Beast Taming: I can even raise gods and demons!

Chapter 245 Temple, Barrier (4900 words)

"I'll take this level 10 dragon armor beast."

"I'll take this level 11 Zapdos."

"I'll take this level 9 tentacle wood spirit."

"I'll take this level 12 two-headed dragon eagle."

Chen Fan led Chu Xuan and the others through the pet market at a rapid pace.

Behind him, a pretty young woman followed closely, quickly taking notes on her "computer" as she walked.

Ye Hao and Shen Hongxiu were speechless.

Is buying a pet really that casual?

Although Chen Fan is now wealthy and doesn't care about this amount of money.

But when choosing a pet, there must be many factors to consider, right?

For example, Shen Hongxiu's three tamed beasts are the Illusion King Azure Python Golden Horned Beast, the Enchanting Fire Spirit, and the Bloodthirsty Demon Bat.

Among these three tamed beasts, the Illusion King Azure Python Golden Horned Beast is a control-type tamed beast. Its most powerful skill is illusion, and it can only cooperate with others. It is difficult for it to charge around like Chu Xuan's Dark Blood Stone Golem.

The Enchanted Fire Spirit is also skilled in illusion magic and possesses powerful fire-attribute attack skills, but its defense is too weak and it cannot withstand much damage.

The Bloodthirsty Bats are very powerful... especially if they're accompanied by a large group of minions.

Of all the people in this group, Shen Hongxiu's three tamed beasts had the weakest combination.

It's not that her three tamed beasts were too weak, but rather that the combination was simply terrible...

When encountering enemies, Shen Hongxiu would act as a warrior, charging into battle.

Because none of her three tamed beasts could stand alone and were suitable as meat shields.

Therefore, if conditions permit, and Shen Hongxiu can sign more beast taming contracts, then the beast taming she will prioritize should be similar to Chu Xuan's Dark Blood Stone Golem or Bai Rugo's Black Iron Dragon Turtle.

On the one hand, it can engage the enemy head-on at the front.

On the other hand, it can provide shields to all allies.

but……

Chen Fan didn't consult with the others at all; he just walked over and quickly selected his beasts... faster than picking vegetables at the market!

The crowd followed behind, full of questions.

Fifteen minutes later...

Chen Fan stopped: "That's all. I've paid the deposit. You guys deliver the beasts to No. 12, Garden Street, South City, Shanghai."

I'll send you the location in a bit.

"Okay! Okay!" The woman's eyes lit up, and her voice trembled slightly.

A total of forty beasts!

Apart from the big families in Shanghai, I've never seen anyone spend so much money!

Which family do these people belong to?

……

Without saying much, Chen Fan paid the deposit, waved his hand, and left with Chu Xuan and the others.

As soon as I got on the bus...

Li Fengxing couldn't hold back any longer: "We finally get to come out, shouldn't we have some fun?"

"Snapped!"

Bai Rugo slapped Li Fengxing: "What are you playing? What are you playing! You don't do any serious work, all you do is play!"

"I just do whatever my martial uncle tells me to do!"

Li Fengxing rubbed his head like a deflated balloon.

Shen Daodao said, "Brother Fan, are these beasts for us to choose from? Aren't they a bit too many? Although our cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds recently, we can probably only sign contracts for one or two more beasts in the short term, right?"

"If we can't sign a contract right now, we'll just have to keep him on the sidelines for now," Chen Fan said calmly.

Bai Rugo rubbed her hands together: "Uncle-Master, can we choose those tamed beasts ourselves?"

"No," Chen Fan said. "I'll distribute them to you."

"As for how to allocate them, it's actually quite simple..."

"You all know the core trinity in the game... healer, tank, DPS."

"Based on the already formed trio, I will provide you with at least one more shadow-type beast."

"Once these two points are guaranteed, the choice of other beasts to tame is actually irrelevant... as long as a contract can be signed."

"Combat power level and racial level are not issues."

"Just give me enough time."

Everyone nodded, their eyes burning with enthusiasm.

