Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1973 - 1974: Fluffy Fire Wolfhound

Watching Xiao Ji mercilessly beating the drowning Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, Feng Yuan had to stop it reluctantly. There was no helping it; it was clear the current situation was related to the rain technique Xiao Ji had Tamur use. After all, using the rain technique in its territory was a provocation to the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound. Of course, Feng Yuan also didn’t understand why such a spirit beast would appear in the back mountain.

Could it be the school’s doing? But what’s the point?

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan couldn’t figure it out, and Xiao Ji didn’t understand why he stopped it. From its perspective, this Fluffy Fire Wolfhound was their enemy attacking out of nowhere, so why would Feng Yuan stop it from taking revenge?

Casually scooping up Xiao Ji and hugging it, Feng Yuan explained the situation and then gently tapped Xiao Ji’s little head, saying,

"Although what that Fluffy Fire Wolfhound did was wrong, it somewhat has to do with you. Who asked you to keep using the rain technique?"

Saying this, Feng Yuan glanced at the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound lying on the ground playing dead. Although it was displeased, it had no intention of resisting Tamur.

After all, Tamur hadn’t withdrawn its aura, so it was easy to sense that Tamur was a divine beast. The lone Fluffy Fire Wolfhound wouldn’t do something futile.

Since resistance was futile, it simply lay there. Maybe some humans would come to heal it, just like when it was beaten by that giant crocodile before, "kind-hearted people" came to rescue and heal it.

As the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound daydreamed, Feng Yuan turned to Qi Chen and said,

"Can you help it with some healing?"

Although Veronia and Tamur also had healing moves, Feng Yuan felt it wasn’t quite right to command them around, given they were divine beasts, especially with Qi Chen present.

If the big cat were at the camp, Feng Yuan might have asked it instead.

At least from what Feng Yuan knew, that guy seemed to be capable of almost any kind of move. And this Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, though looking pitiable, wasn’t actually much hurt.

Even though Xiao Ji attacked in anger, the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound wasn’t weak. It looked disheveled, but most of the injuries were superficial, and Ah Mu’s healing moves would suffice.

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Qi Chen didn’t think much and called over Ah Mu to use its healing drops to treat the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound’s injuries. Watching the wet Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, Feng Yuan awkwardly said to Xiao Ji,

"Look at you."

Xiao Ji lowered its head, looking embarrassed. It didn’t expect the rain would affect other spirit beasts, and seeing the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound looking like a drowning dog, Xiao Ji felt sympathetic. It hated getting its feathers wet, hence its dislike of water.

Seeing Xiao Ji slowly approach, Feng Yuan was about to stop it, but Veronia halted him, mysteriously smiling as if she realized something, saying,

"Hold on, this looks quite interesting~."

Not quite understanding what Veronia meant, Feng Yuan still wanted to stop Xiao Ji. If it started another fight, that would be troublesome.

The Fluffy Fire Wolfhound wasn’t a match for Xiao Ji, but its strength could trouble Xiao Ji.

However, contrary to Feng Yuan’s concern, Xiao Ji went over, and in an apologetic tone, said something to the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound. Watching the dog and eagle, Feng Yuan was stunned and turned to Veronia in surprise, asking,

"Did you already expect Xiao Ji to do this?"

"Kind of, after all, it’s not a bad child, you know~."

Glancing at Feng Yuan, Veronia spoke begrudgingly. This guy really always treated Xiao Ji as if it were that child who only knew how to sulk and act spoiled.

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan chuckled and didn’t argue.

After a while, Xiao Ji came running back. It seemed that the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound forgave Xiao Ji, although Feng Yuan couldn’t quite understand why the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound was following him.

Veronia chuckled softly and said,

"Xiao Ji promised it a sumptuous dinner as an apology."

"Uh... alright then..."

Glancing at Xiao Ji, who looked at him expectantly, Feng Yuan sighed and agreed reluctantly. Xiao Ji couldn’t cook, so the so-called apology dinner would most likely require his effort, but oh well...

Glancing at the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, its rain-soaked fur was now dried by its own heat, making it look a size bigger than before when its fluffy fur puffed out.

If one could ignore the warm flames on its body, the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound was already a spirit beast suitable for solo riding; if possible, it didn’t seem too bad?

Feng Yuan’s eyes lit up, realizing Xiao Ji might have inadvertently brought him a decent spirit beast. As for convincing it to stay? Feng Yuan wasn’t too sure. This Fluffy Fire Wolfhound was no longer a young beast, and Feng Yuan couldn’t be certain of its intentions. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Moreover, its strength wasn’t bad at all, suggesting it might be a fighter. Feng Yuan didn’t know if having it tag along was good or bad.

Thinking of all this, Feng Yuan realized he hadn’t really bonded with it yet, so pondering over this seemed pointless.

Giving a self-deprecating smile, Feng Yuan didn’t say much, just patted Xiao Ji’s head and told the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound that its dinner would have to wait until evening at the camp. After having Tamur indicate the camp’s location to it, Feng Yuan didn’t say much else.

After all, it was still early for dinner, and they couldn’t head back to the camp immediately. However, the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound didn’t leave, which didn’t particularly surprise Feng Yuan.

The Fluffy Fire Wolfhound wasn’t a spirit beast native to the forest. Its presence here was undoubtedly linked to the academy, though Feng Yuan was baffled why the academy would place a spirit beast with habitat incompatible with the mountain forest.

Even the Raging Wave Crocodile they encountered evolved from the freshwater Shallow Blue Crocodile or gradually moved from freshwater to deep sea with its evolution, so its presence in the back mountain could be reasonably understood. It was meant to test territorial recognition abilities.

But Fluffy Fire Wolfhounds were different. This line of spirit beasts hadn’t changed much since the beginning. Their fluffy fur was extremely averse to rain, and even forest mist made them uncomfortable, so Feng Yuan didn’t understand why it appeared here.

And precisely because its habitat differed greatly from the back mountain environment, this Fluffy Fire Wolfhound didn’t have a fixed abode and mostly roamed the back mountain.

After hearing from Xiao Ji about various delicious foods, the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound decided to stay rather than leave. It would follow as long as there was food. Of course, provided it didn’t rain.

Due to the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound’s presence, Xiao Ji couldn’t ask Tamur for rain. Having just apologized, doing it again would be inappropriate, even to Xiao Ji.

At noon, Feng Yuan and the others casually ate something. Seeing the pitiful Fluffy Fire Wolfhound staring at him, Feng Yuan shared some food with it, half amused and half helpless. Seeing it devour the portable food so eagerly, Feng Yuan felt something was off. Wouldn’t the academy provide food for it?

However, thinking it over, indeed, the back mountain wouldn’t have food provided. The academy had established a basic ecosystem here, so spirit beasts here lived as if in the wild, albeit with more available food than in the true wild.

From what Feng Yuan knew about Fluffy Fire Wolfhounds, their diet wasn’t anything special, so why...

Looking at the ravenous Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, Feng Yuan puzzledly asked Veronia,

"By the way, why does it seem... really hungry?"

Feng Yuan truly didn’t understand this. If it’s short on food, but this is the academy’s back mountain. The Fluffy Fire Wolfhound’s diet isn’t particularly unique, so it shouldn’t be starving here.

Hearing Feng Yuan’s question, Veronia also grew curious. Previously, she assumed it wasn’t accustomed to the environment here, but upon Feng Yuan’s prompting, she recalled something about the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound that hinted at an issue.

Otherwise, why would it be starving in such a food-rich area?

It couldn’t be that this portable food was that delicious, could it? That’s unlikely, as portable food prioritized convenience over taste.