Chapter 90

Gavrila indeed had some real skills. His head, motionless in the tiger's mouth, made the entire scene seem to freeze.

The audience endured, Gavrila endured, and the tiger also endured the delicious meal right in front of it.

This was a contest between human consciousness and the beast's nature.

One second... ten seconds... thirty seconds, every moment felt so long.

When the second hand of the clock placed in the center of the stage finally completed its agonizingly slow circle, Gavrila pulled his head out of the tiger's mouth.

"Wow—" A thunderous applause and cheers erupted like a mountain flood.

It had to be admitted, it was indeed a spectacular performance. In terms of观赏性和危险性 (spectacle and danger), calling Gavrila the "Golden Boy" was not an exaggeration.

Gavrila waved his hands to accept the audience's cheers, and he high-fived his sister Ivanovtina with great force. Then, he looked at Xiaohai with a challenging gaze, as if telling him:

"Come on, it's your turn now."

To be fair, Xiaohai was indeed amazed by Gavrila's performance. He had reached the limits of what a normal human could achieve in taming animals.

But this only referred to normal humans, not "abnormal" humans like Xiaohai.

Originally, Xiaohai would have told the other party that he couldn't do it. However, Gavrila's final challenging look caused him trouble.

"Mr. Gui, it's your turn now," Petrov said smugly. "Can you do it? I don't think so. In this ancient Eastern country, throughout Europe, and the entire world, I don't think anyone can do better."

"Maybe, but I can give it a try," Xiaohai smiled.

"Xiaohai, you're crazy!" Deng Mengmeng and Xu Yunqi exclaimed simultaneously.

Training dogs was one thing, but now he was facing lions and tigers!

Xiaohai turned back and smiled at them, as if telling them not to worry, he could do it!

"These aren't my lions and tigers, right?"

Xiaohai's words made Petrov nod. Yes, such fierce beasts needed to be trained from birth. No one except their owner could control them. Asking Xiaohai to perform the same act with these beasts was unreasonable.

Xiaohai, however, was not concerned: "So, I need to build a bond with them."

Build a bond? Now? Petrov didn't believe the other party could do it in such a short time: "How much time do you need? A day, or a month?"

"Ten minutes," Xiaohai replied calmly.

Ten minutes? Petrov didn't believe anyone could build a bond with a completely unfamiliar fierce beast in ten minutes. He just wanted to put Xiaohai in a difficult position, making him back off to save face for the Russian Circus. Otherwise, if someone got hurt, everyone would be in trouble.

But before he could speak, Xiaohai calmly walked towards the tiger.

One by one, his consciousness was cast out, but the tiger showed no reaction. Xiaohai's current ability, without absorbing the other party's essence, could only control medium-sized land animals.

He wasn't afraid of a tiger, but he couldn't fight a tiger in front of everyone, could he?

Fortunately, this tiger was trained from a young age and had very weak aggression. It didn't react strongly even as Xiaohai approached.

Xiaohai touched the tiger, and to outsiders, it looked like he was petting it. However, as soon as his palm touched the tiger's body, the Dragon Spirit Pearl rotated, and the tiger's essence rapidly drained.

It was weak, incredibly weak. This tiger, never having been in the wild and trained from a young age, had a pitifully weak essence.

Such a tiger had no ability to resist. In a moment, its essence was completely drained. With the essence gone, a connection with Xiaohai was quickly established.

Standing in front of the tiger was Xiaohai, the great king of the thylacoleo who bowed respectfully before him! A well-trained tiger, how could it have any resistance? Then, Xiaohai walked to the lion and did the same.

A bond with the two fierce beasts was established. At this point, even if Xiaohai told them to bite Gavrila, they wouldn't dare to resist.

Xiaohai smiled and asked someone to bring some cloth. He wrapped his feet and lower legs first, then thickly wrapped his neck.

No one, including Gavrila, knew what this strange "Mr. Gui" was going to do...

An unprecedented circus performance began under everyone's watchful eyes.

