Chapter 251: The Method of Taming by Beating

The savage beasts in the Beast Hall were all brought back by tamers after being tamed in the wild. Even if they weren't their private property, they were close to it.

Some tamers felt about their savage beasts no differently than they did about their wives. This guy's request to borrow an already tamed beast was like asking to borrow someone else's wife for fun. Everyone looked at him as if he were an idiot.

Miss Mo Yu was almost furious on the spot.

Borrow a beast to tame?

What was going through his mind?

Could taming a wild, masterless beast be the same as taming one that already had an owner?

The difficulty of taming the latter would increase several times over.

This Green Eagle Beast, though only at the initial stage of taming, had been with her for seven or eight days. She had agreed to many harsh conditions and spent all day with it, building a deep emotional bond.

Its loyalty had reached 30, not far from the 31 required for complete taming. (Some previous errors in the setting have been corrected.)

Moreover, this Green Eagle Beast was proud and unruly, hating to interact with humans. Her success in taming it was largely due to a stroke of luck.

Faced with such a creature, this kid actually said he wanted to borrow it to tame...

Did he think it was a game?

Intense frustration made her want to tear her hair out.

She had just been shocked by his solid grasp of basic knowledge, thinking he was a taming genius, but the moment he opened his mouth, he spouted nonsense like an amateur.

Borrow, borrow, borrow your sister! Who ever heard of borrowing a savage beast!

Borrow a beast, and then what, fly to the sky? Why don't you go borrow someone else's wife to play with?

Her eyes narrowed, and she let out a cold laugh, about to teach him a lesson and make him stop daydreaming, when Zhu Jinhwang came up to her and lowered his voice.

Miss Mo Yu, I think there's nothing wrong with lending him the Green Eagle Beast to tame.

What did you say?

She squinted at him, as if any problematic answer would make Miss Mo fly into a rage immediately.

You've already tamed the Green Eagle Beast, and its loyalty has reached 30. There's no way he can tame it! Isn't this guy arrogant and smug? Let him try. Once he fails, we'll see how he can keep up his pretenses later!

Zhu Jinhwang snorted.

That's right. Once a beast has an owner, even Hall Master Feng, a two-star peak tamer, can't tame it again. This guy, who isn't even a tamer, is spouting nonsense. What a joke!

Zhou Xuan added.

This...

Hesitating for a moment after hearing their words, Miss Mo Yu nodded.

They were right. Once a beast had recognized its master, it was nearly impossible for anyone else to tame it.

Since this guy didn't know what was good for him, letting him make a fool of himself wouldn't hurt.

With that thought, she snorted coldly and looked over. "You want to borrow it? My Green Eagle Beast is right here. If you can tame it, it's yours."

Really?

Zhang Xuan had just said it casually, never expecting her to actually agree. His eyes lit up, and he turned to Hall Master Feng and the others. "If I tame this Green Eagle Beast, does that count as passing?"

This... it counts as passing.

Hall Master Feng and the others nodded, all looking puzzled.

This guy had just answered basic knowledge questions with quick wit and deep knowledge. How had he suddenly become so clueless about taming?

This Green Eagle Beast looked at Miss Mo Yu with deep attachment. It was clearly only a matter of time before it was fully tamed. Trying to tame it now... wasn't that asking for trouble?

It would probably take even more time than finding a wild beast.

That's good.

After this half-day of rest, both his physical strength and spirit had mostly recovered. Zhang Xuan smiled and walked up to the Green Eagle Beast.

Little Eagle, your master has lent you to me. Hurry up and submit!

Chirp!

This savage beast, having reached the Tongxuan realm, could understand human speech. Hearing these words, the Green Eagle Beast flew into a rage.

This was a blatant provocation!

When others tamed beasts, they brought delicious food, fun toys, and all kinds of treasures. But he came empty-handed, swinging his arms. And worst of all... what kind of attitude was that?

He acted as if submitting to him was a blessing earned over several lifetimes...

Bah!

In an instant, the enraged Green Eagle Beast raised its massive wings and slashed at Zhang Xuan.

Whoosh!

The wind howled. Its hard wings and feathers combined like sharp blades, causing the air to whimper as they cut through.

This beast was at the Tongxuan realm, with combat strength surpassing most Tongxuan realm experts. As its wings swept past, the air seemed to be sliced. Everyone's face changed, and they involuntarily stepped back.

Even a gust of wind from it was more than a Poxue realm cultivator could withstand, let alone a direct attack.

Whoosh!

As everyone retreated, Zhang Xuan remained calm, without a trace of tension. He lightly shifted his body and appeared seven or eight meters away, dodging the attack.

Crack!

The hard bluestone floor was struck by the wing, leaving a crack over ten meters long.

These bluestones were specially purchased from White Jade City by the Beast Hall at great cost. They were extremely hard; even a Poxue realm peak expert punching with full force might not leave a mark. Yet the Green Eagle Beast's light sweep created such a huge crack, showing its immense power.

