Reborn as a tiger cub, I'm too weak, so I can only rely on self-discipline.

Chapter 705 The Real Mastermind

boom--! ! !

As the claw struck, a spiderweb-like crack spread across the ground in all directions, and the surrounding ground rose up in sections, as if thick earth dragons were arching up from below!

The already dilapidated main urban area of ​​the capital is now even more ravaged.

Fortunately, since the disaster had been going on for so long, the survivors who did not perish in the first wave of attacks had already fled the area. Although Cang Nian's attack did indeed affect a wide area, much like a natural disaster, it did not cause more casualties in the already devastated capital.

By this stage, the capital city no longer had the pure ordinary people it had before the spiritual energy revival. Even the weakest ordinary person had reached the third level of physical fitness, which would have made them a mini-superman before the spiritual energy revival, and they wouldn't be so easily affected and killed.

With a slap, Cang Nian raised his claw, and saw a thin human-shaped piece of flesh and bone fragments embedded in the deep, huge claw print, like a specimen.

I'm currently using my true form in combat, which is much larger than Qu Yinmei. Even if I kill Qu Yinmei, there won't be a system kill notification sound.

However, it's not a big problem.

It's already like this, it must be completely dead.

Within the range of his White Tiger Divine Might, no matter what life-saving methods he had, he couldn't use them.

Unless, Qu Yinmei has already evolved to a level above the fifth rank.

However, if Qu Yinmei could reach a level above the fifth rank, she wouldn't be killed by herself.

So, the culprit who had been targeting him and the Northeast Allied Army of the Dragon Kingdom ever since he arrived in the capital, and who even caused the death of Er Mihu, finally died.

At this moment, Cang Nian felt quite cheerful, and his mind felt much clearer.

"Something feels off..."

However, looking at the corpse on the ground, which could only be described as having a rudimentary human form, Cang Nian vaguely felt that something was missing, but he couldn't remember what it was for a moment.

"Town~!"

Just then, Cangnian heard Ye Dingjiang's soft rebuke as he activated the Imperial Seal behind him!

Upon hearing the sound, Cang Nian immediately felt a chill run down his spine, and all the muscles in his body tensed up.

However, the terrifying pressure he had anticipated, like a mountain pressing down on him, did not materialize, which surprised him slightly.

Stab~!

But the next moment, a sound like a sharp knife tearing through rags came from behind.

Upon hearing the sound, Cang Nian turned his head sharply.

"what--!!!"

One withered arm, clutching the Imperial Seal of the State, was raised high, while Ye Dingjiang covered the blood-stained wound on his right shoulder with his other hand, letting out a shrill growl.

But the next second, a paw caught the Imperial Seal of the State that had been tossed into the air, and a large tongue rolled the withered arm into its mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it.

"Young people find it easier to eat; this arm is too old and doesn't taste good."

An unfamiliar voice rang out, offering a leisurely comment.

"Zeus?!"

Hearing the unfamiliar voice but the familiar figure, Ye Dingjiang gasped in disbelief.

"You wouldn't believe it, would you? The promising talents you've been nurturing are actually doing all the work for me."

You all think Qu Yinmei is the mastermind, but you're all wrong. The real mastermind is me, one of Qu Yinmei's tamed beasts.

A majestic and imposing lion with golden-red fur and flowing mane curled its lips into a mocking smile.

Looking at Zeus, who seemed confident that he had completely taken control of the situation, Cangnian recalled the scenes from before.

The first time Qu Yinmei met Zeus was when she came to the Ark to cause trouble for herself and wanted to take her as her tamer.

That time, Zeus was used as a life-saving stepping stone to exchange positions.

The second time was during the Battle of the Forbidden City.

At that time, through the connection between the tiger in the painting and Er Mihu, Cangnian knew that it had eaten Er Mihu and believed that it was Qu Yinmei who had instigated it.

Later, during the final battle, he had the opportunity to kill Qu Yinmei, but was momentarily blocked by Zeus's sudden outburst, thus missing the chance to kill Qu Yinmei.

I didn't notice anything unusual at the time, but now that I look at it, it's completely wrong.

Leaving aside Qu Yinmei's control skills, it remains to be seen whether the evolved creatures she controls can retain their own independent consciousness.

Judging from Qu Yinmei's attitude when she tried to tame her, the relationship between her and her beast could not possibly be good.

She viewed her beast tamers merely as tools to become stronger, as animals, and never as partners.

Before that, why was it only Zeus who suddenly rose up to protect Qu Yinmei?

There's only one reason.

Qu has its own consciousness and clearly knows that if Qu Yinmei dies, it will die too.

It's not that Qu Yinmei's death will cause all the beasts to die along with her, but rather that after Qu Yinmei's death, the only value of this evolved creature that has eaten humans to the capital can be made into an evolution potion.

Clearly, Qu Yinmei's other tamed beasts did not have this understanding.

At that time, the lion Zeus in front of them had already shown something unusual, but no one took it seriously.

"Cang Nian, you really gave me a big fright. Even if I had taken that attack head-on, I would have died on the spot."

However, such a trump card of yours can probably only be used once in a short period of time, right?

Hmm... Your aura seems to have weakened considerably. It seems this move will have some side effects on you.

Luckily, I had a backup plan, letting Qu Yimei force you to use your trump card. Otherwise, all my planning over this long period would have come to nothing.

Seemingly noticing Cangnian's gaze, the lion Zeus looked at Cangnian and laughed very smugly.

"So Qu Yinmei's behavior during this period wasn't guided by you?!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Dingjiang felt a surge of anger rise to his head, and he stared intently at Zeus, rebuking him.

"Hehe, what do you want to hear from me?"

Qu Yinmei is essentially a good girl. She was completely controlled by me to say those things and do those things.

I'm sorry to disappoint you, Your Excellency.

Those were all Qu Yinmei's own thoughts and ideas; I simply amplified them slightly.

Even without me, she would still be tempted to conquer Cangnian and want to rule him. This conflict between potential seeds is unavoidable.

However, she was just like me; she coveted Cangnian's superpowers, and so did I.

Seeing the faint glimmer of hope in Ye Dingjiang's angry eyes, Zeus chuckled, shattering Ye Dingjiang's illusions.

Then, its gaze fell on Cang Nian, with a playful look.

"Coveting my superpowers?"

Upon hearing this, Cang Nian frowned, looking quite puzzled.

"That's right, Qu Yinmei can enslave evolved creatures, incorporate them into her body, and thus use her beast-taming abilities."

Even with such extraordinary abilities, they can become potential talents in the capital and be nurtured with all their might.

My special ability is called "plunder".

I extract the supernatural abilities of evolved creatures by consuming their complete corpses and use them for my own purposes.

Your superpower is amazing! I've been envious for ages!

Zeus licked his lips and looked at Cang Nian as if he were looking at a delicious meal.