My tamed beasts can't be demons.

Chapter 98 I saw the Nine-Lives Immortal Herb... (Bonus Chapter 23)

Zhou Lu also stopped Hua Huo from using Benben as a sticky bug board.

He even gave Hanabi a good talking-to for it.

This kind of thing is considered bullying, and we can't condone such behavior just because Hanabi is cute.

Hanabi was very well-behaved, and even sincerely apologized to Benben.

However, this incident did lead Zhou Lu to discover the problem with the "Come and smash the golden egg" game.

While its effects cannot be cleansed, it has a fatal flaw as a taunt skill.

Other taunt skills will inflict the taunt status on the enemy, forcibly creating the desire to attack.

However, the "Come Smash the Golden Egg" skill cannot actively induce the enemy to attack.

If the enemy doesn't want to attack, they can ignore the effect of "Come smash the golden egg".

Fortunately, it was just a minor issue.

At worst, I'll just be a bit foul-mouthed and unleash a barrage of verbal taunts.

That evening, just as Zhou Lu was preparing to formulate the next phase of the plan, he received a notification from the class monitor.

Zhou Lu was slightly taken aback when he saw the message sent by Xu Wuhu.

Class team building activities?

Do you still have this kind of thing?

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the class group had already started discussing it.

Beastmasters are, after all, human beings, and they also need to socialize.

Most importantly, many pet animals have a reproductive drive, so unless you're willing to go so far as to sterilize them, you should also consider this issue.

Besides, having classmates is a kind of buff when you enter society in the future.

Whether you need it or not is another matter, you need to have it.

Of course, the team building activities of the Beast Tamers still have a very Beast Tamer style.

In addition to the standard picnic in a scenic, secluded spot, there is an extra hunting activity.

Then comes the interactive game segment that helps the Beastmaster and the Spirit Pet develop a stronger bond.

Zhou Lu looked at it and thought it was pretty good.

The main reason was that he originally wanted to arrange a few days for Hanabi to rest.

Although Hanabi enjoys working, spirit beasts, like humans, need rest.

Zhou Lu wasn't some kind of unscrupulous boss.

And look, there's no registration fee!

Zhou Lu decisively participated.

He was probably one of the last to sign up.

The relevant information was actually posted in the class group more than a week ago, but Zhou Lu never looked at it.

This team building activity wasn't mandatory, but Xu Wuhu noticed that Zhou Lu hadn't expressed his opinion, so he informed Zhou Lu out of his duty as class monitor.

The next day, most of the students in Combat Class 3 arrived at the Explorers' Association.

In an instant, the entire hall was packed with people.

Firework skillfully shrank its body and climbed onto Zhou Lu's head, making it look from a distance as if a flower was growing on Zhou Lu's head.

Without Benben resisting, Hanabi even shrunk Benben down as well.

Everyone present knew Zhou Lu's performance in the initial combat test, as well as his battle with Song Shao in the Mountain and River Secret Realm.

So even though Hanabi looked small and cute, they didn't show any disrespect.

In the world of beast taming, the strong reign supreme.

They've already achieved results, and you're still skeptical? That's just plain stupid.

Xu Wuhu still looked the same, and his muscles had even become much fuller.

His spirit pet has turned golden.

This is the Golden Armored Rat that has evolved to the second stage.

To be honest, Zhou Lu still thought the silver-armored rat looked better; the gold one was just too tacky.

However, being vulgar is relative.

Once it reaches the stage of being imbued with golden armor, it can transform into the form desired by its master according to the beast tamer's will.

If the armor looks cool enough, gold can actually be a plus.

"Congratulations, you've evolved too." Xu Wuhu said sincerely, looking at Hanabi's form.

Zhou Lu joked, "Isn't the class monitor the same? I'm just curious, now that it's evolved into a Golden Armored Rat, shouldn't its name be changed?"

Xu Wuhu's spirit pet is named Silver Armor.

"I did have that idea, but it disagreed." Xu Wuhu smiled and rubbed the silver armor on his shoulder, a rare hint of tenderness appearing in the tough man's eyes.

"Didn't Li Yi come?" Zhou Lu realized that he didn't see Li Yi here.

Xu Wuhu explained, "He went home. I heard that his family's breeding base was attacked again."

Zhou Lu couldn't help but frown.

He knew that the attack on Li Yi's sticky baby breeding base was likely orchestrated by a supernatural being.

"Don't worry, the nursing team has been fully involved," Xu Wuhu said. "I heard even King Ye has come."

"That's good." Zhou Lu had witnessed Ye Qingyu's strength.

With two quasi-gods at her disposal, she is undoubtedly one of the world's top beast tamers.

However, Ye Qingyu's title of "Heavenly King" is actually somewhat undeserved.

After all, she was only at the fourth rank and only had quasi-gods at her disposal.

However, in the beast taming competition, the strong are respected.

With the divine beasts not appearing, it seems reasonable for Ye Qingyu to be called the Heavenly King.

The team building trip was to a hidden grassland paradise.

Schools also need to consider students' safety and are unlikely to allow students to participate in team building activities in overly dangerous, secluded locations.

Zhou Lu could accept this, since the purpose of this trip was simply to relax.

Revisiting a familiar place with fireworks seems like a great way to relax.

As the gate to the secret realm turned, Zhou Lu opened his eyes and arrived at the familiar grassland secret realm.

The teleportation points in the safe zone are fixed.

As soon as they arrived at the secret realm, Huahuo couldn't wait to climb down from Zhou Lu's head.

Fireworks grew larger, stomped on the grass, and proudly shouted to the surrounding weeds: "[Hehe! I'm level two now!]"

[Beautiful? Of course! I've already bloomed!]

[Yes! You'll bloom too!]

[Oh? Want to touch me? Sure! Sure!]

(* ^ ▽ ^ *)

Fireworks, with smiling faces, frolic happily across the grass.

The beautiful fireworks dancing through the grass attracted the attention of many people present.

This place not only has students from Xin'an Beast Taming Academy, but also people from beast taming academies all over the world.

A gentle breeze rustled the grass, ruffling the leaves that resembled fireworks.

Two long vines swayed merrily in the wind.

This scene also caught the attention of someone in the crowd.

He looked at the sparks in the grass and took out a jade pendant:

"Wild goose, I think I've seen something incredible in the secret realm of the grasslands."

"Damn it, focus on your work! That professor from Fengzhou Beast Taming Academy is an expert on ancient spirit beasts! We're here to 'invite' him to participate in our research! Ma Yan risked her life to lure Ye Qingyu away, we can't let their efforts go to waste."

"No...but..."

"But what?"

"Why did we arrest that expert?"

"The Nine-Lives Resurrection Herb!"

"I just saw the Nine-Lives Herb."

"???"

Yu Jue fell into a long silence on the other end.

The next second, a piercing sound rang in his ears:

"What the hell did you see?!"

(End of this chapter)