Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 329 The strength of the Blazing Sky Falcon ranks among the top ten in Donghuang.

Chen Yuan was all too familiar with that look.

Whenever Zhuang Jianbai saw him, he always had a bright, wary look in his eyes.

Once their eyes met, Zhuang Jianbai would utter that familiar line with high spirits: "Advisor Chen, let's have a pet battle."

At this moment, the beast tamer named Jiang Chen cast the same gaze upon him.

Assessment complete: He's a battle maniac.

"Consultant Chen?"

When Jiang Chen said those words, Lan Yingdan's expression froze, and her brows furrowed slightly.

She seemed to have heard the name somewhere before.

Suddenly, Lan Yingdan's eyes lit up, and she excitedly raised her right hand and pointed at Chen Yuan. The velvety pink snake coiled around his arm almost fell to the ground because of this sudden movement.

"Sigh~"

The fluffy pink snake flicked its tongue at the beast tamer in dissatisfaction, but the latter's attention was completely focused on Chen Yuan, and he had no time to pay attention to the fluffy pink snake's reaction.

Chen Yuan felt helpless.

He originally intended to interact with Lan Yingdan as an ordinary beast tamer, but the sudden appearance of Jiang Chen disrupted this dynamic.

He was about to nod in agreement when he saw Lan Yingdan staring straight at him, her gentle voice ringing out: "You must be that farmer who's really good at farming, right?"

Chen Yuan's expression froze, and the smile that had just appeared on his face vanished instantly.

Ever since his name became famous throughout the country, whenever he met a stranger who knew his identity, the stranger would always praise him as the number one beast tamer in Qin Province or a genius researcher.

But this was the first time he had ever heard someone describe him as a farmer who was very skilled at farming.

Well, while he is indeed a farmer and very skilled at farming, aren't his other titles more impressive?

Sensing Chen Yuan's reaction, Lan Yingdan pursed her lips and said in a softer voice, "I've heard my mother mention your name. She said you're very good at cultivating spiritual plants and can easily keep any kind of spiritual plant alive."

Chen Yuan burst out laughing.

It turns out that being skilled at farming is related to cultivating spiritual plants.

A flurry of thoughts flashed through Chen Yuan's mind. He withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the group of plant-like creatures controlled by Cola. He said seriously, "We'll talk about these things later. Let's deal with these guys first."

Chen Yuan's gaze remained calm, but the group of plant-like beasts he was looking at genuinely felt an irresistible and terrifying sense of oppression. They clung tightly to each other, their bodies trembling.

Chen Yuan went straight to the most important question: "Do you even know anything about the Eternal Night Poppy?"

Before the group could react, Jiang Chen's eyes flashed, and he spoke first: "Advisor Chen, are you looking for the Eternal Night Poppy?"

Since recognizing Chen Yuan's identity, Jiang Chen, who had previously been cold-faced, seemed to have changed completely. His tone was no longer icy, but instead revealed a hint of enthusiasm.

Chen Yuan nodded: "Yes."

"Me too."

Upon hearing Chen Yuan's reply, a fleeting hint of excitement appeared on Jiang Chen's face: "I've heard that the Eternal Night Poppy is the strongest pet on Manlan Island. I came to the island this time to find it and verify the results of my training over this period of time."

"Roar"

The massive, menacing-looking steel-backed scorpion slowly waved its pincers, echoing Jiang Chen's words.

Chen Yuan silently took half a step back.

This guy really is the most troublesome battle maniac.

According to the plot, once things here are resolved, he will definitely challenge himself.

Lan Yingdan had now emerged from the shadow of being deceived. She clenched her fist and interjected, "I also want to see the power of the Eternal Night Poppy."

Jiang Chen glanced coldly at Lan Yingdan and said indifferently, "Oh."

He has never liked talking to fools who are overflowing with pity.

Unless the opponent is ridiculously strong.

Jiang Chen glanced briefly at the Bloodthorn Rose and the Velvet-tailed Pink Snake beside Lan Yingdan, then lost interest and looked away.

He then shifted his gaze, looking intently at the Wind-Riding Dog beside Consultant Chen and the small red bird on his shoulder. His fighting spirit surged wildly like weeds, and he asked, "Consultant Chen, is this the Blazing Sky Falcon?"

Chen Yuan turned his head to look at Huo Hua, who seemed to be slacking off but was actually wary of his surroundings, and nodded.

"Blazing Sky Falcon?"

Lan Yingdan was unfamiliar with the name. Following Jiang Chen's gaze, she looked at the smallest golden-red bird and subconsciously asked, "Is this pet famous?"

