21: Breakthrough, Bronze-level Demon Tamer

Meanwhile, on the other side, after bidding farewell to Xie Ning, Mo Yu could no longer hold it in and ran straight to the Mo Family Cultivation Shop with teary eyes.

Mo Han had just finished evolving a demon beast and was sitting in a chair resting when she was startled to see her younger sister running in crying.

"Xiao Yu, what happened?" Mo Han pulled Mo Yu into her arms, comforted her for a while, and asked, "Did that classmate of yours bully you?"

Mo Yu shook her head and replied, "No, he didn't bully me."

"Then why are you crying? Tell your sister if you've been wronged, and I'll help you get even."

"Wuwu~~ My five hundred thousand is gone..." Mo Yu looked at her sister with a resentful expression.

Mo Han smiled bitterly, rubbed Mo Yu's head, and said dotingly, "So it was because of the money from that quest; you gave me a fright. If it's gone, it's gone. That quest wasn't something we should have taken anyway."

"But that was five hundred thousand! The Great God tried to push it on me several times, and I could even see the alliance coins waving at me. But you warned me not to take it, so I rejected it all. In all my years, when has Mo Yu ever been so indifferent to money... wuwu~~" As Mo Yu spoke, her tears began to flow again.

"Since the other party offered it to you, you should have just taken it."

"Ah?" Mo Yu looked at her sister blankly. "Didn't you tell me not to take it?"

"Yes, if the other party didn't offer, it wouldn't be right to ask for it since you went there to gain experience. But if the other party agreed to give it to you, then you should take it." Mo Han's large eyes blinked. "What, did I not make myself clear enough last time?"

Mo Yu froze for a long while and took a deep breath:

"My hard-earned money!!!"

...After Xie Ning returned home, he summoned the Supersonic Mantis to play and spar with the White Wolf. He then went back to his room, sat cross-legged on the bed, and with a thought, a test tube appeared in his hand.

[Elementary Mental Enhancement Potion]: Contains a trace amount of Mental Energy; consuming it can increase mental strength. (Only for Demon Tamers)

Opening the test tube, Xie Ning tilted his head back and finished it in a few gulps.

Immediately, he felt a surge of energy. Xie Ning quickly focused his mind and began to Cultivate his Mental Energy.

Until around seven in the evening, the energy around Xie Ning surged, and his clothes fluttered even though there was no wind.

The Supersonic Mantis, which was battling the White Wolf, sensed something. The same energy swirled around its body, and its strength increased slightly. It left the White Wolf and flashed to Xie Ning's side.

"Master, have you achieved a Breakthrough?"

The Supersonic Mantis's voice rang in Xie Ning's mind.

He slowly opened his eyes, let out a long breath, stretched, and smiled. "Yes, I've finally reached the rank of Bronze Grade Demon."

"Aowu?"

The White Wolf also came into the room, looking at Xie Ning with a face full of confusion.

Xie Ning raised his hand and traced his fingers in the air, followed by his Mental Energy. Gradually, a faint, gaseous Beast Taming Technique formed. He looked at the White Wolf and said, "Little fellow, I promise to treat you as my own companion of another species from now on, sharing life and death with you. Are you willing to be my demon beast? To become my partner?"

"Aowu, aowu~"

It was unclear whether the White Wolf could understand Xie Ning's words, but it looked at the Beast Taming Technique in his hand and appeared incredibly excited. After howling twice, it raised its front paw and pressed it onto the Beast Taming Technique.

Xie Ning followed suit and placed his own hand on it.

The Beast Taming Technique changed rapidly, splitting into two and sinking into the foreheads of Xie Ning and the White Wolf respectively. Xie Ning also felt a mysterious connection with the White Wolf.

"Master?"

Although the White Wolf was already 1.5 meters long, its voice in Xie Ning's head was still very tender, sounding like a seven or eight-year-old girl.

"Mm." Xie Ning smiled and stroked the White Wolf's head, saying, "From now on, your name will be—White Fang."

"Heehee, White Fang, Master, I like it!" The White Wolf barked excitedly twice, its furry head rubbing against Xie Ning's chest.

The Supersonic Mantis was also very happy to see the White Wolf sign a contract with Xie Ning, and it used its blade-arms to smooth the fur on the White Wolf's back.

To celebrate the Breakthrough, Xie Ning prepared a sumptuous dinner tonight.

After eating, Xie Ning took the card Lu Yimin had given him and checked it through an automated inquiry channel. Good heavens, there was a full five million!

Xie Ning, who hadn't seen so much money in a long time, only calmed down after a while.

Excluding the thirty percent for Mo Yu, which was 1.5 million, the remaining money was enough for early-stage use.

Xie Ning shook his head with a bitter smile and mocked himself, "I've still seen too little of the world, getting this excited over a mere five million."

After transferring the money to his own card, Xie Ning silently thought, "Draw Beast Taming Skill."

A roulette wheel appeared before him, and the pointer on it spun rapidly, stopping after a short while.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for drawing the Xuan Grade Low Grade Beast Taming Skill "Elemental Armor Transformation"]

The roulette turned into a beam of light and entered Xie Ning's mind, followed by some information.

Beast Taming Skills are actually skills used by Demon Tamers to assist their beasts in battle. They are divided into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Yellow, with each grade further divided into Low, Medium, High, and Top Grade.

Beast Taming Skills act on the beast, enhancing its various abilities. For example, this "Elemental Armor Transformation" consumes a certain amount of energy to form armor to resist enemy attacks; the more energy consumed, the stronger the defense.

This energy can be the Demon Tamer's Mental Energy or the energy within the beast's body.

However, using a Beast Taming Skill as easily as one's own limbs is not that simple. Even a Xuan Grade Low Grade Beast Taming Skill requires a lot of time to practice. It is only effective when it is mastered in the mind, spoken clearly, and performed with the hands in synchronization.

Xie Ning didn't waste any time and began practicing as soon as he memorized it.

At first, he would prepare it in his mind, but his hands would always make a mistake. Even a slight tremor in his hand would cause the Beast Taming Skill to fail.

After failure after failure, Xie Ning's hands barely managed to keep up with the rhythm, but because his attention was focused on his hands, he would make mistakes with his words. However, after each failure, Xie Ning would make some adjustments, and his proficiency was improving.

This time, his Mental Energy turned into a blue light, condensing on Xie Ning's hands and quickly outlining the Beast Taming Skill. Just as it was about to be completed, Xie Ning blurted out, "Elemental Armor Transformation."

This time, the light dissipated, leaving only a clear and complex Demon Taming Formation floating in front of Xie Ning.

"Whew... finally succeeded. Beast Taming Skills are indeed not easy." Looking at the floating Demon Taming Formation in front of him, Xie Ning suddenly had a moment of realization.

It turned out that whether it was the Beast Taming Technique for contracting demon beasts or the Beast Taming Skill for auxiliary attacks, they were all just Formations.

He couldn't stop his excitement and hurriedly called the two beasts in.

After hesitating for a moment, he cast the Beast Taming Skill on White Fang. Under White Fang's confused gaze, the Beast Taming Skill disappeared, and the faint red flames that were originally swirling around its body quickly spread across its entire body, turning into a thin suit of armor.

"Ao?" White Fang raised a paw and looked at it in confusion. Out of curiosity, she even bit it, but only left a dent in the armor on her front paw.

Xie Ning smiled, supporting his exhausted body. "The effect is quite good."

By now, Xie Ning was exhausted to the extreme. After briefly telling the two beasts about this Beast Taming Skill, he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

This practice session for the Beast Taming Skill had consumed too much of his spirit.