The Gray Wolf was massive, weighing over fifteen tons. Xia Qiu gnawed through a little more than half of it before nudging the carcass onto the shore.
If it were left in the sea, it would attract more fish and scavengers in no time, and the Gray Wolf would be devoured quickly.
After Xia Qiu finished eating the Gray Wolf, it wasn't long before a heat flow slowly appeared and spread around his body.
Most of the heat flow entered his abdominal tentacles. The tips of his tentacles had been bitten off, and he was using their regenerative abilities to recover.
A smaller portion of the heat flow entered his body, providing energy.
The heat flow soon disappeared, and his tentacles had grown quite a bit.
However, his body showed little change. Xia Qiu wasn't in a hurry. The current heat flow was too little, and his large size meant it definitely wouldn't be enough to cause a transformation.
In the following days, Xia Qiu and Moo Moo settled into their routines: Xia Qiu by the sea, and Moo Moo resting on land.
They fed on the Gray Wolf's carcass. In just one day, more than half of it was consumed, with the majority going into Xia Qiu's stomach.
Whenever Xia Qiu was hungry, he would go to the sea and open his mouth.
Moo Moo would then push the remaining Gray Wolf carcass in front of Xia Qiu. After Xia Qiu ate, he would nudge the rest onto the shore.
One day later, the remaining Gray Wolf carcass had rotted to the point of being inedible due to the hot weather.
Furthermore, as the carcass remained longer, the heat flow it provided diminished, eventually becoming negligible.
It seemed that energy, too, would slowly dissipate over time.
The Gray Wolf he had eaten provided a lot of heat flow, but it was still insufficient to cause Xia Qiu's body to evolve.
Xia Qiu didn't know if there were any other wolves on the island. If not, the unique evolution energy from wolves would be greatly reduced.
The following evening, Moo Moo's wounds had scabbed over, but recovery would still take some time.
Moo Moo, now a lion, walked over to the Gray Wolf's carcass, sniffed it, and shook his head in disgust.
It couldn't be eaten anymore.
Moo Moo shook his head with a hint of regret.
Seeing this, Xia Qiu dove back into the ocean.
He himself had eaten three of these Gray Wolves. Now that they couldn't be eaten, Moo Moo was without food and needed to hunt for fish.
Xia Qiu thought this as he submerged himself in the ocean.
It took him about ten minutes to find a fish. He ate part of it and then swam to the shore, nudging the fish onto the land.
"Moo Moo, dinner's ready."
Xia Qiu slowly backed away and looked towards the shore, only to find the beach empty.
Where had Moo Moo gone?
He had only been gone for a short while, and Moo Moo had vanished.
Xia Qiu waited nearby. After a while, rustling sounds came from the forest.
Soon, Moo Moo dragged a huge wild boar in front of Xia Qiu.
"Went hunting, did you?"
Xia Qiu was a little surprised, but it made sense. Now that he was on land and could transform into a lion, hunting in the forest was the primary option.
Being able to hunt meant he could survive on the island.
Moreover, with his massive size, as long as he didn't encounter a wolf pack, even that tiger wouldn't be a problem for Moo Moo.
Moo Moo dragged the wild boar to the shore. He saw the fish, then looked at the wild boar, and ran off to eat the fish.
And when Xia Qiu got hungry, all he had to do was open his mouth, and Moo Moo would push the wild boar into the sea.
One living on land, the other in the sea, they spent seven or eight days in the blink of an eye.
Xia Qiu ate many land creatures, and heat flow appeared, but the changes in his body were not very noticeable.
But it wasn't useless. Xia Qiu felt an itch at the junction of his head and chest, indicating that a change was definitely coming.
...
Crack.
A bolt of lightning struck, illuminating the world before them.
The sky was covered in dark clouds, and a strong wind blew, making the trees and branches sway far into the distance.
"A storm's coming."
Xia Qiu noticed that the weather here was extremely harsh, with heavy rain occurring almost every three to four days.
Xia Qiu quickly dove into the ocean, while Moo Moo transformed into a lion and ran towards the forest.
Boom.
Moo Moo's speed increased, and in a flash, he reached the depths of the island.
He had to hide.
The heavy rain would last at least one night. If it were just rain, it would be manageable, but with the lightning and fierce winds outside, spending a night by the sea in such weather would be unbearable.
I think I remember there was a huge cave over there during the last hunt.
Whoosh.
Moo Moo ran towards the distance, arriving at the foot of the mountain range, where a giant cave appeared before him.
I can go in.
Moo Moo charged inside and entered the cave.
"The wind's a bit lighter."
Moo Moo relaxed, dispelled his transformation, and lay there, waiting for the downpour to end.
But at this moment, two points of light flashed in the darkness, and the sound of footsteps approached.
