Humans Have No Tiger Intent, Tigers Have Malicious Hearts

His gaze lowered slightly, a hint of gloom on his face, as he stared directly at Su He, murmuring to himself, "It's neither a demon transformation nor an exotic beast, it's a Divine Beast!"

At the very least, it possesses a Divine Beast bloodline.

Beasts have only two paths for cultivation: demon transformation or exotic beast. Divine Beasts aren't cultivated; they are bloodlines! Dragons, phoenixes, qilin, divine turtles, golden crows, moon toads...

There are countless legendary Divine Beasts, but almost none can be seen in person.

Junior Brother Lu gritted his teeth, his jaw clicking loudly, "Why would a Divine Beast appear after I've already chosen my Lifebound Beast!"

Su He looked at him and slowly retreated.

This person harbored hostility towards him, a deep, profound hostility. The kind that meant an Unending Battle! It was utterly baffling! "Why didn't you show up sooner or later? Why only after I chose my Lifebound Beast? Am I, Lu Ming, not worthy of you?"

Lu Ming hailed from the Azure Origin Sect's Beast Taming Valley. This lineage didn't focus on swordplay or talisman arts, but on Beast Taming cultivation, nurturing a Lifebound Exotic Beast. The beast is me, and I am the beast.

Lu Ming's Lifebound Beast was contracted just three days ago, a White Tiger with extraordinary talent. But no matter how high the talent of an ordinary exotic beast, how could it compare to a Divine Beast bloodline? Three days!

It was just three days too late! If he had discovered this turtle three days earlier, he would have captured it as his Lifebound Beast, even at the cost of his life!

But it was too late!

According to the Beast Taming Method, one person can only contract one Lifebound Beast per realm. With Lu Ming's talent, he wouldn't reach the next realm for at least several hundred years.

Hundreds of years, Lu Ming couldn't wait! Furthermore, there was a turtle with a Divine Beast bloodline in Listening Sea Lake. News like this couldn't be suppressed; the Beast Taming Valley would find out sooner or later, and this turtle would eventually be claimed as someone's Lifebound Beast.

But I am the First True Disciple of the Beast Taming Valley for this generation!

Lu Ming gnashed his teeth in hatred.

He took out a Talisman Brush and drew spirit talismans in the air, flinging them towards Su He's head.

No one will snatch my Divine Turtle! Even if it can't be my Lifebound Turtle, it will at least be my Pet Beast! Slave Beast Seal, Life and Death Talisman, Cage... Let's see who dares to snatch it. If they still dare to take it as a Lifebound Beast after this, I, Lu Ming, wouldn't mind having an extra servant.

A Lifebound Beast and its master share the same heart and origin. If the Lifebound Beast is a pet beast that someone else has contracted with their soul, then that person cannot escape either.

Su He couldn't understand these talismans, but his heart was sounding an alarm. His beastly instincts told him that being branded by these talismans would be worse than death.

Su He turned and fled, but the spirit talismans caught up, stamping towards his forehead. Just as they were about to make contact, a talisman seal on Su He's head lit up. It shattered all of Lu Ming's pet beast spirit talismans.

It was a talisman seal that Su Hua Nian had left on him over a month ago.

It had no significant effect, other than to prevent others from taking Su He as a pet beast.

Lu Ming's face instantly turned a shade of purple.

It was just an ordinary warning spirit talisman, yet it could shatter his spirit talismans. The person who left the warning rune had an unfathomable cultivation level.

Damn it!

This must be the work of a Second Generation Ancestor who discovered this Divine Turtle early on but lacked the ability to sign it as a Lifebound Beast. So, they asked an elder to leave a talisman seal on the Divine Turtle, waiting for their cultivation level to be sufficient to sign it as a Lifebound Beast.

How selfish this person is!

They discovered a Divine Beast but didn't report it to the sect. If they had reported it, the Divine Turtle would have been taken in by the Beast Taming Valley, and the disciples of this generation could have competed to subdue it based on their own abilities.

The successful contender would then give the discoverer a generous reward as thanks.

This person knew that if it were placed in the Beast Taming Valley, I would subdue it first, so they hid it here.

Who helped the junior? Elder An? Elder Qiu? The other two elders of the Beast Taming Valley wouldn't; they only think of me when there's something good. Or was it a senior from another lineage within the sect?

Despicable!

The Divine Turtle was snatched, and Lu Ming's face darkened further. Pet beasts couldn't be forcibly taken; it would trigger the warning rune. A disciple who had already established a Lifebound Beast forcefully breaking through an elder's warning rune to take a pet beast would have thoroughly offended that elder.

A ruthless glint flashed in Lu Ming's eyes.

Since I can't take it, I'll destroy it! If my White Tiger could devour this Divine Turtle, its talent would undoubtedly improve significantly.

A Lifebound Beast and its master share each other's fortunes. An improvement for the White Tiger means an improvement for him. His path of cultivation would become smoother.

