Beast Taming: Invincible Breeder-Chapter 360 - 335: The First Battle in the Time Domain
This Phantom Beast Secret Realm is full of pitfalls; if you’re not careful, you’ll fall for them.
After winning nine consecutive bets, the Phantom Beast Secret Realm will secretly adjust the win rate. Don’t think you’re just lucky; even if you could see the future, it wouldn’t help here. If you bet on one side, that side will lose.
This hidden rule has been tested with the lives of countless players.
Li Cunxu removed the earplugs and told Jiang Lingyun not to rush with placing bets but to enjoy the match first. He planned to send the Curse Crow into the arena next to earn more Beast Fighting Coins to use as capital before betting.
Jiang Lingyun looked at the giant lion and tiger still fighting below and asked.
"What kind of pet beasts are these two?"
Li Cunxu replied, "One is the light and fire-type Sun Giant Lion, and the other is the wood-type Ferocious Forest Giant Tiger. Judging by the attributes, the Ferocious Forest Giant Tiger is countered by the Sun Giant Lion’s fire attributes, so the Sun Giant Lion has a better chance of winning, but in reality, the outcome of this battle is already decided—the Ferocious Forest Giant Tiger will win."
"Why is that?"
"The numerical stats of the Ferocious Forest Giant Tiger are stronger; it’s known to be able to tear apart a giant dragon, earning it the title ’Little Divine Beast.’ Winning against opposing attributes is nothing for it."
Why is Li Cunxu so familiar with these two creatures?
Because whenever Li Cunxu enters the Phantom Beast Secret Realm alone in the game, these two are always featured at the start, like an opening animation. After seeing them countless times, he became curious and looked up why the attribute-countered Ferocious Forest Giant Tiger always won.
The results align with what Li Cunxu said, with the Ferocious Forest Giant Tiger tearing off the head of the Sun Giant Lion as its conclusion.
Jiang Lingyun nudged Li Cunxu and pointed five seats over to Sima Jing.
Li Cunxu looked over and saw Sima Jing with a face ashen.
What’s wrong with him?
Opening his Blood Lotus Eye, Li Cunxu glanced at the slab in Sima Jing’s hand.
Understanding why Sima Jing looked so pale, he had placed a losing bet and lost his only Beast Fighting Coin given by the Secret Realm.
Li Cunxu burst into laughter. He had been wondering how to make Sima Jing lose his Beast Fighting Coin, trapping him here, but it turned out Sima Jing lost his only coin on his own.
Sima Jing turned his head, glaring at Li Cunxu with a look that seemed to say, "It’s all your fault. You swindled my Beast Fighting Coin."
Even though Sima Jing didn’t know about needing a Beast Fighting Coin to buy an exit ticket, he instinctively sensed a huge crisis looming over him when he lost that coin.
Li Cunxu was puzzled about why Sima Jing was reacting this way.
Jiang Lingyun spoke the truth.
"Maybe he overheard you, thinking you said the Ferocious Forest Giant Tiger would win just to trick him, so he went against it and bet on the Sun Giant Lion."
Sima Jing’s face turned even darker.
Seeing this, Li Cunxu understood that Jiang Lingyun had hit the mark.
Li Cunxu laughed heartily and then said, "Buddy, you’re doomed. You need a Beast Fighting Coin to buy a ticket out. Without it, you’ll never leave."
Sima Jing’s face changed dramatically, and he immediately headed towards the Secret Realm’s exit, only to be bounced back. A Phantom Maid appeared, dressed in Ancient Roman-style clothing, and reminded Sima Jing that a ticket must be purchased. If he didn’t have the money, he could earn Beast Fighting Coins through fighting beasts.
Sima Jing’s face turned ashen, and he sat back down to watch his Celestial Patrol Eagle’s battle.
The Celestial Patrol Eagle’s first opponent was equally matched, and it won by a narrow margin.
However, its victory was futile since it was thrown into the fight for breaking the Secret Realm’s rules. Thus, winning didn’t earn it any Beast Fighting Coins.
