The Transformation

After reaching rank 8, Raikishi gained a close connection with the world. She could now sense the presence of other Level 7 and Rank 7 creatures from a distance, even if they were trying to hide. As for the creatures of level 8 and above, she could only sense them up close. However, those who approached her didn't even try to hide their intentions.

Raikishi realized that those who were approaching were the ones closest to them. Even such powerful beings would need time to travel vast distances. She was sure that these were just the first of the guests, and the more time passed, the more creatures would appear. She could only wonder what other creatures would be attracted by her descendant.

"To hell with everything!" — Raikishi swore.

All her plans were falling apart. She glared furiously at the Stormy Leopard, a Rank 7 beast Lord, who was next to her. Were all her failures related to this feline idiot?

The storm leopard, who was greedily watching Susu, shuddered when his gaze met the gaze of the old fox. It was as if he had just realized that he had almost lost control of himself and attacked the descendant of this ancient fox.

Something inside him was insistently demanding that he devour this little fox. He clearly understood that this could open the way for him to reach the eighth rank. However, if he took a single step, he would be in for certain death.

With less and less time left, Raikishi decided to abandon all her plans. She decided to take her descendant and Anon and hurriedly leave this place.

But when she was about to act, the situation changed again.

Susu, who was lying motionless at the time, experiencing pain all over her body, felt the connection between her and Anon, which was slowly fading and throbbing, suddenly strengthen. She was still under the pressure of a family connection, as she continued to resist her ancestor's demands.

Raikishi still hasn't relieved Susu of the pressure of a family connection.

Suddenly, Susu felt a surge of tremendous energy, as if her entire being was filled with power. The pain she had been experiencing before began to subside, and strength spread throughout her body. When the pain was gone, Susu felt wonderful. At that moment, she wasn't bothered by the injuries, she was just enjoying the feeling she was experiencing.

This power not only relieved her of the pain, but also merged with it, forcing her to undergo changes. Her whole body rejoiced at it, and her mind almost shut down from the rush of pleasure. Every cell in her being vibrated with lightning sparks. The proximity to the lightning element that she discovered after her awakening developed so quickly that Susu herself was at a loss.

Everything happened so quickly that Susu did not have time to fully enjoy this feeling, as she realized that the pressure emanating from her family connection had disappeared.

At this time, Raikishi, who was about to pick up Susu and go in search of Anon, froze in amazement. She felt that something strange was happening to her descendant. Susu's entire body began to sparkle with lightning, and her fur and blood began to evaporate under their influence.

Then, Raikishi felt her family connection with Susu disappear. No, it didn't disappear, but was erased by something unknown. This sense of loss had completely overwhelmed her. She remembered him and couldn't forget him. The sense of loss she felt every time her descendant died. And now, the bond that bound her to her last and only descendant had been severed.

Raikishi's first thought was that her last descendant was dead. She couldn't accept the thought. In her panic, she didn't notice how Susu's entire body was disintegrating under the impact of the lightning sparks.

The true Lord of beast City was watching the scene with disbelief at this time. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

What appeared before his eyes was a beast that had recently awakened and reached the first rank. In some incomprehensible way, she comprehended the law, and not just the law, but the law, completely related to her element.

As a seventh-rank being, he was well aware that only by reaching the seventh rank could he learn something about the laws. And only by realizing and comprehending your own law can you rise to the eighth rank. This was the fundamental difference between a seventh and eighth rank beast. A beast of the eighth rank is a creature that has comprehended its own law.

Even he, who had reached the seventh rank, had not yet come close to understanding his law, and in front of him, before his eyes, a beast of the first rank comprehended him. It wasn't fair. At the same time, his eyes lit up with greed.

In front of him was what he desired the most: a weak beast with the law. If he can capture and absorb it, he will not only touch his understanding, but will also be able to form it, opening his way to the eighth rank.

Susu finally came to her senses, realizing that the connection with her ancestor had been severed. Under the influence of the power that came through her connection with Anon, her entire body underwent a transformation. All the previous injuries disappeared, and she felt completely new.