With an elder's warning rune present, he couldn't be foolish enough to let the White Tiger eat it directly. He needed to devise a plan.

Lu Ming stood by the lake for a moment, his eyes gradually lighting up.

Feng Ya Ya! The Sect Leader's little princess! For some reason, she's been staying at the Beast Taming Valley these past few days. Apparently, she had an appointment with someone outside, and her hundred-day deadline is approaching, so she's waiting for that person there.

The Beast Taming Valley is the closest place, so she's been staying here.

She's a young girl who hasn't grown up and lacks maturity, yet her cultivation level is not low. With a little trickery, he could make her overturn the Beast Taming Valley and release all the pet beasts.

If the White Tiger could sneak out, swim down the Xiangshui Tributary, and happen to encounter a Divine Turtle young cub, accidentally biting and eating it, that wouldn't be an unacceptable mistake, would it?

This is merely the instinct of an exotic beast! Carnivorous behavior is in their nature! It would be best to also create an alibi for himself, such as being confined by the Law Enforcement Hall for some transgression...

Perfect!

After all, if he's in confinement, he can't even leave, so how could he possibly have instructed the White Tiger to commit a mistake?

Of course, for the White Tiger's safety, it would be best to tamper with this Divine Turtle. Lu Ming's talisman brush danced, and a talisman landed on Su He's turtle shell.

He intentionally avoided the turtle's head, where the warning rune was located.

"A Myriad Force Talisman and a Location Talisman are enough." The more talismans used, the easier it is to reveal a clue. The Location Talisman will pinpoint its location, and the Myriad Force Talisman will activate when it encounters the White Tiger. No matter what means this turtle has, once suppressed by the spirit talismans and unable to move, it will have no choice but to be devoured by the White Tiger.

"Stay put, and wait for my White Tiger to eat you."

He sneered after saying this and left on his sword. The sooner the plan is executed, the better. First, he needed to find a way to stall Yu Lin, so he wouldn't come to give lessons to the crocodiles anymore. Yu Lin would discover the spirit talismans he'd left on the turtle shell.

Lu Ming moved extremely fast. Su He narrowed his eyes, watching him leave.

Indeed, the instincts of beasts were the most trustworthy. That person had ill intentions! No wonder he disliked him from the first glance; there was a scent of beastly resistance about him.

This person must frequently come into contact with various beasts, but most beasts left behind an aura of dislike on him.

Saliva, urine, pungent fur...

Su He drew the spirit talismans Lu Ming had left on the turtle shell from memory.

The first spirit talisman was completely unrecognizable. The second was centered around the Earth Essence Rune. Su He couldn't understand its specific function.

All spirit talismans related to the earth were centered around the Earth Essence Rune. For example: gathering spiritual energy, regulating earth veins, increasing rice yield, Earth Escape...

Combining this with Lu Ming's muttering, a Location Talisman must be the one Su He didn't recognize at all. The one centered around the earth should be the Myriad Force Talisman.

As the name suggested, it weighed ten thousand jun. It should have a suppressive, sealing, or restrictive effect.

Was he planning to suppress me and then let the White Tiger devour me?

A cold light flashed in Su He's eyes. Recalling Lu Ming's previous actions, Lu Ming likely intended to take him as a pet beast but was blocked by the runes left by Su Hua Nian. Unable to take him as a pet, he then intended to destroy him.

You damn great-grand-uncle's great-grand-uncle! What did I ever do to you? Su He turned and went to snatch the crocodile's prey.

Devour a few prey whose quality had been improved, build up the energy within his body, and then shed his shell to get rid of the turtle shell he had been marked with.

Then...

It's just a White Tiger. Without the restriction of spirit talismans, killing it wouldn't be difficult. If that didn't work—Su He glanced at the hundred-plus Su Family Crocodiles on the crocodile beach. Even if your White Tiger is an exotic beast, I don't believe a hundred crocodiles can't kill it! After that, Su He looked at the sword light that sliced through the sky, leaving only a faint gleam.

Su He had fought with beasts, and even though he had been in mortal danger several times, he had never harbored hatred for any wild beast. It was only towards Lu Ming that, for some reason, he felt an irresistible urge to crush him.

Sturgeon, two points.

Quality not high enough, thrown back to the crocodile pack.

Rabbit, one point.

Wild Wolf, three points.

Su He snatched prey from one crocodile after another. The Su Family Crocodiles were utterly bewildered, wondering what had gotten into their king today that he was actively snatching their prey again. But after snatching it, he didn't eat it and threw it back.

Once the same prey was thrown back by him, it immediately emitted an alluring fragrance, causing the crocodiles to fight over it.

This continued until he snatched the twelfth prey.

Spotted Deer Cake, four points, quality.

Su He devoured the little spotted deer completely, leaving nothing behind. The deer blood was warm, making his entire body feel toasty. Two hours later, Su He slowly closed his eyes.