Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 928 - 929: Sadness and New Goals

Chapter 928: Chapter 929: Sadness and New Goals

Gently stroking the soft fur of the little leopard, Feng Yuan whispered comforting words to it, surprised at how heartbroken the creature was. Veronia let out a sigh of relief, glad that Feng Yuan hadn’t completely reversed time but merely restored the city to its state before destruction.

The cup of tea on the table, still steaming hot, and the scattered documents made it seem as though its owner had merely stepped out due to some urgent business. Remembering the person who had stood before her at the last moment, Veronia turned around and secretly wiped away her tears.

Agunas flicked its tail, watching Feng Yuan comfort the little leopard. If Feng Yuan hadn’t used time reversal, perhaps the little leopard wouldn’t be so heartbroken. Maybe it and the person it was looking for had really been close. But even Feng Yuan couldn’t bring the dead back to life at will.

Casting a surreptitious glance at Xiao Ji, Agunas flicked its tail. It too was starting to miss the people from the past. Were they still doing well after it left? Back then, when they argued over whose theory was correct, Agunas would use its status to pressure them, and they, resentful, would conduct experiments to refute Agunas.

In those days, Drudgeon, like a shadow, would curiously watch their debates. Sometimes it would even join them to oppose Agunas out of dissatisfaction with its strict rules, but each time, it would be suppressed by Agunas. As Divine Beasts, they had innate advantages and knew many outcomes without the need for research.

The most unforgettable incident for Agunas was when they came closest to winning. Initially, dissatisfied with Agunas’s theories, they practiced on their own, only to find that the more they experimented, the further the data deviated from what Agunas had said. They mistook this for a great victory, proof that Agunas’s understanding wasn’t correct.

Without double-checking with Agunas, they widely publicized their research findings. Of course, the ending wasn’t pleasant. It wasn’t that Agunas refuted them but that the head of the supreme research institute pointed out severe interference in their data. After eliminating the interference, the data matched exactly what Agunas had said.

As Agunas thought, its tail drooped. Times had changed, and even if Drudgeon were still around, they could never return to the past. Perhaps this was why it felt so heartbroken, watching the little leopard whimper softly.

"Then, do you want to stay here?"

Feng Yuan asked the little leopard, while Agunas flicked its tail, thinking to itself that this guy wanted to bring another Spirit Beast to the dormitory. Couldn’t he see that Xiao Ji was already upset?

The little leopard shook its head at Feng Yuan,

"I want to stay here... I want to restore this city’s vitality; it’s the only thing I can do."

"You don’t have to force yourself. If you genuinely want to give up being the Guardian Spirit Beast, I can find a way to remove that responsibility from you. Even if that doesn’t work, that thing can’t completely restrict your movements."

Gazing at Feng Yuan, the little leopard shook its head resolutely and said,

"No need, thank you for helping me bring back this city."

Seeing Veronia about to speak up, Feng Yuan quickly stepped in front of her, shielding her from the little leopard,

"You alone might find it difficult to restore the vibrancy of this city. Why not let them help? And don’t listen to her nonsense about how troublesome ’a state within a state’ can be."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Veronia humphed in dissatisfaction, turning away with her arms crossed. Captain Yang stepped forward and said,

"Although you are the Guardian God of this city, this land currently belongs to Great Xia. We won’t allow any Spirit Beast to attempt to divide our sovereign territory, not even a Divine Beast."

Veronia regarded Captain Yang with a cold gaze, well aware that his words were directed at her. But remembering Feng Yuan was there, Veronia let out a displeased snort and drifted to one side, while Meng Binglan looked around with interest,

"Xinmu City seems not so simple. There are many special devices here worth researching～"

"Indeed, there are many defense mechanisms set up here in the past, but those things probably have no research value for you, right?"

Feng Yuan looked at Meng Binglan somewhat perplexed. If it were Ancient Ruins, that’d be one thing—ancient technology might not be inferior to modern technology—but Xinmu City had been destroyed only in recent times, and its technology likely differed little from the present.

"Not necessarily. Don’t forget the Ring of the Yellow Sand; even modern times can’t manufacture such a thing."

Meng Binglan walked to the side, took a leopard statue, and turned it in a different direction. The statue, affixed to the table, could only be rotated. As Meng Binglan turned it, lines of light began to appear on the ground. Feng Yuan quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly twisted the statue back, saying

"Don’t move recklessly! The Ring of the Yellow Sand no longer exists, and if you activate these defense systems at random, you might deplete the only remaining residual energy, and that would be troublesome."

Many defense systems, after exhausting all energy, would collapse directly, and if they were designed to self-destruct from the beginning, it’s possible that these devices would have destroyed the entire Xinmu City. Feng Yuan couldn’t rely on Agunas’s power to perform a temporal reversal at this time.

"You don’t have to worry about that, the energy system and the Ring of the Yellow Sand are completely separate setups."

"Or perhaps... this thing was never quite compatible with Xinmu City."

Little Leopard looked at the Ring of the Yellow Sand with an indescribable expression. Although it was a precious memory to him, he had to admit that perhaps without it, Xinmu City might not have ended up like this?

"Beneath Xinmu City lies an energy node, which provided energy to the city. Even now, that energy node still exists, and below that, there is a reserve energy system."

Little Leopard explained quietly. Xinmu City had been very strict in its defensive measures against enemies, but no one had expected that it would end like this.

"I’m leaving now; if there’s anything, have him contact me."

Feng Yuan said to Little Leopard, whose ears twitched as he replied,

"Thank you."

"Keep going~ I believe you will be able to restore Xinmu City soon~"

Standing aside, Captain Yang watched calmly without saying anything. He was simply an observer in all this, and whether it was Xinmu City or something else, it wasn’t his place to intervene. Meng Binglan was studying the city all around, but because of Feng Yuan’s warning, she didn’t dare to activate any mechanisms recklessly.

Seeing Feng Yuan walking into the Space Gate with Xiao Ji, Little Leopard shouted,

"When I have restored Xinmu City, you must remember to come and visit!"

Feng Yuan didn’t turn around; he just raised his hand and waved as if to acknowledge. Seeing Feng Yuan’s figure disappear into the Space Gate, Little Leopard turned again toward Captain Yang. Although it acknowledged that Xinmu City was a part of Great Xia Country, it still needed to discuss further management and planning, but the other party made it clear that special personnel were responsible for that and asked it to wait a while.

"Am I too late...?"

Lorna’s figure appeared on the high tower of Xinmu City. Looking at the city coming back to life, Lorna felt somewhat disappointed, and moments later, she turned away from the city without any attachment.

"So, you guys haven’t dealt with these fellows all this time?"

Feng Yuan, rendered speechless by the beams of light attacking him, wished Old Wei had been there. He had left quietly before Captain Yang and the others arrived; otherwise, with his intervention, it might have been easier.

"All sorts of reflections and interference?"

Due to the enemy’s spatial interference, Feng Yuan had rushed over from the Fire Stronghold. Agunas and Long Boduo were still in even more distant places. Seeing Feng Yuan appear, the attackers revealed smiles; they did not realize that their plan had already failed, only excitedly attempting to restrain him with the weapons in their hands.

"Heh, how naive."

Feng Yuan looked on amusingly at everything. What did spatial interference matter? Xiao Ji flew into the sky, angrily shrieking as if wanting to deliver a fatal blow to those daring to offend Feng Yuan, but Feng Yuan directly transmitted a message in its ear,

"Don’t use the Crimson Judgement. At least, not for a while."

Although somewhat perplexed, Xiao Ji followed Feng Yuan’s instructions and turned the ready-to-launch Crimson Judgement into the Netherworld Wind.