Boom!

Finally, the little monster broke through to the next level. Within no time, little Jin-Tian could move up by three levels altogether. So, it had now moved from the third to the sixth level of the Foundation Building stage…

Little Jin-Tian was not the only one who enjoyed the improvement. Zheng-Fu was also able to gain more energy in the process because the amount of dark energy that flowed into the little monster was tremendously huge. Thus, he had to transfer some of them into his Qi energy range…

His Qi energy range was like a sea. From little seawater in it, now it was more than half in there. If the dark energy continued to flow in at this rate, Zheng-Fu would be able to break through to the fifth level of the Golden Core stage…

Whoosh!

Zheng-Fu took many long inhales and exhales at this point. He replaced the energy that he lost with the dark energy that he absorbed from helping little Jin-Tian. That was why he could gain back his energy every time it felt exhausting. Lei-Dong continued to watch Zheng-Fu quietly…

Lei-Dong did not want to stop or ask Zheng-Fu because he thought that what Zheng-Fu was doing must be very dangerous. However, for some reason, Lei-Dong felt good along the way…

It was because not only did the little one receive the golden energy, but Lei-Dong also got it. He noticed that the energy that he lost earlier had come back to normal again…

*How much more of these dark energies are going to come out? It looks like they came from a big pile of dead monsters.*

Zheng-Fu was also thinking about the secret of the magical rock and trap. He could only try to guess how the whole thing worked…

Boom!

While Zheng-Fu was thinking about the magical trap, little Jin-Tian successfully moved up to another level. It was finally at the seventh level of the Foundation Building stage. The little one was as tall as Zheng-Fu's waist right after it got to the latest level…

Zheng-Fu looked at the little monster with surprise seeing its height grow from his knees level to his waist. The white fur on his neck and ankles grew longer as well…

Roar!

Little Hu-Jin-Tian roared out of happiness. Its tiny voice had changed to something deeper, which made it look a little more horrifying. Anyone who saw its big leap in energy improvement would be jealous of it…

Whoosh!

There was some kind of volatility in Zheng-Fu's Qi energy range. The energy level in the range had come to its peak and it could explode at any minute now. And that was the sign of an energy breakthrough…

Whoosh!

The golden aura was released and covered Zheng-Fu's body and the little Jin-Tian. It also continued to drift until it reached Lei-Dong. It did not stop until it got to the spelled giant rock…

"What is this golden aura? How come I can feel such a dense Qi energy from it!?"

Lei-Dong said while looking around and started to absorb the golden Qi energy immediately…

Boom!

Eventually, an explosion occurred inside Zheng-Fu. It was to show that he just moved up to the next level. So, he was now at the fifth level of the Golden Core stage. His energy and strength were improved tremendously…

Whoosh!

"Argh!"

After Zheng-Fu moved up to the fifth level of the Golden Core stage, he noticed that he could absorb the dark energy faster than earlier. He could also do better in the balancing of the yin and yang energy. It helped him enjoy the energy absorption very much…

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

The tremendous amount of dark energy was absorbed by Zheng-Fu quickly. Not long after that, the violent dark energy started to cool down. The glow around the giant rock began to dim and died down eventually. The spell patterns also disappeared…

Bang!

The giant rock exploded and shattered into tiny pieces. The minute the spell patterns disappeared, a windy storm in the area suddenly occurred so strongly that the grass moved forcefully…

"Ugh!"

"Argh!"

Lei-Dong all of a sudden shouted in pain then collapsed on the ground. He started to shake tormentingly. Not long after that, his monstrous body started to turn into a human being slowly. Now, he had changed back to normal…

Rustle! Rustle! Rustle!

"I'm back! I'm back to normal!"

Lei-Dong checked out his body and saw that he had changed back to his human body. So, he shouted out of joy. Then he turned to look at Zheng-Fu and said, "Do you see now that I…" However, as he was about to finish the sentence, he saw that Zheng-Fu had gone deep in meditation to readjust his energy, so he had to stop speaking and tried to hold down his words immediately…

Whoosh!

Zheng-Fu began to open his eyes slowly and took a long exhale. As his eyes were fully opened, he saw Lei-Dong in his true human version, who was sitting quietly. Lei-Dong gave Zheng-Fu a grateful stare…

"You're back!" Lei-Dong said while getting up and walking towards Zheng-Fu…

"Yeah!"

"So, this is your true body!?" Zheng-Fu looked at Lei-Dong and said…

"That's right! This is my true body!" Lei-Dong said while feeling proud of how he looked…

When Zheng-Fu was doing the meditation, he thought of so many things to talk about with Lei-Dong. However, when he came out of his meditation, he could not say anything to him. So, he just merely smiled at him…

"I'm glad that you changed back to normal. What are you going to do now?" Zheng-Fu stared at Lei-Dong and asked…

"Um… I think I'm going back to my clan. I think my family must have been waiting for me for a long time. I have a feeling that they must be very angry at me for leaving them for so long." Lei-Dong said while looking up at the sky…

"Do you know the way out of the forest?"

