"This... is the Demon God?!"
The twin sisters Miao Qi and Miao Ke were so frightened by the colossal size of the wolf king that their limbs went cold.
"No wonder it could annihilate a country. Its size is truly terrifying!"
Tang Xueyao said, her face full of shock.
"This is... a wolf king transitioning from adolescence to maturity, a young wolf king!"
Zhang Chen looked up at the wolf king with its flowing fur and nodded slightly.
"You... how does the True God know it's not fully grown? It's this big already, what will it be like when it's an adult?!"
Miao Ke saw that Zhang Chen was not flustered at all in front of such a colossal creature.
His demeanor alone was enough for her to admire, hence the change in address.
"Because... I've raised one..."
Zhang Chen said calmly.
"What?!"
The three women's mouths hung open in astonishment at his words.
Zhang Chen's words echoed in their ears:
I've raised one...
Raised one...
One...
How did you raise something this big?!
"Awooo!~"
The white wolf howled at the sky.
The entire forest trembled, and countless birds flew into the sky in panic.
The smaller wolves around them also emerged from the bushes.
Some were gray, some were white, some had gray and white spots, each about four to five meters long, exuding an oppressive aura.
"I wonder if Er Pang and Ao Xue are still here..."
Zhang Chen sighed as he looked at the young wolf king before him.
"Woof?"
The wolf king paused upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, lowered its head, and examined Zhang Chen closely.
Its massive head cautiously approached Zhang Chen, sniffing him intently.
Suddenly, it shivered, its fur bristling.
Its body began to shrink rapidly, eventually becoming as small as the other young wolves.
"Woof!"
The other young wolves slowly retreated and disappeared into the shadows.
"Huh? Why did it get smaller?! Can this thing magically grow and shrink like that?!"
Tang Xueyao exclaimed, clapping her hands as if she had discovered a new continent.
"It recognized my scent, which means it is indeed related to Er Pang and Ao Xue!"
Zhang Chen said.
What exactly were Er Pang and Ao Xue?!
Why was there such a stark contrast between the names Er Pang and Ao Xue?!
The three girls were completely bewildered.
However, one thing was certain: the wolf king was no longer hostile towards them.
"Woof!"
The wolf king circled Zhang Chen a few times, affectionately rubbing against his thigh.
"Little guy, you're quite friendly. Here, have something to eat!"
Zhang Chen waved his right hand, and a large, fragrant piece of roasted meat appeared out of thin air. The wolf king caught it in its mouth and began to gobble it down.
Soon, the meat was gone. The wolf king licked its lips and sat down.
"To be able to imprint the perception of my scent into its genes, it seems the abilities of mutated creatures far exceed my imagination."
"Creatures like this must have evolved intelligence and should not be treated as ordinary beasts or monsters."
Zhang Chen said, gently stroking the pale gray crescent on the wolf king's forehead.
"You inherited your father's physique and your mother's nobility... or perhaps it was your grandparents, or even further back..."
"In any case... it's nice to meet you, my cute little one!"
Zhang Chen said with a smile.
"Woof, woof!"
The wolf king excitedly spun in place, its tail wagging, completely devoid of the wolf king's usual majesty.
At first glance, it looked like a husky with a wolf's head and a foolish grin.
"What? You want me to give you a name?!"
"Alright, alright..."
Zhang Chen pondered for a moment and said,
"Seeing as you're all white and have a crescent on your forehead... how about we call you... Huzizi."
Upon hearing the name, Miao Ke glanced at her sister Miao Qi and whispered,
"Now I understand who named Er Pang... this True God's naming skills are truly abysmal!"
"It's a good thing we have names. If the prophet had sent us to have the True God rename us, I might have cried."
The two sisters whispered.
"Woof!"
Huzizi seemed very excited, appearing to be overjoyed at having a name.
"Alright, the so-called Demon God crisis is now resolved. It's just a harmless little dog, really."
"Your reactions were overly dramatic!"
Zhang Chen stroked Bai Yue's fur and said with a smile to Miao Ke and Miao Qi.
"Harmless?"
"A little dog? Isn't that a wolf?"
Calling the wolf king that once annihilated a country a harmless little dog? Are you serious?!
"Congratulations to the True God for subduing the divine beast. As expected of the True God; any terrifying existence can only bow before you!"
Tang Xueyao praised sincerely, her eyes shining.
"True God!"
Miao Qi and Miao Ke suddenly knelt before Zhang Chen, their faces filled with reverence.
If they had harbored any doubts about Zhang Chen's divine status before, their concerns were now completely dispelled.
The Cat Ear tribe was deliberately placed in this location by the empire for several reasons. Firstly, it was the heartland of the empire, where troops could be dispatched to suppress them at any moment if they showed any signs of unrest.
Furthermore, Cat Ear girls were a rare commodity, highly sought after by nobles worldwide for auction, allowing the empire to profit greatly from human trafficking.
Most importantly, it was to control this Demon God.
This was because the herbalists of the Cat Ear tribe possessed a special ability to collect herbs that could induce a dormant state in the Demon God.
Through this tactic, the empire amassed considerable wealth while simultaneously suppressing an internal threat.
However, the lives of the Cat Ear tribe were far more pitiful. Every year, at the end of the year, imperial nobles would come to select Cat Ear girls for sale.
"We beg the True God to save our sister, Miao Yin. She was captured by the Imperial family a few days ago!"
"It happened just the other day. My sister and I were out on a mission assigned by the prophet, and when we returned, our sister was gone."
"If we had been there, we would never have let those imperial royals succeed!"
Miao Qi and Miao Ke said with deep regret.
"Actually... it might not be that the empire acted while you were away... Perhaps... it's fortunate you weren't there, otherwise..."
Tang Xueyao suddenly realized something and spoke with hesitation.
"Are you saying... those people from the empire intended to target all three of us sisters?!"
Miao Qi immediately understood.
The value of one Cat Ear girl was naturally not as high as that of triplet Cat Ear girls.
Moreover, the empire had always sought to suppress the rise of the Cat Ear tribe, making such actions perfectly normal for them.
"Now that the Cat Ear tribe are my believers, we shall simply obliterate this empire!"
Zhang Chen said indifferently, as if discussing what to have for dinner.