Global Beast Mastery: Only I Can See the Hints

Mousie used [Mimetic Illusion] to project an image of Little Gold, making it appear alongside the real Little Gold. Following the direction Charles pointed out, both of them unleashed [Liquid Metal Spray] without hesitation.

In an instant, [The First Bronze Puppet Creature], which resembled a spider, displayed its impressive reflexes and attempted to dodge swiftly. However, Charles had been interfering with it from the front the entire time.

The two massive front legs of [The First Bronze Puppet Creature] were enveloped in liquid metal. Within just a few breaths, the cooled metal solidified completely, locking the joints in place and rendering them immobile.

However, aside from those two massive front legs, [The First Bronze Puppet Creature] still had six remaining spider legs that could move freely, maintaining a formidable combat capability. Even an average Level 6 Beast Master would struggle against it at this point.

Unfortunately for [The First Bronze Puppet Creature], its opponent was Charles!

With the power of [Divine Domain] enhancing his abilities, Charles observed that when Little Gold's [Liquid Metal Spray] restricted [The First Bronze Puppet Creature]'s movement, the creature instinctively attempted to channel more power from its core to break free.

At that moment, Charles keenly sensed the exact location of its core!

"Now, I just need to unleash my strongest attack on the core and see if I can deal a devastating blow!" Charles's thoughts were crystal clear he had been controlling the tempo of the battle from the very beginning.

After all, [The First Bronze Puppet Creature] was merely a puppet. It wasn't a true Level 7 Beast Master; it lacked intelligence, the ability to strategize, and independent thought.

The next moment, the [Black Gold Long Knife] in Charles's hand began to tremble slightly. This was due to the continuous infusion of four different elemental energies into the blade.

At the same time, [The First Bronze Puppet Creature] seemed to sense the immense threat emanating from Charles's weapon. It launched a fierce attack in an attempt to stop him.

But Charles had already anticipated its movements. With his heightened perception from [Divine Domain] and the speed boost from [Moon Riding Wind], he moved like a phantom, effortlessly evading the strikes of [The First Bronze Puppet Creature]'s spider legs one after another.

Then, in a swift slide maneuver, Charles closed in on [The First Bronze Puppet Creature]'s abdomen, locked onto the core's location, and unleashed a point blank strike a [Black Gold Knife Glow] imbued with four elemental energies!

A sharp, grating sound echoed through the air as the energy infused attack clashed against [The First Bronze Puppet Creature]'s sturdy defenses. Though it struggled to penetrate at first, the relentless force of the four element [Black Gold Knife Glow] gradually broke through, slicing deep into the creature's body and striking its core directly.

In the next instant, [The First Bronze Puppet Creature], which had been attacking with full force just moments ago, suddenly froze. Then, as if someone had flipped its power switch off, it ceased all movement and collapsed to the ground, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.

As the dust settled, Charles slowly emerged, still gripping the [Black Gold Long Knife] in his hand. His face showed no signs of excitement only contemplation. He glanced at his weapon with a hint of dissatisfaction, lost in thought.

When this scene appeared on the mirror outside the secret realm, everyone's mouths dropped open in shock especially He Xinshan, who had just been so certain that Charles was overestimating himself.

He had never imagined that a mere Level 4 Beast Master could defeat The First Bronze Puppet Creature, which possessed the strength of a Level 7 Beast Master, in such a short amount of time!

If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, He Xinshan would have thought something like this could only happen in a fictional superhero movie.

Miles and Nathaniel were just as stunned.
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As the Emperor of Genosha, Miles was well versed in the nature of the various puppet creatures within the secret realm. He knew that as long as the core of a puppet creature was damaged, the creature would cease functioning.

However, from the moment the battle began to its conclusion, the entire encounter had lasted no more than a minute at most, forty seconds.

And within these mere forty seconds, Charles had managed to eliminate a First Bronze Puppet Creature that was on par with a Level 7 Beast Master?!

If it had been an ordinary Level 6 Beast Master in his place, they probably wouldn't have even been able to locate the puppet's core, let alone breach its defenses in such a short time.

What made it even harder for Miles to accept was that Charles didn't even seem fully satisfied with his attack.

His expression suggested that he was still contemplating how to push his offensive power even further.

Is this how the mind of a true genius works?

Miles took a deep breath, forcing himself to remain calm.

Charles wasn't the first person to directly defeat The First Bronze Puppet Creature, but he was undoubtedly the fastest.

Miles slowly lifted the crown in his hands and placed it upon his head.

He still had some things to take care of otherwise, Charles might find himself in serious danger.

Without further hesitation, Miles swiftly pulled out a Bronze Division token and began to operate it.

