Free Web NovelChapter 758: Chapter 750: Unusual
Having decided to take action, Mei Qingchen and Shen Ci’an quickly tidied up a bit and set off immediately.
After traveling at an extremely fast speed for a few hours, they arrived at the outskirts of the Black Lion Tribe just before dawn.
In the forest surrounding the Black Lion Tribe, they encountered numerous attacks from Mutated Lion Beastmen.
These Mutated Lion Beastmen were clearly Black Lion Tribe beastmen whose Spirit Seas had collapsed from pollution, ultimately losing their sanity and turning completely into beasts.
Their attacks on beastmen were completely irrational, more ferocious than wild beasts.
With bloodthirsty eyes, they seemed unable to feel pain and only knew how to fight.
"Roar..."
They frantically attacked Shen Ci’an and Mei Qingchen.
Without even turning back, Shen Ci’an flicked his sleeve, and his Blood-colored Superpower transformed into a beam of light, instantly killing the three Mutated Lion Beastmen attacking them.
The sword in Mei Qingchen’s hand turned into countless sword flowers, taking down all Mutated Beasts trying to get close to them.
The two were so powerful that even the mindless beasts dared not approach upon sensing the danger.
"Why are there so many Mutated Lion Beastmen here?"
"And the pollution here is severe."
Shen Ci’an frowned, realizing that such an environment was hardly suitable for beastmen to survive.
Mei Qingchen explained, "When I first arrived at the Taixu Secret Realm and reached the Golden Leopard Tribe, it was also in a polluted environment."
It was because he used the Purification Power that the Golden Leopard Tribe now appeared somewhat normal.
But ultimately, his own power was weak, unable to purify the environment of the entire Taixu Secret Realm.
"So, the Black Lion Tribe tried every means to annex the Golden Leopard Tribe, to take over their resources?"
Shen Ci’an knew that several tribes had previously joined forces to attack the Golden Leopard Tribe.
"Not just that."
Shen Ci’an said, "But I noticed the outskirts of the Golden Leopard Tribe didn’t have so many Mutated Beastmen, how come there are so many Mutated Beastmen in the Black Lion Tribe all Black Lion Mutated Beastmen?"
As they entered this forest, they had already killed countless Black Lion Mutated Beastmen.
Including the old, the weak, and the young.
Something seemed unusual.
Mei Qingchen focused and explained, "I heard that the Black Lion Tribe has very strict control over its people. Once more than half of the tribe’s beastmen are polluted, they are expelled and left to fend for themselves."
"The pollution in this mountain forest is much denser than inside the tribe. When left to fend for themselves outside, many Black Lion Beastmen can’t receive spiritual comfort, and the severe continued mutation makes them lose their sanity completely and become berserk Mutated Beastmen."
That’s why they encountered so many Mutated Black Lion Beastmen.
All of whom were thoroughly polluted Black Lion Beastmen.
Shen Ci’an’s long, narrow eyes formed a cold arc, "This is rather cruel."
Mei Qingchen said solemnly, "The pollution situation in the Taixu Secret Realm is different from the pollution outside the Beast World; some of the pollution here is more intense, and relying on the comfort of females is simply ineffective."
"They need to drink some Purification Potion, but Purification Potion is extremely precious, and its raw materials are very rare. Thus, these potions are generally reserved as a resource for the strongest beastmen in the tribe."
"As for those who are not valued and have weak talents, they are naturally abandoned by the tribe."
Shen Ci’an said, "No wonder those we encountered were all weak in strength."
With a casual move, he dealt with these Mutated Beasts.
As they continued further in, Shen Ci’an, while scouting the environment, saw a hidden cave not far away.
Inside, two Black Lion Beastmen who appeared to be about eight or nine years old were hiding.
Upon seeing Shen Ci’an and Mei Qingchen, they were so scared that they shrank back fearfully.
"There are two Black Lion Beastmen there."
