The Kitten Was Killed by Me

Beast Taming Sect, Beast God Hall.

"I feel like its condition has weakened quite a bit..."

He Muye stared at the Evil Soul that Lu Ze had returned "in one piece," slightly taken aback, then looked at Lu Ze with a flicker of hope.

"Sect Leader He, I know what you’re thinking... but that won’t work."

Lu Ze shook his head calmly.

Letting the remnant of the Heavenly Dao purify this Evil Soul would indeed be a simple and effective method.

But the Heavenly Dao remnant isn’t so easy to deal with.

Besides, even if it were willing to help, the cost to it would be far too great.

Lu Ze didn’t want his Heavenly Dao server to malfunction.

Anyway, the result the Beast Taming Sect wanted could likely be achieved with "Palworld."

"That one—I can’t afford to call upon."

Lu Ze shrugged, explaining.

"I see..."

The hope in He Muye’s eyes dimmed a little but didn’t fade entirely.

"I’ve already built the illusion realm. Does Sect Leader He need to have a look?"

Lu Ze asked.

"No need... I’ll prepare to seal the Evil Soul and send it into the illusion right away!"

He Muye hastily waved his hand.

In such a short time, Lu Ze had already suppressed the Evil Soul to this state, proving that his illusion realm was indeed effective.

If even Lu Ze’s illusion realm couldn’t do it, then it meant the Beast Taming Sect’s fate was sealed, and there was no point in struggling further.

"Alright, then I’ll go make some preparations."

Lu Ze’s form dissipated.

With a tight schedule and heavy tasks, what he needed to do now was draw more players into the game as quickly as possible.

With that in mind, he dusted off his old skills and made a promotional video for the illusion realm, then posted an announcement across all illusion realms:

[Tomorrow at 9 AM, a new illusion realm opens!]

[The all-new path of beast taming awaits in "Palworld!"]

...

...

The next morning.

Spirit Ascension Sect, Breeze Pavilion.

Long before the opening time, Zhong Yi’s illusion chamber was already packed.

"Oh, why isn’t it open yet? I’m dying of impatience!"

Zhou Qiaoling eagerly checked the illusion realm.

"Junior Brother Lu’s illusion this time has a pretty unique style, huh?"

Zhong Yi watched the promotional video over and over, clicking his tongue in amazement.

The cultivators didn’t understand terms like cartoon, anime, or two-dimensional; they just thought the spirit beasts and characters in the video looked a bit cute and chubby.

The last time they saw this art style was in "Plants vs. Zombies."

But that one had fewer creature types, so the impression wasn’t as deep.

This time, the world in the promotional video was vast and expansive—countless landscapes, spirit beasts, and characters all rendered in that adorable style—which gave it a truly special feel.

"Yeah... it’s adorable!! That little blue and pink dragon—I’ve got to catch it as a pet!"

Zhou Qiaoling, remembering the scenes from the promo, nearly drooled at the mouth.

"Uh, I hate to burst your bubble... but that’s probably a yellow weasel..."

Zhong Yi muttered from the side.

The mention of what they wanted to catch perked up Zhou Yue and Mu Yawen as well.

"I want that big yellow bear... those muscles look awesome!"

Mu Yawen mimicked the pal with the machine gun from the video, grinning.

"I think that giant whale at the end is pretty good—definitely the strongest! I’m gonna catch it!"

Zhou Yue clenched his fist confidently, then asked Zhong Yi.

"What about you, Old Zhong?"

"Me? I’m interested in that giant World Tree... Wait?? How did you guys get in already?? Hold up!!"

...

Zhong Yi sank his consciousness into the illusion realm of "Palworld."

"World options... damn, why are all the sliders set to harder instead of easier?"

Zhong Yi grumbled in frustration.

Just like the previous ones, cultivators could adjust world settings.

For example, drop rates, health, damage, hunger rate...

But Lu Ze wasn’t kind enough to let cultivators have an easy time in the illusion realm.

The default difficulty was the hardest level—there was no easy option, only harder ones.

After all, even a mosquito leg is still meat when it comes to demonic points.

He couldn’t let the cultivators come here for a vacation!

Trusting his instincts, Zhong Yi tweaked the world parameters briefly and then started his own world.

The other three immediately joined in.

The world sank into brief darkness.

The sound of waves crashing against rocks reached their ears, and the air carried a faint scent of sea breeze.

The moment he gained control of his character, Zhong Yi opened his eyes groggily.

One sheep, one chicken, and one cat—three round, adorable little creatures—were gathered around, staring at him.

As soon as they saw Zhong Yi wake up, the three tiny pals panicked and scattered in all directions.

The chubby pink kitten even tripped and fell, looking utterly ridiculous.

"Why are they so timid..."

Zhong Yi smiled as he stood up and spotted a palm-sized rune stone on the beach, glowing with a golden prompt.

He picked up the stone, and two lines of text projected into the air:

[The tower is the key...]

[...The great tree hides all truth.]

"Tower? Great tree?"

Zhong Yi raised an eyebrow.

He didn’t know what the tower was yet, but the great tree was obviously the massive World Tree he saw in the promo.

This matched the original goal he had in mind when he decided to play "Palworld."

[Main Quest: Activate the Giant Gryphon Statue.]

"Giant Gryphon Statue?"

Zhong Yi looked up and saw the three-meter-tall statue not far ahead.

But his explorer’s spirit flared up, so instead of following the main quest, he turned around to check the area.

"Hey? There’s something back here too..."

"This is... a fragment of a wanderer’s diary?"

"Haha! I knew Junior Brother Lu would hide some goodies—there’s a treasure chest here!"

"Uh, a key, some coins, and... a Pal Sphere? What’s this thing?"

...

After a quick sweep of the ruined castle’s back area, Zhong Yi leisurely walked toward the Giant Gryphon Statue as directed by the quest.

By the time he stepped out of the castle ruins, the other three were already at the base of the statue.

Mu Yawen and Zhou Yue were teamed up fighting a Mischief Cat, while Zhou Qiaoling cheered them on from behind.

"Big bro, Senior Brother Mu, keep it up~ Give me that kitty as a pet~~"

"This Mischief Cat’s hilarious—when it fights, it swings its little arms around like a kid brawling, hahaha..."

"Heh, I still like this kind of illusion realm where you can solve things with fists... It’s down to the last sliver of health—leave it to me!!"

Mu Yawen let out a loud shout, leaped high, and slammed his fist into the Mischief Cat’s forehead.

"Alright, now that you’re beaten into submission, you should be happy to be my spirit pet... Huh? Wake up?"

Mu Yawen nudged the Mischief Cat lying on the ground.

The creature rolled to one side, revealing a small bag of loot.

Mu Yawen touched a finger to the Mischief Cat’s nose, then his face fell and he let out a wail.

"Oh no! I used too much force—I killed the little cat!!!"