Celestial Beast Taming

"All that speculation from the outside world is, in the end, just that—speculation!"

At this, Star Night’s gaze shifted from Zhong Yi to Tao En.

"Grandmaster Tao En, when you move against Cao Xing’an, you can also investigate how he contacted the Mass Divine Sect."

"To prevent word from getting out, I trust you’ll handle it cleanly."

When Shen Xuan and Zhong Ling returned that evening, they both spoke at the dinner table about the celestial Anomaly they had seen at the academy.

They were unaware that right there in the estate, four combatants at the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level had been battling.

Zhong Yi didn’t tell them about it himself, but they both heard what happened from He Guoguo and Sun Ya.

This made Shen Xuan and Zhong Ling immediately realize their own insignificance and shortcomings.

In a battle of that caliber, they couldn’t even protect themselves, let alone others.

The two were already diligent, but now they were even more focused on their studies and on increasing their strength.

After Tao Niannian heard the news, she threw her arms around Tao En and burst into tears.

Life in Starlight City was certainly good, but in Tao Niannian’s heart, her grandfather, Tao En, would always be the most important person to her.

Zhong Yi had considered deliberately concealing the matter from the others, but in the end, he abandoned the idea.

’We all live together, and we’re all part of the same faction.’

’When a problem really does arise, we need to face it together.’

’If I hide the news, it would be because I don’t want to worry those who weren’t there.’

’But it would inevitably make those who were kept in the dark feel undervalued once they found out.’

After dinner, just as Zhong Yi was about to use the Flowing Soul Soil to cultivate Ice Glaze, Tao En knocked on his door.

Upon seeing Zhong Yi, Tao En directly handed him the specially made Storage Pouch that Star Night had given him.

"Young Master, the Deceit Knight and the Prince of Deceit are inside."

"Lord Star Emperor has already placed a Restriction on both of them."

"I saw you were quite interested in them, so I took the liberty of asking Lord Star Emperor for them on your behalf."

"If I’ve misunderstood you, please feel free to dispose of them as you see fit."

"Either way, they must not be allowed to live past this month!"

A brilliant smile spread across Zhong Yi’s face at his words.

Tao En might not be skilled in management, but he was definitely an intelligent man with high emotional intelligence.

When it came to Tao En, there were many things Zhong Yi didn’t even need to say.

Because Tao En would proactively consider and figure out what he needed.

Just as he had proactively requested the bodies of the Deceit Knight and Prince of Deceit.

"Elder Tao, thank you!"

"These two bodies are indeed of great use to me!"

"Elder Tao, when you go to Longya City this time, you must bring Cao Xing’an back to me in one piece."

"You know my methods. Once he’s here, I have ways to turn him into a Six-finger Creator and control him."

"Enslaving him and making him work for us is far better than just killing him."

"I heard from Niannian earlier that she wasn’t familiar with the Virtual Source Network. This is a Source Material Celestial Shuttle."

"Why don’t you give it to Niannian?"

"Niannian may not be a Celestial Destiny Seeker, but her Beastmaster Talent is well-suited for combat."

"It allows the Dragon Species Guardian Beasts she contracts and raises to break through their physical size limitations."

"With you supporting her, she is bound to achieve great things in the future."

"I don’t want her to fall behind others right from the start."

Looking at the Source Material Celestial Shuttle Zhong Yi offered, and hearing the change in how Zhong Yi addressed him.

Tao En also broke into a warm smile.

Tao En knew that this meant Zhong Yi truly saw him as one of his own, like Zhong Chenghuai.

"Young Master, then I must thank you in advance!"

"Something like Divine Origin Value is just too difficult for me to obtain."

"I didn’t even buy my own Source Material Celestial Shuttle from the Divine Origin Store after unlocking it."

"I had to buy it from the Dragon Emperor at great expense."

At this, Tao En’s tone shifted, growing serious.

"Young Master, I’ve just conferred with the Flower Venerable. We’ve decided to head to Longya City shortly."

"The journey will take at least half a day anyway, which is enough time for Lord Star Emperor to make arrangements with Longya City."

"The sooner we go, the less can go wrong."

"I’ll be able to bring Cao Xing’an back within a week!"

"I plan to take Niannian with me this time. We left Longya City so suddenly last time."

"This time, after I’ve had my revenge, I can take Niannian to see her parents."

"We can move their graves to Starlight City."

Zhong Yi nodded at his words. After Tao En left, Zhong Yi released Ice Glaze from his Soul Base.

Ice Glaze had been devouring the Energy from the Cold River Essence for some time. Although her Tier and Quality hadn’t yet improved, and her Bloodline hadn’t transformed, her appearance had undergone some changes.

Before, Ice Glaze’s fur had been a snow-like white.

In addition, the tips of her fox tails and limbs were tinged with a very faint ice-blue.

Despite being less than a meter long, she had fox tails more than three times her body length.

Because Ice Glaze’s Bloodline was only at the Two-tailed level, her two fox tails appeared somewhat sparse behind her, even with their extremely fluffy fur.

But now, after absorbing the Cold River Essence, Ice Glaze’s fur was no longer that stark, snow-white color.

Her entire coat had turned a lustrous, gentle white, like the finest white jade.

Besides this lustrous white, the faint ice-blue at the tips of her tails and limbs had completely faded away.

Now, there wasn’t a single speck of another color on Ice Glaze’s body.

Her vulpine body had grown much longer, and the lines of her musculature were fluid, brimming with explosive power and a sense of strength.

As her body grew, the two tails behind her also became much longer.

In addition to these two tails, Zhong Yi noticed that at the base of her tails, a new one was faintly sprouting.

Zhong Yi carefully ran his hand along the end of Ice Glaze’s spine and could clearly feel a hard, new tailbone.

This was, without a doubt, a wonderful surprise for Zhong Yi.

After being bound by the Soul Taming Seed Contract, Ice Glaze had grown another tail while still at the Mortal Beast Tier.

This demonstrated not only the benefits of the Cold River Essence for Bloodline Evolution, but also Ice Glaze’s own potential.

Ice Glaze had been working hard in silence within the Soul Base.

During the recent Ranking Competitions in the Virtual Source Network, Ice Glaze had practically no presence in battle.

In the previous First Level Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm, she had also been a mere bystander.

This had deeply wounded Ice Glaze’s pride!

It made her desperate to become stronger.

After experiencing intense battles and recognizing her own weakness, Ice Glaze no longer clung to Zhong Yi every day as she had before.

She no longer begged to sleep with him, using her two tails as his blanket.

Zhong Yi savored the tender moment with Ice Glaze for a little while before directly feeding her the Flowing Soul Soil.

Having devoured the Flowing Soul Soil, Ice Glaze officially began her promotion to the Extraordinary Tier.

During her previous Bloodline Evolution from an Illusion-tailed Fox to an Ice Glaze Jade Fox, she had endured immense suffering.

This had left her with a deep-seated fear of absorbing Flowing Soul Soil.

However, that fear was nothing compared to her longing for greater strength and Bloodline Evolution.

A mere fifty milliliters of Flowing Soul Soil went down, supplemented by the Sealed Ice Crystals she had yet to fully digest.

Ice Glaze once again began to endure the process from her previous Bloodline Evolution: the reconstruction of bone and flesh, the shedding and regrowth of fur.

During the very first cycle, Ice Glaze’s third fox tail grew out completely.

Her body was also growing larger at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Zhong Yi squatted by Ice Glaze’s side, keeping her company and cheering her on.

𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

The repeated sounds of flesh and bone restructuring made Zhong Yi cringe.

But Ice Glaze’s aura only grew stronger and stronger!