His gaze slightly lowered, his face carrying a trace of gloom, he stared intently at Su He, murmuring to himself, "Not a demon nor an exotic beast, this is a Divine God Beast!"
At least it possessed the bloodline of a Divine God Beast.
Beast cultivation had only two paths, demonic transformation or becoming an exotic beast. Divine God Beasts were not cultivated, they were born from bloodline!
Dragon, Phoenix, Kylin, Divine God Turtle, Golden Crow, Moon Toad...
The legendary Divine God Beasts were countless, but those who could actually see them were almost none.
Lu Shidi's teeth clattered loudly, "Why did a Divine God Beast appear after I had chosen my Life Bound Beast!"
Su He looked at him and slowly began to retreat.
This person harbored a deep animosity toward him, the kind that would not cease until death!
How inexplicable!
"You didn't appear earlier or later? Only after I chose my Life Bound Beast, am I, Lu Ming, unworthy of you?"
Lu Ming came from the Beast Valley of Qingyuan Gate; this branch did not prioritize Swordmanship or Talisman Law but instead focused on beast taming, cultivating their own Life Bound exotic beasts—becoming one with the beast.
Lu Ming had just contracted with a highly gifted White Tiger as his Life Bound Beast three days ago. But could any ordinary exotic beast's talent surpass that of a Divine God Beast Bloodline?
Three days!
Just three days late!
If he had discovered this turtle three days earlier, he would have fought with all his might to make this turtle his Life Bound Beast!
But he was late!
In the beast taming law, a person in one boundary status could only contract with one Life Bound Beast. With Lu Ming's talent, it would take hundreds of years to reach the next boundary status no matter what.
Hundreds of years, Lu Ming couldn't wait!
Moreover, a Divine God Turtle with Divine God Beast bloodline existed in Tinghai Lake. Such news couldn't be suppressed; sooner or later, Beast Valley would find out, and this turtle would eventually be chosen as someone's Life Bound Beast.
But I am supposed to be the leading true disciple of this generation's Beast Valley!
Lu Ming gritted his teeth in frustration.
He pulled out a Talisman Pen and lifted it into the air, drawing Spirit Talismans and sending them toward Su He's head.
No one else shall take my Divine God Turtle; even if it can't become my Life Bound Beast, it will still be my beast pet!
Slave Beast Seal, Life-Death Talisman, Cage... I'd like to see who dares to try and take it to make it their Life Bound Beast, I, Lu Ming, don't mind having an extra servant.
The Life Bound Beast shared a connection with its master. If another had already bound the Spirit Soul of the Beast Pet, it could not escape.
Though he didn't understand these Talisman Runes, Su He's heart alarm bell rang loudly, his beastly instincts told him that being marked by these talisman runes would be worse than death.
Su He turned and ran, but the Spirit Talismans chased him down, imprinting on his forehead. Just as they were about to make contact, a talisman seal lit up above Su He's head, shattering all of Lu Ming's beast pet Spirit Talismans.
It was the talisman seal left on his body by Su Huanian over a month ago.
It served no major purpose other than to prevent others from making Su He their beast pet.
The color drained from Lu Ming's face instantly.
Just a common warning Spirit Talisman, yet it shattered his Spirit Talismans. The person who left the warning Symbols must possess unfathomably high Tao Cultivation.
Damn it!
This must be the work of some rich, entitled young master who discovered this Divine God Turtle early on but wasn't patient enough to sign it as his Life Bound Beast. So, he had an elder leave a talisman seal on the turtle, just waiting for the day his Tao Cultivation would be sufficient to sign it as his Life Bound Beast.
Such selfishness!
Discovering a Divine God Beast but not reporting it to the Sect. If he had reported it, the Divine God Turtle would have definitely been taken by Beast Valley, allowing this generation's disciples to compete on merit to tame it.
The victor would then offer a generous reward to the discoverer.
He knew if it was left in Beast Valley, I would surely tame it first, so he secretly kept it here.
Who supported this junior? Elder An? Elder Qiu?
It wouldn't be the other Elders of Beast Valley; they would think of me first with any valuable finds. Or perhaps it was done by a predecessor from another branch within our Sect?
Despicable!
With the Divine God Turtle stolen, Lu Ming's face grew even darker. The beast pet couldn't be forcefully claimed as it would trigger the warning Symbols. A disciple who had already decided on their Life Bound Beast forcibly overcoming an Elder's warning Symbols to claim the beast pet would absolutely offend that Elder to death.
A ruthless glint flickered in the corner of Lu Ming's eyes.
Since he couldn't claim it, he would destroy it! If his White Tiger could devour this Divine God Turtle, its talent would surely improve significantly.
The Life Bound Beast and the master were linked in fate; as the White Tiger improved, so would he. His path in Tao would be somewhat smoother.
