Beast Taming Patrol

Although the status of Beast Tamers was somewhat lower than martial arts powerhouses, this was, after all, a preliminary competition for the selection of spots in the grand tournament between nations. Naturally, they were also concerned about whom these spots would ultimately go to.

If a powerful Beast Tamer seed contestant emerged, with even a slight chance of gaining the Sect Master's favor in the grand tournament, the entire Great Yan nation would benefit.

This was related to the fate of the nation.

On an open plain, more than seventy Beast Tamers stood quietly.

These Beast Tamers were the ones who had advanced to the finals among the master-level Beast Tamers.

At this moment, they stood in groups of three or five, seemingly prepared to stick together, and were whispering among themselves, waiting for the entrance to the secret realm to open.

In front of the plain, there was a high platform built in advance, and from atop that majestic platform, several figures slowly emerged.

As they appeared, cheers burst forth from the crowd.

Lin Su curiously glanced over the figures that had appeared on the platform, his eyebrows immediately raising slightly.

Of those on the platform, he recognized only one.

It was a slightly hunched old man with graying hair, donned in a luxurious robe adorned with the sun, moon, and stars. Despite appearing somewhat frail, he exuded a powerful presence and the demeanor of someone from a high position.

That was the president of the Imperial Beast Taming Union of the capital, Hong Yuan.

At the opening of the earlier preliminary competition, he had made an appearance and briefly spoken a few words of encouragement to all participating Beast Tamers.

However, he had not shown himself since then.

Apart from Hong Yuan, Lin Su was unfamiliar with the other figures on the platform.

However, he felt some curiosity.

Because Hong Yuan, who logically should be the highest-ranking person present, was not positioned at the forefront of the crowd but rather followed respectfully along with another person.

That was a middle-aged man with an arrogant and indifferent expression. He wore luxurious clothing, slightly different from the fashion of the Great Yan, hands clasped behind his back, overlooking the master-level Beast Tamers below without a word.

"Senior Mu, who is that standing in front of President Hong?" Lin Su couldn't help but ask quietly.

"That's an envoy from the Yun Hao Empire," responded Qi Yunhan in a quiet voice before Mu Yuxing had a chance to speak.

"The envoy has been in the Great Yan for some time now, previously inspecting the Beast Taming Towers and Unions of various cities. This is why the union presidents couldn't attend the start of the preliminary competition. It wasn't until yesterday when the envoy returned to the capital that we were able to set out."

An envoy from the Yun Hao Empire, huh...

Lin Su frowned slightly, turning his gaze back to the middle-aged man on the platform. For some reason, he always felt that the envoy's condescending gaze was laced with intense disdain, as if he had no interest in conversing with anyone.

Lin Su was irked by a sense of arrogance that he found repelling.

When he saw President Hong speaking with a smile to the envoy, who responded with silence, that feeling intensified.

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"Envoy Wu Tong, this time our Great Yan has also produced quite a few excellent Beast Tamers," Hong Yuan said with a smile despite being ignored several times before by the envoy. "I wonder if there are any seed contestants that might catch Envoy Wu Tong's eye?"

A flicker of impatience crossed Wu Tong's eyes, "Your so-called 'excellent Beast Tamers' are worthless in front of the prodigies of my Yun Hao Empire."

Hearing these words, tinged with overt scorn, several people following behind displayed a flash of anger in their eyes.

"Yes," Hong Yuan coughed lightly, still wearing a smile, "The upper nation is powerful, and every tournament sees a few prodigies favored by the Sect Master, unmatched by our Great Yan; of this, Hong is well aware. However..."

Hong Yuan's voice trailed off momentarily, "I wonder, does the Envoy believe there could be such a Beast Tamer from Great Yan this time who might gain the Sect Master's favor?"

"Delusional," Wu Tong shook his head and scoffed, a cold glint in his eyes.

As an envoy of the Yun Hao Empire, arriving in the Great Yan at a critical moment before the start of the grand tournament, he naturally wasn't here for sightseeing.

The grand tournament was tied to the fate of nations.

If, within a vassal state, a prodigy gained favor with the Sect Master, the resources rewarded after the grand tournament could significantly strengthen the entire vassal state.

If that prodigy was exceptional enough to receive an enormous amount of resources from the Sect Master, it might even be possible for the positions of the vassal state and the Sect Master's own nation to be reversed.

The Yun Hao Empire could not bear such a blow, and so, before every grand tournament, they would send envoys to each vassal state, secretly scouting for potential prodigy seeds, to either recruit them, target them or coerce them, ensuring the vassal states remained just that.

This was true for both martial arts powerhouses and Beast Tamers.
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Wu Tong was one of the two envoys sent by the Yun Hao Empire to the Great Yan, assigned to oversee the Beast Tamers.

While not particularly powerful, the Great Yan could not afford to harm him in the least or even hinder his travels. Instead, they had to have the union presidents from various places accompany him.

Otherwise, the Yun Hao Empire would surely find an excuse to cause trouble.

Wu Tong's presence at the preliminary competition was not only to see if any of the approved contestants might pose a threat to the Yun Hao Empire but also to suppress the spirit of the Great Yan nation.