After Xie Sen led his fans into Zones 4 and 5, the contracted beasts charged towards them menacingly, eliciting screams from the viewers in the live stream.
Under the tense gaze of the audience, all the contracted beasts suddenly stopped two meters away from Xie Sen, their imposing aura instantly vanishing, and they growled and communicated.
"This is too orderly! I suspect they're deliberately trying to scare people!"
"The streamer is amazing, just standing there is a natural calming agent!"
"I think they're like kindergarten teachers disciplining children; the naughty kids become well-behaved in front of the teacher."
The giant tiger beast, completely unaware that it was being mistaken for a kindergarten child, opened its massive jaws and roared at Qiao Ke. Clearly, it remembered Qiao Ke; in the forest, Qiao Ke had tried to form a contract with it but failed.
After roaring, the giant tiger beast raised its paw and extended it towards Xie Sen.
Xie Sen gently touched its paw, and the giant tiger beast's cheerful voice immediately echoed in his mind: "Except for two people, the rest are quite nice."
Xie Sen glanced back and immediately understood who the two people it was referring to were, and couldn't help but laugh: "They are lucky audience members who came to see you because they like you, not the beast master."
The giant tiger beast tilted its head, lowered its front paw, and growled twice in a low voice.
Hearing its message, the little spotted beast flicked its tail and darted to the two lucky audience members who were both excited and scared. It turned its body to the side, and its tail gracefully curved and rubbed against one of their wrists.
The live chat exploded instantly: "Ahhh, so envious!"
"The spotted giant tiger beast is such an angel, it even specially comforted the scared people!"
"So smart! Waaah, why didn't I win a ticket!"
The boy whose wrist was being rubbed was very young. His eyes lit up, and he looked at Xie Sen expectantly, asking excitedly, "Can I touch it?"
Xie Sen smiled: "Yes." The boy then carefully touched the little spotted beast's tail, looking satisfied.
Xie Sen pointed to the center, directly facing the camera, and said to the contracted beasts, "It's too crowded here, let's go to the center."
The contracted beasts nimbly returned to their usual positions during the live stream, forming a semi-circle and lying down. Xie Sen led his contracted companions to the center as well.
The viewers in the live stream cheered, "The streamer finally has a sense of camera presence!"
Xie Sen sized up the top eight guardians with the highest fan value and Sun Mao's friends. All of them had their eyes fixed on the contracted beasts whose markings matched their own. Everyone looked excited, but no one made any rash moves.
He smiled and said, "You've come here not only to see the contracted beasts, but I'm sure you have other reasons too. To avoid wasting your time, let's test your synchronization rate with the contracted beasts first!"
He nodded to Sun Mao, who took out a synchronization rate tester: "Those who want to measure their synchronization rate, come to me."
Except for two lucky viewers, everyone else went to Sun Mao. The contracted beasts were already prepared, and they cooperated very well. Even the giant leopard beast, which wasn't planning to form a contract, was very cooperative.
The synchronization rate results came out quickly. Everyone's was above 50%, and two of them even exceeded 75%.
One is Huo Feng, whose synchronization rate with the Giant Wolf Beast is as high as 80%. The other is Zhao Hao, the Giant Rhinoceros Beast Master and a friend of Sun Mao, whose synchronization rate with the Giant Rhinoceros Beast is 76%.
"Generally speaking, the closer the abilities are, the higher the synchronization rate, and they are all very strong," Maine explained to Xie Sen.
The barrage of comments exploded instantly: "My God, two beast masters with high synchronization rates have appeared all at once! If they form a bond, how much will their abilities increase!"
"As far as I know, Huo Feng is the president of Guangyao Robotics Company. Who is the Giant Rhinoceros Beast Master?"
"He seems very powerful, and he's probably the oldest among them, right?"
Xie Sen glanced at the comments and immediately remembered that Sun Mao had mentioned his Giant Rhinoceros Beast Master friend, who was over forty years old.
He looked at Zhao Hao. Zhao Hao was very strong, with slightly curly black hair, bronze skin, and very handsome features. He stood silently to the side in a black combat suit, his eyes fixed on the Giant Rhinoceros Beast, like a beast lurking in the grass, waiting for its prey.
