Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 449 Heading to the Sixth Floor

Roar!

A roar erupted from the Four Extremes Sword Formation, its terrifying aura instantly scattering the entire formation and sending Alpha, who was supplying energy to it, flying backward.

"This isn't acceptable?"

Bai Qi clicked his tongue in amazement. Alpha had used all its skills in this battle. If it couldn't even pass this test, it would have to go back and continue training.

The Four Extremes Sword Formation was easily dispersed, and the Fire Rock Demon Tiger reappeared in front of everyone. However, the Fire Rock Demon Tiger did not continue to attack, but slowly walked to Alpha.

"Although it's still a bit lacking, it's starting to take shape in this field."

Fireman suddenly appeared beside Alpha and pulled him up from the ground. Alpha, who had been somewhat damaged by the Fire Rock Tiger's attack, recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"First, you used a mirror image to confuse my senses, then you used a clone to fish in troubled waters, allowing the main body to set up the sword formation in peace. If you were already at the Emperor level, I would probably have been the one getting beaten up just now."

The Fire Rock Demon Tiger made no attempt to hide its admiration for Alpha, then looked at Bai Qi who had arrived and said, "You passed the first challenge. Your ability to train pets might even be higher than that of the Dharma Emperor."

"Thank you~"

Hearing the Fire Rock Demon Tiger's praise, Bai Qi scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

Being compared to an emperor, yet still being the emperor's pet beast, Bai Qi felt both delighted and a little guilty.

Please don't praise someone and then criticize them.

Fortunately, the Fire Rock Demon Tiger didn't have those wicked tastes, and after praising Bai Qi, it didn't say anything more.

"By the way, Alpha's attack didn't break through your defenses, so does that mean we've passed?"

Bai Qi breathed a quiet sigh of relief, and then asked the question that had been bothering him.

"If I had maintained my original strength, I should have already broken through."

The Fire Rock Demon Tiger chuckled and said, "Originally, I intended to expand my domain, but because I was distracted by suppressing my power, my speed slowed down by half a second. In that half second, your pet beast completed its sword formation and launched an attack on me."

"Although this sword formation is obviously incomplete and has a major flaw, it is powered by the power of death. If I hadn't released the restrictions in time, I might already be injured."

As he spoke, the Fire Rock Tiger looked at the Death Sword in Alpha's hand with some apprehension and said, "Here's a piece of advice: if you're sparring with a friend, remember to try not to use the Death Sword."

"I see."

Bai Qi nodded. It was fine before, but as Alpha's power gradually increased, Alpha would consciously control the use of the Sword of Death during battles.

After all, creatures injured by the power of death are very difficult to fully recover from.

"Alright, now that you have passed the trial, according to the rules, I will give you what the Dharma Emperor left behind."

The Fire Rock Demon Tiger opened its mouth and spat out a red ball of light, which slowly floated into Bai Qi's hand.

Bai Qi carefully caught the ball of light, and with a gentle push of his fingers, the ball shattered instantly, revealing a black key in his hand.

Another key?!

Bai Qi's eyes twitched slightly. Although he hadn't explored many secret realms, the fact that the Dharma Emperor could casually throw out a key like that was truly unique.

"This key was a task given to me by the French Emperor. Now that the task is complete, it's time for me to go."

Having handed over the key, the Fire Rock Tiger was clearly relieved.

"Leave? You're leaving the Great Tomb of Twilight?"

Bai Qi was taken aback upon hearing this, and exchanged a glance with Bai Qiucha, clearly not expecting this outcome.

"That's right. I've been here for so long just to find a suitable person to hand over this key. I originally planned to hand it over when that human came last time, but he ran away too fast, and I didn't have a chance to give it to him."

The Fire Rock Tiger shook its head, seemingly recalling some unpleasant memories.

Not even a chance to speak, wow, that's typical of teachers.

"So where are you planning to go?"

Seeing that the Fire Rock Demon Tiger was determined to leave, Bai Qi's eyes lit up and he said, "If you don't have any places you want to go, I can recommend some places for you."

"The outside world has changed a lot since the French Empire, you might not be able to adapt if you go out like this."

"That makes some sense."

The Fire Rock Demon Tiger nodded, then suddenly hesitated.

If a legendary creature like him, who is without a master, were to venture out rashly, he would likely be mistaken for an invading beast.

If all the legendary beast tamers outside are as monstrous as that guy last time, going out like this might actually be a bit dangerous.

"Never mind, let's not go out then. At least it's more comfortable to sleep here."

The Fire Rock Tiger stretched and lay down on the ground, intending to fall asleep right there.

"Don't go to sleep yet."

Upon seeing this, Bai Qi immediately woke up the Fire Rock Demon Tiger and said, "Can you tell me about the Dharma Emperor? Tell me as much as you know, I want to hear it all."

Previously, Fireman said he didn't know anything when asked, but it's possible that he wasn't familiar with the person and was too lazy to explain.

Alpha has now passed the Fire Rock Tiger's test, and maybe we can get some information out of it.

Although it's the second team, they are still the Emperor's pet beasts, so they must know quite a lot.

"About the French Emperor?"

Upon hearing this, the Fire Rock Demon Tiger remained silent, seemingly recalling something, before speaking again after a long while.

