"Patriarch, the scales on this beast have regenerated again!"
At this moment, a golden beast tamer roared.
The giant beast below roared out of the magma, its broken scales healing as if new.
"This darn thing..."
The Long family patriarch stroked his chin, looking around. "The support from the fierce beasts is increasing. I'm afraid we won't be able to take it down today."
From all directions, ferocious beasts charged fiercely, but they were being held back.
Aside from the three of them, the other beast tamers of the Long family had naturally also been deployed.
They knew they couldn't handle a Monarch, and their presence was merely to hunt other fierce beasts.
"Release tracking skills first, mark it!"
They had lured out the Monarch with a poisoned chicken soup of the soul. If their operation failed, the opponent wouldn't give them a second chance.
The other two Long family members nodded, each throwing out their skills to lock onto the Monarch's trace, preparing for a protracted war.
Boom boom boom!
At this moment, the fire giant beast roared. Despite being covered in blood, its eyes remained fierce. It glared at the three of them before sinking back into the magma.
The next second, its body seemed to turn fluid, merging with the magma.
The three tracking skills were instantly dispelled, and they lost its trace.
"Not good!"
Their expressions jolted. They hadn't expected the opponent to have such a move.
The three's contracted spirits once again attacked ferociously, unleashing various skills towards the lava waterfall, but they found no trace of the Monarch.
Just then, at the top of the waterfall, a massive head slowly emerged.
Its eyes held a human-like mockery, as if ridiculing the three below for their overestimation of their own abilities.
But just as it was about to leave,
It was suddenly enveloped by a shadow.
"?"
The fire giant beast's expression stiffened. It instinctively looked towards the sky and its expression changed drastically in an instant!
Boom boom boom!
A colossal yellow backside came hurtling down, making direct, intimate contact with its face.
Instantly, the magma churned, but it didn't impede the yellow body at all.
Roar—
The fire giant beast roared, its eyes filled with humiliation. Being greeted with a butt was utterly disrespectful!
However, its protest was useless, seeming to excite the creature above even more.
Boom boom boom—
The large yellow sphere pressed down on the fire giant beast, forcefully pushing it back from the top of the waterfall to the very bottom.
The Long family patriarch, who had been about to despair, blinked in surprise, then his expression shifted, and he instinctively backed away.
The Silver Monarch, which had just escaped, fell downwards.
At this moment, its ferocity was gone, replaced by terror as it gazed at the unknown creature above.
"Goo goo! Goo goo! Goo goo!"
The yellow sphere bounced back and forth, each impact hitting the giant beast, inflicting damage on its body and tormenting its soul...
The Silver Monarch, which had been furious moments ago, was now like a toy, completely unable to resist.
For a moment, the three members of the Long family, along with the human beast tamers around them, and even the beast tide in the distance, were all stunned into silence...
What was going on?!
After a long pause, a faint voice came,
"Alright, don't kill it. Leave some opportunities for the juniors."
The nearly thousand-meter-long yellow sphere then ascended, looking as if it hadn't had its fill, and finally drilled into the waterfall, comfortably soaking itself.
"..."
The Long family patriarch opened his eyes, his mind buzzing.
What he was looking at wasn't ordinary lava, but a part of the Silver Monarch's power connected to its very soul. Even a golden contracted spirit couldn't stay there for long.
Yet, this yellow sphere had completely ignored it?
"Is this really a Gold Three-Star?"
One person muttered to himself, able to discern the sphere's level.
"Patriarch, did you conceal your strength?"
Another golden beast tamer looked at the Long family patriarch, a hint of suspicion in his eyes.
"Hmm?"
The Long family patriarch blinked, then understood. He roared,
"Conceal my foot! This is Chen Shu's contracted spirit! How can I compare to that?"
"Chen Shu? Who?"
The two looked surprised. They had been in seclusion within the family for many years and weren't very familiar with the geniuses of the new era.
"You two are truly muddled by your cultivation!"
The Long family patriarch shook his head. Just as he was about to continue speaking, he was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"Uncle!"
"Hmm?"
The patriarch blinked, his gaze shifting eastward.
A group of people instantly appeared, arriving dozens of meters in front of him.
Among them, a burly man wearing a vest was his own nephew.
He blinked in surprise and said, "Long Yu, why are you here?"
"Teacher brought us here."
Long Yu looked towards Chen Shu at the front with a respectful expression.
He was four or five years older than Chen Shu, but he was completely convinced by this young man. Beast tamers did not categorize seniority by age.
The Long family patriarch blinked, then looked at Chen Shu, laughing,
"As expected, the famous Southern River Bandit!"
Beast taming families generally stayed out of worldly affairs, focusing solely on cultivation and advancing to become peak powerhouses.
However, as the patriarch, he needed to stay informed from time to time, otherwise, the family would eventually become out of sync with the outside world. Moreover, he always had to await any orders from the old man.
"Greetings, Patriarch."
Chen Shu smiled politely and then shifted the conversation back to the main topic, saying,
"Are you also hunting this Monarch?"
"You jest. We almost let this fellow escape."
The patriarch shook his head and said, "Since you're here, we'll leave it to you!"
"Patriarch..."
The other two immediately spoke up, their eyes filled with reluctance.
They had been locked in a fierce battle with the Monarch for nearly an hour. Although they hadn't killed it, they had certainly put in the effort...
"Enough!"
The patriarch glanced at them and said, "If the Bandit hadn't come, this beast would have escaped long ago!"
"Since the Patriarch is so polite, we won't stand on ceremony."
"..."
Wang Sheng and Xiang Yao both stepped forward, summoning their contracted spirits, and headed straight for the fire giant beast.
"I'm also doing this to help my students train,"
Chen Shu explained with a smile. "The old man assigned this task, and I must do my best to complete it."
Upon mentioning the old man, the three no longer harbored any reluctance and even stepped forward to help.
"Um, do you need us to stop the other fierce beasts?"
"No need. This is also part of their tempering."
Chen Shu shook his head and began to watch the battle leisurely.
"Then shall I call back the others?"
The Long family patriarch looked around at the hundreds of people, most of whom were talented juniors of the family.
Chen Shu pondered for a moment and nodded, "That would be fine."
Instantly, everyone gave up their positions blocking the fierce beasts and converged towards the patriarch, preparing to leave the stage to Xiang Yao and Wang Sheng.
Just then, a young man in the crowd exclaimed in surprise,
"Chen Shu?"
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu's expression jolted. He looked at the speaker, vaguely feeling the face was familiar, but couldn't recall.
Long Yu, standing beside him, softly explained, "Teacher, this is my younger brother, Long Jiang."
"Long Jiang..."
Chen Shu blinked, then suddenly remembered.
When he first entered university, he had participated in the Kyoto Spirit Duelling Arena. He had fought against this person in the finals for the annual championship.
Long Jiang possessed a heritage skill. At that time, Chen Shu had also taken some enhancers; otherwise, he wouldn't have won the annual championship.
"You... you've become so strong..."
Long Jiang glanced at Chen Shu, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.
He had been diligently cultivating, but now he was only a Silver Two-Star. Although this could be considered a genius, it was worlds apart compared to Chen Shu.
At this moment, his gaze instinctively fell upon the students beside Chen Shu. Most of them were people he recognized.
The next second, his expression stiffened. All of them had actually advanced to become Golden Beast Tamers!
"You guys..."
His eyes widened, filled with disbelief, unable to accept what he was seeing.
Then, the light in his eyes dimmed, filled with despondency, and he finally sighed deeply.
On the path forward, someone would always be left behind...
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