Beast Taming: Invincible Breeder-Chapter 295 - 270: Apprenticeship? No Way

After some bargaining, the final division was set at sixty-forty.

Li Cunxu sixty, Golden King forty.

Upon exiting the tallest building in Golden City, the Golden Mansion, Li Cunxu ran into the Mad King’s doppelganger, the Horse Fanatic.

Li Cunxu’s good mood vanished immediately, his face full of displeasure, he summoned his Flame White Horse and was about to leave.

The Horse Fanatic hurriedly said, "Young man, don’t you want to know what special spirit talent you’ll awaken by using the Vast Sea Meditation Technique to advance to a King?"

Li Cunxu was taken aback, could the Vast Sea Meditation Technique really help someone awaken a spirit talent?

The Horse Fanatic gave a smug smile, knowing this could keep him there.

"No, I don’t!"

Li Cunxu replied, about to leave.

If the Vast Sea Meditation Technique could awaken a King Talent, then he would naturally find out after becoming a King.

The Horse Fanatic stretched out his arms, blocking the horse.

"Do you know who I am?"

"No."

"Don’t bluff me, I asked that secretary, and she said she told you about me."

"No such thing."

Although Li Cunxu had no idea why the Horse Fanatic was bringing up his identity, he knew the aim was his Flame White Horse, so it was best to ignore him.

The Horse Fanatic quickly said, "I am the doppelganger of the Mad King, even if you didn’t know before, you know now."

Previously, he could pretend not to know the Horse Fanatic’s identity and leave, but now that the identity was revealed, leaving would be somewhat disrespectful to the Mad King.

Li Cunxu said helplessly, "Old master, what exactly do you want from me? Let me say in advance, selling you the Flame White Horse, that’s out of the question."

The Flame White Horse snorted at the Horse Fanatic, clearly displeased with the old man in front of him.

You? You think you can buy me?

The Horse Fanatic wasn’t angered by the Flame White Horse’s snort, instead, his eyes nearly melted, like a lovestruck boy who considers it an honor to be scolded by a goddess.

"Hey hey, old man, snap out of it, your eyes are practically spinning threads."

The Horse Fanatic came back to his senses and said, "Don’t be so absolute, young man. I can trade with you the secret for the speed at which the Mad King advanced from King to Venerable King for your Flame White Horse. I’m the Mad King’s doppelganger, and that’s the absolute truth; plus, if I trade this, you don’t have to worry about the Mad King giving you trouble."

The Mad King shattered the speed record for advancing from King to Venerable King, taking only three years to move from King Level 1 to Venerable King Level 1.

Li Cunxu didn’t even think about it and refused, "Not trading."

A contract beast is a partner for a Beast Master. It’s not just in words; only when you truly treat the contract beast as a partner will they also regard you as a partner. A partnership and loyalty are mutual.

The Horse Fanatic got anxious, "You might not have heard clearly, it’s the secret to quickly becoming a Venerable King!"

Li Cunxu said, "I heard it clearly, still not trading."

Although he was very curious about how the Mad King managed to break through from King to Venerable King in just three years, exchanging the Flame White Horse for that knowledge? Not a chance.

"He should at least have shown basic courtesy by now!"

Li Cuncun thought to himself, and he prepared to leave, lightly patting the Flame White Horse’s neck, signaling it was time to go.

The Flame White Horse slightly turned its head, and the Horse Fanatic exclaimed in haste, "Wait, don’t you want to know the drawback of the Vast Sea Meditation Technique’s spirit talent awakening?"

Li Cunxu was startled; he really did want to know this issue, but if it required trading the Flame White Horse, then forget it.

Besides, if there’s a drawback, Li Cunxu believed the principal could handle it.

"I don’t want to know."

Li Cunxu tossed out this sentence and truly intended to leave.

The Horse Fanatic said despondently, "Even that couldn’t tempt you, it seems I really have no way of getting the Flame White Horse... No choice, I’ll have to use that method."

Upon hearing this, Li Cunxu’s eyes turned wary.

"If the standard way doesn’t work, you won’t forcibly take it, will you?"

Thinking this, Li Cunxu felt there was a real possibility — a horse-obsessed person like the Horse Fanatic might indeed go to such lengths.

Instinctively, Li Cunxu tightened his grip on the life-saving jade that the old master had given him, worn on his right wrist.

The Horse Fanatic’s eyelid twitched, what was this feeling? He actually sensed a deadly threat from Li Cunxu.

The Horse Fanatic was the Mad King’s doppelganger, seemingly ordinary, but he had King-level strength, and top-tier at that, capable of briefly matching a Venerable King-level power.

"Young friend, you’ve misunderstood, I meant to take you as my apprentice."

Li Cunxu furrowed his brow, unsure of what the Horse Fanatic’s intentions were.

"Why do you want to make me your apprentice again?"

"Young friend, I have high hopes for your potential."

"I don’t believe you. I still think you’re eyeing my Flame White Horse with ill intentions."

"Hehe, you saw through me. After you become my disciple, I can gaze at the Flame White Horse all I want."

The Flame White Horse, upon hearing this, immediately shook its head in refusal toward Li Cunxu. It didn’t want to be stared at by an infatuated old man every day.

Considering again, Li Cunxu refused, "You’re wanting to make me your disciple for the Flame White Horse, not sincerely. Let’s just forget about it!"

Being taken as an apprentice by the Horse Fanatic doesn’t mean being a student of the Mad King, he doesn’t recognize some actions his doppelgangers take, so he could also disregard the doppelganger taking on a student.

Besides, even if the Mad King himself came to recruit him, Li Cunxu wouldn’t be swayed.

The Mad King taking Li Cunxu as his apprentice won’t deter Li Shiji’s enemies. Instead, it would strengthen their resolve to crush Li Cunxu before he rises to power.

The Mad King was a Venerable King, and a notably powerful one, but now he had major issues, poisoned by the Evil Divine Son. He could only split into many infatuated doppelgangers like the Horse Fanatic, Chess Fanatic, Book Fanatic, and the like, to stall the problem. If not properly solved, the Mad King would eventually become a clueless idiot.

The Mad King was like a clay statue ferried across a river—he couldn’t ensure his own safety.

The Mad King couldn’t protect Li Cunxu, and would rather make his enemies even more wary of him. They would think since he had the aptitude to be a disciple of the Venerable Mad King, tomorrow it might be a Monarch Powerhouse taking him in.

The enemies would think this way.

"Such a conspicuous talent, since we’ve already provoked him, it’s better to eliminate him sooner rather than later. What if he ends up under a formidable master’s protection they can’t reach, and just like Li Shiji, he would eventually retaliate against us?"

Thus, apprentice to the Mad King would mean more harm than good.

Seeing Li Cunxu about to leave once more, the Horse Fanatic hurriedly added, "I can find you a sincere mentor. Among the Mad King’s doppelgangers, there’s a Teacher Fanatic, he’s truly passionate about teaching disciples."

Li Cunxu couldn’t help but laugh, "Elder, must you go this far for the Flame White Horse?"

The Horse Fanatic responded, "You don’t love horses nor understand them. You don’t know how divine-like the Flame White Horse appears to horse aficionados. In the gold or even lord-level range, it’s the most perfect divine horse I’ve seen."

"So, will you accept apprenticeship?" The Horse Fanatic asked expectantly.