Martial Arts, the Fairy's Cultivation

Seeing that the chubby-faced Xiao Yan was about to stick out his tongue to lick Mu Zi's feet, Lin Dong laughed in exasperation.

"Go away, don't bother them!"

Lin Dong, "aggressively," was about to step forward to drive Xiao Yan away when he saw the white-clad girl slowly and deliberately raise a slender finger, aiming it at the Fire Python Tiger's head. A faint light seemed to be emanating from her fair fingertip...

"Miss Mu, no!"

Lin Dong's heart tightened upon seeing this, and he quickly stepped between the girl and the tiger cub, looking anxiously at Mu Zi: "Xiao Yan is still young and doesn't know any better. It was just a little reckless. It's not necessary to kill it..."

Upon hearing this, Mu Zi's fingers paused slightly. She saw Lin Dong staring at her nervously, as if he were facing an invincible monster, afraid that she might slap Xiao Yan to death if she was in a bad mood.

"Am I really that vicious...?"

Mu Zi found it amusing but didn't say anything. She gently brushed her jade hand across the purple lotus, and a divine rune of transformation shone brightly, illuminating the fire python tiger in front of her.

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Then Lin Dong saw that as the clear light enveloped Xiao Yan's entire body, its original ten-foot-tall body rapidly shrank, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed from a majestic appearance into an adorable cub the size of a palm.

Its little face was adorable, and the color of its crimson fur lightened, making its crystalline texture soft. Combined with the patterns on its fur, one might mistake it for an orange tabby cat if they didn't look closely.

"Awoo?"

Looking at the white-clad woman who had suddenly grown taller in his field of vision, Xiao Yan was bewildered and let out a low growl of confusion, but what came out of its mouth was a childish meow, like that of a kitten.

The next moment, it felt its neck being lifted up, its four short legs leaving the ground, and a beautiful and flawless young girl's face appeared in its sight, her clear, glass-like purple eyes meeting its own.

A strange look appeared in Lin Dong's eyes. Little Yan was regressing as it grew older, reverting to its childhood appearance. But to be honest, the little thing looked quite adorable.

Mu Ziqing's light purple eyes examined the little tiger in front of her. At this moment, the tiger was not struggling in her hand, but was also peeking at her, just like a curious child.

"Gurgle?"

Xiao Yan twitched its nose slightly, smelling a very pleasant scent emanating from the woman in front of it, which gave it a natural affinity. If the person feeding it were this woman in white, it would be acceptable.

However, what frustrated Xiao Yan was that his body had suddenly become so small, and he was not used to it for a while. How could he fight with such small arms and legs?

"It looks much better this way."

Mu Zi held Xiao Yan by the scruff of her neck, a faint smile appearing at the corner of her eye. This reminded her of how much she loved these fluffy, cute little creatures before she transmigrated, but she had never had the chance to raise one because she was too busy with her studies.

The past is like smoke, and everything that was once familiar can never be returned to.

"Miss Mu, what's wrong with Little Flame like this...?"

Interrupted from her thoughts, the girl gave Lin Dong a light glare, leaving him somewhat bewildered. However, seeing that Miss Mu rarely showed interest, Lin Dong swallowed back the words he was about to say.

Xiao Yan doesn't seem to have any problems; it's just a little smaller, but the difference isn't significant, since it's still a baby who's a little over a year old.

Since Miss Mu likes it, let her do as she pleases.

I'll bear the blame for Xiao Yan's suffering!

At this moment, Mu Zi's voice came, her tone already calm.

"This guy's physique is somewhat special. Although he was very weak at birth, the potential dormant in his bloodline is quite remarkable. If he is properly nurtured, his future achievements may be quite high."

Hearing Mu Zi's words, Lin Dong was not surprised. He looked thoughtfully at the little flame in the girl's hand: "Little Marten said that this is a mutated physique that can devour the bloodline of other demonic beasts and continuously evolve."

The Fire Python Tiger is only a low-level demon beast, and its adult form is only equivalent to the Heavenly Origin Realm. However, Xiao Yan was only born a little over a year ago, and its strength is already no weaker than a Yuan Dan Realm Lesser Perfection expert, far exceeding the Fire Python Tiger's limit. This is the improvement brought about by the mutated physique.

Half a year ago, Lin Dong discovered the remains of a giant demon beast underground in the Yangyuan Stone mine behind Qingyang Town. It was because Xiao Yan swallowed the demon crystal of that "Heavenly Fire Flood Dragon" that he was able to grow to his current strength so quickly.

"That's right, the potential for evolution of mutated physiques is indeed quite great. This stupid tiger has gained some opportunities by following that kid Lin Dong."

"However, compared to Lord Mink's bloodline, it is far inferior."

A phantom image of a sable appeared, perched on Lin Dong's shoulder, its tone arrogant.

The Heavenly Demon Sable is the overlord of the Demon Realm. Even if a mutated physique can evolve to the pinnacle of the Tiger Clan bloodline on the Tianxuan Continent, it is still only on par with the Heavenly Demon Sable. As the little sable with the purest bloodline in the Heavenly Demon Sable Clan over the past thousand years, it undoubtedly has the right to be arrogant.

Mu Zi remained noncommittal regarding the assessment of the little ferret. She stroked Xiao Yan's soft fur and said calmly:

"Even with the strongest bloodline, what real significance does it hold?"

Neither of them are as strong as her anyway; in her eyes, the Heavenly Demon Sable and the Fire Python Tiger are all the same. Rather, the potential of their mutated physiques—enough to break through the limits of their bloodlines—has actually increased the likelihood of success.

The little sable failed to understand Mu Zi's implied meaning. At this moment, it looked at Xiao Yan, who was being manipulated by the woman's jade-like hands, and a hint of mockery flashed in its narrow eyes.

"Hehe, I always said this stupid tiger isn't suited for fighting, but it's not bad as a pet."

"Roar!" Little Flame seemed a little dissatisfied, and shouted at the illusory figure in the air in a childish voice, which made Little Sable burst into laughter.

But as they laughed, they realized something was wrong.

A faint, mysterious purple light lingered around Mu Zi's fingertips as she stroked Xiao Yan's fur, causing the latter to squint comfortably. At the same time, Xiao Diao vaguely sensed that the stupid tiger's somewhat mixed bloodline aura seemed to have become purer.

"What did you do?" Little Mink blinked. When did purifying bloodlines become so easy? Even in the inheritance of the Heavenly Demon Mink Clan, there was no such immediate method.

"The bloodline it devoured still had some impurities, which I slightly tempered with the power of the Primordial Chaos," Mu Zi said casually.

In fact, she shrunk Xiao Yan's size not simply out of a wicked sense of humor, but as a way of returning to the source. Xiao Yan's original somewhat bloated figure looked intimidating, but it was actually a manifestation of mixed bloodlines, a case of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Restoring it to its juvenile form would be beneficial for its future evolution to be more perfect.

"Gurgle!"

Xiao Yan felt warm all over, comfortably stretched out its little paws, nestled in the white-clad girl's palm, and lazily meowed at the little ferret beside it.

Sensing the visibly refined aura of Xiao Yan, Xiao Diao couldn't help but open its mouth, its arrogance subsiding as if doused with cold water.

Sometimes, being a pet isn't so bad.

Of course, this was a joke.

Not to mention that the identity of the young master of the Heavenly Demon Mink Clan makes it impossible for Little Mink to be like Little Flame, even if it wanted to enjoy the treatment of the Primordial Tempering Body, it simply couldn't do it without a physical body!

Isn't that ridiculous?