For Timirlan's Eagle Alliance Leader.

"Champion ~ Oh ~ Champion ~" Jiang Xiao laughed heartily, quickly ran inside, and threw himself into the arms of the huge Yingying Bear.

Jiang Xiao's small weight and small impact were nothing at all. The huge Yingying Bear didn't even move, but Jiang Xiao was almost bounced back by the Yingying Bear's big belly.

The Yingying Bear stretched out its paw and grabbed Jiang Xiao's back, steadying his body, "Ying~"

Prince Bino looked resentful, curled up in the corner, feeling wronged. The Red-Spotted Doctor trembled and burrowed into the ground, leaving only its tail outside.

In the audience stands, although the audience was relatively stable, their emotions weren't very good.

Amidst this sighing and resentment, Jiang Xiao's smile was so sweet~

Happy~ Blissful~

"Ying~" The Yingying Bear's body gradually shrank, even after returning to its original form, its height was about the same as Jiang Xiao's.

As if sensing Jiang Xiao's joy, the Yingying Bear was also extremely happy. It lay down, its limbs on the ground, and its large head burning with white flames nudged Jiang Xiao's waist, and with a sudden lift of its head, directly tossed Jiang Xiao into the sky.

In the audience stands, Juliet covered her mouth with one hand, her slender fingers still trembling slightly, and her azure eyes looked at Jiang Xiao, who was constantly being thrown into the air by the Yingying Bear, with a mixture of surprise and anger.

Beside Juliet, the Second Princess's expression wasn't very good either...

Everything was so wonderful!

Hmm...

The most wonderful thing was the award ceremony.

Apart from the Sea Soul Lamps for the third-place winners, the champions and runners-up weren't in a very good mood. When the Yingying Bear roared earlier, the male Sea Soul Fish Demon almost smashed the glass and escaped...

The Sea Soul Lamps possessed special Star Techniques. They were also the closest to each other, taking care of one another, and emitting a soft sea-blue light, so there were no abnormalities.

Due to the Rain Forest Cat's outburst, Juliet took the initiative to admit defeat, so the next match didn't need to be fought. She and the Second Princess directly ascended to the third-place podium.

The first awards presented were precisely the two Sea Soul Lamps emitting a soft glow.

With the Sea Soul Lamps in hand, Sophia and Juliet's emotions became more stable.

The two contestants from the Kingdom of Hsia quickly recalled their Centaur Spirits, and their faces returned to their usual elegance as they went on stage to receive their awards.

However, they didn't release the two Sea Soul Fish Demons, probably planning to take them away with the boxes and transport them back to their kingdom.

Finally!

It was time to present the award to the champion!

This competition was indeed a bit irregular, at least the Inner Vision Star Chart didn't recognize it. Winning the competition didn't even give any points, but it didn't matter, the Sea Soul Mask as a reward was already enough.

Platinum Divine Pet! A god-level support-type Star Pet!

A round of applause erupted from the audience, but most of the applause was for Prince Bino.

If only Jiang Xiao was present, it would probably be dead silent...

Jiang Xiao didn't care about any of that. Receiving the reward was the real deal; everything else was meaningless.

Holding the small-sized glass box, Jiang Xiao couldn't help but observe his reward up close and carefully.

Although this Sea Soul Mask was in its infant form, it was the same size as a mature Sea Soul Mask.

It was made of seawater, and originally had a hideous face with wrinkles, but after the Yingying Bear's roar earlier, the Sea Soul Mask was even uglier, making a frightened expression.

One should often look in the mirror.

The Yingying Bear did scare you, but you're pretty scary now too...

Whether it was due to biological characteristics or passive Star Techniques, at this moment, the Sea Soul Mask should be using its first Star Technique on Jiang Xiao, bringing a unique pressure and deterrence, making Jiang Xiao's heart beat "thump thump".

The Sea Soul Mask was just Jiang Xiao's prize, not his Star Pet, so this kind of attack was to be expected.

Jiang Xiao took a deep breath and dared not look at the Sea Soul Mask anymore, instead taking the glass box and putting it down.

Not only ugly, but also so scary?

Jiang Xiao couldn't help but shiver, secretly resolving not to give this mask to Er Wei!

She was already intimidating enough, like a ferocious beast in the dark. If he gave her this mask, Jiang Xiao was afraid he'd be in the same state as Prince Bino, never being able to hold his head up in front of a certain someone for the rest of his life.

Thinking about it that way... he couldn't give it to Han Jiangxue either!

It was best to give it to the husky at home. No matter how much it pretended to be a wolf, it was still a dog...

With the prize in his arms, Jiang Xiao happily returned to the Little Beimu Manor.

Prince Bino, Princess Sophia, and Juliet stayed at the competition's manor.

The competition was over, but the event wasn't over yet. The Star Pet competition was indeed the main event, but for these people, entertainment and fun were equally important.

In the following three or four days, the event organizers would also hold several banquets and activities to send off these royal nobles who had come to support them.

In other words, these contestants would stay here for another three or four days before gradually leaving. As hosts, Bino and Sophia would have to see them off one by one, which would take them nearly a week.

Jiang Xiao knew his place. After this final battle, he was certainly no longer welcome, as he had embarrassed these princes and princesses.

So Jiang Xiao honestly returned to the Little Beimu Manor and feasted with the Yingying Bear.

While the prince and princesses were away, while he was alone at the Little Beimu Manor, Jiang Xiao planned to find an opportunity to open the Calamity Shadow's Lair, and with the championship prize, the Sea Soul Mask, go meet its masters.