The giant rhinoceros lay not far from him, seemingly sensing a formidable opponent. It scratched at the ground with its front paws, its eyes fixed on him, secretly sizing him up.
"I know who he is! He's the special forces instructor! I've seen him during exercises before!"
"Yes! That's him. He's very capable in combat, but he's never formed a bond with anyone, so he's kept as an instructor and never became a captain."
"I've seen his training videos with Young Master Qi, they were awesome! He's always been low-key, I never expected to see him here."
"Woo~~~" The giant wolf beast howled, and Xie Sen's gaze shifted from the barrage of comments to the giant wolf beast.
Huo Feng slowly approached it, and it seemed somewhat uneasy, swishing its tail restlessly and letting out a low, short howl.
Xie Sen called out, "President Huo," Huo Feng turned to look at him, and he continued, "Your synchronization rate with it is too high; it will instinctively repel you. Don't get too close."
He promised Huo Feng he would have a chance to interact with the giant wolf beast, but only if the giant wolf beast didn't reject him.
He walked over to the giant wolf beast, reached out and rubbed its neck. The wolf beast's ears twitched, and it tilted its head to nuzzle him, its eyes fixed on Huo Feng, sizing him up.
"He's very powerful," the wolf beast's voice echoed in Xie Sen's mind. Xie
Sen asked in his mind, "What do you think?"
"When he gets close to me, it ignites my fighting spirit," the giant wolf beast blinked its beautiful emerald eyes. "If we were in the wild, I would have already pounced on him."
Xie Sen knew very well that this was the instinctive reaction of a contracted beast and its master upon meeting; a contracted beast rarely submitted willingly to its master.
The giant wolf paused, then continued, "He and I have a high synchronization rate, and he's very capable. I'm quite satisfied with him. I'm looking for a companion, and if I don't dislike his personality, I'm willing to form a bond with him. What do you think?"
Xie Sen said, "I support your idea. Do you think he can make you submit?"
"No," the giant wolf confidently raised its chin, "My abilities have increased a lot in the forest. The Beast Lord is no match for me, and neither are the giant tiger beasts. But with you here, forming a bond is no problem. Didn't the flying rhinoceros beast successfully form a bond?"
Xie Sen couldn't help but sigh, "You're too smart; you still remember that."
"High-level contracted beasts are inherently intelligent, it's just that humans have gradually looked down on us, treating us as pets or tools of war. But humans have forgotten that they too evolved from beast forms."
Xie Sen had heard this before—humans looking down on contracted beasts. The giant wolf beast finished speaking and then proudly flicked its tail: "And I was influenced before, my intelligence is even higher, smarter than many people!" Xie
Sen ruffled its hair: "Hmm, you are all indeed very smart."
He looked at the other beast masters and contracted beasts who were secretly competing with each other. Several beast masters didn't look too good; their synchronization rate was lower than that of other beast masters with the same contracted beast.
Suddenly, the giant rhinoceros beast, which had been lying down, stood up. At the same time, various contracted beasts cried out. The giant wolf beast swept its large tail across Xie Sen: "The giant rhinoceros beast is going to test its beast master."
As the giant wolf beast's voice rang out, the giant rhinoceros beast walked to the open space in front, and Zhao Hao stood opposite it with a stern expression.
The other beast masters all moved to the side, looking at the center with envy and excitement.
Maine stood beside Xie Sen, casually putting his arm around Xie Sen's waist. Xie Sen turned and smiled at him before looking towards the center.
The giant rhinoceros and Zhao Hao stood facing each other, their surging auras radiating a chilling murderous intent, instantly turning the atmosphere in the live stream tense.
"Wow! Even though I wasn't there, I couldn't help but hold my breath!"
"That's so cool! I never dreamed I'd see a high-level contracted beast being tamed on a live stream!"
"It would be even more amazing if they could form a contract! I've never seen a high-level contracted beast form a contract before!"
The audience discussed excitedly, but the scene seemed frozen. Zhao Hao and the giant rhinoceros stared at each other motionlessly, as if the world had shrunk to just the two of them.
