Beast Taming Patrol

Having received affirmative responses from both his mystical creatures, Lin Su's expression relaxed somewhat.

He fixed his gaze intently on the name displayed within the light screen, eager to discover who this Beast Tamer that had broken through the fifth layer was.

This name, after appearing on the fifth layer, did not vanish immediately but stayed visible for a good while before disappearing from the screen.

Lin Su was very familiar with this scenario.

It likely meant that the person was attempting the sixth layer, and evidently, they had failed.

As the name faded away, a graceful figure quickly emerged from the Beast Tamer Tower, a young man with flowing black hair, dressed in a luxurious robe.

At that moment, his face bore a hint of helplessness, clearly upset about not having conquered the sixth layer, until he stepped outside and met the countless gazes fixed on him. His expression then returned to calm, and he nodded gently in greeting to the crowd with a mild smile.

The youth cradled a small creature in one arm, while a pet beast as tall as a man followed him, evidently the two mystical creatures with which he had attempted the tower.

He did not recall his creatures, seeming completely unbothered by others' curious stares.

Lin Su's eyes quickly focused on the two creatures, his pupils sharply constricting, and after a long moment, he exhaled a deep breath.

The creature cradled by the black-haired youth was a small fox, sporting nine fluffy tails nearly as long as its body, golden markings only on its brow, with the rest of its fur as white as snow.

This nine-tailed fox's appearance was no less charming than Qiuqiu's and carried a certain extra mystique.

Gold-speckled Brow.

A light-based lower emperor-grade species, Gold-speckled Brow!

This seemingly harmless, lazily lying creature in Yan Susen's arms, enjoying the Beast Tamer's strokes, its tail occasionally swishing, was shockingly a member of the emperor species.

And Yan Susen had more than one emperor-grade mystical creature.

The one following behind Yan Susen, which had robust legs, wings folded with blade-like wingtips flashing cold light, and sharp claws at the joints, covered with dense silver scale armor and human-like features, with a strand of golden filaments floating like a braid from the back of its head, was also a member of the emperor species.

A metallic, combat-oriented lower emperor-grade species, Silver-white Warrior!

Lin Su silently pressed a hand to his forehead, suddenly feeling that his chances at the upcoming preliminary competition were somewhat slim.

Just casually entering the Beast Tamer Tower for a routine challenge, he had encountered someone who had contracted two emperor-grade mystical creatures and managed to surpass the fifth layer of the tower.

Be aware that the tower levels and the species ranks are unrelated.

Emperor-grade creatures within the Beast Tamer Tower face others of the same grade, so surpassing the fifth layer only meant that the person's beasts were also extraordinarily powerful among emperor-grade creatures.

If there were a few more such freaks, his chances at the preliminary competition might not secure him a spot.

As he thought this, suddenly, his ears twitched.

The enhanced senses from his Body Refinement Realm peak physical features let him catch a faint conversation nearby.

Among it, there was one keyword that particularly concerned him.

"Third Prince."

Speaking of which, the surname Yan seemed to be that of the royal family of the Great Yan Kingdom.

Lin Su blinked and turned his head back towards the young man called Yan Susen.

So... was this person a prince of the Great Yan Kingdom?

Seemingly noticing Lin Su's gaze, Yan Susen, who had just completed his challenge and hadn't immediately left, stood nearby watching the light screen of the Beast Tamer Tower with interest. He turned his head back and met Lin Su's eyes, then noticing Qiuqiu atop Lin Su's head, his eyes brightened, and he smiled at Lin Su before turning his attention back to the screen.

Phew…

Lin Su exhaled softly.

As a prince, the young man before him would definitely have access to far more resources than himself, perhaps even the freedom to enter and exit secret realms at will, so raising a pet beast to such a level didn't seem impossible.

If such powerful individuals weren't common, then the situation wasn't as bad as he had thought.

"Make way!" A figure suddenly appeared beside Lin Su, breaking into his train of thought.

He glanced at the muscular young man who had appeared beside him, his expression unfriendly, and touched his nose before stepping back slightly.

He must be someone trying to pass by; he thought and then furrowed his brow slightly.

Instead of crossing the long line of queued people as Lin Su had expected, the man stopped directly in front of Lin Su, clearly intent on entering the Beast Tower.

What did this mean?

Lin Su blinked and belatedly realized that the guy in front of him was trying to cut in line.

In just a moment, he was amused by the audacity.

He had been in line for quite a while, and his turn was almost upon him. Was someone actually trying to cut the line now?

How audacious.

He glanced at the two pet beasts following behind the young man, raising an eyebrow.

Two higher-tier monarch species.

I'm so scared~

"Go to the back of the line." Rolling his eyes, Lin Su said irritably, and pushed the man aside with an outstretched hand.

With this push, his expression shifted slightly.

Body Refining Realm completion.

Impressive.

But if he thought he could cut in front of Lin Su, he was sadly mistaken.

"You bumpkin!" The muscular young man did not expect Lin Su to resist, and he hesitated briefly before his eyes flashed fiercely, "I advise you to behave. By cutting in line, I'm actually doing you a favor. A lower-tier monarch species, and you don't even weigh your own worth?"

Saying so, he positioned himself back in front of Lin Su without any hesitation.

However, the next moment, the muscular young man felt a sudden chill around his neck.

A dark silver gunblade was positioned at his shoulder.

"Last warning, get out!"

The term "bumpkin" had already stirred some uncontrollable anger inside Lin Su.

At the same time, he understood why the other dared to start this confrontation.

Frost Flower Dream Shadow was hidden in the shadows, not so easily noticed, and it lay dormant atop his head, appearing as nothing more than a lower-tier monarch species.

To that guy, Lin Su probably seemed like an easy target, a tenderfoot from another area who would probably endure being cut in line without protest.

Nice try, but he had picked the wrong person.
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If the man didn't back down now, Lin Su wouldn't mind stabbing a couple of holes in him.