Celestial Beast Taming

Qiao Shuyu was not the type to take a loss lying down.

She looked at Gong Lei’s smug face and declared loudly.

"Gong Lei, remember what you said. I’m taking one extra spot."

"If I can’t come to an agreement with the others in the end, you’ll have to give me a spot from your side."

At this, Qiao Shuyu didn’t give Gong Lei a chance to react.

She spoke loudly to the contestants from various factions standing behind him.

𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"My family has a Creator. Gong Lei, if that Storage Walnut Tree sapling of yours can’t bear fruit, you can come to me for help."

"I guarantee I can make it bear fruit."

"Gong Lei promised you all that you could buy Storage Walnuts from him at a ten percent discount off the market price."

"If you don’t hear from him after a year, just go and demand them from him."

"Without your help, this Storage Walnut Tree wouldn’t belong to Gong Lei in the first place."

"Gong Lei, it’s one thing for you to betray me, but surely you wouldn’t break your word with the people who helped you in this Secret Realm, would you?"

Having said her piece, Qiao Shuyu prepared to leave.

She couldn’t be bothered to look at the exceptionally ugly expression that had appeared on Gong Lei’s face.

’Gong Lei screwed me over. There’s no way I’m letting him get away with it.’

’My Storage Walnut Tree isn’t something you can just snatch so easily!’

’If Gong Lei can’t take it, we can just fight. So be it.’

’It’s just one Secret Realm exploration. Not getting a high rank isn’t a huge deal.’

After Qiao Shuyu finished speaking, none of the contestants with Gong Lei stepped up to refute her on his behalf.

Anyone from a faction with a decent foundation would need a resource like Storage Walnuts.

The chance to buy Storage Walnuts at a ten percent discount, even if it was just a few of them,

was still a considerable gain.

After stowing the Storage Walnut Tree sapling, Gong Lei quickly composed himself.

Then, his usual fake smile returned.

"Shu Ying, of the people currently in the top ten, I have three on my side, and you have two."

"Among the top five, we haven’t run into the second or fourth-ranked players yet."

"Why don’t we team up? I heard someone discovered news of a major treasure over there."

"In the area where the major treasure was found, there’s also the aura of a pure Rule. A lot of people want to go try their luck."

"If the second and fourth-ranked players have formed an alliance, it’ll be easier for us to deal with them if we’re working together."

Qiao Shuyu’s brows furrowed sharply at his words.

She had heard this news as well, and the direction Gong Lei pointed was the same one she knew of.

She had just been about to lead her people to search that area.

The Secret Realm had only been open for a little over three days, and it would be nearly two more days before it started to collapse from the edges.

In that time, she would have enough time to lead her people to the area and search for the major treasure.

But it turned out she wasn’t the only one who had heard the news; Gong Lei had somehow heard it too.

Qiao Shuyu suddenly had a feeling that perhaps the final showdown of this Secret Realm wouldn’t be in the core region.

But in this place where the major treasure was hidden!

In the Secret Realm, items with a Divine Origin Value of 3,000 or more were generally called major treasures.

A single major treasure was enough to attract everyone to take the risk.

After all, dying inside a Secret Realm opened by the Wanyu Gambling Company didn’t come with much of a penalty.

Moreover, this area didn’t just contain a major treasure; one could also feel the pure Power of Rules there.

’Could it be that this major treasure is related to a Rule?’

If so, the value of this major treasure would be far greater than just a few thousand points of Divine Origin Value.

She had been played by Gong Lei. For the sake of the bigger picture, she could only hand over the Storage Walnut Tree sapling to him.

But she had to fight for that major treasure, no matter what.

Gong Lei’s words were pleasant, talking about advancing and retreating together.

But in reality, he was undoubtedly after the major treasure himself.

Working with Gong Lei was like asking a tiger for its skin; there was no real benefit in it for her.

On the contrary, she would have to be on guard against Gong Lei’s group at every turn.

Without a second thought, Qiao Shuyu decisively refused Gong Lei’s offer, then led her people to set out at full speed, following the information she had gathered.

"Sister Shuyu, Gong Lei’s group is following right behind us. They’re obviously going after the major treasure too."

"What do you think? Should we suddenly..."

The speaker was a woman with bloodstains still on her face. As she spoke, she subtly made a throat-slitting gesture.

This woman’s name was Cui Zhi, and besides Qiao Shuyu, she was the only person on the team ranked in the top ten.

Ranked seventh, Cui Zhi was a true killer, her actions always ruthless and decisive.

And she was an expert at seizing opportunities!

Qiao Shuyu knew what Cui Zhi was implying.

Cui Zhi clearly wanted to launch a surprise attack and catch Gong Lei’s group off guard.

She and Gong Lei weren’t partners, so even if word got out that she had launched a sudden attack, it wouldn’t have any negative repercussions.

But if they did that, her side would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

They might not even be able to defeat Gong Lei’s group in the end.

If it were a fight over the major treasure, that would be one thing.

But right now, there was no prize to be won. Attacking for no reason wasn’t in the common interest of her group.

"Ah Zhi, once we find the major treasure, we will inevitably have to face the other factions in this Secret Realm in a final battle to decide who it belongs to."

"Don’t be impatient. You’ll get your chance to strike."

Here, Qiao Shuyu paused, then lowered her voice and asked.