Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 791: Flute Sound

“No…”

The blue ripples covering the dense forest disappeared. Looking around at the wild pet beasts walking out from the forest, the hope that had been ignited in Pirite’s heart slowly extinguished.

There was no sign of Adinishi…

Under Nyudikaka’s hypnosis, if Adinishi had really been inside the forest, it would have been impossible for it not to appear.

Fire Qilu could sense power, and the scene Qiao Sang saw through synchronization must have truly happened.

Under such circumstances, Adinishi not appearing meant that it had indeed been in the forest this morning but had left afterward…

Pirite let out a breath, his emotions complicated.

At this moment, Qiao Sang said, “Teacher, Adinishi didn’t come out.”

Did you really need to say that… Pirite sighed and said, “It’s probably not inside anymore.”

“Why?” Qiao Sang didn’t understand why he was so certain.

“Nyudikaka’s hypnosis covers the entire forest. Unless it’s a emperor-level or above pet beast, there’s no way it could resist the hypnosis.” Pirite patiently explained.

Qiao Sang pondered for a few seconds and asked, “What level is Adinishi?”

For phantom beasts and those legendary pet beasts, there actually wasn’t much information available online.

Normally, when searching for a pet beast by species under the phantom beast category, the information listed would simply say “phantom beast” or “legendary pet beast,” and rarely would it mention their level.

Unless the pet beast had been contracted by someone before, leaving behind actual data.

Pirite fell silent.

Honestly, he wasn’t too sure either…

“Some phantom beasts have evolutionary paths, while others retain the same form from beginning to end…”

Pirite paused and then said, “Adinishi should belong to the latter.”

Phantom beasts that never change form don’t necessarily mean they’re weak. On the contrary, many that have existed for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years while keeping their original forms are terrifyingly powerful.

Experts have stated that such Phantom beasts have bodies inherently capable of enduring vast amounts of energy, eliminating the need for evolution to strengthen themselves or expand their energy capacity.

Pirite hadn’t considered that Adinishi might have reached emperor-level or above, mainly because it had been ages since he’d encountered a wild emperor-level pet beast in the real world. Plus, given Adinishi’s’ tendency to sleep for centuries at a time, he subconsciously ruled out the possibility…

A Emperor-level phantom beast… Pirite’s thoughts were in turmoil.

If Adinishi had really reached emperor-level, should he continue searching for it?

It would’ve been fine if he was alone, but now he had this exceptional student from the Imperial Class with him. He couldn’t afford any mistakes…

Pirite opened his mouth and said, “How about we…”

Qiao Sang spoke at the same time, “If Adinishi could be a emperor-level pet beast, and there’s a chance it’s still inside, should we just go in and look for it directly?”

Pirite froze for a moment.

“You’re not afraid?”

Qiao Sang also blinked, confused.

“Afraid of what?”

Pirite stared at her and said, “You just said it yourself, Adinishi might be a emperor-level pet beast.”

Th𝚤𝙨 ₡hӑp𝘵𝓮r 𝙞𝙨 pο𝑠𝖙℮ⅆ b𝕪 𝘬𝕀ţ𝙚𝓃𝑜𝐯𝕖𝗹

Qiao Sang looked back at him with trusting eyes.

“Aren’t you here with me?”

Pirite paused, then showed a confident, strategic smile.

“You’re right. Adinishi is quite likely still inside, but we don’t need to go in to search for it.”

After saying that, he looked up and shouted toward Nyudikaka hovering in the air: “Sense if there’s a powerful presence inside!”

“Fa Fa.”

Nyudikaka responded and then closed its eyes.

An invisible wave rippled from its body, sweeping through the dense forest like expanding ripples.

Insight, an advanced psychic skill that can lock onto a general area and perform a thorough search. Pirite hadn’t asked Famu Moth to use it earlier, probably because there were too many wild pet beasts in the forest. But now, with all the beasts whose mental power was weaker than Nyudikaka’s already drawn out, it would be easy to identify those still inside…

Qiao Sang felt quite at ease.

