Stunningly Beautiful

The four days passed quickly, and the group had a very fulfilling time during their wilderness survival training.

In a sense, the tropical rainforest is easier to survive in than true wilderness.

After all, there's no shortage of food in the rainforest; abundant species mean powerful hunters will never go hungry.

Conversely, in an icy wasteland or a boundless desert, even the most skilled hunter faces the test of death.

Fang Moqi didn't explain why he was injured, easily leading the group through the rainforest.

Lan Mu blended in with the team, thoroughly filming the rainforest's natural ecosystem.

From various wild creatures to plants, and the unique natural environment, to the survival skills humans need in the dense forest.

All of this was recorded. Lan Mu had prepared a large bag of batteries, and over the past four days, he had filmed for over two thousand minutes.

On the seventh day after he transformed back into human form, which was August 27th.

As night approached, Lan Mu handed the camera to Du Yu and told him to head back first and give the equipment to Cheng Ming.

"What? You're leaving alone? Are you tired of living?"

The team members were astonished when they learned Lan Mu intended to leave by himself.

Fang Moqi already knew about this and handed his quiver to Lan Mu.

"I don't know what you're going to do, but take these arrows. Your knowledge is still a bit lacking."

Fang Moqi was referring to survival skills, his understanding of the environment and animal behavior. These were Lan Mu's weaknesses, things that couldn't be compensated for by transformation.

Lan Mu had been eager to learn these past few days, asking Fang Moqi for a lot of knowledge, but time was ultimately too short; he was just a beginner.

However, Fang Moqi wasn't overly worried about his safety. Although they were still in the rainforest, it wouldn't be difficult for Lan Mu to get out with his skills.

Lan Mu nodded, took the quiver, and the torch handed to him by Du Yu, then walked in a direction different from everyone else.

"Don't forget, I'll only wait until the fourth before leaving."

Lan Mu waved his hand and disappeared into the woods.

He had made an agreement with Fang Moqi that he would find him in Kuala Lumpur on September 3rd.

After walking for about thirty minutes, he confirmed he was far from the group.

Lan Mu's body rapidly expanded, transforming into the imposing Hunter.

After his senses covered the surroundings and confirmed no humans were present, he ran freely, weaving through the rainforest.

He circled around for a long time and finally arrived at a high mountain late at night. This was the most primitive area of the entire tropical rainforest.

Fang Moqi had told him that the team would pass by this mountain during their rainforest trek, but only along its base.

Yet, in just a few hours, Lan Mu had climbed this mountain. On the summit, he found a large, ancient rock, chopped down some trees with his claws, and attempted to start a bonfire.

The wind was strong on the mountaintop. Helplessly, Lan Mu used stones to build a makeshift stove. Only then could he barely start a fire. Because the trees were damp, thick smoke billowed from the flames.

"Let's fill the White-haired Lion's stomach first. I haven't had a chance to feed this body properly in Modu."

Lan Mu stood on the mountaintop, looking down at the layered canopy of tall trees below.

"There are so many animals in the middle of the night..."

Lan Mu was in Malai and didn't care if they were rare animals. He pounced, rushing down the mountain from the summit, carrying the momentum of his descent, swift as lightning.

When he returned, he held three rabbits with dark fur in his left hand and a large, four-unlike animal slung over his shoulder in his right.

He threw the prey to the ground and saw the campfire was almost out. He quickly and carefully added branches until the fire blazed.

"Let's roast the rabbits first."

Lan Mu quickly prepared the rabbits. While grilling them, he looked at the four-unlike animal.

He had found this thing by a small stream after catching the rabbits. Its ears were like a horse's, its hind legs like a rhinoceros's, its body like a pig's, and its nose like an elephant's. It was strangely shaped, large and stout, yet timid as a mouse. It ran faster than a rabbit when it saw him, but it couldn't escape Lan Mu's pursuit.

There was no choice; it was so plump that eating it would allow Lan Mu to hunt fewer wild animals.

"This must be a tapir, right? I heard it's Malai's national treasure... Whatever, I'm eating it!"

He devoured the three rabbits in no time, then used his claws to butcher the tapir, arranging the large cuts of meat around the campfire on stones to roast.

Lan Mu flipped them occasionally. In about twenty minutes, they were sizzling and releasing oil.

The smell was quite fragrant, so he immediately began his feast.

