The resources were very tempting, and Lin Chuan really wanted them.
However, compared to these resources, the harmony within the team was more important; he couldn't let his Spirit Beasts feel a thorn in their hearts or be unhappy.
Lin Chuan ultimately refused to form a formal contract with Hui Yue.
He only promised to bring Hui Yue back to Star Rock Federation and arrange a princess-like life for her.
Hmm, he believed he wouldn't even need to arrange much; if she was brought back to the Sixth Academy and handed over to the academy, Professor Qu Cheng and his group, who specialized in researching Spirit Beast genes, would surely treat her like an ancestor, given that she possessed the bloodline of a Light Unicorn.
And if she wanted to find a Beast Master, not to mention first-year students, even second, third, or even fourth-year students would likely scramble to compete for her.
Seeing that Lin Chuan would rather forgo resources than contract Hui Yue, the Light Unicorn could only sigh helplessly.
This could only mean that Lin Chuan and Hui Yue were fated but not meant to be together.
It had no choice but to follow the agreement just made, allowing Lin Chuan to choose two out of three.
The 6th-tier Awenna's flower bud and the True Dragon's tooth fragment were Lin Chuan and Wan Wan's chosen items after discussion; Spirit Beast materials were rare and hard to come by, and while Fairy Attribute cultivation resources were precious, they weren't irreplaceable.
The key was that Spirit Beast materials might contain skill inheritances, while natural resources like Immortal Crystal Spirit Jade certainly couldn't.
Indeed, it was as Lin Chuan had expected.
The 6th-tier Awenna's flower bud contained a inherited skill comparable to a Secret Skill: Seed Avatar.
The effect was that, depending on proficiency and skill development, one or even multiple Seed Avatars could be created.
And within that True Dragon's tooth fragment, there was also an inherited skill: Dragon's Might.
Dragon's Might.
A skill naturally possessed by the Dragon race.
As for the Ya Long race, they needed a certain degree of Dragon blood concentration and extraordinary comprehension to grasp this skill.
This was a god-tier skill for crushing weaker opponents!
A peerless skill for mowing down enemies!
Any low-level, low-bloodline quality monster or Spirit Beast facing Dragon's Might would have to prostrate themselves; if the gap was too large, it was even possible for them to be scared to death directly.
Moreover, the Dragon's Might skill was an essential skill for the Ya Long race to assist in cultivation, training, and unleashing their inherent potential.
It was similar to how Rooting, Photosynthesis, and Growth were essential for Wood Attribute Spirit Beasts.
Mastering Dragon's Might to the Grandmaster level would significantly increase the probability of atavistic evolution into a True Dragon.
Having taken the money, it was naturally time to deliver, Lin Chuan thought for a moment and said,
“Guang Ma, I agree to take Hui Yue with me, but please also do her ideological work, otherwise, it might be a bit troublesome.”
Keeping Hui Yue by his side, as long as he was wary, Hui Yue wouldn't be able to suddenly attack him as before, so safety wasn't a concern.
But he couldn't keep her sealed all the time, could he?
Regular feeding and appropriate activity were very important for the still-young Hui Yue.
The Light Unicorn thought for a moment.
【Just use the Dongyang Beast Masters' contract to temporarily erase her sentience.】
Lin Chuan:???
【I can tell that Hui Yue's sentience was erased once before, Lin Chuan, aren't you curious why she recovered?】
The Light Unicorn said.
Indeed, Lin Chuan was a bit curious about this situation.
【It's simple, because she inherited my bloodline, the Blood of the Light Holy Spirit.】
【The Dongyang Beast Masters' method of erasing sentience, in its essence, can be considered a special kind of mental attack.】
【It works very well on ordinary monsters of low level and weak bloodline, but it's basically ineffective against monsters with powerful innate strength and noble bloodlines, or its effect is greatly reduced, making it easy for sentience and memory to suddenly recover, leading to a backlash against the Beast Master.】
【Therefore, what the Dongyang Beast Masters can enslave are basically monsters below Tier 3.】
【And Hui Yue, although she is still in her infancy and her strength is low, because she possesses a trace of the Blood of the Light Holy Spirit, her erased memories will gradually recover over time, and if accompanied by some mental therapy methods and stimulation from familiar things, her recovery speed will be even faster.】
Lin Chuan nodded slightly; this made perfect sense.
If the Dongyang Beast Masters' methods of enslaving and controlling monsters could be effective against high-level or even legendary Holy Spirits, then this path wouldn't be a wrong Beast Master path, but rather a more excellent, powerful, and promising path than the current orthodox Beast Master path.
After the Light Unicorn finished explaining, it tilted its large horse head, signaling Lin Chuan to proceed.
At the same time, it also released a soft light, suppressing Hui Yue so she couldn't move.
Hui Yue's pale golden, bloodshot eyes showed an expression of utter disbelief.
She couldn't believe that her old father was actually going to help an outsider enslave her?
How to put it?
Lin Chuan suddenly had a subtle feeling, a strong sense of déjà vu.
He felt like an evil villain attempting to abduct a young girl.
And the girl's old father, far from stopping him, even personally held down his own daughter?
However, since the Light Unicorn had agreed, Lin Chuan naturally wouldn't hold back.
He took out a Dongyang Beast Masters' enslavement contract orb and crushed it directly.
As soon as the temporary enslavement contract array appeared in Lin Chuan's hand, he immediately pressed it onto Hui Yue's small forehead, and Lin Chuan casually ruffled her fur.
The enslavement contract, which Hui Yue had originally broken free from, was re-established.
As the contract took effect.
The bloodshot lines in those pale golden eyes faded away, little by little.
The gaze filled with anger and hatred gradually became clear.
Her expression and state slowly relaxed, becoming bewildered.
