Chapter 113: Chapter 98: Beast King’s Cub (Part 3)
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After buying a basket of fruits, Lin Chen and his companions once again arrived at the Tai Niu Institute.
In this enormous square, numerous platforms have already been setup, along with seating for spectators.
Judging by the looks of it, this Cow King Competition hosted by Black Mountain City is quite significant in scale.
Xu Youzhen is pretty busy, as many tourists have come to Black Mountain City, and to make them feel welcome, experts like Xu Youzhen are required to "make office visits" and offer free services.
Lee Zhen and the others actually met his female disciple, Jiang Yue.
Upon seeing them, Jiang Yue first greeted Lee Zhen, then stared blankly at Lin Chen.
"Little Jiang Yue, have you taken a liking to Lin Chen?" Lee Zhen jested.
Jiang Yue shook her head, swallowed, and looked at Lin Chen saying, "Is it... true?"
Lin Chen thought for a moment, estimating she was referring to the Barbaric Bloodline matter.
Indeed, the emergence of the Barbaric Bloodline has indeed caused quite a stir.
Black Mountain City is originally a city known for oxen, so it’s reasonable that people are aware of this.
Lin Chen nodded.
Jiang Yue immediately looked at Lin Chen sympathetically and said, "After hearing about it, my teacher even helped search for information. He says that exercising your spiritual power might be effective."
Lin Chen was immensely surprised upon hearing this.
An expert is truly an expert.
Meanwhile, a cunning gleam flickered in Xiaobai’s eyes...
Unexpectedly, Niu Niu has already grasped it.
Lin Chen didn’t intend to reveal it, as this is a competition, and he is aiming for the Heart of the Ox King; if he can retain his trump card, he will try to do so.
Jiang Yue is also one of the competitors this time.
When midnight came, Xu Youzhen returned, seeing Lee Zhen and Lin Chen, he was very pleased.
Finally, they served wine and dishes.
After a casual chat, Xu Youzhen looked at Lin Chen and said, "Xiao Yue must have told you."
Lin Chen nodded.
"Indeed, cultivating the spiritual power of your Plowhorn Beast will be difficult, but it’s not impossible." Xu Youzhen said, "How about this, after we finish eating, I’ll give you another round of playing the lute for the cow."
"I couldn’t ask for more." Lin Chen came for this reason, and was just fretting about how to bring it up.
"However, the improvement might not be significant this time." Xu Youzhen cautioned.
After they were satisfied with food and drink, Xu Youzhen, despite his fatigue, gave Xiaobai another session of playing the lute for the cow.
However, it indeed didn’t have much effect, merely making Xiaobai’s beast power sturdier, not as pronounced as the first time.
Yet, Xu Youzhen and Jiang Yue were utterly amazed watching Xiaobai perform the Four Oxen as One technique.
It’s only been a few months, and Xiaobai had become even more formidable.
Jiang Yue originally wanted to challenge again, but now she directly abandoned the thought.
"Even if it doesn’t have Skill Three, this time it can still strive for a higher ranking." Xu Youzhen said.
Lin Chen looked at Xu Youzhen, asking, "Senior, there must be many experts participating this time, right?"
Lee Zhen rolled his eyes.
He knew it, Lin Chen had ulterior motives; this basket of fruits wasn’t so easy to acquire.
Apart from wanting a session of playing the lute for the cow, he also planned to gather information about opponents...
"Indeed."
Xu Youzhen said, "This Cow King Competition is only open to the Juvenile Group, with Ox-Type Spirit Beast Levels restricted under twenty, and the same limitation for Beastmaster Levels."
"Therefore, many entry-level Beastmasters will come to participate in this competition."
"This time, our Black Mountain City even went far away, to bring in a young master from an ox-type family from another city."
"Are you talking about the Li Clan?" Lee Zhen immediately asked.
"Yes."
Xu Youzhen nodded.
Lin Chen also heard some talk about this family’s reputation, apparently, their ancestors were skilled in taming bulls, so the family has always been fond of oxen, establishing ancestral teachings:
Each member of the family must have a bull.
Due to this ancestral teaching, the Li Clan descendants embarked on taming bull careers, optimizing aspects such as cultivation, evolution, and types among others.
It’s rumored that whenever good bull cubs appear in the market, the Li Clan’s presence can usually be seen.
"This time there are eight contestants from the Li Clan, and the young master is called Li Jiuxiao, with his contracted spirit beast being an Ox-Type Beast King’s Cub."