Sacred Beast White Tiger Cub?

Moke strolled through the Magical Beast Forest in human form, completely unconcerned about magical beasts suddenly attacking him from the surroundings.

Whenever any magical beast attacked Moke, the eager-to-prove Jin Ge and Lei Guang would dart out like lightning and tear it to pieces.

"Jin Ge, Lei Guang, you should be able to change your colors or forms, right?"

Moke asked.

Although Golden-Patterned Thunder Ants were rare, there were still some experts who recognized them.

It would be troublesome if they were recognized.

Jin Ge immediately understood what Moke meant. "Yes, Master. We can change our colors, and we can shrink our bodies even further."

"You can shrink further?" Moke was startled.

Jin Ge and Lei Guang were only the size of fists now. If they shrank further...

Then, under Moke's gaze, Jin Ge and Lei Guang directly changed their colors. Their bronze carapaces turned blood-red.

Their bodies shrank again as well, becoming only the size of billiard balls.

"Master, we now look exactly like third-level magical beasts, Red Fire Ants."

Jin Ge said somewhat proudly.

"Good. Very good." Moke was delighted.

When he had consulted materials at Ernst Institute, although he had chosen Golden-Patterned Thunder Ants, those records had not mentioned that they possessed such an ability.

Third-level magical beasts, Red Fire Ants were colony-dwelling magical beasts like Shadowmice and Stone-Eating Rats. Ordinary members of their colonies were generally only third-level, so seeing one alone would not draw attention.

After finishing all this, Moke finally felt completely at ease. This trip to the Magical Beast Forest had achieved one of his goals.

"The other goal..."

With a thought, a sign-in interface panel immediately appeared in Moke's vision.

As expected, a new sign-in location had been generated.

[The host may currently choose the following sign-in location: Magical Beast Forest]

"At the ancestral home, I obtained a damaged soul-defense Sovereign Artifact. At Ernst Academy, I obtained top-tier comprehension from the Coiling Dragon world!"

"Could I sign in and get a magical beast in the Magical Beast Forest?"

Moke had already discovered that the items produced by signing in had a certain connection to the sign-in location. The most likely thing to appear from signing in at the Magical Beast Forest was a magical beast!

"Sign in!"

With a thought, Moke directly chose to sign in.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for signing in at the Magical Beast Forest]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a Sacred Beast White Tiger Cub]

"As expected!"

Moke shouted inwardly. He felt that he had found the pattern behind the Sign-in System!

[Ding, extract it?]

As he thought about it, another system prompt sounded.

"Sacred Beast White Tiger Cub? A sacred beast from where? The White Tiger among the Four Divine Beasts that had already died in the Coiling Dragon world? Or the Sacred Beast White Tiger from the Primordial world?"

Many thoughts ran through Moke's mind, but he did not choose to extract the White Tiger Cub for the moment.

Jin Ge and Lei Guang were still beside him. Although they had signed master-servant contracts with him and were absolutely loyal, Moke would not reveal even the slightest thing about the Sign-in System to anyone.

Only four days had passed between Moke leaving Ernst Institute and returning.

Of those, he had wasted three days searching for the Golden-Patterned Thunder Ants.

"Master is such a powerful warrior, yet he's also a magus?"

"Since Master can enter Ernst Institute, his talent as a magus must be exceptional too!"

Inside the wide magic robe, Jin Ge and Lei Guang whispered to each other.

Moke did not waste any time and went straight to find Linley.

Little Wharton was already seven. He still had a year before going to O'Brien Academy, so they could not delay him for too long. Studying during one's youth was important as well.

"Big Brother, you're back?" Linley was extremely excited when he saw Moke again.

"Grandpa Doering, you promised to teach the Flat Blade Style to Big Brother Moke!" Linley communicated with Doering Cowart in his heart at the same time.

"Hmph, hmph. You begged me for so long. How could I possibly refuse?"

"You nearly annoyed me to death."

Doering Cowart said haughtily.

In truth, he also wanted to see how far this youth with elemental affinity for every type of magic could grow after learning the Flat Blade Style's method of increasing spiritual essence.

