Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Chapter 117: Chapter 100: Running into the Muzzle

Although they hadn’t known each other for long, Li Qian could feel the genuine care in Elder Tie’s words.

Regardless of whether this care was politically motivated, Li Qian was very grateful.

So, he returned the favor, replying, ”Elder Tie, you be careful too. If things go south, pull back as soon as you can.”

”Don’t you worry. This old man cherishes his life,” Elder Tie said, turning back to grin at Li Qian, revealing two rows of pearly white teeth.

With that, he unhesitatingly commanded his Pet Beast and plunged into the water.

At Elder Tie’s level of cultivation, his body had been enhanced by numerous contracts and evolutionary feedbacks, making his physical constitution far beyond that of an ordinary person.

Staying underwater for several hours was an easy feat for him.

After Elder Tie entered the water, Mu Qianqian and Zhao Xiwei didn’t fall behind, following closely after him into the depths.

”This environment isn’t favorable for Elder Tie and the others. Is there a way to drain the reservoir?” Li Qian’s brow was tightly furrowed as he watched the three of them enter the water to fight. He looked at Chujiang River and asked.

Chujiang River frowned in thought.

Zhu Guanyu, who had been quiet until now, scanned the reservoir and replied, ”This reservoir was built by damming a river. Just opening the floodgates won’t be enough to drain it completely, unless...”

”Unless what?” Li Qian asked immediately, not bothering with pleasantries.

This wasn’t the time for beating around the bush or guessing games.

”Unless we can cut off the river!” Zhu Bingqing understood her clan uncle’s meaning and added.

Hearing this, Li Qian’s eyes suddenly lit up. ”I know what to do!”

With that, he sprang into action, moving quickly under the dumbfounded gazes of the others.

He mounted Qizai’s dragon back and flew off. In less than a minute, he arrived upstream from the reservoir.

Freezing the entire reservoir was basically impossible, but freezing a section of the Lingshui River should be no problem.

That was exactly what Li Qian was thinking.

By now, everyone understood his intention, and their faces filled with anticipation.

Seeing the eight Frostfire Salamanders following him in a mighty procession, they couldn’t help but let the corners of their mouths twitch.

Only Li Qian could pull off such a grand display of power.

Even someone like Chu Xiran—her Snowfield Wolf was also an Ice Element Pet Beast and could defeat any single Frostfire Salamander in a one-on-one fight.

But faced with a pack of eight Frostfire Salamanders, she would have no choice but to stay far away.

And she certainly couldn’t freeze an entire section of the river.

”We’ll go help too.” Understanding Li Qian’s goal, Chu Xiran followed without hesitation.

With the Snowfield Wolf’s help, she believed the eight Frostfire Salamanders would be able to freeze the Lingshui River with even greater ease.

A few moments later, the eight Frostfire Salamanders and Chu Xiran’s Snowfield Wolf had all assembled on both banks of the Lingshui River.

Li Qian, riding Qizai, hovered in the air above the Lingshui River.

Seeing that everything was ready, he decisively gave the order. ”Everyone, on my command! Frost Breath, release!”

At Li Qian’s command, the eight Frostfire Salamanders and Chu Xiran’s Snowfield Wolf acted in unison, unleashing the Frost Breath Skill.

Nine streams of blue-white arctic air, like nine sharp swords, plunged directly into the Lingshui River.

As the cold air shot into the water, there was no change at first. But a moment later, the current noticeably slowed, and sheets of ice began to appear on the surface.

CRACK... CRACKLE... CRACK...

The ice sheets grew more numerous and larger. In the blink of an eye, under the infusion of nine streams of cold air, the Lingshui River was actually frozen solid!

A section of the river, about three to four hundred meters long, was frozen into a glacier. From the surface to the riverbed, it was solid ice—a truly magnificent sight!

With this frozen section blocking it, the water that had been continuously flowing into the reservoir instantly lost its source.

