Time Hunting, look what I've found! A wild little kitty!

"Xiao Ruan, help me organize the information, then go ahead and get familiar with your body."

Bai Mu instructed.

"Wuu----"

Zygarde slowly shuffled to the side.

Soon, a familiar panel was tossed over by Zygarde via Telepathy.

[Bai Mu (Level 35)]

[Spirit Skill: Jungle Healing, Substitute, Roar of Time]

[Move: Calm Mind (Self-taught; focus the mind to boost Special Attack and Special Defense. When paired with cultivation, it can increase Spiritual Power!)]

[Spirit Bone: Time-Diamond Eye (Time Domain; can manipulate the flow of time for objects within the domain. Current influence speed is 1%, can grow through Time Hunting.)]

[Spirit: Zygarde (50% Form)]

[New Abilities: Ecosystem Perception, Ecosystem Control]

[New Move: Thousand Arrows]

[New Special Move: Roar of Time]

"The move awakened by the third Spirit Ring is Thousand Arrows, not bad, not bad at all!"

Bai Mu's eyes lit up instantly.

Thousand Arrows, despite being a Ground-type move, could strike enemies in the air. No matter how high they flew, as long as the power was sufficient, they were within range!

"Those who can't fly would be crying with envy."

Bai Mu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Beyond that, the Roar of Time and the Time-Diamond Eye, which could grow through Time Hunting, were worth noting.

"As a sunny and cheerful boy like me, how could I learn to kill wantonly like an Evil Spirit Master?"

"I have principles!"

Bai Mu wore a look of righteousness.

He didn't consider himself a saint, but he was absolutely unwilling to become a villain who hunted others without cause to plunder their time.

But the next second, he had a change of thought: "Wait! Spirit Beasts aren't people, are they?"

"Bad guys, villains, and enemies—they probably don't count as people either!"

Then it's fine!

Let the killing begin!

Just then, a three-thousand-year-old Wind Demon Eagle flew overhead.

Bai Mu looked up and shouted directly: "Xiao Ruan, Thousand Arrows!"

"Wuu!"

Green Light erupted from Zygarde's body, and immediately after, earth energy transformed into thousands of beams that shot out like arrows.

They traced a peculiar parabola, sealing off every possible space for the Wind Demon Eagle to dodge!

"Gaaah!"

The Wind Demon Eagle didn't even have time to react before it was struck by the countless light arrows!

It let out a miserable shriek and plummeted from the sky.

Thud--!

The Wind Demon Eagle slammed heavily into the ground, causing the earth to tremble.

"Tell me, did you grow those eagle eyes for nothing?"

Bai Mu walked up to the dying Wind Demon Eagle and questioned: "The forest is so big, you could fly anywhere, but you just had to fly over my head. Looking for trouble, are you?"

"Gaa?"

Confusion flickered in the Wind Demon Eagle's pained eyes.

It was just passing by, wasn't it? How did it become intentional?

"You don't need to explain to me, I don't understand you! Whatever you want to say, go say it to my blade!"

As he finished speaking, Bai Mu raised his hand and ended its life.

His black eyes became as brilliant as diamonds, and wisps of gray mist drifted from the Wind Demon Eagle's wounds, being completely absorbed by the Time-Diamond Eye.

The Wind Demon Eagle's corpse decayed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"The improvement is only this much?"

Bai Mu tried to sense it and discovered that a three-thousand-year-old Wind Demon Eagle provided almost zero improvement to his Time Domain.

"It really is a growth trap!"

"They call it a Time Domain, so why is it as bloodthirsty as the Slaughter God's Domain?"

Bai Mu muttered a silent complaint to himself and led Zygarde deeper into the forest.

"Let's go. Let's find a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast to test out your Roar of Time."

"Woo~"

The stars shifted, and the passage of time became a blur.

Time slipped away in an instant as Bai Mu roamed the Star Dou Great Forest on his Time Hunting spree.

From the Heaven Dou side all the way to the Star Luo side, his back-and-forth hunting had accumulated a total of millions of years worth of spirit beast cultivation!

The number of Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts that had died by his hand was already approaching a hundred!

He had even looted several Spirit Bones along the way.

Such high-intensity hunting inevitably made the spirit beasts in the forest irritable; they could vaguely sense an "invisible reaper" wandering among them.

