《Beast Awakening: Evolving Legendary Beasts》 Chapter 1 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Chen Nan, wake up!¡± ¡°He has heatstroke! Spread out to improve the air circulation!¡± ¡°Hurry up and call the teacher over!¡± Anxious and concerned voices could be heard from the surroundings. What was all the noise? Where was he? Chen Nan, who had fainted on the ground, slowly opened his eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw the crowd surrounding him. ¡°Disperse!¡± At this moment, a cold female voice was heard and the crowd surrounding Chen Nan immediately dispersed. A woman in a tight black dress and high heels walked to Chen Nan¡¯s side and squatted down. Xie Yunqing was the teacher in charge of the talent awakening ceremony. She looked at Chen Nan, who had already opened his eyes, and asked, ¡°Are you alright? Do you need the school doctor?¡± Chen Nan supported himself up with his hands and sat as he looked around. Just as he was about to answer Xie Yunqing, who was standing in front of him and asking him questions out of concern, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head. He could not help but cover his head with his hands and shake it. ¡°Chen Nan? Hurry, call the school doctor!¡± Xie Yunqing shouted anxiously when she saw the situation. The surrounding students also became anxious and ran in the direction of the school. However, right at this moment, Chen Nan slowly put his hands down. He looked at the unfamiliar environment and unfamiliar faces around him with a hint of confusion in his eyes. He wasn¡¯t from this world but a transmigrator. He had transmigrated to this world into the body of a person with the same name as him. In his previous life, he had died in a car accident while driving in a rainstorm. On the other hand, the original owner of this body had died because of heatstroke due to him standing under the sun in the school¡¯s field for the Beastmaster talent awakening ceremony for too long and hadn¡¯t been treated in time. That was why Chen Nan had been able to take over his body. According to the original owner¡¯s memories, there had been a change in this world hundreds of years ago. On a certain day hundreds of years ago, the world shook, and spiritual energy was restored. For a time, all the animals and plants in the world had undergone a change. The originally docile animals had all become vicious beasts that harmed humans, and the same went for the plants. The vicious beasts were constantly evolving and upgrading, expanding in kinds and strangeness. All vicious beasts had attack attributes, namely the wood, water, fire, ice, lightning, wind, light, poison, and spatial attributes. They were also distinguished into different ranks, namely the ordinary, fine, superior, exquisite, war, god, and warlord ranks. As the vicious beasts raged, the humans were instantly placed in jeopardy. It was at this moment that some humans finally discovered that they could sign a contract with the vicious beasts, and the subdued beast would help its Master to attack the vicious beasts. A profession was thus born, and that was¡­ Beastmaster! Everyone wanted to become a Beastmaster and own subdued beasts! However, not everyone could be a Beastmaster! Humans had to participate in a talent awakening ceremony to know if they had the qualifications to become a Beastmaster. Only when one¡¯s talent reached 200 would one be qualified to become a Beastmaster. After obtaining the qualifications, one could sign a contract with a vicious beast, making the vicious beast one¡¯s subdued beast. The subdued beast could then help the Beastmaster attack other vicious beasts. With the passage of time, several hundred years had passed. The world had already become a new era for humans, with the subdued beast as the main force against the vicious beasts. The world had now entered an era where Beastmasters were King! ¡°Chen Nan?!!¡± Looking at the dazed Chen Nan, Xie Yunqing couldn¡¯t help but raise her voice. Hearing her voice, Chen Nan finally came back to his senses. He looked at his classmates and teachers, who were all anxious and worried, and said guiltily, ¡°I¡¯m sorry to have made you worry. I¡¯m fine.¡± Seeing that Chen Nan had finally recovered, Xie Yunqing immediately heaved a sigh of relief. She asked with concern again, ¡°Are you really fine?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± Chen Nan looked at Xie Yunqing and nodded, saying firmly. Xie Yunqing stared at him for quite a while until she confirmed that he was truly fine. Then, she said to the students around, ¡°Let¡¯s continue with the talent awakening ceremony!¡± After saying that, she walked to the high platform and continued to assist the students in the Beastmaster talent awakening ceremony. Chen Nan followed Xie Yunqing¡¯s footsteps to the high platform. On the high platform was a transparent white pillar with a white button on it. When one placed their hand on the button, the pillar below would change color. If the color changed to gold, it proved that one had the qualifications to become a Beastmaster. However, if the color changed to gray, it proved that one didn¡¯t have the qualifications. ¡°Next! Chen Nan!¡± Xie Yunqing¡¯s voice brought Chen Nan back to his senses in an instant. Seeing that everyone around him was staring at him, Chen Nan hurriedly walked up to the high platform. ¡°Just place your hand on top,¡± Xie Yunqing patiently instructed him. Chen Nan looked at the pillar in front of him, and slowly placed his hand on the white button. The color on the pillar flashed rapidly, and soon, it stopped at a certain spot. A resplendent golden light instantly shone on the entire square. After seeing the color on the pillar, Xie Yunqing announced, ¡°You¡¯ve passed the test! A random vicious beast egg will be awarded.¡± As soon as she finished speaking, a golden vicious beast egg appeared quietly on the table next to the pillar. This was a vicious beast egg that only Beastmasters who passed the test could obtain. They had to incubate the egg according to Xie Yunqing¡¯s instructions in the square, then form a contract with the incubated vicious beast, making the beast their subdued beast. ¡°Next! Qing Yunshi!¡± Xie Yunqing¡¯s voice rang out once more. Chen Nan took the vicious beast egg and walked down the stage, returning to his original position. His surroundings were filled with students holding onto their vicious beast egg with looks of anticipation. If one wanted to become a true Beastmaster, passing the test alone wasn¡¯t enough. One had to incubate the vicious beast egg and form a contract with the vicious beast. Only then could one be considered a true Beastmaster! Not long after, the 1,000 students present had completed the test. Each of them held a vicious beast egg in their hands as they waited for Xie Yunqing¡¯s guidance since they didn¡¯t know how to hatch the vicious beast eggs. Xie Yunqing looked at these prospective beastmasters with expectant looks on their faces. She said slowly, ¡°Place the vicious beast egg on the ground and let them feel the spiritual energy of the world. In five minutes, the vicious beast egg will crack and hatch into your subdued beasts.¡± Upon hearing Xie Yunqing¡¯s words, the students eagerly put their vicious beast eggs on the ground. Five minutes later, the eggs of Chen Nan¡¯s classmates had already hatched, and some of them had even successfully contracted their respective subdued beasts. At this time, the vicious beast egg on the ground before Chen Nan made a sound. The sound of ¡°kacha kacha¡± entered Chen Nan¡¯s ears. He immediately looked at the vicious beast egg on the ground. Following that, with a ¡°pata¡± sound, a vicious beast came out from the egg. Chen Nan looked at the appearance of the vicious beast and the corner of his mouth twitched. To think his vicious beast was a little turkey!! Looking at the vicious beast of others, it was either a wolf, a hunting dog, or a bear. Why was his vicious beast a young turkey?! This was one of the weakest vicious beasts in this world! It was ranked at the bottom of the food chain of vicious beasts! At this moment, a voice sounded in Chen Nan¡¯s mind. [Ding! The strongest evolution system has been successfully activated!] A cheat! Chen Nan, who had read many novels, knew that his cheat was here! [The host is rewarded with the newbie gift package, thus obtaining a chance to evolve a vicious beast once.] Chen Nan was delighted when he heard the system say that. Chapter 2 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Before Chen Nan could evolve his young turkey, he heard a commotion around him. ¡°Hahaha! Look at the vicious beast he hatched! ! A young turkey! !¡± ¡°It¡¯s a vicious beast at the lowest end of the food chain, I¡¯m dying of laughter. What can he do by contracting a vicious beast like that?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, it can¡¯t kill another vicious beast at all!¡± ¡°He¡¯s so unlucky, to have gotten the weakest vicious beast.¡± Those who had already hatched their vicious beast looked at Chen Nan¡¯s young turkey laughed mockingly. Of course, there were also some who looked at Chen Nan with sympathy. They all felt that he was really too unlucky. During today¡¯s test ceremony, not only had he fainted due to heatstroke, the vicious beast egg that he had randomly obtained was actually the weakest one! However, most people were still rejoicing in their hearts. Fortunately, their vicious beasts weren¡¯t the weakest. In this era, who wouldn¡¯t want to contract a top-notch vicious beast? After all, the vicious beast that they had contracted could completely represent the status of the Beastmaster. The stronger the vicious beast, the higher its Master¡¯s status would be. Chen Nan collected his thoughts and ignored their mockery. Instead, he brought the young turkey with him and left the square. Fortunately, those who had completed the test could bring their hatched vicious beast and leave the square. Otherwise, Chen Nan had no idea how he would evolve the young turkey. It would be troublesome if he created too much of a commotion. After all, Chen Nan didn¡¯t want them to know the treasure he had on him that could help the vicious beasts evolve. Chen Nan headed home according to the memories in his head. From his memories, he learned that he was staying at his uncle¡¯s, which was not far from the school. However, a few days ago, his uncle had been killed by a war rank vicious beast when he was out on a mission. Now, Chen Nan was the only one left in the house. This was very similar to his previous life. In his previous life, he was an orphan, but later on, he had made friends and had also left the sealed room in his heart. ¡°Look, a young turkey. How did this person contract such a weak vicious beast?¡± ¡°Oh my God! To think he contracted a young turkey. What is he thinking?¡± ¡°¡­¡± The sounds of discussion around woke Chen Nan up from his thoughts. He ignored their discussion and walked on the street, heading home. Soon, Chen Nan reached the door to his house. He opened the door and walked straight in, closing the door only after he saw the young turkey follow him in. Chen Nan did not forget that he still had a chance to evolve the young turkey. Now that he was about to do it, a look of anticipation appeared on his face. He wondered what kind of high-ranked vicious beast would the young turkey evolve into. Chen Nan¡¯s heart was filled with anticipation. He eagerly said in his heart, ¡°I want to evolve the young turkey.¡± With this, a faint light flashed and directly entered the young turkey¡¯s body. In Chen Nan¡¯s mind, the system¡¯s voice sounded. [Evolving¡­] On the street, the sky suddenly turned crimson red. The red covered the entire city. The people who were walking stopped and looked at the strange phenomenon in the sky in shock. They even started to discuss the strange phenomenon. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°What happened? How did the sky become like this?¡± ¡°Could it be that someone has hatched a high-ranked vicious beast?¡± When the people in the city saw this scene, they were all discussing what had happened to make the sky become like this. A top-tier Incubator in the crowd saw the phenomenon and said in surprise, ¡°This phenomenon! It¡¯s a phenomenon that only happens when a vicious beast that has the Vermillion Bird¡¯s bloodline has been hatched!¡± ¡°What?!¡± ¡°The Vermilion Bird bloodline? !¡± Everyone was shocked. It should be known that even if they incubated a hundred fire attribute vicious beasts at the same time, they might not even get one with the Vermillion Bird bloodline. A vicious beast with the Vermilion Bird bloodline could kill a fine rank vicious beast even if it was of the ordinary rank. From this, one could tell how powerful a beast with the Vermilion Bird bloodline was! If it evolved to be a complete Vermilion Bird, its Master would be able to do whatever he/she wanted in the city! What they didn¡¯t know was that the person who had hatched the Vermillion Bird bloodline vicious beast was a seventeen-year-old youth! At this moment, in Chen Nan¡¯s house, he was looking at the young turkey that was evolving, oblivious of the phenomenon happening outside. Soon, when the red glow around the young turkey disappeared, the system¡¯s voice sounded in Chen Nan¡¯s mind. [Ding! Evolution successful!] [Successfully evolved to possess 10% of the Vermillion Bird bloodline and gained the ability to control fire!] As soon as the system¡¯s voice fell, Chen Nan looked excitedly at the young turkey that had already changed. At this moment, the young turkey was emitting a faint red color, and its wings had also grown by two centimeters. The color of the feathers on the tail of its wings had turned red as well. At this moment, a panel appeared in Chen Nan¡¯s mind, displaying the data of the young turkey. [Vicious Beast: Young turkey] [Level: 11] [Attribute: Fire] [Rank: Exquisite] [Evolution Points: 12/100] Looking at the data, Chen Nan was stunned for a moment, then gradually became excited. After all, the rank of the young turkey had directly risen from ordinary to exquisite!! Rank and level were the criteria to measure the combat strength of a vicious beast. The higher the rank, the higher the combat strength. Among the same rank, the higher the level, the higher the combat strength. But, what did evolution value mean? Chen Nan¡¯s mind was filled with questions so he immediately asked, ¡°System, what is evolution value?¡± In the next instant, the system¡¯s voice sounded in Chen Nan¡¯s mind. [The next evolution requires 100 evolution points.] After hearing the system¡¯s explanation, Chen Nan asked again, ¡°Then how can I increase my evolution points?¡± [You can gain evolution points by killing vicious beasts.] Hearing this, Chen Nan immediately understood that he could obtain corresponding evolution points by killing vicious beasts. When the evolution points reached 100, he could evolve the young turkey again. As expected of a cheat, there were too many benefits!! After understanding all this, Chen Nan turned his gaze to the young turkey that was running around, and a smile appeared on his face. The young turkey was no longer the weakest vicious beast! Rather, it could even become the strongest vicious beast in the future! ! ¡°From now on, you will be called Chiyan.¡± Chen Nan smiled as he looked at Chiyan who was running around. When Chiyan heard this name, it immediately flapped its wings and flew to the front of Chen Nan, seemingly pleased. Seeing Chiyan like this, he knew that it liked this name. He squatted down and patted its head. When Chiyan was patted, a look of enjoyment appeared on its face. ¡°Alright, I have to go see what we can have for dinner tonight,¡± As he said this, Chen Nan stood up and walked to the kitchen. After looking around the kitchen, he took out the vegetables that were placed in the refrigerator and began to cook. In less than twenty minutes, Chen Nan brought out the dishes and placed some boiled meat in front of Chi Yan. He didn¡¯t expect that Chiyan would kick the meat away and fly directly onto the table to eat the dishes on the table. Chapter 3 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Seeing this, a helpless smile appeared on Chen Nan¡¯s face. He picked up his chopsticks and ate his food. After eating, he returned to his room to rest, while Chiyan followed him. The next morning, Chen Nan packed up and brought Chiyan with him as he left. After walking for ten minutes, he arrived at the school and headed straight for the square. Although more than a thousand people had passed the test yesterday, few people could become Beastmasters. Among the thousand people who had taken the test, only five hundred could become Beastmasters and form a contract with vicious beasts. Chen Nan arrived at the square. The square, which had been crowded yesterday, was now very spacious. After reaching, Chen Nan looked at the number plate given to him by the guard and walked to his seat. At the same time, the discussions in the surroundings suddenly became much quieter, but Chen Nan could still hear what they were saying. ¡°Did you all see what happened yesterday?¡± ¡°Yes, why did it happen?¡± ¡°It seems like someone hatched a very powerful vicious beast, which was why that phenomenon happened.¡± ¡°Is that so? How powerful is it?¡± ¡°Do you know the Vermillion Bird? Yesterday¡¯s phenomenon was because a Beastmaster incubated a beast with the Vermillion Bird¡¯s bloodline! And it was hatched by someone who had just awakened his Beastmaster talent!¡± ¡°What?!¡± The surrounding Beastmasters who heard this were all shocked. They naturally knew about the combat power of beasts that had the Vermillion Bird¡¯s bloodline, but if it had just been hatched yesterday, didn¡¯t that mean the Beastmaster was one of them?! They didn¡¯t expect that among the five hundred of them, someone could hatch a vicious beast with the Vermillion Bird¡¯s bloodline! Chen Nan listened to their discussion and looked at Chiyan, who was sitting on the ground. Fortunately, Chiyan¡¯s appearance didn¡¯t change much. It only had a few more red feathers and its color was brighter. Chiyan¡¯s change could not be noticed as long as one did not scrutinize it. ¡°Comparing the vicious beast that was hatched yesterday to the vicious beast of that person next to us, it¡¯s a clear contrast.¡± Hearing this, everyone looked mockingly at Chiyan, who was standing beside Chen Nan¡¯s feet. ¡°That¡¯s right. Perhaps this is fate! If one¡¯s fate is bad, nothing good will come by.¡± ¡°¡­¡± They discussed animatedly, but Chen Nan¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change at all. Both figures they were talking about were Chen Nan, and both matters were true, so there was nothing for him to argue about. On the contrary, he was quite interested in hearing their tones and discussions. Right at this moment, Xie Yunqing walked to the front of the lines and said to them, ¡°From now on, I¡¯m your class teacher, and you are all a team!¡± Her words immediately caused a huge commotion. They all understood what Xie Yunqing meant. It meant the five hundred Beastmasters were classmates in the same class. ¡°What?! A team?!¡± ¡°This is the first time I¡¯ve seen more than five hundred people in a class. I don¡¯t want to be in the same class as that certain someone! What if he drags us down?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! Look at that useless subdued beast of his! What bad luck!!¡± Their discussion was not very loud, but Xie Yunqing could clearly hear their words. She immediately furrowed her brows and scolded loudly, ¡°Quiet! ! Becoming a Beastmaster is already very good in itself. Vicious beasts that are weak can work harder later on to increase their combat power. Don¡¯t discriminate among your classmates or even mock them!¡± When these people heard Xie Yunqing¡¯s words, they immediately stopped their discussions, but in their hearts, they were still filled with contempt for Chen Nan. Why should they be the ones being scolded? Everything they said was the truth! Chen Nan¡¯s contracted subdued beast was the weakest! In the future, he might even drag them down! Their hearts were filled with displeasure towards Chen Nan. They believed that Chen Nan¡¯s school should revoke his trial qualification! ¡°The school has plans to take you all out this afternoon to see the world and experience the Forest of Vicious Beasts. All of you should now go and make sufficient preparations,¡± Xie Yunqing looked around. No one spoke of the displeasure in their hearts, but they were still young. Whatever they were thinking would show on their faces. However, Xie Yunqing didn¡¯t expose them. Instead, she talked about the school¡¯s arrangements. As soon as she finished speaking, excitement immediately appeared on the Beastmasters¡¯faces. They hadn¡¯t expected to go on a trial just the next day after they contracted their subdued beasts. They couldn¡¯t wait to find out how strong their subdued beasts were! Ever since they had contracted their vicious beasts yesterday, they only knew the attributes and levels of their subdued beasts. They didn¡¯t know anything else. Although they knew the level of the subdued beasts they had contracted, they didn¡¯t know how strong their subdued beasts were. If their subdued beasts were very strong, wouldn¡¯t they be invincible?! Thinking of this, smiles appeared on their faces. They left the square excitedly and went back to make preparations for their subdued beasts. Chen Nan also left the square with the team. However, just as he turned around, Xie Yunqing came behind him and called out to him, ¡°Chen Nan, wait a moment.¡± Hearing the voice, Chen Nan stopped in his tracks. He turned to look at Xie Yunqing and asked curiously, ¡°Teacher, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Xie Yunqing glanced at Chiyan on the ground and replied, ¡°You can choose not to participate in the trial this time. It¡¯s not too late to wait until you¡¯ve contracted another subdued beast before participating in the trial.