Chapter 470 Something Strange About the Beast Taming Space?!

"A second challenge?" Upon hearing these words, many Elders and Deacons were stunned.

"How is that possible? What about the injuries on that Divine Roc?"

"That depends on whether he can use the same method he used before—the one that allowed those three beasts to recover from total exhaustion to Peak condition in a mere half-stick of incense—a second time."

The white-haired Deacon Elder's words caused the surrounding managing Elders to fall into silence.

Meanwhile, on the high platform where the Grand Elders were located, the atmosphere was a different scene entirely.

When they saw Jiang Yun recall his beasts and exit the challenge space, several conservative Grand Elders wore expressions of relief.

"He recalled them! He recalled them! Hahaha, it seems the void seed is indeed safe! Elder Liu Lie was right; the Void Guardian's skill set is truly more disgusting than the Azure Ancient Dragon's! Once its combo is unleashed, it's practically unsolvable within the same rank! Although Grand Tutor Dongxuan is a Prodigy, he is only Purple Gold Rank after all; being able to retreat unscathed in front of it is already quite impressive!"

A conservative Grand Elder laughed heartily, his laughter filled with the relief of having narrowly escaped disaster.

"Indeed, indeed. When I watched him walk toward the void seed earlier, my heart almost stopped. Who would have thought he actually couldn't beat it! It's good that he couldn't! Not being able to beat it means the void seed is safe! Of the three clan-protecting treasures on the seventh floor of the Liu family, at least two are still ours! If the ancestral dragon essence blood is gone, so be it; that's still better than having everything taken by one person!"

Another Grand Elder nodded repeatedly, his face full of an expression that suggested the heavens had finally opened their eyes.

Liu Lie stroked his beard, his face once again revealing a familiar look of certainty.

"Hmph, I said it long ago: Void attribute opponents are the most troublesome. Although Grand Tutor Dongxuan has three beasts with Divine Beast Bloodlines, the Void Guardian's skill combination is specifically designed to counter multi-core lineups. It uses 'Anchor' to cripple your core position and 'Collapse' to pull in your main damage dealer, leaving the remaining one to passively take a beating. This is the advantage of suppression; it cannot be compensated for by brute force from Bloodlines."

His tone carried a hint of smugness, as if the embarrassment of being repeatedly slapped in the face just moments ago had been completely washed away at this very moment.

However, his smugness didn't last even a few seconds before it was interrupted by Supreme Elder Liu Yunshan.

"Elder Liu Lie." Supreme Elder Liu Yunshan's voice was flat and calm. "Grand Tutor Dongxuan has indeed exited the challenge space, but he has not left the seventh floor."

Everyone's gaze turned in unison toward the mystic light mirror. In the image, Jiang Yun was sitting cross-legged in front of the void seed display stand, not moving a muscle.

"He is… just sitting there?" A Grand Elder frowned in confusion. "He isn't challenging it, nor is he leaving. What is he doing just sitting there?"

"Could it be…" Another Grand Elder's expression changed again. "Could it be that he intends to challenge it again?"

"Impossible!" Liu Lie waved his hand forcefully.

"His Wind-Thunder Divine Roc was severely injured by the spatial rifts just now. Everyone saw with their own eyes that after it blocked that spatial turbulence, a large patch of its feathers was shattered. That kind of injury, with its special effects intrusion, absolutely cannot recover without ten days to half a month of careful recuperation. Even if he possesses Heaven-Defying recovery Medicinal Pills, it is impossible for a flying beast's injuries to fully heal in such a short time. Furthermore, the time limit for staying in the treasure vault is only two days. Once two days pass, he will be forcibly teleported out. The only thing he can do now is wait for the vault time limit to expire and be automatically eliminated. The void seed will still belong to the Liu family!"

Liu Qingyun stood at the very front of everyone. He did not participate in the discussion of the Grand Elders behind him, nor did he care to pay attention to Liu Lie's confident remarks.

He just stood quietly in front of the mystic light mirror, his gaze passing through the image and landing on the youth sitting cross-legged. His expression was very calm—calmer than at any time before. But this calmness was not relief; it was the calmness of someone who had completely given up resistance after being slapped in the face by reality too many times.

He no longer dared to speak in absolutes. He no longer dared to say "impossible." He slowly shook his head.

