Chapter 482: Chapter 479: Night Shadow Fox

Feng Hao let out a breath of relief and smiled as he picked the little one up. "Alright, little fella. Your parents’ spirits in heaven wouldn’t want to see you like this. Come with me. I can’t promise how you’ll turn out, but I can definitely raise you to be nice and chubby."

"WOOF~!" The little one let out a mournful bark, as if reluctant to leave.

"Stop woofing." Feng Hao chuckled and patted its head, saying in exasperation, "You’re a wolf, not a dog. If you’re going to make noise, it should be ’AWOOO~!’"

"WOOF!"

"..." Feng Hao was at a complete loss for words. He carried the pup away from the explosion site, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. ’I’m starting to seriously doubt if you were really born to Brother Wolf and Sister Wolf. As a Silver Moon Wolf, it’s one thing to not have a wolf’s imposing aura, but to bark like a dog? How embarrassing can you get?’

The little one seemed to understand him, its face instantly scrunching up as it furiously tugged at Feng Hao’s clothes.

"Look at you. Even when you’re angry, you just look cute. Do you have any dignity as a member of the Wolf Race?"

Feng Hao smirked and continued to tease the pup, gradually pulling it out of its sorrow.

Though he said all that, Feng Hao knew the truth. ’The little one is only like this because it’s still so young. Once it grows up, it’ll naturally become as powerful and majestic as its parents.’

’As for its barking, it’s probably because wolves and dogs are closely related. It’ll naturally switch to howling when it’s older.’

’When the time comes, I’ll take it out with me. Before a fight, I’ll have it let out a few howls. Just thinking about it is so awesome!’

After leaving the ruins of the explosion, Feng Hao and the little one set off on their journey for the Thief’s Trial.

After several days of arduous trekking, they finally reached the borderlands between the Nia Jungle and the Divine Seal Mountain Range. The little one had also recovered from the grief of losing its parents and now completely saw Feng Hao as family.

And Feng Hao, after much deep and careful consideration, gave it a powerful and awe-inspiring name—Xiaobai.

"Come on, come on, time to eat some kibble. You’re growing right now, how can you not eat?"

In the gloomy, dense forest, Feng Hao held out a pile of medicinal pills, trying to coax and cajole Xiaobai over to him.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, the little one just turned its nose up at them, which made Feng Hao very worried.

Over the past few days, although the little one was lively and energetic, it hadn’t eaten a single thing from the very beginning. Whether it was medicinal pills or the flesh and blood of magical beasts, it disdained it all.

At first, Feng Hao had assumed it had lost its appetite due to overwhelming grief.

But as time went on, Feng Hao ruled out that theory. ’Judging by the little one’s behavior, it’s not that it doesn’t want to eat, but that it doesn’t know *how* to eat.’

"Holy crap, don’t tell me you haven’t been weaned yet?" Feng Hao’s eyes widened as an extremely serious possibility occurred to him.

"WOOF~!" Xiaobai nodded obediently and began to wag its tail happily.

In that instant, Feng Hao’s mind went completely blank. He froze, utterly stunned, and it took him a long moment to snap out of it. On the verge of tears, he cried, "Oh, Cangtian... where the hell am I supposed to find milk for you?!"

"Wait, that’s not right. You haven’t had any milk for days, so how are you still so full of energy?"

The thought gave Feng Hao pause. He began to study the little one before him seriously. ’To be honest, if it were a magical beast that had already formed a Crystal Core, going ten or fifteen days without food would be perfectly normal.’

’But I’ve scanned it with my Crystal Eye many times and couldn’t get any genetic data. That means the little one hasn’t formed a Crystal Core yet. Like a human child who hasn’t awakened their magic foundation, it’s just an ordinary animal right now—and a cub, at that.’

’People say food is fundamental to survival, and the same goes for animals. If this were any other cub, it would have starved to death by now after so many days without milk.’

Just as Feng Hao was puzzling over this, the little one proudly lifted its head and shot a tiny Light Blade at him, as if showing off its power.

The tiny Light Blade hit Feng Hao, causing almost no damage, but it left him completely dumbfounded.

"What the heck? It can use Magic Power without even forming a Crystal Core? Seriously?"

Still in shock, he snatched Xiaobai up and scanned it meticulously from head to tail, but the results were the same as before.

"Weird. This makes no sense!"

After examining it from every which way, Feng Hao was still completely clueless. ’Forget it. I’ll ask my teacher when I get back.’

With that, he stopped dwelling on the problem. Since the little one could use Magic Power, it meant it wouldn’t starve to death anytime soon. Once he got back to the Grand Hall, he’d figure out a way to "nurse" it.

Upon reaching the borderlands between the Divine Seal Mountain Range and the Nia Jungle, the terrain grew more complex, and the magical beasts they encountered became increasingly powerful.

For safety’s sake, Feng Hao could only temporarily store Xiaobai in his pet wristband, letting it out to run wild only when he stopped to rest.

By evening, he had reached a mountain ravine. Beneath the canopy of the dense forest, the dim light was no different from the dead of night.

While searching for his mission target, Feng Hao’s attention was caught by a familiar pile of magical beast droppings—it was from a Night Shadow Fox.

He had lost track of one earlier because of the little one; he never expected to run into another one in the borderlands.

"Haha, maybe this is what they call fate?"

Feng Hao grinned in excitement and immediately began tracking. Following the trail of droppings and other signs of beast activity, he pressed forward and soon found the fabled Night Shadow Fox.

This time, the Night Shadow Fox hadn’t sensed Feng Hao’s presence, so it wasn’t concealed. It was between two large rocks, intently devouring its prey.

To be on the safe side, Feng Hao immediately activated [Shadow Meld] and [Black Pupils] to maximize his stealth.

As he crept closer, he quietly activated his advanced Crystal Eye to scan it:

[Night Shadow Fox]

Gene Level: 69

Evolutionary Path: Stealth, Agility, Strength, Resilience

Qi Blood: 217508

Vitality: 450

Force: 5680

Defense: 4722

Speed: 2031

Claw/Fang Damage: 417

Fur Protection: 50 (Hidden Force Protection: 32)

Constitution: 185

"Damn, it’s a Night Shadow Fox on the verge of breaking through to Rank Seven," Feng Hao marveled quietly.

Of course, amazement was one thing, but... ’Judging by my current damage output, one-shotting it won’t be a problem, as long as it doesn’t notice me.’

SWOOSH—!

Once he was in attack range, Feng Hao launched his assault without the slightest hesitation.

He executed Rapid Shadow Slash, emerging from the shadows to appear behind the Night Shadow Fox. His dual daggers became a blur, unleashing an entire Secret Technique in a single instant.

THWACK! THWACK! THWACK!

The feeding Night Shadow Fox was caught completely off guard. On his Crystal Eye’s display, a string of terrifying damage numbers appeared as the fox’s Qi Blood was instantly depleted. Its vitality rapidly drained away under the assault of the subsequent hidden force, then winked out completely.

The poor Night Shadow Fox didn’t even have time to react before it lost consciousness and collapsed heavily to the ground.

"Haha, a Night Shadow Fox this big... its hide is enough for two sets of leather armor."

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