Ch 31: Call Me Beast Husband
After taking a bath, the house, which leaked air everywhere, no longer had any foul smells, and Si Shuo felt as if she had come back to life.
She lazily wiped her hair, looked at Xu Chi who continued to sit by the bed, and since her disguise had fallen to the ground, there was nothing to hide, so she asked, “Brother Xu Chi, since I also have an ability, how do I cultivate so that I can fight like you? Can abilities also level up?”
Her abilities all relied on her own exploration. Besides healing, the Germination Art was still useless. The main thing was that her ability storage was too small!
Like this time, she was kidnapped from the tribe by the Crested Eagle Beastman. If it weren’t for Xu Chi, she would have fallen into the hands of other brutal and cold-blooded Rogue Beasts, or been kidnapped again by the Crested Eagle Beastman. There was no way she could be as calm as she was now, waiting for Zhile’s arrival.
In the Beast World Continent, she couldn’t place all her hopes on her partners.
Even if the number of partners around her increased in the future, she still couldn’t be 100% safe.
Having experienced the feeling of being a fish on the chopping block, she didn’t want to leave things to fate anymore!
And this was also her original intention when she made a wish to the system.
Brother Xu Chi tilted his head to look at her, stretched out a hand and grasped hers, fingers intertwined and palms touching.
A warm current seeped into hers little by little from the palm of his hand, with a slight stinging pain. Si Shuo hissed, and felt that the warm current seemed to be frightened, and became more gentle and subtle.
At this moment, she only felt a little numb. It didn’t hurt, but it didn’t allow her to ignore it. “Brother Xu Chi, what are you doing?”
“Our males awaken their abilities earlier. Some with high innate talent awaken at birth, and even the later ones don’t exceed the time they transform.
It can be said that when we go out hunting, our abilities and combat strength are trained together. I don’t know how many life-and-death situations we’ve experienced. Practicing with such high intensity every day naturally greatly improves our abilities.”
Si Shuo nodded knowingly. She was just a gemstone that had just been mined, while others were weapons that had been forged. The difference between the two was not just a little.
“Now I’m simulating the spiritual energy washing through your meridians during advancement. It’s a little uncomfortable, Si Shuo, please bear with it…” Xu Chi said in a low voice.
Si Shuo’s face flushed slightly. “I think you can increase the strength a little, and slow down a bit.
I have a Wood Affinity, and a bit of healing ability. I was thinking that when you’re washing through my meridians, you can use your healing ability at the same time, strengthening my meridians while training my healing ability.”
Brother Xu Chi touched her head. “It will hurt. Si Shuo doesn’t need to work so hard. Your body is too weak now. Take your time, there’s no rush. I will protect you.”
Si Shuo pouted and glared at him. “I’m already very delicate, and my determination to work hard to become stronger is wavering.
Instead of cheering me on, you’re holding me back?
I want to have more means to protect myself. This is also my way of protecting my beast husbands.”
Xu Chi was stunned for a moment, his glass-like eyes particularly bright as he looked at the little female in the dim light.
This little one was so thin and weak, and was clearly the one being protected, but she was able to escape from the Crested Eagle Beastman with her wit, and even wanted to become stronger to protect the males.
He lowered his eyes and said softly, “Since it’s what Si Shuo wants, then I will definitely support it with all my strength.”
As he spoke, he flipped his hand and produced an eight-level crystal, chewed it a few times in his mouth, lowered his head and pressed his warm lips to hers, transferring the gentle and non-aggressive energy little by little.
Si Shuo couldn’t help but close her eyes. Why did they all transfer energy like this?
Xu Chi didn’t make any extra movements. After all the energy was transferred, he sat up straight, and said in a soft voice, “Si Shuo, concentrate.
The energy of the crystal can circulate in your body for one beast hour. When you use your healing ability, try to mobilize this energy first.”
Si Shuo took a deep breath and nodded vigorously. “I’m ready, let’s start!”
While increasing the input of spiritual power, Xu Chi observed her expression and the condition of her meridians’ damage and repair.
Si Shuo tried to ignore the sour and painful sensation of her meridians being widened, and concentrated on mobilizing the energy in her body to repair the cracks in her meridians.
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With her experience in healing Zhile, and her meridians being small, she was barely able to keep up with Xu Chi’s speed.
Gradually, as she became more and more skilled, Xu Chi grasped her other hand and opened the second widening route…
There were thirty-six hours in a day in the Beast World Continent, and one beast hour was two hours.
After Si Shuo’s meridians were combed and tempered, the crystal energy stored in her body was completely exhausted!
She breathed a slight sigh of relief, opened her eyes and felt that her whole body was much smoother and lighter.
“Si Shuo, try to germinate and compress multiple seeds into a whip with barbs,” Xu Chi released her hand, a faint smile on his lips.
Si Shuo hummed in agreement, and began to germinate after taking the seeds.
This time, she clearly felt that the energy storage in her body was at least ten times more abundant than before!
And her control over her abilities was also much more precise.
Under Xu Chi’s guidance, Si Shuo managed to condense a three-meter-long, thigh-thick whip with very fine barbs on it.
Xu Chi grabbed the whip and touched it. “Very good. At least you can condense it into shape. Next time, Si Shuo can try to make the whip thinner and the barbs harder and sharper.
When you can use ten times the number of seeds you’re using now to condense a whip that’s as thick as two fingers, you’ll be able to step into level one of abilities.”
Si Shuo looked at the whip writhing in Xu Chi’s arms, and the corners of her mouth twitched. With a gentle wave of her hand, the whip turned into green fluorescence and dissipated into the air.
She looked at the Spring Breeze Healing’s proficiency reaching 58, and the Germination Art’s proficiency reaching 30, and felt particularly good.
She believed that as long as she made unremitting efforts, she would definitely be able to level up soon.
Relaxing, she smelled the stench of sweat and impurities excreted from her body!
Si Shuo couldn’t help but ask, “Brother Xu Chi, is there a Dust Removal Art? You know, something where I can snap my fingers and become clean and fragrant without having to bathe myself?”
Xu Chi looked at her. “There is.”
Si Shuo was pleasantly surprised. Could it be that she didn’t come to the Beast World, but actually to a world of cultivation? “Teach me quickly!”
“Snap your fingers and call me beast husband, and you won’t have to bathe yourself.”
Si Shuo…
As expected, she was thinking too much!
After taking another bath, Si Shuo wiped her hair, already feeling drowsy.
Xu Chi pulled her into his arms, stroked her hair, and a gentle wind blew through her hair, wrapping away the moisture.
In just three to five minutes, Si Shuo fell asleep in his arms.
Xu Chi squatted in front of her, looking at her intently, his hand gently touching her lips and cheeks, the warmth making him feel an urge to tear her apart and devour her.
A look of confusion flashed in his eyes, and then he clenched his fists tightly and sat back in his original position.
He wasn’t a Spider Beastman, nor a Mantis Beastman, nor a female. How could he have the thought of eating his partner?