Beast Taming: Invincible Breeder-Chapter 296 - 271: All Rivers Flow into the Sea

"No bowing," Li Cunxu said again, "but if you tell me what kind of spiritual talent the Vast Sea Meditation Technique can awaken and its drawbacks, I can let you admire the Flame White Horse for a while."

"Huh? Kid, you’re a bit cunning! No way I’m telling you that for just a little advantage."

The Horse Fanatic jumped in anger.

The sight of the little old man jumping around was quite amusing.

Li Cunxu said, "Since senior finds this advantage insufficient, let’s just forget it, pretend I never asked."

The Horse Fanatic hastily replied, "Hey hey hey! Don’t do that, I’ll tell you, but you need to offer a bit more."

"Allow you to admire the Flame White Horse’s elegance twice?"

"Ten times, that spiritual talent’s drawback is severe, one wrong move and it’ll ruin your career as a Beast Master."

"Three times."

"Ten times."

"Three times."

"My friend, that drawback issue is really severe."

"If worst comes to worst, I just won’t use that spiritual talent. I don’t believe that if I don’t use it, the drawback can still affect me."

The Horse Fanatic fell silent; indeed, without using that spiritual talent, the drawback wouldn’t affect a Beast Master.

But, can one really resist not using that spiritual talent?

That spiritual talent is quite against the natural order. Even Mad King, as a martial arts apprentice with a willpower stronger than 99.99% of people, couldn’t resist the temptation to use it.

The Horse Fanatic added, "Ten times, and I’ll also tell you the secret of how Mad King quickly broke through from King to Venerable King."

"Alright then!"

Thinking he had gained something, Li Cunxu agreed.

The Horse Fanatic said, "Those who use the Vast Sea Meditation Technique to break through to King will awaken the spiritual talent of [Embrace All Rivers]."

"Embrace All Rivers?"

Li Cunxu hadn’t heard of this talent in his past life.

The Horse Fanatic continued, "This Embrace All Rivers is a legendary talent."

Li Cunxu was startled, the little Vast Sea Meditation Technique could actually awaken a legendary talent.

"Is it certain that anyone who practices the Vast Sea Meditation Technique will awaken the Embrace All Rivers talent? Have you tested it?"

"No, it hasn’t been tested; although a group of people practice the Vast Sea Meditation Technique, so far, I’m the only one who used it to break through to King."

Breaking through to King using the Vast Sea Meditation Technique is indeed difficult; even under normal circumstances, becoming a King is hard, with only one in ten Overlords achieving it.

And using the Vast Sea Meditation Technique increases the difficulty tenfold.

Under normal situations, unless one is an extraordinary being like the Mad King, it’s basically hopeless to break through to King using the Vast Sea Meditation Technique.

Li Cunxu questioned, "If you are the only one, then why do you believe others who practice the Vast Sea Meditation Technique will definitely awaken Embrace All Rivers?"

"The Old President said so."

"No issue then."

Li Cunxu had another question, "Since the Vast Sea Meditation Technique can awaken the legendary talent of Embrace All Rivers, why isn’t it heavily promoted?"

Though the Vast Sea Meditation Technique increases training difficulty tenfold, compared to gaining a legendary talent, those big families can afford the cost.

The Horse Fanatic sighed, "It relates to the ability of the Embrace All Rivers talent..."

Li Cunxu suddenly interrupted the Horse Fanatic, glancing at the busy entrance of the Golden Mansion nearby.

"Senior, is it appropriate for us to discuss this in public?"

The Horse Fanatic said, "It’s okay, I’ve isolated the world; passersby can’t see us, nor can they hear our conversation."

"Then it’s fine, please continue."

"The ability of Embrace All Rivers is to absorb the spiritual power left by others after death, much like how an ocean (spiritual sea) can accept hundreds of rivers."

Upon hearing this, Li Cunxu understood the secret to how Mad King quickly broke through to Venerable King.

The main training for a Beast Master is spiritual power, and Embrace All Rivers can enhance one’s own spiritual power by absorbing the residual spiritual power of others after death. How could Mad King not break through quickly?

Li Cunxu said, "Even though Embrace All Rivers is somewhat demonic, it’s not a reason for the alliance not to promote it!"

When the pros outweigh the cons, it should at least try to promote the Vast Sea Meditation Technique.

The Horse Fanatic said, "Now, let me tell you about the drawback of Embrace All Rivers: it absorbs spiritual power without refinement."

Li Cunxu was stunned; this drawback was not just significant, it was enormous.

Spiritual power carries the will of a Beast Master. Absorbing others’ unrefined spiritual power essentially means ingesting a very potent poison.

It’s like, if Mad King’s spiritual power is pure seawater and others’ is a murky water, murky water is still water and can merge with seawater, but too much murky water will make the seawater turbid, polluted, and murky.

Mad King originally didn’t like playing soccer, but after absorbing the spiritual power of soccer enthusiasts, he would develop a slight interest. Absorbing a lot of such spiritual power would heavily influence his will, twisting his hobbies to also enjoy soccer.

And that’s not even the worst part; the worst is if Mad King absorbs both the spiritual power of soccer lovers and those who dislike soccer, containing conflicting wills. This would lead Mad King to have a split personality.

Li Cunxu solemnly asked, "Senior, did Mad King really suffer from Divine Son’s poison, causing his split personality, or was it due to the influence of the Embrace All Rivers talent?"

The Horse Fanatic said, "Being poisoned by Divine Son is an excuse; in reality, it’s the Embrace All Rivers that caused the split personality."

"In that case, isn’t Embrace All Rivers just nice to look at but useless, no, it’s worse than ’useless’; using it causes a split personality."

The Horse Fanatic said, "Now you understand why the alliance doesn’t promote the Vast Sea Meditation Technique!"

"Understood. The Vast Sea Meditation Technique increases the difficulty for Beast Masters tenfold, and after going through so much hardship to become a King, you’re rewarded with an unusable legendary talent with huge side effects. The alliance would have to be crazy to promote it. The person who invented the Vast Sea Meditation Technique must have been a genius," Li Cunxu said wistfully.

The Horse Fanatic was a bit embarrassed and couldn’t refute.

The inventor of the Vast Sea Meditation Technique was actually his own true form, the Mad King. The technique not only trapped others but also himself.

Originally, Mad King had the potential for supremacy, but now he’s trapped, and surviving is even uncertain.

Some of Mad King’s split personalities secretly covet control over the main body’s form, plotting against him, which Mad King’s primary personality knows but has no way to counter.

Killing the split personalities doesn’t solve the problem; rather, it sends them back into the body, competing for control. Though they won’t succeed, it’s annoying!

Imprisoning the split personalities? They’d commit suicide and subsequently return to the main body.

Despite Embrace All Rivers being unusable due to its side effects, Li Cunxu didn’t show much anger; the drawbacks were significant, but he vaguely had a resolution plan.

"Embrace All Rivers might not be unusable for me. If I can utilize it, my advancement speed post-King might even far exceed my current pace."