Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1052 - 1053: Suspicious Spirit Beast

"What’s that?"

Feng Yuan, slightly puzzled, rested his hand on Xiao Ji’s back as the little beast nuzzled Feng Yuan’s palm and made a noise. Anernia quietly retreated with a strange smile on her face. However, she quickly felt as if she had bumped into something. She turned her head and saw a little girl smiling at her, but that gaze...

Anernia, with her head lowered, obediently followed the others. Gitalien, sensing something was off, glanced back at the disappearing little girl and shook his head. He didn’t need to think hard to guess who was behind this.

Agunas looked at Feng Yuan, who was holding his stomach, with some confusion and asked,

"What’s wrong with you?"

"I’m hungry... So annoying, that thing..."

Mid-sentence, Feng Yuan paused and noticed a snow-white fox hiding in the corner of the street, eying him malevolently. Sensing it had been discovered, the fox turned and dashed into an alley, leaving behind a trail of fresh scent.

"A Hua Ye Fox? What’s it doing here?"

Scratching Xiao Ji’s head, Feng Yuan spoke with confusion. Xiao Ji glanced at Feng Yuan with dissatisfaction. Was that guy thinking of finding a new favorite again? Agunas swept a look at Feng Yuan and said,

"Chase it?"

"Do you even have to ask? Chase!"

With that, Feng Yuan slapped Xiao Ji’s back and bolted forward. Seeing Gitalien and the others also running after, Qi Chen was momentarily puzzled. Why would a Hua Ye Fox, an extremely popular Spirit Beast in the southern region and favored by both young girls and male Beastmasters alike, cause such a commotion? Its Beast Tamer community was large due to the low difficulty in learning ultimate moves for the Hua Ye Fox species. One could teach their fox many tricks for a little money, and thanks to the geniuses who discovered new tricks suitable for the Hua Ye Fox, it became one of the rare beasts among commoners that could take on any combat role.

Whether it was for offense, its original role of support, or even protection, there were ultimate moves to learn. Although Hua Ye Foxes were more suited for the support role due to their physique, that wasn’t absolute. Take Ah Mu, for instance, with its high energy limit, it might not have the physical advantage in attack, but with the massive energy accumulating for an explosion, wouldn’t the impact be significant?

It was due to these advantages of the Hua Ye Fox species that there were numerous Beastmasters with them in Maomu City. Therefore, Qi Chen couldn’t understand why Feng Yuan would chase after one upon seeing it.

Dou Yanlan glanced at Qi Chen and said,

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Prompted by her reminder, Qi Chen and Liao Yu finally realized. They were so used to seeing the Hua Ye Fox that they took them for an omnipresent Spirit Beast, completely forgetting that they were in a special district devoid of living beings. A Hua Ye Fox appearing in such a place was just too suspicious.

"They really are..."

Veronia, transformed into a blonde lady in a dress, took the little boy from the Amu Tree’s canopy into her arms. The boy struggled free and said,

"I can walk by myself!"

Veronia looked at the little boy and chuckled lightly,

"Suit yourself, but don’t get lost. It’s dangerous here."

Ah Mu looked worriedly at the little boy. Why had Veronia taken the boy down from its canopy? Because the alleyway they chased into was narrow, and Ah Mu had managed to squeeze through only by shrinking its body. But now, to be carrying the child, it had to be in its enlarged state.

The little boy nodded, letting the Ghost Shadow Doll sit on his head, and Ah Mu led the way by shrinking down and chasing into the alley. More worried about Qi Chen’s safety than the boy’s, Ah Mu hurried ahead. Veronia followed leisurely with her umbrella, and although she appeared to be taking elegant, small steps, she kept pace effortlessly behind Ah Mu.

By this time, Little Ice Cream had raced through the air from in front of Ah Mu, occasionally darting through the treetops of buildings on either side, and arrived beside Veronia. The other looked at Little Ice Cream with some puzzled glances, and upon seeing Veronia, Little Ice Cream happily cried out and turned to look at the little boy. Seeing him panting as he followed behind Veronia, Little Ice Cream gently waved its hand, and the little boy floated up into the air.

"It seems you are a bit smarter than that Pomiti."