Hui Yue, from a violent and wild mutated Lost Trail Deer, seemed to have become like a silly roe deer.
The hatred towards humans, stemming from her memories, was forgotten as her sentience was erased.
The feeling of closeness to Lin Chuan, arising from her reincarnation, once again took over her body's instinct.
Hui Yue.
At this moment, it was more fitting to call her Little Tail.
Little Tail gently tapped her tiny hooves, as if rubbing her hands together.
With clear, adorable eyes, she looked around, and finally, she hopped and skipped, naturally sneaking behind Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan took one step, and she followed one step.
Taking out a Spirit Beast snack, a strawberry-flavored lollipop, Lin Chuan put it into Little Tail's mouth, and then, she stopped following, just there, slurping and sucking on the strawberry lollipop.
Watching this scene, the Light Unicorn showed a satisfied smile like that of an old father.
Excluding her hostility and hatred towards humans, Hui Yue's true nature was still very pure and adorable.
She was indeed its offspring!
“Guang Ma, is there anything else? If not, I’ll just look around here.”
Already eager to go treasure hunting, Lin Chuan said.
The Light Unicorn shook its head, indicating Lin Chuan was free to do as he pleased, as long as he didn't approach the black lake or make eye contact with the dragon shadow.
With permission granted, Lin Chuan immediately began his treasure hunt.
The place was full of monster remains.
Unfortunately, their tiers weren't high; most were Tier 2, a few were Tier 3, and there were no Tier 4 ones.
Moreover, wild monsters were almost impossible to have Combination Skill inheritance materials; they only had various basic skills.
However, quantity makes up for it.
Lin Chuan quickly found the remains of a Lost Trail Deer, its antlers still intact.
As Lin Chuan expected, its antlers contained fragments of the Phantom Trail skill memory.
Lin Chuan removed the antlers.
He was about to leave, but after thinking about it, Lin Chuan paused.
Having taken someone else's things, he should give something in return.
Lin Chuan had Wan Wan use the Immortal Art: Earth Sink, to dig a pit nearby, and buried the rest of the Lost Trail Deer's bones, allowing them to rest in peace.
Without actively paying attention, but within this Light Realm, the Light Unicorn would naturally know what Lin Chuan was doing.
Collecting valuable resources from monster remains was a normal behavior.
Any Beast Master would do this.
However, the Light Unicorn hadn't expected it.
After Lin Chuan collected the valuable parts from the remains, he actually dug a pit to bury the rest of the bones.
It was a superfluous act; monsters never had a concept of 'resting in peace'.
However, such an act was truly heartwarming and revealed a person's true nature; without a doubt, Lin Chuan was someone inherently kind.
Suddenly, Lin Chuan showed a look of pleasant surprise.
Because he had struck gold!
He found another Lost Trail Deer's remains, but the skill contained within its antlers was not Phantom Trail, but Transformation!
He had searched for the Transformation skill for a long time in the Sixth Academy's Spirit Beast shop and resource library but hadn't found any inheritance material with this skill; out of necessity, he could only buy a skill manual and learn it himself.
Up until now, only Sakura had managed to grasp it through self-study of the skill book, while Wan Wan and Guoguo were still completely clueless.
Now, with this skill material, either Guoguo or Wan Wan could learn Transformation.
As per custom, Lin Chuan buried the remains of this Lost Trail Deer.
In this way, Lin Chuan scoured the Light Realm, searching for a full three hours.
【That's enough, Lin Chuan, it's not good to be insatiably greedy.】
Just as Lin Chuan was in high spirits and intending to continue his search.
The Light Unicorn's sickly young male voice echoed in Lin Chuan's mind.
The next second.
Dense mist filled the air around Lin Chuan, and a soft white light enveloped him and Wan Wan, like a snowball, flying out of the Light Realm.
By the time Lin Chuan reacted, the surroundings were already a lush, ordinary forest with only a thin mist, this was the middle layer of the Mist Forest.
...
Light Realm.
The moment Lin Chuan was sent away.
Immediately after, a dense black smoke suddenly permeated the air, and countless Ghost Attribute energies gathered, forming a circular void portal.
A ghost troupe sedan seemed to drive from another dimension, entering reality from the portal and stopping next to the Light Unicorn.
Whoosh, like a deflating balloon, the sedan suddenly shrank, transforming into a ghost troupe doll, held in the arms of a four-year-old little girl.
Next to the little girl, a beautiful woman appearing to be thirty years old, dressed in a black evening gown, with her long hair pinned up and wearing a black silk top hat, exuding an elegant and noble aura like a widow from some anime, stepped forward and approached the Light Unicorn.
“Old friend, I’ve come to deliver goods again.”
As she spoke, countless monster and human remains fell from the void in various corners of the Light Realm, piling up into mountains.
These were all Tier 1, Tier 2, and a few Tier 3 remains.
However, the remains of Tier 4, Tier 5, and even Tier 6 monsters and Spirit Beasts all fell into the black lake.
A huge dragon shadow swam beneath the surface of the lake, and those Tier 4, Tier 5, and Tier 6 remains were completely devoured by this dragon shadow, not a single one left.
The Light Unicorn watched, sneezed, and nodded slightly.
【Soon, at this rate, it will be born in three months at most.】
“Old friend, thank you for your hard work; without your suppression and concealment, the Ten Great Families of Dongyang would have discovered the anomaly here long ago.”
The woman apologized.
The Light Unicorn pawed the ground with its hoof, and its pure white tail swished twice, an expression of smugness on its face.
【If you know I'm working hard, then prepare a few more pure and beautiful little female beasts for me.】
“What race do you want, you ask?”
【Kirin, Jade Kirin】
“...”
【Otherwise, your Nightmare Demon Steed will do too.】
“..., you old pervert, you’re asking for a beating, don’t even think about my little darling!”