"What's with the sound and light effects? Just sparring, right?"
As the standing Duke looked at the Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger just fifteen steps away, whose whole body's fur stood on end with smoke billowing out from its limbs and back, he swallowed his saliva.
The smoke above the Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger's head formed a pitch-black smoky beast the size of a fierce tiger, giving an indescribable sense of deterrence.
Du ke swallowed even more saliva as he faced the cat with the smoky beast, feeling as if he was facing a deity.
The pressure he felt was extraordinarily great!
The Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger with ink colored eyes opened its mouth, and the smoky beast above its head also moved in sync.
"Roar!"
With a bellow, the weeds in the yard were blown away together with the soil, and Du ke's hair all over his body swayed unsteadily in the furious wind brought up by the roar.
"Damn it, what the hell is this thing?"
Du ke felt a chill run down his back, and he no longer dared to be as arrogant as before.
Ordinary cats and dogs, Du ke could easily take on a hundred without any problem. Even for martial artists just entering the Internal Organs realm, the current Du ke could still, like a cat playing with a mouse, cut them down under his claws using various means.
But the Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger had now completely exceeded the realm of ordinary people.
This imposing manner...
Was at least at the Entry to the Path realm!
"F*ck, a spirit cat entering the path, and the form of power it's displaying is completely different from everything I know!"
Du ke frantically yelled in his heart, staring fixedly at the Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger, not blinking at all.
"Is this precisely the true meaning behind its previous words that spirit cats have their own spirit cat path, and do not mingle promiscuously with others?"
"If so, how does one cultivate it?!"
"I also want such a super cool-looking power!"
"But this guy really seems furious, this is getting out of hand!"
With these thoughts frantically spinning in his mind, Du ke took a step back. The Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger then took a step forward.
The smoky beast hovering over its head was also baring its fangs viciously at Du ke, looking extremely fierce.
"Can't win!"
Du ke very easily judged the disparity between the enemy and himself. The cat's eyes flashed as it took a deep breath.
"Although I can't win, but..."
Du ke grinned, revealing a different kind of smile.
"I can run away!"
Du ke's figure abruptly disappeared as he clearly activated Shadow Step.
The moment Du ke disappeared, the Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger's eyes also revealed a trace of disdain.
An immature half-grown kitten hadn't even upgraded his innate ability to a mystic art, yet he actually dared to flaunt his innate ability in front of me?
And the usage was also completely wrong!
A flash of anger appeared in the Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger's eyes. How was this kitten raised to become like this? He didn't even take the spirit cat path.
Recklessly practicing blindly, making his own qi and energy chaotic and disordered, containing both the thick and heavy aura of a martial artist as well as the weird and cunning demonic Qi.
And even being proud of being able to speak human words, completely deviant!
Du ke was completely unaware of the Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger's thoughts. Even if he knew, he would still loudly proclaim injustice.
In the environment where he started practicing, where could he have possibly come in contact with orthodox cultivation methods?
The Codex of Martial and Mystic Arts?
Even if there was the Codex of Martial and Mystic Arts, he couldn't cultivate it anyway, and could only read it as an encyclopedia.
Moreover, he was currently also fumbling to gradually feel out a path suited for himself.
Like seeking light in the dark, without the proper way!
But right now Du ke had no time to guess at what the Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger was thinking. He just rushed straight for the Thirteen Echelons district after concealing himself.
Little Ha who was lying on the badger skin had just noticed the strange situation caused by the Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger, and before he could get up, he was picked up by Du ke and carried on his shoulder as they desperately fled.
The over two meter tall courtyard wall was directly leapt over, and after landing on the street outside, Du ke had just steadied himself when he heard the sound of a night watchman beating his clapper not far away.
Following the sound of the night watchman, Du ke sprinted over a hundred meters in just one or two breaths.
The Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger nimbly landed on top of the courtyard wall, the smoky beast around its body fluctuating and changing erratically.
Looking at the levitating dog being carried away swiftly, the black cat's eyes also revealed a hint of interest.
This kitten also raised a dog, which was quite aligned with a spirit cat's disposition.
He still had some decent qualities worth appraising!
However, running towards the night watchman, was it because he thought I would be deterred by commoners and not dare to rashly give chase?
Too young!
The Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger with jade green eyes narrowed its eyes. The smoky beast above it suddenly dropped down, enveloping it, and like an image erased by a rubber eraser, disappeared without a trace.
