"Splash!"

The Silver Lynx descended from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground, stirring up clouds of dust.

Its beautiful fur bore scorch marks, emanating a slight aroma of meat, with fresh blood gurgling from its wounds, painting an extremely tragic scene.

Truth be told, roasted meat paired with the scent of blood, to the desert lynx tribe that feeds on raw meat and blood, is nothing short of a grand feast!

But the problem is... the Silver Lynx, now battered and bruised, is their leader!

"Meow~"

"Woo woo~ woo!" The surrounding desert lynxes howled out in response to the scene.

"Nai!" Bai Yujing carried its master smoothly landing on the ground.

"Woo woo~"

"Woo..." The desert lynxes that wanted to approach retreated in panic, scattering and fleeing in all directions.

The Silver Lynx's eyes were dazed, its head hung low on the ground, watching its soldiers flee, its fury boiled: "Meow~"

Due to severe injuries, its usually sharp cry sounded soft and gentle...

Li Mengnan looked puzzled, wasn't that cry too soft and cute?

Such a cry was completely inconsistent with the large cat's majestic physique, dignified air, and the fierce aura it displayed!

As the weakened "meow meow" calls of the silver big cat echoed, its clansmen didn't hesitate, each outrunning the other, swiftly disappearing down the mountain cliff into the night.

"How are you, were you hurt?" Lin Shiwei stepped forward to support Du Yu who was dismounting.

"I'm fine." Du Yu shook his head and smiled, "That was really thrilling!"

Lin Shiwei nodded in deep agreement; facing this group of night hunters, with the lead hunter being a spirit-level creature, the team's situation was dire.

However...

Du Yu single-handedly challenged the spirit-level lynx, capturing the leader, scattering the entire hunting team!

"What do you plan to do with it?" Li Mengnan strode to Du Yu's side, her beautiful eyes full of amazement, staring at the collapsed Silver Lynx.

No, this lynx king was still holding on!

It struggled to lift its battered body, wobbling as if a gust of wind could topple it over.

Bits of fresh blood dripped onto the ground, giving the scene a somewhat tragic feel.

"Thud!"

The Silver Lynx, exhausted, fell to the ground once more.

Previously in the night sky, it was relentlessly bombarded with Spark Splash and Fox Tail Flowing Flame, leaving it truly powerless to resist.

Du Yu couldn't help but sigh lightly, "Very stubborn, quite a character, and quite regal."

Just killing it like this would be a real pity.

What's even more unfortunate is that the desert lynx tribe is an earth attribute demon beast, pure earth; Du Yu does not qualify for a contract.

Lin Shiwei understood Du Yu's expression and comprehended the meaning behind his words.

The girl came to Du Yu's side, whispering, "Generally speaking, it's not recommended for Demon Tamers to contract with wild matured demon beasts; Heavenly-level beasts are the maximum that can be tamed.

Directly contracting a spirit-level demon beast will cause various problems."

Du Yu nodded gently, naturally aware of the operating principles of the Demon Taming World.

Take the Silver Lynx before him, it's a born hunter, having lived a life of eating raw meat and blood since birth, full of wild nature!

You might not even be able to tame a wild cat into a house cat.

Much less a wild lynx king?

Although the Silver Lynx is a spirit-level divine beast, with a very low demand for food.

But nonetheless, it grew up eating meat and drinking blood; could it get used to the dried fruit and cookies of Prince Du's Mansion?

"Unless..."

"Hmm?" Du Yu looked at his third sister, "Unless what?"

Lin Shiwei shrugged, "Unless there is a heart-wrenching story between the Demon Tamer and the wild divine beast, with deep enough bonds.

Or if the wild divine beast's intelligence is high enough to reach an agreement with the Demon Tamer, suppressing its wild nature with reasoning.

Otherwise, it leaves endless troubles."

"A heart-wrenching story?" Du Yu's face was strange, "I beat it until it meowed, does that count as heart-wrenching?"

Lin Shiwei: "..."

Li Mengnan: "..."

"It's such a heterochromatic demon pet, just giving it up is such a pity." Du Yu squatted down, gazing at the silver big cat lying not far away.

It's so beautiful...

Even now, battered and miserable, it doesn't stop Du Yu from admiring its beauty.

Even taking it to the demon pet center for exchanging or selling it seems a pity to Du Yu!

After all, he can already fill his stomach.

Rather than taking the Silver Lynx to the demon pet center, it might as well inherit the position of mountain guardian beast at the peak of the North Peak.

Then, he could often come here to hike.

Every time he hiked, he could make it meow with each beating.

Eventually, emotions would likely develop through the beatings~

Hmm, simply perfect!

Li Mengnan also squatted down, whispering, "Did you forget, you are Pure Fire."

"Pure, Fire." Du Yu enunciated each word, "Pronunciation needs to be precise."

"I said Pure Fire, didn't I?" Li Mengnan pouted, gesturing to the lynx not far away, "It's Pure Earth; you can't contract it."

Du Yu: "Even if I can't contract it, it can still be a pet!

This big cat is so beautiful; doesn't it make your heart move?"

Li Mengnan glanced at the Silver Lynx, involuntarily blinking.

Du Yu was quite right; anyone with a heart would be moved...

Du Yu pursed his lips; actually, letting Master Qing help with temporary care again was a very good choice too.

But the problem is, Master Qing only has six acupoint homes in total, and Du Yu already occupies two; he's a bit embarrassed...

