Chapter 966 : Cruel Form of Contest (1)
The people here loves to watch such battles, and they found it highly exciting.
Jun Wu Xie watched the two low grade Spirit Beasts on stage quietly. Low grade Spirit Beasts possessed low consciousness and they almost did not possess the ability for any coherent thought or judgement, where they mainly reacted to situations through their most basic instinct. The Spirit Beasts were completely unaware of the fact that their fighting and killing of their own kind was only just to win more glory for their owners and merely to put on a good show for the spectators surrounding them.
To the Spirit Beasts upon the battle platform, all they were doing was just following their tamers' wishes and even when their own kind held no enmity towards them, they had no choice but to still bare their fangs, slowly and gradually tearing their opponents apart.
Extremely cruel, highly evil and vicious entertainment.
Jun Wu Xie's frown remained on her face. She detested this place from the bottom of her heart.
When one of the Spirit Beasts finally succumbed to its severe injuries and was unable to stand back up, the winning side received cheers from the crowd. Its owner of the winner then leapt up onto the platform and carried his blood covered Spirit Beast in his arms, his face delighted and filled with glee.
But he seemed to have failed to notice in the slightest, that his Spirit Beast who had emerged victorious, was all covered in blood, and on its spine, was a wound so deep that its bones could be seen.
The owner's face showed only joy, and not a single trace of heartache or regret.
"They are just tools here." Jun Wu Xie suddenly spat out those words icily.
Qing Yu looked at Jun Xie in puzzlement, not knowing why the youth would suddenly say that.
But Jun Wu Xie did not say anything more after that.
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It was widely said that people from the Thousand Beast City loved Spirit Beasts. But from what she could see, that wasn't the case at all. What she saw, was that they merely used the Spirit Beasts as currency to win them glory, treated as tools, and not their partners. They tamed Spirit Beasts, just to show off their talents, in an effort to gain them a chance towards a brighter future, and had nothing to do with love for the Spirit Beasts at all.
No incidents of the torture of Spirit Beasts had occurred only because of the Grand Chieftain's orders above their heads.
Jun Wu Xie did not believe that these people would in their private time, when away from the eyes of other people, would treat their Spirit Beasts with love and affection.
If they did, why would they put them through such cruel battles in the arena, and allow them to destroy themselves so heedlessly?
The selfishness and hypocrisy of humans, was fully exemplified here. Under the loud raucous cheers within the arena, only Jun Wu Xie was looking at the two exhausted Spirit Beasts, all covered in wounds, her heart feeling highly uncomfortable.
The Spirit Beasts were supposed to live freely together with nature, but because of the selfish nature of humans, they were abducted when they were still in their infancy, and tamed over many years, causing the Spirit Beasts to lose their natural disposition to finally become capital to win glory for humans.
It was sad and highly lamentable.
If not for the fact the Spirit Tamer Bracelet was available here, Jun Wu Xie really wouldn't want to remain at such a filthy and disgusting place for another minute!
The little black cat could sense the displeasure in Jun Wu Xie's heart and it lifted up its paw and pawed at Jun Wu Xie gently on the shoulder.
Jun Wu Xie turned her head to look at the little black cat, and the little black cat gave a soft meow.
Jun Wu Xie lifted up her hand and patted its tiny little head reassuringly. She disliked what she saw, but she wouldn't allow herself to be affected by it. She was no longer that closed up and introverted little girl. She had learnt to be strong, learned to protect herself and the people she cared about in her own way.
The Spirit Beast who had won, was not able to continue with the next match as its injuries were rather severe. Very soon, two other Spirit Beasts were brought up onto the platform for the next match and when Jun Wu Xie saw one of them, the cold chilly gaze in her eyes suddenly turned into one of rage!
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Chapter 967 : Cruel Form of Contest (2)
Being brought up onto the battle platform, were two Spirit Beasts. The body of one of them was very much like a big ferocious tiger, its entire body greyish and black, looking muscular and powerful. Two long fangs hung out from its jaws, extending beyond its chin. Compared to a tiger, this Spirit Beast was one whole size bigger.
And facing the huge ferocious tiger, was a Spirit Beast that no one expected to see there.
The other Spirit Beast was a furry fluffball, and only about the size of one's palm. Looking at it, it looked just like a little rabbit, only that it's ears were very long, and rounded at the tips, unlike the pointy ends of a normal rabbit.
The rabbit like Spirit Beast was very small in size and standing before the ferocious tiger, it looked completely defenceless. Its entire body was no bigger than one front paw of the tiger and when it was put onto the battle stage, the big eared rabbit just stood in its spot, its long ears drooped over its sides, its big black eyes filled with fear as it trembled visibly.
It was such a tiny little Spirit Beast, why had it been brought in here to compete in the Spirit Beast Arena?
