Beast Taming Patrol

Accompanied by a mild tremor, the transport carrying Lin Su and his party along with the top echelons of the Holy Alliance gently touched down.

Along the way, the high-ranking members of the Holy Alliance had offered a belated welcome to Lin Su and colleagues, creating an atmosphere that was quite harmonious.

However, once the transport had landed and the cabin door opened, everyone's faces took on a more serious expression.

During the journey, Lin Su had also clarified the situation.

The Holy Alliance had agreed to a bet duel to determine the ownership of the secret realm, but the details of the duel could not be entirely at the discretion of the Kingdom of Water.

The two sides needed to negotiate first.

Stepping out of the cabin one by one, the Alliance's staff were already waiting to receive them and take them straight to the location for the meeting.

It was an exceptionally tall conference room.

Although the interior of the conference room contained numerous technological products, the building material was not some kind of alloy but a special material produced by an oceanic beast.

This special material maintained an abundance of water-attributed supernatural energy, making it extremely friendly to oceanic beasts.

Upon entering the conference room, everyone soon saw the envoy from the Kingdom of Water.

There were three beasts in total, with the leader being an Emperor-tier existence, while the two beside it both exuded the aura of a Monarch-tier.

The Emperor-tier beast had a long body like that of a Jiaolong, covered in dark blue scales, each scale adorned with a raised crease that shimmered with a cold light under the illumination.

Atop its head was a single horn, within which a black light flowed and flickered, exuding an extraordinary presence.

It seemed that this beast had used the Talent Skill Shrinking to reduce its body to about ten meters in size, but even so, its calm gaze over the crowd still brought a strong sense of oppression.

"That is a high-level Emperor-tier of the Water/Dark dual systems, the Nightmare Sea Dragon," Tang Cui explained in a hushed voice to Lin Su, "This type of oceanic beast is one of the most powerful in the ocean, especially in the lightless deep-sea regions. Its Talent Skills include..."

Lin Su listened attentively to Tang Cui's words while carefully observing the Nightmare Sea Dragon.

Soon after Tang Cui finished, Lin Su's gaze turned to the two Monarch-tier beasts beside the Nightmare Sea Dragon.

They were two beasts from the same species, and their physical characteristics surprised Lin Su.

They had an upper body similar to that of humans, scale-free, with only critical areas covered in scales, and a long fish tail as their lower body.

Their ears were structured like fish fins, yet they had sea-blue hair that resembled human hair, with delicate and beautiful features that perfectly matched human aesthetics.

"Water/Spirit high-level Monarch-tier species, the Sea Singers," Tang Cui glanced at them, his expression slightly serious, "This species doesn't have many Talent Skills, but each of them is very practical. Not only do they possess the highest-tier mental ability Heart Tide, but also the advanced hypnosis Talent Skill Charming Heart Whispers."

Lin Su nodded slightly.

The racial data of these oceanic beasts was rarely seen even on the continent of Shenwu.

This was because, within the continent of Shenwu, oceanic beasts resided in an area called the Endless Sea, rarely appearing within the Eastern Extreme Domain.

While Lin Su and his group were still whispering among themselves, the negotiations between the Holy Alliance and the Kingdom of Water had already begun.

"I am Adams, the president of the Guardian Beast Co-operation Association of the Holy Alliance." A middle-aged man with golden hair and blue eyes stepped forward calmly, gazing steadily at the Nightmare Sea Dragon.

The formidable presence of the Nightmare Sea Dragon was impressive, but it could not intimidate him, given that he himself was an epic Beast Tamer.

What he was wary of was not the beast in front of him but the immortal-tier behind it.

"A bet duel to decide the ownership of the secret realm is not in question," Adams began unhurriedly, "however, we have some objections regarding the content of the bet duel. In our human faction, Beast Tamers and their beasts are one, and I believe that during the bet duel, the Beast Tamers should be allowed to fight alongside their beasts."

"Human, don't play these little tricks," a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in the eyes of the Nightmare Sea Dragon as it opened its mouth full of fierce teeth, "Although we of the Kingdom of Water rarely appear, we are not ignorant of Guardian Beast Co-operation. Allowing your Beast Tamers and beasts to fight together is acceptable only if..."

"If what?" Adams's eyes showed a touch of surprise.

He had not really expected the other side to agree to this, but one must always try.

He did not expect that the Nightmare Sea Dragon would give any indication of yielding.

"Unless you are willing to bet duel across a tier, with Master-level fighting against Monarch-level, Hall-level against Emperor-level, and as for Epic-level... heh heh," laughed the Nightmare Sea Dragon.

Upon hearing the words of the Nightmare Sea Dragon, everyone fell silent.

The increase in normal energy values for a beast when advancing from one growth tier to the next was extremely terrifying.

Guardian Beast Co-operation could level the playing field within the same tier, allowing same-tier Beast Tamers to dominate over beasts, but it did not imply that it could empower Beast Tamers to fight across tiers.

If the bet duel proceeded according to the Nightmare Sea Dragon's suggestion, the Holy Alliance would lose all three matches.

"Hmph!" Adams's expression showed a slight displeasure, "Even so, as Beast Tamers we can still command our beasts from a distance, harnessing their formidable strength."

"Then I'll be looking forward to it," the light of battle sparkled in the eyes of the Nightmare Sea Dragon, "By the way, for the Emperor-tier bout, I will personally take action."

As it spoke, the Nightmare Sea Dragon no longer concealed its aura, and the awesome force spread like a tidal wave, sweeping over everyone present.