Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 574: Chapter 266: The Torrential Pear Blossom Sword! Qin Erlong, Who Doubted His Life!

Qin Erlong’s eyelids were twitching.

It had started when little Paperman Qian Yi had activated the third gear, and the Sword of Earth and the Sword of Fire instantly killed the frosty narcissus plant creature.

Then, the trembling spread, becoming his entire eyelid.

And now, as this indescribably abstract little Paperman activated the fifth gear, carrying the Sword Box that resembled a cannon barrel, not only Qin Erlong’s eyelid but half of his face was quivering.

Something was amiss!

Things were starting to feel off!

This was somewhat beyond his expectations and understanding!

No wonder his wife could ascend to a Holy Spirit while he had been stuck here for so many years.

His experience and knowledge were indeed lacking by quite a bit.

When this young rascal spoke to him, his wife had sensed that something was off.

Now it seemed, damn, it was indeed the case!

Qin Erlong stared intently at the little Paperman. Where on earth did this thing come from?

A Commander Level creature, even if he racked his brains out, he could not have imagined how it could threaten an Emperor Level Myriad Flowers Queen.

But now, not only had it appeared, but it also clearly presented itself before his eyes, making it impossible for him to disbelieve.

Was this reasonable?

No, it wasn’t!

Even Su Ping felt it was somewhat unreasonable!

Because at that moment, Su Ping also realized the function of the Sword Box that Qian Yi was carrying.

He finally discovered that the Sword Box seemed to be something little Paperman had been researching these past few days.

What was strange though, was that the swords used just now hadn’t come from the Sword Box but were drawn from another sheath resembling that of Left Thousand Households.

This Sword Box, that resembled a small black coffin, he hadn’t really noticed what it was used for.

But now, it seemed he understood.

That’s right. At this moment, Qian Yi’s body could no longer control the energy converted from the further advanced Five Elements Paper Diagram.

But it didn’t have to control it!

If it couldn’t control the energy, then it just wouldn’t control it, right? Wouldn’t it be better to create a new assembled body that could further utilize the powerful energy of the Five Elements Paper Diagram?

Yes, through the Eye of Truth, Su Ping saw that this Paper Sword Box wasn’t made with any device.

Instead, it was made using Papermen.

Moreover, the number of Papermen used in the assembly even exceeded his imagination.

[Five Elements Sword Box (Paperman · Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth 2*5 Assembly Form)]

[Attribute: Undead, Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth]

[Current Level: Commander Seventh Rank]

[Racial Potential: Commander Seventh Rank (Special form, determined by the assembly level)]

[Skills: ...Five Elements Energy Sword (Assembly Form Exclusive Skill)]

[Five Elements Energy Sword (Assembly Form Exclusive Skill): Infuse with energy, can stimulate corresponding Sword Qi!]

From the viewpoint of the Eye of Truth, this assembled form was actually quite ordinary.

But Papermen were such a miraculous species.

An assembly form might be quite simple, and even the effect of the Five Elements Sword Box could be described as insignificant and weak.

Because those ten Papermen were far less efficient than simply assembling three Paper Swords.

And they were nowhere near as versatile or flexible.

The power they exerted in the hands of a little Paperman didn’t even need to be mentioned.

But what if it was merged with the Five Elements Paper Diagram?

Su Ping blinked. He was even beginning to wonder, how did Qian Yi come up with this?

But on the other hand, it made sense.

Since the start of the experiments with the Five Elements Paper Diagram, Qian Yi had always been an observer.

Pet Beasts are not fools, not fixed pseudo-AI.

They are not just battle tools that execute their master’s commands.

They are living creatures, partners with the ability to think for themselves.

Qian Yi’s self-awareness and intelligent soul were born from the resources of two Holy Spirits, using the Paperman species as a vessel.

In this aspect, Qian Yi possessed absolute talent and unimaginable wisdom.

Under such circumstances, wasn’t it quite understandable that Xiao Qianyi, after so many days of controlling the sword-practicing Papermen, would piece together something like this in its spare time?

After all, aside from Su Ping and the two other researchers acting as Breeders, the one who knew the most about the Five Elements Generation and Overcoming Array was none other than Qian Yi.

Even when the Five Elements Paper Diagram was first assembled, it was Qian Yi who had done it personally.

Su Ping let out a long breath. So, if Qian Yi hadn’t come up with something, wouldn’t that have been unreasonable?

And now, the little guy had brought out its results.

The dark Sword Box, resembling a cannon barrel, made not only the others but even Su Ping purse his lips.

He glanced at the person next to him, whose gaze on him was already starting to seem a bit off.

He was contemplating whether to ask the little Paperman to stop.

So, he asked Qin Erlong:

"Old Qin, will the Secret Realm be alright?"

Qin Erlong halted his rapidly twitching eyelid, no longer so certain:

"The Myriad Flowers Queen is my Pet Beast, and I’ve always kept her in the Myriad Flowers Secret Realm to shape it. Her Realm has long reached Emperor Peak, and as long as the Myriad Flowers Queen’s Origin remains, the Myriad Flowers Secret Realm won’t be in trouble. So, it shouldn’t be a problem... right?"

