Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1462: 413: Time Shape, Time's Heart!
Previously on Beast Taming Patrol...
“The translation is finished?!”
Liu Changxuan’s eyes nearly bulged out of his head as he stared at the jade slip Lin Su presented. His thoughts were in a state of total upheaval, crashing like a violent celestial storm.
He had already been informed by Zou Mingruo regarding Lin Su’s talent for deciphering archaic scripts within the Heavenly Rank Secret Realm, yet witnessing such terrifying speed firsthand left Liu Changxuan utterly breathless.
With a lingering sense of disbelief, he took the jade slip and pressed it against his brow to read its contents.
As the stream of data flooded his consciousness, the look of shock on Liu Changxuan’s face only intensified.
The precision was incredible…
It was practically a verbatim reconstruction of the original text!
Even a cursory glance at the secret techniques revealed through the decoding was enough to leave him profoundly shaken.
Lowering the now-faded jade slip, Liu Changxuan looked at Lin Su with a gaze that had grown increasingly intense and admiring.
“How has Young Master Lin Su found his stay within our Sect these past few days?” He offered a warm, welcoming smile and motioned for Lin Su to take a seat beside him. “Please, do not be shy if there is anything at all that makes you feel uneasy!”
“The Qianling Sect has treated me with great hospitality lately,” Lin Su replied with a polite smile. “Senior Liu, there is truly no need for such extra politeness.”
“I am glad you feel at home.” Liu Changxuan exhaled a soft sigh of relief before smiling again. “Since Young Master Lin Su has finished decoding the scroll, when would you like to depart for our Sect’s Replenish Heaven Secret Realm?”
“As soon as possible,” Lin Su admitted honestly. “To tell the truth, Senior, I am quite anxious to begin my exploration of the Replenish Heaven Secret Realm.”
“Then we shall go at once!” Liu Changxuan let out a boisterous laugh. “Come, I will personally guide you to the Replenish Heaven Secret Realm!”
Having just acquired a treasure trove of secret techniques from Lin Su’s efforts, Liu Changxuan felt a strong urge to return the favor. He immediately agreed to Lin Su’s request to enter the realm.
“Follow me.” The voice of the Lin Venerate resonated through the Sect Master’s pavilion. In the next breath, a burst of silver light erupted, and Lin Su, along with his five small companions, was instantly transported.
They stood alongside Liu Changxuan near a colossal creature drifting in the void. Its body, stretching for tens of thousands of meters, was covered in glittering silver scales.
This was the Lin Venerate, a beast left behind by the Beast Emperor within the Qianling Sect, a master of the eighth tier of Space Rules.
Directly ahead of them in the emptiness was a gateway. Through its shimmering surface, a glimpse of a floating, alien world could be seen.
This was the entrance to the Heavenly Rank Secret Realm.
Lin Su immediately noticed that this particular portal was very different from the others he had encountered before.
It appeared hazy and indistinct.
Because the internal space of the realm and the external world had already begun to fuse significantly, the gateway acting as the border was flickering and unstable.
“Since seventy percent of this Heavenly Rank Secret Realm has already merged with the Qianling Sect, the Replenish Heaven Secret Realm inside offers more than just Space system rewards,” the Lin Venerate explained. “There are opportunities tied to the Time system hidden within, along with several other fortunes.”
Lin Su nodded, absorbing the information.
In reality, the primary Space system essence of the Replenish Heaven Secret Realm had already permeated the entire Qianling Sect.
This explained why Youyou and the others were able to refine and comprehend their own Space system abilities even while resting in their dormitory.
A sudden curiosity struck Lin Su, and he looked toward Liu Changxuan. “Senior Liu, what is the maximum limit for a Heavenly Rank Secret Realm to merge?”
“Eighty percent is the ceiling,” Liu Changxuan answered with a grin. “The origins of a Heavenly Rank Secret Realm and our own world are distinct, resulting in a fundamental conflict of laws.”
“This friction makes a total integration impossible; they can only ever partially fuse.”
“Eighty percent is as far as it goes.”
“Furthermore, there is another complication.” Liu Changxuan hesitated for a moment. “Once eighty percent is reached, only the heart of the Heavenly Rank Secret Realm remains. If the fusion continues and the core is compromised, the realm loses its power to help epic-level Beast Tamers ascend to the legendary level.”
Lin Su finally understood.
In the Northern Divine Region, the process of reaching the legendary level required merging with a Heavenly Rank Secret Realm.
If the realm were completely absorbed by the Sect, the path to producing new legendary-level Beast Tamers would be severed.
“Actually, Senior…” After a brief pause, Lin Su decided to share a secret. “An epic-level Beast Tamer is capable of breaking through to the legendary level directly once the bonds with all five of their companion beasts reach perfection.”
“What?!” Liu Changxuan froze, his eyes widening in pure shock.
The surrounding void shuddered violently. The Lin Venerate’s aura fluctuated wildly as it reacted to Lin Su’s revelation.
“Are you saying that the eighth tier Beast Taming Space can advance to the ninth tier simply by perfecting the bonds of five companion beasts?” the beast asked urgently.
“That is correct,” Lin Su confirmed with a nod.
Following Lin Su’s confirmation, Liu Changxuan and the Lin Venerate traded a silent, heavy look, falling into a deep state of reflection.
To them, this wasn't just a different way to reach the legendary level.
The Guardian Beast Co-operation system was clearly superior to standard Beast Taming techniques.
The fact that a perfect bond offered an alternative path for epic-level Beast Tamers suggested something profound.
It implied that the path of cultivation followed by beast tamers for over two thousand years might have been fundamentally flawed.
Because of the legacy of the Beast Emperor, the practitioners of the Northern Divine Region naturally assumed their methods were the most authentic.
This new reality was a harsh wake-up call.
Fighting back his internal turmoil and realizing that the importance of Guardian Beast Co-operation had just skyrocketed, Liu Changxuan took a steadying breath. “Young Master Lin Su, I am grateful to you for sharing this knowledge.”
“Let us enter the secret realm now.”
“Very well.” Sensing that the news had been a massive shock to both the Sect Master and the Lin Venerate, Lin Su refrained from saying more. He stepped through the portal with his five companions, his heart filled with excitement.