Chapter 67: The Magic-Blocking Shackles

Beside him, Xu Bing's face darkened. There was already a vain little dolphin at her side, and now another vain woman had appeared. Jealousy surged within her. The beauty of the cute girl made her own heart skip a beat, and that was just as a woman—let alone the effect on any male creatures.

In the next moment, a streak of black light shot out from the cute girl and landed on the ground, transforming into the imposing Black Ze. "Ah!" The cute girl screamed, then quickly covered her mouth with her hand, staring incredulously at Black Ze. At that instant, he used the power of the contract to reveal everything that had transpired to her.

Her eyes widened, still unable to believe it—this was truly fantastical! Yet, despite her amazement, she sensed a mysterious connection between herself and Black Ze. After all, she was seasoned by the trials of modern society; after a moment, she accepted it.

“I’ve already formed a contract with him—are you still planning to capture me?”

A cold smile played on Black Ze’s lips as he raised his hands obediently, challenging Lin Qiu with a lifted eyebrow.

“Oh, I can’t stand this temper of mine!” Lin Qiu rolled up his sleeves and pulled a pair of handcuffs from his pocket, snapping them onto Black Ze’s wrist.

“You—” Black Ze was startled. Once cuffed, the surging energy within him was instantly suppressed.

“Kiddo, these are anti-magic cuffs. Once they're on, even if you had wings, you'd never escape.” Lin Qiu wore a smug smile, though his heart bled inwardly.

“System, you greedy merchant! For a lousy pair of handcuffs, you charged me ten upgrade points!” Lin Qiu grumbled silently.

He’d only had twenty points at tier three, now ten were gone. Did the system not realize how much it cost him to earn a single upgrade point?

“Anti-magic handcuffs, system-made—always top quality! Once locked, even a tier-nine powerhouse must kneel!” The system’s retort left Lin Qiu speechless, a shiver running through him.

Even tier-nine experts would be subdued?

He stared at the anti-magic cuffs, his eyes glowing green.

“Beautiful—just beautiful!” Lin Qiu grinned, a hint of slyness flickering between his brows. With these cuffs, once the opponent was restrained, escape was impossible.

“Oooh!” Thinking of the possibilities, he couldn’t help but laugh aloud.

“You look so sleazy when you laugh!” Xu Bing stepped back, putting distance between them, her face showing, “I don’t know this guy.”

She was curious, though—where had these cuffs come from? And judging by Black Ze’s expression, they seemed peculiar.

“What are you planning? Don’t bully him!” The cute girl paled at Black Ze being cuffed, hurriedly spreading her arms to shield him behind her.

Seeing her protectiveness, Black Ze’s gaze softened.

“Don’t worry, gorgeous, we won’t do anything to him.” Lin Qiu hurriedly explained, “We’re from the Exotic Beast Management Bureau—responding to a report, so we’re on duty.”

“We’re just taking this fellow back for a record, to put him on file.”

“He hasn’t done anything outrageous, so our bureau won’t harm him.”

“Really?” The cute girl gazed at Lin Qiu with wide, innocent eyes, making his heart flutter.

“Those eyes, so luminous—it’s as if my soul is being drawn out.” Lin Qiu subconsciously swallowed, his eyes darting as he smiled slyly, “Now that this big guy has signed a contract with you, you’re linked—you both need to come back with us.”

“Really—you won’t hurt him?” The cute girl’s eyes were wary, as if Lin Qiu were a big, bad wolf.

“It’s fine, he won’t do anything to me.” Black Ze spoke up, glancing at the anti-magic cuffs on his wrist, still shaken inside.

He hadn’t expected human technology to have advanced to this extent.

In his memories, the world of his ancestors was more like a realm of immortals—rules were simple: whoever had the strongest fists, ruled.

After that primordial era ended, the subsequent civilizations developed high technology. When combined with their own energy cultivation, it made these exotic beasts even more formidable.

While the primordial era was the origin of life with unmatched martial might, the advanced technology of later civilizations was not to be underestimated.

Thus, Black Ze intended to follow Lin Qiu back. Though the fellow seemed a bit sly, as an exotic beast—and especially as a dog—his nose was sharp and his mind agile.

He had a feeling this man would not harm him.

“Really?” The cute girl turned to Black Ze, eyes soft and flirtatious, making his scalp tingle.

Suddenly, he regretted forming the contract—was it all because of that fleeting moment of emotion?

Remembering that beneath her stunning looks was a capital more robust than most men, he shuddered and quickly nodded, “It’s fine, I haven’t committed any crimes—he won’t harm me.”

“You said it—I trust you.” The cute girl nodded repeatedly at Black Ze, unaware that Lin Qiu was already communicating with the system.

“How many upgrade points would I gain by devouring this big guy?” That was Lin Qiu’s concern.

After all, the other’s bloodline reached tier eight.

Tier eight! In this world, as mutations spread, noble-blooded exotic beasts were still gestating.

This big fellow was the first tier-eight beast Lin Qiu had encountered.

If he devoured him, what would happen?

“Tier-eight bloodline exotic beast—Celestial Dog—pure bloodline. If the host devours him, you can advance two levels to tier five.”

“Tier five?!” Lin Qiu was tempted, his breathing quickening.

“But if the host devours the Celestial Dog, the harm outweighs the benefit.”

“What do you mean?” Lin Qiu asked, puzzled.

“The Celestial Dog is the most keen-nosed species across several civilizations. With just a trace of scent, they can track it to the ends of the earth.”

“Moreover, this Celestial Dog is the last of its kind in this civilization.”

“If devoured, the species will vanish from existence, wiped out completely.”

“Extinct?!” Lin Qiu’s heart skipped a beat, his brows furrowing as he sank into gloomy contemplation.