Veronia said with some surprise, clearly not believing that Little Ice Cream’s actions were Feng Yuan’s instructions. That guy probably forgot all about this little boy by now, and even if it really were his request, he wouldn’t have sent Little Ice Cream to find him. It would be more plausible to have that stinky crocodile come to help.

Looking at Veronia with a puzzled face, Little Ice Cream could only acknowledge that it had been seen through; after all, no matter how it pretended to be dumb, there was a difference between that and being genuinely clueless. Veronia suspected that its initial behavior was likely just because it had just been born. Spirit Beasts have a strong ability to absorb information from the outside world; they just need a bit of time to learn a lot.

Seeing that its disguise was ineffective, Little Ice Cream let out a soft cry and floated beside Veronia with the little boy. Veronia looked at the boy and didn’t plan to say anything; how Little Ice Cream acted was none of her concern. The real headache should be Xiao Ji’s.

"You run really fast."

As he chased after the Hua Ye Fox, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but marvel; that creature was too fast, and given the old, winding alleys here, he couldn’t use his Ultimate Move to trap the Hua Ye Fox. Long Boduo snorted and charged directly onto the roofs of those dilapidated tile houses, crushing a lot of tiles underfoot, but it also took advantage of almost no obstacles in the air to get ahead of the Hua Ye Fox.

Falling from the sky, Long Boduo landed with a proud look at the Hua Ye Fox, which, confronted by the imposing figure of Big Black, scraped its claws against the ground and retreated a few steps. Then it suddenly turned its head and rushed towards a low wall nearby. Beneath the wall, a hole nearly covered by wild grass was invisible to the group—if not for the Hua Ye Fox charging straight for it.

Just as the Hua Ye Fox was about to rush into the hole, a sapling sprouted from the earth to block the entrance. Startled by the nearly collided sapling, the Hua Ye Fox turned its head and bared its teeth threateningly at the approaching Feng Yuan and the others.

"Looks like, there doesn’t seem to be much of a problem?"

Examining the Hua Ye Fox, Feng Yuan said doubtfully. Just by appearances, the Hua Ye Fox seemed a bit odd in its movements but didn’t have any other remarkable features. However, how could such a creature appear here?

Could there be other Beastmasters trapped here? This possibility didn’t seem non-existent, but would they let their Spirit Beasts run wild? Scratching Xiao Ji’s head, Feng Yuan cocked his head in confusion, while Xiao Ji, annoyed, turned and glared at him. What was he doing? Why was he always scratching its head?

Gitalien approached and waved his hand; five semi-transparent little swords floated in the air, forming a sphere-shaped Barrier around the Hua Ye Fox. Observing the Hua Ye Fox, Gitalien said with some confusion,

"It seems like a... real Spirit Beast, but how did it end up here?"

"Where’s that little rascal?"

At that moment, Feng Yuan turned to see if Qi Chen had caught up, only to find that Ah Mu, who had shrunk in size, was expressing surprise. Knowing Ah Mu well, Feng Yuan doubted Ah Mu would shrink and leave the little boy behind. Agunas, looking at Qi Chen and the others with some confusion, asked,

"Strange, where did Veronia go?"

"You really are... carelessly overlooking things."

Emerging from behind Ah Mu, Veronia said irritably, scanning over Agunas with a disdainful look. Witnessing the casual stroll-like demeanor, Agunas flicked its tail and asked,

"How did you end up at the back of the group? Where’s the little boy?"

At this moment, Little Ice Cream let out a joyful cry, floating out from behind Ah Mu with the little boy, gently setting him down. Then Little Ice Cream dashed towards Feng Yuan’s embrace, nuzzling him with its head and giving a pitiful squeak. Patting Little Ice Cream, Feng Yuan chuckled and said,

"Thanks for the help. But this has blown your cover."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Little Ice Cream paused, suddenly sensing a piercing glare from a fellow Spirit Beast upon itself. Turning around, it found Xiao Ji staring at it fiercely, so it offered a dopey smile, attempting to win over with cuteness, but Xiao Ji was not swayed by such tactics.

Placing Little Ice Cream on his shoulder, Feng Yuan, amused, tapped Xiao Ji’s head and suggested,

"Alright, cut it out. Why not focus your energy on finding fake pieces of the World Clock?"