This was the good thing about working with a top expert, there was no need to worry about anything herself. She could just relax.

“Gu-gu!”

About a few seconds later, a sudden deafening roar erupted from deep within the forest.

Immediately afterward, a strong gust of wind blasted from the depths of the woods.

Was it Adinishi?! Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up at the massive disturbance.

But in the next second, her heart sank.

From the heart of the forest, a large swath of trees collapsed. A bird-type pet beast, nearly thirty meters long and covered in jet-black armor, flapped its wings that seemed to cover half the sky, and with a whoosh, it appeared right in front of Famu Moth.

An overwhelming, arrogant aura radiated from its body.

Its appearance clearly didn’t match any images of Adinishi found online.

Without saying a word, the bird-type pet beast covered in jet-black armor opened its beak.

The surrounding air distorted, and a terrifying white wave began to form in its throat!

All the wild pet beasts that had been hypnotized and dazed snapped awake and began fleeing in panic.

The music and singing stopped abruptly.

The scene instantly became chaotic.

Just as the terrifying bird-type pet beast’s attack was about to be unleashed, Pirite’s expression changed slightly, and he shouted loudly, “Teleport!”

“Nyu.”

Upon hearing its master’s command, Nyudikaka’s eyes glowed blue.

In the next instant, both Nyudikaka and the bird-type pet beast vanished from the sky.

The sky instantly calmed, as if nothing had happened.

Most of the nearby pet beasts had already fled.

Qiao Sang glanced silently at Pirite.

Pirite’s face looked a bit awkward. He coughed and said, “I didn’t expect there to be another emperor-level pet beast inside.”

For Emperor-level pet beasts, being scanned by a psychic skill like Insight was basically a provocation. If you happened to encounter a short-tempered one, you’d end up in a situation like just now.

Qiao Sang kept a polite smile and asked, “What should we do now?”

“Nyudikaka can’t be summoned back for now. If it returns, that armored sovereign would follow its scent right back.”

Pirite paused and then said, “Let’s just go in and search ourselves.”

Qiao Sang: …

Stay calm. He’s a top expert. He’s a teacher. Think positively. At least Nyudikaka’s search helped rule out a major threat in the forest… Qiao Sang calmed herself down and was just about to nod in agreement.

Just then, a soft, melodious flute sound drifted into their ears.

Qiao Sang instantly felt an overwhelming drowsiness flood her body. She couldn’t resist it and closed her eyes, collapsing to the ground.

Flute sound… Could it be Adinishi…? This thought flashed through Pirite’s mind as his body wobbled. In the end, he couldn’t fight the sleepiness either, his eyes closed, and he collapsed to the ground as well.

Yabao and the remaining wild pet beasts all fell to the ground.

“Fa… fa…”

Famu Moth, the moth-like pet beast, struggled to keep its eyes open, refusing to fall asleep.

It vaguely saw a figure holding a red object appear before it.

The flute sound suddenly grew stronger.

“Fa… fa…”

A tidal wave of sleepiness surged over it. Its eyelids felt like they weighed a thousand pounds. No matter how strong its will, it couldn’t stay awake.

Its eyes finally closed, and it collapsed with a loud thud.

“Dee dee.”

Adinishi looked at the two humans and the heap of pet beasts lying on the ground, and then its gaze suddenly landed on the ring on Little Treasure’s head.

“Dee dee?”

Adinishi seemed to have spotted something interesting. Its eyes lit up as it walked over to the sleeping Little Treasure and took the ring from his head.

It shook the ring in its hand, observed it, then shook it again.

“Dee…”

Finding nothing emerging from it, Adinishi pouted.

Then, as if recalling something, it looked toward Little Treasure.

“Dee dee…”

Adinishi grabbed Little Treasure’s paw, lifted him up, and dragged him into the depths of the forest.

Over ten meters away, on the head of a fallen wild pet beast, a tiny green pea-like eyeball blinked once.