Jiang Chen glanced at Lan Yingdan, who was full of curiosity, and became even more convinced that this beast tamer was an idiot, so he had no interest in talking to her.

Immediately, his gaze fixed intently on Chen Yuan, his eyes gleaming with a familiar light: "Advisor Chen, I hope..."

Chen Yuan coughed lightly, interrupting Jiang Chen, and said solemnly, "Let's find out the whereabouts of the Eternal Night Poppy first."

The most urgent task is to find the Eternal Night Poppy and obtain information about the Eternal Silent Sandflower; let's save the pet battle for last.

Jiang Chen's voice stopped abruptly. After hearing Chen Yuan's words, he nodded silently, forcibly suppressing the fighting spirit in his heart.

When the three of them turned their gazes to him, a group of fierce-looking pet beasts were also watching them intently. These plant-based pet beasts trembled in fear, but none of them answered Chen Yuan's question.

"Cola."

Chen Yuan's patience was wearing thin. He turned to look at Cola and said, "Mental shock."

Since that's the case, let's teach these guys a lesson.

"Ow!"

Cola glared, raised its head and roared, its light brown fur flying wildly. The fierce aura emanating from its body caused the surrounding pets to retreat one after another. A faint blue light quickly appeared in its azure eyes, condensing its fierce aura into a terrifying sense of intimidation that almost materialized.

The overwhelming sense of intimidation caused the weak pet to lose consciousness instantly, its eyes closed, and it collapsed to the ground.

The slightly stronger pets trembled, their eyes wide with fear, their bodies shaking as if they too would collapse to the ground at any moment.

rustling.

Just then, Crystal Cluster Narcissus, who had been acting as a messenger between the two sides, stepped forward despite her fear and bowed her head toward Chen Yuan.

It chooses to represent other similar yielding.

"Ow"

Cola immediately looked away, the terrifying aura dissipating like a gentle breeze.

This is only half the power of the psychological shock.

If they unleash their full power, all of these deceitful plant-like pets will collapse in an instant.

"Tell me, do you know Princess Eternal Night?"

The trunk of the narcissus trembled with fear, its pale blue petals swaying gently in the still-lingering gale. Suddenly, it looked into the depths of the rainforest.

Looking ahead, beyond the layers of broad leaves, one can vaguely see a steep and precipitous mountain peak, with its knife-carved rock walls standing at the horizon.

This is the only mountain on Manland Island, located in the very center, surrounded by dense rainforest on all sides.

Looking up, you can clearly see the steep mountain peaks, like a sharp sword, breaking through the rainforest's barrier and piercing the clouds.

On the way to Manland Island by boat, Chen Yuan had noticed this towering and precipitous mountain.

Does the Eternal Night Poppy reside here?

Crystal Cluster Narcissus's answer quickly confirmed Chen Yuan's guess: the Eternal Night Poppy did indeed reside in this mountain peak.

More accurately, it is a hidden cave at the foot of the mountain.

Entering this cave and walking for a long time will lead you directly to the mountaintop.

This unusual geographical phenomenon made Chen Yuan click his tongue slightly, but he didn't care and spoke again: "Now take us there."

Upon hearing this, Crystal Cluster Narcissus fell silent as if she had something difficult to say. Her small, almost invisible eyes flickered and finally looked at Jiang Chen.

It indicates that the Eternal Night Poppy resides in the place Jiang Chen discovered.

Jiang Chen showed no kindness towards these plant-like pets. His gaze sharpened, and he sneered, "Is it also part of a fraud ring?"

The narcissus clusters drooped their heads, remaining silent.

The other plant pets reacted much like Crystal Cluster Narcissus, but a few of the bolder pets glared angrily at Jiang Chen for his rude remarks.

"Roar!"

The steel-spined scorpion's massive pincers opened and closed, sparking a series of blinding sparks with each collision, its ferocious aura once again frightening the creatures.

The narcissus cluster suddenly looked up, its eyes filled with a pitiful mist.

Lan Yingdan opened her mouth, but forced herself to look away.

The velvety pink snake stared intently at the crystal cluster narcissus, anticipating its reaction, looking on with amusement.

"Don't look, or you'll get scammed again."

Lan Yingdan reached out and covered the eyes of the velvety-tailed pink snake, her tone revealing an undisguised resentment.

The pink snake with its velvety tail flicked its tongue, clearly displeased with the beast tamer's actions: "Hiss hiss hiss."

You were the one who got scammed!
The interaction between the man and his pet did not affect Crystal Cluster Narcissus, which slowly revealed the "truth" to Chen Yuan.

They had no choice.

Jiang Chen sneered: "All the bad guys in the world claim they had no choice."

