Be My Master's Mount

Zijin shook his head, tilting his head back arrogantly. "Jiu Chen, you have no idea what true power is."

"I appeared to use force, but I actually controlled it. That difference is something you can learn in a lifetime."

Xiao Fan:...

Why has this bird suddenly become so confident?

Although Zijin was confident before, she now expresses that confidence verbally.

That's kind of annoying.

Is there anything Jiu Chen doesn't understand? That's laughable.

This effect is commonplace in stories about powerful figures on Earth.

"Let's go check on that leopard first."

Xiao Fan turned his head and looked at Zijin beside him, making a suggestion.

Upon hearing this, Zijin nodded slightly and readily agreed in a light tone, "I'll take you there."

Before she finished speaking, she lightly touched the ground with her toes and suddenly leaped into the air, her dress billowing wildly in the wind.

In the blink of an eye, the girl's figure vanished from mid-air, replaced by a magnificent bird covered in flowing purple feathers and with gilded patterns on its wings.

Its purple feathers, layered upon layered, gleamed with a warm luster; its golden wings spread out like clouds, with a faint glow flowing along the edges of its feathers; its posture was upright and elegant.

Surrounded by a faint purple halo, simply hovering in the air, it exudes an innate elegance and nobility, making it stunning at first glance.

Xiao Fan looked up and gazed at Zijin. After Zijin upgraded, not only did her power become stronger, but her appearance in each form also became very beautiful.

The next second.

High in the sky, the Zijin suddenly raised its head slightly, its slender neck arched gently, and a clear, melodious cry emanated from its throat.

The sound wasn't loud or deafening, but it was clear and pleasant, like jade striking against each other or wind chimes gently swaying, drifting leisurely between heaven and earth.

After shouting, Zijin lowered his head, his gilded wings turning slightly to the side as he looked down at Xiao Fan standing on the ground, a hint of nonchalance in his gilded pupils.

Then, with a gentle flap of its wings, its broad wings covered in golden light suddenly stirred up a gentle breeze. The surging air steadily lifted Xiao Fan up, and before he could react, it gracefully lifted him onto its broad, smooth back.

Once Xiao Fan had regained his footing, he spread his Zijin wings and flapped them, creating waves of Zijin feathers that broke through the air and stirred up a gentle breeze. He turned around and flew straight towards the spot where the Leopard Woman had fallen heavily injured earlier. His speed was swift yet steady, without the slightest sense of bumping.

Xiao Fan stood steadily on the back of the Zijin feathers, with the entire Monster Region spread out beneath his feet.

Rolling mountains, mist-shrouded valleys, and wilderness filled with exotic flowers and plants—all come into view, a breathtaking panorama unfolding before your eyes.

A gentle breeze carrying the unique scent of the mountains and fields wafted towards him, and Xiao Fan couldn't help but relax his brows, a surge of joy welling up in his heart, and he sighed softly.

"This feels pretty good."

Suddenly I understand a little why humans are so fixated on the heavens.

Although Xiao Fan himself also had wings, he dared not fly above the Monster Region given his strength.

If you accidentally stumble into the territory of a powerful Magic Beast and suddenly unleash a fierce attack, you're doomed.

It's worth noting that in Magic Beast, players have their own elemental attributes and can use elemental attacks.

"It's just so quiet downstairs."

Xiao Fan found it somewhat strange.

The Monster Region is, after all, a new leveling ground in the game. Even if it's not teeming with Magic Beast, there should still be quite a few Magic Beast.

But the Monster Region, was eerily quiet; not even a bird could be heard.

It was as if it were a lifeless area.

That's very strange.

What Xiao Fan didn't know was that when Zijin was undergoing the Lightning Tribulation, all the other Magic Beast that sensed the aura of divine lightning hid in their dens and trembled in fear; even the high-level Magic Beast were not very powerful.

Just as the Lightning Tribulation was about to end and the Magic Beast were about to come out for a stroll, a majestic bird cry echoed throughout the entire Monster Region.

The lower-level Magic Beast were so frightened that they lay flat on the ground, not daring to move.

The high-level Magic Beast turned pale at the mere mention of it.

"Pure-Blood Magic Beast! That voice definitely comes from Pure-Blood Magic Beast; she's trying to intimidate us."

This is the voice of a high-level Magic Beast in the heart of the Magic Beast universe.

"It must be that Pure-Blood Magic Beast that underwent tribulation. I didn't expect it to survive such a powerful Lightning Tribulation. It seems the bloodline power of Pure-Blood Magic Beast is indeed strong."

Another high-level Magic Beast also sighed in amazement.

At that moment, a sarcastic voice rang out.

