The Cockroach-like Girl Is My Beast

Chapter 648 482: Engraving Dao Mark, Dragon Bubble Appears! (Part 2)

In those green-golden eyes, there reflected a light as gentle and bright as the morning stars.

——Time can be anything or nothing at all.

If one insists on finding a definition, then it can entirely be decided by her.

Time can be her golden tail tip, that little tuft of pure white fur that Lin Guang and her two sisters love to stroke.

And so…

One of her tails lit up.

Amidst the torrent of energy and information, one of her nine tails, the white fluff at the tip seemed to be undergoing a transformation, slowly turning into a silvery white color.

In this moment, which seemed both endlessly long and yet as brief as an instant.

The pillar of light gradually faded, the frenzy of spiritual materials and ether finally exhausted.

Upon Lin Guang's head, a new diamond-shaped fragment on the Black Crown had already halfway materialized.

Projected by the [Artificial Divine Domain], the diamond-shaped phantom in the sky and the shadow of the Tower of Babel seemed to solidify a bit, subtly exuding two distinct auras.

Meanwhile, the texture and luster of the fluff at the end of Lisa's tail had completely changed, like flowing mercury, reflecting time itself.

[Species: Nine-tailed Fox]

[Grade: Purple (Dao Mark 1)]

Feeling the entirely different, brand-new force within her —one that could seemingly nudge reality's rules with a mere touch— her slightly chubby cheeks broke into a cute smile.

The two exchanged a glance and smile, both feeling an overwhelming, full-bodied power that needed to be adapted to and stabilized.

It was done.

Lisa had successfully etched her first Dao Mark, while Lin Guang himself was more than halfway through etching his sixth Dao Mark.

...

A flash of brilliance, and the three appeared on the plaza.

——It was already four in the afternoon, the sunlight not as intense as at noon, yet without any sign of sunset.

"Your speed…"

On the plaza, Jing Ning looked at the young man holding the hand of a girl with fox ears, a flicker of electricity passed through her eyes, unable to help but speak: "It's a bit exaggerated."

The ends of her hair, this avatar of hers, faintly dispersed bits of electricity, emitting a crackling sound.

Though typically after etching a Dao Mark, some time was needed to adapt and stabilize, and the [Artificial Divine Domain] was also in high demand, it couldn't possibly be reserved just for Lin Guang alone, and the system's exchange rates were rather costly.

Yet merely consuming a single Divine Object, some Tier Five Spiritual Materials, and three Tier Six Ethereal Crystals yielded such results, moreover quite visibly, he would have similar opportunities to engrave Dao Marks every so often.

If this outcome spread, no one would know how envious, jealous, and resentful those Six-star True Masters would be, having cultivated for more than a century yet still tethered to one or two foundational Dao Marks on their Beast King Cards.

Even her gaze was a bit unsteady.

Looking at them and recalling the past hardships of her own cultivation, even as a Seven-Star True Master, once a prodigy, even Jing Ning felt a sense of living in vain.

——This is just too fast.

Indeed, Lin Guang's cash and academic credits weren't particularly abundant, let alone the Divine Objects which were his problem to solve.

Even though the school provided Spiritual Materials and training rooms, most of what he had in hand probably came from gifts from noble families and would be spent in a few sessions, while income from projects like dividends after decrypting Meditation Potion formulas was a trickle.

But…this wasn't exactly a concern.

In a place like Coastal City, everyone had to find ways to make money, not just for Daxia Coin, but for the Credit Level too.

And even if money ran out, as long as it turned into strength and the Credit Level remained, it could all be earned back.

However, foundational Dao Marks are irretrievable!

Yet Lin Guang merely smiled silently, pinching Lisa's large ears.

Then he suddenly opened his mouth to ask about something he had been curious about.

"Director Jing Ning, what's your take on that matter I mentioned earlier?"

"Who are those anonymous people?"

He was referring to those highly provocative, anonymous posters with many mysterious sources of information.

Jing Ning, hearing this, looked at Lin Guang and shook her head: "The forum's anonymity feature is genuine."

"Once the anonymous feature is enabled, the real identity behind it, only one person at Longteng University can see it — the administrator of the entire forum."

"Other than that, even I don't have this permission."

Lin Guang was slightly taken aback.

——That moderator who seemed to snark in every trivial post, filled with cold humor, had such high authority?

Only one person in the school?

"That old fellow isn't watching here now, or I wouldn't be telling you."

Jing Ning shook her head somewhat helplessly: "Having said this much, you should know who he is."

Lisa blinked: "…Is it the principal grandpa?"

The principal of Longteng University, a Thunder Division Giant.

Pillar of Yue Shui Province and indeed the whole Great Xia.

Li Jiatu.

Lin Guang: "...…."

In all fairness, it was hard to imagine such a top powerhouse being obsessively entertained by lurking in every post on the forum.

But thinking it over, he indeed had the motivation and Heart Power to do so.

Jing Ning sighed: "That's why I initially said he's old but not respectful."

"I've seen those things on the forum, but as long as he doesn't intervene, no one really can."

"If he allows something to happen or ferment, then it's pretty much confirmed he thinks it's no big deal or simply finds it interesting."