Chapter 8

A cross radiating with tremendous light slammed into several snake-type phantom beasts flicking their tongues.

Shadow Gamma transformed into a black shadow and lunged at the other Sharp-Tooth Mud Snakes.

The next moment!

Crack-crack-crack!

Rumble-rumble-rumble!

All of the dozen-plus Sharp-Tooth Mud Snakes collapsed.

"We've got snake soup tonight!"

Chen Xuan, grinning broadly, found something to pack those Sharp-Tooth Mud Snakes into.

The flesh and blood of phantom beasts contain tremendous nourishment.

Beast Tamers who eat them can enhance their own Taming Power.

Taming Power!

In other words, the Beast Tamer's ability to command phantom beasts.

Beast Tamers, just like phantom beasts,

are ranked from Black Iron, Bronze, Silver… all the way to Sacred.

A Beast Tamer can generally only command phantom beasts of a lower rank than themselves.

Once they try to command a phantom beast of a higher rank, the Shoukeneng Society phantom beast may refuse to obey orders.

That is extremely fatal.

Once a phantom beast disobeys the Beast Tamer's commands in battle,

it may trigger a life-threatening danger.

…

"Hmph hmph hmph"

humming an old pop song,

Chen Xuan headed home with his phantom beasts.

….

Very soon!

Chen Xuan returned to Holy Dragon Village.

The village bustled with people coming and going.

They plowed and planted.

It looked like a paradise on earth.

And indeed it was.

This Holy Dragon Village was cut off from the world.

The villagers inside were all ordinary farming folk.

They simply had no ability to venture outside.

The village's food and shelter were basically self-sufficient!

Only once a month would travelers go outside and bring back some clothing.

"Big Brother Chen, you're back?"

"Did you go catch phantom beasts again?"

Chen Xuan had just walked back home!

A girl of about twenty, smiling curiously, looked at Chen Xuan.

Her name was Hearing Gu Li.

Previously, her face had been cursed by a strange phantom beast.

She had always worn a veil.

But just a few months ago, it had suddenly healed.

The girl's personality also became cheerful.

And from that day on, everyone knew the Holy Dragon Dojo had reopened.

As the final dojo master, Chen Xuan once again tamed phantom beasts.

Other children in the village, when they had free time, would also be sent here to learn about phantom beasts from Chen Xuan.

"Mm, just went out!"

"It's this little fellow!"

A flash of light.

A tiny fairy timidly hugged Chen Xuan's trouser leg, looking at Hearing Gu Li before her.

"Wow, so cute!"

Girls all like cute things.

Seeing the Harvest Fairy's appearance,

Hearing Gu Li excitedly cried out.

However, when she tried to go over and hug the Harvest Fairy,

she met with tremendous resistance.

"Stingy!"

This left Hearing Gu Li no choice but to pout in annoyance.

"What, did you need something?"

Seeing how timid little Fairy Fengshou was and how angry Hearing Gu Li was.

Chen Xuan just smiled.

He said nothing.

"Right, the reason I came over this time is to ask you about that…."

Although Hearing Gu Li had always lived in the village,

she longed for phantom beasts as well.

So, sometimes she would come find Chen Xuan to learn about matters concerning phantom beasts.

Last time, after her face suddenly healed,

she no longer had a shadow over her regarding phantom beasts.

Instead, she was full of curiosity about those phantom beasts.

She longed immensely for mysterious things.

"Right, Brother Chen, you said last time—was it the Holy Dragon showing its spirit?"

"I heard that long ago there was a Holy Dragon in our village, and that's why our village has this name!"

Hearing Gu Li recalled the legends from the village of old!

"Right, they say back then the Holy Dragon was the phantom beast of the master of your very dojo!"

"Haha, maybe that Holy Dragon is still hiding inside your Holy Dragon Dojo!"

Hearing Gu Li said it as a joke.

"Mm, it's possible—otherwise how do you explain the things the villagers in the village saw!"

Hearing Hearing Gu Li's words, Chen Xuan also smiled.

Last time, when the Holy Dragon hatched,

all sorts of guesses sprang up in the village, all saying it was the Holy Dragon showing its spirit.

Of course!

They had not turned their attention to Chen Xuan of the Holy Dragon Dojo.

Many years had passed, and everyone had already forgotten what the Holy Dragon looked like.

Who would have thought that the small figure beside Chen Xuan was the Divine Dragon!

"Hahaha, I was only joking. Thank you for your teaching, Brother Chen. I should head back for a meal—I'll come again when I'm free!"

"Bye-bye!"

"Mm, bye-bye!"

After bidding Hearing Gu Li farewell!

Chen Xuan walked into the courtyard behind the Holy Dragon Dojo.