"Oh? Weren't you behaving yourself just now? What, you're alive again?"
Lin Sheng held the little black cat up, watching the Meltform Phantom's panicked expression with calm eyes as he spoke mildly.
The little black cat shrank its neck and averted its eyes, not daring to meet Lin Sheng's gaze. It steeled itself and put on the most pitiful expression it could muster.
"I... I was just a little tired. I overslept."
"Tired?" Lin Sheng raised an eyebrow. His fingertips tightened slightly, and a faint strand of erosion rule power probed into the little black cat's body, touching its damaged true spirit.
"Hiss-"
The little black cat sucked in a breath from the pain, tears nearly spilling from its eyes. It hurriedly begged for mercy. "No, no, no! Master, I was wrong! I shouldn't have lost my head and tried to break free of your restraints! I won't dare do it again! Please spare me this once!"
Seeing that it had finally admitted its wrongdoing honestly, Lin Sheng stopped tormenting it. He flicked a finger, and a strand of pure erosion rule power turned into tiny motes of light that merged into the little black cat's body.
"Since you know you were wrong, what should you do now? Surely I don't need to teach you?"
"I... I..." Little Black froze, confusion appearing on his face. But as he felt that exceedingly pure spiritual power pour into his true spirit, he understood at once. He nearly sprang up and broke free of Lin Sheng's hand, but quickly remembered his current predicament. His body went limp as though all his strength had drained away, and he drooped his head, speaking feebly.
"Little Black understands."
With great reluctance, he activated his true spirit and handed over the strand of true nature he had