System Bro Wants to Be Zhao Gao

For hundreds of years, numerous Secret Realms had descended upon Blue Star.

Although the otherworldly civilizations within those Secret Realms had long since perished, leaving behind only ruins, the otherworldly Pet Beasts had not vanished alongside them.

Some long-lived Pet Beast clans, powerful exceptional individuals, Mythical Pet Beasts, and others all knew why the Secret Realms had descended. Some had even experienced the "end" of the otherworld—

It was said that on that day, two deities had fought beyond the heavens. The aftermath tore apart the sky, shattered the earth, and stirred up tsunamis...

Even the lesser gods had been unable to participate in the battle between those two supreme deities. The entire world had met its end, collapsing into countless fragments.

At the very end, one deity had sacrificed itself, exhausting all its power to stabilize every spatial fragment.

Those otherworldly fragments became the last arks, carrying the survivors across the endless sea of void until they eventually turned into Secret Realms and descended upon Blue Star.

When the remaining otherworldly power within the Secret Realms merged with Blue Star's native power, the strength of the two worlds combined, giving rise to Pet Beasts, Beast Tamers, evolution systems, and more. Some otherworldly items from the Secret Realms had also gained power and become tools...

In fact, according to the Pet Beasts, although the otherworld had magical creatures in the past, both their strength and numbers had been far inferior to modern "Pet Beasts." There had been no evolution, contracts, or Beast Tamers either.

Even the otherworldly gods of the past, now Mythical Pet Beasts, had gained all kinds of new powers on Blue Star and were still gradually exploring and training them.

They had not fully understood those powers themselves, so they could not provide researchers with any useful information.

However, the history they recounted had already sounded an alarm for Beast Tamers—

Since even weak Pet Beasts could descend upon Blue Star along with the Secret Realms, then the two Gods of Destruction who had destroyed the otherworld might very well cross the void and descend upon Blue Star as well!

They already possessed the power to destroy worlds. If, like the other Pet Beasts, they absorbed new power on Blue Star and became even stronger...

Then the otherworld's fate seemed to be Blue Star's future.

It was precisely because Blue Star had anticipated the possibility of such an apocalyptic crisis that it had become so aggressively militarized. Research, cultivation, training, duels...

Everything was meant to cultivate stronger, more formidable Beast Tamers to face the arrival of the "Beasts of Destruction"!

Back to the matter at hand.

Knowing the Secret Realm's background, Jiang Xing looked at the bones in the corner by the gate, as though he could see the ancient past through the flow of time.

At the end of the world, the sky had been torn open by a massive rift. The earth had trembled endlessly, houses had collapsed, and a child had clutched a puppy while hiding fearfully in a corner, yet still failed to escape death.

The puppy in the child's arms had not forgotten its duty even after death. It had revived as a Ghost, guarding the family home and its little master's remains...

No matter the era, loyalty was always the thing most capable of moving people.

Jiang Xing sighed inwardly, removed his cloak, and gathered the bones from the ground. He had Lucky Cloud Qilin use telekinesis to dig a pit beside the dead tree, then buried the bones there, allowing them to rest in peace.

Then, he had Lucky Cloud Qilin release its control over the Purple-Black Puppy.

The instant it broke free, the Purple-Black Puppy rushed into the courtyard and stood in front of the small mound. It lowered its body and let out threatening whimpers.

However, it seemed to have calmed down. Perhaps the Affinity of the Beast Taming Suit had taken effect.

The Purple-Black Puppy merely threatened them and did not attack again.

"Come to think of it, this Howl Dog is rather strange itself—"

"Howl Dogs are common guard Pet Beasts, and vicious wild Pet Beasts often appear in the countryside... Loyal puppies fear no powerful enemy, but they are often injured or even killed because of that."

"Logically speaking, if they could revive in Necro form after death, they should have been discovered long ago."

"Yet no one has ever recorded an [Undead Howl Dog]."

"Furthermore, Necro Pet Beasts do not simply exist forever without food—they need fear, hatred, the aura of death, and other forms of energy to replenish their consumption and maintain their existence. Otherwise, they too will gradually weaken and perish..."

"This Howl Dog clearly has not been a Ghost for just one day."

"In such a tiny place, what has it been relying on to survive?"

The doubts surrounding the Purple-Black Puppy successfully piqued Jiang Xing's curiosity and interest.

