Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 1267: Chapter 520: Poison King and Insect King! Rank Skills!

Simple Skills. Compared to the latter five Skills that could be understood at a glance, even if their skill levels were terrifyingly high, Su Ping was in no rush to examine them. Instead, he focused all his attention on the very first Skill.

"Gu King?" he thought.

He had actually seen a similar skill before. It belonged to none other than Old Sha. It was his *Wolf King Majesty*, though he wasn’t sure if the two were related.

Instantly, the skill’s Ability emerged:

[Gu King (Beginner): A special Rank Skill that can only be mastered after undergoing an extremely cruel and unique Breeding selection process. It provides a slight, comprehensive enhancement to all of the user’s Skills! Additionally, it exerts a mild suppressing effect on other fighting Gu Worms.

At the same time, it is the prerequisite for the special Positional Skills ’Insect King’ or ’Poison King’. As long as it completes more Gu King struggles and claims the title of Gu King multiple times, it can devour the Abilities of other Gu Worms based on its own aptitudes to evolve into the ’Insect King’ or ’Poison King’.]

"Hmm?" Su Ping murmured, his eyes slowly narrowing.

Alongside him was Zhu Hong, who had also mastered the Eye of Truth. However, Zhu Hong’s reaction was much greater than his. Everyone present clearly heard a sharp gasp, which came exactly from Master Zhu.

"Positional Skills!"

Zhu Hong’s exclamation attracted the attention of quite a few people, including Su Ping. Relatively speaking, though, Su Ping could already guess a bit, returning to that same example: Old Sha! But strictly speaking, he had never encountered a situation like this before either.

"Master Zhu, what are Positional Skills?" Qin Xiaoxue timely asked the question on everyone’s behalf.

Zhu Hong nodded. "Positional Skills are a special type of skill within a certain Domain. This Position Class is rarely recorded in the Dragon Nation or even in various other Human Beastmaster Countries.

"The reason is simple. These skills cannot be cultivated artificially by a Breeder.

"No matter how many resources or methods are used, it is incredibly difficult for a Pet Beast to master such a skill. To grasp this skill, aside from a one-in-a-billion chance, only the cubs of certain high-tier Pet Beasts have a chance to inherit a portion of it.

"This is also why some forbidden zones ruled by Ferocious Beasts remain absolutely impenetrable."

No one interrupted him. After a brief pause, Zhu Hong continued.

"As for the effects of Positional Skills, just as the name implies, within a certain Domain, they exert immense suppressive power over other Pet Beasts of the same Domain.

"This suppression is different from the Energy suppression of Domain Skills. It is a much more special effect! It is like a dual suppression on both the genetic and Spirit levels! At the same time, it provides decent buffing Abilities for the user.

"More often than not, when Pet Beasts with such Positional Skills face enemies without them, the advantage is practically overwhelming!

"Of course, obtaining this type of skill is far too rare. Moreover, a Beastmaster’s Pet Beasts are usually not restricted to a single type, so while these skills are formidable, they often come with significant limitations.

"Generally speaking, among Positional Skills, those aligned with Elemental Attributes are naturally more powerful. However, mastering a Rank Skill within an Attribute is simply too difficult. Rumor has it that even among Legendary Pet Beasts, only a minority possess them."

Speaking of this, Zhu Hong seemed to recall something and looked toward Su Ping. "By the way, during the wars of the Ancient Tribes in Ancient Times, the Flame Venerable should have possessed a Fire Element Rank Skill, and the grade of that Rank Skill wouldn’t be low! However, the historical knowledge recorded by the Dragon Nation in this regard isn’t very extensive.

"After all, in today’s world, there aren’t many Pet Beasts or Ferocious Beasts that have mastered powerful Positional Skills and hold massive influence. The most famous one should be the old Wolf Lord of the Wolf Country in the Great Prairie to the Northwest.

"However, I don’t know much about him either. I haven’t been to the Northwest much. If you’re interested, you can go to the Northwest and meet Lord Wolf Saint."

Su Ping understood. At this moment, he finally realized the origin of the "Ten Thousand Bird Faith" and "Fire Totem" that Little Fire had been constantly rambling about regarding its main body. In that case, the one belonging to the Flame Venerable was probably of an exceedingly Advanced Level.

