Celestial Beast Taming

Soul Base Materials are rarely found in the outside world; they mostly originate from Secret Realm Spaces.

For example, the Sulfur Fire Sand from Sulfur Fire Ore and the Flame Crystal Stones from Flame Crystal Ore, both found in the Horned Demon Secret Realm, are Soul Base Materials used for arranging and constructing Fire Attribute Soul Bases.

If a Guardian Beast Master with a Fire Attribute Lifebound Guardian Beast uses Sulfur Fire Sand and Flame Crystal Stones to construct their Soul Base, it will boost their Lifebound Guardian Beast’s Energy recovery while inside it.

Being a Guardian Beast Master is a very resource-intensive profession. A powerful Guardian Beast Master is forged from countless resources.

To put it bluntly, resources are money. However, some particularly rare and precious resources can’t be bought, even if you have the wealth.

Most Guardian Beast Masters can’t even afford to develop their own Guardian Beasts, and raising them takes precedence over using Soul Base Materials to construct a Soul Base.

As a result, building Soul Bases isn’t common practice among ordinary Guardian Beast Masters. Only those from major factions have the resources for such a project.

Zhong Yi was very interested in building a Soul Base!

That was why Zhong Yi wanted to see if he could obtain the Heart of the Secret Realm from the Horned Demon Secret Realm.

"Young Master, our tests show that the temperature rises the farther southwest we go. We’ve been heading that way continuously, so we’re getting closer and closer to the core region of the Horned Demon Secret Realm."

"Logically, we should be seeing more swarms of Horned Demons, but I feel like their numbers are actually dwindling."

"Also, we’ve seen five or six small, untouched mines along the way, but none of our Guardian Beasts have the ability to excavate them."

"Young Master, that’s a lot of money right there! Back when our shop wanted to stock Soul Base Materials, we could never find a decent supplier."

Zhong Ling looked down and fidgeted with her fingers as she spoke, a hint of frustration in her voice.

It would be one thing if there was no money to be made, but the feeling of seeing it right in front of you and being unable to pick it up was deeply frustrating for Zhong Ling.

Zhong Yi smiled helplessly. He hadn’t expected Zhong Ling to be such a little miser.

"Xiaolingdang, we didn’t come to this Secret Realm to make money. With your talent, you wouldn’t have to worry about resources even without me."

"Pull yourself together. The lack of Horned Demon Swarms here very likely means something that terrifies them is nearby."

The moment Zhong Yi finished speaking, several utterly savage screeches echoed from the distance.

The sound was exceptionally piercing, a stark contrast to the coarse bellows of the Horned Demons.

Then, Zhong Yi saw it: a giant, lizard-like creature over ten meters long, crawling rapidly in their direction.

Most of the creature’s skin was dark red, and it was covered in a dense layer of fleshy warts hardened with thick keratin. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

This six-legged, lizard-like demon had three pairs of limbs, all strangely out of proportion with its body.

Its massive feet had slender toes, connected by wrinkled webbing.

This allowed the massive, lizard-like demon to weave through the jagged rocks with the same ease as if it were walking on water.

It was at least five times more agile than a Horned Demon, yet despite its speed, no one would doubt the lizard-like demon’s ferocity.

Its long, pointed maw was filled with dense rows of sharp teeth, each one forty to fifty centimeters in length.

These long teeth looked even more incongruous on the lizard-like creature than its six large, webbed feet.

This wasn’t the first time the pair had encountered creatures other than Horned Demons in the Horned Demon Secret Realm.

Out of habit, Zhong Ling took out her Secret Realm Pass to scan the new demon.

A broadcast message played from the Secret Realm Pass.

[Current explorer is located in the First Level Horned Demon Secret Realm. This creature has not yet been recorded in the database for this realm.]

[Based on a visual scan, the creature matches the profile of a Giant Horror Demon, an elite unit found in Second Level Horned Demon Secret Realms.]

[Giant Horror Demons typically reach a length of fifteen meters, with rare individuals growing beyond eighteen meters. They are large, solitary predators that feed on Horned Demons.]

[Some Giant Horror Demons form symbiotic relationships with Wing Melting Demons...]

Zhong Ling’s face fell as she heard the information broadcast from the Secret Realm Pass.

"Young Master, this Giant Horror Demon is an elite unit from a Second Level Horned Demon Secret Realm! What are we going to do?"

Second Level Horned Demon Secret Realms are battlegrounds for Extraordinary Level Guardian Beast Masters, with an entry power cap at the Extraordinary Tier Peak.

You have to understand, a Guardian Beast at the Extraordinary Tier Peak already has a chance to advance to Gold Quality.

An elite unit from a Second Level Secret Realm fighting a Mortal Beast Level Guardian Beast Master in a First Level Secret Realm... it was a completely one-sided slaughter.

Even after so many battles, Zhong Ling couldn’t help but panic in the face of such a powerful foe.

Zhong Yi’s brow furrowed as soon as he saw the Giant Horror Demon.

"Xiaolingdang, this Giant Horror Demon is only ten meters long. It’s just a juvenile."

"Trust in your own strength. We can defeat it."

’This Giant Horror Demon clearly isn’t the final boss of the Horned Demon Secret Realm!’

’Getting the exploration progress to one hundred percent to obtain the Heart of the Secret Realm is an incredibly difficult task.’

’Forget about the Heart of the Secret Realm—even reaching ninety percent exploration to get the Shelter requires the ability for Tier Jumping in combat.’

’This juvenile Giant Horror Demon’s strength is probably only at the level of Extraordinary Level, Bronze Quality.’

However, in a dangerous environment like a Secret Realm, solitary creatures like the Giant Horror Demon will seek protection by forming a symbiotic relationship with a demon like the Wing Melting Demon—one that can glide at low altitudes, possesses some flight capability, and excels at Elemental Attacks.

The Giant Horror Demon hunts to feed the naturally lazy Wing Melting Demon.

’Encountering a lone Giant Horror Demon would be manageable, but things get tricky if a low-flying unit like the Wing Melting Demon coordinates with a high-speed ground unit like the Giant Horror Demon.’

"Hong Ji, don’t hold back! Take down this Giant Horror Demon as fast as you can!"

At Zhong Yi’s command, a wild and breathtakingly beautiful smile spread across Hong Ji’s face.

In all their previous battles, Zhong Yi had instructed Hong Ji to conserve her Energy, so she had only been using basic combat techniques to kill the Horned Demons.

Over the past two days, although Hong Ji could only trail behind the Soul-Controlling Flower and eat its leftovers, she had still managed to devour the corpses of more than four thousand Horned Demons.

Hong Ji had been itching to show Zhong Yi her true strength.

Hong Ji shot forward like an arrow released from its bow, a three-meter-long Bone Spear materializing in her palm.

Clad in her red dress, Hong Ji charged the Giant Horror Demon, spear in hand. However, she had clearly underestimated its speed.

Out of a dozen consecutive thrusts, only three or four actually struck the Giant Horror Demon.

The long spear, formed from the condensed bones of various creatures, failed to pierce the Giant Horror Demon’s hide.

Although it left a bloody gash a dozen centimeters long on the Giant Horror Demon, it caused no real damage.