Chapter 252: Didn't Pass?

This was the extremely proud Azure Eagle Beast. To tame it, I climbed the towering mountain peak, personally killed a Cave-Opening Realm serpent to serve as its dinner, and even fetched snow water to bathe it...

Even so, this creature only agreed to accompany her for the assessment, not to submit.

And now, after a beating, it bows its head...

Especially its expression—fawning, ingratiating... What the hell is this?

Mo Yu felt a tightness in her chest, and the whole person didn't feel well.

This was her savage beast, which had already promised to submit, yet now it was lying at someone else's feet, full of flattery. She was so frustrated she could hurt internally.

Zhu Jinhuang and Zhou Xuan, who had been so confident just moments ago, now looked as if they had been slapped, their faces twisted, on the verge of tears.

A beating and it willingly submits?

Are my eyes deceiving me?

"You two..."

Just as she was fuming, she saw Miss Mo Yu's icy face turn to them, her teeth grinding: "Was it you who said... he couldn't tame it?"

"I..."

Zhu Jinhuang and Zhou Xuan both trembled.

Just now, they had advised Miss Mo to let the Azure Eagle Beast out for him to tame, thinking it would embarrass him, never dreaming of this outcome.

"Miss Mo, don't worry. I think the Green Eagle Beast is just pretending to surrender because it's been beaten too hard. It will definitely counterattack later..."

Twitching the corner of his mouth, Zhu Jinhuang quickly said.

"Yes, yes. A beast of the Green Eagle's strength already has its own intelligence. It must be pretending to be weak because it knows it's no match for this guy, then looking for a chance to take revenge..."

Zhou Xuan also said.

But before he finished speaking, a commotion arose from the crowd. He hurriedly looked over and saw Zhang Xuan drip a drop of blood into the beast's throat.

The contract process was already complete.

Chirp!

The contracted Green Eagle Beast lay contentedly at Zhang Xuan's feet, rubbing its head against his clothes like a lazy cat that had just been fed, full of dependence on its master.

"So this is what you call pretending to surrender and counterattacking?"

Miss Mo Yu's face flushed with anger as she kicked them, sending both tumbling twice.

Who has ever seen someone pretend to surrender and willingly sign a contract?

Who has ever seen a beast seeking revenge with such an expression?

Miss Mo Yu felt her breath quicken, her lungs about to burst.

Why did she believe these two and give the Green Eagle Beast to that guy to tame?

Now that the contract was signed, even if she wanted to take it back, she couldn't.

Her heart was filled with anger, but also with shock.

How exactly did he do it?

He had carefully watched the entire process of the other party taming it moments ago: provoking the Azure Eagle Beast into rage, then giving it a thorough beating, standing close and whispering something, patting it a few times... After that, the Azure Eagle Beast's attitude changed—from its earlier fury to fear and excitement, and then... it submitted!

Could it be...

Exactly!

It must have something to do with what he said!

Otherwise, how could its attitude change so quickly?

But... what exactly did he say that made the Azure Eagle Beast, which had been furious enough to want to kill him, change its attitude instantly?

"See, didn't I tell you? This is Senior Zhang Xuan's technique—the Beat-the-Beast Taming Method. Any wild beast, once beaten by him, will willingly submit!" Yun Tao laughed heartily.

Weren't you doubting just now? Now you've seen it with your own eyes!

"A single beating made the Azure Eagle Beast submit..."

"But this is Miss Mo Yu's wild beast—how is that possible?"

"I don't get it either. We've tried beating wild beasts before, and it always ended in failure. How does a beating from him make it submit?"

...

The others were also dumbfounded.

Especially the three beast tamers—each felt their head spinning.

Using brute force on a wild beast and giving it a good beating—that wasn't something no beast tamer had ever tried. But far from gaining the beast's submission, such actions only enraged it, causing it to starve itself to death.

Examples of such failures were numerous; even they themselves had experienced them.

That was why, when Yun Tao mentioned it earlier, they hadn't quite believed him. Who would have thought... it was actually true!

Zhang Xuan gave it a beating, and this wild beast really did submit...

Was this still the proud, unruly Azure Eagle Beast that soared through the clouds?

Why did it now look like a lapdog, so pathetically fawning?

Still unable to believe it, they saw Zhang Xuan, who had just finished signing the contract, walk over: "Hall Master Feng, two beast tamers, have I passed now?"

"This..."

Hall Master Feng snapped out of it: "Ahem, not so fast. We need to test its loyalty to see if you've passed!"

Although the Azure Eagle Beast appeared to have submitted, they still needed to test it—first, for fairness, and second, to see if the beast was truly sincere in its submission.

If it wasn't sincere, flying at high altitudes could be very dangerous.

"Go ahead and test!"

Zhang Xuan looked unconcerned.

He had absolute confidence in this Azure Eagle Beast.

Of course, it wasn't as the crowd had seen—that a beating made the creature yield.

When it attacked him, a book had formed in his mind. Having read just one page, Zhang Xuan understood the beast's weakness.

Then, taking advantage of the situation, he said a few casual words and injected his purest true qi into the other's body, helping to purify its bloodline. With the carrot and stick approach, it was hard not to submit.

