Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 291 - 290: Why Don’t You Be the Beast God
A Female Saint’s superpower was a last resort, meant for life-or-death situations. Everyone wished they could keep it a dead secret, a hidden trump card to intimidate others.
However, some Female Saints weren’t discreet enough in their dealings and had their superpowers easily discovered, which were then broadcast to everyone.
Mi Xing had never told anyone about her superpower, especially since it involved "borrowing a seed" to have cubs. This was something not even her Beast Husbands could know.
’So how did Si Shuo grasp the key point?’ Mi Xing was sure no one knew her secret, but she couldn’t afford to take the risk. ’What if Si Shuo’s superpower allows her to see other Female Saints’ superpowers?’
’Si Shuo must be eliminated!’ She clenched her fists, her gaze lowered as all sorts of ideas flooded her mind.
Xu Chi followed them slowly from behind, and they soon arrived at the inn where Mi Xing’s group was temporarily staying. Nowadays, everyone was busy hoarding supplies, so inns usually had vacant rooms. As long as a tenant could pay the daily price of one Level 8 Crystal Stone, they could sign a temporary residence contract.
"Mi Xing, whose child are you actually carrying?" Inside the room, the Vermilion Bird Beastman Gui Hong’s expression was slightly grim. "The rainy season and the coldest season are about to start. We need to hurry back to our clan and hoard supplies.
No male would be foolish enough to raise a cub without a Father. It’s hard enough for us to raise our own cubs!"
"That’s right, Xing’er. You were so sure it was Gong You’s before. Everyone knows the Si Shuo Divine Female is on good terms with her Beast Husbands; she’s never going to break her contract with Gong You. When that time comes, won’t we be the ones forced to compensate them?
And now you’re saying it was too dark to see clearly? How could you not know which male slept with you for a whole night? You’d better find the cub’s Father quickly. In any case, I can’t afford to raise a Yu Zai..." The other Beast Husbands also shook their heads.
Everyone’s gazes shifted to the Fish Beast who had just joined them in the room.
"Why are you all looking at me? What does it have to do with me that Mi Xing is pregnant with a Yu Zai? If it were really my cub, don’t you think I’d be able to sense it?" The Fish Beast waved his hands dismissively, resolute in not being played for a fool.
Mi Xing’s expression turned cold and grim. "I’ll go find Gong You! He’s the cub’s Father. He’ll definitely be able to sense his own bloodline. No one would refuse to acknowledge their own cub, right?
Seventy percent of the Beast Soldiers and High level males in Guangshou City have already left on long journeys, one after another. The remaining Beast Soldiers have to guard such a large city; there are bound to be times when they’re stretched thin.
What’s more, I’ve heard the Iron-eating Beast Clan has had a huge harvest this year, especially at Si Shuo’s house. Their courtyard is piled high with grain!
If news like this gets out, don’t you think those Beastmen outside the Beast City—the ones who’ve long been envious, who are used to living in poverty, who would risk their lives for Crystal Stones and food—will get some ideas?
I need you to hire some powerful Rogue Beasts, and even those vicious fighters from the Beast Fighting Arena. Use the chaos to kidnap Si Shuo for me.
Her High level males have left. There are only three males remaining, and they have to guard the city, manage their family business, and take care of a bunch of cubs. Si Shuo is about to give birth soon. This is the perfect time for us to strike!"
The males exchanged a look. "Mi Xing, our priority right now is to hoard supplies. Why are you so fixated on picking a fight with her?"
"If it weren’t for her, we’d be living in a spacious and comfortable courtyard in the Iron-eating Beast Clan’s territory by now. We’re both Female Saints from the Southern Continent, so why does she keep trying to trip me up?
This is our only chance. Once her Beast Husbands return, you all wouldn’t even be a decent warm-up for one or two of them." Sensing the males’ urgent desire to return home, she smiled and looked at Gui Hong. "After I give birth to this one and recover, I’ll give you a litter of Vermilion Bird cubs."
