Beastmaster: I don’t want to be a breeder!

Beneath a bluish-gray sky, a ten-thousand-foot ice mountain stood majestically, appearing to pierce the clouds and connect heaven and earth when viewed from its base.

At the foot of this ten-thousand-foot ice mountain was another astonishing sight: an ice horse, hundreds of meters tall, circling the mountain.

When Li Cunxu, in his escape, saw the slowly walking ice horse, he couldn't help but rejoice; he had reached his destination.

At that moment, a corner of the clouds in the sky parted, and the sun's rays shone down like pillars, reflecting upon the ten-thousand-foot ice mountain. Instantly, the ice mountain transformed into a dazzling golden mountain, and the ice horse became a shimmering golden steed.

Jiang Lingyun anxiously said, "There's an unknown pet beast ahead; it looks very strong. Let's turn back quickly."

Li Cunxu replied, "Don't be afraid; it won't attack you. Moreover, it's precisely our target for this trip."

"Didn't you say we were coming here to find something?"

"Yes, the key to the Azure Seed Gourd is on it."

Li Cunxu glanced again at the small black dots in the sky gradually approaching from behind.

"Besides, we also need it to evade the powerful enemies behind us."

"Can the giant ice horse help us drive away the strong enemies?" Jiang Lingyun asked, delighted.

"No, but it has a mystic realm key on its body. Touching it will allow us to enter the mystic realm and hide for a while."

The closer they got to the ice horse, the more they felt its immensity, especially when its enormous ice hooves slowly came down.

"What kind of pet beast is this ice horse?"

"An Ice Heaven Colossus. In ancient times, it was the Frost Giant race's exclusive warhorse. They possess Lord-level strength from birth, standing over ten meters tall. Upon reaching adulthood, they invariably become Overlords, with a minimum height of fifty meters. This one is over a hundred meters tall; in its prime, it was a King-level pet beast."

"In its prime? What do you mean? Could it be dead? Like an ice wraith mammoth that died and was resurrected as an undead pet?"

"It's different. This one has been turned into a puppet by someone with a twisted sense of humor, and it's been walking in circles here ever since."

Sima Jing caught up. He also saw the excessively tall Ice Heaven Colossus and felt immense dread, but the intense unease brought by the constantly burning black ominous flames above his head forced him to grit his teeth and chase after them.

When he saw Li Cunxu approaching the Ice Heaven Colossus and noticed that the ice horse did not attack him, Sima Jing immediately realized that there was something strange about this Ice Heaven Colossus.

Ice Heaven Colossi are extremely violent and aggressive. In ancient times, only the Frost Giant race, even more cold-blooded and cruel than they were, could tame them. Seeing Li Cunxu approach without being attacked was truly illogical. However, for Sima Jing, this was a good thing.

If Li Cunxu were kicked to death by the Ice Heaven Colossus, who would he find to remove this damned black fire?

Sima Jing saw that Li Cunxu had stopped running and assumed that he had given up resisting. But as he approached, he saw Li Cunxu waving goodbye to him before charging headfirst with Jiang Lingyun into the hoof of the Ice Heaven Colossus as it landed.

The next moment, Li Cunxu and Jiang Lingyun disappeared.

"Another spatial teleportation technique? Track them with the Myriad Mile Tracking Hound."

The Myriad Mile Tracking Hound shook its head and pointed at the Ice Heaven Colossus.

What does it mean? Sima Jing didn't understand.

The Myriad Mile Tracking Hound wasn't Sima Jing's pet beast but one he had stolen from a League police officer he had killed. Therefore, he couldn't communicate with it freely.

As for why the Myriad Mile Tracking Hound listened to him so obediently?

It was because the Myriad Mile Tracking Hound was controlled by his Pink-Furred Three-Headed Hound.

The Pink-Furred Three-Headed Hound was a bizarre product of crossbreeding between a Hellhound and a Succubus, highly skilled in charm and control, especially over canine and wolf-like pet beasts, where its charm effect was multiplied tenfold.

Sima Jing immediately summoned the Pink-Furred Three-Headed Hound to translate.

