Celestial Beast Taming

Star Night stood under the scorching sun, his body stained with blood in several places.

Half of the Fallen Star Night Qilin’s body was covered in severe burns, and a noticeable crack had appeared on the long horn on its head.

The Deceit Knight was no longer merged with its Lifebound Deceit Beast and was currently wrapped in Star Night’s Emperor’s Tool.

However, judging by the aura it emitted, Star Night had left this Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level Deceit Knight barely alive.

After disengaging from the battle, Star Night immediately went to Zhong Yi’s side.

Before Zhong Yi could even speak, Star Night asked first.

"Xiaoyi, there shouldn’t be any casualties, right?"

"It’s just that during the fight, the Cleaning Mice you were raising in your manor’s pastures were almost all caught in the crossfire and didn’t make it."

As extremely common Household Beasts, Cleaning Mice were very weak and timid by nature.

If suddenly frightened, they were very likely to be scared to death.

’Of the nearly twenty thousand Cleaning Mice I raised in the manor, it’ll be a good outcome if even a third of them survive this ordeal.’

Zhong Yi had always been very confident in his current development and his rate of progress.

From any perspective, Zhong Yi’s development speed was already incredibly fast.

But no matter how fast he progressed, he ultimately had no way to resist an expert at the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level.

If Flower Venerable hadn’t come to his manor and happened to be by Tao En’s side...

...facing an assassination attempt by two Bizarre creatures at the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level, even as a Six-finger Middle Tier Creator, Tao En would have found it hard to escape this fate.

Looking at the grievously wounded Deceit Knight, who was barely breathing, and the Prince of Deceit, who Star Night had casually dealt with and severely injured...

Zhong Yi desperately wanted to obtain the bodies of these two Bizarre creatures from the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations.

Neither of the Bizarre creatures had died yet, which was the perfect state for them to be devoured by the Fertility Creation Ant Queen.

At the Mortal Beast Tier, the Fertility Creation Ant Queen could devour a Mythical Tier Bizarre creature to produce a Mythical Tier Ant Successor.

Now that its strength had advanced to the Fantasy Tier, if it devoured two Bizarre creatures at the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level...

...it would also be capable of producing two Ant Successor Embryos at the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level.

It would just take a very long time to hatch these two Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level Ant Successor Embryos.

But no matter how long it took, it would be equivalent to Zhong Yi having two combatants at the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level under his command.

Moreover, Zhong Yi would have one hundred percent control over these two Ant Successors, and they would be completely loyal to him.

This would give Zhong Yi a fundamental source of confidence.

The Powers of Rules controlled by the Lifebound Deceit Beasts of this Deceit Knight and Prince of Deceit were also so compatible.

Once they were both transformed into Ant Successors, they would surely be able to complement each other.

After devouring two Bizarre creatures at the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level, it wasn’t out of the question for the Fertility Creation Ant Queen’s Tier to advance directly to the Immortal Tier, let alone the Mythical Tier.

This battle only involved Star Night, Frost Day, Flower Venerable, Tao En, and himself.

The other Celestial Destiny Seekers and experts of Starlight City hadn’t provided any assistance.

The ownership of these two Bizarre creatures from the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations had nothing to do with anyone else.

It was just that the value of these two Bizarre creatures was simply too high.

Zhong Yi felt too embarrassed to ask for them.

And even if he did ask, Zhong Yi couldn’t reasonably explain the specific use he had for the bodies of these two Bizarre creatures.

Not unless Zhong Yi exposed the existence of the Fertility Creation Ant Queen.

It wasn’t that Zhong Yi distrusted the people present. It was just that since it was a trump card, it was safest if only he knew about it.

"Star Night, thanks to you and Frost Day, no one here died."

"It’s just that many people in the main residence were suppressed by the auras released by those two from the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations. It’ll take a few days for their minds to fully recover."

This was also thanks to the fact that Zhong Yi had deliberately raised some Sweet Dream Cats in his manor.

Otherwise, if everyone had to process it on their own, it would have taken much longer even for those with strong mental fortitude, and they might have even been left with psychological scars or trauma.

Zhong Yi had told Tao En before that he needed High Tier Bizarre creatures.

Just now, after confirming that Star Night had the upper hand, Tao En had stopped paying attention to the battle.

Instead, he had focused all his attention on Zhong Yi.

