62 Preparing to Strike! (1/2)
This Eclipse Panther was only at the rank of a third level mystical best; among Eclipse Panthers, it would be considered a newborn, and should not have any combat abilities. Although it was at the third level, its fighting prowess would never be on par yet.
However, the scratch it had just dealt had completely stupefied Yun Yang!
Even if it was a full-grown third level mystical beast, it still should not have been able to penetrate the wood so easily.
What was going on?
“Emmie, could you help to explain this?” Yun Yang asked, his head full of questions and suspicions.
In his subconscious, Emmie swayed happily as both its tendrils danced, using them to illustrate the situation as she explained to Yun Yang.
Emmie was easily pleased.
As long as Yun Yang could go into his subconscious to talk to it or keep it company for a while, it would dance enthusiastically. There was nothing else it would ask for. Of course, if there were piles of life force for it to consume every day, that would be even better.
Yun Yang finally understood.
The air of vitality that Emmie exuded, even if it was only a little drip, was still a matchless gem to the mystical beasts. It could change the mystical beast’s potential and allow the mystical beast to level up faster. It could even allow the mystical beast to reach a higher altitude as if being reborn.
These little critters had been by Yun Yang’s side the whole time; they were practically bathing in the air of vitality daily, how could they not grow faster?
Although they had not varied much in size, their entire physical structure and intelligence were already different compared to others of the same species.
“This means that the Eclipse Panther now is equal to a human third heaven expert?” Yun Yang’s eyes sparkled with glee. It would great if that was the case.
Emmie obviously had no idea what Yun Yang meant by a “human third heaven expert”. It swayed its tendrils in bewilderment for a while before folding them away and bent itself towards Yun Yang. It behaved exactly like a child who was pestering an adult for food.
Yun Yang sighed.
He knew the blood-colored lingzhi mushroom Marquis Yun had given him just now was a goner.
He handed it over helplessly. “I haven’t even figured out what this medicine does…”
As he was mumbling, the blood-colored lingzhi mushroom in his hands dissolved into powder with a swoosh.
The corners of Yun Yang’s lips twitched in amusement.
Isn’t this just a tad too fast?
In his subconscious, Emmie was swaying happily; its tendrils rolled a big ball of pink spiritual energy and stuffed it into the soil covering its roots. It immediately appeared even more joyous and its body had become visibly thicker as well!
Its thin tendrils rolled balls of air of vitality from its roots and juggled them in the air. As they bounced about, the air of vitality shot straight into Yun Yang’s body. Emmie got even happier, twisting around and swaying in jolly glee. The little fellow was being well fed!
Yun Yang sat on his bed with a generally improved disposition and began cultivating. The four little critters gathered around him and quietly snuggled against his still body.
When Yun Yang woke up from his meditation, his embrace was still warm from the other Eclipse Panthers that had come back and left again without a sound.
For the next few days, things remained calm and peaceful.
…
Yun Yang was still unaware that many strange events had occurred in the area that the tiny Eclipse Panther was guarding. At least seventy to eighty hooligans had been discovered dead on the streets. To a man, all their throats had been torn by some kind of mystical beast’s claws. It not surprising that people began to panic when so many had been people had been killed by mystical beasts within the span of a few days.
The officials had investigated everyone in the area but every person they questioned was the very definition of perplexity.
I don’t know.
I really don’t know.
Mystical beast? Are you joking? Everyone in this area is poor, who could afford a mystical beast? And such a powerful one at that.
Huh? Are you asking about my opinion? Nothing much. Good riddance, if you ask me; those thugs have no conscience whatsoever, it’s, great that they died!
The officials discovered from their investigation that all these thugs who died seemed to have one thing in common. Before they had lost their lives, all of them had either bullied the innocent or harassed the womenfolk.
Could it be that this mystical beast knew how to enforce justice on behalf of God? However, it could be argued that its methods, although effective, was a little too harsh.
Some of the thugs were only guilty of minor misdemeanors; an angry word here and a jostle there. The disabled people they bullied suffered no serious injuries, yet these relatively innocent thugs had also been clawed to death by this mysterious mystical beast!
The officials remained in the area for a few days and had even picked out a few thugs who were too terrified to bother anyone as bait in order to lure the mystical beast out.
These poor souls came to an unfortunate end when night arrived, but there was still no clue as to who did it! The officials were anxious and bewildered, as the situation became increasingly serious.
Of course, when the officials were carrying out their duties, it was expected that the commoners would be watching from the sides. Sometimes, they would even gather in a crowd when the officials were examining the corpses. Occasionally, there would also be a pretty little girl hugging a tiny adorable kitten that was lazing in her embrace.
However, when the crowd saw her, they would always chide her, “Go home quick little girl, what are you doing here?”
None of them ever took a second look at the kitten in the girl’s arms. What was there to be suspicious about? A weak feline that had obviously not reached even a month of age.