Chapter 104: The Butterfly Outside The Cage

Wei Chen was currently deep in contemplation. In front of his eyes was a large shopping screen from the Underworld Redeeming Shop.

The searched category was:

“Dog Collar”

Wei Chen sorted the results from cheapest to most expensive and checked the lowest priced item first. He only had about three million UGC left in his account. Previously, he had around 2.5 million. It seemed that preventing the deaths of those rogue cultivators during the qualification round had earned him about five hundred thousand UGC.

He planned to keep some of his Underworld Gold Coins for emergencies, so he needed to be careful with his spending, especially since he had spent a lot on pills recently.

Name: Shock Collar

Price: 1 UGC

Description: Shock collar for dogs, guaranteed effectiveness by a famous streamer.

Wei Chen paused. His brain stopped processing for a second before he ignored it. He added the keyword “Spirit Beast” into the search function and began searching again.

The results appeared once more, this time with the number greatly reduced. As usual, Wei Chen started from the cheapest option.

Name: Spirit Beast Suppression Collar

Price: 500,000 UGC

Description: A collar that can easily suppress a spirit beast’s power. It lowers the cultivation realm of the spirit beast wearing it by one realm.

Wei Chen continued browsing through the categories, his eyes darting between Max, who was still confused, and the interface in front of him. He needed to act quickly before this troublesome dog started causing trouble again.

The results were still unsatisfactory to Wei Chen, so he quickly added more keywords.

“Discount”, “No Suppress Cultivation”, “Enhance Loyalty”, “Spirit Beast Enhancement”

After entering the refined keywords, Wei Chen searched again.

This time, only two items appeared.

Name: Heaven Mark Collar

Price: 10,000,000 UGC (50 percent discount)

Description: A powerful collar crafted by Heavenly Emperor Li Huangdi. He used it to bind a Heavenly Dragon as his personal mount.

Warning: There is a significant chance of failing to bind the spirit beast to the collar owner.

Name: Harmony Ascension Collar

Price: 1,500,000 UGC (50 percent discount)

Description: Crafted by (Redacted). Designed to enhance loyalty and positive feelings toward the collar owner. This collar also enhances and amplifies a spirit beast’s basic strength and power.

Warning: The enhanced loyalty effect is not all powerful. It only amplifies existing loyalty and positive feelings toward the collar owner. If the collar owner does nothing to warrant loyalty or positive feelings, the collar’s power cannot enhance them.

Seeing the two items, Wei Chen quickly purchased the Harmony Ascension Collar. This was the perfect collar for Max.

The collar materialized inside the storage space of his broadcasting orb, and Wei Chen immediately took it out. Taking advantage of the moment while Max was still staring at him in confusion, Wei Chen swiftly placed the collar around Max’s neck.

The collar, which was initially small enough to fit only a puppy, quickly adjusted itself. It expanded to match Max’s size and locked firmly in place.

Click.

With a clear locking sound, the collar settled around Max’s neck like a simple black leather collar.

Max was startled. It quickly stood up and tried to scratch the collar off, but the pain from the earlier beating surged through its body, causing it to collapse again.

Wei Chen immediately purchased a healing pill suitable for external injuries. The pill was golden and carried traces of the Alchemy Dao. Wei Chen did not hesitate and quickly fed it to Max.

After sniffing it a few times, Max swallowed the entire pill.

This scene instantly caused a commotion in the chat room.

…. Within the Chat Room ….

Little Wealthy Demon: [Ah! That golden pill! That is an Alchemy Dao grade pill! What the hell is this idiot thinking, feeding it to a dog like that!?]

Little Wealthy Demon: [Doesn’t he know how much this pill would fetch at an auction!? Aaaaahhhhhhhh! I cannot watch anymore! My heart hurts! It hurrtttt! What a waste!]

Sword Dao Genius: [My heart is filled with pain and indignation, with nowhere to vent.]

Drinking till Dawn: [Hahahahaha! This guy is such an idiot! If I ever drink with this guy, it would be amazing. Our drinking match would be extremely enthusiastic and merry!]

Handsome Tall and Rich: [Damn… Brother Wei is even more extravagant than I am. I have never fed an Alchemy Dao grade pill to a dog before. Respect! Respect! Mad respect!]

