Chapter 100

"Cough, cough, let's divide the spoils now. Since I gave two crystal cores to Ailin without your consent, the rest will all be yours," Long Yi said, casually grabbing the twenty small crystal cores and handing them to Xiaozi. He took this opportunity to give his eyes a brief rest, feeling that if he continued to look, he might start to have a nosebleed.

Xiaozi, however, shook her head. "These crystal cores are of no use to me. You should keep them. I asked you for help, so how can I take anything in return? Besides, I have a small request, and I hope Brother Long can agree to it," Xiaozi said softly, her voice lacking confidence, as if she were afraid to speak.

"Tell me what it is," Long Yi asked.

"I want you to take me on your adventure!" Xiaozi mustered up a great deal of courage and blurted out.

An adventure?

Long Yi and Ailin exchanged a glance, not immediately responding.

Xiaozi was well aware that if she were just an ordinary little girl, going on an adventure wouldn't be a problem. But Xiaozi was a little female demon, and taking her along would mean carrying her decaying body, which anyone would find repulsive.

"Brother Long, don't worry, I won't make you do anything difficult," Xiaozi said, turning around a few times to find a spot. She gathered her cold energy, and the frozen ground melted. Soon, a black, ice-encased wooden box emerged from the ground.

As the ice melted, the wooden box opened, revealing some gold and jewels. Xiaozi raised her hand, and a small wooden box flew out from the pile of gold seals. When the box opened, a crystal almost the size of a fist appeared.

A crystal core?

Long Yi looked at Xiaozi with confusion.

"This is my body. I killed a powerful demon. Although it was strong, its spirit was weak, so I destroyed its head and took its crystal core. My original body has completely disappeared, and as a female demon, I should have gradually faded away with the decay of my body. But now, I use this crystal core as my body, so I can carry it around. I think the demon must have sensed the existence of this crystal core, which is why it attacked me," Xiaozi explained.

"How do you know all this?" Long Yi asked curiously.

"I'm not sure. Ever since I became a female demon, this knowledge just flooded my memory, including how to cultivate as a female demon and the knowledge about demons. It's as if I was born knowing it," Xiaozi said, her expression filled with confusion. She sometimes felt strange herself, wondering why she had become smarter and understood things so clearly after becoming a female demon.

Long Yi found this increasingly strange. Although he hadn't studied the habits of female demons in detail, out of curiosity about the world, he had read some books. The knowledge of female demons couldn't just appear out of nowhere; it had to be learned or forcibly implanted. Xiaozi's current state seemed like a form of memory inheritance, which was quite peculiar.

Seeing that Long Yi wasn't speaking, Xiaozi's face darkened. She knew that it was already quite rare for Long Yi to have a normal conversation with her. No matter how cute she looked, she was fundamentally an undead spirit, a female demon. Who would want a female demon following them?

However, Long Yi thought differently. As an alien, he found all the creatures on this planet strange enough, and a cute female demon maid was far from the strangest. Compared to the terrifying elf mentor Yavini, Xiaozi was already as normal as could be.

Glancing at Ailin, her expression clearly showed her concern for Xiaozi.

"If you like, you can come with us," Long Yi said.

"Sorry, I know I'm asking too much... Eh? What? Brother Long, you agree?" Xiaozi was taken aback, then her face lit up with joy.

"Yes, since you're bored, why not come along and have some fun? Oh, right, Ailin, are there any crazy people in this world who claim to purify the world and don't allow undead creatures to exist?" Long Yi asked Ailin.

"No, no, I've never heard of such people!" Ailin said happily, and if Xiaozi had a physical body, she would have hugged her in joy.

"That's good. So, what do I need to do?" Long Yi asked Xiaozi.

