Chapter 203: Chapter 143: Little Fox’s Second Skill (Part 3)
A ball of fire appeared on its body, inciting a murderous intent towards the Little Fox.
Seeing this, Xiaobai finally acted, and even to protect the Little Fox, it directly evolved into a Kui Spirit Beast, using Thousand Shadows Unification to instantly kill the "competition".
A pig’s head dropped in front of the Little Fox, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The Little Fox was a bit stunned, standing there until Xiaobai approached, and its legs finally gave way.
It was a little downcast, looking at Lin Chen, as if asking if it was really that weak.
Lin Chen immediately said:
"If a strong person could be trained in a day, Xiaobai wouldn’t have suffered so much, and Xiao Hei wouldn’t have ended up in this state."
"Xiao Hong, you must remember, some strong people are born that way, while some become strong through transformation from weakness."
"Now Xiaobai can still protect you, but I hope in the future, Xiaobai can entrust its back to you with confidence."
After his critique, Lin Chen also added: "Your performance just now has exceeded my expectations. If it weren’t for the disparity in strength, you would have won."
Lin Chen was indeed pleased with Xiao Hong’s performance.
Previously, Lin Chen thought, given Xiao Hong’s temperament, it would cower when facing danger.
Now it seemed that Xiao Hong had begun to overcome this psychological shadow.
Hearing these words, Xiao Hong finally regained its spirits, nodding heavily with a grunt.
It told Xiaobai that one day, it would become a trustworthy comrade to whom Xiaobai could entrust its back.
The honest Xiaobai bared its teeth, mooed, as Lin Chen, while patting the pig’s head, said: "Xiao Hei, slice the meat; it can be our dinner."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei stepped forward, wielding its bear claw, skillfully slicing the meat.
....
As night fell, Lin Chen lit a bonfire in the forest, and the Little Fox started roasting the pork.
Xiao Hei’s claw technique was impressive, slicing it into pieces.
This was something Lin Chen had only discovered in the past two months.
Perhaps due to the previously rigorous training of the Iron Palm Bear, its control over the angles and strength of its claws was top-notch.
In this aspect, it was far superior to Xiaobai.
Xiaobai’s approach was to ram things with its bull head, with life and death uncertain.
One human and three beasts enjoyed the meal, as Lin Chen contemplated the strange happenings of the day.
After the Pig Demon, Lin Chen encountered several more Demon Beasts consecutively.
But they weren’t of the Pig Demon variety; they were of other types.
Their bloodlines were exceedingly poor.
So Lin Chen couldn’t help but wonder:
Where did these Demon Beasts come from?
Lin Chen had two hypotheses:
First, the Spirit Academy knew there were Demon Beasts inside and sent them as a test.
Second, the Spirit Academy was also unaware of the presence of Demon Beasts.
Recalling the words of Daoist Zhang and Ning Tian, Lin Chen thought the second possibility was greater.
"Could it be these are newly born Demon Beasts from the relic?" Lin Chen wondered, shaking his head.
Daoist Zhang had mentioned that the area was cleared by the Spirit Academy.
Logically, there shouldn’t be any Demon Beasts here.
As he drifted in thought, Lin Chen gradually nodded off, only to be startled awake by sounds of battle.
When Lin Chen opened his eyes, Xiaobai was already engaged in combat.
The leading Demon Beast had a much higher level, at Level 20, along with five or six others at Level 19.
These Demon Beasts naturally weren’t opponents for Xiaobai and were felled in just a few moves.
As Xiaobai’s murderous intent arose, a voice called out:
"You can’t kill them."
...
Lin Chen followed his gaze and saw a person and a beast appear, surprisingly.
For that person was none other than Fang You, who was often compared with Lin Chen among the current graduates.
Lin Chen observed that Fang You and the Nine Tribulation Beast were both bloodstained, unclear if it was their own or the Demon Beasts’.
It wasn’t until they got closer to the bonfire that the bloodstains on the Nine Tribulation Beast became visible.
Clearly, they had experienced quite a battle.
"Did you encounter the Demon Beast King?" Lin Chen inquired.
He didn’t ask why Fang You said they couldn’t kill them, knowing Fang You’s disposition, understanding he wasn’t the type given to mercy.
So there had to be a reason.
"These Demon Beasts are outsiders."
"Outsiders?" Lin Chen responded in surprise: "But isn’t the entrance exclusive to the Spirit Academy?"
"I don’t know the specifics," Fang You replied, "but a lot of students have been captured by the Demon Beasts."
"I also encountered one, though not the Demon Beast King, but at Level 30."
Upon hearing Level 30, Lin Chen’s heart sank.
Now Xiaobai was only at Level 23; an engagement across seven levels was simply impossible.
Even adding the Level 24 Nine Tribulation Beast, it was still unfeasible.
"Then those people are as good as gone."
In Lin Chen’s heart, there wasn’t the slightest inclination towards rescue.
It wasn’t that he lacked sympathy...
But he could differentiate between a suicide mission and heroism.
If an opportunity for heroics arose, Lin Chen wouldn’t mind seizing it once.
But as it stood, it was clearly a road to demise.