...
"Third watch of the hour of zi, all's well!"
The night watchman's resonant shout rang out as he swung his arm, striking his copper bell with his drumstick.
With a clear ding, the night watchman also yawned. After patrolling this route, patrolling one more route, his job would be done.
Going off duty right at dawn, he could go eat a bowl of noodles and eat his fill, then go home and sleep. Thinking of this, the night watchman couldn't help but quicken his pace somewhat.
But right at this moment, the night watchman suddenly discovered a black and white wolfhound rapidly streaking towards him.
The night watchman blinked his eyes incredulously, then tucked the drumstick under his armpit and rubbed his eyes.
That's right, streaking!
The wolfhound's belly faced upwards and its back faced downwards, tail clamped, and it streaked over very quickly.
"Ye gods!"
The night watchman's scalp exploded as he let out a shriek, throwing away the copper bell and turning to run. But after taking just two steps, the night watchman remembered that he hadn't brought his copper bell, and hurriedly turned back to retrieve it.
During the moment of distraction, the black and white wolfhound shot out from his side, streaking down the street behind him.
The stunned night watchman didn't even care about picking up his copper bell anymore, just turning to look in the direction the wolfhound had left.
"I really saw a ghost!"
Picking up the copper bell, the frantically beating night watchman forcibly swallowed his fear and loudly shouted, "A midnight apparition, a midnight apparition! Come, come quickly!"
Within a radius of several li, the shouts mixed with the copper bell sounds woke everyone up.
Some directly put on clothes and walked out their doors to see what was happening, but when they had just opened their doors, they saw a black and white wolfhound streak past their doorways.
"A midnight apparition, a midnight apparition! Come, come quickly!"
Hearing the jarring shouts, and seeing the streaking wolfhound, the people who opened their doors staggered and collapsed on the ground, unable to recover for a long time.
"Damn it, I really bumped into a ghost!"
The frightened families, those more timid, immediately closed their doors tight, shivering as they ran back into their rooms and burrowed under their blankets, not saying a word even if beaten to death.
Those bolder took up cleavers, dung forks and the like from their homes, lit torches, and went out to inspect the situation.
As Du ke ran further and further away, more and more households were disturbed.
The torches converged into streams flowing through the streets and alleys. Seeing the huge ruckus this kitten had caused, the Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger couldn't help but wrinkle its nose.
How could this little kitten cause so much trouble?
Not daring to delay any further, the Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger directly revealed its true form, allowing the smoky beast enveloping it to appear, and pounced down from the sky.
Du ke who was still frantically fleeing with Little Thirteen listened to the chaotic sounds behind him, still smug in his heart.
With such a huge commotion, that black cat was sure to be too timid to act!
As long as he found a place to hide away with Little Thirteen for the next few days and avoid that black cat, there shouldn't be any issues.
As for the mysteries displayed by that black cat, Du ke was also extremely covetous, but the primary consideration now was to evade that black cat.
Everything else could be considered later!
After all, he had long since decided to be more sinister, ruthless and black-hearted than everyone he encountered.
So doing things like bagging, clubbing, throwing lime powder and administering diaphoretics shouldn't be a big deal right!
Just as Du ke was thinking this, Little Thirteen let out an uneasy bark.
"Awooo..."
The bark had just sounded when it abruptly cut off.
Using the smoky beast, the Moon Shadow Black Eyes Golden Tiger directly enveloped Du ke and Little Thirteen from head to toe, pulling them into the smoky beast.
Having caught Du ke and Little Thirteen, the black cat's figure disappeared once again.
A moment later, a group of people holding torches and weapons came to this place, searching around everywhere.
"I just heard the barking of a dog, it's in this direction!"
"There are rare family dogs in our Mao City. There are only a handful of family dogs in the whole city. It's extremely rare to hear dogs barking. Since we just heard barking here, it must be around this place!"
"Search carefully, don't miss any spot!"
"Release the search cats, let them look around here!"
"Search cats won't work, we need guard cats!"
"Right, release the guard cats!"
........
On the other side, feeling himself caught by a ball of cotton, Du ke looked at the black cat manipulating the smoke beast, stepping on the void to move forward.
As the black cat moved forward, it also looked down at Du ke.
Du ke smiled and narrowed his eyes, revealing two rows of teeth, squeezing out a grin.
"Uh, can you not hit my face?"
The black cat smiled back, why don't you tell me if you can or not?