¡± She had seen everything that had happened yesterday. She also knew that the vicious beast that Chen Nan had hatched was the weakest. The Forest of Vicious Beasts was filled with danger. If he were to participate in the trial, he would probably not be able to withstand even a single blow. Therefore, she suggested to Chen Nan that he could choose not to participate in the trial this time. It would not be too late to participate in the trial when he contracted stronger vicious beasts or when his subdued beast became stronger. ¡°Thank you for your good intentions, but I would still like to choose to participate in this trial,¡± Chen Nan followed Xie Yunqing¡¯s line of sight to look at Chiyan. After hearing her suggestion, he replied without hesitation. If his subdued beast hadn¡¯t evolved, he might have considered Xie Yunqing¡¯s suggestion to not participate in the trial for the time being and wait until he contracted a powerful subdued beast. However, there were no ifs. Since Chen Nan¡¯s subdued beast had successfully evolved, naturally, he wouldn¡¯t choose to go to the trial the next time. ¡°Since you¡¯re so insistent, the school won¡¯t force you. Go back and make your preparations then,¡± Seeing Chen Nan¡¯s determined expression, Xie Yunqing sighed and said. Hearing this, Chen Nan said ¡°thank you¡± to the teacher, then turned around and left the square. Xie Yunqing stood at the same spot and watched Chen Nan¡¯s back as he left. She only sighed when he disappeared out of sight, then she left the square as well. Xie Yunqing didn¡¯t expect Chen Nan to be so stubborn. Now she could only go back and discuss with the other teachers about what to do. Chen Nan left the school and did not know where he should go. Right now, he had no money to spend and could not prepare anything. Moreover, with Chiyan¡¯s current rank and level, it could more than enough deal with beasts below the exquisite rank! Chapter 4 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Seeing Chen Nan¡¯s expression Xie Yunqing sighed in her heart, then said, ¡°Tomorrow, all Beastmasters please come to school to report your attendance. Now, come and receive your Beastmaster badges,¡± In her opinion, to have been able to contract a vicious beast amongst the various vicious beast eggs was already very good. After all, some Beastmasters couldn¡¯t hatch their vicious beasts while some couldn¡¯t contract them, so they could only buy one from the Vicious Beast Stores. When the Beastmasters heard this, they immediately went forward and lined up in front of Xie Yunqing. At this time, Xie Yunqing¡¯s subdued east, a brown bear, approached with a tray. There were more than twenty silver badges on it. The front of the badge was engraved with the name of the school. In the upper left corner were their names, and below the name was the word: Beastmaster. On the back of the badge was an engraved lifelike divine dragon. This badge was the symbol of their identity, and all Beastmasters had this badge. Seeing the badge, the people on the stage were extremely excited. From now on, they would be real Beastmasters! One by one, they went forward, picked up their badge from the tray, then carefully put it away. Chen Nan looked at the badge in his hand, feeling very emotional in his heart. With this badge, he could come to the city and live in the school dormitory. He didn¡¯t have to live in the dangerous suburbs outside the city. It could be said that the badge had changed the fate of a person¡¯s life! After the Beastmasters finished taking their respective badges, the brown bear returned to Xie Yunqing¡¯s side. ¡°Today¡¯s talent awakening ceremony has ended! From now on, you are all students from First grade Class C. Remember to report to the classroom tomorrow,¡± The first sentence was for everyone, and the last sentence was for the Beastmasters. Today¡¯s talent awakening ceremony had come to an end. They had entered a brand new stage. At this stage, not only would they have to face the difficulties of getting along with their subdued beasts, but they would also have to know if their subdued beasts would listen to their commands when they encountered vicious beasts. After all, it was the subdued beasts that would attack the vicious beasts. When the Beastmasters heard this, they nodded, indicating that they understood the instructions. ¡°The ceremony is over. All of you can go back now,¡± Seeing this, Xie Yunqing immediately said. Then, she turned around and walked behind the curtains. When everyone present heard this, they dispersed. Chen Nan¡¯s gaze fell on a sparrow. It was only now that he was seriously observing the sparrow. It was 15 centimeters long and was very small. It had brown feathers with messy spots. Its beak was short, thick, and strong. Its eyes were a little dull, and its movements were slow. It had no fighting ability at all. It was only suitable to be kept at home as a pet. ¡°Fortunately, I have the system,¡± After Chen Nan finished observing it, he said softly. Muttering to himself, he put the sparrow in his hand and walked out of the school. As he walked on the street, his mood improved a lot as he watched the interesting scenes on the way. Everyone on the street had subdued beasts. Some sat on their subdued beasts, some wrapped their subdued beasts around their wrists, and some even stood on the backs of their subdued beasts as they flew. This had already become the norm. No one would find it strange. Even Chen Nan quickly adapted to such scenes. At this moment, he suddenly remembered that he still had a newbie gift package that he had yet to open. He immediately thought to himself, ¡°Open in the background and check the newbie gift package.¡± The moment he finished saying this in his mind, the system¡¯s voice sounded in his mind. [Congratulations to the host for obtaining a chance to evolve a contracted beast. Would you like to evolve a contracted beast? ] ¡°Evolve,¡± Upon hearing this, Chen Nan said without hesitation. Without a second thought, his answer would definitely be yes! In the next instant, a scarlet red light surged into the sparrow¡¯s body. The sparrow¡¯s entire body was suffused with red, and its body began to undergo changes. At this moment, the surrounding temperature instantly rose, and a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky. At this moment, the sky was scarlet red, and the fire elements between heaven and Earth shot straight into the sky, illuminating the bodies of the pedestrians on the road red. The people in the streets stopped and raised their heads to look at the sky, exclaiming in amazement at the abnormal phenomenon. ¡°What happened? Could it be that a ferocious vicious beast has appeared?!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think so. This abnormal phenomenon must be a good sign.¡± They discussed and guessed, all feeling that the phenomenon was abnormal. ¡°This! This phenomenon! Someone has nurtured a vicious beast with the Pheonix bloodline!!¡± In the crowd, a white-bearded old man widened his eyes and exclaimed in shock when he saw this. He was out to buy medicinal herbs today, but he never expected that he would witness such a scene! At first, he was curious, but as he looked on, the more shocked he became! One had to know that if one nurtured 100 vicious beasts at the same time, perhaps not even one could have the Phoenix bloodline. Not only that, vicious beasts with the Phoenix bloodline could literally do whatever they wanted! After all, the Pheonix was an ancient divine beast! When these words were said, everyone was stunned. They knew what this meant. It was because they knew that they were even more shocked. ¡°I really want to know who the person who nurtured a vicious beast with the Phoenix bloodline is!¡± ¡°It can¡¯t be that he¡¯s here, right?¡± ¡°Are you daydreaming? Who would nurture his vicious beast on the street? !¡± They were all guessing who was the one who had nurtured the beast, but what they didn¡¯t know was that the ¡°culprit¡± was a 16-year-old youth. At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in Chen Nan¡¯s mind. [Ding! Your contract beast sparrow is evolving¡­] [Congratulations, host. The sparrow has evolved into a high-rank black iron grade Scarlet Flame Sparrow!] As soon as the system finished saying this, the light on the sparrow¡¯s body dissipated, and its body stopped expanding. It was completely different from its original appearance. Its body length had grown to 20 centimeters, and its brown feathers were mixed with red. Its temperament had changed from timid to confident while its eyes were filled with intelligence, and its movements were swift. It had completely changed. The temperature in the surroundings slowly dropped, and the phenomenon in the sky also gradually disappeared. It was as if nothing had happened. Chen Nan looked at the sparrow, and suddenly its data appeared in front of him. [Vicious Beast: Scarlet Flame Sparrow ] [Attribute: Fire] [Level: High-rank black iron grade] [Potential: Middle-rank gold grade] [Loyalty: 84] [Evolution Points: 4/100] [Evolution Routes: 7] [Evolution Requirements: 10 fly-eating grass, 3 green glass stones (usage steps¡­)] [Description: A sparrow whose Phoenix bloodline has been activated by a mysterious power. Although it only has 5% of the Pheonix bloodline, it still has the ability to control flames. Its blood has a powerful healing effect.] Seeing this, Chen Nan was stunned for a moment before becoming excited. To think the sparrow had risen to the high-rank black iron grade! It had also obtained the undying and indestructible Phoenix bloodline! Not only that, but its blood had a healing effect. After the contract, the contract beast¡¯s loyalty to him was very high, which proved that it would not betray him. However, what was the evolution point, and what was its use? Chen Nan¡¯s mind was filled with questions, but at this moment, the sparrow on the ground flapped its wings and flew to the front of Chen Nan. The moment it started flapping its wings, a ball of flames appeared in the surroundings. Seeing this, Chen Nan¡¯s heart skipped a beat out of shock. He pressed down on the sparrow and hurriedly said, ¡°Keep your ability hidden.¡± Hearing this, the sparrow immediately nodded. When it flew again, no flames were seen. When Chen Nan saw this, he was stunned. He did not expect the sparrow to actually understand what he had said! It seemed that after evolution, it already had spirituality. ¡°From now on, you will be called Xiaochi,¡± Chen Nan laughed. He simply couldn¡¯t come up with a better name since he was pretty bad at naming things. As such, he could only refer to the color of the light that it emitted when it evolved. Hearing this, Xiaochi flapped its wings and flew around Chen Nan twice. It seemed that it liked the name very much. ¡°Let¡¯s go home,¡± Chen Nan smiled when he saw how happy it was. Chapter 5 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio It was only at this moment that Chen Nan realized that the sky had changed. At this moment, the sky was scarlet red and the pedestrians were slightly reddish from the phenomenon too. The scenery was gradually dissipating, but the pedestrians still looked shocked. They didn¡¯t stop discussing the phenomenon. It wasn¡¯t until the sky returned to its original state that the pedestrians stopped the chatter and gradually dispersed. However, this scene would forever remain in their hearts. At the same time, Chen Nan stood at the same spot and looked at the changes in the sky, very surprised. This was the first time he had seen the phenomenon. After hearing the discussions of the pedestrians, Chen Nan finally understood. It turns out the phenomenon was a sign that a vicious beast with the Pheonix bloodline had been born. Pheonix bloodline? Chen Nan¡¯s gaze fell on Xiaochi. Until this moment, Chen Nan finally understood that the changes in the sky were all caused by Xiaochi¡¯s evolution. The subject of their discussion was also Xiaochi. After knowing the reason, Chen Nan was delighted. Xiaochi had just evolved to obtain 5% of the Phoenix bloodline, and such a phenomenon had already appeared. If in the future, its bloodline evolved to be purer, wouldn¡¯t the phenomenon be even more shocking?! Besides, if its bloodline became purer, Xiaochi would have an atavism! After it did have atavism, Xiaochi would evolve into a Vermillion Bird. Its strength would be even more terrifying! After all, the Vermillion Bird was an ancient divine beast. No rare or precious vicious beast bloodline could compare to it. In addition, with the help of the system, he could evolve Xiaochi with speed. The only thing he wondered was if atavism would happen during the bloodline evolution process. Would Xiaochi¡¯s body have the characteristics of a Vermillion Bird? Thinking of this, Chen Nan could not help but look forward to it. It made him want to increase Xiaochi¡¯s evolution points even more. He just did not know what method to use to increase the evolution points. It seemed that he still needed to find that out first. He put Xiaochi back into the beast space and turned to leave the city. Soon, Chen Nan arrived outside the city with anticipation. A tall, gray wall separated the city from the suburb. It was just a wall, yet it separated the bustling scene in the city from the desolation outside, as well as the invasion and attacks of the beasts from the suburb. Compared to the hustle and bustle in the city, it was very quiet in the suburb. The city was bustling with traffic, while the suburb was a dilapidated place with few people. Rows of houses were erected here, and the doors of every household were tightly shut. The houses also had complicated electrical wires. As far as the eye could see, he could even see the clothes the residents had left out to dry. The environment in the suburb and the city were very different. Chen Nan¡¯s gaze fell on the pedestrians. He saw that they looked to be in a hurry, and they were walking as fast as they could. They were rushing home as if they were running for their lives. It was as if they were being chased by vicious beasts and they did not want to stay on the streets for too long. Chen Nan looked at them with a puzzled expression. His heart was filled with confusion. However, he had just transmigrated, so he did not continue to probe further. Instead, he followed the memories in his mind and walked towards his unfamiliar home. From the memories, he learned that he was the only one left in the family. As for the original owner of the body¡¯s parents, they had died at the hands of a vicious beast during a mission. Because of the death of his parents, the original owner had stayed alone in the suburb, where danger lurked everywhere. He had been on tenterhooks every day and had never had a good sleep. This was because he did not know if a vicious beast would attack him while he was sleeping. He was also afraid that he would never wake up again while he was asleep. Fortunately, the original owner had never encountered any danger after so many years. He hadn¡¯t even seen the shadow of a vicious beast. The suburb was different from the city. There were no defenses in the suburb, which also increased the number of times the vicious beast attacked the place. Those who didn¡¯t have a contracted beast by their side would become the food of the vicious beasts. If they were lucky, they would encounter a hunting squad that came to the suburb to do missions. The hunting squads would rescue the people who were attacked from the vicious beasts. At this moment, there was a commotion in the crowd as everyone panicked and fled in all directions. Seeing this, Chen Nan stopped in his tracks. His entire being was filled with vigilance. Why were these people so flustered? Could it be that a vicious beast had appeared in front? At the same time, in the distance, there were two young men. One was tall and fat, while the other was short and thin. At this moment, they were anxiously observing their surroundings. They did not forget to tell the people on the streets to run quickly. They were even shouting, ¡°A vicious beast is attacking. Hurry up and go home.¡± When they saw that Chen Nan was standing in the distance without any reaction, one of them shouted at him, ¡°That guy in front, hurry up and run!!¡± But at this moment, a vicious beast appeared in their sight. At this moment, it was slowly walking towards Chen Nan. Chen Nan stood where he was. Suddenly, a sense of crisis struck him. Chen Nan looked over and saw a huge vicious beast standing in the distance, extending its palm towards him. At this moment, the vicious beast in the distance raised its head and roared furiously, ¡°Roar!¡± The surrounding wind and clouds instantly surged. The clothes hanging on the balconies were blown violently by the wind, and some even flew down. Everything on the balconies and the floor fell, making ¡°crash-crinkle-crumble¡± sounds. The vicious beast opposite Chen Nan raised its hand and condensed a ball of white light in its hand. In the next moment, it threw the ball of light at Chen Nan. When the ball of light was thrown at him, the wind became even stronger. With a ¡°Pa-da¡±sound, the wind blew the signboard of the shop off. The door, which had not been closed, made ¡°bang-bang¡± sounds in the wind. The cars parked on the street were all upside down. The power of the ball of light swept across the whole area. Chen Nan panicked when he saw this. At this moment of life and death, he instinctively jumped forward and successfully dodged the ball of light. The ball of light flew past Chen Nan and behind him. It smashed onto the ground and made a ¡°bang¡± sound. Smoke and dust rose up, causing Chen Nan to cough. Seeing this, the two people in the distance instantly heaved a sigh of relief and ran in Chen Nan¡¯s direction. The reason the vicious beast was here was mostly because of them. They absolutely could not let the vicious beast attack Chen Nan! At the same time, after the smoke and dust dissipated, Chen Nan¡¯s gaze fell on the spot where the ball of light had fallen. He only saw a huge pit that had suddenly appeared on the ground. From the looks of it, it was about a meter deep. There were still some scattered things in this huge pit. When Chen Nan saw this, he immediately frowned, very surprised. He did not expect that the attack of the vicious beast was so powerful! Not only could it attack from a long distance, but it also had such power! If he hadn¡¯t dodged in time, he would have become its food long ago. Chen Nan looked at the vicious beast in the distance and instantly came back to his senses. He stood up. He saw that the vicious beast was closing in on him with a fierce look in its eyes. It was two and a half meters tall and its yellow skin was dotted with black spots. Its sharp claws were firmly holding onto the ground. The sharp claws were so big they seemed to be able to kill a person with a single slap. Its tail was swaying as if it was expressing that it was in a very good mood after seeing its prey. Chen Nan¡¯s line of sight moved up, only to see the vicious beast salivating toward him. It looked at him like he was a cooked duck, soon to be eaten by it. Chapter 6 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Seeing this, Chen Nan was appalled. He didn¡¯t expect to encounter a vicious beast attack just moments after he transmigrated. He hadn¡¯t even gotten used to his character change, and he had already encountered such a situation. This was also the first time Chen Nan had seen such a huge vicious beast. This leopard tiger was twice as strong as the one he had seen in his original world! At the same time, Chen Nan saw the Leopard Tiger¡¯s stats. [Vicious Beast: Leopard tiger] [Attribute: Wind] [Level: Middle-rank bronze grade] [Potential: High-rank bronze grade] [Evolution Routes: 5] [Evolution Requirements: ¡­ ] [Description: It has accidentally ingested some contaminants, as such, it is currently in a berserk state and will attack at all costs upon laying its eyes on a human.] Any vicious beast that accidentally ingested contaminants would enter the berserk state. If it was not killed, it would not stop attacking. After reading the stats of the beast, Chen Nan was astonished. To think the level of the leopard tiger was middle-rank bronze grade! If that was the case, it would not be easy to kill it. Chen Nan¡¯s expression became serious. He decisively summoned Xiaochi out of the beast space. At the same time, the two people who had rushed over from afar immediately heaved a sigh of relief when they saw that Chen Nan had dodged the attack. Immediately after, when they recalled that the leopard tiger was a bronze-grade beast, they could not help but panic. This had completely deviated from their plan. ¡°Hurry up, you go and inform the captain, I¡¯ll deal with it!¡± The man¡¯s expression was solemn as he said with a frown. Although his contracted beast was not a match for the leopard tiger, it was also because of them that the leopard tiger had come here. Now, they could only take a gamble. If the vicious beast were to harm ordinary people, the city defense army would probably come, and they would also be greatly implicated. With this, he immediately summoned his contracted beast from the beast space. When his team member next to him heard this, he nodded and quickly took out his communication devices. He connected the device to the captain. ¡°What happened?¡± The captain¡¯s inquiring voice came from the other end. Since her team member had called, something major must have happened. ¡°Captain, the leopard tiger has broken through the encirclement and is currently attacking the ordinary people. We need support,¡± The team member anxiously recounted what they had encountered. With the strength of the two, they were probably not the vicious beast¡¯s match. Thus, they could only inform the captain first before going forward to stall for time. They believed that with the arrival of the captain, they would be able to rescue Chen Nan very quickly. ¡°Where are your current positions?¡± The captain asked in a serious tone. As expected, there was a major incident! ¡°Captain, it seems like¡­ We don¡¯t need any reinforcements,¡± The team member holding the communicator looked at the unfolding scene in a daze. They didn¡¯t even know when the communicator was hung up. At the same time, after Chen Nan looked at the data of the leopard tiger, he had immediately summoned Xiaochi from the beast space. The leopard tiger on the other side stopped attacking the moment it saw Xiaochi. ¡°Xiaochi, burn it with fire,¡± Chen Nan didn¡¯t care about the changes of the leopard tiger and said as he pointed at it. Although there was a clear difference in strength between the two, Chen Nan was full of confidence in Xiaochi! Hearing the order, Xiaochi immediately flapped its wings and launched an attack on the leopard tiger. The temperature in the surroundings instantly rose, and the air stopped flowing. Even the connecting wires made sizzling noises. The remaining water stains on the ground also evaporated instantly, and clusters of flames appeared. With a swoosh, the flames suddenly rose and surrounded Xiaochi¡¯s body. A scarlet light instantly lit up on Xiaochi. When the leopard tiger saw this, its hair stood on end. It immediately felt a trace of fear and took two steps back. It did not just stand there and wait for death. It immediately retaliated. It raised its head and roared at Xiaochi, ¡°Roar ¨C¡± In an instant, violent winds blew around. However, because the temperature had risen, the wind was hot. Xiaochi was very calm when it saw this. It even let out a ¡°chirp¡± sound. It was as if it was mocking the leopard tiger for overestimating itself. In the next moment, it flapped its wings and the flames surrounding it instantly flew out. A line of flame appeared on the ground and burned all the way to the foot of the leopard tiger until it surrounded the leopard tiger. When he saw this scene, Chen Nan, who was at the side, commanded, ¡°Xiaochi, raise the flames.