I Have Unlimited Dantians

"Since this is a competition with Lan’er, I wouldn’t want to take advantage. I’m a generous man. I heard you’re a Beast Tamer with a Beast Taming Talent, and it just so happens I’ve caught a Demon Beast here. It hasn’t been tamed. We’ll each rely on our own abilities. Whoever can make it obey a command within ten breaths wins! How about it?"

Wei Chen smiled when he saw the girl agree.

"Make a Demon Beast obey a command? What kind of command?" Lan’er breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the competition was related to Beast Taming, her interest piqued.

’My own strength is too weak. I couldn’t compete in anything else, but since I have a Beast Taming Dantian, I’m extremely confident when it comes to Beast Taming.’

"Of course, the simplest things, like walking left, walking right, or doing a somersault. As long as it acts on your command, that’s enough! Naturally, if we both succeed, then we’ll see who made it perform the more difficult task. The person who makes it do the harder action wins!"

Wei Chen said.

’Make a Demon Beast follow my command within ten breaths, and the one who makes it perform the more difficult action wins?’

Tie Lan furrowed her brow.

’He knows I’m a Beast Tamer, so why would he make this bet? What ace does he have up his sleeve?’

’I’ve never heard of Wei Chen having a Beast Taming Dantian...’

"You caught a Demon Beast? What’s its rank? If it’s too strong, I’m afraid our Miss will be in danger..." Tie Long interjected.

To tame a Demon Beast, a Beast Tamer must first overpower it with martial strength. Otherwise, the beast would never submit, let alone obey any commands.

Tie Long was afraid they had caught a high-level Demon Beast. If his Miss failed, she could be in grave danger.

"Don’t worry about that. I’m competing too, and I wouldn’t be so reckless with my own safety, now would I!" Wei Chen said.

"Fine, I accept!" After a moment’s thought, Tie Lan agreed.

’Although Wei Chen is a dandy, his talent isn’t weak. At twenty-five or twenty-six, he’s already at the Mid-Stage Gang Formation Realm. I’m only at the Peak of Body Emergence Realm. I’d have no advantage against him in any other kind of contest!’

"Excellent. Bring the Demon Beast over!"

Wei Chen commanded.

"Yes, Young Master!"

One of the mercenaries in the crowd answered, then turned and left the valley. A moment later, he returned with a massive, dark silhouette.

"What? It’s..."

"Make a Peak of Armor Realm Demon Beast obey a command? You’ve got to be kidding me..."

The color drained from the faces of everyone in the Iron Rock Mercenary Corps when they saw the Demon Pet following the mercenary.

’Hm? It’s this guy...’

Unlike the others, who had gone pale, a strange expression appeared on Nie Yun’s face as he watched the dark silhouette.

’I can’t believe I’m running into an old acquaintance, even out here.’ The tall, dark silhouette was none other than the Peak of Armor Realm Demon Beast he had encountered before: the Copper-Armed Giant Ape!

’Last time, its sneak attack failed, and it got a sound beating instead. I couldn’t be bothered to chase it down. To think it would be so unlucky as to get captured by the Luoyong Mercenary Corps!’

The Copper-Armed Giant Ape had a hide as tough as copper and iron. Though only at the Peak of Armor Realm, its combat prowess was so immense that even Tie Long, an Early-Stage Qi Sect expert, would likely be no match for it!

When the members of the Iron Rock Mercenary Corps saw what kind of Demon Beast it was, all their faces fell.

’Making this Demon Pet, a creature known for its savagery, obey a command within ten breaths? This has to be a joke! How is that any different from asking an ordinary person to command a tiger?’

"Rest assured, this Copper-Armed Giant Ape has been thoroughly beaten into submission by Vice Commander Jiangg. It won’t harm anyone!" Wei Chen announced with a smug look.

"Beaten into submission by Jiangg Youx?" The corners of everyone’s mouths twitched.

Veteran mercenaries all knew that Copper-Armed Giant Apes were incredibly proud creatures. To make one submit, you had to defeat it without using True Qi. The fact that Jiangg Youx had managed to beat it into submission meant his Horizontal Training was truly terrifying.

