Chapter 781 Taming The Holy Beast (Part One)


    Looking at the solemnness on Diana''s face as she spoke those words, Harper couldn''t help but be


    amused.


    "You want to take me as your master?" with a burst of crispughter, Harper asked. "But why?"


    "I want to learn how to refine medicine from you!" Diana replied earnestly. Impressed by Harper''s depth


    of knowledge about medicines, she felt that she still had a long way to go to get close to the proficiency


    that Harper had mastered. Also, she knew that Harper could be able to activate the Holy Article of the


    South Kingdom. Hence, there was no doubt that she could learn a lot from her.


    "I see. But I won''t ept you as my disciple," Harper refused without hesitation. She was aware that


    sooner orter, the South Kingdom and the Bright Dynasty would start a war. If she took Diana as her


    disciple, she was sure to fall into a dilemma.


    Even after being refused by Harper, Diana mumbled confidently, "Whether you agree or not, I will follow


    you from now on!"


    Harperughed as she heard that but refrained from reacting to Diana''s words. She smirked in her


    heart thinking that at the moment it was still uncertain whether they could get out of the swamp and


    reach the Phoenix City safely and how the people would react if they saw theme out of the


    Labyrinth Swamp. Just like that, as one thought led to another, Harper started imagining the possible


    reactions from the people of the Phoenix City. Would there be fear in their eyes for Harper and her


    followers? Or would there be apuse for them?


    "Growl!" All of a sudden, the silence of the Labyrinth Swamp was shattered by a roar that could be


    heard at a distance. The roar reverberated in the whole swamp, making the ground tremble. Harper


    furrowed her brows and eximed, "What is it this time?"


    Diana hid behind Harper automatically. With a trembling voice, she remarked, "I am telling you, it''s not


    a good thing. I have heard of a Holy Beast that stays in this Labyrinth Swamp. It is terribly ferocious, to


    say the least. Every time someonemits a crime in the South Kingdom, he will be thrown into this


    swamp to feed the Holy Beast. But I have also heard that unless the Holy Beast is summoned, it does


    note out."


    Harper turned to Diana with a frown and sneered. "No, it has been summoned! Did you forget how we


    entered this swamp?"


    "Of course! How could I forget that? You brought me here!" Diana snapped back. Had it not been for


    Harper who pulled her into the swamp, Diana would still be the princess of the South Kingdom and live


    a luxurious life instead of being so miserable.


    Harper gave her a cold look at her and said, "If I didn''t take you away, you would have been dead by


    now. Even then, it was none other than me who would have been med for your murder. Either way, I


    had to bear the brunt for whatever happened to you. Hence, I don''t mind taking you along with me."


    The smile on Diana''s face faded, giving way to a ghastly expression. The ground under their feet


    started to shake vehemently. Feeling a stagger, Diana was about to fall on the ground. Harper


    hastened to grab her immediately and pulled her back. "Be careful!" Harper shrieked.


    Diana was still in a state of shock. She regained herposure and stabilized herself on the ground


    and said, "That thing seems to being towards us." She looked at Harper with a desperate look.


    Her face had be pale as if all the blood had been sucked out of her face.


    "Yeah, I felt it." In an instant, the whole forest seemed to be copsing in front of their eyes. All the


    poisonous insects and snakes retreated. Every living thing in the vicinity was shaken and petrified.


    Harper waved her hand and said, "Everyone, just get dispersed right now and protect yourself."


    "No, Your Highness, we can''t leave you alone. We must protect you!"


    Harper screwed her eyes and replied coldly, "Trust me; I will be very d if you don''t cause me any


    trouble." The expression on everyone''s face froze at what she said. Indeed, they had been more of a


    trouble for her. Ever since they entered the swamp, it was Harper who had been exhausting her


    spiritual power to protect the secret guards. Now, after getting such a strict instruction from Harper, they


    could not make out whether they should hide separately, or guard Harper until their death.


    "The task of the secret guards is to obey orders!" Howard reasoned in a low voice. "Everybody, scatter


    away. Hide yourself. Don''t make trouble for Harper."


    After that, Howard was the first one to separate from the group and hide. The guards followed suit


    instantly as they realized that he was right.


    "Your Highness, please call us whenever you need us," the leader of the guards said before he left.


    "Take her away!" Harper said as she pushed Diana towards a guard. The guard caught Diana and


    disappeared from the vicinity, leaving the entire space for Harper. With a violent tremor, the menacing


    beast showed up out of nowhere and stopped in front of Harper. The reverberation of its appearance


    not only shook the ground but also created a whirlwind. The strong wind blew into Harper''s hair, turning


    it into a mess, and also made her clothes fly!


    "Howl!" The beast roared as it stared at Harper. Thetter looked like a tiny ant in front of the beast, as


    if the beast could finish her off with just a pat on her. It stretched out its ws and blew it hard on


    Harper to finish her off. Yet, when its ws ended up crashing with the enchanted barrier that was


    protecting Harper, its mighty blow could not even make the least impact on the barrier.


    The beast attacked once again, applying a bigger force, but still could not break the enchanted barrier.


    It got furious and went on pouncing its ws ferociously again and again. But all this hardly made any


    difference. Its forceful impact could tremble the barrier little but failed to breach it in any way. This left


    the beast rather confused. It poked the barrier with its w and realized that it couldn''t break it at all.


    Then it looked at the person standing inside the barrier with her arms folded in front of her chest,


    looking right into its eyes with a cold expression.


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    Harper gauged at the ferocious beasts standing in front of her. It had purple skin and an appearance


    that was a mix of a lion, tiger, leopard, and a superrge fox. It was a weirdo that disyed the traits of


    all the four animals.


    "Who are you?" Harper asked. She looked into its eyes without the slightest traits of being intimidated.


    She was rather curious to know about this mixed breed. She knew that she was too small tobat


    with such a huge animal. Hence, she adopted nonchnce as a way of self-defense. She sat down on


    the ground in a rxed manner, popping the energy pills into her mouth, as if she was least bothered


    about the intimating gestures of the beast. The pills helped to replenish her physical strength, while her


    casual attitude made the beast rather baffled.


    How could an entity as tiny as this petty human not be intimidated in the presence of such as menacing


    beast! The beast opened its bell-like eyes and fixed its attention on the pills, while its mouth was


    drooling all the time.