¡± When Xiaochi heard the command, it flapped its wings. In the next moment, the flames suddenly rose. The leopard tiger that was trapped inside the fire circle immediately had a change in expression. Its hair stood on end as it immediately used its energy to resist. The surrounding wind blew and gathered in one spot. However, the flames did not weaken. Instead, they were getting fiercer and fiercer. Xiaochi let out a ¡°chirp¡±. Its cry was filled with joy. However, in the next second, a figure of light jumped out from the flames. It directly came to Xiaochi¡¯s feet and roared toward the sky. An invisible and powerful wind instantly swept toward Xiaochi. Xiaochi flapped its wings and flew into the air. It let out a cry, as if expressing its dissatisfaction. Without waiting for Chen Nan¡¯s command, it charged down and launched an attack on the leopard tiger. The scarlet light on Xiaochi¡¯s body brightened up a little. A huge and powerful flame flew out as Xiaochi flapped its wings. When the leopard tiger saw this, it felt fear in its heart, but it still used its energy to resist. That bird¡¯s level was even lower than its own. How could it beat it? It ignored the fear in its heart and launched an attack on Xiaochi. In an instant, the two attacks collided with each other, producing a loud bang. At the moment of collision, the flames directly broke through the leopard tiger¡¯s attack and went straight for it. The flames were like an arrow, piercing towards the leopard tiger in an instant. Xiaochi gently flapped its wings, and the speed of the flames increased. With a ¡°chi¡± sound, the flames pierced into the leopard tiger¡¯s vital parts and instantly spread. Very quickly, the leopard tiger was killed by the piercing flames. It fell heavily to the ground, its eyes wide open. After confirming its death, Xiaochi was very pleased. It flapped its wings and came to the front of Chen Nan. When Chen Nan saw Xiaochi¡¯s ways of attacking, he was so surprised that even his face was filled with shock. He didn¡¯t expect Xiaochi¡¯s strength to be so formidable! To think a black iron grade contracted beast could kill a bronze grade vicious beast! This was simply inconceivable! It seemed that Xiaochi¡¯s potential was far beyond this. Seeing that Xiaochi had stopped in front of him, Chen Nan snapped back to his senses. Xiaochi happily circled Chen Nan, pointing at the leopard tiger¡¯s corpse on the ground, then at itself. It was as if it was asking for credit, but also for praise. ¡°Well done!¡± Seeing this, Chen Nan smiled and praised. When Xiaochi heard the praise, it was even happier and flew directly onto Chen Nan¡¯s shoulder. It used its head to rub Chen Nan carefully. Feeling its actions, Chen Nan did not say anything more and stroked its back instead. Then, his gaze fell on the leopard tiger¡¯s corpse. He saw a wound the size of a coin on its forehead. Black blood was flowing from the wound, and it was also emitting a fishy smell. When he smelled it, Chen Nan frowned and even took a few steps back. Chapter 7 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio At this moment, a notification suddenly sounded in Chen Nan¡¯s mind. [You have successfully killed a bronze-grade vicious beast. Obtained evolution points +20.] Hearing the notification, Chen Nan was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. He immediately looked at Xiaochi. [Vicious beast: Scarlet Flame Sparrow] [Attribute: Fire] [Level: High-rank black iron grade] [Potential: Middle-rank gold grade] [Evolution Points: 24/100] [Evolution Routes: 8] [Evolution Requirements: ¡­] [Description: After reaching 100 evolution points, you can evolve the Scarlet Flame Sparrow again. You will receive evolution points for every vicious beast you kill.] After looking at the data, Chen Nan finally understood how he could increase his evolution points. If this was the case, he could confirm Xiaochi¡¯s growth path. And that was to kill vicious beasts! Xiaochi¡¯s evolution was different from the other vicious beasts. As long as they killed vicious beasts, he could use the system to evolve it. Because only by relying on the system to evolve would Xiaochi be able to evolve and obtain a purer Phoenix bloodline! The evolution path itself could not do that at all. Therefore, Chen Nan did not even consider and decisively gave up on the path of evolution through collecting materials. Instead, he chose to let Xiaochi kill vicious beasts to obtain evolution points so that it could evolve into a purer bloodline! However, quite a lot of evolution points were still needed before it could evolve again. It seemed that he still had to make Xiaochi kill vicious beasts continuously during this period. Of course, it would be best if they could kill higher grade vicious beasts since by doing so they would be able to obtain more evolution points. After deciding on Xiaochi¡¯s growth path, Chen Nan¡¯s gaze fell on it and a smile appeared on his face. In the distance, the two people who originally wanted to help stopped in their tracks and looked at Chen Nan in shock. At this moment, a man and a woman came to their side from the left. Looking at their appearance, they looked 25. Their clothes were simple, and there was a hint of fatigue in their expressions. At this moment, they were panting heavily. It seemed that they had just killed a vicious beast and had rushed over from somewhere else. ¡°Captain, you¡¯re here?¡± The team member who had made the call was surprised when he noticed the arrival of the captain. He remembered that he didn¡¯t tell them the location of this place. Could it be that he remembered wrongly? Zhen Xuelan, who was addressed as Captain, nodded and asked, ¡°What happened, Luo Ji? Why did you suddenly say that you didn¡¯t need reinforcements?¡± Luo Ji, who was the person who made the call, pointed in the direction of the leopard tiger¡¯s corpse. ¡°The leopard tiger broke out of the encirclement and came here to attack people,¡± Luo Ji recounted with a shocked expression. ¡°Were there any casualties? What about the person who was attacked?¡± Zhen Xuelan hurriedly asked. If there were casualties, it would be their responsibility, It wasn¡¯t that they were unwilling to bear the responsibility, but rather, they were filled with guilt towards the victim. After all, they played a big part in the vicious beast¡¯s appearance. Zhuang Si, who was next to Luo Ji, said, ¡°There were no casualties. The person who was attacked first dodged the attack of the vicious beast, then summoned a small sparrow. After a few attacks, the beast was killed.¡± There was still shock on Zhuang Si¡¯s face that had not faded. He told them everything that happened after that. After all, he had witnessed it with his own eyes. He had initially even wanted to go forward to kill the vicious beast. He never expected such a shocking scene to happen. It was so shocking that until now, he had not regained his senses. ¡°How is this possible? Zhuang Si, are you joking? How can a sparrow have such strength?¡± Zhen Xuelan did not believe him at all. She was sure that he was joking. How could a weak sparrow kill a vicious beast? Besides, that was a bronze-grade vicious beast! Even if it wasn¡¯t bronze-grade and was a low-rank black iron grade vicious beast, a sparrow still wouldn¡¯t be able to fight it. After all, a sparrow couldn¡¯t even be considered a vicious beast. So how could it kill a bronze-grade vicious beast?! Zhen Xuelan was quite displeased. She was talking about such a serious matter, yet they were in the mood to joke. ¡°It doesn¡¯t look like it¡¯s joking, right?¡± Zhuang Si¡¯s expression was bitter as he pointed at the contracted beast hiding behind him. Instantly, everyone followed his finger and looked over. They saw the two-meter tall Nine-burning Gorilla hiding behind Zhuang Si. It didn¡¯t even dare to raise its head as its entire body trembled. They could even see a trace of fear on it. Normally, such fear would only appear under the effect of bloodline suppression. Could it be that the sparrow¡¯s bloodline was very powerful?! ¡°You guys should believe it now, right?¡± Zhuang Si saw their strange expressions and said. Originally, he was going to go over and kill the beast. However, the moment the sparrow came out, the Nine-burning Gorilla immediately trembled in fear. It hid behind him and didn¡¯t dare to move. It didn¡¯t even have the slightest desire to fight. With this, he had to believe it even if he found it simply unbelievable. After all, the Nine-burning Gorilla was very loyal to him. Zhuang Si firmly believed that it wouldn¡¯t lie to him. Hearing this, Zhen Xuelan turned her gaze back to Chen Nan. When she saw Chen Nan¡¯s appearance, Zhen Xuelan¡¯s eyes were filled with astonishment. Wasn¡¯t he too young?! He didn¡¯t look like he could command a contracted beast to fight a vicious beast. At this moment, Chen Nan was stroking Xiaochi¡¯s back. Zhen Xuelan¡¯s gaze followed Chen Nan¡¯s hand and landed on the sparrow. Suddenly, in her beast space, her contracted beast suddenly became agitated. When Zhen Xuelan felt the change in her contracted beast, she instantly understood that the level of Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast was definitely higher than hers. And the difference was not just a small one! This was simply too unbelievable! How could there be a sparrow that made her contracted beast so fearful?! Was this still the sparrow in her impression? After a long while, Zhen Xue Lan finally recovered from her shock. Then, she quickly walked towards Chen Nan. Just as Chen Nan was about to turn around and leave, Zhen Xue Lan stood in front of him and introduced herself, ¡°Hello, I¡¯m the Captain of the Demon Hunter Squad, Zhen Xuelan. I¡¯m very sorry for the vicious beast attack this time. Because the encirclement wasn¡¯t sealed properly, the vicious beast had escaped.¡± Zhen Xuelan apologized sincerely. The edge of the suburb was where the encirclement was located. There were beasts of different levels in the encirclement. They were here for a mission today, but they didn¡¯t expect a vicious beast to escape and even came here to attack. Of course, it was because they hadn¡¯t noticed it in time that all this happened. Thinking of this, Zhen Xuelan felt even more guilty. ¡°All the rewards for killing the beast this time will belong to you,¡± As she spoke, Zhen Xuelan took out an alliance quota card from her pocket and handed it to Chen Nan, hoping that he would accept it. This card contained the rewards for the vicious beast-killing mission this time. She offered it as a small compensation for Chen Nan. Besides, he had killed the beast and completed the mission. It was only right to give the rewards to him. Chapter 8 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Chen Nan calmly took the alliance quota card. Feeling the sincerity of the other party, Chen Nan¡¯s expression eased up a little. Although killing the vicious beast this time had increased Xiaochi¡¯s evolution points, it was an undeserved disaster after all. No one would wish for such a thing to happen to oneself. The vicious beast¡¯s expression and the power of its attacks just now showed very clearly its killing intent towards him. If he wasn¡¯t strong enough, he wouldn¡¯t have had a good ending. Chen Nan¡¯s expression eased up a lot, and he said, ¡°Chen Nan.¡± Zhen Xuelan heaved a sigh of relief. Only when she sensed that the atmosphere had eased up did she look at the vicious beast not far away. On the ground, the leopard tiger was lying dead as black blood oozed out of the wound on its mouth. Zhen Xuelan¡¯s expression turned serious when she saw this. It seemed that the vicious beast that had been killed this time had mistakenly eaten some contaminants. She had to inform the city defense army about this. At this moment, her team members came to her side. Zhen Xuelan noticed this and turned to Zhuang Si, ¡°Inform the city defense army to come over.¡± Zhuang Si nodded and walked to the side with his communication device. Chen Nan was confused when he saw this. He didn¡¯t understand what they were doing. Did they have to report to the city defense army whenever they killed a vicious beast? Zhen Xuelan turned around and saw Chen Nan¡¯s confused expression. ¡°Recently, many berserk vicious beasts had appeared suddenly. They look like this every time they are killed. They might have eaten some contaminants by mistake,¡± Zhen Xuelan explained. Any beast that looked like this after it was killed could be reported to the city defense army. After the city defense army came over to deal with the corpse, they could go to the Hunter Association to collect their rewards. This was because vicious beasts that have mistakenly eaten contaminants would go berserk. Not only would they attack people, they would also wreak havoc. Only by killing them could they be stopped. However, there were too many of them. Hence, the city defense army had issued this mission to the Hunter Association. Although the reward was not much, there were still hunting squads participating in the mission. After all, who would dislike money? Furthermore, the evolution of the contracted beasts required a large amount of materials. In this era, materials were extremely expensive! ¡°When the city defense army arrives, they will transfer the beast-killing mission to your name. You will be rewarded as long as you submit the mission to the Hunter Association,¡± Zhen Xuelan continued. This mission was also the reason why they were here. However, Chen Nan had already completed the mission. Chen Nan¡¯s heart didn¡¯t move at all when he heard the first part. He didn¡¯t care about the reason for the vicious beast riots. However, his interest was piqued when he heard the last part. The Hunter Association was located at the very center of Luoyang City. One could issue quests in the Association or join the Asscociation. As long as one was strong enough, one could join the guild as an individual and receive missions. The missions there were all different. There were missions for killing vicious beasts, searching for medicinal herbs, helping to refine medicinal pills, and so on. After one completed the missions, as long as one returned to the Association and submitted them, one would receive the corresponding rewards. The rewards were quite generous. After deliberating, Chen Nan suddenly had the idea of joining the Hunter Association. As long as he joined the Association and completed the missions issued, not only would he receive a monetary reward, he would also receive evolution points. At that time, he only needed to receive missions to kill vicious beasts. If he could receive missions for killing high-level vicious beasts, that would be the best. By doing that, he believed that Xiaochi could be evolved again soon! ¡°What¡¯s your hunter number? I¡¯ll transfer the mission to you,¡± Zhen Xuelan took out her phone and asked Chen Nan. In the Association, the hunter number proved one¡¯s identity. On top of that, the people were all addressed by their hunter numbers in the guild. Although she wanted to transfer the mission to Chen Nan, she still needed his number to do so. Only then could Chen Nan go to the Association to receive his rewards. ¡°I haven¡¯t registered with the Hunter Association yet,¡± Hearing this, Chen Nan shook his head lightly. He had just transmigrated to this world not long ago, so he didn¡¯t know much about many things. Hearing this, Zhen Xuelan was very surprised. With Chen Nan¡¯s strength, he could be considered pretty good even in the Hunter Association. How could he not have joined the Hunter Association? ¡°If you haven¡¯t registered as a hunter, it might be a little difficult to transfer the mission,¡± Zhen Xue Lan said in a serious tone. Only if both of them were members of the Hunter Association could the transformation of missions be plausible. If Chen Nan wasn¡¯t registered, the mission couldn¡¯t be transferred yet. However, it wasn¡¯t impossible to solve it. Zhen Xuelan frowned slightly. After weighing the pros and cons in her mind, she said slowly, ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, I can help you register one?¡± Chen Nan looked at her with a puzzled face. ¡°Well, there will be a certain reward for inviting others to join the Hunter Association,¡± Seeing this, Zhen Xue Lan explained with a smile. Even if the reward wasn¡¯t much, many people would still do it. ¡°Sure,¡± Chen Nan nodded. He didn¡¯t have any objections. He told Zhen Xuelan the information needed to register. After Zhen Xuelan Got Chen Nan¡¯s contact information, she didn¡¯t look at it carefully. ¡°Leave this to me!¡± She said confidently. It wasn¡¯t a problem for her to help Chen Nan register. ¡°If you can¡¯t contact me, you can use my hunter number to look for me in the Luo Hunter Association,¡± As she said this, Zhen Xuelan immediately sent her hunter number to Chen Nan. With the hunter number, it would be much easier to find her. Hearing this, Chen Nan nodded and left. He didn¡¯t pay too much attention to the follow-up treatment of the vicious beast corpse. After all, he wasn¡¯t responsible for the follow-up. After putting Xiaochi back into the beast space, he walked towards his home. Zhen Xuelan stood where she was and watched Chen Nan leave with a smile on her face. She didn¡¯t look away until he was out of sight. When she turned around, she was met with her team members¡¯ confused expressions. ¡°By helping him register with the Association, we¡¯re doing him a favor. After some time, we might be able to get him to join our team,¡± Zhen Xuelan explained. She had already experienced Chen Nan¡¯s strength. It was extremely powerful! If he joined her team, they might even be able to make this team the best hunter squad in Luoyang City! Just thinking about it made the smile on Zhen Xuelan¡¯s face brighten. When the other team members heard this, they instantly understood. ¡°I see.¡± ¡°Great! This move is really great!¡± ¡°As expected of the captain, you even considered to such depths.¡± The team members¡¯ words made Zhen Xuelan even happier. She had this thought from the moment she saw Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast. If it could make her contracted beast feel fear, it would definitely make the other vicious beasts feel fear. If that was the case, wouldn¡¯t it be as easy as ABC to kill the beasts? At that time, they could kill more beasts and make this team famous! Chapter 9 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio On his way home, Chen Nan lowered his head and took a look at the alliance quota card. This card was blue in color, and there weren¡¯t many patterns on it. Its design was very simple. When he flipped to the back of the card, he saw that the quota in the card was marked there, a total of 10,000 Alliance Dollars. The quota card was very similar to the cheques in his original world. For both, one could see the amount contained within, and both needed to be withdrawn before usage. However, wasn¡¯t the quota of this card a tad too high? One had to know that since the appearance of the vicious beasts, human civilization had collapsed overnight. It wasn¡¯t until a large number of Beastmasters appeared and killed the vicious beasts, along with the long-term reconstruction, that human civilization gradually returned to normal. 