Chapter 754 Taming The Beast

By now, Rocky was far away from the Holy Dragon Empire. He was in the Barren City of the Timber Deity Empire. Back home, the whole world was upside down, but Rocky had no idea. He didn't even know that he had an unborn child with Isis.

For the meantime, he went about his work as usual. He was cleaning the beast stable, his hair sun-bleached to a slight golden shade, beads of sweat breaking on his brow. He heard a sudden commotion from the entrance of the beast farm. Turning around, he saw a group of people walking in.

Among them, Rocky could tell one had reached the Heavenly Stage, judging by the aura of the man. He was a tall, heavyset man, about forty years old and carried himself with the air of a naturally confident, courageous guy—a born leader.

Flanking him on either side was Mary and Willie. Right behind them followed a dozen spirit manipulators in black robes. Apparently, they were disciples of the Xiao Clan, almost all ranking at the Mortal Stage. Only one or two ranked beyond the preliminary level of the Earthly Stage.

The group at the back was pulling a cage, in which a young spirit-manipulated beast was locked. The beast had just entered the primary stage. All over its body were fins, sharp as swords. Though it was still growing, it already had the shape of a huge leopard. Its four limbs were short but powerfully built. On the top of its head, there was a blade-shaped horn, with its sharp edge blazing. It seemed to be a difficult beast to fight head-on. Every part of its body was a dangerous weapon, which could slice an enemy to pieces.

'It is a Magic Sword Panther. In a place like this, it's the kind of war beast that could reach a five-star level. Although, it comes in at a modest twentieth in war beast rankings, for ordinary spirit manipulators, it's no doubt a top-grade war beast, ' thought Rocky. The moment he saw the creature in the cage, he immediately got a clue to its potential. To him, the Magic Sword Panther was just one kind of good war beast. But it was not good enough, compared to his own Robin, let alone Uriah and Rainbow Glow Unicorn. They were his best beasts. Top-notch beasts, by any standards.

"Mr. Chris, I still can't believe you caught such a rare Magic Sword Panther. If word of it gets out there, I'm sure spirit manipulators from the Timber Deity Empire will be at your door, scrambling for it," Willie complimented. His flattering face aside, what he said was true. The Magic Sword Panther indeed was a rare spirit-manipulated beast.

As a highly respected leader, Chris was actually the second in command of the Xiao Clan—Raef's deputy.

As the second in command of the clan, Chris's responsibility was to evaluate beasts. He was also a very gifted disciple of a famous sect with a long-standing history. At the sixth grade of beast evaluation, he could identify almost any high-leve

he panther run towards the beast stable, where a servant was standing, Mary's face changed. She shouted at Rocky, warning him to run for his life, as fast as he could. If the beast got to him, she feared it would maul him to death. For Mary, Rocky was but an ordinary servant. If he faced off with the panther, it would not make light work of him. And Mary was not ready for more casualties to the same beast, as she had already lost dear disciples.

However, the panther moved so fast that by the time Mary called out, Rocky was within an arm's reach. Chris tried his best to catch up with it, but he was way too far behind. Rocky seemed to them a man doomed to die next second!

Everyone watching was petrified, fearing the worst for Rocky. They all held their breath, seeing there was nothing they could do to save him. Unable to bear witnessing his tragic death, some of them closed their eyes. But what happened next took everyone's breath away.

Instead of attacking Rocky as they had also feared, the Magic Sword Panther crumbled to its knees. As though it were some powerless creature, it let out a weak cry, showing complete submission to him.

Almost everyone present was shocked, including Chris.

"Holy cow! What's going on?" After a silent moment of awe, Mary stared at Rocky and the Magic Sword Panther in disbelief. Docile and tame, it was still kneeling there, right in front of him. Like everyone else around here, the surprised look on her face was obvious. She didn't know why the panther did that.

At her side, Chris, too, was dumbstruck. In all his years of hunting experience, this was the first time that he saw such a thing. 'How on earth did a bad-tempered Magic Sword Panther suddenly turn so weak and powerless? I mean, to the point of kneeling before an ordinary man?' Questions ran through his mind. Questions that for the life of him, he did not even have the slightest idea.