Celestial Beast Taming

Ingredients like Dragon Blood and Earth Dragon Meat had a strong, gamey smell and a spicy flavor.

The food made with these ingredients didn’t suit Zhong Yi’s palate.

Wen Tao and Cui Heng weren’t fans of the taste either, but for Sun Yushi, it was as if he had discovered a whole new world.

Sun Yushi, who was usually very restrained with his diet, ate until his stomach was round and full.

The next morning, Zhong Yi went to Tao En’s shop again. He summoned the Resurrection Celestial Lord to treat Tao En, continuing until the Resurrection Celestial Lord’s Energy was completely depleted.

After recalling the Resurrection Celestial Lord to his Soul Base, Zhong Yi smiled and said to Tao En,

”Master Tao En, last night you used the medium extracted from the Soul Split Demon’s soul to clear out those Soul-Devouring Demon Insects. Even the Mother Insect of the Soul-Forger Demon Insects has been removed.”

”I will slowly clear away the toxins contaminating your soul. I plan to prioritize repairing this soul fissure first.”

”That way, it’ll be easier for you to summon your Guardian Beasts!”

”Judging by your soul’s current recovery speed, after I treat you one more time tonight, you should be able to summon your Guardian Beasts.”

Tao En nodded excitedly at his words.

”Lord Zhong Yi, I can actually summon my Lifebound Guardian Beast right now.”

”It’s just that summoning my Lifebound Guardian Beast causes a continuous, tearing, dull ache in my soul.”

”As for my other Guardian Beasts, it’s still a bit of a strain to summon them with my Soul Power, but I’ll definitely be able to do it within a day or two.”

At this, Tao En couldn’t help but thank Zhong Yi again with great solemnity.

Last night, after receiving the materials from Cui Heng, Tao En barely slept.

He endured immense pain to draw all the Soul-Devouring Demon Insects from his soul onto the medium.

After clearing out all the Soul-Devouring Demon Insects, Tao En’s already extremely frail body completely gave out.

He collapsed to the ground and couldn’t get back up on his own for a full two hours.

When Tao En was expelling the Soul-Devouring Demon Insects rooted in his soul last night, he didn’t tell Tao Niannian.

Tao Niannian couldn’t have helped him anyway, and Tao En didn’t want to make her worry.

He burned the Soul-Devouring Demon Insects he had drawn out of his soul, along with the grayish-brown, silver-glowing medium.

Tao En felt completely reborn, and even his mindset had become much younger.

’Before becoming a Five-finger Creator, I was always consumed by hatred, my eyes blinded by it.’

’That hatred hadn’t faded even up to the moment my soul was injured.’

’All this time, I’ve been living only for revenge!’

’From now on, I should live for myself, for Tao Niannian, and for Zhong Yi and the new faction I’ve joined!’

An act of timely aid is so memorable because it can genuinely save a person.

Having been saved by Zhong Yi, Tao En’s heart was filled with immense gratitude toward him.

Zhong Yi was somewhat surprised by this, not expecting Tao En to be able to summon his Lifebound Guardian Beast already.

”Master Tao En, it’s wonderful that you can summon your Lifebound Guardian Beast now!”

”Being able to summon your Lifebound Guardian Beast means you now have some ability to protect yourself.”

”For the next few days, try not to let Niannian go out. Keep her by your side.”

”Outsiders don’t know that I’m treating you, but your frequent contact with Celestial Destiny Seekers like us from other cities might stir up some trouble.”

”During our time in Longya City, I’ll come to treat you at least once every day.”

The fact that Zhong Yi and Tao En were in frequent contact was impossible to hide, nor was there any need to.

After Zhong Yi participated in the Dragon Soaring Assembly, Star Night would accompany him and the others to bring Tao En back to Starlight City.

At that time, news of Tao En joining Starlight City would spread rapidly throughout the Xin Xia Federation.

Along with it, news of his recovery would also get out.

Tao En felt even more grateful toward Zhong Yi. The fact that Zhong Yi was considering Niannian’s safety at a time like this was enough to show how much he valued and cared for the two of them.

”Lord Zhong Yi, I will be careful. But if someone really tries to make a move on me, I won’t hold back.”

