Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

"Go!"

Upon the young man in the silver robe's low shout, silver-white arcs of electricity suddenly surged over the long spear, shooting towards Zhou Chun like a bolt of silver-white lightning.

But Zhou Chun was not one to be easily dealt with; he had been keeping an eye on his actions.

The moment the silver-white long spear appeared, Zhou Chun also summoned his golden long saber magic artifact.

The two magic artifacts collided tens of feet in front of Zhou Chun—the golden long saber was blasted away instantly, no match for the spear.

"A third-tier, top-grade magic artifact!"

His complexion changing, Zhou Chun quickly poured mana into the earthy yellow inkstone platform magic artifact in his hand, releasing a denser aureole to protect himself.

After the silver long spear knocked away the golden saber, a surge of silver-white electric light boosted its speed as it shot towards Zhou Chun once more.

In an instant, Zhou Chun felt his divine soul shudder as if struck by thunder, both layers of his defenses shattered by the silvery long spear.

Fortunately, at the last moment, he managed to invoke "Golden Cauldron Profound Light" to create a third layer of defense, repelling the now exhausted silver spear.

"Oh, he's not dead?"

A flash of surprise crossed the young man's face in the silver robe; then he sneered and quickly formed a hand sign. Pouring mana into the silver spear, he shot it towards Zhou Chun again.

If one strike failed, he would simply attack several more times.

He didn't believe Zhou Chun could be so lucky every time!

Having felt the might of the silver long spear, Zhou Chun dared not let his opponent attack anew.

While quickly commanding the previously blasted golden saber to strike at the spear, he decisively slapped his storage pouch, pulled out a jade box, and crushed it without hesitation.

Within the shattered jade box, a talisman emitting a dim yellow light was grasped in Zhou Chun's hand, where he immediately injected mana to activate it.

As the talisman activated, an armor made of earthy yellow spiritual light rapidly dressed Zhou Chun, protecting his entire body.

This time, even though the silver spear once again blasted away the golden saber and pierced the earthy yellow aureole barrier, it was steadfastly blocked by the spiritual light armor.

Taking advantage of the moment the silver spear was blocked, Zhou Chun immediately launched his counterattack.

He formed a hand sign, and with a dragon chant from within, his hands transformed into dragon claws, and patches of aquamarine dragon scales appeared on his skin, with a single horn of a flood dragon sprouting on his head.

After opening the Purple Mansion, Zhou Chun had already reached the second layer's peak of the "Secret of Dragon Transformation" and easily broke through to the third layer, stepping into the realm with the horn.

As he unleashed this secret technique, his physical body was instantly strengthened to the point of being comparable to a third-tier Demon Beast, and the defensive power of the dragon scales was not inferior to a third-tier lower-grade defensive armor.

Even without using mana, he could control the airflow to fly and even execute some first and second-tier wind walking spells he had never learned before.

Indeed, with the third layer accomplished, the "Secret of Dragon Transformation" truly began to show the power of a top-tier secret technique.

Zhou Chun then took off the Spirit Beast Pouch from his waist and shook it, releasing golden and scarlet streams of insects, which quickly formed two swarms of insects of respective colors above his head.

He then quickly formed a hand sign, casting a golden spiritual light towards the golden insect cloud.

Immediately, the golden insect cloud rapidly divided in the air; part of it surged downward towards him and transformed into a shining golden insect armor inside the spiritual light armor, covering him close to the aquamarine dragon scales, while the rest turned into five shimmering golden insect spears.

"Go!"

Zhou Chun pointed a finger at the young man in the silver robe, and the five gleaming golden insect spears shot towards him.

Simultaneously, with a thought, a myriad of needles burst forth from the scarlet insect cloud, forming a rain of red scorpion needles shooting towards the young man in the silver robe.

The silver-robed young man's complexion changed at this sudden attack, forcing him to momentarily halt his offense and focus on defense.

But with a hand sign, silvery lightning erupted from his body, and in a flash, he vanished from his spot.

When he reappeared, he was already hundreds of feet away in the air at another location.

This blow caused all five of the insect spears and the tens of thousands of flying needles to miss their mark.

However, the insect spears were easy to handle; with just a thought from Zhou Chun, they quickly turned around and locked onto the target again.

But those scorpion stingers, once shot, could no longer be controlled and all fell to the ground, exhausted of their strength.

