Chapter 543: Tai Hu! The Tyrant! (1)

The double-headed wolf is inherently ferocious; to tame it is impossible!

But, impossible, or rather, not truly impossible.

If you are strong enough to completely suppress it in both spirit and strength, you can earn its loyalty.

However, no one should be arrogant—regardless of who they are.

A two-headed wolf will spend its entire life resisting. You must forever face the battle against the two-headed wolf, suppressing it repeatedly to gain its loyalty time and again!

Remember this—if you fail, the price you’ll pay is your life.

The two-headed wolf will be your loyal companion, willing to sacrifice its life for you. Your enemies will come to regret ever provoking the two-headed wolf.

The only way to gain loyalty—suppression in battle!

The two-headed wolf sealed here possesses a power level of seven thousand zuns and has already gained immunity to fire!

The stone tablet describes the characteristics of the two-headed wolf, including both its strengths and weaknesses.

Even methods for taming them were available.

Lu Yu exclaimed in astonishment, “All the lives here were collected by the previous owners of the treasure pearl!”

So many lives.

Lu Yu continued to look through them one by one, feeling only a creeping numbness on his scalp.

A nine-headed hydra—the might of eight thousand honored ones.

After being captured, it was sealed here, but it could not be tamed. There was no method to tame it.

Baihu Beast — shaped like a white tiger, when enraged, it becomes armored with scales all over its body. Its teeth can tear through the void of a king.

Taming Methods…

The Sky-Sundering Beast – born fearless of the power of the King’s Might.

Taming Methods…

Lu Yu stared in astonishment at a three-eyed, eagle-like monster with bony wings on its back, murmuring to himself, “So this is the Sky-Sundering Beast!”

The legend says that the Sky-Sundering King obtained the power of the Sky-Sundering Beast and eventually evolved this ability to its ultimate form, becoming the Sky-Sundering King.

Moreover, the Sky-splitting Beast seemed not to be something that could be bred; rather, it appeared to have suddenly emerged into the world.

It is so rare that there might be only one like it in an entire era.

King Ling once traveled across all the lands in search of it, yet he only managed to catch a distant glimpse of the Sky-Sundering Beast just once.

Just imagine how hard it must be to catch him!

“This doesn’t make sense. These monsters didn’t appear in the same era; they are spread out across different periods.”

Lu Yu took a deep breath and said, “The lives here might have been gathered by countless people and then sealed within this place.”

Giant crystal pillars rise from the land.

Each crystal pillar contains an imprisoned life form.

The deeper Lu Yu walked in, the more astonished he became.

Because many of the lives here have never even heard of it!

Each monster here is marked with an explanation of its abilities and some of its strengths and weaknesses.

Almost every one of them was incredibly precious, and even included powerful and fearsome beasts.

A rock was also sealed within the crystal.

“Lava monster? This is a lava monster?” Lu Yu looked at the stone tablet carefully, finding it hard to believe.

Just how powerful was the original owner of this treasure, or what kind of terrifying force did they possess?

You actually found such a rare monster.

This place is not just a treasure trove; it is also a massive arsenal.

Once these beasts are tamed and grow up, some of them can reach the strength of ten thousand Zun, even qualifying to battle against a King Zun.

If this legion were to march out, it would be more than enough to flatten the entire world.

The lava monster, he remembered what Yukiko had said.

It is a monster born within lava, and no one knows how it developed its intelligence.

In the year when Yukki ascended to the throne, she vied for the kingship with this very monster.

In the end, she emerged victorious.

This monster is naturally immune to fire damage and seems somewhat similar to the Fire King, capable of turning the earth into lava.

Lu Yu walked among the crystal pillars, each life form leaving him in awe of its wonder.

In front of each crystal pillar stands a stone tablet, describing the creatures that inhabit this place.

Lu Yu saw the different handwriting and finally felt relieved.

This was not collected by a single person, but rather gathered by several powerful individuals who possessed the treasures of the owners.

This confirmed that his previous guess was correct.

He looked at them one by one, counting.

Here, there are nearly a thousand crystal pillars, each representing a different form of life.

Finally, Lu Yu came to a stop in front of a crystal pillar.

Here is sealed a human being—a dark-skinned giant standing ten feet tall, with a long, fiery red hair cascading over his shoulders.

Lu Yu was only wearing a pair of shorts.

Chi’s muscular body resembled steel carvings, exuding explosive power.

On the back of the giant Han, sharp, blade-like bone spines grew in rows along his spine. At the base of his coccyx, he possessed a bony tail stretching two zhang in length, with a tip as sharp as a spear.

Moreover, the tailbone seemed hollow inside, with black liquid solidified within.

I once passed through a village where there was a taboo. A human was born with a bony tail, and his birth cost his mother’s life. The villagers raised him like a beast, using him to hunt powerful prey.

I don’t know how to address him; I only know that he is a human being who has simply taken a different path in evolution.

He doesn’t possess a Star Soul, yet he wields power rivaling that of the Demon Race.

When I saw him, he had been severely injured from hunting a beast of a thousand zuns’ strength, and the villagers had left him in a cave to await death.

He is very afraid of me, perhaps because of my strength.

He is even more afraid of the villagers behind me, because the villagers had tamed him with whips and sticks since his childhood; even a person standing before him with a ninth-level star soul could make him cower in fear.

I don’t know how much damage he has suffered, but a Supreme with nearly three thousand attack power from a single force should not be afraid of a ninth-level Star Soul warrior.

