My cells devour all worlds.

"Thunderwing Falcon, no!"

As soon as Yan Yixian spoke, the lightning on Lei Yijun's body stopped and did not continue to spread.

But Lu Sheng didn't stop. He jumped onto Yan Yixian's shoulder, and his claws touched the wings of the Thunder Wing Falcon, causing its fur to explode from the electric shock.

Lei Yijun disdainfully extended one claw and pushed Lu Sheng away.

Zhuang Jinyao happened to be nearby, grabbed Lu Sheng by the tail, and pulled him back.

"Lu Sheng, what are you doing?"

Zhuang Jinyao was genuinely frightened by Lu Sheng and didn't understand why he suddenly lunged at Lei Yijun.

She didn't want to be misunderstood by Yan Yixian and end up like those three people who had just been hacked to pieces.

Lu Sheng pretended to be scared and snuggled into Zhuang Jinyao's arms.

What for? To collect materials, of course.

How could he let such a good opportunity slip by?

Not receiving a response from Lu Sheng immediately, Zhuang Jinyao could only bow to Yan Yixian and apologize, saying, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yan..."

Yan Yixian smiled indifferently, glanced at Lu Sheng a few more times, and waved her hand, saying:

"It's alright. He might just be curious about my Thunderwing Falcon. Actually, I'm a bit curious about him too. I watched your competition, and it's the first time I've seen a Beastmaster take the field. Beastmasters like him are quite rare."

"唳——"

The Thunderwing Falcon on its shoulder raised its head disdainfully.

Zhuang Jinyao breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, nothing had happened.

She nodded. "Yes, I met him by chance."

"A very interesting beast tamer. I look forward to a 30/70 split between you and me. Well then, see you later."

Yan Yixian blinked, didn't chat with Zhuang Jinyao any longer, and then strode away.

Zhuang Jinyao was left standing there, blushing with embarrassment. It was over; she really couldn't get rid of it now.

She grabbed Lu Sheng, and said angrily, "Lu Sheng, it's all your fault..."

"I didn't ask you to say that during the interview."

Lu Sheng pushed Zhuang Jinyao's hand away, and the hair on his body that had stood on end gradually returned to normal. That little bit of lightning still had no effect on him.

What puzzled Lu Sheng was that he had only touched Lei Yijun once, so why were there two analysis progress lines appearing in his body?

Where did the other one come from?

"You still dare to say that..."

Zhuang Jinyao angrily took a bite out of it.

"..."

After half an hour.

Before the awards ceremony begins, an ancient ritual is performed.

In the Origin region, through continuous research by historians, it has been discovered that Origin City is the birthplace of Beast Tamers, and the first Beast Tamer was born here.

Legend has it that long, long ago, humans and spirit beasts were incompatible, with humans being prey for spirit beasts and also hunting them.

Although humans possess intelligence that differs from other creatures, they are ultimately no match for spirit beasts with extraordinary powers.

The only defense is to build city walls.

All of this changed with the appearance of a mythical beast.

Legend has it that it was a deer, a white, sacred deer that seemed to be formed from solidified light.

It is called the Holy Crowned Deer.

Unwilling to see the two sides fight to the death, He created a bridge for communication between spirit beasts and humans.

That is, a soul contract.

Thus, the first Beast Tamer was born, and it has evolved into the current situation where everyone is a Beast Tamer, with beasts and humans coexisting.

The Alliance has also been working hard for the coexistence of spirit beasts and humans.

The League Tournament is held annually to promote this idea and to commemorate the Crowned Deer and the contributions of the first Beastmaster.

During the ceremony, a stone tablet inscribed with historical relics was placed at the front, and Yan Yixian led a large number of master-level beast tamers and 64 contestants from the Origin Arena in a solemn ceremony.

The entire room was silent; no one dared to make a sound and disturb the ceremony.

Even the tamed beasts quieted down and followed along with the ritual.

It is said that the sacred corona deer watches from the shadows, and if one gains the deer's approval, one will receive its blessing.

Those who receive this blessing will have a much stronger connection with their beasts.