Su Ping glanced over. Are you asking me? Still, since Old Qin had said so, Su Ping indeed wanted to see the effect of Xiao Qianyi’s Sword Box.

Meanwhile, Xiao Qianyi, who had long been poised for action, finally unleashed the surging energy within the Five Elements Sword Box. This eruption was triggered as its internal Five Elements Circulation, already operating at Fifth Gear, reached a crescendo:

"UWAA! (Here it comes... Qian Yi’s Secret Technique - Torrential Pear Blossom Sword!)"

Su Ping pursed his lips, no time to mock the name, because fireworks had already started sparkling before his eyes.

As expected, from the Sword Box, with a burst of energy, a blade of Sword Qi shot forth in an instant.

It was a blade composed purely of fire elemental energy, pure Sword Qi.

The fiery red Sword Qi flitted by swiftly.

But before the meteor-tail-like Sword Qi could reach its target, the next blade of Sword Qi swiftly followed.

From fire comes earth, and the next blade was shaped from rock Sword Qi.

After that, the Sword of Gold, Sword of Water, and Sword of Wood.

Were these mere blasts of Sword Qi?

No, they were downright sword-shaped rockets from some kind of mechanical weapon!

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

At this moment, Qian Yi was not a Paper Immortal Swordsman with a long sword in hand.

Rather, it was an armed thug with a rocket launcher on its shoulder.

"UWAA! UWAA! UWAA! UWAA! UWAA!"

Amidst Qian Yi’s excited cries, strands of Sword Qi, bursting out in the form of Five Elements Paper Diagram energy, exploded upon the Emperor Peony with resounding blasts.

Explosions!

Familiar explosions!

Sang Sheng turned his head away. He couldn’t bear to watch.

As expected!

This rascal was still up to his old tricks.

Could anyone say this was the work of a normal Beast Tamer?

If you were a Mechanist, fine, but is this really the work of a Mechanist?

Moreover, even a Mechanist of the same or even a higher level couldn’t achieve this, could they?

Qin Erlong was utterly dumbfounded by the sight before him.

He had felt that something was amiss and was already regretting letting this rascal and these two old men wreak havoc in the Myriad Flowers Secret Realm, but he had never imagined things would get *this* out of hand!

What was the Myriad Flowers Queen’s situation now? Dozens of fiery ’sword’ projectiles had been launched in just a few seconds with such rapid, continuous fire. The large plumes of dust made it impossible to see what exactly was happening inside.

However, judging by how all the surrounding controlled plant creatures were blasted into disarray, it was clear that the Myriad Flowers Queen at the core must be suffering immensely right now.

And how on earth was she supposed to counter such overwhelming firepower?

There were ways, indeed: either counter with even more powerful firepower or use high speed to dodge and go for a decisive strike.

But then came the problem.

That damn Sword Box—why did its energy seem endless? As for dodging with speed... wasn’t immobility a classic weakness of Plant Type Pet Beasts?

Of course, the energy of the Five Elements Paper Diagram was not truly infinite.

But from its operational speed, it was clear the load wasn’t heavy. In fact, because it operated so quickly and the amount of energy generated per cycle was relatively small, it seemed this bombardment wouldn’t show signs of exhaustion anytime soon.

The next moment, a wall condensed from petals rose before the Emperor Peony. The Emperor Peony, battered from the bombardment, with some petals pierced through, finally emerged, along with the Myriad Flowers Queen upon it.

The Myriad Flowers Queen was furious!

It was too despicable!

She had never seen such a lowly Pet Beast!

It clearly possessed such formidable strength.

It was clearly a Pet Beast with power far beyond the Commanding Rank, yet it masqueraded so convincingly!

Such a potent method of concealing its aura, along with such a deceptive appearance—what kind of Pet Beast was this?

Yes, in the eyes of the Myriad Flowers Queen, this so-called Paperman was definitely no ordinary Commander Level Pet Beast.

She had initially thought its escalating strength was due to some enhancing Secret Technique.

Now it seemed she had been utterly deceived.

However, the Myriad Flowers Queen’s personality was clearly different from Da Huang’s.

Her first thought was not that her master wanted to harm her.

Rather, she immediately assumed her master had deliberately kept the truth from her, perhaps intending to test her on-the-spot reaction to danger after all this time.

Looking at it now, she had indeed been too careless!

But contemplating this now was undoubtedly too late.

All she could do was muster her strength to hold up the wall of flowers and see if she could engage in combat by controlling her other floral bodies.

But to no avail, the opponent’s concentrated firepower was just too overwhelming.

Unless she activated those two skills tied closely to the Secret Realm, it’d be difficult to counterattack in a short time.

However, those two skills could only be used when facing external invaders.

Therefore, the Myriad Flowers Queen could only crouch resentfully behind the wall of flowers, simultaneously questioning her life choices and reflecting on whether she had been too complacent these years.

And at this time, it was obvious the Myriad Flowers Queen had not seen the life-questioning gaze of her master.

Qin Erlong stared intently at Su Ping.

Although he had also realized that this ’ability’ was likely not from Su Ping’s own Pet Beast’s strength but seemed more like something achieved with an external Mechanical Weapon...

Even so, it was equally baffling.

At that moment, he just wanted to ask this brat one thing:

Who taught you to tame beasts like this?!