Zheng-Fu asked while smiling lightly because he remembered that it was a maze in the forest. Anyone who wished to get out must have the map of the maze. And the map was in the deeper part of the forest too…

"Well… I had been thinking about that a lot earlier before I was stuck with the giant rock. I remember it was like I was walking around in a circle. It was like I was in a maze." Lei-Dong said while feeling sad…

Roar!

While Zheng-Fu and Lei-Dong were conversing, little Jin-Tian, who had passed out gained back its consciousness and roared out of confusion. It was puzzled when it saw itself…

"Oh! Are you awake little Jin-Tian?" Zheng-Fu turned to look at Jin-Tian…

Roar!

Little Jin-Tian nodded while roaring to Zheng-Fu. It then walked to Zheng-Fu and sat beside him. It was waggling its tail next to him…

Grab!

Zheng-Fu touched little Jin-Tian's head and stroked it. He smiled at him and said, "You're very something. It's good that you're alright, otherwise, Hu-Bai would be very angry at me. Hahaha!" Zheng-Fu said while laughing delightedly…

When Jin-Tian saw Zheng-Fu laugh like that, it opened its mouth and shook its head back and forth. It looked like little Jin-Tian was laughing too…

Lei-Dong who looked at both of them crinkled its eyebrows. He noticed that little cute Jin-Tian had become a horrifying monster now…

That was because the black and purple color of Jin-Tian gave out a horrifying vibe to the people who saw it. The fury on its neck made it look charming. The horns that came out of its neck that looked similar to tusks helped Jin-Tian look grand. The red claws were very scary. The whole combination gave Jin-Tian a horrifying look…

The look was completely different from how the Red Jaguar Monster originally looked like. Jin-Tian looked like a different monster species…

Zheng-Fu and Jin-Tian had bonded together tighter than before. Both Jin-Tian's energy level and wit had improved too…

"What about you? Do you know the way out of this forest?" Lei-Dong asked curiously…

"Yep! Of course, I do. But it's not easy to get out of here because the map that was used to help us out of here is in the deeper part of the forest. If you want to get out, you must go deeper in there first." Zheng-Fu replied in a serious tone of voice…

"In the deeper part of the forest!?"

Lei-Dong said while feeling curious. He looked at Zheng-Fu…

"That's all I know. Well, I have to excuse myself!"

"Wait!"

Zheng-Fu prepared to turn back to walk away, but Lei-Dong stopped him…

Zheng-Fu turned back to Lei-Dong and asked, "What now!? I helped you get back to yourself. What else do you want from me!?" He stared at Lei-Dong…

"Well… Can I come with you?" Lei-Dong asked sadly…

"Coming with me!? I don't think so because the deeper part of the forest is our clan's secret. You're not from our clan, so I can't let you come with me!" Zheng-Fu was quick to refuse…

"But…"

Lei-Dong did not know how to react because Zheng-Fu was making sense. He was an outsider who sneaked into the Forbidden Forest to look for the secret of the Forest. He realized that Zheng-Fu might not let him in…

Sigh!

Lei-Dong sighed out of sadness. He was sorry that he sneaked into the forest so deep. If he did not, he would have been somewhere else by now. Now he realized that even though he could get free from the magical trap, he was still stuck in the maze…

Zheng-Fu felt sorry for Lei-Dong when he saw his sorrowful face. He also did not know the way to get out of the place and he could not let Lei-Dong come with him into the deeper part of his clan's forest…

Zheng-Fu started to close his eyes to try to see the map that he received. He began to see the whole thing and patch things up together until he finally understood the map. He then smiled…

"Ahem!"

Zheng-Fu gave a light cough to shake Lei-Dong back to reality and said, "I think I can give you the way out, but I don't know if it's going to be entirely correct." Zheng-Fu then raised his finger on Lei-Dong's forehead…

Whoosh!

The image of a map that was created by Zheng-Fu was transferred to Lei-Dong's mind instantly. Lei-Dong started to smile out of hope…

"Well, I can only help you this far. The rest is up to you!"

After that Zheng-Fu walked away with little Jin-Tian, who stayed close behind him. Lei-Dong wanted to say something, but when he started to utter the words, Zheng-Fu was already gone…

"I, Lei-Dong, am grateful to you. I will remember your name and will repay you one day!" Lei-Dong said while cupping his fists and bowing in the direction that Zheng-Fu was walking. He then looked up with admiration to Zheng-Fu…

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