Water World Beast Taming: My Pets Can Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 213 National Beast Tamer Academy Competition [4000 words]

The atmosphere inside the cabin was heavy.

A dozen or so human grandmasters stared at Lei San, Long Shijie, and the other twenty-odd members of the exploration team lying on the hospital bed, their brows furrowed.

What exactly was the Black Death?

"I only glanced at it, and it already felt terrifying!"

"I feel the same way!"

"It is said that the Black Death first broke out in the Land of the Eagles. Because of the lack of attention to epidemic prevention at the beginning, the Land of the Eagles is still suffering from outbreaks of the Black Death!"

A human grandmaster who knew some of the inside story sighed and said, "The Black Death has only existed for two short years, yet it has swept through numerous human nations and sea tribes, causing tens of millions of casualties and enormous economic losses!"

The surrounding masters were immediately moved upon hearing this!

What kind of virus is this?

It has caused the deaths of nearly ten million people; the scale is terrifying!

However, the Black Death virus is indeed terrifying. Among the surviving members of the exploration team, apart from Jiang Chen, who has the lowest cultivation level, all the other 24 members are seriously ill!

The twenty-four people were treated by a medical beast tamer the moment they were put on the warship.

As advertised, ordinary light-elemental beast tamers were completely unable to expel or kill these Black Death viruses!

Only high-level light-type pets like the Turritopsis dohrnii and the Moon Shell can effectively suppress or cure the disease; otherwise, only a beast tamer with high cultivation can achieve the desired effect.

At this moment, with the help of several masters of the Light Element, Lei San, Long Shijie, and the others immediately began to recover rapidly, visible to the naked eye.

However, seeing this result, the other grandmasters all felt heavy-hearted!

This result is really hard to accept!

Turritopsis dohrnii and moon shell are relatively rare light-type pets, and not many beast tamers own these pets.

This means that if a beast tamer is infected with the Black Death, it is quite difficult to receive proper treatment.

The cost of treatment is too high!

The masters finally understood why the Black Death was so difficult to contain and eradicate—it wasn't that they didn't want to, but that it was simply too difficult to do.

In another cabin, Jiang Chen, Jiang Henian, and Yan Chao appeared.

Jiang Chen glanced at the cabin walls, which were covered with numerous high-level and profound magic array runes. At the same time, there were also layers of mental energy shields set up inside the cabin, making it heavily guarded.

Yan Chao turned on the light and shadow shell recording devices in the two corners: "Jiang Chen, our next conversation is quite important, so I need to record it."

"it is good."

"Jiang Chen, what exactly happened to you in the secret realm?" Jiang Henian asked his disciple in a deep voice.

The two of them rushed Jiang Chen here almost as soon as they boarded the warship, eager to know what had happened to Jiang Chen in the secret realm.

"As soon as we stepped into the secret realm, we saw a red moon..." Jiang Chen immediately told everything in detail.

Jiang Chen even mentioned Jian Qingqiu's appearance at the end.

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There was no way to hide it; so many people saw it at the time.

After hearing Jiang Chen's account, Jiang Henian and Yan Chao were both shocked.

As expected, their fears came true; this secret realm was an extremely dangerous place!

Not every secret realm yields benefits; some are fraught with danger, where adventurers face certain death upon entering!

This time, Jiang Chen, Long Shijie, and the others entered what was clearly a dangerous forbidden area.

After listening to Jiang Chen's words, Jiang Henian and Yan Chao both frowned and felt heavy-hearted.

This secret realm is no ordinary secret realm.

It is a secret realm that has existed for at least a thousand years!

This adventure proved several things!

First: Thousands of years ago, before the great cataclysm that sank the Divine Continent, spiritual power and beast tamers already existed in this world, and their development was quite extensive!

Second: This place, which is said to be one of the seventy-two blessed lands in the myths and legends of the Dragon Kingdom, is real.

So, does that mean there are another seventy-one blessed lands?

This intelligence is incredibly informative!

Third: The Black Death virus may involve some terrifying entity!

Yan Chao and Jiang Henian, one a general of the Southern Beast Taming Legion and the other the principal of one of the four top academies in the empire, naturally possessed intelligence that ordinary grandmasters could not match.

