Taming beasts is not as good as taming yourself

"ah!!"

The Shadow Wolf cub died, and the man behind it also let out a scream. The death of a pet is definitely a heavy blow to a beast tamer's spirit.

The screams from behind brought Wu Xiao back to reality from the battle. Now it was time to interrogate the other party about their purpose in following him.

"You, you stay away!"

As Wu Xiao approached, the man's eyes were filled with terror. At this moment, the handsome young man in front of him was a ferocious beast in human skin.

Taking down an 8th-level pet beast that requires a fully armed squad to fight is something no human could possibly do.

Humanity has always prided itself on its intelligence, even without sharp teeth and claws, a powerful body, or the ability to control fire and lightning. Humanity survived the perilous ancient times thanks to its intelligence, but this survival was precarious.

Even when encountering powerful beings that cannot be matched by intelligence, there is still a risk of extinction.

Thus, the ancient ancestors of humankind chose to cooperate with other creatures. Humans used their wisdom and innate spiritual power to help those creatures become stronger, and those creatures fought for humankind.

This is the origin of the Beast Taming system.

If all humans in ancient times had been as powerful as this person, the situation might have been completely different.

"Why are you following me?"

Wu Xiao stared at the man who was trembling like a leaf. A beast tamer who had lost his pet beast was like a tiger whose teeth and claws had been pulled out, and was almost no threat.

Even if the opponent has some other tricks up their sleeve, the two sides are so close now that Wu Xiao, a martial artist, will not give them any chance at all.

"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!"

Upon hearing Wu Xiao's question, the man seemed to see a lifeline. He was afraid that the other party would kill him without saying anything, and now that he was being questioned, it meant that he still had a chance to live. Immediately, the man recited the lie he had prepared.

"Since there is a way to make people stronger, why don't you go yourself instead of coming to me?" Wu Xiao remained unmoved as he listened to the man's words.

"My patience is limited. Tell me your true purpose." Wu Xiao reached out and tapped the man. The next moment, the man froze, then began to tremble, large beads of sweat rolling down his face.

"What, what have you done!"

The man's mouth was agape, like a fish dying on the shore.

"Just some minor tricks. I have many more here, and I can let you try them all later." Wu Xiao's gaze was indifferent, and he wasn't lying. It was indeed a minor trick called acupressure. After obtaining the complete meridian chart, acupressure went from being a novel to a reality.

While it can't freeze people in place like in novels, it's still possible to cause them to experience intense pain or a feeling of impending death by striking their pressure points, thus stagnating their energy.

If the needle is applied to certain acupoints, it can kill a person instantly.

In the face of that death-defying terror, the man broke down and poured everything out, because he knew that if he continued to endure it, he would be living a life worse than death.

"The Advent Assembly!"

When Wu Xiao learned the identity of the man before him, a flame of hatred suddenly ignited in his heart. The source of this hatred was ten years ago in his hometown, Cuixia Town, about 100 kilometers away.

On that day, the crimson sky shattered the tranquility, and then terrifying flames descended from the heavens, turning the entire town to ashes.

Wu Xiao was the sole survivor of that incident. There were two reasons for his survival: first, he was not in the core area where the heavenly fire fell; second, and most importantly, his parents were both beast tamers, and he survived only thanks to the protection of their pet beasts.

The culprit that caused the heavenly fire to fall was none other than the Advent Society.

Wu Xiao later learned that the Advent Society was performing an Advent ceremony for an Adaptor, but the Adaptor was unable to withstand the power, and the power eventually went out of control, causing the Heavenly Fire to fall.

"Great One! Adaptor!"

Wu Xiao slowly digested the information he had received. Some of it came from the man in front of him, while some surfaced from his memories.

The "great one" the other party spoke of must be the terrifying fire giant he first saw, and the "adapted body" refers to himself.

The fact that one survived the potion meant that one was adapted to the power of the Great One; this is called an adaptor.

But Wu Xiao knew that he was not an adapted body; the other version of himself had not been able to withstand the power of the drug and had already been destroyed.

Wu Xiao couldn't explain it; he couldn't reveal that he was a transmigrator. So, he had no choice but to accept this identity. But if he accepted the identity of the adaptor, he would be targeted by the Descent Society.

Now, a peripheral member of the Advent Society is targeting him. Will the next one be a full member, or someone even stronger?

The Advent ritual of the Advent Society is to bestow the power of the Great One they believe in upon those adaptable beings, giving birth to an agent of God who possesses a trace of the Great One's power.

The Agent of God—Wu Xiao didn't know how powerful this being was, but it was probably beyond his ability to contend with. To be precise, even the official members of the Advent Society were not people Wu Xiao could currently handle.

An unofficial member on the periphery possesses an 8th-level pet, while official members' pets are at least level 10 or higher, or even elite level 10 or higher.

Common, Elite, Rare, Leader, King, Ruler... the difference between these ranks is not just a difference in combat power, but also a difference in potential, talent, skills, and growth potential. Some high-ranking pets are even just as intelligent as humans.

The combination of immense power and the wisdom to harness that power makes high-grade pet beasts extremely powerful in combat.

Even pets that are not very intelligent can unleash greater combat power by relying on the command of their beast tamers.

Therefore, if the information about Wu Xiao's so-called "adaptor" were to leak out, it would be extremely troublesome. At least for now, Wu Xiao does not have the ability to deal with the official members of the Advent Society.

"So, who still knows about the adaptor?" Wu Xiao asked in a deep voice, his gaze sweeping over the man who was slumped like a rag doll.

Upon hearing Wu Xiao's question, the man trembled. He naturally understood the meaning behind the terrifying young man's question. If he said that he was the only one who knew about this, he would definitely be silenced. But if he said that the news had been exposed, then he would be of no use and would probably die anyway.

Driven by a strong will to survive, the man's resolve shifted rapidly, and he quickly came up with a plausible explanation: "Sir, this matter is currently only known to me. However, the organization stipulates that the use of each vial of medicine must be recorded, along with the information about the user. The organization will check these records periodically."

"I can go back now and help you erase the record." After saying that, the man looked at Wu Xiao with hopeful eyes. This was the only way he could save his life.

"It needs to be spaced out for a while."

Wu Xiao nodded. The enemy wasn't coming immediately. As he spoke, Wu Xiao reached out and pressed a vital point on the man's acupoint. The man twitched a few times and then died.

As for the other party's claim that they would let him go back and delete the records, Wu Xiao didn't believe it at all. If the other party were a high-ranking member of the Advent Society, it might be possible, but he was just an unofficial peripheral member. Why would he say that he could arbitrarily modify the registered records?