He had chosen the researcher path not only because Beast Tamer battles were too dangerous, but also because he was deeply interested in Pet Beast research and filled with curiosity and a desire to explore—

Otherwise, with the resources he had obtained from researching the Rainbow Dragon Cub, he could have easily switched to becoming a Beast Tamer. If that did not work, he could have become a part-time Beast Tamer like Senior Sister Su.

The reason he had not done so was purely personal preference.

He liked researching Pet Beasts, evolution forms, and all kinds of tools. He liked uncovering the hidden power within Pet Beasts and letting them shine before the world!

Therefore, rather than spending his time on endless battles and tournaments, defeating one passionate opponent after another to obtain Champion titles and glory...

He preferred investing his time into cultivating and researching Pet Beasts.

Besides, who said only battling could show off?

A researcher's moments of dazzling before the public were no worse than a Champion's!

With curiosity in his heart, Jiang Xing spoke.

"Calm down. We mean no harm. We are merely guests who wandered in by accident."

"Consider these cubes compensation for intruding here."

As Jiang Xing spoke, he took out a pencil case from his pocket. When he opened it, it was filled with colorful cubes.

He poured out several red [Hot Apple Cubes] and placed them before the Purple-Black Puppy.

They were Fire Type cubes. Although they were not Necromancy Type, they were still quite tempting to a little dog that had not eaten in who knew how many years.

It tried hard to raise its head and avoid looking at the cubes, yet it could not help glancing toward them.

This human had defeated it and entered its home, yet he had not stolen anything. Instead, he had helped its little master gather the bones...

Its tail began to sway gently. In the end, the Purple-Black Puppy lowered its head and ate the cubes.

"Ah-li~" Tasty, right~

Lucky Cloud Qilin nodded in satisfaction. See? Even this stubborn little dog could not resist the charm of cubes.

Sure enough, it was not greedy. These cubes were simply too delicious!

After eating the cubes, the Purple-Black Puppy's mood clearly improved. Its tail wagged continuously as it backed up, sat on the ground, and barked.

"Woof!"

Jiang Xing placed down several more Hot Apple Cubes and said, "We want to leave this place, but we need to pass through an item containing special power... Can you help us find it?"

Jiang Xing was referring to the [Secret Realm Core].

It could be used to open, close, and relocate the Secret Realm entrance. It was essentially administrator authority.

Normally, a Secret Realm would have several natural exits connected to Blue Star. However, this Secret Realm was too small and had no natural exit, so they could only leave through the Secret Realm Core.

The Purple-Black Puppy tilted its head and thought for a moment before running toward the ruins of the house. It returned with a piece of broken stone in its mouth.

It looked like an ordinary stone, yet it contained mysterious power. It was precisely the core of this Secret Realm.

Jiang Xing accepted the stone, activated it, and sent the fan family out.

Then, he looked at the Purple-Black Puppy.

"Can I come visit you in the future?"

The moment the Purple-Black Puppy heard that, its tail stopped wagging. It immediately stood up, its gaze turning wary.

Jiang Xing explained, "I do not want to take you away, nor do I want to occupy this place... I am simply curious about you and want to study what happened to you."

"If you are willing to cooperate, I can bring you some food as payment—the same kind of cubes from earlier."

Hearing the explanation, the Purple-Black Puppy relaxed.

It did not want to leave this place, but it was also curious. It had clearly died, so why had it come back to life?

Thus, it wagged its tail and barked.

"Woof!"

Jiang Xing smiled.

He did not necessarily need to find a way to persuade this Purple-Black Puppy to leave the Secret Realm or make a contract with it.

That would only ruin its loyalty.

Since it wanted to stay by its master's side, then it could remain here.

Just as when he fed Lucky Cloud Qilin, Jiang Xing, as a Pet Beast Scholar, treated Pet Beasts with respect even while researching them.

Just as both sides were satisfied, the system panel appeared.

[Ding ding! You have successfully tamed Buneary!]

The moment Jiang Xing saw the first line, he could not keep a straight face.

System Bro, stop messing around!

Previously, calling the Golden-Veined Koi a Magikarp had at least been understandable. They were both carp, after all.

But the Purple-Black Puppy's traits clearly resembled a loyal Greavard more, yet it had to be called a Buneary?

Calling a dog a rabbit, huh.

You want to be Zhao Gao too?