As far as they knew, the Black Death had indeed broken out suddenly and silently two or three years ago, infecting a large number of humans and sea creatures!

No one knows exactly how the Black Death originated, nor how it spread.

Now, through this exploration of the secret realm, the two suddenly had a bold guess in their minds!

Could this Black Death virus have spread from one of the other seventy-two blessed lands?

This conjecture is truly astonishing!

However, the two of them felt that this guess was probably true!

If it really did spread from other blessed lands, it's too similar to the sudden appearance of the Black Death!

Fourth: The black figure sealed in the Qingyu Cave Heaven Blessed Land has a very unusual origin!

Who exactly is this person?

Is it some kind of sea creature?

Or what?

Why could they control the Black Death?

Just thinking about it casually makes one feel a chill down their spine!

In the secret cabin, Yan Chao was digesting what Jiang Chen had just said, and he felt a little indigestion!

There's just too much information!

He first examined the two luminous shells to make sure they had recorded Jiang Chen's words, then slowly asked, "Jiang, who was that woman with the cat-face mask who emerged from the lake shell you mentioned at the end?"

Jiang Chen sighed inwardly. Sure enough, this was a problem that couldn't be avoided!

After all, Jian Qingqiu destroyed the black figure as soon as she appeared, simply by using the spiritual power emanating from her body!

With such terrifying power, Jian Qingqiu's strength is definitely that of a grandmaster!

For the human race, the power of any Grandmaster is extremely precious, so it is perfectly reasonable for Yan Chao and Jiang Henian to inquire about Jian Qingqiu's information.

"she is……"

"She is Jiang Chen's master." Before Jiang Chen could finish speaking, Jiang Henian spoke up.

"Huh?" Yan Chao looked at Jiang Henian with surprise.

Jiang Henian looked at Yan Chao and continued in a low voice, "This person is the envoy from the [Haixin Pavilion] that I told you about last time. She's the one who asked Jiang Chen to go in with the exploration team."

"What?!" Yan Chao was shocked again!

He stared wide-eyed, utterly shocked, at Jiang Chen before him, and then at Jiang Henian, unable to utter a single word.

kindness?

What's going on?

Jiang Chen, who was listening to the conversation between the two, was also a little confused.

So... Jiang Henian and Jian Qingqiu had already met before?

That's right, I was blind to what was right under my nose!

Jiang Henian is the principal of Yingtian Academy, the most powerful person in the entire academy. Now that a super strong person has secretly sneaked into the academy, how could Jiang Henian not notice?

It seems that the two not only talked, but also reached some kind of consensus, otherwise they wouldn't be getting along so peacefully.

However, Jiang Henian just said that Jian Qingqiu is an envoy from [Haixin Pavilion]...

What is Haixin Pavilion?

……

Leaving the cabin, Jiang Henian led Jiang Chen toward the deck of the warship.

At this moment, the sound of air being torn apart came from behind the warship, as the various sea monster emperors chased after it in a fit of rage.

"Keep a secret about what you just said in the cabin, and don't utter a word about it!" Jiang Henian said to Jiang Chen.

"Yes, I understand!"

"But they saw it..." Jiang Chen asked.

Jian Qingqiu emerged from his lake shell, and all five exploration teams saw him. How should this be resolved?

Jiang Henian said slowly, "I'll handle this. I'll coordinate with them on the same story."

"They don't know much, so they can't guess the whole story. At most, they know that there is a powerful water clone hidden in your lake shell."

"Just say that this lake shell is a protective spiritual artifact I gave you. It's a one-time use spiritual artifact. As for who that woman is, you don't know, and you don't know what the black figure is either."

"Yes, teacher!" Jiang Chen replied.

"Yes." Jiang Henian.

"Teacher, what is this [Hai Xin Ge]?" Jiang Chen asked curiously again.

"This is beyond your current level; I'll tell you later!"

"Your primary task right now is to continuously improve your strength. Don't get involved in these messy things for the time being, so as not to interfere with your cultivation."

"When you're weak, knowing too much isn't always a good thing!"

"All right."

Jiang Henian's words make some sense. Knowing certain things too early is not beneficial and only adds to the troubles.

