Water World Beast Taming: My Pets Can Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 3 To You a Thousand Years Ago

After Xiao Jiu carried Jiang Chen for an hour, a small water town built on a group of reefs slowly appeared.

Almost all the buildings here are suspended in mid-air above the water. A large number of stilt houses (usually two-story, with people living on the upper floor and no walls on the lower floor, only a few wooden stakes for placing furniture and other items) are densely packed together. The wood used to build the stilt houses is a special kind of water-spirit wood.

However, since Ningshui Town is a small town built on water, the lower level is generally only used for support and is not used to store miscellaneous items.

If there is a beast tamer in the house, then the lower level will be built into a pet den.

Of course, some buildings are not floating on the water, but are built on a dozen or so large reefs in the city.

These dozen or so large reefs have all been claimed: the mayor of Ningshui Town, the Beast Taming Academy of Ningshui Town, and other prominent figures in the city.

In this world filled with endless seawater, to have your own reef as a foothold is an immense blessing!

It is even more precious, harder to come by, and more enviable than the villas and sea-view houses of my previous life.

The entire town of Ningshui was also built around these dozen or so large reefs.

This is a protrusion on the seabed in the sea, with an average water depth of seven or eight meters. It is a rare place to live. However, once you go beyond the area of ​​Ningshui Town, the water depth there immediately rises to more than ten meters, tens of meters, or even hundreds of meters!

With such a deep seabed, stilt houses cannot be built.

The city has countless waterways that meander and flow out of Ningshui Village and into the sea.

These waterways are like highways on Earth, connecting the entire town.

Upon arriving here, the surroundings immediately became lively.

Various sounds of people, water, and laughter floated in.

Small boats paddled through the waterways, while others, like Jiang Chen, rode their pet beasts. Some people swam freely underwater, their figures darting about like agile fish.

Xiao Jiu, carrying Jiang Chen on her back, swam smoothly through the waterways towards their home.

After lying on Xiao Jiu's body for an hour, Jiang Chen finally regained some strength.

He opened his eyes and saw a group of children, probably only seven or eight years old, chasing and playing among the supporting wooden pillars of the waterways and stilt houses in the waterway not far away.

If this scene were to occur on Earth, the image would likely appear somewhat bizarre.

This group of children had been playing underwater for several minutes, yet they were still laughing loudly, chasing each other, full of energy, and showing no signs of being suffocated.

This is the cheek, the back of the ear. Jiang Chen also has it behind his ear.

Jiang Chen had heard about this from his homeroom teacher; apparently, people didn't have this organ in the past.

Until the cataclysmic event that occurred a thousand years ago, large areas of land collapsed and sank into the sea, forcing humans to move from land to sea, which is why they gradually evolved this unique organ that allows them to breathe underwater.

Jiang Chen discovered by flipping through some history books that the ancient world was extremely similar to Earth!

For example, the Dragon Kingdom where he is now has various ancient dynasties such as Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing, just like Blue Star.

However, these similarities came to an abrupt end after the great cataclysm a thousand years ago, and it seems that after that upheaval, the world embarked on a different path.

This world also has many differences from Earth. For example, this world seems to be much larger than Earth, and many regions and seas are still unknown and mysterious, beyond the knowledge of humankind.

Every time Jiang Chen looks back on this period of history, he feels a sense of disorientation.

Perhaps I've traveled through time, but to Earth a thousand years in the future!

……

Back home, Jiang Chen went into the kitchen and found several pieces of plump and juicy oyster meat (especially juicy), which he ate in a hurry, and his body finally regained some energy.

But Jiang Chen still felt mentally exhausted and extremely tired.

The Illustrated Compendium of Marine Creatures not only drained his physical strength but also his mental energy.

"Xiao Jiu, go and cultivate on your own. Try to master the Whale Breath Meditation Technique and other skills as soon as possible. I'm going to take a nap."

"Meow~" Xiao Jiu licked its chubby webbed feet and replied obediently.

Recalling the whale breath meditation method from earlier that day, Xiao Jiu's eyes also began to light up slightly.

The feeling of rapidly becoming stronger is quite enjoyable.

After giving the instructions, Jiang Chen immediately collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep. The fabric in the water world was woven from the byssal silk of a type of molluskaloid animal.

Xiao Jiu stepped forward and used her cat paws to grab the bed sheet and cover Jiang Chen with it. She pouted her small cat mouth and thought, "Human, you never cover yourself with a blanket when you sleep. It's so troublesome!"

