Su Qi was momentarily stunned, but quickly understood.
After the Blessing of Courage buff effect disappeared, the tendency for Yun Jin to retreat was starting to resurface again.
If it weren't for that broadsword supporting her weakened body, probably...
Hey, hey.
Miss Yun, you weren't like this just now.
You being so weak makes me feel very unaccomplished.
"No rush, we'll stay in the wilderness for a while longer, get used to it, it should be fine." Su Qi couldn't help but hold his forehead.
"Okay."
Yun Jin eagerly nodded her head.
As long as she could maintain her previous state, she was willing to do anything.
The battle ended.
The other Transcendents gradually dispersed, the Eight-headed Turtle had fallen into someone else's hands, so they could only switch targets and continue hunting other fierce beasts.
In fact.
The wilderness is not this harmonious.
Killing, plundering, and other malicious events are constantly occurring in unknown corners.
It's just that young person's power displayed was too terrifying.
Even if they had a thief's mind, they wouldn't have the thief's courage.
If they stayed any longer, who knows who would end up robbing whom?
Su Qi knew Yun Jin had no objections, so he dealt with the Eight-headed Turtle alone, first opening the fierce beast's skull and extracting a green crystal core.
Weighing it slightly in his hand, he felt the secret power contained within, and Su Qi was delighted.
Seems like his cultivation speed could return to its former glory.
Just thinking about it was exciting.
Next, he took out a device from his backpack and gently pressed a button.
Mini mechanical bees flew out of the device, buzzing and emitting blue lights, scanning the size and other data of the Eight-headed Turtle.
...
At that moment.
The War Fortress.
A group of powerful Transcendents arrived with anxious expressions, led by none other than the Yun Family Patriarch who couldn't find his daughter — Yun Ruhai!
Upon arriving, he immediately found the person in charge of the War Fortress.
"Old Zhan, quick! Help me check Yun Jin's entry records and location!"
The War Fortress manager, Zhan Tiancheng, seeing Yun Ruhai's anxious look, couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"
"Yun Jin is missing." After Yun Ruhai said this, he closed his eyes helplessly.
Zhan Tiancheng felt a chill in his heart, instantly guessing what might have happened, but still knowingly asked, "Could it be that Yun Jin entered the wilderness and without a guard?"
Yun Ruhai sighed and shook his head.
Zhan Tiancheng angrily pointed at Yun Ruhai, then turned to his subordinates and shouted, "One minute, I want to see all Yun Jin's entry and exit records!"
As the person in charge of the War Fortress, he had a good relationship with the Yun Family and received substantial support from them every year.
Not to mention that.
Yun Jin often entered the wilderness through this War Fortress.
Although this girl had a cardiac issue, Zhan Tiancheng admired her resilient spirit greatly.
He even regarded Yun Jin as half his daughter.
Back then, when Yun Jin wanted to imprison herself with a fierce beast to overcome her heart condition, the entire Yun Family opposed it.
Angrily, she turned to Zhan Tiancheng, pleaded, and he finally agreed to help.
Though the result wasn't ideal, Zhan Tiancheng always believed that with Yun Jin's character, she would eventually overcome her heart issue and become a renowned Transcendent in the wilderness!
Time ticked by second by second.
The atmosphere in the office grew more tense, and Zhan Tiancheng finally couldn't help but curse loudly: "Yun Ruhai, is this how you are as a father?"
"You don't even understand your own daughter, maybe you shouldn't be Patriarch anymore!"
"Do you know how much she longs to become a mighty Transcendent, yet you keep saying it doesn't matter if she can't face fierce beasts, as the Yun Family doesn't lack Transcendents."
"Is that supposed to be comforting?"
"If you had paid more attention, it wouldn't have come to this!"
Yun Ruhai was speechless from the scolding, knowing that over the years he had indeed neglected his daughter's inner thoughts to some extent.
Soon.
The War Fortress staff brought news: "Peng Xiaoyan, who was responsible for registration at the front desk, personally saw Yun Jin team up with someone to enter the wilderness a day ago."
"Teamed up?"
"That's good."
Yun Ruhai and Zhan Tiancheng exchanged glances, exhaling a long breath.
It seems, that girl had some sense after all.
But then, the next weak statement from the staff shocked the two bigshots to their core.
"The person she teamed up with is a young Awakening Level One Transcendent named Su Qi..."
Su Qi...
Sounds familiar but doesn't matter now.
What matters is that at Awakening Level One, not only does he not help Yun Jin in the slightest, but he's a serious burden!
This team of two burdens... Yikes!
"What about the location?" Zhan Tiancheng suppressed his anger and asked eagerly.
"The location records show that at around seven this morning, their signals... both disappeared together..."
Upon hearing this.
Yun Ruhai's tall body swayed, as if he suddenly aged several years.
Zhan Tiancheng seemed a bit calmer: "This doesn't mean much, many veterans have the habit of turning off their location."
"Where was the last recorded signal location? Issue a channel task to the nearby Transcendents to see if anyone has seen Yun Jin."
"It's already been sent out, there should be news soon." This staff member was quite experienced, glancing at the large communication device in his hand.
"There's news coming back!"
Instantly.
The large communication device disappeared from his hand.
Unbeknownst to him, the two bigshots simultaneously grabbed the large device, each holding onto one side.
They exchanged a glare.
Then both stretched their necks to look at the message on the device.
"We all saw Yun Jin, she just killed an Eight-headed Turtle with a young man, they are probably still together."
For a moment.
The two were dumbfounded.
Yun Jin defeated a Level Eighteen Fierce Beast with a young man!?
Yun Ruhai's face was blank, somewhat uncertain about the information he received.
"This... shouldn't be fake news, multiple messages confirm it." Zhan Tiancheng scratched his head, instantly thinking of a possibility.
Could this girl really have attained a transformation through near-death?
At this moment, a Yun Family guard spoke up: "Shall we immediately go to protect Miss in secret?"
"Protect what!" Zhan Tiancheng erupted in anger.
"It's because you protected her too much, she couldn't overcome her heart issue for years. Look, she went out alone and in under a day defeated a Level Eighteen Fierce Beast!"
"???"
The guard was speechless, even wondering if it was indeed his protection hindering Miss's progress.
Confirming his daughter's situation, Yun Ruhai felt relieved, eyes glistening, he said with a comforting tone: "The child has grown up, let her... venture out."
Though still deeply worried about his daughter, he knew what she needed most now.
"Just that, who's that Su Qi anyway..."
"Couldn't he be the one who caused such a stir at the Awakening Ceremony recently?"
Upon hearing this.
The two bigshots glanced at each other, as figures of their status, they naturally paid great attention to Zone 9 High School's annual Awakening Ceremony and remembered that much-anticipated civilian student.
"The one who teamed up with Yun Jin to enter the wilderness must be him."
"But, the one assisting Yun Jin in slaying the Eight-headed Turtle should be someone else..."
"Have you ever seen someone progress from Awakening Level One to being able to slay an Eight-headed Turtle within ten days to half a month?"
"..."
The two fell silent, almost simultaneously thinking of one person, the Supreme Saint Master who ruled the territory spanning billions of miles.
Legend has it that the Supreme Saint Master ascended overnight from Awakening Level to Overlord Level.
"Haha, just kidding."
"Yeah, figures like the Supreme Saint Master are one-of-a-kind, how could Yun Jin randomly encounter such a person, haha."