Beast Taming Starts with Ground Mushrooms

Chapter 61 is even better.

Hearing the woman's words, Lin Yi was also somewhat surprised and instinctively spoke up.

"Do you know Senior Chen?"

Upon hearing this, the woman in camouflage immediately laughed: "I bet everyone in Tiannan City knows her, right? She used to be my student, but I only taught her for half a year before she was transferred to the City Lord's Mansion."

"Hello, teacher."

Lin Yi immediately called out "Teacher," and the woman smiled, handing him her identification and training manual, saying, "Lin Yi, right? I'll remember you. Keep it up. I'm sure someone who can catch Shi Qi's eye can't be bad."

"Thank you, teacher."

After receiving the training manual and identity certificate, Lin Yi followed the crowd and walked towards the mountain. A member of the Beast Taming Legion was already waiting for him.

"Hello, Ge Tianming. I will be tracking and recording your training process from now on." Ge Tianming gave Lin Yi a military salute and then shook hands.

Lin Yi nodded, and looking at the other person's upright and serious demeanor, he immediately felt a deep respect: "Hello, my name is Lin Yi, a freshman at Tiannan Beast Taming University."

"I know that once we step into this line, we can no longer speak to each other. Lin Yi, I wish you a pleasant journey." After saying this, Ge Tianming said no more and simply followed silently behind Lin Yi.

As time went by, more and more beast tamers entered the mountains, all looking at the training manuals in their hands.

Lin Yi also flipped through the manual as he walked. The manual was very detailed, but most of the text was devoted to introducing the training areas and the routes for different levels. There was also a miniature map that was more than ten times larger than Lin Yi.

"Is the training area this big? It's comparable to several Tiannan Beast Taming Universities, isn't it?" Lin Yi was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but look at Ge Tianming.

The latter, however, turned their gaze elsewhere, clearly demonstrating their organization and discipline. They were not allowed to speak to the experienced beast tamers, a strict order issued by the beast taming legion.

Furthermore, during the training period, they are not allowed to act arbitrarily. Even if the other beast dies in the training, they cannot break the rules unless the beast tamer himself is in mortal danger and can save and take it away. However, the result of acting will inevitably be that the beast tamer loses his qualification for the training.

Watching your war beasts die in battle may seem cruel, but in this world where beast taming is revered and the law of the jungle prevails, only the strong survive. Those corrupt beastmen won't offer you any guarantees.

Seeing that the other party had no intention of paying attention to him, Lin Yi expressed his understanding and began to study the manual on his own.

Unbeknownst to him, as he became engrossed in his studies, Lin Yi had already left the mountains and forests. It wasn't until the blinding morning sun shone in his face that he realized he had ventured quite deep into the heart of the mountains.

Looking up, the crowd around was extremely sparse, with only a few scattered figures in the distance, each followed by a member of the group.

Lin Yi glanced back at Ge Tianming. Thankfully, he hadn't gotten lost.

He looked up and scanned his surroundings, realizing that he had stumbled upon an open area in the middle of a primeval forest. There was a grassland all around, and in the center of the grassland was a huge claw mark, as if left by the hand of heaven.

Lin Yi approached the claw marks and looked down. He estimated the marks to be about the size of a football field and unfathomably deep. Standing at the edge of the marks, he appeared exceptionally small.

After taking a deep breath, Lin Yi's gaze instinctively swept across the distance. In the towering primeval forest, some ancient trees had collapsed, and in others, the ground had caved in. Further away, he could still see half of a mountain peak that remained standing, as if it had been smashed in half by something. Even worse, some places had been reduced to endless scorched earth. The place where Lin Yi was standing seemed to be a corner that had survived.

Without even thinking, it was obvious that this must be the epic battle that took place half a month ago. And at the end of Lin Yi's line of sight, deeper in the Southern Mountains, on a towering stone mountain, there was a deep ravine of unknown length, as if it had been smashed out by some enormous thing.

Upon closer inspection, Lin Yi felt that it resembled a dragon. Indeed, it resembled the ravines left on a dragon's body. In an instant, countless images of that night flashed through his mind.

Even the senior's battle beast couldn't easily suppress the attack that night?

Lin Yi later heard some rumors about this. It was said that on the night of the "Dragon's Roar Shakes the Heavens," Chen Shiqi single-handedly suppressed the beast kings of the multi-headed Fallen Beast Clan, turning the tide of the battle.

Pulling his thoughts back, Lin Yi stopped paying attention to these things and sat down on the ground to study the manual carefully. Half an hour later, he finally stood up and let out a long sigh.

