Host, Please Be Honest! What Exactly Are You?

Gawk!!!~

The giant bird flew like lightning towards them.

Who dared to enter its territory?

In its eyes, they were enemies.

It speedily darted at them while preparing to release Blue Ice from its mouth.

Jump!

The urgent sense of danger and the creature's intimidating aura made everyone else dive to the sides.

Only Dorian calmly stood, slowly raising his left hand.

Bam!

The impact was too much!

The wind caused by the clash had blown into everyone's eyes, causing a brief blur.

But after a single blink, they were able to see the Grandmaster's stunning performance.

"He caught it!" Haru exclaimed with excited tremors.

The Grandmaster pinned the tip of its silver beak using just 2 fingers!

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Words couldn't describe how they felt right now.

Their chests swelled with pride and awe.

The Grandmaster was mighty!

~Gmmmm~

The Glindorine's mumbling sounds extend within the cave. And soon, it decided to use its 2 hands and 2 wings to subdue its opponent.

But Dorian was quicker.

Bang!

Holding its beak, he smashed it from side to side, giving it no time to recover.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Glindorine passed through several stages of emotions all within this time.

Bang!

The rocky ground shattered, creating deeper holes.

Bang!

The Glindorine found itself dragged on the ground very ruthlessly.

Pah! Pah! Bam!

The Glindorine began seeing stars.

Dizzy. Dizzy.

The moment Dorian released its beak, the Glindorine swayed from side to side like a drunken person.

Its face was both aggrieved and angered.

What sort of battle was this?

According to the information it inherited from its bloodline, it was a proud and noble bird!

So when should it ever get disgraced in this manner?

The bird was gigantic and towering high.

But in a blink of an eye, Dorian reached for its cheeks

Pah! Pah! Pah! Pah!

Left, right, left, right.

The Glindorine was slapped back and forth on its cheeks.

(:Y^Y:)

It wanted to file a complaint but didn't know who to report to.

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Dorian slapped it as though he were holding a person by the throat and smacking their jaws with a straight face.

Pah. Pah. Pah. Pah. Pah!

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Grmmmm!!~

Isn't this enough?

The Glindorine wished for the floor to open up so it could hide in shame.

Sob...

The moment it evolved, it was so proud and arrogant, thinking it was the strongest.

It had explored quite a few places, seeing how powerful it was to them all.

So you could say it took itself as the king of this Forest.

And since it firmly positioned itself on the throne, it has been mighty arrogant... As should be for a noble bird of its caliber.

So who can tell it why it was getting beaten blue and black?

The creature had no tears but wanted to cry.

However, Dorian's following words shocked it silly.

"Have you finally decided?"

Human, decide what? All this time, you haven't said anything, so what do I have to decide?

The Glindorine felt that talking to such a human was tiresome.

After getting slapped so much, it found itself lying on its belly, having no strength to get up.

No... It should be that it has decided to give up.

It wasn't a fool.

Though his human had beaten it to its current state, it had no broken bones or deep injuries.

Everything was surface-level and very aching.

In no time, it shouldn't be long before it recovers.

The Glindorine turned its head to the side as though not wanting to see Dorian anymore. Yet, it would peek at him from the corner of its eyes.

'This human is not malicious to me.'

Meaning the human wouldn't kill it.

Those were its conclusions.

Heheheheh~

Dorian flicked its forehead and chuckled.

"Little thing, I want you to sign a contract with me." The corners of his mouth raised slightly. "You'll be my primary beast."

Primary Beast?!

This time, it wasn't just the Glindorine that was taken aback, but even Haru and the rest.

Already, they could see that this beast was far above the others around the academy grounds.

So its growth level and speed should also be on par with the Grandmaster's.

Looking at the creature with new eyes, countless questions popped in their heads.

'A Glindorine? What exactly was it?'

They were still too clueless about its existence. But if the Grandmaster could choose it out of the lot, that alone proved its might.

At the same time, they were also looking forward to one day taming a few beasts of their own too.

Wouldn't It be cool if they owned lions, tigers, and even monkeys?