Apart from Ye Hao and Chu Xuan, everyone else only has three beasts.

Although having three beasts at this age and with this level of cultivation already makes other beast tamers extremely envious.

However, if they can sign more beast tamers, their overall strength will increase significantly again!

the most important is……

With Chen Fan's extraordinary beast-taming skills, having multiple tamed beasts can help them cultivate faster and more powerfully!

Fang Qingqing hesitated for a moment, then said, "However, even among beast tamers of the same type, the skills of each beast differ greatly. Shouldn't we match them according to their skills?"

Chu Xuan and Shen Hongxiu exchanged a glance and nodded.

"unnecessary."

Chen Fan didn't explain further, he just shook his head.

If he doesn't have the "Copy 1" skill, then when choosing a beast, he will definitely take the beast's skills into consideration.

However, the "Copy 1" skill allows him to freely copy and imbue his beasts with skills!

Chu Xuan has now signed a contract with Shadow Demon...

However, if Chen Fan is willing, he can also copy the Shadow Demon's "Stealth" skill to other people's beasts!

"Once the 'Copy Function' is activated, you can copy the skills of your tamed beast by touching it, and then bestow them upon your own tamed beast (or a tamed beast that you have trained)... Both copying and bestowing require energy."

Consider the skills of beast taming?

Absolutely not!

Chen Fan didn't explain much, and Chu Xuan and Ye Hao looked frustrated.

At this moment, Uncle Qian, who was driving in front, suddenly sighed softly.

Although the sigh was very faint...

But how immense is Chen Fan's mental power now?

Chen Fan glanced at Uncle Qian's retreating figure and fell silent.

Uncle Qian is a Star Warrior, not a Beast Tamer.

If it weren't for the fact that he followed his master Zhang Hai at the Beastmaster Association in Donghai City, he might still be stuck at the fifth rank.

Star Warriors do not have beast taming abilities and can only rely on their own cultivation, which is much more difficult than that of Beast Tamers.

Chen Fan looked at Uncle Qian and immediately thought of the Nightmare Court...

The Nightmare Court can help Star Warriors sign contracts with demons.

This is far too tempting for Star Warriors.

It would be hard to imagine any Star Warrior resisting such a temptation.

Of course, if you sign a contract with a demon and are eventually corrupted by the demon's evil intentions, gradually turning into a demon, that's another matter entirely.

The Nightmare Court is something that cannot be told to those Star Warriors.

Even if they did tell those people about the demonization, most people wouldn't be able to resist the temptation of such powerful energy.

That's so strange...

How exactly did they manage to create the Nightmare Garden?

I'll ask the four elders in my family later.

They must know something about it.

Chen Fan took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

The moment he closed his eyes, Feng Tianlin called: "Chen Fan, where are you? I'm coming to your house to find you. Uncle Dong said you went to the pet market."

"I drove straight to the pet market, but I drove around it for ages and still couldn't find you!"

"Oh!" Chen Fan said, "We just came from the pet market and are on our way home now."

"What do you want from me?"

"Didn't I tell you to go to the secret realm and kill monsters?"

"I went, I just got back this morning..." Feng Tianlin rolled up his sleeves and showed Chen Fan a shocking wound on his left arm before saying, "Canglong and I were both injured. We came back and found a healing beast to treat us, but we're not completely healed yet."

"Okay." Chen Fan's complexion improved a bit. He nodded and hung up the phone.

"You hung up on me again..."

Feng Tianlin muttered something.

Beside him, Xia Yimo looked at Feng Tianlin with a strange expression: "You seem... a little afraid of Chen Fan?"

"Do you need to explain to him whether you're going to the secret realm or not?"

"Didn't you say you'd take me to meet the real owner of Shop Number Nine?"

"Why did you bring me to find Chen Fan?"

Feng Tianlin looked around to make sure no one was nearby, then whispered, "Shop number nine is owned by Master Zhang Hai, and Chen Fan is Master Zhang Hai's only disciple!"

Xia Yimo: "..."

