Author: M_W Cancer 

Proofreader: M_W Miss Fierce 

It was already afternoon when everything was finally over and Leo found some time for himself to rest. But of course, despite having such rare free time, he didn't really choose to rest. This was exactly because he can't calm his mind right now after the accident that had unexpectedly happened in their underground facility. 

At this moment, Leo was sitting inside his office while different thoughts constantly bugged his mind. 

He was mainly thinking about how exactly did those people who had given the Savage Fox Potion to those 7-Star Storm Sparrows had predicted that they will be feeding those carcasses to the 8-Star Storm Sparrows. 

He could confidently claim that the perpetrators behind this scheme were the doing of either Timor's Guild, the Night Ear Guild, or one of Timon's men and that they have given the Savage Fox Potion during the time when almost everyone's attention was mainly focused on the battle against the Storm Sparrow tribe. 

It could also be possible to claim that those perpetrators might have only given the Savage Fox Potion to those 7-Star Storm Sparrows when they saw the signs of Charlotte and the others intending to capture the 8-Star Storm Sparrows along with the Galaxy-level Storm Sparrow. 

However, this still doesn't answer the question of how exactly did those perpetrators guess that they will be feeding those carcasses of 7-Star Storm Sparrows to those 8-Star Storm Sparrows. After all, he had never mentioned to anyone else what he was really intending to do to those 8-Star Storm Sparrows until they finally successfully caught them, which is already too late for them to give the Savage Fox Potion since those carcasses were already inside of many different Storage Rings.

And aside from that, the people that he had shared his plan to were only the people he trusted the most in the Mischievous Lion Guild, specifically Cassandra and the other Executives of the Mischievous Lion Guild.

Even if he assumed that those perpetrators had actually already guessed what he had exactly planned to do with those 8-Star Storm Sparrows, it is still next to impossible to guess whether he was intending to keep those 8-Star Storm Sparrows alive or not. No other reason aside from that, either dead or alive, as long as the 8-Star Storm Sparrows' carcasses were preserved, it could still be used as materials to make items. 

The only difference between an alive and a dead 8-Star Storm Sparrow is a small decrease in the quality of materials, which most people don't really mind because items are only considered as an external aid for Mages and the others, while the important thing is mostly about oneself, such as skills, talents, an arsenal of Magic spells, techniques, and other similar stuff. 

"Thinking more about this problem would seriously get me nowhere without enough evidence. I should be patient and wait for Elvis to return with the evidence we needed," Leo said as he laid comfortably on his chair. But in the next moment, he straightened his back as he continued, "But what if Elvis would also not find any evidence? This would cause us to not find the answer to our questions... how troublesome!"

He really hates the feeling of not knowing what exactly is going on around him, especially if the case was related to himself. 

It makes him feel so powerless to do anything to handle the troublesome situation he's currently facing against, which is really uncomfortable. 

That's exactly the word, really uncomfortable since it makes him remember his past when he was alone in the Heart City as his parents and older brother had died. At that time, he was so weak to do anything to help save them, and also to help himself. The only thing he could do back then was to wait patiently until the news of their unfortunate deaths arrived on the top of his table. 

He really doesn't want such a past to repeat in his present life once again. A past where he could only wait for the unfortunate situation to happen right in the very front of his eyes without being prepared to do anything. 

All of a sudden, at the peripheral view of Leo, he saw a very noticeable book on his bookshelf with the title 'Ferocious Lion's Wrath. 

If he remembered correctly, he had put this book on this bookshelf a few days ago since his office could be considered as one of the safest places that existed in the entire Smiling Lion Village. Moreover, aside from him and Charlotte, no one else knew about him having this book. That's why he really doesn't need to worry about someone stealing this tremendously valuable item. 

Seemingly in an instant, he suddenly remembered his plan of studying this Ferocious Lion's Wrath before the start of the Emerald Elven Battle Competition so that he could further increase his chances of winning the competition. 

He also remembered the explanation of Charlotte back then when they first found the Ferocious Lion's Wrath, describing this book as really powerful since only powerful sects, empires, and organizations could have the chance and afford to have a Magic Combat Technique. 

"I need more power, and the Ferocious Lion's Wrath Magic Combat Technique is exactly what could help me achieve that!" Leo exclaimed before he stood up from his chair. He walked straight towards his bookshelf and pulled the book of the Ferocious Lion's Wrath Magic Combat Technique out.

"I haven't opened this book even once after stealing it from Commander Decker. And I also didn't learn any prior knowledge about the so-called Magic Combat Technique. So, I really don't know what to expect," Leo muttered silently to himself as he slowly walked back to his table. He sat down on his chair, laid the book on top of his table before slowly flipping to the first page of the Ferocious Lion's Wrath Magic Combat Technique. 

The moment he flipped open the first page, what he saw immediately made him really surprised. 

It was a picture of a light ball similar to the Star in a form of a roaring lion who is staring furiously and full of wrath straight towards his direction. 

The moment he saw the image, fear instantly consumed the deepest part of his heart and soul, quickly making his body shiver in cold and his forehead sweating profusely. It was as if there was an actual lion right in front of him, ready to jump and devour him completely any moment. 

Nevertheless, it didn't take him that long to pull himself together after staring at the life-like figure of the lion. 

"No wonder that this lion gives me such a strong and powerful force!" Leo said in shock. The image wasn't just an ordinary picture drawn by a really talented artist, but rather it was a literal Star taken out from a Mage's consciousness and was put inside this page of the book and then was shaped to form this image, or maybe vice versa, he's seriously not one hundred percent sure about the two.

Honestly, he doesn't know what else to say aside from that the making of this image is no doubt similar to crippling one's own cultivation. 

As to why? 

That is simply because once the Star inside the consciousness of a Mage is taken out, it would be impossible to put it back once again. And the moment that happened, the person who has taken out their Star will be forever stuck in their current cultivation level, never to break through to a higher cultivation level ever again. 

Of course, there are other people who could do this without crippling one's own cultivation. But those kinds of people are really powerful, specifically, they are those that have Constellation-level cultivation. 

Whenever a person with Constellation-level cultivation fails in their attempt to form a Constellation inside their consciousness, they could also destroy their Stars and Galaxies by simply taking it out. Those Stars and Galaxies are basically of no use to them anymore, hence it could be made into this kind of image or use it for other purposes. 

The only question that he really wants an answer to is why exactly does this image need the use of a Star? After all, a talented artist could also make something similar to this. Although it wouldn't give such a strong and powerful force that he had felt just now, but he believes that as long as it could show clearly what they really wanted to express, it could be considered as more than enough. 

"There should be a deep reason for this," Leo thought. In his opinion, there is absolutely no one who would just use a Star for no reason, at all. 

Observing the image, even more, deeper than before, Leo was still unable to find the answer to his question. So, he moved his attention to the explanation below the image. It was then at that moment that he finally found the exact reason why. 

"Indeed, a mere drawing will never be able to show us something as clear as this," Leo said in astonishment. 

The exact reason why one needed a Star to make this image was because they need a perfect method to show the complete form of the Star since one would have to also shape their own Star into this image. 

With only a mere drawing alone, it would be impossible to make the perfect form of this Ferocious Lion's Wrath, since a drawing could merely show a limited view of the entire image.