Beast Taming Starts with Ground Mushrooms

Chapter 73 is now at Tier 1, Level 6.

Chapter 73 is now at Tier 1, Level 6.

Seeing the figure rushing towards them at high speed, the townspeople of Bullfrog Town seemed to see a glimmer of hope for survival.

In their minds, any beast tamer sent by Tiannan Beast Taming University could solve the problems of their remote town as easily as drinking water.

Bai Shan, however, didn't think so. The main reason was that she had a vague feeling that something was wrong the moment she saw that figure.

Why did Tiannan City send a spirit plant-type beast tamer?

Could he be a high-level spirit plant-type beast tamer? But he doesn't seem like it.

Despite having many questions in her mind, Bai Shan, as the mayor of Bullfrog Town, still led the townspeople to greet them.

Before long, Lin Yi appeared before everyone with Mushroom Boy. He had already seen the dark mass of people at the entrance of the town and knew without a doubt that they were the townspeople of Bullfrog Town.

"Young man, hello. Are you a beast tamer sent by Tiannan Beast Taming University?" someone asked from afar, as if afraid that the person who came was not the one they were waiting for.

Lin Yi stopped in front of the group and nodded, saying, "Sorry, I was delayed on the way and I'm late."

"It's not too late, it's good that you're here. By the way, this is Mayor Bai from our Bullfrog Town," a resident introduced.

Lin Yi subconsciously looked at the town mayor, and to his surprise, the town mayor was a young woman who looked no more than twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

A young girl leading the entire town must have something extraordinary about her. Not everyone in this world is a skilled beast tamer. Some people with average beast taming talent will focus their efforts elsewhere, and Mayor Bai is clearly one of them.

"Hello, my name is Bai Shan, and I'm the newly appointed mayor of this town," Bai Shan said, extending her hand to Lin Yi.

Upon seeing this, Lin Yi shook hands with the other person: "Lin Yi, Tiannan Beast Taming University."

"Lin, on behalf of Bullfrog Town, I thank you for coming."

"You're welcome, Mayor Bai. Could you take me to see that wreaking havoc [Fallen Ape] first? It would be even better if you could tell me the details along the way."

Lin Yi didn't hesitate and immediately got straight to the point. His purpose in coming was to complete the mission, not to cultivate relationships.

Upon hearing this, Bai Shan immediately joined the others in escorting Lin Yi towards the town, explaining as they went.

"Although we are quite far from the county town, every six months a powerful beast tamer from the county comes to clean up the area, so generally there won't be any corrupted beast pets above level three of the first tier."

"But for some reason, there seem to be more of these beasts this year. A while ago, a Tier 1 Level 4 [Fallen Three-Headed Wolf] appeared, but it was driven back into the mountains by the combined efforts of the town's beast tamers."

"But just half a month ago, this [Fallen Ape] appeared out of nowhere. Now all the beast tamers in the county are on missions outside, so we have no choice but to ask the city for help."

Most of the beast tamers in Bullfrog Town are plant-type beast tamers. The entire town is engaged in the cultivation and production of ordinary extraordinary evolution ingredients. They can cope with some low-level fallen beast races, but when they encounter natural combat beast races like the Fallen Ape, even numbers are ineffective.

As Bai Shan spoke, she subconsciously glanced at the little guy on Lin Yi's shoulder.

Why does this plant-type beast tamer have a ground mushroom following him?

Bai Shan thought to herself, and couldn't help but ask subconsciously, "Lin, is this ground mushroom an extra pet you keep?"

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The other party used the term "pet," not "beast pet." Only beast pets without a contract would be referred to that way.

In Bai Shan's opinion, even if the other party is a spirit plant-type beast tamer, he is likely to be a combat-oriented beast tamer, and the contract will most likely be with a beast pet like the [Sword Spirit Grass].

It wasn't that she looked down on the beast tamers at Tiannan Beast Taming University; any student there was far more capable than ordinary people, and even the spirit plant-based beast tamers were not to be underestimated.

The key point is that this matter concerns the entire town, and she cannot be careless. In addition, the other party just released a level 5 first-order extraordinary power, perhaps intentionally preserving the loss of extraordinary power.

