Eternal Beast Taming Family

Chu Jingyu looked toward the source of the voice and saw a young man wearing a hat made of fur from an unknown source beast. His clothes were not clean at all, with black and red patches as if they hadn't been washed in a long time.

There was a fist-sized ant on his shoulder, its surface gleaming with a dark sheen.

Chu Jingyu could sense that the energy intensity of the source beast on the young man's shoulder was around the middle level of the mortal realm. This level of contract master should be the most common level on this city wall.

Chu Jingyu glanced at the paper with lines drawn on it in the young man's hand, then slowly shook his head. "No need."

Incorrect information from the outside world is more deadly than unknown information. Chu Jingyu was no novice in the wild; he understood this principle very well.

Therefore, in order to prevent the information conveyed by the young people from causing him any misunderstanding or interference, Chu Jingyu directly refused the young people's request.

He strode past the young man and continued walking towards the exit leading to the outside world.

The young man scratched the back of his head, muttering to himself, "I knew someone his age couldn't be a newbie. Xiao Hei, are you sure you didn't smell something wrong?"

Upon hearing his words, the ant-like source beast on his shoulder grabbed a few strands of hair by his ear and yanked them hard, as if to convey its emotions.

The young man carefully freed his hair from the ant-like beast's grasp, saying reassuringly, "Alright, alright, you didn't smell a trace of the outside world on him."

"Let's go find the next order. There are fewer and fewer new customers lately, sigh..."

Chu Jingyu did not rush to summon the evolved "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast". There were still quite a few people here, and he needed to summon it in a secluded place.

That way, they could attribute the evolution of the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" to the wild. At least the special nature of the family's source artifact could hide it for a while. With Chu Zu's terrifying source beast evolution ability, all the Chu family needed was time.

Upon arriving at the exit, four mid-level guards of different ranks stood watch.

The guards standing on both sides of the exit did not stop Chu Jingyu from going out, and it was unclear what they were guarding there for.

Chu Jingyu looked out from the exit and saw a gentle slope leading directly to the outside. The slope wasn't narrow; it could accommodate at least six people walking side by side.

People were coming and going above. Chu Jingyu walked slowly outward along the gentle slope. On the slope, the Contract Master's excellent eyesight allowed him to see the scene on the slope not far away.

This gentle slope is for people to go out, and the other one not far away is probably for returning.

On it were groups of hunters returning from their hunts, dragging the massive carcasses of strange beasts as they slowly made their way back down the gentle slope. Others returned empty-handed, their faces even showing signs of dejection.

The myriad aspects of human life are too numerous to mention.

Chu Jingyu took the last step down the gentle slope, his soles finally touching the ground.

He took a deep breath, focused his attention on what was in front of him, and then slowly walked into the dense forest not far away.

This place is relatively close to the human border, and has been thoroughly searched by the contract masters countless times, so no trace of extraterrestrial source beasts or any useful resources were found.

Chu Jingyu continued walking deeper into the dense forest, occasionally looking up to check the sun's position so as not to lose his way.

As Chu Jingyu ventured deeper, it wasn't until thirty minutes later that the sounds of birds and insects began to fill the air, and almost no trace of human activity could be found in the surrounding area.

Chu Jingyu checked the surrounding environment before summoning the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" from the Source Beast Space.

The "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" turned its head and looked around curiously, then waved its pincers excitedly, seemingly quite pleased with its new surroundings.

Finally, its gaze fell on Chu Jingyu's shoulder. Through the connection of the spiritual contract, Chu Jingyu easily understood its inner thoughts.

I want to sit on his shoulders.

Looking at its enormous size, Chu Jingyu smiled helplessly, squatted down, and patted the "Golden Armored Jade-Eyed Beast's" shell.

"Little Jinyu, your size is too much for my shoulders to handle right now."

Upon hearing this, the "Golden Armored Jade-Eyed Beast" blinked, seemingly somewhat disappointed.

"We're in the wild now, so we need to be constantly alert to any potential dangers. Let's search for energy-rich areas in the surrounding environment; we need to hurry and get moving."

Upon hearing Chu Jingyu's words, the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" plunged its pincers into the ground, and an invisible wave rippled across the ground before spreading outwards.

After a few minutes, the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" opened its eyes again.

It first pointed north, where it sensed the most abundant energy, and then pointed east, where the energy fluctuations were slightly lower.

