Library of Heaven’s Path 2: Eternal Destiny

Chapter 20: Taming the Eagle

"Are you talking about him, Miss?" Adviser Liao's eyes fell on Zhang Xuan, looking displeased.

"I don't care what your intentions are, but how dare you to deceive at the City Lord's mansion. Take him down..."

"Hold on!" Yu Xiaoyu immediately stepped forward. "Adviser Liao, what are you doing? Are you going to attack my friend?"

Adviser Liao cupped his fists. "I was only afraid you would be deceived… Miss."

"I invited Zhang Xuan here!" Yu Xiaoyu puffed up her cheeks. "Are you saying I've been fooled by him?"

Adviser Liao shook his head. "I've never heard of any beast taming talent, so I can't help but worry. You should know there are many swindlers out there..."

"Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Zhang Xuan easily tamed Xue'er's horse Su Shang a few days ago..." Yu Xiaoyu huffed.

Adviser Liao finally understood and sneered. "How can Su Shang compare to a true Source Beast like the Cangback Eagle? It's just a horse. Feed it for a while, and anyone can tame it."

Horses are among the easiest animals to tame. Otherwise, no one wouldn't ride them. They don't even count as Source Beasts. Claiming to be a beast tamer by taming such a thing is clearly a scam.

"Really? But Xue'er said it was very difficult to tame. She couldn't do it herself..." Yu Xiaoyu, who didn't understand much, began to feel uncertain as Adviser Liao's words sounded reasonable.

"Adviser Liao is right! Horses are indeed easier to tame..." The City Lord, Yu Longqing, who had been staring at the Cangback Eagle, suddenly spoke.

Hearing her father say so, Yu Xiaoyu looked a bit embarrassed. "Then... I specially invited him here to help you tame this creature..."

"Haha, my daughter has grown up and can now help me with my worries. But don't worry, I will tame the Cangback Eagle soon. There will be results by tomorrow at the latest." Yu Longqing's reddened eyes showed a hint of excitement.

"By tomorrow?" Thinking of borrowing her father's quiet room, Yu Xiaoyu's eyes twinkled. "Dad, I think tomorrow is too late. Why not let Zhang Xuan try? Since he's already here, wouldn't it be great if he succeeds?"

"Miss, it's not that we don't want you to try!" Adviser Liao said, "Beast taming isn't a game. Once you start, you must see it through without changing hands midway, which is what we call 'Exhausting the Beast.' Only by exhausting it to mental collapse can it be fully subdued. The City Lord has already been at it for over half a month, and the Cangback Eagle is about to give in. If we change tamers now, all the previous effort might be wasted..."

"I see..." Yu Xiaoyu didn't realize beast taming was so complicated and curiously looked at Zhang Xuan who stood not far away. "How did you tame Su Shang? Did you exhaust it too?"

Zhang Xuan shook his head. "Of course not! I was just lucky and got the Su Shang horse's approval by chance..."

From his chats with Mo Yanxue and others, Zhang Xuan had learned that although the Source World had terrifying power, where even a random person could destroy the Firmament, they were quite lacking in the art of beast taming. He knew he needed to stay low-key for now.

At that moment, Adviser Liao looked over. "Approval? How long did it take?"

Zhang Xuan calculated in his mind. "About half a day!"

It took one punch to knock it down and a second to use the Spirit Awakening Technique... saying half a day shouldn't be an exaggeration.

"Half a day? Haha, such bragging! No wonder the young lady was deceived by you." Adviser Liao sneered.

Yu Xiaoyu looked puzzled. "Bragging? Didn't Adviser Liao say horses are easier to tame?"

Adviser Liao said, "Horses are easy to tame, but Su Shang, being a thousand-mile horse, still has some wild nature. To make it completely obedient, you need one of two methods. The first is to exhaust it until its will is broken, then take advantage of its weakened state to gain its approval. This is the method the City Lord is using, also known as the forceful taming method!"

"The other method is to treat it well with delicious food, satisfying its desires until it loses its wild nature. This gentler approach is called the gentle taming method. Both methods take a long time, especially the latter, which can take six months to a year, or even longer. Taming a horse in half a day, even if it's just a horse, is impossible... If it's not bragging, then what is?"

"Oh... I see!" Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.

It turned out that the beast taming methods in the Source World were just the most basic techniques for the beast tamers on the Master Teacher Continent.

Whether by exhausting or nurturing, both took a lot of time and effort, and the results weren't very good. No wonder Mo Yanxue was so surprised when she heard he had successfully tamed Su Shang.

"What? Have I exposed you, and now you admit you're a fraud?" Seeing Zhang Xuan's expression, Adviser Liao sneered.

"Not quite... I said I was just lucky to gain Su Shang's approval. Since the City Lord and Adviser Liao don't need my help, then, Miss Yu, I'll take my leave now!" Zhang Xuan cupped his fists.

Seeing the hostility, he didn't want to cause any trouble.

"Well... alright!" Seeing that her father was about to succeed, Yu Xiaoyu nodded, although a bit unhappy because she had no excuse to use her father’s silence room any more.

"Wait a minute! The City Lord's mansion is the core of White Roc City, and the young lady is of noble status. Do you think you can come and go as you please?" Adviser Liao's eyes narrowed, and he shouted coldly as Zhang Xuan turned to leave.

"What do you mean by this, Adviser Liao?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

He hadn't wanted to come in the first place, but Yu Xiaoyu had insisted and even offered money, so he reluctantly agreed. Now that he was here, he was questioned and threatened, and he was already quite annoyed.

"Nothing much... I just want you to know the true art of beast taming, so you don't continue to boast and deceive others!" Adviser Liao waved his hand dismissively.

"Oh?" Zhang Xuan's eyelids twitched.

With their panda-eyed techniques that wouldn’t even be worthy of taming dogs on the Master Teacher Continent, they dared to call it the art of beast taming!

Thinking Zhang Xuan was now in complete awe, Adviser Liao sneered and looked towards Yu Longqing, bowing. "City Lord, the Cangback Eagle is almost at its limit. We can use that technique now!"

"Oh? Finally?" Yu Longqing's face lit up with joy. He stared intently at the Cangback Eagle in front of him, his eyes widening. He took a deep breath of source energy into his abdomen and suddenly shouted, "Submit now!"

The City Lord's strength was formidable, not a bit weaker than that of Dean Lu Mingrong. As he roared, the room instantly felt waves of energy rolling through it, like muffled thunder.

Zhang Xuan's pupils contracted.

No wonder they were experts from the Source World. Just that one roar could have caused his entire New World to collapse, and the so-called Nine Heavens and Ten Earths would have shattered into pieces.

"Chirp!"

Under the assault of the sound waves, the already faltering Cangback Eagle wobbled again, then let out an angry screech, looking at the City Lord with eyes full of humiliation.

"It's about to submit..." Seeing the expression on the eagle's face, Adviser Liao was excited, clenching his fists.

Yu Longqing's face also turned red with excitement. He had persisted for over half a month, waiting for this moment...

"Chirp!"

Just as the two were full of anticipation, the enraged Cangback Eagle let out another screech, suddenly turned, and dashed towards the iron pillar not far away.

Bang!

Its head smashed into the pillar, blood gushing out. Then, its body fell off the perch with a thud, its legs twitching uncontrollably.

"..." Yu Longqing's vision went black.

Adviser Liao's hands, which he had intended to celebrate with, slowly lowered, his face turning bright red with embarrassment.

As they were feeling utterly humiliated and at a loss for what to do, they heard Zhang Xuan's puzzled voice from not far away, "Is this what you call a mysterious and unfathomable taming technique?"