Lin Yi made no attempt to hide it: "Mayor, you've misunderstood. This isn't my pet; it's a contracted beast."

"A contracted beast pet?"

Upon hearing this, everyone, including Bai Shan, was stunned. A contracted ground mushroom?

If they remember correctly, the Ground Mushroom is not a combat-type pet, and it's not even close to being combat-oriented.

"Lin, do you have any other beast pets contracted?" A beast tamer from Bullfrog Town couldn't help but ask, thinking that since the other party was sent here, he must have other beast pets.

Lin Yi smiled wryly and said, "I haven't contracted a second beast pet yet."

Boom—Upon hearing this, Bai Shan and the others were struck dumb, their steps froze, and everyone stared at the boy in disbelief.

"You don't have a second pet?" Bai Shan was slightly surprised. "You mean, you only have this ground mushroom?"

Could it be that the extraordinary evolutionary power he just used came from this ground mushroom?

Bai Shan was clearly surprised to see a mushroom-type beast pet that had evolved to level 5 or higher. She was also a spirit plant-type beast tamer, but her talent was ordinary. Even advanced beast taming academies like Tiannan Beast Taming University could only look on with envy.

But when he heard that the other party only had Ground Mushrooms, his expression couldn't help but darken.

What is Tiannan City doing? Why did they send a Mushroom to save the day?

Although she was somewhat uncertain, Bai Shan tried her best to calm herself down. The opponent might be at least a second-tier beast tamer. If that were the case, he could crush a first-tier, sixth-level fallen war beast with his extraordinary power alone.

"Student Lin, if I may be so bold as to ask, are you—are you confident?" Bai Shan asked. As long as she was confident, it didn't matter whether she was a beast tamer or a beast pet.

Lin Yi wasn't exaggerating: "We'll only know for sure once we see that [Fallen Ape]."

He was indeed not confident. Although he could sense that the mushroom's evolution threshold was about to be reached, and it would likely break through after absorbing extraordinary evolution ingredients for another hour or two, Lin Yi had no idea how strong the thing he was going to deal with was. He would have to see it to know how much chance he had of winning.

However, these words made the townspeople of Bullfrog Town uneasy. What did it mean to only know after seeing it?

"Hey, aren't you a beast tamer from Tiannan Beast Taming University? How come you're not confident?"

Immediately, some townspeople spoke up, suggesting that the nascent hope was not quite as promising as it seemed.

Lin Yi replied somewhat awkwardly, "Although I am a beast tamer at Tiannan Beast Taming University, I am only a freshman this year, so—"

So it's not that I lack confidence, but that's a Tier 1, Level 6 Fallen War Beast.

The moment Lin Yi finished speaking, Bai Shan and the others were struck by another bolt from the blue.

A spirit plant? A ground mushroom? A newborn? No other pet?

These news reports were undoubtedly a series of blows to Bullfrog Town, and the steps of everyone accompanying the boy became somewhat stiff.

As Lin Yi walked towards the plantation with Bai Shan, many townspeople whispered among themselves.

"What's going on? How come a freshman has arrived? And he's a spirit plant-type beast tamer who has contracted a ground mushroom?"

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"I'm not quite sure, but the extraordinary power he had just exuded was indeed the aura of a first-tier, fifth-level being."

"Level 5 of Tier 1 isn't enough. That [Fallen Ape] is a Level 6 Tier 1 killing god."

"Perhaps they didn't fully unleash their extraordinary power. Let's wait and see. Since they were sent by Tiannan City, they can't possibly be unable to solve this."

Trusting Tiannan City, the townspeople, though somewhat hesitant, still followed along the path towards the edge of the plantation.

The news that Tiannan City had dispatched beast tamers quickly spread throughout the town, and soon, the number of people following Lin Yi and Bai Shan grew larger, and the whispers became more frequent.

Even an elderly man in his seventies took the opportunity to secretly communicate with Bai Shan.

"Bai Shan, do you think this is reliable? Something doesn't feel right to me. Did we pick up the wrong person?"