Only the sweat on Zhao Hao's forehead revealed that something had changed.
After a long time, even Zhao Hao's bronze skin couldn't hide the pallor of his face. He still stood straight, his demeanor calm and composed, as if he could stand there forever.
Zhao Hao's shirt was soaked with sweat, and his body began to tremble slightly uncontrollably.
"My god, he's too strong! He's been in a standoff for so long, and his spirit hasn't collapsed yet!"
"What a pity, it seems he's going to fail. Even someone as powerful as Zhao Hao can't make the giant rhinoceros submit. The giant rhinoceros's strength is terrifying."
"I've seen giant rhinoceroses before, but I didn't feel they were this powerful. I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I always feel that the contracted beasts in the live stream are more intelligent and have higher combat power than ordinary contracted beasts."
"Same feeling, no exaggeration, even my son isn't as smart as them!"
Not only them, but the beast masters watching also felt it. They subconsciously looked at Xie Sen. Was it related to him?
Maine glanced coldly at them one by one, his eyes filled with a strong warning. The beast masters' gazes towards him changed slightly. This illegitimate son of the Kex family is too lucky!
Xie Sen noticed the change in Maine's aura, frowned, and looked to the side. The beast masters had already withdrawn their gazes, as if they had been intently watching the center the whole time, without ever looking away.
"What's wrong?" he asked softly.
"It's nothing," Mei replied gently, concealing the coldness in her eyes.
"Moo~~~" Zhao Hao, having reached his limit, was about to collapse when the giant rhinoceros's aura subsided, and it turned to Xie Sen, letting out a soft moan. Zhao Hao's
tense body suddenly relaxed. He braced his left hand on his knee, breathing heavily, and casually tossed his hair back with his right hand, his gaze fixed on the giant rhinoceros, his eyes shining with a mixture of surprise and confusion.
Normally, a contracted beast would maintain its strength against its master, overwhelming them with its aura until they broke down and gave up on forming a contract.
If the contracted beast's aura was weak and suppressed by its master, the master could form a contract directly.
The giant rhinoceros's reaction was clearly neither of those. Its aura was stronger than his; he would have collapsed in a moment, yet the giant rhinoceros suddenly withdrew its power.
This was illogical. Animals are naturally warlike and competitive; there was no reason for them to let their opponent go at the very moment of victory.
The audience shared his confusion, the screen filled with question marks and countless copied comments: "What does this mean?"
"I don't understand, can someone with expertise in contracted beasts explain this?"
"How can this be explained? It makes no sense! Zhao Hao shouldn't be able to make the giant rhinoceros submit, but the giant rhinoceros doesn't seem to reject Zhao Hao at all."
"Streamer! Come out and explain!"
Xie Sen didn't look at the comments. Seeing the giant rhinoceros looking at him, he patted Maine's hand. Maine let go of him, and he walked directly to the giant rhinoceros, gently stroking its neck.
"He's very strong, has a resilient personality, and a calm demeanor. He's my ideal beast master, and I want to form a contract with him," the giant rhinoceros said, tilting its head towards Xie Sen. "However, my abilities have improved a lot in the forest. He can't make me submit. If I force a contract, I won't be able to control my impulse and hurt him. I need your help." This situation
was exactly the same as when Yan Qi formed a contract.
Xie Sen said, "Okay, but it'll have to wait. We're live-streaming now, and it wouldn't be good for too many people to know about your contracts with the Beast Masters. I'll arrange it for you after the live stream ends."
"Okay." The giant rhinoceros turned to look at Zhao Hao, then nudged Xie Sen, who used the force to return to the center of the contracted beasts. The
contracted beasts chattered amongst themselves. The giant tiger beast said, "The giant rhinoceros has good taste, very impressive."
The black giant leopard beast raised its eyelids slightly: "Not bad, not as impressive as the giant rhinoceros."
"Brother is the most impressive!" Little Spot rested its head on its neck.
Xie Sen shook his head with amusement and shifted the topic to today's themed meet-and-greet: "Have you seen fan meet-and-greet scenes on TV before?"
