I Transmigrated as a Villainess to Raise Babies, and My Beast Husbands Are Fighting Madly Over Me!

Chapter 400: Chapter 400: In the Same Place

"You want to play dirty with us, little thing? You’re still too green for that."

It was Sangze’s voice.

Ensnared by the black mist, the seemingly harmless Long-eared Rabbit Beast suddenly began to grow at a visible rate.

The coiling black mist expanded along with it.

With a loud BOOM, the black mist violently flung it away. The creature, now a round ball, slammed into a large tree and left a massive crater.

Sunxiao’s serpentine pupils glinted coldly as he pulled Qiao Xixi into his arms to protect her. Feiyan and Xijing flanked him, one on each side. The moment Jin Ling leaped forward, he shifted into his beast form, swiftly moving to block the black mass as it tried to flee.

The creature suddenly sprouted four limbs. The soft fur on its back rapidly receded, replaced by hard scales that stood on end like a porcupine’s quills. Its body was now almost as large as Jin Ling in his beast form.

Qiao Xixi noticed that its eyes were dark red.

"It’s a monster! Be careful, you guys."

"ROAR!"

Jin Ling let out a tiger’s roar that shook the forest, making the leaves rustle.

Sunxiao observed the standoff, his brows knitting coldly. "Feiyan, you go. Try a fire attack."

Feiyan grunted in agreement and shifted into his beast form as he charged forward. While Jin Ling and Sangze closed in on the monster, he hurled a fireball at it.

The blinding flash of fire instantly lit up the dim forest. Under the illumination, the monster’s eyes immediately turned green.

The monster moved with extreme speed. Just as the fireball was about to hit, it darted to the side. But it hadn’t expected Sangze to already be waiting for it there.

Sangze turned back into black mist. As he neared the monster, the mist condensed into a sharp spike and viciously plunged into the monster’s belly.

"SKREEE!!"

The monster threw its head back and let out a piercing wail.

The spike withdrew from the monster’s body. Just when they thought it was dead, it endured the pain of its wound and lunged straight for Jin Ling. As it neared him, it somersaulted on the ground, turning into a spiky ball that rolled relentlessly toward him.

A flash of lightning glinted in his gilded-gold tiger eyes. As the spiky ball approached, he slammed a paw onto the ground, causing beautiful arcs of electricity to crackle through the air.

CRACKLE!

ZAP!

The monster was struck and enveloped in lightning. Soon, the smell of something burning filled the air.

After a puff of black smoke rose from its body, it collapsed limply to the ground, its sharp spikes going soft.

Even so, they didn’t approach it rashly.

Feiyan threw another fireball, which landed on the monster and set it alight. Only after it showed no reaction did Sangze materialize beside it.

He reached into the flames and quickly pulled out a beast crystal, about the size of his thumb.

"Is this the beast crystal the beast guards were talking about?" Feiyan walked over, feeling the energy radiating from the crystal as he got closer.

Qiao Xixi glanced at the beast crystal. ’System, if Jin Ling and the others eat this monster’s beast crystal, can it increase their beast soul energy?’

’Yes, Host. But they can eat a maximum of three per day, and the energy boost is limited. The energy provided by one beast crystal lasts for about an hour.’

"What if they eat three at the same time?"

’The time limit remains the same, but the energy boosts will stack.’

Qiao Xixi understood. "Let’s put the beast crystals away for now. You can only eat three a day, and the effect only lasts for a short time. We can save them for when we really need them."

Jin Ling and the others had no objections.

The monster they had just fought was unlike anything they had ever seen before. As they continued onward, Sunxiao and his group became even more cautious.

Although Sangze and the other two had defeated the monster, it hadn’t been as easy as their usual fights. This was likely one of the weaker ones; they could only imagine how difficult a stronger one would be.

’System, help me find the locations of the Watchtower and Yun Ji. Is Yun Ji in mortal danger right now?’

’Host, Yun Ji is not in mortal danger right now, but he is in some trouble and won’t be able to get free anytime soon. Let me check his location... Huh, his current position is very close to the Watchtower. I’ll send you the coordinates.’

’Okay.’

’I was just struggling with whether to find Yun Ji first or save my father. Now that they’re in roughly the same place, things are much simpler.’

Qiao Xixi opened the map to check the location.

According to the location data, they weren’t far from the Watchtower. The two star-shaped markers on the map were very close, confirming they were in the same area.

Qiao Xixi marked the location on the map linked with Jin Ling and the others.

"Sunxiao, I’ve found the Watchtower. Take a look at the map."

Hearing this, Sunxiao and the others all opened their maps. Only after confirming the location could they properly plan their route.

The map interface was very detailed. After some discussion, the group decided on the most direct route.

Jin Ling lowered his body so Qiao Xixi could sit on his back. Sunxiao transformed into his beast form and took the lead to clear a path. Xijing and Feiyan flanked them, while Sangze brought up the rear.

Huang Yue and his clan flew high above, observing the situation in the forest from the air.

"City Lord, have you ever entered the Thunder-swallowing Forest before?"

Huang Yue shook his head. "In the past, the Thunder-swallowing Forest was a forbidden zone in Beast King City. No one was allowed to enter. It’s only in recent years that it somehow became a training ground for the males of Beast King City."

’It was only later that I learned the Thunder-swallowing Forest was a forbidden zone because the Watchtower is located within it.’

Huang Yue looked down, but just as he was about to check the situation ahead, a white fog suddenly rose above the forest.

Huang Yue frowned and lowered his altitude, trying to get a clearer view.

But as soon as they flew lower, something suddenly shot out from the white fog.

Startled, Kunlin flapped his wings and moved forward, intending to block the attack for Huang Yue.

But Huang Yue was faster. Before the thing could even get close, he batted it away with a sweep of his wing.

"What was that?"

"I don’t know, it looked like a yellow mass of..."

"They’re bee beasts!"

A sharp-eyed member of the Winged Clan saw that after Huang Yue had knocked the yellow object away, it broke apart into individual bee beasts that were now flying toward them.

Kunlin could only fly higher, spreading his massive wings to blow the bee beasts away.

The strong winds prevented the bee beasts from advancing, but they were as persistent as cockroaches. They would get blown away only to return, showing no intention of leaving.

"Kill them!"

At Huang Yue’s command, the feathers of the Wing Clan males transformed into sharp arrows and shot toward the bee beasts.

After the bee beasts were dealt with, Kunlin noticed the white fog over the forest had also dispersed. But he could no longer see Qiao Xixi and the others.

"City Lord, Qiao Xixi and her group are gone!"

Huang Yue’s expression faltered. He had his people split up and search in all four directions, but there was still no sign of Qiao Xixi’s group.

"We weren’t fighting for long. How could they have moved so fast?"