At the slightest rustle of grass, the spirit beasts would launch mindless attacks.

"It seems I've been a bit too ruthless."

Bai Mu reflected on his actions, but he felt no regret.

Survival of the fittest was the law of the forest.

In his eyes, his hunting of spirit beasts for his Time Enhancement Domain was no different in essence from spirit beasts preying on other creatures.

"Time Domain, I've finally gathered 10%."

Bai Mu's eyes lit up as he activated his Time Domain.

In an instant, the time of everything within a radius of a thousand meters came under his influence.

Even the sound of the wind slowed down!

"It's time to head out!"

Bai Mu stretched his limbs and led Zygarde, who had reverted to its Dragon Dog form, toward the edge of the forest.

Unless absolutely necessary, the Z-Snake form could be kept as a trump card.

Hum~ Hum~

Suddenly, a dense ripple of time appeared in Bai Mu's vision.

"Awoo~"

Following that, a wolf howl echoed across the sky.

Through his Ecosystem Perception, he sensed a pack of wolves chasing something toward his location.

"What the hell is that?"

Bai Mu suppressed his aura and stood quietly by the side of the path to wait.

Soon, a pack of Nether Wolves with glowing green eyes appeared in his field of vision.

In front of the pack, a black-haired girl of about twelve or thirteen, dressed in black leather, was fleeing while fighting back.

The girl had a curvaceous figure with stunning curves. Under the effects of her Martial Soul Avatar, a pair of furry black ears grew from her head, a nimble cat tail swayed behind her, and her hands had transformed into sharp claws. Her amber cat-like eyes were filled with coldness.

There was a deep, bone-exposed Claw Mark on her left shoulder, and blood had stained half of her clothes. Although her movements remained swift, her breathing had become ragged.

"The Hell Spirit Cat martial soul? Could it be Zhu Zhuqing?"

Bai Mu pondered; she seemed to be the only little kitten likely to appear within the Heaven Dou Empire at this point in time.

However—

"In the original story, she arrived at Shrek Academy unscathed, but now she's being hunted by a pack of wolves. Could this be the butterfly effect caused by my massive Soul Hunting spree?"

Just then, the battle took a sharp turn for the worse.

"Awoo!"

As Zhu Zhuqing was dealing with her enemies, a Nether Wolf suddenly lunged silently from behind. Just as its sharp claws were about to tear into the girl's back, Bai Mu's voice rang out.

"Extreme Speed!"

A streak of white light flashed past, arriving before the threat could even land!

Thud—!

Zygarde slammed its head into the flank of the Nether Wolf, the terrifying impact force passing right through its body.

The Nether Wolf let out a miserable howl as it was sent flying, crashing into a rock wall with its bones shattered, dead beyond any doubt!

"Awoo~"

Zygarde revealed its form, and just by standing there with such arrogance, it gave off a dangerous aura.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at the wolf pack in front of her, then at the Dragon Dog behind her, her cold, pretty face showing a hint of reluctance.

She silently extended her cat claws further, lowered her body, and assumed a stance for a desperate final stand.

"Awoo~"

Zygarde ignored the girl, its cold gaze sweeping over the wolf pack as it released a Dragon Might filled with killing intent.

"Woo~ woo~"

Facing the Dragon Might head-on, the pack of Nether Wolf seemed to see the thousands of vengeful spirits that had fallen under the hands of Zygarde.

All the wolves shivered in unison, immediately preparing to tuck their tails and flee.

"Thousand Arrows!"

The voice of Bai Mu suddenly rang out.

"Awoo~"

Light flared around the body of Zygarde as it unleashed Thousand Arrows!

After a single volley, all the Nether Wolf lay fallen on the ground.

"So—so strong!"

Watching this scene, Zhu Zhuqing instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"Did I say I would let you run away? How truly rude."

Bai Mu slowly stepped out, rebuking the pack of wolves that had returned to the cycle of reincarnation.

His gaze then shifted, scanning the young girl wantonly, as if he could see right through her clothes.

The girl's appearance was extremely beautiful; although she looked somewhat pale from blood loss, that cold and stubborn temperament was exceptionally captivating.

A pair of cat-like eyes were full of vigilance, looking exactly like a little wild cat wary of humans when injured.

"Yo~! Look at what I've found? A wild little kitty."