293: Chapter 293 Brother was wrong, don't leave me again...

Tang Ruan poked her head out from behind Lang Lie.

"Can't you see it?"

The monster's claws were so massive that a single swipe could kill a level-one person like her.

Fen Tian glanced back.

He looked at Tang Ruan again, frowning slightly as he asked, "Don't you recognize it anymore?"

Tang Ruan: Was she supposed to recognize a monster?

Fen Tian realized and explained, "It's Black Shadow."

"Black Shadow!" Tang Ruan was shocked.

Although Black Shadow was quite large, its paws used to be round and chubby.

When not attacking, it looked no different from a Jia Mao.

But these claws, with their terrifying sinews and bones, looked like those of a lion or some other ferocious beast no matter how she looked at them.

"When Beast God Mountain blew up, I took Black Shadow into my space.

And it turned into this."

As Fen Tian spoke, he completely released Black Shadow.

The moment it hit the ground, it lunged toward Tang Ruan and the others.

Fortunately, Fen Tian grabbed its tail and with a gentle tug, pulled it back.

Black Shadow fell to the ground, letting out a lion-like roar.

A circle of red Supernatural Ability immediately lit up around its body, trapping it.

Tang Ruan: ...

Is it really not dangerous?

Heng Zhou, Hu Che, and Yan Qing heard the noise.

They also appeared in the courtyard.

Seeing the situation, the several men immediately added several more Barriers outside of Fen Tian's Barrier.

Suppressed by the Barriers, Black Shadow lay on the ground, struggling desperately.

The beastman in the corridor watched the scene before him.

He was already so terrified that he collapsed limply to the floor.

Wha-wha-wha... what is this thing?

All he saw was a monster as tall as a two-story building, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws as it crawled on the ground.

Its head looked like a lion's, with two sharp fangs protruding from its mouth.

Its entire body was covered in shiny black long fur, but beneath the fur, several green light spots in the shape of eyes were faintly visible.

Tang Ruan's hair stood on end as she watched.

She remembered Fen Tian saying that the spaces belonging to the several of them were each a real small world.

If a life form was put inside and the small world couldn't fully form, it would change according to the operational laws of that small world.

For example, when Hu Che hid in her space, he almost turned into a real small animal.

Because there were no beastmen in her space.

So when Black Shadow entered Fen Tian's space, it turned into a monster.

Although it was originally a monster, it used to be a much cuter monster than this!

"Does it still recognize us?" Tang Ruan asked.

Fen Tian looked at everyone in confusion.

"Of course!"

Tang Ruan: "But it doesn't look very friendly..."

"Fen Tian! Put it away!" Heng Zhou stepped forward when he saw Tang Ruan was afraid.

But at this moment, as if to prove that Black Shadow was friendly.

Fen Tian had already stepped into the Barrier.

"A-Wu, don't be afraid. Black Shadow and I are—"

His voice suddenly vanished as his head was swallowed into Black Shadow's mouth.

"Ah—"

"Aaaahhh!"

Tang Ruan and the corridor beastman screamed together.

Before everyone could rush in to save him.

In the next second, Fen Tian raised his hand and with a slight effort, pried open Black Shadow's mouth.

Holding open Black Shadow's bloody maw, he looked at everyone with a grin and finished what he hadn't finished saying—

"...friends for many years. See, it's playing with me."

Tang Ruan: ...

Fen Tian temporarily locked Black Shadow in the Dungeon of the Beast King Palace.

In front of the Dungeon.

Heng Zhou took Tang Ruan's hand and explained, "I've gone into Fen Tian's space to take a look.

The world inside his space is a monster world with very abundant Energy.

Any living thing that enters will become powerful.

But at the same time, they will also undergo Monsterification..."

"Monsterification?" Tang Ruan asked in doubt.

Heng Zhou glanced at Hu Che.

"That is, their form and behavior become like a monster's.

But in its heart, it knows who it is."

