Chapter 490 - 489: Jiang Zuo Decides to Level Up First

Chapter 490: Chapter 489: Jiang Zuo Decides to Level Up First

This Little Wild Cat is a Qiong Qi, which means she is a Fierce Beast.

Then she must be similar to Chaos.

Chaos was taken in by the mark, so by the same logic, the Little Wild Cat could be taken in as well.

In that case, he could indeed take her away safely.

Otherwise, it would be extremely troublesome. The Little Wild Cat wasn’t a normal human or beast—she was a manifestation of Chaos.

To put it bluntly, she was a stick of dynamite, ready to go off wherever she went.

’If she’s absorbed by the mark, I should probably tell Su Qi and the others that the Little Wild Cat must never be Summoned.’

’Not even as a projection. Summoning her would be simply suicidal.’

Just then, the woman waved to the Little Wild Cat.

Unfortunately, the Little Wild Cat showed no awareness of being a daughter and completely ignored her mother’s call.

The woman looked a bit embarrassed. "She’s still young, and her intelligence hasn’t fully developed. She’ll be better in the future."

’Of course Jiang Zuo didn’t believe her. This Little Wild Cat might look young, but who knew how old she actually was? A bona fide ancient creature.’

’How could that be considered young? Her intelligence undeveloped?’

’Even a stone that could absorb the essence of the world would have probably developed intelligence by now.’

’This Little Wild Cat would probably stay like this for the rest of her life. As one of the Four Great Fierce Beasts, she wasn’t weak, but she definitely wasn’t strong either.’

’All things considered, she was probably the most troublesome of them all.’

’Killing her would bring future trouble.’

’Unlike the other Fierce Beasts, which you could kill without any major consequences.’

Jiang Zuo remained silent, merely watching, which left the woman at a loss for words.

She didn’t dwell on it for long. Instead, she took out the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires and waved it at the Little Wild Cat.

This time, the Little Wild Cat reacted, pouncing onto the woman in a flash.

"Eat... want to eat..." came the muffled, indistinct voice again.

The Little Wild Cat immediately clamped her jaws on the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires. She couldn’t make a dent no matter how hard she gnawed, but she was thrilled just to lick it.

And just like that, the previously restless Little Wild Cat began to cling obediently to the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires.

’If not for the Chaos inherent to her very being, she would have been a rather nice little girl.’

’Having a daughter would be pretty nice,’ Jiang Zuo thought.

’So, I’ll just have Su Qi give me a son instead.’

’I shouldn’t dwell on it, though. It’d be bad if I upset Su Qi.’

Just then, the woman took out a Rune. It was exceedingly complex and pulsed with the aura of a Qiong Qi.

Jiang Zuo recognized it instantly. It was the other half of a control Rune. Once the Little Wild Cat consumed it, she would lose her freedom and all control over her own body.

Moreover, Jiang Zuo could see the innate ferocity of a Qiong Qi sealed within it.

’If she eats that, the Little Wild Cat will probably become truly wild.’

The Little Wild Cat had no intellect to speak of, so while she was busy licking the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires, her mother stuck the Rune onto it. The Little Wild Cat licked it up without a second thought.

Then, Jiang Zuo felt it—the Rune instantly merged with the Little Wild Cat, becoming one with her.

From that moment on, the Little Wild Cat had been reduced to a pet beast with no freedom to speak of.

’But why would she do that?’ Jiang Zuo wondered.

’Shouldn’t they be relatively free here?’

’Sending her daughter away, and as a pet no less... what was her goal?’

’Is her mind warped because she’s a being of Chaos?’

Jiang Zuo had no way of knowing.

’But I don’t feel like asking. I’ll just get the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires first.’

But just because Jiang Zuo didn’t want to ask didn’t mean the woman didn’t want to speak.

Seeing that the Little Wild Cat had consumed the Rune, the woman spoke. "It’s not safe here."

Jiang Zuo didn’t reply, waiting for her to continue.

It was obvious she wanted to talk.

’Once she was separated from the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires, she would lose her sense of self.’

’Her consciousness would scatter and disperse throughout her body, and Chaos would take over everything.’

’To recover, she would still need the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires.’

’So if there were things she needed to say, she had to say them now, or she might never get another chance in her life.’

’Or perhaps she was just speaking for as long as she could.’

"Actually, we didn’t really need to be suppressed. In the beginning, the Qiong Qi was just meant to be my guard."

"But he accidentally obtained the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires, and I, in turn, had my consciousness unexpectedly coalesced by it. Later, we fell for each other, and then... we unexpectedly had a child."

"For our child’s sake, he chose self-destruction."

"The Qiong Qi died, but I lived on, with our child."

"I could no longer afford to make enemies of those people, but I wasn’t allowed to leave this place, either."

The woman stroked her child’s head and spoke again. "But some things are truly beyond one’s control."

"Someone has their eyes on us. He wants our Talent."

"He is very strong. But just as he was about to succeed, King Qin Wu arrived and suppressed him."

"He has been under a Seal beneath the Deep Sea Cage ever since."

"Later on, that person came and established an impregnable grand design for the world. It was at that time that he took the Qiong Qi’s body."

Jiang Zuo asked, "The grand design has disappeared?"

The woman nodded. "It only vanished in the last two days. That means he’s about to get out. Once he does, my daughter and I will both die."

"That’s why I must send my daughter away."

Jiang Zuo said nothing. ’Even a vicious tiger won’t eat its own cubs, after all.’

’The Little Wild Cat’s mother might be a being of Chaos, but at least she possessed a mother’s complete love.’

’Even though the Little Wild Cat didn’t seem to feel it, she was still loved.’

Jiang Zuo simply said, "I’ll take her away."

’Of course, he would just be taking her away. He had no control over whether her life would be good or bad.’

’After all, I don’t even know where the mark’s dimension is. I can’t access it at my current level.’

The woman thanked him. "Thank you so much. As long as my daughter isn’t eaten by the Flying Fish, anything is worth it."

’The one to be eaten would likely be the mother herself. The enemy probably wouldn’t go to the trouble of hunting down her daughter, which meant the child would be safe.’

Jiang Zuo, who had planned to leave as soon as he got the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires, suddenly asked, "The Flying Fish? Is it the kind that can fly and is only about the size of two palms?"

The woman nodded. "The one I saw back then did look like that, but I don’t know if it’s the very same one."

’After all, there were plenty of palm-sized fish, and plenty that could fly.’

’Who knew if it was the same.’

Jiang Zuo was suddenly lost in thought.

’How to put it... I think I ate this fish in my past life. It was delicious. I think I even ate it raw.’

’I was on a crazed rampage back then and remember almost nothing from that time.’

’But for some reason, I clearly remember that fish and its taste.’

’That alone was proof of just how unbelievably delicious the fish must have been.’

’Thinking about it now, I’m sure I ate it raw. After all, my crazed self wouldn’t have known how to cook, or even what cooking was.’

’I only knew how to forge metal.’

Jiang Zuo started to feel conflicted. ’Anything that’s under a Seal is usually a powerful entity.’

’Like the Little Wild Cat and this woman.’

’They don’t seem dangerous, but if you let them out, they’re walking disasters. (I wonder if her mom knew she snuck out before?)’

’And the others I’ve dealt with before were all tough.’

’So this Flying Fish must be quite strong.’

’In my past life, it was a different story. I could handle even a Supreme being with ease. Eating a fish was child’s play.’

After a moment’s hesitation, Jiang Zuo decided to level up first.