Beast Tamer: My pet has a game panel.

Chapter 487 Secret Realm Management Bureau
As night falls, outside the ancient capital city, where neon lights shimmer, in a desolate valley, a large number of people in uniform summon spirit pets to protect the area.

Judging from the badges hanging on their clothes, these people are staff members from the Ancient Capital Academy and the Secret Realm Administration Bureau. The reason they came here is because this place is one of the most famous secret realms in the entire Ancient Capital - the Xuanming Underworld Secret Realm.

As a special secret realm capable of helping extraordinary beings break through to the fifth rank, it is extremely rare and precious, not only in the ancient capital but also throughout the entire Yanhuang. Therefore, the ancient capital's academies and the government naturally maintain the utmost attention to the protection of the Xuanming Underworld Secret Realm.

Inside the valley, led by several staff members, Ye Mo carried Bai Ling and Xing Li on his shoulders to a flat wasteland. There was a sign hanging above them, seemingly marking something.

“Master Ye Mo, we have arrived.” A woman with a resolute face turned around, looked at Ye Mo, and said with a smile, “This is the entrance to the secret realm. According to the Bureau’s investigation, the spatial point here will remain until 9 p.m. tonight. If Master Ye Mo wants to enter the secret realm, he must do so before the time limit. Otherwise, once the spatial point here is stabilized, it will no longer be possible to open it with a secret realm token.”

"Hmm." Ye Mo nodded calmly. He had personally visited the Xuanming Underworld Secret Realm, and later he had also specifically sought out a lot of relevant information.

Unlike ordinary secret realms, the entrance to the Xuanming Underworld Secret Realm is a series of weak points in the surrounding space. Those who wish to enter can break through these weak points using a Secret Realm Token to enter the secret realm of the demiplane.

However, since the location of the spatial weak points is not fixed in one or a few places, the Secret Realm Management Bureau has to personally search for them each time, then confirm how long the spatial weak points can be maintained, and finally allocate them to those who are qualified for the Secret Realm.

"Master Ye Mo, would you like to go in now or rest a little longer?" The staff member in uniform looked at Ye Mo respectfully and then asked.

The other staff members also looked at Ye Mo with the same respect, but their task was more to prevent emergencies. If anything went wrong, they could notify the security personnel immediately.

After all, all the beast tamers who can come here and enter the secret realm are strong among the fourth-level master beast tamers, and are among those who are closest to the fifth level.

It can be said that among those beast tamers who come to the secret realm, as long as they do not perish along the way, the probability of them breaking through to the fifth rank and becoming a respected king-level beast tamer is at least 30% to 40%.

Under such circumstances, how could these staff members not show respect?

In particular, the beast tamer they received this time was not only extremely young, but was also Ye Mo, the strongest genius from the academy that had recently become famous in Yanhuang, from the Magic City Academy.

As people who worked at the venue of the previous university competition, how could they not know anything about Ye Mo?

If such a prodigy could continue to live, he would likely have a place among the most famous and influential figures in the entire Yanhuang sooner or later.

"I'll go in now," Ye Mo said casually, raising an eyebrow slightly.

After he finished speaking, he took out the Secret Realm Token from the contract space and poured his fourth-level spiritual power into it. In the next instant, a strong spatial power surged out of the Secret Realm Token.

A flash of silver light appeared, and before anyone could react, the void in front of them suddenly trembled slightly, then cracked open, and dense spatial fluctuations began to rotate, eventually transforming into a passage that could not last long.

"Xiao Bai, remember to protect me and Xing Li." Ye Mo instructed Bai Ling on his shoulder, then looked ahead at the passage and stepped firmly inside.

"Meow~" Bai Ling raised her head and meowed confidently, then her gaze became serious and her body tensed, ready to defend at any moment.

This time, their secret realm tokens were the standard type, meaning the passage could only accommodate two fourth-tier transcendents. That's why Ye Mo chose to enter with Bai Ling this time. As for Xing Li, she hadn't reached the fourth tier yet, so entering together wouldn't put any pressure on the spatial passage.

These passages that allow entry to two or even more fourth-tier transcendent beings at once are mostly reserved for beast tamers. After all, the Xuanming Underworld is quite dangerous. If an ordinary beast tamer is unlucky and is teleported to a place surrounded by fourth-tier Xuanming ghost spirits, they could easily perish due to their fragile bodies.