"This time, it's not the traces of spatial teleportation but the traces of entering a mystic realm. Are you saying that they entered a mystic realm?"

"Where is the entrance to the mystic realm?"

The Myriad Mile Tracking Hound pointed at the Ice Heaven Colossus and barked a few times.

The Pink-Furred Three-Headed Hound translated, "It says the entrance to the mystic realm is on that big ice horse."

The entrance to the mystic realm is on an Ice Heaven Colossus suspected of being refined into a puppet. Sima Jing hesitated whether to enter. Setting the entrance to a mystic realm on a King-level Ice Heaven Colossus meant that the mystic realm must be very special.

Going in might expose him to some kind of danger.

However, not going in, this strange black fire above his head was truly unsettling.

While Sima Jing was struggling with his decision, the Sky-Patrolling Flying Eagle began to strike the ice and snow again, attempting to extinguish the black fire, but the black fire was incredibly strange and unaffected by anything. No matter what he did, it wouldn't go out.

After hesitating for a long time, Sima Jing still gritted his teeth and entered.

Both he and the Sky-Patrolling Flying Eagle had a premonition that if this fire didn't go out, they would die.

… …

Upon entering the mystic realm, what greeted them was a Colosseum in the style of ancient Rome.

Inside the Colosseum, a giant lion and a giant tiger were fighting.

"Where is this place?" Jiang Lingyun looked around.

"A mystic realm."

"If we can come in, can that person come in too?"

"Yes, this mystic realm doesn't set any thresholds; anyone can enter."

Jiang Lingyun looked anxiously towards the entrance. "Then let's quickly find a place to hide."

Li Cunxu pulled Jiang Lingyun back. "The outside is a spatial wall; we can't get out. This mystic realm is only as big as this Colosseum."

"Ah? Doesn't that mean we'll be seen as soon as we come in? Aren't we doomed?"

"Don't worry, we're very safe. This is the Phantom Beast Colosseum Mystic Realm, constructed by an emperor who loved watching pet beasts fight. Within this mystic realm, private fighting is prohibited. If you want to fight, you can only go to the Colosseum for a life-or-death duel. If you fight privately, you will be punished by the rules of the mystic realm."

"Come, let's sit down and watch the beast fight."

Li Cunxu enthusiastically pulled Jiang Lingyun along, introducing the rules of the Phantom Beast Colosseum Mystic Realm.

"The most important thing in the Phantom Beast Colosseum Mystic Realm is this Beast Fighting Coin."

Li Cunxu took out a Beast Fighting Coin with the Colosseum imprinted on it from his pocket.

"Check your pocket."

Jiang Lingyun took out a Beast Fighting Coin from her pocket, identical to Li Cunxu's.

"When did you put it in my pocket?"

"I didn't put it there; the mystic realm did. Everyone is given a Beast Fighting Coin the first time they enter the Phantom Beast Colosseum Mystic Realm."

Jiang Lingyun asked, "What is this Beast Fighting Coin used for?"

"Beast Fighting Coins can be exchanged for treasures stored in the mystic realm's treasure trove. There are many special and good treasures in its treasure trove. A Divine Spark even appeared inside once, but unfortunately, it was exchanged by someone in ancient times."

Li Cunxu's purpose in this trip to Ice City was to obtain the Azure Seed Gourd from the Iceflame White Dragon King's treasure. Li Cunxu knew the location of the treasure, but opening it required a key.

Initially, the key to the treasure was on a Beast Master. That Beast Master was very unlucky. In the process of searching for the treasure, he accidentally entered the Phantom Beast Colosseum Mystic Realm and, because he didn't know the rules of the Colosseum, participated in a beast fight and accidentally died in the Colosseum. The treasure key was thus collected into the Colosseum's treasure trove.

Fortunately, the Colosseum didn't understand the true value of the treasure key and only required one Beast Fighting Coin to exchange for it.

However, Li Cunxu wouldn't use his Beast Fighting Coin to exchange for it because there were hidden pitfalls in it. Those who didn't know better and rashly used the free Beast Fighting Coin wouldn't be able to leave.