Beast Taming: Invincible Breeder-Chapter 46 - 21: Ice, Fire, and Wind

Chapter 46: Chapter 21: Ice, Fire, and Wind
Li Cunxu hasn’t practiced martial arts, his body is ordinary, relying purely on the physical strength enhanced by the dragon’s curse, how could he rival Xiang Bai, who has been practicing martial arts for ten years and has tough skin and strong muscles.
If Xiang Bai hadn’t been poisoned, then ultimately the one to lose would definitely be Li Cunxu.
But there is no if; this is a Beast Master’s battle, not a Martial Artist’s duel.
Besides, Li Cunxu was afraid that if he didn’t accept the tiger bone trauma medicine, Lin Qingwei would overthink it. When a sickly person overthinks, it can lead to terrible consequences.
Lin Qingwei didn’t overthink, but Lin Jiusan did.
Seeing his daughter’s forehead sweating from running, and the brilliant smile on her face when Li Cunxu accepted the tiger bone medicine, Lin Jiusan was infuriated.
"Let’s go, Qingwei needs to to the ancestral shrine today."
Lin Qingwei’s frequent glances back made Lin Jiusan even more upset, urging his daughter to walk faster.
This time, Li Cunxu didn’t ride a bicycle back but took a car instead, as his hands and feet were in pain, making it unsuitable to cycle.
The Mechanical Annihilation Hunter said, "Ranch master, you have a delivery."
Li Cunxu’s face lit up with joy, "How many deliveries?"
"Three."
"Great."
Li Cunxu couldn’t wait to apply the tiger bone medicine and immediately went to open the packages.
Opening the three packages from different places, a scene of three slimes of different colors met his eyes.
The red slime had flames burning on its head and was aggressively banging against the fireproof cage.
The blue slime exuded a refreshing chill, and with some defiance, it puffed a breath of cold at Li Cunxu, forming ice crystals on the specially made glass.
The green slime was surrounded by a gentle breeze, lying listlessly.
"Fire Slime, Ice Slime, and Wind Slime."
These three slimes were sent by people in the wild whom Li Cunxu rewarded five hundred to bring back.
Li Cunxu immediately released the Fire Slime and Ice Slime for Xiaoruan to subdue. The two slimes were not compliant and jointly attacked Xiaoruan.
The Fire Slime spit out a fireball, while Xiaoruan countered with a waterball, which extinguished the fireball and incidentally sent the Fire Slime flying.
The Ice Slime exhaled a frosty breath, chilling the air, Xiaoruan blew a wind, which reversed the frosty breath back, causing the Ice Slime to freeze itself.
As for the Wind Slime, it hasn’t been subdued yet; it looked too weak, as if a breeze could snuff it out.
"Let’s nurture the Wind Slime a bit before subduing it."
Li Cunxu mixed a bowl of slime nutrient liquid and placed it in front of it. By the next day, the Wind Slime had regained its spirit, and Xiaoruan successfully subdued it.
After a night, the Fire Slime and Ice Slime, which had consumed diluted breeding agents, increased in number.
The Mechanical Annihilation Hunter sat on a rock, staring intently at the playful Fire Slime and Ice Slime.
"Good morning, Mechanical!"
Li Cunxu greeted.
"Good morning, ranch master. By the way, I have something to to you."
"Fire Slimes are unsuitable for staying on the ranch; their surface temperature is high, and staying on a patch of grass for long will scorch the grass, plus their fire can easily ignite the house."
"Ice Slimes are also unsuitable for staying on the ranch; their surface temperature is low, and prolonged staying on a patch of grass will freeze the grass."
Li Cunxu pondered, "Arrange the Ice Slime by the stream?"
There’s a stream running from east to west across the entire ranch.
The Fire Slime can’t be put near the stream, as the spiritual energy of water would make the Fire Slime uncomfortable, and being submerged for more than ten minutes would drown it.
The Mechanical Annihilation Hunter shook its head, "No, I tried it at night, the Ice Slime lowers the stream’s temperature, making it uncomfortable for the Water Slimes living by the stream, plus the Ice Slime’s cold and violent nature would make it attack the Water Slimes."
"Let’s settle the Fire Slime and Ice Slime in the cellar!"
Currently, the ranch has two large cellars and a small one being excavated.
Originally, Li Cunxu didn’t plan to dig so many cellars; one huge cellar would suffice. But later, he realized reality didn’t allow it. The Earth Slime could dig an enormous cellar but only knew how to dig, not reinforce.
The consequence of stubbornly digging one colossal cellar would be the ranch ground collapsing.
"Ranch master, there’s another issue; Fire Slime and Ice Slime don’t like eating grass or soil."
Li Cunxu said, "Fire Slimes mainly eat high-calorie items; I’ll order some coal. Ice Slimes mainly eat ice and water; divert some stream water into the cellar where Ice Slimes live, and it’ll be solved."
The Mechanical Annihilation Hunter looked at the lively Wind Slime and asked, "What about the Wind Slime?"
"The Wind Slime can’t be placed in the cellar; its main food is wind, and there’s no wind in a cellar. The Wind Slime should be kept on the ranch, and once the numbers increase, we can release some."
The Strongest Rookie Cup, Holy Lotus District, finals commence.
Li Cunxu enters, and his contender for the championship is also a commoner.
How did Li Cunxu know?
Last night, Lin Qingwei sent him information about his opponent.
Li Cheng Sword, his companion beast is a Black Iron Level 9 Double-Gun Battle Bee.
Li Cunxu didn’t think much of him; Li Cheng Sword is a commoner, and his family isn’t particularly wealthy. How could he, in about a month, evolve his Short-Gun Bee into a Long-Gun Bee and from Long-Gun Bee into a Double-Gun Battle Bee, leveling from Black Iron Level 0 to Level 9?
There’s only one explanation; he exploited the rapid growth trait of insect-type companion beasts, overextending the Double-Gun Battle Bee’s potential and lifespan for its high level and strength.
Li Cheng Sword probably thought of utilizing the Double-Gun Battle Bee’s powerful combat prowess to sweep through competitions and rapidly accumulate resources, snowballing larger like a rolling snowball.
This method must continue to win constantly, without loss, without retreat. Once lost, the snowball stops and melts under the sun.
Li Cunxu admired his fighting spirit but disapproved.
This approach needs to be adapted to the local conditions; it might succeed in other cities, but in Tongdu, the likelihood of success is near zero.
Tongdu is the city of Pupil Techniques and Bloodlines, with bloodline talents as common as cattle. Winning continuously in this city seems to underestimate the families here.
Don’t be misled by Li Cheng Sword reaching the finals; this is only the Holy Lotus District finals.
There are eleven other districts about the same size as Holy Lotus District.
After the Holy Lotus District finals, there’s the Tongdu city finals, with twelve district champions vying for the ultimate championship.
In Tongdu, do commoners have no chance? No, there is hope.
However, not in the aggressive way Li Cheng Sword is attempting.
Bloodline talents have an immense advantage early on, but in the later stages, bloodline talents become a disadvantage.
So a commoner’s hope lies in the later stages.
The best method is to proceed steadily and strike effectively later.
In Li Cunxu’s eyes, Li Cheng Sword has chosen the wrong path.
Moreover, Li Cheng Sword overlooked the aftereffects of depleting the companion beast’s potential and lifespan for temporary strength.
The Double-Gun Battle Bee is an insect-type companion beast, and such beasts inherently have a short lifespan. Combining this with Li Cheng Sword’s premature acceleration of its maturity, it further shortens the lifespan.
The Double-Gun Battle Bee has only a few years to live, and once its lifespan is exhausted, it will die of old age.