Chapter 528: The Protective Strength
âNot just yet. The Demon Qi youâre inflicted with has gotten in too deep. Itâll take a long time to be resolved,â said Yun Jiuge. She felt that the most important thing now was to quickly find a way to allow the human-beast hybrids awaken the golden light.
âItâs alright. We can wait.â Xiao Hua was a little disappointed, but as long as he was alive, there was hope.
âI still canât let you out now. Iâll let you meet your clan people when they come back. Just hold on a little longer!â Yun Jiuge beat out the golden light on the bodies of Xiao Hua and Daâer before putting them back inside the Spiritual Beast Bag. Then she left the dungeon.
She had just walked onto ground when she saw Zi Shang leaning on the door with a smirk as he said to her, âDid you not say that you would not test randomly before anything has been determined? Why did you mess around this time?â
âI did not mess around. I came here with a cause and evidence. Are you done with your mission?â Yun Jiuge asked.
âOf course. The tribes which the Eagle Clan were able to find have already begun moving to Yun City. Yin Shili and Feifei have to hurry up with their work. Otherwise there may not be enough for them to live in.â In order to complete the mission quickly, Zi Shang employed a lot of means. Fortunately, the results were remarkable.
âHow many tribes have you brought back?â Yun Jiuge asked in surprise.
âNot many, just ten tribes with more than 2,000 people!â If he could use his Demonic Power, he could have done one massive teleportation to bring them over. There would not have been a need to make them migrate with great trouble.
âHas there been any sign of activity with Nangong Yue and Qiu Sen?â Yun Jiuge felt that something was up. Those two people were not the most benevolent!
âTheyâre probably trying to wipe us out in one fell swoop, so you have to speed up in making the human-beast hybrids awaken as soon as possible. Or else theyâll meet with overwhelming calamities,â Zi Shang spoke as his face became serious. They were left with little time.
âRest assured that Iâve already mastered the real way to awaken the human-beast hybrids,â said Yun Jiuge, as she talked about Aunt Gagaâs incident once again. âWhat truly gives them strength is not pain but hope. Only those with the heart to protect the human-beast hybrids can awaken.â
âThen what are we waiting for? If the Illusion is not of enough use, I can help.â Setting up Formations were a minor matter to Zi Shang.
âNo, I still have to wait for one conclusion,â answered Yun Jiuge. Awakening the golden light was no small matter. It could not be rushed.
âWhat conclusion are you waiting on?â asked Zi Shang, who felt that Yun Jiuge was too cautious. There were so many human-beast hybrids, and if one out of a hundred could be awakened, it would still be worth it.
âThis conclusion is important. I canât explain it clearly to you. Youâd better come with me.â Yun Jiuge took Zi Shangâs hand to arrive at the cell next to the rest area.
Advisor Jun and Meng were gathered in front of Aunt Gagaâs bed. They quickly came over to greet Yun Jiuge and Zi Shang as they entered.
âHowâs Aunt Gaga?â Yun Jiuge asked.
âNot awake yet,â answered Advisor Jun.
Yun Jiuge opened her Spiritual Eye to take a look at Aunt Gagaâs Subconscious mind.
She was surprised to find that her consciousness was calm and steady. She appeared as if she had completed her wish and had no worries. This was the prelude before death!
âMeng, bring the little human-snake hybrids who were sick before,â Yun Jiuge hurriedly instructed.
âYes.â Meng soon brought the young human-snake hybrids.
The little human-snake hybrids recovered quite well after the death energy was eliminated.
Each of them were well-fed and chubby. Their snake tails were sturdy and strong. They were much taller than before. They respectfully bowed to Yun Jiuge upon seeing her.
âIâve a mission for you all. Whoever can wake Aunt Gaga up will be rewarded with a cherry candy from me,â said Yun Jiuge as she poured out a Cherry Pill in her palm.
The red colored Medicinal Pill gave off a sweet aroma, which was full of temptation for these young ones.
âHow do we wake her up?â A little human-snake hybrid with a black and white snake tail asked courageously.
âYou can use any method to do so,â Yun Jiuge said.
The protectiveness in Aunt Gagaâs heart was hope for the human-snake hybridsâ cubs. It was up to the young ones whether they could wake her up or not.
Five small human-snake hybrids immediately skipped next to Aunt Gaga as they shouted and yelled. They pulled her ears and tugged at her scales, fully showing bratty manners.
âWhat the hell are you doing?â asked Zi Shang as he frowned. He thought that Yun Jiuge was going to show him something good. Instead, it was an old human-snake hybrid.
Yun Jiuge saw that Zi Shangâs eyes were full of impatience. She was aware that he was about to explode if she still did not explain.
âCome here.â Yun Jiuge brought Zi Shang to a corner and said in a low voice, âI want to know how the golden light of Aunt Gagaâs Awakening is different from the other human-beast hybrids.â
âIsnât it fine as long as itâs the golden light?â Zi Shang raised his eyebrows.
âOf course not. Have you forgotten about Aâze and Aâdai?â Yun Jiuge glared at Zi Shang with irritation.
Aâze became a madman after he had awakened the golden light whereas Aâdai became a fool.
âAâdai only became a fool after he went through space and time,â Zi Shang corrected.
âHis condition was not much better before he became a fool.â According to Yun Jiugeâs understanding, Aâdai not only wreaked havoc within the Eagle Clan. He was also an unpopular destructive element in other tribes, indicating that his mental state was unstable.
âWhat did the human-rabbit hybrid clan say?â Zi Shang asked with raised brows. Even though the human-rabbit hybrid clan was a bit neurotic, they were still considered normal!
âTheyâre herbivores. Although theyâre mentally stable, theyâre too physically weak. Theyâve to transform into their rabbit forms to activate the golden lightâs use. Their attacking ability is too low,â said Yun Jiuge. Seeing Zi Shangâs disapproving look, she took a different tack by saying, âThen are you willing to take the human-rabbit hybrid clan to attack the Gray Castle?â
âI donât want to,â said Zi Shang. He tried imagining himself leading a group of white rabbits and got the shivers. But he was still undaunted when he said, âThereâs also Da Meng and Maya. Theyâre still quite good.â
âDa Meng and Maya are indeed strong, so their mental state is also not too normal. Da Meng is too impulsive. Heâll flip out and get into fights. Maya is too calm. Sheâs fine even if she doesnât speak for three days.â Anyway, it was not normal in Yun Jiugeâs view.
âItâs okay as long as they can fight. What does it matter if theyâre normal or not?â Zi Shang frowned. Anyway, he had the means to deal with them.
âItâs fine if there are no other options. But I already have a way to awaken them, so of course Iâm going to pick the good ones,â Yun Jiuge said sharply.
According to her observations and experiments, the average human-beast hybrid was generally mentally stunted because the golden light which awakened them was located in the brain.
But the awakened parts of Xiao Hua, Daâer as well as Aunt Gaga were located in the heart, ears, and tail, respectively.
The only thing they had in common was that they had a protective heart, other than being corroded by Demon Qi.
Yun Jiuge was waiting for Aunt Gaga to wake up, to confirm whether the breakout of golden light would be stronger and more stable after being corroded by Demon Qi.
If it were true, then the direction of the human-beast hybridâs evolution would be clearer.
âNow that you already have a way, then hurry up and do it!â said Zi Shang, who frowned deeper.
Yun Jiuge cared too much about the human-beast hybrids. Pondering over reasons and connections was such a waste of time.
If it were him, he would just take action once he had a way to do so. At most, he would start over if he failed.
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