Thinking of the two cubs at home with their ordinary talent who had yet to achieve Transformation, Gui Hong’s expression softened, and he nodded in agreement.
The males gathered together to discuss the plan.
Xu Chi remained invisible in the corner, listening to the entire conversation without any emotion. Only then did he follow one of the males out the door and head home.
When Si Shuo heard that Mi Xing planned to bypass her to find Gong You and was plotting to have Beastmen seize the Iron-eating Beast Clan Members’ grain, she laughed in anger. ’Who is really the one picking a fight here?’
Si Shuo pursed her lips slightly. She recalled how she had thwarted the Winged Dragon Clan and Golden Python Clan’s conspiracy at the Female Saint Conference, but she still hadn’t asked the Beast God for her reward.
She closed her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest. Having already dealt with the Wang Cha Female Saint who could create dreams, the Yu Jing Saintess who could steal Beast Marks to nourish herself, and now the Mi Xing Saint Female who was suspected of "borrowing a seed" to have cubs, Si Shuo had no idea what kind of superpowers other Female Saints she might encounter in the future. So, she decided to ask the Beast God for a cheat ability.
"Lord Beast God, you still haven’t fulfilled your earlier promise. I know you’re busy with countless matters and can’t possibly manage everything, but seeing as I quietly resolved a crisis and forced the Golden Python and Winged Dragon Clans’ powers to be reshuffled, deflating their arrogant attitudes for now, please grant me the ability to strip sinful Female Saints of their superpowers."
The Beast God was speechless. "Why don’t you just be the Beast God instead?"
Si Shuo struggled to suppress the upward curl of her lips. "How could that be? The Beast God is the faith of our Beast World Continent. You can’t just be replaced by anyone.
I am merely following in your footsteps. I’ve been in the Beast World Continent for six or seven months now, and I’ve discovered that some Female Saints are abusing the superpowers you’ve granted them, disrupting the social stability of the Beast World Continent and going against your original intentions.
Take the Mi Xing Saint Female, for example. When she asked you for her superpower, didn’t she say she wanted to protect the cub in her womb, so that if she encountered a High-level Beastman, she could use his aura to protect the child in her belly?"
The Beast God was stunned. ’Is this little female my chosen successor or something? How does her brain work? She guessed exactly right.’
He cleared his throat.
A flash of a smile crossed Si Shuo’s eyes. ’Actually, it wasn’t that hard to guess.’
The Beast God was extremely generous and tolerant toward Female Saints. As long as a Female Saint could come up with a reasonable justification, her wish for a superpower would basically be granted.
"The higher a male’s Level and talent, the more difficult it is for them to father cubs. Even a Female Saint can’t guarantee she’ll conceive one of their cubs during every fertile period. Mi Xing is a Female Saint; if she were just a little more patient, she’d surely be able to conceive within a year or two.
But instead, to better control her Beast Husbands, she’s using a low level Beast Husband’s cub to deceive a High level Beast Husband. If this were just her own domestic dispute, they could do whatever they want.
But first she falsely claimed to be pregnant with Ni Chang’s cub, and then she said she was carrying my Beast Husband’s cub. In between, it’s highly likely she tried to use a low level Iron-eating Beast’s cub to pin the pregnancy on some High level male!
Didn’t you grant her the status of a Female Saint so that she could give birth to cubs with good talent?"
Listening to the little female’s rambling, every word of which made sense, the Beast God’s head started to ache. "Then won’t you also take this ability and arbitrarily strip the superpowers from any Female Saint you don’t like?"
"How could I? Before I strip anyone’s power, I’ll report to you and only use this special privilege after receiving your permission. How does that sound?
I think this method is relatively gentle. We can’t just go around violently crippling their Dantian, can we?" But that wasn’t Si Shuo’s true goal.
If she wanted to strip a Female Saint of her superpower, she first had to know what that superpower was. ’Know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat.’ Their biggest difficulty was not knowing what the Female Saints’ superpowers were!
