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Chapter – 35

He Would Not Go Against His Female Master’s Wishes

Nakan swam out, dark circles under his eyes, his beautiful tail covered in large patches of missing red scales.

He smiled bitterly, “In this state, I might scare her.”

“Let’s wait until after molting, when new scales grow, then I’ll talk to her.”

Ive didn’t know what to say either.

“Who told you to insist on showing off and accepting Duan Si’s duel? Luckily, he only made you lose some scales, not flesh—he really went easy on you.”

Two days ago, Nakan stubbornly accepted Duan Si’s challenge.

Even back in the Mangjiao tribe, he had heard of Duan Si’s terrifying devouring ability.

Unless suppressed by bloodline or major rank, within the same rank, no one was his match.

Beastmen’s abilities were divided into twelve tiers, with three tiers forming a major rank, totaling four major ranks.

It was said that above the twelfth tier, there were Earth and Heaven tiers.

But only beastmen with ancestral beast or powerful beast bloodlines could possibly break through the twelfth tier and reach Earth or Heaven tiers.

Since the curse descended, countless ancestral beasts had fallen or sacrificed themselves, and tales of Earth or Heaven tiers became rare.

Unless awakened, ancestral beast bloodlines were even less potent than those of other powerful beast tribes.

Compared to ancestral beast bloodlines, the bloodline power of other powerful beast tribes was easier to awaken.

Within the Cursed Lands, beastmen who had awakened ancestral beast bloodlines were few and far between.

Among the three nearby tribes, as far as Nakan knew, only Lu Liufeng was one.

But his identity was different from most. Only a beastman with ancestral eagle bloodline could become the leader of the Eagle Strait. As the son of the leader, Lu Liufeng naturally had pure bloodline and was born with awakened ancestral eagle bloodline power.

The Cursed Lands had no ability-measuring stones, so the precise twelfth-tier rank couldn’t be determined.

But every time a major rank was broken through, impurities would be expelled from the beastman’s body, and their bones and muscles strengthened.

Therefore, beastmen in the Cursed Lands generally classified themselves by major ranks. Most beastmen’s abilities were within the first to third major ranks, with virtually none at the fourth major rank.

Due to the influence of the curse, beastmen in the Cursed Lands couldn’t break through the third major rank.

But that didn’t mean there were no beastmen at the fourth major rank.

The Sacred City’s Sacred Beast Hall would regularly dispatch beastmen at the fourth major rank to guard the seven tribes in the Cursed Lands to prepare for emergencies.

However, due to the curse’s influence and the tribes’ backward living conditions, these wall-guarding beastmen mostly lived in tribes within the Great Forest.

Unless a breach was opened in the protective wall, they generally wouldn’t appear in the tribes.

Nakan was the youngest third major rank beastman in the Mangjiao tribe. First, he thought he could accept Lu Liufeng’s challenge; then, he believed Duan Si might be similar to Lu Liufeng.

But clearly, the devouring ability was far more powerful than he imagined.

And this was while Duan Si was holding back. Otherwise, he might have lost more than just scales.

“I’m too weak,” Nakan said dejectedly.

“I heard she has a nine-tailed snow fox beast-husband, a wolf beast-husband, and a golden lion beast-husband.”

The strength of a fox tribe’s bloodline was determined by the number of tails.

Nine tails were the maximum for the fox tribe.

So, without a doubt, a nine-tailed snow fox must be a powerful beast-husband with awakened bloodline.

He wasn’t sure about the wolf beast-husband, but the golden lion, especially one from the Sacred City’s golden lion family, was one of the nine major beast tribes of the Sacred City.

Thinking of this, Nakan couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

Ive didn’t know how to comfort him either and could only say, “Think of the positives. She only has five beast-husbands, and all of them want to dissolve the marriage contract. You still have a chance.”

Nakan looked at him, “Do you really think so?”

“Lu Liufeng doesn’t seem like he wants to dissolve it.”

As for Duan Si…

Two days ago, even after that duel, he was certain Duan Si wanted to dissolve the marriage contract.

Then, as a snake beastman, he could perhaps replace Duan Si and become her snake beast-husband in the Hot River Valley.

But today, he wasn’t so sure.

Although he hadn’t appeared, he had been observing from the shadows.

When Duan Si appeared with the female master sitting on his shoulder, he knew everything had changed.

Snow Mountain Hot Springs

The moment Jiang Xi landed from the eagle’s back, she eagerly found a secluded cluster of hot spring pools, the kind where one pool connected to another.

This made it convenient for her to switch between pools for treatment.

She had picked a few seed pods in the valley for washing hair. Though not ideal, they were better than nothing.

As for soap, she’d have to wait another month to use it.

The snow mountain was cold, but the hot spring pools were warm.

Jiang Xi shivered as she took off her animal hide and quickly jumped into a pool.

Warmth enveloped her, making her sigh in contentment.

Her skin was still covered in a dark, patchy hue, with most of the toxic blisters now deflated and a lot of black flakes peeling off.

Jiang Xi raised her hand and rubbed it, scraping off a handful of black dead skin. Between the dark blisters, she caught a few faint glimpses of fair skin.

Her heart leaped with joy, almost making her shout in excitement.

Finally! She saw hope!

With such a body covered in toxic blisters and dark skin, no matter how strong her acceptance was, it was hard to endure.

Jiang Xi began channeling her healing ability into the water.

A faint green glow rippled through the pool.

But before she finished, the sound of someone entering the water suddenly came from the shore.

Jiang Xi turned her head and instantly let out a scream.

“Ah—!”

She hurriedly covered her eyes, turning her back, her heart pounding wildly.

“Lu Liufeng, what are you doing here?!”

“Let’s wash separately, okay?!”

Her mind was filled with the image she had just seen.

The young man was tall with long legs, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and beautiful muscles covering his frame—every inch perfect like a work of art.

Behind him were the snow-capped rocks, steam rising from the hot springs, mist swirling, making the naked young man look even more like an immortal descended to earth.

Of course, if one could ignore a certain part, it would be even better.

Jiang Xi had never experienced such a close impact before.

Even during that transformation outside the tribe, there was some distance, just a fleeting glimpse.

But this time, it was close enough for her to see everything clearly.

Lu Liufeng had already stepped into the pool.

Hearing the female master’s words, he froze in place.

The female master invited him to bathe together, so why was she rejecting him now?

The female master had her back to him, her slender figure outlined, dark hair spreading across the water’s surface.

“Female Master…” he murmured softly.

Instinctively, he reached out, wanting to touch her.

But as soon as his fingertips brushed against her, the female master quickly sank deeper into the water, as if he were some kind of monster.

Lu Liufeng pursed his lips, his gentle and handsome face falling.