Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand-Chapter 615 - 407: Abolishing the Hundred-Year Pact

Chapter 615: Chapter 407: Abolishing the Hundred-Year Pact

Gu Ning’s pupils flickered with a glimmer of ruthless light.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Ning finally completed his year and a half of closed-door training, reappearing in the National Master’s Institute.

The two disciples who had been guarding the door felt Gu Ning’s presence, quickly knelt on the ground, and said, "Congratulations to Lord National Master on emerging from seclusion."

"Get up."

Gu Ning was in high spirits, yet at this moment, the appearance of a figure turned his mood sour.

That person was Gu An.

"Congratulations to Lord National Master on reaching Level 70..." Gu An clapped his hands as he approached.

Gu Ning’s pupils, however, were filled with murderous intent.

At this moment, his goal was to surpass Zhong Nan, and even Gu Wei...

He possessed the world’s strongest Dragon Transformation Skill, which even Gu Wei never possessed.

What did he have to fear?

So, if asked who he most wanted to kill first, it would undoubtedly be his uncle Gu An.

But saying he would kill Gu An now was clearly unrealistic.

"How did you come to be here?" Gu Ning’s tone lacked respect, their relationship long since laid bare.

Gu An smiled and said, "Naturally waiting for you, let’s go."

Gu Ning was puzzled.

Gu An then said, "The Dubhe Pavilion meeting, it’s already the tenth round..."

"You didn’t attend the first nine rounds, but surely you must show up for the tenth."

Gu Ning was taken aback, asking, "What has happened in the Cangling Ancient Country?"

"You’ll know once we get there." Gu An shook his head nonchalantly, and then walked on ahead.

Gu Ning followed behind, feeling a sense of foreboding.

When Gu Ning arrived in the meeting room, he saw many people had gathered there.

The ancestor of the Gu Family, Gu Youshan.

The ancestor of the Lee Family, Li Gu. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The ancestor of the Yin Family, Yin Wansheng.

The ancestor of the Qin Family, Qin He.

.....

In addition, the Great Elder was also present, with Chen Ming, the president of the Southern Monster Hunter Guild, whom the Dubhe Pavilion always considered a thorn in their side, appearing here as well.

Even Gu An wasn’t qualified to enter.

Gu Ning entered the chamber, which symbolized the highest core power of the Cangling Ancient Country, where the heavy atmosphere almost solidified and suffocated everyone.

Every person present was a giant capable of shaking a region with a mere stomp, yet now they all bore grave expressions with impenetrable shadows hanging over their brows.

The main seat was circular, with no difference in height, but Gu Ning still sat in the most conspicuous position.

"Everyone’s here, let’s start then." As Gu Youshan spoke, every pupil was fixed on Gu Ning.

Gu Youshan, aware that Gu Ning was unaware, reiterated the matter.

"...Three months ago, the Divine Clan alliance, led by the Xuanyuan Clan and the Ancient Race, officially issued a ’Divine Edict’ to our Human Race."

"The edict contains two demands."

"First, abolish the existing ’Century Pact’."

Upon hearing this, Gu Ning’s heart sank heavily.

He had long felt that the Divine Clan had not been so stable in recent years.

Gu Youshan’s voice sounded again:

"Second, they demand that our Human Race... cede control over all nine main Dragon Veins within the Cangling Ancient Country, allowing us to retain only some insignificant branches!"

As he spoke, everyone deeply gazed at Gu Ning.

All those present had already known this matter and had convened enough nine meetings over it.

The only topic was:

To fight, or to surrender.

Though the Demon Beast chaos had passed nearly three years ago and the Human Race had yet to recover its primordial energy.

This war would be different...

Though the Human Race maintained an absolute lead in numbers, they simply couldn’t compare in quality.

Gu Ning, under such gazes, was equally shocked.

If the Dragon Veins were to be seized by the Divine Clan, what would become of the National Master’s Institute?

An ornament?

If the National Preceptor couldn’t command the Power of Dragon Vein, it was tantamount to an empty shell.

Moreover, the Human Race would lose a top-tier combat force.

However, if war broke out now, he could no longer keep his Ancestral Dragon Power hidden.

By then, he would become the focal point.

Gu Ning at this moment felt as though he were on a roasting spit.

But then, the Great Elder squinted and said, "What? Does our Lord National Master also agree with surrendering?"

Immediately, everyone turned their attention to Gu Ning.

Hand over the Dragon Veins?

That would be equivalent to severing the Human Race’s roots!

Future generations would become mere ants, at the mercy of the Divine Clan.

Such terms were absolutely unacceptable for the Human Race.

....

Spirit Academy

Source of the Dragon Vein

"It’s increased, increased again...."

Lin Chen was numb with joy.

This certainly was the Dragon Vein Source, the concentration of Spiritual Qi was insanely dense, cultivating here for a day was equivalent to a month outside.

In just a year and a half, progress was astonishingly swift!

First, Xiaobai.

During its last evolution, Liu Gu selected evolution materials focused on Spiritual Power, solidifying Xiaobai’s foundation.

Thus its level soared, breaking through the barrier of Level 79 today, just one step away from the legendary Level 80 threshold!

This couldn’t help but remind Lin Chen of a passage in the "Beast Taming Treasure Manual," stating that Level 80 was a significant watershed in a Spirit Beast’s cultivation journey.

Once crossed, the Spirit Beast would undergo complete metamorphosis, gaining the ability to initially perceive and mobilize the Power of Heaven and Earth, truly stepping into the realm of "masters," and being honored as a "Celestial Beast."

More importantly, after reaching Level 80, a Spirit Beast could no longer rely on evolution formulas for advancement; their future path depended more on their own understanding and fortune.

The manual even mentioned that if a Spirit Beast were to grasp enlightenment, it might leap directly across the boundary between mortal and immortal, raising its level to 100, achieving the status of an Immortal Beast!

Of course, such records were vague and only appeared once or twice in history books.

Besides Xiaobai, the advancement of other companions was equally astounding.

The Little Fox had a high absorption efficiency for the flame energy and abundant Spiritual Qi here, advancing 13 levels to Level 75, ranking first among all Spirit Beasts, rightfully known as the king of upgrades.

Little Blue’s level increased by 12; as a slacker-type Spirit Beast, it usually just slept here idly, so achieving such an increase was already incredibly impressive.

The Big White Bear also gained 12 levels; it was the most diligent of them all, though its level was low, bears generally had poor perception, so making such progress was already incredibly impressive.

Only the Fire Spirit had no level changes because, up until now, the Fire Spirit hadn’t gained awareness.

Before, the Fire Spirit had absorbed the Heaven-Scorching Flame of the Seven-Colored Phoenix, along with Anomalous Fire from other students’ Spirit Beasts in the Spirit Academy, but its evolution development was only at 50%—just half.

Lin Chen recorded time every day, as the Great Elder said, one could stay here for a maximum of two years, beyond which they would be automatically extracted.

This aroused Lin Chen’s curiosity....

Initially, Lin Chen thought the Dragon Vein Land must be some kind of conceptual stock.

Yet now, he physically saw that the Dragon Vein Land truly existed.

This stirred a bold speculation in Lin Chen’s heart....

Perhaps the Dragon Vein Land wasn’t naturally formed.

But rather...

Artificially created.