Gu Xing repeated himself.
The Staff Member wrung his hands anxiously. "My apologies, customer, but I can't make that decision."
He hurriedly contacted his Manager and quickly received a reply.
"For just 10,000 Longxia Currency, you can take this Tamed Beast with you."
"Although it's a Defective Product, it is, after all, of Epic quality."
Gu Xing paid without hesitation.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the Contract Room.
Liuli stood at the edge of the Contract Formation, her Silver Hair cascading down, hiding her slightly trembling shoulders.
'Is he really going to form a Contract?'
Her fingertips unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes, crumpling the fabric in her palm.
'A Tamed Beast like me...'
Liuli bit her lower lip, a layer of mist clouding her Amber Color eyes.
"I'm sorry! I can't form a Contract with you. I'm an incomplete Tamed Beast."
Her voice was choked with sobs, like a wronged little animal.
Gu Xing, who was preparing the Contract Formation, looked up in surprise.
Seeing Liuli's tear-streaked face, he realized he had overlooked the Tamed Beast's feelings.
"Don't sell yourself short. You are an exceptionally Excellent Tamed Beast."
Gu Xing looked at Liuli with a determined gaze, trying to impart some faith to the despairing girl.
"No, I'm not..."
Liuli covered her face, her emotions spiraling. "I can't even level up, the most basic thing!"
"I know about your problem."
Gu Xing stepped forward and placed his hands on her trembling shoulders. "But I have a way to fix it."
"R-really?"
Liuli froze, looking up with tear-filled eyes.
"If I wasn't confident, why would I have chosen you?"
Gu Xing pointed to the calendar on the wall. "The Assessment is in Ten Days. No one would joke about their future."
Just as Gu Xing finished speaking, a knock came at the door.
The Staff Member delivered the Materials he had just ordered. It had cost him almost his entire 20 Million!
"I've brought the Materials. Want to give it a try?"
Hearing this, the Little Angel's body trembled slightly, and her heart began to race.
Although she knew the chances of her injuries recovering were minuscule...
But...
'What if?'
Under Gu Xing's encouraging gaze, Liuli followed his instructions and used the three Materials one by one.
The next moment...
A dense purple light suddenly erupted from Liuli's wounds.
This light was even more profound than what he had seen when summoning the Succubus at the Altar, so dense it was almost tangible, as if it would devour the entire room.
But what was even more astonishing...
...was that deep within the surging purple light, a brilliant glint of gold could be faintly seen!
"This is..."
Gu Xing's pupils shrank. Before he could process it, the streak of gold spread like wildfire!
Golden Legendary Aptitude!
"How is this possible?!"
Gu Xing's breath caught in his throat.
'The Materials provided by the System were only meant to heal her injuries. Why would they trigger an Aptitude evolution?'
'Unless...'
'Liuli's injury itself was the shackle limiting her potential!'
As his thoughts raced, the golden light had completely enveloped the room.
From the wound on Liuli's back, a pure white wing slowly unfurled—
as white as snow, completely immaculate.
The Wings folded gently, wrapping Liuli in a tender embrace, finally forming a massive Light Cocoon.
Boom—!
An invisible shockwave erupted, piercing the roof and soaring into the heavens!
Inside the City Lord's Manor...
Linyuan City Lord Xia Xiu was leaning back in his Sandalwood Chair, his fingertips tapping the rim of his cup as he enjoyed a rare moment of peace.
On days without an Otherworld invasion, even the aroma of the tea seemed exceptionally crisp.
And yet, the next second—
Crack!
The Celadon Tea Cup suddenly slipped from his fingers, shattering to pieces on the Bluestone Floor!
Xia Xiu didn't even seem to notice. His pupils contracted sharply as he shot to his feet and stared out the window!
Just a moment ago, he had felt a vast, abyssal aura descend from the sky, enveloping the entire Linyuan City!
The aura was sacred and majestic, like the fleeting glance of a god, and it vanished in an instant.
"Guards!"
Xia Xiu's voice was suddenly sharp. "Immediately investigate all surrounding Otherworld Rifts!"
A Guard hastily took his orders and departed, but Xia Xiu's brow only furrowed deeper.
Only two things could trigger such a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon—
either the Otherworld barrier had weakened, leaking the aura of some terrifying existence;
or a Tamed Beast with Legendary Aptitude had been born!
"As for a Tamed Beast with Legendary Aptitude... heh, how could that be possible?"
Xia Xiu shook his head in self-mockery, dismissing the second possibility outright.
In a Border Town like Linyuan City, even a Tamed Beast with Epic Aptitude was exceedingly rare, let alone one with Legendary?
What he didn't know was that, in the Contract Room of the Beast Taming Merchant House...
Gu Xing stared blankly at the Light Screen before him, his throat bobbing unconsciously.
【Holy Angel (Liuli)】
【Status: Not Contracted】
【Aptitude: Legendary 1 Star】
【Level: Zero Rank】
【Skills: Judgment of Sin (Increases damage to Demonic Race Creatures), Divine Protection (Immune to one fatal attack), Seraph Form (All Attributes increase by 200%), Final Lament (Angel enters a Dormancy Period after use)】
【Training Suggestions: Use Light Crystal, Saint Spirit Marrow Liquid...】
Legendary Grade...
It really happened!
Gu Xing took a deep breath, trying to calm his racing Heart.
Legendary Grade and Epic Grade were two completely different concepts!
But if this Angel was like that Succubus from before, then...
A glint of coldness flashed in Gu Xing's eyes.
The reason he could confidently spend 20 Million to heal this Angel's injuries was naturally because the Beast Taming Merchant House had measures to prevent a Tamed Beast's betrayal.
However...
Swish!
A silver-white figure suddenly knelt on one knee, her Wings spreading slightly, scattering a fine radiance under the light.
Liuli raised her head, her clear Amber Color pupils filled with unconcealed determination.
"Holy Angel Liuli, requests to become your Tamed Beast!"
When that resolute voice sounded, Gu Xing's tense nerves finally relaxed.
A slow smile spread across his lips, rippling out from the depths of his eyes.
Utterly relieved!
In this world, after all, not all Tamed Beasts were as faithless and cruel as that Succubus.
The girl kneeling on one knee looked up, her pure white Wings shimmering with a pearlescent luster under the light. Her golden eyes were filled with determination, yet also held a trace of cautious anticipation.
Looking at the girl waiting anxiously for his answer, he took a deep breath and solemnly extended his hand.
"Liuli, welcome as my first Tamed Beast!"
As Gu Xing's words fell, a single crystalline tear silently traced a path down the girl's porcelain-white cheek.
For this moment, she had waited for so, so long.
For countless days and nights, she had huddled in a cold corner of the merchant house, the words "Defective Product," "unwanted Trash," and "failure with broken wings" echoing in her ears.
And now, her wait was finally over.
All the pain she had nursed alone, all the despair no one else knew...
at this moment, had transformed into the most precious gift.
It turned out that the gods truly would take pity on an Angel forgotten by the world.