Elder's warning talisman prevents direct feeding to the White Tiger. He needed a clever plan.
Lu Ming stilled by the lake side for a moment, his eyes gradually lighting up.
Feng Yaya!
The Sect Leader's little princess! For some reason, she's recently been sticking around at Beast Valley, supposedly waiting for someone she had arranged to meet outside — the hundred days are almost up.
She decided to stay at Beast Valley because it was the nearest.
A little girl, who never seemed to grow up and not very high intellect, but surprisingly powerful in Tao cultivation. Just a little trick should be enough to make her overturn Beast Valley and let all the Beast Pets escape.
As long as the White Tiger takes the opportunity to come out and swim along Elephant Water, by chance it meets a young Divine God Turtle and accidentally kills and eats it, that wouldn't be an unacceptable mistake, would it?
It's just the natural instinct of an Exotic Beast! It is natural for animals to eat each other!
Better still, to create an alibi for himself, such as being mistakenly detained at the Law Enforcement Hall…
Perfect!
After all, being detained meant he could not leave, how could he possibly direct the White Tiger to commit a mistake?
Of course, for the safety of the White Tiger, it would be best to sabotage the Divine God Turtle a little. Lu Ming waved his Talisman Pen, casting a Talisman Rune on Su He's shell.
He intentionally avoided the turtle's head that bore the warning symbols.
"One Ten Thousand Pound Talisman and one Position Talisman should suffice." The more talismans you use, the easier it is to slip up. The Position Talisman locates, and the Ten Thousand Pound Talisman activates upon encountering the White Tiger. No matter what measures the turtle has, it will be suppressed by the Spirit Talisman to the point it cannot move, thus leaving it at the mercy of the White Tiger.
"Stay still and wait for my White Tiger to eat you."
He chuckled after saying this and left on his sword. Better to act sooner rather than later, he must find a way to keep Yu Lin occupied and stop him from teaching the Crocodiles. Yu Lin would realize the Spirit Talisman he had left on the turtle shell.
Speedily, Lu Ming left, and Su He squinted his eyes, watching him leave.
Indeed, an animal's instincts are the most trustworthy. This man has ill intentions! No wonder he didn't like him from the first sight; there was an aura of resistance that animals had against him.
This man must have interacted frequently with various animals, but most animals left a scent of aversion on him.
Saliva, urine, filthy fur…
Su He drew from memory the Spirit Talisman Lu Ming left on the turtle shell.
He couldn't recognize the first Spirit Talisman, but the second was central to the Earth Element Symbol. He couldn't understand what it did exactly.
Any spirit-related symbols would revolve around the Earth Element Symbol. For example, gathering Spiritual Energy, organizing Earth veins, increasing rice production, Earth Escape…
Combining this with Lu Ming's muttered words, the Position Talisman should be the Spirit Talisman that Su He couldn't recognize. Centralized by the earth, it must be the Ten Thousand Pound Talisman.
As the name suggests, it's an immense weight. It likely functions to suppress, seal, or restrain.
Suppressed and then let the White Tiger eat him?
A cold light flashed in Su He's eyes. Reflecting on Lu Ming's earlier actions, it seemed Lu Ming wanted to make him his Beast Pet, but was hindered by the symbols left by Su Huanian. Since he couldn't capture him as a pet, he sought to destroy him.
Your grandfather's elder grandfather! What had he done to provoke Lu Ming?
Su He swiftly turned and stole a Crocodile's prey.
Consuming several higher quality prey to accumulate energy within his body, then shedding the shell which bore the Spirit Talisman.
And then…
It's just a White Tiger, without the Spirit Talisman's restraint, it wouldn't be hard to kill. If all else fails—Su He glanced at the hundreds of Su Family Crocodiles at Crocodile Beach. Even if your White Tiger is an Exotic Beast, he doubted that hundreds of Crocodiles can't kill it!
Afterwards, Su He looked toward the sword light that pierced the sky, leaving only a trail of light.
Su He, while fighting beasts—even amidst many near-death experiences, he never harbored hatred for any wild beast. But for some reason, he always felt uncomfortable until he might actually kill Lu Ming.
Sturgeon, two points.
Not enough quality, thrown back to the crocodile group.
Rabbit, one point.
…
Wild wolf, three points.
Su He grabbed prey from the crocodiles one after another, the Su Family Crocodiles looking baffled, not understanding why their leader was suddenly actively stealing their prey today, and after stealing, throwing it back.
Once the same prey was thrown back by him, it immediately emitted an enticing fragrance, causing a frenzy among the crocodiles.
Until he reached the twelfth crocodile.
Deer cake, four points, high quality.
Su He gobbled up the fawn, leaving nothing. The deer's blood was warm and comforting, heating his entire body. Two hours later, Su He leisurely closed his eyes.