Could Zhao Xing Become the Leader of Three Factions? (15,000 words)
Twin Islands secured three powerful military orders and a training contract with the Beast Taming Division of the Azure Water Daoist Academy, quickly attracting the attention of the surrounding islands.
On East Sea Dragon Lion Island, Tong Wanyang, the Dragon Horse Overseer, sat atop a Golden-Eyed Dragon Lion, listening to his subordinates' reports.
"Since the end of last year, the Dragon Horse Bureau on Twin Islands has been introducing a batch of the Ranked Realm cubs. After the beginning of this year, the Ranked Realm cubs has rapidly increased to 50,000."
"Once the warhorse calves are delivered, they are considered to the Ranked Realm. After half a year of training, there are already many adult warhorses of Eighth Grade and Seventh Grade," a Agricultural Official dressed in Cloud Uniform reported.
"Oh?" Tong Wanyang got up and chatted with his deputy as they walked. "He'll be an adult in just six months? Is Brother Pengcheng's information accurate?"
"Accurate." Yu Pengcheng nodded. "I visited the Dragon Horse Bureau on Twin Islands in mid-July, and it is indeed as the rumors say."
"Where did Twin Islands get such vast wealth?" Tong Wanyang asked, looking at the intelligence report. "They don't even have a ranking."
What Tong Wanyang was referring to was the Ten Thousand Beasts Competition Ranking, Dragon Horse Bureau of Purple Firmament Islands, which was divided into four regions: east, south, west, and north.
Dragon Lion Island is the leader in the West. Twin Islands don't even have a ranking because they don't even have the God Selection Department, and they haven't even made it to the qualifiers in a long time, so how could they have a ranking?
Normally, the growth cycle of Dragon Whisker, Purple Lightning, Celestial Horse, and Fire Fury is one to three years.
If you want to shorten this cycle, it's simple: eat well.
This requires substantial financial support. Among the western islands of Zixiao, only Dragon Horse Bureau, ranked among the top 100 in the west, could achieve this.
"I heard that they received Princess Youruo's support, and then Chongming Prefecture borrowed a batch of supplies from them," Yu Pengcheng said.
"I see, so it's someone with connections." Tong Wanyang smiled.
"It certainly depends on connections," Yu Pengcheng said. "However, the Director of the Dragon Horse Bureau is indeed quite capable. He comes from Military Sima Nong background and is said to be skilled in the magic of the True Self Faction."
"I visited their breeding area, and the feed their warhorses eat is of a very high standard."
"How tall?" Tong Wanyang asked.
"They're worse than us, but about the same as the Dragon Nose Four Islands."
The Dragon Nose Four Islands are among the top twenty in the west.
"What?" Tong Wanyang asked in surprise, "He actually has such great ambition? It seems that this Marquis Yuan Rang is aiming for the Beast Competition."
"They definitely have that idea," Yu Pengcheng laughed. "The previous director of the Twin Dragon Horse Bureau was like that, and the current director is the same; neither of them has given up."
"However, the previous one has already been exiled to Bright Wilderness Island. I wonder if Zhao Xing will make any changes."
"How is their God Selection Department doing?" Tong Wanyang asked.
"Not bad," Yu Pengcheng pondered. "Marquis Yuan Rang has integrated and modified the Myriad Beasts True Word Art and the Slave Seal Art, and has achieved some results in a short period of time."
"However, I think this is mostly due to infrastructure and food supply," Yu Pengcheng commented.
Many people know the Myriad Beasts True Word Art and the Slave Seal Art.
Different Agricultural Official applied these two methods differently, and Zhao Xing was not the only one who tried to improve them; others did as well.
In Yu Pengcheng's view, this was nothing special; it was simply a matter of different emphases. The direction Zhao Xing was training just happened to suit the army's tastes, but those powerful and influential people might not like it.
In addition, as long as you have enough money, you can achieve the same effect by training a different Agricultural Official.
Anyone can do high-intensity training.
Infrastructure and food supplies are the priorities!
If a horse doesn't eat well and doesn't recover properly after training at the Tuoquan Palace, it can become disabled after just half a month of training.
The previous supervisor of the Twin Dragon Horse Bureau was unable to attract such a large amount of financial resources.
"The orders they signed with the military were expensive, but the costs were also high."
Tong Wanyang nodded. "Spending money to gain political achievements, the sons of the powerful and wealthy becoming officials, it has always been like this."
"How about we get to know each other?" Yu Pengcheng asked.
"No need." Tong Wanyang closed the document and said calmly, "They didn't even have a ranking in the western part of Zixiao. Let's wait until they get a preliminary selection spot and can withstand the encirclement and suppression by many powerful islands before we talk about it."
Dragon Lion Island is the leader in the west, and the current Twin Islands are not even worth Tong Wanyang's attention. He doesn't consider the Twin Islands as a competitor at all.
It was the recent reshuffling in Chongming Prefecture that caught the attention of his subordinates. But to participate in the Beast Competition and secure a place within it was no easy feat.
"Yes."
At the Twin Dragon Horse Bureau, Zhao Xing dispatched a Ten Thousand Laws Clone to the front of the Law Beast Tower Ship.
At this moment, Ji Ziyun was waiting below the Tower Ship with a hundred students.
"Senior Brother."
"Hmm." Zhao Xing nodded, then looked at the Dao Academy students. "Are the first batch of students from the Beast Taming Division of the Dao Academy all here?"
"Yes." Ji Ziyun handed over a list. "A small portion of them were specially selected by me, and the rest were assigned by the Dao Academy."
"Have you registered yet?"
"Lord Cao has already gone upstairs."
"Let's go up and take a look." Zhao Xing and Ji Ziyun Tower Ship for a tour.
Before long, he saw Cao Jiang leading his men around a tiger-like Pet Beast with black stripes, holding a set of instruments and taking a few drops of blood from the Pet Beast.
The vessel for holding the blood was flat, long, and transparent, resembling a memory card. Cao Jiang then inserted it into the back of a three-dimensional box that was about half the height of a person.
The Earth Mirror at the front of the 3D box suddenly lit up.
[Name: Shadow Tiger]
[Grade: Late Eighth Grade]
[Bloodline: Elite Level 3]
"Senior Brother, is this the Shangheng Measuring Instrument?" Ji Ziyun stopped and looked at it with great interest.
"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded. "It's a measuring instrument invented by Shang Heng, one of the founders of the Shangluo Academy."
"However, this is only a fifth-order Shang Heng Instrument, which can only measure cultivation level and bloodline level."
"Skill level cannot be measured directly."
Zhao Xing flipped through the information on this Shadow Tiger.
The information provided is more detailed.
[Talent Ability: Shadow Rampage]
[Effect: The Shadow Tiger activates its bloodline power, increasing its strength, speed, and defense by an additional 50% for one hour.]
[Secret Technique: Shadow Assault (Intermediate Fifth Job Advancement)]
[Effect: After training, the Shadow Tiger can skillfully utilize its innate talent to conceal its aura, transforming into a shadow and stealthily attacking from behind the enemy.]
