Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1151

1151. Chapter 1146 Under the Sea (Two in One)

Proficiency wasn’t a problem. Little Xunbao had been using Shadow Penetration to move around, and his proficiency had already reached peak perfection, allowing him to instantly penetrate distances of around ten thousand meters… Qiao Sang said,

“You can give it a try. Little Xunbao has been practicing this skill lately, and his proficiency has improved considerably.”

She didn’t specify his current proficiency level; after all, achieving peak proficiency in such a short time with a super-level skill was a bit of an exaggeration.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao nodded, confirming his intent.

Mikala smiled and said, “Then give it a try.”

She winked at Peng Jiamei.

Peng Jiamei understood and looked at Little Xunbao, her eyes gleaming blue.

Little Xunbao blinked.

Suddenly, he felt his mental energy sink into a vast, boundless space.

It felt vast and comfortable, as if this space belonged to him.

“Xunxun…”

Almost instantly, Little Xunbao was absorbed in it.

“Punpun,” Peng Jiamei called out.

Little Xunbao finally came to his senses.

“Now try to sense the Piaoxue Lion’s location,” Mikaela instructed. “Use your mental power. You’ll notice a mark within the vast sea of your mind. That mark tracks the Piaoxue Lion’s location. Simply sense it.”

“Xunxun!”

Little Xunbao called out with a serious expression, his eyes alight with a blue glow.

Qiao Sang, standing by, wasn’t the least bit worried. Little Xunbao was the most capable learner of all her pets, and she was confident he’d be able to sense it quickly.

“Xunxun!”

Sure enough, before long, little Xunbao let out an excited cry, indicating he’d sensed it.

“It’s already sensed it,” Qiao Sang translated.

“Next, keep sensing the Piaoxue Lion’s location. When its coordinates stop moving, you should have reached the location,” Mikaela said.

“Xunxun!”

Little Xunbao called out, understanding, and continued sensing the coordinates of the mark’s movement.

Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something and asked, “If Little Xunbao just reaches out with his claws, wouldn’t it be difficult to get the Binghuan Crystal? That’s the territory of the Zha Bingling. From what Piaoxueshi just said, there are a few Zha Shuima there. The Piaoxueshi might not be able to get close to the Binghuan Crystal at all. Besides…”

At this point, Qiao Sang paused before continuing, “Little Xunbao’s claws are still short.”

“Qingqing,”

Qingbao nodded, agreeing.

Little Xunbao was so focused on tracking the coordinates of the mark that he didn’t hear the words.

Mikala said calmly, “The Piaoxueshi will appear next to the Binghuan Crystal. At least, it appeared when the Night Ring King first cast Shadow Penetration.”

Qiao Sang was stunned. “Why?”

She sensed a hidden meaning in Teacher Mikala’s words.

Mikaela didn’t answer, but instead asked, “How long did it take from the appearance of the Zha Bingling to the battle and then its departure?”

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said, “I didn’t pay attention to the exact time, but it should have been less than ten minutes.”

Mikaela then asked, “How long did it take the Piaoxue Lion to lead us here?”

Qiao Sang recalled, “It seems to be around twenty minutes.”

Mikaela stopped talking and just stared at her quietly.

The Piaoxue Lion had entered the sea shortly before the Zha Bingling appeared. It took about twenty minutes to get here and another twenty minutes to return, not counting the time it took to dive to the bottom of the sea. With such a long time, it was impossible for the Piaoxue Lion to appear so soon after the Zha Bingling left… A series of thoughts flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind, and she was stunned.

“There’s something wrong with the Piaoxue Lion!” There’s

something wrong with the

Piaoxue Lion! She had never imagined that the Piaoxue Lion, who had only given her an S-grade Binghuan Crystal, would have such a problem!

Gaining trust with an S-grade Binghuan Crystal? Isn’t the cost a bit too high?

No, it looked like Piaoxueshi was trying to lure them somewhere. If they had actually entered the seabed just now, something would have happened, and the S-grade Ice Crystal would have naturally returned to Piaoxueshi’s hands.

Piaoxueshi wouldn’t have been so bold on its own. Forget about Yabao and the others; it must have sensed the power of Peng Jiamei and the Dragon King. Yet, it did it anyway. Who gave it the courage?

Qiao Sang barely gave it a second thought.

A name suddenly popped into his mind—Zha Bingling!

S-grade Ice Crystals are extremely rare, but for Zha Bingling, whose territory is Wanbing Island, it’s probably nothing.

No wonder she’d said it was so easy to find, and Piaoxueshi was willing to give it away.

