“In the world of Monster Beasts, this is an ironclad rule that no one can change. Even if a mother beast loves her young dearly, she must watch them fight among themselves. Only through this method can their lineage survive in the wild. Those who don’t follow this rule are the lowest of beasts, like carrion rats and gold-eating bugs, existing at the bottom of the food chain.”
What Terra Su described is the most common situation among Monster Beasts, though there are rare exceptions.
Gu Qianyin was astonished, saying, “I see, the stronger and more advanced the Monster Beast, the fewer their numbers. So that’s the reason.”
Beside them, Princess Mia’s beautiful eyes reflected a thoughtful light. She hadn’t expected Terra Su to know so much.
However, recalling how Terra Su accurately healed Old Jiang’s injuries when they first met, Princess Mia felt it wasn’t surprising that Terra Su knew so much.
Watching Terra Su speak confidently and eloquently, he seemed to radiate a certain brilliance, causing Princess Mia’s eyes to tremble slightly without realizing it.
Gu Qianyin was silent for a moment before suddenly saying, “Isn’t it the same for human Martial Practitioners? They also kill each other daily for resources. The difference is that humans don’t limit themselves to a single nest but extend their conflicts to cities, lands, and nations. In essence, it’s still mutual slaughter.”
Terra Su showed a hint of surprise, not expecting Gu Qianyin to see the issue so clearly, drawing parallels between the rules of the Monster Beast world and the phenomena among human Martial Practitioners.
Such perspective and insight were befitting of Fairy Qianyin, a future powerhouse of the Cloud Abyss Empire.
Terra Su nodded in agreement with Gu Qianyin, saying, “You’re right. Human Martial Practitioners’ competition for resources is no less intense than that of Monster Beasts, and their methods can be even more ruthless and extreme.”
Gu Qianyin blushed at Terra Su’s praise, thought for a moment, and added, “So, have we saved these four young beasts? If they stayed with their mother, at most only one would survive, but by taking them out and raising them, perhaps all four can live.”
Terra Su replied, “Not necessarily. Monster Beasts inherently crave strength. If you don’t train it enough, and it doesn’t reach the strength it should have, it won’t be happy. Only if you train it well and let it exceed its potential will it be satisfied.”
As they spoke, the three watched the four young beasts in the bamboo basket fighting for food. One of them was particularly lively, the largest in size, and the fiercest in snatching food, taking most of the roasted beast meat.
Terra Su pointed to the lively young beast and said, “If nothing unexpected happens, this one should have been the one to survive in the end.”
“Indeed,” Gu Qianyin agreed with a nod.
However, at that moment, Gu Qianyin’s gaze fell on another young beast in the corner of the basket. This one was the smallest, with messy fur, looking sickly, half-closing its eyes, and not competing for food like the others.
This appearance starkly contrasted with the largest young beast.
Gu Qianyin’s compassion was unknowingly stirred. She bit her lip, reluctantly glanced at the largest young beast, and then pointed to the smallest, sickly one, saying, “Then I’ll take care of this smallest one. I only want this one; you two can choose from the others.”
Gu Qianyin thought Terra Su would oppose her choice, as this young beast was clearly the weakest of the four. Even if she didn’t choose the largest and most energetic one, she shouldn’t have picked this one.
Initially, Gu Qianyin didn’t want to choose this young beast, but for some reason, when she looked at it, a maternal instinct was triggered, making her feel obligated to care for the sickly young beast.
However, Terra Su unexpectedly did not object. Instead, he thoughtfully observed the sickly young beast for a moment, smiled slightly, and said, “If you want to raise it, then take good care of it.”
Gu Qianyin was surprised that Terra Su didn’t oppose her choice and immediately beamed with joy, nodding vigorously, “I will.”
Then, Gu Qianyin said to Terra Su, “You and the princess can choose from the remaining three young beasts.”
Terra Su shook his head, “I’m too lazy to care for such newborns; it’s too troublesome. If the princess likes, she can take all three.”
The plan to take the young beasts was proposed by Princess Mia, and the Bewildering Powder was also provided by her. From this perspective, it was only fair for her to have more young beasts.
Gu Qianyin didn’t expect that after Terra Su went through so much trouble to save them, he wouldn’t want any of the Silver Moon Beast cubs.
In truth, Terra Su’s reason was simple: he wasn’t interested. With his standards, only the bloodlines of divine beasts or the Four Sacred Beasts would catch his eye.
While the Silver Moon Beast was good, it wasn’t enough for Terra Su.
Moreover, Terra Su’s intention in rescuing the two women was purely to save them, without any thought of claiming more spoils.
Princess Mia’s beautiful eyes showed a hint of complexity. She hadn’t expected that after scolding her, Terra Su would generously let her take care of all three young beasts.
For a moment, Princess Mia felt that her earlier decision to ignore Terra Su out of spite seemed petty.
After all, it was initially her fault for not informing Terra Su about exploring the Silver Moon Beast’s lair, so naturally, he would be displeased.
Ignoring him because he scolded her seemed unbecoming of a princess’s demeanor.
With this thought, Princess Mia took a deep breath, letting go of her previous awkwardness, and smiled, “Then, all the materials obtained from the Silver Moon Beast will belong to Young Master Terra Su. I won’t take a single piece.”
With her saying this, Terra Su naturally had no objections.
The three continued on their way, heading toward the center of the hunting ground.
The closer to the center, the higher the level of Monster Beasts. Of course, this was just a general statistic, with the Silver Moon Beast being an exception.
Aside from the Silver Moon Beast, most powerful Monster Beasts that had reached the Transforming Realm were concentrated in the center of the hunting ground.
Thus, the three headed toward the center, intending to find some Transforming Realm Monster Beasts to practice on.
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