Chapter 23: Demon Attribute, A Stimulated Lionel

The Shadow Witch Cat before him was not in good condition. It lay limply on the ground.

Its fur had originally been black, but now it was shifting toward pink. It was in a transitional state between black and pink, with black still making up the larger proportion. It gave off a kind of "sinister charm."

The most interesting part was that its wizard hat, condensed from energy, had also turned pink-purple.

Its original amber pupils were now tinted with a layer of pink-purple mist.

Surrounded by the clusters of Purple Starvines in the hall, it actually looked harmonious.

"Sigh. I gave it a Calm Mind Fruit this morning before it stopped causing trouble. Otherwise, even if it had to drag its exhausted body around, it probably would have torn your house apart," Mr. Caldwell said, looking pained.

"Teacher, let me sense its emotions, then match its current condition to what I read in that document. There should be a solution," Adrian said.

Mr. Caldwell nodded, a trace of expectation appearing in his eyes.

The panel for this Shadow Witch Cat also appeared before Adrian.

[Shadow Witch Cat]

[Attribute]: Darkness, Demon (Awakening)

[Quality]: Exceptional-Upper

[Sex]: Male

[Level]: Exceptional 10

[Traits]: Dark Claw, Shadowmeld (Mutating)

[Personality]: Flirtatious, loves excitement

[Status]: After a year of pent-up desire was rapidly satisfied in a short time, it produced side effects that made its body uncontrollable. But the hidden demon attribute in its body has also begun to awaken. The trait Shadowmeld is transforming toward Charm Shadow.

Before balancing the attribute transformation in its body, its mating desire must be controlled to a certain level. Excess desire harms the body. Recommended materials: Exceptional-Lower Demon Control Fruit, Awakening Dew, Spirit Clarity Pill, etc.

At the same time, it must consistently use Exceptional-Mid materials Demon Shadow Dew or Dark Charm Dew. Add one drop to water and continue medicinal baths daily until the attribute awakening is complete. Estimated time: one month.

[Evolution Path]

[Evolution Path One: Black Nether Witch Cat, Quality: Commander-Upper, Compatibility: 5%]

[Evolution Path Two: Phantom Shadow Spirit Charm Cat, Quality: Monarch-Lower, Compatibility: 75%]

[Hidden Evolution Path One: Unlocked after physical and mental state is repaired.]

Unlike the panel he had seen last time, this one was clearly more obvious and specific.

Adrian also learned the reason for its current state.

Sure enough, the root cause matched his guess from last night—it was probably because the "indulgent" Mr. Caldwell had bought it too many female cats.

However, this behavior had instead activated the attribute and trait hidden in its bloodline.

In Adrian's eyes, this was a good thing.

For now, all it needed was targeted treatment, and it would slowly recover.

What Adrian found amazing was the second evolution path on the panel.

This was the first time he had seen a Monarch-quality beast on a panel.

He could not help looking at it a couple more times.

Black Nether Witch Cat was the final evolution form in the current public evolution path of the Gloomcat, and it was widely considered the upper limit of the Gloomcat species.

The Sunshadow Spirit Cat that had mutated and evolved recently had already caused quite a stir.

And the Monarch-quality Phantom Shadow Spirit Charm Cat had actually already appeared in this beast-taming world!

As for the hidden path that had not yet been revealed, Adrian did not know what quality it would have.

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The Gloomcat was only a beast with Common-Upper initial quality, usually contracted as a first beast.

Adrian knew this was Mr. Caldwell's third beast companion.

Logically, a third beast companion should at least be contracted with a beast whose initial quality was Exceptional.

It seemed this cat must have special history and meaning to Mr. Caldwell.

Adrian looked at Shadow for a while, which made Mr. Caldwell nervous.

Could he not sense anything either?

But seeing Adrian thinking, he should be searching for the corresponding content in the document he had read before.

Adrian slowly withdrew his gaze from the Shadow Witch Cat.

He continued pretending to be "deep in thought" for a while.

There was no other way. He could not just glance at it a few times and immediately recite the contents of the so-called "document" from memory.

Since he had started the act, he had to see it through to the end.

