Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 469: Another Way of Fighting_1

Chapter 469: Chapter 469: Another Way of Fighting_1

"But this also..."

Recalling the painful experience just now, Guo Huai felt some residual fear, as Feng Yuan leaned back in his chair and stared at Guo Huai, saying

"Otherwise, why do you think the wandering practitioners’ lineage was cut off after the advent of Beast Tamer contracts?"

"Beast Tamer contracts are more convenient. Although they allow for early accumulation of strength, which doesn’t affect the combat power of the Spirit Beast during battle, the short duration and the pain endured for each accumulation of strength are significant drawbacks."

"After all, these are external forces; why don’t you consider cultivating your own abilities?"

Yao Yin said to Feng Yuan with a puzzled look, fiddling with the Dark Ancient Book in her hands. Feng Yuan calmly replied,

"Indeed, there are those who cultivate themselves. People from the Dereck region have similar practices to wandering practitioners but they directly use the power of Spirit Beasts as a catalyst to gain the power of Spirit Beasts within themselves."

"If that’s the case, then why..."

"Do you have mortals in the Xingluo Realm?"

"Could it be..."

Reminded by Feng Yuan, Yao Yin recalled something and said with a hint of helplessness,

"I forgot, not everyone is capable of cultivating... Even if those mortals can practice some popular techniques, it’s still far from true cultivation..."

"That’s exactly it," Feng Yuan said. "Even the Dereck region doesn’t shun Beast Tamer contracts, because after all, those who can cultivate their own power are few."

"Then why don’t other regions promote it?"

Guo Huai was somewhat puzzled. After all, he wouldn’t have known about the situation in the Dereck region if Feng Yuan hadn’t mentioned it. Glancing at Guo Huai, Feng Yuan sighed and said,

"If you knew that by cultivating you could obtain special powers just like a Spirit Beast, wouldn’t you want to practice continuously, expecting a miracle to happen even if you don’t succeed?"

"This... I probably would..."

"That’s the problem. It’s okay if all of your talents are mediocre, but what if you have an extremely strong Beastmaster talent?"

"This..."

Guo Huai put himself in that situation and found, reluctantly, that even if he knew he had a strong Beastmaster talent, he couldn’t avoid the desire for special powers. After all, the evolution of Spirit Beasts is filled with uncertainties; excluding the special methods of evolution, normal material evolution requires the Spirit Beast to grow to the limits of its current stage before proceeding.

And as the potential rating of a Spirit Beast increases, the time required for it to reach the limit of its current stage doubles. Without special methods, relying on natural growth alone would take an excessively long period.

That’s why the Spirit Beasts of ordinary people are typically only of Good Level strength at best, while the Spirit Beasts of academy students, especially powerful ones like Yang Hongzhi, can reach Elite Level strength.

When they go out on missions, they also take the opportunity to collect potion ingredients for their Spirit Beasts and even some highly effective Spiritual Medicines only have their best effects for a short time after they mature.

If they’re unlucky and can’t find any Spiritual Medicine that enhances their Spirit Beast’s growth speed while out, then it doesn’t matter how talented they are; if the Spirit Beast doesn’t grow, its strength won’t increase either.

"Why not practice Beast Taming and cultivation at the same time? They don’t conflict."

Yao Yin said, not understanding, as Feng Yuan glanced at her and replied,

"You’re oversimplifying it. Even if they can take care of themselves, you can’t expect those Spiritual Medicines to just come running to you, can you? And cultivation requires a lot of time."

"Currently, the rule in Dereck is that you can practice cultivation, but it must be done before you turn eighteen. Once you’re eighteen, even if you’ve made advancements in cultivation, the household won’t recognize it and won’t verify your identity."

"Why? Aren’t they allowing for late bloomers?"

Guo Huai said with some understanding,

"You’re worried that some people will disregard the rules and insist on cultivating, right? After all, late bloomers are too rare, and contracting the first Spirit Beast at eighteen is the most important thing. Only with a Beast Tamer contract can spiritual power naturally increase."