"Brother Long, you just need to keep the crystal core with you! And I won't be a burden to you! Although I'm a female demon and survive by absorbing mana, I absolutely won't absorb your mana! I'll only absorb some when your mana is full and overflowing. With my ice magic, your success rate in casting spells will increase. As long as the crystal core is with you, I can respond to your call at any time, appear by your side, and help you defend against enemies. Additionally, I don't need to use the dragon language to cast spells; I can do it instantly! If we work well together, we can achieve surprising results!"

To further alleviate Long Yi's concerns, Xiaozi hurriedly promoted herself. She understood the character of people like Long Yi. At their age, with such strong power, they must have similar personalities. They liked to solve problems with strength and disliked beating around the bush. They would also prefer powerful allies.

But Long Yi shook his head with a smile, "You're overthinking it. I just want you to come along and have fun, really."

As he spoke, Long Yi reached out and took the crystal core. The crystal core was cold to the touch, and a sense of shyness flooded Long Yi's heart. Looking up, he saw Xiaozi's face turn bright red. Long Yi was taken aback, then realized that although it was just a crystal core, it was essentially no different from holding a naked little girl!

Long Yi felt quite helpless. "Why are you being shy? I'm a grown man. I can barely control myself when I see Ailin's sexy body, but I'm not going to have a nosebleed over a crystal core the size of a fist!"

At this moment, Xiaozi was clearly exhausted from the recent battle, which had consumed a lot of her mana. As a pure energy being, casting spells was equivalent to consuming herself.

Long Yi didn't bother distinguishing between mana and qi, and directly infused a surge of giant power into the crystal core.

Xiaozi, still feeling shy, suddenly tensed up, her eyes wide with confusion. She muttered, "Ah... What is this power! So strong! So warm! So... strange..."

In an instant, Xiaozi's face turned completely red. She curled up in the air, her body trembling involuntarily.

"Are you okay? I thought this power was strong and could quickly replenish you, so I'll stop!" Seeing Xiaozi's reaction, Long Yi instinctively thought he had done something wrong.

"No, no! Don't... don't stop!"

Xiaozi waved her hands frantically, signaling Long Yi not to stop. Long Yi complied and continued to infuse his giant power into the crystal core. Although Xiaozi was curled up, it was clear that her body was no longer translucent but was almost completely solid!

"Brother Long... more... more!"

Xiaozi, whose consciousness seemed a bit muddled, mumbled, and Long Yi immediately increased the infusion.

"More!"

Long Yi increased it again!

"More!!"

Long Yi increased it even more!

"More!!!"

Boom! Long Yi almost fully opened his power, and in an instant, the crystal core in his hand emitted a dazzling light! But then, with a sharp crack, the crystal core exploded into powder!

Long Yi was stunned.

"Xiaozi! Are you okay!"

Long Yi grabbed at the air, shouting loudly. But Xiaozi didn't respond. The powder didn't scatter or fall but slowly drifted toward her curled-up body.

Each time the powder touched her body, it created a faint ripple on her skin, clothes, and hair. Soon, all the powder was completely absorbed into Xiaozi's body, and she slowly stretched out.

Boom!

A beam of light, accompanied by a piercing cold, shot up into the sky, and a gust of wind mixed with ice particles scattered. Long Yi raised a hand to shield himself, but a sharp piece of ice broke the skin on his fingertip. Just as Long Yi was about to pull his hand back to see what had happened, a pair of cold little hands suddenly grabbed his large hand, and a pale, bloodless pair of lips pressed against his wound. Almost immediately, blood stained the lips, and the cold air vanished. Xiaozi floated in front of Long Yi, still with her cute little face, her signature twin tails, and her black maid uniform.

But she was different.

The ordinary hair accessories on her twin tails had turned into small ice flowers, and her collar was embedded with transparent crystals. Her black maid uniform had turned dark purple, with elaborate patterns along the edges and crystal pendants on the hem.

Of course, the most obvious change was that she now had a pair of black leather shoes, adorned with crystal ice flowers.

"Complete form."

Long Yi asked with a smile.

"No, it's an evolved form," Xiaozi said, her large eyes filled with surprise.

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