He paused, then added, "Idiots all say they weren't fooled."

Lan Yingdan suddenly looked up, revealing a bewildered expression: "?" Crystal Cluster Narcissus's narration was not disturbed.

They do indeed know Princess Eternal Night.

The Eternal Night Poppy is the most powerful pet on this island, and all other pets are under its rule.

Princess Eternal Night Poppy is truly the queen of the island.

The island is indeed divided into two major groups of pets: plant-based pets and snake-based pets, along with other scattered pets, forming a complex ecosystem.

Although there were frictions and conflicts between the two groups of pet beasts, they were kept within a certain range under the strong rule of the Eternal Night Poppy, and had nothing to do with life-and-death battles.

The two groups of pet animals even cooperate from time to time, living together peacefully and stably.

Jiang Chen put one hand on his hip and sneered repeatedly: "Keep making things up."

He was originally very sympathetic to the plight of these poor fellows, and even took the initiative to help them find spiritual plants, only to be deceived.

This is blatant and unacceptable fraud.

He won't believe anything these guys say now.

"Okay, you can continue." Chen Yuan nodded slowly.

Cola secretly used the [Heart Domain Wind Network] to sense the emotional fluctuations of these guys. As a result, they did not show anger or resentment. Instead, they showed sadness.

They would have lived peacefully on the island until a pet from the sea discovered Manlan Island.

"A pet beast from the sea?" Chen Yuan was slightly taken aback.

Could it be some kind of aquatic pet?
At this point, a deep fear appeared in Crystal Cluster Narcissus's eyes, and her petite body trembled uncontrollably, as if mentioning this pet beast plunged her into terror.

It was a very, very large snake-like pet.

"A snake from the sea?" Lan Yingdan's eyes flashed, then she murmured softly, "Is it a pet beast that evolved from a sea snake?"

rustling.

Suddenly, the silent tree spirit began to shake its trunk wildly, its forked arms swaying with it.

This snake is not only huge, but it also has two heads!
Two very scary heads!
One of its heads can spew out poisonous mist, and the other head can spew out a jet of water!
When the other pets saw the Ink Tree Spirit's intense reaction, they were initially taken aback, but then joined in the story.

That was a very ferocious snake!
As soon as this ferocious serpent arrived on the island, it began to attack the island's pets without restraint and frantically steal spiritual plants.

But it was extremely powerful, and none of the island's pets could do anything about it.

"Even if you all work together, you can't do anything about it?" Chen Yuan asked.

There are hundreds or even thousands of pets on the island, enough to exhaust any three-tier pet, not to mention that there are plenty of three-tier pets on the island as well.

Unless, of course, this giant serpent from the sea possesses fourth-tier strength.

Several of the pets gritted their teeth upon hearing Chen Yuan's question.

Together they could indeed defeat that ferocious serpent, but the latter could fly.

This is a large snake with wings and the ability to fly.

Chen Yuan was speechless.

Having the ability to fly is indeed very cheating; you can fly away as soon as you see something is wrong.

and many more.

Chen Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he murmured, "A snake-like pet from the sea, with two heads, its attributes should be poison and water, and it also has a pair of wings."

"Isn't this the Abyssal Howling Viper?"

The Abyssal Viper, a poison and water type, is naturally born with the quality of Morning Star.

According to the [Pet Knowledge Section], the Abyssal Viper usually inhabits the sea, but occasionally spreads its wings and flies into the sky to hunt birds of prey.

This guy has two heads and can use skills of different attributes at the same time, making him disgusting and difficult to deal with.

"So that's what kind of pet beast it is."

As a top student at the Beast Taming Academy, Jiang Chen was obviously aware of the existence of the Abyss Howling Viper, and nodded thoughtfully.

Lan Yingdan, however, was hearing this name for the first time. Her eyes lit up, and she lightly waved her fist: "It has two heads. I really want to catch it and study it carefully."

Chen Yuan glanced at Lan Yingdan without leaving a trace.

This naive and innocent girl actually has a research interest?
A thought flashed through his mind, and Chen Yuan continued to look at the crystal cluster of daffodils: "Go on."

Since the island's pets were powerless against the Abyss Howling Viper, they had no choice but to ask the Eternal Night Poppy for help.

The two powerful beasts immediately engaged in a fierce battle upon meeting.

On one side is the island's queen, Eternal Night Poppy, and on the other is a ferocious sea serpent that appears out of nowhere.

After a fierce battle, Abyss Howling Viper finally emerged victorious and severely injured Eternal Night Poppy.

In order to help the island queen recover from her injuries and to enhance her strength, they had to collect spiritual plants from the island and try to obtain them through other means.

