Starting with the Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly: Beast Taming

Chapter 100 Lifespan Shortage

Deep within the crevice lies the largest burial pit of the ancient kingdom of war.

Everyone here is a warrior beast, how come I didn't know that?

"You've only just arrived and you're already showing your value? Look at you, is that even acceptable?" Zhu Ran sighed slightly.

"I—" The bear's face, marked by alternating shades of blue and red, was filled with shame.

I already said it's still young!

These secrets are definitely only known to those at the A level!

How could a mere B-grade crime be considered utterly heinous simply because of a lack of knowledge?

Looking at the animal head chain, he had an expression that was both awkward and helpless.

Zhu Ran smiled, his spirits lifted.

The addition of the four-season robe is truly worthwhile.

The fragments of the weapon I've been longing for are actually within reach!

"boom!"

A deafening explosion echoed through the sky, making people's eardrums tingle.

A blur of light streaked across the distance at incredible speed, leaving a long, shattering trail of smoky white smoke behind it.

"Sonic Boom Horse?"

Just as I made my judgment, the scene in my field of vision suddenly became clear.

It is indeed a sonic boom horse.

However, his mane was charred and disheveled, his fur was torn and turned outwards in many places, and blood was flowing wildly down his body, indicating that he was seriously injured.

"What happened?"

Crocodile Sister was both shocked and furious.

The sonic boom horse was badly wounded, and the lord on its back had white hair, frost-covered eyebrows and beard, and was on the verge of death.

Ma Ye, with his gray hair and hunched back, struggled to stay awake.

"We encountered a cursed soldier who insisted on playing some kind of 'Red Light, Green Light' game."

"My lord—fifty years of your lifespan have been taken away—and thirty years have been taken away from me—"

Before he could finish speaking...

Ma Ye's head tilted to the side, and he fell into the air.

Mo Ji Mei Yao stretched out a vine, wrapped it around his waist, and then bound the Marquis and the Sonic Boom Horse.

"He actually survived from Wood Eye's clutches!"

The Four Seasons Robe exclaimed in astonishment, his tone filled with disbelief: "That Origin Beast, which is also a cursed weapon, is extremely indiscriminate in its killing. Only a very, very few Beast Kings can survive by entering its domain."

Crocodile Sister turned her face away and vigorously rubbed her cheeks.

Fifty years!

Thirty years!

A second-life beast tamer only has a lifespan of about a hundred years. Ma Ye can still hold on, but how many years does the Marquis have left to live?

Overwhelmed by sadness and guilt, Crocodile Sister gritted her teeth, her hands clenching and unclenching repeatedly until her nails almost dug into her palms.

At that moment, Zhu Ran took out some healing medicine and put it into the mouths of the two men. Then she applied medicinal powder to them to stop the bleeding.

"The injuries are too severe; it's not safe to stay here any longer."

"What about Professor Tang and A Dou? They don't seem to be in this area."

"Don't worry about Professor Tang. He's the richest among us and has a lot of trump cards up his sleeve. We'll be fine."

Seeing Crocodile Sister's certainty, Zhu Ran nodded. "Shall we go deeper underground?"

"Is collecting fragments of military beasts really that important?" Crocodile Sister frowned, still puzzled.

"There's no rush, but—"

Zhu Ran paused for a moment, then said, "We're stuck in a rut now. If we keep dragging this out, the guardian slots will inevitably be taken by the beast soldiers."

"But if materials are collected, the Ancient Magic Mirror may be restored to its peak state and compete with other Kings of Weapons for the final spot."

"Really?!" Shiki Kasaya exclaimed in shock. "The Demon King might be able to recover? Does that mean it could fight against Fu'e and Muyan?"

I can't guarantee it.

Although Zhu Ran possessed the complete formula for reversing the evolution, it involved an encyclopedia of erroneous evolution, so he couldn't reveal the truth. He could only say euphemistically, "I can only say that the chances of success are relatively high, and it's worth the gamble."

"Xiao Qin, what do you think?" Crocodile Sister asked.

"I originally planned to subdue the Scepter of Life and participate in the struggle."

Qin Tao shrugged, unconcerned, and said, "Since Zhu has a better option, why not give it a try?"

After hesitating for a while, Sister Crocodile seemed to have made up her mind: "Okay! Let's give it a try! Let's go!"

Zhu Ran immediately said, "Siji, you are in charge of leading the way, and try to avoid other beast kings."

"Oh." The Four Seasons Kasaya responded, and then Zhu Ran "flew up" like an arrow, clearing the way at the front of the group.

The Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly, the Two-Headed Crocodile, the Ink Thorn Rose Fairy, and the Sonic Boom Horse, along with a host of other pet beasts, followed behind. This formation, with humans first and beasts last, looked quite strange.

"The Sky-Piercing Bow was also chasing us just now. Seeing the Dice of Fate, it disappeared without a trace—"

"Is that the Kamehameha Tower? Rumor has it that it can continuously charge up energy and might even injure an S-rank explosive beast king?"

"How can there be a weapon-like beast shaped like a flashlight? The beam it shoots has a petrifying effect, it's too eerie, get out of the way quickly!"

Although we tried our best to avoid it along the way.

But fighting is indispensable.

Zhu Ran, together with the beasts, killed a lone beast king, whose appearance resembled a seal. It was already wounded and now it was completely destroyed.

"Boss, we're almost at the bottom."

Not knowing how to address him, the Four Seasons Robe followed the example of the Beast Head Chain and called Zhu Ran "Boss".

Zhu Ran nodded. The bottom of the crevice was barren, devoid of any plants. The damp rock walls gleamed with a cold, eerie light, and the smell of decay was pungent and unpleasant.

Scattered fragments of weapons and beasts have begun to appear.

The most damaged pieces were in powder form, and had been dead for who knows how many years.

There are also the latest models, which retain a trace of the oppressive aura they possessed in life, and are suspected to be B-grade.

"Master Jing, please help me put this away."

Upon hearing this, the ancient magic mirror flashed with light, like a whale drinking water, devouring the fragments within a ten-meter radius.

Of course, a little bit would always remain, and at that time Zhu Ran would ask Qin Taozhi to help keep it safe.

"A weapon-beast that wields spatial power?!"

Crocodile Sister belatedly realized why the Azure Elephant Staff so revered the old magic mirror and had to use the word "Master" as a suffix.

The Dice of Fate governs the laws of destiny.

The ancient magic mirror governs the laws of space.

To some extent, these two are indistinguishable in terms of superiority or inferiority, but compared to elements like metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, they are on a completely different level.

"With so many and so severe cracks in its blood vessels, is it truly possible for it to recover and be reborn?"

Although she is a battle pet master, Qin Taozhi is not a complete novice.

In academic circles, should this situation be described as "error correction"?

If I remember correctly, that ice butterfly took this route.

Now, they want to replicate it on the King of Beasts?

Qin Tao couldn't understand for a moment whether Zhu Ran was exceptionally talented or had extraordinary gifts.

It is still the old magic mirror itself, which has already figured out a workaround. Now it is just passing it on to Zhu Ran and entrusting him with its use.

"Besides the fragments of the weapon beasts, there are a few other ingredients that are crucial."

"Sister Crocodile, Qin Taozhi, could you ask the Two-Headed Crocodile and the Inkthorn Rose Demon to share a little bit of my life essence?"

Zhu Ran earnestly requested.

Crocodile Sister and Qin Taozhi are both acceptable.

Even the severely injured Sonic Boom Horse sent a small piece of flesh as a reward for saving its master.