Beastmaster? Monsters are beasts too!

Chen Xiu knew nothing about this, not even that Zhang Lianzhe was implicated because of him.

"Otherwise what?" Chen Xiu didn't even lift his eyelids. "Stay at school and watch him and Xiao Junyi put on a show?"

"You've got some backbone," Luo Shiyi snorted, her fingers unconsciously tapping on the car window.

"But do you think it's so easy to be a social candidate? Without resources, your beast taming will grow slowly, and it will be difficult to improve your blood fusion strength."

"The gap will widen very quickly."

Chen Xiu finally opened his eyes, looking at her with a half-smile: "Miss Luo, are you so concerned about me? Why don't you have the bodyguard take me to explore the secret realm?"

"Dream on! Luo Kun was sent by my dad to protect me. Who cares whether you live or die! I'm just warning you, don't die in there and no one will collect your body."

Luo Kun, sitting in the front row, glanced at Chen Xiu through the rearview mirror but didn't say anything.

He could sense a faint aura emanating from Chen Xiu, an aura that usually belonged only to senior beast tamers.

"By the way, you still haven't said what you're going to the secret realm for," Chen Xiu changed the subject. "You can't just be going sightseeing out of boredom, can you?"

When this was mentioned, Luo Shiyi hesitated for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "Never mind, it doesn't matter whether you know or not, I'll be done by tomorrow morning at the latest anyway."

She raised her hand and summoned her beast-taming space, a golden light flashed.

A carp, about the length of a forearm, is suspended in mid-air.

Its entire body is covered in golden scales, and its tail fin has a faint glassy texture. When it swims, it is surrounded by fine watery energy, making it look exceptionally agile.

Chen Xiu raised an eyebrow. As expected of someone from a prominent family, the beasts they contracted were indeed different.

The golden carp swam up to Chen Xiu, looked him over curiously, and then flicked its tail, leaving Chen Xiu's face covered in water vapor.

It swam back to Luo Shiyi's side.

Luo Shiyi gently stroked the scales of the golden carp, her tone softening.

Have you ever heard of leaping over the dragon gate?

"If fish can successfully leap over the beast, they can cleanse their bloodline and break through the shackles."

"Dragon Falling Waterfall?" Chen Xiu recalled the original owner's memories and realized, "I remember that place was jointly occupied by several powerful families, wasn't it?"

"I almost forgot, isn't this guy one of them?" Chen Xiu thought to himself.

Looking at the unusual carp in front of him, he mentally shouted to the system.

"System, is there anything that can display information about various beast tamers?"

[Ding! Beginner Eye of Exploration (Unlocked) - 1000 Energy Points]

"So we have to take this thing out first?"

He sighed inwardly, then suddenly remembered that Gomora had gained ten extra chances to win prizes yesterday when he advanced!

Open the system panel.

[Host: Chen Xiu]

Bronze Eight-Star Beast Tamer

……

【Beast Tamer: Gomora】

[Attribute: Earth]

[Rank: Bronze Seven Stars]

[Potential: Diamond Level]

[Talents: Underground Travel (Silver), Hard Armor (Gold), Brute Force (Platinum), Super Vibration Wave (Diamond)]

[Status: Juvenile]

[Number of draws: 10]

[Backpack: Physique Doubling Card*9, Low-level Spirit Stone*10, Beginner Great Restoration Pill*10, Dark Spark]

Without much hesitation, he rubbed his hands together and immediately clicked on the ten-year draw!

A flash of white light appeared, and the rewards appeared one by one.

【Purified water * 5】

[10 compressed biscuits]

Absorbent towel

[Lighters *3]

……

The first four rewards were unremarkable, just everyday items.

He then focused his attention on the items that appeared later.

[Low-grade Qi Gathering Pill *8]

[Exquisite Longsword]

【Awakening Herb *3】

[Elementary Survey Eye]

Ultra Capsules (Tiga)

Eleking's Horns

"This system is pretty good; it's surprisingly user-friendly!"

