Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 535 - 536 Duomeng Figure_1

Chapter 535: Chapter 536 Duomeng Figure_1

"What are you doing?"

Yao Yin squeezed in curiously and saw a little white-furred monkey holding engraving tools, meticulously carving a piece of jade that resembled Xiao Ji. After glancing at Xiao Ji in Feng Yuan’s arms, Yao Yin guessed that the jade might be carved in Xiao Ji’s image.

"It’s not often that you see a Duomeng, after all. Why not keep a souvenir? Besides, it’s not expensive."

After asking the price from the man who was obviously the white monkey’s companion, Mo Ling looked at Feng Yuan speechlessly and said,

"Do you have some misunderstanding of the word ’not expensive’?"

"Well, I think it’s affordable, and you see, it’s carved quite well~"

The man sitting on the ground smiled, gently stroked the Duomeng beside him, and seemed to think that the other’s behavior was disturbing him. The Duomeng looked up and glared at the man with dissatisfaction. At this point, Guo Huai exclaimed,

"I didn’t expect it to be like this. Is perfection really unattainable?"

"It’s not that you can’t strive for perfection; you just need to specialize in something. Duomeng’s skills are not combat skills to begin with, managing this much is already quite impressive."

"But..."

"Don’t all the Divine Beasts often use special moves from other attributes? Would you say that Divine Beasts are weak?"

"That... That must be an exception..."

Guo Huai was somewhat uncertain, as Divine Beasts, synonymous with miracles, often couldn’t be directly compared to Ordinary Spirit Beasts. Feng Yuan pinched Xiao Ji’s little beak and said,

"We can’t really say that, since Xiao Ji doesn’t have Fire Power but still came up with a bunch of fire-based moves."

Guo Huai glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

"Do you think I can’t see the big words ’Divine Beast potential’?"

"But it’s not a Divine Beast yet~"

Seeing that Duomeng seemed unable to correct its work, Feng Yuan thought for a moment, stepped forward, and said,

"Let me fix it; at this rate, who knows how long it will take you to correct it."

Duomeng hesitated for a moment, looked at the man beside it, who nodded and said to Feng Yuan,

"If you want to fix it yourself, then take the item. We won’t help you correct it anymore, because if you completely ruin it, we won’t be able to fix it."

Feng Yuan smiled slightly and said,

"What makes you think I’d ruin it?"

"Even Bai Ling can’t meet your requirements,"

the man said proudly. Feng Yuan took Xiao Ji’s jade sculpture and said,

"Although Duomeng is skilled at carving, its ability is only slightly better than that of an average person."

As he spoke, Feng Yuan took out his own tools, and the man said in surprise,

"I thought you would borrow Bai Ling’s tools. If you know how to carve, why spend money to have us carve the statue for you?"

Feng Yuan carved while speaking,

"Do you think I don’t know that Duomeng’s engraving tools are part of their body? I don’t think it would lend them to me."

"Besides, I just thought it was interesting, since Duomengs are rather rare Spirit Beasts."

"Spirit Beasts? Be careful or those family clans might trouble you for speaking like that."

The man laughed and said, Feng Yuan smiled back and said,

"I think this term is much better than ’Divine Lord.’

"Yeah, who goes around calling their companion Divine Lord all the time? It just distances the relationship."

The man spoke without restraint. Passing residents, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but distance themselves a bit from him. In their eyes, the Divine Lord was a noble entity. How could they call the Divine Lord a beast like those guys did? It was simply too disrespectful to the Divine Lord.

Considering this, those residents quickly left the area. A few individuals dressed as household guards glared at Feng Yuan and the man with dissatisfaction. If it weren’t for the status represented by the clothes the two were wearing, they might have made a move already.

Mo Ling said with a hint of helplessness,

"Don’t talk about these things in public..."

Had it not been for Hua Yiyou’s research, she might still regard those Spirit Beasts as lofty Divine Beasts. Feng Yuan and the man’s words would have seemed a bit too much to her previous self. With a wordless glance at Feng Yuan and the man, Guo Huai said,

"Even though it’s unlikely they’d take direct action against you, that doesn’t mean you should try to provoke them, you know. Ever heard of ’When in Rome, do as the Romans do’..."

