Beast Taming: Starting from Transmigration and Starting with a Cheat Code

Xiao Bao, whose senses are always sharp, didn't detect any living creature approaching at all.

But a small, elegant blue snake was coiled on the cushion behind him.

It is truly small; its body is only about the thickness of Qin Ming's little finger, and when coiled up, its diameter is no more than twenty centimeters.

The scales are a deep blue, without any other colors, and do not appear poisonous.

But his demeanor was too composed, and an air of old-fashioned nobility inexplicably lingered around him.

So even if the color is ordinary and the aura is restrained, it still has a significant impact on Xiao Bao.

Xiao Bao's brain underwent intense activity at that moment.

Blood rushes through the veins, adrenaline surges, and pupils dilate rapidly.

Then, with a snap, everything came to an abrupt end.

He fell straight down.

The "play dead" skill is activated automatically.

Xiao Bao doesn't use his feigning death skill very often, but his proficiency with it always inexplicably increases.

Especially recently, a crucial breakthrough has been achieved.

So for a time, even the Xuanming Snake couldn't see through the trick.

She was stunned—she just wanted to say hello!

She simply greeted him in her gentlest voice, with the most restrained demeanor and the most harmless size.

Then, the little flying squirrel died?

The squinting eyes of the Xuanming Serpent could no longer be maintained; they widened instantly, and her pupils shrank to slits as she looked left and right.

In her doubts about her snake-like existence, she realized that she might have truly done something irreparable...

Although he didn't know exactly what he did wrong, and wondered if he was just unlucky or being framed, Xuanming Snake was still determined to take responsibility.

She stood frozen in place, pondering what to do next, and keeping watch.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Xiao Bao, whose feigning death skill was automatically activated but who wasn't actually dead, was having intense internal activity.

He could feel the snake's presence very close, so close that he suspected he would be devoured by it at any moment.

And although this snake looked ordinary, based on the snake encyclopedia he had just thoroughly studied, considering the shape of its pupils, its body proportions, its coiled posture, and the way it hissed...

This snake... is not simple, definitely not simple!

And a snake that can approach him at such a distance so silently is suspicious, very suspicious!

Besides, after so long, if you're not going to eat him and are just looking at him, why are you still guarding him?

He's already "dead," so why isn't he eating or leaving?

Squatting corpse?

Even their thoughts are so malicious!?

Xiao Bao's "corpse" remained motionless on the mat, but he prayed frantically in his heart.

Boss, come back soon.

Also, Keda, Cangxuan, Xiaopang, anyone will do, please come and save him!

Xiao Bao, who was praying for Qin Ming's return, felt that his "fake death" was about to turn into "real death".

As for why the fire scales meant to save his life remained quietly like an ordinary, useless stone.

Little Bao, who only had one life, had no time to ponder the answer to this question.

……

"Achoo! Achoo!"

During the assessment, Qin Ming sneezed three times in a row. He rubbed his nose and frowned in confusion.

Given his current physical condition, catching a cold is impossible, so there's only one explanation left.

"Who on earth is talking about me?" he muttered, not loudly, but several people nearby heard him.

"In this simulated test of perceiving the barrier of the contract, who can avoid being nagged by their own spirit beast?"

Another spirit master beside him rubbed his nose and replied, his tone carrying the knowing tone of someone who had been there.

Qin Ming looked around and found that many of the spirit masters in the training ground were feeling unwell in various ways, and quite a few were sneezing.

This simulated assessment was designed in a very interesting way. It is said that a special power is used to sever the perception between the spirit master and the contracted spirit beast, like an invisible wall between the two.

The spirit master cannot sense the spirit beast, and the spirit beast cannot clearly sense the spirit master either.

This sudden "disconnection" will cause most spirit beasts to fall into varying degrees of anxiety, and all sorts of problems will arise.

However, the participants in each training session were randomly selected, or rather, they came from all over the country, so the students from Canglong Academy were not particularly noticeable after they were integrated into the group.

Nowadays, there are hardly any people around Qin Ming who know him well, but perhaps because they take care of his young age, the people around him are always inexplicably enthusiastic and always ready to answer his questions.

The experienced team member who explained the mock assessment to him earlier looked to be at least 25 or 26 years old, as if he had spent a considerable amount of time at the border.

So Qin Ming couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him: "Why is it that if you fail this test, you can't officially set sail? There's absolutely no room for compromise?"

"The sea is vast, and some areas have unique magnetic fields that can weaken or even sever contract perception in extreme cases."

"In such an environment, if the bond between the spirit master and the spirit beast is not strong enough, it will bring deadly danger."

He spoke calmly, but everyone present understood the meaning behind his words.

"Is there any way to crack or deal with this?" someone nearby asked anxiously.

"Of course, that's precisely why many people come here."

"Once a Spirit Master and their Spirit Beast reach a certain level of synergy, they will enter a bottleneck period. No matter how much they practice and train, the stats will be difficult to increase further. At this time, the 'disconnection' during this simulated assessment is the opportunity!"

"No destruction, no construction; only by recognizing our shortcomings can we truly crave progress."

As the experienced team member explained each point, everyone around him showed expressions of sudden realization.

Qin Ming was the only one still confused, "So, just how high does the contract value need to be?"

"Above 90." The veteran team member gave a crisp and decisive number. "Only by reaching above 90 can one maintain a stable connection with the spirit beast in such an extreme environment and avoid interference."

Only 90?

Qin Ming thought about his contract value and realized that when he checked it last time, it had reached a rather absurd value.

So Qin Ming didn't listen carefully to what was said after that.

He had always thought that the assessment had not yet started, or that it was in some kind of order and that it was not yet his turn.

But now it sounds like I'm the one who's "avoiding harm"?

As he was thinking, a familiar voice came from afar.

"Hmm, boss, hasn't the assessment started yet? This preparation period is taking way too long! I have plans with friends later!"

Faced with the innocent yet self-righteous turtle-like complaints, Qin Ming remained silent.

Thinking about the little fat boy's inexplicable confidence that "the turtle is ready and can clear the level at any time," I suddenly felt that some praise and affirmation could be omitted.

He took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

"Right away," he replied briefly.

Little Fatty was barely satisfied.

Distracted by Xiao Pang's words, Qin Ming forgot his initial confusion when he sneezed.

Little did they know that Xiao Bao, who was with the snake at that moment, had already called out to him a thousand times in his heart.