Under the moonlight,
Li Zhuo, with Squirrel and Little Guo, swiftly moved through the mountain forest.
Although he intentionally hid his tracks and avoided the territories of powerful Spirit Beasts,
Little Squirrel still looked puzzled.
“What’s wrong with you? Why are you in such a hurry? This doesn’t match your personality.”
Recalling the scene from their last descent from the mountain,
Li Zhuo had been extremely cautious, stopping at the slightest rustle of leaves.
But this time,
While still careful, it was vastly different from what Little Squirrel had imagined.
Li Zhuo ignored Little Squirrel and instead stroked Little Guo: “According to my calculations, your younger siblings have already been born~ Are you happy~”
“Chirp chirp~ Happy~”
“Chirp chirp~ Happy to see Mother too~”
“Chirp chirp~ Happy to be with Master too~”
Little Guo happily flapped its wings, chirping.
Little Squirrel, however, was stunned.
“You’re afraid that big bird has some dang—”
Li Zhuo glanced at Little Squirrel, stopping it from speaking.
Little Guo was confused: “Chirp chirp~ Dang-what?”
“Dang—ahem—a very powerful Divine Ability!”
Li Zhuo remained silent.
He knew Crimson Luan was very powerful and had means to protect itself.
After offending so many powerful Spirit Beasts, it could still be alive and well.
This definitely showed Crimson Luan’s extraordinary methods.
But the Human Race was different.
Besides powerful strength and unpredictable Divine Abilities, the Human Race also didn’t mind using various underhanded tactics.
And judging by Feng Yanping’s style of action, the Cultivators of Hanging Sky Cave were not benevolent individuals.
“So, are you planning to intervene?” Little Squirrel squatted beside Li Zhuo, somewhat curious, “You’re using a new body now, so it shouldn’t matter if you intervene, right?”
Li Zhuo shook his head: “We’ll see how things develop.”
On the way to Fire Luan’s territory, he had indeed prepared a contingency plan in his mind.
The best outcome, of course, was if the Cultivator from Hanging Sky Cave discovered nothing and left the mountain range with the Green Mantis.
If he intended to target Fire Luan,
With Li Zhuo’s secret help and Fire Luan’s powerful strength,
He would also be forced to leave in disgrace.
As for the worst outcome…
Li Zhuo looked at Little Guo beside him and stroked its head: “The flames Little Guo sprays can burn the Divine Soul~”
“Chirp chirp~ Yes~”
— — — —
Swish!
A white light slashed through!
Lie Fen Butterfly finally couldn’t resist.
One of its wings was severed, and it fluttered down to the ground.
Green Mantis panted heavily but dared not give the Butterfly any chance.
It leaped up and stood before Lie Fen Butterfly.
Looking at its old rival, Green Mantis sneered.
It raised its scythe and slashed down fiercely!
Swish!
Directly splitting Lie Fen Butterfly’s chest open.
Watching the green blood flow from Lie Fen Butterfly’s body, Green Mantis snorted: “A fool seeking death!”
Then it immediately jumped to Zhou Rui’s side.
“Master, I have defeated the Butterfly.”
“Mm.”
Zhou Rui sat cross-legged, using Spirit Stones to restore his magical power.
However, he was not entirely satisfied with the Mantis before him.
Even though he had already suppressed Lie Fen Butterfly with a Cultivation Technique, he hadn’t expected the Mantis to fail to finish the battle quickly.
Allowing Lie Fen Butterfly to successfully outlast the suppression of the Divine Ability.
These two Spirit Beasts were sworn enemies, their strengths evenly matched.
They had fought to a deadlock.
It took a full half-day for Green Mantis to finally deal with Lie Fen Butterfly.
However,
With such a long time for breathing and meditation,
Zhou Rui had fully recovered to his Peak state.
He put away the Spirit Stones and looked at the large bird’s nest on the distant cliff wall.
His eyes revealed greed.
“A Fire Luan, a one-star Spirit Beast!”
“If I can obtain those two eggs that are about to hatch, I will become the Master of two one-star Spirit Beasts.”
“Upon returning to the Sect, even Master or the Sect Master wouldn’t be able to take them from me.”
“With these two one-star Spirit Beasts, my status within the Sect…”
Zhou Rui fantasized about the scenario after acquiring two young Fire Luans.
His heart was filled with excitement.
The only problem now was that
there were not only two eggs about to hatch in the nest but also a powerful adult Fire Luan.
According to Zhou Rui’s estimation,
his Divine Ability could only barely affect the adult Fire Luan’s strength, but not completely suppress it.
Relying solely on the Green Mantis beside him, he would definitely be no match.
Zhou Rui glanced at the Mantis and suddenly asked: “Does this Fire Luan have any enemies?”
“Reporting to Master, Fire Luan has many enemies, and among them, the Spirit Beast most at odds with it is a Flame Lynx!”
“Oh? Another one-star Spirit Beast, huh? I’ll have to use that move. Although it can only simulate the form and aura of a Flame Lynx, but…”
Zhou Rui glanced at the distant bird’s nest, sneering, “How could a mere beast see through my Divine Ability?”
With that said,
he directly led Green Mantis and retreated into the dense forest.
Disappearing from Fire Luan’s sight.
Fire Luan carefully watched the direction Zhou Rui had left.
It narrowed its eyes.
It guarded the Safe Zone for Li Zhuo, so it naturally had to control every rustle of leaves within its territory.
Therefore,
it could not allow that Human Race individual to wander around the mountain.
If he accidentally stumbled into its benefactor’s Safe Zone, wouldn’t that cause trouble for its benefactor?
Thinking of this,
the Fire Luan gently flapped its wings and flew into the sky.
Its sharp gaze looked in the direction Zhou Rui had left.
Wanting to ascertain the Human Race individual’s movements.
“Strange, where did he go?”
Zhou Rui had just left, but there was no sign of him in the dense forest.
“Did he not leave, but just hide?”
Fire Luan frowned, wondering whether to spray a breath of Li Fire in the direction Zhou Rui had left.
To force out that Human Race individual.
After hesitating for a while, it finally didn’t act.
It just continued to circle in the air, searching for Zhou Rui’s tracks.
It searched for a full day or two, yet found no movement.
This left Fire Luan somewhat bewildered.
In the dense forest,
Zhou Rui hid beneath a giant tree, looking up at the Fire Luan flying in the sky, and snorted coldly: “Get ready… I’ll give you a surprise soon!”
With that said,
he lightly tapped Green Mantis with his hand, muttering incantations.
Green Mantis was somewhat bewildered, not knowing what its Master was doing.
It was about to ask when it suddenly felt an extremely terrifying Spirit Beast aura surge from within its body!
The aura of a Flame Lynx!
The terrifying aura rolled upwards, completely enveloping the small Mantis.
It actually solidified, completely transforming Green Mantis’s appearance.
Its head sprouted flames, its ears were crimson, and its four legs were extremely powerful.
Exuding a terrifying aura.
“I, I’ve become a Flame Lynx?!”
“Go lure Fire Luan away from the nest!”
“Yes!”
Fire Luan was circling in the sky when it suddenly felt a familiar aura coming from the dense forest.
“A Flame Lynx? Why now…?”
“Oh? Fire Luan~”
Just as Fire Luan was struggling with how to deal with the Flame Lynx,
a familiar voice suddenly appeared below the nest.
Fire Luan looked down and saw that it was a Human Race female Cultivator.
And also its benefactor’s friend.
Zhao Xier!