"You did a great job on this secret realm exploration mission!"

Jiang Henian then added, "The rewards you receive from the school and the government later will be substantial!"

At the mention of rewards, Jiang Chen's eyes lit up: "Teacher, what exactly is the reward?"

"I'll discuss the details with the military once we get back to school. It shouldn't be less than what you earned from Yan Mengmeng last time."

"Ahem," Jiang Chen coughed, "Teacher, I am a gentleman, I don't know what you are talking about."

Jiang Henian looked speechless: "After you receive this reward, focus on your cultivation. You can start aiming for the Top 100 list when your sophomore year starts!"

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up when he heard about the "Top 100 List"!

At Yingtian Academy, the fastest way to become famous is to be on the top 100 list!

The Top 100 list is the most authoritative list in Yingtian Academy, bar none!

This is a list that all students acknowledge. If Jiang Chen can make it onto the list, it means that he has become one of the top 100 students in the school!

"Play well. If you can make it into the top ten, I'll let you compete in this year's National Beastmaster Academy Tournament!"

"The National Beastmaster Academy Competition?" Jiang Chen was taken aback.

Jiang Henian gave Jiang Chen a deep look: "It's a competition held by the major beast tamer universities in our Dragon Kingdom, every two years. I originally thought you wouldn't be able to compete until your senior year, but it seems that after the summer vacation, you can compete in your sophomore year."

"Teacher, is there any prize money for this competition?" Jiang Chen couldn't help but ask.

"Of course it exists!" Jiang Henian said speechlessly.

……

Inside the ship's cabin.

As Jiang Henian led Jiang Chen toward the deck, Yan Chao casually walked toward the other four groups of sea creature prisoners.

At this moment, all four teams fell painfully onto the steel plate, groaning and screaming in agony.

Lei San, Long Shijie, and others received excellent treatment, which was not the case for these sea creatures.

However, there were still a few Light Element Masters keeping watch, casting healing spells from time to time.

Currently, the value of these elite sea creature prisoners alive is greater than that of those who have died.

Numerous magic arrays were erected throughout the ship's cabins, imprisoning these sea creature captives in separate quarters to prevent the spread of the Black Death virus and avoid a disastrous outcome where the Black Death infected the entire human warship.

Yan Chao casually wandered among the four groups of prisoners, and as he walked, he slowly came to the group of prisoners led by the Dragon Head Eel.

To the side stood a powerful sea creature, its body massive and its head menacing—it was none other than Long Lu!

As the captain of the Dragon Head Moray Eel Exploration Team, Long Lu is indeed the largest and most imposing member of the entire team.

One of the dragon heads, in particular, was extremely powerful. As soon as you got close, a powerful aura emanated from it—the legendary dragon's might.

Yan Chao saw Long Lu, and Long Lu also saw Yan Chao.

Covered in black scales, he lay on the ground looking like a limp, giant python.

"You lowly, insignificant land monkey, I'll spit you out one day!" Long Lu suddenly cursed upon seeing Yan Chao.

"What did you say?" Yan Chao, who had seemed to be just passing by, stopped in his tracks upon hearing Long Lu's words.

He glared angrily at Long Lu, and without saying a word, he started punching and kicking Long Lu, making Long Lu howl in pain!

The human grandmasters around watched this scene with amusement. Wasn't this Long Lu a genius junior of the Dragon Head Sea Eel Clan?

How can you be so oblivious?

They've already been captured, yet they still keep such foul mouths even while on a human warship?

He deserved to be beaten!

The other sea creature prisoners around immediately became indignant and began to curse Yan Chao for abusing them!

Yan Chao ignored them completely, his hands and feet moving non-stop, and soon he had beaten Long Lu to the ground, unable to move and trembling constantly.

Already weakened by the Black Death, Long Lu was now beaten so badly that he could barely keep his eyes open.

"Pah! You got lucky this time!"

Yan Chao stared coldly at Long Lu at his feet, his face full of disdain!

Yan Chao casually surveyed the prisoners for a while before slowly leaving and heading towards a secret cabin.

Upon entering the secret cabin, Yan Chao couldn't help but loosen his tightly clenched hands.

Inside, there lay a seashell, lying quietly.

(End of this chapter)