Celestial Beast Taming

Qin Ruyue couldn’t figure out what was going on, but she no longer had time to dwell on it.

Shi Mi’s attacks were relentless and fierce, leaving Qin Ruyue struggling to fend them off.

To maintain the Mysterious Night Shadow-Piercing Corridor, the Power of Rules within the Night-Cutting Spider was almost completely depleted.

The cracks on the Emperor’s Instrument of Silent Night were so numerous that it was nearly unusable.

No matter how composed Qin Ruyue’s temperament usually was, Shi Mi had now thoroughly enraged her.

Qin Ruyue stopped holding back, watching the frenzied Shi Mi attack her with reckless abandon.

She knew her collaboration with Shi Mi could not continue.

Given the Night-Cutting Spider’s current condition, she definitely couldn’t defeat Shi Mi, who had merged with the Centipede Bone Tomb Princess.

’This fight can’t drag on!’

’To defeat Shi Mi, I must rely on outside help.’

’And right now, the only outside help available is the experts from Starlight City.’

’Otherwise, if this drags on and the Night-Cutting Spider’s Energy is depleted, I won’t be able to resist Shi Mi anymore.’

’If I want to use Starlight City’s Celestial Destiny Seekers to kill Shi Mi, I have to snatch control of Zhong Yi from her.’

Almost as soon as they clashed, Qin Ruyue had formed her plan.

Snatching control of Zhong Yi from Shi Mi would be no easy task.

Qin Ruyue didn’t act rashly. While directing the Night-Cutting Spider to fight Shi Mi, she began to taunt her.

"Heh, Shi Mi, from the very beginning, I never planned on letting you leave Starlight City alive."

"If I can’t have this Rule Deceit Embryo, then you can forget about getting it either."

"You’re the one who killed people in Starlight City. No matter how much of a commotion I cause, I’ll just be helping the Purifying Moon Sect clean up a traitor who stole a Rule Deceit Embryo."

"Even if Lady Crying Moon Goddess blames me for being incompetent, she won’t punish me too severely."

When Shi Mi learned that even the new-generation Celestial Destiny Seeker she was holding hostage had heard she possessed a Rule Deceit Embryo, the thread of her sanity snapped completely.

If she had possessed even a shred of sanity, Shi Mi would never have fought Qin Ruyue now.

Qin Ruyue’s words were, without a doubt, adding fuel to the fire.

They caused Shi Mi’s rage to completely explode.

As a Deceit Element Bizarre, the Night-Cutting Spider used its Mysterious Night Rule to obscure Shi Mi’s vision.

This caused Shi Mi to lose all sight beyond a one-meter radius around her.

Countless spiderlings swarmed toward the Centipede Tails behind Shi Mi.

Even with all her abilities, Shi Mi found it difficult to use them.

Shi Mi recklessly consumed her Energy, summoning three Ji Bone Clones to surround the Night-Cutting Spider.

But soon, Shi Mi realized something was wrong.

The Ji Bone Clone she had been using to restrain Zhong Yi could suddenly no longer sense his presence.

Shi Mi tried to command this Ji Bone Clone, only to find it tightly bound by spiderwebs. For the moment, it couldn’t break free from the tangled webbing with brute force.

Immediately after, the Ji Bone Clone was devoured into dust by the gnawing of tiny spiderlings.

Losing control over Zhong Yi made Shi Mi instantly calm down.

The shroud of night enveloping Shi Mi also dispersed at that moment.

Zhong Yi, like a broken rag doll, was trapped in a cage of newly-spun webbing and tossed into a corner of the room.

Three dense layers of webbing were drawn up outside the web-cage, making it extremely difficult for Shi Mi to tear through them with a Ji Bone Clone to reach Zhong Yi.

Originally, Qin Ruyue had not intended to disperse the night fog surrounding Shi Mi.

This fog limited Shi Mi’s vision and also caused her to lose her sense of direction.

The Power of Rules was the best way to suppress an opponent of the same Tier.

However, the Night-Cutting Spider was now completely exhausted.

Qin Ruyue gripped the crack-covered Emperor’s Instrument of Silent Night.

The Power of Rules currently within the Silent Night Enigma was insufficient to activate the Imperial Decree Night Shadow-Piercing Corridor again.

Otherwise, even if the Emperor’s Tool shattered and she lost the chance to ever use it again,

Qin Ruyue would have still unhesitatingly activated the Imperial Decree Night Cloud Passage to escape.

Qin Ruyue wasn’t about to waste words on Shi Mi. Instead, she was thinking about how to let the Celestial Destiny Seekers outside know what was happening inside.

At this point, Qin Ruyue had already accepted reality and was prepared to use the Crying Moon Blood Token to save her own life.

Before Qin Ruyue could make a move, the Night-Cutting Spider suddenly let out a screech of intense agony.

Large chunks of exoskeleton were stripped from the Night-Cutting Spider’s body as a Ji Bone Clone actually grew out from within it.

A Centipede Tail coiled around half of the Night-Cutting Spider’s body like a rope, moving across its form and gnawing at it.

A sinister laugh came from Shi Mi’s lips.

"Qin Ruyue, you’re far too arrogant!"

"Do you know why I dragged you here?"

"I’ve released all the White Bone Centipedes I’ve been cultivating in the Bone Prison over the years. This entire building has long been encased by them."

"You can’t escape!"

"Remember that Bone Pill I gave you?"

At this, Shi Mi burst into laughter.

"I attacked you just now and let you use the Mysterious Night Rule to take this Celestial Destiny Seeker away, all so you would exhaust your Power of Rules."

"The Crying Moon Blood Token doesn’t bind to a master. Whichever one of us gets it will be the one favored by Lady Crying Moon Goddess in the eyes of Starlight City’s Celestial Destiny Seekers."

"As for him witnessing all this... after you’re dead, I’ll use the Night-Cutting Spider’s own fangs to pierce his neck."

"Tell me, do you think Starlight City will come after me, the one holding the Crying Moon Blood Token, for the sake of a dead Celestial Destiny Seeker?"

Qin Ruyue stared intently at Shi Mi, never imagining she would be outplayed like this!