The Pillar of Wealth: [<Handsome Tall and Rich> Don’t you dare, you damn brat! Try it and I will break your legs!]

Handsome Tall and Rich: [<The Pillar of Wealth> Father!?]

….

While the chat room grew rowdy, Wei Chen ignored it and focused on the wounds on Max’s body.

With an Alchemy Dao grade healing pill, Max’s injuries healed visibly to the naked eye. Within minutes, it stood up as if nothing had happened. All the wounds and bruises on its body vanished, making the brutal beating from moments ago seem like an illusion.

Max looked at Wei Chen with gratitude in its eyes. It did not know why, but instead of feeling anger or indignation toward this human, a rush of gratitude and respect rose within its heart.

With Max fully healed, Wei Chen decided to strike while the iron was hot. He took out a barbecue drumstick. He remembered clearly that Max loved barbecue drumsticks.

The moment the drumstick appeared from his personal storage, Max sniffed the air a few times before its head snapped toward the direction of the food.

Wei Chen smiled mischievously. He moved the drumstick left and right, and Max’s head followed every movement.

“Catch!”

With that signal, Wei Chen tossed the drumstick toward Max. Max jumped up and snatched it out of the air.

The instant its tongue touched the drumstick and tasted the flavor it had been craving for so long, its eyes widened. It quickly devoured the entire large drumstick. Its tail wagged furiously as it barked.

“Woof… Woof! Woof!”

Max pranced around, nudging Wei Chen as if asking for more.

This was it. This taste was worth everything. Give me more. Moooooreeeeee!!!

Max pranced left and right, jumping around with its tail wagging like a fan as it tried to communicate with Wei Chen.

…. Within the Chat Room ….

Sword Dao Genius: [This is the first time I have seen a Heavenly Fire Wolf like this. I heard that its proud nature is so stubborn that it would rather die than submit. I do not know whether Brother Wei’s strength is exceptional, or if his cooking is heaven defying enough to make a Heavenly Fire Wolf submit.]

Little Wealthy Demon: [This guy… he already tamed the Heavenly Fire Wolf!]

Little Butterfly: [I… I also want to play with Lord Wei’s dog.]

Mirror Butterfly: [<Little Butterfly> If I were you, I would be very cautious around it. Heavenly Fire Wolves are extremely strong. Even cultivators need to be careful, and you are a mortal.]

Little Butterfly: [<Mirror Butterfly> Do not worry, Sister Mirror Butterfly. I believe in Lord Wei.]

Mirror Butterfly: [Ugh… what a simp.]

….

With this, Wei Chen had gained a dog, a very gluttonous dog, as a pet. Wei Chen looked at his new companion, who was still munching on the third drumstick of the day, with a smile. This dog reminded him of a Siberian Husky he used to raise with his ex.

After the disruption, the tournament continued. The participants came out one by one, and the winner of the next match left no suspense. Ximen Hao faced another rogue cultivator from the Azure River Province.

Ximen Hao did not act up or display any young master syndrome. He simply knocked his opponent off the stage and won. There was no mocking and no humiliation. It seemed that he had truly wisened up, a lot.

As for Yun Feng, the man shot fierce glares at Ximen Hao, as if wanting to tear the latter to pieces.

Another win was also scored by the Vermilion Bird Province. It was the match between Zhang Tianlong, the fire user and disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the one who lost was none other than Pang Hu, the courageous fatty from the Heavenly Sword Sect who had nearly killed that Elder Dog.

Speaking of Elder Dog, even though Sacred Flame Valley was also present, Wei Chen did not see the man anywhere. He wondered where that fellow had gone.

The tournament continued to the last match of the day’s first round, and both Azure River Province and Vermilion Bird Province ended with an equal number of wins.

However, the four big name sects and factions that seemed to be in a conspiracy all fell in this first round of the tournament. This result shattered many gambling dens. With no reason to stay, they began preparing to leave as all of their flying arks rose into the sky.

At this time, a flying ark flew into the stadium. This flying ark was not large, but it was decorated with various colors of spirit silk and beautiful ornaments. It was accompanied by jovial music and the dance of many beautiful women.

The one seated at the center of the elevated stage on the flying ark was none other than Dream Butterfly, who was playing her zither as she smiled brightly at Wei Chen.

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