Published: March 2, 2025
The pitch-black cat moved stealthily towards the direction of the Laughing Monk, swift and agile like a leopard, covering the shortest distance possible.
Wen Yu couldn't help but marvel at the graceful posture and quick, efficient movements of the feline. Truly, big cats are one of the most powerful predators on land.
In contrast, the One-Eyed and Star looked clumsy, their petite bodies twisting awkwardly in their mini state, their hideous appearance making it hard for Wen Yu to look at them.
Moreover, they moved extremely slowly—Victor had already covered more than half the distance, while these two hadn't even crawled 100 meters.
Seeing this scene, Wen Yu lightly frowned.
His three spirit pets rarely cooperated well in combat, which led to their individual battle abilities being quite strong, but their teamwork left much to be desired.
At least for now, the actions of the three spirit pets seemed riddled with flaws in Wen Yu's eyes—Victor, couldn't you just put the One-Eyed and Star into the Netherworld first and release them when it's time to fight?
However, Wen Yu merely watched coldly without giving any hints—if they lacked cooperation, then they should practice. After all, with the strength of the Laughing Monk as stated by the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine, even if that strength increased several times, Wen Yu could ensure the safety of his three spirit pets.
The absorption speed of the soul realm space was definitely not to be taken lightly.
As Wen Yu observed coldly and the three spirit pets moved furtively, Victor was slowly approaching the Laughing Monk's position.
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1000 meters...
500 meters...
300 meters...
As the distance closed, Victor's movements became increasingly subtle.
Victor's camouflage ability was only at the S-level—not a very reliable level, and according to the information feedback from the Eye of the Moon, the Laughing Monk's skills were completely unknown aside from their level—no one knew whether he had the ability to see through Victor's hidden capabilities.
The atmosphere in the air seemed to solidify.
Victor gently lifted his left foot and then slowly brought it down.
200 meters! This distance was already within Victor's attack range.
Seeing the Laughing Monk in front of him still completely oblivious, eyes tightly shut, and standing quietly in place, Victor narrowed his eyes and slowly bent his body.
To be fair, the idea of using the Netherworld that Wen Yu had just thought of had naturally crossed Victor's mind as well.
However, there was a significant issue here—the competition among Wen Yu's spirit pets!
At level five, Wen Yu had a total of five soul realms; the first soul's little soul beast didn't count, and the fourth soul's Faceless had no independent combat ability and required no resources.
As for the remaining three spirit pets, it seemed that Victor's overall capability and assistance to Wen Yu was the strongest.
From Wen Yu's distribution rules just now, the status among the three spirit pets appeared quite equal in his mind.
Yet, with limited resources, as Wen Yu's spirit pets increased in number, internal competition for those resources would only intensify—Victor, being the smartest, had already sensed Wen Yu's intention to have the three spirit pets deal with the Laughing Monk.
I need to see if you are worth my investment in training!
Survival of the fittest is an unchanging rule in nature; perhaps Wen Yu would not forcibly terminate the soul realm contract, but once their strength fell behind the majority, they would only face prolonged dormancy, ultimately becoming a passive "skill enhancer" for Wen Yu.
Victor thought his current mindset was somewhat dark…
However, given Wen Yu's style of handling matters, Victor believed the probability of it turning out this way was around fifty percent.
A cruel yet realistic thought—this aligned perfectly with Wen Yu's working style!
And now, it was time for the three spirit pets to deliver their results!
Victor felt that if he could independently take down this little creature called the Laughing Monk, that result would surely end with full marks— as for the One-Eyed and Star, well, competition was competition; this involved future status!