Pet Beast Selection (Please Keep Reading!)

After lunch, Chen Wei, with Color Spirit coiled around his neck, made a trip to the Ragdoll Mall that afternoon.

Unfortunately, among the six Titanium Crystal Ragdolls he appraised this time, there was still not a single individual with exceptionally outstanding talent that had caused its race to mutate.

Chen Wei had left the contract slot for his second pet beast vacant for a long time. If he truly could not find a Titanium Crystal Ragdoll with fire-element talent, he had several other backup choices, though he had yet to make up his mind completely.

One of those choices was the Whirling Light Dragon Falcon, a tall and mighty creature capable of carrying a person as it soared through the skies.

Although this kind of dragon falcon had the word "dragon" in its name, it actually had no connection whatsoever to the dragon type, and its racial level was only High Extraordinary.

However, after multiple evolutions, it could leap into the Transcendent Commander-level [Golden-Winged Dragon Falcon], possessing draconic blood.

Another candidate was the fire-and-dragon-type Azure Sun Dragon Lizard.

Unlike the Whirling Light Dragon Falcon, the Azure Sun Dragon Lizard possessed a trace of draconic blood. It was a genuine dragon-type pet beast, with a Top Elite racial level.

This proud dual-type pet beast lived around volcanoes year-round. It could grow up to eight meters tall and weigh as much as 2.1 tons, its body always covered in azure flaming armor.

From its head to the tip of its tail, even across its entire back, the Azure Sun Dragon Lizard was covered in serrated azure bone spines. These spines could absorb the fire-element source energy suffusing heaven and earth.

Current research had found that the Azure Sun Dragon Lizard's highest known evolution path was the Brilliant King-level [Crimson Sun Flame Dragon].

From what Chen Wei knew, pet beasts with dragon bloodlines on Blue Star basically never had racial levels below Top Elite.

Moreover, compared to other pet beasts, dragon-type pet beasts were born with extraordinarily powerful strength.

Their massive yet agile bodies, incomparably sturdy scales, and devastating dragon-type skills placed their strength far above that of most pet beasts at the same rank.

As for the legendary Redtail Gold, which possessed a faint trace of dragon blood, it was one of the rare exceptions and was not recognized by mainstream beastmasters.

Thus, in the eyes of many beastmasters, dragon-type pet beasts were synonymous with power.

Especially within Donghua Kingdom, which revered dragon-type pet beasts and regarded the Eastern Azure Dragon as its totemic divine beast, the title of Dragon Master was an honor most beastmasters dreamed of attaining.

There were few beastmasters who did not wish to become a peerless dragon knight!

This had kept the prices of pet beasts with dragon bloodlines in Donghua Kingdom sky-high, to the point that Chen Wei, a beastmaster whose innate talent was Dragon Taming Power, had still failed to contract even a single dragon pet.

Even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice. Having a dragon-taming talent but no dragon pet—just thinking about it made Chen Wei feel miserable.

So, he began to entertain some thoughts about the Azure Sun Dragon Lizard, one of the easiest dragon-type pet beasts to acquire.

But an Azure Sun Dragon Lizard hatchling cost at least tens of millions of Star Coins in the Beastmaster Mall. In other words, Chen Wei would need to win the arena champion challenge dozens more times before he could afford one!

Thinking of this, Chen Wei shook his head helplessly. The Whirling Light Dragon Falcon or the Titanium Crystal Ragdoll was still more affordable.

As for the Azure Sun Dragon Lizard, he would wait until he had money!

Cultivation was always tedious. After finishing his part-time work and returning to the apartment, Chen Wei and Color Spirit began a routine of cultivation that revolved around only two places.

Every morning, they went together to the Beastmaster Association's ice-and-snow grounds to learn new skills. In the afternoons, they meditated and cultivated in their room.

On the first day, Color Spirit successfully mastered Frost Surrounding.

Watching Color Spirit skillfully control four rings of frost amid the snow and ice, Chen Wei could not help but sigh. Color Spirit's talent for learning was truly high.

They had agreed on two days, yet she had learned it in just one morning!

On the second day, Chen Wei let Color Spirit pick a new skill she liked on his phone.

She then chose to learn the moderately difficult [Frost Command Ice Burst].

This skill was very simple. While controlling frost to freeze the enemy, it could instantly detonate the icy power around them, dealing multiple waves of explosive damage.

When paired with the terrain skill Polar Ice, Color Spirit could even trigger a massive avalanche catastrophe across an extremely broad area in snowy mountains, burying any enemy beneath it.

On the third day, Color Spirit successfully became familiar with Frost Command Ice Burst.

On the fourth day, as Color Spirit moved at high speed across the icy training grounds, the snowflakes falling from the sky seemed like fireworks, endlessly exploding and blooming in midair.

As expected, she successfully mastered Frost Command Ice Burst.

In response, Chen Wei took a deep breath and declared that everything was normal, then stroked the smug Color Spirit's head.

Time spent cultivating flew by, and soon a month had passed.

Today, Chen Wei got up early in the morning.

He first selected several pieces of cold-weather clothing from the wardrobe and placed them into his Star Ring. Then he went to the refrigerator in the room and stored the food he had packed beforehand in the Star Ring as well.

"Yiya!" (▼ヘ▼#) (There's no room left!)

Color Spirit in Chen Wei's arms immediately raised her head at him in dissatisfaction.

"Bear with it for now. In a while, I'll get you a Star Ring with more space."

Chen Wei rubbed Color Spirit's head and said with a smile.

"Yiya!" (〃'▽'〃) (All right!)

Hearing Chen Wei say he would get her a new house, Color Spirit promptly agreed in delight.

The standard-issue Star Ring did not have much space, so she usually did not like staying inside it.

After breakfast, Chen Wei stored Color Spirit in the Star Ring, then took the bus to Beastmaster Tower with practiced ease.

This time, Chen Wei had deliberately arrived at the Beastmaster Plaza fifteen minutes early. After all, today was the day he would be heading to the Southshore Mountain Secret Realm.

After waiting at the gathering point for about ten minutes, a bus with "Southshore Mountain Special Line" marked on its windows drove into the plaza.

"A19956. Looks like this is the one."

He carefully examined the bus before him and, after confirming that there was no mistake, walked straight over.

"Please show your Beastmaster badge!" A gentle female voice immediately rang out beside Chen Wei's ear.

At her words, Chen Wei took his identification badge from the Star Ring and handed it to the staff member in front of him.

Beep!

After the device verified it, the attendant gave Chen Wei a couple of looks, a thoughtful glint in her eyes.

"Here is your badge. Welcome to this secret realm trial."

Chen Wei accepted the badge and nodded politely, then boarded through the open doors.

The moment he got on, he swept his gaze over the bus interior. He found that several Beastmasters were already seated here and there, but not a single one was someone Chen Wei knew.

He gave it no further thought and chose an empty seat with no one nearby.

Once they entered the secret realm, every Beastmaster here would be a potential competitor.

A few minutes later, a familiar, charming female voice suddenly rang out in the quiet bus.

"Can I sit here?"

Chen Wei looked up, surprise flashing through his eyes as a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Of course."