Tang Ruan: So that's how it is.

"Was it put in there because Black Shadow was too weak?"

Heng Zhou: "Yes."

"Then can it still change back?"

It looked quite scary; the previous Black Shadow was cuter.

Hu Che heard the meaning in Tang Ruan's words and chimed in, "Does the Mistress think Black Shadow's current appearance is very frightening?"

"It's not exactly that..." Tang Ruan spoke the truth, "After getting used to it, it's actually quite majestic. But I suppose the previous Black Shadow was a bit cuter..."

Hu Che lowered his eyes and didn't speak.

Heng Zhou: "But only in this way can it possess more Energy.

However, its form can only stabilize after staying in Fen Tian's space for a certain amount of time.

If you like how it looked before...

As long as it's not allowed back into the space, it should be able to change back after ten days or half a month."

Tang Ruan waved her hands hurriedly: "No, no!

Black Shadow's appearance should be decided by itself.

Can't Fen Tian understand Black Shadow's words?

What does it think itself?"

As Tang Ruan spoke, she looked at Fen Tian standing to the side.

Fen Tian: "It thinks it's very handsome right now."

Tang Ruan: Alright then.

After sending Tang Ruan back to rest, everyone went back to their own business.

Outside the door, after confirming that Tang Ruan in the room had fallen asleep in Fen Tian's arms.

Heng Zhou returned to the Dungeon.

Hu Che was standing in front of Black Shadow's cage.

"Have you made up your mind?" Heng Zhou asked.

Hu Che: "Will I also turn into something like this?"

Heng Zhou: "Not necessarily. Even if you turn into a monster, you will retain the characteristics of your original Beast Form.

Perhaps yours will look better."

Hu Che gave a bitter smile.

He had briefly entered Fen Tian's space, and not long after entering, he had turned into a golden-eyed Nine-Tailed Black Fox.

He still remembered who he was.

But inside the space, his heart was filled with slaughter and fear.

"I once briefly entered Fen Tian's space.

But I felt like I became a different person after going in," Hu Che said.

Heng Zhou was slightly startled, and only then did he probe his thoughts.

He saw Hu Che's Nine-Tailed Black Fox form.

He curled one side of his mouth, "It looks pretty good. The more powerful your Beast Form, the longer your lifespan will be..."

It was much more pleasing to the eye than when he turned into a long-haired, dark-skinned, silver-tailed merman.

Hu Che knew he had probed his thoughts and explained, "I mean my personality.

I felt like I had become a different person, only wanting to perish together with all the monsters around me."

"Did you once have such thoughts too?"

Hu Che's pupils shook violently. He lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "When I was seeking revenge for the Red Fox Tribe, I thought that way in every battle..."

"So Fen Tian's space only magnified your inner thoughts; it didn't change you."

Hu Che suddenly looked up.

He remembered that when he was in Tang Ruan's space, he had only one thought in his heart—he wanted to be her small animal and stay by her side forever.

That was a thought he once had when he and she lived in Wan Shou City.

Therefore, in that space, according to the space's operational laws, he became more and more like a real fox.

In the end, he even almost forgot who he was.

If he wanted to strengthen his Beast Form in Fen Tian's space, he would have to constantly remind himself of his identity...

Hu Che thought as he looked at Heng Zhou.

He saw Heng Zhou staring intently at Black Shadow, his brow slightly furrowed.

He seemed to have thought of something unpleasant.

Hu Che: Heng Zhou must have also entered Fen Tian's space, otherwise he wouldn't understand his space so well.

"What was your magnified thought?" Hu Che asked curiously.

Heng Zhou remembered his feelings in Fen Tian's space, and his brow furrowed even tighter.

He did not answer.

He turned and walked out.

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Late at night.

Heng Zhou's voice drifted out from Tang Ruan's room.

"Little A-Wu... don't leave Brother alone.

Don't...

My little A-Wu...

Brother was wrong, don't leave me again..."