Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 631: Chapter 291: The Bizarre Biyao Chunshen!

Keep calm, keep calm!

Su Ping forced his breathing to slow. His gaze, however, couldn’t help but remain firmly fixated on the blade of grass above, swaying gently with the wind. He swiftly reviewed everything he knew about the Biyao Chunshen.

It could escape at any time, through any situation. The only substantial obstacle was gold; only that could restrain it. It also possessed a certain level of intelligence and self-awareness, making it quite a special resource-type plant life. But even so, capturing this thing was definitely not going to be straightforward.

In fact, that seemed to be precisely the case. The strange grass swayed slowly, and then, astonishingly, it moved again—only it didn’t flee directly. Instead, it seemed to have observed and realized that the two people and the surrounding Pet Beasts posed no great threat to it. It then slowly descended from the mountain wall, coming to rest on the ground not far from Su Ping.

This scene was not only clear to Su Ping but also crystal clear to Xing Chen, who stood nearby. As someone who had followed Leng Ye and seen much of the world, Xing Chen was stunned. “Su Ping, is this…”

It wasn’t uncommon to see plants that could move; plant-based Pet Beasts, for example, could move, albeit slowly. But this definitely didn’t apply to common grass like this. And its speed was astonishing. Not fast in a way that made it impossible to catch up, but fast in a different sense entirely. He was dumbfounded, having watched for a long time without seeing how the grass managed its spatial relocation. It was as if the ground itself was moving while the grass remained rooted in one place, never having budged at all. This bizarre and eerie situation also left Xing Chen dumbfounded.

Su Ping ignored Xing Chen’s question. At this moment, his full attention was focused on this creature.

It dares to provoke me!?

Indeed, at this very moment, the little grass’s appearance before him was, to Su Ping, a provocation! An undeniable provocation.

Through the Soul Contract, Su Ping rapidly sent feedback to Xiao Qianyi. Qian Yi remained silent. The Five Elements mantle, which she had grown accustomed to manipulating, began to shimmer with a subtle glow. Pure Gold Elements slowly began to revolve around her. Under Su Ping’s intense gaze, they shot out like thunderbolts, swift as lightning. At the same time, the Papermen under Qian Yi’s control formed a solid gold plate. Their speed was several times faster than any previous attempt!

BANG!

A muffled thud reverberated, stinging Su Ping’s eardrums and startling a large flock of birds outside the dense forest. But at this moment, Su Ping obviously had no mind to care about such things. He watched as Qian Yi personally took action, and with her full strength at that. He licked his lips, which were dry and pale from tension.

Nervous, indeed. It wasn’t just Su Ping who was tense; any Beast Tamer would be nervous when facing a potential Biyao Chunshen! Even an existence like Leng Ye would feel the same.

But as it turned out, being nervous was useless. Amidst the terrifying roar, it was clear whether they had successfully captured the Biyao Chunshen even without opening the golden box. The attempt had failed. Not far from Qian Yi, on a patch of ground, an ordinary horsetail weed stood forlornly, shaking continuously from the turbulent airflow generated by the rapid burst of energy.

At that moment, Xing Chen finally understood Su Ping’s intention. He might not know what this strange grass was, but considering the young master had been eating grass in the Heavenly Mountain for so many days, it was presumably for this very thing.

A light emerged from behind Xing Chen. It was a mechanical tiger, its body shimmering with metallic light, streaks of electricity even surging from its joints. Clearly, this was Xing Chen’s ace combat Pet Beast. Its aura didn’t seem much less than that of the Mechanical Titan he had seen before.

“Xiao Ping, do you need my help?” Xing Chen asked.

Clearly, given that even Qian Yi, after activating the energy core of the Five Elements Paper Diagram, had failed to capture it, it seemed that catching this creature was indeed quite difficult from the perspective of Su Ping’s own strength.

Su Ping looked at the horsetail weed still floating near him, took a deep breath, and then nodded. “But Brother Xing, absolutely do not harm this little thing! And be aware, it can escape through any means; only high-density gold can bind it!”

Xing Chen nodded, understanding. After all, he had been observing for many days and clearly understood the peculiarities of this strange plant. The mechanical tiger, under Su Ping’s astonished gaze, began to slowly liquefy and, just like that, disappeared from Su Ping’s view.

Mechanical Pet Beasts—truly worthy of being called the new species that had revolutionized the entire Beast Tamer landscape in the new era. It’s just a pity that his own Feifei couldn’t show off its magic in this aspect.

