Beast Tamer: Awakening a Mythical Talent at the Beginning

Seeing that the mutated Candlefire Spider Leader had completely lost its life force, Bai Zian finally let out a sigh of relief.

Truth be told, even he wasn’t fully confident in the outcome of that last strike. However, there had been no other choice. To defeat the leader, using that move had been the only option.

Otherwise, once the web was fully formed, Bai Linyu would have been completely trapped.

Of course, the power of the Yin Water Corrosion skill was beyond what he’d expected.

Even a low-level Bronze-ranked mutated beast like the Candlefire Spider Leader stood no chance against a purple-tier skill, unable to offer any resistance. The terrifying power of that attack was evident.

At the same time, Bai Linyu’s aura suddenly surged, reaching a whole new level.

Ninth Level!

A successful breakthrough!

Bai Zian was overjoyed at this development.

His earlier hypothesis had been correct—an intense battle was exactly what Bai Linyu needed to step into the ninth level. With this, his goal for the training had been fully achieved, filling him with satisfaction.

Meanwhile, due to the exertion of the Yin Water Corrosion, Bai Linyu had fallen into an exhausted state, unable to even maintain the Foam Layer. In a moment, the layer of protective bubbles shattered, and Bai Linyu fell to the ground.

Without hesitation, Bai Zian rushed to his side.

“You did well, Bai Linyu. It’s time for a good rest,” Bai Zian said with a light smile, retrieving Bai Linyu into the Mythical Beast Space, the perfect place for rest and recovery. The space’s innate effects would help rejuvenate Bai Linyu.

After settling that, Bai Zian turned his attention to the body of the mutated Candlefire Spider Leader.

“What a pity. If I could have captured it alive, its value would have been even greater,” Bai Zian remarked with some regret.

As mentioned earlier, mutated beasts were highly valuable.

If he could have brought the spider leader back to Bai Lin City for research, the payoff would have been substantial.

Unfortunately, the battle had reached a critical point, forcing Bai Zian to order Bai Linyu to use the ultimate move, ending the spider leader’s life.

That said, Bai Zian wasn’t truly upset about his choice. To him, a wild mutated beast could never compare in value to his own companion beast.

“Still, even if I couldn’t capture it alive, I can’t waste the valuable materials.”

With that, Bai Zian pulled out a scalpel from his backpack, prepared to harvest the valuable resources.

It was a routine process—every time after a battle, he would collect the most valuable parts from the defeated creatures, especially their crystal cores.

The Candlefire Spiders’ cores could be sold in the city for a good amount of Jiuzhou coins. Although the amount wasn’t much for the Bai family, Bai Zian wasn’t one to overlook his own earnings.

He set to work, using the scalpel to cut into the spider leader’s head.

A moment later, he pulled out a red, diamond-shaped crystal, gleaming like a ruby.

This was the core, the source of the mutated Candlefire Spider Leader’s power.

Next, Bai Zian continued to collect its other valuable materials—its webbing and legs, among other things. Once finished, he prepared to leave.

However, out of caution, Bai Zian activated his [Eye of Revelation] one more time, ensuring he hadn’t missed anything.

[0.5 meters ahead, Awakened Origin Stone discovered.]

Suddenly, a prompt from the Eye of Revelation appeared.

“Is there really a good thing?!” Bai Zian was surprised.

He hadn’t expected to find something so valuable here.

But what exactly is this Awakened Origin Stone?

His curiosity piqued, Bai Zian used the [Eye of Revelation] to inspect it.

[Awakened Origin Stone: A divine stone containing the essence of awakening, capable of granting creatures new innate abilities.]

The description was brief but left Bai Zian shocked. The Awakened Origin Stone could help a beast awaken a new innate ability—this was truly astonishing.

Over the course of his life, Bai Zian had only encountered something related to awakening abilities twice.

The first time was the Awakening Divine Stone of the Jiuzhou Federation, which turned out to be the seed of the Ancient Tree of Life, a divine beast cub. Its extraordinary abilities had been expected, given its divine nature.

The second time was his own Mythical Beast Space.

Constructed on a foundation of a mythical talent and further enhanced by countless rare resources, this perfect-level space allowed his beasts to awaken a second innate ability.

But now, in an ordinary volcano, he had stumbled upon an item capable of awakening new abilities. No wonder Bai Zian was so astonished.

After his initial surprise, Bai Zian felt a sense of relief. Thankfully, he had been cautious enough to use the [Eye of Revelation]. Otherwise, he might have missed this top-tier treasure.

From now on, it would be wise to use this ability more often—who knew what other unexpected treasures I might find?

“Wait a second… I think I understand why the Candlefire Spider Leader had two innate abilities and became a mutated leader.”

A sudden realization struck Bai Zian as he stared at the spider’s corpse. If his guess was correct, the Candlefire Spider Leader must have stumbled upon the Awakened Origin Stone, which caused it to awaken a second ability and mutate.

Though it was just a hypothesis, it seemed highly plausible to him.

With this in mind, Bai Zian became even more intrigued by the Awakened Origin Stone. Driven by curiosity, he resumed dissecting the mutated Candlefire Spider Leader’s body, searching for the stone.