Chapter 977: Cat-bodied Tiger
The crowd was in an uproar. How was Xuan Beast fighting 'not much different' from a cock fight or a dog fight? The difference was huge! And what do you mean by the strengths are roughly the same, and the only difference is in luck? That's just nonsense!
Everyone here was an experienced player. With a single look, it was obvious that this great prodigy Mo had simply picked one based on intuition. Furthermore, this Cat-bodied Tiger was the smallest among the six. And its weight was even lighter than the others by a jin , probably even more.
One jin might not make much of a difference with other Xuan Beasts.
But to a Cat-bodied Tiger which only reached around 10 plus jin in weight at full maturity, one jin of difference... was a huge deal! Was this Young Master Mo not keen on winning anymore? Miss Miao clearly told him all the necessary information just now, and this was actually the most rudimentary thing to take note of! There was no way he didn't know this!
Of course, those in the know were all aware of the Zhan Family's hidden cards. Even if Mo Jun Ye chose the brightest, fittest, and most nimble Cat-bodied Tiger among them, it would still be useless against the Zhan Family's secret technique!
"Young Master Mo is indeed straightforward. In that case, I will not be picky as well. We'll take the one closest to me then." Zhan Qing Feng smiled suavely and said in a nonchalant manner. It was fine for those who didn't know, but when the rest heard his words, they all rolled their eyes and scoffed. Is there still a need for you to choose? You're practically holding the most invincible cheating machine. No matter which one you choose, the result is the same...
Following that, it was time for both sides to familiarize themselves with their Cat-bodied Tiger. Zhan Qing Feng took out a piece of black cloth and pitched a small tent. After that, he directly grabbed his Cat-bodied Tiger and threw it in. Then, he stretched a hand into the tent. In a short moment, the enraged growls of the Cat-bodied Tiger disappeared, turning slowly into meows of satisfaction...
As for Young Master Jun, his actions were even more ridiculous. Under the shocked eyes of the crowd, Young Master Jun smiled lightly and opened the door of the cage without protecting his body with the slightest bit of Xuan Qi.
The crowd was completely stunned speechless. One must know that the claws and teeth of the Cat-bodied Tiger were all lethal weapons! If people with low Xuan Qi approached it without making any preparations, they would be bitten by it... even losing an entire hand was not impossible.
First, Young Master Zhan's plan was exactly to bully Mo Jun Ye, taking advantage of his low cultivation and inability to handle the Cat-bodied Tiger at will. If one's strength was too weak, how would he tame the Xuan Beast?!
But unexpectedly, this Free and Natural Physique fellow had directly thrown the door of the cage open...
Does he really not care, or is he just ignorant?
But the following situation was even more shocking.
That Cat-bodied Tiger raised its head, looking at the youngster before it with a suspicious gaze. Stretching its waist lazily, it jumped out with a soft meow . Then, like a common house cat, it strutted over to Jun Mo Xie's side and rubbed its head against his calf in an affectionate manner. After that, it rolled around and exposed its fluffy white belly to him while sticking its little pink tongue out in a cute manner...
"My god... what is going on?" Someone in the crowd stammered with disbelief. His mouth was open so wide as if he wanted to swallow this Cat-bodied Tiger whole. There were several long scars on this person's hand, evident of his interactions with Cat-bodied Tigers... and because of his experience with them, he was even more shocked...
Everyone knew that the bellies of animals were usually their weakest spots. When animals show their underbellies to humans or other animals, it meant that they completely trusted and submitted to that person!
A Xuan Beast like the Cat-bodied Tiger which was aggressive by nature was usually quite hostile to unfamiliar people. No matter to who, they practically never gave their trust to others! Full grown Cat-bodied Tigers would not show their underbellies to even their biological parents! But before this guy with the Free and Natural Physique, it was actually so relaxed? Could it be that this legendary physique also has a unique ability that would cause Xuan Beasts to like them?!
The entire crowd was completely stupefied...
At this time, Jun Mo Xie simple smiled warmly and stooped down to scratch its belly. "Little fellow, come here and let me take a good look at you."
As he said that, he scooped this dangerous creature up into his arms and stroked its back. His actions were gentle and light.
This Cat-bodied Tiger meowed cutely a few times, and closed its eyes as it nestled into Jun Mo Xie's chest. As he stroked its fur, it even purred lightly in enjoyment...
"Dear heavens, ah, I must be dreaming... Is that really a Cat-bodied Tiger?" The person with the scars on his hand exclaimed with shock. "F*ck! It can't be just a regular cat right?"
Miao Xiao Miao's eyes were opened wide, completely unable to understand the situation at all. Her eyesight was far better than that scarred youth's. From the moment it appeared, she could already tell the difference between the Cat-bodied Tiger and a regular cat. The purring little ball of fluff in Jun Mo Xie's arms right now was clearly a legitimate Cat-bodied Tiger... But as for why it was behaving so strangely, being obedient and trusting towards a human was something that she couldn't wrap her head around. After all, her knowledge on the matter was not much greater than others...