In the second round, the Celestial Patrol Eagle did win, but at a great cost, losing a wing and a claw.
In the third match, with an injured wing, the Celestial Patrol Eagle couldn’t fly and was killed by the opposing Phantom Pet Beast within five seconds.
As the Celestial Patrol Eagle died, the Life-Burning Demon Fire attached to it fell.
Li Cunxu activated his Demon Lotus Eye for another second to retrieve the Life-Burning Demon Fire, converting it into Life-Burning Demon Blood.
The Demon Lotus Eye’s three seconds were used up for today, so he’d have to wait until tomorrow to use it again.
"The Sacred Feast made from Life-Burning Demon Blood can extend life, but it magnifies inner guilt until you’re completely demonized. Otherwise, I could sell it to those aged elders, and it’d profit more than a Treasure Basin."
"However, leaving the Life-Burning Demon Blood unutilized would be a waste. Though the Sacred Feast isn’t entirely useless, if I contract a demon pet that’s already demonized, I could have it consume the feast."
"Ideally, it should be a demon pet capable of burning life to enhance power."
Li Cunxu pondered in his heart.
The idea was great, but executing it was exceptionally challenging.
Demon pets are highly unwelcome because they’re inherently chaotic, insubordinate, and possess a terribly notorious trait: owner-killing.
Demon pets have the highest rate of killing their owners; out of ten Beast Masters contracting demon pets, eight end up being killed by them.
As a result, contracting a demon pet comes with numerous hassles; it must be reported to the alliance.
"Are there any demon pets that don’t kill their owners?"
Li Cunxu thought for a long time but couldn’t think of any powerful demon pet that doesn’t kill its owner.
Coming back to his senses, seeing no movement from Sima Jing, Li Cunxu went down for a beast fight.
"Curse Crow, it’s up to you now."
The Phantom Beast Secret Realm arranged for the Curse Crow to face an illusion of the dead Celestial Patrol Eagle, with its level matching that of the Curse Crow, both as Lord Level One.
Such an arrangement didn’t surprise Li Cunxu.
The emperor who constructed the Phantom Beast Secret Realm had a notorious sense of humor, evident from the numerous hidden rules within the realm.
Because of this, the Phantom Beast Secret Realm contains a hidden mechanism for competition.
Lord’s Pet Beasts, battling classically, start with their domains.
The Curse Crow’s Time Domain faced off against Celestial Patrol Eagle’s Hurricane Domain.
Both were Lord Level One, so the domain strength was equal, meaning the battle came down to the superiority of domain attributes.
Time surpasses hurricanes.
The Curse Crow’s domain enveloped the battlefield.
The Celestial Patrol Eagle unleashed its powerful Sky Dive, hurtling towards the Curse Crow with incredible speed. The Curse Crow manipulated time, slowing down the Celestial Patrol Eagle while speeding itself up, deftly dodging the agile Celestial Patrol Eagle. When the eagle hit the ground, unable to redirect, the Curse Crow launched a shower of a hundred feathers.
Each feather contained a curse.
Slowing, paralysis, freezing, stiffness, blindness...
Instantly, the Celestial Patrol Eagle was suppressed by various curses, leaving only thirty percent of its strength.
The Curse Crow unleashed a seemingly mundane curse, the Curse Wave, to end the fight.
The Curse Wave’s damage was usually average, but it possessed a practical feature: the more curses the opponent had, the higher the damage.
The second match began.
Again against the Celestial Patrol Eagle, now at Lord Level Two.
This time, in domain battle, the Curse Crow was slightly disadvantaged. Without the Time Domain’s support, the Curse Crow struggled a bit, but thanks to the powerful negative effects of curses, once an opponent was cursed, it continually deteriorated their state.
The second match was still a victory for the Curse Crow.
The third match was challenging but still a win.
In the fourth match, an unexpected event occurred; Sima Jing entered to fight and sent out the Red-haired Two-headed Dog at Lord Level Four.
