Beast Taming: Starting From Zero-Chapter 720: Seal

The page flipped, quickly landing on the one about Gangbao.

Qiao Sang immediately upgraded the Iron Defense skill to the Ultimate level.

Based on Gangbao’s training progress, she would’ve only taken another week or so to reach this level anyway. After just attacking a group of Stealth Hunter Spiders and earning quite a few points, spending them now didn’t feel like a waste.

After all, points should be spent where it counts. In the current situation, a perfect evolution demanded this skill upgrade.

After maxing Iron Defense, Qiao Sang rapidly allocated points toward Gangbao’s evolution level.

The previously dim text Steel-Slash Giant Falcon lit up instantly.

At the same time, Gangbao’s physical form began to change.

The sharp fangs on her lower jaw slowly grew longer and became visible. Two protrusions emerged from both sides of her neck. The mask over her head shifted shape and turned into armor.

When the white light faded, Gangbao had transformed into the form of the Steel-Slash Giant Falcon.

The Araknis King said nothing, but its eyes clearly showed interest.

“Chao chao!”

Aurorima, who had a much more extroverted personality, floated over to circle Gangbao, wearing a how on earth did this happen expression.

When Qiao Sang opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was Aurorima just two meters away from her.

Her heart stirred instantly.

This distance, if she made a move… No, the Araknis King was still too close, and Aurorima was a psychic-type beast with teleportation. If she didn’t succeed in one strike, it could easily dodge. She’d only get one chance, failure wasn’t an option… Wait…

From the corner of her eye, Qiao Sang glanced at Little Treasure and suddenly had an idea, her eyes lighting up.

She remembered that after Little Treasure evolved into the Ghost Ring King, he gained a high-level psychic skill called Seal, which could prevent an opponent from using moves that matched skills they had already learned…

Her heartbeat suddenly quickened.

Stay calm. Stay calm. Aurorima was a general-rank pet, while Little Treasure's Seal was still at beginner level…

Just then, Gangbao's voice echoed in her mind: Gang Slice?

Gangbao sounded surprised, clearly noticing that this evolution felt different from the usual temporary evolutions.

Qiao Sang looked at Gangbao, but a different thought flashed through her mind: Even beginner level is fine, she could boost Seal to Adept, or even Expert level, in a short time…

Gang Slice?

Gangbao called out again in her consciousness when her beast master didn’t answer.

Hold the guy in front of you steady, then eat this. Qiao Sang replied mentally.

At the same time, she tossed a long-prepared Shape Fruit to Gangbao.

Gangbao instinctively lowered her head and swallowed it in one bite.

“Chao chao.”

Aurorima saw this and took a step back, showing a guarded expression.

Without standing close to the Araknis King, its aura seemed to weaken significantly.

“Gang Slice.”

Gangbao calmly explained, indicating that changing forms repeatedly consumed a lot of energy. Her beast master gave her the fruit just to replenish energy.

“Chao chao.”

Hearing this, Aurorima relaxed and gave a soft call as if summoning it again.

Hurry up and change back for it to see.

“Gang Slice.”

Gangbao gave another calm reply.

Let me finish digesting first.

“Chao chao…”

Aurorima was about to speak, but it paused, stunned as it stared at Gangbao.

Why did it feel like this guy was gradually getting bigger?

While Gangbao was distracting Aurorima and the Araknis King, Qiao Sang re-entered the Beast Codex in her mind and flipped quickly to Little Treasure's page, promptly upgrading Seal to the Adept level.

In the real world, Gangbao’s body continued to grow.

Four meters, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3…

The change was so drastic that all the nearby pets turned their eyes toward her.

Aurorima and the Araknis King looked on like they were watching a magic trick, assuming it was just another transform-and-revert performance.

“Yap…”

Yabao, who had initially looked down at Gangbao, was now looking eye-to-eye, then up at him, his mouth dropping wider and wider.

“Xun…”

Little Treasure widened his eyes as his fourth sister grew even larger than big brother Yabao, slowly falling into existential doubt.

“Lu…”

Lubao’s tail tensed. Seeing that Gangbao was still growing, her lips began to tremble, and then, even her eyes started trembling.

Qiao Sang’s awareness returned to reality. Seeing that everyone’s attention was on Gangbao, her mind stirred. She gave Little Treasure a quick signal with her eyes.

“Xun…”

Little Treasure stared blankly at Gangbao, missing the cue entirely.

Qiao Sang had no choice but to step lightly to Little Treasure's side and trace a message on his arm with her finger:

[When Gangbao’s size stabilizes, cast Seal to block teleportation.]

There would only be one shot at this. The hearing ability of king- and general-level beasts was no joke. Even though these two were wild beasts and rarely interacted with humans, she couldn’t bet on whether speaking out loud would alert the Araknis King or Aurorima and tip them off about what she was planning.

She had specifically researched Seal. Its proficiency level not only affected the duration but also the number of skills it could block.

What’s more, depending on the power and rank difference between caster and target, the seal’s effect could vary greatly.

To ensure maximum effect, sealing a single move was the safest play.

Thankfully, Little Treasure was literate now and should be able to understand her writing…

Good thing she’d made him go to school…

“Xun…”

Little Treasure twitched at the touch on his arm, then understood, his expression turning serious.

About a minute later, Gangbao stopped growing, now nearly eight meters tall.

Now’s the time! Qiao Sang shouted inwardly.

Little Treasure didn’t speak. He simply stared at Aurorima, his eyes glowing blue.

At the same moment, a blue glow flickered over Aurorima’s body, then vanished.

“Chao chao!”

Aurorima froze, then sensed something and turned sharply to Little Treasure, calling out in a warning tone.

Its eyes glowed blue, but the next second, its expression completely changed.

The Araknis King realized something was wrong when it heard Aurorima’s call. It opened its mouth and fired several thick white threads, each half a meter wide, straight at Little Treasure.

“Meteor Rain!” Qiao Sang shouted quickly.

“Yap!”

Yabao, extremely quick to react, was still staring in awe at Gangbao a second ago. The next second, at his beast master’s command, he opened his mouth without hesitation.

A ball of red energy rapidly condensed and shot upward.

“Heh-heh.”

The Araknis King sensed the dangerous energy within the red orb and couldn’t ignore it. It spat out a single thread, aiming it directly at the energy ball.

The thread was terrifyingly fast, crossing more than ten meters in the blink of an eye and wrapping the energy ball completely.

But this brief distraction let Little Treasure teleport to safety just before the other threads hit.

“Chao chao!”

Even though teleportation was sealed, Aurorima still had other tricks.

Its eyes glowed blue again, and the air around it thickened and solidified, forming several one-meter-long psychic blades.

Just as the white thread finished crushing the red energy ball and the blades took shape-

“Heh-heh!”

“Chao chao!”

The Araknis King and Aurorima both widened their eyes in shock, mouths agape, faces twisted in pain.

The white threads exploded, the blades vanished.

At the same time, the thin veil in the sky began to dissolve.