10,000 Alliance Dollars was considered quite a sum for ordinary people. However, for Beastmasters, it was;t even enough to buy a few stalks of slightly older medicinal herbs. Meanwhile, the monthly salary of most ordinary people was only 2,000 Alliance Dollars. The only way to obtain Alliance Dollars was to either join the Association to complete missions or become Incubators who help Beastmasters evolve their contracted beasts. Through both of these methods, one could obtain a lot of Alliance Dollars. When Chen Nan saw the quota in the card, he was very surprised. Zhen Xuelan was too generous! To think she gave him 10,000 Alliance Dollars! In this era, this was already a lot. However, this also solved his urgent problem. He was penniless upon arrival. Just a moment ago, he was still worrying about how to obtain Alliance Dollars. He didn¡¯t expect that someone would come knocking on his door to send him money. Unknowingly, Chen Nan returned to the residential area where his home was located. The place was desolate, as if it was an abandoned old city district. It was very old. There were only two or three old people living here. There wasn¡¯t the slightest smoke or fire that was indicative of human activity. It seemed lifeless. When Chen Nan saw this scene, he immediately thought about how it was very common for vicious beast attacks like today to happen. This was also the reason why no one wanted to stay on the streets for long. It was also precisely because of this that everyone desperately wanted to squeeze into Luoyang City. Because only in Luoyang City could they ensure their safety. And only by entering the city would they be able to sleep well and not have to be on tenterhooks every day. Chen Nan looked at his academy badge and his heart was filled with determination. What he wanted was to kill the vicious beasts, not to constantly be on guard and be in an unknowing state. Because here, one never knew when vicious beasts would appear and attack. Furthermore, the vicious beasts would appear and attack when one was in a deep sleep! Chen Nan slowly tightened his grip on the badge. This badge was the symbol of his identity. It proved that he was a Beastmaster. With it, he could use the badge to live in the dormitory provided by Luoyang Academy. This way, he would no longer have to live in the dangerous suburb The moment he learned about the location of his home, Chen Nan had the idea of moving. There were two reasons. One was that it was too dangerous, and the other was that it was too far away from the academy. However, it was already too late at night. It was not too late to rest for the night and move tomorrow. He pushed open the door and walked in, quickly closing the door behind him. The night was always calm, but it was also often at such times that many vicious beasts would appear. They would not show mercy when they saw humans. Therefore, it was safer to stay at home at night. As night fell, the vicious beasts appeared quietly. Their roars were especially frightening in the quiet night. Fortunately, they left after seeing the empty streets. They did not attack this place. The next day, Chen Nan tidied up his things listlessly. He walked out of his house and quickened his pace towards the city. Last night, although the vicious beasts had not attacked, the roars they made also made it difficult for people to fall asleep. As a result, Chen Nan had been in a half-asleep state for the whole night and couldn¡¯t fall into a deep sleep. With this, he went to the academy without stopping on the way. After an hour¡¯s journey, he finally arrived at Luoyang Academy. At this time, there were students coming from all places to report to the academy. Students who weren¡¯t Beastmasters could only carry their own luggage while the Beastmasters let their contracted beasts carry their luggage, all relaxed. Just like Chen Nan, they were all moving into Luoyang Academy. These people were mostly residents of the suburb. It was just that Chen Nan had rarely met them. However, the vast majority of the students still lived in the city. At the same time, the Beastmasters walking into the academy also noticed Chen Nan. Although they didn¡¯t look down on Chen Nan, there was a trace of superiority in their eyes. Chen Nan did notice their gazes, but he didn¡¯t think much of it. He walked straight to the first grade teacher¡¯s office. Soon, he stood at the door of the office. Chen Nan reached out and knocked on the door. He didn¡¯t push the door open until there was a ¡°come in¡± from inside. Only Yu Ruyun was left in the office as the other teachers were busy with the enrollment. Chen Nan walked up to Yu Ruyun, took out his badge, and passed it to her. ¡°Teacher, I would like to apply to stay in the academy¡¯s dormitory,¡± Looking at Yu Ruyun, he went straight to the point. Hearing this, Yu Ruyun stopped what she was doing and raised her head to look at Chen Nan. ¡°Fill in this form first,¡± Yu Ruyun took out a piece of paper from the side and passed it to Chen Nan. Then, she stared at him. He looked very familiar, but she couldn¡¯t remember where she had seen him before. Chen Nan took the paper and began to fill in. The information that he needed to fill in was quite simple. In less than a minute, he was done. He handed the paper back to Yu Ruyun. Yu Ruyun took it and glanced at the information that Chen Nan had filled in. Her expression instantly became solemn, but it soon relaxed. No wonder he looked familiar. It turned out that Chen Nan was the first person to awaken his talent during the talent awakening ceremony! However, he had contracted a sparrow. He must have suffered a big blow. It seemed like she needed to take extra care of him. ¡°Chen Nan, you can call me teacher Yu. From now on, I will be your class teacher,¡± Yu Ruyun said with a smile. She had been observing the changes in Chen Nan¡¯s expression, but his expression was always indifferent. She did not see any dejection on his face. It seemed that he had not become passive just because he had contracted a sparrow. She could not help but look at Chen Nan with a hint of admiration. After all, she had seen too many Beastmasters who had become increasingly dispirited because their contracted beasts were not very strong. Hearing this, Chen Nan, who was standing at the side, nodded to indicate that he understood. The first impression Yu Ruyun gave him was not bad. From these two simple sentences, Yu Ruyun gave him a feeling that she was very responsible to her students. ¡°In the future, if you have anything you can¡¯t handle, you can come and look for me to handle it. This is the key to the dormitory. You can go now,¡± Yu Ruyun looked at Chen Nan and said. Seeing this, Chen Nan took the key and said respectfully, ¡°Thank you, teacher.¡± After seeing Yu Ruyun nod, Chen Nan walked out of the office. Chapter 10 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio While on the way to his dormitory, Chen Nan observed his surroundings. In the huge Luoyang City, Luoyang Academy was the largest Beastmaster Academy. Not only were the Beastmasters in the city gathered here, but the experienced teachers were also gathered here. Chen Nan believed that it wouldn¡¯t take long for him to grow quickly here! His gaze fell on the surrounding environment. The ground was full of green grass and at the edge of the grass were rows of camphor trees planted. Three meters further ahead was a large goldfish pond. The goldfish swimming inside were very happy. From time to time, they would pop up their heads to look at the pedestrians on the road. There was a bridge connecting the two sides above the goldfish pond. Groups of three to five Beastmasters were walking together. Their faces were filled with curiosity. Chen Nan crossed the bridge. After walking for a short while, he arrived at the dormitory building. Holding the key, he walked towards his dormitory. Along the way, all he saw were contracted beasts following behind the respective Beastmasters. The groups of Beastmasters kept talking. They seemed to be showing off their powerful contracted beasts. Chen Nan ignored the voices of their discussions and walked straight to the dormitory. Soon, he arrived at the door to his dormitory, opened the door and walked in. He saw a person in the dormitory staring at him blankly. Although Chen Nan was mentally prepared on the way, he was still a little surprised when he saw him. It turned out that long before he arrived, another student had already arrived at the dormitory. The student had already tidied up his things. At this moment, because he was too bored, the student had been looking curiously at the door. He was looking forward to his roommate¡¯s arrival. The moment he saw Chen Nan, a smile appeared on his face. In the next moment, he arrived in front of Chen Nan. ¡°Hello, my name is Liang Feiguang, what¡¯s your name?¡± Liang Feiguang smiled and said. Hearing this, Chen Nan looked at Liang Feiguang. He was a buff young man wearing a white shirt and pants, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was looking at him with an honest smile on his face. ¡°Chen Nan,¡± Chen Nan nodded slightly and introduced himself. Liang Feiguang was his roommate whom he had to get along with in the academy from now on. He still hoped that he could live a stable life in the future. ¡°I came from the suburb. What about you?¡± Liang Feiguang smiled. Although most Beastmasters came from the suburb and only a few of them lived in the city, most had bought a house in the city thanks to their families. That was why they could live in the city. People like them lived in the suburb either because there weren¡¯t any Beastmasters in their families, or because they were orphans or old people. Which made it so they couldn¡¯t buy a house in the city. ¡°Me too,¡± Chen Nan replied. He had nothing to hide about this. ¡°You also came from the suburb? What a coincidence!¡± Liang Feiguang said excitedly. He didn¡¯t expect his roommate to come from the same place as him. ¡°Umm, Chen Nan, what¡¯s your contracted beast?¡± As soon as he finished asking, Liang Feiguang summoned his contracted beast from his beast space. In that instant, a huge contracted beast appeared in the dormitory. Chen Nan¡¯s gaze landed on the contracted beast. The contracted beast was grayish-white, covered in black spots and black rings. Its tail was long and thick. Its eyes were yellowish-green. Under the strong light, its pupils were round. Its four claws were slightly bent and the front ends were sharp. In an instant, Chen Nan saw its data. [Vicious Beast: Snow leopard ] [Attribute: Ice] [Level: Low-rank black iron grade] [Potential: Middle-rank black iron grade] [Loyalty: 72] [Evolution Routes: 7] [Evolution Requirements: ¡­ ] [Description: Smart and capable] After reading all this, Chen Nan had a preliminary understanding of the contracted beast. As for its combat ability, that was still to be observed. After all, it was the first time they had met, so there were many things that he did not know. Before Chen Nan could say anything, he heard Liang Feiguang¡¯s voice, ¡°Chen Nan, what is your contracted beast?¡± Liang Feiguang¡¯s face was filled with curiosity. When Chen Nan heard this, his face was full of helplessness. In this era, the conversations between Beastmasters could not avoid the topic of contracted beasts no matter what. He sensed Xiaochi in his beast space, and told it in his mind, ¡°Keep your power well.¡± After seeing Xiaochi nod, only then did Chen Nan summon Xiaochi out of the beast space with no worries. In that instant, a sparrow appeared in the dormitory. When Liang Feiguang saw it, he was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted. Liang Feiguang¡¯s expression did not change much. He patted Chen Nan¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Let¡¯s look after each other from now on.¡± When Chen Nan heard this, he felt a sense of familiarity. It was as if he had heard these words somewhere before. Forget it, let¡¯s not probe further. Chen Nan¡¯s gaze landed on Liang Feiguang. He tried to detect a trace of hypocrisy from his expression. However, regardless of whether it was Liang Feiguang¡¯s gaze or tone, there was not the slightest hint of discrimination. On the contrary, he was very sincere and honest to Chen Nan. Chen Nan nodded and complied with his words. From now on, the two of them would take care of each other. ¡°Then you go ahead and do your thing first,¡± After saying that, Liang Feiguang returned to his seat and began to keep himself busy with his own matters. When Chen Nan heard that, his favorable impression of Liang Feiguang increased a lot. After a few short exchanges, he could see that Liang Feiguang was a casual person, but he still knew his limits. At least he didn¡¯t keep chatting with him. Instead, after some simple understanding of his background, he gave himself space to adapt. With a smile on his face, Chan Nan sat down in his seat. He didn¡¯t put Xiaochi back into the beast space. Because at this moment, the two vicious beasts were playing happily at the side. The Snow Leopard didn¡¯t show any intention of discriminating against Xiaochi. It even had the intention of protecting it. Time passed, and Chen Nan had already settled his matters. At this moment, Liang Feiguang, who was sitting in his seat, lowered his head to look at the time then stood up. He walked to Chen Nan¡¯s side and said, ¡°The class meeting will be held after enrollment. It¡¯s time, so let¡¯s go.¡± Hearing this, Chen Nan nodded, indicating that he understood. Liang Feiguang had arrived earlier than him so he should be more familiar with the academy than himself. It was better for him to just follow Liang Feiguang. Following this, the two of them set off and walked out of the dormitory, heading towards the classroom where the class meeting would be held. After walking for ten minutes, the two of them arrived at the door of the classroom and walked in. As far as the eye could see, there were already many people in the classroom, and among them, there were quite a few familiar faces. These were mostly people whom he had met during the awakening ceremony yesterday. At the same time, when the people who had been chatting happily with each other saw Chen Nan, their expressions instantly changed, and the way they looked at Chen Nan also became strange. Chen Nan ignored their gazes and looked around. The place was already full, so he could only find a seat in the back row by the window. Finally, he locked his gaze on a seat in the left-back row by the window. He immediately lifted his foot and walked in that direction. When Liang Feiguang saw this, he did not say anything. He simply walked to an empty seat near Chen Nan and sat down. As Chen Nan sat down, more people gave him strange looks. Chapter 11 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Chen Nan did not take these gazes to heart. Instead, he turned his head and looked out the window. He began enjoying the scenery outside the window. At this moment, a young girl walked in. When the people in the classroom saw her, they immediately stopped their discussion and looked at her with longing eyes. This was because, during the awakening ceremony, her contracted beast was of the highest level! Not only that, they later learned that her contracted beast had the Wolf King bloodline! The Wolf King bloodline was extremely rare! Very few people would hatch such a contracted beast. After all, the Wolf King bloodline was one in a hundred. Everyone¡¯s gaze followed Qing Yunshi¡¯s movements and landed on Chen Nan. Qing Yunshi stood next to Chen Nan, her eyes filled with astonishment. At the same time, she was puzzled, but she didn¡¯t say anything and just sat down beside him. As for Chen Nan, when he saw Qing Yunshi coming to his side, his expression became strange as well. With this, he finally understood why the others had been looking at him with strange gazes. It turns out that he was sitting in the seat that was originally occupied by this girl. However, Chen Nan didn¡¯t say anything. His expression didn¡¯t change as he turned his head to look out of the window again. He was the one who had taken this seat first. As the saying goes, first come, first served. There was no reason for him to give up his seat. At this moment, the surrounding people were looking in the direction of the two. Their eyes were filled with astonishment. This was completely different from what they had expected. They had thought that they would be able to see that the two become dissatisfied then summon their contracted beasts to battle. They wanted to see how powerful Qing Yunshi¡¯s contracted beast was. Was it as powerful as the legendary Wolf King? In the end, this was it? They had been so excited for nothing. They all turned their gazes back and continued to chat and laugh with their companions. At this moment, Ji Ren¡¯s figure appeared at the door. Everyone¡¯s gaze shifted to the door again because of his arrival. Ji Ren walked in and went straight to Chen Nan¡¯s seat. With a smile on his face, he nodded at Qing Yunshi who was next to Chen Nan. Then, his gaze fell on Chen Nan. ¡°Chen Nan, I know you. I saw you at the awakening ceremony yesterday. Speaking of which, you were the first to awaken the Beastmaster talent. However, don¡¯t feel inferior just because your contracted beast is a sparrow. After all, there is no difference between us. We are all Beastmasters and will have to study together in the future,¡± Ji Ren looked at Chen Nan with a smile and greeted him. Chen Nan, who was looking out of the window, turned his head when he heard Ji Ren¡¯s words. He looked at Ji Ren with a strange expression. What was wrong with this person¡¯s brain? They didn¡¯t know each other. Why would he feel inferior for no reason? ¡°Although you¡¯ve become a Beastmaster, it¡¯s equally important to learn the theoretical knowledge. If you¡¯re late¡­ Do you need me to help you find a front-row seat?¡± Ji Ren said. As soon as he said this, he instantly attracted everyone¡¯s attention. As everyone knew, becoming a Beastmaster wasn¡¯t as simple as commanding one¡¯s contracted beasts. One also had to train to become a high-level Beastmaster. Similar to the level of fierce beasts, Beastmasters were also divided into the different grades of black iron, bronze, silver, gold, platinum, diamond, royal, legendary, and mythical. Similarly, they were divided into low, middle, and high-rank. The higher the level, the more the Beastmaster could cross ranks to possess contracted beasts. For example, when a Beastmaster was in the black iron grade, not only could they contract a black iron grade vicious beast, but they could also contract a silver grade vicious beast. Not only that, in Luoyang Academy, the higher the level of a Beastmaster, the more forward their seats would be. The seats in front had an extraordinary meaning. The more forward one¡¯s seat was, the higher the level of the Beastmaster and the strength of the contracted beast. Those who sat in the first five rows could also obtain medicinal herbs rewarded by the academy. These medicinal herbs could help the contracted beasts evolve. Hence, everyone was racking their brains to sit in the first five rows. If one sat in the first and second rows, not only could one obtain medicinal herbs, but even medicinal pills! Using medicinal pills to evolve the contracted beasts was even more effective! Hearing Ji Ren¡¯s words, Chen Nan¡¯s face carried a faint smile. Glancing at Qing Yunshi who was next to him, he instantly understood Ji Ren¡¯s thoughts. It turned out Ji Ren wanted to show his abilities in front of Qing Yunshi. At this moment, the surroundings were filled with praises for Ji Ren. ¡°Oh my God! Isn¡¯t Ji Ren too kind? To think he even offered to find that guy a seat at the front.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Ji Ren to help him to this extent. After all, it¡¯s not easy to find a seat at the front.¡± ¡°Indeed. With Chen Nan¡¯s strength, it¡¯s not easy to do such a thing.¡± ¡°I wonder if he will agree?¡± ¡°I think he should agree. It¡¯s a good opportunity to use these medicinal herbs to evolve his contracted beast. At the very least, it will give his contracted beast the ability to fight.¡± ¡°He probably will agree since it¡¯s such a good opportunity. It¡¯s a pity we don¡¯t have such good treatment. Chen Nan has just arrived, and his treatment is already so good.¡± The surroundings were filled with discussions. Most of them were praising Ji Ren and a few were discussing Chen Nan. Their eyes were filled with envy as they looked at Chen Nan. They all expected that Chen Nan would agree to Ji Ren¡¯s offer. After all, it was not easy to find a seat in the front. When Chen Nan heard this, his expression did not change. ¡°There¡¯s no need,¡± Chen Nan said calmly. He would rely on his own strength to get a seat in the front. He did not need the help of others. Besides, Ji Ren only wanted to attract Qing Yunshi¡¯s attention. Chen Nan didn¡¯t know if he was sincere, so he rejected his good intentions. As soon as he said this, everyone¡¯s expression changed. They looked at each other. They could see from each other¡¯s eyes that all of them thought that Chen Nan simply didn¡¯t know what was good for him. To think Chen Nan didn¡¯t grasp this opportunity! One had to know that if he missed it, he probably wouldn¡¯t be able to sit in the front anymore. In an instant, the atmosphere in the classroom became heavy. Even Qing Yunshi, who had always been indifferent, looked at Chen Nan in surprise. Everyone in the classroom looked at Chen Nan in surprise. She did not expect Chen Nan to reject Ji Ren. Hearing this, the smile on Ji Ren¡¯s face, who had always been smiling, instantly disappeared, and the way he looked at Chen Nan changed. He was someone who cared about his face. This was the first time he had been rejected in front of so many people. As such, he was a little angry. To think Chen Nan did not know how to appreciate favors! However, Ji Ren did not denounce him straight away. Instead, he glared at Chen Nan angrily. Chen Nan¡¯s expression was very calm as if this matter had nothing to do with him. Just then, Yu Ruyun walked in from the door. She looked around and found that the classroom was very quiet. She was a little curious. Shouldn¡¯t the students be very lively on their first meeting with each other? Why was it so quiet? Was this a prank? Were they trying to test her reaction? Yu Ruyun walked up to the podium and looked at them again. ¡°The classroom is so quiet. I didn¡¯t expect you guys to get along so quickly,¡± Yu Ruyun smiled. Hearing her words, everyone came back to their senses. It turned out that their class teacher had arrived without them noticing. Chapter 12 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Hearing this, everyone retracted their gazes and looked at Yu Ruyun. Chen Nan¡¯s rejection had already displeased Ji Ren, but in front of Yu Ruyun, he didn¡¯t say anything. Instead, he glared fiercely at Chen Nan, his eyes filled with hostility. Then, he turned around and left, finding a nearby seat to sit down. Seeing the look in his eyes, the smile on Chen Nan¡¯s face became strange. He didn¡¯t expect to encounter such a situation not long after entering Luoyang Academy. It seemed like it was impossible to get through school peacefully. Chen Nan¡¯s gaze fell on Yu Ruyun, who was standing on the podium. At the same time, Yu Ruyun also noticed the atmosphere between Chen Nan and Ji Ren. She immediately frowned but didn¡¯t say anything. It was normal for two Beastmasters to have conflict. The way to resolve the conflict was very simple, which was to let their contracted beasts fight. After all, in such an era, the solution to conflicts had inevitably changed. However, Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast made her very worried. It seemed that she still had to give some advice in the end. ¡°Now, I¡¯ll begin to announce the academy¡¯s rules,¡± Yu Ruyun coughed twice, making everyone focus on her. Hearing her voice, everyone immediately looked at Yu Ruyun with a serious expression. This was related to their cultivation, so they had to pay attention. ¡°From today onwards, all Beastmasters will have an assessment once a month. After the assessment, points will be distributed according to the ranking of the grades,¡± Yu Ruyun introduced the academy¡¯s rules. She looked around to see the reactions of the students below. She saw that their faces were filled with excitement. Yu Ruyun¡¯s face was filled with relief when she saw this. It seemed that they were also looking forward to the arrival of the assessment. ¡°The points can be exchanged for cultivation resources, as well as for medicinal herbs and medicinal pills to evolve your contracted beasts,¡± Yu Ruyun continued. The moment these words were said, everyone¡¯s enthusiasm was ignited. ¡°Are points only available from the assessment?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! Teacher, is there any way to increase our points?!¡± ¡°When will the assessment begin?¡± For a moment, the classroom was bustling with noise. They were all very concerned about the issue of points. After all, the points were directly related to their cultivation. ¡°Pa, pa!