Chapter 470 - 436: The Big Shot’s Wicked Hobby
Chapter 470: Chapter 436: The Big Shot’s Wicked Hobby
Li Qian and Teacher Duan stepped into the Dimensional Rift one after another, and in an instant, their figures appeared in another world.
Li Qian immediately scanned his surroundings and quickly discovered that, just as expected, they had appeared on the top floor of the tallest stone house in the Rong Tribe.
"Huh?" The moment he arrived on the top floor of the stone house, Li Qian noticed something was amiss.
’There’s fighting outside!’
The intermittent sounds of collisions and explosions were very clear, making them hard to ignore.
Sensing something was up, Li Qian didn’t hesitate. He immediately stuck his head out of a window on the top floor to see what was happening.
’Thunderous Griffin, Tidal Sea Spirit, Ice Spirit!’
Upon seeing the Pet Beasts fighting outside, Li Qian instantly recognized them. ’It’s Bai Bingbing and Senior Sister Yilina!’
"Are those two young ladies outside your girlfriends?"
Duan Kong had sensed the battle outside the moment he arrived. He was just teasing.
As he spoke, he gently waved his hand. A Summoning Array instantly lit up, and the Golden Radiance Moke Elephant leaped out. In the blink of an eye, it had already let out a bellow and charged forward.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Several enormous footprints summoned by the Golden Radiance Moke Elephant descended from the sky, instantly crushing five or six of the leading canine Pet Beasts. The dozen or so remaining canine Pet Beasts immediately lost their will to fight, whimpering as they scattered in all directions.
It was only when Li Qian saw the Golden Radiance Moke Elephant descend like a divine being, crushing five or six canine Pet Beasts and scaring the rest into scattering, that he finally snapped out of it. An awkward expression crossed his face. "Teacher Duan, please don’t joke around. They’re my senior sister and my classmate."
"Is that so?"
Duan Kong just smiled, not saying anything more. He gave a meaningful wink. "Go on down and see your senior sister and classmate."
’For some reason, I feel like the way Teacher Duan said ’senior sister’ and ’classmate’ was a little odd,’ Li Qian thought, ’as if he was deliberately emphasizing something.’
Ignoring the man’s teasing, Li Qian quickly descended from the top floor, taking the stone steps that spiraled down the inner walls of the house.
What Li Qian didn’t know was that as he hurried downstairs, Irina and Bai Bingbing were standing outside amidst the chaotic wreckage of the battlefield, their faces filled with confusion.
Of course, besides being confused, they couldn’t help but be on edge.
After all, according to the information from their smart wristbands, this elephant-like Pet Beast that had descended from the sky and crushed six Dominator Level canine Pet Beasts had a Power Level that reached the terrifying Saint Spirit Level.
For a Pet Beast of this level, crushing the two of them would be no different from crushing those six Dominator Level canine Pet Beasts—it might even be easier.
Besides their anxiety, they were also trying to guess what was going on.
The most likely explanation was that this was a friendly, a reinforcement.
After all, this elephant-like, Holy Spirit-level Pet Beast hadn’t made another move after crushing the six canine Pet Beasts.
It seemed to be more friend than foe.
’But how could such a powerful Pet Beast suddenly appear from the top floor of this stone house?’
The top floor of the stone house before them didn’t look nearly large enough to hide such a colossal Pet Beast.
"Bingbing! Senior Sister Yilina!" Just as the two women were feeling bewildered, a figure suddenly leaped out from the ground floor of the stone house, calling out in a familiar voice.
It was Li Qian!
"Li Qian!" The two women cried out in unison when they saw him appear.
The concern and joy in their voices were obvious.
Duan Kong, who followed him out, saw this and simply smiled without saying a word.
"Li Qian, what in the world is going on?" Bai Bingbing asked.
Li Qian smiled and answered, "The top floor of this stone house also has a Sealing Array. I went up, tried a little something, and actually managed to trigger it."
"So you really did go to the top floor of this stone house!" Irina remarked with a sigh when Li Qian mentioned it.
Li Qian was confused and gave Irina a questioning look.
Irina continued, "When we first arrived, we did a quick search but found no trace of you. It was Bai Bingbing who concluded you couldn’t have left this Stone House Tribe."
"And after we got here, she asserted that you must be inside this tallest stone house."
Hearing this, Bai Bingbing said, a little sheepishly, "Teacher Liang once said that Li Qian has a strong talent for archaeology. I just based my judgment on archaeological logic."
Irina nodded upon hearing this, finally understanding how she had figured it out.
Just then, Bai Bingbing spoke up, firing off a volley of three questions.
These were the same questions on Irina’s mind, so she too looked to him for an answer.
"Li Qian, what exactly happened to you inside this stone house?"
"How did you get inside? Didn’t those Dominator Level canine Pet Beasts try to stop you?"
"And... who might this gentleman be?"
Hearing her questions, Li Qian gave a wry smile. "Slow down. With you firing them off like that, I don’t even know where to begin."
"How about this: let’s talk on the way back."
As he spoke, Li Qian started walking, with the two women and Duan Kong following close behind.
As they walked, Li Qian gave them a concise summary of everything that had happened since his arrival.
When he finished his story, both women were utterly dumbfounded.
They were beyond shocked.
Neither of them could have imagined that Li Qian had been through so much in such a short time.
They were at a loss for words.
"I can’t believe the Dimensional Rift on the top floor of the stone house leads to a Dimension Plane that overlaps with the Deep Elemental Plane connected to Jiangnan Beast Taming University!" Irina exclaimed.
As the soon-to-be Vice Guardian Envoy, she knew exactly what this discovery meant for Shazhou Beast Taming University.
In the future, people could travel directly between the Dimension Planes of the two Beast Taming Universities.
They could watch over and support each other, acting as mutual backups and greatly increasing their overall security.
Bai Bingbing’s perspective was slightly different from Irina’s. She looked at Duan Kong and said gratefully, "Teacher Duan, thank you. Thank you for rescuing Li Qian."
Upon hearing this, Duan Kong suddenly burst out laughing. "That’s right, I saved Li Qian. But I didn’t save you, so why are you thanking me?"
The implication was obvious, and Bai Bingbing wasn’t stupid; of course she understood what he meant.
Her pretty face instantly turned as red as an apple.
Seeing this, Li Qian could only shake his head in resignation.
’What’s with the weird sense of humor these powerful people have?’ Li Qian thought with a mix of amusement and exasperation. ’Why do they love playing matchmaker so much? First it was Teacher Liang, and now it’s Teacher Duan.’
"Hahaha, I’m just joking with you. There’s really no need to thank me. Even without me, Li Qian would have been fine."
After teasing Bai Bingbing, Duan Kong was in high spirits and let out a hearty laugh.
The girl, however, was so embarrassed she didn’t know how to face Li Qian.
She stole a quick glance at him before cautiously lowering her head again.
Seeing this, Li Qian sighed to himself in resignation.