JSCMU-Chapter 164: Genuinely Interested

“Ling Fei.” Shen Yanye let out a sigh. “You should know that becoming a Beast Tamer is one in ten thousand. In the entire Canglan Kingdom, there are barely a few, let alone in this small Tianxing Sect.”

Ling Fei understood.

But he still wanted to find a way out for Yun Jin.

Perhaps the path of a Beast Tamer could help her survive.

What if, she was a beast-taming genius?

What if, her talent moved Shen Yanye?

What if?

Seeing Ling Fei like this, Shen Yanye couldn’t bear it. He sighed and said, “Where is this Yun girl you speak of? I can help you test whether she has the aptitude of a Beast Tamer.”

Ling Fei was delighted at first, but then said somewhat helplessly, “That girl has a strong sense of pride. This matter was decided solely by me. I haven’t mentioned it to her yet.”

Shen Yanye was even more surprised. So this was all Ling Fei’s wishful thinking?

Ling Fei reached out and picked up Gun Gun, “This Iron-Eating Beast was trained quite interestingly by her. Brother Shen, why don’t you try testing this little beast?”

“That works too.” Shen Yanye nodded.

“Finally, it’s time for Lord Gun Gun to take the stage!” Gun Gun immediately roared arrogantly at Shen Yanye.

Shen Yanye raised an eyebrow.

Beasts often reflect their masters. Was the Iron-Eating Beast’s master really as mature and reliable as Ling Fei claimed?

But Shen Yanye didn’t dwell on it. He summoned a Foundation Establishment spirit beast.

“This spirit beast of mine doesn’t have very high cultivation yet, but its grade is that of a superior spirit beast,” Shen Yanye explained. “It’s not that I want to bully this Iron-Eating Beast, this is simply the weakest spirit beast I have.”

What?

Was he saying Lord Gun Gun is weak?

Gun Gun instantly became agitated, baring its teeth and brandishing its claws.

Ling Fei looked at the high-grade Blazing Mantis at the Foundation Establishment stage and also knew that for Shen Yanye, this really was the weakest beast he had.

Ling Fei looked at Gun Gun with a hint of worry.

The Blazing Mantis possessed both metal and fire attributes. It could use dual-element techniques and had extremely high explosive power.

Gun Gun only had metal-attribute. In terms of flexibility and variation, it was at a disadvantage. And its grade was also one rank lower.

Ling Fei began to question whether this was the right decision.

However, before he could think it through.

Gun Gun cockily raised one finger and shouted recklessly, “Come on, Lord Gun Gun is right here waiting for you!”

The Blazing Mantis’s eyes immediately flashed with anger!

Shen Yanye smiled, “You two, go play on your own.”

With a wave of his hand, both spirit beasts were sent to the open area ahead.

Gun Gun still wore that chuunibyou arrogance, “Lord Gun Gun will stand right here and let you hit me. If I so much as scream in pain, I lose.”

The Blazing Mantis was completely enraged. Flames rose in its eyes. The next moment, it extended its sharp claws and charged toward Gun Gun at lightning speed.

Ling Fei watched, his heart pounding.

Is Gun Gun really not going to dodge?

Gun Gun really didn’t dodge!

A silvery glow shimmered across its body.

When the claw struck, a metallic reverberation rang out.

Bang!

Gun Gun stood unmoving. Only a small scratch appeared on its body.

It actually withstood the hit?

Shen Yanye put down his teacup, visibly surprised.

This was the Iron Armor skill, wasn’t it?

Iron-Eating Beasts at Foundation Establishment Stage were guaranteed to awaken this racial talent.

It’s a strong skill, but was notoriously difficult to train.

The fastest method was to stack Iron Armor Pills.

“Did that Yun Jin give it Iron Armor Pills?” Shen Yanye couldn’t help asking.

Ling Fei shook his head, “You know how remote Canglan Kingdom is, and these Tianxing Mountains are even more remote. In these places, you can hardly find a proper cultivator with a spirit beast, let alone afford refining Iron Armor Pills, which are expensive and hard to produce. Yun Jin wouldn’t be able to use it.”

“How long has it been since it reached Foundation Establishment?” Shen Yanye asked again.

Ling Fei thought for a moment, “Less than a month.”

Not even a month?

But the level of that Iron Armor skill…

Shen Yanye was startled and kept observing.

Seeing its first strike fail, the Blazing Mantis swung its mantis blades and launched a flurry of fierce attacks.

Once the barrage ended.

Gun Gun still hadn’t taken a single step back. Though it had more scratches on its body, it seemed largely unharmed.

Gun Gun scratched its ear, “Brother Mantis, did you not eat breakfast?”

The Blazing Mantis’s eyes turned red with fury. With a roar, flames ignited along its mantis blades. It launched another attack at Gun Gun.

With the added flames, the blades’ power surged. One strike landed, and Gun Gun was pushed back two steps, but it still stood firm.

“Yo, you’re finally willing to use some strength? But it’s still far from enough.” Gun Gun continued to provoke.

Blazing Mantis was now igniting all over, flames rising from its body. It shouted angrily, “If you’ve got guts, don’t use Iron Armor!”

How in the world did this Iron-Eating Beast train its Iron Armor?

Even though both of them were in early Foundation Establishment, it’s still a high-grade spirit beast. And yet it couldn’t break through Iron Armor’s defense!

Blazing Mantis couldn’t help but feel a bit defeated.

“I won’t use it then.” Gun Gun wore an indifferent expression. “I’m just worried that Lord Gun Gun’s attack might be too much for you to handle!”

“Bring it on!” Blazing Mantis was so furious it actually laughed.

Gun Gun immediately took a deep breath. Then, it opened its mouth and let out a fierce roar.

Used skill: Roar!

The sound of the roar shook the heavens, stirring up clouds of dust. Before Blazing Mantis could react.

A shadow suddenly charged straight at it.

Used skill: Charge!

Blazing Mantis instinctively tried to dodge, but Gun Gun’s Charge was shockingly fast. Before it had time to react, a force it couldn’t resist slammed into it, sending it flying across the ground. It then lay there weakly.

Gun Gun immediately struck a pose, one hand on its waist, the other pointing to the sky in an arrogant stance, “Tell me. Lord Gun Gun, is he invincible or not?!”

Naturally, no one answered him.

This time, not only Ling Fei, even Shen Yanye was stunned.

Roar and Charge were two of the most basic skills.

Because their power was limited, most spirit beasts preferred to focus on training stronger racial skills.

But Gun Gun?

If he wasn’t mistaken, those two skills had actually been trained to level five!

And based on its earlier performance, Iron Armor was at least level three.

A spirit beast that had only just entered Foundation Establishment actually had two level-five skills and one level-three racial skill?

That’s insane.

Shen Yanye quickly withdrew Blazing Mantis into his spirit beast space and looked at Gun Gun like it was some kind of little monster.

“Brother Shen, I can confirm. When Gun Gun was still in the Spirit Beast Pavilion, it absolutely didn’t have these abilities. All these skills were trained by Yun Jin in less than two months,” Ling Fei quickly explained.

He himself could hardly believe it.

Gun Gun had actually beaten Shen Yanye’s spirit beast!

Granted, Shen Yanye had only used a Foundation Establishment spirit beast and hadn’t employed any Beast Tamer skills…

But that’s still a high-grade spirit beast.

And yet Gun Gun displayed crushing dominance against it.

Shen Yanye’s gaze shifted again and again. After a long pause, he said, “This time, I’m genuinely interested in the Yun Jin you mentioned.”