"According to the manual, the training ground for first-tier beast tamers is due east. I just need to follow this line on the map, and at most I will encounter first-tier level three fallen beastmen."

In fact, most of them are first- or second-tier, with third-tier being rare. First-tier accounts for about 40%, while the other route is dominated by first- or first-tier fallen war beasts.

Mushroom Cub's current evolutionary form is Tier 1, Tier 2. Hunting more Tier 1, Tier 1 Fallen War Beasts would be pointless, as there would be no reward. Therefore, Lin Yi directly chose the route with the most Tier 1, Tier 2 Fallen War Beasts.

With these thoughts in mind, he began to move forward according to the map. After crossing the open grassland, ahead of him was a primeval forest that was tens of meters high. Standing outside and looking into it, he felt as if he were staring into an abyss, as if it were not a primeval jungle, but the bloodthirsty maw of a fallen war beast, waiting for him and Mushroom Boy to venture into it.

"Little mushroom, come out."

On the eve of approaching the jungle, Lin Yi summoned the little guy.

A burst of azure star patterns lit up, and a small figure emerged. It held an equally ridiculously small sword, and with its short legs, it stood on Lin Yi's shoulder, its clear little eyes constantly scanning the abyss of depravity ahead.

When Ge Tianming saw Lin Yi summon his beast pet, he frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed and typed a message on his tablet: "Battle Beast, Ground Mushroom."

Taking a deep breath, Lin Yi patted the mushroom cap on the little mushroom, and the two of them strode into the primeval forest.

The moment he stepped inside, he instinctively felt a chill run down his spine, and an indescribable feeling washed over him. Even Mushroom Boy unconsciously tightened his grip on the small sword in his hand.

Perhaps it was because the lush foliage and dense forest prevented sunlight from penetrating, but stepping inside gave one a chilly feeling, and even a strong smell of blood filled the air.

Walking through the primeval jungle, one can see bloodstains that have not yet completely dried, as well as mountains and forests that have been destroyed beyond recognition. On some huge ancient vines and trees, there are still shocking claw marks and gaps. Although it is not as exaggerated as the scenes outside, the close-up experience is still shocking to Lin Yi and Gu Zai.

"Um..." Lin Yi subconsciously turned to look at Ge Tianming: "Are you sure there aren't any Fallen Battle Beasts above Tier 1, Level 3 in here? What if there are?"

After finishing his sentence, Lin Yi added, "What I mean is, if any corrupted war beasts appear that are not listed in the training manual, you should take action, right?"

Ge Tianming remained silent, simply watching Lin Yi.

"Okay, I'll read the manual myself."

As he spoke, he flipped through the training manual again, seemingly having seen solutions to similar situations while studying it earlier.

After a short while, Lin Yi turned to that page.

[Trial Question 98]: Question: What should I do if I encounter a corrupted war beast that is far beyond my level in the trial route I have chosen?

[Answer]: Run, run as fast as you can!

"Holy crap, it's gone?"

Lin Yi was taken aback. What if he couldn't outrun him?

What's the use of this manual?

Extremely frustrated, he put away the manual and returned it to his spatial ring. He then led the mushroom cubs aimlessly deeper into the forest. This experience gave him the feeling that this was not a special training at Tiannan Beast Taming University, but the beginning of a fierce battle, a scene where beasts would truly fight to the death.

"Gu Zai, be on high alert. This is no joke. No matter what appears later, kill it. Really kill it. Remember, this is not a training exercise. This is not a training exercise."

Lin Yi subconsciously reminded the little guy, fearing that the little guy would think this was a battle with Li Qingyi's [Wolf Tiger] again. However, after the special training at Tiannan Beast Taming University, Lin Yi was not too worried.

Fortunately, there was that special training session; otherwise, if I had brought the mushrooms over for no reason, they might have become mushroom food.

As Lin Yi slowly ventured deeper into the first- and second-tier training lines...

Outside the Southern Mountains.

"Roar roar roar roar roar..."

The roars of the war beasts were deafening. From the direction of Tiannan City, six or seven thousand enormous avian war beasts tore through the void and flew towards the mountains. They were vast and mighty, blotting out the sun, and were terrifying.

For a time, the entire area outside the mountain range was in an uproar.

"The instructors from the thirty-six Beast Taming Universities have arrived."

Among the people who are most concerned about the city's training, the mentors of the Beast Taming University are naturally indispensable. There are many Beast Tamers from their respective universities in those mountains. Not only are there freshmen like Lin Yi, but also many more senior Beast Tamers. There are also quite a few third-tier, fourth-tier, and fifth-tier Beast Tamers.

