Chapter 361

Not only Su Yang, but other beast-taming specialists in the emergency squad frequently carried out missions across the major base cities in the southwest, yet most of them had never seen a space-type ferocious beast with their own eyes.

Moreover, a ferocious beast egg with imperial-level growth potential is indeed a great treasure to the Southwest Military Department!

The strongest warrior in the southwest, Qin Pengcheng, is merely a King-level beast-tamer.

King, then Emperor—only after King comes Emperor!

Doesn't he want this Void Wandering Spirit?

He definitely wants it.

"Now, I'm giving him to you!" Qin Pengcheng solemnly placed the ferocious beast egg into Su Yang's hands, "I hope you'll make good use of its power."

"I will!"

"Sign the contract!"

"Alright!"

Qin Pengcheng patted Su Yang's shoulder, forcing a faint smile, then opened the door and stepped out of the room.

As he left the room, he also closed the door behind him.

Su Yang stared at that door with some confusion.

"Old Qin is reluctant to let go!" Yao Xing took a drag of his cigarette and sighed.

"Then why doesn't General Qin take it himself?"

"He has no confidence!"

Su Yang shook his head. "I don't think General Qin is the type of person lacking in self-confidence!"

"I might as well tell you the truth—it's not exactly a secret; many veteran beast-tamers in Changwu City know this." Yao Xing paused, gazing out the window at the sky, "Back then, Old Qin lost one of his own beasts—that incident still affects him. Add to that, this ferocious beast egg is extremely valuable; we truly paid a heavy price to obtain it… Also, don't be fooled by how powerful space-type ferocious beasts seem—they're incredibly hard to raise. Raising one might take decades, even a century. Qin Pengcheng is old now—he's no longer suitable!"

Conventional beast rearing, besides combat training, requires feeding the beast with ferocious beast cores of the same attribute.

It also requires specialized nutrient solutions tailored to each beast attribute to accelerate growth.

The ingredients of these nutrient solutions are extremely complex, belonging to the specialized field of beast rearing science.

In this dangerous world overrun by ferocious beasts, to help beast-tamers raise strong and excellent beasts, beast rearing science—one of the major branches of ferocious beast studies—has grown into a vast discipline!

Based on beast morphology, beast rearing science is further subdivided into three major branches: Animal-type, Element-type, and Plant-type beast rearing.

Based on beast attributes, it further splits into over a dozen sub-disciplines: Fire, Water, Earth, Wood, Wind, Lightning, Ice, and more.

Some specialties have even been refined to focus on specific species, such as those dedicated to breeding Black-Feathered Wind Hawks, Cut-Metal Mantis, and Azure Cloud Eagles.

In the Precious Pavilion, there are nutrient solutions specifically developed for Azure Cloud Eagles!

They say the effects are excellent—better than ordinary nutrient solutions for Flying-type or Wind-type beasts—but the price is also much higher!

As for nutrient solutions specifically designed for space-type beasts, none exist on the market.

Even if you could find them, without the backing of a powerful faction, no ordinary person could afford them…

Su Yang now understood all of Qin Pengcheng's concerns.

First, he feared he couldn't control an Emperor-level beast, rendering all prior efforts useless.

Second, he feared his lifespan was too limited for slow growth progress.

With his strength, Qin Pengcheng surely possessed beasts with King-level growth potential.

What he should be doing now is finding ways to raise his King-level beast to Emperor-level, becoming an Emperor-level beast-tamer and extending his lifespan.

Not waste time raising an extremely difficult Black-Iron Low-Grade space-type beast to Emperor-level!

"Of course, don't feel too much pressure!"

"No pressure!"

"Good, then let's begin!"

"Yes!" Su Yang glanced at the long knife strapped to Yao Xing's waist. "Captain, could I borrow your knife?"

"Here!"

Yao Xing didn't ask why—he simply handed the knife to Su Yang.

Drawing the blade, it was snow-white, resembling a ferocious beast's tooth.

He placed his finger against the edge and slashed with all his strength; after a dull resistance, his skin split and blood seeped out.

The Earthquake Bear with the Immortal Golden Body talent was not invincible.

Its defense, too, had its limits.

"Damn kid, your skin's thick!"

Yao Xing muttered.

Su Yang smiled, then solemnly smeared his blood onto the Void Wandering Spirit egg.

A formation appeared beneath his feet; he extended his hand and used his mind to sense the life within the eggshell.

The young Void Wandering Spirit offered little resistance and accepted the contract.

A sharp "crack" echoed as the eggshell split open.

A gray mist rose from inside the eggshell.

The mist coalesced, lingering, insubstantial, appearing unreal.

But Su Yang knew—this was the Void Wandering Spirit.

He checked the Void Wandering Spirit's loyalty—it was only 80.

Even though Su Yang hatched it and was the first thing it saw, the loyalty was only eighty—quite low indeed.

Emperor-level potential beasts truly aren't easy to control!

Still, for a beast with such immense potential and a proud temperament, Su Yang had a secret trick!

At that moment, the system notification chimed:

"Ding~ Congratulations, Host! You've signed your fifth satisfactory beast—mission completed!"

Su Yang quickly said in his heart: "Pause reward distribution!"

Yao Xing sighed as he saw the black mist: "So it's a Void Wandering Spirit! Indeed extremely rare! There have never been more than a few in all of Huaxia's history!"

Su Yang asked curiously: "Didn't the team leader know this was a Void Wandering Spirit before?"

"Of course not—we only knew it was a space-type ferocious beast with roughly Emperor-level potential!" Yao Xing laughed. "This ferocious beast egg wasn't discovered by us—we took it by force!"

"Where did you take it from?"

The Southwest Military Department was already the strongest power in Huaxia Federation's southwest.

For them to intervene and seize something, it must have required considerable effort—this was exceedingly rare.

It couldn't have been an open internal conflict, could it?

"Ahem!" Yao Xing coughed, pointing southwestward: "Our neighbors… don't go spreading this around. We covered our tracks perfectly back then."

"Understood! Understood!"

Su Yang nodded rapidly.

"Go back now!" Yao Xing walked out the meeting room door, tea cup in hand. "I'm going to check on Old Qin."

Su Yang stared at the Void Wandering Spirit—it floated before him, without eyes or mouth, merely a gray mist.

Su Yang retracted it into his Beast Taming Space and left the Southwest Military Department.

He boarded a military vehicle and departed Wucheng; the Storm Eagle carried him beyond Wucheng's borders to a desolate place.

Only then did Su Yang release the Void Wandering Spirit.

He extended his hand; the Void Wandering Spirit slowly drifted closer and pressed against his palm.

The Void Wandering Spirit existed in a semi-corporeal state, somewhat similar to a Mist Concealment Demon.

It felt soft and cool, like a cluster of clouds, yet his hand could not pass through it.

Perhaps this was the origin of its name—"Wandering Spirit."

Su Yang whispered to the Void Wandering Spirit: "Little one, since you're now my pet beast, let me give you a gift."