Chapter 594 - 377: Spiritual Energy Infusion, Accelerating Mutation

Chapter 594: Chapter 377: Spiritual Energy Infusion, Accelerating Mutation

"Oh, come on, what are you guys doing? I already warned you there were enemies over there, so why did you go that way?"

Lin Li controlled his character, camping in the bushes as he watched his random teammates ignore his warning and get picked off one by one. He was thoroughly frustrated.

He was the last one left on his five-man team. Just as he was about to show off his skills and clutch a solo victory, a grenade flew in from behind and landed in the very bushes he was hiding in.

"Huh?!!!"

Lin Li stared, stunned, at the grenade that had landed beside him. Then, he heard a massive explosion.

"BOOM."

The phone screen went dark, displaying the message that he had been eliminated.

"Damn... So sneaky! They actually circled around behind me for a sneak attack." Having followed in his teammates’ footsteps to elimination, Lin Li decided not to queue with randoms anymore and quit the game.

’Teaming up with randoms is just too unpredictable. I should just play with Su Yue later.’

’It’s about time, I can head out now...’ Lin Li glanced at the clock on the wall. He’d been gaming for a while, and without realizing it, it was already ten-thirty.

If he left for the market now to buy the ingredients for boiled fish, he would get to Su Yue’s place just in time to start cooking.

He got up from the sofa, walked into his bedroom to change his clothes, and then headed out.

* * *

Bright sunlight shone down on the Ping’an Garden District. The temperature in early September was still high, maintaining the scorching heat of summer.

Beneath a large, leafy tree in a landscaped area, a little girl in a pink sleeveless dress squatted in the cool shade. Cupping her cheeks with her hands, she watched with a broad smile as two small stray cats ate their food.

"Eat a little slower. Don’t choke," said Zhou Tongtong. A faint, almost imperceptible glimmer of pale golden Spiritual Light occasionally flashed in her large, round eyes.

Hearing her, the two little ones immediately slowed their eating. They were extremely well-behaved in front of Zhou Tongtong, not at all like wild, untamable stray cats.

A short while later, the small bowl of diced beef had been licked clean by the two little cats.

"Meow... I’m so full!" The Little Black Cat licked its lips, flopped onto the ground, and exposed its belly, radiating an air of pure laziness.

The Little White Cat had eaten a bit less than the Little Black Cat, so its belly wasn’t quite as full. It lifted a paw to scratch its cheek, then said to Zhou Tongtong,

"Meow... Zhou Tongtong, it’s hot out. You should hurry home!"

Zhou Tongtong heard this and replied with a smile, "It’s okay! It’s actually quite cool under this big tree. I’ll play with you a little longer, then I’ll go back."

With that, she pulled a piece of milk candy from her pocket, unwrapped it, and popped the white sweet into her mouth. Then, she reached out with her two small, tender hands to stroke the little cats’ bellies and heads.

"Meow..."

The Little Black Cat and Little White Cat purred contentedly as she stroked them. This time, they clearly noticed that the warm feeling spreading through their bodies was much stronger than ever before.

"Meow...???"

Though the two little ones were confused about why the warm feeling was stronger than any time before, they only wondered about it in their minds and didn’t say anything.

Zhou Tongtong’s small, tender hands stroked the two little creatures.

The faint, pale golden Spiritual Light glimmering at her fingertips rapidly seeped into the little creatures’ bodies, accelerating their absorption of the Spiritual Energy emanating from the Yellow Ox Exotic Beast Meat.

If a Tier Two Cultivator were present, they would have been able to clearly use their Perception to detect that the Spiritual Energy Waves emanating from the Little Black Cat and Little White Cat were intensifying at an accelerated rate.

"You two are still too small. You have to grow up quickly! Only when you’re big can you protect yourselves from being bullied..."

Zhou Tongtong said this as she stroked the two little stray cats, the Spiritual Energy from her body steadily seeping into them.

The Little White Cat, whose head was being petted by Zhou Tongtong, suddenly turned to look toward Building 3 outside the landscaped area and called out, "Meow... Someone’s about to come out of the stairwell."

Hearing this, Zhou Tongtong and the Little Black Cat looked toward Building 3. At first, they didn’t see anyone come out of the stairwell.

Then, after two or three seconds, they saw Lin Li walk leisurely out of the stairwell of Building 3.

"It’s Lin Li!" Seeing Lin Li emerge from the stairwell of Building 3, Zhou Tongtong immediately stood up and waved at him as he looked her way from outside the landscaped area.

"Zhou Tongtong, it’s so hot today, and you still came out to play with the stray cats!" Lin Li replied with a smile to the girl who was greeting him.

"It’s cool under the big tree. Lin Li, do you want to come play with us?" Zhou Tongtong invited.

Lin Li, who was on his way to the market for ingredients, just smiled and shook his head. "I have to go out for something right now."

"Oh, be careful on your way, Lin Li," Zhou Tongtong said.

Lin Li then said goodbye to the adorable little girl and headed to where his vehicle was parked.

"RUMBLE..."

The sound of an engine starting up echoed as the silver-white van left Ping’an Garden District, heading toward the market.

"Little White, how did you know Lin Li was about to walk out of the stairwell?" After Lin Li had driven the van out of the district, Zhou Tongtong looked down at the Little White Cat sitting on the ground and asked.