Chapter 1398: Chapter 1237: Primeval Beast Era 3

After sticking closely to Shi Li and Saran for a while, Shuangshuang hugged the fruit Shi Li brought back for her and started eating. Shi Li had brought back a fruit resembling a peach.

This fruit is entirely pink, as big as a watermelon, soft, sweet, and juicy, but it doesn’t last long, so Shi Li only brought back three for Shuangshuang.

Because they can transform into beasts, the diet of beastmen is somewhat influenced by their beast form. For instance, if their beast form is a carnivore like a lion or tiger, they tend to prefer meat. If it’s a herbivore, they tend to prefer vegetarian food.

Of course, regardless of whether they are herbivores or carnivores, because they are ultimately human, they are omnivores. Not eating vegetables or meat is definitely not an option; they just have preferences.

After eating the fruit, Shuangshuang was picked up by Shi Li, who pointed to a small beast the size of a hen, clearly a young beast.

He said to Shuangshuang, "Look, this is the prey your father caught for you to learn to hunt. Now go and pounce on it, kill it, don’t be afraid, your father is here and won’t let it hurt you."

Hunting, Shuangshuang had no objections. She transformed into a tiger form, let out a childish roar at Shi Li to signal no problem, and then directly pounced.

Shuangshuang moved swiftly, jumping onto the little beast’s back. Before the little beast could react, she extended her sharp tiger claws and slit the creature’s throat, neatly and swiftly resolving the battle.

Once the little beast breathed its last, Shuangshuang jumped down, walking back with the prideful step of a cat, eagerly awaiting her father’s and mother’s praise.

Shi Li and Saran’s expressions were hard to describe. Although their daughter’s combat power looked promising, with her first hunting practice efficiently killing the prey, the process seemed a bit off.

Thinking of Shuangshuang’s quirks, like her love for cleanliness, disdain for blood, refusal to eat raw meat or drink blood, and need for a tidy living space, demands even imposed on them as parents.

Shi Li and Saran roughly understood; Shuangshuang did this because she feared messiness, afraid of getting a mouthful of blood.

Shi Li squatted down and held Shuangshuang’s hand, saying, "Shuangshuang, why use claws to hunt? You should bite the prey’s throat using your teeth.

Our teeth are crucial weapons in hunting. You must learn to use them and not avoid them because of messiness and blood, or you’ll be lacking half your fighting power."

Shuangshuang tilted her head. Though she knew Shi Li’s teaching was correct, she truly couldn’t accept hunting like a beast.

Moreover, Shuangshuang believed her human-form combat power far exceeded her beast form. However, the hunting methods of beastmen passed down through generations were obtained through bloody experiences and weren’t wrong.

This was ingrained in the beastman mindset. If Shuangshuang claims human form, through cultivation, is stronger than beast form, Shi Li would undoubtedly disbelieve and dismiss it.

Thus, not wanting to waste words, Shuangshuang immediately clung to her mother Saran’s leg, acting spoiled and stubborn, "Mother, Shuangshuang is hungry, wants to eat, Mother make it for Shuangshuang."

Whenever Shuangshuang acted spoiled, Saran and Shi Li helplessly yielded. They were truly doting parents to their daughter, unwilling to make things difficult for her.

Moreover, Shi Li and Saran thought their daughter was still young. Some things could be taught slowly over time, so there was no rush, and they didn’t dwell on the matter.

Shuangshuang, having lucked out, began pondering how to let the tribe discover her Great Witch talent, knowing that the Great Witch talent is incredibly rare.

Typically, a Great Witch from a Super Tribe visits various small tribes to test all young beastmen. Those identified with Great Witch talent are taken to the Super Tribe for further training.

Once trained, these new Great Witches follow tribes requesting the Great Witch, although increasingly talented Great Witches are not easily requested by small tribes.

However, there are exceptions, such as Yan Ming, who has emotional ties to his birth tribe and returns as a Great Witch, though these cases are rare.

Super Tribe Great Witches visit other tribes every ten years to select those with Great Witch talent. Three years ago, the Silver Tiger Clan had a Super Tribe Great Witch visit, Yan Ming’s master.

That visit, only Yan Ming was taken. It wasn’t due to unwillingness to take more but because Great Witch talent is too rare, with only Yan Ming in the Silver Tiger Clan possessing it.

If they are to wait another several years for a Super Tribe Great Witch, Shuangshuang truly can’t afford to wait and must find another way to showcase her talent.

The most crucial aspect of Great Witch talent is the ability to communicate with divine powers and heal people. If Shuangshuang can demonstrate this, it’s the most straightforward and obvious way to reveal her Great Witch talent.

In this world battling the elements for survival, injuries are commonplace, providing no scarcity of opportunities to showcase her uniqueness.

Thus, Shuangshuang wasn’t anxious and simply awaited her moment, which came quickly.

Shi Li had a close brother named Da Shi, the second strongest warrior in the tribe after Shi Li, and inherently combative, always leading the hunt.

Yet hunting is a life-and-death battle with countless variables; accidents can happen. This time, Shi Li and Da Shi unluckily encountered a Horror Beast.

This Horror Beast differs from the dinosaurs Shuangshuang knows; it refers to all giant beasts in this world. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

They’re called Horror Beasts because their appearance invokes endless terror in people, hence the name, representing human fear of these monstrosities.

Horror Beasts look different from dinosaurs, with the only trait being their enormous size, but often resemble normal beasts, just larger.

This time, Shi Li and Da Shi, leading the hunt, encountered a Horror Beast resembling a black bear, resulting in no prey caught, two deaths, and Da Shi heavily injured.

Da Shi’s injuries were severe; upon returning to the tribe, he fell unconscious. Currently, there’s no Great Witch among the Silver Tiger Clan.

Apart from a Great Witch, beastmen don’t understand using herbs to treat such serious injuries. In fact, even those who know herbs can’t save Da Shi.

He’s injured internally, constantly vomiting blood with fragments of organs in it. Aside from the Great Witch’s mystical power, even modern technology couldn’t save him.

Super Tribe visits small tribes for Great Witch talent selection every ten years, likewise small tribes request a Great Witch every ten years; currently, seven years remain until the next request.