Beast Taming: Picking Up a Holy Dragon Egg at the Start Section 5

A massive cross radiating brilliant light smashed toward several snake-type Phantom Beasts that were flicking their tongues.

Meanwhile, Shadow Gamma transformed into a dark silhouette and struck at the other Blade-Tooth Mud Snakes.

The next moment!

Crack, crack, crack!

Boom, boom, boom!

Over a dozen Blade-Tooth Mud Snakes all collapsed.

"Tonight we'll have snake soup!"

Chen Xuan grinned and found something to pack the Blade-Tooth Mud Snakes into.

The flesh and blood of Phantom Beasts contained immense nutrients.

Beast Masters who consumed them could enhance their Beast Mastery Power.

Beast Mastery Power!

That is, a Beast Master's ability to command Phantom Beasts.

Beast Masters, like Phantom Beasts, were ranked from Black Iron, Bronze, Silver... all the way to Divine.

A Beast Master could generally only command Phantom Beasts of a lower rank than themselves.

If they commanded a Phantom Beast of a higher rank, the Phantom Beast might disobey orders.

This was extremely dangerous.

If a Phantom Beast refused to follow its Beast Master's commands in battle, it could potentially lead to life-threatening danger.

"Hmm, hmm, hmm"

Humming a tune from an old pop song, Chen Xuan headed home with his Phantom Beast.

Soon!

Chen Xuan returned to Holy Dragon Village.

The village was bustling with people, coming and going, tending to their fields—

a picture of a utopia secluded from the world.

Indeed.

Holy Dragon Village was cut off from the outside world.

The villagers were all ordinary farmers, with no means to venture out.

Everything they ate and used in the village was basically self-sufficient!

Only once a month would travelers go outside and bring back some clothes.

"Big Brother Chen, you're back?"

"Did you go catch Phantom Beasts again?"

As soon as Chen Xuan stepped into his home, a young woman around twenty years old looked at him with a curious smile.

Her name was Gu Li.

Her face had once been cursed by a strange Phantom Beast, and she always wore a veil.

But just a few months ago, it suddenly healed.

The girl's personality had also become more cheerful.

And from that day on, everyone learned that the Holy Dragon Dojo had reopened.

As its last master, Chen Xuan had begun taming Phantom Beasts anew.

The other children in the village would also be sent here in their free time to learn about Phantom Beasts from Chen Xuan.

"Yeah, I just went out!"

"It's this little guy!"

A flash of light passed by.

A tiny fairy, timidly clutching Chen Xuan's pant leg, stared at Gu Li before her.

"Wow, so cute!"

Girls all liked adorable things.

Seeing the Harvest Fairy's appearance, Gu Li cried out in excitement.

But when she tried to go hug the Harvest Fairy, she met fierce resistance.

"Stingy!"

Gu Li could only pout in annoyance.

"What's up? Something wrong?"

Watching the Harvest Fairy's timidness and Gu Li's irritation, Chen Xuan just smiled, saying nothing.

"Right, I came over to ask you about that..."

Though Gu Li had always lived in the village, she was also deeply fascinated by Phantom Beasts.

So sometimes she'd come find Chen Xuan to learn about them.

Ever since her face suddenly healed last time, she'd lost her fear of Phantom Beasts.

Instead, she was filled with curiosity about them, yearning endlessly for the mysterious.

"Hey, Big Brother Chen, do you think the Holy Dragon showed its power last time?"

"I heard there used to be a Holy Dragon in our village, that's why it's named that!"

Gu Li recalled an old village legend.

"Right, they say the Holy Dragon was the Phantom Beast of this dojo's master back then!"

"Haha, maybe that Holy Dragon is still hiding in your Holy Dragon Dojo!"

Gu Li joked.

"Yeah, maybe—how else to explain what the villagers saw?"

Hearing Gu Li's words, Chen Xuan smiled too.

Back when the Holy Dragon hatched, the village was full of guesses, all saying the Holy Dragon had manifested.

Of course!

No one's attention turned to Chen Xuan at the Holy Dragon Dojo.

So many years had passed, everyone had forgotten what the Holy Dragon looked like.

How could they imagine that the tiny figure beside Chen Xuan was the divine dragon itself!

"Haha, I'm just kidding. Thanks for the lesson, Big Brother Chen. I should head back for dinner. I'll come again when I'm free!"

"Bye-bye!"

"Mm, bye-bye!"

Bidding farewell to Gu Li, Chen Xuan walked into the courtyard behind the Holy Dragon Dojo.