[Secret Technique: Shadow Clone (Intermediate Rank Sixth-Turn)]
[Effect: After training, the Shadow Tiger can skillfully utilize its innate talents. When attacking, the innate runes all over its body will form six Shadow Clone. These clones have no offensive power and can be used to confuse the enemy.]
"That's really rare. I've never seen a tiger that can hide before." Ling Ruoxue, who was next to Cao Jiang, was also looking at the information and asked excitedly, "Lord Zhao, have you ever seen one in the army?"
"No." Zhao Xing smiled and put the documents back.
Ji Ziyun, who was standing next to Ling Ruoxue, glanced at her, her eyes narrowed slightly, and then relaxed.
This woman is beautiful, but she's probably not Zhao Xing Xing's type.
"Lord Cao, please check carefully," Zhao Xing instructed. "The level of these Pet Beast and the level of skills they possess when they arrived must match the information in the records."
"Rest assured, sir," Cao Jiang nodded. "I will carefully inspect each one three times to make sure it is in perfect condition before taking it off the ship."
Only after confirming the situation before arrival, sending it back for another record, and if there is any progress in between, then Dragon Horse Bureau will have fulfilled the agreement.
After glancing around briefly, Zhao Xing disembarked, as there weren't any Pet Beast worth paying much attention to.
Since this is their first collaboration, the Dao Academy wouldn't send any powerful Pet Beast over for the Dragon Horse Bureau raise.
Fifty million may seem like a lot, but there are a hundred students in this batch, and each beast tamer has more than one Pet Beast.
During this period, they ate and slept in the Dragon Horse Bureau, and they also had to upgrade their ranks. In fact, there wasn't much profit to be made when spread out among them.
However, Zhao Xing didn't intend to make much money with this first batch; his main goal was to build a reputation.
In the military, he has no shortage of low- to mid-range orders. With just the Black Armor Army, Zhao Xing has no worries about his political achievements in recent years.
But the Dao Academy is a blank slate.
"Are you free to stay at the Dragon Horse Bureau?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Yes, my master gave me two months," Ji Ziyun said. She is now Vassal of Princess Youruo.
"Alright, then you can stay at the Sizheng Mansion. I'll arrange training for you," Zhao Xing said.
"Thank you, Senior Brother." Ji Ziyun's eyes flashed with excitement.
"Gather the students of the Dao Academy; I have a few words to say."
"Good."
Zhao Xing walked to the front of the Fang Zhen one hundred Dao Academy students.
The students at the headquarters of the Azure Water Daoist Academy were of high quality; upon seeing Zhao Xing approach, they stopped their discussion.
"I am Zhao Xing, the Twin Dragon Horse Bureau, and also the main person in charge of your Pet Beast training."
"When you come here, you only need to do one thing: bring your Pet Beast to the training location, and then bring your Pet Beast back to your residence after the training."
"My methods of taming animals are not open to questioning or opposition."
"Let me make it clear from the outset that this training process will be somewhat painful. The Dao Academy's contract also clearly states that a certain number of injuries or deaths among the Pet Beast are permissible."
"If anyone feels sorry for their Pet Beast, they can apply to withdraw now. I will inform the Dao Academy and have them send someone else."
After Zhao Xing finished speaking, he quietly waited for the students to make their choices.
He didn't want someone to start crying and wanting to quit halfway through the training.
The Great Zhou Dynasty had enjoyed peace for over two thousand years, and most of these students had never seen bloodshed.
The reason why the exotic beasts they raise are Pet Beast rather than battle beasts is because many tamers will not eventually enter the battlefield after graduating.
They would mostly become charioteers for royalty and nobles, mainly to ride mythical beasts in ceremonial performances during sacrifices.
Members of the imperial family and powerful nobles performed sacrificial rites more frequently. They lived longer, had larger families, and more ancestral tablets, making monthly sacrifices a regular occurrence. Wei Xuancheng's later policy of Destroying Sects and Abandoning Temples was precisely aimed at curbing this extravagant practice.
The Chenghua Bureau within the Dragon Horse Bureau is also one of the employment options for these riders. The function of the Chenghua Bureau is to have the riders' gentle Pet Beast perform rituals and similar tasks.
It's hard to say which of the two paths is better. Entering the Chenghua Bureau Academy is considered a minor official position, but the salary is low. Going to serve as an attendant under the imperial family and powerful nobles is not a formal Official Rank, but the pay is higher.
Of course, royal family members' charioteers usually held Official Rank and received high salaries, making it an ideal job for those charioteers who didn't like fighting.
Of course, there is a third option: train powerful beast tamers to join the army, or participate in official Beast Competition.
"No one's leaving? Good." Zhao Xing waited a while and, seeing that no one was leaving, said to Tao Anchun beside him, "Lord Tao, take them to the Post House to stay."
"Yes."
Starting the next day, the students of the Azure Water Daoist Academy led their Pet Beast onto flying boats and headed to the Wasteland Thunder Pool.
Upon arrival, the Pet Beast were taken inside, while the others waited at the venue several miles away.
As soon as Shang Ziyan and Su Minghui entered the venue, they heard some classmates complaining.
"Marquis Yuan Rang is truly heartless. I only asked him one question: what kind of training should I give my Pet Beast? He completely ignored me."
"Exactly, he's just a Sixth Rank official, right? My family has quite a few Sixth Rank Vassal, and none of them have ever been this powerful."
"They're so mysterious, I wonder how much skill they actually have."
"What a lousy place! There's not even tea to drink, and the tables are rock hard."
"Did anyone bring food?"
"I have."
Those who could enter Azure Water Daoist Academy mostly came from good families. Zhao Xing's mysterious behavior aroused dissatisfaction among many noble children.
Many people also complained that the inn was simple and the food was poor.
Shang Ziyan and Su Minghui found a secluded spot and sat cross-legged.
They all formed Soul Contract with their Pet Beast.
At this moment, he sat cross-legged and circulated his internal energy. A square contract emerged from the vortex within his dantian, bearing a picture of a mythical beast.
Su Minghui's mind sank, and the phantom image of the contract was immediately reflected in her Sea of Consciousness.
Because they were not far apart, they quickly connected with each other's Pet Beast.
When Su Minghui opened her eyes again, she saw a ' Shadow Tiger ' roaring to the sky.
In Shang Ziyan's eyes, a ' Sky Sword Bird ' with silver wings and a long, sharp beak appeared.
They briefly gained the perspective of their Pet Beast and were able to empathize with Pet Beast.
"Phew, finally connected, and we've covered quite a distance," Su Minghui said to her friend. "Ziyan, you... hey? What's wrong?"
Suddenly, Shang Ziyan began to tremble, her delicate body shaking uncontrollably. Before long, she lay on the ground with her eyes rolled back.
"How could you... ah, hiss..." Su Minghui wanted to check on her friend's condition, but suddenly she was also struck by lightning and collapsed to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably.
