Celestial Beast Taming

"The toxin’s amplifying effect on the snake swarm can stack with my Beastmaster Talent."

"Master Tao En has invited two new Five-finger Creators to Starlight City. One of them will be dedicated to helping me raise these six Three-Colored River-Swallowing Snakes."

"They’ll help until all six of them evolve into Five-Colored Sea-Swallowing Snakes."

Previously, Sun Yushi had to pour massive amounts of resources into raising his Three-Colored River-Swallowing Snakes due to their voracious appetites, on top of what was needed for his Lifebound Guardian Beast, the Five-headed Serpent King.

As a member of the Starlight Army’s special operations team, Sun Yushi earned a handsome income.

He received generous rewards for every successfully completed mission.

But because he had a Contract with a full three Three-Colored River-Swallowing Snakes, Sun Yushi was constantly in debt.

Now, despite having done little for Zhong Yi, he was receiving all sorts of preferential treatment.

Having a Five-finger Creator help strengthen his Guardian Beasts gave Sun Yushi the feeling, for the very first time, that increasing his power could be so simple.

Currently, he was Zhong Yi’s only guard. So, besides his daily duty of protecting Zhong Yi, Sun Yushi focused all his thoughts on increasing his strength.

’If my strength doesn’t improve soon, I’ll no longer be qualified to serve as Zhong Yi’s guard!’

Zhong Yi smiled at his words. He was surprised that Tao En had summoned the two Five-finger Creators from Longya City so quickly.

Tao En had said he wanted to wait a while before announcing his promotion to Six-finger Creator.

Tao En probably hadn’t revealed his status as a Six-finger Creator publicly yet.

It was true that these two Five-finger Creators were the closest of friends with Tao En, but abandoning their operations in one Heroic City to join another was a massive undertaking with wide-reaching implications.

’For these two Five-finger Creators to move to Starlight City immediately upon receiving Tao En’s summons, they must have already learned that he became a Six-finger Creator!’

"Brother Sun, Master Tao En previously mentioned that depending on the training path, a Five-Colored Sea-Swallowing Snake can evolve into either a Seven-Colored Earth-Suppressing Snake or a Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Snake."

"As for the subsequent training path, you should discuss it with Master Tao En yourself."

Zhong Yi didn’t make the decision for Sun Yushi regarding his Guardian Beast’s Evolution path.

He wanted Sun Yushi to decide his own future combat style.

The Seven-Colored Earth-Suppressing Snake continued the combat style of the Five-Colored Sea-Swallowing Snake, focusing on close-quarters combat.

A single Seven-Colored Earth-Suppressing Snake could easily exceed a thousand meters in length, and the sudden constrictive force of its coiling body could crush a mountain peak.

The Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Snake, on the other hand, excelled at fighting large groups of enemies.

When attacking units weaker than itself, it had a chance to trigger its Serpent’s Bite effect, devouring the target whole.

It could then digest the devoured target to quickly recover its own spent Energy.

When fighting groups of weaker units, as long as the Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Snake wasn’t overwhelmed and killed...

...its unique Serpent’s Bite effect allowed it to fight continuously, like a perpetual motion machine.

Furthermore, the Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Snake also possessed the Ability to fly. Although its body wasn’t as large as the Seven-Colored Earth-Suppressing Snake’s...

...weighing only half as much, it was far swifter and more agile.

This time, upon hearing Zhong Yi’s words, Sun Yushi didn’t voice his gratitude out loud.

He was overjoyed that Zhong Yi valued him so highly, but he also felt immense pressure.

He was terrified of failing to live up to the resources Zhong Yi was pouring into him.

When Zhong Yi went to the Beastmaster Association and entered the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm through its First Level Newbie Secret Realm, he didn’t alert the association’s upper management.

It was only because Sun Yushi also arrived at the Beastmaster Association that the association’s leaders learned Zhong Yi had entered their First Level Newbie Secret Realm.

Before Zhong Yi and Sun Yushi could leave, the vice president of the Beastmaster Association hurried over to greet Zhong Yi.

With President Lu Jinlun away on business, the vice president, Liu Yadong, finally had a chance to interact with Zhong Yi.

Zhong Yi gave Liu Yadong a friendly greeting but declined his invitation for a reception, heading straight back to his residence.

Zhong Yi had just returned to his residence and hadn’t even had a chance to sit down for a sip of water when Qin Ruyue rushed before him.

Qin Ruyue’s expression was extremely anxious.

Just after Zhong Yi had left to explore the Secret Realm, war had suddenly broken out between the Shuojin Federation and the Mirage Sea Federation.