Once the youth in the silver robe had regained some distance and acquired space to cast spells, he immediately slapped his storage pouch and summoned a silver-white war drum artifact.

With a rub of his hands, a silver-white lightning bolt instantly burst forth, striking the top of the silver-white war drum artifact.

Then, with a resounding "thud," the war drum thundered, exploding in the air.

The sound of the drum was as shocking as thunder, imbued with the frightening power of a Thunder Sound Attack.

Even Zhou Chun, who had performed the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique, felt his Divine Soul shudder at the sound, experiencing a momentary stupefaction, and his heart lurched heavily with every beat of the drum, causing an uncomfortable tightness in his chest.

And because of that momentary lapse, Zhou Chun lost control of the two artifacts he was manipulating for a split second, and the golden blade artifact was harshly knocked away by a silver spear, its body showing visible cracks and signs of significant damage.

But the most pitiful were the two types of Demon Insects!

The "Mystical Armor Golden Feathers" fared slightly better, as they were enhanced by the Insect Spear Technique secret art by Zhou Chun, which greatly increased their resistance; under the Thunder Sound Attack, only the insect spears were dispersed and reverted back into individual Demon Insects, with not many casualties.

But it was disastrous for the "Flying Sky Fire Scorpions"!

The "Flying Sky Fire Scorpions" were inherently much weaker in comparison to the "Mystical Armor Golden Feathers," and at the sound of the thunder, those immature "Flying Sky Fire Scorpions" started popping like fried beans, bursting into clouds of blood mist on the spot.

"Damn it! Could this guy be my nemesis?!"

Zhou Chun snapped out of his daze, and his complexion turned extremely unsightly upon seeing the dismal state of his two types of Demon Insects.

He had never encountered such a difficult opponent at the same cultivation level since he started his journey.

Since the engagement began, only a few exchanges had passed, but nearly all his techniques were being countered by his opponent.

His escape techniques were utterly countered, his Insect Expelling Technique was thoroughly restrained, and he couldn't match the opponent with his artifacts.

His methods, once considered invincible within the Foundation Establishment Stage, were now useless, like tasteless chicken ribs.

At this point, the silver-robed youth had once again regained the confident demeanor of holding all the winning cards, looking at Zhou Chun with a smug face, he laughed, "Hahaha, lad, show me all the tricks you have, don't say I didn't give you a chance!"

Seeing that infuriating expression, Zhou Chun felt a surge of anger rising in his heart.

He couldn't recall the last time he'd been so humiliated in front of a fellow cultivator of the same level.

The silver-robed youth seemed to be only slightly older than him, with a cultivation level just one minor realm above his, but from the looks of his aura, he had also just recently made a breakthrough.

Normally speaking, even if Zhou Chun couldn't win, the difference shouldn't be this great.

But today, his techniques were either countered by the opponent, or his artifacts were inferior; he was completely at the mercy of his enemy!

In fact, from this one could see the shortcomings of both Zhou Chun and the Zhou family.

When Zhou Chun reached the Foundation Establishment, the Zhou family could provide him with the best artifacts and quickly cultivate his spirit pets to the second rank.

But after he opened his Purple Mansion, with the resources of the Zhou family, they couldn't provide him with the most suitable top-tier third-rank artifacts, nor help him to cultivate his spirit pets to the third rank.

Lacking the advantages in artifacts and spirit pets, and facing an enemy who cultivated a top-level technique and whose attributes countered his own, Zhou Chun, who was once considered invincible in the Foundation Establishment Stage, now felt as powerless as his former opponents.

"If only my secret technique had reached full mastery, I would have definitely made this bastard suffer today!" Zhou Chun thought furiously, and the idea of retreating took hold in his mind.

He had only recently opened his Purple Mansion and had yet to catch up with his Secret Art Cultivation or acquiring artifacts.

If he faced a typical early-stage or mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator, he might still be able to fight using the advantage of his cultivation techniques and Insect Expelling Technique, but against someone like the silver-robed youth who obviously came from a major sect, he was outmatched.

With this thought, Zhou Chun's eyes hardened, and he immediately commanded the surviving "Mystical Armor Golden Feather" Demon Insects to swarm towards the silver-robed youth.

Then, with a swipe of his claw, he slapped his storage pouch and took out a third-rank, top-quality attack Talisman, hurling it at the silver-robed youth.