Zhao Xing, who was implementing his Transformation of Seasons Art in the Wasteland Thunder Pool, suddenly frowned.
Then, on a sudden impulse, one of his clones outside the venue went inside.
A quick glance around the room revealed Shang Ziyan and Su Minghui lying on the ground.
"They've gone this far, how come they can still connect with their Pet Beast?"
Zhao Xing arrived in front of the two men who had fallen to the ground, and was speechless.
Being too hardworking isn't a good thing either; these two are completely numb now.
"Whoosh~"
Zhao Xing pointed his finger and sent out two beams of Golden Light, through which a wisp of vital energy entered his body.
After relieving the spasms in their bodies, they gently stimulated each other's Fate Soul with Sleep Bug Art.
These two girls have finally stopped smoking.
"Lord Zhao." After waking up, Su Minghui and Shang Ziyan quickly straightened their clothes and bowed.
"Did you just connect with your Pet Beast through Soul Contract?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Yes, yes."
Zhao Xing laughed and said, "You guys really got injured based on your own strength."
"If Your Excellency forbids it, we will not dare to do it again," Shang Ziyan said, fearing that she would incur Zhao Xing's displeasure.
Zhao Xing pondered, "Theoretically speaking, what you're doing has its benefits, as it can stimulate the will of your Pet Beast. However, in practice, it will also be quite painful for you."
"If you are willing to endure this pain with your Pet Beast, I have no objection. It all depends on whether you are willing to suffer this hardship."
Shang Ziyan replied without hesitation, "I'm willing."
Su Minghui also said, "I am willing too, please allow me, sir."
Zhao Xing nodded. "Alright, you can rest for two hours first. I will send a doctor from Wan Island."
Ji Ziyun guessed correctly; Zhao Xing appreciates hardworking and ambitious people and is willing to give such people some care.
As for others, if they have the ability to endure this hardship, he treats them equally and simply sends a doctor to be stationed here permanently.
After the inspection, Zhao Xing left the venue.
In the Thunder Pool Wasteland, the true self continued to perform the Transformation of Seasons Art.
"Boom!"
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom!"
The 231 Pet Beast below immediately scattered and fled in all directions.
But where could they possibly escape?
Before long, they were all struck by lightning.
"Roar!"
"Hey!"
"Awooooo~"
In an instant, all the Pet Beast roared angrily, and some even attacked Zhao Xing.
However, half an hour later, most of the Pet Beast had fainted, leaving only a handful of four that were still alive.
"Whoosh~"
Zhao Xing's figure appeared on the ground.
"Shadow Tiger, Sky Sword Bird, Purple Back Ape, Silver Moon Wolf."
"These four beasts are all at the late stage of the Eighth Grade. Although their rank and bloodline are not the strongest, their training intensity is not low and their willpower is good." Zhao Xing nodded slightly.
Whether an ordinary Pet Beast can become a battle beast depends heavily on its fighting spirit.
Beasts of the same grade, but those bred by the Chenghua Bureau, are as docile as dogs. There are even cases where Seventh Rank Exotic Beast are afraid of ordinary people because their wildness has been completely eradicated, and they have been reduced to mere performance tools.
War beasts, on the other hand, are indomitable. They crawl out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and their combat power becomes even stronger.
Of course, these Pet Beast are not yet at that level.
As soon as Zhao Xing walked over, the strange beasts panicked.
"Roar!"
Shadow Tiger retreated repeatedly, threatening Zhao Xing not to come any closer.
Zhao Xing flashed and mounted its back, squeezing his legs together to pin the Shadow Tiger to the ground.
"Roar!" The Shadow Tiger struggled desperately, but could not break free.
The Sky Sword Bird let out a sharp cry, while the Purple Back Ape pounded its chest. Only the Silver Moon Wolf remained silent, stealthily creeping up behind Zhao Xing and revealing a cruel gaze.
"Swish, swish, swish~"
Zhao Xing's figure flashed past the three strange beasts again, taking a drop of blood from each of them before disappearing from the spot.
Only four strange beasts remained, standing blankly in the wasteland.
"Click~" Zhao Xing inserted the vessel containing the blood into Shang Heng Instrument.
Four sample data points were then displayed.
"The Shadow Tiger was originally a late- Eighth Grade, with a third-tier Jun-level bloodline, but now it is a fourth-tier Jun-level."
"The Sky Sword Bird originally had a fourth-tier Jun-level bloodline, but now it has reached the fifth tier of Jun-level."
"The Silver Moon Wolf has made the biggest leap, from the First Tier of the Elite level to the fourth rank of the Elite level."
"As for the Purple Back Ape, there has been no change in Shang Heng Instrument, but its talents and skills should have been enhanced, it's just that Shang Heng Instrument didn't detect it," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
Talent and skills cannot be detected using low- to mid-level Shang Heng Instrument.
The Startling Thunder Transformation Art have been tested countless times by Zhao Xing using One-Horned Wild Boar, and now he can perform advanced control in three directions.
First, rank; second, bloodline; and third, innate skills.
Zhao Xing just conducted a screening to see which exotic beasts performed well and could be given special attention for training.
Azure Water Daoist Academy needs elite individuals, so he naturally has to cater to their preferences.
We need to find a few typical examples to submit as a formality.
"You four are the lucky ones." Zhao Xing smiled slightly.
With a "whoosh," four clones of the Ten Thousand Laws Clone appeared beside the Sky Sword Bird, Purple Back Ape, Silver Moon Wolf, and Shadow Tiger.
Before they could react, they were captured and taken to the center of the minefield to be struck by lightning alone.
As for the remaining 227 strange beasts, they were still attacked together and advanced as fate dictated.
On July 28th, the first day of training for the alien beasts, a strange scene unfolded in the arena.
Shang Ziyan and Su Minghui from the Azure Water Daoist Academy were convulsing wildly, as if possessed.
After passing out, he was cured by the doctor, but after a short while, he convulsed again and fell into a coma.
"What happened to them?"
"I don't know, could it be possessed?"
"They looked like they were in a lot of pain."
"What a weird place this is..."
The other students at the Dao Academy were terrified.
When they learned that Shang Ziyan and Su Minghui had connected with their Pet Beast through Soul Contract, which was why they were in this state, many students began to worry about their own Pet Beast.
Someone asked Shang Ziyan and Su Minghui, but the two looked completely bewildered.
"I can't remember..." Shang Ziyan said in confusion, "I only vaguely remember that it hurt a little, like I was struck by lightning."
"Minghui, what about you?"
"Me too," Su Minghui pondered. "If I'm not mistaken, there should be Forget Sorrow Stele' set up in some training areas."
They guessed correctly.
Zhao Xing did indeed ask Sun Shizhao to bring people to set up the Forget Sorrow Stele in a part of the Wasteland Thunder Pool area.
Otherwise, these strange beasts will eventually cause psychological trauma.
