"Little Soft, help me organize a report, then get used to your body on your own,"
Bai Mu instructed.
"Wu…"
Zygarde slowly moved aside.
Soon, a familiar panel was transmitted to Bai Mu through telepathy.
[Bai Mu (Level 38)]
[Spirit Abilities: Jungle Healing, Substitute, Time Roar]
[Spirit Bone: Eye of Time Drilling (Time Domain — can manipulate the flow of time within the Domain; current influence speed: 1%. Can grow through Time Hunting.)]
[Spirit: Zygarde (50% Form)]
[New Abilities: Ecological Perception, Ecological Manipulation]
[New Move: Thousand Arrows Volley]
[New Special Move: Time Roar]
——
"The move awakened from the third spirit ring is Thousand Arrows Volley. Not bad, not bad!"
Bai Mu's eyes lit up immediately.
Although Thousand Arrows Volley is a Ground-type move, it can strike airborne enemies. No matter how high they fly, as long as the power is sufficient, they're within range.
"A certain someone who can't fly would be crying with envy."
Bai Mu couldn't help laughing.
More importantly, there was Time Roar and the Eye of Time Drilling, both of which could grow stronger through Time Hunting.
"How could a bright, sunny, and cheerful guy like me imitate Evil Spirit Masters and slaughter indiscriminately?"
"I have principles!"
Bai Mu looked completely righteous.
He didn't think of himself as a saint, but he definitely didn't want to become a villain who hunted others and plundered time for no reason.
But the very next second, another thought surfaced.
"Wait—Spirit Beasts don't count as humans."
"And bad people, evil people, and enemies don't seem to count as humans either."
Then it's fine.
Start hunting.
At that moment, a three-thousand-year Wind Demon Vulture flew overhead.
Bai Mu looked up and shouted directly,
"Little Soft, Thousand Arrows Volley!"
"Wu!"
Green light erupted from Zygarde as earth energy transformed into countless beams of light that shot upward like arrows.
They traced strange parabolic paths, sealing off every possible escape route for the Wind Demon Vulture.
"Ga—ah!"
The Wind Demon Vulture didn't even have time to react before being pierced by the rain of light arrows.
With a shrill cry, it plummeted from the sky.
Boom!
Its body slammed heavily into the ground, shaking the earth.
"Tell me, were those eagle eyes of yours just for decoration?"
Bai Mu walked up to the dying Wind Demon Vulture and questioned it.
"The forest is so big. You could've flown anywhere, but you had to pass over my head. You were asking for trouble, weren't you?"
"Ga?"
Confusion flickered in the Wind Demon Vulture's pained eyes.
It was just passing by. How did that become intentional?
"No need to explain. I won't understand anyway. If you've got something to say, tell it to my blade."
With that, Bai Mu raised his hand and ended its life.
His black eyes gleamed like diamonds as wisps of gray mist drifted out from the wound and were completely absorbed by the Eye of Time Drilling.
At the same time, the Wind Demon Vulture's corpse decayed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"That's it?"
Bai Mu sensed the result and frowned slightly. A three-thousand-year Wind Demon Vulture barely improved the Time Domain at all.
"As expected, it's a growth trap."
"It's called a Time Domain, but why does it feel as bloodthirsty as the Slaughter God Domain?"
Complaining inwardly, Bai Mu led Zygarde deeper into the forest.
"Let's go. Let's find a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast and test your Time Roar."
"Wu~"
——
Stars shifted, and the passage of time became hard to grasp.
Over the next one or two years, Bai Mu hunted relentlessly throughout the Star Dou Great Forest.
From the Heaven Dou side all the way to the Star Luo side, the total accumulated years of Spirit Beasts he had hunted exceeded several million years.
The number of ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts that died at his hands alone surpassed a hundred.
Such intense hunting inevitably made the Spirit Beasts of the forest restless. They could vaguely sense an "invisible god of death" roaming among them.
At the slightest disturbance, Spirit Beasts would launch frenzied attacks.