"What?"
Moo Moo straightened up and looked into the darkness.
A massive figure emerged from the dark, with yellow and black stripes – it was a tiger.
"Roar."
The tiger saw Moo Moo and let out a roar.
It's someone else's home. And this tiger has a scar on its chest. It looks like the one that took the Gray Wolf from my mouth.
Moo Moo immediately transformed into a lion, watching the other cautiously.
But the next moment, the tiger glanced at Moo Moo's form, snorted, and then slowly retreated, lying down and staring at Moo Moo.
It's not attacking?
Moo Moo intended to leave, but seeing that the other had no intention of attacking, he also lay down, remaining in his lion form, and closed his eyes to rest for a while.
By the latter half of the night, Moo Moo had reverted to his sea cow form.
Seeing this, the tiger in the distance's eyes were filled with confusion, but it did nothing.
By the next morning, the heavy rain had stopped. The tiger stood up and roared a few times at Moo Moo.
"Moo Moo."
Hearing the call, Moo Moo replied, transformed into a lion, and left the woods.
I need to go to the coast to find Big Brother.
But first, I need to hunt.
Moo Moo thought, searching for prey. He circled around a few times and found a wild deer.
The wild deer was about twelve or thirteen meters long. Seeing Moo Moo, it immediately turned and ran into the distance.
Moo Moo gave chase, pouncing towards the wild deer.
It was fast and incredibly agile.
The wild deer weaved through the forest, using the trees to dodge, preventing Moo Moo from picking up speed.
Splash.
A tree appeared in front of Moo Moo, forcing him to slow down and go around it. The wild deer veered again, running further away.
This is infuriating!
Moo Moo angrily caught up again, but there was always a distance between them.
They ran along the foot of the mountain. After chasing for a while, a patch of forest appeared in the distance. The trees in this forest were not the tall, straight fir trees from his living area, but a peculiar kind of tree.
These trees were very thick but much shorter than fir trees, reaching a maximum of twenty to thirty meters, and they were spaced closely together.
This is bad.
Moo Moo realized he couldn't enter the forest at all; his body was too large.
But the wild deer could go in directly without any obstruction.
Can't catch it anymore?
Moo Moo felt a bit dejected. He had chased for so long and was about to fail.
But just as the wild deer ran towards the forest, a figure suddenly darted out from another direction, cutting off the wild deer's path.
Bang.
A shadow swung its claws horizontally, striking the wild deer and sending it flying. Its bones shattered, and its limbs broke.
Whoosh.
The figure slid forward a distance after its strike, its claws leaving deep marks on the ground.
The wild deer tumbled and landed in front of Moo Moo.
It was that tiger.
Moo Moo looked at it. The one that had just appeared was the tiger with whom he had spent the night.
"Roar."
The tiger roared loudly upon seeing the wild deer approach Moo Moo.
Hearing its roar, Moo Moo hesitated.
This tiger was the one it had captured; without it, the deer would have escaped.
But it had snatched its food.
However, last night, it had let Moo Moo stay in its territory.
Besides, it couldn't possibly eat a whole deer by itself.
Moo Moo hesitated for a moment, then slowly retreated, putting some distance between them.
Seeing Moo Moo's action, the tiger was a bit confused. Why was it giving the wild deer to me?
The tiger slowly walked over to the wild deer. Moo Moo didn't attack.
So the tiger lowered its head and began to devour the deer meat, finishing more than half of it. It glanced at Moo Moo and slowly backed away.
Seeing this, Moo Moo rushed forward, but instead of eating, it bit down on the wild deer's body and dragged it away.
What is it trying to do?
The tiger thought, puzzled, and followed behind Moo Moo.
Moo Moo dragged the deer carcass to the seaside, where the shore was littered with bones and half of a sea fish lay on the land.
Moo Moo placed the wild deer by the sea, transformed into a sea cow, and bellowed, "Moo Moo, Moo Moo."
Before long, a huge black fish poked its head out of the water.
"Moo Moo."
Moo Moo nudged the wild deer into the sea. The black fish bit onto the deer and submerged.
Meanwhile, Moo Moo happily began eating the sea fish on the shore.
What is this?
The tiger, watching from a distance, grew even more bewildered.
This was a beast that could shapeshift, changing its form and growing to immense size.
Its combat power was incredibly strong; it could kill the wolf pack that had caused it trouble, especially the Wolf King, which had once left a scar on it. It wanted revenge, but upon encountering these creatures, it could only flee.
Furthermore, it shared its food, unlike other powerful ferocious beasts.
More importantly, it kept a pet fish.
Truly strange.
The tiger had never encountered such a peculiar creature before, so it lay down in the jungle, observing quietly.
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