Beast Taming Travel, Part 2

The girl Claire spoke in a lazy and listless manner, yet each word pierced the heart of the boy opposite her like a sharp blade.

Seeing the increasingly flushed face of young Dark, Claire still had no intention of letting him go. With a slight upturn of her lips and a hint of mockery in her eyes, she said, "By the way, the great Nine-Headed Serpent Emperor Uroboros's cultivation is based on the Death Rule, not darkness."

"Moreover, Lord Uroboros is an all-attribute magical beast, including the Light Attribute."

"According to the Empire's rules for classifying magical beasts, my lord can also be considered a Light Magical Beast!"

Dark was clearly completely taken aback by those words and launched a fight without saying a word, obviously deciding to resolve the issue with violence.

"Xiaoying, use Poison Fang Attack!"

Upon hearing this, the Shadow Spider attacked the Radiant Butterfly on Claire's shoulder without saying a word, ignoring Claire herself.

This is a rule for Beastmaster: they cannot attack contractors who are significantly weaker than the magical beasts, otherwise, serious problems can easily arise.

Claire seemed completely unsurprised. A dazzling seven-colored light emanated from the wings of the Radiant Butterfly on her shoulder, causing the Shadow Spider's attack to be passively deflected.

"Tch, you're so easily teased, why are you getting so worked up again?"

Dark stared in disbelief as his Shadow Spider continued to frantically bump into Claire, exclaiming, "Illusion Wave? How is that possible? Isn't that a skill that only Level Five Radiant Butterfly can learn?"

"Could it be that your Radiant Butterfly has already broken through to Level Five!?"

"You only became Beastmaster two months ago, three months later than me, how could you possibly have made the Radiant Butterfly break through so quickly!?"

"Levels four and Level Five represent a qualitative leap!"

Claire smiled slightly, and the dazzling light around the Radiant Butterfly suddenly intensified, causing the Shadow Spider to lose consciousness. At the same time, she said helplessly, "His Majesty's skills designed for various races are not impossible to learn at low levels, but their power will be weaker. The fact that your Shadow Spider has not yet learned Shadow Transformation is most likely your own problem!"

"Of course, although I don't really want to say it, it's also possible that it's because I'm a genius!"

Then, her face flushed slightly, she said, "Perhaps she's a genius comparable to Right Chancellor Daixi and Left Chancellor Huihui!"

"Speaking of which, I seem to be only a little younger than the great Emperor Fengyun, if..."

As she spoke, her gaze fell upon Fengyun and the others watching the battle from the side. She shook her head, shaking off some of her fantasies, put away the Radiant Butterfly, walked up to Fengyun, and said with a sunny smile, "Are you brothers and sisters looking for Beastmaster from nearby magical beast tribes to do special training for the challenge?"

"My name is Claire, and I'm a guide in the area. For just ten gold coins, I can provide you with the most sincere guiding service, traversing all the nearby monster strongholds to help you select monster gathering places and suitable monsters for your special training!"

Fengyun: "Really?"

Claire smiled slightly, took out a Level Five Lar Light Emblem from her pocket, and said, "Please trust the strength of a Level Five Beastmaster. Besides being a guide, I can also provide medical services!"

"As long as your monster's level is no higher than level six, I will only charge three gold coins each time."

"We can guarantee your safety to the greatest extent possible!"

Springtime brings warmth and the fragrance of flowers; the quiet valley, with its vast expanse of exotic purple wildflowers, is serene and natural.

The Gobi Desert was ablaze with an endless expanse of fiery clouds, a truly awe-inspiring sight.

The inland lake, shrouded in misty white fog, possesses an ethereal and dreamlike quality, resembling a fairyland.

After six months, everyone had a great time, completely relaxed. With the help of Fengyun and the others, Lily had successively obtained badges for forty county towns in the Eight Great Provinces and the corresponding provincial Provincial Emblem. She had achieved the goal she set before the trip.

Meanwhile, Fengyun, after six months of continuous study, made a significant leap forward in his understanding of the Light and Dark Elements.

However, he had exhausted all the benefits he had gained from Beirut and could no longer continue his relentless study of the laws!

He is now comprehending the laws, and has returned to the point where he recovers each time he comprehends them through the Power of Faith.

Besides the improvement in their hard skills, Fengyun and his group have also enhanced their soft skills—their mindset—over the past six months. Traveling extensively and encountering all sorts of people and events has deepened their understanding of the complexities of life.

In the process, they witnessed the daily changes in the lives of the people of the Chaos Territory. In particular, after the Imperial researchers replicated the "television" magic circle left by Fengyun and his companions were able to learn about the local customs and tourist attractions simply by using the Crystal Ball.

Ordinary people who strive for a happy life every day, with the help of the power of Warcraft, have made tremendous progress in developing industry and agriculture, resulting in a series of miracles created by the power of the people.

This gave Fengyun an inexplicable sense of accomplishment!

In other words, the cost of the Television Magic Array could not be reduced, and currently only the official governments and wealthy families in various cities can use it. Otherwise, all sorts of things would probably spread with the popularization of TV Crystal Ball.

After Fengyun and his companions had traveled through all the cities and towns of the Chaos Territory and returned to Light Shadow City, it was time for the top ten contestants from the Eight Great Provinces to gather in the Imperial Capital to prepare for the finals.

Upon arriving at the massive arena built by the Empire for this competition, a huge pillar of light shot into the sky. Crystal Ball were systematically distributed around the arena, spreading the lively scene of the entire arena in all directions through the pillar of light in the central magic circle.

By this time, the Television Magic Array between the various county cities had been basically established. Looking down from above, the entire Chaos Territory resembled a giant birthday cake covered with candles.

When he returned to his position, it was also the moment when the host of the competition loudly announced the start of the competition.

"Blah blah blah, blah blah... I hereby declare the first Beastmaster Competition of the Light-Dark Empire officially open!"

As the host's voice faded, the three arenas prepared for the competition came alive with excitement.

Old and young, male and female—because beast tamers rely on magical beasts to fight, there are all sorts of beast tamers, from the old to the young and even weak women.

On one of the arenas, which were at levels three to Level Five, Fengyun also saw Claire, the girl who had been chosen as a guide in the Lar County City.

Her Radiant Butterfly is already at the Level Five Peak, and she is incredibly skilled at using Illusion Wave, usually suppressing enemies with ease.

Fengyun guessed that her Radiant Butterfly probably already had the ability to break through, but she deliberately did not break through for this competition!