His Heavenly Dao true qi had a tremendous effect on the advancement of savage beasts, capable of purifying their bloodlines in a short time. No savage beast could resist.

Either be killed, or follow him and increase strength...

Even the dumbest savage beast would make the right choice.

Compared to bloodline advancement and increased strength, so-called delicacies and flattery meant nothing—they were utterly weak.

Buzz!

Beast Tamer Lu brought over the Heart-Questioning Crystal and began testing the Azure Eagle Beast before him.

Zhou Xuan and Zhu Jinhuang had also stood up again and returned to Princess Mo Yu's side.

"Miss Mo Yu, rest assured. Even if a contract was signed, so what? The Azure Eagle Beast was subdued by force; its loyalty is definitely poor—at most 31!"

"If it's only 31, and Miss is at 30, it's not impossible to tame it back later!"

The two comforted her.

Although complete taming was more profound than initial taming, the difference between loyalty 30 and 31 was negligible. As long as they fawned over it later and prepared plenty of good things, it was hard to guarantee the Azure Eagle Beast wouldn't turn against him.

A savage beast only recognizes one master in its lifetime—that's for humans.

Legend had it that some powerful beast tamers could make a beast pet turn against its master with just a few words, even if a contract had been signed.

There were also some powerful beast tamers who could tame others' beast pets.

Not to mention anything else, hadn't the Azure Eagle Beast previously tamed Miss Mo Yu? How did it turn against her?

Since it could turn against her and submit to this Zhang Xuan, it wasn't impossible for it to turn against him again.

"At most 31?"

Miss Mo Yu's anger had not yet subsided.

"Yes, how much loyalty can be gained from taming through beating? Need you ask..."

Zhu Jinhuang sneered, but before he could finish, he felt his arm tighten.

"What's wrong?"

Turning his head, he saw it was Zhou Xuan pulling him.

"Look..."

Zhou Xuan's lips trembled.

Following the direction of his finger, Zhu Jinhuang took one look and the words he wanted to say got stuck in his throat again; he felt like crying.

Not far away, on the Heart-Questioning Crystal, a line of text slowly emerged.

The Azure Eagle Beast's loyalty to this Zhang Xuan was displayed on it—45!

Complete taming, the highest level...

Dead silence.

Everyone around had their mouths wide open.

In fact, not only they thought so, but others also believed that forcing the Azure Eagle Beast to submit through beating would result in very low loyalty. Yet, who would have thought it directly reached 45!

This was the highest loyalty of complete taming, something countless beast tamers who lived and ate with savage beasts day and night couldn't achieve... and he achieved it by beating it once...

Everyone felt their worldview had been completely overturned.

"So, this counts as passing, right?"

Seeing 45, Zhang Xuan was not surprised. He smiled slightly and looked at Hall Master Feng.

"First round, theoretical examination, completed without errors in debate. Second round, easily tamed the Azure Eagle Beast, and loyalty reached 45..." Hall Master Feng nodded. "I now announce that Zhang Xuan has passed the examination and officially becomes a one-star beast tamer!"

Seeing that he had passed, Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

With the identity of a beast tamer, he could ride flying savage beasts for free from now on...

"Hold on..."

Just as Hall Master Feng finished speaking, a voice rang out.

"What is it, Beast Tamer Mo?" Hall Master Feng looked over.

The speaker was Miss Mo Yu, standing to the side.

She was now an official beast tamer, so addressing her as Beast Tamer Mo was a sign of respect.

"I have an objection. I think he did not pass the examination and is not qualified to become an official beast tamer!"

Miss Mo Yu stepped forward and said.

"Oh?" Hall Master Feng frowned.

"To qualify as a beast tamer, one must tame a savage beast stronger than oneself. Although this Zhang Xuan did not reveal his exact cultivation level just now, the fact that he easily defeated the Azure Eagle Beast shows that his strength is definitely greater than it—he has probably reached the peak of the Tongxuan Realm!"

Miss Mo Yu sneered coldly. "In other words... he tamed the Azure Eagle Beast, but only tamed one weaker than himself. He should not pass!"

"This..."

Hearing this, Hall Master Feng hesitated.

Indeed, that was the case.

To take the beast tamer examination, one must tame a beast stronger than oneself. Zhou Xuan, Zhu Jinhuang, Yun Tao, and the others had all followed this rule.

This Zhang Xuan had mainly used physical strength in the fight just now, not revealing his exact cultivation level, but since he could easily defeat the Azure Eagle Beast, he must be stronger than it... According to normal procedure, he was not qualified to become an official beast tamer.

"You say... taming one weaker than oneself doesn't qualify one to become an official beast tamer?" Zhang Xuan looked over.

"Yes!" Mo Yu snorted.

"Then if... this Azure Eagle Beast is not at the Tongxuan Realm but at the Half-Step Grandmaster Realm, would I pass?" Zhang Xuan said.

"Naturally!" Mo Yu nodded.

Although she didn't know his exact strength, she knew he definitely hadn't reached Half-Step Grandmaster.

"That's good then..."

Nodding, Zhang Xuan turned to look at the Azure Eagle Beast not far away. "Alright, it's your turn!"

"Chirp!"

With a cry, the Azure Eagle Beast's tall body suddenly surged upward, and a powerful force exploded within it in an instant.