Chapter 12: The Emperor

“Xiaoxuan, it’s Xiaoxuan who has come!”

Almost all the people in the village had gathered.

After seeing Chen Xuan, they cheered.

During this period.

They knew that Chen Xuan had started managing the dojo again.

And had subdued quite a few phantom beasts.

To rebuild the glory of the Saint Dragon Dojo.

The villagers were naturally very happy about this.

There is one official Beast Master in the village.

This is extremely important for the village's safety.

Although there are no powerful phantom beasts around Saint Dragon Village,

occasionally, one or two Silver-rank or even Bronze-rank phantom beasts will break in.

The villagers can only go into hiding.

They wait until the phantom beast leaves before they dare to return.

For ordinary people, those with slightly more strength find it quite strenuous to deal with Black Iron-rank phantom beasts.

Dealing with high-tier Bronze-rank or above is likely beyond their capabilities.

They are very far from human cities here.

There is no way to learn the ability to tame phantom beasts.

So, only after Chen Xuan restored the Dojo did they send their children to learn knowledge from him.

"Little Xuan, you must stand up for us!"

"Our cattle and sheep are all gone; I suspect the neighboring village did it!"

A group of people saw Chen Xuan as if they had found their backbone.

Having an official Beast Master,

they would have much more confidence when going to reason with others.

"Everyone, don't be anxious yet. The cattle weren't necessarily stolen!"

"It's also possible they encountered danger and ran off!"

"Or perhaps they were taken by other phantom beasts..."

Chen Xuan stopped the villagers who were about to rush to the neighboring village.

Hearing Chen Xuan's words,

the crowd calmed down.

"That's right, Little Xuan is correct!"

"Maybe they encountered danger and ran away!"

"As expected of an experienced Beast Master, he analyzed a different perspective at a glance!"

Hearing Chen Xuan's words,

they thought it over carefully and it did indeed make sense.

Saint Dragon Village is surrounded by mountains.

There could be dangerous phantom beasts lurking nearby.

And it is possible their cattle and sheep ran off when they encountered danger.

"Alright, everyone, take me to your cattle sheds first to have a look!"

Seeing that the crowd had quieted down, Chen Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed the villagers were still quite reasonable.

"Okay, mine is closer, let's go to my place first!"

Thus, the group marched in a grand procession toward the middle-aged man's cattle shed.

…

A while later!

Chen Xuan had already visited several cattle sheds.

"Everyone, it seems I have found the thief!"

A mysterious and confident smile appeared on Chen Xuan's face.

"The thief? Where?"

"Hurry and find him; I want him to help me plow ten acres of land!"

"That's right, he must also be responsible for those few acres of sweet potato fields at my place!"

"Exactly, my family's..."

Hearing Chen Xuan mention a thief, the crowd became angry.

"Everyone, follow me!"

Hearing the crowd's roars, Chen Xuan did not stop them, but just smiled lightly.

He led the crowd toward the outside of the village.

Along the way,

only Chen Xuan noticed a smooth path on the ground.

There was a layer of mucus on the surface.

"It should be a frog-type phantom beast!"

Seeing that path,

Chen Xuan said to himself.

"Alright, we're here!"

"The thief is right here!"

After a while, Chen Xuan led the crowd to a piece of abandoned muddy field.

"The thief? Where is he?"

"Little Xuan, you aren't playing a joke on us, are you?"

"Yeah, am I blind? I don't see anything at all!"

"Could it be the Emperor's thief? Only smart people can see it?"

The crowd became puzzled.

"Melody Butterfly!"

Hearing the crowd's questions,

Chen Xuan smiled.

Suddenly, a flash of light passed by.

A beautiful butterfly with five-colored light danced in mid-air.

"A phantom beast, the Melody Butterfly!"

"I've heard of it; this is a rare phantom beast in the mountains!"

"To think Little Xuan actually tamed it; it seems Little Xuan already possesses a certain level of strength!"

Although the crowd were not official Beast Masters, they could still recognize some phantom beasts.

"The Melody Butterfly, I heard it's at least Silver-rank when mature. Could Little Xuan already be a Silver-rank Beast Master?"

The crowd was shocked!

"Not only that, because the Melody Butterfly is a sound-wave type phantom beast, it is extremely difficult to tame. To think Little Xuan actually tamed one!"

"He is worthy of being a descendant of the Saint Dragon Dojo; he is truly young and promising!"

"But what is Little Xuan doing by summoning the Melody Butterfly?"

The crowd sighed with emotion!

"Melody Butterfly, sound-wave attack!"

Just as they were wondering what Chen Xuan was going to do,

they saw Chen Xuan order the Melody Butterfly to launch an attack.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

The sound-wave attack continuously headed toward the muddy field.

The entire muddy field was vibrating.

"Croak!"

Suddenly, a huge, deep cry sounded, accompanied by mud breaking through the air.

A massive figure appeared before the crowd.

