Celestial Beast Taming

As always, Zhong Yi was hidden inside a hollow rock, heading toward the target afflicted by the Nightmare.

From the moment the Flower Venerable brought out the Endless Wood, Zhong Yi had been well aware of its value.

Zhong Yi valued the Endless Wood highly for its utility in establishing a faction.

But now, Zhong Yi had discovered the incredible effectiveness of his Guardian Beast, the Endless Wood Demon, within the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.

With the Endless Wood Demon, Zhong Yi could hide himself well in various environments.

Without the Endless Wood Demon, it would have been impossible for a Guardian Beast Master like Zhong Yi to have such an easy time in the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.

Originally, Zhong Yi had planned to raise the Endless Wood Demon’s Tier and Quality as quickly as possible.

But now, Zhong Yi decided to limit the advancement of the Endless Wood Demon’s Tier.

This was to ensure that in the future, whether he was exploring a Second Level or Third Level Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm, he could bring the Endless Wood Demon with him.

At the moment, a few people were still fighting inside the Secret Realm.

If Zhong Yi hurried over, he might just get a chance to reap the spoils while others fought.

Luke was panting heavily, a wave of exhaustion threatening to overwhelm him.

In the distance stood a young man with snow-white skin that had a silvery sheen. In the center of his forehead was a single, horizontal eye.

Several huge rocks floated before the young man, held aloft by immense Spiritual Power.

The young man was in no hurry to attack Luke. Instead, he spoke with a hint of curiosity.

"Your mental state is very poor. Your thoughts could even be described as chaotic."

"Don’t you know that when surviving in the wild, rest is crucial?"

As he spoke, the pale-skinned youth’s demeanor was relaxed, but his brow furrowed ever more tightly.

The horizontal eye in the center of his forehead also narrowed slightly.

The young man could keenly sense that in just the past few minutes, his opponent’s attitude toward him had changed drastically.

At first, when this fellow with a small horn on his head had encountered him, he had looked extremely grim and panicked.

It was as if he had met his natural predator.

You Pan was certain that he had never encountered this horned fellow during his time in the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.

’Could it be that he recognized my Race?’

But after they began to fight and he had revealed his power, the worry in his opponent’s eyes hadn’t diminished, yet all traces of fear had vanished.

Luke habitually shook his head. ’I’m really not good at spiritual defense.’

’But that dream-related attack has been affecting me for far too long!’

’Whenever this dream Energy lodged in my spirit weakens, it suddenly intensifies.’

’It just surged again six hours ago.’

’What kind of Spiritual Attack could possibly affect me for over six days, even with me resisting it with all my might?’

When he first encountered this opponent, he had felt the Spiritual Power emanating from him.

Luke had thought he’d found the one responsible!

But after they fought for a while, Luke was certain he had the wrong person.

This opponent was skilled at using Spiritual Power to manipulate objects, or to strike him like a sledgehammer.

This style of attack had nothing to do with that dream-related Ability.

Besides this pretty boy in front of him, the one who’d attacked him from the shadows had yet to appear.

Originally, Luke had intended to hold out until the very end, but now only one thought remained in his mind.

He had to kill this pretty boy right now. Then, his Divine Origin Value would reach thirty points.

Once his Divine Origin Value reached thirty, he would use it to leave the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm immediately, just as the Rules allowed.

"You talk too much!"

"If you love lecturing so much, why don’t you wait until you’re dead and then go find some disciples?"

Luke’s words made You Pan’s brow furrow even more deeply.

"If you weren’t afraid of me before, then who were you afraid of?"

The moment You Pan finished speaking, the giant rocks held aloft by his Spiritual Power smashed down toward Luke.

Luke’s body seemed to turn transparent in an instant, but instead of using the dodge to close the distance with You Pan, he moved even farther away.

Then, Luke’s eyes suddenly turned pitch-black, and a pair of golden pupils appeared within them, looking exceptionally Bizarre.