As for other directions, the energy fluctuations are roughly the same within its detection range.

Chu Jingyu untied the bundle behind him, tearing away the layers of coarse cloth to reveal a sharp machete, which he then gripped in his hand.

Then, together with the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast," they set off northward.

The further north you go, the higher the humidity in the air becomes, and the trunks and leaves of the giant trees are covered with some kind of water stains.

A source beast with water-attribute tendencies? Or a spiritual material with water attributes? Chu Jingyu secretly wondered, or perhaps it was just that they had approached a pool of water.

After adjusting his direction several more times, Chu Jingyu heard the sound of rushing water in the distance. After walking a few steps, a secluded little pond hidden under the trees came into Chu Jingyu's view.

In the center of the small pond, a pure white lotus flower was quietly blooming. Even from such a distance, Chu Jingyu seemed to be able to smell a faint fragrance of the flower.

A hint of surprise appeared in Chu Jingyu's eyes. This flower did not look like an ordinary thing. Even if it was not a source beast, it should be a rare spiritual material.

However, he did not rush to approach the small pool. Instead, he slowly squatted down next to a giant tree and looked at the "Golden Armored Jade-Eyed Beast" beside him.

The "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" understood Chu Jingyu's intentions, and then inserted its pincers into the ground again, while the two rhomboid jade eyes on its shell opened at the same time.

A moment later, he pointed to the pool and, through the spiritual contract, told Chu Jingyu that the danger came from that pure white flower.

Just then, as if sensing something, the flower's fragrance suddenly intensified, transforming from its previous delicate scent into one that was incredibly impactful and alluring.

From Chu Jingyu's perspective, the surrounding scenery underwent a dramatic transformation after a series of distortions and shifts.

The giant tree collapsed in an instant, and the flower in the small pool instantly grew taller, transforming into a gigantic flower. Beneath that flower, the water in the pool was manipulated, condensing into a ribbon that whipped towards Chu Jingyu.

When Chu Jingyu went to check the original location of the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast," he found that it had disappeared, as if the spiritual connection between them had been blocked at this moment.

Chu Jingyu's expression was somewhat unpleasant. "Illusory Water White Lotus." Only when this source beast made its move did he suddenly remember that he had heard of its name before.

Possessing both illusion and water control abilities, it is a formidable source beast. Its combination of illusion and water magic often allows it to overcome stronger opponents.

I never expected that the first source beast I encountered after arriving at the border would be so troublesome. Perhaps it is precisely because it is troublesome that it has been able to exist peacefully for so long near the human border.

Before he could think further, three streams of water, forming ribbons of light, attacked Chu Jingyu from different directions.

With the same momentum, it was impossible to tell which one was real and which one was fake. Chu Jingyu rolled his body to the right and then swung his sword at the rightmost stream of water.

However, he only completed half of his movement when he seemed to have hit something, interrupting his entire process.

Chu Jingyu gritted his teeth and hastily raised his knife to block the flow of water.

The water flow collided with the machete, shattering into countless droplets that drenched Chu Jingyu. The chill instantly enveloped him, making his subsequent movements considerably more sluggish.

Chu Jingyu's back touched the object in the air that he couldn't see. The wet, rough texture told him that it was the giant tree from the real world.

He sighed inwardly. This illusion was really difficult to deal with. Now, fighting against this "Illusory Water White Lotus," he was practically blind. Not only could he not figure out the true state of his surroundings, but he also couldn't distinguish which of the attacks in front of him was real and which was fake.

Now he can only stall for time, hoping that the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" can fight on its own and find the true location of the "Illusory Water White Lotus" as soon as possible, and then interfere with its maintenance of this illusion.

As he was thinking this, three more streams of water attacked Chu Jingyu from different directions. This time, Chu Jingyu was not going to use his cleaver to fight them head-on again.

He discovered that even if the ground blocked the impact of the water flow, the subsequent water that landed on him carried other skills from "Phantom Water White Lotus," which seemed to generate cold air that could paralyze the target upon contact.

Fortunately, the "Pure Water White Lotus" in front of him was not at a higher level, so he had a certain advantage in speed.

Although the inability to see the giant trees growing around him somewhat affected his movements, he was still able to barely avoid the impact of the water flow.