Recalling the beasts did not equal giving up. Exiting the challenge space did not equal giving up. The fact that this youth was sitting in front of the display stand and not leaving meant he was still waiting. Waiting for his beasts to recover, waiting for his tactics to be readjusted, waiting until he was ready to try again.

"Clan Head," Elder Liu Lan's voice rang in his ear, sounding somewhat thoughtful. "Do you think Grand Tutor Dongxuan has truly given up?"

Liu Qingyun did not answer immediately. He was silent for a moment, then said something that caused Elder Liu Lan to raise an eyebrow slightly.

"If his beasts truly appear in the challenge space in Peak condition once again shortly, that will prove one thing… his Beast Taming Space has a Heaven-Defying recovery effect that far exceeds our imagination."

Elder Liu Lan's eyelids twitched. She had seen the recovery speed of Jiang Yun's beasts before, but she had always assumed it was the effect of some Divine-Grade Medicinal Pill or treasure.

But from the moment they entered the treasure vault until now, Jiang Yun's beasts had recovered twice in an extremely short period. If his beasts' injuries truly healed completely again in a short time, that would basically rule out the possibility of Medicinal Pills. Because no matter how Heaven-Defying a pill is, it has a limit to its usage; it's impossible to use them repeatedly like they're free.

"Beast Taming Space… could his Beast Taming Space have some special recovery trait?" Elder Liu Lan murmured softly.

"As far as I know, some gifted Beast Tamers do have Beast Taming Spaces that provide additional beneficial effects to their beasts, such as accelerating growth, improving Cultivate efficiency, enhancing spiritual power affinity, and so on. But a Beast Taming Space that can restore beasts from severe injury to full health within a few minutes is something I've never even heard of. Even for Legendary Grade Beast Tamers, the recovery speed of their Beast Taming Spaces is far from reaching this level."

"So, if he really can do it?" Liu Qingyun's voice deepened. "Then the rank of his Beast Taming Space likely already exceeds the scope of our understanding. For someone possessing such a Heaven-Defying recovery trait, what would his talent rating be? SS Grade? SSS Grade? Or even higher?"

Both of them fell silent. The same topic was also being discussed between Elder Mo and Master Fu Shan. These two Grand Tutor Level masters stood side-by-side in another corner of the crowd, their gazes never leaving the mystic light mirror. Their expressions were much calmer than those of the Grand Elders. After all, the void seed wasn't theirs, so they wouldn't feel pained if it were taken. However, their eyes flickered with a much deeper look of inquiry than anyone else's.

"Brother Fu Shan, did you notice?" Elder Mo's voice was very low, low enough that only the two of them could hear. "After Grand Tutor Dongxuan exited the challenge space, his first reaction wasn't to leave the treasure vault, but to sit down on the spot. Judging from the changes in his aura, he should be using his Divine Sense to inspect his Beast Taming Space. He is checking the injuries of that Wind-Thunder Divine Roc."

Master Fu Shan nodded slowly. "And did you notice that his demeanor when he sat down lacked any trace of panic, any trace of frustration, or any of the dejection that comes from giving up after failing? He is very calm, calm as if he is waiting for an opportunity. If this old man's guess is correct, he is waiting for that injured Wind-Thunder Divine Roc to recover to a state where it can fight again."

"You mean… after his three beasts finished fighting the Azure Ancient Dragon earlier, he also used the same method to have them all recover within half a stick of incense?" Elder Mo's eyelids twitched. "If that's really the case, then this recovery speed absolutely cannot come from any Medicinal Pill. A pill's recovery is instantaneous and is gone once used. But both times, he recalled the beasts into his Beast Taming Space and they were recovered when he released them again. This indicates that the source of the recovery is the Beast Taming Space itself."

"Brother Fu Shan…" Elder Mo took a deep breath. "Forgive my bluntness, but this old man has lived for so many years and has never seen anyone's Beast Taming Space capable of restoring three Purple Gold Rank beasts with Divine Beast Bloodlines from total exhaustion to Peak condition within a few minutes. This level of recovery effect is something even those Legendary Grade Beast Tamers in the Central Plains might not be able to achieve. Tell me, what rank is his Beast Taming Space exactly?"