"Take him there first. We can doubt him, but we can't doubt Tiannan City's decision. Since they sent him, they must have their reasons."

"What reason? You don't expect a ground mushroom to defeat that beast, do you? This is no joke. You should find out how strong it really is."

Bai Shan declined the old man's suggestion. He had traveled a long way to support Bullfrog Town, and she felt it was somewhat disrespectful to ask about his strength so directly.

However, she didn't know what gave this young man the confidence to take on this mission. Could it be that he really relied on that ground mushroom?

Lin Yi naturally overheard some of the whispers among the crowd, but he didn't care. Instead, he followed the people of Bullfrog Town through the town and headed towards the other side.

Stepping out of the town, one finds a vast expanse of open-air planting area, filled with countless ordinary level 10 extraordinary evolution ingredients. However, a particular patch in the very center of the area catches Lin Yi's attention, where over a hundred colorful fruit trees grow, which are actually level 10 extraordinary evolution fruits.

The Fallen Ape's target was most likely that planting area.

At the end of the park, there is a mountain range. Before even getting close to the mountain range, Lin Yi could hear the roars and howls of fallen war beasts, as well as the ripples of extraordinary power that occasionally emanated from it. The ripples swept through the depths of the forest, stirring the entire sea of ​​trees.

"As expected, it is a level 6 first-order extraordinary fluctuation."

Lin Yi thought to himself, and the intensity of this fluctuation should be around the mid-stage of the sixth level of the first rank, which made him frown.

Even if Mushroom Cub reaches the mid-stage of Tier 1 Level 6 later, he will only be at the early stage. With the [Grass Sword Technique] and [Three Thousand Thunder Movement] combined with him, a fierce battle is inevitable, and the odds of winning are only fifty-fifty.

Fifteen minutes later, the group finally ventured deeper into the forest, and gradually, Lin Yi also began to see the scenery within.

In the forest ahead, a giant ape, standing three meters tall, was being held back by dozens of beast tamers and their pets from Bullfrog Town.

The beast tamers used steel cables to bind the limbs and entire body of the Fallen Ape, and with the support of extraordinary power, they firmly locked the uninvited guest in place. Dozens of tree-type and herbaceous beast pets also unleashed their extraordinary power, forming a small enclosed space that suppressed the raging Fallen Ape in the forest.

Even so, Lin Yi could sense at just one glance that the extraordinary evolutionary power within those beast pets was slowly diminishing. If this continued, it would only be a matter of time before the [Fallen Ape] broke free of its shackles.

"Roar~!"

Seemingly sensing the arrival of Lin Yi and the others, the Fallen Ape, whose size was like a small mountain, roared to the sky, letting out an angry howl. The terrifying roar caused the supernatural power that suppressed it to dim, and a bloodthirsty killing intent permeated the forest, causing everyone to shiver involuntarily.

Lin Yi's pupils contracted sharply. The long-term suppression by the Beast Tamers of Bullfrog Town had driven the opponent into a frenzy. Once he broke free of his restraints, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Lin, how's it going?" Bai Shan asked eagerly, wondering how confident she was of defeating her opponent.

Lin Yi pondered for a moment, but did not give a definite answer. Instead, he said helplessly, "Mayor Bai, organize all the townspeople to retreat and leave here immediately. If anything unexpected happens later, everyone may have to evacuate Bullfrog Town immediately."

Upon hearing this, Bai Shan's delicate body trembled: "What do you mean? Don't you have complete confidence either?"

"It's about 50/50."

Lin Yi told the truth that if he couldn't win the fight, he would have to pack his bags and run away.

The crowd erupted in uproar, their faces turning extremely grim.

Bai Shan didn't care about anything else and immediately asked, "Classmate, this is of great importance, please forgive my rudeness, but may I ask, classmate, what rank and level of Beast Tamer are you?"

"Tier 1 - Level 5"

What?

Tier 1 Level 5 Beast Tamer?

Just as Bai Shan was about to say something.

Lin Yi's voice rang out again, and he couldn't help but look at the little guy on his shoulder.

"It's now Tier 1, Level 6."

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