It was a frog as huge as a small house.

It was five or six meters tall just by crouching there.

Its pair of eyes were large, and it was actually looking at the crowd with some timidity.

[Field King Frog] ===== CHAPTER 35 =====

Rank: Gold Grade 5

Bloodline Rarity: King-level

Type: Amphibian/Insect

Evolution Count: 0

Innate Skills: Frog Swarm Command, Tongue-Roll Attack

Description: A very rare frog-type phantom beast. Upon reaching adulthood, it can grow to Gold-rank. It is a beneficial creature that loves to devour pests. Its powerful ability can even command ordinary frogs. Due to its extremely low fertility, it is very rare, even to the point of near extinction. When pregnant, it often swallows cattle and sheep to hunt for food. ===== CHAPTER 36 =====

"The Field King Frog!"

"Heavens, such a phantom beast still exists!"

"Decades, I haven't seen this kind of frog for decades!"

An elderly man exclaimed.

His eyes were even a bit excited.

"The Field King Frog, I've heard of it!"

"This is a phantom beast that lives in harmony with humans!"

"They love eating pests very much and are good partners in the fields!"

"But what's going on? I heard they are very gentle and very good to humans, and wouldn't harm humans or livestock at will. Is it the one that ate our cattle and sheep?"

The crowd exclaimed.

Many of them had also heard of this frog phantom beast.

They are good helpers for farmers.

With it, it can command other frogs to help catch pests.

It can be said that with such a frog guarding the place,

the entire village doesn't have to worry about the existence of pests in their crops.

Hearing Chen Xuan say that the culprit behind their missing cattle and sheep was the Field King Frog before them,

they were even a bit incredulous.

"Everyone, look at its belly!"

Seeing the puzzled looks of the crowd,

Chen Xuan pointed to its belly.

At this moment!

The Field King Frog was timidly holding its own eyes.

It wanted to run away, but the butterfly dancing in the sky locked onto it.

As a phantom beast, it could feel the aura of that butterfly, which was more powerful than itself.

Moreover, it felt as if something in its shadow had locked onto it,

making it unable to move.

The Field King Frog perceived it correctly.

When it jumped out of the mud,

Chen Xuan's Obsidian Shadow Gamma had already locked onto it.

Once it made any unusual movement, it would attack it.

"Its belly?"

Hearing Chen Xuan say this,

the crowd's gaze was drawn to the Field King Frog's belly.

They saw the Field King Frog's body was obese,

and its belly was round and bulging.

"I understand, it's pregnant!"

"Heavens, no wonder it had to swallow our cattle and sheep!"

"I heard the Field King Frog's fertility is extremely low!"

"When pregnant, it needs to swallow a large amount of food to replenish energy!"

"To prevent the child it finally conceived from miscarrying."

An elder stood out.

He was the village chief of Saint Dragon Village.

He knew everything about this magical phantom beast.

Once, many villages felt proud because they possessed a Field King Frog.

It was a capital for showing off.

However, because of its extremely low fertility, they became fewer and fewer.

Even almost extinct.

"So, everyone understands now!"

"Everyone's cattle and sheep were swallowed by this Field King Frog!"

"They've been eaten and won't come back!"

"Beating it to death won't do anyone any good!"

Saying this, Chen Xuan stopped.

"I have a proposal!"

"What proposal?"

The crowd was puzzled.

Seeing that the crowd's interest was piqued,

Chen Xuan continued.

"Everyone's cattle and sheep were eaten and won't come back!"

"How about this, let it help our Saint Dragon Village remove pests to atone for its sins, how about that?"

Chen Xuan said.

"Atonement, good!"

"Little Xuan's method is very good!"

"We'll forgive it for eating our cattle and sheep; from now on, it will work for our Saint Dragon Village!"

The crowd laughed.

The Field King Frog had always been a good partner for their farmers.

It swallowed their cattle and sheep for the sake of its unborn child.

They didn't have the heart to kill it either.

Chen Xuan's proposal was just right.

"Wait, but Little Xuan!"

"This Field King Frog is of a very high rank, can you tame it?"

Someone exclaimed.

"That's right, the Field King Frog is the King of the Fields; it is said that upon reaching adulthood, it is at least Silver-rank!"

The crowd was shocked.

In fact, they didn't know that the Field King Frog could reach at least Gold-rank upon reaching adulthood.

Hearing their words,

Chen Xuan didn't answer immediately.

He just smiled, turned to the Field King Frog, and asked: "Field King Frog, are you willing to serve our Saint Dragon Village from now on and atone for eating the villagers' cattle and sheep?"

"Croak, croak!"

Hearing Chen Xuan's words, the Field King Frog nodded frantically.

How could it dare to disobey? This human was more powerful than it had imagined.

It knew that if it showed even a hint of unwillingness,

it would be killed by those two phantom beasts that had locked onto it. ===== CHAPTER 37 =====