Beast Taming: the More the Better - Chapter 597 - 276: Super-Rank Skills Aren’t Just Cultivated Casually, Right?

Chapter 597: Chapter 276: Super-Rank Skills Aren’t Just Cultivated Casually, Right?

Beihai City.

A colossal city built amid chilling winds and snow. It defended against the severe cold of the Northern Border and the occasional violent outbreaks of cold-wave beast tides.

Two figures stood in a room at the very top of this city.

The heating in the room had been switched off. The high windows were open, allowing the howling northwestern wind to sweep through and dispel the existing warmth.

Yet, these two figures seemed unaffected by the cold.

They stood by the window, chatting idly—or, more accurately, engaged in an awkward conversation.

“Have all the Breeders recommended by the various provinces arrived by now?” Leng Ye, a young man with silver hair who looked to be in his early twenties, asked the person beside him.

The person beside him was his complete opposite: an elder with black hair.

The elder perpetually wore a faint smile, giving the first impression of a rosy-cheeked, well-preserved, and prosperous old man. However, those who truly knew him were aware that a Breeding Master of the Necromancy Series was never a normal person.

Clearly, the one before him was no exception.

“Who knows? If you ask me, it’s all superfluous. What worthy Pet Beasts could these provincial trash cultivate that would qualify for the Special Beast Taming Forces, especially for the Heavenly Tomb Army!”

The elder replied, still wearing that same smile, but his gaze was ice-cold as he looked down at the pedestrians on the road below the building, as if they were the most insignificant, worthless ants.

He had an utter disregard for life.

This disregard was not limited to humans but extended to all living beings, possibly even himself.

However, Leng Ye showed no change in expression at the elder’s blunt words, evidently agreeing with him:

“The situation in the Heavenly Tomb is unique. Master Yin, you must be aware of the enormous price Eagle Country paid to explore it, right? But the results have also been significant! To say nothing of other things, the fact that someone like Charles could develop a Hall-level Skill like ’Undead Death Domain’ makes it highly probable he discovered some astonishing secrets within the Heavenly Tomb!

“And that might just be an incidental discovery. As for what else lies deeper within, no one knows.

“Holy Dragon and those in power place great importance on this Heavenly Tomb exploration. Although our methods of personnel cultivation are certainly different from Eagle Country’s—they merely use lives to fill the ranks—the higher-ups are skeptical that the Heavenly Tomb can be fully explored in a single attempt!

“Therefore, these arriving Breeders will have the details of the Pet Beasts they cultivate recorded. If anything happens to this current batch, the next group will be cultivated and sent in as quickly as possible. Within five to ten years, the secrets of the Sword Imprint Heavenly Tomb must be completely under our control.”

Master Yin, however, seemed unconcerned about the Heavenly Tomb.

“Ancient Secret Realms… so what if they hold secrets? Compared to ancient times, the development of modern Beast Taming civilization has been far more rapid.”

Leng Ye said nothing more.

In some respects, the status of a Saint Spirit-level Beast Tamer and that of a Breeding Master were indeed comparable.

However, Leng Ye, who truly commanded high-end combat power, still had a deeper understanding of certain matters.

He also knew a great deal about potential ancient lore.

While it was true that in many situations, ancient Beast Tamers were undoubtedly less powerful than their modern counterparts, there were some secrets—he wasn’t sure if they were mere rumors or actual truths—that he only partially comprehended. This Heavenly Tomb, he suspected, very likely concealed an unimaginably vast secret.

Otherwise, Dragon Nation wouldn’t be mobilizing its covert networks everywhere, sparing no effort to compete with Eagle Country in searching the Western Continent for the keys to the two remaining Heavenly Tombs: the one marked with a symbol of bones and the one engraved with a crown. These are located in Mummy Nation and the so-called Sun Never Sets Empire of Lion Nation, respectively.

The very attitudes of these contending nations made it clear that the Heavenly Tombs were no simple matter.

The cold wind gusted. After a pause, the elder finally spoke, “Elder Zhu’s Yellow Dragon successfully evolved. It broke through directly to the Spirit Saint Level, and it was a dual Wood-Earth type evolution. It returned to Dragon City a few days ago and had a fierce battle with that Ice Dragon.”

Leng Ye nodded, a rare smile touching his lips. “It seems Master Zhu will be advancing soon as well. Tsk, tsk, truly remarkable.”

After a moment’s thought, the elder suddenly said, “Speaking of which, Elder Zhu completed his evolution in Linzhou. It seems he was staying at some young fellow’s home the whole time, right? I believe it’s the youngster who won first place in this year’s Breeder Competition. Truly a prodigious youth! I heard the young man’s surname is Su. Do you happen to know anything about him?”

“Master Yin, you’re with the Breeder Association, aren’t you? Why ask me?” Leng Ye replied coolly.

“Hehe, it’s just that I’d heard a few things. I heard you visited Linzhou not long ago, Leng Ye… I was wondering…”

“Master Yin, this involves confidential matters…” Leng Ye interrupted curtly.

Master Yin paused, momentarily taken aback. He glanced at the Ghost Saint, who was calmly looking out at the fiercely howling wind, and chose not to press further.

As a Breeding Master of the Necromancy Series, he was naturally well aware of this Ghost Saint’s temperament.