Master Fu Shan was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head. "This old man doesn't know either. But there is one thing this old man can be certain of…" His gaze passed through the mystic light mirror and landed on the youth sitting cross-legged, a glimmer of unprecedented solemnity flashing in his eyes. "Regardless of whether he intends to give up or challenge it again, his name will become an unavoidable page in the history of Beast Taming in the Eastern Region in the future. sixteen years old, Purple Gold Rank, three beasts with Divine Beast Bloodlines, Grand Tutor Level Appraiser, Grand Tutor Level mastery in runes, Grand Tutor Level Comprehension Ability in formations, plus a Beast Taming Space with Heaven-Defying recovery effects… putting all these labels together, let alone the Eastern Region, even in the Central Plains, it would be enough to make those ancient, millennia-old clans fight tooth and nail to recruit him."

Elder Mo nodded in deep agreement and said nothing more. Meanwhile, the ordinary Disciples in the square also began to notice something was amiss.

"Wait… why hasn't Grand Tutor Dongxuan left yet? He exited the challenge space, so why is he still sitting in the seventh-floor hall?"

"Yeah, he couldn't beat the void seed, so is he going to challenge the nether phoenix divine feather? But the challenge difficulty of the nether phoenix divine feather shouldn't be any lower than the void seed, right? That's Low Grade Legendary, a minor rank higher than the void seed!"

"No, no, he isn't going to challenge the nether phoenix divine feather. Look closely at where he is sitting; he is sitting exactly in front of the void seed display stand. He isn't giving up; he is waiting!!"

"Waiting? Waiting for what?"

"Waiting for his beasts to recover! Have you forgotten? Just a moment ago, after he finished fighting the Azure Ancient Dragon, all three beasts were clearly exhausted to death, but they came out again, full of energy, in less than half a stick of incense! This time is the same! Although that Divine Roc is injured, think about it: in the battle for the ancestral dragon essence blood, Grand Tutor Dongxuan's beasts recovered in half a stick of incense. Could this time also…"

"Holy crap!!! You mean… he is going to fight the void seed again?! He is going to recover on the spot and then immediately challenge it again?!"

"Otherwise, what do you think he is sitting there for? Cultivating? He is clearly waiting for his beasts to recover! Once those three beasts are back to full condition, he will trigger the challenge Restriction again!! He never intended to give up at all!!"

This speculation spread rapidly across the square like a wildfire. The ordinary Disciples looked at each other, the shock in their eyes growing increasingly intense.

"No way… there's such a tactic? Finish a fight, exit to recover, then fight again once recovered? Isn't this just an infinite refill?! If the Void Guardian couldn't be reset infinitely, wouldn't it be worn to death by him sooner or later?"

"You make it sound easy; the premise is that his beasts really can fully recover in a short time. If his beasts really can be back to full health in ten-odd minutes or even less, then the Void Guardian truly cannot stop him. But what if his recovery method has a limit on the number of times it can be used? Maybe he can use it this time, but won't be able to next time?"

"But the problem is… his beasts already recovered once before! All three fully recovered after fighting the Azure Ancient Dragon, that's one time. If that Divine Roc's injuries can recover quickly again this time, that's two times! Do you think a recovery method that can be used twice in a row looks like a limited-edition Medicinal Pill? This is clearly his own ability!"

"His own ability… My god, if his Beast Taming Space really has such a Heaven-Defying recovery effect, doesn't that mean as long as his beasts don't die, he can recover infinitely? This configuration is too perverted!! No wonder he dared to challenge two of the seventh floor's clan-protecting treasures in one go; his beasts are simply not afraid of exhaustion!!"

The image in the mystic light mirror remained fixed on Jiang Yun's figure as he sat cross-legged. He did not move a muscle, like a steady sculpture. The silver-white Grand Tutor Dongxuan mask hid his expression, but no one thought he was resting. Everyone was waiting. Waiting for the moment he stood up, waiting for the moment he would trigger the challenge Restriction again.

Outside the challenge space, in the seventh-floor hall, Jiang Yun slowly opened his eyes. His Divine Sense swept through the Beast Taming Space for one last time. Little Skylark's injuries had completely healed; the scars left by those spatial rifts had vanished without a trace, and its divine feathers, interwoven with azure and violet, once again radiated a brilliant luster. Little Fire was still in Peak condition, and the Law power of the Nether Abyss had long since been fully restored. Three beasts. All in Peak condition. The tactics had been re-deduced. This time, he would not make the same mistake again. He slowly stood up, his gaze once again falling on that fist-sized silver-gray crystal. The silver halo inside the void seed was still slowly rotating, sending out ripples of fine spatial waves. Without a hint of fear, Jiang Yun once again faced the challenge and headed toward the Restriction…