¡± Yu Ruyun slapped the table twice, indicating for them to be quiet. Instantly, the students fell silent as they looked at Yu Ruyun expectantly. ¡°You can obtain points not only through the assessments, but also by completing the academy¡¯s missions,¡± After Yu Ruyun saw that they were quiet, she said again. As soon as she said this, everyone¡¯s eyes lit up and they immediately became very excited. If that was the case, then they could do many missions to increase their points. ¡°However, those who are ranked lower in the assessment only have a minimum of 20 points per month. The higher the ranking, the more points you can get, coupled with abundant cultivation resources. As such, I hope that all of you will pay attention to the assessments and obtain points as well as cultivation resources,¡± Yu Ruyun looked at the students below and spoke slowly. She hoped that they would not put all their energy into completing the missions. However, the students still looked excited. Yu Ruyun shook her head. They were still a group of children. Forget it, this was fine too. At least they would work hard towards one goal. ¡°Apart from attending classes in the morning, you can freely arrange the rest of your time. You can do whatever you want. The academy will not force you to attend classes,¡± Yu Ruyun explained the matters related to the academy. Even though Beastmasters needed to cultivate, most of the focus was on the contracted beasts. Thus, the academy would not spend too much time lecturing them. Upon hearing these words, Chen Nan¡¯s eyes lit up. As long as the academy and the Association¡¯s missions were to kill vicious beasts, he could take care of both at the same time! At that time, not only would he be able to increase his academy points and evolution points, he would also be able to obtain Alliance Dollars. He could simply have it three ways! Just thinking about it made him extremely happy. The others had the same thoughts as Chen Nan. They could use the afternoon to complete the Academy¡¯s missions and increase their points. Then, they could exchange for resources, medicinal herbs, and pills, which would allow them to evolve their contracted beasts. At this moment, the students¡¯ faces were filled with excitement. They couldn¡¯t wait to go complete missions. ¡°If you encounter any problems in the academy, you can come to me in private to solve them. Alright, that¡¯s all for today¡¯s class meeting. You can go do what you like,¡± After saying that, Yu Ruyun gave Chen Nan a look. She hoped that if he had any problems that he could not solve, he would come to her for help. She did not want him to take it on by force. Chen Nan, who was sitting in his seat, also saw her gaze. Her meaning was very clear. She knew that he had a conflict with Ji Ren and hoped that he could seek her help. She did not want him to go head-to-head with Ji Ren. Otherwise, she believed that he would be at a disadvantage. However, Chen Nan could completely solve this matter. After all, Xiaochi¡¯s bloodline was not ordinary. That being said, Chen Nan was still filled with gratitude towards Yu Ruyun. Because, from the looks of it, she still took extra care of him. On the podium, Yu Ruyun glanced at Chen Nan before leaving the podium. She had made her words very clear, now she could only hope Chen Nan had understood. After letting out a long sigh, she walked out of the classroom. When he saw Yu Ruyun¡¯s figure disappear from his sight, Ji Ren immediately stood up and glared at Chen Nan. Without saying anything else, he left the classroom. When his followers saw this, they also left. Since yesterday, this group of people had been following Ji Ren. At this moment, Ji Ren already bore a grudge against Chen Nan in his heart. He had given him a great opportunity, but Chen Nan had rejected it so easily! Chen Nan was completely humiliating him! He had engraved today¡¯s incident deeply in his mind. He would not let Chen Nan off so easily. Seeing this, Chen Nan did not take him to heart at all. He stood up and wanted to leave. But at this moment, Qing Yunshi¡¯s voice sounded from the side. ¡°There¡¯s no need for you to use such a method to attract my attention,¡± Qing Yunshi said. From her point of view, Chen Nan¡¯s actions today were to attract her attention. As soon as she said this, she instantly attracted everyone¡¯s attention. The students who hadn¡¯t left immediately looked in Chen Nan¡¯s direction. Their eyes were filled with curiosity, wanting to find out what was going on. When Chen Nan, who was just about to get up, heard this, he was stunned for a moment. A strange expression appeared on his face. He was clearly the one who had taken the seat first. How could she dare to say such words? Did she think she was so great just because she had a contracted beast with the Wolf King bloodline? If he summoned Xiaochi, her contracted beast would be nothing! Chen Nan stood up and directly ignored her as he walked out of the classroom. At the same time, the students stretched their ears and focused on the two. They wanted to hear something from their conversation. But just as they looked over, they only saw Chen Nan stand up and walk out of the classroom. Seeing this, everyone lost interest and left the classroom with their companions. Chapter 13 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio For a moment, only the stunned Qing Yunshi was left sitting in her seat in the classroom. She looked at Chen Nan¡¯s back as he left and frowned. But she quickly let go of it and did not take this matter to heart. After sitting in her seat for a while, she stood up and walked out of the classroom. Liang Feiguang, who was sitting in another seat, immediately followed after seeing Chen Nan walk out of the classroom. He quickly walked to Chen Nan¡¯s side and first observed his expression. He noticed that there was no change in his expression, so he just asked, ¡°Why did Ji Ren come looking for trouble with you just now?¡± He knew Ji Ren. After all, When Ji Ren contracted his vicious beast, he had caused quite a stir. It was difficult not to know him. At this moment, Liang Feiguang was very curious. Why did Ji Ren come looking for trouble? Logically speaking, the two of them should not have known each other. Why would he make such an inexplicable move? ¡°But don¡¯t you worry, I will definitely stand on your side!¡± Liang Feiguang gritted his teeth. He was from the suburb and did not have a rich family as his back. His situation was the same as Chen Nan¡¯s. The only difference was that he still had his parents. But even so, he would still be Chen Nan¡¯s comrade! It seemed that he had to earn more points. Only then could he exchange for medicinal herbs and evolve his contracted beast! Liang Feiguang made up his mind to go do some academy missions later to earn points. Chen Nan looked indifferent when he heard this. He understood Liang Feiguang¡¯s good intentions, but he didn¡¯t take it to heart. Right now, he was most concerned about whether he could join the Hunter Association or not. He wondered if Zhen Xuelan had finished helping him with the registration and how long would it take for him to start doing missions. At this moment, a melodious ringtone broke the atmosphere between the two. The two who were in a trance came back to their senses instantly. Chen Nan recognized the familiar ringtone and immediately took out his phone. Liang Feiguang stopped what he wanted to say when he saw this. He looked away. Seeing his actions, Chen Nan didn¡¯t say anything. Instead, he started to check the message on his phone. This message was sent by Zhen Xuelan. The dialog box showed: The registration with the Hunter Association has been settled, but you need to come and collect the number. After reading the message, Chen Nan put his phone away. ¡°I have to go out for a while. You can go back by yourself,¡± Chen Nan turned around and said to Liang Feiguang. He had just been thinking about it and it had happened immediately after. Just as he was thinking about this matter, Zhen Xuelan¡¯s message had arrived. With this, he was a member of the Hunter Association. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Chen Nan¡¯s face. Hearing this, Liang Feiguang nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. You go ahead and do what you need to do.¡± He had to go to the academy¡¯s mission center to take a look, anyway. Liang Feiguang wanted to see if there were any relaxed missions that were rewarded with many points. If he did a few more of those missions, he would be able to exchange for medicinal herbs. Chen Nan nodded his head lightly, then turned around and left, walking towards the direction of the school gate. Liang Feiguang, who was standing at the same spot, watched Chen Nan¡¯s figure disappear from his sight. Then, he also started walking towards the mission center. Chen Nan walked out of the school and headed towards the Hunter Association. Luoyang Academy wasn¡¯t far from the Hunter Association. It had only been a ten-minute walk before Chen Nan had arrived at the entrance of the Hunter Association. He walked in and before he could ask for Zhen Xuelan with her hunter number, he saw her walking towards him. After Zhen Xuelan had sent Chen Nan the message, she had stood waiting for Chen Nan to arrive. The moment she saw Chen Nan, she immediately went forward with a helpless expression on her face. ¡°I used the information you left today to help you register for a hunter number and only just realized that you¡¯re only 16 and a student,¡± Zhen Xuelan said. She didn¡¯t pay attention to his information at that time and had just straight away helped him register. She didn¡¯t expect to be told that Chen Nan¡¯s age and identity didn¡¯t meet the requirements to join the Hunter Association. Because of this, she was jested at by her old friends for a long time. Chen Nan couldn¡¯t possibly imagine how awkward the situation had been for her. However, the blame was on herself for not paying attention to the information left by Chen Nan in her hurry. Fortunately, there was still room for maneuver. It was just a little troublesome, but she believed that Chen Nan could do it! ¡°So am I successfully registered with a hunter number now?¡± Chen Nan looked at Zhen Xuelan with confusion. Shouldn¡¯t she tell him the registration result first? Why was she saying these unnecessary words? He knew all this information and they were all true. Chen Nan observed her expression and his heart skipped a beat. Did the registration go wrong? His speculations were confirmed when he heard Zhen Xuelan¡¯s next sentence. Zhen Xuelan¡¯s expression changed when she heard Chen Nan¡¯s question. She looked at Chen Nan with a strange expression. ¡°Don¡¯t you know the requirements to register in the Hunter Association?¡± Zhen Xuelan asked. Although she was asking, she was sure that Chen Nan didn¡¯t know the requirements to join the association. If he knew, he wouldn¡¯t have such an expression. Chen Nan looked at her with a blank expression. Just as she had guessed, Chen Nan knew nothing about the requirements to join the association. After all, he didn¡¯t know much about this world. ¡°To join the association, one must meet a few conditions. One must be 18 years old, not a student, and have a certain level of strength,¡± Zhen Xuelan immediately explained. Chen Nan frowned when he heard this. He didn¡¯t expect there to be such strange requirements to join the association. Putting his strength aside for now, just because of his age and his identity as a student, he couldn¡¯t join the Hunter Association. If that were so, the growth path he had planned would have to change. Chen Nan fell into deep thought as he pondered. If he couldn¡¯t join the Hunter Association, he could only complete the academy¡¯s missions. However, he didn¡¯t know how many of the academy¡¯s missions were related to killing vicious beasts, and what would be the level of the vicious beasts that he would be required to kill. He didn¡¯t know any of this and had to investigate further before he could find out. ¡°I¡¯ve already solved the first two conditions for you,¡± Zhen Xuelan said when she saw Chen Nan¡¯s thoughtful look. Although she had settled the first two conditions, it wasn¡¯t so easy to make himself an exception to register for a hunter number. ¡°Now, only the last requirement is left, which is to prove your strength. As long as you pass the just-added Hunter Assessment, you will be able to successfully register for a hunter number,¡± Zhen Xuelan said. If the strength that Chen Nan displayed was very strong, then he would be able to make himself an exception and join the Hunter Association! She was full of confidence in Chen Nan. After all, judging from the expression of her contracted beast, Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast was very strong. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t have frightened her bronze-grade contracted beast. From her point of view, such an assessment was simply too simple for Chen Nan! His strength probably far surpassed that of a bronze-grade vicious beast! ¡°Alright, then let¡¯s go over now,¡± Hearing this, Chen Nan¡¯s heart instantly lit up with a trace of interest, and he immediately agreed to the assessment matters. Just as Zhen Xuelan had thought, the assessment was extremely simple for him. He just treated it as a chance to enhance Xiaoci¡¯s combat strength. Chapter 14 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Zhen Xuelan nodded and said, ¡°Follow me.¡± Then, she turned around and led Chen Nan to pass through the mission hall and arrive at the Hunter Association¡¯s training ground. Chen Nan looked around. He found that the training ground here was different from the gladiator field in his original world. In the middle was a large field, but it was divided into several small fields surrounded by rows of seats. As long as both sides of the battle stood in the field, the battle could commence. These fields were used to rank hunters. In the Hunter Association, hunters were ranked according to their strength. For example, black iron grade hunters could only accept black iron grade missions. If one wanted to increase one¡¯s grade, one could do so by coming here and defeating the corresponding vicious beasts. For example, if one defeated a bronze-grade vicious beast, one could then become a bronze-grade hunter. The higher the grade of the hunter, the more bountiful the rewards one would receive from missions! Therefore, everyone trained their contracted beasts with all their might to raise their hunter grades. At this moment, there were already many people in the training ground who were participating in the hunter grade assessments. All of them hoped that they could become high-grade hunters. Chen Nan glanced at them, but his heart did not waver. Right now, he was only thinking about joining the Hunter Association, and couldn¡¯t care less about anything else. He followed Zhen Xuelan to the person in charge of his assessment this time. It was a well-dressed old man with a form in his hand as well as a token. The token was the symbol of a hunter¡¯s identity. Chen Nan¡¯s goal was to get that token! His eyes became increasingly determined. He would definitely get the token! ¡°Department Head Liao, this is Chen Nan,¡± Zhen Xuelan pointed at Chen Nan and introduced him. Department Head Liao was the person in charge of giving Chen Nan the assessment to see whether he had the qualifications to join the Hunter Association. If Chen Nan did have the qualifications, he would give the token to him on the spot. But if he didn¡¯t, Chen Nan would be requested to immediately leave the Hunter Association. Hearing this, Liao Si turned his gaze to Chen Nan. ¡°I heard from her that you killed a bronze-grade vicious beast by yourself,¡± Liao Si glanced at Zhen Xuelan and said. It was indeed amazing that Chen Nan could kill a bronze-grade vicious beast at such a young age. However, he would not believe it unless he saw it with his own eyes. After all, with Chen Nan¡¯s age, no one would believe that he could kill a bronze-grade vicious beast. ¡°No matter what grade the beast you killed previously was, here, as long as you can defeat a bronze-grade contracted beast, I will affirm your hunter status,¡± Before Chen Nan could speak, Liao Si continued. As long as Chen Nan was strong enough, he would naturally give the hunter status to him. Of course, the identity he would give Chen Nan would be that of a bronze-grade hunter. After all, Chen Nan had defeated a bronze-grade vicious beast. However, it was hard to say whether he could truly defeat one. It would depend on Chen Nan¡¯s performance now. When Chen Nan heard this, his expression did not change. He nodded and accepted Liao Si¡¯s request. Seeing this, Liao Si waved his hand and a person immediately came forward. It was a tall and thin young man. He was the person in charge of this assessment. At the same time, he was Chen Nan¡¯s opponent. He came before Liao Si and respectfully said, ¡°Department Head Liao, what¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°Mo Xin, bring him to prepare for the assessment,¡± Liao Si instructed. The so-called preparation was nothing more than bringing him to the field and summoning his contracted beast. They would wait for one of the parties to launch an attack. ¡°Alright,¡± After Mo Xin replied, he led Chen Nan to a nearby field. They would be fighting in this field next, and Mo Xin would be his opponent. Their actions attracted the attention of many hunters nearby. However, when their gazes landed on Chen Nan, their faces were filled with shock. ¡°He¡¯s so young. How can he be Mo Xin¡¯s opponent?¡± ¡°He¡¯s probably a minor.¡± ¡°And he¡¯s just a brat who has just awakened his talent and wants to become a hunter.¡± ¡°If his contracted beast is strong, he still has a chance of entering the Association.¡± ¡°How strong do you think the contracted beast of a person who has just awakened his talent will be? I¡¯m afraid that he won¡¯t be able to hold on for long before he¡¯s defeated.¡± There were many different opinions. None of them were optimistic that Chen Nan could pass the assessment. On the contrary, they were very optimistic about Mo Xin¡¯s victory. After all, it was very rare to see such a young person joining the Hunter Association. There were a few who had tried before, but none of them had passed the assessment. Over time, no teenagers joined the association. Usually, only Beastmasters with powerful contracted beasts would join. Mo Xin¡¯s contracted beast was bronze-grade. The probability of Chen Nan defeating it was very low. Chen Nan, who walked into the field, ignored these discussions. Whether he could join or not still depended on the final result. Chen Nan¡¯s gaze landed on his opponent, Mo Xin. As soon as Mo Xin entered the field, he summoned his contracted beast from his beast space. In that instant, a huge beast appeared in the field. Its fur was short, and its entire body was yellow. At the end of its tail was a tuft of long dark hair. Following this, Chen Nan saw its stats. [Vicious Beast: Asian Lion] [Attribute: Wind] [Level: High-rank bronze grade] [Potential: Low-rank silver grade] [Loyalty: 84] [Evolution Routes: 7] [Evolution Requirements: ¡­ ] [Description: Ordinary] The moment it appeared, intense pressure assaulted everyone. It immediately made everyone feel pressured had difficulty breathing. Chen Nan¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change at all. He could clearly feel that Mo Xin¡¯s contracted beast was much stronger than the vicious beast from yesterday. Of course, it wasn¡¯t just because it was a grade higher. It was also because the contracted beast before him had experienced several battles and the dangerous aura had evolved from its experience. However, Chen Nan didn¡¯t have any thoughts of timidity just because of this. On the contrary, he was somewhat excited. He could use this opportunity to train Xiaochi¡¯s combat ability. He could also see how strong it was! Chen Nan immediately summoned Xiaochi. Immediately, a sparrow appeared on the field. Xiaochi did not release its bloodline pressure. It just flew there quietly, waiting for Chen Nan¡¯s command. Mo Xin didn¡¯t laugh at Chen Nan when he saw Xiaochi. On the contrary, his expression became serious. Mo Xin glanced at his Asian Lion. The Asian Lion that was originally in high spirits had suddenly become very cautious. It was even full of vigilance, staring at the sparrow without moving. It only looked away when the sparrow looked at it. When Mo Xin saw this scene, he also became cautious. This sparrow was far from being as simple as it looked. It seemed that this battle would have to be taken seriously. Initially, he thought that Chen Nan was just here to have some fun. After all, he was too young and did not look like he could join the Hunter Association. He didn¡¯t expect that Chen Nan was serious. Meanwhile, Chen Nan completely ignored his change and glanced at Xiaochi. He said in his mind, ¡°You just need to knock the Asian Lion down.¡± After communicating with Xiaochi, he ordered it to decisively launch its attack. Chapter 15 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Xiaochi received the signal and immediately launched an attack on the Asian Lion. Its actions were extremely swift. As it flapped its wings, it arrived in front of the Asian Lion. Around its wings, wisps of flames lingered. It flapped its wings faster and faster, and the flames also gradually increased. In the next instant, with a flap of its wings, balls of flames flew out from between its wings. In that instant, the temperature in the surroundings gradually rose. The ground was like a steamer, so hot that it was hard for people to breathe. Even the Sun in the sky became a little warmer. Beads of sweat began to appear on the foreheads of the surrounding people. Xiaochi flapped its wings again, and the flames burned all the way to the foot of the lion. Seeing this, the surrounding crowd of onlookers fell into silence. Back when Chen Nan had summoned his contracted beast, they had already sensed that Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast was unusual. Because they could feel that their contracted beasts were actually showing fear as if they were being suppressed. Their hearts were immediately filled with questions, and they began to discuss as the scene unfolded. ¡°It can¡¯t be that his contracted beast has the Hawk Eagle bloodline, right?¡± A simple and honest youth guessed. A vicious beast with the Hawk Eagle bloodline would be extremely powerful as it would be very powerful in terms of agility and movement speed. Such a beast could quickly find the opponent¡¯s fatal point and kill with a single strike! ¡°I think it has the Mannikin bloodline. Look at its combat strength,¡± A robust middle-aged man guessed. Although it was just a guess, he was certain in his heart that Chen Nan¡¯s contracted Beast had awakened the Mannikin bloodline. Any vicious beast with the Mannikin bloodline would have a significant increase in combat power. ¡°Could this vicious beast have the Phoenix bloodline?