Feng Tianlin continued, "Actually, Chen Fan is the true owner of Shop Number Nine!"

"You absolutely mustn't tell anyone!"

……

The fifth restricted area.

One after another, figures exuding a terrifying aura floated in the air.

There were people from the Nightmare Court, people from great powers like the Tang Kingdom and the Star Kingdom, people from the Heavenly Demon Sect, and powerful figures from the demon race in the far north.

Everyone silently watched what lay ahead.

Ahead of them, between two great mountains, a strange light was flowing.

This is a strange and powerful barrier.

Various forces searched for a long time before finally finding this place, but their efforts came to an end.

To this day, no one can be certain whether the Five-Colored Divine Stone is inside.

But the barrier formed by these continuous mountains kept everyone outside.

The Fifth Forbidden Zone may be vast, but if the Five-Colored Divine Stone exists, it must be located here.

The issue is……

No one can break this barrier!

Above the void, the faces of a group of powerful figures from the Nightmare Court were not very good.

It's been several months...

The members of the Heavenly Demon Sect already knew the approximate location of the Five-Colored Divine Stone because their leader possessed it.

However, during this time, the people of the Heavenly Demon Sect have been loitering around outside, stalling for time...

A group of powerful individuals in the Nightmare Court were being led around like dogs by the Heavenly Demon Sect for several months!

During these past few months, the Heavenly Demon Sect, the Tang Kingdom, and the demon race have joined forces to research how to break this barrier!

The group of powerful figures in the Nightmare Court were practically bursting with rage.

But the Five-Colored Divine Stone is more important...

We haven't even broken through the outermost barrier yet, let alone seen the Five-Colored Divine Stone.

It's unwise to insist on fighting against the powerful figures of the Tang Kingdom and the Heavenly Demon Sect.

Especially among those people from Tang, that guy wearing a bamboo hat...

Last time, Li Mu sent him in to wipe out everyone in the Nightmare Court!

If a real fight breaks out, even though we have our own trump cards, it's still hard to say who will survive...

Among the powerful figures of the Nightmare Court, a black-robed man with curly hair coldly said, "You've all studied this barrier for so long, yet you still haven't figured out a way to break it?"

On the demon side, a woman with two horns on her forehead scoffed and said, "Nonsense! If we've figured out a solution, what are we still standing here for? Do you think you have the right to tell us what to do?"

The curly-haired man in black robes: "..."

At this moment, a middle-aged man from the Tang Kingdom said, "Previously, we combined our strength and managed to open a small gap in the barrier."

"Looking through that gap, it seemed there was a towering temple inside."

"A temple?" The curly-haired man in black robes' expression shifted. "What kind of temple?"

The powerful figure from the Tang Kingdom remained silent.

The curly-haired man in black robes frowned and said, "This is still the outermost barrier."

"Without breaking through this barrier, everything is in vain."

"We've been fighting for so long, it's all been pointless... we haven't even seen the Five-Colored Divine Stone yet."

"Why don't we join forces and try to break through this barrier?"

The powerful figures from each faction exchanged glances.

Above the void, strands of spiritual energy rapidly began to exchange.

"To join forces with the Nightmare Court is tantamount to seeking help from a tiger!"

"Without their help, we cannot break through this barrier."

"What if they steal the Five-Colored Divine Stone after we break through this barrier?"

"It's not that simple. This is just the outermost layer of the barrier; who knows how many layers are inside... When we opened the breach before, we all saw that the temple was surrounded by shimmering lights. The protective barrier is probably much more terrifying than the one outside!"

"Last time, your Tang people came in and slaughtered them all. This time they are prepared. These people are all troublesome. If they manage to steal the Five-Colored Divine Stone, it will be terrible..."

"There's nothing we can do but take it one step at a time!"

After the powerful figures from various factions exchanged their opinions...

On the Tang side, the middle-aged man who had spoken earlier nodded slightly and said, "Then, let's join forces first."

"Concentrate our strength and break through this outermost barrier first!"

