Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off

Chapter 87: Chapter 87: It Was He Who Harmed Er Bao

Among the Golden Lion Royal Family of Golden West Mountain, Ye Lüqi’s bloodline was the purest, and his spiritual power was the most powerful and domineering.

Mu Silin, of course, understood how precious this power was, but he didn’t need Ye Lüqi’s assistance.

But it had already been infused, and there was nothing he could do about it!

Just then, they all looked over at Er Bao on the ground.

Awaiting his transformation.

Even the other young cubs, who had been roughhousing off to the side, stopped to look at Er Bao.

But, under their watchful eyes...

...the golden light surrounding Er Bao completely merged into his body...

...yet he remained sitting dazedly on the ground, still just as tiny as before.

His body hadn’t changed in the slightest.

Ye Lüqi was taken aback and asked dubiously,

"Huh? That’s impossible."

Mu Silin’s gaze darkened.

"So this is what you meant by ’he’ll transform right away’?"

’It’s nothing special after all!’

Shen Yue was also staring at Er Bao.

’According to what this Lion King said, this power should have been enough to help Er Bao transform. Why hasn’t anything changed?’

At that moment, Lan Cangyue was sizing up Er Bao.

"Logically, the Golden Lion King’s power should have been more than enough for your son to transform."

Unconvinced, he raised a hand.

"Let me give it a try."

A beam of blue light instantly shot from his hand, enveloping Er Bao.

Er Bao jumped in fright again, his eyes welling with tears.

"Female mother, Er Bao is scared!"

Though her heart ached for him, Shen Yue was also worried that something might be wrong with Er Bao’s body. She comforted him, saying,

"Don’t be afraid, Er Bao. The uncles are helping you transform. They won’t hurt you!"

"Your female mother is right here beside you."

Hearing this, Er Bao nodded obediently, no longer afraid.

Staring at the blue light on his body, he held his breath, trying to use the power to transform.

Beside them, Dabao called out,

"You can do it, Er Bao!"

Little Qi added, "Go, Second Brother!"

But after the blue light merged with his body...

...Er Bao, who was still holding his breath with all his might, remained completely unchanged.

Lan Cangyue raised an eyebrow.

"This shouldn’t be happening. Is my Mermaid Clan’s power not working either?"

Mu Silin’s expression grew stern.

He knew the Mermaid Clan’s power was the most esoteric of all. Logically, after receiving two consecutive infusions of spiritual power, Er Bao should have had some kind of reaction.

’But why was there still no change?’

Bai Chaosi watched without a word.

Seeing the worried look on Shen Yue’s face, he lifted a fingertip.

A white light enveloped Er Bao.

The white light shimmered, radiating a gentle power.

Shen Yue took a deep breath, watching Er Bao nervously.

At that moment, she was desperately hoping that after receiving this power, Er Bao would finally be able to transform.

Even Mu Silin was holding his breath, his eyes fixed on the white light surrounding Er Bao.

Dabao and the other cubs watched Er Bao in silence, not daring to make a sound.

Huang Ziyue, who had been busy with his work, stopped what he was doing and looked over.

Even Mu Silin’s subordinates, hidden in the shadows, were incredibly nervous.

’Come on, Little General.’

’You can do it.’

But even as the white light visibly merged into Er Bao’s body, he still, under everyone’s gaze, did not change.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

Sitting on the ground, Er Bao seemed to realize something.

Tears immediately started streaming down his face.

"Female mother... Er Bao... Er Bao can’t transform... Does this mean... Er Bao will never be able to transform?"

He didn’t wail loudly as he usually did, but let out a low, helpless sob filled with fear.

In that instant, it felt as if someone had tightly squeezed Shen Yue’s heart.

Her heart aching, she went to him and pulled him into her embrace.

"No, how could that be? Didn’t your female mother tell you? It’s just not time yet. How could you possibly be unable to transform?"

"Don’t be afraid, Er Bao. Don’t worry, you will definitely be able to transform. Don’t be sad, okay? Your female mother’s got you."