¡± At this moment, someone boldly guessed. They all knew that the phenomenon yesterday was created by Beastmaster who had just awakened his talent. And today, a newly awakened talent came to register as a hunter. Such a coincidence couldn¡¯t help but arouse suspicion. When the others heard this, a strange expression appeared on their faces. They didn¡¯t agree with what he said, but they didn¡¯t say it out loud. Instead, they looked at the training ground. In the training ground, the two contracted beasts were fighting back and forth. At this moment, the Asian Lion was circling Xiaochi, gradually forming a strong wind that blew towards Xiaochi. Meanwhile, Xiaochi was in mid-air, looking down at the Asian Lion, not taking it seriously at all. If it was not because of Chen Nan¡¯s order that it could not kill the lion, the Asian Lion would have been lying on the ground long ago. In the next instant, Xiaochi circled in the air, its speed increasing. Following this, a whirlpool formed by flames appeared in mid-air. With the momentum, the whirlpool of flames swept towards the Asian Lion. From the short distance between the air to the ground, the power of the whirlpool of flames grew stronger. The air stopped flowing and the powerful pressure instantly made the surroundings feel oppressive and stuffy. The flames also turned into a fireball from its whirlpool form and smashed towards the Asian Lion. The Asian Lion that was originally running wildly on the ground, instantly felt the hair on its body stand on end when it sensed the danger approaching. However, it was not afraid. It roared at the fireball, ¡°Roar!¡± In an instant, an invisible wind attacked the fireball. The two attacks collided in the air. With a bang, the fireball broke through the Asian Lion¡¯s attack and smashed towards it. Seeing this, the Asian Lion rolled to the side and dodged the attack. However, the fireball was very fast. At this moment, the Asian Lion¡¯s body was covered with many tiny wounds. The wounds were burning with traces of scarlet flames. Before it could stand up, Xiaochi¡¯s attack came again. The Asian Lion widened its eyes, straightened its legs, and stood up. It looked at the approaching fireball and counterattacked. However, the pain from its wounds made it unable to resist Xiaochi¡¯s attacks, and it gradually fell into a disadvantage. Mo Xin, who was behind the Asian Lion, clenched his teeth and commanded, ¡°Unleash your full strength!¡± Watching the Asian Lion¡¯s battle, Mo Xin became even more vigilant. Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast was indeed not as simple as a sparrow. As for Chen Nan, his expression was calm and unhurried. He was very confident in Xiaochi¡¯s strength. Without needing to command, Xiaochi would spontaneously attack the Asian Lion. Although Xiaochi had used all of its strength, it still had a relaxed expression on its face. Dealing with the Asian Lion was as easy as dealing with an ant. Its gaze landed on Xiaochi, and its face was full of confidence. Hearing the order, the Asian Lion immediately used all of its strength. In an instant, a powerful pressure swept across the entire area. The Asian Lion roared towards the sky, ¡°Roar ¨C¡± Its roar was accompanied by the wind, forming several attacks that attacked Xiaochi. Xiaochi was not flustered at all. It spat out a ball of flames from its mouth and retaliated. Not only that, it even flapped its wings and fluttered out small balls of flames. In an instant, these flames were like meteors falling towards the Asian Lion. From its point of view, the Asian Lion¡¯s attacks were useless, and its actions were undoubtedly a death struggle. With a loud bang, countless flames broke through the Asian Lion¡¯s attacks and charged down. The flames were like tracking devices. No matter how the Asian Lion tried to dodge, it was still hit by the flames. With a bang, the Asian Lion fell to the ground, its body covered in wounds. They were all small wounds caused by the flames, and there were traces of scarlet flames on them. The battle had ended so quickly that the spectators couldn¡¯t react in time. However, when they saw the Asian Lion had fallen to the ground, they were shocked. Zhen Xuelan was also extremely shocked when she saw this. She was very clear about the strength of Mo Xin¡¯s contracted beast. It was a middle-rank bronze-grade beast. Compared to the vicious beast they met yesterday afternoon, it was much stronger. She didn¡¯t expect that with Chen Nan¡¯s strength, he could actually defeat it! Not only were they shocked, Mo Xin who was in the training ground was also extremely shocked. Although he had lost this match, he never thought that Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast¡¯s strength could be so strong! To think the sparrow was so small yet it could kill a middle-rank bronze-grade beast. Sure enough, his guess wasn¡¯t wrong. Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast wasn¡¯t simple. He took a deep look at Chen Nan and didn¡¯t say anything. After putting the Asian Lion back into his beast space, he left the training ground. A smile appeared on Chen Nan¡¯s face. This time, he could make himself an exception and join the Hunter Association. After putting Xiaochi back into his beast space, he left the training ground as well. Zhen Xuelan saw Chen Nan walk out and urged, ¡°Should we proceed with the next procedure?¡± When Liao Si heard this, he immediately came back to his senses. He nodded, looked at Chen Nan, and passed the bronze-grade hunter token to him. Chen Nan took the token with an indifferent expression, as if he had expected this. ¡°Let¡¯s go, we¡¯ll go to the mission hall now,¡± Zhen Xuelan¡¯s gaze fell on the token in Chen Nan¡¯s hand and said. Since they had already settled the matter of Chan Nan¡¯s hunter identity, the next step was to transfer the mission. She brought Chen Nan out of the training ground and to the mission hall. At this moment, Chen Nan was holding the token that proved his hunter identity. Moreover, it was a bronze-grade token. Chapter 16 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Zhen Xuelan smiled when she saw Chen Nan staring at the token. She immediately explained the use of the token to him, ¡°After being qualified as a hunter, not only can you accept the bounty missions issued by the Association, but you may also be qualified to handle some sudden vicious beast cases.¡± Since Chen Nan didn¡¯t know the requirements to join the Hunter Association, he probably didn¡¯t know the use of the token either. In that case, she could give him some information. Hearing this, Chen Nan nodded to show that he understood. He didn¡¯t pay much attention to these two things. Rather, he was more concerned about Xiaochi¡¯s evolution points. The two of them walked through the stairs and arrived at the mission hall then to the mission submission area. The Hunter Association was divided into three places, the mission receiving area, the mission submission area, and the training ground. The training ground was quite far from the two other areas, and they had to pass through the central hall. The central hall was filled with hunters of different grades as well as hunting squads. The hunters were discussing mission-related matters in groups of twos and threes. Ignoring all this, after passing through the central hall, Zhen Xuelan and Chen Nan arrived at the mission submission area not long after. There were a total of three counters where they could submit missions and the staff members were there, busy with their work. However, as far as the eye could see, very few hunters came to submit missions. Zhen Xuelan led Chen Nan to the counter before them. ¡°Do you need something?¡± When the staff member sensed that someone was here, he raised his head and asked the two. ¡°Since you have successfully registered as a hunter, I will transfer the mission to you now. Let me borrow your token,¡± Zhen Xuelan didn¡¯t answer the staff¡¯s question. Instead, she turned to Chen Nan and stretched out her hand. Chen Nan was confused, but he didn¡¯t say anything and just placed the token in her hand. She was probably transferring the mission to him. After all, he was already a hunter now. As expected, Zhen Xuelan took his token and placed it on the counter. Then, she looked at the staff member and said, ¡°Help me transfer mission no.382 to this token and the reward for completing the mission.¡± ¡°Okay, please wait a moment,¡± The staff member at the counter smiled. Then, he took the two tokens on the counter and lowered his head to help transfer the mission. After the transfer, he checked the completion rate of the mission. The hunter who accepted the mission would have the specific information of the mission on his token. The token would record the completion rate of the hunter¡¯s mission. When the mission was 100% completed, it meant that the mission had been completed. After the staff at the counter confirmed the mission¡¯s completion, he put the corresponding reward into Chen Nan¡¯s token. ¡°The mission has been transferred and the reward has been given. Please check it,¡± As he said this, the staff handed their tokens back. Zhen Xuelan took the tokens and nodded at the staff to show her thanks. Then she turned and returned the token to Chen Nan. ¡°Now you can check the rewards on the back of the token,¡± Zhen Xuelan explained. Chen Nan flipped the token over. The back of the token showed the rewards that had just been deposited, which was a total of 50,000 Alliance Dollars and 100 hunter points. Seeing this, Chen Nan was quite pleased. But when he saw the hunter points, a hint of confusion flashed across Chen Nan¡¯s face. He didn¡¯t know what the specific use of these points was. But very quickly, he answered himself. The hunter points were probably the same as the academy points. They could probably be exchanged for cultivation resources, medicinal herbs, and so on. Then, he shifted his gaze to the other reward. He knew very well that it wouldn¡¯t cost much to take a cab in Luoyang City. He had enough to spend for some time with the 50,000 Alliance Dollars he had obtained. Chen Nan kept the token and looked at Zhen Xuelan, thanking her, ¡°Thank you for your help.¡± He was able to register successfully largely thanks to Zhen Xuelan¡¯s help. After all, he didn¡¯t even meet the registration requirements. If she didn¡¯t help him, it would have been very troublesome for him to register, or rather, he might not have even been able to register. Hearing this, the smile on Zhen Xuelan¡¯s face deepened. ¡°Chen Nan, do you want to join our hunting squad? As for the rewards distribution, it depends on how much effort you put in.¡± It was a good opportunity to ask Chen Nan¡¯s thoughts on this matter. With Chen Nan as their main force, she believed that their squad would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort! In the Hunter Association, every mission had a different grade. For example, bronze-grade missions could only be accepted by bronze-grade hunters. The rewards they received were also completely different. The higher the grade of the hunter, the higher the grade of the missions they could accept, and the more generous the rewards they would receive. Hearing this, Chen Nan pondered for a moment. ¡°If there¡¯s a chance in the future, we can work together,¡± He didn¡¯t reject her directly but said tactfully. Because he was only a student now, the time he could do missions wasn¡¯t long. Moreover, during this period, he already had a preliminary plan. He panned to accept some vicious beast killing-missions to increase Xiaochi¡¯s evolution points, and evolve it again. For various reasons, Chen Nan didn¡¯t agree to Zhen Xuelan¡¯s invitation. Hearing this, Zhen Xuelan looked a bit regretful. She knew that Chen Nan was tactfully rejecting her. However, she could understand his decision since Chen Nan was still a student at the moment. He probably didn¡¯t have much time to do missions with them. After all, some missions were more difficult, and it was hard to guarantee that they could complete them in a day. It might take two to three days or even a month. Thinking of this, Zhen Xuelan didn¡¯t continue inviting him. ¡°Sure, I look forward to working with you in the future,¡± Zhen xuelan smiled. Since Chen Nan had said so, she could only say this. However, Zhen Xuelan still hoped that the day would come as soon as possible. ¡°Captain Zhen, you¡¯ve helped me so much. Let me treat you to a meal to show my gratitude,¡± Chen Nan said. The main reason for him inviting Zhen Xuelan to a meal was to thank her for helping him in registering for a hunter number. Another small reason was that he wanted to understand more about this world. He had just arrived in this world, so he only had a rough idea of it from his memories and didn¡¯t have a deep understanding of it. Moreover, he hadn¡¯t been a Beastmaster in his precious life and had always been living in the suburb, so he didn¡¯t know much about the matters in the city. If he wanted to know more, he would have to find someone from this world to get some information. Only by doing so could he clearly plan his future. At the moment, Zhen Xuelan was the best candidate. With her seniority, she knew more about the affairs both in the city and the suburb. Presumably, he would be able to get a lot of information from her. Hearing this, Zhen Xuelan showed a surprised expression. But she didn¡¯t say anything and accepted his invitation frankly, ¡°Sure.¡± ¡°You rejected my invitation one second ago and invited me to dinner the next. You¡¯re really the weirdest person I¡¯ve ever met,¡± Zhen Xuelan shook her head and smiled helplessly. However, since Chen Nan had invited her, she would definitely seize the opportunity. Perhaps the cooperation between them will come soon. Hearing this, Chen Nan smiled and did not refute. Chapter 17 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Half an hour later, in the suburb. Chen Nan stood at the entrance of a small shop. He looked up and saw the words on the board: Yiqing Snacks. This restaurant was located in an alley in the suburb. Although few people stayed on the streets, many would still come to this restaurant to eat. Zhen Xuelan didn¡¯t stop at the entrance and walked straight into the restaurant. Seeing this, Chen Nan followed closely behind her. As soon as he entered, he saw a middle-aged man who was sitting at the counter. The man was wearing glasses and holding a calculator. With his head lowered, he stared at the account book without blinking. He was calculating the revenue and expenses, and he didn¡¯t notice the arrival of the two at all. ¡°Boss Zhao, are you still calculating your accounts? You don¡¯t even know how to greet your guests when they arrive,¡± Zhen Xuelan walked straight to the counter and said to the boss who simply couldn¡¯t reconcile his accounts. Hearing this, Chen Nan¡¯s eyes swept over the two of them. From Zhen Xuelan¡¯s familiar tone, it seemed that she often came to this restaurant to eat. ¡°Second room on the second floor,¡± Hearing this, the boss didn¡¯t even raise his head. The moment he heard the voice, he knew who it was. When he finally balanced the accounts and raised his head again, Zhen Xuelan and Chen Nan weren¡¯t before him anymore. The boss raised his head and looked at the direction of the stairs, his face showing an expression that said: ¡°as I expected¡±. At this moment, Chen Nan and Zhen Xuelan were walking to the second floor. ¡°I¡¯ll treat you this time. In the days to come, you¡¯ll need money for many things,¡± Zhen Xuelan glanced at Chen Nan who was behind her, and said. Including yesterday¡¯s money, Chen Nan had a total of 60,000 Alliance Dollars on him. 60,000 Alliance Dollars was far from enough for Beastmasters. That was because the evolution of contracted beasts simply relied on spending money. As soon as she finished saying this, Zhen Xue Lan chuckled. With Chen Nan¡¯s current strength and potential, he probably didn¡¯t lack such things. Hearing this, Chen Nan¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change at all. He didn¡¯t take her words to heart. Soon, the two of them arrived at the door to the private room. They pushed the door open and walked in. Sitting on the sofa, they looked at the menu handed over by the waiter and began to order. Ten minutes later, their dishes were served one after another and placed on the table. Then, the two of them started to move their chopsticks. During the meal, after some indirect questioning, Chen Nan learned some things about this world. ¡°Are there an abundance of attack incidents like yesterday?¡± Chen Nan glanced at Zhen Xue Lan and asked casually. If there were a lot of attack incidents, he could complete such missions to increase Xiaochi¡¯s evolution points. Hearing this, Zhen Xue Lan frowned and nodded slightly. ¡°Recently, more and more vicious beasts have been contaminated. This week alone, there have been four attack incidents by vicious beasts in the suburb. They¡¯re all riots caused by the contamination of vicious beasts,¡± As she spoke, Zhen Xue Lan sighed and continued, ¡°It¡¯s a pity that we can¡¯t find the source of the contamination. However, the reason for all of this is very likely because of the Qingyu Club.¡± After saying this, Zhen Xue Lan stopped talking and lowered her head to eat. She didn¡¯t take Chen Nan¡¯s words to heart, thinking that his questions were all out of curiosity. Hearing this, Chen Nan¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change, but he noted down the Qingyu Club in his heart. At the moment, he was just an ordinary Beastmaster. Even if he killed contaminated vicious beasts, they probably wouldn¡¯t pay any attention to him. After all, he wasn¡¯t the only one doing this. In an instant, the private room returned to its silence, and the two focused on eating. Ten minutes later, the two finished their meal. They walked downstairs and stood in front of the boss. The boss was still the same as before, still doing his accounts. It seemed that he had was doing it from scratch again because he had missed a few numbers. Zhen Xuelan did not seem surprised when she saw this. She just put some Alliance Dollars on the table, then left Yiqing Snacks with Chen Nan. They walked back the way they came and entered a quiet alley. The environment here was ordinary. Rats would crawl over the tiles from time to time. When those rats noticed the two, they instantly disappeared from their sight. The two ignored all this and walked on the streets indifferently. However, at this moment, a noise came from the sewer not far away from them. In the quiet alley, the noise was particularly obvious. Hearing the noise, the two abruptly stopped and stared at the place where the noise had come from. On the other side of the sewer, a stray dog was growling at the source of the noise. ¡°Roar! Roar!¡± Suddenly, Chen Nan sensed the presence of a vicious beast coming from the sewer. ¡°There might be vicious beasts there,¡± Chen Nan stared at the source of the noise and his face turned serious. Hearing this, Zhen Xuelan¡¯s face turned serious as well. She knew where Chen Nan was referring to, and she didn¡¯t take his words as a joke. She decisively summoned her contracted beast out of the beast space. Her eyes were filled with vigilance as she looked ahead. In the next instant, a Hawk Eagle with a body length of 70 cm suddenly appeared in the alley. Chen Nan¡¯s gaze shifted over. The vicious beast had brown feathers and a metallic luster on its back. Its body was thick, and its wings were long and wide. Its pair of eagle eyes seemed to be able to pierce through people¡¯s hearts. Before Chen Nan could see the vicious beast¡¯s data, a strong fishy smell assaulted him. In the next moment, another vicious beast suddenly rushed out from the sewer and attacked the howling stray dog. The stray dog was naturally not a match for the vicious beast, and it quickly fell to the ground. Blood oozed from its neck, flowing along the ground. In an instant, only the faint sounds of the vicious beast could be heard in the entire alley. At this moment, several vicious beasts rushed out of the sewer. They looked the same as the vicious beast that had killed the stray dog earlier. They came to the side of the stray dog¡¯s corpse and gathered. It was also at this moment that Chen Nan was able to see their appearance. They were the size of domestic pet cats. Their fur was gray, their ears were like circular fans, and their tails were thin and long. Their entire body was also emitting rays of light, which reflected on the wall. At this moment, their two swarthy eyes were staring at the stray dog on the ground. At the same time, Chen Nan saw their data. [Vicious Beast: Iron-armored Rat] [Attribute: Poison] [Level: Middle-rank black iron grade] [Potential: High-rank black iron grade] [Evolution Routes: 7] [Evolution Requirements: ¡­ ] [Description: Highly alert, agile, cunning, and smart. Its fur is as hard as iron armor, making it hard to hurt one.] At this moment, the several vicious beasts were gnawing on the stray dog not far away. It was as if they had never eaten before. In just the time Chen Nan looked at the data, the Iron-armored Rats had finished gnawing on the stray dog. By now, only the skeleton of the stray dog and a pool of congealed blood were left on the ground. Beside them were the few Iron-armored Rats that had just eaten. Seeing this scene, Chen Nan, who had just finished eating, immediately felt a little nauseous. He decisively summoned Xiaochi out of the beast space. Chapter 18 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Chirp ¨C¡± With a roar, Xiaochi appeared in the alley. In an instant, the alley fell into silence as a strong and overbearing aura swept across the entire area. The atmosphere in the alley suddenly became heavy and oppressive. It made the Iron-armored Rats feel a trace of fear. Zhen Xuelan, who was standing at the side, glanced at Chen Nan, then looked at the trembling Iron-armored Rats. A hint of surprise was added to her nervous expression. The Iron-armored Rats that had suddenly appeared were all at the middle-rank black iron grade. Although their strength was average, they had a great advantage in numbers. If she was alone in such a situation, she wouldn¡¯t have been confident in defeating all of them. But when she glanced at Chen Nan just now, she saw that he was eager to give it a try! This was shocking. She knew a little about the characteristics of the Iron-armored Rats. They were agile, cunning, and smart. Not only were there many of them, but with these characteristics, the difficulty of killing them instantly increased. Chen Nan did not seem to notice her movements. His expression did not change at all. His gaze landed on the Iron-armored Rats not far away. As soon as the Iron-armored Rats had appeared and he had finished reading their data, there had only been one thought on his mind. That was to kill all of the Iron-armored Rats! This way, he could obtain evolution points. There were a total of four Iron-armored Rats. If his estimation was not wrong, killing all of them would give him 80 evolution points. In addition to the previous points he had earned, Xiaochi¡¯s evolution points would then be full. With this, Xiaochi could evolve again! Thinking of this, the corners of Chen Nan¡¯s mouth curled up as he looked at the Iron-armored Rats coldly. Zhen Xuelan, who was standing at the side, also looked at the Iron-armored Rats with a serious expression. In such a situation, she couldn¡¯t just take care of herself. She immediately ordered her contracted beast to attack the Iron-armored Rats. ¡°Hawk-Eagle, attack these Iron-armored Rats,¡± Zhen Xuelan looked ahead and ordered. However, this order didn¡¯t make the Hawk Eagle move. Not seeing its figure, she couldn¡¯t help but order again, ¡°Hawk-Eagle, hurry up and attack!