Beast Taming Patrol

"Qiuqiu?!"

"Qiuqiu, wake up!"

Clutching the unconscious Qiuqiu, Lin Su's expression was full of concern and outrage.

He didn't even know what had exactly happened.

Originally, seeing the two guardian beasts each starting to diligently comprehend the Rule Power, Lin Su had also confidently begun his own meditation.

However, not long after starting the meditation, he felt Qiuqiu's unprecedented emotion of fear through the bond of their Guardian Beast Contract.

When he ended his meditation state and opened his eyes, he saw that Qiuqiu was already in a state of unconsciousness.

Everything had happened in an instant, and Qiuqiu hadn't even had the chance to tell him what had happened.

Damn it!

What exactly was the problem?

Lin Su carefully sensed Qiuqiu's current state through their Guardian Beast Contract until he was sure that apart from being unconscious, Qiuqiu wasn't experiencing any other issues, and he let out a slight sigh of relief.

"What's wrong with the little one? What happened to the little one?"

The originally immersed in the comprehension of the second tier of the ladder, Su Qing felt Qiuqiu's emotional fluctuations and immediately forgot about the Rule Power, anxiously asking about the situation.

Only it was allowed to bully its little buddy!

"Brother Lin, what's happening?"

Not far away, Lu Ziye, hearing the commotion, also paused his craftsmanship and jogged over. "What's wrong with Qiuqiu?"

"Whew..."

Lin Su exhaled a deep breath of murky air, forcibly calming himself from his anxiety.

While he soothed Su Qing through telepathy, informing it about Qiuqiu's current condition, he answered Lu Ziye, "For now, it seems that Qiuqiu has fainted due to unknown reasons. I'll wait until it wakes up and then ask about the specific situation."

As he spoke, Lin Su carefully placed Qiuqiu into the Beast Taming Space to speed up its revival.

"Ding~"

As Qiuqiu's figure disappeared, the Dark Qilin Crystal that had yet to be pocketed fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Only then did Lin Su notice the existence of this crystal.

"Eh, this is an eighth-level resource, right?" Lu Ziye immediately recognized the crystal's extraordinary nature, a hint of surprise on his face. He didn't dig deeper but chuckled and said, "Since Qiuqiu is not in much trouble, I'll get back to my work. Brother Lin, if you need any help, just let me know."

With that, he quickly jogged back to continue his work at the forge.

Lin Su nodded slightly, then bent down to pick up the Dark Qilin Crystal from the ground, falling into contemplation.

Although he hadn't noticed what exactly had happened to Qiuqiu before.

But Qiuqiu had always been trying to comprehend the dark-type Rule Power, especially after Su Qing passed the first tier of the ladder.

And for now, to comprehend the dark-type Rule Power, it could only rely on this Dark Qilin Crystal.

Therefore, Lin Su had reasons to believe that Qiuqiu must have come into contact with this crystal before it fell unconscious.

Could the crystal be related to Qiuqiu's fainting?

Just as Lin Su was pondering the connection between the two, a voice as if existent and nonexistent appeared in his ear.

"You, lad, seem to have annoyed quite a few, haven't you?"

"Rong Zun?!"

In an instant, Lin Su recognized the identity of the voice's owner, surprise and astonishment appearing in his eyes.

If he remembered correctly, Rong Zun had mentioned when he first entered the battlefield that the other five major sects would also send people to supervise, so he wouldn't contact Lin Su actively.

"What do you mean by offending others?" Lin Su couldn't help but lower his voice and ask.

"To be targeted by an immortal rank while you're at Grandmaster level, isn't that enough?" Rong Zun joked audaciously.

Hearing this, Lin Su's expression changed drastically in a moment, "What? Immortal rank?!"

"Seems like you didn't know, eh?" Rong Zun's voice carried a hint of strangeness, "An immortal rank of the dark-type has hidden a sliver of consciousness in that eighth-level resource you're holding in your hand."

Lin Su's hand trembled, and the crystal in his hand fell to the ground quickly.

His expression grew ever more solemn.

Dark Qilin!

He hadn't reacted before.

Only now did Lin Su realize what had just happened.

Without needing to think, Qiuqiu's unconsciousness was surely caused by the Dark Qilin.

Was the Dark Qilin targeting him?

No, it shouldn't be.

It couldn't have foreknowledge, how could it know the crystal would end up in his hands?

It must have been when it was shattered by the claw of the twelve Commanders that the sinister being secretly lodged its consciousness in the crystal.

It was a mere coincidence that he had exchanged for it.

This crafty creature!

Lin Su couldn't help but clench his teeth.

Currently, Qiuqiu was just a commander rank; even if facing only a sliver of the Dark Qilin's consciousness, it had no chance of resisting.

This made Lin Su's heart, which had just settled, hang in the balance again.

Was Qiuqiu really just unconscious?

Could there be other dangers that he hadn't noticed?

"Don't be nervous." Seeing how frightened Lin Su was, Rong Zun chuckled, "That creature's consciousness has already been shattered by this old man. Your beast was merely stunned by the aftereffects of our altercation, it's not a big deal."

"That's good, that's good." Upon hearing Rong Zun's words, Lin Su truly let go of his worries.

Then, a thought suddenly struck him, and his expression changed again.

The Dark Qilin... it didn't say anything it shouldn't have, did it?

Its consciousness followed him from Blue Star to Shenwu and was shattered by Rong Zun, so it definitely couldn't pass the information back to Blue Star.

But on this side, Rong Zun had directly confronted the Dark Qilin. If during that process the Dark Qilin had said anything, his secret of crossing between two realms might be exposed!