Looking at her body, she discovered that it was entirely composed of the lightning element. The sight left her speechless.

"How could this happen?" — the first thoughts that flashed through her mind. "Where's my soft and fluffy fur that Anon loves to hug?"

These thoughts made her want to cry. She didn't care how strong she became or what kind of power she gained. The only thing that bothered her was the loss of her fur.

In her grief, she turned her attention to the two creatures towering over her. One of them was her ancestor, and the other was the beast lord of the feline race. She couldn't identify which race he belonged to, and she didn't try. Seeing her ancestor in front of her, not only did her anger not subside, but it flared up even more.

She was outraged by the loss of her fur and what had happened to her.

She also didn't like the look of the old cat that she noticed.

Susu, overcome with anger, rushed at them, striking with her lightning claws.

Raikishi, who had just regained consciousness, easily parried Susu's blow. The Storm leopard also managed to block the attack, but the force of the strike, based on the law of lightning, broke through its defenses and penetrated its body. However, due to his high level of cultivation, he was able to suppress this attack.

Susu wasn't stupid. She realized that she would not be able to resist them in open battle, and, having gained strength and freedom, she quickly rushed in the direction where she felt the presence of Anon.

Raikishi, still in shock from what had happened, did not have time to stop her. All she saw was a trail of lightning that disappeared in front of her, and it wasn't until a couple of seconds later that she realized where the lightning was heading. Realizing this, she turned into lightning herself and followed her.

One blow was enough for Raikishi to realize what had happened to her descendant. She couldn't let her go to Anon alone, especially considering that he was currently being held captive by the Shadow Wolf Bera.

If she lets her go, it is highly likely that Susu, with her current strength, may not kill, but severely injure the Rank 5 Shadow Wolf responsible for Anon's abduction. And Raikishi couldn't let that happen, because Bera was acting on her orders. If anything happens to her, it will be on her conscience.

Although Susu had somehow comprehended the law of lightning, she couldn't compare to a rank 8 monster like Raikishi. Someone who could comprehend the same law of lightning as herself. Raikishi was sure of one thing: Susu had not learned her law by herself, but someone or something outside had helped her.

When the two foxes disappeared, the lord of the Storm Leopard, having completely suppressed the lightning, followed them.

While Susu, who was connected to Anon, was experiencing changes caused by the power gained through their bond, the Shadow Wolf Bera was moving deeper into the forest, deftly jumping from shadow to shadow. All this time, Anon was trapped inside her shadow.

Once again, when Bera was about to jump from one shadow to another using her racial ability, an unexpected force pushed her out of the shadow. Anon was thrown out along with her.

Although Bera was caught off guard, she gracefully landed on her paws. On the other hand, Anon fell to the ground with a heavy thud and groaned in pain.

He felt like something was happening to him, something inside him. He clearly felt the very connection that had almost disappeared. This time, she was strong, and she exuded a tremendous power that affected him, causing pain.

"Is this really the process of awakening?" Anon asked himself mentally. "If that's the case, then why does it hurt so much?"

Enduring the pain, which was becoming unbearable by the second, Anon noticed a huge black wolf towering over him out of the corner of his eye. She stared at him with her bottomless eyes, and Anon recognized her as his captor.

He wanted to ask a lot of questions, but because of the unbearable pain, he could only grit his teeth. This pain was so intense that he couldn't accurately describe it. It seemed to him that something was moving inside him, making its way through his entire body. Gradually, all the pain began to concentrate in the area of his head.

Anon clutched his head and groaned in pain. His head felt like it was going to explode. Then the pain completely shifted to the area of both his eyes.

Anon closed his eyes tightly, he wanted to cry, but there were no tears. Instead, blood started oozing out of his eyes. He was crying tears of blood, and the pain was unbearable.

Anon didn't understand what was going on. He didn't know that this was the natural awakening process of people like him.

It was the natural awakening of those who followed a path different from the path of the Beast tamer and the path of the Contractors. In certain circles, this path of cultivation is known as the path of the Spiritual Eye.