Mini World Game Console

In the living room, the television finally let out a BEEP.

As soon as the screen turned on, it seemed as if nothing had changed; the Nine-Tailed Fox was still sitting there.

However, Watanabe Hitoshi, the elderly guardian of the artifacts, and several Flourishing Sakura Monks were already red-eyed from watching.

As soon as Ren Suo zoomed in, he could see the bloodshot veins in their eyes.

By this time, the Nine-Tailed Fox had absorbed all the Spiritual Energy from the artifacts, but she appeared to have simply been sitting amidst them for five hours.

She smoothed the Little Blue Cat's fur. Upon its meow, the Nine-Tailed Fox said, "It's enough. Little Blue has gained sufficient Spirituality."

It was evident that the old man and the Flourishing Sakura Monks sighed in relief—watching the same scene motionlessly for five hours was not something anyone could easily endure.

The Nine-Tailed Fox asked, "Since the reward has been received, naturally, Little Blue should also make a corresponding effort. When will the Spirit Vein be ignited?"

The old man immediately responded, "The sooner, the better. May I ask what assistance Lord Little Blue requires?"

It was apparent that this old man likely held a high and powerful position in this event of opening the Spirit Vein. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made such a committal inquiry so naturally.

Yet he was saying this while looking at the blue British Shorthair that the Nine-Tailed Fox had casually brought from London. Ren Suo almost burst out laughing. He typed, "No need. You just need to seal the tower where I appeared and let Little Blue stay inside for a day."

The Sky Tree! Everyone immediately realized the true identity of the Spirit Vein!

The old man and the Flourishing Sakura Monks quickly left with the artifacts, and Old Zhao came over to ask, "The Spirit Vein of Flourishing Sakura Country is actually the Sky Tree?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox replied, "Yes, is there a problem?"

Old Zhao said, "I thought the Spirit Vein would be more ancient..."

The Nine-Tailed Fox explained, "Is it time that endows civilization, or civilization that endows time? I too was puzzled and asked my peers, and that was how they questioned me in return."

A '!?' dialogue box appeared above Old Zhao's head, revealing that he was deeply lost in thought.

It seems he's been fooled, Ren Suo thought. He himself didn't know the rules regarding the appearance of Spirit Veins, so he decided to leave this headache to the officials of the Mysterious Country. Perhaps they could discover the truth faster than he, a Player, could.

However, what happened next was unexpected. The Nine-Tailed Fox waited another 12 hours before Old Zhao appeared, informing her that the Flourishing Sakura Country officials were ready.

Old Zhao said, "They just conducted another thorough inspection inside the Sky Tree, and they've stationed police outside to prevent the public from entering. They've also announced the plan to ignite the Spirit Vein. Won't it affect Lord Nine-Tailed Fox and Lord Little Blue?"

Ren Suo, having prepared for this moment, had the Nine-Tailed Fox say, "No problem, but this is a merit for Little Blue, who needs to go by itself. I cannot intervene... Can you ensure that Little Blue can enter the Spirit Vein smoothly?"

Old Zhao was slightly taken aback but quickly replied, "No problem."

The Nine-Tailed Fox announced, "With this matter settled, I should also return to the Fairy Palace. In the future, each of the Shapeshifting Beasts will be responsible for their own dealings... Farewell."

Without waiting for Old Zhao's attempt to detain her, the Nine-Tailed Fox summoned the Crimson Fairy Sword and, with a SWOOSH, flew out of the open window, transforming into a rainbow light and vanishing completely.

Of course, the reality was that after the Nine-Tailed Fox used Knight's Wind to leave the Mysterious Country Embassy, she used an Illusion to disguise herself as an ordinary person and hurried to the Tokyo Sky Tree.

But as the Nine-Tailed Fox approached the Tokyo Sky Tree, she found that all the major traffic routes were jammed. People flowed towards the Tokyo Sky Tree like rivers, and the road closest to it was even temporarily closed, turning into a pedestrian path where the crowd could gather!

It was almost like a parade.

Ren Suo stared in bewilderment. The people gathered near the Tokyo Sky Tree actually had specific purposes for being there. They held signs with words, and nearly every man and woman wore bunny ears—perhaps meant to be fox ears.

There were even quite a few beautiful girls dressed as the Nine-Tailed Fox, wearing cloaks with nine tails, making a pilgrimage to the Tokyo Sky Tree like a hundred foxes on the move!

What's going on?

It was only then that Ren Suo understood the meaning of Old Zhao's statement that "the news of the ignition of the Spirit Vein had been announced." They've turned this Spirit Vein Ignition into a grand festival!?

Of course, most ordinary people probably had no interest in igniting the Spirit Vein, since they were not Transcendents...

However, when the Nine-Tailed Fox looked up, her view shifted to the large electronic screens on nearby buildings, and Ren Suo finally understood the cause of this spectacle.

The image of the Nine-Tailed Fox, appearing as if a fairy had descended to earth, was displayed on screens everywhere. There was even one screen showing a stunning image of the Nine-Tailed Fox stepping on butterflies. Was there actually someone carrying a high-definition video camera!? How obsessive is that?

These people were eager to catch a glimpse of the legendary Nine-Tailed Fox, Tamamo no Mae!

At that moment, Ren Suo also saw a sign that read "Nine-Tailed Fox Support Group." I wonder if those are fans from the Mysterious Country who came to see their idol...

Ren Suo was utterly speechless. He had the disguised Nine-Tailed Fox swiftly move through the crowd, activate Knight's Wind again, and enter the Tokyo Sky Tree's interior ahead of everyone else.

There were many law enforcement officers outside the Sky Tree, and even quite a few Caucasians and African Americans. It seemed Flourishing Sakura Country could no longer withstand the pressure and had opened up the Spirit Vein Ignition process for international observation.

Upon entering the Sky Tree's interior, she was surprised to find it empty. The Nine-Tailed Fox activated Spiritual Vision but detected no trace of life forms. It seems this is Flourishing Sakura Country's bottom line.

Observation is fine, but there can be no unstable elements disrupting the Spiritual Vein Ignition Ceremony!

Little Blue was quickly delivered. Following the Nine-Tailed Fox's instructions, it lay down obediently to sleep in the first-floor lobby, while the Nine-Tailed Fox went to the second floor and officially began Opening the Spirit Treasury.

Unable to fast-forward, Ren Suo put down the game. He realized it was already lunchtime, so he went directly to invite Dong Chengling for a meal.

Since he no longer needed to be a stalker, Ren Suo didn't mind. It was just a meal. Once he got used to inviting her, on the day the Mysterious Country's Spirit Treasury was to be opened, he could simply invite Dong Chengling for supper and easily observe the entire Awakening process.

After returning home and cultivating for a while, Ren Suo turned on his computer, planning to watch some videos to pass the evening. Unexpectedly, as soon as it booted up, a message from the intranet forum popped up.

Is it... about Ren Naiser?

Now, any reward discussion post about 'Ren Naiser' would automatically send a notification to Ren Suo. If there was an urgent question from the 'Ren Naiser Special Task Force,' it would trigger a barrage of urgent calls, notifying Ren Suo through various means to go and answer.

Clicking on the question, Ren Suo found that the post had been published 26 hours ago and had already garnered many highly-upvoted discussions. There was no point in him joining in now.

And this question, too, once again redefined for Ren Suo the limits of the imagination of the Mysterious Country's higher-ups: "Is the implementation of the Spirit Protection Law the goal of Ren Naiser? Could he possibly be a Monster?"