Douluo: Subversion Begins with the Arrival of the Traveler

Chapter 97 An unfinished mysterious conversation

Could it be that its mission is to follow me and others?

Kong shook his head. This didn't look like a commission at all.

"No, we won't stay here long."

"I am willing to be your mount and follow you forever..."

The Flame Mane Lion had adapted somewhat to the current communication and his speech became more fluent.

"Mount..."

Sora and Paimon looked at each other, and seemed to see a curious look in each other's eyes.

"Forget it, go ahead. We don't need any mounts."

After a brief thought, Kong waved his hand.

It would have been much more convenient if I had a mount during those years as a laborer in Teyvat.

But after inexplicably entering this continent, they seemed to be pulled by something and mounts became dispensable to them.

"Sir, please, please accept me!"

Upon hearing this, the Flame Mane Lion became anxious and kept hitting the ground with its huge lion head.

"Please... accept it as a gift... to the traveler."

Suddenly, another voice came from the void terminal. Kong quickly looked at Paimeng and the soul beast.

But the man and the beast seemed not to have heard the inexplicable words just now.

"you are?"

Sora tried to communicate.

"I'm Shasha..."

The mysterious voice seemed to be blocked by something, and Kong couldn't hear the rest of the words clearly. After that, only a rustling sound came out of the void terminal.

"..."

Sora looked up at the sky thoughtfully. It was a clear night, with stars dotting the Milky Way.

But he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he saw patches of vague dark clouds that seemed to cover the sky.

"Paimon, did you hear any strange noises just now?"

"Strange noise? No."

Paimon was currently gazing at the giant lion with great interest, and was somewhat surprised when he suddenly heard Kong's question.

"Um……"

Sora lowered his head in thought for a moment, then continued:
"Would you like to keep it?"

"I think it would be fun to carry it with us. This way we don't have to rush."

Paimon thought about it seriously.
"Mavica and the others all have mounts, so can we have one too? Hehe~"

Ever since experiencing Nata, Paimon seems to like the feeling of saving energy. Flying in the sky all the time will also make you tired.

"Okay, let's take it."

Kong nodded. This encounter with this soul beast was definitely not a coincidence.

Combined with the inexplicable voice just now, one mystery after another seemed to be quietly unfolding around him.

Is it because my appearance has broken the original destiny of this world?
Kong suddenly thought of Tang San and his group. It might be because they had disrupted the arrangements of certain people or some existences.

"Thank you, thank you very much for taking me in!"

When the Flame Mane Lion heard the conversation between the two, he knew that he was now accepted, and immediately expressed his gratitude.

"Well, could you shrink a bit?"

Since he had chosen to accept it, Kong took a closer look at the Flame Maned Lion.

With its current ferocious appearance, if it were brought in or out of cities or villages, it would surely cause panic among the people.

"Sir, I can't change..."

The Flame Mane Lion said carefully.

I have just been accepted, but I seem so useless. I will definitely be despised.

"I see you seem to be very close to the fire element. Can you absorb this?"

Kong stretched out his hand and summoned a blazing elemental force, waving it at the flaming mane lion.

"Yes, sir, I can absorb it!"

After seeing the elemental power appear out of thin air in the empty hands, the Flame Mane Lion was deeply attracted and its gaze never left.

"Then I'll give it to you. After you absorb it, try to see if you can break through your soul power." Kong nodded and directly pushed the gentle elemental power in his hand towards the Flame Mane Lion.

At this moment, it seemed as if it had seen some rare treasure. It was so excited that it opened its bloody mouth and swallowed it.

"Oooooh! Traveler, it's on fire!"

Paimon pointed his little hand at the Flame Mane Lion, and saw its body begin to emit red light.

Then a flame shot out from the mane on its neck, and then the entire neck was on fire.

"……Roar!!!"

The Flame Mane Lion seemed to want to suppress it, but as the elemental energy in its body became more and more integrated into its body, it finally stood up and raised its head and roared like a lion.

rustling...

The roar scared away the flock of birds in the nearby forest, and even some soul beasts fled in panic.

"Huh? What happened?"

Such a big commotion naturally alarmed the people from Tianshui Academy and others in the camp, including Yu Keke who was still sleeping. When she woke up and found that Paimeng and her brother were missing, she hurried out to look for them.

"Thank you for your help, sir!"

At this moment, the Flame Mane Lion deserves its name.

The mane on his neck burned like a blaze in the wind, and a cluster of blazing flames hung on the tip of his tail.

Combined with its huge body, it looks very domineering and majestic.

And it didn't speak through the void terminal just now, but directly uttered human language,

This shows that it is now the so-called hundred thousand year soul beast!

Sure enough...

Looking at the soul beast in front of him, Kong became more certain of his inner thoughts.

It turns out that the so-called classification of soul beasts by age is because most soul beasts rely on time to continuously cultivate.
When a certain age comes, their own soul power will reach a certain level, and this situation is defined by soul masters using years.

But the lion in front of him, in reality, has not even lived 100,000 years, but it possesses the strength of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

This is similar to how soul masters use magical herbs and elixirs to quickly increase their soul power.

"Can you change your form freely now?"

Sora nodded and asked.

"My lord, that's all."

The Flame Mane Lion prostrated itself on the ground respectfully. As the flames on its body flickered, its body gradually shrank.

In the end, it looked only about twice the size of an ordinary male lion.

"My Lord, is this okay?"

The Flame Mane Lion said flatteringly.

Before it completed its evolution, it worshipped Kong as a god.

And with Kong's casual blessing, it completed the boundary of crossing the hundred thousand year soul beast. When it looked at the young man in front of it, it became more certain of its own idea.

This lord could only be stronger than I imagined!
It seemed as if something was guiding me. Being able to follow this great man was truly a great opportunity.

"Well, that's it. It will be smaller during normal times so as not to disturb others."

"Yes, my lord!"

The Flame Mane Lion's baby voice was heard, forming a sharp contrast with its huge body.

"Brother, Paimon!"

"Your Majesty..."

The people who were awakened saw the scene here at a glance. The main thing was that the soul beast was covered in flames, which was too conspicuous in the dark night.

Several people came to Kong and seemed to have something to ask.

"Is this... is this the soul beast from before?!"

The Flame Mane Lion has a strong execution ability. When it sees someone coming, it will immediately transform.
It became the size of a cat, raised its cute lion head, but its eyes were always fixed on Sora.

The ones who made the sound of surprise were the Tianshui sisters. They both covered their mouths and stared with wide eyes.

The soul beast that was so majestic just now turned into a little kitten in the blink of an eye?

Several people stared blankly at Kong. This scene must have been created by this person...

　All kinds of requests at the beginning of the month! Woo woo woo ~

　　
　
(End of this chapter)