Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Chapter 487: Chapter 450: Beast Shadow

Hearing Li Qian’s words, Pei Yuanyuan felt much more at ease.

Li Qian’s words proved, at the very least, that he wasn’t just going through the motions.

Otherwise, he could have just run a single, half-hearted experiment and claimed it failed.

Soon, the second batch of five Tun Tuns, which Pei Yuanyuan had carefully selected, was delivered.

Li Qian accepted the Beast Taming Balls containing the five Tun Tuns. Wasting no time, he strode into the Cultivation Room.

The door to the Cultivation Room closed once more, leaving Pei Yuanyuan to continue her wait outside.

Inside, Li Qian released the five Tun Tuns. Before the creatures could even shake off their daze, the attack began.

The skill used for the attack was the same as before: Extreme Illusion Beam.

A pale purple light washed over them. The five panicked Tun Tuns immediately fell silent, their eyes turning a deep crimson.

They began to stampede, venting their fury.

Under the influence of the Illusion Realm, some even began attacking their own kind.

Li Qian simply watched, impassive, with no intention of interfering.

After a moment, he activated his Telepathy Talent and began to sense the five Tun Tuns’ emotions.

As he focused on the third one, a pleased expression appeared on his face.

’You’re the one,’ he couldn’t help but murmur. Through his Telepathy, he could feel this particular Tun Tun’s anger was about to boil over.

Yet, based on its outward behavior, it was the most restrained of the group.

Its eyes were merely crimson as it stamped the ground restlessly. It wasn’t rampaging, nor was it attacking the others.

Seeing this, Li Qian knew he had found what he was looking for.

He hesitated no longer. After observing all five, he promptly tossed out their Beast Taming Balls and recalled the other four.

’First, feed it this Earth Rock Fruit.’ With the other four Tun Tuns recalled so they wouldn’t interfere with the evolution, Li Qian tossed out a yellowish-brown fruit.

The yellowish-brown fruit was an Earth Element resource called the Earth Rock Fruit, and it wasn’t particularly valuable.

However, the order in which it and the other evolutionary resource, the Fire Spirit Vine, were fed was critical and could not be confused.

Only by consuming the Earth Rock Fruit first to strengthen the Pet Beast’s body could it possibly digest the Fire Spirit Vine afterward.

Otherwise, the result would be... instant death.

Hearing Li Qian’s command, the Six-tailed Cat didn’t hesitate. It once again used its Telekinesis Skill to restrain the Tun Tun and force-feed it the Earth Rock Fruit.

As the Earth Rock Fruit was ingested, the expected reaction occurred without fail.

’Just as I thought. It’s starting...’

Li Qian murmured to himself. Before his eyes, the Tun Tun, now free and having ingested the Earth Rock Fruit, began to emit a faint Light of Evolution.

This Light of Evolution was different from the one during the test with Cloud Mist No. 9.

The faint Light of Evolution grew increasingly intense.

Meanwhile, outside the Cultivation Room, a look of delight spread across Pei Yuanyuan’s face.

”Excellent. The Evolutionary Energy is building up,” she said with a smile.

Although the Cultivation Room was sealed off from all signs of the evolution, preventing even her from peeking inside, it was equipped with sensors that could monitor Energy fluctuations.

The base’s support staff had just sent her the data, informing her of the Energy readings inside.

This heightened her sense of anticipation.

’Next up, the Fire Spirit Vine.’ Back inside the Cultivation Room, Li Qian proceeded to the next step. Sensing the time was right, he gave another command to the Six-tailed Cat.

As the Six-tailed Cat once again used its Telekinesis Skill, the Fire Spirit Vine—a crimson vine resembling a tendril of ivy—was also forced down the Tun Tun’s throat.

The Tun Tun was completely powerless to resist from start to finish.

The difference in power between it and the Six-tailed Cat was a bottomless chasm; resistance was impossible.

The addition of the Fire Spirit Vine caused the Light of Evolution to burn even more intensely.

Li Qian watched with rapt attention, his brow furrowed in concentration.

Once the evolution reached a critical point, he gave the command without hesitation. ’Now for the main event! Use Extreme Illusion Beam again!’

The Six-tailed Cat received the command and once again cast Extreme Illusion Beam on the Tun Tun, which was still trapped in the Illusion Realm.

Under the influence of the dual Extreme Illusion Beams, the Tun Tun finally lost all reason and began to roar madly, ”OINK OINK... AWOOOO...”

At first, the roar sounded like the grunting of a domestic pig, but it quickly morphed into the savage howl of a wild beast, utterly frenzied.

Li Qian’s gaze was locked on the Tun Tun, unwavering. He began to murmur, ’No, it’s not enough. Your rage... it’s still not enough!’

He was waiting for a trigger—the catalyst that would push the evolution into its next phase.

To that end, his other Beast Taming Talent—the Eye of True Sight—had been active the entire time.

’Is it still not enough?’ When the Eye of True Sight failed to reveal the information he was looking for, an expression of disappointment crept onto Li Qian’s face.

The Light of Evolution was still blazing, but within that inferno, Li Qian could see it starting to wane.

What’s more, faint crimson lines had clearly begun to appear on the Tun Tun’s body.

This was a sign that its physical body couldn’t take the strain and was on the verge of collapse.

This was precisely why Li Qian had insisted on his methods and been so meticulous in his selection.

If the evolution failed, it wouldn’t just be a loss of materials. The subject of the evolution—the Tun Tun itself—would suffer a terrible fate.

It would very likely disintegrate and die on the spot.

Just as Li Qian thought the evolution was about to end in failure, a new line of text slowly materialized within the Tun Tun’s information panel as viewed by his Eye of True Sight.

Seeing this line of text, Li Qian let out a long sigh of relief. ’Yes! You magnificent creature. Not bad. It finally learned the Rage Skill in a state of extreme anger!’

Yes, the moment he had been waiting for had arrived.

The Rage Skill!

The evolution could only continue if the Tun Tun learned this skill in a state of extreme anger, augmented by the Fire Spirit Vine and Earth Rock Fruit.

Because only this skill could cause the Tun Tun’s physical attributes to skyrocket again in a short amount of time, providing the necessary support.

Only with that surge in physical power could it withstand the crucial transformation that was to follow.

Having learned the Rage Skill in its extreme anger, the Tun Tun unleashed it almost instinctively.

”ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!” A series of roars, like those of an Ancient Wild Beast, echoed through the Cultivation Room.

As the roars resounded, a deep, dark red light began to glow.

Within the dark red light, the silhouette of a giant beast was faintly visible. It was covered in formidable Scale Armor, and two sharp, thick tusks jutted forward like ivory, standing out in sharp relief.

The beast stood on its hind legs, reared up like a man, and let out a long howl toward the sky.

As Li Qian watched the hazy phantom of the giant beast, his heart trembled with shock, but that shock was immediately followed by a surge of elation.

’Then, now is the time! Eat the Magma Heart!’ Seeing this, Li Qian didn’t hesitate for a second. He immediately threw out the most precious and final ingredient.

This time, he didn’t need to command the Six-tailed Cat to use Telekinesis to force-feed it the Ruby-like ingredient. Driven by instinct, the Tun Tun leaped forward, caught the Magma Heart in its jaws, and swallowed it whole.

The next moment, the Light of Evolution erupted into a pillar that shot toward the ceiling.

Li Qian stared at the terrifying Light of Evolution, momentarily at a loss for words.

A Light of Evolution this intense was in no way inferior to the Sunbird’s evolution.