So strong...

Yun Tao and the others all turned pale.

If it were them, they would surely be unable to dodge and be crushed to death on the spot.

"If you make another move, I won't be polite!"

Unlike the crowd's terror, Zhang Xuan frowned, showing a hint of displeasure.

"Jiu!"

Hearing this and seeing his expression, the Green Eagle Beast grew even more enraged. With a flap of its wings, it soared into the air, raising its claws and lunging at him.

The Green Eagle Beast had only two most formidable techniques: first, a sweeping strike with its wings; second, tearing with its steel claws.

The second technique was clearly more powerful than the first, and coming from above with the impact of flight, even a half-step grandmaster caught off guard would suffer greatly.

"He who doesn't seek death won't die. Let him show off!"

"He even dares to provoke the Green Eagle Beast. Serves him right!"

Seeing this, Zhu Jinhuang, Zhou Xuan, and the others sneered coldly.

With such a fierce move from the Green Eagle Beast, even his strongest guard couldn't withstand it. He didn't believe that this youth, who looked under twenty, could resist.

"Once caught, even if it doesn't tear, he'll lose a layer of skin!"

"The Green Eagle Beast is immensely strong. With this move, it can exert a force of over five hundred ding, comparable to a half-step grandmaster. The only way is to dodge!"

The others hadn't expected this kid to attract so much hatred. With just two sentences, he made the Green Eagle Beast unleash its strongest steel claw tear. They all watched nervously.

It was common for beast tamers to fail to tame a wild beast and be killed by it.

But during a beast taming assessment at the Beast Hall, being killed by a wild beast had never been heard of.

Just as everyone was pessimistic about Zhang Xuan, his calm voice rang out again.

"Since you don't know what's good for you, then excuse me!"

With these words, instead of dodging, he clenched his fist and met the beast's claws head-on.

"Ah?"

Everyone shuddered.

The Green Eagle Beast's claws could easily crush steel, and he was meeting them with his bare fist...

Bang!

Before the crowd's terror subsided, the fist and claws collided.

Just as everyone thought his hand bones would surely break and he would be severely injured, they saw the once-arrogant Green Eagle Beast, swooping down, let out a sharp screech as if struck by a mountain, lost control of its direction, and plummeted headfirst from the air.

Thud!

It crashed heavily to the ground, its steel-tearing claws twisted like pretzels.

"Ah?"

The others cried out again.

The same word "Ah"—the first from fear, the second from shock. Their emotions were like a roller coaster, and the thrill they just experienced was greater than when they hunted wild beasts.

"Weren't you just now very arrogant?"

But... before the shock ended, they saw Zhang Xuan, who had knocked down the Green Eagle Beast with one punch, walk up to it and kick it.

Bang!

Before the Green Eagle Beast could react, it was sent flying sideways, crashing heavily into a pillar in the room, twitching uncontrollably.

The force of his kick definitely exceeded six hundred ding. Even with its strong defense, it couldn't withstand it.

"Daring to attack me? You don't want to live!"

Not satisfied with one kick, Zhang Xuan continued forward and kicked again.

Bang!

The Green Eagle Beast was sent flying again, no longer looking majestic and spirited, but like a drowned rat. If not for its strong defense, it would have been dead or close to it after these two blows.

"Stop..."

Miss Mo Yu's pretty face flushed with anger.

This was her wild beast. If you can't tame it, don't tame it. If he kept beating it like this, even if it survived, it would be crippled.

She had finally tamed this wild beast and didn't want it to die here.

"Miss Mo Yu, don't worry. This should be Zhang Xuan's 'beating taming method'!"

Yun Tao quickly walked over.

"Beating taming method?"

"I named it myself. Every time the senior tames a beast, he beats it up. Looks like it's no different this time!" Yun Tao's eyes showed admiration.

As expected of Senior Zhang Xuan, his taming methods were truly extraordinary!

This was one of the hardest-to-tame Tongxuan realm wild beasts. Others brought the best food and most precious medicine to win it over, but he went straight to beating it mercilessly...

One couldn't help but admire him!

"Can this really tame it? I'm afraid it will only increase the Green Eagle Beast's resentment!"

Miss Mo Yu squinted.

She had read almost all the books in the library and had never heard of any 'beating taming method'!

Doing this would only make the wild beast more disgusted. How could it possibly be tamed?

"The Green Eagle Beast, as one of the more prominent flying wild beasts, is proud and unruly, always valuing its dignity. Befriending it as an equal might earn a glance, but beating it to tame it is no different from dreaming..."

Flicking her sleeve, Miss Mo Yu snorted. Before she could finish, she suddenly froze in place, her eyes wide: "Ah? This... this... what's going on?"

She saw the Green Eagle Beast, which had been hostile to Zhang Xuan moments ago, struggle to its feet, rub its head against him ingratiatingly like a lapdog, its eyes full of flattery.

It was... the wild beast's voluntary submission!