15: Magic cat! God-level auxiliary beast!

After leaving Crocodile Town, Xia Fan walked for half a day and arrived in a new wilderness.

The energy he gained from devouring the Bloodthirsty Butcher earlier had been largely depleted due to his long run.

Now, he needed to hunt again.

Therefore, Xia Fan deliberately slowed down, searched the surroundings for a moment, and found an ordinary beast.

After a satisfying meal, he felt his strength restored and prepared to continue his journey.

He had to reach the Great Wilderness Mountain Range as quickly as possible.

He absolutely had to obtain the Heaven Yuan Spirit Tree, a heaven-sent opportunity, to ensure he always stayed one step ahead of other fierce beasts and reached the peak.

In his previous life, those fierce beasts with notorious reputations seemed to have laid the foundation for their path to kingship with their initial opportunities.

It's worth noting that Xia Fan had to devour fierce beasts like the Black Tiger and Ice Python to rapidly grow to the late First-Order.

However, the Bloodthirsty Butcher reached the mid-First-Order after slaughtering most of Crocodile Town, which created a sense of urgency in him.

Although he was already fast enough and hadn't wasted any time, it seemed he wasn't much faster than other fierce beasts with superior bloodlines.

Moreover, after the blood rain, countless natural treasures appeared, which might have already created a large number of powerful fierce beasts.

"I must speed up."

Thinking this, Xia Fan immediately accelerated, intending to pass through this wilderness.

Snap!

Whoosh... Suddenly, a strange sound spread. Although it was some distance away, Xia Fan's senses were now sharp; any rustling within several hundred meters could not escape him.

Those tiny movements that would have gone unnoticed before were now exceptionally clear.

After confirming there was movement not far away, he lightened his steps and quietly approached.

Soon, his keen sense of smell detected the aura of fierce beasts, and it seemed there was more than one kind.

In his line of sight, a huge Azure shadow was dashing through the mountain forest. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an Azure Giant Wolf.

At this moment, as the Azure Giant Wolf was dashing, there were trails of afterimages.

Although this giant wolf was slightly weaker than the Silver Giant Wolf he had encountered before, its speed was very fast, so if one didn't concentrate to observe and capture it, its true form might not be discovered.

What was more captivating, however, was a purple light beam that the Azure Giant Wolf was chasing.

Xia Fan was surprised to find that the purple light beam was even faster, darting left and right through the wilderness, desperately trying to shake off the Azure Giant Wolf's pursuit.

However, the light beam's movements were almost always predicted by the Azure Giant Wolf, which was why it hadn't managed to escape.

"Could it be a natural treasure?"

Seeing this, Xia Fan was suddenly startled. Driven by curiosity, he continued to approach the giant wolf.

Indeed, his previous speculation was correct.

This Azure Giant Wolf was only a First-Order early-stage fierce beast, not very strong, but its four limbs seemed to tread on the wind, making it faster than most First-Order fierce beasts.

Because it was fully focused on chasing the purple light beam flying low ahead, the Azure Giant Wolf did not notice that a massive creature was watching from the shadows.

"Gust of Wind!"

Xia Fan followed the two as they moved quickly for a moment, then recognized at a glance that the Azure Giant Wolf's awakened talent was related to speed.

And he knew that Gust of Wind was a C-grade ability, primarily enhancing speed, but it had no combat abilities.

This was a supportive talent ability.

Although the speed of the purple light cluster wasn't fast in Xia Fan's eyes, it excelled in agility.

It was precisely because of this that it repeatedly evaded the Azure Giant Wolf's pounces.

If it were just a simple chase and escape, it would be one thing, but the purple light cluster seemed to be deliberately toying with it. Whenever the Azure Giant Wolf fell too far behind, it would intentionally slow down, waiting for the other party to catch up.

At this point, he realized that the purple light cluster wasn't unable to escape, but was deliberately toying with it, like a mouse teasing a cat, very bold and playful.

"Interesting."

Xia Fan noticed this and immediately smiled, but he became even more eager to figure out the true identity of the purple light cluster.

If it truly was a natural treasure, it must be incredibly precious.

Because a natural treasure that had developed higher intelligence was immeasurably valuable, and its benefits were immense.

As he gradually approached, Xia Fan finally saw what the purple light beam was, and he was instantly surprised, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"This is actually a purple mountain cat?!"

He was inwardly astonished.

The Azure Giant Wolf, which had become a fierce beast, with the enhancement of Gust of Wind, was faster and should logically be able to easily handle the purple mountain cat.

Unexpectedly, this mountain cat was incredibly agile, which was why it repeatedly escaped, toying with the Azure Giant Wolf in the palm of its hand.

Clearly, the purple mountain cat was also a fierce beast that had successfully evolved after bathing in the blood rain.

Before him, the purple mountain cat's body, emitting a purple glow, suddenly flashed, and its speed increased again.

This scene immediately triggered some memories in Xia Fan's mind.

He vaguely sensed something peculiar, then suddenly thought of something, looking completely enlightened.

"No wonder! No wonder it could make the Azure Giant Wolf run in circles!"

"It's actually a Magic Cat!"

Xia Fan understood, but still found it somewhat unbelievable, "Is this purple mountain cat the famous Magic Cat from my previous life?!"

It was no wonder he was so surprised, even somewhat incredulous.

The Magic Cat, in his previous life, was a King-tier fierce beast, and its origin was extremely mysterious, even its awakened abilities were unknown.

But Xia Fan understood in his heart that since it could become a King-tier fierce beast, the ability it awakened must be at least S-grade.

How many fierce beasts in this world could awaken S-grade abilities? To describe it as one in ten thousand would not be an exaggeration.

Xia Fan then thought of other information about the Magic Cat.

Although this fellow was a King-tier fierce beast, it was rumored that it had no combat ability whatsoever, and the abilities it awakened could only be used for support.

Thus, when facing King-tier fierce beasts of the same level, it was simply not a match.

However, it could compensate for this in other ways.

Xia Fan knew that the Magic Cat could merge with other fierce beasts, becoming one.

As a supportive King-tier fierce beast, after merging with other fierce beasts, the Magic Cat could greatly enhance the merged fierce beast's strength, such as healing, shielding, and speed enhancements.

Never underestimate this kind of enhancement, especially at critical moments.

With the Magic Cat's merged enhancement, one could turn defeat into victory, fight across ranks, and take on multiple opponents.

It could be said to be universally advantageous.

Xia Fan's memories, as the Magic Cat and the Azure Giant Wolf chased and fled, became increasingly vivid.

He remembered that in his previous life, the Magic Cat was subdued by a Beast Emperor—the Ice Crystal Phoenix.

The Ice Crystal Phoenix was already an emperor among fierce beasts, with an excellent bloodline; in a one-on-one fight, it wasn't afraid of most fierce beasts of the same level.

But after merging with the Magic Cat, the Ice Crystal Phoenix's strength suddenly surged by a large margin, astonishingly enabling it to simultaneously battle two other Beast Emperor powerhouses!