121: First transformation

Hearing that long-unheard address, filled with endless love and doting affection,

Lord Xuan Mo's heart, which had long been completely enveloped by endless coldness and killing intent, suddenly trembled.

An indescribable warm current instantly surged through his entire body.

His massive dragon head nodded heavily.

"!!!"

The next moment!

The Two Elders' eyes, which had been filled with sorrow and deathly silence, were instantly replaced by intense ecstasy and excitement.

"It's! It's really Little Xuan Mo!"

"Child! You... you've finally returned!"

The Two Elders spoke with great emotion.

"Yes, I've returned to see you."

Mysterious Ink's voice was full of tenderness.

"Good, good, good child, good child."

Mother Ye smiled with a face full of maternal love, nodding repeatedly.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, she rushed directly towards the kitchen.

"Why are you still standing there? Hurry and come help make food for Little Xuan Mo."

Reaching the kitchen door, she turned her head and said to Father Ye, who hadn't moved.

"Ah? Oh oh oh, coming, coming."

"Little Xuan Mo must be hungry, right? Wait! We'll make you something delicious right away!"

After saying this with a chuckle, he also hurried into the kitchen to get busy.

Watching The Two Elders bustling in the kitchen, Mysterious Ink's heart suddenly became very peaceful.

Taking advantage of this interlude,

he once again found the Ye Family Patriarch, who had been waiting there for a long time.

His majestic dragon pupils, filled with endless coldness and chilling killing intent, locked onto him.

"Speak, what exactly happened?"

The Ye Family Patriarch dared not conceal anything and immediately recounted the tragedy that had occurred that day, piece by piece.

"Reporting to Lord Xuan Mo, those monsters that appeared from who knows where were incredibly powerful!"

"Leading them were several Golden Core Realm experts!"

"As soon as they broke into my Ye Family, they acted like madmen, demanding we hand over one person."

"If Elder Ding Zhen hadn't fortunately broken through to the Golden Core Realm at a critical moment of life and death, fighting desperately to buy us a ray of hope, perhaps the Ye Family would no longer exist."

He recounted slowly, still with lingering fear.

"Ding Xiaoxue, then?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of understanding flashed in Mysterious Ink's majestic dragon pupils, which were filled with endless authority and chilling killing intent.

"They were looking for someone named... Ding Xiaoxue, right?"

That girl Ye Feiyan had mentioned it to him before.

The Yin Spirit Clan is a highly hierarchical and extremely bizarre race.

Whenever they appear in the world, the sign is the emergence of a Yin Spirit Body.

A Yin Spirit Body is like a key to open the door of the Yin Spirit Clan.

He remembered that the little girl named Ding Xiaoxue was a Yin Spirit Body.

Now he understood.

Why the Yin Spirits, whom the Beast Taming Sect had tried so hard to eradicate, would go mad, not hesitating to expose their existence, to launch a surprise attack on the Ye Family, which had long been content in its corner!

It was all because of Ding Xiaoxue, the Yin Spirit Body.

"Where is she?"

Mysterious Ink's voice, filled with endless coldness and unquestionable authority, slowly rang out.

"Bring her to see me!"

"Y-yes... yes!"

The Ye Family Patriarch dared not delay in the slightest and quickly retreated in a hurry.

Soon,

a slightly reserved, yet resolute, petite figure slowly walked before Mysterious Ink.

Mysterious Ink's Divine Sense swept over her, and a hint of surprise flashed in his majestic dragon pupils.

The Ding Xiaoxue before him was no longer the frail and timid girl he once knew.

Now, she not only had a rosy complexion but had also grown taller.

Her eyes, which had once been filled with inferiority and timidity, now held only endless resolve and... a deeply hidden trace of hatred.

But what surprised Mysterious Ink the most was her cultivation.

Foundation Establishment Realm... Early Stage!

How much time had passed?

At most, just over two months.

From Qi Refining Realm to Foundation Establishment Realm in two months?

This little girl's cultivation speed was in no way inferior to Ye Feiyan's back then.

It seems that Cultivators with a 'Yin Spirit Body' Physique also gain unimaginable... benefits from their own cultivation!

"From today onwards, you shall follow by my side."

Mysterious Ink said indifferently, his voice filled with unquestionable majesty.

The Yin Spirit Clan is currently targeting Ding Xiaoxue.

Leaving her in the Ye Family is not appropriate; once the Yin Spirit Clan finds out, they will definitely attack again.

The best solution is to take her away, and only after the matter of the Yin Spirit Clan is completely resolved will it be safest to send her back to the Ye Family.

After saying this, he no longer paid attention to Ding Xiaoxue, who was already startled and somewhat at a loss.

His massive dragon body merely swayed gently, and he returned once more to the cozy and warm... wooden house.

At this moment, The Two Elders, who already cherished him like their own son, were bustling with activity in the kitchen!

Soon, delicious dishes, full of homemade flavor and fragrant aroma, were served on the simple dining table, temporarily pieced together from a few wooden planks.

Looking at The Two Elders, whose faces were beaming with sincere, benevolent smiles,

Mysterious Ink's heart, which had long been completely enveloped by endless coldness and killing intent, was once again completely melted by an emotion called "warmth."

He pondered for a moment.

A brilliant... golden light, without any warning, emanated from his massive dragon body.

When the light dissipated,

the massive dragon body, which had been filled with endless majesty and oppressive power, had disappeared.

In its place was a small boy, who looked to be about seven or eight years old, exquisitely sculpted, with red lips and white teeth, and an overall appearance that was utterly adorable!

He was now a genuine Fourth Rank Yao Beast!

He could already transform into human form at will.

"This... this...?!!"

The Two Elders, who were about to call Mysterious Ink to eat, saw this miraculous and bizarre scene before them!

Their figures, which had been filled with kindness and joy, stood frozen in place like two statues under a petrification spell.

They were just ordinary Mortals.

How could they know what "transformation" truly meant for a Yao Beast?

They only knew... that this little boy, who had transformed from their own "Little Xuan Mo"... was truly handsome!

"Oh dear!"

It was Mother Ye who first recovered from the immense shock.

Her old eyes, which had been filled with kindness and joy, were instantly replaced by intense doting and affection.

With a single stride, she rushed forward and intimately embraced Mysterious Ink, who was already somewhat dumbfounded, holding him tightly in her arms.

For a while, she stroked Mysterious Ink's soft hair... then pinched Mysterious Ink's tender cheeks... then rubbed Mysterious Ink's fair, lotus-root-like arms... her gaze and actions showing absolute adoration.

Mysterious Ink, however, felt no aversion at all; instead, he thoroughly enjoyed this moment of... warmth.

The food still had the familiar taste, a taste called—home.

As he ate, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.