It seemed everyone had underestimated his true strength.

’With that kind of power, never mind just us... even if there were twice as many of us, he could probably kill us all by himself!’

’No wonder Wei Chen was so bold and insisted on a competition. So this was the ace up his sleeve!’

"Lan’er, shall we begin?"

Wei Chen had deliberately proposed this contest to intimidate them with the Copper-Armed Giant Ape. Seeing that his goal had been achieved, he said with a smile.

"Fine, let’s begin. I want to see you command it first!" Tie Lan said after a moment’s hesitation.

Even as a Beast Tamer, she knew her own limits. She understood that even with her Beast Taming Dantian, she might not be able to command this Demon Beast. Her only choice was to see what Wei Chen would do first before deciding on her own move.

"Heh."

Wei Chen had expected Tie Lan to ask him to go first, so he didn’t refuse. With a chuckle, he walked up to the Copper-Armed Giant Ape and pointed to a large boulder in the distance.

"Go move that boulder for me!"

"ROAR!"

At Wei Chen’s shout, the Copper-Armed Giant Ape hesitated for a moment before approaching the boulder. It reached out its massive paws, grabbed the stone, and slowly carried it out of the valley.

"What’s going on?"

"The Copper-Armed Giant Ape actually listened to him... I’m not seeing things, am I?"

The members of the Iron Rock Mercenary Corps couldn’t believe their eyes as they watched the massive Demon Beast obey the command and carry the boulder away.

’Even if Jiangg Youx was the one who defeated the Copper-Armed Giant Ape, it was *his* victory, not Wei Chen’s. Why would it listen to a command from Wei Chen?’

’Hm? Something’s off... I see!’

Nie Yun had also been puzzled by Wei Chen’s actions, but when his gaze landed on the Copper-Armed Giant Ape, his eyes suddenly lit up with understanding.

’He’s not a Beast Tamer and has no Beast Taming Qi, yet he can make the incredibly proud Copper-Armed Giant Ape obey him. It seems complicated, but to put it bluntly, the method is actually very simple!’

It came down to one word: coercion!

’This Copper-Armed Giant Ape has a small wound on its back, likely from a sharp weapon. This man, Jiangg Youx, is exploiting it. He condensed a strand of his True Qi and embedded it in the wound. If the ape disobeys, he can activate the True Qi to cause it excruciating pain!’

’Under the threat of excruciating pain, the ape has no choice but to obey!’

’This kind of method is rather underhanded. It isn’t a true Beast Taming Magic Technique. After all, proper Beast Taming is about treating a Demon Beast as a partner, a friend, so you can face danger together. If you coerce a beast like this, it will definitely turn on you the moment you’re in real danger!’

’Besides, this way, the Demon Beast’s wound will never be healed; it will only get worse. Its combat strength will continue to weaken. Even if they can control it, it will eventually become useless to them!’

’I fought the Copper-Armed Giant Ape a little over ten days ago. Even with its tough body, it couldn’t have recovered so quickly. I bet Jiangg Youx didn’t beat it into submission himself; he just found it while it was already injured!’

Nie Yun smiled faintly.

It hadn’t been long since he had fought the Copper-Armed Giant Ape and sent it fleeing for its life. Jiangg Youx had likely only managed to subdue it by taking advantage of the very injuries Nie Yun had inflicted.

In fact, Nie Yun’s guess was correct. That was exactly what had happened. After being injured by Nie Yun, the Copper-Armed Giant Ape had fled its territory. Before its wounds could heal, it ran into Jiangg Youx and his men, who simply got lucky and took advantage of its weakened state.

After all, a Copper-Armed Giant Ape at full strength had nigh-invincible Defense and incredible speed. Even someone as strong as Jiangg Youx would find it impossible to defeat.

’Since that’s the case, I might as well have some fun with this.’

Now that he understood what was going on, Nie Yun smiled faintly, his lips parting to reveal a row of pearly white teeth.