Capítulo 1840: Chapter 1841: Village

No matter how many doubts Feng Yuan had about the group of Cast Cubes, he had to admit that these Cast Cubes were real Spirit Beasts. Therefore, he could not make any inappropriate moves against them due to his suspicions and speculations.

The group of Cast Cubes joyfully played around Veronia and Yang Hongzhi with a carefree demeanor. Although they also liked Feng Yuan, they were reluctant to get close to Xiao Ji, who guarded Feng Yuan’s side like a guard, since their perception of Xiao Ji was extremely poor.

Regarding Xiao Ji’s alert behavior, Feng Yuan could only be helpless. He couldn’t really accept the Cast Cubes, not to mention that although their combination characteristics were quite interesting, they didn’t have fur, which didn’t meet Feng Yuan’s preferences. Feng Yuan estimated that their total number was currently not large.

After all, the first challenge faced by a naturally born new Spirit Beast group is survival and reproduction. Even though humans can help, most of the time, the newborn group needs to thrive in wild environments to effectively expand their number.

The dirt path seemed endless, and along the way, Feng Yuan asked Yang Hongzhi to throw some Thistle Bush Grass branches several times, which proved their direction was correct.

“There’s a small issue with the Flower Vine Corridor ahead. After passing through it, we should be able to reach Wind Breath Village. However, in the original work, the Flower Vine Corridor was invincible in the early stage, and you could only forcefully pass through using the delay brought by rain.”

Finally seeing a change in the path ahead, Veronia said uncertainly. Although their journey matched the original Tashimar Fantasy Circus story, the Flower Vine Corridor was different.

Early on, Nana was just an ordinary little girl, and the Flower Vine Corridor’s performance in the animation was more akin to a Good Level skill, which naturally made it invincible to ordinary people, but not for them.

“Rain, huh…”

Feng Yuan touched his chin, looking at Najia. It was certain Xiao Ji wouldn’t cause rain, as that creature hated water and couldn’t learn such an Ultimate Move. Besides, Xiao Ji’s Attributes weren’t the type to master such a move.

Yang Hongzhi’s Spirit Beasts were similar, one being earth, the other fire, neither seemed suited for water.

Before Najia could answer, the group of Cast Cubes joyfully cried out and suddenly combined together. Feng Yuan froze in place as he watched the turtle-like blue polygonal creature.

“Can they change shape and use Ultimate Moves of different Attributes through combination? This will surely necessitate a rule change at the Beast Tamer Competition.”

Veronia quickly guessed what the group of Cast Cubes was doing and said playfully. Spirit Beasts with combination characteristics are the most troublesome type for Beast Tamer Competitions.

Since Beast Tamer Competitions generally reject using Spirit Beast Contracts to enter the competition, whether Spirit Beasts with combination characteristics can use combination traits becomes a major point of contention.

Because if allowed, fighting against non-combination trait opponents is essentially a number advantage. Yet, forbidding them seems unfair, given that combination characteristics are an ability inherently mastered by Spirit Beasts, even at the cost of having lower other Attributes.

Although the final rule settled on allowing only one use of combination characteristics per match, other Spirit Beasts’ combination traits cannot alter their Ultimate Move Attribute like the Cast Cubes can.

Veronia even suspected the turtle-like form had altered its own Attributes. Though she didn’t know how many combinations the Cast Cubes had, she realized they could transform to target opponents’ Attributes with each encounter.

Whether restrictions should be set for them remains a headache for those organizing Beast Tamer Competitions.

Feng Yuan didn’t overthink it, for even the most outrageous setups wouldn’t outstrip the absurdity of Divine Pact Makers’ battles. If it weren’t for this, Divine Pact Makers would be restricted from most competitions except large-scale Beast Tamer events, almost never allowing the use of Divine Beasts.

The turtle-shaped Cast Cube slowly advanced and sent water balls at the vine-covered walls filled with flowers on either side of the road ahead. The balls detonated in the air, releasing a gentle rain from above. The vibrant-looking vines appeared to wilt in the rain, with even the flowers curling back into buds.

Feng Yuan casually picked up Xiao Ji and said,

“Let’s go; it seems this part of the setup still exists.”

“Still unsure about their actual strength～”

With rainbow halos dancing on her fingertips, Veronia sighed as she spoke. Since Feng Yuan didn’t intend to act, she wouldn’t meddle unnecessarily either.

Blocking the rain with a Barrier, Feng Yuan swiftly carried Xiao Ji through the muddy path surrounded by vine flower walls. Ahead, a small village appeared before them.

The people in the village seemed to live as if in the Dynasty Era, which isn’t strange considering the original story’s setting took place in the Dynasty Era’s mid-period in the Omeilia Region.

Upon seeing Feng Yuan and his group, the villagers reacted authentically by picking up weapons and watching them vigilantly. But at that moment, a purple-haired girl in a gothic dress stopped them, curiously scrutinizing Feng Yuan’s group and asked,

“Are you… from somewhere else?”

“Is she an NPC?”

Feng Yuan whispered to Veronia, asking if the gothic girl seemed disconnected from the surrounding villagers, suspecting she might be an enemy if not a plot-related NPC.

“No, she’s the cursed Demon girl, considered one of the more popular characters in the main group of the first part. She’s likely probing—according to the original storyline…”

Glancing at the girl, Veronia explained, unsure how to respond to the girl’s inquiry, given her significant power in the story.

“Correct, we’re from outside. Why?”

Signaling Xiao Ji for combat preparedness, Feng Yuan replied. Though Yang Hongzhi wasn’t sure what was happening, he noticed Xiao Ji preparing for battle, prompting his Spirit Beasts to do the same.

“From outside… So you’re enemies?”

Holding a rabbit doll, the girl showed a cruel smile, her body ablaze with dark purple flames. Panic-stricken villagers fled homeward as Feng Yuan narrowed his eyes, saying,

“Enemies? I wouldn’t say so. But I wouldn’t mind teaching disobedient children.”

Then Feng Yuan grabbed The Black Scythe, Xiao Ji took flight with a long cry, and the girl summoned a deep purple-skinned demon from the Space Gate, roaring at everyone.

However, Feng Yuan was undaunted, eyeing Xiao Ji as they rushed forward together.

“Is it really necessary to fight?”

Behind, Yang Hongzhi asked uncertainly, the girl’s strength was not weak, but for Feng Yuan there wasn’t a stronger existence present. Observing several demons summoned by the girl, Najia said,

“Regardless of other options, we must defeat her now!”

Xiao Hui and Xiao Hei charged out as Najia sang. With Najia’s protection, Yang Hongzhi didn’t need them to stay and guard him, while Veronia watched the girl who was engaged in a challenging fight and shook her head.

According to the original plot, she and Nana evolved from misunderstanding to understanding, ultimately becoming Nana’s best friend and steadfast support. Yet with Feng Yuan in the role, the girl might be directly resolved by Feng Yuan.

But without Annie’s guidance and assistance, could they infiltrate Tashimar Fantasy Circus? This circus now boasts a team of Legendary Level Beast Tamers after several setting revisions.

If it weren’t for fear of angering the Divine Beasts, she had no doubt the writers would add Divine Beasts to Tashimar Fantasy Circus.

Yet contemplating now meant little, as Feng Yuan had already acted, leaving few alternative solutions.

Although Annie could summon demons to attack Feng Yuan, these demons seemed frail as tofu to Feng Yuan, easily dealt with whether strong or weak. Yet witnessing Annie’s expression, Feng Yuan felt as if he was cast as the villain instead.