When Jun Wu Xie saw the big eared rabbit, her eyes had immediately turned frosty. She had previously seen these big eared rabbits in the Battle Spirit Forest. They were extremely timid and even among the low grade Spirit Beasts, these were creatures that trawled at the bottommost rung, where they were completely incapable of any aggression. The slightest sudden noise would scare them away and they were herbivores, without needing to hunt for food.
It could very well be said that the big eared rabbit was the most useless among Spirit Beasts. Spirit Beasts like this were completely unable to battle, as they were not even capable of aggression.
At that moment, the confused big eared rabbit could only curl itself up on the battle platform in terror as its body trembled pitifully. Overcome with fear, its two furry front paws hugged its floppy long ears tightly against itself, covering over its own eyes, not even daring to look at the ferocious tiger a single time.
"What is this? Such a useless Spirit Beast and someone has actually brought it here to compete?"
"And after I have been looking forward to a great match waiting through the better part of the day. There is absolutely no suspense in such a battle."
Inside the Spirit Beast Arena, several people started booing. They did not care about what was going to happen to the big eared rabbit. All they were concerned about was that this upcoming match would be absolutely boring.
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"Even a Spirit Beast like this is allowed to take part in the competition?" Jun Wu Xie asked, looking at Qing Yu beside her with a frown.
Qing Yu stuttered a moment. "This..... This is the first time I am seeing a big eared rabbit in the Spirit Beast Arena. The Spirit Beast Arena's rules only prohibits Spirit Beasts who have not fully matured from competing, but it does not state that a full grown Spirit Beast like the big eared rabbit are not allowed to take part....."
The aim of the Spirit Beast Arena was to allow more people to showcase their capabilities in the taming of Spirit Beasts and not to promote their killing. Hence, Spirit Beasts who were not fully matured were not allowed to be brought into the Spirit Beast Arena. This rule of the Spirit Beast Arena was well known to all the guards there, so it was obvious that the big eared rabbit upon the battle platform could only be a fully matured Spirit Beast.
But.....
A Spirit Beast that did not possess the slightest battle prowess like this, who would want to bring it here and put it up to fight in the arena?
Wouldn't that just be sending it to its death?
Jun Wu Xie's eyes narrowed, and her gaze turned to look at the youth who had carried the big eared rabbit over to the stage. The youth looked to be only about fourteen or fifteen years, an age rather similar to herself. After placing the big eared rabbit upon the platform, he had immediately retreated outside of the battle platform area, not a single tinge of worry showing on his face, but instead, an expression of relief could be seen.
The Thousand Beast City had a rule. All those who had not yet come of age, were only allowed to tame one Spirit Beast at a time. Regardless that it was the widely despised big eared rabbit, the rules in the Thousand Beast City also strictly forbade anyone from abandoning or killing their tamed Spirit Beast. Hence, the youth had dreamed up this deliciously vicious idea, to throw the completely defenseless big eared rabbit into the Spirit Beast Arena, and let it be killed there!
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Chapter 968 : Cruel Form of Contest (3)
Jun Wu Xie's eyes was overflowing with an icy, frosty chill. She had noticed that when the big eared rabbit was being heartlessly abandoned on the battle stage, it had looked longingly after the youth as he walked away, the tiny beast obviously looking upon that youth as its owner. It simply could not understand why its owner had suddenly placed itself right before such a ferocious and terrifying Spirit Beast.
It was terrified, and feeling very lost and helpless. It did not know what it was supposed to do, so it had hugged its long floppy ears close and tried to hide itself from the monstrous beast in front of it.
But on that flat and open battle platform, its tiny little form had already been exposed to the sharp eyes of the ferocious tiger and the tiger seemed to know what its mission was. Before the match even began, it had already opened up its jaws wide in a snarl, and it let out a low growl at the tiny big eared rabbit.
"Qing Yu." Jun Wu Xie called suddenly.
"What is it?" Qing Yu replied.
"Does the Spirit Beast Arena allow a match to stop halfway?" Jun Wu Xie asked of Qing Yu, looking at him.
Qing Yu was shocked as he immediately understood what Jun Xie meant. He looked over to the big eared rabbit on the battle platform and shook his head ruefully. "Unless one side completely loses the ability to battle, or their owners forfeits the match on their own volition, otherwise, the match cannot be interrupted."
He found the big eared rabbit to be very pitiful as well, but the rules of the Spirit Beast Arena stood strongly before them.
Jun Wu Xie's eyes narrowed up and she suddenly proclaimed: "You go help me register. I want to take part in the next match."
She could no longer make herself watch this inhumane display of senseless brutality continue on like this.
Qing Yu's eyes grew wide as he stared in disbelief at Jun Xie. "Young Master Jun, what are you saying? You want to take part in the battles?" As he spoke, Qing Yu's eyes subconsciously fell onto Lord Meh Meh lying in Jun Xie's arms. From what he could see, this sheep like Spirit Beast was not much different from the big eared rabbit currently on the battle platform. Both of them possessed absolutely zero attack capabilities, and were completely useless Spirit Beasts in a fight. Putting the sheep up onto the battle arena would only result in its death.