When Lan Mu ate after transforming into the Hunter, it was truly wild.

He threw large chunks of meat into his mouth as if they were candy, one after another. He even chewed and swallowed some of the bones.

After finishing several hundred pounds of tapir, Lan Mu covered the campfire with stones and lay down to sleep.

When he woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. Clearly, no creature had disturbed his sleep, which was why he had slept for so long.

"Today is the eighth day... I still haven't transformed into a new creature?"

Lan Mu transformed back into a human and waited for a long time with no response.

"What's going on with the transformation cooldown period? Is there no pattern?"

Lan Mu was helpless. He transformed back into the Hunter and began a new day of hunting.

He was the undisputed overlord of the entire rainforest, and when it came to food, it all depended on what he felt like eating that day!

In the afternoon, he found a river. After taking several large gulps of water, he spotted a large python in the river.

"Hey, I'll eat you today!"

The White-haired Lion plunged into the water and lunged at the python.

The python was sluggish and didn't realize the danger it was in at all.

But Lan Mu had only been underwater for a few seconds before he felt sticky all over. Water uncontrollably poured into his nose, making him very uncomfortable.

He scrambled back to the shore and forcefully blew the water out of his nose.

"Damn it, can I not swim?"

Lan Mu was embarrassed. He thought to himself that it was good he came back in time, otherwise, if he had to fight the python underwater, he, the jungle overlord, might have been defeated.

However, he was unwilling to let the python go. So, he climbed a tree and chopped off a thick, long branch.

"I have intelligence, can't I use a tool..."

Lan Mu used the branch to pick up the python. The python swam slowly, trying to dodge the branch.

But Lan Mu wouldn't let it go. He chased it along the bank. The python became impatient, coiled its thick body around the branch, and snapped it in half with a creak.

However, with that entanglement, Lan Mu took the opportunity to pull upwards. Just as the python's head emerged slightly from the water, Lan Mu reached out and grabbed it.

With a surge of immense strength, he dragged the python ashore and threw it down. A nine-meter-long python was slammed onto the bank.

The python was finally enraged. It slithered up coldly, intending to coil around Lan Mu.

But Lan Mu's physique was too robust. He grabbed what seemed to be the python's neck with one hand and pulled with both hands, stretching the python's body like chewing gum. Its head immediately drooped.

"This should be enough for one meal."

Rolling up the python, Lan Mu didn't hunt any other animals. He returned to the mountaintop and began to barbecue.

He didn't know how to prepare a python, so he roasted it whole. In the end, the skin turned into a pile of black, charred stuff.

However, after peeling off the skin, the meat inside was quite good. The White-haired Lion ate more than half of it.

He transformed back into a human and finished the rest. Then, he went to sleep again.

He ate and slept, slept and ate for two consecutive days, until the early morning of August 29th.

A tremor swept through his entire body. Lan Mu once again sensed the familiar cell regeneration and immediately woke up.

"I've changed!"

Lan Mu's transformation was very fast. By the time he opened his eyes, it was already over. He hurriedly tried to stand up, only to find himself on all fours, his limbs positioned like a dog's, with his knees bending backward.

His body was covered in soft fur, the color of pale, almost colorless white, as clear and bright as moonlight.

Suddenly looking back, a large, bushy tail swayed behind him, gathering and dispersing at will. When dispersed, it revealed nine tails; when gathered, it formed a magnificent canopy.

Looking at the beautiful nine snow-white tails under the moonlight, they seemed to be shrouded in a thin layer of pure energy, playing with the moonlight.

He instinctively crouched down, facing the moon. The nine tails slowly lifted into the air, dancing outwards from nine directions. He could clearly feel an energy flowing into the middle tail, surging along his spine to his entire body, and finally flowing back to the tails, settling down.

He inexplicably faced the moon for two hours until the moonlight was obscured by clouds and mist. Only then did he wake up, still feeling unsatisfied.

"What was I doing? But it felt so good..."

At this moment, he was enveloped in thick mist. With a thought, the mist gathered and formed a water mirror.

Through the hazy mirror, Lan Mu finally got a clear view of his entire form.

A pale white Nine-tailed Fox was gracefully crouching, its nine tails swirling like white clouds. Its fox face was soft and enchanting, its pupils a deep blood-red, yet they exuded human-like intelligence.

"Stunningly Beautiful..."

"Nine-tailed... Fox?"