Crazy! Are You Really A Beast Tamer?
Chapter 1354 - 653: Offering the Lotus Tribute!_2

The reason why the skill "Swift Lotus Growth" was not suitable for the Ascending Lotus Fish was that the ranking of the Ascending Lotus Fish had to keep pace with the speed of ranking advancement of the Heavy Cherry Washing Carp.

Fang Mu could not possibly let the Ascending Lotus Fish threaten the safety of the Heavy Cherry Washing Carp during its enhancement process.

The slow pace of ranking advancement for the Heavy Cherry Washing Carp rendered the Ascending Lotus Fish’s skill "Swift Lotus Growth" useless.

However, the appearance of the Platinum Tier skill "Lotus Offering Ritual" allowed the enhancement of its own power to be transformed into the ranking and quality enhancement of the Heavy Cherry Washing Carp.

This suddenly made the Ascending Lotus Fish’s skill "Swift Lotus Growth" useful.

Beyond these two skills, the Ascending Lotus Fish also acquired a skill named "Water-wood Lotus Rhyme."

"Water-wood Lotus Rhyme" could promote the strength enhancement of cherry-type Guardian Beasts in aquatic environments that work well with the Heavy Cherry Washing Carp, which was very compatible with the functional nature of the Ascending Lotus Fish.

For a purely Support Type Guardian Beast like the Ascending Lotus Fish, it would be unfavorable if it developed offensive-type skills during evolution.

Overall, Fang Mu was quite satisfied with the skills that the Ascending Lotus Fish gained from its ranking advancement.

It was not in vain that Fang Mu provided the best possible living environment for the Ascending Lotus Fish.

Just as Fang Mu’s thoughts shifted away from the Ascending Lotus Fish, he saw Hu Tao standing not far away, watching him.

Fang Mu waved to Hu Tao, signaling that he had finished his work.

Since learning that Fang Mu was a disciple of the Saint Creator Qixing, Hu Tao had subconsciously begun to regard Fang Mu as a Creator in her mind.

She was afraid of disturbing Fang Mu in her daily life.

Indeed, Hu Tao had acknowledged Fang Mu’s abilities while they were studying together, believing that a Creator would surely take note of Fang Mu and take him on as an assistant one day.

"Ah Mu, I’ve taken care of all the matters related to yours and Xiao Tuo’s accounts in the Second World," Hu Tao said.

"The prizes drawn will reach the winners by tomorrow morning."

"After this draw, both your and Xiao Tuo’s popularity will skyrocket in a short period of time."

"Even if you plan to do another giveaway in the future, there’s no need to do it so frequently with such precious items!"

Hu Tao knew that Fang Mu had an abundance of resources, but she still felt it was somewhat wasteful to give them away as gifts like this, squandering the resources of a Grandmaster Creator.

Hu Tao truly considered Fang Mu a friend, otherwise, she wouldn’t be thinking about saving resources for him.

Fang Mu smiled and nodded in response.

He could feel Hu Tao’s concern and how seriously she took the arrangements he entrusted to her.

While Fang Mu was not one to pinch pennies, pinching pennies required a time cost.

The time cost for Fang Mu was far more expensive than the resources spent.

However, Fang Mu was not a spendthrift who would squander his resources like water.

The giveaways for his and Jiang Tuo’s fan group would continue in the future, but they wouldn’t be as senseless as this time, simply drawing prizes without a reason.

Instead, he would wait for meaningful moments to do so.

"Ah Tao, I appreciate your handling the matters in the Second World. Once you’ve used the ’Prayers to Heaven’s Tears,’ you should be able to make a contract with a Ghost System Guardian Beast," Fang Mu said.

"Do you have any thoughts on your contract with a Ghost System Guardian Beast?"

"Rather than me directly finding you a suitable Heaven Calamity Ghost Series Beast, it’s better for you to decide whether you want your Ghost System Guardian Beast to be support-oriented or offensively oriented."

"Even if it’s support-oriented, there are still many different focuses."

"Healing, defense, control — all these support-type abilities could potentially appear on a Ghost System Guardian Beast!"

Fang Mu’s words made Hu Tao fall into deep thought. It was not the first time Fang Mu had spoken to Hu Tao about Ghost System Guardian Beasts.

