Previously on Beast Taming: My Intelligence System...
Ye Bai arrived at a survivor camp only to find it under attack by a powerful eerie force known as Burning Frank. The camp's defenders fought back, but were outmatched. The leader, a man with a Ghost Hand, attempted a desperate transformation to fight Frank, but it seemed to turn him into a vessel for the eerie forces.
"Your possessions?"
"Absurdity of the world, the Deceit Realm hand suppressed by the Holy Object dares to oppose me, you’re not afraid of death, are you."
"But it doesn’t matter to me, I haven’t eaten anything supernatural in a long time; the moment I saw you, I seemed to feel hungry."
"Alright then, I’ll make an exception and treat you as my meal."
Flames soared on Frank’s body, the charred black material on him was incinerated by black fire.
Black bones emerged from the flames, and in moments, he was wielding a sharp hook and began fighting the Deceit Realm hand.
The Deceit Realm hand seemed fearful of the black flame and only tangled with Frank from a distance, not daring to get too close.
"Haha, Deceit Realm hand, you’re scared, aren’t you? You’re just a Low Tier supernatural entity, while I’m an indomitable soul born from the flames; I’m far more noble than you."
"Deceit Realm hand, let me give you some advice, if you don’t want to die, I’ll send you to the Inner World."
"Quite a few supernaturals like gnawing on claws."
"You escaped from there, you should know the terror it holds."
Frank grinned, his menacing hollow skull silently mocking the Deceit Realm hand.
"Hmph, like watching chicks pecking at each other, can’t you be more serious."
"Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm, get on it."
Ye Bai’s voice came from afar.
"Who, who’s there, who dares threaten Lord Frank!"
"Hmph, now I’ll show you how perceptive Master Ma is."
A surge of flames erupted once more from Frank’s body, spreading across the ground.
"Burn it, burn everything here to ashes."
"Reduce everything to ashes!"
The black flames spread, incinerating everything in their path.
"The more souls that are incinerated, the stronger I become!"
Frank tore open his hoarse voice and shouted loudly.
But a slender thread interrupted Frank’s great roar.
"Noisy."
Frank’s body disintegrated within the flames as a slender thread pierced his bones.
The Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm directly took off Frank’s skull, turning it into a decoration on its body.
"How is this possible, how can this be, my power is all gone."
A voice full of despair echoed inside the skull.
But the Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm found the guy troublesome and immediately spat out sticky threads to gag the skull’s mouth.
Muffled cries sounded!
Frank grew extremely agitated as he could no longer speak.
"Who are you people?"
"Humans, how could there be such anomalies among you, and moreover, it doesn’t seem to be a supernatural entity you’re contracted with."
"Are you people from outside?"
The Deceit Realm hand exclaimed in shock.
"Not good, I must send this message back to the Inner World!"
The Deceit Realm hand spoke in awe.
Unfortunately, before the Deceit Realm hand could act, a thread completely bound it.
"Deceit Realm hand, your consciousness can fall into eternal sleep, as I say."
Ye Bai picked up the Holy Object from the ground and stuffed it directly into the Deceit Realm hand’s mouth.
"Blegh, blegh."
The Deceit Realm hand dry-heaved a few times, not only failing to spit out the Holy Object but also suddenly emitting bursts of light.
The body previously occupied by the Deceit Realm hand exuded copious black smoke, and numerous open eyes closed one after another.
In no time, the Deceit Realm hand receded back into the human body, and the middle-aged man gradually regained clarity.
"Strange, wasn’t my consciousness devoured by the Deceit Realm hand?"
"How can I recover, what on earth happened to me?"
The middle-aged man seemed slightly puzzled as he looked at the Deceit Realm hand.
Then, he suddenly noticed Ye Bai.
"Did you save me?"
"My name is Ivy, a Tier Five Demon Control Master!"
"Benefactor, what is your name?"
Ye Bai didn’t reveal his name; instead, he spoke a codename, "Call me Great Horse Monkey."