Chen Xiu was very satisfied, although most of them were things he didn't need, but they included things he wanted!

As for Ultra Capsules, no, I don't even have a sublimator, what good are they to me!

I'll give it to Chen Xiaoya as a gift later.

……

After equipping himself with the Basic Eye of Exploration, Chen Xiu looked at the beast in Luo Shiyi's arms.

The data then became available.

【Monster: Golden Carp】

[Attribute: Water]

[Rank: Bronze Eight Stars]

[Potential: Silver Level]

[Talents: Water Control (Bronze), Fish Fang Breath (Silver), Void Travel (Gold)]

[Status: Walking Dragon]

Wow, it really is that extraordinary?

……

"Miss Luo's beast taming is indeed extraordinary, but I wonder about her talent? Perhaps it's all show and no substance?"

Chen Xiu said this deliberately.

Upon hearing this, Luo Shiyi said with a mocking expression and a disdainful tone.

"If my tamed beast were to evolve, its potential could reach the Gold level, something your roadside beast can't even compare to!"

Chen Xiu asked, puzzled, "Then why not just contract a beast with the potential of a gold-level beast from the start?"

Luo Shiyi glared at him, thinking Chen Xiu was mocking her. "The backlash from a gold-level potential beast-taming bloodline is so severe? My family is rich, not stupid!"

"Even Xiao Junyi's Azure Bird was upgraded to the Gold level through a different method."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiu nodded silently.

"So Xiao Junyi's beast taming skill is only at the gold level? I thought he was much stronger."

Luo Shiyi glanced at Chen Xiu, who was preoccupied with his own thoughts, and once again looked at him with disdain, "I thought you were different from other boys, but it turns out you're just as pretentious."

……

The sports car roared away from the city, its high-rise buildings on both sides replaced by rolling green hills.

Chen Xiu opened the car window, and the wind rushed in, carrying the fresh scent of grass and earth...

Half an hour later, the car suddenly stopped in a wide-open space.

"We're here." Luo Shiyi pushed open the car door, tossed her pink hair, and pointed to the huge gate in front of her that was glowing with a light blue halo.

"That's the entrance to the Western Suburbs Secret Realm, which is at the Bronze level. You'll hardly encounter any Silver-level monsters inside. But if you're reckless and venture deeper, things might change."

Chen Xiu got out of the car and looked up.

The entrance to the secret realm was bustling with activity. Many beast tamers carrying their packs gathered in twos and threes, some checking their equipment and others calling out to form teams.

There were also many small stalls along the roadside selling healing medicine, energy feed, and simple detectors.

Several association members in uniform stood guard by the light screen, checking the Beastmaster certificates of each person entering.

It's normal for an official, publicly accessible secret realm to be crowded.

The three walked to the light screen, showed their Beast Tamer certificates, and after the association staff verified them, they raised their hands to let them pass.

Passing through the pale blue light curtain, a strong, humid air rushed towards me.

Chen Xiu opened his eyes, expecting to see a forest, but instead saw rows of buildings built on a high mountain.

Looking into the distance, the mountains stretch endlessly, ancient trees block out the sky, and huge vines are wrapped around the trunks, some of which hang down to the ground.

The air was filled with the mixed scents of moss, decaying wood, and wildflowers.

"Farewell then." Luo Shiyi nudged Chen Xiu with her elbow before asking, "By the way, what kind of beast have you contracted this time? It's not some junk again, is it?"

"It's still better than some people's tamed beasts, which just spray water in people's faces."

Chen Xiu said casually.

"I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you, I need to get to the market and head to Luolong Waterfall."

But then, her eyes lit up, and her tone suddenly changed, "However, if you want to come with us, it's not impossible."

Chen Xiu was puzzled. Was this girl really that kind?

But then she continued, "A huge official competition will be held in three weeks."

"All universities and organizations within the province will participate..."

"You knew that, right?"