83: Chapter 83 He's still just a child.

Luoluoke lay on the Magic Cat's head, tilted his head, his round eyes full of confusion, and asked crisply, "Why do you have to fight when you like someone? My mother said if you like someone, you should be together nicely, not fight."

He really didn't understand.

Moreover, he didn't even know how he had come to this World. He was originally on a spaceship heading to the Roco Kingdom Magic Academy, but the spaceship crashed halfway, and when he opened his eyes, he was in this World.

To a group of people whose actual ages didn't match their appearances, he was still just a half-grown child. He had never seen such a scene of fighting over jealousy and only found it baffling.

Xiao Wu was amused by his words. She stepped forward and gently patted the Magic Cat's front paw. The Magic Cat also submissively lowered its head and rubbed against her palm, showing no aggression at all. Xiao Wu looked up at Luoluoke, her eyes curving into crescents.

"Oh, you'll understand these things when you grow up. It's raining so hard now; you can't just stand in the rain forever, can you? Come inside with me to take shelter. There's hot tea and sweet snacks in Red Romance, and I'll get something for your little cat to eat too."

Luoluoke's eyes lit up instantly. Hearing there was food, he immediately nodded like a woodpecker. "Okay, okay! Thank you, big sister!"

Xiao Wu smiled and turned, walking toward the gate of Red Romance. Luoluoke patted the Magic Cat's head and shouted, "Let's go, Magic Cat!" That round, fat cat immediately took steady steps and followed obediently behind Xiao Wu. Its massive body moved through the rain without splashing even a bit of water, being incredibly docile.

It wasn't until the figures of the person and the cat disappeared into the gate of Red Romance that the crowd of onlookers on the street seemed to finally break free from a freezing spell, and the place instantly erupted.

"My God! What kind of Spirit is this? It can actually act on its own and is so human-like?"

"I didn't see any spirit rings? Could it be a Body Spirit? No, a Body Spirit shouldn't be able to stay so far from the body, right?"

"I think it looks like a mutated Beast Spirit! And a top-tier mutated Spirit at that! Look at that Spirit Beast's aura; how powerful it is!"

"No wonder Miss Xiao Wu didn't care about those two fighting just now. It turns out she had such a powerful person hidden by her side!"

The local Spirit Masters were discussing animatedly. Unable to tell if it was a Body Spirit or an externalized spirit, they all eventually categorized the Magic Cat as a "mutated externalized spirit."

After all, in the knowledge of Douluo Continent, only tamed Spirit Beasts could be linked to a Spirit Master and follow their commands.

But this big fat cat was clearly not a hunted Spirit Beast, so naturally, it could only be an externalized spirit.

"I remember back then Yu Xiaogang of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had an externalized spirit called Luo San Pao, which was also a Beast Spirit that could act independently. This is somewhat similar, isn't it?"

Just as these words fell, a haggard-looking middle-aged man with half-gray hair squeezed out of the crowd. It was Yu Xiaogang, who had been squeezing at the entrance for a long time.

He had just been stopped by the guards at the entrance and was pacing anxiously when he heard the commotion. The moment he saw the Magic Cat appear, his whole body froze. By the time he snapped out of it, only one thought remained in his mind.

This is a top-tier externalized mutated Spirit!

It's another living example that can prove his Ten Core Competencies of Spirits!

Hearing someone mention his Luo San Pao at this moment, Yu Xiaogang immediately straightened his back, cleared his throat, put on the air of a "Great Master," and began to talk eloquently to the surrounding crowd: "That's right! This is indeed an externalized spirit! And it's the most top-tier independent externalized form among Beast Spirits!"

He raised his finger to point toward the gate of Red Romance, his face carrying a hint of deliberate profoundness, his tone full of showing off.

"Ordinary Beast Spirits can only possess the Spirit Master's own body. Only the most extreme Spirit mutation can allow a Spirit to detach from the body, possessing independent movement and consciousness, and even the ability to release Spirit Abilities independently! I have studied Spirit theory for decades; this kind of externalized spirit is one of the ultimate directions of Beast Spirit evolution!"

The surrounding crowd nodded repeatedly as they listened, and their gazes toward Yu Xiaogang held a bit more belief. This caused the frustration in Yu Xiaogang's heart to vanish instantly; his back straightened even more, and his nostrils were almost pointing at the sky.

But only he knew that no matter how logically he spoke, his heart was filled with jealousy and hatred.

He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms, his eyes filled with unmistakable envy, jealousy, and hate.

Both are externalized spirits, so how can one be like heaven and the other like a pigsty?

His Luo San Pao was almost useless except for fart attacks, and had even become the laughingstock of his life, keeping him trapped as a level twenty-nine Spirit Grandmaster for his entire life, ridiculed by everyone in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

But the externalized spirit of the youth before him was a full two or three meters tall, with a powerful aura, human-like nature, and intelligence—it was clearly a top-tier Spirit form!

On what basis? Why did a mere boy easily possess the Spirit's ultimate form that he had spent his whole life pursuing?

Jealousy gnawed at his heart like a venomous snake, but a light of paranoia ignited in his eyes.

He must get to know this youth named Luoluoke! He must thoroughly study this externalized spirit! As long as he could figure out the principle behind this Spirit mutation, he could perfect his Spirit theory and prove that he wasn't a waste!

He could even rely on this theory to regain everyone's recognition!

Meanwhile, in a corner of the street, the trio of Gui Mengguan watched Yu Xiaogang showing off his theories with a straight face, mistaking a Magic Cat from the Luoluoke Kingdom for an externalized spirit of Douluo. Their lips twitched, and their hearts were filled with mixed emotions; they wanted to laugh but couldn't, leaving only a sense of absurdity in their minds.

"I'm impressed... Yu Xiaogang really dares to say anything. An externalized spirit... how does he have the nerve?" Qiangu Jue lowered his voice, his shoulders shaking as he suppressed his laughter.

"Can Luo San Pao and the Magic Cat even be the same thing? One is a farting pig, and the other is a Grass-type Starter; how did he manage to force them together?"

Oupai sighed and picked up the Godly Zhuge Crossbow that had fallen to the ground, his face full of weariness: "What else can we do? We can't exactly rush up and tell him that this isn't a Spirit, but a pet from another World, can we? He'd just think we're crazy. Now it's great—transmigrators and Rebirths aren't enough; even cross-dimensional ones are here. This World is completely beyond saving."

Gui Mengguan looked at the gate of Red Romance, then at Tang San and Dai Mubai who were still staring at each other in the rain, and finally let out a long sigh, his voice full of despair: "Don't think about it. Now the plot has collapsed so much that even the Three Ghosts of the Huang Family wouldn't recognize it if they came. All our previous plans are scrapped. From now on, we'll just take it one step at a time."

The rain continued to fall, washing the streets of Soto City and also washing away everyone's already shattered perceptions.

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