[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-beast-taming-starting-from-zero":3,"chapter-beast-taming-starting-from-zero-beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-928":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Beast Taming: Starting From Zero",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1459774,1907,"Chapter 928: Underground","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-928",928,"\u003Cp>Lubao turned her head. Without a word, the gem on her forehead lit up with a soft blue glow that enveloped Little Treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the light faded, and Little Treasure’s form returned to normal, completely unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll keep using Energy Regeneration next. Recover your energy as fast as possible.” Qiao Sang instructed calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could already sense that Lubao’s reserves were running dangerously low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There hadn’t been any particularly fierce battles so far, but the large-scale use of Ice field Domain earlier had consumed a vast amount of her energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If another wave of enemies showed up now, Lubao probably wouldn’t even be able to activate Icefield Domain again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu Di.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lubao nodded, her entire body shimmering faintly with icy light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gangbao, carrying Guo Ruiqi and Mikayla on her back, flew over to Yabao’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Treasure, feeling too embarrassed to face hislittle brother, quietly floated farther away from Gangbao, moving from Qiao Sang’s left side to her right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingbao followed his motion, tilting her head curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling Qingbao’s gaze, Little Treasure froze again, drifting back another few meters in silent guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This place is terrifying… so many General-level beasts.” Guo Ruiqi finally said once the air fell silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Mikayla turned to Qiao Sang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you think those Flame Night Birds were… a little weak?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weak?Guo Ruiqi gawked at her, wanting to protest but not daring to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, if not for Senior Qiao’s overwhelming strength, especially that beast named Lubao, they’d all be dead under the Flame Night Birds’ fiery onslaught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A little.” Qiao Sang admitted after a pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But that’s normal for wild beast groups. Once the leader falls, the rest scatter, they lose all cohesion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was something she’d learned after entering secret realms several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild beasts fought mostly on instinct. Their individual power could be terrifying, but once the strongest among them fell, the rest lost their will to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe the first batch of Flame Night Birds that died earlier had included their leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, between Ice field Domain, Giant Ice Spikes, and Meteor Rain, how many General-level beasts could withstand that?Flame Night Birds didn’t have strong defense to begin with, so falling in groups was perfectly reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s true.” Mikayla agreed softly, then glanced at the crimson ground beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… I heard that certain material-type beasts can forcibly evolve if they come into contact with special resources, as long as their internal energy meets the minimum requirement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused. “Of course, beasts that evolve that way end up being the weakest of their tier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean those Flame Night Birds might’ve been forcibly evolved by some kind of resource?” Qiao Sang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe.” Mikayla said vaguely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang only hummed in response, clearly uninterested. Then she turned to Little Treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep locating. We need to find the Lele Seed as soon as possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she turned, Little Treasure was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing something, she looked back and nearly sighed aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you that far away?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xun~…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Treasure sheepishly floated back from several dozen meters away to her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s keep looking.” Qiao Sang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Treasure nodded, his eyes glowing faint blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her, Mikayla looked conflicted and a little exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl… doesn’t get what I’m hinting at at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something could make that many Flame Night Birds forcibly evolve, then that resource must be extraordinary. Even those Flaming-Tail Fan Foxes we saw earlier were probably affected by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it didn’t make sense for so many high-level fire beasts of different species to live in one place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By General level, wild beasts became extremely territorial, especially those of the same element. They’d never share a region unless something was powerful enough to force them to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever fire-elemental resource existed here… it had to be abundant beyond imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Qilu’s main attribute was fire, and his evolution path was still unknown. If there really was a resource strong enough to evolve this many fire beasts, it might help him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought Qiao Sang would catch on and suggest they explore further, but surprisingly, Qiao Sang didn’t even seem interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We can’t just leave… Mikayla thought, anxiety creeping in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes swept across the crimson ground, then to the air beside them, and suddenly, Guo Ruiqi’s left shoe slipped off and fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked, startled, watching it tumble down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My shoe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sleepbird.” Mikayla said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fetch it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sleep~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sleepbird flapped its wings and dove sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, it caught the shoe neatly in its beak but at the same moment, the already fractured terrain below them collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of unbearable heat roared upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sleepbird froze midair, eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“T-this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ruiqi stammered, completely forgetting his shoe as he stared below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qiao Sang, look!” Mikayla called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t need to. The moment the ground cracked, Qiao Sang had already opened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below them stretched a vast, glowing sea of magma, flowing like molten rivers beneath the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scorched