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"Yes." Jun Wu Xie answered.
Qing Yun then said hurriedly: "Young Master Jun, do not be rash! Anything can happen on the battle stage and it is near impossible to predict its result. When Spirit Beasts from two opposing sides battle, injuries and death cannot be avoided. I can see that you love and treasure your Spirit Beast very much. In competitions like this, it is better that you do not take part in them."
Qing Yu had never dreamed that Jun Xie would come up with such an idea just after watching barely half a match between two Spirit Beasts.
If it had been another Spirit Beast, he might have relented. But no matter which way he looked, he could not see how Lord Meh Meh who was currently snuggled so cutely within Jun Xie's arms would possess any attack power. If such a Spirit Beast was placed onto the battle arena, what good could possibly come out of it?
"I want to take part." Jun Wu Xie said, her cold clear eyes looking straight at Qing Yu.
The words to dissuade Jun Xie caught in Qing Yu's throat and they were quickly swallowed back down. Jun Xie's gaze had told him in no uncertain that he was not joking.
"Then..... All right. I will go speak with the person in charge of the Spirit Beast Arena." Qing Yu said with a helpless sigh. It was for no simple reason that Jun Xie had come to the Thousand Beast City and he had been repeatedly told and reminded by Xiong Ba to look after Jun Xie well. But..... he had barely looked after the youth for less than half a day and he was already feeling that he was about to let Xiong Ba down.
He suddenly realized that Jun Xie, might on the first day that he was in the Thousand Beast City, possibly manage to send his own Spirit Beast to its death.
But unable to face up against Jun Xie's insistence, Qing Yu stood up helplessly, and went to register for Jun Xie.
Jun Wu Xie then turned her gaze back, and looked at the big eared rabbit on the battle arena platform.
The match bell rang at that moment, and the ferocious tiger immediately leapt towards the shivering big eared rabbit!
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Chapter 969 : Big Eared Rabbit (1)
The big eared rabbit could not even retaliate the tiniest bit and it was sent flying with a single swipe of the paw by the tiger. The ferocious tiger's sharp claws left four bloody gashes deep enough to expose the bone inside the rabbit's body. The big eared rabbit's shivering body fell and it rolled to the edge of the battle stage, its blood leaving behind a garish bright red trail in its path.
It let out a pitiful groan, the pain tearing through its body causing it to tremble violently. It turned its terror filled gaze to look at the youth standing outside the battle arena area, looking at him pleadingly with its big round tear brimmed eyes and a weak call came out from its tiny cloven like mouth, seemingly begging for its owner to save it.
The youth looked at it with disgust, staring at the completely defenceless big eared rabbit, not a single tinge of sympathy or heartache in those eyes, but with contempt and disdain instead. He turned his back on the big eared rabbit and went on to chat with his companion beside him like nothing had happened, completely unconcerned that his own Spirit Beast was being mercilessly tortured on the battle arena stage, its life hanging precariously on the line.
The big eared rabbit was in utter despair, not understanding why its owner refused to save it. It gave out those pitiful cries again and again but its owner did not even turn to look at it a single time.
The ferocious tiger was just like a overpowering conqueror, slowly plodding with its heavy steps to come stand behind the big eared rabbit, its huge body casting a dark shadow that completely covered the big eared rabbit.
"Roar!" The ferocious tiger opened his jaws wide and the fangs bit deep into the big eared rabbit holding it in its mouth. It then shook its head violently, which flung the big eared rabbit flying far through the air!
Bright red blood was strewn all over as the tiny form sailed over the arena stage's edge, crashing with a loud thud below the platform, a bright red splatter immediately formed under its tiny form lying on the ground. Its entire body was fully covered in blood, and its trembling had already stopped. A weak and faint rising and falling of its tiny chest could still be seen, but large parts of its abdomen, back, and ears had already been torn and ravaged by the sharp fangs of the ferocious tiger. Blood continued to flow out to pool on the ground, and from the gaping wounds, the bones and innards of the rabbit could be clearly seen.
The youth cast a cold and unfeeling glance at the tiny form and when the announcement declaring the victory of the ferocious tiger was made, his lips curled into a sneer and he spat in disdain towards the gradually weakening big eared rabbit before immediately turning to depart from the place with his companion.
But at the very moment that he turned, he suddenly found a young youth standing right before him, staring at him frostily, which surprised and shocked him greatly.
"You still want him?" Jun Wu Xie asked in an icy tone, her gaze on the big eared rabbit who had almost stopped breathing.
The youth clicked his tongue and looked strangely at the unfamiliar boy before him as he said: "Want what? It's already dead."