"Humans are suffering so much, let alone Pet Beast! Help! Help!"
"I want to see my Pet Beast!"
Ji Ziyun appeared inside the venue. Looking at the shouting crowd, her expression was cold. "Shouting and yelling like this, what kind of behavior is this!"
"Cheng Yao, Wu Yuan, are you two going to give up this opportunity?!"
"Senior sister..." one of the girls, adorned with jewels, was about to speak.
"Don't call me Senior Sister! I am the Golden Guard Commander! When performing official duties, I shall use my title!" Ji Ziyun shouted.
"Commander Golden Guard, I, I..." Cheng Yao was speechless after being shouted at like that.
Ji Ziyun then looked at the others. "Marquis Yuan Rang has long established the rule that one may withdraw, but no one may question it."
"Those who wish to withdraw may simply leave the venue, and I will personally send someone to escort them back."
"Stop making noise and disturbing others. Anyone who violates this rule again will be expelled from the training team!"
"Yes, yes." The students were instantly stunned.
They may not know Marquis Yuan Rang, but Ji Ziyun can speak with the Beast Taming Division's commanders.
She was also Princess Youruo's prized student and the granddaughter of Cheng Lan King. The students at the Dao Academy only recognized these titles.
Seeing that no one else spoke, Ji Ziyun walked out.
Thunderclap in the Thunder Pool Wasteland.
In a small valley.
Sky Sword Bird, Purple Back Ape, and Shadow Tiger have also collapsed and fallen into a coma.
A bolt of lightning covered their bodies, and their forms were undergoing some kind of change.
However, this change only lasted for a short while before disappearing.
In the end, only the Silver Moon Wolf remained standing, and its size had increased significantly since it arrived in the morning.
Three streaks of gold appeared on the silver hair on his forehead.
"Awoo~"
At this moment, the Silver Moon Wolf howled to the sky.
The lightning on his body flickered and slowly gathered on his forehead, eventually forming a vertical line among the three strands of golden hair.
It has successfully advanced to become the Silver Moon Wolf King!
"Whoosh~"
Zhao Xing reappeared next to the Silver Moon Wolf King and gave him a bloodletting.
"Awooo~" A hint of panic flashed in the Silver Moon Wolf King's eyes, and the excitement of his breakthrough disappeared.
Looking back on the painful experience I just went through, it was this very human being who brought it upon me!
Zhao Xing activated the Shang Heng Instrument.
Then a series of messages appeared on the Earth Mirror.
Name: Silver Moon Wolf
[Grade: Perfect Eighth Grade]
[Bloodline: Rank First Tier]
"When I came here this morning, this Silver Moon Wolf was only at the First Tier of the Elite rank, but now it has reached the First Tier of the Name rank."
"His grade also improved from the mid- Eighth Grade to the perfect Eighth Grade."
"The effect is not bad." Zhao Xing stroked his chin.
Then, carrying a box, he walked up to the wolf king.
"Splash!"
A huge pile of fragrant pork appeared before the wolf king.
"Eat quickly, you still have to practice after you finish eating," Zhao Xing said.
"Roar~" The Silver Moon Wolf King bared its teeth and growled.
"Oh? It dares to bare its teeth! Heaven Defier, hit it!" Zhao Xing shouted.
Swoosh~
A dark shadow darted out and swung its claw at the Silver Moon Wolf King.
"Smack!"
The wolf king, whose shoulders were nearly two meters tall, was immediately pinned to the ground.
"Woo~" The wolf king's eyes suddenly became clear.
"Meow~" The Mountain Cat approached the Silver Moon Wolf step by step, waving its right paw.
Does that mean you're going to eat or not? If you don't, I'll beat you up!
The Silver Moon Wolf King immediately tucked its tail between its legs and obediently began to eat the meat.
"Well done," Zhao Xing praised Mountain Cat.
The Transformation of Seasons Art allowed bloodlines to advance, even raising their rank. How could they survive without eating?
This wolf king ate fifty meals in Heavenly Timing.
Zhao Xing's animal taming process is as follows:
The first step was being struck by lightning.
The second step is to eat.
The third step is to restore physical strength and vitality, spar with the Mountain Cat, let the wolf king become familiar with the new realm, and hone its secret skills.
The fourth step is to consolidate your realm and then continue to be struck.
This process repeated itself, and throughout the day, the Silver Moon Wolf King was the one that endured the longest.
Zhao Xing calculated that the Silver Moon Wolf King had been struck by 811 lightning bolts within twelve hours.
He ate fifty-one meals and was beaten up by the Mountain Cat fifty-two times.
"That's all for today, Heaven Defier, let's call it a day," Zhao Xing said.
"Meow~" The Mountain Cat happily hopped onto the flying boat.
Subsequently, a large number of Pet Beast in the Wasteland Thunder Pool were awakened, loaded onto flying boats, and then sent to the venue outside the wasteland.
"Everyone come out and comfort your Pet Beast."
"You have three hours to rest. I will come back to pick them up after three hours."
After saying this, Zhao Xing opened the barrier on the flying boat and released the Pet Beast.
Although Forget Sorrow Stele was set up, the emotions of these strange beasts were still difficult to calm down in a short period of time.
The beasts are more alert and more emotionally sensitive. Most of them are still in a state of fear, but they don't know why they are panicking.
"Roar!"
"Waaaaah~"
"Aww~"
All the Pet Beast fled from the flying boat as if they were running away, returning to their masters' sides.
Wu Yuan sensed that his Pet Beast, the Lightning Leopard, was acting strangely and immediately wanted to comfort it.
As soon as he placed his hand on it, he pulled it back as if he had been electrocuted.
"What happened?" Wu Yuan looked bewildered; he had just been electrocuted. "Hmm? The Lightning Leopard's secret technique has leveled up? Did it uncontrollably electrocute me?"
Not only Wu Yuan, but many other people in the venue exclaimed in surprise at this moment.
"How did my Phantom Leopard break through to the Eighth Grade?"
"Hiss, the Dragon Lion Reverse Scale five fingers wide—isn't that a characteristic of a fifth-tier Elite-level bloodline? But it should only be fourth-tier, right?"
"Fire! Fire! My Fire-Breathing Wolf keeps breathing fire, it can't control itself! Someone help me!"
"Ouch, Sirius Wolf, stop licking, you're going to crush me..."
Inside the venue, chaos erupted.
Most of them didn't achieve any breakthroughs; they were just emotionally agitated.
Of the more than two hundred Pet Beast, only about one-tenth showed any improvement on the first day.
However, some people's Pet Beast have made significant breakthroughs.
Su Minghui and Shang Ziyan each brought two Pet Beast with them this time: Shadow Tiger, Sky Sword Bird, Purple Back Ape, and Silver Moon Wolf.
Among them, the Silver Moon Wolf and the Sky Sword Bird are Shang Ziyan's Pet Beast.
The Shadow Tiger and the Purple Back Ape belong to Su Minghui.
When the Pet Beast returned, the two were quite surprised.