Ice-type pets should be very sensitive to ice-type materials. Even if they don’t recognize them, they should know they’re beneficial.

He’d thought Piaoxueshi was captivated by Lubao’s charm, but he hadn’t realized it was all a conspiracy to get them into the sea!

Mikala said calmly, “That’s true, but it’s true it took out an S-rank Ice Crystal. Following it gives us a chance to find more.”

Qiao Sang said admiringly, “If you hadn’t been here, I would have been tricked by the Snow Lion and followed it into the sea.”

Mikala suppressed a smile and said, “No, it was precisely because I was here that you thought nothing serious would happen, so you let your guard down and let yourself be fooled. If you were out there alone, you’d definitely be much more cautious.”

It was true. With someone close by, her acumen had decreased significantly… Qiao Sang reflected on herself.

“Steel Chief…” Steel Treasure also reflected.

After the two of them exchanged praises, Little Xunbao suddenly showed excitement and called out,

“Xunxun!”

The Snow Lion didn’t move!

Qiao Sang and Mikala exchanged a glance.

“The shadow has penetrated near the Snow Lion,” Qiao Sang said.

“Xunxun!”

Little Xunbao, with a serious expression, called out, channeling his energy.

Then, a black hole almost its own size appeared before them.

Little Xunbao raised his claws and slowly reached into the black hole.

“Qingqing?”

At this moment, Qingbao seemed to let out a cry, seemingly inadvertently, asking if Piaoxueshi was a bad guy, would it pull Xiaoxunbao over directly from the other side?

It had just listened to the entire conversation.

“Xunxun?”

Bad guy? Pull over? Xiaoxunbao quickly retracted his claws, showing an expression of “what’s going on” and cried out.

“It’s like this…” Qiao Sang repeated the suspicious points about Piaoxueshi.

“Xunxun!”

Xiaoxunbao’s eyes widened, and he quickly put his claws behind his back and cried out, indicating that if he stretched out his claws, what would happen if Piaoxueshi pulled his claws over?

Qingbao watched this scene with a smirk.

Qiao Sang comforted him, “No, it wants us to go underwater, and it’ll definitely reward us with plenty of sweet treats. Besides, it doesn’t know how we obtained the Ice Crystals yet. It wants to know what we’re going to do, so it’ll do what we told it to do.”

“Most importantly, you control the Shadow Penetration. If you sense something’s wrong, just make it disappear.”

Mikaela’s expression was appreciative, and Qiao Sang understood her meaning perfectly.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao perked up at the last part, a look of “I’m ready,” he said, raising his paw and reaching for the black hole.

…

Meanwhile,

on the seafloor,

the Piaoxue Lion sat tensely beside a pile of Ice Crystals, as if he’d done something wrong, not daring to move.

“Trash!”

“Trash!”

Several Zhashuima discussed with discontent.

“Trash,”

suddenly, a voice filled with impatience called out.

The Zhashuima instantly quieted down, looking up at Zha Bingling, who was nestled among the ice sculptures.

Each of these ice sculptures resembled an exquisite work of art, some large, some small, full of vivid and exquisite beauty. If one were to admire them one by one, it was easy to see that they were essentially based on pets, as if the pets had been transformed into ice sculptures and placed there.

Piaoxueshi began to tremble.

“Trash?” Zhashuima called out, looking at Piaoxueshi.

“Piaoxueshi!” Piaoxueshi nodded repeatedly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a small black hole suddenly appeared beside him.

Piaoxueshi didn’t notice, but Zhabingling did. He smiled and called out,

“Trash!”

Piaoxueshi turned to look at the black hole, startled, and instinctively tried to run to the side.

But just then, a piercing icy air struck.

Before Piaoxueshi could move, he turned into an ice sculpture and remained where he was.

Several Zhashuima, unfazed by this scene, simply stared at the black hole and engaged in a heated discussion:

“Trash!”

“Trash!

” “Trash!”

Zhabingling’s smile faded as he cried out, “You’re all so noisy

!” and called out, “Trash!”

The Zhashuima fell silent again.

One of them approached the black hole, ready for battle.

At that moment, a small, gray claw cautiously reached out from the black hole.

Zha Shui Ma, standing nearby, was startled for a moment, then, with a look of “Finally, you’re here!”, she opened her mouth, ready to pull the claw’s owner from the other side of the black hole.

“Zha Zha!”

Just as Zha Shui Ma opened her mouth, Zha Bing Ling, above her, called out.