Just then, Huang Ziyue instantly appeared before Shen Yue.

The man’s scrutinizing gaze fixed on Er Bao, sizing him up.

Shen Yue knew what he was about to do.

"Don’t try. Let Er Bao rest."

Hearing this, Huang Ziyue looked at her reddened eyes, and a pang of pain shot through his heart.

"I can do it."

Shen Yue froze for a moment.

For some reason, looking at the incomparably serious, stone-faced man before her, her anxious heart calmed somewhat.

She suddenly found herself pinning a sliver of hope on him.

The others looked at Huang Ziyue, a new sense of expectation rising in them as well.

With a flick of his finger, Huang Ziyue made Er Bao float out of Shen Yue’s embrace.

He rotated his fingers, and the aura around him began to surge.

Er Bao’s body began to spin under his power.

Huang Ziyue examined him closely. Then, he seemed to spot something.

With a light tap of his fingertip, a stream of black-and-red light flowed out and entered the spot between Er Bao’s eyebrows.

In a moment, a dark red mist began to swirl around Er Bao, as if something was being forced out from within him.

Er Bao looked to be in pain, curling his body up.

"Female mother, I don’t feel good!"

"It hurts!"

Shen Yue looked at Huang Ziyue anxiously.

"Er Bao! What’s happening to him? Stop it, quickly!"

Mu Silin’s heart ached for the boy, but he could tell that Huang Ziyue was trying to help him.

Time passed slowly. The mist around Er Bao dissipated, and he gently floated down to the ground.

Shen Yue rushed over and gathered Er Bao into her arms. Seeing that the little one had passed out, she trembled with anguish.

Huang Ziyue’s icy face remained expressionless as he turned to look at Mu Silin.

"Was it you who forcibly infused spiritual power to make him hatch prematurely?"

At these words, Lan Cangyue, Ye Lüqi, and Bai Chaosi all turned to stare at Mu Silin in shock.

Shen Yue, who had been stroking Er Bao, froze, her head snapping toward Mu Silin.

Mu Silin froze.

He recalled the day Er Bao had hatched. He had indeed carried him out of the cave and then infused him with his spiritual power.

Not long after that, Er Bao had hatched.

’A jolt went through him. Could it be that Er Bao’s inability to transform was his fault?’

Seeing the change in Mu Silin’s expression, Huang Ziyue knew he was right.

"He hatched prematurely, which damaged his Spiritual Core. As a result, he can’t generate his own spiritual power, and that’s why he has been unable to transform."

Shen Yue’s breath hitched as she looked down at Er Bao in her arms.

’From her perspective as a doctor, did this mean Er Bao’s Spiritual Core hadn’t finished developing before he was forced to hatch, causing its development to halt and resulting in damage?’

’Was this a kind of atavism? Had someone artificially severed his evolutionary link?’

’Had he become an animal that could talk and think, but possessed no spiritual power and was unable to transform??’

She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out. Sharp pangs of pain shot through her heart, and a powerful sense of dread washed over her.

’How could she not have noticed sooner?’

’No wonder. Not only was Er Bao timid, but he was also tiny. He looked even smaller than Liu Bao and Qibao, who were the smallest of all.’

’She should have noticed earlier. It was her fault. As his female mother, she had failed to realize something was wrong with him in time.’

Huang Ziyue looked at Er Bao and said,

"He should have been the last of the children to hatch."

’It was precisely because this little cub was forced to hatch that he ended up being older than my own son.’

’It seemed being the older brother wasn’t so easy after all. The price he’d paid was a steep one!’

’No wonder he was so timid!’

Hearing Huang Ziyue’s words, Mu Silin froze completely.

His gaze, as he looked at Er Bao, was filled with profound self-reproach, regret, and heartache.

’He was the one who had harmed Er Bao.’

’He was the one who had caused the damage to Er Bao’s core.’

’If, because of this, Er Bao could never transform, could never become a High level Beastman...’

’...then he would never be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life. He would never be able to face Shen Yue and Er Bao.’

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