After covering himself with the blanket, Xiao Jiu went downstairs to the pool on the ground floor of the stilt house to cultivate.

Time flew by, and when Jiang Chen opened his eyes again, the sky was already dimly lit.

Jiang Chen paused for a moment, then looked at the digital clock beside him. It showed that the time was six in the morning and the date was the next day. At the same time, his stomach started growling loudly.

He got back at 1 p.m. yesterday, which means he slept for 17 hours straight...

Jiang Chen was speechless. This guy slept for way too long!

This is only the extraction of the "Whale Breath Meditation" skill. If he were to extract even more powerful skills or the bloodline of the Unicorn Iron Whale, wouldn't he have to sleep for a week or a month?

He not only became a man with kidney deficiency, but also the legendary Sleeping Beauty?

Jiang Chen: "..."

Jiang Chen felt a headache coming on; he needed to quickly find a way to improve his physique!

Otherwise, if one day I were to fall into a deep sleep and never wake up again, wouldn't I just be allowed to sleep on the spot?

As soon as Jiang Chen moved in bed, he felt a round, fluffy creature close to him, its body covered in fur and warm. It was Xiao Jiu.

That stinky cat has crawled into his bed again!

Jiang Chen shook his head, checked Xiao Jiu's cultivation progress, and was immediately surprised.

After he went to sleep yesterday, this big cat didn't slack off at all, which is commendable!

The amount of spiritual energy in Xiao Jiu's body has increased dramatically. Originally, when it was in the early stage of awakening, the amount of spiritual energy in its body was only about the thickness of a hair. Now, that hair has expanded slightly!

It was the effect of the Whale Breath Meditation Technique that instantly doubled Xiao Jiu's cultivation speed!

At this rate, if I work hard again next month at the Nanhu Undersea Grassland, I should be able to break through to the mid-stage of awakening!

This was a speed that Jiang Chen had never dared to imagine before!

"Being a kidney-deficient young master and a sleeping beauty doesn't seem so bad..."

Jiang Chen pulled the blanket over Xiao Jiu and then woke her up after preparing breakfast.

The two of them quickly finished their breakfast, put Xiao Jiu into the Beast Taming Space, and Jiang Chen picked up his schoolbag and headed towards the Beast Taming Academy in Ning Shui Town.

The Beast Taming Academy in Ningshui Town is situated on a huge reef. Although it is huge, it is only less than 100 square meters in size. This is not surprising to Jiang Chen, who has seen countless vast lands in his previous life.

But for other ordinary students, this reef is a rare, even the only, piece of land in the sea that they can touch.

A large portion of Ningshui Academy is still suspended above the water, with various classrooms and rooms constructed using a special type of water-spirit bamboo.

Jiang Chen quickly arrived at Class 3 of Senior Three and saw that his deskmate, Nangong Yan, had already arrived.

However, this classmate was sitting in his seat, his eyes fixed on his left hand, which was in a cast, with a sorrowful expression on his face.

The day before yesterday, Nangong Yan accidentally injured his left hand while practicing.

"What are you doing? Why are you staring at your left hand?" Jiang Chen asked curiously as he sat down.

"I'm thinking about my wife," Nangong Yan sighed.

"What wife?" Jiang Chen was taken aback. "Didn't your dad say he'd arrange blind dates for you after you graduated high school? Where did you get a wife from? And what does your injured left hand have to do with a wife?"

"It's because my left hand is injured that I've been thinking about my wife." Nangong Yan turned his head and looked at Jiang Chen with a wistful expression.

"Huh???" Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen was speechless. His deskmate was getting more and more of a closet pervert!

In this aquatic world teeming with powerful sea creatures, humans occupy only the middle of the food chain pyramid, constantly facing various crises, which greatly reduces the average lifespan of humans.

With life expectancy decreasing, people are getting married and having children at a much younger age, generally around eighteen.

Some wealthy families would train their beast tamers even earlier, since fighting sea beasts is a matter of life and death, so it is still very necessary to leave behind bloodline offspring in advance.

"Ring ring ring~~~"

The two exchanged a few more words before the school bell rang.

Almost the instant the bell rang, a female teacher, probably in her early twenties, dressed in simple jeans and a light blue top, with long flowing hair and a very high level of attractiveness, walked in as the bell rang.

