Beast Taming Star Journey

Chapter 414

The light grew brighter and brighter, so intense it was blinding. I instinctively shielded my eyes, my mind filled with curiosity. This light was emanating from underground; could it be something left behind by a dark ghost?

"Be careful, Nong Yu." Su Yao's voice rang in my ears, tinged with worry.

I lowered my hand and squinted at the center of the light. The light seemed to have coalesced into a vortex, slowly rotating, with some glittering things faintly visible inside.

"What is that?" The Beast Tamer of Jinyi also came over, his tone tinged with doubt.

"I don't know, but it doesn't feel like anything bad." I hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll go take a look."

Su Yao grabbed my arm. "Wait, let me go scout ahead first."

I shook my head. "No need. My beast-taming ability is quite sensitive to danger. If there is any danger, I will sense it immediately."

After saying that, I gently pushed Su Yao's hand away and carefully walked towards the center of the light. The Beast Tamer wanted to stop me, but ultimately remained silent.

As I got closer to the center of the light, the rotating force grew stronger, and I felt as if my body was being sucked in. I took a deep breath, steadied myself, and continued forward.

Finally, I reached the center of the light. I reached into the swirling light, and a powerful force instantly surged into my body. I felt as if I had been struck by electricity, a tingling sensation spreading throughout my entire body.

This power... it feels so familiar!

A thought struck me, and I quickly circulated the beast-taming power within my body. Sure enough, this power perfectly fused with my beast-taming power, and my beast-taming ability seemed to have been further enhanced!

I was overjoyed. Could this be... a treasure?!

I opened my eyes and saw a fist-sized golden sphere floating at the center of the light. The sphere emitted a soft glow, and its surface was covered with intricate patterns, making it look mysterious and ancient.

I reached out and grasped the sphere, and a warm current instantly flowed through my body. I felt my strength increase, and the beast-taming power within me became even more abundant.

"What...what is this?!" The Beast Tamer stared in astonishment at the sphere in my hand, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Before I could answer, I heard the strategist's voice, "This is... the ancient treasure 'Spirit Gathering Pearl'!"

"A Spirit Gathering Pearl?!" Everyone was shocked upon hearing this.

The Spirit Gathering Pearl, a legendary treasure said to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to enhance the strength of beast tamers! I never expected it to appear here!

I looked at the Spirit Gathering Pearl in my hand, my heart filled with excitement. With this Spirit Gathering Pearl, my strength will be greatly enhanced!

“Nong Yu, you…” Su Yao’s eyes were full of surprise as she swayed toward me. “You’re always so lucky…” Her voice suddenly lowered, carrying a hint I’d never heard before, “It’s really…”

Before she could finish speaking, a loud bang suddenly came from afar... Su Yao's eyes were full of surprise. She swayed her hips toward me and said sweetly, "Yu, you're always so lucky. It's so captivating." Before I could respond to Su Yao's sudden display of affection, an unusual atmosphere spread.

The beast tamer, Jin Yi, had a grim expression. He stepped forward and said in an unfriendly tone, "Nong Yu, it's true that you found this Spirit Gathering Pearl, but we also contributed to dispelling the dark phantoms. Shouldn't we discuss how to distribute this treasure?"

His words brought everyone back to their senses, who had been immersed in joy. Jinbo Strategist immediately stepped forward to retort, "Jinyi Beast Tamer, you're wrong. If Nong Yu hadn't discovered this treasure, we'd still be entangled with the Dark Specters! Besides, Nong Yu risked his life to obtain the Spirit Gathering Pearl; isn't that a great achievement?"

"Hmph, as if we didn't contribute!" Jin Yi, the Beast Tamer, sneered. "Without us restraining the Dark Ghost, could he have obtained the Spirit Gathering Pearl so easily? Besides, this Spirit Gathering Pearl is so precious; with so many of us, we can't just let him keep it all to himself, can we?"

Others began to whisper among themselves, some supporting Nong Yu, others believing the treasure should be divided equally. The gold-plated youth curiously examined the Spirit Gathering Pearl in my hand, his eyes gleaming with longing. The mercury-plated envoy, however, looked troubled, caught in the middle, torn and unsure how to mediate the dispute.

Looking at the scene before me, I couldn't help but feel helpless. I had originally thought discovering treasure was a good thing, but it had unexpectedly sparked new conflicts. Just as I was about to say something, Su Yao stepped in front of me, coldly staring at the Beastmaster Jin Yi: "Jin Yi, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to steal Nong Yu's treasure?"

