Eternal Beast Taming Family

Hearing Chu Shengyuan's words, the bitterness on the faces of the demonic beasts deepened.

"So what if we know? This area is the territory of the Phoenix Feather Demon Lord, which is under its jurisdiction. It dislikes us scaled beasts and therefore tightly controls the resources of our Black Dragon City, making our advancement slow."

Even the treasures collected from the Black Dragon's Secret Realm were often offered up as tribute.

Hearing this, Chu Shengyuan seemed to understand why the demonic beasts in their city submitted without any hesitation, compared to the stubborn firebird.

Upon arriving at the location of the treasure vault, which was an underground cave, the walls of which were constructed with special spiritual metal, it was indeed large in area, but just as the demonic beast had said, there were no treasures inside.

Most of them are low-level spiritual foods and materials.

The most precious item among them was a black scale containing a trace of dragon energy, brought out from the Black Dragon Secret Realm.

Chu Shengyuan wandered around for a while, then lost interest in looking any further and returned to the ground.

However, there was another kind of "treasure" in Black Dragon City for him and the Chu family: the mortals living in Black Dragon City.

Chu Shengyuan asked directly, "What is the current number of humans in Black Dragon City?"

This was the voice of the four-limbed, strangely human-like demonic beast:

"Around 50,000."

The number of responses is highly uncertain, clearly indicating that the specific numbers of the human race have not been regularly tracked.

Chu Shengyuan shook his head slightly. This was yet another city that did not value the human race.

"Alright, have all the humans in the city gather at the east gate."

"My lord, why have you gathered these humans?"

Chu Shengyuan glanced lightly at the scaled beast that had asked the question, and the beast trembled with fear at the sight. "What? Do I need to explain to you what I want to do?"

The "Mysterious Black Dragon Emperor" lowered its body slightly from the air, its cold gaze fixed on the demonic beast with scales covering its face. The shadowy aura suppressed the beast, making it breathe rapidly.

It immediately knelt down, its voice filled with panic, "My lord, I didn't mean to ask, I was just curious. Please forgive me this time."

Faced with a powerful demon beast at the Transcendent Rank, it couldn't even muster the thought of resisting.

Chu Shengyuan glanced at the other three demonic beasts that had followed him and noticed that they looked at the scaly beast with a hint of regret, as if they had already foreseen some bad ending for it.

Chu Shengyuan couldn't help but ask himself, did he seem that bloodthirsty? No, he shouldn't have; at most, he would only subject them to labor reform.

"Alright, since you sincerely admit your mistake, I'll entrust you with the task of gathering the humans at the East Gate. I hope to see every single human appear before nightfall."

Upon hearing Chu Shengyuan's words, the demon beast was immediately moved to tears. "Yes, sir, I will do it right away."

As he spoke, he immediately stood up and headed towards a place in the city where the aura of a demonic beast was relatively strong, presumably to find his subordinates to make arrangements.

Chu Shengyuan walked out of the city gate and returned to the warship, feeling somewhat bored. The conquest of Black Dragon City had not been satisfying for him.

The environment here naturally gave the "Mysterious Black Dragon Emperor" a significant advantage, and the "Blazing Sun Bird" was also a minor realm lower, so the battle was essentially one-sided.

Subsequently, the source beasts within Black Dragon City did not rely on the city's defenses and did not launch a siege, making the battle seem somewhat childish.

While waiting for the human race to assemble, Chu Shengyuan went to the back of the transfer ship and looked at the "Blazing Sun Bird" trapped in the Shadow Cage with a mocking gaze.

"Isn't this Lord Sunbird? You've looked so tired after just a few days!"

Although trapped in the Shadow Cage, the Sunbird constantly longed to break free. Its entire body glowed faintly, and red and white flames burned fiercely on its feathers.

However, the power of the shadow was too domineering. As soon as the flames began to emerge, they were eroded by the shadow and suppressed back into its body.

"The Black Dragon Clan has reappeared in the world, and the four Demon Lords are definitely very interested in its bloodline. I believe that a Demon Lord will soon personally descend to seize its bloodline."

If you spare my life, I will teach you the method to conceal your presence, how about that?

Despite being mocked, the hot-tempered bird actually endured it and even made a deal to regain its freedom.

"You, a mere bird at the mortal realm, actually know how to conceal the aura of a black dragon? Aren't you being a bit too confident?"

"I often transported the treasures I obtained from the Black Dragon Secret Realm from Black Dragon City to Phoenix Feather Upper City. To prevent their aura from being leaked, the Phoenix Feather Demon Lord taught me a method to conceal the aura of the Black Dragon Clan."

Chu Shengyuan smirked, "You mean, you want me to use the method taught by the Phoenix Feather Demon Venerable to deceive it? Don't you think that's a bit too absurd? Besides, the Demon Venerable can come, and who knows who will take whose bloodline then?"

Upon hearing Chu Shengyuan's words, the "Blazing Sun Bird" visibly stiffened, and its aura visibly weakened. Then, with a somewhat resigned attitude, it said:

"What exactly do you want? Just give me a straight answer."

"This little bird is quite interesting," Chu Shengyuan smiled.

"It's quite an achievement for you to have cultivated to such a level. It would be a waste to kill you and take your materials. My city is short of a few guardian spirit beasts, and you are barely qualified to be one of them. I just don't know if you're willing."

A deep sense of inner conflict flickered in the eyes of the "Blazing Sunbird," but after a moment, a glint of light flashed within them, and it nodded with a 'reserved' air.

"Okay, sure."

Under the expectant gaze of the "Blazing Sunbird," Chu Shengyuan placed his hand on the Shadow Cage, then removed it under its disappointed gaze, only to place it back on the cage again, repeating this cycle several times.

He seemed to have had enough of toying with the "Blazing Sunbird" before speaking calmly.

"Since you've agreed, I'll have to be patient for a while longer. Once we reach the city, I'll release you. I'm sure my good employee will understand my approach."

The "Blazing Sunbird" let out a series of not-so-sincere laughs. "This prison is alright, I can endure it."

Seeing this, Chu Shengyuan breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good, that's good. I was worried you wouldn't be used to it and wanted to remove the shadow corrosive power."

But seeing how much you enjoy it, let's keep it up for a while longer. It'll be an excellent opportunity for you to hone your skills, and who knows, you might even achieve a breakthrough.

The "Blazing Sun Bird" wished it could poke holes in Chu Shengyuan's body with its long, thin beak, but it still pretended to be relaxed and said, "Alright, alright, if there's nothing else for you, sir, I'll concentrate on my cultivation."

Chu Shengyuan turned around with a smile on his face, "Alright, then you should cultivate diligently."

At this time, human figures began to emerge one after another, urged out by some demonic beasts from the east gate.

Chu Shengyuan stood on the deck of the warship and gave an order. The bronze warship and the merchant ships behind it slowly descended towards the east gate.