”It’s been many years since I’ve fought anyone, but I’m not out of practice when it comes to killing.”

As he spoke, Tao En clutched the back of his head, enduring the sharp pain emanating from his soul, and took out a giant egg nearly half the size of the room.

The shell of this egg was covered in intricate patterns of clouds and mountains.

The shell had a lustrous, translucent texture with irregular folds.

Its texture wasn’t like jade or crystal, but more like opal.

Before Tao En could even begin to introduce the massive egg, Zhong Yi had already used All Things Exploration to inspect it.

[Guardian Beast Name]: Cloud Ridge Realm Dragon

[Guardian Beast Species]: Boundary Dragon Species/World Dragon Species

[Guardian Beast Level]: Fantasy Tier (3/10)

[Guardian Beast Type]: Wind/Earth Element

[Guardian Beast Quality]: Silver Quality

Skills:

[Domain Orbit]: Binds with a designated world. Any movement within that world, regardless of method, will consume that world’s ambient energy instead of its own.

Exclusive Traits:

[Chain Defense]: Activates all non-living matter on its body, linking them with itself to enhance its Defense Ability. The effectiveness of this defense is related to the properties of the linked matter.

[Shadow Stealth]: Consumes its own Energy to condense Ghost Clouds, which are used to conceal its aura and presence, entering a stealth state that is difficult to detect. While in stealth, its movement speed is increased. The speed boost is proportional to its Energy consumption rate.

After one look, a shocked expression appeared on Zhong Yi’s face, and he couldn’t help but blurt out,

”This is... a World Dragon Egg!”

In this world, not all Creatures start from the Unranked Mortal Beast Tier at birth.

There is a class of Creatures that are born with such a high Tier and Quality that they cannot be bound by a Guardian Beast Master’s Contract.

For a Guardian Beast Master to control such Creatures, they can only rely on forming a bond with them over time.

This Guardian Beast before him, the Cloud Ridge Realm Dragon of the Boundary Dragon Species and World Dragon Species, was exactly such a being.

The still-unhatched Cloud Ridge Realm Dragon was already at the Fantasy Third Level, with a Silver Quality.

Still in its egg at the Fantasy Tier, it would likely need to reach the Mythical Tier before it could even hatch.

This type of Guardian Beast was exceptionally rare; it was the first time Zhong Yi had ever seen such a Creature since coming to the Guardian Beast World.

Rumor has it that World Dragons are born with Main Dragon Bloodline, making them an anomaly among the Main Dragon Species Guardian Beasts.

Tao En had been preparing to give Zhong Yi a thorough explanation of this Dragon Egg, which he had gone to great lengths to acquire.

He never expected Zhong Yi to grasp the Dragon Egg’s secrets with just a single glance.

But while Zhong Yi was shocked, Tao En was even more so.

’For someone so young, Zhong Yi is incredibly knowledgeable!’

”That’s right, Lord Zhong Yi. This is indeed the egg of a World Dragon.”

”The shell has patterns of clouds and mountain peaks. Once the Dragon Egg hatches, it should produce a land-and-air-type World Dragon.”

”If it were a water-and-air or land-and-water type World Dragon, the shell would be missing one of these patterns and would have flowing, wave-like markings instead.”

”Aside from treating my injuries and upgrading my own Guardian Beasts, I’ve spent nearly all my wealth raising this World Dragon.”

”This World Dragon Egg, which I obtained during the Sacred Origin War, is an absolute money pit.”

As he spoke, Tao En affectionately stroked the World Dragon’s shell, his tone a mixture of nostalgia and lament.

In recent years, with his soul injured and his life in turmoil, Tao En hadn’t been able to feed the Dragon Egg materials of the wind, water, and earth elements.

Fortunately, the World Dragon’s Life Force was tenacious. Despite not receiving any external Energy for so many years, it was still brimming with vitality.

However, because it hadn’t absorbed any Energy these past few years, the aura within the egg had stagnated.

From now on, Tao En would be following Zhong Yi and joining his faction, so he would need to contribute his strength to it.

Tao En no longer planned to support this World Dragon Egg by himself.

The idea of giving the World Dragon Egg to Zhong Yi began to form in his mind.