Beast Taming: Starting From Zero
Chapter 922: Secret Realm No. 53 (two in one)
“Xu Gehong asked, “When are we going in?”
“There’s one more person; we’ll leave once he arrives,” Qiao Sang replied.
Mi Jiala feigned ignorance and asked:
“What level of Yu Beast Master is he, and what is he responsible for?”
“F-level, 15 years old, named Guo Ruiqi, still a student,” Qiao Sang said concisely. “The main purpose of this trip is to help him find his Pet that was captured inside.”
Over the past few days, the Yu Beast Master of Lele Seed had called her a few more times, providing more comprehensive information.
Mi Jiala maintained her taciturn persona and did not press further.
“Why did you take on this mission?” Qiao Sang asked.
While items from other planets were indeed worth much more, the other party was a B-level Beast Tamer, who must have seen many good things. Accepting the mission so readily, without even asking about the main content or what she needed to be responsible for, was a bit too eager.
Mi Jiala calmly said, “I happened to be entering No. 53 Mystic Realm and also needed something from Super Dormant Star, so I took it.”
Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, her brows slightly furrowed, and she couldn’t help but ask, “What are you going to do in No. 53 Mystic Realm?”
She simply wanted to find a teammate to do the mission with. If this teammate had her own things to do and delayed the progress of finding Lele Seed, then she would have to consider whether to act together.
Oh no, I seem to have made the wrong excuse… Mi Jiala saw Qiao Sang’s expression, her heart sank, but she maintained her aloof demeanor and said:
“What I do is my private matter, but don’t worry, I will only act during breaks and will not delay your affairs.”
That’s good… Qiao Sang smiled slightly: “I didn’t mean that.”
No, you did mean that… Mi Jiala thought to herself.
“Xiao Xunbao ~”
Xiao Xunbao, hidden, returned to her Yu Beast Master’s side.
No wonder it had looked for a long time and couldn’t find any flaws; it turned out this was not her Yu Beast Master’s teacher at all.
It had said so itself: if it were fake, how could it not tell?
After waiting for some time, the phone vibrated.
Qiao Sang picked it up and looked.
Caller ID: No. 53 Mystic Realm.
She scanned her surroundings and quickly spotted a boy with a hiking backpack, holding a phone to his ear, and two other men and women carrying large and small bags beside him.
It was clearly a family of three.
Qiao Sang put down her phone, walked over, and called out:
“Guo Ruiqi.”
The boy turned his head,愣 for a moment, then he saw Mi Jiala beside him and tentatively asked:
“Yu Beast Master Qiao?”
Mi Jiala: “…”
Can’t you tell my voice… Qiao Sang coughed: “It’s me.”
Guo Ruiqi froze on the spot.
Guo Ma was the first to react and quickly said:
“It’s just that you look too young, so he recognized you incorrectly.”
Guo Ba nodded repeatedly: “Exactly, exactly!”
Saying that, he patted his son’s head.
Is this young! This clearly looks about the same age as me! Guo Ruiqi shouted in his heart.
It’s not that I look young, it’s that I am young… Qiao Sang inwardly complained, but she didn’t reveal her true age, saying:
“Since you’re here, let’s go.”
Guo Ma put down the large bag and handed over a small bag: “Senior Qiao, my son will be troubling you this time. Inside are some things we prepared for you. Your Pet can eat them as snacks when it’s bored.”
The exposed part showed the exquisite packaging of the boxes inside.
Qiao, Senior?
“No need, no need.”
“You must accept it,” Guo Ba said in a pleading tone. “It must be very hard for you to take my son into the Mystic Realm alone…”
Before he could finish, Qiao Sang interrupted:
“It’s not just me; this Yu Beast Master Xu is also going.”
Guo Ma said sheepishly:
“I’m sorry, I only prepared one portion.”
Guo Ba said, “When you come out, I will definitely prepare another portion for this Yu Beast Master Xu!”
Mi Jiala remembered her persona and coldly refused: “I don’t need it.”
Guo Ba and Guo Ma did not insist. In their eyes, Qiao Sang was the B-level Beast Tamer who took the mission, and she was the leader.
“Then, Senior Qiao, you must accept it.” Guo Ma pushed the item in her hand forward.
This feeling, how is it so much like a patient’s family who has already paid the surgery fee but still insists on giving gifts to the doctor for peace of mind… Qiao Sang said seriously:
“Since I have accepted this mission, I will complete it well and will also be responsible for his safety. I will not accept the items.”
Saying that, she picked up her phone and deliberately looked at the time, saying:
“It’s getting late, we need to depart.”
Guo Ruiqi picked up the large and small bags and quickly came to Qiao Sang’s side.
Guo Ma hesitated: “Then these things…”
Qiao Sang said righteously: “I said, I won’t accept them.”
