Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return Chapter 1394: Tch, Bullies the Weak and Fears the Strong

With the retreat of those formidable Iron-Backed Saber-Toothed Tigers, Dragon Scale Fire Pattern Rhinoceroses, and Earthly Ferocious Bears, the other Exotic Beasts became utterly panicked, halting their advance. Clearly, the swift defeat of the aforementioned beasts struck an immense fear into the hearts of the remaining creatures, whose intelligence was hardly inferior to that of humans. This presented a perfect opportunity to thoroughly crush their spirits.

An ethereal figure descended with graceful elegance, white robes fluttering in the wind like a celestial being gracing the mortal realm, emanating purity and breathtaking beauty. However, the moment the Cold Sky Sword was unsheathed, an imposing aura permeated heaven and earth, deterring anyone from daring to cast a direct gaze upon it.

Sensing this overwhelming aura, Dan Tai Xuan’s three fellow disciples’ expressions shifted abruptly, instinctively retreating a step back.

The Iron-Backed Saber-Toothed Tiger also felt the impending danger, lifting its head with sudden alarm, undeniable fear evident in its eyes, before abruptly turning to flee.

"Boom!" A deafening crash reverberated as the entire earth shuddered violently. Outside the city’s perimeter, a trench stretching over a hundred feet long, nearly ten feet wide, and a staggering twenty feet deep was cleaved open by this single, devastating strike.

Despite sensing the grave threat and attempting a desperate escape, the Iron-Backed Saber-Toothed Tiger was unceremoniously sliced into pieces by this incredibly powerful sword strike. Its formidable defense, renowned for being as strong as fine steel, proved utterly powerless against this sword, which cut through it as easily as slicing through soft tofu.

Below the city tower, everyone present was rendered completely dumbstruck, perhaps paralyzed by sheer terror from Mu Hanyan’s devastating sword blow.

Great Sword Master! It turned out that Mu Hanyan was not merely a Sixth Rank Sword Master but a Tenth Rank Great Sword Master, unequivocally the strongest among all Sword Masters!

It became profoundly evident that Mu Hanyan’s unshakeable confidence did not stem from her formidable followers, but rather from her own strength that vastly surpassed theirs!

Dan Tai Xuan’s face flushed a deep, embarrassing red, akin to a pig’s liver. He, a mere Ninth Rank Sword Master, had dared to threaten Mu Hanyan, a Great Sword Master. It was an act of sheer folly—underestimating the immense gap between a Ninth Rank Swordsman and a Great Sword Master was akin to dismissing a vast, impassable chasm as merely a small moat.

"Mr. Tantai, I am genuinely curious if you are still interested in that lake. If Exotic Beasts were to besiege the city once more, I would hope you might lend your generous hand?" Mu Hanyan’s voice was brimming with apparent sincerity, yet even a profoundly deaf person could easily discern the clear mocking tone directed at Dan Tai Xuan.

Lady Mu was not one to retaliate at every minor slight, but she certainly would not exactly repay grievance with virtue. After being extorted to the very brink, she felt compelled to retaliate with a few sharp verbal jabs to vent her accumulated anger.

Overcome with profound embarrassment, Dan Tai Xuan desperately wished he could dig a deep hole and simply disappear into it.

"Let’s depart!" Dan Tai Xuan, having lost all face and with no desire to linger any longer, mumbled incoherently, summoning his dozen-plus fellow disciples to leave in a hurried retreat, their previously high spirits completely vanished.

As they watched Mu Hanyan, all the Chamber of Commerce guards and Fang Family disciples wore expressions of deep reverence and awe. Meanwhile, the commerce stewards looked on with profound shame. No one spoke, as thousands of Exotic Beasts still menacingly gathered below the city walls. Despite their individual strength being far inferior to the few powerful leaders, if swarmed, they still posed a considerable threat.

However, their collective worries were evidently unnecessary.

