"Stop, stop, stop!"
Lu Xuan's palm instantly turned crystalline jade as he blocked the Lion-Bird Beast that had pounced at him like a raptor striking prey.
The Lion-Bird Beast pressed its fluffy lion's head against Lu Xuan's palm, letting him stroke it as happy little grunts came from its mouth.
"You rascal, you've done pretty well. I haven't seen you for a while, and you've gotten quite a bit bigger. Your strength has grown this much too."
Lu Xuan's palm rubbed the Lion-Bird Beast's head every which way, his tone carrying a hint of praise.
When the Lion-Bird Beast heard this, its posture grew even more delicate and clingy, forming a sharp contrast with its fierce, enormous build.
To it, Lu Xuan held an exceptionally special meaning.
Because its bloodline was mixed and impure, its spiritual intelligence was low, and it had always been the target of bullying and teasing by other Spirit Beasts. Because of that, it had been extremely self-abased ever since it was small.
During its young beast days, the superiority of its two powerful Demonic Beast bloodlines had yet to show, while its flaws in spiritual intelligence and comprehension were laid bare.
During the period when Lu Xuan had been taming their group of Young Beasts, it had acted with extreme lack of confidence.
Lu Xuan had treated the illness with the proper medicine, encouraging it again and again, correcting the pessimistic thoughts in its heart, helping it regain its confidence. At the same time, he had slipped into the Beast Pen at night to secretly give extra lessons to the one that had fallen far behind.
To the Lion-Bird Beast, Lu Xuan was like a ray of light in the darkness, making its life become radiant and splendid once more.
"Aoong~"
The Lion-Bird Beast growled