"I forgot."

"Forgot?"

"That's right, I forgot."

The Fire Rock Demon Tiger nodded and said, "According to you, the Dharma Emperor has been dead for over a thousand years, while I was just a king-level creature when I was thrown in. How much do you think I can still remember?"

"That seems to be true."

Bai Qi sighed. He had been hoping to get some useful information from the Fire Rock Demon Tiger, but it seemed there was really no chance.

"Alright, I've set up the teleportation array for the sixth floor for you. Now you can go down yourself."

The Fire Rock Demon Tiger patted the ground, and a teleportation array made of flames quickly formed on the ground.

"Don't say I didn't warn you, the sixth level is much more dangerous than the previous levels. I suggest you don't go down if you're not at the sixth level."

Upon hearing the words of the Fire Rock Demon Tiger, Bai Qiucha's face immediately darkened.

In fact, Bai Qiucha was already mentally prepared when the Fire Rock Demon Tiger proposed that only those at the sixth rank were qualified to challenge it.

Bai Qiucha still felt somewhat uncomfortable hearing the Fire Rock Demon Tiger say it with her own ears.

This must be the first time he's been turned away because he wasn't qualified enough.

"In that case, Ah Cha, you should go back first. I'll go down and take a look."

Bai Qi patted Bai Qiucha on the shoulder, then picked up the teleportation stone in the center of the talisman array and headed to the sixth floor.

Watching Bai Qi leave, Bai Qiucha's eyes gradually hardened, and she said, "Senior Fire Rock Demon Tiger, could you please give us some special training?"

……

A sneeze!

Bai Qi rubbed his nose, trembling, and struggled to take out his winter clothes from the secret realm and put them on. He then hugged the cordyceps to his chest and let it release its sunlight to cool him down. Only then did he feel like he could catch his breath.

"After the steamy world comes the ice and snow world, the Twin Towers, I should have thought of that sooner."

Because the fifth floor was too hot, Bai Qi had taken off his winter clothes early on. He didn't expect that the sixth floor was completely different from the fifth floor, going directly from extreme heat to extreme cold.

If he hadn't been in good health, he might have been frostbitten.

"However, I must say, the environment on the sixth floor is much better than that on the fifth floor."

Bai Qi looked up and saw a scene of pristine purity.

The land sparkles like crystal, the ice trees are as pure as ice, and the aurora borealis shimmers as it flows—what a fairyland!

Snore snore~

(I love this place, it's even more comfortable than home~)

As an ice-elemental creature, Jeta was immediately captivated upon entering this place, happily hopping and skipping on the ice.

Meanwhile, Beta, who had been cooped up in the steamy world, was fully revived and ran wildly around the ice trees.

However, the tranquil and beautiful environment only made Bai Qi more vigilant.

"For the French Emperor to set such a challenging test, the real danger probably lies hidden beneath this beautiful scenery."

Just as Bai Qi was about to explore, a slender figure suddenly fell from the sky.

Upon seeing this, Bai Qi felt a chill run down his spine, and Alpha drew the Sword of Death, directly stabbing at the figure.

But the sword stopped halfway through.

"I was wondering why I was suddenly so sleepy. Turns out you've moved to a different place. Ugh, why are you pointing a sword at me?!"

The bullskin snake yawned, looking around at the icy world with a somewhat blank expression, but it immediately snapped out of its daze upon seeing the Sword of Death.

"Bullskin Snake? How come you've escaped from the secret realm again?"

Bai Qi picked up the cowhide snake with some doubt. Counting the time in Eden, this guy had already run out of the secret realm twice on his own.

Previously, the Diamond Egg had gained the ability to fuse with secret realms and began to fuse with them autonomously, so Bai Qi didn't pay much attention to it.

But now, nothing has changed, yet this thing has reappeared, making it hard not to pay attention to it.

"I don't know either. I was just trying to get some sleep, but somehow I ended up here."

The cowhide snake shook its head, its innocent expression seemingly genuine.

"This is so comfortable, I'll sleep a little longer."

"Looks like I'll have to run into surveillance cameras in the secret realm next time."

Bai Qi stroked his chin, examining the cowhide snake from head to toe several times before finally putting it down.

This guy will uncover its secret sooner or later.

"Beta, Jeta, come back quickly. This place isn't as safe as it looks. Be careful."

After glancing at the still quiet icy world, Bai Qi summoned Beta and Jeta back, placing the six pets by his side as guards, before cautiously beginning his exploration.

Before they had gone very far, Beta's ears perked up, and Bai Qi also heard a series of strange teeth grinding sounds.

The sound was very soft, but it could be heard from all directions, and there were clearly quite a few of them.

Unsurprisingly, they were surrounded.

"Beta, force them out."

Bai Qi looked solemn and patted Beta. Beta didn't play any tricks and immediately let out a loud wolf howl, spreading out the Demon-Subduing Mantra.

Impacted by the mantra for subduing demons, the owner of the teeth-grinding sound finally showed his head.

Blue fur, red eyes, black forehead, drooping ears, and a pair of large front teeth that constantly made an eerie grinding sound.

"Is this... a rabbit?"

(End of this chapter)