That Was Black River

Chen Meiyu stared blankly at Jiang You's hand, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"When... when did you learn to control the fire seed?"

"Did I need to learn?"

Jiang You smiled. "They're a part of my body, so of course they obey me, just like my left and right hands!"

She swept her gaze over the monsters around her, who had already put a clear distance between themselves and her.

"Who else wants to give it a try?"

The monsters whimpered and retreated, too frightened to approach.

Still, two stubborn monsters launched a sneak attack on Jiang You from the side.

But the two attackers were turned into skin-and-bones ornaments as well. After Jiang You casually tossed them onto the ground, nearly all the monsters became obedient.

In nature, the fittest survived through natural selection.

The same was especially true of beasts, which had their own rules.

Even after becoming the king of the wolves, one had to constantly worry about being overthrown by a newly born, stronger beast.

But clearly, this wolf pack had failed to complete the succession this time, and the new king had not replaced the old one.

After losing several monsters during that initial test, Chen Meiyu finally confirmed how she should treat Jiang You from then on.

Jiang You did not resent Chen Meiyu for testing her.

Likewise, Chen Meiyu held little resentment toward Jiang You for ruthlessly killing several monsters.

Instead, the incredible control Jiang You displayed over the fire seed made Chen Meiyu's eyes light up, giving her much greater confidence in this trip to the Origin Land.

She remembered everything in the abyss, so she could foresee that after the monsters from Chen Family Village completed their mutations in the abyss, they would become far stronger than they were on the