Chapter 3563: Frost Fox Beasts
Chapter 3563: Frost Fox Beasts
Lin Mu leaned forward slightly.
"What made them different?"
Miyeon looked at him directly.
"They could transform into humans."
The carriage fell silent.
Meng Bai’s jaw dropped.
"...What?"
Cattaleya sat upright.
"You mean actual transformation?"
"Yes," Miyeon said.
"They could take on human forms."
Lin Mu’s eyes narrowed in deep thought.
Transformation into a humanoid form was not unheard of among powerful beasts.
But it was extremely rare.
Usually such transformations only occurred when a beast reached the peak of the Immortal Realm or possessed an extraordinary bloodline.
Lin Mu himself had only seen one true example before.
The Flood Dragon.
Qiulong Jiao.
The dragon he had encountered in the Rust Sky World had been able to take on a human form as well.
But Qiulong Jiao had been an incredibly powerful being with an ancient bloodline of the Azure Dragon itself. It was not something ordinary beasts could accomplish.
Daoist Chu spoke thoughtfully.
"Transformation ability depends heavily on bloodline purity."
Miyeon nodded.
"That is correct."
Lin Mu added quietly.
"Even beasts that reach the peak Immortal Realm may fail to transform if their bloodline is insufficient."
Miyeon looked impressed.
"You understand the theory well."
Lin Mu continued.
"There are also intermediate cases."
"Some beasts partially transform."
"For example, a bipedal body with fur and a beast head."
Meng Bai nodded.
"I have read of such cases in my studies. They are neither fully beast nor true beastkin in that form."
"Correct," Miyeon said.
"And sometimes the opposite occurs."
Meng Bai raised a brow. "The opposite?"
"Yes."
"Some bloodlines are so powerful that even transcendent beasts cannot easily transform."
"They may require Celestial level cultivation before they can take human form."
Lin Mu nodded slowly.
That matched many ancient records.
However, Miyeon’s explanation had revealed something unusual.
"The Frost Fox beasts could transform without reaching that level," Lin Mu said.
"Yes."
Miyeon folded her hands calmly.
"That is what makes them special."
"They possess an extremely rare bloodline that allows them to take humanoid forms far earlier than most beasts."
Cattaleya rubbed her chin.
"That sounds similar to another famous fox clan."
Miyeon nodded.
"You are thinking of the Nine Tailed Foxes."
Lin Mu’s eyes flickered slightly.
The Nine Tailed Fox.
One of the most legendary fox bloodlines in existence.
"They are famous for their illusion and charm abilities," Miyeon continued.
"It is said that even in the Spirit Realm, Nine Tailed Foxes can transform into human forms."
Daoist Chu nodded.
"Yes. Their illusion techniques are legendary."
Miyeon added another detail.
"But not all fox clans possess that ability. Many fox beasts can never fully transform, regardless of cultivation."
She looked back toward Lin Mu.
"The Frost Fox beasts are one of the rare exceptions."
Meng Bai leaned forward with fascination.
"So the Frost Fox Clan is related to those beasts?"
Miyeon nodded.
"Yes."
"Long ago, some Frost Fox beasts began interacting with the arriving foxkin tribes."
"Over time, bloodlines mixed."
"And eventually the Frost Fox Clan emerged."
Huli Zu added casually.
"They can be considered the descendants of those early unions."
Lin Mu finally understood.
"So the Frost Fox Clan rules the continent because they are connected to the original rulers."
Miyeon smiled faintly.
"Exactly."
"The Frost Fox beasts still dominate the land."
"But they recognize the Frost Fox Clan as their kin."
"That is why the continent remains stable despite the clan’s small population."
Daoist Chu nodded slowly.
"That makes perfect sense."
Cattaleya leaned back with a grin.
"So they basically inherited an entire continent because their ancestors married the locals in an ancient time."
Huli Zu laughed loudly.
"When you put it that way... yes."
Lin Mu silently processed everything he had heard.
Fox clans.
Ancient beast bloodlines.
Transforming Frost Fox beasts ruling a continent. This world was far more unusual than it had initially appeared. And the deeper they looked, the more mysteries it seemed to reveal.
The conversation inside the carriage continued smoothly as the road carried them across the countryside.
Lin Mu had already learned a surprising amount about the Fox Scion World, but the mention of the Frost Fox Clan had sparked his curiosity far more than expected. He leaned slightly forward as Miyeon continued her explanation.
"From what we know," she said calmly, "the Frost Fox Clan has existed for an extremely long time in this world."
"But their history is not entirely straightforward."
Lin Mu raised a brow.
"Oh?"
Miyeon nodded.
"For a long period of time, the immortal world believed that the Frost Fox lineage had vanished."
Cattaleya blinked.
"Vanished?"
"Yes," Miyeon said.
"Their bloodline had grown incredibly rare across many worlds."
"In fact, many scholars believed that the Frost Fox lineage had either diluted beyond recognition or disappeared entirely."
Daoist Chu nodded thoughtfully.
"That would not be unusual."
"Many ancient beast bloodlines have faded over time."
Miyeon continued.
"So when it was discovered that a Frost Fox lineage still survived here in the Fox Scion World..."
She paused slightly.
"The foxkin were extremely joyous."
Huli Zu smiled.
"After all, they could still be considered distant kin."
Lin Mu understood the reasoning immediately.
The foxkin themselves had originated through the mixing of beast and human bloodlines.
If the Frost Fox Clan traced their lineage to Frost Fox beasts, then their connection was undeniable.
"They must have been eager to meet them," Lin Mu said.
"Oh yes," Huli Zu replied.
"They wasted no time at all."
Miyeon added further details.
"The Frost Fox Clan itself was formed long ago through the union between a human cultivator and a Frost Fox beast."
"That union eventually created the Frost Foxkin bloodline."
Meng Bai looked fascinated.
"So their entire clan traces back to that single union?"
"More or less," Miyeon said.
"Of course, over the centuries there have been many additional bloodline integrations."
"But the origin remains the same."
Huli Zu leaned back slightly.
"When the foxkin tribes arrived here and discovered that their long lost kin were alive..."
He spread his hands.
"They treated them as family."
Cattaleya grinned.
"And the Frost Foxes accepted them?"
"Very warmly," Miyeon said.
"There was no hostility."
"Instead, it became a relationship built on friendship and cooperation."
She gestured lightly.
"And many marriages."