Chapter 303 - 299: An Invitation from the Beast Taming Pavilion
Chapter 303: Chapter 299: An Invitation from the Beast Taming Pavilion
After leaving the Imperial Palace, Ye Xing’s face was extremely pale. He could no longer suppress the injuries inside his body and spat out a mouthful of dark blood.
The Nameless Broken Sword has a total of three techniques. Ye Xing could currently only control the first. He hadn’t fully comprehended the second technique at all, and by forcing himself to use it, he naturally sustained a serious internal injury.
Using the Nameless Broken Sword Second Technique to deliver even one strike was already pushing his limits; it was impossible to use it again. His claim in the Imperial Palace that he could use it a second time was just a bluff to intimidate the Tang Imperial Ancestor.
If the Tang Imperial Ancestor had really attacked, Ye Xing would have had to rely on his Flash Grenades, Disguise Technique, and other methods to escape the Imperial Palace. If that still wasn’t enough, the worst-case scenario would be to escape back to Earth for refuge through the Purple Light Group Teleportation Gate.
Of course, if the Southern Tang Royal Family really dared to be so relentless, it would mean a fight to the death. Once Ye Xing escaped, he would definitely destroy the Southern Tang Royal Family in the future.
’This Martial Arts Continent is truly full of hidden masters. To think that even a small country like the Southern Tang Country has an old monster like the Tang Imperial Ancestor, who has lived for 186 years. How terrifying must the legendary Central Plains Martial Arts, said to be teeming with experts, be! Fortunately, after this series of battles, my comprehension has deepened, and the bottleneck to the Innate Realm has finally loosened. I’ll go into seclusion as soon as I get back. Perhaps I can break through to the Innate Realm in one go!’ Ye Xing’s eyes flickered, filled with anticipation. ’First, I’ll make a trip to the Beast Taming Pavilion, buy an Innate Demon Beast, and then immediately return to White Cloud Mountain to go into seclusion!’
Immediately, Ye Xing activated the Thunder Heart Spring Wood in his body, simultaneously healing his internal injuries as he rushed towards the Beast Taming Pavilion.
The Beast Taming Pavilion was one of the nine top-tier powers on the Martial Arts Continent. Its branches were spread throughout every country, and the Southern Tang Country was naturally one of them.
The Beast Taming Pavilion branch was located in the most prosperous district of the Golden Scale Imperial City, a bustling area with endless streams of people and carriages.
The plaque above the entrance bore the name ’Beast Taming Pavilion’, written in a flamboyant, calligraphic style, as if drawn with iron and hooked with silver.
Many dignitaries, nobles, and Martial Artists, carrying swords and great sabers on their backs, stepped into the Beast Taming Pavilion.
This Beast Taming Pavilion branch in the Golden Scale Imperial City was a major one, not comparable to the small branch in Phoenix Town. The Phoenix Town branch only had three floors and sold Demon Beasts up to Level 7 at most. However, the Golden Scale Imperial City branch had four floors in total. The first floor sold Demon Beasts from Level 1 to 3, the second floor sold those from Level 3 to 6, and the third floor sold those from Level 7 to 9. As for the fourth floor, it housed several Innate Realm Demon Beasts that served as the store’s main attractions.
After arriving at the Beast Taming Pavilion, Ye Xing headed straight for the fourth floor.
"Please stop, sir. The fourth floor is where we sell Innate Realm Demon Beasts. To go up, you must first pay a deposit of ten thousand Gold Coins! We will return the deposit when you leave."
Beside the staircase leading from the third to the fourth floor, two employees bowed politely to Ye Xing and spoke respectfully.
Evidently, not just anyone could go up to the fourth floor of the Beast Taming Pavilion. One had to pay a deposit of ten thousand Gold Coins to prove a certain level of wealth. Otherwise, if everyone were allowed up, the fourth floor would probably be packed, as many people were eager to see what an Innate Realm Demon Beast looked like.
For this reason, the Beast Taming Pavilion had set a threshold of ten thousand Gold Coins.
"Mm, alright!"
Ye Xing nodded, took a gold ticket from his robes, and handed it to the two Beast Taming Pavilion employees by the stairs.
