166: Chapter 166 Beast Taming and Armor Formation?!

Jiang Yun stepped into the assessment area on the fourth floor.

The scene before him was starkly different from the slightly cramped and noisy hall on the first floor.

A solemn and rigorous aura washed over him.

The entire space was open and quiet.

The lighting was carefully controlled.

It fell upon each individual display stand.

Looking out across the room,

dozens of display stands constructed from some sort of dark metal and reinforced glass

were arranged in neat rows.

Each stand emitted a faint ripple of energy,

their surfaces flowing with an ethereal luster.

Clearly, they were all equipped with sophisticated protective formations.

Objects were placed in the center of the stands,

with a holographic projection hovering above each,

silently displaying the item's initial form and serial number.

Aside from that,

there were no other informational prompts.

This examination hall

itself resembled a small, high-specification museum.

Steward Li stood at the front of all the display stands.

His gaze swept over Jiang Yun and Master Zhang.

He spoke with a steady voice,

which echoed clearly through the silent space.

“The Medium Grade First Rank Appraiser assessment will now begin. I shall explain the rules.”

“Unlike the Low Grade assessment, the Medium Grade assessment focuses on origin tracing and analysis.”

He pointed toward the dozens of display stands.

“There are forty-nine items here, varying in type, era, degree of damage, and value. What you need to do is select one for yourselves to serve as your assessment topic.”

“Once selected, you have a maximum of one hour to perform a deep analysis. Ultimately, you must submit a detailed appraisal report. The report must contain at least: the item's name, material composition, historical origins, core effects or characteristics, and an assessment of its current state.”

“The guild’s System will compare and score your submitted reports against the headquarters' massive database. Scoring dimensions include: information completeness, accuracy of origin tracing, depth of analysis, and uniqueness of insight. A comprehensive score of eighty or above constitutes a pass.”

The rules having been read,

Steward Li took a step back.

“Gentlemen, you may begin. Good luck to you both.”

Hearing this, Zhang Yuan

let out a nearly imperceptible cold snort from his nose.

From start to finish, he hadn't looked Jiang Yun in the eye,

as if a single glance would defile his vision.

He walked toward the display area with practiced ease,

his posture

that of an old acquaintance intimately familiar with every brick and tile of this place.

Jiang Yun didn't mind.

His black robes shifted slightly

as he silently followed.

At the same time, with a slight thought,

Manifestation of All Things Entries activated!

In an instant,

the originally mysterious world of the display stands

transformed into a different appearance in his eyes.

Various detailed information data entries

emerged from every single item.

The more his Mental Energy focused,

the clearer those pieces of information became,

and the more detailed they grew.

His gaze slowly swept across them.

【Item】: Broken Star Core

【Rank】: Tattered (Originally Eclipsing Moon Rank)

【Current Status】: Energy depleted, core shattered over 70%.

【Materials】: Heart of Meteoric Iron from Beyond the Heavens, mixed with trace amounts of Star Gold.

【Origin Correlation】: Extraterrestrial object. Born from stars beyond the heavens, fallen to the surface among thousands of stars.

【Core Effects】: Can provide stable star power for Light-attribute Spirit Beasts, with a small probability of guiding them toward a beneficial star-oriented mutation.

【Hidden Information】: Can slowly absorb the power of the night sky's stars to self-recharge, but its power has dropped to the peak of Radiant Sun Rank... 【Item】: Ancient Beast Tamer's Talisman Pen Ink Mark

【Rank】: Gold Rank (Appearance intact, but spirituality is dormant)

【Current Status】: The talisman beast soul at the tip has fallen into a long slumber, unable to guide high-tier energy.

【Materials】: Three-hundred-year-old Lightning-Struck Wood for the barrel, soft fur from the neck of a thousand-year-old Wolf King for the tip, sealing an about-to-dissipate Beast King soul within.

【Origin Correlation】: Produced by a Sect from a thousand years ago called the Heaven Talisman Sect, a standard talisman pen.

【Core Effects】: Used to draw low and high-tier talismans, with a chance to increase the success rate by ten percent. If the talisman beast soul within the pen can be awakened, it can automatically assist in harmonizing spiritual ink, doubling the effects.

【Hidden Information/Awakening Method】: Requires continuous nourishment with pure Mental Energy for forty-nine days, and using the heart-blood talisman of at least a Radiant Sun Rank Talisman Master as a catalyst, to awaken the dormant "Book Demon" soul... 【Item】: Phantom Cat's Tail Tip (Amber Sealed)

【Rank】: Amethyst Rank (Special State)

【Current Status】: Perfectly sealed by ancient resin, preserving its vitality and some Law fragments from the moment before its death.

【Materials】: Phantom Cat tail tip hair and tissue, ancient Dragon Saliva Resin.

