The girl sat on the ground, lost in thought. Her long hair fell onto the ground, spreading in a flowing golden river network. Her eyes were as clear as glass, her body one of ice skin and jade bones, and her childish face possessed an otherworldly allure, making it evident at first glance that she was not an ordinary person.

Zoe stuttered, saying she was awakened by the disturbance of a force. The Earth Serpent's egg fell uncontrolled into the outside world, and then this girl was born from it.

Li Ang looked at the still-shocked Zoe. This guy should have some inkling about who this little girl is. The reason for the surprise might just be a cognitive shock.

"Xiaohan's egg shattered; why did she come out!? How could this happen!?"

"..."

My problem, I remembered the cat's memory way too well.

Li Ang held the head of the chestnut-haired girl: "Baal already told us about this situation, right?"

"Told us what?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"He said he passed on the method of the Star Soul Power to Xiaohan as a Summoner, or so you said yourself. Xiaohan might turn into a human now."

Li Ang couldn't resist flicking her forehead.

"Oh, that's right."

Zoe covered her forehead, finally recalling what was said in the Wotam Church Country.

The little girl sitting on the ground in thought slowly stood up and turned to face everyone.

The shattered golden eggshell was swallowed by light, transforming into profound golden runes that flew onto the girl's body, forming a gown with a golden-yellow base, adorned with patterns reminiscent of ancient museum artifacts. These depicted early human imaginations of earth, mountains, and crops in a simplistic form, while the various gemstones took it from simplicity to a noble quality.

She was much younger than Meimei, about the age of a child just starting elementary school. Yet, she seemed to be born with divine favor, exuding an unmistakable nobility. Just standing there, she carried a calm and proud aura.

After the profound runes formed the gown, the remaining portions either landed on her forehead or merged into her glass-like eyes, forming a crown-like both thorns and dragon horns with the red and blue Star Pupils, accentuating her non-human aura further. Her long hair was tied into an elegant and thick braid by crisscrossed golden chains hanging at her back.

When these eyes and the crown appeared, the girl's identity was beyond doubt.

"Such a beautiful child," Farina said softly to Li Ang.

Zoe leaned forward, tentatively asking: "Is it you, Xiaohan?"

Like an ancient noble young girl, she lifted her gown and nodded in greeting.

"Earth Serpent Anastasia, greeting Zoe, Divine Child, in my true form no longer ignorant and primitive."

Clearly the smallest in appearance among the people present, but her tone and demeanor were mature, striking a strong contrast with her appearance.

Zoe, who was initially happy and wanted to step forward, paused in surprise and stuttered: "Greeting, greeting... aren't we friends?"

"Friends…"

Anastasia hesitated, divine light swirling in her eyes, revealing a look of recollection.

"Yes, now I remember."

The girl covered her forehead, the divine light receding, the starlight shining anew, making her eyes much more vibrant than before.

"Sorry, I was just speaking based on something I felt I should do."

Zoe didn't quite understand what she meant but smiled: "It's okay, as long as you're still you. You've changed so much, I still need some time to get used to it."

The chestnut-haired girl moved forward and held the little gold-haired girl's hand: "I used to always want to release you, but there were always others nearby, so I couldn't. Now that's not an issue!"

"I will faithfully accompany you."

"I never expected this. Yesterday we just gained a Demon companion, and today we have another. Such a coincidence," Zoe remarked with a laugh.

As the two chatted, the other girls approached; Anastasia could recognize Dorothy, Andasu, and ALulu, with whom she had fought together, and greeted them one by one.

The companion from yesterday refers to Leviathan, the Little Dragon who had to stay in a room with Li Ang overnight, reluctantly agreeing to stay in the bathtub but turning the water within into a mysterious sea-like replica.

Just before waking up, Zoe drove over, and Li Ang exited the room to check the Little Dragon's condition.

As soon as he stepped outside, a floating ripple of water carried the pink Little Dragon over. Seeing Li Ang, she gleamed at him and leaped forward, her tail immediately wrapping around his neck, her forelimbs and head lying atop his head.

Before his hair got wet, Li Ang quickly coalesced a water sphere for her to jump into, then brought her back inside the room.

The girls were all chatting, but the entrance of Leviathan caught Anastasia's attention.

The golden-haired girl's eyes widened slightly; Li Ang turned his face and noticed Leviathan was also looking at her.

"Hello." Xiaohan bowed to Leviathan.

The Little Sea Serpent let out a gentle hum, its agreeable nature discernible through its melodious sound.

Do these two fancy each other?

Li Ang was somewhat taken aback, but they did have similarities in their form of existence.

Both were serpent-like; the Earth Serpent was a pure serpent, but Akuya had verified her form's inclusion of Dragon Factor, refining it and bringing it near dragon-like existence, facilitating Zoe's Dragon Summoner practice.

As for Leviathan, it goes without saying.

Their powers — one Earth Attribute, one Water Attribute — were semi-opposed and similar attributes.

The magical powers between the two dragons and serpents lightly touched and parted, a subtle contact unnoticed by the four team members but detectable by Li Ang and Farina, along with the two Meimei present.