Lingmu Sable

After transplanting the Blazing Flame Mountain-Breaking Rhinoceros's right forelimb, Mo Yun's strength directly rose to that of an Eight Star Dou Zhe. Though it could not compare to the effect brought by the Taixu Ancient Dragon Experience Card, such a huge increase at once was still pretty good for Mo Yun.

After all, he was a twelve-year-old Eight Star Dou Zhe! He could be called a genius even in the Jia Ma Empire!

At this age in the original story, Xiao Yan had still been a useless little trash at the third stage of Dou Qi!

Even Gu Xun'er, who had been inexplicably weakened by Potato, had not reached the level of a Dou Zhe at this age.

Most importantly, the entire process of increasing his strength had been painless!

Compared to Xiao Yan, who was burned half to death every time the Flame Mantra advanced and even had to rely on sex to vent, Mo Yun had it far better.

A D+-grade magical beast body could raise him to an Eight Star Dou Zhe, while an A--grade magical beast body could raise him to an Eight Star Great Dou Shi. The difference in boosts caused by the grade gap was just as obvious.

Aside from magical beast bodies, skills also differed in grade.

Both were Strength skills, but the Taixu Ancient Dragon's Strength could unleash ten times the power, while the Blazing Flame Mountain-Breaking Rhinoceros's Strength merely doubled it.

As Mo Yun walked through the forest, he began planning for the future.

In this world, everything required strength, so becoming stronger was his first priority.

With the Chimera Beast Transplant System, Mo Yun's goal was to constantly seek out powerful magical beasts, touch them to record them, transplant their parts, and use that to continuously increase his strength.

However, with his current strength as an Eight Star Dou Zhe, he obviously could not go taking advantage of powerful high-rank magical beasts just yet. A rookie like him could probably be killed if those big guys so much as stomped a foot or sneezed.

So he naturally could not equip himself all at once. He could only gradually transition from trash D-grade gear to god-tier SSS-grade gear.

If he could come across the corpse of a powerful magical beast, that would be perfect!

Rustle!

Lost in thought, Mo Yun was suddenly drawn by the sound of leaves rubbing together.

Looking closely, he saw a nimble little sable perched among the branches of a massive ancient tree nearby.

Its body was rather slender, with a pointed mouth and long tail. Its round black eyes were fixed tightly on Mo Yun as well, filled with intense wariness.

"Lingmu Sable! A wood-attributed magical beast. It likes quiet places, prefers living alone, and is extremely alert!"

Looking at the little sable, Mo Yun quickly recognized its species from the memories in his mind.

Lingmu Sables were very weak. Even in adulthood, they could only grow to the second rank at most.

The Lingmu Sable before him was clearly still at the first rank. According to the strength rankings of the Dou Qi Continent, a first-rank magical beast corresponded to a human Dou Zhe.

And Mo Yun had some ideas about magical beasts like Lingmu Sables, which were not particularly ferocious.

"Good little cutie, be good. Don't move... let big brother pet you..."

Mo Yun slightly bent down, staring at the Lingmu Sable in the tree. After a flash of determination passed through his eyes, he immediately leaped up.

With the strength of an Eight Star Dou Zhe, a full-force jump could launch him to branches roughly three meters high.

However, the hand he reached out grabbed nothing. A blur flashed past, and when the Lingmu Sable appeared again, it was already on another tree.

Missing his grab threw Mo Yun off balance, and he nearly fell. Fortunately, he caught a branch in time and swung himself steadily back down to the ground.

After landing, the Lingmu Sable did not forget to turn around and glance at Mo Yun several times. Compared to its previous wariness, though, its eyes now held more than a trace of distinctly human-like mockery.

"Damn... I just got mocked by a sable?"

Mo Yun was rather annoyed. Missing was one thing, but being mocked by a sable was simply intolerable.

For the entire afternoon, Mo Yun secretly kept watch on the Lingmu Sable.

Magical beasts had extremely strong territorial instincts. Weak magical beasts like Lingmu Sables especially did not dare enter unfamiliar territory casually, so its range of activity was limited to the patch of woods enclosed by a dozen or so nearby trees.

The Lingmu Sable was far too nimble. Though Mo Yun had the strength of an Eight Star Dou Zhe, as only a half-baked transmigrator, he still could not catch that slippery little sable.

"If brute force won't work, then I'll try another way."

So Mo Yun first picked some fruits that Lingmu Sables liked. Then he wove a wooden basket from thick branches, placed the fruit beneath it, propped the basket up with a short stick, and left only a small opening large enough for the Lingmu Sable to squeeze through.

This was the method Mo Yun had used to catch birds as a child. It should work just as well for catching sables, he thought.

The wooden basket naturally could not fully contain the Lingmu Sable, but it could restrain it briefly. At that point, Mo Yun could make his move and subdue it before it escaped again.

Before long, everything was ready. Mo Yun quietly crouched behind a large tree with a good view of the trap, where he could carefully observe everything.

He waited for more than two full hours.

When rustling finally broke the silence of the forest, Mo Yun knew that little thing had arrived.

He saw the little creature perched on a nearby tree. After lingering there for a while, it finally darted down from the tree under Mo Yun's expectant gaze, then rushed straight to the trap.

It sniffed to the left, then to the right.

Judging by its puzzled little eyes, it seemed curious why the fruit was on the ground instead of in a tree.

But puzzled or not, tempted by the food, the Lingmu Sable still slipped through the small opening after a moment.

Once its whole body had entered the wooden basket, Mo Yun immediately pulled the branch in his hand. The stick propping up the basket was yanked away, and the basket fell down at once.

The trap had been triggered, and the Lingmu Sable reacted too. But the danger had come so suddenly that the little fellow panicked, crashing wildly around inside the basket.

Mo Yun appeared without hesitation, pressing down the basket with one hand while reaching inside with the other. Before long, he had dragged out the Lingmu Sable.

The following mechanical chime announced Mo Yun's success.

"Ding~~ Recording successful! Recorded magical beast: adult first-rank Lingmu Sable. Obtained Lingmu Sable Right Leg, D-grade x1!"

"Transplant?"

"Transplant!"

After Mo Yun confirmed the transplant, a surge of power instantly flowed into his body. It was weaker than the Blazing Flame Mountain-Breaking Rhinoceros's, and even more so than the Taixu Ancient Dragon Experience Card's. It only lasted briefly before all gathering in his right leg.

Mo Yun's attribute panel now read:

Host Information

Name: Mo Yun

Gender: Male

Age: 12

Realm: Eight Star Dou Zhe

Head: None

Torso: None

Left Limb: None

Right Limb: Blazing Flame Mountain-Breaking Rhinoceros Right Limb, D+-grade

Left Leg: None

Right Leg: Lingmu Sable Right Leg, D--grade

Skin: None

Outer Body: None

Skills: 1. Strength, D-grade: Consumes vitality and blood to instantly double one's strength!

2. Thick Skinned, D-grade: Passive skill. Increases the toughness of the physical body!