CHAPTER 868: YONGTIAN CITY

Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

“Yongtian City? Isn’t that the place Adinishi predicted for me…?”

Qiao Sang froze for a moment, then her heart surged with joy.

Could it be that she was about to break through her Braim Domain?

Yes, Brain Domain.

Even though there were no records on Chaosu Star of Adinishi predicting things for humans, the first thought that rose in her mind was that if Adinishi predicted something for a human, then it was most likely related to the Brain Domain.

After all, for contracted beasts, it predicted evolution locations.

Humans couldn’t evolve, but equally important for them was the Brain Domain.

Thinking this, Qiao Sang immediately sped up packing. She quickly stuffed her charger and belongings away, slung her backpack carrying Lubao, recalled the still-sleeping Yabao into the Beast Codex, and said eagerly: “I’m ready! Let’s go!”

She was about to rush out the door.

“No hurry, eat breakfast first.” Mikayla stepped forward, striding out of the room and leading the way toward the Beast Center’s cafeteria.

Qiao Sang: ……

The two Rain-Sheltering Butterflies, dark circles under their eyes, hurriedly followed along.

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Beast Center Cafeteria.

Most Beast Centers provided buffet service. Breakfast cost just 49 alliance coins per person, and if a beast ate as well, the fee depended on its level, though discounts applied according to the Beast Master’s rank.

Qiao Sang, now a C-rank Beast Master, enjoyed a 30% discount on all expenses here.

At a spacious table, Little Treasure happily carried over various snacks he was curious about.

Qiao Sang formed a seal and summoned Yabao.

There was no need to wake him, just the fragrance of food drifting across the table made Yabao’s nose twitch. He blinked awake on his own.

“Yap!”

His eyes, previously groggy with sleep, instantly lit up at the sight of a table full of energy foods.

While enjoying her breakfast, Mikayla said casually: “The energy pills prepared for you by the school arrived last night. I’ll hand them to you later.”

“Last night?” Qiao Sang paused mid-drink, setting down her milk, surprised.

“I thought they would’ve been delivered back in Changyu City.”

She remembered the teacher from the Breeding Department who inspected Yabao and said the pills would take only a week to finish.

She had stayed in Changyu for over half a month, yet in Yongtian she had only been here half a day and one night. It shouldn’t have arrived this late.

Mikayla’s knife and fork paused briefly, but her expression didn’t change: “I forgot them back in Changyu City. I had someone rush them over last night.” RἁꞐỌ𝐛Ε𝒮

“So that’s why…” Qiao Sang blinked. She hadn’t expected Teacher Mikayla to be forgetful too.

Then she thought of something, coughed lightly, and said: “My Lubao has already evolved into an Ice Aipalu, so about those energy pills…”

She didn’t finish the sentence.

Mikayla understood immediately. She glanced up calmly and said: “I’ll report this. A breeder will come to check your Ice Emperor Ram again and adjust accordingly.”

“Then I can rest easy.” Qiao Sang grinned, appetite returning.

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One hour later.

In the air passageway, the two Rain-Sheltering Butterflies fluttered back to their master’s side.

“Sorry, I didn’t expect things to turn out this way.” The stall owner glanced at Want Sun

, then apologized sincerely.

“It’s fine.” Qiao Sang replied lightly.

“It ended up helping me a lot.”

If it hadn’t chased after Lubao, hadn’t seen Baby Moon, and hadn’t pointed her in the right direction, she might not have completed the mission by now.

Strictly speaking, if not for all those coincidences, she might’ve missed the event in Changyu City, and when the regional tournament started, she’d still be stuck there.

The stall owner looked at the disheartened Want Sun, then suddenly asked:

“Could I see the beast he likes?”

“Lubao.” Qiao Sang called.

“Lu Di.”

Lubao poked her head out of the backpack.

“Rain…”

The Rain-Sheltering Butterflies squeaked in fright and hid behind their master.

The stall owner, however, was stunned by the breathtaking sight before him.

No wonder Want Sun chased her during work hours…

Even showing just her head, Lubao’s noble beauty made it clear, this wasn’t any common beast that could be bought in markets.

The Rain-Sheltering Butterfly clearly didn’t match her.

But the stall owner didn’t give up.

“If you’d let them spend some time together, maybe I could…”

Qiao Sang had long since grown skilled at rejecting such requests, after her experience with people coveting Yabao and Little Treasure’s genes.

She laughed.

“Sorry, Lubao is still too young.”

Want Sun? Who?

Lubao wasn’t interested, and simply tucked her head back into the backpack.

“We should go.” Mikayla’s calm voice reminded.

“Alright.” Qiao Sang turned to leave.

The stall owner sighed, muttering: “Want Sun, it’s not that I didn’t try to help you...”

“Rain!”

“Rain!”

Before he could finish, Want Sun flushed red and cursed loudly, then angrily flew off.

That old man nearly ruined me!

The stall owner stared in confusion as the other butterfly, Hate Rain, only sighed and followed after.

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High altitude. Air passageway.

On the back of a massive blue flying beast, Mikayla opened her laptop, entered her password, and typed a report: “Dear Dean Theresa Dwight, Qiao Sang has completed the Changyu City mission and is en route to Yongtian City. During the Pantian mission, her Ice Aipalu evolved into an Ice Emperor Ram…”

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Qiao Sang, sitting beside her, peeked, but Mikayla had a privacy screen. Nothing was visible.

She wondered again what beasts her teacher had. Other than the Fate Spirit she’d seen in Eagle Country, Mikayla hadn’t summoned any others in front of her. Curiosity sparked.

“Teacher, why don’t you ever summon your other beasts?”

Still typing, Mikayla replied: “Several of mine are stationed in different locations for specialized training. Only one remains in my Codex, and it usually just sleeps. There’s no need to summon it.”

