C28 The Heavendefying Divine Beast

All five bandits lay dead, and Wang Shan rummaged through their belongings to find 200,000 in cash cards. These bandits had clearly lived lavishly, squandering their ill-gotten gains as quickly as they acquired them.

Wang Shan pocketed the 200,000 in cash cards with ease and then discovered five Human Rank Cultivation Methods on the bandits. However, these methods were of little use to him; they failed to elicit any response from the system, indicating their low value. Even if he were to sell them on the black market, the profit would likely be minimal.

"Bandits are so poor, it's a disgrace to the profession," Wang Shan muttered to himself after failing to find anything else of value on the bodies.

As he was about to deal with the corpses, he noticed Wangcai's peculiar behavior. The cat stretched out its front paws and hopped around the bandits' bodies as if it harbored a deep-seated hatred for them. Wang Shan soon realized that Wangcai wasn't acting out of spite; the cat was mimicking his own earlier actions. Those movements were unmistakable—the Thunder Condensing Arts and Water Condensing Arts.

Wang Shan was taken aback. He had never expected that Wangcai, not even a year old, could so adeptly imitate his cultivation techniques. The rumble of thunder overhead drew Wang Shan's full attention to Wangcai.

"Wow, what a clever cat! It learned the Thunderclap Movement Technique just by watching me perform it once? Does that mean its talent surpasses that of humans?" Wang Shan was astounded as he watched Wangcai employ the Thunderclap Movement Technique, transforming into numerous streaks of purple lightning, darting back and forth. He was so thrilled he was at a loss for words.

An ordinary Combat Pet certainly wouldn't grasp human cultivation methods, much less replicate them as Wangcai did. Wang Shan surmised that Wangcai's extraordinary talent must be linked to the cat training cookie. The system had hinted at the cookie's potential to awaken Cultivation Talent. Maybe, after consuming the cat training cookie, Wangcai had unlocked its own Cultivation Talent!

What was even more astounding was that Wangcai had not only mastered the Thunderclap Movement Technique but could also freeze the nearby vegetation!

Wangcai mastered the Thunder Condensing Arts and Water Condensing Arts in less than a day!

Wang Shan couldn't help but gasp in amazement before breaking into hearty laughter.

With his already formidable strength, having Wangcai, the Divine Beast, made him even more powerful.

"It seems the white cat didn't deceive me; its offspring truly is a Divine Beast."

Wang Shan set Wangcai on his shoulder and headed toward the carriage.

It was only after the five bandits were defeated that the five women felt safe enough to step out of the carriage.

Learning that Wang Shan had dispatched the bandits, they were concerned he might have been hurt.

"I'm fine," Wang Shan reassured the women.

Their trust in Wang Shan's abilities grew even stronger.

They hadn't anticipated that Wang Shan could single-handedly eliminate five Two-star Cultivators without sustaining any harm.

Now they understood why Lotus Academy had welcomed Wang Shan as a student.

His true strength was much more profound than it appeared.

"Having you with us makes us feel secure, even in our sleep," the women expressed, growing increasingly reliant on Wang Shan.

"Young Master, may I collect the cultivation methods left by the bandits? Honestly, though I lack innate talent, I am diligently studying the cultivation techniques," Mr. Wang, the coachman, asked.