"As you can see, I’m a traveler from outside, though not exactly sure why I came to this world."
"I’m very interested in your world and want to understand what exactly happened here to lead this world to such a state."
"By the way, I noticed the food here can’t be eaten and appears quite bitter, what’s the story there?"
Ye Bai continued to ask.
"Benefactor, this world has already been occupied by the supernatural entities; us humans are merely sheep awaiting slaughter."
"The supernaturals have corralled us by town unit, weaving numerous plots making us believe this is a real town where we can fight and dominate the supernaturals."
"But I gradually discovered something wrong."
"Because I found a supernatural entity resides within the town mayor, manipulating him; he needs to absorb human blood periodically."
"I spoke of my discovery to others, yet they dismissed my claims as mere fantasy."
"The very next day, the mayor summoned me with unexpected intentions, seeking to consume my flesh."
"In my desperation, I invoked the Holy Object, severed the mayor's hand, and made my escape."
"Ultimately, I employed the Holy Object to subdue the hand from the Deceit Realm and forged a contract, thereby becoming a Tier Five Demon Control Master myself."
"Master, my deepest wish is to depart this realm and embrace a normal existence; can you grant me this desire?"
Ivy knelt before Ye Bai, her plea echoing with earnestness.
"I am but a human with slightly enhanced capabilities; in reality, I too am endeavoring to find a way out of this place."
"In the interim, I would have you tidy this area; I must ascertain the complete situation here."
"How do you procure sustenance in the wild, and what is the number of Demon Control Masters under your command?"
These were the questions Ye Bai was eager to have answered.
"This is the survivor camp I established, comprising over fifty individuals, among whom ten are Demon Control Masters."
"We cultivate ample food, and by channeling the abilities of the supernatural entities from within the Demon Control Masters, we absorb the Yin Qi present in the food, rendering it safe for consumption, water included."
"Only those with supernatural abilities can neutralize the Yin Qi within food items."
"We have long harbored aspirations of rebelling against the supernaturals, but as you can observe, our strength remains inadequate."
"I once attempted to persuade the humans confined within the town, but they clung to their familiar comforts, ultimately failing to leave and instead becoming sustenance for the supernaturals."
"The supernaturals exclusively seek humans possessing potent Spiritual Power, whom they can inhabit, while the rest are simply regarded as food."
"If a generation fails to produce a human with substantial Spiritual Power, the inhabitants of the town are entirely relegated to being food."
"Concurrently, they relocate a portion of these humans back to the town, meticulously fabricating false recollections that assert the town's reclamation from supernaturals by human hands, imbuing it with profound significance."
Upon hearing Ivy's account, Ye Bai noted its striking congruence with the information previously imparted by Shadow Enigma.
It was becoming increasingly evident that the supernaturals indeed viewed humans as mere provisions.
"Ivy, what are your present objectives? Do you aim to restore human autonomy, or do you harbor other aspirations?"
Within the holding pens, those humans were treated no differently than livestock; their lives dictated by the whims of the supernaturals – they lived when desired, and perished when commanded.
"I am uncertain myself; my sole desire is to see humans freed from the subjugation of supernaturals, to invert the established order of this world, and allow humanity to reign supreme over the supernaturals."
"Do you believe my perspective is misguided?"
Ivy posed her question to Ye Bai with profound sincerity, as if he were a divine messenger empowered to liberate them from this dire predicament.
"To be candid, my arrival in this world was precipitated by a desire to enact change; the supremacy of supernaturals is an inherently unjust state of affairs."
"It is humanity's destiny to conquer the supernaturals and establish dominion over them; this is a conviction you hold firmly."
"However, relying solely on the strength of humans is insufficient; we shall require a greater number of humans, and a larger contingent of Demon Control Masters."
"This will empower humanity to expand its influence, enabling us to confront a greater number of supernaturals."
"Furthermore, Ivy, are you aware of the locations of any other survivor enclaves? I wish to seek out their leaders for discussion."