But until now, Hu Tao had not had the opportunity to come into contact with such creatures and did not understand much about Ghost System Guardian Beasts.

Moreover, ever since moving into Half Mountain Manor, Hu Tao had usually let Fang Mu take charge of matters, and subconsciously, she had grown accustomed to relying on Fang Mu.

However, when Fang Mu seriously asked for her opinion, Hu Tao would still clearly express her thoughts to him.

This is Hu Tao’s professionalism as a Beast Master.

"Ah Mu, I want to choose an offensive Ghost System Beast!"

No sooner had she voiced her choice than Hu Tao subconsciously felt she had misspoken.

In her bones, Hu Tao was a Beast Master who preferred offense over defense; the belief in attack was etched into her very marrow.

But Hu Tao had not forgotten the role and expectations Fang Mu had for her: Fang Mu hoped she would be responsible for the team’s defense, becoming a solid shield among the members.

This was Fang Mu’s expectation for her.

Under such expectations from Fang Mu, choosing an offensive Ghost System Beast seemed somewhat inappropriate.

This wasn’t the first time Hu Tao had realized her own choices differed from Fang Mu’s expectations.

Just as Hu Tao was about to correct herself, she heard Fang Mu speak.

"An offensive Ghost System Beast does indeed suit you, judging by the performance of your Retrace Sparrow Demon, Barrier Phoenix, and your Destiny Guardian Beast, Bird Armor Puppet."

"Your defense capability is already sufficient within the team."

"While further improving your defense capability would indeed be of some help to the team, it would greatly limit your own growth, something I don’t want to see!"

"A good Beast Master should not only be useful within a team but also be able to stand alone."

"A Catastrophe Class, Metal Attribute Ghost System Beast might be found in the Subterranean Dimensional Rift, I’ll keep an eye out for you."

Hearing Fang Mu’s words, Hu Tao felt extremely happy, and a sweet smile spread across her face.

Ghost System Beasts could be used in the Second World, with Jiang Tuo being an exception, all of his contracted Guardian Beasts were Ghost System Beasts.

Aside from Jiang Tuo, many others revealed their Ghost System Beasts in pursuit of advancing from Platinum Rank to Diamond Rank.

They fought using their Ghost System Beasts.

The strategic level of a Destiny Guardian Beast is higher than that of a Ghost System Beast, and Hu Tao had now become a Two Mang Star Beast Master.

After undergoing a ranking upgrade with the Infinite Silver Silkworm, all of Hu Tao’s Guardian Beasts’ rankings had reached Platinum Tier.

With a Platinum Tier offensive Ghost System Beast paired with her Destiny Guardian Beast, Bird Armor Puppet, Hu Tao would likely be able to advance to the Platinum Ranking.

After chatting with Fang Mu for a while, Hu Tao went back to her room to rest, leaving Fang Mu alone in the vast training room.

At that moment, a familiar fluctuation spread out beside Fang Mu, and Lian Dai’s figure appeared beside him.

It hadn’t been long since Fang Mu last saw Lian Dai, but she had undergone significant changes since then.

The grey scales on Lian Dai’s face had noticeably decreased.

The pinkish-gold scales on Lian Dai’s body had become even more pronounced, and even her aura had become more lively than before.

It seemed that the high-concentration Spiritual Elixirs Fang Mu had provided to Lian Dai had greatly assisted in the advancement of her bloodline.

Fang Mu, smiling, said to Lian Dai,

"Aunt Dai, congratulations on your bloodline advancing further than before!"

Hearing this, Lian Dai replied to Fang Mu with a smile,

"Little Far, my bloodline has advanced further still, and isn’t it all thanks to you?"

"Now my bloodline has reached a level I never dared to dream of before, and I have you and Master Qixing to thank for that!"

Lian Dai had never been one for empty pleasantries, but the words she spoke now came sincerely from her heart.

Lian Dai was grateful to Master Qixing because he was the one who concocted the Spiritual Elixirs, and she was thankful to Fang Mu because it was he who had facilitated these opportunities for her.

Without Fang Mu speaking up for her, Master Qixing might not have given her so many Spiritual Elixirs.

Lian Dai had come to regard Fang Mu as her lucky star.

Otherwise, she would not have uttered such words!