"Oh my god, Huihui, my Silver Moon Wolf has advanced to Wolf King!" Shang Ziyan exclaimed. "Mid-stage Eighth Grade, upgraded to Eighth Grade Perfection!"
"And the Sky Sword Bird, its beak has become even sharper, and its secret technique ' Sky Sword Dance ' has also First-Turn!"
"My Shadow Tiger and Purple Back Ape have also leveled up." Su Minghui was also shocked.
Although during the Soul Contract connection process, one could vaguely sense that the Pet Beast was making progress.
But when they finally return, they will realize just how amazing the progress has been!
"No wonder Senior Sister said that Marquis Yuan Rang is a genius of our time." Shang Ziyan excitedly hugged the Silver Moon Wolf King. "The Silver Moon's bloodline has been elevated by a whole major rank!"
"Awoo~" The Silver Moon Wolf King's voice was somewhat aggrieved. Do you know how much I've suffered?
That wretched place not only deserves to be struck by lightning, but there's also a cat that keeps beating me up!
Silver Moon, Purple Back Ape, Sky Sword Bird, and Shadow Tiger were unaffected by the Forget Sorrow Stele because Zhao Xing trained them separately, recognizing their strong will.
"Silver Moon, just bear with it." Shang Ziyan kept stroking it. "I'll help you through this."
On the other side, Shadow Tiger was also feeling aggrieved in Su Minghui's arms. It had persevered to the second half and suffered quite a bit.
However, with their owner's comforting words, the four Pet Beast gradually calmed down and Entering the Dream.
However, he occasionally experiences sudden twitching while sleeping.
Shang Ziyan and Su Minghui exchanged a glance, somewhat helpless.
The training of Marquis Yuan Rang was effective, but it was a bit too strict. Even when he was asleep, he was still twitching.
No matter how they tried to appease him, Zhao Xing thought that if they couldn't even do something this simple, then the students of the Azure Water Daoist Academy were too incompetent. He wasn't going to make any more money from them; they could just go back to where they came from.
The students and the strange beasts rested, but Zhao Xing did not.
At this moment, Zhao Xing's true form, along with Ji Ziyun, arrived at the planting area in the eastern part of the Land Island.
It landed in front of a house built of Wen Bamboo.
"While they rest for these three hours, you will practice the Gluttony Art here," Zhao Xing said. "The Wen Bamboo here stores various supplies."
"I will train you according to military methods. If you can't take it, you can say so."
"Don't worry, Senior Brother, I can handle it," Ji Ziyun said confidently. "I've been through the wringer and been struck by lightning before."
"Don't be too sure of anything. Try the preliminary plan first." Zhao Xing opened a warehouse door.
"Boom!" The door opened, and a strong fishy smell hit the nostrils.
Ji Ziyun frowned immediately, took a half step back, and covered her nose.
But she immediately realized that this action would give Zhao Xing a bad impression, so she let go of his hand.
"Senior Brother, what's in here? Where does the beginner training program begin?"
"Fire Radiance Azure Gold, Numbfish Fruit." Zhao Xing waved his hand, and a fruit and a section of fiery red root appeared in his palm.
"Absorbing the vital energy from the Numbfish Fruit) will give you a sour and numbing sensation; it tastes fishy and is unpleasant; it is slightly toxic, but the dosage is small."
"The roots of the Fire Radiance Azure Gold can be eaten after removing the thorns; it can replenish a lot of vital energy, but the drawback is that it tastes spicy."
"Both of these are only Tier 4 supplies."
"I have a friend named Xia Jing. Back when we were training, he was only Eighth Grade, but he could eat 30,000 jin in a day without even flinching," Zhao Xing said.
He wasn't wrong; Xia Jing didn't frown at all, he just cried and vomited.
"I don't ask much of you. Just eat 10,000 catties within these three hours."
Upon hearing this, Ji Ziyun's fighting spirit was immediately aroused.
Xia Jing, Eighth Grade, could eat 30,000 jin a day. She is now Sixth Rank, so how can she be on the same level as Xia Jing?
Ji Ziyun volunteered to increase the amount. "Senior Brother, I want to eat 30,000 jin within three hours!"
Zhao Xing shrugged and said, "Whatever you want, as long as you're happy."
"There's enough food in this room, please go in."
"I've arranged a female doctor for you. Her name is Wen Muxun. She lives in the pharmacy next door. You can call her if you have any questions."
"Remember, don't overexert yourself," Zhao Xing cautioned. "You've only just started training, so if you have any problems, be sure to call a doctor, otherwise you could easily explode and die."
"Thank you for reminding me, Senior Brother. I will." Ji Ziyun nodded and then walked into the wooden house.
As soon as Zhao Xing saw Ji Ziyun go inside, he immediately activated the Mirage Pearl recording image inside the room.
He absolutely wasn't trying to document the Phantom Assassin's dark history; he was simply worried that something might happen to her!
One hour later.
"Ugh~"
Ji Ziyun's face turned red, and she leaned against the door and vomited.
But because of the Fire Radiance Azure Gold, she couldn't vomit it up.
Wen Muxun glanced at Zhao Xing, who was watching the commotion under the pear tree, and wanted to say something, but Zhao Xing raised his hand and said, "No need to say anything more. This is her own choice. You just need to treat her."
Wen Muxun then pulled her to the next room, where she took off her clothes and received acupuncture.
Fifteen minutes later, Ji Ziyun walked out, pale-faced and hunched over, her legs trembling.
"Junior Sister, how does it taste?" Zhao Xing asked with a smile. "If you can't handle it, don't force yourself."
"Master, don't worry, I can handle it..." Ji Ziyun's throat was hoarse as she rushed back into the room.
Zhao Xing couldn't help but sigh. "Brother Xia truly has a worthy successor. I wonder what he would think if he saw this scene."
As it turns out.
Extreme Gluttony Art training will silence all dissenters.
Three hours later, Ji Ziyun came out of Wen Muxun's room with red eyes, clearly having cried.
Ji Ziyun has lost her initial ambition and lofty aspirations.
She dared not say anything like, "How could I be on the same level as Xia Jing?"
She became much more docile, exuding a Chu Chu and fragile aura.
"Come over."
With Wen Muxun's support, Ji Ziyun slowly walked over.
Zhao Xing grabbed Ji Ziyun's wrist and probed her internal condition.
Then he looked at Wen Muxun: "Why hasn't the fire poison in her body been completely eliminated yet?"
"My skills are not up to par."
"..."
Old Master Zhao couldn't help but laugh in anger, "You're quite self-righteous."
"Sir, have you perhaps forgotten that I am Veterinarian?"
"..."
"Why didn't you say so sooner?"
"You tell me I don't need to say anything more."
"..."
Zhao Xing thought about it and realized it was true.
Wen Muxun was not his subordinate; she was sent by Princess Youruo to help him.
Dragon Horse Bureau needs doctors, mainly Veterinarian. In this planting area, the herbal medicine shops are mostly staffed by Veterinarian.
