Chen Changming had to wake the Heaven-Discerning Beast.
Only once the Heaven-Discerning Beast awakened could Little Four threaten it into acknowledging him as its master.
Swish, swish, swish...
Chen Changming cast the Spring Return Immortal Art again and again, his spiritual power draining away like running water.
Only when his spiritual power was nearly depleted did the Heaven-Discerning Beast's injuries barely begin to improve. The wounds that had still been bleeding stopped, and its faint breath grew somewhat steadier, yet it still showed no sign of waking.
Chen Changming sat cross-legged, took out a medicinal pill and swallowed it, then circulated the Mountain-Suppressing Primordial Unity Art to replenish his spiritual power.
Half an hour later, his spiritual power had recovered, and he cast the Spring Return Immortal Art once more.
After several repetitions, the Heaven-Discerning Beast finally slowly opened its eyes.
The first person it saw was Chen Changming, and it felt slightly relieved. But when it saw Little Four crouching beside it, smiling as he stared at it, its heart abruptly sank.
—That terrifying Beast!
The Heaven-Discerning Beast's body shuddered violently. It instinctively tried to retreat, only to discover that it had no strength left in its entire body and could not even stand.
It could only curl up on the ground, trembling all over, its purple eyes brimming with terror.
"What... what do you want?" Even the Heaven-Discerning Beast's voice was shaking.
Little Four crouched before the Heaven-Discerning Beast, patted its head with a claw, and said with a beaming smile, "Little fellow, my master wants to take you as a Demon Pet. Your former master is already dead, so why cling to a dead man? Follow my master instead—eat the finest food and drink the strongest wine. Wouldn't that be great?"
"I... I won't acknowledge a master!"