“Zha Zha…”

Zha Shui Ma didn’t dare ask further questions, and instead picked up a nearby Ice Huan Crystal and placed it next to the gray claw.

The gray claw probed left and right, but its claws were too short, unable to reach

the ice crystal. “Zha Zha!” Zha Shui Ma cried out with disdain, then pushed the ice crystal toward her claw again.

This time, the gray claw finally reached the ice crystal.

The moment it grasped the ice crystal, it retracted with lightning speed.

The black hole vanished.

…

high in the sky.

“Xun Xun!”

Little Xun Bao cried out, retracting his claws, indicating that his claws were freezing to death.

“Ya Ya,”

Ya Bao called out affectionately.

Upon hearing this, Little Xun Bao immediately placed the claw he had just inserted into the black hole into Ya Bao’s fur, a pleased expression on his face.

“Xun Xun…”

“Did you get it?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Xun Xun~”

Little Xun Bao pulled his claw out of Ya Bao’s fur and spread it out.

A glittering Ice Crystal suddenly appeared in his palm.

Qiao Sang picked it up, held it up to the sun, and after a moment, said disappointedly,

“It’s a C-grade Ice Crystal.”

He then handed it to Lu Bao.

Lu Bao put it in her mouth and devoured it with a “crunch.”

“Xun Xun?”

Little Xun Bao called out inquiringly, asking if he wanted more.

With Peng Jiamei translating, Mikaela said,

“Take it, but this time, don’t aim next to the Piaoxue Lion, but near it. Stick your head in and see what’s going on there.”

“Xun Xun?”

Little Xun Bao cried out in disbelief.

Stick your head in?

“That’s right,” Mikala nodded. “We have to find out what’s going on over there. Right now, their attention should be focused on the area around the Piaoxue Lion. If you stick your head over there now, you shouldn’t be noticed.”

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao looked at his beastmaster, then at Tingbao and the others. Noticing everyone’s eyes on him, he couldn’t help but let out a heroic expression.

“Xunxun!”

Let’s explore!

Then, he channeled his energy.

“Wait a moment,” Qiao Sang interrupted.

“Xunxun?”

Little Xunbao paused, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked back at his beastmaster.

Mikala also glanced over.

Qiao Sang pondered,

“The enemy must have already noticed the black hole and will definitely be paying close attention. If it doesn’t appear near the Piaoxue Lion, they might turn their attention elsewhere.”

“What do you want to do?” Mikala asked.

Qiao Sang looked at Little Xunbao and said, “Can you and your double simultaneously cast Shadow Penetration?”

If they could do both, one black hole would appear next to the Piaoxue Lion to attract attention, while the other explored the seabed.

The idea was a good one, but it was too difficult to execute… Mikaela instantly understood Qiao Sang’s idea, though she doubted Night Ring King could pull it off just yet.

After all, it had only recently learned this skill. Being able to locate the ocean floor ten thousand meters below was a rare talent.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao called out, signaling it to give it a try.

Then, channeling its energy,

an identical Night Ring King quickly appeared nearby.

The two little Xunbaos exchanged a glance, then nodded, their expressions serious, their eyes glowing blue.

Instantly, two identical black holes appeared in the air simultaneously.

He could actually perform Shadow Penetration simultaneously with his Stand… Remember, this is a super-level skill… Mikaela was once again astounded by Little Xunbao’s learning ability and mastery of Shadow Penetration.

“Xunxun~”

The black hole vanished, and Little Xunbao called out, confirming his intent.

“Then have the Stand locate itself next to the Floating Snow Lion, while you locate a nearby location to check on the situation,” Qiao Sang outlined his plan.

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao gave an “I knew it” expression. He and his double sighed deeply, and their eyes glowed blue.

…

Under the sea.

A black hole suddenly appeared next to the frozen Piaoxue Lion.

Zha Bingling and several Zha Shui Ma looked over at the same time.

They didn’t notice that another black hole appeared next to an ice sculpture.

Little Xunbao puffed up his mouth, held his breath, and poked his head out of the black hole.

Thousands of ice sculptures suddenly came into view.

Inside the ice sculptures, almost all were pets, their expressions were either painful, or fearful, or peaceful, or ignorant, all frozen in the ice.

The scene in front of him was so shocking that Little Xunbao froze there, his pupils trembling violently, a strong fear rising in his heart, and inexplicably a little anger.

As his heart was shaking violently, the black hole next to the Piaoxue Lion suddenly disappeared.

At the same time, the substitute in the sky also disappeared from the spot. (End of this chapter)