Following that, a Bizarre phantom appeared in front of Luke.

The phantom constantly shifted its shape before finally settling on a form that vaguely resembled You Pan.

The moment the phantom solidified, You Pan felt the Spiritual Power he so heavily relied on being drained from his body at an incredible speed.

The feeling of weakness from the drain on his Spiritual Power made You Pan involuntarily clutch his head.

Luke seized the opportunity, placing a hand on the short black horn on his head.

A beam of black light then shot out from the horn with lightning speed, striking You Pan.

The Spiritual Power inside You Pan’s body was like gasoline meeting a spark, instantly setting off a chain of internal explosions.

Luke was about to command his Blood Contracted Creature, the Spirit Prison Devouring Dog, to deliver the final blow to the pale-skinned, three-eyed man.

Luke had made up his mind: the instant he received the Divine Origin Value, he would leave.

Just then, Luke heard the Spirit Prison Devouring Dog let out a pained howl.

The Spirit Prison Devouring Dog had been concentrating fully, preparing to ambush the nearby You Pan.

In its state of intense focus for the ambush, it had let down its guard.

Two tendrils of flesh and blood had suddenly wrapped tightly around the Spirit Prison Devouring Dog’s body.

Fortunately, these things hadn’t broken through the Spirit Prison Devouring Dog’s defenses.

At that moment, a violent roar split the air as a volley of giant horns, sharp teeth, and Bone Spikes shot toward the bound Spirit Prison Devouring Dog.

As the dense barrage rained down on the Spirit Prison Devouring Dog, some of the attacks even strayed toward the pretty boy whose energy he was draining with his Fallen Power Heart Aspect.

The roaring sounded like cracking thunder, echoing ceaselessly in Luke’s ears.

Amidst the unending roar, Luke could feel the Spirit Prison Devouring Dog’s aura growing weaker.

Meanwhile, the giant rocks the pretty boy had used his Spiritual Power to manipulate for defense had been blasted to smithereens by the horns, teeth, and Bone Spikes.

Luke watched helplessly as the opponent he was about to finish off was killed by the sudden intruder.

Luke’s heart sank to rock bottom!

’I failed to kill the pretty boy, so my Divine Origin Value isn’t thirty. I can’t use the Rules to leave the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.’

Luke recognized the young woman who had suddenly attacked his Spirit Prison Devouring Dog.

When he had first entered the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm, he had seen this same young woman fighting another participant.

He had tried to ambush her back then, only to be hit by that dream-related attack.

He still hadn’t managed to shake off its effects!

The sudden turn of events threw Luke into a slight panic, but it didn’t stop him from launching an attack on Hong Ji.

As Luke’s body grew illusory and he rapidly closed in on Hong Ji...

Zhong Yi, still hidden inside the rock, used All Things Exploration to inspect Luke.

[Name]: Luke

[Race]: Fallen Energy Race

[Level]: First Level

[Bloodline]: Half Moon Fallen Horn

[Contract]: Available

[Contractual Relationship]: Spirit Prison Devouring Dog

[Rule]: Energy Rule

[Fate Grid]: Orange

Abilities

[Hundred Heart Phases]: The user’s condensed Fallen Power Heart Aspect will change itself based on the type of Energy within a target, allowing the Heart Aspect to precisely control the Energy in the target’s body.

[Energy Stripping]: When the Fallen Power Heart Aspect is synchronized with the Energy inside a target’s body, it can be used to strip that Energy away. The stripping speed is independent of the target’s Energy strength and depends only on the strength of the user’s Fallen Power Heart Aspect.

[Instant Energy Body Technique]: Designate a type of Energy using the Fallen Power Heart Aspect. In any location where that Energy exists, the user’s movement speed increases, and they can conceal their aura while in motion.

[Fallen Horn Flash]: Infuse Bloodline Power into the Fallen Horn to release an attack. If the attack hits a target, it will trigger the Energy within the target’s body, causing massive damage.