157: Wood-born dragon

Luo Chen sank his consciousness into the Beast Space to observe 'Xiao Bu Dian', which was now a thousand meters long.

Aside from the massive improvement in size, energy level, and aura, Luo Chen did not see any new Skills appear for Xiao Bu Dian.

Furthermore, the Evolution Path for both Xiao Maoqiu and Xiao Bu Dian showed as locked.

This was the first time Luo Chen had reached the King Rank Nine Stars level, and he did not know the reason for this. It seemed having a guide at this stage was quite important.

Also, he needed to hurry and teach Xiao Bu Dian the [Multiplication] Skill; otherwise, it had no way to appear within the city.

He noted these two things down in his personal agenda; they were the key priorities he needed to complete next.

Then, Luo Chen took out the egg of his second shop-guarding beast, the [Mu Sheng Jiao].

"What are the requirements for hatching this?"

"Just give it a few energy stones. It's not a normal beast hatching. If it still required you to nurture it, how could it be a shop-guarding beast?"

Upon hearing the system's reply, Luo Chen really did take out three energy stones and was just about to place them next to the beast egg when the system stopped his action again.

"Are you sure you want to hatch it here? Its size is a bit large."

Luo Chen looked at the room that was only a few dozen meters long and silently put the energy stones away.

After simply packing his luggage and sending a message to Feng Qingyang, Luo Yang, and Ban Mo that he was returning to Qingyang City, Luo Chen had the [Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane] carry him towards the teleportation array under the pitch-black night sky.

...

The sky had nine moons, each with a different color.

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, purple, white, and black—nine colored moons hung in the pitch-black night sky. In fact, the black moon was not very obvious in the night sky.

It was only due to the illumination of the other moonlight that its blurry outline could be observed in the night sky.

However, the Colorful Moon Secret Realm was not peaceful at this moment. The outlines of various mysterious beasts appeared amidst all the moons.

Then, the beasts illuminated by the soft light of various colors in the secret realm became agitated. Light beams of different colored moons shone down from different directions in the secret realm.

The surrounding beasts were all rushing towards the nearest light beam, as if something there was attracting them, or perhaps they felt some kind of calling.

Liuguang City Lord Zhou Yun and Breeder Association President Tang Ce were floating in the void not far from the entrance of the secret realm, watching the restless scene of the beasts, their expressions flickering.

"Old Tang, have you observed anything?"

Tang Ce sighed softly and withdrew his gaze, which had been wandering among the nine moons.

"I can't observe anything. Perhaps it's too far away, or perhaps they are still in a dormant State, making it impossible to observe any effective information. But from them, I felt a familiar sensation."

Zhou Yun was startled. "A familiar sensation?"

Tang Ce nodded. "According to my speculation, the beasts inside the nine moons in the sky are at least at the Wild Beast Seven or Eight Stars level, and it is very likely that one or two of them will be Star Beasts."

Hearing this news, Zhou Yun's expression turned somewhat ugly, but he believed it, because he had already seen many beasts of the Earth Star Wild Rank that he was familiar with gathering in the direction where those light beams were falling.

If it weren't for the orders of higher-ranked beasts, these unruly guys would never be so obedient.

"Now that beasts are gathering in large numbers, although I don't know the reason, we must be prepared for them to go out and occupy territory or attack our city."

Tang Ce nodded in agreement, just as he opened his mouth to say something.

A red moon blade suddenly struck down from above. Judging by the momentum, it was clearly intended to kill in one blow.

However, although he was a Breeder, the beast he had contracted had been constantly monitoring the dangers he might encounter after entering the secret realm.

A spatial rift over ten meters long opened above Tang Ce's head, and then a spatial rift opened at his feet. The red moon blade impacted the ground from beneath his feet.

"Bang!"

A huge crack over ten meters wide appeared on the ground. Even more terrifying was its bottomless depth, which showed just how powerful that single blow of the moon blade was.

Tang Ce, having dodged the blow, stared intently at the beast that had suddenly appeared before him.

It was a beast that looked like both a wolf and a fox. Its fur was entirely red, with varying shades of red depending on the body part. It was very ostentatious, just like the provocative gaze of its master.

More than a dozen red moon blades were spinning around it. It seemed that the one that had just attacked was one of them.

"Human, take him back as a sacrifice."

Wild Rank beasts were generally capable of human speech, so Tang Ce and Zhou Yun did not show any surprise.

"Red Moon Chakram Beast."

Tang Ce's [Space-Rending Bird] flew out from behind him, and then a jade-green scepter appeared in his hand. He then saw green radiance emitting from the scepter, forming a thick jade-green circular shield to protect himself and Zhou Yun.

As the most powerful person on the surface of Liuguang City, Zhou Yun naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch.

A giant made entirely of fire and stone appeared behind him. It was a hundred meters tall, and layers of heat waves surged around its body.

The surrounding moisture was rapidly evaporated.