I took him with me, healed his wounds, taught him how to learn and speak, and helped him regain his confidence.

He is very solitary and no longer wants to interact with humans.

That’s why I sealed him here, hoping that one day there will come an era that can embrace all forms of life, allowing him to live a normal life.

Remember, he is a person, not a beast.

His name is Taihu.

If you treat him as you would a beast, you are no human being; you are merely another beast yourself.

The inscription on the stone tablet records the origin of this life.

However, there is no method of taming here.

“Because I shouldn’t have come to tame you at all. You are human, right?”

Lu Yu walked up to the crystal pillar and placed his hand on it, saying, “Perhaps this era suits you best. Maybe reviving you would only cost you your life. But allowing you to live on as a human being—perhaps this is truly what you desire.”

Lu Yu’s power surged into the crystal pillar. Cracks began to appear on the crystal’s surface, gradually multiplying until the entire structure was riddled with fractures.

Bang!

Finally, the crystal pillar shattered.

Taihu prostrated himself on the ground.

Lu Yu could feel the freak’s heart, which had stopped beating, beginning to pulse slowly, and the blood within its body starting to flow again.

Tai Hu’s five fingers moved slightly, then he slowly pushed himself up from the ground and stood up.

The first person he saw was Lu Yu. Instantly alert, he clenched his fists with both hands, and the bone-like tail behind him also stood upright.

That man gave him confidence, but could not change Taihu’s fear and terror of humans.

“Don’t be afraid,” Lu Yu said with a smile toward Taihu. “I’m just as much of a freak as you are.”

As Lu Yu spoke, flames rose from his body. His hair turned into flames, and even his eyes blazed with fire.

The bone tail of Taihu slightly softened.

But he still looked at Lu Yu with caution.

The corner of Lu Yu’s eye was slightly moist.

To torment a human being so powerful to such an extent, just how severe must the damage have been to his mind and body back then!

Lu Yu extinguished the flame and said, “The person who sealed you wished for you to live in an era without discrimination. I believe this time period suits you, so I brought you back to life.”

Tai Hu looked at the stone tablet, becoming dazed and sorrowful.

“Hungry?” Lu Yu took out the food he had prepared from his storage space and handed it to Tai Hu, saying, “It’s cold, but it tastes good.”

Tai Hu caught the scent of meat and, staring at the food in Lu Yu’s hand, suddenly lunged forward like lightning. He snatched the food and quickly hid behind a crystal pillar, devouring it bite by bite.

“There is some water here,” Lu Yu said, opening a bottle of water and placing it on the ground before stepping back a few paces.

Tai Hu’s bone tail twitched, scooping up the water, and he began to drink it down in large gulps.

After finishing the meat in his hand, he looked at Lu Yu once again.

Lu Yu took out a few more pieces of meat.

Taihu approached Lu Yu cautiously this time, keeping an eye on Lu Yu’s eyes while reaching out his hand to take the food from Lu Yu’s hand.

He could sense Lu Yu’s kindness and began to stand by Lu Yu’s side to eat.

After eating a few pieces of meat, Taihu still kept looking at Lu Yu without showing any intention to eat more.

Lu Yu said, “Come with me. This era suits you, although you might die.”

Tai Hu looked at Lu Yu, then at the stone tablet, and opened his mouth, speaking in a somewhat stiff voice: “Is there… is there another monster like me?”

“Monster? Who said you’re a monster?” Lu Yu stared at Taihu, his expression serious. “You are a person, a true and honorable human being.”

Tai Hu’s hands were tightly clenched together as he bowed his head and said, “I… I’m a monster!”

“Come with me, I’ll show you this world! In this world, no one will discriminate against you.”

Lu Yu walked ahead and turned back to signal Tai Hu to follow.

Tai Hu looked at Lu Yu’s back and slowly followed him.

“You… the aura around you is very similar to his,” Tai Hu whispered.

“King Zun’s power always seems to have some similarities.”

Lu Yu led him through area after area.

When Tai Hu, from a distance, saw Luo Haotian and the others, he suddenly turned around and fled.

“Haha, Mr. Lu, who have you brought with you this time?” someone laughed loudly.

When Taihu heard the word “friend,” he stopped in his tracks and halted his escape.

“I, I’m a monster!” Tai Hu didn’t turn around, shouted loudly, and then tried to run away again.

Lu Yu said, “Taihu, they won’t discriminate against you, just like me.”

At this moment, everyone gathered around.

“Mr. Lu, is this a new recruit?” Luo Haotian looked at Tai Hu with appraisal: “Impressive, this muscle mass must pack at least 3,000 units of explosive power.”

“Mr. Lu, are you going to introduce this person to us or not?”

“Hey, stop shaking. What are you trembling for, being a grown man?”

“Wear these shorts, there are ladies here. Here, I’ll lend you this armor too, use it to cover yourself for now.”

Everyone spoke in turn, their voices so kind that Taihu’s trembling body gradually calmed down.

He stared blankly at the armor that had been forcefully shoved into his hands, standing motionless on the spot.

“Don’t scare him,” Lu Yu said repeatedly, adding, “All of you, behave yourselves. He’s new here.”

Lu Yu looked at Taihu, a slight smile curling his lips.

He could sense the change in Taihu.

The original King Zun gave him confidence and introduced him to some people, which should have helped with his treatment.

At that time, however, Taihu still disliked meeting people, though it was not out of fear.

He is just a bit insecure.

Perhaps his subordinates will help Taihu recover his former vigor.