“I didn’t mean that.” Guo Ma gestured with her eyes to the several large bags on the ground and in Guo Ba’s hands: “I heard that the temperature difference between day and night in No. 53 Mystic Realm is very large, so I prepared a bit more clothes and such…”
Qiao Sang: “…”
Guo Ba cautiously asked from the side:
“Are these suitable to bring in?”
Not suitable. Entering a Mystic Realm isn’t going on a trip; why bring so many things… Looking at Guo Ba and Guo Ma’s pleading eyes, Qiao Sang sighed in her heart and said:
“It’s okay, I happen to have a Pet that can carry things.”
“Xiao Xunbao ~”
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Xunbao appeared, tossing its hair.
That’s right, it was talking about it.
“That’s great!” Guo Ba and Guo Ma said gratefully.
Xiao Xunbao took off its ring and controlled the bags of items, putting them inside.
“You must listen to the two Yu Beast Masters.”
“Don’t be as picky with food as you are at home; eat whatever the two Yu Beast Masters eat.”
“The temperature difference between morning and evening is large, remember to wear your clothes properly.”
Guo Ba and Guo Ma kept admonishing, their eyes full of reluctance and slight worry.
Although they were also Yu Beast Masters, they were just barely qualified to contract Pets. They had never entered a Mystic Realm, and they didn’t expect their underage son to go in first.
“Mom and Dad, don’t worry, I will definitely listen to Senior Qiao,” Guo Ruiqi said seriously.
The three bid farewell reluctantly.
I didn’t expect to become a Senior now… Qiao Sang listened to their conversation, feeling emotional, and then stepped towards the entrance of No. 53 Mystic Realm.
Mi Jiala and Guo Ruiqi followed.
On the way, Guo Ruiqi kept glancing at Qiao Sang from time to time.
To be honest, even now, he was still somewhat shocked by how young Senior Qiao was.
And… Guo Ruiqi’s gaze unconsciously fell on Ya Bao.
He always felt that this Pet looked very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before…
At the entrance of the Mystic Realm.
Most people who entered were in teams, and the way to enter was to ride on the same Flying-type Pet.
Qiao Sang recalled the information she learned on the forum a few days ago and said:
“The landing point for entering this Mystic Realm is random. If we don’t want to be separated, we have to ride on a Pet and enter at the same time.”
“Understood!” Guo Ruiqi said solemnly.
Mi Jiala maintained her aloof persona and did not speak.
“Ya!”
Ya Bao jumped out of her Yu Beast Master’s arms and slowly grew larger.
Its majestic and domineering image instantly attracted the attention of the surrounding people.
Many people had clearly recognized who Ya Bao was and began to get excited, discuss, and take photos.
Qiao Sang flipped onto its back and said:
“You two come up.”
Although Ya Bao usually didn’t like others riding on its back, at this moment, it understood that it was most suitable to carry them in, so it waited quietly.
After the two sat up, Ya Bao walked towards the entrance of the Mystic Realm.
Tiny ripples spread out from the passage mouth, then returned to calm.
…
The surrounding temperature changed accordingly, as if entering a scorching summer with an average daily temperature of over forty degrees Celsius.
Qiao Sang and Mi Jiala were fine, but Guo Ruiqi was already unbearable and began to take off his jacket.
The surroundings were silent, as if there were no Pets in sight.
Suddenly, dozens of wooden spikes burst out from the ground.
“Ya!”
Ya Bao reacted quickly, teleporting away and appearing a hundred meters high in the sky.
Immediately after, it opened its mouth and sprayed a scorching, rotating flame downwards.
With a “bang,” the ground exploded.
Several Pets, almost entirely orange, were directly blown out.
So, so terrifying… Guo Ruiqi’s face was pale, and he tightly clutched the back of Qiao Sang’s clothes.
Drillfire Kaka, a Fire-type intermediate Pet, the skill just now was Grass-type, the attribute is wrong… Qiao Sang looked at the Pets blasted out below, her brain subconsciously analyzed, and then she remembered that there was another teammate hired at a cost, and couldn’t help but say:
“Xu Gehong.”
Mi Jiala reacted for 0.1 seconds before remembering that she was now Xu Gehong, and said faintly:
“Understood.”
After speaking, she glanced at the Sleepy Bird on Ya Bao’s back, which was the green bird-like Pet.
Sleepy Bird blinked, with an expression of “Why are you staring at me?”.
Mi Jiala’s mouth twitched, and she had no choice but to issue a clear command: “Grow larger, be ready to attack at any time.”
“Sleepy!”
Sleepy Bird spread its wings, flew to the side, and began to slowly grow larger.
However, the surroundings were dead silent, and no wild Pets launched another attack.
Qiao Sang observed her surroundings and asked, “Did you sense Lele Seed?”