’The people here are all my benefactors, but the ultimate reason I was able to keep my life is because of Zhong Yi.’

’If Zhong Yi hadn’t invited Flower Venerable, she wouldn’t have come.’

’Zhong Yi didn’t activate the Instant Jade to make the Order Beasts of the Star Emperor and Frost Day appear.’

’With Flower Venerable trying to protect me, both she and I would have been doomed to die.’

Those two Bizarre creatures from the Mass Sect dared to assassinate him within Starlight City; they were clearly acting without restraint and wouldn’t have cared about Flower Venerable’s status at all.

Tao En was a very perceptive person and could see that Zhong Yi desperately desired the bodies of these two Bizarre creatures.

After thinking it over, Tao En took the initiative to speak to Star Night.

"Lord Star Emperor, Your Excellency Flower Venerable, thank you for defeating the two Bizarre creatures that tried to assassinate me."

"I’ve been conducting some research recently and require these two Bizarre creatures of the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level as research materials."

"I was wondering if you could hand these two Bizarre creatures over to me?"

"I work for Zhong Yi. Logically, as long as he gives the word, if you ask me to concoct Potions, I will certainly help."

"Zhong Yi has always been generous with people and doesn’t hold back."

"But I am now a Six-finger Middle Tier Creator. In the future, if the two of you, plus Lord Frost Day whom I have yet to meet, wish to form a Contract with a new Guardian Beast..."

"...I can help you nurture it from the very beginning in the most optimal way."

Tao En didn’t beat around the bush. He stated very directly that he wanted the two Bizarre creatures of the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level.

In his words, he emphasized and stated his Creator Tier and the tangible benefits he could bring to the two of them.

No matter how good their relationship was, when it came to the allocation of resources at this level, the only way to satisfy everyone was through a positive exchange of benefits.

In the hands of Star Night, Frost Day, and Flower Venerable, these two Bizarre creatures could be broken down into two Rule Deceit Embryos, and not much else.

Tao En also possessed a Source Material Celestial Shuttle and had logged into the Virtual Source Network before his soul was injured.

It was just that in recent years, Tao En’s mind hadn’t been focused on the Virtual Source Network.

After extracting the two Rule Deceit Embryos, the value of a damaged body of a Bizarre creature at the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level wasn’t considered particularly high on the Virtual Source Network.

What the Virtual Source Network lacked were talents who could crush others at the same Level.

Experts at the Sixth Level, which is the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level, exist in almost every world.

On the Virtual Source Network, only those whose strength reached above the Sixth Level were considered to have truly entered the ranks of the powerful.

Tao En was very confident that whether it was Star Night, Flower Venerable, or the yet-to-appear Frost Day, none of them would refuse a Creator like him who had condensed a Six-finger Dharma Aspect.

A Six-finger Middle Tier Creator could already skillfully concoct the vast majority of Sixth Level Potions.

Furthermore, they could tailor-make suitable Sixth Level Potion formulas for a Guardian Beast based on the medicinal properties of the Sixth Level Main Materials.

Star Night was very surprised that Tao En wanted this Deceit Knight and Prince of Deceit.

He was a little curious. What did Tao En want to research with the bodies of these two Bizarre creatures?

However, the thought of refusing Tao En never crossed Star Night’s mind.

When he learned that Tao En had condensed a Six-finger Dharma Aspect and was a Six-finger Middle Tier Creator...

...Star Night valued Tao En even more. One could even say he saw him as someone to rely on.

In the Xin Xia Federation, among the Three Emperors, Four Venerables, and Five Monarchs, everyone except the Dragon Emperor lacked Six-finger Creator resources.

Star Night was very clear in his heart about how much benefit and value this Six-finger Middle Level Creator, Tao En, could bring to himself, or rather, to the entire Starlight City.

At this moment, Star Night’s expression was somewhat moved. This was because of what Tao En had said: "Zhong Yi has always been generous and doesn’t hold back with people."

Star Night strongly agreed with this!

From the time Zhong Yi treated Zheng Yufeng’s injuries, to when he treated the Cloud-Stepping Immortal Leopard that Cui Heng kept as a pet...

...as well as treating the injuries of Flower Venerable and her sister, and then offering to help him hatch the Eternal Night Feathered Dragon.

For all of this, Zhong Yi had never once taken the initiative to ask for anything in return.

This quality alone already made him a unique existence among the new generation of Celestial Destiny Seekers.