”Teacher Chu, increase the floodgate discharge!” After freezing a section of the Lingshui River, Li Qian flew back again and shouted the reminder.

In reality, they hardly needed Li Qian’s reminder. Chu Xiran and Chujiang River had already sprung into action the very instant the river froze.

They went to the power station’s control area and pressed the button to open the floodgates.

Fortunately, this area hadn’t suffered much damage. Otherwise, repairs would have been quite troublesome.

RUMBLE...

A massive torrent of water shot out from the floodgate, like a waterfall cascading down from the heavens. The sound was deafening.

Li Qian watched the immense torrent, but he didn’t feel very confident.

’I don’t know if this will be fast enough!’

Li Qian knew very well that the Lingshui River couldn’t be blocked for long, nor could he maintain the blockage indefinitely.

As the upstream water pooled, the pressure of the current would build, and no amount of solid ice could hold it back forever.

Moreover, the backed-up water would have significant consequences upstream.

Low-lying fields, roads, and houses could be flooded.

The floodgates poured out water frantically, and the water level slowly began to drop.

In the water, the Array pattern formed entirely of blue light grew brighter and more distinct!

Everyone’s gazes were fixed on the center of the reservoir, the location of the Sealing Array.

BOOM—!

SPLASH—!

Just then, a violent explosion rang out. Immediately after, a massive figure burst out of the water, looking rather battered.

No one had let their guard down, so they immediately recognized the massive figure that had just burst from the water. It was none other than the Frankenstein Robot that Xuanwu had merged with.

And by the looks of it, he had been thrown out.

After breaking the surface, he used the momentum from being launched into the air to try and flee directly.

”Acted all high and mighty, and now you think you can just run away!” Niu Aihua had long found him an eyesore. She had been waiting for his powered-up state to fade so she could beat him down, so how could she possibly let him go now?

Seeing this, Zhu Guanyu attacked without hesitation, analyzing aloud, ”He got knocked out after just a few hits. Looks like he couldn’t maintain that berserk state.”

”That’s normal. That berserk state clearly had issues; there’s no way it could be maintained for long,” Chujiang River chimed in, his own actions just as merciless.

Under their command, four Dominator Level Pet Beasts charged out without hesitation.

Having finally gotten a chance to avenge their earlier humiliation, there was no way the three of them would let it slip. The battle ignited in an instant.

Having exited its explosive state and been knocked out of the reservoir by Elder Tie’s group, Xuanwu’s robot was in terrible condition. It was no match for the three beastmasters and their four pets.

BANG! BANG! BANG!...

Under the bombardment of a pile of Skills, the Xuanwu robot soon became battered and broken, teetering on the verge of collapse.

The man was decisive. Seeing that the robot body had no chance of escape, he immediately made a choice.

Taking advantage of a moment when it was sent flying, a Mechanical Octopus roughly the size of a small car burst out from the robot’s chest.

The Mechanical Octopus was extremely fast. It fled for its life, but the three beastmasters and their four pets didn’t immediately give chase.

It wasn’t that they’d had a change of heart and decided to let him go; they were just watching the show, because the Mechanical Octopus was fleeing directly toward the upstream section of the reservoir.

There, a pack of Frostfire Salamanders was lying in wait.

”You’re running right into the line of fire.” A faint smile touched Li Qian’s lips as he saw this. He contacted Xiaoliu through his Soul Contract.

Led by Xiaoliu, the eight Frostfire Salamanders directly blocked the Mechanical Octopus’s path.

The Mechanical Octopus was agile and fast, but its actual combat strength was weak. Seeing the eight Frostfire Salamanders appear before it, both the octopus and Xuanwu inside it were dumbfounded.

”Perfect timing. Frost Breath!” Amid Xuanwu’s shocked, dumbfounded, and horrified expression, Li Qian gave the command!

Eight streams of blue-white arctic air shot out and, without any surprise, struck the fleeing Mechanical Octopus directly, freezing it into an ice sculpture!