Xu Zhi could use the [Eye of Secrets] to directly determine whether the cat that had survived was her Familiar or the unknown creature from Midnight. The moment she looked over, she immediately saw that the winner was indeed her own cat.
Perhaps Midnight's had expended too much before emerging, while her Familiar had been waiting in peak condition. Or perhaps Little Aberration's suppression had played a part as well. In any case, the outcome was good.
Xu Zhi had wanted to take out the Game Console and see whether the cat had changed after devouring Midnight's cat's soul. But the Game Console was lagging terribly. She tapped the Familiar icon, yet after it spun for ages, the page still would not load. Helpless, she could only set it aside for now.
Now, Xu Zhi no longer needed to rely on the Game Console to understand every change. Through her eyes, she could clearly see that the Little Cat lying in the cage, seemingly exhausted, was actually continuously absorbing the immense energy flooding into its body—energy that did not belong to it, yet shared the same origin.
It simply seemed to be having some difficulty digesting it.
After thinking it over, Xu Zhi tossed the useless relic bone into the cage as well. The instant it landed beside the black cat, the cat transformed into a plume of green smoke and clung to the bone.
The solid bone became transparent the moment it was enveloped by the black cat's smoke.
"Looks like adding the bone won't make it corporeal."
That was for the best.
Xu Zhi swallowed uneasily. Whenever pain radiated from every damaged part of her body, or whenever she was in a tense environment, she would occasionally forget the discomfort in her throat. But once she began to