(Q0Q)

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The Glindorine huffed as though pouting.

Though it acknowledged Dorian's strength, it was still unwilling.

Why should it accept this bastard human?

The aches over its body were still very painful!

Dare to beat it up and ask to sign a contract of ownership with it?

Hmph!

It was truly a proud, noble, and stunning beast.

And besides... There were still some boxes that Dorian had to tick to gain its obedience and full acceptance.

Unlike other creatures that would only accept or back out if they felt an opponent was strong, noble beasts wouldn't.

The most important thing for them was to access Dorian's bloodline potential.

Just because someone was stronger didn't mean had the potential worthy of it, a noble bird.

Some people can stay in one cultivation realm for hundreds of years while others can move through them like lightning.

So what if you've struggled and finally made it to a stronger level?

Noble beasts liked true geniuses with gifted bloodlines.

It was a harsh reality, but it was the truth.

Additionally, finding a genius or one with a stronger bloodline will also make them grow stronger.

It was a bond with complexities between tamer and beast.

So why go into a death and life contract with someone who isn't worth it?

They too valued their lives. So one must be worth it... Not some common occurrence in a vast sea.

They would only sign contracts with geniuses and those of limitless potential.

The rest of the tamers can pick the other beasts out there!

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Dorian once again flicked its forehead lightly.

"Get up."

Gawk~...

Okay. Okay. You are the boss.

The creature didn't even bother putting any resistance.

And very quickly, Dorian bit his finger, squeezing blood out.

Each noble beast had their individual ways of knowing if one's bloodline had potential.

And for the Glindorine, it assessed it through blood.

"Here." Dorian dropped his blood directly into its mouth.

Boom!

The shock came too soon.

The Glindorine felt that even its Bloodline ancestors might have never seen so much potential before.

GAWK~!!!!!!!!

As though it got an energy shot, it began trembling and screaming at full force.

Its wings flapped, its feathers ruffling, and its eyes wide open.

Whoosh!

It flew around the cave amidst its aching injuries.

All the pain from before seemed to have been buried by it.

The shock that this human gave it was behind its oldest dream.

This reaction... Wasn't it exaggerated?

"Grandmaster, why is it acting like this?"

It was as though it was high on some drug.

Dorian tilted his head, staring at the excited little thing above.

"It finds me qualified to have it as my beast. As a noble bird, it can't accept just about anyone. I have to pass all its tests first."

So that's it!

Everyone nodded in understanding.

From the bird's reaction, the Grandmaster has done very well, excelling with full marks!

They looked at their fingers, deep in thought.

Was this a way of beast taming?... Or will their fingers get eaten off if they tried this with other beasts?

(?^?)

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Gawk!!!!!~

The Glindorine finally decided.

And without any resistance, it scratched Dorian.

What?!!!

Everyone saw a Silver mark appear on the Grandmaster's palms.

The mark appeared very large but soon grew smaller and smaller until it was no longer visible.

Eh? Where did it go?

They looked at each other, but no one asked the question.

Why? Because they were too stupefied by what happened next.

The moment Dorian said the words: Stay hidden... A vortex appeared on his palms.

And in less than a second, the giant bird got sucked in.

Puff!

-Silence-

Haru had his hands on his hair. Bewoh's eyes were denying human anatomy, Chan-Ki subconsciously held his breath, Zhulyn's tongue was bleeding from his accidental bite, and Raulin not only removed his glasses but wiped them too.

They thought they had seen it all.

But now they knew they were wrong.

Dammit!

What a cool trick!

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Like so, Dorian successfully tamed the Glindorine.

And many years later, many would remember the fierce Glindorine that shook the skies with a single roar.

But all that was in the future.

~Gawkkkk!

Dorian released it once more.

"You'll stay back in the forest. I'll be back some other time."

Today's matter ends here.

5 A.M.

Time to leave.

The gang made their way back home. But far away from them, the chaos that had long been ignited was growing even more rapidly.

Boom!

The flaming footsteps of thousands stormed the land.

War was coming.