One of these two was dressed in a Ritual Robe and the other in the garb of a wandering practitioner, with a Spirit Beast accompanying them. They clearly were not to be messed with, so naturally, the onlookers weren’t foolish enough to actually start a fight, despite their dissatisfaction with the words spoken.

"Alright, alright, let’s drop the subject. What do you think of this?"

"Amazing... simply amazing!"

The man marveled as he examined the jade carving in Feng Yuan’s hands. If the previous carving had perfectly captured Xiao Ji’s appearance, then Feng Yuan’s modified carving wholly brought out the essence, spirit, and vitality of Xiao Ji. Excited, Xiao Ji hopped around Feng Yuan’s feet as if overjoyed. Bending down, Feng Yuan placed the jade carving in front of Xiao Ji and asked,

"Do you like it?"

Xiao Ji happily hopped around. The carving before Feng Yuan’s modifications was just a figure of an Eggshell Chicken; it wasn’t that special to Xiao Ji. However, the modified carving was different – there were many Eggshell Chickens, but none with the same demeanor as Xiao Ji.

Yao Yin said, somewhat astonished,

"If you can achieve this level of detail, why did you even spend money to have someone else carve it for you? Though I haven’t learned carving, I can guess that capturing the exact likeness is easy, but making it so recognizable at a glance is challenging, especially with Spirit Beasts."

"Everyone may look alike, but anyone who has seen Xiao Ji would immediately recognize that the jade carving is definitely Xiao Ji."

Looking enviously at the statue in front of Xiao Ji, Duomeng knew that due to its own skill limitations, it couldn’t create such a fine statue. After a chat with the man, Feng Yuan shared some carving techniques with Duomeng and then left the place with Xiao Ji and Guo Huai under the reluctant gaze of Duomeng.

"I feel like you did this on purpose."

Yao Yin stared at Feng Yuan with suspicion. She had the feeling that Feng Yuan had deliberately paid for someone else’s help to carve so that he could show off his exquisite skills. Scratching his head awkwardly, Guo Huai said,

"That wasn’t it. It was my suggestion to hire someone to carve. After all, it’s a bit curious to see a Spirit Beast adept at carving..."

"I don’t have much money on me, so I asked for a favor to see for myself..."

"So what if you encounter a Spirit Beast that can carve? Only someone like you would be willing to spend so much money in a place like this."

Yao Yin spoke, feeling a tinge of heartache. Unlike Feng Yuan, who didn’t have much need for money, she initially used the items in her Spatial Bag to pay for her expenses, and later, as she grew closer to Mo Ling, Mo Ling would help her with payments and also gave her some living expenses.

But Mo Li and his siblings, as well as the Yongning Army, needed to be taken care of, and they didn’t have much ability to earn money themselves. Unlike Feng Yuan, who could spend several months’ worth of food expenses on hiring someone to carve, Yao Yin was reluctant to spend money carelessly. Even though Mo Ling would probably help with the payment if asked, knowing that Mo Ling’s finances weren’t abundant, Yao Yin couldn’t bring herself to do such a thing.

"Duomeng’s specialty isn’t just carving; that’s their main talent. Though their combat abilities are decent, they’re somewhat mediocre."

"Mediocre?"

"Duomeng and Duomengtus can only use some common Mystic Series moves; their combat abilities really aren’t that impressive."

"But doesn’t Duomengatus know some drawing skills?"

Guo Huai complained, and Feng Yuan glanced at him before saying,

"But that’s only after reaching Elite Level. Before Elite Level, Duomeng really isn’t that remarkable, plus, they don’t know any curse-type moves. It’s a pity considering their great carving skills; imagine how great it would be if they could embellish a little voodoo doll."

"What do you mean by ’embellish a little voodoo doll’..."

Guo Huai looked at Feng Yuan speechlessly. Feng Yuan’s comment instantly conjured an image in his mind of a small white monkey energetically dancing in front of an enemy’s statue with chisel and hammer in hand. Yao Yin and Mo Ling seemed to envision something similar and shuddered at the thought. Picking up the jade carving that Xiao Ji was tightly hugging, Feng Yuan said,

"It’s quite visual, isn’t it?"