When Chen Yuan stood in front of this deep and dark cave, half an hour had already passed.

"Ying ying ying!"

The Flame-tailed Fox extended its paw, pointing at the cave ahead.

This is the place!

Chen Yuan glanced around. Seeing the little creatures eager to go, impatiently excited to "charge into the cave," he waved his hand: "Then let’s go in."

The Flame-tailed Fox and Ice Fox wanted to investigate the cave’s situation, while Mr. Xiong and the Bear Cub tried to assess if this place was suitable to be a new home.

With the thick-skinned Mr. Xiong leading the way, Spark closely followed behind, and the other little creatures surrounded Chen Yuan.

Although the cave was very dark, Spark’s flames lit up the path ahead.

However, they hadn’t walked far when Mr. Xiong shook his head: "Ho ho."

He was not satisfied with this cave.

"Why?" Chen Yuan asked.

"Ho ho ho."

According to Mr. Xiong’s explanation, the passage inside the cave was too narrow, and he couldn’t move around at all.

Chen Yuan nodded in understanding: "It’s okay, not liking it is normal, anyway..."

"Chirp."

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Spark’s cry. Chen Yuan followed the sound and saw two backpacks in the corner ahead.

He quickly walked over to look. These two backpacks seemed quite new, without any dust covering them, obviously having appeared here recently.

"Did someone get into trouble?" was Chen Yuan’s first thought.

A while ago, the Beastmaster Association issued new regulations regarding outdoor training for ordinary Beastmasters—everything was to be self-managed, and staff would not participate in outdoor rescues.

Upon hearing this regulation, Zhang Hao applauded joyfully.

Therefore, Chen Yuan was unsure if any Beastmaster had had an accident in Qinling.

But judging by the two backpacks left in the cave, it was highly likely that a Beastmaster had encountered an accident here.

Chen Yuan then carefully observed the surrounding environment and quickly found remnants of battle signs, along with some white spider silk.

Clearly, two Beastmasters had recently engaged in fierce combat with unknown Pet Beasts here.

And judging by the abandoned backpacks, the Beastmasters had lost.

Chen Yuan squatted down, forcefully pulling at the white spider silk strewn across various corners, but no matter how hard he tried, the silk remained unmoved without any sign of breaking.

"Roar!"

Mr. Xiong extended his palms, grasped one strand of the silk, and with all his strength, pulled desperately to the sides, yet encountered the exact same result as Chen Yuan—the silk stayed unmoved.

"Roar!"

Seeing this, Mr. Xiong was furious, feeling as if he had lost face. He fiercely used [Bear’s Power], his already massive muscles tensed instantly, straining his body, and face turned red.

At that moment, the spider silk finally snapped.

Witnessing this, Chen Yuan’s heart finally found some balance.

Even the Earth Bear, famous for its brute strength, had to exert full force to break the silk, let alone an ordinary human like him?

Elsewhere,

The Bear Cub and Cola were both making attempts.

No matter how hard the Bear Cub tried, the spider silk stayed incredibly tough. It looked like a thin line, yet it was as hard as steel, leaving the Bear Cub helpless.

"Roar....."

The Bear Cub finally gave up, panting heavily as it lay on the ground, turning its head to glance at Cola. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Howl!"

Cola’s approach was rather simple and direct. Its round eyes shifted, eventually choosing a segment it deemed the thinnest, opening its mouth, flashing its teeth, and bit down!

Clang!

No matter how fiercely Cola shook its head, its sharp teeth had no effect on the spider silk.

"This spider silk’s strength doesn’t seem reasonable," Chen Yuan’s eyes flickered.

Indeed, natural spider silk is the strongest known natural protein fiber.

When ordinary spiders evolved, the strength of the silk they spun should definitely increase, but increasing so much feels somewhat unreasonable.

"Chirp~"

As this thought flashed across, Chen Yuan’s eye caught a glimpse of a bright flame, Spark shooting a small cluster of fire, which fell onto the white spider silk and promptly melted it away.

Chen Yuan murmured quietly to himself: "Looks like it’s not the silk being unreasonable, but not finding the right method."

"Howl!"

Suddenly, Cola, who was biting at the silk, lifted its head, its triangular ears twitched, its nose lightly fluttered, and it quickly sounded a warning: "Howl howl howl!"

A strange scent is approaching!

Many, many!

As Cola sounded the alarm, Spark’s deep-blue eyes scanned around, lightly twitching its wings, layers of flame stream emerging.

The cave’s narrow environment was not suitable for Spark to fight.

But Spark’s prowess extended far beyond actual combat; when it unleashed its aura, most Pet Beasts would flee in panic.

The Fallen Meteor Horned Beast recalled Chen Yuan’s teaching before entering the mountain—if ever facing a battle, it need not participate, only stand in front of Chen Yuan.

"Roar."

The Fallen Meteor Horned Beast obediently followed Chen Yuan’s instructions, its rock-hard body standing firmly in front of Chen Yuan like an impenetrable shield.

"Humming~"

The gradually growing Twin Flower Concubine was now no stranger to battle, perched on Chen Yuan’s shoulder, its light pink eyes blinking nimbly, ready to unleash skills with its petal-shaped hands.

Seeing the little creatures’ reactions, Chen Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

"Ying ying ying!"

"Woo woo woo!"

The Flame-tailed Fox and Ice Fox exchanged a glance and decisively chose to hide behind Spark, which gave them the most sense of security.

"Roar....."

Mr. Xiong and the Bear Cub’s reactions were rather out of sync; they seemed slower by a beat, only realizing after seeing the little creatures assume combat stances.