After a while, Adrian frowned and slowly said, "Teacher, through Living Affinity, I can feel the Shadow Witch Cat's state. It seems to be spinning between desire and endurance."

"Now I remember. This type of Shadow Witch Cat, with a personality that likes excitement and has strong desires, has a hidden demon attribute in its body."

"That is the root cause of their personality change."

"Yours, judging by the current situation, should have awakened the hidden demon attribute after experiencing a special event."

Adrian thought for another moment.

"I remember the document said that in the early stage of demon attribute awakening, it triggers the desire and obsessive side of the Shadow Witch Cat. So it becomes addicted to desire and extremely manic."

"The solution is to suppress its desire. Teacher, your use of the Calm Mind Fruit was correct in intent, but Calm Mind Fruit is wood-attribute. You need to use demon-attribute materials. Only then can you control it at the root."

"Also, I remember the document mentioned that for the Shadow Witch Cat to fully activate the demon attribute in its body, it also needs to coordinate and regulate the darkness attribute."

"So the best method is to use a spirit liquid combining both attributes, add it to water, and give it medicinal baths."

Adrian rubbed his chin and paused. "I think it was called Demon something Dew, or Dark something Dew."

Hearing these words, Mr. Caldwell's eyes sparkled.

Yes!

It matched! It was the demon attribute!

How had he not thought of it?

What had happened to Shadow these past few days was very similar to the abnormal demon attribute outbreaks he had read about before.

The specific case had happened to a Monarch-Upper eagle-type beast. That beast had also activated its demon attribute under some extreme condition.

Later, because it was discovered too late, it could not be saved.

He had always been smart, but he had suddenly become muddled. Mainly because he had recently learned about the Gloomcat case that mutated into a sun attribute. He had never considered this direction at all—that this ordinary beast could have another way of mutating.

Not only that, he had also learned about the healing materials Adrian mentioned.

For suppressing the demon attribute, he was very familiar with Demon Control Fruit.

As for the medicinal bath material Adrian mentioned, he recalled there should be one called Demon Shadow Dew. He just needed to confirm it.

"Good! Adrian, I have you to thank." Mr. Caldwell visibly became excited. "I'll take Shadow back first and confirm a few cases of demon attribute mutation. Then I'll buy the corresponding treatment materials."

"Once Shadow's condition stabilizes, I'll come thank you properly in person. Sorry about today. I rushed here in a hurry, and now I have to rush off again."

"Teacher, no need to thank me so much. I just truthfully stated what I read. If it can help you, that's wonderful," Adrian answered modestly.

Mr. Caldwell recalled the Shadow Witch Cat, nodded to Adrian, and left.

Adrian smiled.

Mr. Caldwell was the general curriculum teacher at Lumenhold's best beast-taming high school. His research on beast cases and his accumulation and understanding of various beast products were absolutely higher than Adrian's.

So Adrian only needed to vaguely mention some small details, and he could match them himself.

Thus, this "document" act had also reached a proper conclusion.

Adrian felt quite accomplished.

First, through the information on the panel, he had helped Mr. Caldwell, who had always taken care of him.

Second, if this Shadow Witch Cat successfully awakened its demon attribute, he would count as the "chief contributor."

At that moment, Adrian suddenly heard a "meow."

It came from Lionel.

He pushed the door open and found Lionel unusually excited.

His two little paws were swinging madly, as if he had endless strength.

When he saw Adrian, he did not shyly hide. It seemed only the word "training" remained in his eyes.

What was going on?

Adrian checked his status.

He could not help smiling.

[Status]: Affected by the aura of another powerful cat-type beast, the wild side of his personality has been stimulated. The Wild Heart trait has also been activated, and he has entered a state of highly focused training.

In addition, he is also worried that after he just found a new home, his new master might get another new cat-type beast and replace him. So he has to work hard to prove himself, because he really likes this place, even though he has only been here two days.

Seeing Lionel so motivated, Adrian felt somewhat comforted.

It seemed his recognition of Adrian was quite high.

Adrian did not disturb Lionel's training. To restore his quality, besides the Lionbright Fruit, he also needed a large amount of physical improvement.

Once the Lionbright Fruit arrived this afternoon.

He would give him a little surprise.