Chapter 535: Does 535 Han Yan have a unique gift?
"Alright, I have fulfilled my promise, now hand over the Spirit Summoning Beast Language, and I will let you leave," Xia Youchen had obviously noticed the intentions of Wu Qiuyun and the others, but he didn’t care, and he spoke to Mu Hanyan.
"Spirit Summoning Beast Language, so you wanted the Spirit Summoning Beast Language," Mu Hanyan suddenly realized.
Of course, she had heard of the Spirit Summoning Beast Language, which, like the legendary Divine Language, was an ancient, lost language rumored to be capable of forming contracts to command myriad beasts.
But why would he think that I know the Spirit Summoning Beast Language? Mu Hanyan was somewhat puzzled.
After a moment’s thought, Mu Hanyan figured it out. It must have been because she had understood his chanting to command the Exotic Beasts and had timely warned the other swordsmen to quickly break out, which led Xia Youchen to make that assumption.
Unfortunately, his assumption was far too optimistic. Others might not know, but Lady Mu knew herself—how could she know the Spirit Summoning Beast Language? If she did, she certainly wouldn’t be considered useless.
Thinking this, Mu Hanyan was again puzzled. She clearly didn’t understand the Spirit Summoning Beast Language at all, so how had she understood Xia Youchen’s chanting earlier?
"Senior, you may be mistaken; actually, I don’t understand the Spirit Summoning Beast Language at all, not one bit," Mu Hanyan honestly said.
"Hmph, you dare to play tricks on me?" Xia Youchen’s corpse-like old face darkened, and he looked at Mu Hanyan with a malevolent gaze.
"But I really don’t understand it," Mu Hanyan said innocently.
If Xia Youchen had wanted something else, anything but the Star Plate on her chest, to save her life, she would have given it to him, as their strengths were vastly different and Lady Mu preferred to avoid conflict when possible. But he wanted the Spirit Summoning Beast Language—what could she give him?
Seeing the innocent look on Mu Hanyan’s face, which didn’t seem feigned, Xia Youchen was also a bit perplexed. Could he have been mistaken, and was it all just a coincidence? After observing Mu Hanyan more closely, Xia Youchen suddenly had a realization.
"Beast God descends, roams the Eight Desolates, obeys my command, honors my pact, consumes its flesh, devours its meal, leaving no corpse behind, obliterating its divine soul," Xia Youchen chanted the Spirit Summoning Beast Language again.
"Wait, don’t act yet," Mu Hanyan was startled upon hearing Xia Youchen’s command and quickly spoke up.
After she spoke, she saw the scornful cold smile on Xia Youchen’s face and suddenly realized, shocked again.
Strange, how could she understand his Spirit Summoning Beast Language again, and even noticed that the order of the phrases was wrong so clearly? What exactly was going on?
"Now, what do you have to say? You dare to play mind games in front of me; you’re really seeking death!" Xia Youchen said with a face full of hostility.
"I truly don’t understand any Spirit Summoning Beast Language; it’s just that when you chanted it, I naturally understood," Mu Hanyan said helplessly.
No matter how he looked at it, Xia Youchen didn’t think Mu Hanyan was lying, and a thought lightly crossed his mind—could it be... innately spiritual!
In fact, Exotic Beasts weren’t simply mutated from wild beasts; they inherently possessed the bloodlines of Ancient Strange Beasts or even Divine Beasts, though so diluted that they appeared to be ordinary Exotic Beasts. Once these bloodlines awakened, they could possess a portion of their ancestors’ Divine Skills and become Exotic Beasts.
It is said that some people also inherit the bloodlines of ancient ancestors within their bodies, branded with memories of ancient, powerful beings, though compared to Exotic Beasts, awakening these bloodlines is considerably more challenging. However, once awakened, they could possess unique abilities unimaginable to current cultivators.
Could it be, Mu Hanyan was such a case?