He just didn’t know what that equally legendary Wolf Lord was like. But now, Su Ping completely understood what Old Sha’s *Wolf King Majesty* actually was. Was it also a type of Position Class? He recalled the time Old Sha faced Qin Xiaoxue’s Woodhead, where the latter showed almost no resistance against the *Wolf King Majesty*.

However, *Wolf King Majesty* seemed somewhat different from the true Positional Skill, *Wolf King*. He wondered if Old Sha would have the chance to further advance this Ability when his strength increased and Evolution occurred in the future.

"So, this Gu King trial from the Five Poisons Cauldron gave this spider a Positional Skill?" Liu Fuhai belatedly looked at the Weaving Gray Spider in surprise. He felt a bit of pity, as if thinking it was far too much of a waste to bestow such a miraculous and powerful skill upon such an inconspicuous Weaving Gray Spider.

Zhu Hong didn’t mind. He looked at Su Ping. "Su Ping, you can guide the Weaving Gray Spider’s Evolution more toward the Poison Type. If it can acquire the Positional Skill title of ’Poison King,’ that should be better than ’Insect King,’ right?"

Su Ping shrugged. "There’s no rush for that. I’ll take some Time to look through the Evolution data for this type of Pet Beast, and I’ll carefully consider it then. Ultimately, the Poison Type isn’t as common as other Elemental Attributes. An Insect Pet Beast, on the other hand, might be more helpful to me."

Zhu Hong nodded with a sigh. "Hmm... That makes sense too. But speaking of which,

"If the effects of the Five Poisons Cauldron were made public, I’m afraid many Breeders across the entire world would cast their gazes over here. I really don’t know how Situ Feng managed to forge it back then.

"For the Holy Master of the Five Poisons to have had the chance to vie for supremacy in the world back in the day, he truly was extraordinary."

"Let’s forget about that. For an irreplicable treasure like this, it’s better not to let others casually covet it. It’s best to keep a low profile and make a fortune quietly." Su Ping hastily hugged the Five Poisons Cauldron to his chest. Gone was his previous stance of almost melting it down after being poisoned by it; he now looked entirely like Ge Langtai.

His appearance made Zhu Hong scold him with a laugh. "Don’t be so stingy. Never mind outsiders, but I know some Beastmasters in the Dragon Nation who command insect pets as well. If the Gu King struggles with this thing become a bit more stable, you could even use it to turn a profit. Positional Skills are specialized and limited yet immensely powerful. At the same time, doing this would also be considered boosting the nation’s strength."

These words made Su Ping’s eyes light up slightly. Truth be told, Master Zhu’s reasoning was completely flawless.

For one, Poison Saint Liu Niang possessed these kinds of poison insect Pet Beasts. Of course, the ones belonging to her esteemed self probably wouldn’t be able to participate in the Gu King struggle since their Realm was too high, but she likely knew quite a few Beastmasters of this type. Aside from earning concrete money and resources, wouldn’t this also create opportunities for him to research Poison Insects, the Gu King, and the further utility of the Five Poisons Cauldron?

Thinking of this, Su Ping nodded. "It’s feasible. I’ll try to arrange it after I get back. I’ll also find more places to conduct experiments to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Saying this, Su Ping patted the body of the Weaving Gray Spider. It was furry and not particularly hard. Although Su Ping still couldn’t get used to its appearance, looking at it more gave it a sort of ugly-cute charm.

Pondering for a moment, Su Ping opened his mouth to speak. Although Old Sha wasn’t showing any signs of entering the Emperor Level yet, he had just barely reached the Monarch High Rank. However, he still had to plan for the future. As family, Old Sha’s Evolution was no less important than that of his own Soul Contract Contracted Beast. And this new understanding of Old Sha’s Rank Skill sparked a great deal of curiosity in Su Ping.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask about the Great Prairie, the Wolf Lord’s "Heavenly Wolf" Race, and Old Sha’s father, the Green Cliff Heavenly Wolf King, an incident occurred.

An indescribable, thunderous BOOM echoed loudly from a short distance away. Even the earth, and the entire valley itself, trembled as a result.

Everyone looked up in confusion, turning their gazes toward the source of the deafening sound. It was none other than the mountain peak where they had just parked the Jiao Long.

Before Su Ping and the others present could process what exactly was going on, Long’er’s voice rang out from Su Ping’s satellite phone.

"Breeder Su, an unexpected situation occurred on our end! The Jiao Long has sustained damage, and the extent of the damage is currently uncertain!"