Demon attribute, Baishi gets "fired up"

The [Shadow Witch Cat] before him was in rather poor shape, lying listlessly on the floor.

His fur had originally been entirely black, but now it was turning pink, leaving him somewhere between the two colors. Black still predominated, giving him a certain "sinister charm."

Most interestingly, even his wizard hat, condensed from energy, had turned pinkish-purple.

A haze of pinkish-purple had also clouded his originally amber eyes.

Surrounded by clusters of [Purple Star Vine] in the hall, he actually looked quite at home.

"Ah, I gave him a [Tranquil Heart Fruit] when I got up this morning. That finally settled him down. Otherwise, even with his exhausted body, he'd probably still turn your house upside down."

Chen Xuanbai had something of a headache.

"Teacher, let me sense his emotions, then compare his current condition with that paper I read. There should be a solution," Lin Yuan said.

Chen Xuanbai nodded, a trace of hope unconsciously appearing in his eyes.

The [Shadow Witch Cat]'s panel also appeared before Lin Yuan.

[Shadow Witch Cat]

[Attributes]: dark, demon (awakening)

[Quality]: upper Transcendent

[Sex]: male

[Level]: Transcendent level 10

[Traits]: [Dark Claw], [Dark Shadow] (mutating)

[Personality]: fickle in love, enjoys excitement

[Condition]: Rapidly satisfying a year's worth of pent-up desire has produced side effects that leave him unable to control his body. However, his hidden demon attribute has also begun to awaken, and his [Dark Shadow] trait is transforming into [Phantom Shadow].

Until the transformation of his internal attributes is balanced, his desire to mate must be kept under control. Excessive lust harms the body. Recommended materials: lower Transcendent [Demon-Control Fruit], [Awakening Dew], [Spirit Clarity Pill], etc.

At the same time, consistently use the middle Transcendent material [Demon Shadow Dew] or [Dark Charm Dew]. Add one drop to water and administer daily medicinal baths until his attribute fully awakens. Current estimated time: one month.

[Evolution paths]

[Evolution path 1: Black Nether Witch Cat. Quality: upper Commander. Compatibility: 5%]

[Evolution path 2: Nether Shadow Spirit Charm Cat. Quality: lower Monarch. Compatibility: 75%]

[Hidden evolution path 1: unlocked after physical and mental recovery.]

Unlike the panel he had seen last time, this one was clearly more explicit and detailed.

Lin Yuan now understood the reason for his current condition.

Sure enough, the root cause matched his guess from last night—his "doting" Teacher Chen had probably bought him far too many female cats.

However, that very act had instead activated the attribute and trait hidden in his bloodline.

In Lin Yuan's eyes, this was a good thing.

Now, they only needed to prescribe the right remedy, and he would gradually recover.

What really amazed Lin Yuan was the second evolution path.

This was the first time he had seen a Monarch-quality pet beast on a panel.

He could not help taking a few extra looks.

Among the publicly known evolution paths for the [Little Black Cat], the [Black Nether Witch Cat] was the final form, and was widely considered the ceiling for the species.

The recent mutation and evolution into a [Sunshadow Spirit Cat] had already caused quite a stir.

Yet the Monarch-quality [Nether Shadow Spirit Charm Cat] had actually appeared in this beast-taming world before!

As for the hidden path that had yet to be revealed, Lin Yuan had no idea what its quality would be.

A [Little Black Cat] was merely a pet beast with an initial quality of upper Ordinary, generally contracted as someone's first pet beast.

Lin Yuan knew this was Chen Xuanbai's third pet beast.

Logically, by the third contract, one should at least choose a pet beast whose initial quality was Transcendent.

It seemed this cat must have some special history and significance for Chen Xuanbai.

Lin Yuan spent rather a long time looking at Little Shadow, making Chen Xuanbai suddenly anxious.

Could he not sense any clues either?

But judging by Lin Yuan's thoughtful expression, he was probably searching his memory for the relevant contents of the paper he had read.

Lin Yuan slowly withdrew his gaze from the [Shadow Witch Cat].

He continued pretending to "ponder" for a while.

There was no helping it. He could hardly take a few looks and immediately recite the contents of that supposed "paper" backward and forward.

Since he had already begun the act, he certainly had to see it through properly.

After another little while, Lin Yuan furrowed his brow, then slowly said, "Teacher, through [Living Creature Affinity], I sensed the [Shadow Witch Cat]'s condition. He seems to be caught between desire and restraint."