black rock framed the magma’s edge, where countless fire-type beasts rested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some glanced lazily upward, uninterested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So there was something below…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang’s pulse quickened. From the start, she’d suspected something unusual underground, why else would the surface be so red and hot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she hadn’t expected magma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Yabao’s last evolution had happened inside volcanic magma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart pounded faster. Maybe Yabao’s next evolution site really was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was, Yabao was still mid-General level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exploring down there now would be dangerous, and she couldn’t let him evolve forcibly. The competition was coming up soon, and the mission wasn’t even complete yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yap…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yabao gazed below, eyes burning with instinct. He could feel something calling him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s magma down there.” Mikayla said, voice laced with meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder it’s so hot. Do you think that resource, the one that caused forced evolution, might be below?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang’s expression tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean what you said earlier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikayla nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang looked down again, unease flashing in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Yabao have also evolved through forced means before…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought unsettled her. She wanted him to evolve, but not in a way that weakened his foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Qiao Sang still hesitating, Mikayla added lightly, “This secret realm’s full of surprises. If the ground hadn’t collapsed, we wouldn’t have found this underground area.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Qiao Sang’s eyes flickered. She turned to Little Treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take out a dark-cyan Immutable Stone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d stocked up on them before leaving Chaosu Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark-cyan grade could suppress even King-level evolution force, perfect for Yabao’s safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xun~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Treasure nodded and began rummaging through his ring without question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikayla’s eyes gleamed faintly.So they were going down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Treasure handed the stone over. Qiao Sang took it and slipped it into her pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without a cord, simple contact would activate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ruiqi swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re… not really going down there, are we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. The Lele Seed might be below. If not, we’ll come back up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Below?!” Guo Ruiqi blanched.This was clearly fire-beast territory!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought that... A wilted-looking grass-type beast wandered near the magma’s edge. A small fruit grew from its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it passed a turtle-like fire beast, the turtle plucked the fruit and ate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grass beast didn’t react, it just continued forward lifelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ruiqi’s heart clenched. He remembered the Lele Seed’s ability to secrete bliss-inducing drops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could that be… his Great Happiness Lele Seed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go, we’re going down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang patted Yabao’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yabao’s eyes brightened, and he dove straight downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gangbao and the Sleepbird followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heat slammed into them like a wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qing qing~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, Qingbao rematerialized from wind form, forced out by the intense temperature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resting fire beasts looked up again. Yabao didn’t surprise them but Gangbao and Sleepbird drew curious looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So hot… Qiao Sang hugged Lubao tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat ran down Guo Ruiqi’s forehead. Then, realizing something, he looked at the Sleepbird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My shoe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bird obediently returned it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took it with a quick “thanks” putting it back on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The fire beasts here aren’t high-level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikayla noted, “But they don’t seem afraid of stronger ones. Stay alert.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it.” Qiao Sang’s gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below them stretched a world of pure red, magma flowing endlessly like molten dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the entire path… magma?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to Mikayla.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If anything happens, I’ll count on you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.” Mikayla replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang looked at Little Treasure and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xun~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Treasure floated beside Lubao, eyes glowing blue again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang closed her eyes and the underground terrain appeared vividly in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magma. Magma. Still magma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire-type beasts on both sides, resting in clusters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, ten kilometers ahead, there was an area with no beasts at all. Strange. Eerily empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Lele Seed detected yet, but Little Treasure’s range was limited to fifteen kilometers. It could be deeper still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang refocused. She was about to have Little Treasure shift their position toward that empty region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she not only wanted to find the Lele Seed, but also to uncover what was drawing so many fire beasts here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to move when in her mind’s 3D vision, a massive red head suddenly burst out from the magma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its scales glowed like molten steel, gleaming with terrible light. And a pair of cold, scarlet eyes locked directly onto them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>T\u002Fn: *Currently helping friends check their students papers. Be speechless at the students wonderful grammar (very very sarcastic btw🤌)* So it ain't just my students' huh.\u003C\u002Fp>",1606,"2026-06-06T02:23:30.155Z",1,"novelbin.me","283ee5db02365c650563b2d82021ab9afe8ae343717df95e91d84d32a0d318d3","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-929","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-927",1023,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeast-taming-starting-from-zero-cover.jpg"]