"Of course, photos, autographs, performances," the black giant leopard beast replied succinctly.
Xie Sen said, "You should interact with them too."
"Fight?" The giant lion beast looked at the Beast Masters with its large head.
"No, we can't fight. It wouldn't be good if someone got hurt," Xie Sen thought for a moment. "Let's just play with them, like I usually play with you."
"It's comfortable next to you. They'll make us reject them." The giant wolf brushed his foot with its tail.
Xie Sen said, "I'll make the arrangements. You guys be careful not to hurt anyone while playing. If anyone makes any dirty moves, call out."
"Making dirty moves here? Don't you want to live?" the black giant leopard said domineeringly.
Xie Sen rubbed its neck hard: "Stop using lines from TV dramas!"
He looked at the puzzled beast owners: "Now, everyone can play with the contracted beasts. Since contracted beasts will reject their owners, for safety reasons, owners should choose to play with beasts that are not their own."
The contracted beasts got up and went back to their respective play areas, playing with balls, spraying water, gnawing on bones, and rolling around on the soft mats.
The beast owners looked at each other. Their target was their own contracted beasts. Now they were being asked to play with other contracted beasts? They didn't have that kind of childlike heart!
Only two lucky spectators, beaming with joy, ran to the two giant elephants. The young boy, craning his neck, looked expectantly at one of them: "Can you lift me up?"
He had seen Shesen being lifted and desperately wanted to try.
After speaking, worried the elephants hadn't understood, he raised his hand to gesture. But as soon as he did, his hand was suddenly swept up by the elephant's trunk, and his body slowly rose.
"Hahaha!" he laughed excitedly, clutching the trunk. "You're amazing! So clever!"
His companion, watching him with envy, was then swept up by the other giant elephant. The two elephants, one on each side, now stood side-by-side in the air above them.
They raised their hands, cheering wildly and praising the giant elephants with abandon.
The live chat exploded instantly: "Ahhh! I'm so envious!"
"I'm so jealous today!"
"Waaaa, why am I so poor and dark-skinned? Otherwise, I could go too!"
"Streamer, open an amusement park! I'm willing to buy a ticket!"
"Me too!!!"
Xie Sen was infected by the cheers of the lucky viewers. He glanced over there, then turned to the other beast owners who were still standing there: "Don't you want to play with them?"
Huo Feng stared at the giant wolf beast lying not far away, gnawing on a bone toy: "I want to play with it."
The other beast owners also expressed their desire to play with their contracted beasts. Zhao Hao walked to Xie Sen's side, hesitant to speak, glancing at the giant rhinoceros beast every now and then.
Xie Sen shrugged: "If you all play together, you'll definitely fight. It'll be too chaotic."
"I want to try forming a contract," a blond, fair-skinned man couldn't help but say. Xie Sen had recognized everyone when he called out names, and this man was the one he remembered most clearly: Kumo Kess.
Xie Sen asked: "What if you fail?" "
I'll just leave," Kumo said. "You should know very well why we're aiming for the fan rankings. If it weren't for forming contracts, we wouldn't have come." He was
quite direct. Xie Sen asked the others: "Is that what you all think?" Huo Feng
said: "Whether we can form a contract or not is another matter. The giant wolf beast is too perfect. I mainly want to see it." The other beast owners said nothing, tacitly agreeing.
Xie Sen thought for a moment: "Wait a minute."
The chat exclaimed: "Wow! These people are so annoying! I don't want to form a contract, I want to play with them!"
"By the way, will we not see them anymore after forming a contract? I hope the contract fails!"
Xie Sen asked each of the contracted beasts for their opinions. The black giant leopard beast sneered: "Overestimating themselves, I'll go first."
The giant tiger beast was also eager to try: "They want to be my master? They're far from capable. Let them see my power!"
Soon, the scattered contracted beasts gathered again, lying in an arc on the side, leaving space in the middle.
Kumo was the first to walk to the middle, his eyes excitedly looking at the giant lion beast. The giant lion beast flicked its tail, walked steadily to the opposite side, its golden mane gleaming, its aura fierce.
