Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 165 Ancient Beast Tamer

Upon hearing Bai Qi's words, Wang Huai and the others were taken aback and all turned to look behind them.

Suddenly, a giant eagle appeared in the previously empty sky, and standing on its back was Luo Xiang, who was acting alone.

Luo Xiang chuckled and landed on the ground, saying, "Hey kid, when did you find me?"

Bai Qi shrugged and said, "Actually, I was just guessing. After all, the difference between the guardian of this third level and the guardians of the first two levels is too great."

"If I had to give a reason..."

Bai Qi paused, then pointed to the runes on the walls surrounding the training ground that had faded at some point, and said, "We haven't even cleared the level yet, and this training ground has already gone silent. Isn't that a bit too casual?"

Luo Xiang smiled upon hearing this and said, "That's right, but I didn't release this saber-toothed tiger. It just escaped because I stopped the training ground's autonomous mechanism."

"The training grounds have been shut down?"

Wang Huai was taken aback upon hearing this and asked, "Master Luo, have you already deciphered this secret realm?"

"It's not so much about breaking through the secret realm, it's just about cracking the entrance to the next area."

Luo Xiang shook his head and said, "It seems that the guardian of this secret realm is no longer here, so the control of these training grounds is at the entrance. I just shut them down. The appearance of this saber-toothed tiger was an accident."

"These?"

Bai Qi raised an eyebrow, as if he had just realized something.

He had said that such a large secret realm only had one training ground, which was a bit too shabby. Now that he heard it, it turned out there was more than one.

"Actually, you guys are pretty lucky. This saber-toothed tiger still has its slave contract, and it's not in very good condition. The other places weren't so lucky."

Upon hearing Luo Xiang's words, Wang Huai's expression changed slightly.

As the captain of the special operations team, he naturally knew about the other arrangements made by the 13th Bureau. Now, judging from Luo Xiang's words, those people had probably met with misfortune.

Seeing this, Luo Xiang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I activated the protection mechanism, so none of them suffered fatal injuries, but those mechanical beasts are in big trouble."

"Thanks."

Upon hearing this, Wang Huai solemnly expressed his gratitude to Luo Xiang. As fellow members of the 13th Bureau, they were all his comrades-in-arms, and it was naturally a great relief that his comrades-in-arms had survived.

After understanding their current situation, Bai Qi finally couldn't help but ask, "Didn't we say that we needed to clear the training ground to open the entrance? Instructor Luo, did you just forcibly break through?"

Luo Xiang nodded and said, "The Void Breaking talent isn't just about ignoring the Secret Realm Tower's defenses. As long as you have enough rune foundation, this is just basic operation. You'll be able to do it in the future too."

Do I need the Sky-Breaking Talent as well?

Okay, then I definitely won't be able to learn it.

"However, although this ancient saber-toothed tiger was suppressed by the slave contract, its strength was not weak. I am quite surprised that you were able to defeat it."

Luo Xiang looked at the saber-toothed tiger, its eyes wide open in death, and couldn't help but chuckle, especially when he saw Alpha and Gamma emerging from the tiger's ears.

"To think that you could come up with such a tactic, for an ancient king to die in such a way, is truly a bit frustrating."

Bai Qi scratched his head somewhat awkwardly. Wasn't this something he learned from a certain monkey in his previous life? It's just that the monkey ended up inside someone else's stomach, while Alpha and Gamma ended up in someone else's brain.

Yes, pretty much the same.

"This saber-toothed tiger was found in your Thirteenth Bureau's territory, so it should rightfully belong to you. However, Bai Qi also contributed a great deal of effort, so these teeth belong to Bai Qi, and the rest are yours."

Luo Xiang patted the giant eagle beside him, and the giant eagle immediately understood, easily pulling out two sharp teeth from the saber-toothed tiger's mouth and throwing them in front of Bai Qi.

"No problem. Actually, Bai Qi was the one who dealt with this saber-toothed tiger. It's fine to give it all to Bai Qi."

Wang Huai nodded and shared his thoughts.

"Then forget it. There's nothing good left. Let's see if your R&D department can come up with anything."

Luo Xiang bluntly stated his true thoughts, while Bai Qi immediately put away his fangs.

Brother, could you be a little more discreet about embezzling next time? Even though everyone knows these fangs are of good quality, you shouldn't point it out so directly. It'll make them feel very awkward.

As expected, Wang Huai and the others were speechless when Luo Xiang said this, and they didn't know how to respond. Luo Xiang obviously didn't want to say anything more to them, so he threw a bronze token to Wang Huai and then grabbed Bai Qi and landed on the giant eagle.

"I'll leave the rest to you. I'm taking Bai Qi with me now."

After saying that, Luo Xiang flew away on his eagle, leaving Wang Huai and the others bewildered in the wind.

"Captain, are all the beast tamers in the association so swift and elusive?"

Tang Miao stared blankly at Luo Xiang as he quickly left, her eyes constantly shifting.

"I don't think so. The ones I've dealt with before have all been quite normal. Look at Bai Qi..."

Wang Huai stopped speaking halfway through his sentence.

