Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

"Brother Yuming, do we really have to go get that collar? I'm scared!"

Xinlan said, her voice trembling with tears.

"There's no other way but to give it a try. If we don't try, even if this monster doesn't eat us, we'll be roasted into jerky in no time."

Don't be afraid, I'll hold your hand, let's go get it together!

While encouraging Xinlan, Mo Yuming fully circulated the earth elemental spiritual power within his body, forming an elemental shield around himself and Xinlan to resist the strong heat waves emitted by the magical beast.

Then, he led Xinlan slowly closer to the monster.

Although Mo Yuming had raised the earth elemental energy defensive shield to a very high level, much of the fire elemental magic emitted by the demonic beast still penetrated through and continuously melted the outer layer of the earth elemental energy shield.

Even though Mo Yuming kept replenishing and strengthening it, the earth elemental shield was melting faster and faster.

The heat penetrated the earthen cover, causing the temperature inside to rise higher and higher, making the two feel as if they were standing next to a giant furnace, so hot that they could hardly breathe.

This was still magic power unconsciously emitted by the magical beast. If it were done intentionally, Mo Yuming and his companion would have been evaporated by the high-temperature fire element magic power long ago.

Mo Yuming could sense that the demonic beast was trying very hard to restrain its own magic power. Perhaps due to a lack of cultivation techniques or other reasons, it was unable to control its magic power freely.

"Brother, if we go any further, I won't be able to control my spiritual power anymore. What should we do?"

When she was about a foot away from the monster, Xinlan could no longer take another step forward.

"Try to conjure an ice pillar and see if you can reach it!"

Mo Yuming suddenly had a brilliant idea.

"Its magic is too strong; my ice sword was vaporized before it even got close to the collar!"

Following Mo Yuming's idea, Xinlan diligently condensed an ice pillar about an inch thick and reached towards the collar.

However, no matter how hard they tried, the icicles would only extend a few inches away from the collar before being evaporated by the high-temperature magic emitted by the monster, and they could not advance any further no matter how hard they tried.

"do my best!"

Mo Yuming gritted his teeth and, disregarding the possibility of going into a state of demonic possession, freed one hand to place on Xinlan's back. Just like last time, he multitasked, channeling the metal element spiritual power within his body to Xinlan!

At the same time, it increased the output of earth elemental energy, enhancing the defensive capabilities of the shield.

Mo Yuming recklessly overdraws his physical and mental strength, his heart pounding, and his head aching as if it were being sawed open.

A moment later, wisps of hot air rose from Mo Yuming's head.

His complexion changed constantly, alternating between white and yellow.

At this moment, Mo Yuming was on the verge of collapse, his mind was blank, and he was only able to keep going by sheer willpower.

The operation of the profound skill had long been teetering on the brink of demonic possession, with the possibility of going berserk at any moment.

After all, this was the first time he had to multitask and simultaneously mobilize and output two kinds of spiritual power. One required full power output, while the other required gentle and steady output. Both were extremely challenging to his mind and spirit. The slightest mistake would result in his heart meridians being shattered and his body exploding to death, making it extremely dangerous.

Xinlan was also pushing her spiritual power to the limit. Just when she was exhausted and unable to continue, she suddenly received a strong metal elemental spiritual power from Mo Yuming.

The unstoppable golden elemental spiritual power quickly filled Xinlan's meridians, which were on the verge of spiritual depletion.

With the support of the gold elemental energy, Xinlan's water elemental energy was quickly restored and even strengthened.

Finally, through their combined efforts, they withstood the magical suppression of the monster, and the ice pillar gradually lengthened until its tip touched the collar.

Just as the ice tip touched the collar, something unexpected happened to both of them.

The collar first emitted a "humming" sound, and the entire collar vibrated rapidly as if a string had been plucked, and the collar body emitted an even brighter azure fluorescence.

The next moment, without any warning, the collar suddenly turned into a powerful magnet, pulling Xinlan, who was busy condensing ice pillars and was completely unprepared, towards it.

Mo Yuming was also transmitting his power to Xinlan when, under the pull of the suction force, he was also sucked in.

The powerful suction gave the two no chance to resist; no matter how much they struggled, they could not escape the collar's pull.

Although the two were pulled in and ended up close to the magical beast, the spiritual energy shield that Mo Yuming had placed around them shattered and disappeared instantly.

But a strange thing also happened at the same time: the two of them were not harmed by the huge fire elemental magic emitted by the monster.

Because while the collar was absorbing their spiritual power, it was also absorbing the fire magic element of the magical beasts. All the flames emanating from the magical beasts were sucked into the collar.

Moreover, it absorbed even more, almost exponentially more, the fire elemental magic power emanating from the magical beast. The intense heat emanating from the magical beast immediately diminished, and the previous scorching heat disappeared.

Its magma-like body was also rapidly dimming and cooling down.

This sudden change completely disrupted the flow of their profound skills, making it impossible for them to continue.

Mo Yuming was so badly injured that his blood and qi surged, and he almost vomited blood.

Mo Yuming was shocked and tried to pull his hands apart, but it was no use. He couldn't mobilize his spiritual power at all and could only let the strange circle absorb his energy.

Time was passing quickly, and the two were helpless, forced to watch their spiritual energy drain away.