"Su Yao, don't interfere! This is between us!" The Beast Tamer of Jinyi glared back at Su Yao without backing down.

"Hmph, Nong Yu is my friend, his business is my business!" Su Yao exuded a powerful aura, like a mother lion protecting her cubs.

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Jinbo, the strategist, quickly stepped forward to dissuade them: "Gentlemen, calm down! Now is not the time for infighting. We should unite and face the challenges ahead together."

He paused, then turned to me, his tone sincere: "Nong Yu, I know this Spirit Gathering Pearl is very important to you, but as you've seen, everyone has put in a lot of effort. How about this, you give us some other treasures to compensate us?"

I sighed inwardly, knowing this wasn't the time to be stubborn. I nodded, took out some spirit herbs and pills I had collected earlier from my storage bag, and distributed them to everyone. Although these things weren't as valuable as the Spirit Gathering Pearl, they still expressed my sincerity.

As the crowd accepted the treasures I distributed, their initial dissatisfaction gradually faded. The Beast Tamer, though still somewhat resentful, knew when to stop and didn't press the matter further.

Just then, the Spirit Gathering Pearl in my hand suddenly trembled violently, and the light it emitted began to flicker erratically, as if it might disappear at any moment... The Thallium Warrior suddenly shouted, "Not good! This Spirit Gathering Pearl..."

The violent trembling of the Spirit Gathering Pearl made my heart tighten. The light it emitted flickered, like a star about to go out. I instinctively gripped it tighter. A warm sensation emanated from the pearl, but it vanished in an instant, replaced by waves of unsettling vibrations.

"What's going on?" I blurted out, my eyes fixed on the restless pearl in my hand.

Almost simultaneously, the exclamation of the thallium warriors rang out again: "This Spirit Gathering Orb... it seems to be disappearing!"

The moment he finished speaking, the tense atmosphere froze instantly. A look of astonishment appeared on the originally gloomy face of the Beast Tamer. He stared at the Spirit Gathering Pearl in my hand, and the greed in his eyes was replaced by an indescribable tension.

Su Yao also noticed something was wrong. She grabbed my arm and said urgently, "Yu, this bead..."

Before I could answer, the Spirit Gathering Pearl trembled even more violently, and its light grew even dimmer, as if it might go out completely at any moment. A strange sense of crisis welled up inside me. I realized that if this Spirit Gathering Pearl really disappeared, all our previous efforts would have been in vain, and we might even face greater danger.

"Stop arguing!" Jinbo strategist shouted, breaking the brief silence. "The most important thing now is to stabilize this Spirit Gathering Pearl, otherwise none of us will benefit!"

His words awakened everyone. The beast tamer, Jin Yi, no longer cared about fighting for the treasure. He said in a deep voice, "Nong Yu, do you have any ideas?"

I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down. I slowly channeled my spiritual energy into the Spirit Gathering Pearl, hoping to stabilize it. However, the moment my spiritual energy touched the pearl, it was repelled by a powerful force.

“No,” I shook my head, “there seems to be a powerful force on this bead that is repelling my spiritual power.”

"I'll give it a try!" Su Yao said, pouring her spiritual energy into the Spirit Gathering Pearl. However, the result was the same as mine; her spiritual energy was also bounced back.

“This…” A solemn expression also appeared on Su Yao’s face.

The thallium warrior stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Let me do it!" He exuded a powerful aura, and a visible energy wave surged from his hand, enveloping the Spirit Gathering Pearl. However, even he could not suppress the trembling of the Spirit Gathering Pearl.

"What exactly is going on?" the gold-plated boy couldn't help but ask.

The strategist, Jinbo, frowned as he carefully observed the changes in the Spirit Gathering Pearl. He pondered, "There seems to be a mysterious restriction on this Spirit Gathering Pearl; it's repelling our power."

A restriction? A thought flashed through my mind. Could it be that this Spirit Gathering Pearl isn't so easy to obtain?

"Then what should we do?" the Mercury Messenger asked anxiously.

After a moment of contemplation, the strategist, Jinbo, slowly said, "Perhaps we need to find a way to break this restriction..."

Just then, the Spirit Gathering Pearl stopped trembling and its light stabilized, but the light it emitted was no longer the warm and bright light it had before, but a strange dark red, like congealed blood.

I felt a chill run from the soles of my feet to the top of my head, and an ominous premonition enveloped me. I slowly raised my head and looked at the crowd, only to find that their faces were filled with shock and fear.

Suddenly, the thallium warrior pointed at the Spirit Gathering Pearl and said in a trembling voice, "Look... what's that..."