Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle-Chapter 698: Angel Qingbing! (Please Follow)

Shangguan Hong's eyes narrowed, brow furrowed,

"They escaped."

"Let's head back."

The purpose of sending troops to the Beast Hunting Star Domain this time was not to annihilate all the angels of the Vestal Constellation, but to repel the Angel Legion.

With the lord's help, this counter-invasion space war had been a tremendous victory, something truly worth celebrating.

Instead of chasing into the depths of the Andromeda Star Domain, it was better to go back and hold a feast to celebrate the victory.

The Angel Legion had been completely wiped out, the Angel King's left and right wings had fallen, and the Celestial Court of Angels had suffered a terrible blow, estimated to need over two million years to recover.

For at least two million years, the Beast Hunting Star Domain wouldn't face another invasion from the Angel Legion.

Shangguan Hong led the Ten Great Generals to stand before Xiao Ye, giving a fist and palm salute,

"My lord, thank you for turning the tide and destroying the Angel Legion directly, it spared our Beast Hunting Legion a lot of casualties."

"Will you join us back at Ziwei Emperor Star for the victory banquet?"

The ten generals stood behind Shangguan Hong, eyes filled with awe.

They all raised their fists and voiced their thanks.

Xiao Ye shook his head, "You all go back, I still have things to do."

Shangguan Hong nodded. With the Ten Great Generals, he led the assembled Beast Hunting Legion away.

They also took with them the corpses of their fallen comrades from the Beast Hunting Legion on the starry battlefield.

The Ancestral Empress rubbed her hands together, eyes blazing,

"Human Emperor, you hauled in so many Law Cores, shouldn't you give me a little cut of the spoils?"

"Heh, heh, a hundred eighty thousand Law Cores, at the very least, give me two thousand, yeah?"

Xiao Ye smiled and used his manifesting divine skill to create a Space Ring.

From the system's space, he took out thirty thousand spatial attribute Law Cores and put them inside.

He held the Space Ring, grinning,

"That's quite a lot. Make sure you don't flash this around in front of denizens of the universe."

The Ancestral Empress nodded, "Relax, I know what I'm doing."

"But, that's a lot. How much exactly?"

Xiao Ye tossed her the Space Ring, "See for yourself."

The Ancestral Empress caught it, sent her divine sense inside, and in a split second calculated the number.

But the moment she realized the total, she was stunned.

"Thirty thousand!"

"My precious, there's seriously that many."

"Human Emperor, you got one hundred eighty thousand altogether, and you'd actually part with half for me."

The Ancestral Empress's pretty face flushed, "Tell me, your favorite divine spirit… that's me, right?"

Xiao Ye shook his head,

"I got a total of seven hundred eighty thousand Law Cores, and ninety thousand were spatial attribute."

"You, Yun Bing, and Yunxi, all have the spatial attribute, so each of you gets thirty thousand."

This run netted a total of seven hundred eighty thousand!

The Ancestral Empress was dumbfounded.

"Human Emperor, you really came here to restock."

"And completely free of cost at that."

"Still, couldn't you at least lie and say I'm your favorite? Hmph!"

Xiao Ye curled his lip.

*We've been together forever, both know how we feel. Favorite? Please.*

"If thirty thousand's too many for you, feel free to give me back twenty-seven thousand, keep three thousand yourself."

The Ancestral Empress hurriedly waved her hands, "No way, once it's in my pocket, it's mine, don't even think about taking it back!"

Xiao Ye went silent.

The Angel King had escaped, the Angel Legion was destroyed.

*The inside of the Vestal Constellation was bound to be hollowed out. Should I take this chance and wipe out the Celestial Court of Angels for good?*

"?"

A question mark popped up over the Ancestral Empress's head.

She probed,

"Human Emperor, are you mad?"

Xiao Ye remained silent.

*But right away, he dismissed the idea of total extermination.*

*The Angel Legion invaded the Beast Hunting Star Domain, so destroying them was fair, but the Celestial Court of Angels didn't deserve full annihilation.*

*If the Ziwei Emperor Star had no rivals, arrogance would set in, and then complacency.*

*Adversity breeds life, comfort brings death.*

*Laozi's words still held truth.*

The Ancestral Empress saw Xiao Ye staying silent for ages, brow furrowed now and then.

*Her little heart grew anxious. She took three thousand spatial attribute Law Cores from her storage ring, slid them into her personal spatial pocket, then handed the ring back to Xiao Ye, saying softly,*

"Human Emperor, I'll just give them back."

"Hmph, you'll give Yun Bing and Yunxi thirty thousand each, but only three thousand for me, that's harsh."

Xiao Ye snapped to, waved his hand,

"Keep them. I'm not trying to take anything back."

"These Law Cores are meant for you Beast Girls and divine spirits."

"There's an old saying, the man earns the money, the woman spends it—on cultivation."

The Ancestral Empress's face lit up, delighted, stashing away the storage ring and laughing,

"Human Emperor, now that's what I like to hear."

Suddenly Xiao Ye said, "Let's make a trip into the Andromeda Star Domain, and pocket its ruler as well."

"The Beast Hunting Star Domain's Domain Lord is already my contracted servant. The Andromeda Star Domain's Domain Lord should be under my control, too."

The Ancestral Empress agreed, "Sure, the Andromeda Star Domain is right next to the Beast Hunting Star Domain. Get it under control first, or the Starfield Great Race might colonize it one day."

"If the Starfield Great Race passes through Andromeda and invades the Beast Hunting Star Domain, we'd get advance notice."

After discussing, the two used Spatial Teleportation for a long-distance jump.

At the center of the Andromeda Star Domain, inside the Little Vestal Emperor Star.

Within the palace of the Angel King's heir.

Angel Qing Bing sat all alone atop the high throne, her nine pairs of wings folded behind her, tall and graceful.

She wore a miniskirt, baring her snow-white midriff.

Other heirs to the throne were always surrounded by their followers, ten thousand supporters at their backs.

But her palace was deserted and cold, the doors locked tight, even the people were forbidden to leave—not a single step out of the grand hall.

Angel Qing Bing looked utterly desolate, gazing up at the ceiling, murmuring,

"Father, Mother, I'm afraid your daughter can't avenge you."

"I not only lack the power for revenge; instead I've become the heir of our enemy's royal clan, and now I'm about to become a vessel for the Angel King's soul."

"From now on, the Angel King will control my body, plant some trumped-up charge, and slaughter countless innocent angel refugees."

Suddenly, a deep, magnetic voice sounded by her ear,

"Do you want to become the true Angel King, and avenge your murdered parents?"

"Yes or on!"

Angel Qing Bing snapped to alertness, sweeping her pretty eyes around, cautiously guarding herself,

"What are you talking about? I don't understand."

"The Angel King has shown me nothing but kindness, my greatest benefactor. I could never return kindness with betrayal."

Her face was filled with tension.

*Crap! Did someone hear everything I just said?*

*If they did, I'm cooked.*

*Since the Angel King dragged her here as an heir, she'd been under surveillance, never once setting foot outside the palace.*

*Only today, when the Angel King led the Angel Legion to war against the Beast Hunting Star Domain, did the shadowy surveillance vanish, so she finally dared to speak her mind aloud.*

Xiao Ye's tall, striking figure appeared in the hall, speaking coolly,

"You're pretty cautious."

"A captive heir, huh? Well, if you do become Angel King in the future, no one could argue with that."

Angel Qing Bing's face changed instantly, exclaiming, "You, you're human?"

"That skin tone… you're from humanity's original home star!"