Below the city, of the five Exotic Beasts comparable to Ninth and Eighth Rank Great Sword Masters, a significant four had managed to escape, and one had been mercilessly sliced into pieces by Mu Hanyan. The remaining beasts were utterly terrified, lying prostrate on the ground, not daring to resist or even muster the courage to flee.

"Awoooo..." A lone Wind Wolf, comparable in strength to a Fourth Rank Sword Master, howled mournfully at the sky. Mysterious light began to encircle its body as the power of the heavens and earth surged towards it, and simultaneously, another circle of mysterious light floated gently around Mu Hanyan.

A Master-Servant Contract! Mu Hanyan felt a flicker of surprise. Her original intention was merely to shatter the Exotic Beasts’ spirits with a thunderous, overwhelming blow, never daring to invade Fang Town again. Unexpectedly, she had scared them to such an extent that they proposed a master-servant contract of their own volition. Ah, these creatures truly do fear the strong and tend to bully the weak.

Understandably so, the intelligence of Exotic Beasts is not significantly less than that of humans. This particular Wind Wolf, being stronger than the other beasts, was also demonstrably smarter, realizing that with Mu Hanyan’s immense strength, escape was impossible. Thus, it decisively chose the path of submission.

The mysterious light continued to enshroud Mu Hanyan for a considerable duration, yet the Heaven and Earth Law did not immediately activate. The vast disparity in strength was too great; this particular contract could not be established without Mu Hanyan’s explicit consent.

Mu Hanyan found a mere Fourth Rank Wind Wolf, with its hardly noble bloodline amongst Exotic Beasts, to be an uninteresting Sword Pet. Her current Sword Pet, Taowu, was one of the Four Great Fierce Beasts. Even when confined to the Beast Soul Hall and only able to summon a Beast Soul Avatar, Taowu was vastly superior to this Wind Wolf. Accepting the Wind Wolf would likely offend Taowu and make it feel dishonored.

"Awoo..." The Wind Wolf sensed the Heaven and Earth Law not activating and surmised that Mu Hanyan considered it too weak. Overcome with anxiety and fear, it prostrated itself on the ground, lowering its head in a humble, whimpering plea.

Witnessing the Wind Wolf's pitiable state, Mu Hanyan's perspective shifted. She gestured towards Family Head Fang, realizing that while she disdained such a weak Sword Pet, others would not. She had observed the obvious envy in Family Head Fang's eyes, which practically gleamed with desire.

The Wind Wolf quickly grasped Mu Hanyan's intention. After a moment of hesitation, it resolutely shook its head.

For Exotic Beasts, dominance dictates; they possess their own pride. Its submission to Mu Hanyan stemmed from her inherent strength, whereas the Fang Family's power was clearly insufficient to elicit its willing subservience.

"In the name of Aolai, I command the beasts of the world; those who follow me shall thrive, and those who oppose me shall perish!" A voice, ancient and obscure, resonated as Mu Hanyan activated the Divine Beast Contract.

Following the awakening of the Aolai Divine Beast's inherited memories, her comprehension of its Skill Sword techniques and the peculiar, mystical arts born from them deepened, even though she still couldn't fully unravel the legendary Aolai Divine Beast's tumultuous life. The divine power infused within the Divine Beast Contract felt amplified, though Mu Hanyan had not yet had the chance to confirm this. Today offered an excellent opportunity.

Naturally, she could have employed Taowu's formidable Beast Taming Technique to compel the Wind Wolf's submission. However, it seemed beneath the dignity of a Great Sword Master and a legendary Divine Beast to engage in such a task with a mere Fourth Rank Exotic Beast. Furthermore, several other relatively powerful Exotic Beasts remained. If successful, her objective was to secure a Sword Pet for each of the Nanyan Commerce guards and the Fang Family disciples. Dealing with each beast individually would consume too much time.

As Mu Hanyan's Divine Beast Contract declaration concluded, the winds intensified, and the clouds in the sky churned like tumultuous waves. An ancient, desolate aura descended, permeating a ten-mile radius. The immense, overwhelming pressure of the divine beast left everyone gasping for breath.