The [Space-Rending Bird] and the [Magma Flame Demon] that appeared subsequently looked at the sneaky beast opposite them and launched an attack without mercy.

"Quick battle, don't get entangled."

Hearing this, Tang Ce nodded. If the delay lasted too long, it might attract Wild Beasts from other places, and the two of them could not handle an entire secret realm.

"Magma Ground Explosion." The [Magma Flame Demon] shouted.

Then, a pillar of magma fire shot up into the sky from the ground beneath the [Red Moon Chakram Beast], like a volcano that had been dormant for a long time suddenly erupting.

The chakrams around the [Red Moon Chakram Beast] shot towards Tang Ce and Zhou Yun one after another, but it itself was enveloped by the light beam descending from the red moon in the sky.

Although the magma eruption was fierce, it was firmly blocked outside the light beam and did not cause any damage.

Then, there were several powerful auras approaching rapidly in the surroundings. Having missed with one strike, Tang Ce knew he couldn't stay and fight.

He tapped his scepter lightly, and then a green halo could be seen appearing around him and Zhou Yun.

"Retreat."

Zhou Yun frowned slightly, knowing it was not a good time to fight, so he followed behind Tang Ce, arrived at the entrance of the secret realm, and exited the secret realm one after another.

After leaving the secret realm, Zhou Yun did not stop but rushed to the city to arrange for the possible beast tide that would follow.

During this period, Liuguang City would not be peaceful. However, if they could survive, it would be a good thing for the development of the city; perhaps a new Wild-Ranked Beast Master could emerge.

...

Qingyang City, Chenyang Pet Store, Stone Spirit Secret Realm.

Luo Chen placed three energy stones next to the beast egg and watched it consume the energy inside the energy stones.

Then, before long, the potholed eggshell shattered with a bang, and a slender figure soared out from it, then disappeared in an instant.

Luo Chen looked at the pile of fragments in front of him, his expression somewhat speechless. What was that thing that just rushed out?

Could this second shop-guarding beast be as much of a weirdo as the [Colorful Sound Spirit Finch]?

"Shop-guarding beast, the distance cannot exceed three hundred meters from the shop owner."

As soon as Luo Chen's voice fell, not only did that slender figure appear by his side, but even the [Colorful Sound Spirit Finch], which he hadn't seen since returning to the shop, also appeared beside it.

However, looking at its stunned appearance, it seemed even more bewildered than Luo Chen.

Luo Chen ignored it and looked at the slender figure first.

Its body was slender, with small scales, and two long wooden horns grew on its head. Its head was wide and horse-like, but its teeth were sharper.

It was very similar to the description of a dragon in legends but had no claws. The overall color was cyan-green, and it looked very healthy.

[race: Mu Sheng Jiao

Rank: King Beast Nine Stars

Type: Wood Type, Life Type

State: Longing for freedom

Aptitude: Perfect

Skills: 1. Ten Thousand Wood Prosperity (Earth Grade): In the place where the Mu Sheng Jiao is located, the growth or development speed of plant-Type beasts is accelerated, and the probability of breakthroughs in Wood Type-related Skills is increased.

2. Iron Wood Blooming (Mystic Grade): The Mu Sheng Jiao forces wood-Type plants to consume a large amount of energy to bloom, causing the target to fall into a weakened State.

3. Falling Flower Rain (Earth Grade): The Mu Sheng Jiao lets flower rain fall in the target area. Targets who accept the gift of the petals will have their injuries continuously repaired.

4. Transformed Sinking Wood (Mystic Grade): The Mu Sheng Jiao transforms itself into a wood-Type plant form. In this State, its recovery State is greatly improved.

5. Tree Vine (Mystic Grade): The Mu Sheng Jiao controls tree vines to Lash, bind, and strangle the target.

6. Emerald Wood Spirit Breath (Earth Grade): The Mu Sheng Jiao exhales spirit breath from its mouth. The eroded target will present a wood-like State, gradually turning into a real plant.

7. Life-Extending Spirit Bead (Pseudo-Heaven Grade): The Mu Sheng Jiao can condense a Life-Extending Spirit Bead every week. Regardless of race, one can extend life by ten years. As the consumption increases, the years of life extension will gradually decrease until it has no effect.]

Looking at the Skill description of this [Mu Sheng Jiao], the only ones that interested him were [Ten Thousand Wood Prosperity] and [Life-Extending Spirit Bead].

One can promote the cultivation of beasts, which is a good helper for Breeders.

And the other is the life-extending ability that has super strong appeal to some people.

Perhaps for some long-lived beasts, ten years of life is nothing, like the [Starlight Stone Spirit].

But for the human race, the attraction is simply too strong.

Humans only start to have an increase in lifespan when they reach the King-Rank Beast Master realm. The average lifespan of a King-Rank Beast Master is only three hundred years.

The Wild Rank is only a thousand years, so ten years of life is really not a small amount for the human race.