Taming beasts is not as good as taming yourself

"Newcomer, as long as you can last 5 minutes, no, as long as you can last 3 minutes, you'll pass." To give Wu Xiao a glimmer of hope, Yang Wukong set a time limit for this final test.

But soon, Yang Wukong regretted his decision, because he watched as Wu Xiao deftly moved aside and dodged Xiao Hei's pursuit.

As a fighting dog, Xiao Hei excels at head-on combat, but it does lack speed and agility. Yang Wukong is aware of this and has been giving Xiao Hei special training to make up for this weakness.

However, this weakness applies to other pets of the same level, not to humans with vastly different attributes. But Wu Xiao is clearly an exception.

Using his agility, Wu Xiao could easily evade Xiao Hei's straightforward attacks.

"Little Black, to the left!"

Seeing that Xiao Hei was being completely outmaneuvered by Wu Xiao, Yang Wukong quickly took command. The difference in combat power between a pet with a master's command and one without is like heaven and earth.

Sure enough, after Yang Wukong intervened, Wu Xiao found that it was becoming increasingly difficult to avoid Xiao Hei's attacks. This was just Xiao Hei's most ordinary pounce and ram, without it using any skills at all.

As for Wu Xiao's attacks, they landed on Xiao Hei quite easily, but they couldn't cause any damage to Xiao Hei at all. The powerful physique brought by his level 18 was something that Wu Xiao couldn't break through at his current level. It was estimated that only a few martial arts skills, such as the Inch Punch, could cause damage to him.

But this is just a drill, not a life-or-death battle, so Wu Xiao naturally won't go all out. Besides, Xiao Hei didn't use his full strength either.

Wu Xiao couldn't defeat the level 18 Xiao Hei, but he felt he could give Yang Wukong a try. Fighting a Beastmaster doesn't necessarily mean defeating the pet; defeating the Beastmaster is also an option.

"stop!"

Feeling Wu Xiao's glance, Yang Wukong couldn't help but shiver and quickly called for a stop. That little monster and Xiao Hei had been entangled for almost ten minutes. Was this even human?

Although Yang Wukong had been training his body, he had no desire to spar with such an inhuman creature.

"Ahem! Newcomer, you've passed all the special training. You don't need to come for the next three months of training." Yang Wukong cleared his throat and announced the decision. If this little monster continued to stay, the team would be difficult to manage tomorrow.

"Thank you, Instructor!"

Wu Xiao calmed his heavy breathing, a look of joy on his face. Saving these three months of special training would definitely allow him to raise his strength to another level.

"Come on, I'll take you to your dorm!"

Yang Wukong waved his hand, preparing to send the little monster away as soon as possible.

Since Wu Xiao didn't need to undergo any further special training, Yang Wukong explained the follow-up matters to him. There were two things that newcomers needed to do after completing their special training.

Firstly, the cultivation of mental power. The mental power cultivation methods taught by the Sprout Academy are of the most basic type, and of course, the safest.

However, if one wants to become stronger, the mental cultivation method of the Sprout Academy is obviously not enough. Therefore, it is necessary to switch to a higher-level mental cultivation method.

In this respect, the Security Bureau's resources are second only to the Beastmaster Academy. Wu Xiao can then choose a mental cultivation method that suits him.

Having finally heard about mental cultivation, Wu Xiao became serious. He had originally planned to register with the Beast Tamer Guild and then try to obtain a new method for mental cultivation. Now, that step could be skipped; the Public Security Bureau could directly provide a better one.

Secondly, it's about choosing a pet companion. The Public Security Bureau has the most comprehensive and strongest canine pet breeding base. Canine pets are definitely the most obedient pets. Long before the emergence of the beast taming system, canine pets followed human ancestors in hunting.

Therefore, even without a contract, canine pets can provide assistance to beast tamers.

Once the newcomer's spiritual power can condense into contract runes, and they then form a contract with their pet beast that they spend every day with, the compatibility between the two will be greatly improved.

Upon hearing that choosing a pet companion did not require a contract, Wu Xiao's brows relaxed. Currently, the combat power derived from mental energy far exceeded that from contracting a pet.

For others, contracting a pet brings a qualitative leap in combat power, but for Wu Xiao, it results in a decrease in combat power. Unless, of course, Wu Xiao can contract a high-level or high-grade pet.

However, such high-level resources obviously wouldn't fall into the hands of ordinary people like Wu Xiao.

"Instructor, how do we obtain extraordinary materials?" Since it was rare to have someone answer his questions, Wu Xiao naturally asked all the questions in his mind, including how to obtain extraordinary materials.

"Extraordinary materials are generally needed for pets to break through and evolve. You don't need them yet, but it's good to prepare such resources in advance." Yang Wukong didn't connect the extraordinary materials Wu Xiao mentioned with strengthening the physical body at all, but only thought that Wu Xiao was preparing in advance for the future breakthrough and evolution of his pets.

To help Wu Xiao understand the importance of extraordinary materials, Yang Wukong used his pet beast Xiao Hei as an example: "For example, Xiao Hei's current grade is Ordinary+. If you want Xiao Hei to break through to Elite grade, you need extraordinary materials like Blood Crystals."

"Blood crystals are the essence of demonic beast blood. Do you know what demonic beasts are?" Yang Wukong asked.

Wu Xiao recalled for a moment and then nodded. Humans divided the creatures of this world into four categories: pet beasts, spirit beasts, demon beasts, and magical beasts.

Pets are creatures that have contracts with humans; spirit beasts are creatures that will not attack humans unless provoked; demonic beasts are creatures that are hostile to humans and have extremely strong aggression; and magical beasts are terrifying creatures that can bring destruction to a region.

Of course, magical beasts are extremely rare and you rarely encounter them. On the contrary, monsters often roam the wild and sometimes attack villages. Human beast tamers often hunt monsters that appear in human settlements together with their pets.

Killing monsters can also increase the level of your pet, and the materials from monsters are quite valuable. It can be said that apart from being a bit dangerous, monsters are a treasure trove.

"The main effect of blood crystals is to enhance physical strength, which is exactly what Xiao Hei needs." Seeing that Wu Xiao knew the origin of the demon beast, Yang Wukong did not explain further and continued talking about Xiao Hei, "Of course, if you want Xiao Hei to break through, the quality of the blood crystals must be high. At least elite-level demon beast blood crystals are required."

"Instructor, how can we obtain this Blood Crystal?" Listening to Yang Wukong's introduction about the Blood Crystal, Wu Xiao's eyes grew brighter and brighter. He didn't know before which extraordinary material could improve physical strength, but now Wu Xiao knew that the Blood Crystal was the best extraordinary material to improve physical strength.