Among the six or seven thousand avian-type battle beasts, more than two hundred were instructors from Tiannan Beast Taming University. Each battle beast had at least two instructors, or even more. Almost seven or eight out of ten instructors from the entire university were present, since they must have students among them. Only instructors like Tang Xinyi, who only taught freshman classes, might have zero students.

On this day, Su Guoan, Li Zhenbei, Wang Hongtao, Wang Jianghe, Li Lan and others all rushed over, along with Liu Sheng and a group of other wealthy people.

However, among those thousands of war beasts, the most eye-catching was the vine the size of a house. Although it was a spirit plant-type beast pet and did not have wings, it was indeed flying through the air.

"A plant-type battle beast, the [Void Spirit Vine]... Could it be that five-star plant-type instructor from Tiannan Beast Taming University?"

On the Void Vine, Liu Bochuan stood with his hands folded, standing out among the many instructors. Everyone else was riding avian-type battle beasts, but the old man had come on a vine, making the scene particularly comical, yet no one dared to laugh at him.

Keep in mind, that's a five-star mentor, a fifth-tier extraordinary spirit plant beast tamer, and a combat-oriented one at that. Even at his worst, he's still capable of fighting a fifth-tier beast tamer head-on.

"Old Liu, why are you, a mentor in the Spirit Plant Department, also here to join in the fun? I'm enough to keep an eye on that kid. With you here, he won't be able to act according to anyone's wishes from now on." On the flying beast, Li Zhenbei looked at Liu Bochuan.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bochuan snorted coldly: "Whose whim should I, Liu Bochuan's disciple, defer to? Yours, Old Li?"

Li Zhenbei: "What are you saying? I'm his chairman."

Liu Bochuan: "I'm still his apprentice. Even if he becomes the president of your Beast Tamer Association in the future, he will still have to call me teacher."

Li Zhenbei scoffed, "As far as I know, your position as a disciple is just a cheap one. You only took in a free-range disciple and gave him a small privilege that I wouldn't even dare to mention."

Liu Bochuan: "Who told you I only gave him a small privilege? From now on, I can give you things that your Beast Tamer Association can't."

Li Zhenbei: "Really? Then I'll have to keep a close eye on things."

Liu Bochuan: "Old Li, don't provoke me. Do you think I don't see through your little schemes? You just want me to bleed a little and add fuel to the fire in your training of 'selection students'."

Li Zhenbei: "Old Liu, you're really good at judging people. Who told you to produce so many good things over the years? So, are you going to add fuel to the fire or not?"

Liu Bochuan: "Since we're going to add more fuel, let's make it burn even brighter."

In just a few words, the two old men formed a united front. Su Guoan, standing to the side, kept his eyes closed and remained silent. He then shook his head slightly and sighed.

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at the same time.

Tiannan City, City Lord's Mansion, the top of the tallest skyscraper in Tiannan.

An elderly figure appeared on the rooftop, immediately attracting the attention of another elderly figure.

"Elder Li, what brings you to my city lord's mansion?"

"Heh, my children are undergoing trials. As their patriarch, it's natural for me to take a broader view and observe their growth. What? You, the city lord, don't welcome me?"

"What are you saying, Elder Li? How could I not welcome you? I've heard that among Elder Li's children, there has emerged a beast-taming genius of the spirit plant type? And not just any ordinary beast-taming genius?"

Upon hearing this, Li Hong smiled but remained silent, shaking his head and saying, "Haven't you already taken note? What else can be kept from you, the city lord, regarding the Tiannan Beast Taming University?"

"There's something I don't know."

Li Hong looked at the person who spoke and asked, "Oh? What is it?"

"Your prized student, the genius girl from Tiannan City, is she the only daughter of the Chen family in Qing Kingdom?"

"Some things are better left unknown."

"Alright, alright, I won't ask. I'll pretend I don't know about this star pupil. But you should at least tell me about that little guy named Lin Yi, right?"

After speaking, the other person's expression became more serious: "Old Li, you've been in charge of Tiannan Beast Taming University for almost three hundred years. I trust your judgment. There's nothing on this campus that can escape your eyes. Tell me honestly, does he really have the potential of those people from before?"

"It's even worse than that."

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashed across the other person's eyes, followed by an extremely deep gaze, and the rooftop fell silent.

Only after a long while did a faint voice resound in the deep space.

"Maybe I know what to do."

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