The curly-haired man in black robes smiled slightly: "Those who understand the times are the wise ones!"

At this moment, a short-haired woman from the Heavenly Demon Sect stepped out and said, "About four hundred miles to my right from here, there is a place where the barrier is relatively weak."

"Especially around 11 p.m., a strange force will surge outward from the barrier at that location."

"To break through this barrier, you can start from that point."

Damn it!

The curly-haired, black-robed figure and other powerful figures from the Nightmare Court cursed inwardly at the same time.

The people from the Heavenly Demon Sect were the first to enter, and as expected, they discovered the weakness in the barrier!

And yet they're still putting on airs!

"Um?"

Seeing that the people from the Nightmare Court remained silent, the short-haired woman from the Heavenly Demon Sect sneered and said, "What's wrong? You were just saying you wanted to join forces, but now you're not happy about it?"

"How could that be?" The curly-haired man in black robes smiled and raised his hand. "Please lead the way!"

The short-haired woman from the Heavenly Demon Sect curled her lips slightly, her figure blurred, and she transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the air.

People from Tang Kingdom, the demon race, and several other forces, including Xing Kingdom, immediately followed.

On the Nightmare Court side, a group of powerful individuals exchanged glances.

"Do you really believe them?"

"After we killed the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the sect members launched a frenzied counterattack, wishing they could perish together with us... Their words cannot be trusted!"

"Yes, these people are an alliance. What if they team up to sabotage us..."

"Enough!" the curly-haired man in black robes sneered. "Now, do we have any other choice?"

"They want to use our strength, but aren't we also using theirs?"

"Even with hundreds of years of research on our own, we couldn't possibly break through this barrier!"

Seeing that the group of people dared not utter a sound, the curly-haired man in black robes said again, "This time, we have also come prepared."

"Even if they join forces with all their might, what then?"

"If they really fight... humph!"

"No matter what, we must get our hands on the Five-Colored Divine Stone!"

A group of men in black robes nodded in unison.

Immediately, everyone transformed into a wisp of black smoke and chased after the previous group at an incredibly fast speed.

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Let's talk about the plot for a bit.

The outline of this book is quite detailed, and the structure is quite large, involving the past and present lives of Chen Fan and Chu Xuan, so there is actually a lot of content to write, and the plot is also very long.

From the map that we can roughly determine based on the known information, we can also see that... Blue Star and Tianyu Realm, just these two realms alone could easily fill millions of words.

Moreover, there are the four realms connected to Chen Fan's Beast Taming Space, as well as the vast God Realm he dreamed of.

However, the writing style I'm used to and prefer is a gradual progression...

This means that during the transition period (during cultivation and rest), I have to write about daily life (I can't just keep writing about raising beasts, otherwise it will become just filler).

Writing about daily life is so hard...

Some readers feel that the slice-of-life scenes are too bland, so I try my best to write humorous stories, which are actually harder to write than the usual fighting and killing.

This book was indeed quite difficult to write... The difficulty lies in the fact that I dared not use the traditional fantasy tropes of the past, such as conflict, repression, explosion, and face-slapping...

When a villain appeared, some readers said, "How can there be such a bad person in this world?"

Some readers have asked, "How can there be so many bad people in this world?"

To be honest, I was really shocked when I saw similar comments.

I don't know how to explain it.

All I can say is, if I don't write these things, what else should I write?

Many books write this... three months later, this and that.

Five years later, this and that...

I really can't write this... because it always feels like the protagonist has nothing to do. The protagonist just sits in a daze and several years pass by. So what are we readers looking at?

Five years later?

Chen Fan has now cultivated so many beasts that he doesn't need to do anything else. He can sleep for five years and then be invincible.

What we should be looking at is the process, and the story itself, right?

Just like Xiao Yan becoming a Dou Di...

If, after writing hundreds of thousands of words, the author wrote: "Five years later, Xiao Yan became the Dou Di, and that was the end,"...

What's the point of watching then? Haha.

I'll try my best to speed things up a bit.

(End of this chapter)