Beast Taming: the More the Better

However, Su Ping believed that no one would ever think this was a Pet Beast.

But in fact, that was exactly the case.

Even though Ye Zhou couldn't figure out what this thing was, just as he had previously said, he wasn't relying on his own experience and ability to foresee.

"Sha Sha, conduct a Time Reflection!"

Under the stunned gazes of Su Ping and Dong Muxuan, the item named 'Sha Sha', the time hourglass, suddenly became as ethereal as a Dream Bubble Shadow, stretching out as if dimensions themselves were being pulled asunder.

In the midst of this illusory light, silver-white brilliance twined around the crimson feathers.

Meanwhile, within the time hourglass, it seemed as if a scene rapidly rewinding appeared.

The main character of the scene was none other than this feather.

Only, the rewinding speed was so fast that it was impossible to capture with the naked eye.

No, that wasn't quite right, Su Ping couldn't describe the sensation.

It wasn't about viewing with the eyes, but as if it resided in another dimension altogether; he could sense it, yet he was unable to control or see such a scene by any means.

Just a few seconds passed, and this strange sight vanished without a trace.

In its place, a slowly extracted illusory scene and image appeared within the time hourglass.

In the image, there was a bizarre bird.

Its body was covered in dark red feathers, engulfed with flames rolling over its form, and even by merely watching this image, one felt an indescribable heat all over.

Its face bore some resemblance to the Flame-Eating Crow, but differing slightly were the feathers on its head; unlike the bald scalp of a crow, at the top of the bird's head lay a feather as if it was a flame set alight.

This feather didn't look like a feather; it was a plume shaped like an ignited flame.

And clearly, what perched atop the head of this unknown bird was exactly that plume.

"This is..."

Su Ping narrowed his eyes slightly, incredulously peering through the image toward the time hourglass.

As the most rarely seen Pet Beast Attribute, the mystery and power of the Time Series revealed itself before Su Ping's eyes for the first time and indeed shocked him.

However, it was obvious that the two people beside him knew nothing of Su Ping's true thoughts at the time.

This time it was Ye Zhou and Dong Muxuan's turn to be baffled; they clearly had no idea what the creature in the image was.

However, seeing Su Ping deep in thought, the two exchanged glances and nodded in understanding.

He truly is the Genius Breeder who won first place at such a young age in the Breeder Association's competition; indeed, the breadth of his knowledge is wide.

Looking at the strange, dark red-feathered crow with the peculiar head plume projected from the time hourglass that Su Ping was staring at, Ye Zhou couldn't wait to ask,

"So, do you know what Pet Beast this is?"

Then, under the equally speechless gazes of the other two, Su Ping also shook his head. "I don't know, I can't recognize it."

The two were silent. The unspoken criticism Su Ping had been mentally preparing now surfaced in both their minds:

Damn it, you were acting like you knew when you couldn't even figure it out?

But although he couldn't figure it out, Su Ping had his own methods, didn't he?

So, under the questioning looks of the two, Su Ping took out his mobile phone and began to photograph and search for the bird in the image.

After a little less than two minutes, within the privileges of his near Breeding Master status, the Breeder Association's database yielded possible detailed information on this kind of Pet Beast:

[Darkflame Ancient Raven: A rare Commander Level race limit Pet Beast. Verified extinction traces in history about three hundred years ago, seemingly linked to stringent environmental conditions for survival. Fire Element, flying crow class Pet Beast. Mastered Skills (approximately): Flame Projectile, Flowing Flame Garment...]

The appearance of this information brightened the eyes of both Ye Zhou and Su Ping.

Su Ping pondered for a moment, then once again began to search further in the Breeder Association's database.

And this time, the object of the search was exceedingly simple. It was none other than the Flame-Eating Crow mentioned earlier.

With the exact name in hand, there was no doubt the search was quicker, and in almost an instant, all the information regarding the Flame-Eating Crow was brought up.

[Flame-Eating Crow: Elite Peak race limit Pet Beast. Fire Element, flying crow Pet Beast, with not many historical traces left. It first appeared roughly 600 years ago and was contracted by Zhou Li, a minor official from the Liang Dynasty's 'Bird Division'. It was the first Flame-Eating Crow recorded to be contracted in history.

The Racial Skills of the Flame-Eating Crow include: Fire-Eating, Fireball Technique, Fire Commanding Feathers, Fire Resistance Halo...

Currently discovered Evolutionary Body of the Flame-Eating Crow (1): Skyfire Crow - Monarch Level (click to inquire about the general Abilities of its Evolutionary Body)...]

That is the information about the Flame-Eating Crow.

"It first appeared roughly 600 years ago?"

Ye Zhou chewed over this timeline, while Su Ping nodded,

"About that, the process was not achieved overnight. However, it must be said that the timeframe related to the Flame-Eating Crow is indeed quite close. Therefore, it holds great research significance and value.

"So, given that some parts of the process were completed while others weren't, this temporal discrepancy over three hundred years is entirely plausible!"

Light flickered in Ye Zhou's eyes.

He looked somewhat intoxicated by the image of the crow.

This scene made Su Ping feel a bit unsettled. Curious, he asked Ye Zhou,

"Brother Ye, why are you interested in researching this thing?"

Ye Zhou didn't seem to be a pure Breeder at the moment.

Furthermore, Ye Zhou's Pet Beasts, according to what Qin Xiaoxue had said, were mainly of the Time Series, and he didn't even have Pet Beasts of other categories. In such a case, why would he be so interested in this different kind of Pet Beast?

Ye Zhou smiled slightly.

"Time is the most mysterious thing. However, regarding the future domain of the timeline, I don't even know if those at the elusive and intangible Mythical Level can truly touch the future.

"Therefore, I can only make every effort to explore the past secrets that belong to the timeline! Of course, there are other reasons too."

Ye Zhou didn't say what the other reasons were, and Su Ping didn't ask.

He seemed somewhat airy-fairy when he said that, not very down-to-earth.

Su Ping nodded and smiled. "Indeed, it's quite interesting. Now even I am getting a little curious."

However, Ye Zhou originally thought what Su Ping was referring to as interesting was the Flame-Eating Crow itself and the ancestral Evolution of this ancient kind of Pet Beast.

But what Ye Zhou absolutely didn't expect was that the interest Su Ping referred to did involve the Flame-Eating Crow in part.

After all, the so-called 'Three-legged Golden Crow' mentioned by Ye Zhou, an existence comparable to the Sun in mythology, truly carried too much significance for Su Ping.

But it was patently obvious that such a thing was incredibly remote.

In fact, aside from the Three-legged Golden Crow, what Su Ping was truly interested in were mainly these Time-Series Pet Beasts.

Reflecting the past, future, and the timeline of history? This time hourglass is quite intriguing. I just wonder if other Time-Series Pet Beasts are also this interesting? It's just a pity that such beings are indeed too precious and rare; ordinary people truly can't encounter them.

The two exchanged knowing smiles without saying much more.

Only Dong Muxuan, standing by, watched as these two fellows seemed to understand each other's unstated thoughts and secrets, yet were able to come together with a kind of mutual appreciation, like gentlemen finding harmony despite their differences.

Only this young master from the Dong Family, also called a genius at Magic Capital Academy, was thoroughly confused and perplexed from beginning to end.

Who am I? Where am I?

What in the world are these two talking about?

The Three-legged Golden Crow, the Darkflame Ancient Raven... what do these have to do with the Flame-Eating Crow? What is all this nonsense?