Beast Taming: Invincible Breeder-Chapter 429 - 414: Trap

"The evidence is here; Heizi, speak."

"The Soft King is quite fierce; just entering the realm of the King and immediately chasing after the Noise Eel of King Three."

"How did you figure out this Noise Eel belongs to King Three?"

"The Noise Eel has markings on its throat: one line for King One, two lines for King Two... and so forth."

"The Soft King is impressive!"

When the video was released, there were still skeptics. Some even suspected Li Cunxu of video tampering until multiple bloggers analyzed the video frame by frame, confirming there were no editing traces. This finally quieted the skeptics.

Li Cunxu initially didn’t mind comments teasing Xiaoruan as the Soft King, until Xiaoruan actually gathered the King title.

Seeing the ethereal Human Race fortune condense above Xiaoruan into the shiny golden King title ’Soft King,’ Li Cunxu was dumbfounded.

No way, I haven’t even condensed a King title, and you’ve done it already, and in Venerable King specifications - a single-character King title.

Pet beasts can also gather King titles, but it is much harder than it is for a Beast Master. People habitually remember the King titles of Beast Masters but not those of pet beasts.

Because of this, while there are many Beast Masters with King titles, pet beasts with such titles are rare.

Li Cunxu hurried online to investigate what was going on.

It turned out that Xiaoruan was regarded as an inspirational figure, liked by many people.

If Xiaoruan, a Slime synonymous with ’trash,’ can become a King, why can’t I?

In this spreading mindset, many youths with poor talent viewed Xiaoruan as a role model and were determined to forge ahead.

"This seems to be a good thing, inspiring people to train and become stronger."

After pondering for a while, Li Cunxu decided to fan the flames and announced Xiaoruan’s condensation of the ’Soft King’ title on social media.

Li Cunxu did not expect that alliances across the regions would forward this post, delivering congratulations.

Shendu Alliance——"Congratulations to Xiaoruan for ascending the throne"

Tongdu Alliance——"Congratulations Soft King, on obtaining its well-deserved King title"

Longdu Alliance——"Soft King, keep it up. I hope to see you ascend to the Venerable King Realm one day"

...

Receiving congratulations from alliances all over, this kind of treatment is usually only seen when someone is reported to become one of the Ten Princes.

Li Cunxu thought for a moment and understood why the alliances were sending greetings.

Xiaoruan is an inspirational figure; promoting it can inspire enthusiasm in people to train and become stronger.

Li Cunxu also took the opportunity to promote the Divination Slime, although the initial response was tepid. It wasn’t until later when a young girl took the Divination Slime to school to show off that it gradually became a hit.

The day after posting, a bounty task posted by Li Cunxu in the Bounty Hunter Guild was accepted.

Since he couldn’t buy Destruction Fluorite (the evolution material for Extreme Crystal Dragon), Li Cunxu posted a reward task at the Bounty Hunter Guild for purchasing Destruction Fluorite.

Li Cunxu: "Do you have Destruction Fluorite?"

The one who accepted the task: "I don’t have Destruction Fluorite, but I know where there is some. Your task said that providing clues also works."

The person accepting the task attached a photo of Destruction Fluorite, proving his clue to be real.

In the photo, in a dark black hole, Destruction Fluorite shimmered with black light, surrounded by a dark aura of destruction.

Li Cunxu: "How much do you want for this clue?"

The one who accepted the task: "One hundred thousand Purple Gold Dragon Coins."

Li Cunxu ignored the person; although Destruction Fluorite is rare, one hundred thousand Purple Gold Dragon Coins could buy a pile of them.

After waiting a long time, the task accepter: "The reward is negotiable if it’s not suitable."

"Ninety thousand."

"Eighty thousand."

...

"Ten thousand, I need a large sum of Purple Gold Dragon Coins; this is my absolute minimum."

Li Cunxu: "Fifty Purple Gold Dragon Coins. If not, then forget it."

The one who accepted the task: "My god, that’s way too low. At least ten thousand Purple Gold Dragon Coins."

Li Cunxu did as he said and didn’t contact the person again.

Li Cunxu quoting such a low price had his reasons.

This task was unsolved for a long time and then, coincidentally, someone accepted it right when Li Cunxu was at his peak of popularity.

Li Cunxu suspected it was a trap set by the Four Evil Gods Sects, to lure him into searching for Destruction Fluorite, where they would ambush him.

As for how they knew it was Li Cunxu who posted the task in the Bounty Hunter Guild, it wasn’t difficult to find out; posting tasks at the Bounty Hunter Guild requires real names, and the guild is quite a loose organization, having been infiltrated by various forces, including the Evil God Church.

Subsequent events proved Li Cunxu’s suspicion right.

The person who took the task contacted Li Cunxu again ten days later.

"I give up, no one haggles like you do, starting from one hundred thousand and cutting down to fifty. This is truly my lowest offer now, five hundred Purple Gold Dragon Coins. If not, then forget it; let’s go our separate ways."

Li Cunxu: "Deal."

The person gave Li Cunxu the address: inside a volcano in the Barbaric Mountain Range. He also warned Li Cunxu that there was a King-level Red Dragon in the volcano, suggesting caution in dealing with it.

"So considerate, could it be I was mistaken?"

The task accepter again advised: "Don’t say I didn’t warn you; go dig up the Destruction Fluorite soon. The Red Dragon is fighting with a Black Dragon and could destroy the Destruction Fluorite."

Leading me to go early, definitely up to no good.

Knowing it was a trap, Li Cunxu still went.

Before departing, Li Cunxu brought along a beetle that Li Shiji had planted a demonic seed of enlightenment on.

A King-level enemy, Xiaoruan can handle.

A Venerable King-level enemy, Li Shiji can be revived on the beetle to handle.

An Overlord-level enemy, such a formidable foe is unlikely to act against him, but in case of the unexpected, Li Cunxu has the life-saving jade of the old chairman.

As Li Cunxu was about to set off, Li Shiji suddenly spoke under the Tree of Laws.

"Anle is outside the island."

Li Cunxu was delighted to hear this.

After securing Overlord fortune, Li Anle entered a long retreat and now coming out signifies she broke through to the King realm.

"I’ll go pick her up."

Fertile Island is shrouded in a sealing fog; those wanting to enter need to be met by Li Cunxu and Li Shiji.

Li Cunxu possesses a navigation ring, allowing him to maintain a sense of direction within the fog, while Li Shiji’s strength is formidable enough to disregard the fog.

But before Li Cunxu could leave to meet her,

Li Anle lightly punched through the gray mist, her strong fist creating a tunnel.

Li Anle excitedly flew in.

"Big brother, I’ve reached King level."

"Congratulations."

Li Anle suddenly examined Li Cunxu and Jiang Lingyun’s gear.

"Big brother, where are you heading?"

"To dig for Destruction Fluorite."

Li Anle’s eyes lit up.

"I want to go too."

"No."

"Why not?"

"No means no; would the Holy Lotus Family allow you to go?"

"They allow it."

Li Cunxu was bewildered, for the Holy Lotus Family had previously intended for Li Anle to be the next head, how could they let her wander freely?

Are they not concerned about Li Anle’s safety?