Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

The clerk looked at the Red Flame Snake with the eyes of seeing a lump of Purple Gold Coins, urging Jian Shuangshuang: ”Although the meat of a Fourth-level Spirit Beast is very expensive, I suggest the guest buy more.

I see you as a Great Xuan Master; this Fourth-level Spirit Beast contains extremely abundant Mystic Energy. Eating a mouthful is worth an hour’s cultivation for you; buying more is absolutely value for money.”

As the clerk spoke, he directly tore off the black cloth on the huge cage, revealing the appearance of the spirit beast inside. It was a giant snake, all red like flames, with very beautiful patterns.

But its mental state was extremely poor, coiled up in the cage, head drooping, looking frail as if on the brink of death.

It had many extremely frightening wounds, deep enough to see the bone, with blood flowing from the injuries, the blood roiling out like lava, evaporating into red mist at the surface.

As per its name, the Red Flame Snake is a fire attribute serpent that fears no cold, with a very hot constitution. Its internal blood is scalding like lava, turning into mist upon contact with air.

Jian Shuangshuang frowned and stepped forward, discovering that the Red Flame Snake turned its head, its red serpent pupils gazed at Jian Shuangshuang for just a moment. That gaze immediately clenched her heart.

Because the emotion in its eyes was not the ignorant beastly nature of wild creatures, but an intense sorrow, desolation, and despair, the gaze belonging to a creature of wisdom.

Jian Shuangshuang turned to the clerk, suppressing the anger in her heart: ”This spirit beast has awakened spiritual wisdom, don’t you know that all spirit beasts that awaken spiritual wisdom are equivalent to wise creatures and shouldn’t be treated as food?”

Spirit beasts with awakened spiritual wisdom cannot be simply regarded as ordinary, ignorant creatures anymore. They possess emotions like humans, love and sorrow, all sentiments.

Such spirit beasts, except lacking human skin, are no different from humans. The Founding Emperor of Lin Country established a powerful empire with the help of the Holy Beast Qilin.

Hence from the founding of the country, our dynasty decreed that all spirit beasts that have awakened wisdom possess identity and status equal to humans and should not be treated like beasts.

However, although the law is like this, just as there are still people trading humans despite bans, and murderers exist although killing is prohibited.

It’s inconceivable to truly have everyone regard spirit beasts with awakened wisdom as humans.

Especially when the meat of spirit beasts assists cultivation, incidences of secretly consuming high-level spirit beasts frequently occur, albeit illicitly.

Jian Shuangshuang did not expect a restaurant like ’Taste Hundred Flavors’ to shamelessly display spirit beasts with awakened wisdom as mere meat for sale.

The clerk did not notice Jian Shuangshuang’s anger and continued enthusiastically promoting, ”Spirit beasts need to be Level 5 to awaken spiritual wisdom; this spirit beast failed when attempting to reach Level 5.

Not only did it fail, but it suffered irreversible harm. You see, it can’t speak, it’s just a Fourth-level Spirit Beast. Spirit beasts below Level 5 cannot awaken spiritual wisdom.

So, this spirit beast truly hasn’t awakened spiritual wisdom. Everyone knows that spirit beasts with awakened wisdom can speak human language, and this spirit beast lacks that capability.

It’s merely a slightly intelligent spirit beast. Although it’s a Fourth-level Spirit Beast, its Mystic Energy is far denser than typical Fourth-level Spirit Beasts due to challenging Level 5.

Our ’Taste Hundred Flavors’ operates with integrity, selling this powerful spirit beast at the price of normal Fourth-level spirit beast meat. Buying it is definitely cost-effective.”

Jian Shuangshuang carefully observed the clerk, noting he genuinely believed the spirit beast hadn’t awakened spiritual wisdom, yet Jian Shuangshuang was sure the Red Flame Snake’s previous gaze was that of a wise being.

Indeed, although spirit beasts awaken wisdom at Level 5, true awakening happens when a spirit beast charges from Level 4 to Level 5.

When a spirit beast breaches the Level 5 barrier, its level and wisdom awaken together, and Level 5 spirit beasts inherit bloodline, instantly able to speak as a result of awakened wisdom.

If the charge to Level 5 fails, then the spirit beast’s spiritual wisdom fails to awaken, remaining an ignorant creature with pure animal nature.

There is, however, one different case: although the charge to Level 5 fails, if the speed of awakening wisdom is fast, the spirit beast’s wisdom can still successfully awaken.

In such a scenario, despite failing to breach Level 5, although the spirit beast has awakened wisdom, it cannot speak but has acquired thought and emotions.

Jian Shuangshuang determined this unlucky Red Flame Snake failed charging Level 5 yet awakened spiritual wisdom.

Its wisdom awakened, but its Core shattered, sold as spirit beast meat unable to rescue itself, awaiting death, no wonder its eyes held such deep despair earlier.

Jian Shuangshuang sighed; she would save this snake, and couldn’t stand by watching a wise creature be chopped into meat, sold, and cooked.

She raised her hand to rub her forehead, feeling a pinch in her wallet: ”Go tell your shopkeeper, I want the whole snake, name your price.”

Buying a few pounds of meat could be decided by a clerk, but purchasing the entire snake was major business, something a mere clerk couldn’t decide.

However, hearing Jian Shuangshuang so generously wanted the whole snake, the clerk grinned widely, knowing the more she bought, the greater his rewards for successful marketing.

The clerk soon left, and the restaurant’s shopkeeper quickly arrived, a middle-aged man with a handlebar mustache, looking very kind and amiable.

After confirming Jian Shuangshuang truly wanted to buy the entire Red Flame Snake, the shopkeeper smiled and said: ”Since the guest is so generous, I won’t mince words.

This Fourth-level Spirit Beast meat costs five gold coins per pound, the Red Flame Snake weighs about four hundred and twenty pounds; I’ll charge you two Purple Gold Coins, waiving the price of twenty pounds, how about that?”

Such a generous discount from the shopkeeper was considerable, and Jian Shuangshuang, feeling awkward to haggle further, reluctantly handed over two Purple Gold Coins.

Heartaching like bleeding, she recalled that when she filmed a movie and bought land for the first time, she spent only one Purple Gold Coin for a large plot.

Now, just this dying Fourth-level Spirit Beast cost her two Purple Gold Coins! It made her once again realize, despite previously considering herself wealthy, she was truly poor!