"Yes, I finished what I needed to do." Moke nodded. "Linley, come back to Wushan Town with me. Little Wharton will be going to O'Brien Academy soon."

"He's going to O'Brien Academy?" Linley immediately became somewhat sad.

"If you want to become strong, what does this small pain of separation amount to?"

Doering Cowart instructed Linley inwardly.

"I'm just a little sad. It's not like I won't let Little Wharton leave."

Linley snorted twice. "Big Brother, I'll go tell Yale and the others."

"All right." Moke nodded with a smile.

"Linley, you're going home?"

Reynolds shook his head. "What a pity. I was planning to take you to Azure Water Heaven at the end of this month. The girls there are beautiful."

"Azure Water Heaven can be visited anytime."

Yale looked curiously at Moke and asked in a low voice, "What magical beast did you contract?"

"Red Fire Ants." Moke shook his robe, and Jin Ge and Lei Guang immediately crawled out and climbed onto his shoulders.

"Huh?!"

"Ant-type magical beasts?"

The sudden appearance of two magical beasts immediately drew the attention of several children nearby.

"They're Red Fire Ants!" Linley said excitedly. "Big Brother, did you go out this time to contract magical beasts? Did you go to the Magical Beast Forest?"

Then he became somewhat worried. "We could have waited until we were in the higher grades before going to the Magical Beast Forest."

"It's fine. Didn't I come back safely?" Moke reassured him with a smile.

The little ones gathered around Moke, chattering nonstop and occasionally reaching out to touch Jin Ge and Lei Guang, making the two Ninth-Level Magical Beasts somewhat impatient.

What Red Fire Ants? They were the noble Ninth-Level Magical Beasts, Golden-Patterned Thunder Ants!

"Red Fire Ants?"

Beside Linley, the Saint Realm old man Doering Cowart looked doubtful. "I've seen Golden-Patterned Thunder Ants too. Why do these two seem a little strange?"

He examined them carefully, but for the moment he could not tell what was strange about them. Even a Saint Realm expert like Doering Cowart found it remarkable.

Although he had seen Golden-Patterned Thunder Ants, he did not know that they could change their size and colors, disguising themselves as Red Fire Ants.

After saying goodbye to their friends, Moke and Linley returned to the Baruch Ancestral Home that very day.

When Little Wharton learned that he would be leaving the next day, he hugged his two brothers and cried until tears and snot covered his face. His little appearance was truly heartbreaking.

After eating a lavish dinner, Little Wharton and Linley went off to spend time together.

Moke, meanwhile, called Jin Ge and Lei Guang out.

"These are?"

Hogg, Hiri, and Hillman all stared at the two magical beasts in surprise.

Moke said directly, "Father, these are Ninth-Level Magical Beasts, Golden-Patterned Thunder Ants."

"One will remain at the Baruch Ancestral Home, while the other will accompany Grandpa Hiri to O'Brien Academy. That way, I can cultivate at Ernst Academy without worry."

Hearing Moke say this, Jin Ge and Lei Guang promptly returned to their original forms.

"Ninth-Level Magical Beasts?!" Hogg and the other two were so shocked that their mouths hung open.

Although they did not recognize Golden-Patterned Thunder Ants, the title of Ninth-Level Magical Beasts alone was enough to stun them.

Hogg hurriedly asked, "Moke, you... you can subdue Ninth-Level Magical Beasts?"

"I've made some progress recently."

Moke nodded and said gravely, "Father, the day we avenge ourselves will not be far away."

Hogg fell silent at once, then silently raised his head.

Only after a long while did Hogg look at Moke. With a complicated expression, he reached out and rubbed Moke's head. "Actually, your father can wait. You don't need to push yourself so hard."

Hogg could tell how much Moke had suffered for the sake of cultivation.

These burdens should have been borne by Hogg, yet they had fallen upon a child of only nine and a half. Hogg's heart was filled with guilt.

"Father, I like cultivating." Moke grinned. "Even if it wasn't for revenge, I would still want to become the strongest person."

"I want to become famous across the Yulan Continent, just like the ancestors of my Baruch Clan!"

"Mm?"

Hogg was stunned.