Chapter 102: Pursuing to Exhaustion, Killing All

By the lakeshore, Lin Ling was startled by the whoosh of water, and when she looked closely, Fang Yue Dan, who had just stopped breathing, floated on the surface like a dead water beast.

"Ahhh!!!" Lin Ling turned pale with fright, shouting hoarsely, "Kill her for me! You go kill her!"

Holding the warm, soft female, Diao Yi's crimson tongue lightly licked the frightened, collapsing Lin Ling, then released her, not waiting for the female in the water, who had no Pheromone Value, to speak.

He immediately half‑beast transformed, his fingers becoming knife‑sharp claws, and with an easy forward swipe cut off the neck of the female in the water.

Fang Yue Dan didn't even have time to shout, and died again instantly.

Lin Ling, seeing this, kept her face pale and waited a moment; upon seeing the motionless Fang Yue Dan, she felt relieved inside.

Hahaha!

All of Fang Yue Dan's past life will become hers.

Let Diao Yi handle the corpse; Lin Ling floated back in a buoyant mood, knowing that what awaited her was a future adored by countless beasts and coveted by all the great lords—

At that moment, a wisp of invisible, cloud‑like golden vapor rose from the female lying on the ground, drifted upward, and vanished.

……

Returning from the Wushen Temple, Lin Manzhi followed Mo Lie and Hua Zheng, cautiously avoiding all gazes as before, removing any scent from herself, before arriving at her current dwelling.

Lin Manzhi wasn't sure if it was just her illusion.

When she emerged from the Wushen Temple, she seemed to run straight into a swirl of pale golden air; when she stopped to look closely, there was nothing to see.

Nothing changed on her body, yet from heart to flesh a sudden, unprecedented surge of power welled up.

If one had to point out the difference, it was mainly the mindset; for example, when a person faces a great hardship, they become hesitant, helpless, anxious.

At this point, an inexplicable confidence rose from deep within her, a sense that "hardships are nothing," and she thought she could easily overcome them.

This strange, body‑and‑mind pleasant ease came to Lin Manzhi in a baffling way.

What is going on?

Lin Manzhi returned to the house and immediately checked the space, finding no change; that thin golden mist, visible only to her, drifted like a gentle breeze, brushing her with a cool sensation, and after the wind passed, nothing remained.

Her mind was full of questions, yet she truly couldn't find any problem.

"…Master, I've already told them to move all the assets into the Underground warehouse; would you like to inspect now?"

Hua Zheng entered his own territory, his mind and body relaxed considerably; seeing that the matter of the Wooden Female was settled, he promptly stepped forward to report.

Mo Lie stood on the balcony outside; with a slight turn of his head, he could see Lin Manzhi's figure inside the house.

He said casually, "Count the assets and then tell me."

After confirming her body and space were fine, Lin Manzhi stopped worrying; seeing the two discuss on the balcony, she hurriedly took a Cucumber from the space, sliced a few pieces, steeped them in a teapot, then poured two cups of water to serve.

She approached and asked, "Would you like some water?"

As Lin Manzhi walked in, Mo Lie raised his hand, took the cup she handed him, and before bringing it to his lips, he smelled a faint fresh fragrance from the pale green water.

Hua Zheng took the cup himself, and seeing the water unlike any before, felt his throat extremely dry—it truly made him die of thirst.

Hua Zheng gulped down an entire cup in one breath, and a flash of light flickered in his sharp eyes.

"What is in this! It's unbelievably tasty!!"

Next to him, Mo Lie lowered his head and took a sip; the cucumber's distinctive cool freshness seeped into his stomach, relieving the scorching heat of the sun.

He tipped his head back, finished the water in his hand, sidestepped Lin Manzhi's reaching hand, and smoothly guided her toward the house.

Entering the house, Mo Lie set the cup on the low table; with others present, the two silently refrained from mentioning the matter of the Sky‑God Fruit.

He turned to look at Lin Manzhi beside him and said, "Zhi Zhi, since we're here, I'll go down to check the situation of this place. Want to come with me?"

Lin Manzhi hesitated, recalling the Sky‑God Fruit in the warehouse, and said, "It's too hot outside, I won't go."

Mo Lie's gaze swept over the sunlight outside; the constant fighting was indeed unsuitable for the little female before him.

He nodded, "Alright."

Watching Mo Lie leave, Lin Manzhi closed the door, pulled all the curtains, returned to the soft couch, flung the blanket aside, and with a swish, stepped into the space.

The unlocked area of the space remained unchanged; three plots of land bore crops, some with seedlings, others already mature, due to differing planting times.

Lin Manzhi first harvested the Lettuce that had ripened on the plot that matures a hundred days in a single day, and didn't rush to replant.

She looked at a mound of Spiritual Field Agave; its spiny leaves had grown into a compact lotus‑like base, reaching below her waist; by the field's count, it had been planted for over two years.

The Agave still needed three to four more years before its juice could be harvested; this plot would remain untouched for now, while the newly acquired Sky‑God Fruit needed to be planted promptly.

The Concentrated Spirit Dew had been planted in the Spiritual Field for over sixty days, yet showed no change; Lin Manzhi calculated that it had effectively grown for about seventeen years, adding only a fraction to the three‑hundred‑year span.

At this rate it's rather slow; the Concentrated Spirit Dew takes over three hundred years, the Sky‑God Fruit a dozen years, and growth in the Spiritual Field is already sluggish.

No wonder the remedy that heals the Spirit Core disappears in the temple; with these millennial medicinal plants, the Beastfolk here can live peacefully for five generations.

Lin Manzhi went to the edge of the Spiritual Field and harvested all the Lettuce with tender leaves; the leaves wouldn't go to waste and could serve as today's vegetables.

She cleared a patch of soil; lacking a digging tool, Lin Manzhi bought one at the Mall, and carefully transplanted the Concentrated Spirit Dew seedlings one by one into the adjacent ten‑day Spiritual Field.

After transplanting, she observed carefully; the move caused no harm to the Concentrated Spirit Dew, so she carefully planted the Sky‑God Fruit obtained from the Shamaness.

Although it grows in a deep‑sea environment, it's not exactly underwater… a bit worrisome.

The Spiritual Field here can grow anything; the soil needs no watering, is richly fertile, and humidity adjusts automatically without human care, responding to the plants.

When the Sky‑God Fruit was planted, its slender red rhizome seemed to straighten as if having drunk spiritual water; the round, coin‑shaped leaf faced upward, appearing well‑adapted here.

【Detected host‑planted unrecorded plant, Sky‑God Fruit, Beast World medicinal plant, growth period a millennium, effect: stimulates the Spirit Core fissure to produce a self‑adhesive, forming a protective membrane on the Spirit Core surface.】

Seeing the pop‑up notice, Lin Manzhi smiled delightedly, eyes crinkling.

Darling, big darling, with this, a male beast's injured Spirit Core can truly be healed.

Truly, it's worthy of the saying that a cure appears within three steps; this phrase is also very useful in the Beast World.