Four days ago, Qin Ruyue had received a summons from the Purifying Moon Sect.

The Moon Purifying Gu that Qin Ruyue had a Contract with was not a Creature native to this world.

Rather, it was created when the Crying Moon Goddess fed the shed remains of her own Guardian Beast, the Purifying Moon Immortal Gu, to a Moon Shadow Jade Silkworm, causing it to mutate.

Qin Ruyue’s Moon Purifying Gu had been chirping incessantly, which meant the Crying Moon Goddess herself was personally summoning the core members of the Purifying Moon Sect operating in the field.

Having received the Crying Moon Goddess’s summons but being delayed for so long, Qin Ruyue had no way to explain herself.

Thankfully, Zhong Yi was finally back!

Qin Ruyue first told Zhong Yi about being summoned by the Crying Moon Goddess, then produced two Mythical Tier Bizarre she had captured.

"Young Master, I had just rushed to Zhuxue City and captured these two Bizarre when the summons came from headquarters."

"Do you think I should still return to the Purifying Moon Sect?"

"If I received the Crying Moon Goddess’s summons but didn’t go back..."

"...I would surely be branded a traitor by the Purifying Moon Sect, and I most likely wouldn’t be able to attend the Deceit Dao Assembly anymore."

Qin Ruyue was now completely loyal to Zhong Yi. On matters like this, she wouldn’t make a choice on her own, instead leaving the decision to him.

However, as she handed the choice over to Zhong Yi, she still laid out the stakes.

The Deceit Dao Assembly was a grand event jointly held by multiple Bizarre factions!

Even if Qin Ruyue attended the Deceit Dao Assembly in disguise, she would be hunted down by the Purifying Moon Sect if she were ever recognized.

The Purifying Moon Sect had never shown mercy to traitors.

As a Moon Judge, Qin Ruyue’s main job was to eliminate defectors like Shi Mi, who had betrayed the Purifying Moon Sect and harmed its interests.

Zhong Yi first had Sun Yushi take the two Mythical Tier Bizarre, bound in spiderwebs, to the activity room on the second floor.

Then, in a very serious tone, he said to Qin Ruyue,

"We already made a plan. Of course you’re going back to the Purifying Moon Sect."

"Next time, if I’m not here, you don’t have to wait for me to return."

"You mentioned before that the Deceit Dao Assembly is held at the junction of the Shuojin Federation, the Mirage Sea Federation, and the Xin Xia Alliance."

"Now that war has broken out between the Shuojin and Mirage Sea Federations, and it’s even affecting the Xin Xia Federation, can the Deceit Dao Assembly still be held on schedule?"

Zhong Yi was very concerned about the Deceit Dao Assembly because Rule Deceit Embryos could be traded there.

It was currently his only way to obtain Rule Deceit Embryos.

If Zhong Yi were to encounter another Bizarre like Qin Ruyue in the future—one that possessed a Rule Deceit Embryo or had devoured the corpse of an Order Beast...

...he would still prefer to recruit it rather than kill it for its Rule Deceit Embryo.

A Mythical Tier Bizarre that had mastered a Rule Deceit Embryo was definitely more valuable than a Rule Deceit Embryo on its own.

Hearing this, Qin Ruyue quickly replied,

"Young Master, I can’t guarantee anything else, but the Deceit Dao Assembly will definitely be held on schedule."

"And this time, the scale of the assembly will very likely be even larger than before."

"The various Bizarre factions from continents other than Dragon’s Roost Continent have heard that a war has started here. They will definitely want to come and get a piece of the action."

"The more chaotic the situation on Dragon’s Roost Continent becomes, the more opportunities these Bizarre factions will have to profit."

"These Bizarre factions have a lot of goods from their home continents that are difficult to offload."

"When they come to Dragon’s Roost Continent, it’s highly likely they’ll bring out those hard-to-offload goods for trade."

"However, the price of Rule Deceit Embryos won’t necessarily drop. They are inherently scarce resources."

"With Bizarre from other continents attending the Deceit Dao Assembly, the competition for scarce resources like Rule Deceit Embryos will certainly be greater."

Zhong Yi nodded to himself upon hearing this.

’As long as the Deceit Dao Assembly is held on schedule and I get a chance to trade for Rule Deceit Embryos, that’s all that matters.’

Whether it was for the two new-generation Bizarre he was nurturing, He Guoguo and Sun Ya, or for Hong Ji, Rule Deceit Embryos were desperately needed.