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A purplish-black light crept up to the vicinity of the cheetah's shoulder blades.

The cheetah let out a low growl, its limbs gripping the ground tightly, its claws leaving shallow marks on the floor.

"Don't be nervous." Chen Guan's voice was very soft, and now there would be even more money to repair the house.

The cheetah's ears twitched, its whimpers subsided, and the trembling of its body lessened, making it appear quite obedient.

The purplish-black light continued upwards, spreading along the spine, pausing for a few seconds at the waist, as if it had encountered some kind of obstacle.

Chen Guan frowned slightly.

The cheetah's core is located near its waist and abdomen.

The core of a speed-type monster is positioned towards the back, unlike that of a strength-type monster. This is one of the reasons why the Lightning Leopard is naturally adept at high-speed movement.

But precisely because of this, the power of the demon core will encounter the greatest rejection when it enters the core area.

The cheetah's body suddenly tensed up, and the arcs of electricity on its limbs shot outwards haphazardly, crackling and striking the inner wall of the array, where most of them were absorbed by the light patterns.

It opened its mouth, and a series of short, low growls came from its throat, sounding both painful and urgent.

Chen Guan spread his right hand with five fingers outstretched and slightly adjusted the output frequency by one level.

As a result, the array's buffering efficiency improved, and the purplish-black light no longer pushed forward forcefully, but instead began to swirl around the cheetah's waist, slowly integrating with the cheetah's original abilities.

This process is very slow.

Fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on Chen Guan's forehead.

His energy expenditure wasn't high, but maintaining precise control of the array required an extremely high level of concentration, leaving no room for distraction.

The cheetah's growls gradually weakened, and it was clear that it was about to give up.

Fortunately, after hovering around its waist for about twenty minutes, the purplish-black light finally began to slowly seep into its core.

The moment it entered, the electric arcs all over the cheetah's body disappeared simultaneously.

A moment of silence.

Then, its original fur began to change.

Starting from the tip of the tail, a very faint purple wisp spreads up the roots of the fur very quickly, like someone splashing a drop of ink on a piece of white paper.

The purple color quickly spread to the hind legs, waist, back, and finally all the way to the tips of the ears.

The cheetah opened its eyes.

Its pupil color changed.

The pupils that were originally brightened have now turned into a faint purple halo, which looks beautiful in the dim light.

He didn't know how much stronger the leopard had become, but there was no doubt that it had become more beautiful.

Chen Guan withdrew his hand from the array.

The light patterns slowly faded, darkening layer by layer from the outer circle to the inner circle.

The cheetah remained lying on the ground, its front paws now empty; the demon core had vanished, completely absorbed.

Its breathing had become much more stable, but its body was still trembling slightly, clearly indicating that it had not yet recovered.

Chen Guan sat down beside it.

The cheetah tilted its head and glanced at him, then rested its head on his knee, as usual.

Chen Guan looked down at the newly grown purple fur on the cheetah's back.

The color isn't too dark, but it looks very nice. I touched it, and I don't know if it's just my imagination, but it felt like it felt much better to the touch.

The integration was successful.

As for the specific effects, it's too early to tell. Leopard needs time to digest and adapt to this new power, and it's not suitable for it to do anything high-intensity in the short term.

Chen Guan took out a talisman and stuck it on the leopard's body.

Everything produced by the system is of the highest quality. The talisman has only one purpose: to ensure that Leopard can never betray him.

Even if he dies, Leopard must faithfully carry out his last wishes.

It was one thing if they hadn't trained him before, but now, he's his leopard in life and his ghost in death.

The things in his coffin are not so easy to take.

The cheetah lay on Chen Guan's knees for a long time.

As time went on, the sky outside the window changed from deep blue to light gray, and the light from the streetlights was gradually diluted by the dawn. Chen Guan even began to suspect that Leopard had actually been dead for a while.

Chen Guan looked down at it.

The cheetah's breathing had become completely steady. Its purple fur shimmered faintly in the morning light. Its tail rested on the floor, with a small arc of electricity occasionally flashing at the tip. Unlike before, the arc now had a hint of purple in its color.

If we were to rename this mutant species, "Purple Lightning Cheetah" would probably be a good name.

He reached out and touched the cheetah's ear.

The cheetah's ears twitched, and its eyes opened a crack. The purple halo in its pupils hadn't completely faded, making it look a little dazed.

"woke up?"

The cheetah yawned, lifted its chin from his knee, and tilted its head to look at its front paws.

The fur on its paws had changed color. It looked at its paws, then looked up at the coffin, looking puzzled.

You'll get used to it.

After Chen Guan finished speaking, he ignored it, stood up, walked to the desk, and took another apple from the bag.

I took a bite, and it was still sweet.

He ate his apple while taking his phone out of his pocket and glancing at it.

Unread messages.

It was posted by Baihu; there were no words, only a location.

The location shown is about 800 kilometers south of Huaqing, and the name marked on the map is Xiugang.

Chen Guan glanced at the phone and put it down.

Rusty Port.

He had some impression of this place; it was a small coastal city that had prospered for a time due to its port trade in earlier years.

Later, as the economic center shifted, most of the port was abandoned, leaving behind a pile of rusty containers and a half-dead old town.

The ordinary residents moved away long ago.

As for now, it's nothing more than a breeding ground for shady deals.

He threw the apple core into the trash can, walked to the window, and closed it tightly.

The cheetah had somehow jumped onto his bed and was lying next to his pillow, its tail swishing back and forth, looking quite well recovered.

Chen Guan glanced at it.

"Get down."

The cheetah tucked its ears back and didn't move.

"Your fur has just changed color, I don't know if it will fall out or not, so don't lie on the pillow."

The cheetah slowly jumped off the bed, its body flashing through the air as it landed.

It was a very brief flash.

It was so short that it would have been almost impossible to catch if Chen Guan hadn't been watching closely.

The cheetah itself seemed to be stunned for a moment. It stood still, looked down at its four legs, and then looked up at the coffin.

"A prototype of spatial displacement," Chen Guan said, showing he had that much insight.

The cheetah tilted its head, looking completely bewildered; it was still in a daze, as if it had been hit by a windfall.

It flicked its tail twice, unable to hide its smugness.

Indeed, following the right master is the most useful thing.

This is the true watershed moment in the leopard's life.

Chen Guan did not continue the test.

Baihu is right. It takes time to adapt after fusion. There is no point in forcibly testing the upper limit now. Besides, he is not a professional beast tamer.

He sat back on the edge of the bed, picked up his phone, opened Baihu's chat window, looked at the location icon, thought for a few seconds, and typed two words.

[Chen Guan: Ruangkong?]

The reply came very quickly.

[White Tiger: Yes, Rupiah Harbour.]

[Baihu: The new circus has been active in that area for the past two weeks. Their specific target is still under investigation, but people have already started gathering there.]

[White Tiger: I've already arranged the entry point for you to infiltrate.]