In their shock, everyone had failed to notice that those snarling Cat-bodied Tigers in the other cages had also all turned quiet. Every single eye was fixed on the Cat-bodied Tiger in Jun Mo Xie's arms. If they could observe clearly, they would be able to see that in those Cat-bodied Tiger's eyes, there wasn't any hostility or annoyance. Instead... there was only admiration and jealousy!
Yes, they were feeling jealous that the other Cat-bodied Tiger was able to be cradled in the arms of that human...
What a blissful thing that is ah... why don't such great things happen to me...
Jun Mo Xie smiled lightly as he secretly drew in a strand of Heaven Earth Spiritual Qi. As he massaged the Cat-bodied Tiger gently, he slowly infused the energy into its body...
Sensing the energy, the little Cat-bodied Tiger meowed in surprise and raised its head, its ears twitching cutely with delight. It could clearly feel that the energy inside its body was growing rapidly. In an instant, it had already broken through the maximum threshold of its body. To think that breaking through was actually such a simple thing! From the day of its birth until now, it was originally destined to be unable to break through that barrier. But now, it had actually been done with such ease, and in the blink of an eye...
This person which made it feel exceptionally comfortable the moment it saw him was actually so powerful... That aura on his body was also so dreamy and desirable...
Jun Mo Xie smiled gently, continuing to maintain the energy flow. He even had the leisure to look over at Zhan Qing Feng who was not far away, seemingly trying to see how the latter was taming his Xuan Beast...
That innocent expression on his face was like an ordinary youth who was simply standing with a cat in his arms, smiling dumbly. But no one would have thought that right under the noses of everyone, he'd already executed the greatest cheat...
How should one describe a cheating method that was even more exaggerated than the "invincible" cheat?!
The little 'cat' in Young Master Jun's arms finally moved. Stretching its body, it opened its eyes wide and meowed at the heavens. "Meow meow... meow meow..." It cried out continuously, and its voice grew brighter and brighter with each meow...
As its voice rang out, the other four Cat-bodied Tigers in the cages started shivering and lowered their heads as they prostrated their bodies. Their eyes welled up pitifully as they looked at Jun Mo Xie. At the same time, the looks of admiration and jealousy in their eyes had become even more pronounced, with the addition of deep, heartfelt fear...
With a cute roar, the Cat-bodied Tiger jumped off from Young Master Jun's arms and landed lightly on the ground. As it turned around to look at Jun Mo Xie, it meowed gently with a look of reluctance and gratefulness...
The Cat-bodied Tiger's base physique was too weak and could not hold much Heaven Earth Spiritual Qi. Jun Mo Xie had only given it a mere wisp in total, but that mere wisp was already enough!
Even Jun Mo Xie would not have thought that the Heaven Earth Spiritual Qi he'd given it was actually Primal Chaos Purple Qi refined by the Hongjun Pagoda. So in other words, the energy he'd infused into this Cat-bodied Tiger's body was Primal Chaos Purple Qi!
Primal Chaos Purple Qi could be said to be a peerless heavenly treasure that was exceedingly hard to obtain! For all beings in the world who cultivate Qi, regardless of humans or Xuan Beasts, this was something that one could only hope for in their dreams!
Although it was just a mere wisp, it was already enough to guarantee the results of this battle! With this wisp of Primal Chaos Purple Qi in its body, even though this Cat-bodied Tiger was still a Fourth level Xuan Beast, even a Fifth level, or Sixth level Xuan Beast would not be its match at all!
Furthermore, this wisp of Primal Chaos Purple Qi would forever remain in the body of this Cat-bodied Tiger. That meant that it had been given the chance to evolve endlessly in the future!
If any Tian Fa Beast King or human Saint Emperor saw how Young Master Jun was abusing such a precious heavenly treasure on a mere Fourth level Xuan Beast, it was likely that even they would feel exceedingly jealous of this Cat-bodied Tiger Xuan Beast!
Even Jun Mo Xie would not have imagined that this action that he'd done on a whim today would have created a peerless emperor among Xuan Beasts several thousands later that would accompany its owner to once again stir up a storm of blood and carnage in the world... Of course, that is an interesting story for another book...
From the time that the Cat-bodied Tiger jumped off from Jun Mo Xie's embrace, deep royal purple lines appeared under its gorgeous multi-colored fur, causing it to look much more dignified and mysterious...
"Little fellow, you don't have a name yet, do you?" Jun Mo Xie chuckled and asked, as if he were speaking to a human. "Since we can be counted to have some fate, I'll just gift you a name then. From today onwards, you'll be called 'Little Purple'. What do you think?"
The little Cat-bodied Tiger pricked its ears and looked at Jun Mo Xie as though it could understand him. After that, it nodded its little head and meowed happily, capering around and jumping through the air as though it was celebrating that it finally had a name...