She had asked the other party in detail; the range within which she could sense Lele Seed was 112 meters. Ya Bao was currently about a hundred meters from the ground, so if it were on the ground now, it would be just right to sense it.
Guo Ruiqi immediately began to sense seriously, but he quickly shook his head in disappointment:
“No.”
As expected, not that lucky… Qiao Sang felt a bit as if it was within expectations.
The Mystic Realm was so vast, and the Yu Beast Master’s sensing range was only about a hundred meters. It was impossible to find it immediately.
Lele Seed is a Grass-type Pet. Even if it was captured by a Dull-headed Swallow, it couldn’t be kept in the air all the time. It’s very likely that Lele Seed is on the ground, so it’s best to search and sense down there… Qiao Sang thought of this and made a decision:
“We’ll operate on the ground.”
“As you wish,” Mi Jiala said.
“Ya!”
Ya Bao spread its wings and ran downwards.
Just as they were nearing the bottom, sharp spikes once again pierced through the leaf-strewn ground!
This time, each spike was twenty meters high!
The piercing speed was instantaneous.
Ya Bao was difficult to dodge, but just as it was about to use Teleportation again, an unusually huge and terrifying light sword suddenly appeared, sweeping diagonally downwards from above.
All the emerging wooden spikes and trees within dozens of meters were neatly cut off!
The next moment, the spikes and those towering trees slowly fell from above.
Ya Bao stepped on a tree that was about to fall, landing safely.
So, so strong… In Guo Ruiqi’s stunned pupils, a hint of shock appeared.
This is a B-level Beast Tamer!
“Well done!” Qiao Sang praised.
If Steel Treasure’s Sacred Sword hadn’t been cast in time, Ya Bao would have had to dodge again.
“Steel Sword.”
Steel Treasure flew to the side, humbly calling out, indicating that the command was given in time.
To be honest, apart from the occasional mental free-roaming, this feeling of synchronizing thoughts with a Pet is truly exhilarating… Qiao Sang felt completely relaxed and refreshed upon hearing this.
She only had that thought for a fleeting moment, and Steel Treasure had already implemented it.
If she needed to verbally issue commands, it probably wouldn’t have been so timely.
It just consumes a lot of energy… Qiao Sang looked at Xiao Xunbao and said: “Energy Potion.”
“Xiao Xunbao ~”
Xiao Xunbao took off its ring, pulled out an Energy Potion, and handed it to Steel Treasure.
“You just keep sensing from now on, and if you sense Lele Seed, tell me,” Qiao Sang instructed Guo Ruiqi.
“Yes!” Guo Ruiqi immediately responded.
Qiao Sang said to Xu Gehong: “The movements in the high sky are up to you.”
Xu Gehong did not respond.
Qiao Sang turned her head, only to see her aloof teammate staring at Steel Treasure, her face filled with shock and astonishment.
She couldn’t help but ask, “What’s wrong?”
What’s wrong?
You actually ask me what’s wrong?!
Steel Sword Falcon used Sacred Sword!
Ultra-level skill, Sacred Sword!
This is the third one!
There are actually three Pets that have learned and successfully used Ultra-level skills at the General-level stage! Mi Jiala’s heart was in turmoil, but the recent continuous stimuli had made her much more resilient than before. She remembered her current identity, held back, and said:
“I saw that your Pet seems to be only General-level, yet it actually used Sacred Sword, so I was a bit surprised.”
Amazing, as expected of a Yu Beast Master on my level. Steel Treasure is still in its miniature form, yet she already knows it’s a General-level Pet… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly, just about to speak.
Suddenly, quicksand appeared on the ground, showing clear signs of subsidence!
The subsided area grew wider and wider.
“Senior Qiao!” Guo Ruiqi grabbed Qiao Sang’s clothes, his eyes filled with terror, and he subconsciously shouted.
Many protagonists in TV dramas and movies call B-level Beast Tamers “Elder So-and-so,” which has stuck in the minds of many students.
Hey, hey, hey, who are you calling Senior Qiao? Qiao Sang wanted to complain, but there were more important things to do right now.
“Hellfire!”
“Ya!”
Ya Bao teleported to a spot that hadn’t yet sunken downwards, and stomped its left front paw forcefully on the ground.
Instantly, the ground exploded.
Terrifying flames erupted from the ground.
“Go!” Qiao Sang shouted.
As soon as she finished speaking, Ya Bao teleported back to high altitude.
With a violent tremor, a shrill scream came from below.
Qiao Sang looked down.
She saw a Pet, about nine meters tall, with its lower body and jaw brown, its head covered in leaves, and its entire body made of rock, explode out of the ground.
Finally, the Pet that truly launched the attack appeared… Qiao Sang thought to herself. (End of this chapter)