Moreover, Master Qing's acupoint homes are full; should Xiaobai tear up the contract to free up a space?

That won't do! My Xiaobai still needs Master Qing as a substitute trainer~

With the help of a favorable wind, send me up to the bright clouds!

Bai Yujing follows behind the Immortal Master, on the verge of becoming a god and saint!

Thinking it over, Du Yu looked again at the Silver Lynx: "I'll try communicating with it first. If it doesn't work, we'll leave it here for now.

During this time, I often come to climb mountains, and once I fully tame it, we'll discuss the future.

If this lynx's nature is too wild and can't be tamed, then we'll have to let it go."

Lin Shiwei nodded thoughtfully, clearly recognizing the wisdom of this plan.

Du Yu crouched beside the Silver Lynx, pinched its pointed ears, and rubbed the tuft of fur standing on them.

The Silver Lynx slumped on the ground, struggling to move its vertical pupils and staring at the human before it.

It opened its mouth but failed to make any sound, appearing frail and weak.

Du Yu sensed something was wrong and called out: "Tai Sui."

"Squeak?"

Du Yu reached out, grasped the Silver Lynx's long tail, and supported its head, curling the big cat into a circle, then stepped back a few paces: "Summon the Hollow Bamboo Shoot to heal it."

"Squeak!" Little Tai Sui acted without hesitation, fully following his master's orders.

The next moment, the Hollow Bamboo Shoot quietly appeared beneath the Silver Lynx.

Detecting the fluctuations of Demon Breath, the Silver Lynx stubbornly struggled to stand, only to see Du Yu's gentle smile: "Recover first, and we'll talk later."

The Silver Lynx was somewhat puzzled; it couldn't understand the human language but could read Du Yu's expression.

Why would this young human show such an expression?

The situation between them was life and death, each being both the hunter and prey.

Now, being skinned, losing flesh, having its Demon Crystal taken, and other acts, were all foreseeable.

Given all this, why was this young human still smiling like that?

It clearly wasn't the domineering smile of a victor; it seemed more like... more like...

"Sigh~"

The Hollow Bamboo Shoot slowly closed, with the Silver Lynx imprisoned inside, giving a cold snort in its heart.

So they want to capture me alive...

But then, the endless Wood Demon Breath released inside the Hollow Bamboo Shoot left the Silver Lynx somewhat confused.

Keen as it was, it could sense it wasn't being taken away.

This seemingly closed prison was actually a healing place?

The Silver Lynx still didn't lower its guard, and with too much blood lost, it forced its heavy eyelids shut, trying to stay awake.

As for why it needed to stay awake, even awake, what resistance could it offer...

Everything was about instinct.

"Meow~" The Silver Lynx let out a weak cry.

The aura inside the Hollow Bamboo Shoot was incredibly comforting, warm like a mother's embrace, a feeling it hadn't experienced in a long time.

In the realm of Thousand Blade Mountain, all beings must always stay vigilant, or they'd become food for other demon beasts.

And within this bamboo shoot, the Silver Lynx, always tense and nervous, felt unprecedented ease and relaxation.

It enjoyed the nourishing sensation all over its body, gradually, its eyelids grew heavier and heavier...

Stars and moon circling, sun high in the sky.

The Silver Lynx suddenly awoke!

Inside the Hollow Bamboo Shoot, green specks drifted, extremely beautiful.

The Silver Lynx looked at its beautiful fur and was somewhat lost in thought.

Its body covered with wounds had all healed.

The originally scorched fur had grown soft silver strands.

Most importantly, it felt filled with strength, full of vitality! Last night's battle seemed like a dream.

Only the Hollow Bamboo Shoot imprisoning it clearly told it that everything from last night was real.

"Rip!"

Xuan Platinum·Gallows Tail!

The long tail, as hard as steel, forcefully pierced the Hollow Bamboo Shoot, slicing horizontally, the upper half of the bamboo shoot was directly cut off.

The Silver Lynx sprang up, popping its head out, just in time to see the person standing in front of it and the beautiful Fire Fox on his shoulder.

Du Yu smiled and nodded: "You woke up?"

From behind, Lin Shiwei, Li Mengnan, and a group of demon pets, all looked alert, staring intently at this lynx emerging from its cage.

In the Silver Lynx's eyes, other beings' guarded postures should be normal.

But this young man...

Why was his smile so kind?

Damn human race!

Are you expressing goodwill towards me?

Last night, I nearly died at your hands!

"Meow!!!" The Silver Lynx backed a few steps, also on guard, baring its teeth at Du Yu.

Hearing such a sharp cry, Du Yu instantly felt annoyed, immediately grabbing the Orange Juice Bow: "Are you bristling at me again?"

The Silver Lynx had just walked from the Ghost Gate, perhaps genuinely frightened.

Seeing the situation was not right, it surprisingly chose to run instead of attacking.

"Stand there!" Du Yu shouted harshly!

"Squeak!" Hu Xiaoyan followed with a fox cry.

The Silver Lynx abruptly stopped, turning to look at the human and fox.

Du Yu, holding the bow, pointed at the ground: "Come here!"

"Meow?"

For a moment, Li Mengnan and Lin Shiwei looked at each other.

Real! Really! Fake! Are you?

It's a Spirit-level Divine Beast!

How could Du Yu talk like he's scolding a child...

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