Just before——
The Sea of Divine Prohibition, Hall of Divinity.
Little Squirrel woke up from its deep slumber, groggily left the barrier, and spotted an incredibly tempting golden nut on the ground.
It cautiously reached out a paw but then curled up its eyes with slyness, "Do you think I can't tell you're pretending?"
The nut remained motionless, just like a real nut.
Little Squirrel turned its bottom around, then looked back at the nut to find it still hadn't reverted to its divine form, paused for a moment, and approached it again.
It even fiddled with it using its paw, "Let's make a deal, if you agree, shine a bit, if not, keep stiff like that."
The nut still did not respond.
Seeing it impervious to coaxing or coercion, Little Squirrel eventually laid down and continued to sleep.
But as it slept, it seemed to sense something...
'Bang!' Little Squirrel transformed into a gigantic Nine-tailed Celestial Fox.
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