Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1154

1154. Chapter 1149 Development of Shadow Penetration (Two in One)

The Ice Spirit was gone, but the barrier it had cast remained. Most importantly, it could actually float in the air.

She knew a bit about the former, where a pet disappeared but its skills remained, but she had never heard of the latter, where a pet could still float in the air despite disappearing.

What kind of skill was this? Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, realizing no similar skills could come to mind. She gathered her thoughts and said,

“Break it open.”

“Xunxun!”

Little Xunbao raised his claws, and a rich white light instantly condensed, slashing fiercely at the barrier.

The ice barrier remained unscathed, not even a crack.

“Xunxun!”

Little Xunbao cried out, expressing his admiration for the ice’s strength.

Qiao Sang frowned slightly at this, then remembered something and looked up.

The sky was dark, and the lightning had decreased considerably, but it continued to fall.

The translucent protective barrier had vanished with Peng Jiamei’s departure.

“Boom!”

A thick yellow lightning bolt struck the ice barrier, but only a few ice chips fell, no sign of cracking.

The pets still in the sea emerged, gazing hungrily at the sky, but made no further attack.

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao cried out, opening its mouth. A terrifying burst of fire energy gathered within.

“Don’t attack,” Qiao Sang intervened.

“Ya Ya?”

Ya Bao closed his mouth, a puzzled expression on his face, and cried out.

Qiao Sang explained, “This ice barrier was cast by Zha Bing Ling. We shouldn’t be able to break through the defensive abilities of an emperor-level pet at this point. If we forcefully attack the barrier, the abilities will explode within it, and we might be injured.”

“Zha Bing Ling has been transported away by Peng Jia Mei, so he can’t do anything to us right now. On another level, we’re actually safe here.”

“Mo Mo,”

the Dragon King outside the barrier cried out confidently, confirming that with him, you’ll be safe even if you come out.

As he spoke, he raised his claws, condensing a silvery-white light, and slashed fiercely at the barrier.

“Sizzle…”

Like scratching at an impenetrably solid crystal, the dragon’s claws didn’t break the ice barrier, leaving only a few claw marks.

The Dragon King fell silent.

As expected… Qiao Sang thought.

Even if the Dragon King was an emperor, the barrier left by an emperor-level pet wouldn’t be easily pierced.

“Xunxun?”

Little Xunbao glanced at the claw marks and called out, asking what we should do now.

Qiao Sang looked at it and said, “Try teleporting out first.”

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao called out, his eyes flashing blue.

Then the blue light faded, and he shook his head.

“Try shadow penetration,” Qiao Sang said again.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao immediately activated his energy.

A black hole appeared out of nowhere.

Little Xunbao dove into it.

The next second, a black hole appeared outside the barrier.

“Xunxun!”

Little Xunbao poked his head out, took in the scene outside, and cried out in surprise.

At that moment, a loud rumble erupted in the sky.

Startled, Little Xunbao quickly dove back into the black hole.

At the same moment, a black hole appeared within the barrier.

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao emerged, patting his chest with lingering fear. He exclaimed, convinced his beastmaster was right; it was indeed safer inside.

It seemed the barrier restricted spatial movement, but not shadow penetration… Qiao Sang understood what was going on, pondered for a moment, and asked,

“Can you manipulate other targets besides yourself through the black hole?”

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao paused, then shook his head.

He hadn’t tried it before.

Qiao Sang immediately said, “Then let’s try.”

She remembered from the information she’d read that when Shadow Penetration reached a certain level of proficiency, not only could attacks be deflected through the black hole, but any living being could be deflected as well.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao nodded, then cast the black hole spell.

Qiao Sang reached in.

Another black hole appeared out of thin air outside the barrier, but no hand emerged from it.

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao gave a look of “It doesn’t work,” shaking his head.

The black hole vanished.

Qiao Sang said nothing, instead channeling his consciousness into the Beast Taming Codex, quickly flipping to Little Xunbao’s page and frantically adding points to Shadow Penetration.

Soon, his Shadow Penetration proficiency rose from Great Mastery to Perfection.

Qiao Sang’s consciousness returned to reality and said,

“Try again.”

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao called out, channeling his energy.

The black hole reappeared.

Qiao Sang reached into it.

At the same time, a black hole appeared outside the barrier.

Raindrops fell on his hand.

Qiao Sang felt the sudden chill on his hand, froze for a moment, and looked beyond the barrier.