"More or less, that’s the case. At first, individuals with innate strong spiritual power ignored warnings and attempted to cultivate, ultimately wasting their lives. And there were many who, despite lacking any talent in spiritual power, insisted on doing the same, ending up worse off than ordinary people... At least others have Spirit Beasts to help them, while some of those people, having contracted too late, have weak or very few Spirit Beasts, and some even lack Beast Taming entirely..."

"Besides, registering only provides some benefits; if you’re willing to forgo these, nobody else has a reason to interfere with you, do they?"

"But this is too unfair..."

Yao Yin said, struggling to accept it. Feng Yuan glanced at her and countered,

"I don’t believe that you don’t have similar regulations over there, designed to protect the majority at the expense of a small minority’s benefits."

"This..."

While Feng Yuan and his group were idly chatting, Mo Ling returned to General’s Mansion and casually grabbed a guard, asking,

"Where has the Grand General gone?"

The guard was startled and, after thinking hard, said,

"I don’t know. Where the Grand General goes isn’t something we could possibly know."

"Right... What about Hu Weng?"

"Mr. Hu? I just saw him in the tool room, not sure what he’s doing."

"The tool room, huh..."

Mo Ling said as she quickly let go of the guard and ran towards the tool room.

"Grandpa Hu~"

"Is that you, Xiao Ling? What’s up?"

Hu Weng stood up, saw Mo Ling running towards him, and with a smile tinged with reminiscence, said, "Xiao Ling missed you~"

Amused by Mo Ling’s behavior, Hu Weng gently pushed her away and said,

"So, what is it that you want to do that your brother won’t allow?"

"Not at all! I just wanted to see Grandpa Hu, that’s all!"

After being stared at by Hu Weng for a while, Mo Ling sighed and said,

"There are some things I want to ask Grandpa Hu about..."

Seeing Mo Ling hesitant and faltering, Hu Weng looked puzzled and thought for a moment before saying,

"Could it be that you’ve taken a fancy to someone?"

"Not at all~ The people my brother knows are all busy with so-called important matters, utterly boring."

"Then what is it..."

After hesitating for a long time, Mo Ling hesitantly spoke of the news she had heard from Feng Yuan. Hu Weng was stunned for a moment, then looked at the rusty ancient sword on the ground and sighed,

"Why would he know about this..."

"Such a mysterious fellow..."

"Is what he said... all true?"

Hu Weng, as he had done when she was young, gently touched Mo Ling’s head and said in a low voice,

"Indeed, those fellows have been up to no good lately, can’t tell what they’re up to."

"I’ll mention it to your brother, tell him to be more vigilant."

"Who are they... exactly?"

"They are..."

With a complex expression, Hu Weng shut his eyes as if reminiscing for a long time before saying,

"A bunch of pitiful people nearly driven mad by the ways of the world..."

"Such desolation."

Dining in the great hall, Feng Yuan occasionally raised his head to look outside. Apart from the patrolling guards passing by from time to time, there were hardly any people walking around. Yao Yin glanced outside just once and lost interest, focusing on her food she said,

"After all, we’ve just been through a calamity. It would actually be strange if things went back to being bustling and lively so quickly."

"It’s a shame..."

Guo Huai said dispiritedly. He had once asked Feng Yuan if it was possible to avoid the impending chaos, but Feng Yuan had told him it was inevitable. Recalling the historical records, Guo Huai didn’t know what to do next.

Seeing Guo Huai’s lack of appetite, Feng Yuan gently tapped his bowl with his chopsticks and said,

"You’d better eat more, tomorrow you have to clear out the wild beasts, and if you haven’t eaten enough, be careful not to capsize in the gutter."

After glancing at Feng Yuan, Guo Huai quietly ate his dinner.

The next day, Guo Huai left the inn early. Feng Yuan, having finished breakfast and brought along a still groggy and half-asleep Pomiti from the room, ran into Yao Yin who was just stepping outside. She looked at Feng Yuan with some confusion and said,

"Are you going out?"

"Yeah, just for a stroll. What about you?"

After looking at the White Wolf Deity by her side, Yao Yin replied calmly,

"I’m going to find Mo Ling. Other than that place, I can’t think of anywhere else here worth going to."