Su Ping had no time to ponder. He watched as the mechanical tiger seemed to merge into the soil; even the previously solid gold plate turned into liquid under these conditions and vanished before their eyes.

The Biyao Chunshen itself seemed to have sensed something; its body, which swayed gently with the wind, slowed its swaying. It seemed to be assessing the danger. Then, moving as swiftly as a startled rabbit, something earth-shattering happened! Countless metal particles, encasing the re-solidified gold, burst from the ground in an instant, enveloping the small grass within!

Did it work?!

Su Ping stared intently at the scene unfolding before him. Sparks of what seemed like electromagnetic force instantly covered the entire ground.

What a terrifying ability.

Su Ping felt somewhat nervous. But soon, his brows slowly knitted together.

Everything that had appeared dissipated, and the reassembled mechanical tiger returned to stand before Xing Chen and Su Ping. Then, the re-melted and solidified gold enclosure was gently opened, a thin layer of translucent metal obscuring their view.

Instantly, Su Ping felt his blood boil. The unimaginable excitement nearly stopped his heart. Because at that very moment, within the golden enclosure, the horsetail weed that had been ’strutting about’ previously lay perfectly still.

Did it succeed? Did it really succeed?

Su Ping let out a long breath. However, before he could even catch it properly, he almost choked.

Xiao Qing, the overall commander of this operation, merely glanced at the gold box and then quickly turned her gaze to a spot not far away. Indeed, in the distance, an ordinary morning glory swayed gently. Then, as if sensing Su Ping’s gaze, the morning glory, just like before, seemed to shrink the distance and once again gracefully swayed over from the ground to a spot not far in front of Su Ping.

Any excitement Su Ping had felt was instantly doused, as if by a bucket of cold water. His face flushed red with frustration.

Dammit! This is intolerable! This little thing is just too infuriating!

But he quickly got his emotions under control, his brows furrowing slightly. The difference between a hunter and prey lay in emotional control. Su Ping understood this. However, even with his emotions fully suppressed and under control, Su Ping still felt somewhat at a loss.

They had made only three consecutive attempts. All his previous theories were completely overturned. From this creature’s ’provocative’ and ’mocking’ behavior, its intelligence was probably not inferior to that of an ordinary Pet Beast. And its demonstrated abilities spoke for themselves.

Even Brother Xing’s methods had failed to capture it. More importantly, the fact that this little creature continued to ’provoke’ them showed that the two previous capture attempts hadn’t prompted it to leave at all. Clearly, it hadn’t taken them seriously in the slightest. Or rather, fundamentally, those attempts posed no threat or had any impact on it whatsoever! That’s why this little fellow could continue to ’strut about’ here.

Su Ping blinked.

Only then did he realize that his ideas had perhaps been overly idealistic?

Legendary Level resources! Being at this Level signified their rarity and immense value. Even if he found it, this thing wasn’t like a mushroom one could just pick at will.

Xing Chen, seeming to notice Su Ping’s disappointment and helplessness, thought for a moment and said, “Xiao Ping, should we ask Ghost Saint to come over?”

Call Leng Ye over? Su Ping felt somewhat reluctant. If Leng Ye came, although he might share a part of it with Su Ping in the future, it would essentially be out of Su Ping’s hands. People are inherently selfish.

Su Ping had located this creature based on Xiao Qing’s analysis of its mutation’s origin. After so many days of braving the elements, if he still had to rely on Leng Ye to make the final move, Su Ping wouldn’t feel right about it, no matter what. Thinking this, Su Ping’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Let’s give it another try. If it still doesn’t work, then that’s our only option.”

Xing Chen nodded. “What do you want me to do?”

Su Ping thought for a moment, then his brows furrowed slightly. “No need. I’ll try to figure something out myself.”

Xing Chen was startled, then nodded without any change in expression. He understood that this creature was likely invaluable; speaking rashly might lead to a misunderstanding with the young man.

Su Ping let out a sigh. Then, without any further action, he opened the gold box, tossed the peculiar weed inside to Xiao Qing, and then sat down directly on the ground. The Biyao Chunshen, which had transformed into a morning glory, was just three to five meters in front of him.

Xing Chen watched this scene intently. This creature was extremely bizarre; if it showed any intent to harm, he and his Pet Beast could react immediately.

Indeed, Su Ping’s idea was quite simple.

If the hard approach doesn’t work, why not try a soft one? If it has intelligence, doesn’t that mean it can communicate? And if it can communicate, isn’t it possible to coax it? Pfft, I mean, cooperate!