Celestial Beast Taming

Xu Anjun had faced near-death experiences before, and she could remain calm even when her own life was on the line.

But the moment she realized the target of these two Mythical Tier Bizarres was Zhong Yi, every hair on Xu Anjun’s body stood on end.

She was thrown into a state of utter disarray.

Xu Anjun didn’t dare to imagine the scene if Zhong Yi—Starlight City’s, or rather, the entire Xin Xia Federation’s only Healing-type Celestial Destiny Seeker—fell into the hands of these two Mythical Tier Bizarres.

The Ghost Suppression Bureau had dispatched more than ten Mythical Tier experts to hunt these two Mythical Tier Bizarres throughout the entire city.

And yet, these two Mythical Tier Bizarres were hiding at the entrance to the Central District, trying to ambush Zhong Yi.

This meant these two Mythical Tier Bizarres must have known Zhong Yi’s identity.

They wanted to take the Celestial Destiny Seeker hostage and use them as a bargaining chip to escape Starlight City.

Xu Anjun’s Lifebound Guardian Beast was the Heavy Water Profound Turtle, which specialized in defense.

As Xu Anjun commanded her Heavy Water Profound Turtle to form a shell-shaped Heavy Water Curtain, she roared fiercely.

"You dare attack Starlight City’s new Celestial Destiny Seeker! Even if you’re from the Purifying Moon Sect, you must have a death wish!"

Shi Mi was about to retort, but Qin Ruyue cut in, her voice cold and flat.

"Shi Mi, use your strongest attack. Shatter the Water Curtain in front of the Guardian Beast Carriage."

"We have thirty seconds at most!"

"Night-Cutting Spider, release the swarm."

As she gave the command, Qin Ruyue raised the Silent Night Enigma to her lips and began to play.

It was the middle of the day, and Starlight City was bathed in bright sunlight.

But here at the entrance to the Central District, a thick, nocturnal fog had begun to form.

The entire world was plunged into darkness. Beneath the shadowy veil, Xu Anjun felt her five senses—and those of her Heavy Water Profound Turtle—steadily fading away.

As the Mysterious Night Rule seeped into her, a wave of drowsiness washed over her.

Even when Xu Anjun activated the Beast Pattern on her back to resist with all her might, she couldn’t fend off the encroachment of a Power of Rules from an equal Tier.

Xu Anjun pulled a dagger from her Storage Pouch and sliced her own arm.

Only then, relying on the sharp pain, could she continue commanding her Heavy Water Profound Turtle to maintain the Water Curtain before the Guardian Beast Carriage.

Xu Anjun knew that word of two Mythical Tier Bizarres attacking here would spread quickly.

Reinforcements would arrive within minutes.

Her job wasn’t to escape with Zhong Yi, but to prevent these two Mythical Tier Bizarres from taking them hostage before help arrived.

Gritting her teeth, Shi Mi chose to merge with her Centipede Bone Tomb Princess and once again opened the Desolate Centipede Prison Gate.

Slender White Bone Centipedes of indiscernible length crawled out from the gate, shooting like Chain Swords toward the shell-shaped Water Curtain.

Even if the White Bone Centipedes emerging from the Desolate Centipede Prison Gate couldn’t instantly break the Water Curtain formed by the Heavy Water Profound Turtle, under Shi Mi’s relentless assault, a dozen or so strikes could still shatter it.

Fu Hongning, who was following behind, had only left Senhe Hall to return to the Central District with Xu Anjun and Zhong Yi because he wanted more opportunities to interact with them.

He never imagined they would run into a premeditated ambush like this!

As the president of the Zhenchong Commerce Association, Fu Hongning’s focus was on the development and management of his faction; his own combat strength wasn’t particularly high.

And since they were in the Upper City District, Fu Hongning wasn’t accompanied by any of the experts on retainer with the Zhenchong Commerce Association.

Nevertheless, Fu Hongning summoned his Lifebound Guardian Beast, the Melting Explosion Scorpion, which had only recently reached the Mythical Tier.

He immediately sent the Melting Explosion Scorpion into the fray!

The Melting Explosion Scorpion was a Guardian Beast that excelled at offense, creating an incredibly lethal Fire Realm in the process of its attacks.

The Melting Explosion Scorpion’s attacks were ill-suited for this location.

Otherwise, it was highly likely they would harm Zhong Yi, who was still inside the Guardian Beast Carriage.

This left Fu Hongning, who had just joined the battle, feeling constrained and unable to fight freely.

Still, Fu Hongning’s intervention relieved some of the pressure on Xu Anjun.

Zhong Yi was somewhat surprised by the sudden attack.

But they felt little fear.

Zhong Yi’s confidence stemmed from the four pieces of Instant Jade hanging around their neck, which they could activate at any moment using Soul Power.

’These two Mythical Tier Bizarres are running rampant in Starlight City. It doesn’t matter whether they’re deliberately targeting me...’

’...or just wanted to take a Celestial Destiny Seeker hostage and I happened to be the one they ran into.’

’Either way, it proves these two Mythical Tier Bizarres are desperate and have nowhere left to run.’

At that moment, a massive crater appeared on the Heavy Water Profound Turtle’s shell.

The Night-Cutting Spider’s ultimate attack, Night of Calamity—the same one that had previously struck the Biluo Spring Dragon—had now hit the Heavy Water Profound Turtle.

The turtle’s airtight defense was breached by the attack, leaving an opening.

Gritting his teeth, Fu Hongning commanded his Melting Explosion Scorpion to block the opening.

Shi Mi’s original target had been the Water Curtain created by the Heavy Water Profound Turtle.

Faced with the Melting Explosion Scorpion’s attack, Shi Mi felt nothing but growing annoyance and didn’t waste much energy dealing with it.

Now this Melting Explosion Scorpion was trying to use its own body as a shield to buy time.

A murderous intent flared within Shi Mi. Her body flickered with afterimages as she shot toward the Melting Explosion Scorpion in an unnatural manner, a cold sneer echoing in her thoughts.

’I’m only a dozen steps away from that new Celestial Destiny Seeker.’

’If this Melting Explosion Scorpion retaliates with its full power, it will undoubtedly endanger that Celestial Destiny Seeker’s life.’

’Knowing it can’t fight back at full strength, it still insists on getting in my face. It’s nothing but a living target.’

From the very start of the attack, Shi Mi had been nursing a subtle plan.