......

That night, led by a manor servant, Jiang Xiao scavenged four full bags of fresh fruit from the restaurant. After telling the servant that he was going on a "picnic," he directly teleported away.

Leaving behind a bewildered servant, unsure where this distinguished guest was going for a picnic in the middle of the night...

Jiang Xiao teleported far away into the depths of the old forest. Since the Little Beimu Manor was far from the city, it provided Jiang Xiao with great convenience.

In the dark depths of the mountains, a drizzle suddenly began to fall. After a few minutes, the drizzle gradually stopped.

And Jiang Xiao had also confirmed that there was no one around for dozens of miles, and safely entered the Calamity Shadow's Lair.

Jiang Xiao had two paper bags tucked under his left arm and two paper bags tucked under his right arm. In his hand, he held a water-made ugly mask, and following the guide of the Flame Puppets in the Calamity Shadow's Lair, he searched for the resting corner.

"Jiang! Xiao! Pi!" Not far away, Xia Yan's roar came.

"Ah?" Jiang Xiao, holding bulging paper bags in his hands, tucked them into his waist, and turned his head to look, but felt a gust of wind blowing in his face!

A giant sword hung over Jiang Xiao's forehead, just a little bit away from splitting his head open.

Jiang Xiao was patient and not afraid at all.

And Xia Yan didn't really make a move. The Desperate Greatsword transformed by Desperate Weapon shattered open. Xia Yan put her hands on her hips, took a step forward, and looked at Jiang Xiao with an annoyed expression, "Why didn't you call me last time you came?"

Jiang Xiao pointed to his right hand and said, "Look, something fun."

"Eh?" Xia Yan's attention was easily diverted. She hurriedly looked down, "Wow! What is this thing? It's so ugly!"

"Hehe, a platinum-level Sea Soul Mask, a particularly powerful support-type Star Pet, let's go find Little Jiangxue, and I'll give you two a detailed introduction." Jiang Xiao said with a smile.

Xia Yan stepped forward, secretly glanced at the paper bags in Jiang Xiao's hand, took out an apple, and took a bite, crunch!

"Wait for a while in the resting area. Your sister is taking a bath in the northwest corner." Xia Yan said while eating.

"Uh..." Jiang Xiao hurriedly said, "Is there enough water here? For drinking and washing?"

"Enough, enough." Xia Yan replied casually, craning her neck to look at the paper bags in Jiang Xiao's hand, searching for other types of fruit.

Due to the angle, she saw the side of the Sea Soul Mask again, shivered, and hurriedly ran to Jiang Xiao's left side to rummage through the paper bags in his left hand.

......

Half an hour later, Han Jiangxue walked over refreshed. When she saw Xia Yan and the Yingying Bear and Black and White Candle Fire sitting on the sofa, scrambling to eat grapes, one grain for you and one grain for me, Han Jiangxue's expression softened.

This scene was indeed very loving.

"Ta-da!" Jiang Xiao held the Sea Soul Mask in both hands and suddenly teleported in front of Han Jiangxue.

Han Jiangxue's gaze was immediately attracted to the Sea Soul Mask. At first, Han Jiangxue's expression was a little disgusted, but after a few seconds, Han Jiangxue's expression changed slightly, and she frowned, "Intimidation?"

"Pretty much!" Jiang Xiao nodded repeatedly, told Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan about the Sea Soul Mask's three Star Techniques, and finally specifically stated that the Sea Soul Mask could change its shape and didn't have to appear in such an ugly form.

Aside, Xia Yan asked with a look of pleasant surprise, "Can it move freely underwater? Possess underwater combat abilities?"

Snap!

Jiang Xiao snapped his fingers and said, "You've grasped the key point."

Xia Yan excitedly licked her lips and said, "No wonder it's the champion's reward."

Jiang Xiao said, "After I leave, you two discuss who will absorb it as a Star Pet. I specifically asked, this guy is at most 3 months old, and its cub period is 2-3 years. You two should both reach the Star Sea stage and have spare Star Slots, right?"

As soon as Jiang Xiao finished speaking, Han Jiangxue said, "Of course it's for Xia Yan. This thing's Star Techniques are obviously more suitable for a nimble fighter and have nothing to do with the magic system. Also, it's not bad for you to absorb it yourself. Can your... Star Pets still absorb more?"

Jiang Xiao waved his hand and didn't say too much in detail, "You guys know how many Star Slots I have. You two can decide who it belongs to. After you successfully absorb it as a Star Pet in the future, I can borrow it, just treat it as my own Star Pet, hehe."

Han Jiangxue smiled and glanced at Jiang Xiao. This little buzz cut really had a good plan.

"By the way, the competition here is over. Let me tell you about what I saw and heard." Jiang Xiao said, then suddenly laughed, "I even met the Sea Soul Fish Demon, oh? It was so handsome..."

That night, Jiang Xiao and the two women left the Calamity Shadow's Lair, got some fresh air in the deep mountains, cleaned up the garbage in the Calamity Shadow's Lair, and told the two many stories.

But Jiang Xiao didn't say that he was going to the sea with the second generations of the Sima royal family. He had already made a decision in private. Since it couldn't be changed, he didn't plan to let Han Jiangxue worry.

As for how to explain the Sea Soul Mask's whereabouts to Prince Bino in a few days, Jiang Xiao already had a plan.

All said and done, Jiang Xiao was still uneasy about leaving the Sea Soul Mask in the Little Beimu Manor for temporary storage, after all, that Prince Bino was a "thief within the family"...