At the same time, the downed First Bronze Puppet Creature began to undergo a strange transformation its outer surface slowly shifting in color as streaks of crimson emerged.

Noticing this abnormality, Charles immediately heightened his vigilance, preparing for another round of battle.

However, under Miles' control, the red hue on the puppet's body gradually faded, and the wound on its abdomen started to heal at a slow but steady pace.

"It seems that even after its abdominal core is destroyed, The First Bronze Puppet Creature undergoes further transformations… If anything, it's likely to become even stronger," Charles thought quickly, piecing together the cause of the puppet's changes.

As one of Genosha's trump cards, simply possessing the strength of a Level 7 Beast Master would have been too weak this creature must have been intentionally restrained for the purpose of the trial.

While Charles was still lost in thought, the ground beneath The First Bronze Puppet Creature slowly cracked open and swallowed it whole.

In its place, a towering Bronze Division stone tablet, over a meter tall, emerged from the earth.

It was engraved with several lines of text.

Charles, still gripping his Black Gold Long Knife, did not lower his guard.

He cautiously approached the tablet step by step.

Only when he clearly saw the words inscribed on its surface did he finally relax.

It appeared to be a ranking board of sorts, engraved with several names. From bottom to top, the list read:

[Fifth Place: Bai Fei – Completion Time: 59 seconds – Rank: Level 6 Beast Master]

[Fourth Place: Bai Beishan – Completion Time: 50 seconds – Rank: Level 6 Beast Master]

[Third Place: Bai Lang – Completion Time: 58 seconds – Rank: Level 5 Beast Master]

[Second Place: Ezra – Completion Time: 41 seconds – Rank: Level 5 Beast Master]

[First Place: ____ – Completion Time: 38 seconds – Rank: Level 4 Beast Master]

To Charles' surprise, Ezra's name was on the list ranked second.

His teacher had defeated The First Bronze Puppet Creature in 41 seconds, despite only being a Level 5 Beast Master at the time.

However, the first place name slot was left blank, clearly waiting for Charles to fill it in.

"This feels a little weird… Maybe Ezra sensei wasn't in peak condition back then? Yeah, that must be it. Otherwise, there's no way he wouldn't have been even faster."

Charles mulled it over for a moment before stepping forward and inscribing his name.

[First Place: Charles – Completion Time: 38 seconds – Rank: Level 4 Beast Master]

"Bai Fei, Bai Beishan, Bai Lang… Those all sound like names of past emperors of Genosha. This ranking board must have been around for a long time… I never expected that I'd actually take first place."

But there was no thrill of victory or sense of accomplishment in Charles' heart. If anything, there was a faint sense of disappointment.

There were simply too few true geniuses in Genosha.

Still, once the Genosha Royal Secret Realm trial ended, Ezra would be taking him to The Haunted Marsh to search for Wind Dew. Would he finally get the chance to meet stronger opponents then?

Maybe even the ones Cuny had mentioned those prodigies who had awakened from their long slumber, waiting for their elemental energies to reach their peak?

The thought of battling against the greatest talents across eras quickly dispelled his disappointment, restoring his calm. In fact, he even felt a spark of anticipation.

Just as Charles was about to leave, the Bronze Division stone tablet suddenly trembled.

A small opening appeared at its base, and an object dropped from within.

[Sea Essence Mithril (Orange Quality): A rare metal that only exists in the boundless ocean. How it found its way to Genosha remains a mystery. It can be used to craft various equipment and tools that enhance water element Beast Masters. Although its base quality is orange, the highest grade of equipment it can be forged into is only purple quality.]

At first glance, Charles' eyes lit up with mild interest.

But the moment he saw the last sentence in the description, he lost all enthusiasm instantly.

"Purple quality equipment? Might as well not have anything at all it's useless." Charles muttered to himself.

Without a second thought, he casually tossed the Sea Essence Mithril over his shoulder.

The fist sized piece of metal was immediately snapped up by Little Gold, who swallowed it in one gulp.

Now that it had some metal to feast on, Little Gold became even more energetic. It wagged its tail excitedly and ran up to Charles, rubbing its head furiously against his leg clearly begging for more.

"Alright, alright. I'll give you more if we find any later. Let's keep heading up the mountain there should still be plenty of trials ahead. And the Fire Spirit Pearl should be up there too."

Charles crouched down, gave Little Gold a few pats on the head, and then resumed his ascent.

What he didn't realize, however, was that his seemingly casual action had once again left the officials outside the secret realm along with Miles, the Emperor of Genosha completely dumbfounded.

"Anyone who makes it onto that ranking board receives an orange quality reward. That piece of metal Charles just threw away it was clearly orange quality… And he just fed it to his mystical beast?!"

Someone in the crowd gasped in disbelief.