"Hah!"
"You think this pathetic array of yours can trap me? Keep dreaming!"
As she spoke, the woman immediately summoned two powerful magical treasures, intending to break the array and escape.
But the moment the treasures rose into the air, her body went limp and she collapsed to the ground.
Staring at her unresponsive limbs in horror, she cried out, "What did you do to me?"
"Nothing much," Chen Changsheng replied casually. "Just suppressed the bloodline power within you."
"You were right, this array is indeed quite shoddy. I found it as a fragment in an ancient text and patched it up until it was barely usable."
"Its effect is simple: it suppresses a demon tribe member's bloodline, forcing them to revert to their original form."
Hearing this, the fear on the woman's face intensified.
"Impossible! If the humans had such an array, the Great Qian Dynasty would have used it long ago!"
"Oh my!"
"Don't you demon tribe girls have any common sense?"
"Of course this type of array has limitations!"
"The original grand array from the ancient texts could affect Golden Core stage demons. The one I patched together only works on those at the Foundation Establishment stage."
"And as you can see, it's incredibly fragile. The slightest touch would make it fall apart."
"If you hadn't wasted your chance talking just now, the outcome might have been different."
As he spoke, the woman's body began to shrink rapidly until it transformed completely into a pure white little wolf.
Picking up the storage ring she had dropped, Chen Changsheng examined it.
"What's the method to unlock the restrictions?"
Facing his inquiry, the little white wolf on the ground spoke in a human voice, "Don't even think about it! I won't tell you! If you have the guts, just kill me!"
"Of course I don't have the guts to kill you," Chen Changsheng said. "But I can shave all your fur off."
At these words, the little white wolf on the ground became frantic.
"You wouldn't dare!"
"Why wouldn't I dare?"
With that, Chen Changsheng directly pulled out a razor.
Swish!
A flash of the blade, and a strip of pink skin appeared on top of the little wolf's head.
Feeling the cool air on her bare scalp, tears as large as beans fell from the wolf's eyes.
"Waaah!"
"I'll tell you! Just please, stop! How can you be so mean?!"
After successfully obtaining the method to unlock the restrictions, Chen Changsheng emptied the contents of the little white wolf's storage ring all at once.
Seeing the mountain-like pile of spirit stones and magical treasures, Chen Changsheng swallowed hard.
"You're quite the wealthy little one, aren't you?"
"Even some ordinary Nascent Soul stage cultivators might not be richer than you."
Saying this, he directly stored everything in front of him into his system space.
Although the items the little white wolf carried were excellent, Chen Changsheng didn't dare use them recklessly at the moment. This one clearly had a powerful background; who knew if these treasures had tracking marks on them? The safest method for now was to place them in his system space. With the system's isolation, even a supreme expert wouldn't be able to trace them back to him.
Watching the human take all her possessions, the balding little white wolf on the ground said tearfully,
"You've taken everything. Can you let me go now?"
"If it's not enough, I can give you more! My father is—"
Before the little wolf could finish, Chen Changsheng pinched her muzzle shut.
"I don't want to know who you are, and I certainly don't want to know who your father is."
"If you don't tell me, I'll naturally let you go after I finish my business."
"But if I learn your identity, your only way out is death. Do you understand?"
Hearing this, the muzzled little wolf nodded vigorously.
"Good that you understand. Next, I'm going to make a few... minor modifications to you. Guaranteed to give you a whole new look."
Saying this, Chen Changsheng picked up the little white wolf with a mischievous grin.
"Ahhhh—!"
A woman's agonized screams echoed through the valley, as if she were undergoing some cruel torture.
...
Nocturnal Moon Kingdom, Royal Palace.
"What did you say?"
"Yue'er was taken by a human?!"
The Silvermoon Wolf King on the throne stood up, his Transformation Spirit stage pressure making all the demons in the hall tremble in fear.
The two Golden Core stage demons who had lost the princess were scared out of their wits.
The matter of the demon tribe princess being taken by a human was far too serious. The consequences were unimaginable, not just for them, but for their entire clans!
Facing this situation, the Wolf King frowned slightly. His right hand moved continuously, forming seals as if he were calculating his daughter's whereabouts.
A moment later, the Wolf King spoke, "Losing the princess is your failure. Go and receive your punishment yourselves."
"Thank you, Wolf King!"
The two Golden Core cultivators expressed profuse thanks before hastily leaving the main hall.
Then, the Wolf King waved his hand, dismissing the surrounding attendants.
"Elder Tortoise, what is your view on this matter?"
Hearing this, an old man leaning on a walking stick said, "This old one believes the matter is not so simple."
"After Yue'er was taken, I immediately attempted to divine her location."
"But her trail seems to have been obscured by someone. The results of my divination showed only chaos."
"Such methods are far beyond the capabilities of a mere Human Golden Core cultivator."
"Elder Tortoise makes a valid point," the Wolf King said. "I also attempted a divination just now and found the Heavenly Secrets utterly chaotic."
"To interfere with the Heavenly Secrets requires at least a Transformation Spirit stage cultivator."
"It seems the one who took Yue'er came prepared!"
Hearing the Wolf King's words, Elder Tortoise hesitated before saying, "If it were a simple kidnapping, the matter might be simpler to handle."
"But what I fear more is that the one who took Yue'er is targeting... that matter."
"The Nocturnal Moon Kingdom seized half the territory of the Great Qian Dynasty in one move. Gaining so many cultivators out of nowhere is bound to raise suspicions."
"Moreover, the demon tribes internally... do not seem entirely united."
Hearing this, the Wolf King's eyes narrowed to slits.
"The Sabertooth Tiger Tribe?"
"Not just them. The Fox Tribe has also been acting restlessly. They seem to know that Yue'er is the key to everything."
"Hah!"
"Since they want to play so badly, let's play along."
"It's a good chance to remind them who the true King of the Nocturnal Moon Kingdom is!"
...
Nocturnal Moon Kingdom, Royal Capital.
Chen Changsheng, holding a jet-black, balding little mongrel dog in his arms, looked around curiously.
Although this was the demon tribe's royal capital, it didn't look much different from a human city at first glance, largely because the streets were filled with fully transformed demons.
Hiss!
Chen Changsheng suddenly sucked in a sharp breath.
Looking down, he saw the little mongrel in his arms biting his arm fiercely.
"Let go!"
"No! Give me back my snow-white wolf fur!"
"I told you many times, this ink is specially made by me. It won't wash off."
"To restore your fur color, the only way is to shave you completely and wait for new fur to grow back."
"Also, since you're so upset about it, I'll name you Xiao Bai*."
"A tribute to the fur color you've lost."
The little white wolf: "..."
This is too humiliating! Just you wait!