¡± However, no matter how she commanded, she didn¡¯t see the contracted beast¡¯s movements. Zhen Xuelan looked over with confusion and saw that the Hawk-Eagle was trembling, unable to generate any fighting spirit. Zhen Xuelan¡¯s expression turned ugly. They were both birds, yet Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast made her¡¯s so fearful! That¡¯s right! It was fear! It was as if its entire body was being suppressed, and fear came from the bottom of its heart. What kind of bloodline did Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast have? One had to know that the Hawk-Eagle was one of the tops among the birds in terms of both strength and bloodline. However, Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast was able to make the Hawk Eagle feel fear. Zhen Xue Lan was filled with questions as she looked at Xiaochi with curiosity. At the same time, the minute the four Iron-armored Rats before them saw Xiaochi, their hair stood on end. They quietly took a few steps back with a hint of fear in their actions. They didn¡¯t even dare to look in Xiaochi¡¯s direction. On this side, Chen Nan heard Zhen Xuelan¡¯s words but didn¡¯t see the Hawk Eagle more. He couldn¡¯t help but glance at it and instantly understood the reason. It was because of Xiaochi. Chen Nan didn¡¯t force it. He turned to Xiaochi and said, ¡°Go and deal with those Iron-armored Rats.¡± Xiaochi heard the order and let out a long ¡°Chirp ¨C¡°. In the next moment, it flew toward the Iron-armored Rats ahead. At the same time, the moment Xiaochi moved, the Iron-armored Rats that were already wanting to escape moved even faster. However, they couldn¡¯t compare to Xiaochi¡¯s wings. Soon, Xiaochi arrived above the Iron-armored Rats. The Iron-armored Rats looked at the sky in fear at Xiaochi that had suddenly appeared above them. However, at such a moment, fear was useless. It was better to retaliate. Immediately, the four Iron-armored Rats stopped running and started attacking Xiaochi that was in the air. A pool of black liquid rushed toward Xiaochi¡¯s body. Xiaochi flapped its wings and successfully avoided the pool of liquid. Wisps of flames began to condense around its body and hovered around it. The wind in the surroundings abruptly stood still as the temperature gradually rose and the accumulated water on the ground was evaporated. Even the sun became a little warmer. In an instant, a ball of flames flew out with the flapping of Xiaochi¡¯s wings. It landed on the ground and burned, directly surrounding the four Iron-armored Rats. Although the Iron-armored Rats were terrified of Xiaochi, when danger was in their faces, they would still try their best to resist. They withdrew their tails, curled up into a ball, and rolled out. They used their hard backs to resist the dangerous flames and successfully rushed out of the ring of fire. After the Iron-armored Rats successfully rushed out, they stopped rolling and stood up, staring at Xiaochi with fierce eyes. Then, one Iron-armored Rat stood steadily as the others climbed up one after another. They were trying to use this method to get close to Xiaochi and even attack it. However, Xiaochi wouldn¡¯t allow them to get close to it. It immediately spat out a ball of flames, which grew bigger and bigger. At the same time, by stacking up on one another, the four Iron-armored Rats had also reached the front of Xiaochi. The Iron-armored Rat on top grasped the opportunity to immediately spit out a pool of black liquid. In that instant, Xiaochi¡¯s flames were already formed. It swung forward and the fireball flew out. Xiaochi did not stop and continued to spit out flames. In the air, the pool of black liquid was swallowed by the flames. A ball of scarlet flames mixed with a trace of black smashed towards the Iron-armored Rats. Seeing this, the Iron-armored Rats¡¯ hair stood on end. They widened their eyes and immediately curled up into a ball. However, the ball of flames was no ordinary flames and directly messed up their formation. With a boom, the four Iron-armored Rats fell to the ground. At this moment, another fireball came attacking. The Iron-armored Rats did not have time to react. They immediately gathered and curled into a ball, forming a hard wall. With a loud bang, the fireball crashed into their backs. After a long time, they were in a stalemate. Seeing this, Xiaochi immediately cried out, ¡°Chirp!¡± It spat out another ball of flames that was completely different from the previous one. Within this ball of flames, the scarlet light was shining even brighter. It charged straight towards the four Iron-armored Rats. When this ball of flames approached, the iron-armored rats¡¯ hair stood on end once more, and they looked extremely terrified. This caused their originally tough defense to instantly collapse. The ball of flames easily knocked down the four Iron-armored Rats. On their bodies were traces of burns. In an instant, the ball of flames smashed onto the defenseless Iron-armored Rats. With a ¡°bang¡±, smoke rose in all directions, making it difficult to see the road ahead. When the smoke dissipated, a huge pit appeared on the ground. In the huge pit were the four corpses of the Iron-armored Rats. At the same time, the system¡¯s mechanical voice sounded in Chen Nan¡¯s mind. [You have successfully killed four black iron grade vicious beasts. You have gained 80 evolution points.] [Your evolution points have reached 100. The chance to evolve has been stored in the background.] Hearing this, Chen Nan¡¯s gaze fell on Xiaochi. Currently, Xiaochi only had 5% of the Phoenix bloodline, yet it was able to display such strength. If it was evolved again, how will it be improved? Chapter 19 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Chen Nan let the system keep the evolution opportunity in the background, not using it immediately. The location and timing weren¡¯t right for Xiaochi to evolve. Besides, Zhen Xuelan was standing next to him. If he evolved Xiaochi now, the changes in the sky and Xiaochi would attract a lot of suspicion and trouble. There would be another uproar then. If he wanted to evolve Xiaochi, it seemed that he had to return as soon as possible. Thinking of this, Chen Nan¡¯s heart was filled with anticipation. He wondered what would happen after the evolution. Would Xiaochi¡¯s strength advance by another level? Or would its appearance and body size get closer to the Vermilion Bird? These would only be known after the next evolution. Chen Nan returned to his senses and looked at Xiaochi who was flying towards him. At the same time, Zhen Xuelan who was standing at the side was extremely shocked when she recalled what she had just witnessed. Xiaochi¡¯s attacks just now were very efficient and it didn¡¯t take long to kill the four Iron-armored Rats. On top of that, the damage it caused wasn¡¯t small. If it was her, it would have been very difficult for her to deal with four vicious beasts all at once. After all, they were slightly superior in terms of numbers. However, Chen Nan had easily dealt with them. It seemed that her speculations were right. Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast had a precious bloodline that was far superior to the Haw Eagle¡¯s! It was precisely because of this that the Hawk-Eagle was afraid of Xiaochi. However, she didn¡¯t ask about it. After all, this was Chen Nan¡¯s privacy. At the same time, after Xiaochi killed the Iron-armored Rat, it flapped its wings and happily returned to Chen Nan. Its actions of seeking praise caused Chen Nan to chuckle. He reached out and stroked its feathers. Only when Xiaochi was satisfied did Chen Nan put it back into his beast space. Then, he turned to look at Zhen Xuelan. In the next moment, Zhen Xuelan looked at him too and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t help much in the battle just now.¡± Chen Nan shook his head to show that he didn¡¯t mind. He then glanced at Zhen Xuelan¡¯s contracted beast. Both his contracted beast and Zhen Xuelan¡¯s were birds. Although Xiaochi wasn¡¯t a Phoenix, it possessed 5% of the Phoenix bloodline. Just this alone allowed Xiaochi to have a bloodline suppression effect on the majority of bird vicious beasts. As such, whenever other bird vicious beasts meet Xiaochi, they would feel fear from the bottom of their hearts. ¡°What should we do with the corpses of these vicious beasts?¡± Chen Nan pointed at the corpses of the four Iron-armored Rats in the pit. Zhen Xuelan followed his finger and looked over. The four Iron-armored Rat bodies were lying in a mess in the pit. ¡°I¡¯ll contact the city defense army to come over later. Although this isn¡¯t the Association¡¯s bounty mission, they will still more or less give you some rewards for killing vicious beasts in the suburb,¡± Zhen Xue Lan explained. Hearing this, Chen Nan nodded. He knew that the rewards were probably Alliance Dollars. After Zhen Xuelan finished saying this, she took out her communicator and dialed the number of the city defense army. After some communication, Zhen Xuelan finally put down her communicator. ¡°The city defense army will be here soon,¡± Zhen Xuelan looked at Chen Nan, worried that he had something urgent to attend to and couldn¡¯t wait for too long. Hearing this, Chen Nan nodded to indicate that he understood. Although he did want to quickly evolve Xiaochi, he could still afford to wait for such a short time. Ten minutes later, the sound of well-trained footsteps could be heard in the alley. In the next moment, Chen Nan saw five young men dressed in the same clothes walking towards him. They must be the city defense army. The young man standing at the front turned around and said to the others, ¡°You guys go deal with the corpses.¡± Those who heard the order immediately walked into the huge pit. The person who gave the order came up to Chen Nan and asked, ¡°Who killed these fierce beasts?¡± ¡°It was me,¡± Chen Nan glanced at the person and guessed that since he could give orders, he must be the captain. Hearing this, the captain of the city defense army looked at Zhen Xue Lan with confusion. It was as if he was asking her if what Chen Nan said was true. Zhen Xue Lan nodded, indicating that Chen Nan was the one who had killed the four vicious beasts. Seeing this, the captain of the city defense army was very surprised and sized up Chen Nan. Judging from Chen Nan¡¯s appearance, he was still very young and should still be in school. He was so young, yet he was able to kill four vicious beasts. This was simply unbelievable! Admiration appeared in the captain¡¯s eyes. He admired Chen Nan for having such strength at such a young age. If he was properly groomed, he might even be stronger in the future! At the same time, the other members of the city defense army had already finished handling the vicious beasts¡¯ corpses and had returned to the captain¡¯s side. Sensing the arrival of his team members, the captain took out an alliance quota card and handed it to Chen Nan, ¡°This is the reward for killing the vicious beasts.¡± Seeing this, Chen Nan took the card. When the rest of the city defense army¡¯s members saw this, they were shocked, but they didn¡¯t say anything and left with the captain. Chen Nan flipped the card over and saw the quota at the back to be at a total of 20,000 Alliance Dollars. Feeling satisfied, he put the card away. Seeing this, Zhen Xuelan said, ¡°Let¡¯s go back.¡± Hearing this, Chen Nan nodded and the two walked out of the alley together. Twenty minutes later, Chen Nan and Zhen Xuelan had returned to the city. Standing at the city gates, the two said their goodbyes and parted ways. Chen Nan walked in the direction of the academy. He wanted to return as soon as possible and evolve Xiaochi. With this thought in mind, his footsteps became faster and faster. In less than twenty minutes, he had returned to the academy and walked straight towards the dormitory. When he reached the door to his dorm, he pushed the door open and walked in. The minute Chen Nan entered, he saw Liang Feiguang sitting in his seat. At this moment, he was cautiously looking in the direction of the door. Beside him sat the Snow Leopard. When Liang Feiguang saw that the person who came was Chen Nan, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief. He stood up and walked to the front of Chen Nan, then asked curiously, ¡°Chen Nan, what did you do this afternoon? Fortunately, you didn¡¯t stay in the dormitory this afternoon.¡± Liang Feiguang¡¯s tone was filled with relief. Thank God Chen Nan had gone out. Otherwise, it would have been troublesome. Hearing his words, Chen Nan immediately had questions in his heart. Why did he say that? Did something happen? ¡°I went to do something. What happened?¡± Chen Nan looked at Liang Feiguang with a hint of confusion in his eyes. ¡°This afternoon, not long after I came back, one of Ji Ren¡¯s lackeys had come over and looked around our dorm. He must have come to find trouble with you, but he couldn¡¯t find you.¡± Liang Feiguang told him about the situation that had happened this afternoon. ¡°However, since he didn¡¯t find you this afternoon, I¡¯m afraid he will come back again tonight,¡± Liang Feiguang guessed. When the lackey left, he had worn an expression that said he would be back, so he would most definitely be back very soon. He wondered if the lackey would bring people over. If he did, it would be troublesome. When Chen Nan heard this, he frowned slightly, feeling somewhat displeased. ¡°If they have the ability, they can come and try,¡± Chen Nan said coldly. He had just ignored this group of people, but now they were taking advantage of him! He had never been afraid! However, he had to evolve Xiaochi as soon as possible. It had been a long time since the last evolution. He was also quite curious about Xiaochi¡¯s strength after the evolution. Chapter 20 - The Difficulty to Evolve Increases, Looking For Trouble Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio At the same time, when Liang Feiguang heard Chen Nan¡¯s words, he agreed with them very much in his heart. But his contracted beast was not very strong. If there were too many of them, it would be difficult for him to go against them. As he deliberated, Liang Feiguang could not help but worry in his heart, and his gaze towards Chen Nan was filled with worry. Sensing Liang Feiguang¡¯s gaze, Chen Nan did not say anything and simply sat on his seat. He was not sure what Liang Feiguang was thinking, but he was very sure that Xiaochi was very strong. Even if a few more came, he was confident that he could beat them up! However, the most important thing now was to evolve Xiaochi. Only by Xiaochi being strong would he be able to deal with everything easily. Chen Nan closed his eyes and immersed his consciousness into the beast space. The space was white, with only Xiaochi in the center. It was very empty and lonely. Chen Nan glanced at the scene indifferently, then said in his heart without hesitation, ¡°Open the backstage, evolve Xiaochi.¡± In the next moment, he heard the system¡¯s voice in his mind. (Ding! Your contracted beast Scarlet Flame Sparrow is evolving¡­] The moment the system finished saying that, a scarlet light surged into Xiaochi¡¯s body. At this moment, a ball of flames engulfed it, and the ball of flames was gradually expanding. At the same time, the entire beast space underwent a change as it was enveloped in a scarlet red. Everything related to the fire attribute in the space floated in the air and surged into Xiaochi¡¯s body in the next instant. Time gradually passed. Finally, at this moment, Chen Nan heard the system¡¯s voice in his mind. {Congratulations to the host. Your Scarlet Flame Sparrow has evolved into a low-rank bronze grade Scarlet Flame Sparrow! ] Inan instant, the flames surrounding Xiaochi disappeared and its body stopped expanding. The surrounding environment also returned to its original state. Its appearance had changed again. Xiaochi, which was originally only the size of a palm, had become larger. The red that was mixed in its feathers had increased by a few folds. Its feathers glowed with a red light, and its sharp claws had grown longer. One could even see a burning flame in its pupils. After evolving, Xiaochi was emitting a domineering aura. At this moment, it was flapping its wings and flying around in the beast space. It seemed to be expressing its joy. Seeing this, Chen Nan¡¯s heart was also filled with joy. His gaze fell on Xiaochi, and he instantly saw its updated data after evolution. [Vicious Beast: Scarlet Flame Sparrow] (Attribute: Fire] [Level: Low-rank bronze grade] [Potential: High-rank gold grade] [Evolution points: 0/500] [Evolution Routes: 6] [Evolution Requirements: ¡­] (Description: After evolution, the sparrow¡¯s evolution points have been reset to zero. It now possesses 10% of the pure Phoenix bloodline.] After looking at the data, Chen Nan was quite delighted Xiaochi was already very strong when it was at the black iron grade. Now that it had reached bronze grade, its strength had probably increased by another level! Moreover, its Phoenix bloodline had already increased to 10%! With joy in his heart, Chen Nan shifted his gaze to the evolution points. He saw that the evolution points he needed to gather had suddenly increased to 500 points from the previous 100 points. Seeing this, Chen Nan was extremely shocked. ¡®There was a trace of confusion in his eyes. Why had the evolution points needed for evolution increased after evolving? After some understanding, he found that it was because Xiaochi¡¯s strength had increased too quickly. As its strength increased, the need for evolution points would also gradually increase. After understanding this point, Chen Nan quickly let the matter go. In any case, Xiaochi¡¯s growth path had been set. No matter what, it would evolve again. Chen Nan¡¯s consciousness exited the beast space. He calmed the joy in his heart and slowly opened his eyes. A day had passed since he had contracted Xiaochi. In this one day, it had evolved twice. Both evolutions had greatly increased its strength. Not only that, but it had also obtained the pure Phoenix bloodline. Of course, if he wanted to increase Xiaochi¡¯s level with speed, he would have to kill even more vicious beasts! Chen Nan stood up and washed up. Just as he was about to rest, a clamor came from outside the door. He looked at the door with a puzzled expression, then looked at Liang Feiguang with the same confusion, not understanding what was happening. Liang Feiguang¡¯s expression suddenly changed, and the smile on his face collapsed. He looked at the time and saw that it was eight o¡¯clock in the evening. It seemed that Ji Ren¡¯s lackey was here to find trouble with Chen Nan again. At this moment, the door to the dorm was opened. Seeing this, Liang Feiguang abruptly stood up and walked towards the door. Chen Nan stood at the same spot and did not move. He looked towards the door. He saw four people walking in arrogantly. The moment they saw Chen Nan, their faces were full of ridicule. ¡®When Liang Feiguang saw that they wanted to continue walking in, he directly blocked the door and blocked their way. His expression turned cold as he stared at them with a cold gaze. He wanted to help Chen Nan block this matter. After all, he had seen Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast before. It was a sparrow. To them, they could defeat Chen Nan with a flick of their fingers. Therefore, it was better for him to block them. At least his contracted beast had some strength. The four people who were blocked stopped and looked at Liang Feiguang disdainfully. ¡°It¡¯s none of your business. Hurry up and get out of the way,¡± The youth on the left looked at Chen Nan and said arrogantly. Hearing this, not only did Liang Feiguang not move, but he even took a step forward and stopped them outside the door. The person at the front said mockingly, ¡°As expected, weaklings like to stick together.¡± He first looked at Liang Feiguang, then at Chen Nan. In his eyes, the gaze read, ¡°Birds of a feather flock together¡±. ¡®When Liang Feiguang heard this, his expression didn¡¯t change at all, as if the person wasn¡¯t talking about him. Although Liang Feiguang had blocked the door, Chen Nan could still see the situation outside. Among the four, Ji Ren wasn¡¯t seen, but these four people were all familiar faces. They had been following behind Ji Ren since the moment they contracted the vicious beast eggs. Of course, Chen Nan had also heard what they said clearly. Chen Nan looked at them with a hint of coldness in his eyes. He immediately mocked them back, ¡°You guys are all Ji Ren¡¯s dogs, right?¡± He wasn¡¯t the kind of person who would smile at the opponent after being beaten up. He would definitely return the favor on the spot! ¡°You¡­ say that again! !¡± ¡®When the four people who were stopped heard this, their expressions instantly changed and their faces turned red. ¡°Oh my, Chen Nan, look. Dogs can talk, it¡¯s really a miracle,¡± Liang Feiguang saw their reaction and a smile immediately appeared on his face. Even the way he looked at them was like looking at dogs. Hearing this, Chen Nan also revealed a smile, but he quickly restrained it. His cold eyes swept on the four people and said, ¡°Tell Ji Ren to come himself if he wants to find trouble.