Chen Lin stared in astonishment at Fat Tiger's fragments on the ground. Every piece was now giving off a fluorescent glow, slowly gathering back together!
His expression turned wary, and he slowly backed away.
He went straight to the Large Willow Tree and swept the node's location with his Spirit Eye Divine Ability.
He could still just barely make out a hazy shadow.
Delight crossed Chen Lin's face. He took out a Realm-Breaking Talisman, activated it, and slashed at the indistinct node. Ripples immediately spread around it.
He promptly took out a Crow Puppet, placed an Image Retention Stone and a Sound-Recording Stone on it, recorded a message, and directed it to fly into the node.
Just as he finished, a clattering sound rang out. Fat Tiger had reassembled over there and stood up.
His chubby head turned in a full circle before facing Chen Lin. His eyes flashed, and he spoke in a muffled voice.
"Master!"
Chen Lin gazed at him from afar, then finally asked, "You've developed spiritual intelligence?"
Fat Tiger nodded. "Yes, Master. My Spirit-Connecting Puppet Seal changed, giving me the ability to think independently. But that ability came from you, Master, so I don't seem to be very clever."
Chen Lin opened his mouth, then frowned. "What do you mean, you're not clever because it came from me? I'm very clever! You just haven't evolved properly!"
It was already utterly baffling that his puppet had developed an independent mind. Now it was mocking its master's intelligence as well. He simply could not comprehend it.
Fat Tiger truly seemed rather dim. He failed to grasp the implication in Chen Lin's tone and merely nodded solemnly. "I have evolved properly. The intelligence in the imprint Master left behind really wasn't very high, which is why I'm not very