Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
âLiancheng! Xiaoman! The two of you are God-Ascension level elites. Why are you so surprised?â Chen Xiaobei asked as he hung up the call.
The 20-meter tall Giant Barbaric Tiger walked to the tree and lowered its head to let Chen Xiaobei down, which was at Ao Liancheng and Su Xiaomanâs standing height.
Ao Liancheng inhaled sharply as he struggled to find the words. âEven a Primordial Spirit cultivation Earth-God would find it hard to believe⦠A formidable Giant Barbaric Tiger lets you stand on its head⦠Zhufeng! You are phenomenal!â
Su Xiaoman raised her little hands to her eyes and rubbed them. She sounded very uncertain as she asked her companions, âAm I dreaming? Childe Chen⦠You⦠Youâve actually subdued a Giant Barbaric Tiger?â
âThis is not a dream!â Chen Xiaobei shrugged. âThis is just a really big cat. Itâs not that difficult to tame!â
Su Xiaomanâs mouth fell open. âThatâs our Divine Tiger factionâs dream! Everyone from the faction leader to the disciples had set their sights on this impossible task but no one has been able to do it since our ancestors⦠If our people were to find out about this, they would all go crazy!â
Chen Xiaobei shook his head. âPlease keep this a secret for me. I donât wish for anyone to find out that Iâve subdued a Giant Barbaric Tiger yet!â
âI⦠I willâ¦â Su Xiaoman nodded, a questioning look in her eyes. âBut⦠Childe Chen, can you tell us how you did it?â
Ao Liancheng nodded eagerly. âYeah! How did you subdue this super beast?â
Chen Xiaobei shrugged. âRemember how it was injured earlier? I gave it some healing medication, reasoned with it and appealed to its emotions! As its wounds began to heal, as an act of gratitude, it willingly submitted itself to be my Spirit Beast!â
âThatâs impossibleâ¦â Su Xiaoman did not believe him. âIn our experience, the tiger finds humans very repulsive! It wonât even allow you to get near it, much less eat the pills you give it!â
Maybe Iâm different from a normal human.â Chen Xiaobei answered calmly.
âThen when did you enter the cave?â Ao Liancheng asked. âXiaoman and I have been watching the entrance but we never saw you enter!â
âOh, Iâm pretty fast. Maybe thatâs why you didnât see me.â Chen Xiaobei answered.
âNoâ¦â Ao Liancheng rubbed his chin doubtfully. âAt our cultivation, even if Xiaoman and I could not see you, we wouldâve at least sensed somethingâ¦â
There was only one explanation for this â Chen Xiaobei had used a High-tier Prosperous Monkey Fur to turn himself into a flying insect, allowing him to enter the cave undetected.
In their conversation over the phone earlier, Chen Xiaobei had again confirmed with Ao Liancheng that the Giant Barbaric Tiger was not an actual Earth-God, and did not possess the Primordial Spirit.
The severely wounded tiger did not notice the little insect Chen Xiaobei entering the cave.
All he needed to complete the task was to give it a Heavenly Dog Biscuit!
The biscuits were ineffective on Earth-Gods but since the tiger was not an Earth-God, the master-slave acknowledgment process went smoothly.
That was why Chen Xiaobei was allowed to stand on the tigerâs head as they exited the cave.
However, this whole process involved too many secrets and Chen Xiaobei had to keep mum in providing the details.
Even if he did tell them about the mystical Prosperous Monkey Fur and Heavenly Dog Biscuit, Ao Liancheng and Su Xiaoman may not believe him.
Rather than wasting time explaining everything, it more convenient to make something up.
âAlright, letâs not get too caught up with the process. The result is whatâs important!â Chen Xiaobei smiled. âNow that Iâve successfully subdued a Giant Barbaric Tiger, the Saint Duke task is settled. I will need to move on to the next operation!â
âYes! Yes!â Ao Liancheng nodded. âWe have to stop Tenshou and Royal Domeâs second joint-attack!â
âI can help too!â Su Xiaoman volunteered.
âNo! The two of you cannot come with me!â Chen Xiaobei shook his head. âXiaoman, you are from Divine Tiger faction. You cannot be dragged into this Nine Zone feud!â
âBut I really want to help youâ¦â Su Xiaoman pouted.
âYou can still help me when you return to your faction!â Chen Xiaobei took out a piece of paper. âThere are five things on this list which are extremely important to me. Iâm hoping you could help me learn where I could get them. You are from Apocalypse Starfield, after all, and you must have some special connections!â
âAlright!â Su Xiaoman nodded. âSince they are so important to you, I will do my best!â
âLiancheng! You have to return to Neptune!â Chen Xiaobei said. âThere are only 20 days left. If I fail to destroy the enemyâs plan, I hope that you and his majesty, the holy emperor, would honor his word in helping Saint Duke!â
Ao Liancheng crinkled his nose. âI can just call my grandfather. I donât have to go back to tell him!â
âNo! You have to go!â Chen Xiaobei said. âMy next plan is to enter Tenshou Starfield. Iâm just a nobody. No one will recognize me but if I bring the prince of Neptune with me, weâll have eyes on us all the time!â
âThatâs easy, I can put on a disguise. No one will be able to recognize me⦠I wonât be at peace unless I go with you!â Ao Liancheng said.
âBrother!â Chen Xiaobei said grimly. âI can understand that you did not have faith in me at the beginning but now that youâve been with me for so long and seen all my trump cards, youâre still not confident in me?â
âIâ¦â Ao Liancheng started. He knew very well that Chen Xiaobei had the Chaos Blood Sword, Blood-Godâs Deity-killing painting, Crimson Flame Fan, Ice Crystal Longsword, and Yingzhengâs Black Coffin.
Most importantly, Chen Xiaobei now had a formidable Giant Barbaric Tiger as his Spirit Beast.
These trump cards were all Earth-God level!
Except for the Emperor himself, no one could pose as a threat to Chen Xiaobei in all of Tenshou Starfield!
âBrother, have a little faith in me!â Chen Xiaobei said. âI donât need you to worry about me! In fact, I should be the one worried about you, who are still recovering from your injuries, following me around!â
âAlright! I understand!â Ao Liancheng nodded ponderously. âI will go back to Neptune and help my grandfather prepare for battle! After 20 days, youâll just need to give the word and our soldiers will enter the battlefield!â
Chen Xiaobei nodded. âYou can get ready. But donât be so pessimistic. I may not return from Tenshou unsuccessful! As long as everything goes according to plan, this war may not have to start at all!â