CHAPTER 1465: CHAPTER 1466: PREPARING TO ENTER THE ARENA

"In that case, let’s not use the shortcut and just head straight there."

Qi Chen looked over, and Feng Yuan said. It didn’t matter much to him since Xiao Ji definitely couldn’t run on the ground. As for low-altitude flying, he wasn’t too sure. After all, Xiao Ji’s flying speed was a bit too fast, and he wasn’t certain if it would crash into a wall during low-altitude flying.

Big Cat doesn’t count, since its flying speed was never fast to begin with. Its old habit of unstable flight means it runs on the ground instead. Strictly speaking, most scholar owls have the ability to fly at a low altitude.

Feng Yuan suggested opening the shortcut mostly for Ah Mu’s sake. After all, given its large size, it would have to change form to follow along. Even then, Ah Mu would take up quite a bit of space. When there are fewer people, it’s not a problem, but currently, there are a lot of people on the racing track, and collisions happen frequently. In such a situation, Feng Yuan isn’t sure if Ah Mu would encounter any issues.

"No worries, I can take care of it without any problem~"

Long Boduo patted Ah Mu’s trunk and said indifferently. Agunas glanced at Long Boduo and said irritably,

"You better not overdo it and tarnish the Divine Beast’s reputation. I won’t let you off lightly."

"Agunas, aren’t you joining us too?"

Long Boduo looked at Agunas in surprise and asked. The other rolled their eyes and said,

"Compete in floating speed?"

"Don’t you have a human form?"

Staring at Long Boduo for a long time, Agunas didn’t respond and swished its tail as if it didn’t plan to engage. Veronia chuckled softly and said,

"It doesn’t like the human form, although it’s quite amusing."

"Walking among humans as a human is a rare experience, but since it’s a doppelganger, it probably can’t transform into a human form."

Belusir looked at Agunas and said, roughly guessing the reason Agunas disliked the human form. Even if it uses a Golden Tome Page to create a doppelganger, those doppelgangers would only maintain their original Divine Beast form, transforming into a human form is impossible.

Last time at Wilt Bay, it probably brought its main body over to complete the transformation. Besides, it has a lot of responsibilities unlike the rest, so disliking the human form is understandable.

Feng Yuan also figured it out but looked curiously at Agunas and asked,

"Why are you always so busy? Does Lorraine Tower not handle matters? Or have they all been delegated to you? That’s not okay, what if it sets a bad example for Gitalien?"

Rolling its eyes, Agunas said speechlessly,

"No way. Besides the River of Time, there are lots of real-world issues to tackle, and I haven’t even settled my own home yet. Besides, I still need to reinforce the books you left there; these tasks can’t be handled in a short time."

It’s not that there are many serious matters; rather, the duties overlap and differ from Lorraine Tower’s. Lorraine Tower used to just maintain the stability of the River of Time while Agunas also handles hidden threats within the river, something Lorraine Tower can’t fully oversee.

These accumulated problems couldn’t be solved so quickly, and it wasn’t something Agunas could ask Lorraine Tower to help with.

"Tsk, I seem to see the shadow of someone working overtime like crazy. Luckily, none of you have hair."

Glancing at Agunas, Feng Yuan noticed Kong Qing’s bald head with his peripheral vision. Veronia chuckled softly without saying anything. How could Kong Qing and Agunas, with snake and crocodile features respectively, have hair?

"I’m not working overtime; I just don’t want to be troubled by such trivial matters. Besides, is that race really a challenge for you?"

Rolling its eyes, Agunas said to Feng Yuan. Honestly, Feng Yuan could easily outmatch anyone present, given his capabilities.

"Carry Xiao Ji while running? It wouldn’t be happy with that."

Feng Yuan looked at the eagle-shaped Xiao Ji beside him and laughed, which was also why he wasn’t fond of regular races. The numerous rules of formal races make it hard for him to truly fight alongside Xiao Ji. If he doesn’t take it seriously, it’s disrespectful to his opponents, but if he does... who could possibly beat him?

Xiao Ji nodded in agreement. It certainly didn’t want to be a burden to Feng Yuan, holding him back would feel terrible.

Agunas looked at Feng Yuan and wagged its tail,

"Do you think it can fly at a low altitude?"

"Not sure, but honestly, it just needs to master aerial stopping."

Feng Yuan smiled and said. It’s not as simple as controlling speed for Xiao Ji to achieve low-altitude flying. Almost all naturally flying Spirit Beasts use wind attributes in flight. Xiao Ji clearly struggles to control that power well. Minimizing power output might not just slow it down, it could also destabilize and crash, which is why Feng Yuan rarely lets Xiao Ji stay at low altitudes.

Xiao Ji exerts power without restraint, making it naturally unfit for low-altitude flying. Feng Yuan is well aware Xiao Ji finds it difficult to float in the air, often just circling around rather than hovering.

With this in mind, Feng Yuan thought and looked at Big Cat, asking,

"By the way, Big Cat, can you float in the air?"

Big Cat meowed and looked at Feng Yuan in confusion. Agunas frowned and said,

"Probably not, considering its condition... flying is harder than walking."

Agunas knew all too well about Big Cat’s poor flying abilities and didn’t expect it to have the floating skill. Surprisingly, Big Cat actually flapped its wings and floated up, ultimately hovering by continuously flapping its wings.

However, why does it look so strange?

"Uh... this looks like a chicken falling into water..."

Seeing Big Cat flapping its wings like a chicken in water, Feng Yuan remarked speechlessly. Hearing his words, Big Cat blushed and fell to the ground, whining. Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan and said irritably,

"They’re naturally equipped with front-driving force in their heads. Hovering in place isn’t feasible for them, since this is flying, not floating ability."

While both capabilities enable flight, hovering speed is far slower and much freer, allowing diverse floating directions, unlike flying.

"Seems so. But shouldn’t Big Cat train its flight abilities too? Can’t keep running on the ground forever, right?"

Feng Yuan suggested, looking at Big Cat. He thought the racing venue wouldn’t mind if he brought a few more Spirit Beasts onto the field. If not, Veronia and the rest could take them, or worst case, have Agunas intervene.

Big Cat’s eyes flickered as it looked at Agunas and meowed. Agunas pondered and said,

"True, training would be beneficial, and it’s a good place to practice crowd flying skills, since no one gets hurt here."

Agunas also didn’t want Big Cat to completely lose its flight ability. However, there were few opportunities for training, and relying on Feng Yuan was a lost cause since even Xiao Ji needed self-training, let alone unrelated Big Cat.

"Alright, let’s go. Yang Hongzhi, are you bringing Xiao Hui out?"

Feng Yuan asked, looking at Yang Hongzhi, who shook his head and tugged at Xiao Hei’s ears,

"No need, just Xiao Hei will do. Xiao Hui’s trained for running a lot; it’s Xiao Hei who’s lacking."

Whining softly, Xiao Hei wore a face of reluctance. But it couldn’t escape, not with Yang Hongzhi holding its ear, plus Najia wouldn’t let it run away. They planned to help Yang Hongzhi turn Xiao Hei into something great.