Xiaohai lay flat on the sponge mat. The lion approached first, gently picking up his foot. Then, the tiger came over, and Xiaohai lifted his head, allowing the tiger to take his head into its mouth, up to his neck.

A wave of gasps arose. Deng Mengmeng and Xu Yunqi stood up in fear and tension, holding hands, tears almost streaming down their faces...

Then, the two fierce beasts lifted Xiaohai's body into the air... and then... and then...

Was he dreaming? Gavrila rubbed his eyes...

A tiger and a lion were gently swinging "Xiaohai" in the air, as if on a swing!

Oh God, merciful God! Impossible, this was absolutely impossible! No one in the world could do this.

The danger was obvious, they were tigers and lions. Gavrila had to avoid the tiger's sharp teeth when he put his head in its mouth, or he would inevitably get hurt. But now? The tiger and lion were swinging "Mr. Gui" by his head and feet. The cloth only protected "Mr. Gui" from being easily injured during the swinging, but... but if the tiger or lion used a bit more force, his head and feet would be gone!

How did he control the force the beasts used while swinging?

And the most difficult and impossible part was coordinating the tiger and lion's movements. Any mismatch, faster or slower, would cause "Mr. Gui" to slip out, and the sharp teeth would tear through the cloth.

Another point, who... who the hell raised these tigers and lions?

To train these two beasts, Gavrila had lived with them since they were born, building a deep bond. But this guy managed to command the tiger and lion in just a few minutes?

This defied all the common sense Gavrila could think of...

Gavrila, Petrov, Ivanovtina, and all the audience watched in stunned silence...

A miracle—a miracle in the world of animal training—was unfolding at this moment.

For over a minute, the tiger and lion stopped swinging and gently, tenderly placed Xiaohai down.

Xiaohai stood up. Although he was protected by the cloth, his body was incredibly strong, and the tiger and lion's movements were already quite "gentle," their sharp, terrifying teeth still bit through several layers of cloth, touching his skin, which stung.

But his performance could not be described as merely "shocking." It was... it was a miracle of miracles!

"Xiaohai! He's Xiaohai! The city hero, Xiaohai!"

Finally, someone recognized Xiaohai and shouted loudly.

This shout brought the audience, still in shock and disbelief, back to their senses. Then, rhythmic applause and cheers echoed throughout the venue:

"Xiaohai! Xiaohai! Xiaohai!"

Even Deng Mengmeng and Xu Yunqi couldn't help but join in.

Xiaohai felt a bit helpless. He really didn't like such occasions, but why did he always get pushed into the spotlight?

Gavrila closed his eyes in despair, admitting defeat. He had carefully considered it, and no matter what method he used, he couldn't replicate what just happened. He had been called the "European Golden Boy" since childhood, but here, that title was the greatest irony.

"Mr. Ai, you are truly an extraordinary person," Petrov was thoroughly convinced and realized that the young man before him was not just "Mr. Gui" but the city's hero. "In the history of the Russian Circus... no, in the history of any circus in the world, no one has ever done what you did. No one in the past, no one now, and no one in the future. Please accept my apologies and respect. You are the greatest animal trainer I have ever known."

Xiaohai, being polite, replied, "Director Petrov, I have my unique methods for training animals, but please don't let anyone try to imitate this. It could be fatal."

Petrov nodded. Even if he was arrogant, he knew no one else could attempt such a performance.

"Would you... would you like to stay with my circus?" Petrov asked tentatively. "I can offer you the highest salary, and you can keep ten percent of the revenue from any performance you participate in. We will perform in America, Europe, and all the major cities of the world. You will cause a sensation in every city!"

This offer was quite generous, and the Russian Circus had never made such an offer before. Petrov believed the other party would accept.

However, he didn't know that such a performance was just entertainment for Xiaohai, and joining the circus was out of the question.

He smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I still prefer my current life."

Petrov felt a bit regretful, but he knew the greatest animal trainer in history had been born:

Xiaohai!