This guy definitely doesn't seem normal either.

……

Outside the secret territory of the First Emperor.

Because the entrance to the next level area was hacked, many doors voluntarily relaxed their restrictions, causing a flurry of activity for the researchers outside.

"Instructor Luo, are we heading back to headquarters now?"

Luo Xiang said, "The commission from the Thirteenth Bureau is complete, so of course I should go back to the association's side. Otherwise, I'll get beaten to death by the old man when I get back."

Bai Qi nodded. With the First Emperor's Secret Realm ahead, it would be heartbreaking for Bai Qi to go back like this.

Anyway, Luo Xiang said he would calculate points based on his behavior here, so wouldn't it be a huge loss if he didn't take advantage of the First Emperor's Secret Realm to get more benefits?

"By the way, I just copied some runes from the entrance. Take a good look at them when you have time; they'll be helpful for your exploration in the First Emperor's Secret Realm."

Luo Xiang handed a stack of rubbings to Bai Qi, saying, "Although the ancient rune system wasn't as complete as it was during the reign of the Dharma Emperor, it is still the source of runes, and there are still things worth learning from it."

Bai Qi nodded. He had previously shown interest in the runes on the terracotta warriors, which was why he had asked Shuke to record them. Now that Luo Xiang had delivered the rubbings directly to his door, Bai Qi naturally wouldn't refuse.

Luo Xiang's rubbing technique was clearly very skilled; every rune was crystal clear, and Bai Qi even saw a few familiar runes on it.

Among them was the strange rune that restricted the saber-toothed tiger.

"Instructor Luo, you just said this rune is a slave contract, but it looks somewhat similar to the runes on our contracted pets?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiang's lips curled slightly, and he said, "So you did find out after all."

As he spoke, Luo Xiang pointed to the entrance to the First Emperor's Secret Realm not far away and said, "You should have heard of the legend of the First Emperor, right?"

Bai Qi nodded. He had heard of them before; every history class would inevitably talk about the emperors in human history, and the First Emperor, who led humanity to break free from the enslavement of ferocious beasts, was of paramount importance.

"According to the history that humans currently know, humans were originally just slaves kept by ferocious beasts, or food for them."

"After all, compared to the powerful physique and abilities of ferocious beasts, humans are simply too weak."

"However, all of this changed after the First Emperor appeared."

"The First Emperor was originally just a lowly slave, but he deduced from the enslavement contracts that ferocious beasts imposed on humans that he could turn the tables and enslave the beasts. With this power, he led humanity onto the path of rebellion."

"And these people were the first batch of beast tamers in ancient times."

Bai Qi was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. He knew that the First Emperor had discovered the method of contracting ferocious beasts, but he did not expect that it was deduced from the contract of ferocious beasts enslaving humans. This information was indeed quite explosive.

"But since this contract was added manually, where did the runes they used when awakening their talents come from?"

Bai Qi pondered for a moment and then raised a question.

Luo Xiang asked, "What else in this world do you think exists that can alter the innate talents of a race?"

Bai Qi was taken aback upon hearing this. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Mythical creature? A god?"

Although the Federation is primarily scientific, it does not deny the existence of gods; otherwise, there would be no concept of mythical species.

Luo Xiang shook his head and said, "Gods are just stronger beings; they don't have that kind of ability."

"Then who else could it be?"

Luo Xiang pointed to the ground and said, "The only thing capable of changing the talent of a race is naturally the core will of this world, Gaia."

"The World Will, Gaia?"

"That's right."

A glint flashed in Luo Xiang's eyes as he said, "From what I've learned in various secret realms, the world's will doesn't appear often, but each time it does, it helps humanity turn the tide. Humanity's talent for controlling beasts only came into being after Gaia descended during the White Emperor's era."

Bai Qi listened with great interest. This was the first time he had ever learned that the history of humans, or rather, beast tamers, had such fascinating content. He had originally thought that the history lessons were exaggerated, but now it seemed that they were somewhat conservative.

Suddenly, I feel like maybe he should also follow Luo Xiang's example and travel around, digging up some secret realm towers or something. It seems like it would be a lot of fun...

"I won't go into the specifics, you'll come into contact with them later. After all, you have the talent to break through space, those old guys at headquarters won't let you sit idle."

Luo Xiang patted Bai Qi on the shoulder and said, "So your top priority is to train hard and improve your strength as soon as possible, so you can travel around with me."

Seeing Luo Xiang's appearance, Bai Qi's eyes twitched slightly.

Dude, please stop chuckling for a moment, or everyone will know you're trying to drag someone down with you and make them take the blame...

Bai Qi glanced at the rune in his hand and said, "By the way, Instructor Luo, since this rune is the original slave contract, does that mean that people without awakened talent can also use it to become beast tamers?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiang's expression turned serious, and he said, "Absolutely not. It's not that no one has tried, but they all failed in the end. After all, they were transformed from the contract with a ferocious beast, and not just anyone can withstand it."

Not everyone can handle that...

Bai Qi nodded, but another idea suddenly popped into his mind.

Humans can't bear it, but what if it's not humans that can bear it?

(End of this chapter)