"Judging from her voice, she should be a nascent Magic Beast. Even if her bloodline is powerful, she's still just a bird that hasn't even grown its feathers yet. How dare she try to intimidate us? I'd like to meet her sometime."

"Really? We'll go watch the battle; we're very curious about the fighting power of Pure-Blood Magic Beast."

The sarcastic voice was momentarily speechless at the straightforward tone, leaving the speaker momentarily speechless.

The Lightning Tribulation just now was so terrifying, yet that Pure-Blood Magic Beast was able to survive; its strength must be extraordinary.

She was just joking when she said she'd meet up, just to lighten the mood, but some people always take it seriously, it's so annoying.

"Alright, that's enough. Pure-Blood Magic Beast are incredibly powerful, even in their infancy. As long as they don't provoke us, you'd better not provoke them either. Let's just keep to ourselves."

Upon hearing this voice, all the high-level Magic Beast fell silent and stopped speaking.

In the blink of an eye, Zijin brought Xiao Fan to the location of the Leopard Woman.

In fact, the restorative effect of the Five Elements is indeed very good.

When Xiao Fan and Zijin arrived in front of the Leopard Woman aura was noticeably stronger than before.

This is much more effective than Xiao Fan using his healing skills to treat her.

"Looks like it's time for Profession evolution."

Xiao Fan sighed.

His healing skill is very effective for players in the early stages, but it has almost no effect on high-level creatures like Magic Beast.

This is not the outcome Xiao Fan wanted.

After Profession evolves, not only are the skill effects of the Profession improved, but other attribute effects are also added.

For example, if Xiao Fan's main Profession attributes are spirit and governance, then after his Profession evolution, these two attribute points will increase.

It can be said that Profession evolution is the second most important system for enhancing player attributes.

Xiao Fan currently has many Evolution Fragment, but because both of his Profession are God Rank Profession, the Evolution Fragment required for evolution are far more than those required for Profession of other ranks, so Xiao Fan has not yet evolved.

In the Monster Region right now, first it was Zijin, then it was Leopard Woman, and his healing skills have been negligible.

"When I have time, I'll upgrade my Profession first."

Xiao Fan thought to himself.

"See? I told you I controlled my strength and wouldn't kill her. Look, she's still alive!"

Zijin raised his chin, pointed to the Leopard Woman on the ground, whose body was still charred black, like charcoal, and a hint of smugness was hidden in his eyes.

Xiao Fan raised his hand and gave her a thumbs up, praising her in a calm and polite tone. "You handled things with just the right amount of skill; you're truly impressive."

Hearing his praise, Zijin immediately raised his head, an undisguised arrogance spreading across his face. He glanced at Xiao Fan sideways and said lightly, "My little power control is just so-so. Why would I need you to praise me?"

Xiao Fan:...

Oh no, Zijin has expanded its influence.

The man and the bird waited a while longer.

"She looks like she's waking up."

Zijin pointed at the Leopard Woman and spoke.

Xiao Fan looked down and, sure enough, saw that the Leopard Woman on the ground was showing signs of waking up.

The Leopard Woman blinked her eyelids with difficulty.

Her body was in great pain, and this pain was not only physical, but also spiritual.

Divine Thunder deals damage in both physical and magical ways.

"I'm still alive?"

This was the Leopard Woman's first reaction after regaining consciousness; her second reaction was...

"Why am I so unlucky?"

The Five Elements region is her territory.

Logically speaking, such a good place should attract many Magic Beasts who would want to occupy it.

However, the Five Elements Land is in a buffer zone, so neither ordinary Magic Beast nor high-level Magic Beast from the central area can come here.

There are only a few Neutral Magic Beast, and they all have personality flaws.

Apart from her.

Those Neutral all found a place they liked and didn't move around easily.

This made it easy for the Leopard Woman to obtain this treasure land of the five elements. When she had nothing to do, she would just wander around somewhere else.

When she returned from her stroll today, she discovered an invisible human in a hidden place, holding the Lightning-Avoiding Fruit she desired.

She won't harm humans, but she can steal their things.

Do what you think is right.

So, the Leopard Woman stole the Lightning-Avoiding Fruit from the human.

What she didn't expect was that this person actually had an extremely powerful, no, incomparably powerful, contracted Magic Beast.

More importantly, that Magic Beast is still undergoing its tribulation.

The Leopard Woman wisely returned the Lightning-Avoiding Fruit and then used the opportunity to escape.

What she didn't expect was that even after she had run out of the Magic Beast's range, she could still be struck by the residual power of the divine lightning.

Although the Leopard Woman wasn't dead, she felt like she wasn't alive either.

