Beast Taming: Invincible Breeder-Chapter 100 - 75: The Ways of the Strong

Chapter 100: Chapter 75: The Ways of the Strong
"Whether or not you want to destroy it is your business. Goodbye."
Li Cunxu got up to leave, but a terrifying aura descended, freezing him in place.
"Make yourself clear before you go."
The stray dog slowly opened its mouth.
"I have made it very clear."
"No, I need you to clarify who you are, why you know me, and your purpose in informing me about the Blood God Sect’s stronghold."
"The purpose is that I want revenge on the Blood God Sect cultists of the Rimu Group."
The force of confinement still existed. It seemed that only when Li Cunxu revealed who he was, his origins... and so on, could he be released.
"Sigh! If it weren’t absolutely necessary, I really wouldn’t want to find you. I provide the information, and you just go kill them. Why do you insist on getting to the bottom of it?" Li Cunxu said with a headache.
Li Cunxu found this very annoying. Pretending to be a riddle master in front of the strong is useless. When you give them a cryptic message, they won’t use their brains; instead, they rely on their strength to pin you against the wall and force the answer out of you.
"If the next cooperation is like this, I won’t come to you."
Li Cunxu said with a hint of reproach, and then disappeared.
The stray dog was frozen in place, realizing that a mere Black Iron level managed to escape right in front of its King-level self.
On the other side of the Chongpupu District, inside a cafe, Little White Spider kept patting its chest to calm its unsettled emotions.
"Is this the aura of a King? How terrifying! I felt like a lamb on a platter, eaten whenever someone wished."
Li Cunxu pushed a cup of cooled coffee over.
"Drink some water to calm down."
The one who directly faced the stray dog wasn’t Li Cunxu, but Little White Spider’s avatar.
Knowing full well that the strong have a habit of pushing riddles people for answers, why would Li Cunxu risk his own safety to go personally?
It was Little White Spider’s avatar that went. As for what was said, it was all messages Li Cunxu conveyed to Little White Spider’s main body, for the avatar to relay.
"Can I not meet that dog next time? It’s too terrifying," said Little White Spider.
"If you don’t want to go, then don’t."
The same tactic is best not used twice in front of the same King, as there’s a risk of being seen through.
The power gap was simply too vast, and Li Cunxu didn’t really want to get involved with the King again.
Little White Spider asked, "What’s the background of that stray dog? Why such hatred for the Blood God Sect?"
"It’s the pet beast of the seventh generation Overlord. The hatred stems from the seventh generation Overlord being besieged and killed by the Blood God Sect."
"And what is the seventh generation Overlord?"
"To be able to contract the Overlord’s City-Breaking Halberd is to be an Overlord. The seventh generation Overlord refers to the seventh person to contract the Overlord’s City-Breaking Halberd."
"And what is the Overlord’s City-Breaking Halberd?"
"The Overlord’s City-Breaking Halberd is a divine artifact and also a weapon-type pet beast. One of its casual strikes can severely injure a King. The reason why aristocratic families stood unshaken for thousands of years before the great catastrophe is because of divine artifacts like these as their foundation."
"If the Overlord’s City-Breaking Halberd is so powerful, how did the seventh generation Overlord get besieged and killed?"
"Because among those besieging was a Divine Son."
"Contracting the Overlord’s City-Breaking Halberd makes you an Overlord. Can you contract it?"
"I can’t. First, you need to have the Overlord bloodline, which is the Heavy Pupil Eye bloodline. Second, you need an unparalleled talent, one in ten thousand. Lastly, and most critically, you need to pass the numerous tests of the Overlord’s City-Breaking Halberd. The tests are so difficult that in thousands of years, only seven people have passed."
Little White Spider asked again, "Since that stray dog harbors a deep hatred for the Blood God Sect, why doesn’t it seek revenge and instead languishes as a stray?"
"At first, it indeed sought frenzied revenge. Its nose was very sensitive, capable of sniffing out the scent of Blood Cultists, causing the Blood God Sect’s human undercover agents significant losses. However, because it was too reckless, the Blood God Sect devised a plan that destroyed its nose. Now, its nose can’t distinguish between people and Blood Cultists."
The next day.
The Rimu Group’s Tongdu Branch building was gone, leaving only a pile of ruins.
Multiple news s surfaced.
Little White Spider exclaimed, "What happened? I didn’t hear any signs of battle last night!"
Li Cunxu said, "The ferocious howling has a trace of Celestial Dog Bloodline. It comprehended the skill [Devour Moon], capable of swallowing the building whole."
"Caw caw～"
A cheerful crow’s call came from outside.
"Did Dark Crow find some delicious bugs? It sounds so happy."
Li Cunxu went out to see Dark Crow practicing self-curse.
Self-curse can inflict pain on oneself. Why does Dark Crow enjoy it so much?
Could I have misunderstood the skill? Could it actually be self-indulgence?
After pondering for a long time, Little White Spider pointedly remarked.
"Could it be that Dark Crow has a tendency toward masochism?"
Dark Crow was just recently born. How could it have contracted this ailment? Li Cunxu suspected it might be hereditary.
Upon calling the director of the Central Breeding Garden, it turned out to be hereditary. Both parents of Dark Crow had tendencies toward masochism, particularly its father, who had it severely, sometimes pulling out its own feathers for pain.
"Fortunately, this condition isn’t particularly severe, sparing me from coaxing it to practice self-curse."
Pet beasts with a tendency toward masochism have the advantage of not fearing pain, allowing them to fight fiercely in battle. However, the downside is also not fearing pain; as pain is a body’s protective mechanism, a dulled sense of pain can lead them to overlook injuries, possibly breaking bones without realizing it.
"I increasingly feel the growth talent [Time Crow] is very suitable for Dark Crow, allowing it to fool around freely."
"Manager, your delivery has arrived."
Called out the Mechanical Annihilation Hunter at the door.
Li Cunxu’s face lit up with joy as it should be the Yellow Jade he ordered.
There were a total of four deliveries at the door.
One box was the Yellow Jade.
"What are these other three deliveries?"
Upon opening the first box, it contained a deep blue Slime.
Li Cunxu tapped on the box, and two decimeters above the Thunder Slime’s head, a black thundercloud appeared, blue electricity weaving through the cloud mist.
A lightning bolt like a slender snake descended from the thundercloud, absorbed by the specially designed box.
The second box also contained a Slime, a bright yellow one, emitting light like a bulb.
The third box held a black Slime, which displayed no skills.
"Thunder Slime, Light Slime, Dark Slime."
The Thunder Slime’s skill was small thundercloud, producing a thundercloud which randomly discharged powerful lightning.
The Light Slime’s skill was brightness; its body emitted light constantly, fulfilling the brightness skill.
The Dark Slime’s skill was merging with darkness, allowing it to become invisible in the night.
Among the three Slimes, Li Cunxu considered the Dark Slime to be of no use.
The Light Slime could be tossed into the tunnels and mines dug by the Crazy Miner Slime and Earth Slime, serving as a light source.
The Thunder Slime could be used to build a miniature power station, to release its abundant energy and also generate some income.
Just as he was about to carry the Yellow Jade inside, another courier delivery from a random courier company arrived.
Upon opening the box, yet another Slime appeared.
With a brown body, a piece of rock wall topped its head.
Wall Slime, with the skill to transform soft soil into a hard rock wall.
"Wall Slime is a perfect match with Miner Slime!"