“Are they all left in Eagle Country?” Qiao Sang asked.

Mikayla hummed an affirmative.

Qiao Sang hesitated, then asked: “Once someone reaches S-rank, can they summon a beast from Eagle Country directly into Dragon Nation?”

Mikayla’s fingers paused. She turned with a smile.

“Of course. At S-rank, as long as a beast is within 6,371 kilometers, it can be summoned instantly.”

Qiao Sang: !!!

6,371 kilometers, half a planet’s distance!

She was stunned, but then nodded. After all, S-ranks were practically myths in the textbooks, almost godlike.

“Don’t envy. Once you reach S-rank, you’ll do the same.” Mikayla returned to her typing.

S-rank Beast Master… who knew how many years it would take her… Qiao Sang thought wryly.

At that moment, a sweet voice rang over the intercom: “Attention passengers, we are now arriving at Yongtian City. Please gather your belongings and mind your steps…”

“Yongtian City!” Qiao Sang’s spirit leapt.

Finally, the place where she’d break through her Brain Domain!

“You seem unusually fond of this city.” Mikayla noted, closing her laptop.

Qiao Sang nodded.

“I feel this city and I are connected by fate.”

Mikayla: ……

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They descended the Cloud Steps.

Qiao Sang immediately summoned Yabao and the others.

“Yap!”

Under clear skies, with not a drop of rain, Yabao cheered. His body swelled, growing larger.

Yongtian City, where modern architecture merged with skybound platforms. Many buildings stood atop clouds, and flying beast competitions were frequent here. It was one of the most popular cities in the Central Hollow Region.

She recalled the information she had read earlier. Unlike other cities, every flying beast here bore a flight tag.

Sure enough, a sky patrol officer in white uniform approached, accompanied by a bird-type beast.

He eyed Yabao and the yet-untransformed Gangbao.

“Tourists?”

Mikayla nodded.

“Yes, is there an issue?”

“Because we have many aerial beasts and cloud-buildings, flight here is restricted. To use your own beasts in the air, you’ll need temporary flight tags. Odd numbers fly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, even numbers on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. Sundays are unrestricted.”

Qiao Sang asked, “Where do we apply?”

“At the Air Control Office.”

“I see.” She nodded.

The officer glanced once more at Yabao and Gangbao, then departed.

“Yap…”

Yabao drooped, shrinking back down.

“Shall we apply?” Mikayla asked.

A few weeks ago, she would’ve decided herself. But Qiao Sang’s mission efficiency was always unpredictable, and who knew how long they’d stay here.

Qiao Sang glanced at Yabao, then nodded without hesitation.

“Let’s apply.”

She was almost certain her Braim Domain breakthrough would happen here. It wouldn’t be in just a day or two. Yabao would never last grounded that long. And Gangbao, as a flying beast, needed the skies too.

“Alright.” Mikayla agreed.

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They rode a transport beast to the Air Control Office, a grand glass building suspended in the clouds.

Mikayla stayed outside, admiring the cloud-architecture, while Qiao Sang went inside to handle the paperwork.

The hall bustled with people. She took a number, queued, and reached a counter.

“You’ve got two flying beasts.” The staff noted.

“Do you want tags for both?”

“Yes.” Qiao Sang nodded.

“Numbers are random, odd or even can’t be chosen. Valid for seven days only.”

“That’s fine.”

Within minutes, the machine spat out two transparent tags.

The clerk handed them over with her ID.

“Next.”

Qiao Sang stepped aside, reading them: Air YT·0865 and Air YT·3088.

Perfect. One odd, one even.

She grinned, stuck them onto Yabao and Gangbao.

Gangbao was indifferent.

“Yap…”

Yabao sulked, pried it off with his paw, checked that his fur wasn’t damaged, then reluctantly stuck it back on.

Curious, Qiao Sang tested Gangbao’s, no marks at all. Some kind of advanced material.

Outside, Yabao eagerly swelled again.

“Wait.” Qiao Sang stopped him.

“It’s Tuesday. Today only evens can fly. That means Gangbao.”

The tags were bound to specific beasts. If mismatched, sky patrol could easily spot it and ground them.

“Yap…” Yabao sighed. Flying wasn’t easy.

Without complaint, Gangbao expanded in size.

Gasps echoed around.

“What the- So cool!”

“What beast is that?!”

Mikayla turned her head, eyes flashing when she saw Gangbao’s massive form. She quickly strode over and mounted with Qiao Sang.

Qiao Sang set their destination on her navigation: Beast Center.

Mikayla, watching, said suddenly: “I recall hearing your Steel-Slash Giant Falcon once underwent temporary bond evolution back on Chaosu Star?”

Qiao Sang confirmed.

“Yeah. I took her to a coordination contest. Out of nowhere, she evolved. Scared me to death at the time.”

Smiling at the memory, she tapped Start Navigation. Gangbao spread her wings, gliding toward the path.

“Since she already evolved once, why haven’t you used more energy foods or medicines to quickly replenish her energy reserves?” Mikayla asked.

“I have.” Qiao Sang replied.

“From pills to food, I’ve always given her supplements. Even Professor Flauda Snowden from the Breeding Department made energy pills focused entirely on restoring her reserves.”

Mikayla considered.

“There are still many materials that can fill a beast’s energy to the brim without side effects. Your Steel-Slash Giant Falcon only lacks energy. You should use them.”

Qiao Sang blinked.

“Those… aren’t things you can just buy with money, right?”

“Did you forget the school granted you ten thousand points?” Mikayla reminded.

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T/n: Sorry for not updating for two days🥹 I was busy with my medicals. I was running from and to my school and a medical clinic(😭)