Beast Taming Patrol

The other mystical beasts within the Nirvana Secret Realm are unable to enter the vicinity of the Nirvana Pool.

If, when no one was in the secret realm, the beasts inside were to recklessly consume the energy from the Nirvana Pool to evolve, the Nirvana Secret Realm would no longer be sustainable.

To avoid such a scenario, the ancient and powerful predecessors who governed the Nirvana Secret Realm had set up certain restrictions around the Nirvana Pool, only allowing Beast Tamers holding a teleportation card to ignore these restrictions and enter the Nirvana Pool, thereby allowing their pets to absorb its power for evolution.

Thus, aside from Lin Su, there should be no other living beings nearby the Nirvana Pool at this moment.

Facing Qiuqiu, who was furiously charging toward him, a foreign term flickered through Lin Su's mind for a split second.

Contract backlash.

Feeling the still robust Guardian Beast Contract, he quickly dismissed this ludicrous notion.

In the blink of an eye, Qiuqiu had already reached Lin Su, but its gaze wasn't directed at Lin Su, rather it was intently fixed on Lin Su's shadow behind him.

An invisible fluctuation arrived at that moment; a terrifying willpower instilled involuntary fear in any pet below the Monarch species.

Monarch Power, a skill that could only be possessed—and indeed was possessed—by the Monarch species, erupted from Qiuqiu. Due to its recently awakened and still unmastered state, even Lin Su nearby was slightly affected, feeling a faint sense of palpitations.

But now was not the time for heart palpitations.

Through the telepathy transmitted by Qiuqiu, Lin Su finally understood the reason for its abnormal behavior. His expression turned a bit more peculiar and watchful as he also shifted his gaze to his own shadow.

Under the scrutiny of both human and pet, ripples like those made by a stone thrown into water, quietly emerged from Lin Su's shadow, and a pair of eyes with large whites and small black pupils appeared, looking fearfully and anxiously at Qiuqiu, reluctant to venture out from the shadow.

"Qiuqiu, retract your Monarch Power," Lin Su spoke softly, the thought occurring to him.

It seemed that the creature hiding in his own shadow did not have any ill -intent, did it?

Although he wasn't entirely letting down his guard, it appeared that, for the time being, communication with the other party should be possible.

Hence, Lin Su decided to first see what this creature was, and why it was hiding in his shadow.

"Meow..." (Alright then...)

Qiuqiu gave the pair of eyes hiding in the shadow a stern look before finally dispersing its Monarch Power.

Only after the Monarch Power had completely dissipated did the owner of those eyes fully emerge from the shadows.

It was a beast whose head resembled that of a toy and had a hedgehog-like hairstyle, its hair, and skin both a dark, deep purple. As it poked its head out, its clear facial features became visible to Lin Su.

Apart from the somewhat unusual eyes, the beast also had a mouth split into a dazzling smile, though the faint shark-like teeth detracted from the beauty of that grin.

Aside from the eyes and mouth, the most eye-catching feature was a cherry-like red, spherical nose situated on the dark purple skin.

It was precisely this round red nose, resembling that of a clown, that enabled Lin Su to recognize in an instant the humanoid pet struggling to climb out of the shadow, its body wreathed in dark smoke, and revealing similarly deep purple hands and feet—the species of this creature.

Dark series mid-level commander species, Trickster Clown!

Confronted with this elite-ranked beast also emanating an elite aura, Lin Su's face held a trace of caution, but he was not overly anxious.

Qiuqiu had also broken through to the elite rank, and as a pet of the elite rank Monarch species, even if it had just advanced, suppressing this Trickster Clown should be no issue.

"Meow, meow! (ᓀωᓂ)" (Behave, or I'll wallop you!)

Watched by the fully emerged Trickster Clown, Qiuqiu hummed twice, its eyes brimming with strong self-assuredness.

I, Qiuqiu, am now elite rank! A Monarch species!

What is an elite rank commander species? Watch as I, Qiuqiu, crush it with the back of my hand!

Seeing Qiuqiu's freshly-evolved spirited demeanor, even amidst the current tense atmosphere, Lin Su couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

However, he quickly got serious again, sizing up the Trickster Clown before him with earnest.

The Trickster Clown species possesses three Talent Skills, namely the core skill Shadow Concealment, as well as Flying Knife Skill and Substitute.

The skill that the Trickster Clown used to hide within Lin Su's shadow was Shadow Concealment. This skill allows the Trickster Clown to hide within shadows, greatly concealing its presence. Considering that Lin Su and Qiuqiu had entirely failed to notice it earlier, the Shadow Concealment of this particular Trickster Clown was obviously of the II tier.

As for why it was detected by Qiuqiu now, it probably had something to do with the enhancement of Qiuqiu's strength.

Flying Knife Skill is the only offensive skill among the three Talent Skills of the Trickster Clown. The skill is straightforward—throwing flying knives. However, the flying knives thrown by the Trickster Clown are exceptionally sharp, making it a very decent long-range attack skill.

Lastly, Substitute, is the most renowned skill of this species.

This rarely seen skill is exceptionally practical; by using Substitute, the Trickster Clown can instantaneously switch places with a non-living object within a certain range. The size of the range and the frequency of skill usage increase with the level of proficiency.

In a critical moment, Substitute is a lifesaving divine skill.

In the past, when Lin Su browsed through the information on various beast species of the Divine Martial World, the Trickster Clown had left a deep impression on him. Out of interest, he had even studied this species in detail.