【Origin Correlation】: Speculated to be related to the sacrificial activities of the now-extinct Spirit Beast Race.

【Core Effects】: Ground into powder, it can serve as one of the primary Materials for high-tier invisibility potions. Worn directly, it slightly increases the wearer's movement speed and physical flexibility.

【Hidden Information】: The interior of the amber contains an incomplete Shadow Jump skill rune memory. Beast Tamers or Spirit Beasts proficient in Dark Shadow power may have an extremely low chance of comprehending a prototype of the related skill through long-term meditation. Forcibly breaking the amber will cause the Law fragments to dissipate... Just as Jiang Yun was immersed in these myriad and complex information streams,

pondering which item to choose as his assessment topic to best demonstrate his abilities in a balanced way

without being too world-shaking,

his gaze swept past a display stand in the corner.

His footsteps came to a sudden halt.

Inside the stand

was placed an object that looked quite old,

even somewhat tattered, dark silver bracer.

Complex and ancient patterns were engraved on the bracer,

but many places were worn down,

and there were even several fine cracks.

However,

in Jiang Yun's eyes,

the data entries information it emitted

caused his heart to thunder!

【Item】: beast taming armor condensation (Left Arm Component)

【Rank】: eclipsing moon Grade damaged item, current utility approximately equivalent to Amethyst Rank defensive beast armor.

【Current Status】: Core conversion formation damaged over 35%, energy conduction runes broken in seven places, unable to normally activate the armor condensation function.

【Materials】: Void Silver Sand, resonance crystal fragments, heart-core powder of the extinct Yao Beast "Mountain-Melting Colossus."

【Origin Correlation】: One of the core Legacy components of the ancient Armor Taming Sect. This Sect specialized in the Dao of combining beast taming with equipment and armor; it was destroyed during the Dark Turmoil of the ancient era.

【Core Effects】: Existing ability—spiritually resonates with a contracted Spirit Beast to extract one of the beast's basic attribute powers, such as strength, speed, defense, or elemental affinity, forming a corresponding attribute condensed armor on the Beast Tamer's body surface, significantly enhancing the Beast Tamer's own combat and survival capabilities.

【Hidden Information】: Finding the full set of condensed armor and restoring it to a Saint King Rank treasure will yield Saint King Rank effects... Seeing this rich data entries information,

as well as the Saint King Rank effect mentioned for the full set,

waves of shock surged through Jiang Yun's heart!

This treasure

was anything but ordinary!

beast taming armor condensation!

Setting aside that Saint King Rank effect for a moment,

the effect of this single bracer was equally astonishing to Jiang Yun!

As a Beast Tamer,

he knew all too well what this implied!

Under normal circumstances,

a Beast Tamer themselves is fragile

and must rely on their Spirit Beasts for protection.

Only when a Spirit Beast breaks through to the eclipsing moon grade,

allowing the Beast Tamer to become an eclipsing moon grade Beast Tamer,

does their life level undergo a leap,

and the mental link with the Spirit Beast undergoes a qualitative change.

Only then can a Beast Tamer begin to borrow a small portion of the Spirit Beast's power,

enabling them to use the beast's power to fly through the air

or manipulate weak elemental powers.

Yet this piece of beast taming armor condensation

could actually allow him to obtain this long-coveted ability ahead of time!

Even though it was currently only the left arm component,

its potential was limitless!

If he obtained this thing,

his own body would no longer be a complete weakness.

When facing certain assassinations targeting the Beast Tamer or sudden situations, he would possess vital self-preservation or even counter-attacking power!

Jiang Yun was very puzzled.

Why would the Beast Tamers Guild place such a treasure here for an Appraiser assessment?

Could it be that the Appraisers Guild hadn't identified the full function and information of this item?

Thinking of this,

Jiang Yun's eyes brightened slightly!

I must get it!

This thought instantly surfaced in Jiang Yun's mind.

But how could he obtain this thing?

Jiang Yun didn't hesitate.

Meanwhile,

on the other side, Master Zhang

was still meticulously and cautiously carrying out his traditional process.

He would occasionally lean close to a display stand,

almost pressing his face against the protective shield,

carefully observing every detail of the object.

At other times, he would pull out various tools he carried with him, such as magnifying glasses and spectral analyzers, to assist in his testing.

His mouth was also muttering,

as if recalling a record from some ancient book,

wanting to verify his conjectures and observations.

His movements were standard and slow,

filled with the rigor of an old-school Appraiser,

but also revealing an indescribable stubbornness and clumsiness.

Just as Master Zhang had finished his preliminary observation of the third item

and was preparing to record his notes,

“Steward!”

A clear and calm voice broke the silence of the examination hall.

The black-robed figure

had at some point stopped by a display stand in a corner.

He reached out and pointed to the tattered dark silver bracer inside the stand.

“I have made my choice. I shall use this object as my assessment topic.”

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