However, we'll have to make do with it for now.
Zhao Xing turned Ji Ziyun around so that her back was to him.
Then he slapped her on the back.
"Pfft~"
Ji Ziyun coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Zhao Xing cultivated the Yin Yang True Self Scripture and spent so much time in the army with Yuan Yang and the others, so he also had some knowledge of pharmacology.
This palm strike directly expelled the fire poison from her body, but of course, it inevitably caused her some injury.
"You shall rest here and come back to train in twelve hours," Zhao Xing instructed.
"Yes."
Three hours later, Zhao Xing flew to the Wasteland Thunder Pool again.
Have the students from the Dao Academy herd the Pet Beast in the arena onto the flying boat and drag them away.
Among them, the 327 Pet Beast were still left in the Thunder Pool Wasteland to be subjected to the collective thunderous baptism.
Silver Moon Wolf King, Purple Back Ape, Sky Sword Bird, and Shadow Tiger will receive separate training.
"Boom!"
A new day of training has begun.
September 29th, the second day of training ended.
The Sky Sword Bird has reached the First Tier bloodline.
On October 3rd, the Purple Back Ape also reached the First Tier rank of the Name level bloodline.
On October 7th, Shadow Tiger reached the First Tier of the Name-level bloodline.
On October 15th, all four Pet Beast had reached the Eighth Grade of perfection, and their innate skills had also greatly improved, almost all of them advancing by about Third-Turn.
Among them, the Silver Moon Wolf King, with the strongest willpower, has reached the third tier of the Name-level bloodline. All three of its secret techniques have reached the mid-level perfection, and a high-level secret technique has even appeared.
With the addition of fifty nutritional supplements a day, its grade also climbed to the early stage of Seventh Grade.
The Silver Moon Wolf King, now much stronger, once again challenges Aotian Meow.
At Zhao Xing's behest, Aotian Meow and the Silver Moon Wolf King fought for an hour before finally knocking it down with a single slap.
Sky Sword Bird, Purple Back Ape, and Shadow Tiger are treated the same.
Each time, the Mountain Cat only won by a small margin, and with the help of the beast tamers' reassurance, the four Pet Beast were always able to maintain high morale.
On October 15th, an accident occurred inside the venue.
Twenty-six students, unable to control the berserk Pet Beast, actually started attacking each other.
Even with the Forget Sorrow Stele in existence, the strength of these Pet Beast has increased too quickly, their bloodlines have shifted, and the wild instincts hidden within their bodies have been awakened.
The beast tamer was not able to adapt immediately, which had the opposite effect.
"Roar! Roar!"
The riot triggered an even larger disturbance, with nearly a hundred strange beasts going berserk and on the verge of spiraling out of control.
Just as an accident was about to occur, Shang Ziyan's Silver Moon Wolf King made its move.
The Silver Moon Wolf King challenged forty-eight Pet Beast and defeated them all.
"Awoo~" The Silver Moon Wolf King subdued the scene in a very short time.
Shang Ziyan and her Silver Moon Wolf King immediately became the most eye-catching presence in the venue.
However, when Zhao Xing brought in the Veterinarian to treat the other strange beasts...
The Silver Moon Wolf King scurried away as quickly as a cat seeing a mouse.
The other beasts felt the same way; although they didn't know why, they were afraid when they saw the man in front of them.
The Veterinarian entered to treat the patients, while the students of the Azure Water Daoist Academy stood by, lost in thought.
"Shang Ziyan was originally only at a mid-level in the academy, and her Silver Moon Wolf bloodline was only at the First Tier of the Elite rank at first."
"Why such a big change in less than half a month?"
"Could it be because of the previous anomalies?"
After Zhao Xing's clone entered the arena, he revealed the reason for the Silver Moon Wolf King's progress.
From that day on, all the students of the Azure Water Daoist Academy began to try Soul Contract connections, sharing the pain with their Pet Beast and stimulating their fighting spirit.
The competitive spirit quickly spread to the students of the Dao Academy.
Although only a small percentage of these people are destined to be able to endure this kind of pain.
But this also made the monsters more resilient.
On October 20th, Zhao Xing commanded the Silver Moon Wolf King, Purple Back Ape King, Sky Sword Bird King, and Shadow Tiger King to conduct group combat training against the remaining exotic beasts.
At this moment, all three hundred-plus strange beasts instinctively feared Zhao Xing.
Their bloodline leap came from Zhao Xing's Startling Thunder Transformation, a fear etched into their very bones.
Zhao Xing could command them without needing Soul Contract.
More than two hundred strange beasts began a fierce battle.
Injury rates are starting to rise.
Zhao Xing stopped training on November 10th.
He led all the strange beasts back to the venue.
"Swish, swish, swish~"
All the mythical beasts returned to their masters.
Zhao Xing stood on the flying boat, looking at the strange beasts and students below, and nodded slightly.
Compared to the beginning, both the students and the beasts have changed a lot.
Of course, not everyone persevered.
Not all the strange beasts were unharmed.
Twelve students withdrew two weeks ago.
Of the 231 strange beasts, 45 could not be saved and eventually died in the wasteland.
Three-fifths of the students neither persisted in forming a "Soul Contract" to share the pain, nor did they choose to withdraw.
One-fifth of the students tried it occasionally, on and off.
Only fifteen people were able to maintain the Soul Contract connection throughout the entire process and inspire their Pet Beast' fighting spirit.
However, whether they were top students or poor students, the eighty-eight Dao Academy students who remained here looked at Zhao Xing with a mixture of fear and admiration.
Shang Ziyan and Su Minghui, in particular, were extremely impressed.
Because the two of them benefited the most!
"Your training at the Twin Dragon Horse Bureau has now come to an end," Zhao Xing said, looking down at the crowd.
"For the next period of time, you need to give your Pet Beast plenty of rest. Avoid high-intensity training for at least half a month."
"Now, everyone, bring your Pet Beast Tower Ship!"
The students below all bowed to Zhao Xing, saying, "Thank you Marquis Yuan Rang!"
Shang Ziyan and Su Minghui were grateful but also a little reluctant to part.
However, they also knew that this special training was over.
After everyone boarded the Tower Ship.
Cao Jiang, Tao Anchun, and others also took the Shang Heng Instrument again and tested and registered the strange beasts one by one.
Make a record when you arrive, and make a record when you leave.
At this time, Ji Ziyun was also on the warship, and her training had come to an end.
After undergoing grueling Supply Training, Ji Ziyun's Gluttony Art has reached the third level.
She looked at the list in her hand and was taken aback.
"When we arrived, all the Pet Beast were Eighth Grade; now they're all Seventh Grade!"
"Among them, twelve have already reached the Sixth Rank, Silver Moon Wolf King has even reached the perfect Sixth Rank."
However, this was not what surprised her the most.
"The bloodline of each of these beasts has been elevated by at least three minor ranks."