A slender hand suddenly emerged from the black hole outside the barrier.

“Ya Ya!”

“Xunxun!”

Ya Bao and Little Xunbao shouted excitedly.

“Xunxun~”

After the excitement wore off, Little Xunbao put his hands on his hips, raised his head, and beamed with pride.

He was a genius.

Success… Qiao Sang took a deep breath, calmed his accelerated heartbeat, and stretched out his hand.

The black hole vanished.

It seemed that only Perfect Shadow Penetration could transfer living things. With this ability, he and Yabao could exit this barrier at any time… But now, only one hand had emerged. We’d have to try again… With this in mind, Qiao Sang cautiously said,

“Try again. This time, Qingbao will go through.”

Qingbao had the ability to float. If his entire body could successfully exit, he wouldn’t fall back down once outside.

“Xunxun~”

little Xunbao called out, casting a black hole.

Qingbao, with a docile expression, drifted toward the black hole.

The next moment, another black hole appeared outside the barrier.

“Qingqing!”

Qingbao’s body floated out of the black hole. Seeing the surrounding scene, his eyes lit up, and he looked at his beastmaster and cried out happily.

Qiao Sang felt completely at ease upon seeing this. He said, “Come back first.”

Qingbao slipped into the black hole and returned to the barrier.

Qiao Sang wasted no time.

“Hurry! Now that Zha Bingling is gone, these pets can’t attack us. This is a perfect opportunity to get the Binghuan Crystal.”

After a pause, she added, “Leave the double behind.”

If something happened outside while Xiao Xunbao was trying to retrieve the Binghuan Crystal, the double could be used to assist in the deflection.

“Xunxun~”

Xiao Xunbao understood his beastmaster’s intention. His eyes lit up, and he channeled his energy.

An identical Night Ring King suddenly appeared nearby.

Then, a black hole appeared out of nowhere.

Just as Xiao Xunbao was about to dive into the black hole, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and called out,

“Xunxun?”

What should we do with the ice sculptures?

Qiao Sang was silent for two seconds. “Take as many as you can before Zha Bingling returns,”

meaning to take the ice sculptures as well.

“Xunxun!”

Little Xunbao called out with a serious expression. He turned, took a deep breath, puffed out his lips, and plunged into the black hole without hesitation.

…

Under the sea.

Little Xunbao puffed out his lips and darted out of the black hole with a fierce momentum.

The few Zhashuima from earlier were no longer at the bottom of the sea.

Little Xunbao glanced around, and upon finding no pets nearby, his momentum waned.

He then glanced at the mountain of crystals nearby and the thousands of ice sculptures ahead. Remembering his beastmaster’s words, he removed the rings from his ears, paws, and neck and threw them upward.

Five golden rings suddenly formed a circle, floating in the air, slowly growing until each was about ten meters in diameter before finally coming to a complete stop.

Little Xunbao teleported above the rings, his eyes glowing blue.

At the same time, the surrounding mountain of crystals and thousands of ice sculptures, controlled by an invisible force, floated in the direction of the five rings and entered them…

…

High in the sky.

“Thunder!”

Arcs of electricity crackled from Tingbao’s body, striking the surrounding barrier.

Even the thunder in the sky couldn’t split this barrier, so how could this tiny arc of electricity possibly do that… Qiao Sang internally complained,

“Stop it! Conserve some energy. We’re safe here for a while now.”

“Thunder…”

Tingbao stopped discharging.

Suddenly, the sea began to churn, followed by a loud boom and a sudden explosion.

Several pets, each with numerous white stripes, emerged from the water. “

Zha Shui Ma…” Qiao Sang recognized the pet below at a glance.

“Zha!”

“Zha!”

Several Zha Shui Ma looked upwards and roared simultaneously.

Invisible sound waves rippled out.

“Zha!”

Then, a roar echoed from afar.

Qiao Sang’s face changed slightly.

The tone and momentum of the voice were unmistakable, unmistakable Zha Bingling’s.

Didn’t Peng Jiamei take the Zha Bingling far away? He could actually hear her voice right here…

As the thought flashed through his mind, he felt an intense sense of weightlessness, accompanied by the whistling of a strong wind and the cries of Qingbao and Tingbao.

The entire ice barrier was falling at high speed.

A flash of white light passed by.

The Dragon King lifted the entire barrier on his back.

“Momo,”

the Dragon King said with a look of “I’m here, no problem!” He curled his lips and called back handsomely.