This is how the scam began.

"So that's how it is." Lan Yingdan's eyes widened slightly as she understood the group's predicament. "You want to collect enough spiritual plants to enhance the strength of the Eternal Night Poppy and eventually drive away the Abyss Howling Viper."

The plant pets, led by Crystal Cluster Narcissus, nodded repeatedly. They wanted to continue surrounding Blue Tassel to gain sympathy, but were intimidated by Cola and dared not move forward.

Jiang Chen's tone remained icy as he sneered, "No matter how many excuses you make, they can't cover up the fact that you're a fraudster."

"I wonder how many beast tamers have been deceived by you."

At this point, he glanced at Lan Yingdan indifferently, his tongue as sharp as ever: "It's because there are too many idiots like us that these guys have succeeded."

Chen Yuan's lips twitched slightly.

This is the first time I've ever seen someone insult me.

But the crystal cluster daffodils didn't pay attention to Jiang Chen's words at the moment. They stared at Chen Yuan and Cola and continued to tell what happened next.

After defeating the Eternal Night Poppy, the Abyss Viper gained dominance over Manlan Island and has since occupied the mountaintop.

"Dominating the mountaintop? Is there anything special about it?" Chen Yuan interjected.

Crystal Cluster Narcissus did not hide anything from Chen Yuan and truthfully revealed the special features of the mountain peak.

Manland Island is covered with lush vegetation and towering ancient trees. In addition, it is filled with poisonous miasma, making it difficult for sunlight to penetrate and blocking out the light.

But the summit is completely different.

The mountaintop is completely exposed to sunlight, which is intense. The Eternal Night Poppy spends her days there basking in the sun, which is said to be very beneficial to the growth of wood-type pets.

Moreover, due to its special environment, a special spiritual plant was born on the mountaintop.

It was a small, bone-white flower that was extremely attractive to these poisonous pets.

Every time I see it, I have an uncontrollable urge to swallow it.

However, this spiritual plant is extremely precious and has always been enjoyed only by the Eternal Night Poppy Princess.

When the Abyss Howl Viper defeated the Eternal Night Poppy, the right to use this spiritual plant changed.

Chen Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Lan Yingdan, laughing as he said, "It seems we're quite lucky. Not only did we find out the whereabouts of the Eternal Night Poppy, but we also found the spiritual plant I wanted."

Lan Yingdan asked, "Is this the spiritual plant you've been looking for?"

Chen Yuan nodded: "Most likely."

Then, Chen Yuan looked ahead and gazed at the group of plant-based pets: "The current situation is that as long as we defeat that Abyss Howling Viper, we can obtain those spiritual plants, right?"

The crystal cluster narcissus nodded blankly. Suddenly, it seemed to understand something, its expression changed drastically, and it shook its head vigorously.

Don't go!

That giant serpent was terrifying, extremely terrifying; even the island's queen was no match for it!
Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "It's alright, we're scary too."

"Ow!"

Cola raised its head and roared, its piercing eyes responding to Chen Yuan's words.

I, Cola, am the scariest person on the whole farm!
He's known as the number one dog king of the Qinling Mountains!

The kind that screams and yells as it beats you up!
Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Yuan pondered for a while and quickly decided to ask Lan Yingdan and Jiang Chen to handle the aftermath, while he would try to get the Eternal Silent Sand Flower before sunset.

So he turned to the two of them and said, "I'll leave this to you two. I'm going to the summit."

Lan Yingdan looked at Chen Yuan with concern and advised, "Why don't you get yourself in better shape first and go tomorrow? The Abyss Howling Viper they mentioned seems to be very powerful."

Before Chen Yuan could respond, Jiang Chen suddenly spoke up: "No matter how strong Yuanxiao Flying Viper is, it is no match for Consultant Chen."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "I'll go check the situation first, and I should be back in a little while."

He paused, then looked at Spark: "Let's go."

"Chirp!"

The smallest golden-red bird in Lan Yingdan's eyes spread its wings and took flight. With a burst of dazzling white light, the golden-red bird transformed into the Blazing Sky Falcon, its body surging with golden flames and its form exquisite and delicate.

Lan Yingdan suddenly opened her eyes wide, her face full of surprise.

This is this.

Jiang Chen also looked up and watched the Blazing Sky Falcon's back as it quickly took off. His voice slowly rang out: "The Blazing Sky Falcon is Advisor Chen's strongest pet. It is said that its strength ranks among the top ten in the entire Eastern Empire."

Lan Yingdan blinked blankly.

She seemed to have encountered a very remarkable beast tamer.

(End of this chapter)