Her body suffered severe injuries, which could not be healed by the restorative power of the Five Elements.

Wait, the power of the Five Elements?

The Leopard Woman was suddenly a little taken aback.

She remembered running out of the Five Elements Land Zone before she collapsed. Why did the power of the Five Elements help heal her?

But her feeling was correct; her body was indeed restored by the power of the five elements.

With this in mind, the Leopard Woman's mind gradually cleared.

She looked up and around.

"This is..."

"The center of the Five Elements Land."

How did I get here? Wasn't I collapsed outside?

The Leopard Woman's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.

What exactly is going on? Why is she in the Five Elements Land?

Just then, a faint voice came from behind her.

"Stop looking! I'm the one who moved you here. If it weren't for me, you'd be dead by now. Hurry up and kneel down to thank your savior!"

"Who?"

Hearing human voices suddenly, the Leopard Woman was startled and stood up abruptly, turning her head sharply.

She then realized that there were two people standing behind her.

One was the human whose Lightning-Avoiding Fruit she had previously stolen, and the other...

It wasn't a human, but that human's contracted Magic Beast, that incredibly powerful Pure-Blood Magic Beast.

The Leopard Woman was about to faint; she had no desire to face such a powerful Magic Beast.

Moreover, this Magic Beast seems to have already survived the Lightning Tribulation.

In other words... she's become even stronger.

She couldn't even beat him before he underwent tribulation, let alone now.

The Leopard Woman rolled her eyes, and was about to faint and pretend to be dead when Xiao Fan's eerie voice rang out again.

"I wonder if leopard meat tastes good; I've never tried it."

Zijin spoke softly.

"The flesh and blood of Magic Beast are beneficial to Human Race. The higher the level of the Magic Beast, the better the effect. You can try it in a bit."

Leopard Woman:...

Damn it, what is she going to do now?

I'm not feeling dizzy, but I'm not feeling normal either.

Can't we be less cruel to Bao Bao?

The Leopard Woman gave Xiao Fan and Zijin an awkward but polite smile.

She bowed slightly, her tone extremely gentle and humble. "Your Highnesses, I was confused and acted rashly and rudely earlier. I sincerely apologize to you both and hope that you will be magnanimous and forgive my previous offense."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes. He calmly retorted, "So now you know you've admitted your mistake? You don't want the Lightning-Avoiding Fruit you were so eager for before?"

The words instantly choked the Leopard Woman, leaving her frozen in place. Her charcoal-black skin twitched slightly, and she was speechless, unable to utter a single word of rebuttal.

She silently cursed in her heart, gritting her teeth. "These humans are so petty, holding onto such a small thing until now. They're far too vengeful."

She dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction on her face, and quickly put on an extremely ingratiating and flattering smile, her tone soft and obsequious. "Hehe, Your Highness, please don't tease me. That Lightning-Avoiding Fruit is a treasure that belongs to you and this lord. I only glanced at it from afar, how could I dare to dream of possessing it?"

Xiao Fan:...

Is this Magic Beast really that spineless?

Looking at the Leopard Woman in front of him, who was fawning and obsequious, Xiao Fan felt a mix of amusement and exasperation.

Are all Magic Beast these days so devoid of integrity and principles?

He used to think that the Magic Beast beasts in the world were inherently fierce and arrogant, with an unyielding wildness in their bones. If they made enemies with people, they would fight to the death and would never bow down and show weakness or flatter so easily.

But seeing the Leopard Woman's fawning and humble appearance now completely overturned his previous impressions of Magic Beast, and the huge contrast made it difficult for him to adapt for a while.

Forget it, I really can't bear to look.

"Hmph, you think you can just let it go with an apology after stealing my lightning -Lightning-Avoiding Fruit?"

Zijin snorted coldly and spoke.

After her advancement, her aura became even more imposing, and the Leopard Woman was so frightened that she prostrated herself on the ground, begging for mercy.

"Your Highness, I really didn't mean to."

As she was speaking, she suddenly remembered something and quickly spoke up.

"Your Highness, I know of a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum in the Monster Region that is almost ripe. I can give you the address as an apology, how about that?"

The Leopard Woman cautiously looked at Zijin and revealed the Heavenly Spirit Treasure she had been eyeing.

"Everything in the Monster Region is ownerless; whoever gets it keeps it. How can you consider it an apology?"

Zijin completely disregarded her words.

"Then what do you wish to do, sir?"

The Leopard Woman had no other choice but to ask.

Zijin thought for a moment.

"How about this, if you become my master's mount, I'll forgive you, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan's eyes lit up.

"Zijin really understands me so well."

But the Leopard Woman's face immediately fell, looking as if she had been humiliated.