However, the moment he turned around, he saw neither human nor animal within the barrier. He shuddered, stunned, and exclaimed,

“Momo?!”

Where are the people?!

A few dozen meters away, a black hole appeared out of nowhere.

Yabao, Qiaosang, Lubao, and the others emerged from it.

“Momo…”

The Dragon King breathed a sigh of relief.

So people are here…

With that, he turned sideways and, with a look of disdain, threw the massive barrier into the sea.

Fortunately, he had the foresight to have Xiao Xunbao leave behind a stand… Qiao Sang turned to look at the stand and praised,

“Well done.”

“Xunxun~”

the stand called out, signaling a basic operation.

Qiao Sang looked down at the few scumbag water beasts.

They were stunned, clearly not expecting anyone and their pets to escape the ice barrier.

“Mars shower,” Qiao Sang said slowly.

These water and ice-type pets emerged from the sea one after another. Besides the Water Whistling Turtle, the Sea Thunder Beast, the Poisonous Garbage Thorn Horse, and these scumbag water beasts, there might be many other water-type pets lying in ambush below.

The best way to quickly resolve this battle was to blast them all out at once.

Without a word, Yabao raised his head slightly and opened his mouth. A red ball of energy imbued with destructive energy burst from his mouth, transforming into a magnificent beam of fire that rose high into the sky.

“Bang!” It exploded.

A rain of fire fell.

The dark sky suddenly lit up a brilliant crimson.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

Countless streams of fire rained down upon the sea, blasting the water and sending sprays soaring high into the air.

The pets in the sea screamed in agony, those that had dove in and dove back in, though those that had just dove were still quickly ejected by the rain of fire.

Qiao Sang suddenly had an idea and looked at Tingbao, saying,

“Discharge electricity into the sea.”

“Tingting…”

Tingbao didn’t think he could make a difference, but he obeyed his beastmaster’s command. Yellow arcs of electricity appeared on his body, and he continued to charge into the sea.

The tiny yellow arcs suddenly amplified their power upon contact with the water-soaked pets, sending many screaming and wailing in agony.

Soon, one wild pet after another fainted in the sea,

including some species never before seen.

After the rain of fire subsided, the pets in the sea fainted. A wounded Water Turtle emerged from its shell, cast an angry glance toward the sky, and then plunged back into the sea, disappearing.

Just when Qiao Sang thought the situation was almost resolved, a sudden, bullet-like shower of water droplets erupted from the sea.

The force of the shower was so intense that it reached a height of hundreds of meters.

“Qingqing!”

Qingbao puffed out his lips, and an unusual gust of wind swept through him, sweeping away the water droplets cascading downward.

However, the water droplets’ onslaught was so intense that they seemed undeterred, continuing their upward trajectory.

Instantly, countless droplets were within three meters of Yabao.

Qingbao’s pupils constricted.

But then, a powerful gust of wind suddenly arose, scattering the attacking water droplets.

Qingbao froze for a moment, then turned to look.

“Steel Chief.”

Gangbao flapped his wings and called out to it.

“Qingqing!”

Qingbao cried out with a serious expression, then transformed into the wind and merged with the gust of wind.

The wind suddenly became spiritual, swirling and blowing down all the water droplets that were rising from the surrounding area.

The water droplets fell into the water, exploding into a burst of water.

The next moment, a blue light suddenly appeared, and a thick blue beam rose straight up from the sea and rushed into the sky.

It was so fast that it arrived under Yabao without even blinking.

At the same time, a deep black hole tore through space, appearing without warning in the beam’s path.

The blue beam completely sank into it and disappeared, as if it had never appeared.

The black hole slowly closed.

The double on Yabao’s back disappeared.

Then, a black hole appeared, and little Xunbao emerged from it.

“Xunxun?”

Little Xunbao looked towards the sea and cried out, wondering why the fight had started again.

Qiao Sang didn’t answer, but asked, “Did you get it?”

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao nodded.

It took all the ice crystals on the seabed, but didn’t know if there were any SS-level ones among them.

Qiao Sang was pleasantly surprised and said, “Let’s go first.”

There were obviously powerful pets in the sea. Now that she had the things, there was no need for her to stay and face unknown dangers.

Dragon King: “???”

Are you not going to wait for its beastmaster?

Immediately, the Dragon King remembered the scene of Michaela abandoning it, and the hesitation in his heart suddenly disappeared.

If you don’t want to wait, then don’t wait!

“Wait!”

The Dragon King shouted.

I will protect you and leave!