Supreme Warrior in the City

Long Qiu stared at the whip in Su Yang’s hand, utterly stunned.

He finally understood Su Yang’s intention; Su Yang wanted to act in the guise of a Beast Tamer. Simply put, Su Yang intended to impersonate a Beast Tamer to assist his Holy Beast in snatching a spiritual source.

”This...” Long Qiu pondered for a while and whispered, ”There should not be any problem, the Saint Venerable probably wouldn’t want to provoke a Beast Tamer.”

Upon hearing this, Su Yang felt intrigued. The Saint Venerable wouldn’t provoke a Beast Tamer? What does this mean? Does this imply that the Saint Venerable is cautious of Beast Tamers?

Su Yang knew that a Beast Tamer was merely at the Saint Realm, inferior to the Saint Venerable. The caution the Saint Venerable exhibited toward Beast Tamers wasn’t due to fear of them, but rather fear of the Guardian God behind them.

Realizing this provided Su Yang with considerable insight. It seemed that he could frequently utilize the identity of a Beast Tamer, as it likely had its advantages.

Su Yang stated, ”So, if I impersonate a Beast Tamer to assist a Holy Beast in snatching a spiritual source, the Saint Venerable will acknowledge this action?”

”As long as the Holy Beast is willing to stay in this region and become one of the Saint Venerable’s members, the Saint Venerable will recognize the action!” Long Qiu said, ”For the Saint Venerable, the most critical aspect is whether its strength will diminish. The spiritual source in its domain won’t decrease, if a Holy Beast is killed and compensated with another, it incurs no loss, hence it won’t provoke Beast Tamers. However, if you randomly kill Holy Beasts without compensating them and steal the spiritual source, they surely wouldn’t agree.”

Su Yang nodded; this was something he could indeed understand.

”So, does this mean the spiritual source captured by the Holy Beast must remain in this region?” Su Yang asked.

Long Qiu nodded, that was an unquestionable fact.

Su Yang pondered deeply, slowly nodding. Where the spiritual source was placed wasn’t crucial; the key was their ability to utilize it for cultivation.

Even if the spiritual source remained in this Sixth Region, it’s possible for Saints from the Nine Realms to come here for cultivation; it’s not necessary to bring it back to the Nine Realms.

The current pressing issue is where to find a Holy Beast!

There are no Holy Beasts in the Nine Realms, so he can only look elsewhere. But the thing is, will the Holy Beasts in the Endless Starry Sky obediently listen to Su Yang’s instructions?

After pondering for a while, Su Yang looked at Long Qiu, ”If I want to find a Holy Beast to cooperate with me, do you think it’s feasible?”

”This...” Long Qiu thought for a moment, ”The possibility is very low. Firstly, the Holy Beasts in the Endless Starry Sky are generally governed by the Saint Venerable, they certainly won’t cooperate with outsiders.”

Su Yang, ”What about Holy Beasts without spiritual sources?”

”That’s also impossible; Holy Beasts are extremely hostile to the Human Clan and wouldn’t cooperate with you.” Long Qiu said, ”Even if you temporarily threaten a Holy Beast to force cooperation, once the spiritual source is snatched, it would become subordinate to the Saint Venerable, how would you know it won’t inform the Saint Venerable?”

Su Yang pondered a bit, that indeed made sense. Collaborating with an unknown Holy Beast truly wasn’t suitable. It seemed that fostering one from the existing Divine Beasts in the Nine Realms was the only strategy.

Recalling the Divine Beasts around him, Little Turtle was still growing and not even a Sub-Saint yet, definitely unsuitable for the task.

Then there’s the Golden Phoenix and the Three-legged Colorful Crow. These two gained significant fortune inside the Feather Spirit Palace and are now Sub-Saint Beasts, yet progressing to Holy Beast would be challenging.

Actually, if the Ancestor Dragon hadn’t died, it would have been the best candidate. It had already stepped into the Holy Beast Realm, and Su Yang and the others only needed to heal its old wounds for further advancement. Unfortunately, the Ancestor Dragon perished at Storm Valley, its divine soul extinguished, making resurrection impossible.

Suddenly, Su Yang thought of a Divine Beast, the Little Bear beside Ye Wantong.

This Little Bear received the inheritance of the Female Sword Saint’s Great Bear, now growing rapidly into a Sub-Saint Beast. Moreover, it continues to grow. The Divine Beast in the Nine Realms most likely to advance to Holy Beast Level fastest would be this Little Bear.

Perhaps he could try nurturing this Little Bear!

With this thought, Su Yang finally felt relieved. He looked at Long Qiu and asked, ”Is there any method to swiftly advance a Sub-Saint Beast to Holy Beast?”

”If you could obtain a Xuan Level Spirit Source, it would swiftly promote a Sub-Saint Beast to a Holy Beast!” Long Qiu replied.

”Isn’t that obvious!” Su Yang glared, he was striving so much just for a Xuan Level Spirit Source. If he had one, there’d be no need to worry about this.

Long Qiu laughed awkwardly, ”If there truly is no Xuan Level Spirit Source, obtaining a Heart of the Holy Beast could also help.”

”Heart of the Holy Beast?” Su Yang felt a stirring within, that seemed obtainable.

”Slaying a Holy Beast can yield a Heart of the Holy Beast!” Su Yang said, ”But where to find a Holy Beast?”

Su Yang glanced at Long Qiu, and Long Qiu shivered at his gaze, hastily transmitting, ”There... There are wandering Holy Beasts that, for various reasons, couldn’t depend on the Saint Venerable. I... I know of one, I can take you to find it...”

Su Yang nodded in satisfaction; with his current strength. Killing a weaker Holy Beast and preserving its Heart of the Holy Beast wasn’t overly challenging.

With Long Qiu leading the way, the four of them traveled for three years, eventually reaching a desolate region.

”This place exists at the fringe of the previous Saint Venerable’s land, unclaimed by its domain. There are several wandering Holy Beasts here, without protection from the Saint Venerable, nor possession of spiritual sources, ranking lower among Holy Beasts,” Long Qiu said. ”You can choose a Holy Beast here to slay for its Heart of the Holy Beast.”

Su Yang nodded; having reached here, he sensed a change in the surrounding atmosphere, differing from the Sixth Region before. This area even paled compared to the Fifth Region previously, being unsuited for cultivation. Otherwise, the Saint Venerable wouldn’t have excluded it from its domain.

While searching the area, Su Yang inquired Long Qiu, ”Just how vast is Six Trigrams Saint Venerable’s domain? We’ve been flying for three years to exit it? Isn’t it too big?”

”In fact, you’ve yet to traverse even one tenth of its domain,” Long Qiu said, ”We were originally at its domain’s edge; truly encircling it at your speed, you wouldn’t manage it in less than several decades.”

Su Yang’s eyes widened, ”Such vastness for the Saint Venerable’s domain? How does it manage its domain normally?”