Chapter 10: The First Battle, The Thorn Demon

This time, the Moonlight Fox did not show strong resistance like before. Instead, it looked at Chu Mu with its beautiful eyes.

Soul Pets had their own thoughts and emotions, just like humans. At this moment, Chu Mu could see a hint of confusion and hesitation in the little creature’s eyes, as if it was considering whether it should trust this human, Chu Mu.

In fact, the Soul Pact capture had a certain degree of restraint and force. After the Moonlight Fox showed this confusion and hesitation, the light of the Soul Pact ring immediately grew stronger!

The pale blue Soul Pact ring slowly shrank inward. As the Moonlight Fox’s will to resist lessened, the ring began to imprint on its soul.

Gradually, the Moonlight Fox stopped resisting. The pale blue Soul Pact ring finally slowly merged into the body of the little Moonlight Fox, turning into a soul mark that belonged only to Chu Mu, imprinted within the Moonlight Fox’s soul.

“Wu~!”

The Moonlight Fox let out a soft cry, and a pale blue radiance bloomed from its body.

The radiance covered its body. Then, its delicate figure slowly scattered within this pale blue light and disappeared from Chu Mu’s sight.

A Soul Pet Tamer possessed their own Soul Pet Space, which was precisely the place to accommodate Soul Pets. After forming a Soul Pact with a human, the Soul Pet Tamer could summon the Soul Pet from their Soul Pet Space using their will.

Both summoning and recalling a Soul Pet required the consumption of Soul Power. Although his Soul Power was almost depleted, Chu Mu still couldn’t wait to summon his first battle Soul Pet before him.

A pale blue halo slowly appeared, enveloping a delicate and beautiful figure. Its pretty fluffy tail gently swayed, and a pair of lively, moonlight-like enchanting eyes gazed at Chu Mu.

The Moonlight Fox’s eyes were different from before. Previously, they held confusion and wariness, but now they were gentle and docile.

Chu Mu laughed heartily with surging emotions again, because he had finally captured this Soul Pet with limitless potential. This meant his fate would completely change because of this Soul Pet!

“Wu~!”

The Moonlight Fox let out another soft cry, looking pitiful as it twisted its cute body, trying to break free from the white silk strands binding it.

Chu Mu also took out his knife and, with great effort, cut through those extremely tough white silk strands. Then, he picked up the fluffy little creature and stroked its fur.

The Moonlight Fox seemed to enjoy this stroking too. It snuggled into Chu Mu’s arms, showing a bit of dependence, and licked Chu Mu’s cheek with its little tongue.

Seeing this young Moonlight Fox show affection so quickly, Chu Mu guessed that this little one’s age and mentality weren’t very high. It had survived in this dangerous Inner Island purely by instinct and tenacity. For a juvenile Soul Pet, this was indeed not easy, and its growing process must have been very difficult.

“Little one, you must have been orphaned at a very young age. But it’s okay. From now on, we’ll rely on each other, and you won’t be fighting alone anymore… Speaking of which, I should give you a name first.” Chu Mu grinned, a smile that was the only genuinely joyous and comfortable one he had had in many years.

In fact, Chu Mu’s current situation was similar to that of this little fox striving to survive on a dangerous Inner Island. What had changed was that Chu Mu was no longer fighting alone either.

“I recall there was a weapon named Mo Xie, gentle and beautiful when still, sharp and eerie when in motion. I’ll call you Mo Xie. It suits a clever little fellow like you.”

“Wu~!” It seemed not to like Chu Mu calling it clever, letting out a plaintive cry.

“Hmm, wise…”

The little fox immediately stuck out its smooth little tongue and licked Chu Mu’s cheek. Chu Mu laughed heartily, thinking this little one was not only full of potential but also a very interesting character.

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Having obtained the most satisfactory, or rather completely unexpected, Soul Pet, Chu Mu could now leave this dangerous Inner Island with full confidence.

Of course, on the way back, Chu Mu dared not let his guard down at all. After all, the little Moonlight Fox was still too young and couldn’t possibly deal with those powerful Soul Pets for now. Chu Mu even had to shoulder the responsibility of protecting the little Moonlight Fox.

Recalling a Soul Pet didn’t consume much Soul Power, but summoning it was a considerable cost. Chu Mu didn’t return Little Mo Xie to his Soul Pet Space but simply started heading back with it.

Chu Mu was also very meticulous. After entering the Inner Island, he had left some marks along the way to avoid getting lost in the perilous Inner Island.

Following the marks he had carved on the trees, Chu Mu smoothly returned to that area of thorns.

Chu Mu remembered there was a second-tier Thorn Demon in this Thicket of Thorns, so he was especially alert.

Just as Chu Mu was about to climb through, Little Mo Xie suddenly broke free from his arms, darted into the Thicket of Thorns.

After forming a Soul Pact with a Soul Pet, he could sense its location within a certain distance. Chu Mu didn’t want his treasure-like Mo Xie to come to any harm, so he immediately followed.

Mo Xie’s body was petite, nimble, and agile. It moved freely through the Thicket of Thorns without getting the slightest scratch or scrape.

Chu Mu followed quickly and soon realized Little Mo Xie was heading straight for the Thorn Demon that had attacked him earlier.

“Rustle rustle rustle~!”

As he approached that spot, Chu Mu heard the sound of the Thicket of Thorns swaying.

Chopping through the thicket, he saw the little moonlit figure darting back and forth swiftly among the dense thorns. Behind it, a vine as thick as a thumb chased it like a swimming snake. However, compared to Little Mo Xie’s agile and flexible movements, the vine’s pursuit and attempts to bind seemed rather clumsy.

“Good! This is our first battle on the path to becoming strong!” Seeing that Little Mo Xie was already fighting the Thorn Demon that had nearly killed him, Chu Mu’s fighting spirit immediately rose.

As a qualified Soul Pet Tamer, the task was not to join the fight personally but to be the true commander of the battle situation!