After all, a beast tamer without the protection of a spirit pet is too weak in defense, at least at the fourth rank.

Of course, this doesn't mean that those spatial passages that can only enter one fourth-order space are useless. You should know that there are still many demon beast tribes in Yanhuang. Those demon beast tribes whose cultivation reaches the peak of the fourth order can also purchase secret realm qualifications, thereby entering the secret realm to increase their chances of breaking through to the fifth order.

As space shifted and silver light shimmered, the staff guarding outside breathed a sigh of relief as Ye Mo's figure disappeared into it, and the atmosphere became much lighter.

"That must have been Ye Mo from Shanghai University. He's so young yet possesses such formidable strength," a man in his twenties said enviously. "I think he's still a freshman, not even twenty years old yet."

Another middle-aged man with a weathered face smiled and said, "That's a genius, a genius beast tamer who only appears once every few years or even decades in the entire Yanhuang. If my child could have even one percent of his skill, I would be thanking my God."

"Haha, Brother Liu, you're dreaming! If you had even one percent of Master Ye Mo's skill, you'd probably be one in a million geniuses." The lady who had led the way earlier covered her mouth and laughed teasingly.

Ye Mo was indeed very young to them, but he was, after all, a fourth-level master beast tamer, and an invincible fourth-level one at that. Therefore, it was only natural for them to call him a master.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. If Master Ye Mo enters the secret realm this time, he should be one step closer to the fifth rank, right? When do you think he'll be able to break through and become a King-level Beast Tamer?" a man with a somewhat pointed face asked curiously.

The others were stunned for a moment upon hearing this. That was a fifth-tier king-level beast tamer, an unimaginable figure to them. If they had brought other people here in the past, they would probably have just smiled and shook their heads. After all, breaking through to the fifth tier was not so easy. Even with the help of a secret realm, most beast tamers would need several years or even more than ten years to break through, and some beast tamers would be stuck at the fourth tier their entire lives, unable to break through.

But Ye Mo is different. Given his talent and potential, even if they think it's difficult to break through to the fifth rank, they wouldn't believe that Ye Mo is incapable of breaking through to the fifth rank.

After all, he was a peerless genius recognized by all the people of Yanhuang. Since the establishment of the Yanhuang Alliance, there have been no more than ten such true geniuses.

It's a joke that someone like that can't break through to the fifth rank.

"As for the fifth rank, I think it would take Master Ye Mo about two years, which is when he became a King-level Beast Tamer during his junior year of college," the weathered man replied after thinking for a moment.

After hearing this, some others felt it made sense. After all, becoming a King-level Beast Tamer in one's junior year of college was already an extraordinary feat. Ye Mo's talent was indeed terrifying, but the time he had spent as a Beast Tamer was indeed too short. It was normal for him to accumulate more experience over time.

"Two years is too long. I think Master Ye Mo will break through to the King level by this time next year." The youngest man shook his head, looking with admiration at the spot where Ye Mo had stepped into the spatial passage.

"This time next year? How is that possible!" Upon hearing this, many people immediately shook their heads. That was the bottleneck of the fifth rank, and countless genius beast tamers from top universities were stuck at this bottleneck. "Why is it impossible? That's Ye Mo, the most talented person in so many years."

Following this topic, everyone present began to discuss it enthusiastically. Since they had nothing else to do, chatting was a good way to relieve boredom.

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The secret realm of Xuanming Hell.

In a black stone valley, where about thirty Xuanming ghost spirits had gathered, the space suddenly trembled slightly in the very center of these Xuanming ghost spirits, immediately attracting the attention of all of them.

This group of Xuanming ghost spirits was relatively weak; apart from their leader and a few others who had reached the fourth rank, the rest were only at the third rank. Under the command of their leader, the Xuanming Ghost General, all the Xuanming ghost spirits surrounded the trembling space.

A short while later, the tremoring space suddenly shattered, twisted and rotated, and finally transformed into a spatial passage.

Not long after, with a flash of silver light, a figure emerged from the barrier, accompanied by a white cat and a small snake.

"Ugh, I'm a little dizzy." Feeling unwell from the spatial teleportation, Ye Mo rubbed his forehead. When he looked around, he was immediately shocked. "Holy crap, what's going on? Xiao Bai, come protect me!"

