Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1576 - 440: A Millennium of Clarity
Previously on Beast Taming Patrol...
The pace remained unhurried, but the journey felt without end.
Lin Su, back on Blue Star after three full years, traveled alongside his six companions.
Over those three years, out of the group of six, just Lan Lan—bound by limitations on her faith from the Endless Sea—hadn't yet advanced to the ninth realm.
Lacking better options, Lin Su and Lan Lan chose to pursue a backup plan they'd thought up earlier.
This involved setting up the faith of the Pure Water Elemental Spirit right here on Blue Star.
For this goal, they left the wild, empty forests behind and sought out immortals across the seas of Blue Star, even Wei Miao, who stood merely a single step from the ninth realm.
Today, the faith network that Lan Lan built on Blue Star has expanded a great deal.
Even though the faith energy from Blue Star's sea creatures paled in comparison to the Endless Sea's, after so much time, it pushed Lan Lan across that final threshold.
With the Rule Power surging upward, the nearby waters churned under Lan Lan's influence, whipping up boundless waves. A fearsome pressure blasted toward the heavens, pulling in shocked stares from innumerable mighty beasts in the surrounding oceans.
In the instant that followed, Lan Lan gradually lifted her eyes, shimmering like blue jewels, while the powerful presence around her swiftly pulled back.
Immortal, ninth realm achieved!
"I broke through!"
Excitement bubbled from it as it hurried over to Lin Su. "Well? Are you able to advance to the mythical rank?"
The remaining five companions turned their gazes to Lin Su right away, faces lit with anticipation.
From his spot lounging on the deck, Lin Su eased himself upright, his features shifting into a tangled mix of emotions.
"Yes, and no."
His eyes met the six companions, all brimming with keen interest, and he let out a soft sigh.
The very second Lan Lan ascended to the ninth realm—much like detecting the Martial God Realm beyond the Martial Domain's ninth—Lin Su caught a glimpse of the mythical beast master level.
Still, this vision strayed a bit from his expectations.
"Breaking through to mythical beast master calls for four conditions."
"To start, every pet beast needs to hit the ninth realm's pinnacle, right on the edge of mythical rank."
"It'll happen fast!" Qiuqiu flashed a bold grin. "We've all made it to the ninth realm already; peaking it is just a question of when."
The other five companions bobbed their heads, fully on board.
No one questioned that part.
"Next, the pet beasts have to hold every attribute, none left out."
"Easy!" Youyou's expression glowed with joy.
Youyou by itself could meet this demand all on its own.
All five other companions glanced at Youyou, offering nods of support.
Even together, their attributes barely scratched half of the fifteen kinds.
When it came to diversity of attributes, Youyou outdid the entire group of five!
"For the third, every pet beast requires a flawless connection with the beast tamer."
"No issue!"
The six companions called out together.
They'd nailed this back in an earlier life cycle.
It posed zero challenge for them.
"The fourth..." Lin Su's words trailed off for a beat, "involves the six slots in the Beast Taming Space forming the world's six poles, reshaping sky and land into a true domain."
"Put simply, every one of the six contract slots has to be filled."
Once the words left him, a touch of frustration crossed Lin Su's features.
No one would guess that this fourth condition, looking so straightforward, turned out to be his toughest barrier to reaching mythical beast master.
The six companions froze upon taking in Lin Su's explanation.
All at once, their minds jumped to Lin Su's sixth slot, taken over by some unknown power that blocked its use.
With a rule like that, didn't it spell out that Lin Su was stuck short of mythical rank?
"Relax, it's not a total dead end," Lin Su caught the deep letdown washing over the six companions' faces and shook his head. "I've got good news and bad news."
"The good part: now that you've all hit the ninth realm, that strange power in the sixth slot sent me some response."
"Whenever I choose, I can break the seal on the sixth slot and free it up for the mythical rank push."
At those words, fresh sparks of optimism lit up in their eyes.
The sixth slot could actually get unsealed?!
If so, no more fretting over Lin Su missing out on mythical rank!
Just the mask's spirit shimmered faintly before asking in a serious tone, "And the bad news?"
"The bad news..." Lin Su matched its solemn tone.
"Once the seal breaks, I'll forfeit the power to travel across worlds."
A heavy quiet dropped over the little vessel.
Their thrilled spirits plummeted in a flash.
Trapped in just one world, cut off forever from the other...
To Lin Su and his six companions, each realm held equal weight, impossible to abandon.
"No matter how much time we spend on Blue Star, it only ticks by a minute in the Martial God," Lan Lan murmured gently, shattering the hush.
The other five companions turned to Lan Lan, then all fixed their eyes on Lin Su.
Clearly, they'd settled on the same choice as her.
"If that's how it stands..." Lin Su paused briefly before a gradual smile spread across his face.
"I want to feel what it's like staying alert through a thousand years too."
"Sounds thrilling!" Tata swung its magic wand around, beaming with firm belief in the Retrospective Rule.
Backed by its ninth realm Retrospective Rule.
Why bother with sleep?
Wake up and dive into the action!
...
Seven years following the mythological shift.
Immortal-level beasts now numbered in the hundreds.
Human legendary beast tamers topped twenty in count.
Those seven years flew by in a blur, with Blue Star's inhabitants completely settled into the changed world.