It didn't hold back at all, and in less than two minutes, Kumo was kneeling on the ground, pale-faced, his eyes shining as he looked at the giant lion beast: "So powerful!"
The giant lion beast ignored him, walked to Xie Sen and rubbed against him: "Too weak." Then it went back to the side and lay down.
Xie Sen's lips twitched. He thought to himself that it was fortunate only he could understand, otherwise Kumo would have suffered severe physical and mental damage.
The giant tiger beast swiftly leaped to the center, looked at Qiao Ke, and then at the other person. There were two giant tiger beast masters today.
Qiao Shao smiled gently and said to the other person, "You go first!"
"You go first," the other person immediately replied.
Xie Sen said, "To be fair, the same contracted beast will not face different masters consecutively; we will separate them midway."
This time, neither of them refused. Qiao Shao went first, and soon, his face turned pale as he knelt on the ground, defeated.
Apart from Zhao Hao and Huo Feng, the nine masters quickly failed one by one. The worst off were Kumo and the master of the black giant leopard beast, who did not even last two minutes.
"This is so exciting! Their strength might not be weaker than S-rank, right? They're amazing!"
"Yeah, the giant tiger beast confronted the beast master twice in a row and won cleanly and decisively. It was so cool!"
"Even the usually cute little spotted one is incredibly powerful. Its aura was completely different during the confrontation. It was fierce yet adorable, so cute!"
"Yes, as soon as it ended, it ran to the black giant leopard beast and rubbed against it. It was so cute."
Xie Sen looked at the nine pale-faced people: "Unfortunately, you couldn't make them submit."
Kumo said, "I'll try again when I'm stronger."
The other contracted beast masters nodded in agreement. Clearly, none of them wanted to give up. They deeply felt the powerful abilities of the contracted beasts here, and therefore were even more eager to form contracts with them.
Xie Sen thought to himself that he didn't know where they would be in the future.
The nine failed contractors knew they had no chance and left cleanly and decisively, leaving only two lucky spectators, Zhao Hao, and Huo Feng.
The contracted beasts were very kind to the two true fans, letting them lie down and be petted, lifted high, carried around, and sprayed with water—they did it all, much to the envy of the live stream viewers.
The two young men were bold and genuinely loved their contracted beasts, showering them with compliments, which delighted the beasts.
After watching them fool around for a while, Xie Sen heard Zhao Hao ask, "What did the giant rhinoceros mean just now?"
Xie Sen glanced at Sun Mao, then at Huo Feng, not answering directly, but smiling, "You're the giant rhinoceros's master, you should understand its meaning better."
Zhao Hao frowned. Sun Mao, being shrewd, noticed Xie Sen looking at him and knew he was inconvenienced. He smiled and said, "I have something to do, I'll be going now, Lao Zhao, contact me if needed."
Zhao Hao nodded, and Sun Mao thanked Xie Sen again before leaving Districts Four and Five.
Huo Feng thoughtfully observed Xie Sen. Was Xie Sen looking at him to make him leave like Sun Mao?
Main stepped forward, standing between the two, giving him a warning look.
Huo Feng raised an eyebrow: "I told you, I'm not interested in your man."
"Reported! The streamer's feeding us dog food online!"
"Wow, the streamer's boyfriend is so handsome!"
Xie Sen coughed and said to the viewers, "That's all for today's stream, thank you for your support."
"Is the streamer shy and going offline?"
"No, I won't report it anymore, feed me as much dog food as you want, I'll eat it, okay?"
Xie Sen was amused, but still decisively ended the stream; it wasn't convenient to continue streaming afterward.
He invited the others to sit aside and watch the lucky viewer play with the contracted beasts. Half an hour later, he informed the lucky viewer that it was time to meet.
The two had a great time, reluctantly saying goodbye to the contracted beasts and thanking Xie Sen. Xie Sen, seeing the two energy level 2 notifications, smiled and saw them to the door.
"Mr. Huo, come with me." Xie Sen said to Huo Feng after seeing the lucky viewer off, walking towards the giant wolf beast. Huo Feng immediately followed behind him.