"All of them are at the threshold of the top-tier bloodline, and twelve have exceeded the threshold, with the Wolf King even reaching the Seventh Order of the top-tier bloodline?"
As for the growth in skills and talents, the average data isn't that exaggerated.
Because the Startling Thunder Transformation Art primarily improves rank and bloodline, skill levels require the Pet Beast to hone them gradually to match the new level.
Only those who received special training and were frequently beaten by the Mountain Cat have made significant breakthroughs in their skill levels.
"Senior Brother, when we go back to report this time, it will probably shock them greatly," Ji Ziyun, looking at Zhao Xing.
"You don't need to flatter me," Zhao Xing said with a smile. "I'm not shocked, I'm just glad I think it's great value for money. I actually lost money this time but gained a lot of publicity."
The 50 million contract from the Azure Water Daoist Academy requires all Eighth Grade exotic beasts to reach the Seventh Grade level and collectively upgrade their bloodlines by First Tier.
Once you do this, you've fulfilled the agreement.
The maximum timeframe is three months, but Zhao Xing only spent one and a half months and exceeded the Dao Academy's requirements.
Zhao Xing put a lot of effort into raising this group of Pet Beast, with costs approaching ten million yuan. This was mainly spent on food and medicinal materials needed for Veterinarian treatment.
Of course, Zhao Xing grew some of these himself, but the cost of the materials he spent was still quite high.
Adding in the labor costs for Zhao Xing and Mountain Cat, saying it was a loss would be an exaggeration, but the profit from this deal wasn't much either.
"Senior Brother you do this, the Dragon Horse Bureau on the other islands will be wiped out by you," Ji Ziyun laughed. "I'm afraid some people will hold a grudge against you."
There aren't many orders from the military yet, but orders from the Dao Academy are limited.
Ji Ziyun anticipated that the Dao Academy would definitely increase its order volume, and Zhao Xing would receive more orders, while the other islands would receive fewer.
Zhao Xing has mastered the nurturing-type Transformation of Seasons Art, and that is his core competitiveness!
It is anticipated that the Twin Islands will rise rapidly in the future.
Zhao Xing said calmly, "The Dragon Horse Bureau is an official institution. Even the Twin Dragon Horse Bureau, which were in such a miserable state before, were not abolished. Why would so many people hold a grudge against me?"
"My actions won't cause anyone to lose their Official Rank, but they will affect those who want to be promoted."
"As for promotions, they are based on merit, with the weak being demoted, and the fittest surviving."
"I'm only Sixth Rank now, so they should be secretly happy."
"After more than two thousand years of Taiping Granary, the Dragon Horse Bureau System has become too bloated."
"If I were the highest supervisor of Chongming Prefecture, I would reduce the number of the Dragon Horse Bureau of the Purple Firmament Islands by 70%!"
"If I were the Second Rank Vice Agriculture Minister, the entire Dragon Horse Bureau of the East Sea would need a major reform! At least 30% would need to be eliminated."
Ji Ziyun's eyes sparkled. This was the first time she had heard Zhao Xing mention his ambitions, and she felt that Zhao Xing was radiating light when he spoke.
Zhao Xing boasted to the girl for a while, and then Tower Ship.
Ji Ziyun then led the students back to the Azure Water Daoist Academy.
When the Law Beast Tower Ship returned to the Beast Taming Division of the Azure Water Daoist Academy.
Eighty-eight students Tower Ship with their Pet Beast, attracting the attention of many onlookers.
"When did the Beast Taming Division acquire so many majestic and extraordinary Pet Beast?"
"Hmm? Judging from its appearance, it seems to be entirely of beast blood."
"Wow, that wolf king is giving me a really strong sense of pressure."
"Its eyes are terrifying."
The students from the outer academy were buzzing with discussion, while the students from the Beast Taming Academy were even more astonished.
"Isn't that Cheng Yao? Her battle pet, when did it become so majestic?"
"Shadow Tiger King and Purple Back Ape King, these are two royal beasts? How come Su Minghui's Pet Beast have changed so much in just two months?"
"What a powerful Silver Moon Wolf King! Huh? What's wrong with them?"
At this moment, inside the Beast Taming Division, a student walked by leading a Mountain Cat.
Despite being a very ordinary First Tier bloodline, all the alien beasts instinctively took a few steps back when they saw this Mountain Cat.
Even the Silver Moon Wolf King was a little agitated and let out a long howl.
"That's really strange." The boy holding the Mountain Cat couldn't help but wonder.
When did his Mountain Cat become so majestic that it could arouse the vigilance of so many royal beasts?
The Beast Taming Division's chief officers, Wen Ji and Zhai Zhong, two Classics Scholar, quickly appeared and cleared the surrounding area.
"Master Wen, Master Zhai, I've brought them back." Ji Ziyun bowed and said, "This is the detailed record submitted by Marquis Yuan Rang. Please send someone to review it."
Wen Ji took the list and glanced at it, then froze, "You must have gotten the wrong one?"
"What's going on?" Zhai Zhong asked, tilting his head.
Wen Ji handed it over. "Look for yourself, twelve heads Sixth Rank, all are of the Seventh Grade, and all have the bloodline of a renowned figure."
"Hmm?" Zhai Zhong took the data and was somewhat surprised.
He looked up at the students around him and found that their eyes were all very bright, a significant change compared to two months ago.
It's impossible to stay the same; anyone who gets struck by lightning every day will become incredibly resilient.
If the students haven't changed much, then the strange beasts have undergone a complete transformation!
"Bring the Shang Heng Instrument over immediately, use the highest grade one!" Zhai Zhong ordered.
"Yes."
Before long, the Seventh Order Shang Heng Instrument was moved over.
Zhai Zhong first took the blood of the Shadow Tiger.
Buzz~
Detailed information was immediately displayed on the Earth Mirror.
[Name: Shadow Tiger]
[Grade: Mid- Sixth Rank]
[Bloodline: Rank 4]
[Talent Ability: Shadow Rampage]
[Effect: After undergoing the transformation, the Shadow Tiger's bloodline power is greatly enhanced, increasing its strength, speed, and defense by three times for two hours.]
[Secret Technique: Shadow Assault (Advanced First-Turn)]
[Effect: After undergoing a transformation, the Shadow Tiger's innate abilities are greatly enhanced. It can conceal its aura, transforming into a shadow and stealthily attacking from behind the enemy.]
[Secret Technique: Shadow Clone (Intermediate Perfection)]
[Effect: After training, the Shadow Tiger can skillfully utilize its innate talents. When attacking, the innate runes all over its body will form nine Shadow Clone. These clones possess a certain amount of attack power and also have a confusion effect.]
Zhai Zhong compared the data with that from two months ago.
Before discovering the Shadow Tiger, it was only at the mid-stage of the Eighth Grade rank.
A bloodline of the third rank of the elite level.
The bonus from innate abilities is only 50%, and lasts for one hour.
But now, it has increased to three times!