"Are they still rational and less than half polluted, yet abandoned by the tribe?"
Shen Ci’an was a cold-hearted man, lacking much empathy.
But upon seeing these two beast cubs, he thought of his own cubs.
He didn’t know why a trace of compassion stirred within him.
He was not usually like this.
Shen Ci’an’s night vision was stronger at night, allowing him to move more smoothly than during the day.
Mei Qingchen naturally noticed the faint breathing as well.
He glanced at the hidden cave, "This doesn’t seem like your style."
He could tell the thoughts hidden in Shen Ci’an’s tone.
Shen Ci’an, a Blood Clan Beastman, was inherently indifferent and wouldn’t meddle.
As for his wife, it’s because she touched his heart that he took such care in everything he did.
Otherwise, someone like him wouldn’t have love in his heart.
This is something Mei Qingchen understood more deeply about the Blood Clan after coming to the Fusang Continent.
Feigning a sigh, Shen Ci’an said, "Since the wife gave me two cubs, my mindset naturally changed."
Mei Qingchen’s expression changed dramatically, and his hand holding the sword trembled slightly.
The sour jealousy in his heart was unbearable.
He didn’t know about this at all.
In fact, after reuniting with Su Muyao, there were many things she hadn’t had time to tell Mei Qingchen.
Thus, Mei Qingchen was unaware of them.
Noticing the instability in Mei Qingchen’s aura beside him, Shen Ci’an turned to look at him and could see his face seemed off.
He seemed completely unaware of this matter.
Had the wife not had time to tell him?
Shen Ci’an knew his wife to be fair, treating all her Beast Husbands equally.
Given her decision to bear cubs, she would certainly have them with all her Beast Husbands.
Actually, they loved the cubs because they loved their wife.
According to the Beast World’s perspective, a wife having cubs for her Beast Husbands signified she valued and loved them greatly.
Shen Ci’an lightly coughed and said, "It’s because of Youluo Fragrance; once it’s dealt with, you’ll also have a chance."
Mei Qingchen’s head buzzed a few times, and upon hearing these words, he managed to suppress his emotions.
He said, "Mm."
Leaping in a swift motion, Mei Qingchen quickly arrived at the hidden cave.
The two Black Lion cubs were startled as someone approached.
Their faces turned pale, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.
"Don’t be afraid, we won’t hurt you."
"Why are you living here, where are your parents?"
One of the older Black Lion cubs spoke, "Our father was seriously injured while hunting, unable to hunt anymore, and infected with the polluted air. We have no talent, and after getting contaminated while foraging, our mother drove us out of the tribe..."
"Our father went berserk from the pollution yesterday and took his own life."
As they spoke, they couldn’t help but wipe away their tears in secret.
Their father, fearing he would harm them after losing his sanity, chose to take his own life.
Shen Ci’an scoffed, "Your mother is quite cruel."
These two little beastmen were clearly only one-third polluted and still eligible to be saved, but they seemed to lack any superpower talent.
Hence, they were abandoned early on.
This is the cruel survival rule of the Beast World.
Shen Ci’an used to think it was all normal, but after seeing the goodness of Su Muyao, he scorned such behaviors.
Su Muyao was so gentle and patient with her cubs.
The small beastman whispered, "Everyone’s mothers are like that, all for the tribe."
Shen Ci’an sneered in disdain.
But upon looking closely down, he saw many scars on the little beastman’s body, "Did your mother do this?"
The two little beastmen remained silent, which said a lot.
It appeared the Taixu Secret Realm was harsher for survival than the outside.
Surviving was not easy for the Beastmen.
On the Cang Beast Continent, even though there were exiled beastmen, the pollution wasn’t so severe, and people could survive by foraging in the forest.
But looking at those wild fruits in the cave, those too were polluted, eating such food would only increase their level of pollution.
Eventually, they would mutate.
Mei Qingchen said, "Do you want to survive?"
