Silver fox

The dark blue octopus made its way towards them, each swing of its tentacles would cause turbulence in the deep sea.

"It's too big" Bian compared his scissors to the octopus, it was like a toothpick compared to a dog. The octopus could easily regrow its limbs, so a battle of attrition wouldn't be in their favour.

Han Yan used a sacred-blood sword to several four truck-sized tentacles. Bian used the edge of the scissors like a blade, he severed the rest of its tentacles.

Bian moved in for the finishing strike, the octopus retaliated by releasing ink into the water. Bian and Han Yan quickly swim out of the pitch black area in the water.

"The ink isn't normal." Han Yan couldn't see the creature. The ink was filled with the life-force of the creature making it hard to detect even with the dongxuan sutra.

"I think I can help!" Man Tian held his breath and left the crystal boat, he used a geno art called explosive fists in rapid succession.

Explosive fist got its name from the speed with which the blow would be delivered. It was as fast as a punch from a mantis shrimp.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Multiple cavitation bubbles were formed as a result of Man Tian's super fast punches. The energy from their collapse dispersed the inky smokescreen.

The octopus had regrown all its limbs, its body was like a ball as it coiled its tentacles to the extreme around its body.

"That can't be good" Bian decided to end the battle. The lightning rune surfaced in his mind, time seemed to slow to a crawl.

The octopus unfurled its tentacles with great effort, creating an underwater bomb with its take-off, it zoomed towards them like a torpedo. Bian could clearly see the movements of the octopus and he observed Han Yan from the corner of his eye, dragging Man Tian away.

Although awkward to use, the outside edge of the scissors was as sharp as its inside. Bian used the scissors like a sword, his empirical will activated releasing a barely audible mystical chant.

With treading cloud and tide, Bian made a quick dodge to the right in the water, he used the momentum it had to slice the octopus from head to tip of tentacle. The follow up water currents pushed him forward like a ragdoll.

Mass amounts of dark blood spilled from the octopus and into the waters. Bian used treading cloud to move from his position and land the coup de grace. He plunged the massive scissors into the exposed and damaged skull of the octopus.

[Berserk sacred-blood creature dark-inked octopus killed. The beast soul has been gained. Eat its flesh to gain 0 to 10 sacred geno points randomly.]

Bian cut off four limbs of the octopus, he fed the remainder of the creature to the pets. With the four super massive limbs of the octopus they didn't have to worry about their food reserves for the rest of the journey.

.....

"Woo! I'm finally back" Bian screamed in excitement, they left the crystal boat and went towards the shelter Han Yan conquered and owned.

The shelter was filled with people, some injured, others had a look of pain and sorrow in their eyes. Yang Manli came up to meet Han Yan, she didn't recognize Bian as they didn't talk much and she hadn't seen him for over a year.

"Captain!" She gave a salute to Han Yan.

"People from Blackgod shelter have fled to several other shelters for protection. We couldn't turn them away as they had nowhere else to go." Yang Manli said to Han Yan.

"Why did they flee their shelter, what about Blackgod himself?" Han Yan asked crucial questions.

"Well, it might be better we discuss it somewhere private" Yang Manli said after some thought.

"Okay, these two will follow me. They're my trustworthy companions" Han Yan said.

Yang Manli took a look at the two people she had subconsciously ignored earlier. One of them was huge and well built, the other had smooth and perfect skin that made even her feel a little bit jealous.

'Have I seen him before' Yang Manli shook her head and put away these thoughts. Her imagination must have gotten the best of her because, she thought Han Yan's smile was colder for a second while she stared at Bian.

They quickly made their way to the spirit hall and into Han Yan's office. Yang Manli narrated the story to them.

"Eye witness say a silver fox waddled carelessly into the shelter. No one knew who let it enter, but the creature didn't immediately attack anyone.

Blackgod slowly went up to the creature and ruthlessly struck, his attack was so fast that no body saw it coming.

His attack brushed the fur of the silver fox, it didn't damage the beast but rather pissed it off. The now enraged silver fox assaulted Blackgod with a torrent of lightning.

He fled into the shelter but the creature gave chase, it killed any evolver that got in its way even those with a high fitness and sacred armor on.

Before Blackgod could reach the spirit hall, he was reduced to a pile of ashes. Everyone else fled from the shelter after watching him perish."

"So a super strong creature showed up, mercilessly killed evolvers and no one could stand up to it" Man Tian gave Bian and Han Yan a knowing glance.

'Must be a super creature' Han Yan thought the same thing.

"Well actually it didn't fight anyone. It only fought back." Bian said and gave it some thought.

"Let's go to it before anyone else tries to challenge it." Bian stood up.

"You can't be serious" Yang Manli thought Bian was mental. The beast had killed a leader in his own shelter and slaughtered many of his men. Bian just got here and he wanted to confront the creature.

"That look in your eye screams of fighting. We won't harm the creature, rather let's take it as a pet." Bian said. He knew the silver fox enjoyed the scent released from a dongxuan sutra practitioner.

"Manli, arrange for it" Han Yan ordered her. Yang Manli looked at Han Yan incredulously, she was willing to follow Bian into the lions... no fox's den. 

Yang Manli, Man Tian, Han Yan and Bian made their way to the shelter. Bian told Yang Manli and Man Tian to wait at a distance while he and Han Yan went to the silver fox.

"Don't worry, the silver fox shouldn't be a hostile creature." Bian said to relieve some tension from Han Yan.

They soon found the creature, it growled angrily at them as though it was giving a warning.

Bian sat down and Han Yan followed suit. They completed a cycle of the dongxuan sutra in front if the fox. By the time Han Yan opened her eye, the silver fox was already before her. It gazed at her in curiosity.

"Looks like it likes you better. Take care of it" Bian said to Han Yan. She carried the creature and it offered no resistance.

Yang Manli who was waiting outside alongside Man Tian felt her heart skip a beat. Bian and Han Yan walked out of the shelter with the silver fox in tow.

They returned back to the shelter in the ice fields, Han Yan dubbed the shelter as white-snow shelter. They told the people of Blackgod shelter that it was now safe to return.

Although Bian could try taking over Blackgod shelter, seizing territories wasn't an easy feat. He would need to study on how to stay in charge and satisfy the people lest he becomes a tyrant. We all know what happens to a tyrannical leader.

A man came to meet Han Yan, he asked if she was ready to go somewhere.

"Bian, this is Zhu Ting." Han Yan introduced him to Bian.

Bian looked him up and down, Han Yan said some words to Zhu Ting and went away to the crystal boat shelter with the silver fox. Man Tian left the sanctuaries to attend to some business.

Only Bian and Zhu Ting were left together. "Come we have a lot to talk about" Bian smiled at Zhu Ting.

Zhu Ting felt a shiver go down his spine, the look in Bian's eye wasn't humane. It was like a hungry wolf looking at a fat cow.