110: Chapter 110 Quitting Halfway

Anyone who had witnessed that scene with their own eyes knew a cold fact deep down in their hearts.

If Chen Yi hadn't used that eerie Freezing Technique to freeze the Cursed Evil Corpse, it would have been hard to say who would have won in the end!

Silence!

A deathly silence!

At this moment, everyone's faces were filled with unbelievable shock.

Previously, everyone had taken it for granted that the Spirit Beast Girls Chen Yi contracted were either naturally extraordinary or had unleashed such staggering combat power under the enhancement of his talent.

Otherwise, there was truly no way to explain why those Spirit Beast Girls were so powerful.

But now?

With that nonchalant strike, Chen Yi had ruthlessly shattered everyone's preconceived notions!

His own strength—it was likely far more terrifying than that of his Spirit Beast Girls!

The Ice Power that instantly froze the powerful evil corpse was simply too overbearing!

How could this be a method possessed by an ordinary Beast Tamer?

This was clearly—an SS-Rank Talent?

No!

It might even be a powerful force that only the legendary SSS-Rank Talent could explain!

Since when could a Beast Tamer themselves be so formidable to such an inconceivable degree?

This completely subverted everyone's understanding of the beast-taming system!

"When did... the Dragon Kingdom... give birth to such a peerless monster?"

An Indian Beast Tamer from India muttered to himself, looking dejected.

Of course, his question was destined to go unanswered.

Meanwhile.

Standing not far from Chen Yi, Luo Shiyin's delicate body suddenly trembled.

She clearly felt a surge of pure wind-attribute spiritual energy flowing into her body like a trickling stream, rapidly nourishing her physical form and even faintly pushing her comprehension of Wind Power!

It felt just like refining a wind-attribute beast king crystal core!

She suddenly looked up, her beautiful eyes filled with shock, instinctively glancing toward Chen Yi's direction.

She saw that Chen Yi was also looking at her, nodding slightly as if he had already seen through everything.

"Does he... does he mean for me to accept this spiritual energy?"

"Little Brother Chen Yi... you... you really are too amazing!"

"Next time we're free, this big sister will pamper you properly~~~"

[Ding! Luo Shiyin's favorability +1 point!]

[Current favorability: 92 points!]

Beside her, Lin Mengxue, Yan Jiuyue, Su Taotao, and The Hua Sisters all cast questioning looks.

However, shock aside, they had no intention of asking too many questions.

There were so many people here now; explaining in detail might be even more troublesome!

If they had any questions, once it was late at night and they could whisper in his ear, why would they worry about not being able to coax it out of him?

The same thought flashed through the minds of the beauties simultaneously, and the way they looked at Chen Yi became even more meaningful.

It was predictable that next, Chen Yi, the Kidney Brother, was going to suffer again.

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After the aftermath of this shock, it was time for the post-battle tallying phase.

After the encounter with the Cursed Evil Corpse just now, all the squads except for Chen Yi's had suffered heavy losses.

Among them, two Dragon Kingdom Beast Tamer squads and one Tianzhu Beast Tamer Squad chose to withdraw from the exploration almost without hesitation.

Although their teams hadn't lost any members, everyone had sustained more or less some injuries.

In this world, spirit beast bloodlines with healing abilities were extremely rare, comparable in rarity to an S-rank Bloodline.

Once identified, they were basically monopolized and cultivated by the state, and ordinary Beast Tamers couldn't get near them at all.

The prices of healing-type heaven and earth spiritual treasures were also not something ordinary Beast Tamers could use as common medicine.

They loved money, but that didn't mean they didn't value their lives!

In the end, only two Tianzhu Beast Tamer Squads and one Dragon Kingdom Beast Tamer squad remained, all of which were four-person teams.

The Beast Tamers and spirit beasts who had been sacrificed earlier were also from their two squads.

Precisely because they had paid a price, returning empty-handed seemed even more foolish.

The massive sunk cost forced them to keep going, hoping to bring back treasures sufficient to compensate for their losses.

Chen Yi watched the intertwining of lingering fear and greed in their eyes and sighed silently.

It seemed unrealistic to expect danger to scare everyone away.

"Fine then!"

Chen Yi thought to himself, "Having people willing to clear the path ahead is better than bumping around like a headless fly. I just need to keep a close eye on them and make sure they don't cause any big trouble."

After a brief rest, everyone continued to head deeper into the heart of the secret realm.

However, the atmosphere was already completely different from when they first arrived.

The two Tianzhu squads and Wang Ruochen's Dragon Kingdom squad had undergone a world-shaking change in their attitude toward Chen Yi.

Previously, there might have been a mindset of contempt or disdain.

After all, those in the same trade are enemies, not to mention they were all competitors searching for treasure together.

But now—nothing remained but almost fawning sycophancy, as they lowered their postures significantly.

Especially those Spirit Beast Girls; the way they looked at Chen Yi was incredibly affectionate!

There was even a hint of humble pleading, as they all wanted to establish a contract with Chen Yi.

However, facing these burning gazes, Chen Yi acted as if he didn't see them at all.

He wasn't pretending to be aloof; he simply lacked the capacity.

Although the system's ability granted him theoretically infinite contract slots.

But his energy, especially the energy of the Kidney Brother, was limited!

On the surface, the contract relationship between a Beast Tamer and a spirit beast mostly involves the spirit beast fighting while the Beast Tamer watches from the rear, making it much safer for the Beast Tamer.

But only those who have deeply understood a Beast Tamer's duties know that the Beast Tamer is the one who is truly exhausted!

One person has to handle the Energy Guidance and affinity cultivation for multiple spirit beasts, and with physical stats naturally lower than those of spirit beasts, it's very easy to drop dead from exhaustion in such an environment.

There's hardly any free time at all!

In contrast, once the Energy Guidance and affinity cultivation are finished, the Spirit Beast Girls can basically go about their own business without it affecting their progress at all.

Therefore, Chen Yi would only choose to cultivate those Spirit Beast Girls who could activate system favorability missions, had top-tier bloodline potential, compatible personalities, and were preferably beautiful.

Of course, those spirit beasts who were arrogant and had bad attitudes were directly passed over!

With the system around, finding a Contracted Spirit Beast was easy, wasn't it?

Why go looking for trouble and find a bunch of "ancestors" to serve?

But then again, Chen Yi noticed something.

In the remaining Dragon Kingdom Beast Tamer squad, the Contracted Spirit Beast Girls' looks were generally above average, but their bloodline levels were generally low.

Why did it feel... a bit like a sense of déjà vu, like some young master from a noble family taking girls out to show off?

"Forget it, I won't think about that! I should focus on how to scavenge all the treasures in the heart of the secret realm first—"

Just as Chen Yi was wondering whether to continue exploring further down or return to the top-level Flame Forest to scavenge for treasures.

"Brother, brother! Wait up!"

A figure with a forced smile hurried over, "How about we get to know each other? I'm Wang Ruochen, the second son of the Hanbei Wang Family. I wonder if you've heard of our Hanbei Wang Family's name?"