This suction power is many times greater than Mo Yuming's spirit-absorbing technique.

Time flew by, and after an unknown amount of time, when the two were almost completely drained of their spiritual energy and on the verge of exhaustion, the collar finally stopped absorbing magic.

The magical beast had also changed drastically. Its huge body, which was originally several meters long, had shrunk to less than five feet, turning into an ordinary small magical beast, about the same size as an ordinary "big tabby cat" cheetah.

The body that was originally sparking with fire and resembling churning lava has been transformed into a normal flesh body.

However, the beast's body was not covered in fur, but in shimmering scales that reflected an eerie, multicolored light under the blue glow emitted by the collar.

After absorbing a huge amount of energy, the dazzling blue light of the collar slowly dissipated, followed by a series of soft "click" sounds. A moment later, it automatically detached from the monster's neck and fell to the ground.

Freed from the collar's restraints, the large "cat" was like a prisoner released from his shackles. It let out a long, human-like howl, and then, like a child in a state of extreme excitement, it jumped and ran joyfully.

As it ran, the dazzling scales continuously emitted a colorful, mysterious light, forming a unique band of light as it ran at high speed. The colorful light illuminated the cave, making it colorful and dreamlike.

When "Cat" finished venting and returned to the two of them, about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn had passed. The two of them had also slowly recovered from their exhaustion. Although their strength had not yet fully recovered, they could move around without any major problems.

Although the two still held the powerful "cat" in awe, they no longer felt the fear they had felt before.

All signs indicate that this magical beast is different from other magical beasts; it has no intention of harming them.

Mo Yuming also took out the fluorescent stone from his storage bag again, illuminating the underground palace brightly.

The "cat" stood on another stone pillar, watched the two of them for a while, then let out a few soft growls at them before leaping lightly into the crescent-shaped pool.

Its movements were so light and graceful that they were astonishing. Its massive body leaped into the water from a height of more than ten feet away, and it was as if a feather had floated into the pond, without stirring up the slightest splash.

The "cat" began to devour the eggs in the pool. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, it had eaten most of the nearly one thousand eggs in the pool. Then, still not satisfied, it also drank almost half of the water in the pool before finally emerging from the pool contentedly.

After calling out to the two a few more times, it walked towards a cave. Just before entering the cave, it turned back to look at the two of them before quickly disappearing into the cave.

"Brother, that tabby cat is so cute!"

Xinlan didn't come to her senses for a long time after the monster left. The first thing she said was the adorable thing a little girl would say when she saw a pet. She had completely forgotten the thrill she had just experienced.

Although Mo Yuming also likes rare and exotic animals, he would never act cute indiscriminately in such a way, regardless of the occasion.

"In my opinion, that big tabby cat is not a magical beast, but a rare spiritual beast! Judging from its behavior, it has never shown us any hostility. This is fundamentally different from a magical beast."

"I've never heard Grandpa and the others mention such a spirit beast. Why don't we go back and ask them?"

"I suspect that even if we asked them, they wouldn't know. If they did know, they would have told us long ago."

"The dumpling that was nearly half-eaten by that big cat must be something good!"

Mo Yuming had calmed down from the strange phenomenon and looked at the pool of water that had been mostly swallowed by the "cat" and said.

"Let's go get some and see!"

Upon hearing that it was a good thing, Xinlan wanted to go into the water to get it.

"Wait! Hold on a minute..."

Mo Yuming quickly pulled Xinlan aside and said.

"what's wrong?"

Xinlan asked, puzzled.

"I think we shouldn't pollute that water. The water in that pool must be very precious; it's definitely not ordinary water!"

Just as Xinlan was about to jump into the pool, Mo Yuming quickly stopped her from rushing in.

What's so special about this water?

Xinlan was puzzled.

"Look at this entire underground palace, it's spacious and quite dry, with no water supply. The presence of this water must be something special, it's definitely not ordinary water! I'm sure of it!"

Mo Yuming himself didn't understand either, and didn't know how to explain it to Xinlan, so he just made up some random guesses.

Xinlan, regardless of whether she understood or not, would obey him completely.

"Then how do we retrieve those beads?"

"Of course there's a way; the pool isn't that big."

"This water is really special!"

Although Xinlan didn't rashly go into the pool again, she couldn't help but put her hand in the water and stir it a few times. She found that the water had a very special feel to it, an indescribable sense of comfort. So she exclaimed in amazement.

Upon hearing this, Mo Yuming also tried putting his hand into the water and stirring it a few times, and he also felt the peculiarity.

The water in caves is usually ice-cold, but you can't feel its temperature or its presence.

It's like being in the air, meaning that this water is not only close to human body temperature, but it's definitely not ordinary water.

Mo Yuming tried to cup some water in his hands to see what would happen. To his surprise, he found that the water in his hands was decreasing rapidly without any dripping. In no time, the water in his palms had disappeared completely, and there wasn't a trace of water left on his palms or the backs of his hands!

"Such a strange thing!"

Mo Yuming tried again, and the situation was exactly the same as before!

"Brother, the water has seeped into my hands!..."

Just as Mo Yuming was racking his brains trying to figure it out, Xinlan exclaimed in surprise.