114: Chapter 114 Dragon Boat Beast Taming Team
Swish!
Yue Yun, in his Incarnation of a Divine General, hopped and skipped as the wind whistled past his ears, carrying him to parts unknown.
An imposing Beast Taming Group was traveling through the jungle. Noticing Yue Yun's movement, they all turned their heads to look, expressions of bewilderment on their faces.
"Are there Pet Beasts like this in the Cangyuan Secret Realm?"
One of the members couldn't help but ask.
The tall and majestic Terracotta Warrior jumping around in the jungle would make anyone marvel in amazement.
Another member replied, "This isn't a tomb or battlefield Secret Realm; how could there be a Pet Beast like a Terracotta Warrior?"
Even in tomb or battlefield Secret Realms, no one had ever seen a Terracotta Warrior jump so high, moving through the jungle as freely as a monster.
Rather than a Pet Beast, it was more like a monster.
"Prepare for battle!" The leader of the Beast Taming Group interrupted their discussion and immediately raised his hand to signal everyone to get ready.
A massive, brilliant golden-brown figure moved. The Xiao Yue Tiger, with blurry ripples vaguely surrounding its body, planted its four paws on the ground and let out a deterrent roar at the approaching Divine General.
Yue Yun also noticed the Beast Taming Group because of the tiger's roar.
Thud!
He leapt suddenly, crossing a distance of twenty meters and landing steadily in front of the Beast Taming Group. His heavy weight kicked up clouds of dust, making it hard to see the situation clearly.
"Everyone, be careful!"
The leader of the Beast Taming Group barked in a low voice.
The blurry ripples on the Xiao Yue Tiger's body continued to expand, and the tips of each hair were tinged with a strange dark purple glow. Its golden tiger pupils were majestic and blazing, as if endless power was surging within.
The others' Pet Beasts were also ready to strike, their powerful Auras instantly disrupting the surrounding air and creating invisible waves.
The dust slowly settled, revealing the form of the Divine General.
The tall figure was crouched on the ground as if kneeling on one knee. It wasn't until Yue Yun saw the members of the Beast Taming Group clearly that he deactivated Thousand Army Parting, turning back into himself amidst the fading golden light.
"Hello, uncles and brothers!"
Yue Yun took the initiative to greet the astonished group.
Yue Yun knew very well how vigilant Beast Taming Groups were in Secret Realms. Only by taking a humble stance could he make them lower their guard and avoid provoking them into an attack.
This was a professional Beast Taming Group where the lowest Rank was a Three-Star Beast Tamer, not to mention several Four-Star Beast Tamers.
If they really started fighting, they could tear him apart!
Sure enough, the Beast Taming Group did not attack.
They watched Yue Yun, who had transformed from the Divine General, with wary eyes, seemingly gauging whether he was a real human or some kind of Pet Beast with Mimicry abilities.
The Beast Taming Group's scrutiny of Yue Yun ended quickly.
One of them recognized Yue Yun's background: "You're the classmate of that student who bought cigarettes from us!"
When Xu Qingfang had bought cigarettes from this Beast Taming Group, Yue Yun had been by his side, so they naturally recognized him.
At the same time, through Yue Yun's peculiar entrance, they also associated him with the Nanyuan Province champion of this year's Campus Championship, the Beast Tamer Yue Yun, who had a unique Beast-Taming School.
"Are you Yue Yun?"
The leader of the Beast Taming Group looked Yue Yun up and down curiously.
Yue Yun nodded with a very humble posture and greeted him politely and friendly, "Uncle, I am Yue Yun from Second Middle School!"
As he spoke, Yue Yun pulled his student ID out of his pocket.
Before entering the Secret Realm, the school had repeatedly emphasized carrying a student ID. He hadn't expected it to actually come in handy now.
Seeing the student ID, the group's attitude softened considerably.
The leader of the Beast Taming Group asked, "Yue Yun, you should be with the school team right now. Why are you here alone? Did something happen?"
Although one was responsible for their own life or death in a Secret Realm, if something happened to a school team, most Beast Taming Groups would spare no effort to rescue them and help these future flowers of human society.
This had long been an unwritten iron rule.
Yue Yun quickly shook his head and explained what had happened to the group, telling them why he had ended up there.
The members of the Beast Taming Group looked at each other.
Pet Beasts like Violent Bears were extremely irritable, and hunting in groups was a disaster that even professional Beast Taming Groups found troublesome.
These little guys were really unlucky to run into them!
However, the Yue Yun before them was indeed impressive, being able to escape unscathed from the encirclement of so many Violent Bears. He truly lived up to being the Nanyuan Province champion of this year's Campus Championship.
"Violent Bears are often hunted by us, and lately, they've started hunting us back. It's a kind of confrontation," a young Beast Tamer explained.
He patted Yue Yun's shoulder and introduced himself, "My name is Du Chuan. I'm also a graduate of Second Middle School. Just call me Brother Chuan!"
Yue Yun looked deeply at Du Chuan.
No wonder he sold cigarettes to Xu Qingfang. It turned out this Brother Chuan was also a student from Jianghai Second Middle School, so that explained it.
Several others also came forward to introduce themselves, and Yue Yun soon figured out the composition of the "Longzhou Beast Taming Group."
"Do you know the way to the Second Middle School Camp?"
Wang Long, the leader of the Longzhou Beast Taming Group, looked at Yue Yun and then felt he might be asking too much: "Follow us. We'll reach the Second Middle School Camp before dark. It's better than wandering around like a headless fly."
Yue Yun was extremely grateful and nodded repeatedly.
The Longzhou Beast Taming Group was quite powerful. Besides the leader Wang Long, there were three other Four-Star Beast Tamers, while the younger Du Chuan and Chu Handeng were still Three-Star Beast Tamers.
A Beast Taming Group of their strength could completely sweep through everything once they entered the Danger Zones of the Cangyuan Secret Realm.
Yue Yun suddenly became interested: "Uncle Wang, if even people of your strength can't enter the Core Area, what exactly is in there?"
Wang Long's expression didn't change; he even smiled.
He said, "The Outer Areas of the Secret Realm are for students and tourists like you to play in. The Danger Zones are the main activity zones for Beast Taming Groups like ours.
"Although more valuable Pet Beasts appear in the Core Area, they are few in number, powerful, and often guarded by high-Rank Pet Beast Overlords. The danger level is very high."
Pet Beasts also have territorial awareness, but it's different from ordinary animals.
The more powerful a Pet Beast is, the stronger its territorial awareness, but it usually doesn't exclude weaker Pet Beasts. Instead, it is extremely hostile toward Pet Beasts of similar strength.
These powerful Pet Beasts are like Overlords ruling over their territory, and other weaker Pet Beasts are like their subjects.
"It's said that there are Six-Star Pet Beasts in the Core Area of the Secret Realm!"
Du Chuan leaned in next to Yue Yun, draped his arm over Yue Yun's shoulder like a brother, and shared what he had heard with a grin.
Seeing this, Wang Long's eyes flickered. "That's actually true. I went in when I first started in the Beast Taming Group business, and I did see a very powerful Dragon-type Pet Beast. I felt it was Six-Star!"
Du Chuan looked at Wang Long in some surprise.
Yue Yun followed up at the right moment, "Uncle Wang, having such a dangerous Pet Beast in the Cangyuan Secret Realm seems a bit mismatched with the danger level of the realm itself!"
"Because it never leaves the Core Area."
Wang Long raised his hand and pointed toward the Secret Realm's exit. "And the military isn't useless. Besides, this Secret Realm is already under our complete control, so the danger level isn't that high!"
Yue Yun nodded as if he had suddenly understood.