In another illusion, the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" encountered an illusion similar to Chu Jingyu's, but as soon as the light from the jade eyes on its shell shone, the illusion shattered, revealing the real scene.

The "Phantom Water White Lotus" still sits in the center of the small pond, and has not become that huge and terrifying shape. The so-called attacking streak is just a small stream of water.

However, the white, chilling aura carried on the water's surface is probably its true ability to harm its target.

The "Golden Armored Jade-Eyed Beast" turned to look at its master, only to find him still immersed in the illusion, frantically dodging the tiny streams of water attacking him, looking rather disheveled.

Fortunately, there were no immediate safety concerns. The "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" aimed at Chu Jingyu's next move, and then a golden light emanated from its body, enveloping Chu Jingyu.

The moment they made contact, the golden light transformed into a layer of golden armor that adhered to his body.

After applying a layer of protection to Chu Jingyu, the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" turned its gaze to the "Illusory Water White Lotus" in the small pool.

Once the problem of the main body is solved, the predicament of their own contractors can naturally be resolved.

So it moved quickly through the jungle, rapidly approaching the location of the small pool.

The "Phantom Water White Lotus" seemed to have noticed that the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" was not affected by its environment, and its petals trembled rapidly a few times.

A fragrance, like white mist, quickly emanated from the flowers, and a light white mist seemed to rise around them.

However, the fragrance that usually worked so well was now useless. The "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" maintained its speed and direction, crossing the pool directly and thrusting its pincers straight at the location of the "Illusory Water White Lotus" flower.

The "Phantom Water White Lotus" reacted quickly, its stem bending downwards and its flower drooping to the other side, thus avoiding the fatal blow.

However, as a plant-type source beast, even when it tried to dodge, it was confined to a small area. The other pincer of the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" pierced the pure white petals.

With a single blow, the petals fell from the bud and withered on the surface of the small pond.

After all, it was just a low-level source beast of a different rank. Faced with a single attack from the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast," which was of a high-level different rank, it was instantly defeated.

Only a few petals remained on the flower stem, and the fragrance that lingered in the air dissipated almost instantly.

From Chu Jingyu's perspective, the surrounding environment shattered with a crash, revealing the true scene.

He first looked at the golden armor that had appeared on his body without him noticing, then looked at the small pool.

They discovered that the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" was standing in the center of the small pond, staring at the roots of the "Illusory Water White Lotus," holding up its pincers as if considering whether to cut off its roots as well.

Chu Jingyu quickly spoke up to stop it, "Wait a minute, spare its life."

Chu Jingyu jogged to the edge of the small pool, then stepped into the knee-deep water without hesitation and reached the center of the pool.

He stretched out his hands and pulled the entire root of the "Phantom Water White Lotus" out of the water. Although its flower had been shattered by the "Golden Armor Jade-Eyed Beast," its root remained intact.

The vitality of "Phantom Water White Lotus" still exists. Given time to recuperate, it can still recover to its original vigorous state.

However, without the flowers, it is undoubtedly very fragile and cannot even use a single skill.

Chu Jingyu took out a piece of coarse cloth, wrapped the root in it, and put it into his bundle.

Then, he carefully observed the environment of the small pond, and just one glance gave him a chill down his spine.

The bottom of the pool was covered with the skeletons of various creatures. It seemed that this "Illusory Water Lotus" had lived here for quite some time, and many creatures had been killed by its illusions, which was why it had grown to such a level.

It is a kind of source beast that looks delicate on the outside but is extremely brutal on the inside.

However, Chu Jingyu quickly shook his head. It seems that he had been staying in the town for too long and had actually come up with such thoughts. Of those who could survive in the world of source beasts, who was truly good?

After a moment of contemplation, Chu Jingyu's gaze fell upon the petals that had drifted onto the water's surface, and his mood became excited once again.

This material fell from a different-tier source beast; it will definitely be a highly sought-after spiritual material if brought back.

Therefore, Chu Jingyu did not waste any petals and commanded the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" to collect all the petals.

Having just finished doing all that, and before they could even thoroughly explore the small pool, a rustling sound suddenly came from the depths of the dense forest. It seemed that some enormous, legless creature was rushing towards them.

Just as Chu Jingyu was about to leave with the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast," he noticed a snake head larger than a person emerging from a tree canopy, its tongue lolling out as it stared at him.