The moment he opened his eyes, he saw a large number of Xuanming ghost spirits surrounding him, while beams of dark blue light were emitted from them, all aimed at him.

This situation truly frightened him.

But soon, Bai Ling, who was strong in both body and mind, had already reacted. Seeing this, white light was released from her body in an instant, spreading to a range of hundreds of meters and enveloping the group of Xuanming ghost spirits.

Domain—[Light]!
The [Light Domain], with its purifying properties, seemed to be able to eliminate everything after Bai Ling cast it. All the Xuanming Ghost Spirits that came into contact with the domain, as well as the dark blue beams released by the Xuanming Ghost Spirits, were completely purified. Apart from the Xuanming Ghost Pearls that fell, nothing was left, not even ashes.

In the blink of an eye, all Ye Mo could see, besides the lifeless black rocks and the earth, was the light emanating from Bai Ling's domain.

"Phew—" Ye Mo breathed a long sigh of relief; what he had just witnessed had indeed frightened him.

Looking back now, the attacks from those Xuanming ghosts weren't actually a threat to him. After all, his Beast Taming Skill's protective barrier was always active.

The defensive strength of the protective barrier depends on the defensive capabilities of the bound spirit pet, and the first spirit pet he bound was Bai Ling.

Perhaps in terms of defense alone, White Spirit is no match for Isaac, but White Spirit excels in all aspects. Whether it is energy resistance, mental resistance, or conventional defense, its talents have been elevated to the super-level limit, which is enough to deal with any attack.

Under these circumstances, the attacks of a few ordinary fourth-tier and dozens of third-tier Xuanming ghost spirits were indeed unlikely to break through his barrier.

shhhhhh!
Upon arriving at the Xuanming Underworld, Ye Mo didn't dwell on the previous events. He immediately unfolded the star map and summoned all his spirit pets.

This time is different from the last time. There are no outsiders around, so the Frost Moon Star Chart doesn't need to be hidden. And the spirit pets Bai You and Xiao Liu'er, which are contracted to the Frost Moon Star Chart, naturally have no intention of hiding them either.

However, Ye Mo himself also understood that, based on his performance in the freshman competition and the academy competition, even if he revealed the Twin Star Chart, he would only be valued more by Yan Huang.

Of course, those forces hostile to Yanhuang would definitely want to kill him even more. However, even without the Twin Star Chart, his displayed talent already made him the object of hatred and hostility from those hidden forces. Therefore, revealing the Twin Star Chart is no longer of any consequence to him at this point.

Even if he understood all this, Ye Mo wouldn't expose the Twin Star Map anytime soon, given his own thoughts.

After all, given the connection between Beastmaster and Star Chart, the dual Star Chart does allow him to perfectly construct a second identity. In this situation, although it's difficult for him to do anything with two identities now, things might change in the future.

Besides, he still remembers what happened to his grandfather. Back then, he had just become a Beast Tamer and was participating in the Northern Cold City Secret Realm when he was assassinated inside.

Although he killed those who tried to assassinate him, the people behind them, the ones Grandpa mentioned, are still alive and well.

In any case, once he is strong enough, he will definitely go there in person to settle the score between his grandfather and those people.

At that time, a new identity would certainly play a very important role.

However, there would be some risks in doing so. After all, if he does things under the identity obtained from another star map, people will naturally look at him with suspicion or even certainty after he exposes the dual star map.

But so what? By the time the Twin Star Chart is exposed, he might already possess legendary combat power. At that time, those people will probably personally distance themselves from his other hidden identity.

After thinking it over to himself, Ye Mo looked up at his surroundings. As the light swirled, his spirit pets were summoned out one by one.

The Purple-Eyed Giant Bear Hanhan, the Crimson Crystal Dragon Isaac, the Moon Shadow Spirit Cat Baiyou, and Xiaoliu'er, whose true form is the Blood Moon Willow Demon Tree.

"Is this the Xuanming Underworld? It's definitely different from the outside." Bai You raised her head, looked at the sky that resembled an eternal night, and said.

"That's right, this is the Xuanming Underworld, and it's also the treasure land where we can gain a great improvement this time." Ye Mo looked at his spirit pets and showed an expectant smile.

(End of this chapter)