Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Li Qian ordered Xiaoliu to lead the seven Frostfire Salamanders in an attack.

The seven beasts used the Skill "Frost Breath," instantly freezing the Mechanical Octopus into an ice sculpture.

If they had used other Skills, like Flame Spray, a single round of attacks could have melted it into molten metal.

However, considering the Public Security Bureau might want to capture it alive for interrogation, he had specifically chosen this Skill.

It had to be said, Ice Skills were indeed excellent for crowd control.

After capturing the Mechanical Octopus, Li Qian handed it over to Director Peng of the Public Security Bureau. He then turned his gaze back to the center of the reservoir. ’I wonder what’s happening down there. Have Elder Tie and the others managed to stop that Magical Beast?’

Chu Xiran saw Li Qian’s worry and offered some comfort, "Don’t worry. Elder Tie and the other two are all extraordinarily powerful Beast Masters. That Magical Beast has to break through the Unstable Rift, so it will inevitably be weakened by spatial compression. It’s definitely no match for them!"

"Sigh, there’s nothing we can do to help. We can only wait and see," Li Qian said, nodding. He then sighed in resignation.

With that said, he suddenly thought of something and complained, "By the way, what were your three families thinking, hiding an Unstable Rift at the bottom of a reservoir? Whenever it opens, don’t you have to dive in to enter?"

Hearing the complaint in Li Qian’s tone, Chujiang River coughed awkwardly. "Ahem, well, the Unstable Rift is a matter of great importance. Hiding it here is the safest option..."

The moment he finished speaking, before Li Qian could even respond, Zhu Bingqing couldn’t help but cut in. "But that’s no reason to keep it from us! You even lied and said it was a place our ancestors once guarded!"

Zhu Guanyu glanced at Zhu Bingqing, paused for a moment, and then explained, "It’s not that the family deliberately kept it from you. This Unstable Rift is fraught with danger. If your strength hasn’t reached the Dominator Level, entering means almost certain death."

"That’s why, from the very beginning, the ancestors of our three families established a rule: even for descendants of the families, only those who have reached the Dominator Level are qualified to know about this Unstable Rift."

Without pausing, he continued, "As for it being a place our ancestors guarded, the family wasn’t actually deceiving you. When this Unstable Rift first opened, it spewed forth numerous powerful Extraordinary Creatures, which caused extremely severe destruction to the surrounding area."

"The ancestors of our three families led the charge, fighting with all their might to defend this place, making an indelible contribution. It is precisely because of this contribution that the Federation entrusted the management of this Unstable Rift to our three families."

Hearing Zhu Guanyu’s explanation, Peng Zhongyan nodded in agreement. "On this point, Mr. Zhu is not deceiving you. Almost all forces that have been granted the right to manage an Unstable Rift have made significant contributions to the Federation."

Although Peng Zhongyan was only the Public Security Bureau director of a small city, he was, after all, a Federation Government official and privy to some inside information.

After hearing Zhu Guanyu’s explanation, Li Qian nodded slightly. A look of realization dawned on his face as he muttered to himself, "So that’s how it is!"

He turned to Peng Zhongyan, the Public Security Bureau director who had just spoken, and decided to just ask all the questions that were bothering him. "There’s one more thing I’ve never understood. Why would the Mechanical Desecration Association go to such lengths to break open this Unstable Rift and release that Magical Beast?"

Hearing Li Qian’s question, Peng Zhongyan fell into deep thought, as if weighing whether or not he should tell him.

After a moment, his gaze sharpened. He had made his decision. In a somewhat resigned tone, he said, "In essence, the Mechanical Desecration Association is no different from any other Cult Organization. Besides their reverence for Mechanical Pet Beasts, their doctrine is inherently filled with anti-social and anti-Human Race fallacies."

"They believe that the Real Plane and the Dimension Plane are fundamentally one and the same. They see the opening of Dimensional Rifts as proof of the Ancestral Star’s return, or of the Dimension Plane’s integration." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"They advocate for the complete fusion of the two planes, for the law of the jungle, and for fully embracing the Beast Taming Civilization!"

Li Qian found this a bit absurd and joked with a laugh, "Haha, so do they think that the more Dimensional Rifts that open, the faster the Real Plane and the Dimension Plane will fuse?"

Li Qian had just said it casually, but to his surprise, after his joking remark, the scene suddenly fell into a strange silence, as if someone had pressed a pause button.

"Why did you all go quiet?" Li Qian asked, confused.

Peng Zhongyan gave a bitter smile. "You actually guessed correctly. According to research by some Federation scientists and powerful Space System Beast Masters, that method does, in fact, help accelerate the fusion of the Real Plane and the Dimension Plane!"

"I..." Li Qian’s mouth twitched. He was instantly rendered speechless, not knowing what to say.

Perhaps to ease the somewhat awkward atmosphere, Peng Zhongyan continued to share what he knew. "There’s another theory. The reason the Mechanical Desecration Association is so obsessed with breaking open Unstable Rifts is because, deep within the Dimension Plane, a God of Machinery lies dormant. Only by completely fusing the two planes can this God of Machinery be awakened..."

"..."

A few minutes later, after hearing Peng Zhongyan’s explanation, Li Qian couldn’t help but sigh. "That really turns my worldview on its head!"

Li Qian stood by the reservoir, mulling over the information revealed by Peng Zhongyan and Zhu Guanyu. For a moment, his thoughts raced, connecting one thing to another.

Just as he was getting lost in thought, something suddenly happened.

Er...

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t completely unexpected.

Because everyone had been anticipating something like this.

With a loud BANG, an explosion suddenly erupted in the reservoir. Just like the last one, a figure shot out from the massive splash.

Li Qian’s gaze was sharp. With a single glance, he immediately recognized the figure. "That’s the Thousand-Year Puppet, Elder Mu’s Pet Beast! It looks like the battle underwater isn’t going well!"

As he spoke, his brow furrowed deeply, and his heart filled with worry.

Unfortunately, at this moment, all they could do was worry. They couldn’t do anything, and they couldn’t help at all.

A battle of this level was far beyond his ability to interfere. Forget him, even Chujiang River and the other two could do very little.

The Thousand-Year Puppet had been attacked and blasted out of the reservoir, suffering considerable injuries. Fortunately, Wood-type Pet Beasts possess a certain degree of Self-Healing.

After a flash of green light, its condition noticeably improved.

But just as it had recovered slightly, it charged back into the water...