"Looks like I killed a bit too much."
Bai Mu reflected—but felt no regret.
Survival of the fittest was the law of the forest.
Hunting Spirit Beasts to strengthen his Domain was fundamentally no different from Spirit Beasts preying on other creatures.
"Time Domain… I've finally reached ten percent."
Bai Mu's eyes gleamed as he unfolded the Time Domain.
In an instant, within a radius of several thousand meters, the flow of time for everything was influenced by him.
Even the sound of the wind slowed.
"It's time to leave the mountains."
Bai Mu stretched and led Zygarde—now reverted to its Dragon Hound form—out of the forest.
Unless absolutely necessary, the Z Snake form would remain a trump card.
Buzz—buzz—
Suddenly, dense ripples of time appeared in Bai Mu's vision.
"Awoo~!"
A wolf's howl echoed through the sky.
Within his Ecological Perception, a pack of wolves was chasing something—and heading straight toward him.
"What's that?"
Bai Mu restrained his aura and quietly waited by the roadside.
Soon, a pack of Nether Wolves with glowing green eyes entered his sight.
Ahead of them, a black-haired girl about twelve or thirteen years old, dressed in tight black leather, was fleeing while fighting back.
Her figure was well-proportioned with striking curves. With her spirit possessed, a pair of fluffy black ears sprouted from her head, a nimble cat tail swayed behind her, her hands had turned into sharp claws, and her amber, cat-like pupils were filled with cold intensity.
A deep claw wound marred her left shoulder, blood soaking half her clothes. Though her movements remained swift, her breathing was already ragged.
"Hell Civet Spirit… Zhu Zhuqing?"
Bai Mu paused. At this time, within the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire, the only "little kitten" who fit the description should be her.
But—
"In the original story, she reached Shrek Academy unharmed. Now she's being chased by a wolf pack. Is this the butterfly effect caused by my large-scale Spirit hunting?"
Just then, the situation took a sudden turn for the worse.
"Awoo!"
As Zhu Zhuqing focused on the enemies in front, a Nether Wolf suddenly lunged from behind.
The instant its sharp claws were about to rip into her back, Bai Mu's voice rang out.
"Extreme Speed!"
A flash of white light shot forward, arriving first despite moving later.
Boom!
Zygarde slammed into the Nether Wolf's side, the terrifying impact force passing straight through its body.
The wolf was sent flying with a miserable howl, crashing into a rock wall. Bones shattered, organs ruptured—it died instantly.
"Awoo~"
Zygarde revealed itself. Simply standing there proudly, it radiated overwhelming danger.
"…"
Zhu Zhuqing glanced at the wolf pack ahead, then at the Dragon Hound behind her. Unwillingness filled her cold, beautiful face.
She silently extended her claws further, lowering her stance into a posture prepared for a fight to the death.
"Awoo~"
Zygarde ignored her. Its icy gaze swept over the wolves as it released a Dragon Might steeped in killing intent.
"Whine… whine…"
Faced with that Dragon Might, the Nether Wolves seemed to see countless souls that had fallen to Zygarde.
They shuddered in unison, then turned to flee with their tails tucked.
"Thousand Arrows Volley!"
Bai Mu's voice rang out again.
"Awoo~"
Zygarde's body lit up as it unleashed Thousand Arrows Volley.
After a single barrage, every Nether Wolf collapsed to the ground.
"So… so strong…"
Zhu Zhuqing swallowed unconsciously as she watched.
"Did I say I'd let you run? How rude."
Bai Mu walked forward slowly, scolding the wolf pack that had already returned to the afterlife.
Then he shifted his gaze to the girl, looking her up and down without restraint, as if seeing straight through her clothes.
She was extremely beautiful. Though her face was pale from blood loss, her cold, stubborn temperament made her especially striking.
Her cat-like eyes were full of vigilance—like a wounded wild cat wary of humans.
"Yo~"
"Look what I've found."
"A wild little kitten."
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