However, the probability is extremely low; in recent decades, only a handful of people have received this blessing.

As this year's champion, Zhuang Jinyao stood in front of all the contestants, solemnly following along with the ceremony.

Her gaze swept over the images and text on the stone tablet, but she couldn't help but think to herself.

Will anyone receive the blessing of the Sacred Deer this year? Could it be her?

People are always like this; they can't help but fantasize, "What if?" or "Maybe?"

Lu Sheng stood on Zhuang Jinyao's shoulder, his eyes filled with a strange expression.

Since the Holy Crowned Deer creates contracts, it should also be able to control those contracts and bless and strengthen the bond between the Beastmaster and the Beastmaster.

Hmm... this is somewhat similar to the ability he recently acquired.

The Crowned Deer...The Crowned Continent?

It seems not impossible.

Perhaps because someone was praying, the deer-shaped image on the stone tablet suddenly lit up as the ceremony was about to end, attracting everyone's attention.

"Could it be...?"

Everyone's eyes were filled with excitement, and they almost lost their voices as they watched the light grow bigger and bigger, gradually condensing into a white luminous deer.

The Guanglu has golden, crown-like antlers on its forehead, with tiny particles of light wrapped around the edges of the antlers.

Light particles flow, converge, and burst forth with light, illuminating the arena.

"Yo~"

The gentle calls of deer resonate in everyone's hearts, bringing peace and dispelling all distractions, as if a baptism has been performed, making one unable to resist relaxing.

Just as everyone was immersed in this feeling, the eyes of the sacred crowned stag quietly turned crimson.

next second.

Another deer cry rang out.

"Yo~"

But this time it was completely different from the previous one. It was a mixture of viciousness, sorrow, anger, dissatisfaction, and other negative emotions, which startled everyone awake.

Just in that instant.

"Click~"

All the beast tamers felt as if they heard a shattering sound coming from themselves.

That was the sound of the Beast Taming Space shattering, accompanied by flashes of light.

"Aww—"

"hold head high--"

"roar……"

Countless tamed beasts emerged from the taming space, their eyes red, roaring to the sky, plunging the area into chaos.

Fat Tiger, Er Gouzi, and several other tamed beasts were also among them, and they were completely different from before.

"Ergouzi, Xiong Er, Pang Hu... what's wrong with you? Come back quickly..."

Zhuang Jinyao called out in a panic, not understanding why things had suddenly turned out this way.

But Er Gouzi's beasts seemed not to hear him and did not react at all.

Zhuang Jinyao was also unable to summon the beasts back; she could only sense chaotic thoughts emanating from them.

Not only her, but all the other people's tamed beasts were in the same state, already tearing each other apart.

"Blizzard Bear...come back! Stop fighting!"

"Swamp Dragons... What's wrong with you?"

"Golden Monkey, stop right there..."

"Ah—don't bite me..."

"My back..."

The audience seats were already extremely crowded, and now the beast tamers were in chaos, causing a large number of casualties in an instant.

Injuries to personnel lead to increasingly violent beasts, creating a vicious cycle.

At the very front of the crowd.

Even master-level beast tamers were not spared.

The crowd stared at the crimson-eyed sacred deer and their own chaotic tamed beasts, their faces grim.

"The Holy Crowned Deer is acting strangely! Damn it, I can't communicate with my beast anymore. We must stop it! It must be those beasts from the Dark Tide Organization! Mr. Yan, what should we do?"

Yan Yixian slowly turned around and softly asked the person who had spoken, "What did you just say?"

The man paused for a moment, then said, "Mr. Yan, what should we do?"

"No, it's the previous sentence."

"The previous sentence? It must be those bastards from the Dark Tide organization..."

Before the man could finish speaking, a large hand grabbed his neck and lifted him up.

"Mr. Yan, what's wrong...?"

The man felt like he couldn't breathe.

Yan Yixian remained indifferent and said calmly, "I don't like this form of address."

Done.

With a crisp snap, the head of the person in Yan Yixian's hand tilted to the side, and the light in their eyes quickly disappeared.