"That reminded me that [Shadow Witch Cats] with lively personalities and strong desires like his have a latent demon attribute within them."

"That's the root cause of the change in their personalities."

"From what I can tell, yours must have awakened his latent demon attribute after experiencing something unusual."

Lin Yuan thought for another moment.

"I remember the paper saying that during the early stages of awakening, the demon attribute brings out a [Shadow Witch Cat]'s lustful and obsessive side. That's why he keeps indulging his desires and becomes unusually agitated."

"The solution is to suppress his desires. Teacher, your idea of using [Tranquil Heart Fruit] was sound, but [Tranquil Heart Fruit] has a wood attribute. You need something with a demon attribute to control the problem at its source."

"Also, I remember the paper mentioning that for a [Shadow Witch Cat] to fully activate his demon attribute, care must also be taken to coordinate and regulate his dark attribute."

"So the best method is to use a spiritual liquid combining those two attributes, diluted in water for medicinal baths."

Lin Yuan rubbed his chin and paused. "I remember it was called Demon Something Dew, or Dark Something Dew."

As Chen Xuanbai listened to Lin Yuan, his eyes kept lighting up.

That was it!

It all fit. It was the demon attribute!

How had he not thought of that?

What had happened to Little Shadow over the past few days closely resembled the abnormal outbreaks of the demon attribute he had read about before.

The specific case had involved an upper Monarch-quality eagle-type pet beast, which had apparently activated its internal demon attribute under some extreme circumstances.

Unfortunately, it had been discovered too late, and the beast could not be saved.

He had been clever all his life, only to turn muddleheaded for a moment—mainly because he had only recently learned of a [Little Black Cat] mutating to gain a yang attribute. It had never crossed his mind that this ordinary pet beast could have another form of mutation.

Not only that, he was also familiar with the curative materials Lin Yuan had mentioned.

As far as materials for suppressing the demon attribute went, he knew [Demon-Control Fruit] very well.

As for the medicinal bath ingredient Lin Yuan had described, he recalled a material called [Demon Shadow Dew]. He only needed to confirm it.

"Excellent! Lin Yuan, thank goodness for you." Chen Xuanbai visibly perked up. "I'll take Little Shadow home first and check a few cases of demon-attribute mutation, then buy the corresponding treatment materials."

"Once Little Shadow's condition stabilizes, I'll visit again to thank you properly. My apologies for today. I came rushing over, and now I have to rush off again."

"Teacher, there's no need to thank me so much. I'm only faithfully passing on what I've read. If it helps you, that's wonderful."

Lin Yuan answered very modestly.

Chen Xuanbai recalled the [Shadow Witch Cat], nodded to Lin Yuan, and left.

Lin Yuan smiled.

Chen Xuanbai taught general studies at the best beast-taming high school in Lin Hua City. His research into pet beast cases and his accumulated knowledge of all sorts of pet beast products definitely surpassed Lin Yuan's.

So Lin Yuan only needed to vaguely mention a few small details, and he could connect the dots himself.

With that, the act involving this "paper" had been properly seen through from beginning to end.

Lin Yuan felt quite a sense of accomplishment.

First, he had used the information on the panel to help Chen Xuanbai, who had always taken such good care of him.

Second, if this [Shadow Witch Cat] successfully awakened his demon attribute, he could be considered the "chief contributor."

Just then, Lin Yuan suddenly heard a "meow."

It came from Baishi.

He opened the door and found the cat unusually fired up.

Those two little paws were swinging wildly, as though the cat had the inexhaustible strength of an ox.

Even on noticing Lin Yuan approach, Baishi no longer shyly hid away, as though the word "training" was all that remained in the cat's eyes.

What was going on?

Lin Yuan checked Baishi's condition.

He could not help smiling.

[Condition]: The presence of another powerful feline has brought out the wild side of this pet beast's personality and activated the [Heart Frenzy] trait, inducing a state of highly focused training.

In addition, this pet beast worries that, despite only just finding a new home, the new owner has already found another feline pet beast as a replacement. Thus, Baishi must work hard to prove worthiness, having grown very fond of this place despite arriving only two days ago.

Seeing Baishi so full of fighting spirit, Lin Yuan felt rather gratified.

It seemed Baishi really did approve of him.

Lin Yuan did not interrupt Baishi's training. Restoring the cat's quality required not only [Lionbright Fruit], but also considerable improvements in physical fitness.

Once the [Lionbright Fruit] arrived that afternoon...

He would give Baishi a little surprise...