The Cockroach-like Girl Is My Beast

A youthful and vibrant face, with soft and long hair, pinned by a hairclip made from the Golden Birch Tree.

And another face like the most exquisite sculpture, emerald green eyes as clear as the purest gemstones, with an expression of eternal calm.

Muirsys.

Kaelis.

But…

Why did I suddenly think of them?

Clearly, I could return anytime I wanted, yet for some reason, an indescribable sense of loneliness and separation suddenly surged from within me.

"...…"

Lin Guang

Did I sense something happening?

And at that moment, his Heart of Terra suddenly throbbed once.

Thump.

He suddenly felt the crystal pendant hanging on his chest, the black and green diamond-shaped pendant from Kaelis, begin to slightly warm up.

Lin Guang froze slightly.

——The information within the crystal pendant was all encrypted by Kaelis. Previously, he had taken some time to look at some of it, which contained things she had said face to face or instructed him about; nothing unusual.

However, at this moment.

It was like the transmission of a Star Track, triggering some deeper mechanism over the vast intercontinental distance, or perhaps through the passage of time.

Something had been activated.

A black crown appeared floating above his head, and an uncontrollable burning dark gold flame ignited in his eyes.

Then…

A letter, accompanied by that familiar, cool temperature and scent, began to be directly read by Lin Guang's Spiritual Power.

It seemed like letters floating before his eyes, yet also like that familiar voice calmly ringing in his ears.

[To Lin Guang:

By the time you read this letter, you should have safely arrived at your destination.

This information can only be disclosed to you after you leave Zhen Sheng City and even Fenghai Province.

The most important advice is this.

——Before you achieve Six-Star, no matter what happens, do not return to Fenghai Province.

Before meeting you, I was engaged long deeply in an exceptionally prolonged and challenging pursuit, almost to the point of futility.

Yet to accomplish this impossible task, I committed many unforgivable acts, staining my own hands with the blood of many innocent people along the way.

These actions weren't driven by personal desires, but the outcomes cannot be denied or cleansed—they are the cruel price paid for my goals, unjustifiable.

No matter the initial intent, the guilt in my hands won't diminish.

You may… have already guessed it.

I am a vice-chairman of the Divine Heart Association.

Though I wasn't directly involved in Chelina and Lily's experiments, the highest responsible figure providing technology and ultimate assurance was indeed me.

I never knew how to tell you this.

You did nothing wrong, your enmity against the Divine Heart Association arises from your justice and pride within, stemming from your Heart of Terra—it's irreproachable.

However, I failed to foresee that your conflict with them would escalate so swiftly in such a manner, and failed to provide sufficient warnings and protection earlier—this is my grave negligence as your guide.

And failing to find an appropriate timing or an approach to help you understand, rather than crushing you, is my major mistake, my betrayal of your trust.

Divine Heart Association's chairman has a strength far beyond your current ability to contend and your previous actions deprived him of the hope of breaking free and ascending to the supreme.

Yet, he has repeatedly missed his best opportunity to strike against you, due to my deliberate obfuscation and countermeasures.

He believed you couldn't conquer the Ore Disease, that hope would ultimately return to his hands, so he allowed me to take you to the provincial championship.

But you did it.

You created a miracle, step by step reaching today, becoming someone he must face seriously.

I feel genuine pride for you.

But…

He is not without other choices.

If he truly wishes to sacrifice his future path, he could swiftly gain terrifying power.

At that point, his will may govern all of Fenghai Province.

That's something you absolutely can't oppose at present.

Thus, I must remain.

My current position has a kind of subtle stability; staying here is the sole effective deterrent preserving the current situation, preventing him from adopting an all-or-nothing tactic.

Others you know, he can't touch due to Great Xia.

Only with me being a Terran Demon, and having committed acts harmful to Great Xia citizens, can he threaten you without violating Great Xia's Covenants.

Upon your victory, if I display any intention of leaving with you, it signifies you have no ties left in Zhen Sheng City, no one he could threaten, no leverage.

If that's truly the case, considering what I know of him, he'll likely abandon his luck and directly breakthrough, shattering the rules, becoming the rule itself.

Sorry, Lin Guang.

I couldn't keep the four of you isolated from this whirlpool emerging from my past—it's a burden I can't shirk.

In the database, new information has been unlocked, documenting the past hundred years wherein I anonymously or indirectly supported and sheltered a list of Terra beings along with brief circumstances.

The Terra beings in this world are more than you imagine, primarily gathering due to concealment in a nation named 'Japan.'

Spirit Masters there lack the comprehensive and popular Contract Technique found in Great Xia, hence many exhibit beast-like characteristics due to Technique, perfectly suited for Terra beings to hide.