When the two employees took the gold ticket from Ye Xing’s hand, they couldn’t help but look startled.
This was a high-denomination gold ticket worth ten thousand Gold Coins. Most people paying ten thousand Gold Coins would use one hundred tickets of one hundred Gold Coins, or ten tickets of one thousand Gold Coins. To be able to produce a single high-denomination gold ticket for ten thousand Gold Coins without a second thought meant that the young man before them was likely a very important person.
The two employees immediately cleared the way, smiling as they respectfully made an inviting gesture.
Ye Xing walked directly towards the stairs. Before he even reached the fourth floor, he could already sense the four immense auras from above.
At that moment, fifty to sixty people were on the fourth floor of the Beast Taming Pavilion, looking at the Innate Realm Demon Beasts. Very few could actually afford to buy an Innate Demon Beast; most of these fifty or sixty people had scraped together the ten thousand Gold Coins just to come up and broaden their horizons by looking at them.
Four enormous black cages, all forged from the incredibly hard Profound Iron, each held an Innate Realm Demon Beast: a leopard-type, a bull-type, a fox-type, and a tiger-type.
Each Innate Realm Demon Beast radiated an immense aura. As soon as Ye Xing arrived on the fourth floor, the first thing he saw was the leopard-type Demon Beast.
Many people were gathered around the Profound Iron cages watching the Innate Demon Beasts, but no one dared to get too close.
"Damn, look at this leopard! Tsk tsk, its aura is too powerful! It just glanced over a second ago, and damn it, my legs went soft with fear."
"Indeed. As expected of an Innate Realm Demon Beast, this Golden Patterned Leopard is truly powerful!"
"Haha, you think this is something? This Golden Patterned Leopard is the most ordinary of the four Innate Realm Demon Beasts. You should go over there and check out the Six-tailed Cyan Fox and the Cloud-piercing Tiger. Now *that’s* what you call powerful!"
"What’s the point of looking? The Six-tailed Cyan Fox and the Cloud-piercing Tiger are ridiculously expensive. Can you even afford them?"
"Heh, so what if I can’t afford them? Don’t tell me *you* can!"
"Haha, it’s true I can’t afford the Six-tailed Cyan Fox or the Cloud-piercing Tiger. But as for the Golden Patterned Leopard—"
"What, you can afford the Golden Patterned Leopard? You’ve got to be kidding!"
"Me, kidding? Heh, you big oaf, why don’t you go and ask around who I am!"
"My friend, you don’t understand. This is Young Master Zhu of the Zhu Family, the wealthiest family in our Golden Scale Imperial City. If the Zhu Family were to liquidate all their assets, they really could afford this Golden Patterned Leopard!"
"Uh, he’s the young master of the wealthiest family, the Zhu Family?"
"Hmph, but of course. I, Zhu Yingming, am the direct heir of the Zhu Family. My family just needs to accumulate wealth for another two years, and we’ll be able to buy this Golden Patterned Leopard without even damaging the foundation of our family business!" Zhu Yingming said arrogantly.
"The Zhu Family’s wealth is truly comparable to a nation’s!"
"If they can buy an Innate Realm Demon Beast, the Zhu Family will be able to leap up and become an Innate Family!"
Many people in the surrounding crowd chimed in with flattery and praise.
"Move aside, excuse me!"
Just then, Ye Xing pushed through the crowd and walked to the front.
"Hey, kid, what are you shoving for!" Young Master Zhu Yingming said with a look of displeasure, his tone arrogant. "It’s not like you can afford it, so what’s the point of pushing to the front."
Ye Xing couldn’t be bothered with this kind of person. He pushed directly through the crowd, arrived in front of the Profound Iron Cage, and looked at the leopard-type Demon Beast.
It was a Golden Patterned Leopard, its gold-patterned fur shining like gold, with sleek lines and an athletic build. It had the cultivation of an Early Stage, Third-class Innate, and its strength was roughly comparable to National Master Meng Shuming.
’Too weak!’
Ye Xing shook his head, left the area, and prepared to walk towards the second cage, the one holding the Cyan Bull.
Just then, a Beast Taming Pavilion employee suddenly walked over to Ye Xing and said respectfully, "Sir, our Squad Leader invites you to a private discussion!"