Her skin was like cream, her loose hair framed her fair, oval face, her lips were thin and rosy, her eyes were large and bright, and her straight nose gave her features a three-dimensional quality, making her look delicate and beautiful.

Almost the instant the female teacher walked in, the noisy classroom quieted down slightly, and even Jiang Chen and Nangong Yan couldn't help but turn their attention to the homeroom teacher.

Even when she stood on the podium, the beams of light and dust in the air seemed to float and flow around her, exuding a sculpted beauty.

This person is their senior class (3) homeroom teacher, Jian Qingqiu.

For some reason, Jiang Chen always had a strange feeling whenever he saw Jian Qingqiu. This female teacher was light and graceful, ethereal, like a fairy walking on clouds.

To be honest, even though Jiang Chen had watched countless films and TV series in his previous life, and had seen countless beautiful and stunning female stars, Jiang Chen still felt that his homeroom teacher was by no means inferior!

Moreover, because this world is an extraordinary water world, anyone can become stronger and more beautiful through cultivation, so most people hardly wear makeup.

At this moment, Jiang Chen could also see that Jian Qingqiu was completely without makeup.

Her natural beauty is absolutely stunning!

In typical time-travel stories, a stunningly beautiful, aloof, and arrogant female school beauty is usually the protagonist's ideal woman.

Jiang Chen's method of time travel was clearly more impressive; his "white moonlight" had been upgraded—it was no longer a female classmate, but a female teacher.

Nangong Yan looked at Jian Qingqiu with a lecherous grin: "Our homeroom teacher has once again utterly amazed me, making me feel a tiny bit fluttery!"

Jiang Chen said, "Me too! I actually fell for my teacher! How despicable of me!"

Nangong Yan: "..."

Jiang Chen: "..."

Jian Qingqiu strolled up to the lecturer's platform, glanced around at the teachers, and after confirming that all the students were present, she smiled gently, revealing two shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth, and said, "Good morning, students."

"Because we will be going to the Nanhu Underwater Grassland for training and combat practice next month, I will teach you a skill today. You should study it carefully, as it will be very useful when we go to the Nanhu Underwater Grassland."

Almost as soon as Jian Qingqiu finished speaking, the entire classroom erupted in excitement!

All the students present were overjoyed!

Skill!

The homeroom teacher is actually going to teach them a skill! How wonderful!

Jiang Chen's eyes also lit up, because skills are divided into pet-specific skills and general skills.

If it's taught in schools, then it naturally becomes a general skill.

Jiang Chen just acquired a skill yesterday, and Xiao Jiu's cultivation speed immediately doubled!

Therefore, the importance of skills is self-evident!

Today, Jian Qingqiu taught Xiao Jiu another skill, which will further accelerate Xiao Jiu's cultivation speed!

In this dangerous aquatic world, the faster you cultivate, the stronger you become, which is incredibly exciting!

After the crowd cheered for a while, Jian Qingqiu gently waved her fair arm, and a powerful spiritual pressure was released from her body, forcing everyone to shut their mouths.

"Alright, everyone, listen carefully from now on."

"The skill I'm going to teach today is called the 'Turtle Breathing Meditation Method'."

"After learning this skill, it can increase the speed of spiritual energy absorption by 20% in the beginner stage, 50% in the proficiency stage, 80% in the master stage, and double the speed in the perfect stage."

"The increased cultivation speed is quite good. Everyone should use the next month to cultivate this skill to the proficiency stage as soon as possible. This way, when we arrive at the Nanhu Undersea Grassland, the cultivation effect will be increased by half."

As soon as Jian Qingqiu finished speaking, the entire classroom immediately erupted in excitement once again!

Jian Qingqiu smiled slightly and withdrew her spiritual power pressure.

The students cheered and were excited!

This "Turtle Breathing Meditation Method" is truly amazing! It instantly accelerated their spiritual energy cultivation speed, giving them greater confidence and assurance for next year's Beast Tamer College Entrance Examination!

Maybe this will even get me into a good beast tamer university!

only……

But as everyone cheered and howled, Jiang Chen's originally happy face froze slightly.

What?

My dear goddess, is this all the skills you've taught me?

Even if you master the "Turtle Breathing Meditation Method," it will only increase your cultivation speed by 5%!

I'm so disappointed!

The skill instruction was quickly completed, and after everyone practiced it several times, the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class.

As Jian Qingqiu was leaving, she said, "Jiang Chen, come to my office for a moment."

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