The giant wolf beast sensed Huo Feng approaching, loosened its bones, raised its head, and a deep sound came from its throat. Huo Feng subconsciously stopped.
Xie Sen reached out and rubbed the giant wolf's neck. The wolf's tense body gradually relaxed, and it tilted its head to examine Huo Feng.
Huo Feng glanced at Xie Sen in surprise, then moved closer again. The giant wolf showed no resistance, simply staring at him. He stopped in front of the wolf, his eyes full of admiration: "So beautiful."
He raised his hand to touch its neck, stopping halfway. Seeing no reaction, he gently placed his hand on it, then rubbed it, clearly enjoying it.
"Very cautious, and very attentive," the giant wolf said.
Xie Sen inexplicably felt that the giant wolf's way of observing him was as if it wasn't choosing a master, but rather choosing a potential partner. This thought surfaced in his mind, and he couldn't help but laugh.
"You..." Huo Feng looked at Xie Sen, paused before speaking, and found the right word. "Very special. I've heard you have a strong affinity for people, but I didn't expect it to be strong enough to soothe a contracted beast's aversion to its master."
Xie Sen said, "No, the main reason is that it instinctively rejects you, but its thoughts and reason don't."
Huo Feng's eyes lit up as he looked into the giant wolf beast's eyes: "Can I form a contract with you?"
The giant wolf beast said to Xie Sen, "I need my master's company. Could you ask him for me if he's usually busy and if he has the patience?"
Xie Sen said to Huo Feng, "Giant wolves are a social species and don't like being alone. If you only want a partner for battle, it might not agree."
"I don't need a partner for battle," Huo Feng said. "I only need an absolutely loyal companion. I think nothing is more loyal than a contracted beast, especially a wolf-type contracted beast."
Xie Sen suddenly understood: "Is that why you chose it?"
"No," Huo Feng looked at the giant wolf beast with admiration, "I've seen other giant wolves, but only this one made me want to form a contract."
Xie Sen asked the giant wolf beast, "What do you think?"
"It's good, it wasn't lying." It nuzzled Xie Sen, stood up, and held out its paw to Xie Sen. "I'll come back to play with you, my friend." "You're
welcome anytime." Xie Sen pinched its paw pad.
Huo Feng was puzzled: "What's wrong?"
"Congratulations," Xie Sen said.
The rest went very smoothly. With Xie Sen's reassurance, Huo Feng and the giant wolf beast, and Zhao Hao and the giant rhinoceros beast, all successfully formed contracts.
After forming contracts, both Huo Feng and Zhao Hao were surprised and overjoyed when they heard their contracted beasts' voices.
The two simultaneously said to Xie Sen, "Thank you."
Xie Sen waved his hand, "You've won their approval. I hope you can keep the contracting a secret."
Huo Feng said, "I'm afraid some people will guess."
"Guessing isn't certain. We can delay it as long as possible," Xie Sen smiled. Unless he stopped helping the contracted beasts form contracts, it would eventually be exposed, but the later the better.
"Okay," the two agreed.
Zhao Hao asked, "Will the contracting price be given to you or the gold token?"
Xie Sen hesitated. The giant rhinoceros rubbed against him, "Ah Sen, take the money as our thanks."
The giant wolf also said, "Yes, take it. You've helped us a lot. I've been very happy these past few days. If you hadn't brought us out of the forest and settled us, we might have been in danger."
Xie Sen said, "Ten million each, just give it to me."
The two transferred the money efficiently. Xie Sen looked at his account balance, feeling a sense of unreality, like he had suddenly become rich overnight.
The other contracted beasts gathered around. They knew that the giant wolf and giant rhinoceros would leave after the contracts were formed, and they all said goodbye.
Giant Tiger Beast: "Come back and play with us sometime!"
Black Giant Panther Beast: "If you get bullied, come find me, I'll teach them a lesson!"
Little Spot: "My brother and I will help you teach them a lesson!"
Giant Lion Beast nodded in agreement.
Giant Elephant Beast nuzzled Giant Rhinoceros Beast with its trunk: "If you find any delicious grass, remember to tell us."
After saying goodbye, they immediately huddled together to discuss dividing their territory.