"Wow! This Silver Moon Wolf King's bloodline has reached the Seventh Order of the Name level!"
Wen Ji, who was standing nearby, let out a gasp.
"A bloodline that has jumped from the First Tier of the elite level to the Seventh Order of the famous level is too exaggerated."
"This Sky Sword Bird is something else too. It has a fifth-tier bloodline, and its Sky Sword Dance is already at a high level?"
"And there are also Purple Back Ape, Lightning Leopard..."
After a round of inspections, Zhai Zhong and Wen Ji were speechless.
The actual situation of these Pet Beast is even stronger than what is recorded in the documents.
Because of his improved combat skills, Zhao Xing was too lazy to register, and there was no such clause in the contract. He decided to treat it as a "gift" for their first collaboration.
That's precisely why it was measured by the Beast Taming Division's own people using the Shang Heng Instrument, making it all the more shocking.
Wen Ji and Zhai Zhong pulled Ji Ziyun aside.
"Zixuan, Marquis Yuan Rang, did you make a losing deal?" Wen Ji asked.
Zhai Zhong said, "Even if we don't lose money, we certainly won't make much profit."
A contract worth 50 million, spread across 200 exotic beasts, amounts to 250,000 per beast. Even if Wen Ji and Zhai Zhong were to manage the comprehensive upgrades in grade, bloodline, and talent, achieving the same results as Zhao Xing in just one and a half months wouldn't be easy.
Ji Ziyun smiled and said, "I don't know about that, but my Senior Brother mentioned the intention to cooperate further. If the two teachers are still satisfied, they might as well place a few more orders."
They were not just satisfied, Zhai Zhong and Wen Ji were extremely satisfied.
Because they immediately tested this group of strange beasts in actual combat and found that they were indeed fine.
It's not the kind of improvement that has strong side effects.
Yes, after careful testing, there is still a little bit.
That means I'm afraid of cats.
"Afraid of cats?" Qin Hongying listened to the reports from her two subordinates, put down the documents in her hand, and looked up with a questioning look.
"Yes, all the strange beasts have shown symptoms of being afraid of cats," Wen Ji said.
Zhai Zhong pondered, "What's strange is that they aren't afraid of all cats, but only of the Mountain Cat."
"Even the most ordinary Mountain Cat, when placed in front of the Silver Moon Wolf King, will cause it to have a stress response, and it can only return to normal when a beast tamer is there to soothe it."
"That's not a big problem," Wen Ji said. "Beastmasters don't stray too far from their battle pets, and they can react quickly to brief emotional outbursts."
"Unless it's a battle of the highest level, you can't catch a fleeting opening."
"It seems Zhao Xing used his Mountain Cat as a sparring partner." Qin Hongying glanced at the result and couldn't help but chuckle.
"What you're saying is true. These side effects are perfectly acceptable. With some training later, they'll disappear."
"Dean, should we send some more battle pets over?" Wen Ji asked.
"Okay," Qin Hongying nodded. "There are few Agricultural Official Agricultural Official can master the Transformation of Seasons Art, and even fewer who can train exotic beasts to advance. Once his reputation grows, the price may not be what it is now."
Zhai Zhong agreed, "Yes, but I wonder how big of a deal Zhao Xing can take, and whether he has the ability to train Fifth Grade- and Fourth Grade exotic beasts."
The first batch was just a trial run; what will truly benefit the Dao Academy is the cultivation of a large number of mid-grade battle beasts.
Because Azure Water Daoist Academy is also qualified to participate in the Beast Competition.
Ninety percent of the secret realms in the Dragon Court Ancient Land are only open to Fourth Grade exotic beasts.
In other words, the main force exploring the Dragon Court Ancient Land is actually the Fourth Grade war beasts.
The Beast Competition a contest where the highest-ranking beasts are Fourth Grade beasts fighting each other. High-grade beasts are rare, and the spots are all predetermined. They won't be used to fight to the death. When the time comes, the high-grade beasts sent by the Great Zhou and the Water Tribe can directly enter.
While Wen Ji and Zhai Zhong were still pondering, Qin Hongying made a decision directly. "No need to think about it anymore. The Dragon Court Ancient Land will open in twenty years. Even if he can't now, he will definitely be able to in a few years."
Zhai Zhong and Wen Ji listened quietly.
"You two go and talk to him yourselves," Qin Hongying said, holding up one index finger. "My bottom line is that Azure Water Daoist Academy must obtain priority from him."
"As for the higher-ups, we should negotiate as well as possible. If we can link it to his development twenty years from now, that would be a great achievement."
Zhai Zhong and Wen Ji exchanged a glance, both finding it somewhat unbelievable that Vice Dean Qin was so optimistic about it.
They were actually made to talk about such a distant future.
If the other party were Liu Tianning, that would be more accurate, but Zhao Xing is only a Sixth Rank.
Qin Hongying seemed to see the doubt in their hearts. "You don't know much about him."
"I visited You Ruo's residence a few days ago and took the opportunity to inquire about Zhao Xing's situation."
"He and Liu Tianning are completely different."
Qin Hongying said, "Liu Tianning mainly focuses on the True Self Faction, and he has been immersed in the Fifth Grade for a hundred years, specializing in the study of the True Self Faction. The Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet has occupied all his thoughts, and he has no way back."
"Zhao Xing has no clear affiliation. Transformation of Seasons Art Bianfa belongs to the Time Faction, but when he was in the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven, he joined the Earthly Advantage Institute. Now he is only Sixth Rank, and he has also mastered the Ten Thousand Laws Clone."
Qin Hongying tapped her fingers lightly on the table, her gaze deep. "If, I mean if, Liu Tianning were to become the first Grand Minister of Agriculture of the True Self Faction in our dynasty in the future."
"Under his protection, the chances of Zhao Xing dying young are very small. Zhao Xing is young enough and talented enough to have plenty of time to manage three factions simultaneously."
"He may very well become the first Grand Minister of Agriculture in our dynasty to unify the three factions of Heavenly Timing, Earthly Advantage Institute, and True Self!"
Zhai Zhong and Wen Ji were stunned.
To unify the three major schools of thought and become their leader?
Vice President Qin's hypothesis is indeed quite bold.
Even Wu Cheng Wu Sangong, the Grand Minister of Agriculture during the founding of the dynasty, did not achieve this level of prestige.
It's not enough to just have high combat power; we also need to unify the ideologies of the three factions. Just the theory of the Five Elements and Four Seasons Theory alone has significant differences among the three factions.
One must also possess unparalleled achievements and have prestige comparable to Wu Cheng to have any chance.
However, Qin Hongying was only making a hypothesis, and Zhai Zhong and Wen Ji did not argue about this topic because it was too far in the future.
Seeing Qin Hongying's optimism, Zhai Zhong couldn't help but ask, "Dean, how much are we allowed to offer during these negotiations?"
Qin Hongying chuckled and said, "There is no upper limit."
The minimum word count of 240,000 has been exceeded, and this chapter is still owed!