Xie Daiyu didn't even turn. With a snap of his fingers, he shifted.
In the blink of an eye, fur erupted across his skin as his body started to expand into his bear form once again. He looked larger than before, muscles rolling beneath his thick hide. He caught the python's strike mid-lunge, and with his feet twisting to the left, he struck the python, clamping his jaws down on its neck with brutal precision.
The ground went silent.
"Woah… he is bigger than before?" Ruan Chanchan stared at the bear in front of her, and her eyes widened in surprise, as she had not expected him to suddenly turn bigger than he usually was.
"It's not a surprise," explained Yuan Ni with a hint of admiration, even though he felt envious of the mer. "A totem guardian manifests a bigger and stronger form under emotional distress."
Ruan Chanchan, the emotional distress: "..."
Xie Daiyu, who was still biting the python, growled.
Yuan ni coughed. "And unadulterated rage."
