What should I do?

Li Cunxu's mind was racing.

Fighting was absolutely impossible; Xiaoruan stood no chance against the lord-level creature, let alone that it wasn't just an ordinary pet beast, but a fiercely powerful dragon pet that was hard to match for creatures of the same level.

In a flash, Li Cunxu thought of a strategy.

Mimicry.

As long as he shared the mimicry of the white spider, he could transform into other creatures and deceive the Blue Flying Dragon.

Li Cunxu decisively shared the mimicry, retracted all his pets, and used it to transform into a worm, squeezing into a crack in the stone. However, there was still a flaw: the Mechanical Celestial Eye was filming right where Li Cunxu was hiding.

Before Li Cunxu could remind it, the Mechanical Celestial Eye went into stealth mode.

The Blue Lightning Dragon was not a very patient creature. After searching around and not finding any trace of Li Cunxu, it returned.

Though the Blue Lightning Dragon couldn't find him, the Thunderous Fierce Horse didn't give up. It also came over to search but returned empty-handed.

The Thunderous Fierce Horse was not done yet; it mobilized the herd of Thunder Horses to search together.

"What kind of grudge does this Thunderous Fierce Horse have against me to go to such great lengths to deal with me?" Li Cunxu couldn't figure it out.

While all the horses were searching the forest for Li Cunxu, he transformed into a Thunder Horse and mingled among them.

However, Li Cunxu soon realized it wasn't a good choice.

Although Li Cunxu did a good job of mimicking, his scent was too unfamiliar to the other Thunder Horses. Once he got too close, it aroused their wariness and he was driven away.

Upon reaching the grasslands, Li Cunxu stayed at the back of the herd and transformed into a mosquito, flying away.

His flight was wobbly, as if he might crash at any moment, as Li Cunxu hadn't mastered the skill of using wings.

When approaching the Radiant Horse herd, Li Cunxu drew from his previous experience. Instead of immediately transforming into a Radiant Horse, he collected some fallen horsehair, put it in his pocket to absorb the scent, and then waited until the night when the Radiant Horses were asleep to transform into one of them and blend in.

Why blend in with Radiant Horses? Why not Thunder Horses or Grass Healing Horses?

Even if he solved the scent issue, Thunder Horses posed other issues.

Thunder Horses had manes that occasionally flickered with lightning, and Li Cunxu's mimicked Thunder Horse couldn't reproduce this. Staying long-term would likely expose him.

As for Grass Healing Horses?

The Blue Lightning Dragon would randomly pick some Grass Healing Horses to eat. Mimicking one would require gambling on the hope of not being picked.

Instead of gambling on whether he'd be chosen by the Blue Lightning Dragon, he chose to be where the Blue Lightning Dragon wouldn't eat a Radiant Horse.

Li Cunxu was very sure the Blue Lightning Dragon wouldn't eat a Radiant Horse.

Radiant Horses had gentle dispositions, like the warm sunlight, but when danger approached, their temper would change, becoming very aggressive and combative.

The Blue Lightning Dragon used its dragon's might to intimidate the Radiant Horses, but unlike the Grass Healing Horses, the Radiant Horses wouldn't be cowed by its presence. Instead, it would stimulate their warlike instincts, prompting them to resist fiercely.

If a fight ensued and they couldn't win, Radiant Horses wouldn't give up; they would fight valiantly to the end, even at the cost of their lives, to demonstrate their fiercest resistance.

[Radiant Resolve]

Gold-level self-destruct skill, turning the entire body into the hottest light, delivering the most painful blow to the enemy.

Moreover, every Radiant Horse inherits this skill.

Blending into the grassland, blending into the Radiant Horses, Li Cunxu wasn't just playing hide-and-seek; he was observing, looking for an opportunity.

He wanted to poison the Thunderous Fierce Horse and the Blue Lightning Dragon.

Disguised as a Radiant Horse, he closely observed them for several days, which indeed allowed Li Cunxu to find an opportunity to poison the Blue Lightning Dragon.

The Blue Lightning Dragon ate three to four Grass Healing Horses every day, always choosing the plumpest ones from the herd.

Thus, Li Cunxu had a white spider's clone mimic a plump Grass Healing Horse and blend into the herd. Once the Blue Lightning Dragon swallowed the white spider's disguised clone, the white spider's clone would administer the holy poison.

Implementing this plan took only two days, and the Blue Lightning Dragon successfully took the bait.

However, the holy poison didn't work very well on the Blue Lightning Dragon.

First, the Blue Lightning Dragon is lord-level, and the holy poison of the white spider isn't very effective on gold-level pet beasts.

Second, the Blue Lightning Dragon is a dragon pet, with high poison resistance, as dragon pets inherently have high resistance to various attributes.

An ineffective effect doesn't mean no effect.

Every time the holy poison activated, it made the Blue Lightning Dragon hurt for a while.

This made the Blue Lightning Dragon irritable, periodically letting out ghostly wails of dragon roars.

After exacting revenge on the Blue Lightning Dragon, Li Cunxu was in a good mood, ready to withdraw, but unexpectedly discovered a pleasant surprise.

A Radiant Foal, without a mother and relatively thin in physique.

Radiant foals with mothers were protected in the center of the herd; only those without mothers ran around the outskirts of the herd.

Li Cunxu wanted to form a bond with this Radiant Foal, making it his pet beast.

Its talent was simply too outstanding.

[Pet Beast]: Radiant Foal

[Attribute]: Light

[Level]: Black Iron Level 3

[Talent]: Light of Swiftness (Gold)

[Condition]: Malnourished

[Skills]: Swift Step, Trample, Light Spear, Light Shield, Light Escape, Radiant Resolve

[Potential]: Low-tier Overlord

[Description]: A lucky Radiant Foal born on Bengma Island.

A gold-legendary talent Radiant Foal.

Radiant Horses weren't originally in Li Cunxu's plan, but its talent [Light of Swiftness] was too enticing, prompting Li Cunxu to break his previous plans.

With seven contract slots, two remained.

Li Cunxu originally intended one contract slot for a support pet beast, ideally a Star Spirit, and the other slot for a tank pet beast.

The first six for combat, the last one specifically for self-protection.

After all, a Beast Master's biggest weakness is themselves.

A pair of Blood Lotus Carp, one male and one female, was needed to quickly expand the Blood Lotus Carp line, so the Saint Lotus Li Family was definitely going to provide Li Cunxu with a second Holy Lotus Carp (female), to transform into a Blood Lotus Carp.

What to do with this Holy Lotus Carp?

Li Cunxu planned to contract it after three years when he could consume a slot expansion item.

By then, because Li Cunxu wouldn't have an available contract slot, the Saint Lotus Li Family would surely give him an expansion item to make space for contracting a second Holy Lotus Carp.

Of course, the expansion item wouldn't come free of charge; it would be considered a favor owed.

Li Cunxu picked a mouthful of tender grass, slightly processed it with the Blood Banquet Holy Meal to make it more delicious, and then offered it to the foal. The foal hesitated for a few seconds, unsure, and tried a few bites, finding it unexpectedly tasty.

Seeing the disguised Radiant Horse reveal a gratified expression, the foal let down its guard and began eating large mouthfuls.

Li Cunxu continued to occasionally bring a mouthful of processed tender grass to the foal, thereby building a relationship with it.

Wherever Li Cunxu went, it followed.

The Blue Lightning Dragon, tormented by the holy poison, grew increasingly irritable, especially at night when the pain from the poison prevented it from sleeping, making it even more irritable.

Li Cunxu, however, was unconcerned about the Blue Lightning Dragon, focusing all his thoughts on the Radiant Foal.

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