Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Chapter 124: Chapter 107: Go with the Feeling

It was a suspicious comment, but Li Qian paid it no mind.

Just as Chu Xiran had said, they had important business to attend to.

After a moment of concentration, he used his Soul Contract to inform the eight Frostfire Salamanders, led by Xiaoliu, of their target.

Meanwhile, Chu Xiran was doing the same.

Once they had finished coordinating, the two exchanged a look and hesitated no longer.

At almost the same time, they issued the identical command: ”Use the Frost Breath Skill!”

The Demon Dragon Rhinoceros possessed the bloodline of the Dragon Race.

It was practically half Dragon Element.

According to elemental counters, the Ice Element should be quite effective.

This was a point Elder Tie hadn’t denied.

It was precisely because of this elemental advantage that Li Qian and Chu Xiran were the ones here,

and not others.

As the two gave their commands, the nine Pet Beasts in the small lake immediately sprang into action.

They all opened their mouths, a dense, blue-white frosty energy brewing within.

As the Skills brewed, they released an irrepressible wave of Energy.

As an Emperor Level Magical Beast, the Demon Dragon Rhinoceros, though lacking in intelligence and unable to see the other side of the Unstable Rift, possessed incredibly sharp senses.

It sensed the fluctuations of Energy leaking out as the Skills were activated.

However, it paid them no mind.

In its view, such minor fluctuations from Elite Level and Commander Level beings posed no threat whatsoever.

ZZZT...

Finally, after a full half-minute of stable charging, the blue-white frosty energy condensed into rays and shot forth.

Eight rays shot out, converging and merging to form a single, much thicker blue-white beam.

The beam struck with unerring accuracy, hitting one of the five paler-colored scales.

The very instant this thick, blue-white beam hit its target, the Demon Dragon Rhinoceros’s limbs and crocodile-like tail began to thrash wildly.

ROAR! ROAR! ROAR...

On the other side of the Unstable Rift, where Li Qian and Chu Xiran couldn’t see, the Demon Dragon Rhinoceros let out a furious roar the moment it was struck.

It began to bellow madly, recklessly firing off two crimson Energy Balls.

Having experienced this before, the group easily dodged the Energy Ball attacks.

The Energy Balls exploded at the bottom of the reservoir, kicking up violent, muddy waves.

Fortunately, the water level in the reservoir had already dropped significantly. Otherwise, such massive waves would have likely caused considerable trouble for Lingshui City.

”Li Qian and Chu Xiran’s attack must have worked!” Zhu Bingqing exclaimed, her face lighting up with joy as she witnessed the scene.

”That kid has courage and grit! He’s truly the genius our Shazhou Beast Taming University had its eye on. And that young lady isn’t bad, either. They make a good pair,” Elder Tie said happily, speaking his mind without reservation.

Hearing this, Niu Fenjin’s expression immediately darkened. ”Elder Tie, please don’t joke around. Student Li Qian and Xiran are teacher and student.”

Elder Tie just chuckled, completely unconcerned. ”Teacher and student, eh? That’s what’s popular these days.”

Niu Fenjin’s face grew even darker.

”Young man, you like that little lady, don’t you?” Elder Tie asked, seeing Niu Fenjin’s reaction.

”I...” Hearing the question, Niu Fenjin became flustered, stammering, unsure how to respond.

Seeing this, the smile on Elder Tie’s face widened. ”Listen to this old man. You two aren’t a good match.”

”What makes you say we’re not a good match?” Niu Fenjin retorted, his neck stiff with defiance.

”Young man, why be so stubborn? If you insist on getting to the bottom of things, the truth can sometimes be cruel,” Elder Tie sighed and shook his head. ”Just think about it. Back then, when you were taking the lead and getting ready to go in, how did she react? And then, when Student Li Qian was about to go in, what was her reaction?”

”To put it bluntly, that little lady isn’t interested in you at all.”

Hearing this, Niu Fenjin froze as if struck by lightning.

Seeing this, the teasing glint in Elder Tie’s eyes grew stronger. ”How about you ask that young lady over there? Maybe she’s interested in you?”

As he said this, his gaze swept over to Zhu Bingqing, who was standing nearby.

Niu Fenjin heard him and looked at Zhu Bingqing, a flicker of hope in his eyes.

Seeing this, Zhu Bingqing decisively shook her head. ”Don’t look at me. I’m not interested either!”

PFFT—!

The moment she said that, Niu Fenjin felt like a knife had just been brutally twisted in a wound that hadn’t even started to heal.

”Don’t feel bad, young man. You’ll get used to this sort of thing eventually!” Elder Tie ”sincerely” comforted him.

The first half of the sentence made Niu Fenjin feel a little better, but the second half made him want to kill himself.

’Some comfort that is!’

’If the gap in our strength wasn’t so massive, I’d be challenging you to a duel right now.’

”Elder Tie, the mission! We need to focus on the mission!” Chujiang River said, his face darkening as he saw Elder Tie still had the nerve to tease Niu Fenjin at such a critical moment.

At this, Elder Tie stopped his teasing and joined the others in attacking once more.

”This is no time to be dropping the ball! Don’t drag Li Qian and the others down!” As he attacked, his smile vanished, and his tone became serious.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The explosions were incessant.

The entire reservoir had been blasted beyond recognition.

Peng Zhongyan and the others could even see cracks starting to form all over the reservoir’s dam.

’When this battle is over, this reservoir will probably be a complete loss.’

...

On the other side of the Unstable Rift, Li Qian and Chu Xiran were mounted on Qizai’s back.

They weren’t surprised to see the entire small lake instantly freeze solid into a lake of ice after the Skills were unleashed.

This transformation was exactly what they had expected.

”How did it go?” Chu Xiran asked Li Qian. She sensed through her Snowfield Wolf that their connection was clear, but she wasn’t sure if the attack had been successful.

Li Qian paused for a moment at her question.

’If you don’t know, how would I be any different?’

After observing for a moment and relying on the Soul Contract with his Pet Beasts, Li Qian ventured a guess. ”It feels like it had some effect.”

’Freezing such a large area should have considerable power.’

’Plus, we were attacking the Demon Dragon Rhinoceros’s weak point. It should have done something.’

Li Qian couldn’t see the real situation within the lake, so he could only make such a guess.

”So, what’s next?” Chu Xiran asked Li Qian again. At that moment, it was as if their roles had been reversed.

Li Qian glanced at the frozen lake again, then pursed his lips. ”What else can we do? Let’s just go with our gut!”

”Alright, go with our gut it is!” Hearing this, Chu Xiran instantly understood what Li Qian meant. She didn’t overthink it and immediately agreed.

With that, they exchanged a knowing look and prepared for a second round of coordinated attacks.

Beneath the small lake, the eight Frostfire Salamanders and the Snowfield Wolf once again received their orders. Without a second thought, they instinctively unleashed another combined ”Frost Breath” Skill at the same scale they had just attacked.

CRACK!

And under that perfectly coordinated barrage of Skills, a clear sound, like porcelain shattering, suddenly rang out.