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That nonchalant and uncaring tone, seemed like it was talking about a piece of trash to be dumped.
Jun Wu Xie's eyes narrowed. When a Spirit Beast died or got itself too badly wounded to be cured, its owner was then allowed to give it up. The big eared rabbit's current injuries was to anyone's eyes, as good as dead at that moment. Having sustained such severe injuries, nobody believed that the little Spirit Beast could be saved.
Even when the youth had said it in so heartless a manner, no one there would actually admonish him in the slightest.
Jun Wu Xie did not bother herself with the youth any longer but instead, she immediately moved to come to the side of the big eared rabbit, carefully and gingerly lifting the tiny form up from the pool of blood.
The youth stared in puzzlement at Jun Xie's actions. He could not understand why the strange youth would suddenly show such great interest towards a big eared rabbit that was almost on the verge of death, completely not minding the mess of blood and gore and was instead lifting it up instead.
The youth quickly assumed Jun Xie to be either a lunatic, or he must be an idiot.
Glancing once more at Jun Xie, the youth then turned and left the Spirit Beast Arena with his companion.
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Chapter 970 : Big Eared Rabbit (2)
Qing Yu came rushing over right at that moment. He had not seen Jun Xie at the spot where he had left the boy earlier and he was now seeing Jun Xie walking over to him carrying a dying big eared rabbit which caused his eyes to widen in shock.
"This is the same one from just now?" Seeing the big eared rabbit with its entire body all covered in blood, Qing Yu asked Jun Xie in surprise.
Jun Wu Xie nodded.
"With such severe injuries, do you really think it will still live?" Qing Yu asked skeptically with a frown when he saw the wretched state the big eared rabbit was in.
A Spirit Beast that had absolutely no attack power like this, would basically never show up in the Spirit Beast Arena at all.
Jun Wu Xie did not say anything but just carried the big eared rabbit back to her seat and sat down. When the people around them saw Jun Xie's actions, they all cast curious gazes towards the youth, none of them could understand why Jun Xie was doing this.
Jun Wu Xie put the big eared rabbit on her lap. The big eared rabbit's eyes were tightly closed and it no longer had any strength left in it. Its owner's abandonment and its severe injuries had completely sapped away its will and it just laid there quietly, waiting for death to claim it.
Jun Wu Xie pulled out a silver needle from her hip without a word, and then retrieved a roll of thread fine as spider web from her Cosmos Sack. She threaded the needle but did not immediately use it, instead taking out a bottle of medicine and began to pour from it, a translucent jade green liquid over the big eared rabbit's wounds.
The moment that green liquid was poured out, a faint fragrance immediately spread through the air, its smell highly refreshing. All the people seated around Jun Xie were suddenly greatly attracted by the alluring scent and they all unconsciously turned their heads towards it, staring in incomprehension at Jun Xie's actions. Although they did not know what that green liquid was, but from the scent it gave out, they were able to guess that it must be some kind of a medicinal salve.
But.....
Using that medicinal salve on such a low level spirit beast would just be wasted on it.
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No one there agreed with Jun Wu Xie's actions. Everyone had felt that the youth must be a complete lunatic.
The cooling medicinal liquid flowed into the big eared rabbit's wounds, bringing to it soothing comfort that slightly elevated the big eared rabbit's agony.
The big eared rabbit who had been waiting for death suddenly felt that the pain on its body had disappeared. It opened its eyes weakly and the face of Jun Xie with his serious expression burned into its eyes. Without knowing why, this person somehow made it feel highly secure, giving it more security than its owner had ever done. The big eared rabbit seemed to be able to feel that Jun Wu Xie wanted to save it. It struggled very hard before it stuck out its tiny blood stained tongue to gently lick the back of Jun Wu Xie's hand.
Jun Wu Xie stared at the big eared rabbit who was looking at her weakly and she said: "Do not be afraid, I will definitely heal you."
It was not known whether the big eared rabbit understood Jun Wu Xie's words or it could have been it was already too weak, as those eyes quickly closed once again.
The medicinal liquid that Jun Wu Xie used earlier, was a kind of painkiller. The medicine would allow the big eared rabbit to no longer need suffer the torment brought by the pain, at the same time, its effects would also stem the bleeding.
After she was sure that the big eared rabbit's nerves for pain had been numbed, Jun Wu Xie wiped the silver needle meticulously with alcohol and she began to sew up the big eared rabbit's wounds.
She worked at it silently, as if the loud cheers and jeers within the Spirit Beast Arena did not concern her. She closed herself off from the world, sinking into a world of her own.
Qing Yu had wanted to persuade Jun Xie to give up, as the injuries on the big eared rabbit were so severe that nobody would be able to heal it. But when he saw the deadly serious expression that seldom showed on Jun Xie's cold and indifferent face, Qing Yu chose to remain silent in the end.