Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Chapter 415: Chapter 385: Hongbing Monarch, Striped Tiger

There were quite a few assailants—about ten in all. However, their approach had been so high-profile and brazen that most had already been intercepted by the city’s guards.

In the end, only two people and three Pet Beasts made it to the venue.

”Such a reckless, suicidal attack... It’s not quite your style.” In front of the venue, the middle-aged Guardian Envoy slowly rose, his voice calm and measured.

His tone was frosty, and his words seemed devoid of any emotion.

The two exchanged a glance and, without hesitation, ordered their three Pet Beasts to charge.

The light of a Summoning Array flashed for an instant as a blue-and-white tiger suddenly leaped out, blocking the path of the three Pet Beasts.

The moment the tiger appeared, the surrounding temperature plummeted by several degrees.

One could tell from its powerful aura and the outward manifestation of its abilities that this tiger’s attribute was Ice.

In fact, that was exactly the case.

If Li Qian hadn’t been inside the venue, he would have immediately recognized it as a Striped Tiger.

The Striped Tiger is the king of the snowy mountains, an incredibly powerful Ice-attribute Pet Beast whose Racial Potential reaches the Emperor Level.

”Go!” Leaping from the Beast Taming Space with an awe-inspiring presence, the Striped Tiger charged. The middle-aged Guardian Envoy waved his hand, and the tiger fearlessly met its enemies, attacking at once.

All three Pet Beasts were Dominator Level, yet despite the three-on-one odds, the Striped Tiger suppressed them in the very first clash.

”An Emperor-level Beast Master! So he really is here!” Both attackers were dressed in black with their faces covered. The moment they engaged, one of them exclaimed in a hushed, deep voice.

The other one asked probingly, ”This is where those Sunbirds and Tidal Sea Spirits came from, isn’t it?!”

A derisive smile touched the middle-aged Guardian Envoy’s stern, square-jawed face. ”Want to know? Too bad. You’ve lost your chance.”

As he spoke, he had already issued a command to his Pet Beast. ”Striped Tiger, make it quick! Eternal Ice Realm!”

Receiving its Beast Master’s command, the Striped Tiger unhesitatingly unleashed its Skill. Three searing blue beams shot forth with unstoppable momentum.

The three blue beams shot out, carrying a shocking chill. In their wake, even the concrete ground was coated in a layer of white frost.

”Huh? That’s strange. Why did the temperature suddenly drop so much?” Inside the venue, Li Qian had just opened a Cultivation Room, allowing the Light of Evolution to rush toward the domed ceiling. He shivered slightly, voicing his confusion.

He shook his head, pushing the useless thought aside. ’Forget it. No use dwelling on it. I just need to focus on my part in all this.’

With that, he strode into another Cultivation Room.

Li Qian wasn’t particularly worried about his own safety.

’This place should be completely secure. If it’s breached, it’ll just prove the officials are a bunch of good-for-nothings.’

As it turned out, the officials were not good-for-nothings. Or, at least, not all of them were.

Outside the venue, the battle raged on. The three piercing blue beams shot out, and just as the square-jawed, middle-aged Guardian Envoy thought he had secured victory with a single blow, the unexpected happened.

Three equally piercing, light gray pillars of Energy suddenly shot out from behind the two attackers at a terrifying speed.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

As expected, the three piercing blue beams were intercepted by the three equally piercing beams of light gray.

The beams of light collided, unleashing a wave of Energy and a rather loud explosion before canceling each other out and vanishing completely.

The middle-aged Guardian Envoy’s gaze sharpened, fixed on the direction from which the light gray beams had come. There, a figure resembling an old hag had suddenly appeared.

”A Ghost Witch!” The middle-aged Guardian Envoy recognized the creature at once.

The Ghost Witch was a dual-attribute Pet Beast of the Ghost and Poison Elements, and its Potential also reached the Emperor Level.

”Seventh Elder Zakum of the Black Divine Teachings!” The middle-aged Guardian Envoy’s eyes narrowed, and he spoke in a cold, sharp tone.

”Hongbing Monarch. Enemies really do travel on a narrow road. I never expected to find you guarding this place.” Beside the Ghost Witch, an old man whose wrinkled face was hardly an improvement on the creature’s strolled forward.

”The place where the Sunbirds and Tidal Sea Spirits evolve must be inside.” A smile played on Zakum’s lips, and his voice sounded like rusted metal plates grinding against each other.

”Let me guess. The Breeder couldn’t be that... Li Qian student from the freshman challenge, the one who evolved the Sunbird, could it?” Zakum sneered.

”A genius like that... it’s truly enviable. But you know, my favorite thing to do is crush geniuses. Especially the geniuses from your Beast Taming University.”

Zakum’s words were dripping with menace. Hearing them, Hongbing Monarch—the middle-aged Guardian Envoy—couldn’t help but frown deeply.

Noticing Zakum gesture with his eyes for his three subordinates to rush in, Hongbing Monarch scoffed, ”You, a newly promoted Emperor with only a single Emperor-level Pet Beast, dare to run your mouth in my presence?”

”You’re not much better, Hongbing Monarch... As far as I know, you have only two Emperor-level Pet Beasts yourself!” Zakum shot back, refusing to show any weakness.

”That’s still not something you can challenge!” Hongbing Monarch took a step forward. The light of a Summoning Array flashed again, and another Pet Beast materialized from thin air. It was another Emperor-level Pet Beast—a Bosha Beast.

The Bosha Beast, a dual-attribute of Ice and Wood, had a strange, blue-and-green body. Its form resembled a deer, yet was not a deer; it was like a goat, yet not a goat. It looked utterly bizarre.

”Since I came here specifically to stop you, did you think I wouldn’t have a plan?” Zakum smiled faintly and, with another wave of his hand, summoned yet another Pet Beast.

An Emperor-level Four-winged Fallen Angel, a dual-attribute of the Dark and Curse Elements!

Seeing the Pet Beast Zakum had summoned, Hongbing Monarch’s expression turned grim.

He stared intently at Zakum. ”Thinking those three idiots under your command can defeat my guards is nothing but a fool’s dream.”

He was also probing, trying to see what gave this Zakum fellow such brazen confidence.

”Then what are you worried about?” Zakum asked, his voice dripping with mockery.

Just as the two were talking, the sound of explosions—BOOM! BOOM!—suddenly erupted from within the venue.

”The Thorn Assassination Technique!” Hongbing Monarch recognized the Skill’s Energy fluctuations within the explosions, and his face turned utterly grim.

’There’s a traitor among the four guards! No wonder that bastard Zakum has been so damn brazen.’

’This is not good. I have to end this fight as quickly as possible.’

’With a traitor in the mix, Li Qian and his friend from Zhonghai Beast Taming University could be in real danger.’

’He couldn’t afford to drag this out!’

’Besides, this whole situation was ultimately his mistake. He had been too arrogant.’

’If his superiors were to hold someone accountable, the blame would be his to bear!’