¡± Since Ji Ren was determined to find trouble with him, he would not let them off easily! He would use the means of a Beastmaster to solve the conflict! If people did not offend him, he would not offend them. However, if people did offend him, he would pay them back tenfold! This time, he would make it so that Ji Ren would be afraid the moment he laid eyes on him.. Chapter 21 - Disdain, Conflict Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡®As soon as these words were said, the four people at the door instantly revealed astonished expressions. Although they didn¡¯t directly ridicule Chen Nan, the disdain on their faces was almost overflowing. During the awakening ceremony, everyone in the entire academy knew that Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast was a sparrow. ¡®They were very clear about a sparrow¡¯s strength. Where did Chen Nan¡¯s confidence come from? To think he would say such a thing! ¡®When the youth standing at the front heard this, he chuckled and said, ¡°Since you¡¯re asking for it, we don¡¯t mind.¡± His tone carried a hint of contempt. With Chen Nan¡¯s strength, how could he be compared to Ji Ren? He was simply asking for it! Hearing this, the others laughed as well. Of course, they were only laughing out of ridicule, nothing else. With Chen Nan¡¯s strength, he probably wouldn¡¯t even be able to kill an ant that had some aggressivity. ¡°Let¡¯s go. Let¡¯s see how he¡¯ll deal with it tomorrow,¡± There was a hint of ridicule in the youth¡¯s tone. After he finished saying this, he turned around and left. Seeing this, the others glanced at Chen Nan and left as well. Chen Nan didn¡¯t think much of it. After seeing them leave, he returned to his seat. The second the four of them turned, Liang Feiguang closed the door with a ¡°bang¡¯, instantly isolating themselves from the chatter outside. When the four lackeys had come to find trouble with Chen Nan, the entire corridor had been filled with people. ¡®They were all here to watch the show. ¡®As such, they naturally heard Chen Nan¡¯s words and were looking at him strangely. However, the door had been blocked by Liang Feiguang, so they could not see inside the room at all. Thus, they started discussing Chen Nan¡¯s words. ¡°What is Chen Nan trying to do? Apologize or fight?¡± ¡°Is there even a need to say that? It must be to fight!¡± ¡°But can Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast fight?¡± ¡°Maybe he contracted another one.¡± From their words, it could be seen that they think highly of Chen Nan at all. After all, in this era, the only solution for conflict was for the contracted beasts of both parties to fight. On top of that, Ji Ren¡¯s contracted beast was very powerful. In their class, it was likely that only Qing Yunshi could defeat him. At this moment, with a loud bang, the dormitory door was closed, blocking their vision. They stood gazing at each other on the spot, at a loss for what to do, and finally returned to their dormitories. Still in the dorm, Chen Nan didn¡¯t hear their discussion. After all, their voices had been noisy and he could not hear them clearly. ¡®That being said, he more or less knew what they were discussing. ¡®They were probably saying things along the line of not thinking highly of him and things like he could not compete with Ji Ren. However, Chen Nan did not take these things to heart. ¡®When his gaze landed on Liang Feiguang, he found that Liang Feiguang was looking at him with a strange expression. ¡®There had been a hint of worry in his eyes from the beginning to the end. He looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated. Seeing this, Chen Nan¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change at all as he said indifferently, ¡°If I don¡¯t do this, I won¡¯t be able to live in peace in the future.¡± If he wanted to live a peaceful life in the academy, he had to first get rid of this trouble with Ji Ren. Otherwise, in the future, Ji Ren would come over and provoke him from time to time. Coincidentally, Xiaochi had completed its evolution, so he could take this opportunity to see its strength after evolution. He could also use this opportunity to test the strength of Ji Ren¡¯s contracted beast. Although Ji Ren¡¯s contracted beast was at the low-rank silver grade, its combat strength was still unknown. After all, the level was not the only standard for a contracted beast¡¯s strength. It also had to improve its combat experience. Chen Nan turned around and saw that Liang Feiguang was still looking at him with a strange expression. At first, he was a little puzzled, but he quickly understood that Liang Feiguang had probably misunderstood him. However, he did not explain. Anyway, after tomorrow, Ji Ren would probably take a detour whenever he saw him. After cleaning up, Chen Nan went to bed. Seeing this, Liang Feiguang did not say much, but he still had a hint of worry in his heart. He sighed in his heart and also went to bed. If Ji Ren made things difficult for Chen Nan tomorrow, he would be stand in front of Chen Nan, just like today. In short, he would always stand on Chen Nan¡¯s side. ¡®The next day, after Chen Nan and Liang Feiguang had packed their bags, they left the dorm together and headed for the classroom. A few minutes later, the two of them arrived at the classroom door and walked in. ¡®There were already quite a number of students in the classroom. Noticing that someone was at the door, all of them looked over. ¡®When they saw that it was Chen Nan, their expressions were a little strange. Chen Nan did not think much of it and walked to his seat that he took yesterday and sat down. Liang Feiguang also returned to his seat. Qing Yunshi, who was sitting in her seat, could not help but glance at Chen Nan a few times. Seeing this, Chen Nan nodded at her indifferently as a greeting. Qing Yunshi did not give him any response and turned her head to the side instead. Seeing this, Chen Nan did not say anything and looked out of the window. Just then, Ji Ren walked in then straight to Chen Nan. ¡°Last night, were you the one who said you wanted to challenge me?¡± Ji Ren looked at Chen Nan and asked with a smile on his face. When he heard this news, he was as surprised as the others. But he quickly recovered. Since Chen Nan wanted to ask for trouble, then he would fulfill his wish. At the same time, Ji Ren¡¯s words caused everyone present to be very surprised. All of them turned their gazes towards Chen Nan. Even though they had already heard about it yesterday, they were still very shocked when they heard it again. This was because, with Chen Nan¡¯s strength, he was completely no match for Ji Ren. ¡°Why would Chen Nan make such a request? He¡¯s really stupid!¡± ¡°How could he win against Ji Ren? Isn¡¯t he just walking into the trap?¡± ¡°Shouldn¡¯t he take a look at the strength of his contracted beast first? To think he¡¯s so arrogant.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. For Ji Ren, dealing with him would be as easy as dealing with an ant.¡± Most of the students in the class had high hopes for Ji Ren. Especially Ji Ren¡¯s lackeys, their reactions were especially intense. ¡®They could even imagine how down and out Chen Nan would be after losing. Just thinking about it made them extremely excited. ¡®When Ji Ren heard these words, the smile on his face deepened. He could not help but raise his chin and look down at Chen Nan. ¡°I don¡¯t want flies to wander around in front of me every day either, it¡¯s too uncomfortable,¡± Chen Nan glanced at the people who did not think highly of him and said indifferently. ¡®They could think whatever they wanted. He just wanted to resolve the problem and get rid of Ji Ren as soon as possible. Otherwise, he would only appear in front of him many times in the future. ¡®When Liang Feiguang, who was sitting not far away, heard this, he finally understood that Chen Nan had been talking about solving the conflict with the means of a Beastmaster. It seemed that he had misunderstood yesterday. He thought that Chen Nan was going to apologize to Ji Ren and had been worried that Ji Ren would make things difficult for Chen Nan in the process of his apologizing. But at this moment, knowing that Chen Nan was going to challenge Ji Ren, Liang Feiguang became even more worried. He didn¡¯t know if Chen Nan could resist Ji Ren¡¯s attacks. He was even thinking if he should call Yu Ruyun over. Even Qing Yunshi, who was sitting at the side, took a few more glances at Chen Nan. There was a hint of confusion in her eyes. She didn¡¯t understand why Chen Nan would take the initiative to challenge Ji ren. After all, Chen Nan should find Ji Ren¡¯s strength hard to resist. However, on the surface, Chen Nan appeared to be very calm, and he didn¡¯t show the slightest hint of fear. It was as if he was not the one who issued the challenge. One could even see a hint of certainty in him that he was going to win.. Chapter 22 - Worry, The Duel Starts Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Hearing this, the smile on Ji Ren¡¯s face did not fade as he did not think much about Chen Nan¡¯s words. In his opinion, Chen Nan was just being stubborn. ¡°can give you a few days to prepare. It¡¯s not too late for us to fight once you¡¯re ready,¡± Ji Ren said as if he was doing charity. Even the way he looked at Chen Nan had a hint of sympathy. It was as if he was looking at a stray dog by the side of the road and feeling sympathy for its suffering. ¡°There¡¯s no need. We¡¯ll start in a moment,¡± Chen Nan ignored his gaze and tone and said indifferently. At this moment, what he wanted the most was to get rid of the trouble with Ji Ren as soon as possible. This way, his life in the academy would be a little more peaceful. Just then, a figure appeared at the door. ¡°The class teacher is here!¡± It was unknown who shouted this, but it instantly brought everyone back to their senses and their gazes shifted to the door. Yu Ruyun stood at the door and took a glance around at the door walking in. When she stood on the podium, her gaze was fixed on the students below. ¡°What happened?¡± Yu Ruyun¡¯s gaze swept back and forth between Chen Nan and Ji Ren. ¡°Chen Nan and I were just discussing to begin the duel between us in a moment,¡± Ji Ren shifted his gaze to the podium and looked into Yu Ruyum¡¯s eyes as he briefly recounted what had happened. Hearing this, Yu Ruyun immediately turned her gaze to Chen Nan, a hint of inquiry in her eyes. It seemed like she was asking why didn¡¯t he ask for her help. ¡®When she stepped into the classroom yesterday, she had already sensed that the atmosphere between the two was not right. Therefore, before leaving the classroom, she had even especially reminded Chen Nan that if he was in trouble, he could ask her for help. After that, she waited but Chen Nan did not show, so she thought that the conflict between the two of them had been resolved. She didn¡¯t expect the conflict between the two to completely erupt today. Yu Ruyun could not help but have a hint of worry on her face. She was extremely clear about Ji Ren¡¯s strength. If just based on the strength of Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast, it was likely that he wasn¡¯t a match for Ji Ren. After deliberating for a moment, Yu Ruyun¡¯s gaze fell onto Chen Nan and asked, ¡°Are you sure you want to start later?¡± She tried to make him reconsider and make a rash decision. However, when Chen Nan heard these words, his expression didn¡¯t change. He simply nodded and stood firm to his determination. On the podium, Yu Ruyun immediately frowned, her heart filled with puzzlement. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then let¡¯s head to the academy¡¯s training ground,¡± Yu Ruyun thought for a moment and finally agreed to the duel request. Since Chen Nan didn¡¯t reject it, then there was no harm in her agreeing. Besides, she was also very curious. With her short contact with Chen Nan, she didn¡¯t think that he was a rash person. As such, he presumably had the confidence to agree to the duel. Hearing this, Ji Ren glanced at Chen Nan and walked out of the classroom. This action made all the students in the classroom stand up and head to the academy¡¯s training ground as well. The classroom door instantly became crowded. Only when there were only two or three people left in the classroom did Chen Nan stand up and head towards the training ground. Seeing this, Liang Feiguang immediately chased after him and followed behind Chen Nan. In Luoyang Academy, there was a training ground for Beastmasters. The training ground was not only a place to train contracted beasts, but also a place for some Beastmasters to have duels and exchange pointers. For example, the conflict between Chen Nan and Ji Ren could be resolved through dueling in the training ground. Other than that, in Luoyang Academy, one could only summon one¡¯s contracted beast in the training ground. If one were to summon it in another place within the academy, 20 points would be deducted for every time one did this. With this rule in place, no one dared to summon their contracted beasts in the academy. After all, to them, points were still very important. Not long after, the entire class arrived at the training ground. At this moment, many seniors were training their contracted beasts in the training ground. Of course, there were also many who were sparring with each other. Their arrival instantly attracted the attention of these people and they began to discuss. ¡°Who are these people? Why are they so imposing?¡± ¡°Look at their numbers. Is the whole class here?¡± ¡°They are all unfamiliar faces, must be freshmen.¡± ¡°Such a fierce batch of freshmen! It¡¯s only the second day of school and they are already fighting.¡± Immediately, these seniors stopped training and sparring and gathered together. They were very curious about who would be the parties involved in the duel. On top of that, there was a teacher leading the team. Since there were no training courses for contracted beasts in the first semester, there was only one possibility: Some people had a conflict and needed to resolve it, so they came to the training ground. Chen Nan looked around and found the training ground very familiar. This place was almost the same as the Hunter Association¡¯s training ground. The design of the place was the same, as well as the spectator stand. Did the two places share the same designer? Chen Nan¡¯s gaze fell on the spectator stand. At this moment, a group of curious seniors were sitting on the seats, looking down with excitement. His classmates did the same. Chen Nan retracted his gaze and walked into the training ground where the two would duel. Ji Ren, who was behind him, glanced at the spectator stand before walking in with his head held high. Soon, in the training ground, Chen Nan and Ji Ren stood opposite each other with Yu Ruyun in the middle. ¡°Now, I will introduce the rules of this duel,¡± Yu Ruyun glanced at the two of them and announced the rules, ¡°In you duel, you may not hurt the other party¡¯s contracted beast. You will only fight it out until a winner is decided.¡± She first glanced at Chen Nan, then her gaze fell on Ji Ren. It was as if she was telling him not to hurt Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast. ¡°Of course, However, Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast is too weak. If my contracted beast accidentally hurts his, such a thing is hard to avoid as well,¡± Ji Ren agreed to Yu Ruyun¡¯s suggestion, then glanced at Chen Nan. After all, this was something that everyone knew. Chen Nan glanced at Ji Ren indifferently, disagreeing in his heart. Ji Ren could only say such arrogant words now. When the real duel began, he believed that he wouldn¡¯t be able to say anything out loud. ¡°Since it¡¯s a duel, it¡¯s inevitable for the contracted beasts to accidentally injure each other,¡± Chen Nan stared at him with a calm expression on his face. Seeing this, Yu Ruyun sighed to herself. She understood Chen Nan¡¯s thoughts very well. No one would be able to stand the anger if they were ridiculed like this, let alone a teenager. But if he acted like this, wouldn¡¯t Ji Ren be even more unrestrained. Her gaze landed on Chen Nan¡¯s face. He looked calm and unhurried as if he was completely unaware of the danger. Yu Ruyun sighed once again. Forget it, it seems that she could only try her best to protect Chen Nan during the duel. ¡°The duel officially begins!¡± After Yu Ruyun announced, she walked to the side and watched the battle between the two. ¡®When the audience heard Yu Ruyun¡¯s words, they began to look forward to the battle. Of course, only the unknowing seniors were looking forward to it. After all, they did not know that Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast was a sparrow. As for the students who knew the situation, they looked at the two below without any suspense. Chapter 23 - Ji Rens Strength, Attention, Battle Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡®With Yu Ruyun¡¯s announcement, the duel officially began. Ji Ren summoned his contracted beast out of his beast space without hesitation. With that, a small hunting dog with strong limbs appeared in the training ground. Its fluffy fur was black, and its entire body was emitting a faint red light. If one didn¡¯t look closely, one wouldn¡¯t be able to see the light emitting from its body. At this moment, it was staring at Chen Nan with its sharp eyes. It wore an arrogant look, as if no fierce beast was its match. Chen Nan glanced at it and found that it was slightly different from the first time he saw it. He immediately looked at the data of the Hound. [Vicious Beast: Fire Hound] (Attribute: Fire] [Level: Low-rank bronze grade] [Potential: Middle-rank silver grade] (Loyalty: 84] [Skills: Lightning Speed] [Evolution Routes: 5 ] [Evolution Requirements: ¡­ ] [Description: Has quick reflexes and will not act rashly.] After reading the data, Chen Nan was slightly surprised, but he quickly regained his composure. He did not expect that Ji Ren¡¯s contracted beast had leveled up within a day. But thinking about it, it was only natural that this happened. After all, who wouldn¡¯t evolve their contracted beast at the first chance? It was only a given that one would hope that one¡¯s contracted beast would become stronger and stronger! That being said, Ji Ren¡¯s contracted beast also had an additional skill. He wondered what the skill was like. After some research, Chen Nan finally understood that he would only see the skill column if the vicious beast had skills, otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t show up. It was no wonder he hadn¡¯t seen it before. Ji Ren was staring at Chen Nan at the moment, so he naturally didn¡¯t miss his fleeting surprise. Ji Ren¡¯s expression became even more arrogant. After all, he was the Young Master of the largest Vicious Beast Store in the city. After the world was rebuilt, his father had founded a Vicious Beast Store. After several years of operation, the store gradually took became an existence that everyone knew about. In the store, everything related to fierce beasts was available. ¡®There were even some high-grade and precious medicinal herbs as well as a top pharmaceutical team. The team could develop medicinal pills exclusive for vicious beasts according to their attributes to help them evolve. After Ji Ren had awakened his Beastmaster talent and possessed a contracted beast, he had specially asked the pharmaceutical team to help him develop a medicinal pill. After the Hound took the medicinal pill, it had evolved in a short time! Not only did its strength rise to the low-rank bronze grade, but it also possessed a skill! This skill was his trump card, and he would not easily display it. He could just deal with Chen Nan¡¯s trashy contracted beast by moving his fingers. The opponent was not worthy of the Hound¡¯s skill. Ji Ren looked at Chen Nan with a hint of confidence in his eyes. He didn¡¯t directly mock him. He wanted to use his strength to completely defeat Chen Nan! The moment Ji Ren¡¯s contracted beast appeared, everyone in the audience had astonished expressions on their faces. The seniors who had more experience could instantly see that the Hound¡¯s strength had already reached the low-rank bronze grade. It was most likely that an ordinary high-rank black iron grade vicious beast would find it very difficult to fight against it. ¡°He just entered the school and his contracted beast is already at the low-rank bronze grade?¡± ¡°Looks like it¡¯s going to be difficult for the other junior to go against him.¡± ¡°Hard to say, he hasn¡¯t even summoned his contracted beast.¡± ¡°Indeed, if his contracted beast¡¯s level is higher than that of the Hound, then he still has a chance of winning.¡± The seniors gathered together and discussed animatedly. It was very difficult to determine who would win this competition, and at the same time, they were looking forward to seeing Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast. As for the people sitting nearby, after hearing the senior¡¯s discussion, they were even less optimistic about Chen Nan¡¯s win. The seniors didn¡¯t know about Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast, but they did. How could Chen Nan¡¯s little sparrow be a match for a Hound?! Furthermore, its strength was at the low-rank bronze grade. ¡°There¡¯s no suspense in this competition.¡± ¡°T¡¯ve already guessed the outcome. Against a sparrow, any vicious beast can crush it.¡± ¡°This is so boring. In less than three minutes, this match will be over.¡± ¡°Tm afraid that with a few roars from Ji Ren¡¯s contracted beast, the sparrow will already be defeated.¡± The students in the same class as the two spoke with confidence. They believed that Ji Ren would definitely win this match. ¡®When the nearby seniors heard this, they were stunned for a moment and looked at the surrounding people in a daze. At first, they didn¡¯t know what Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast was and they were really looking forward to the duel. But from the conversation they heard just now, they learned that his contracted beast was a sparrow! ¡®Their hearts were instantly filled with mixed feelings, and the way they looked at him also changed. Chen Nan didn¡¯t know what they were thinking. He first glanced at the Fire Hound, then turned his gaze to Ji Ren. So this was where his confidence lay. It had to be said that among the new students, Ji Ren could be considered a genius with his strength. Unfortunately, Ji Ren was facing him this time. The result would also change because of this. Chen Nan withdrew his gaze and didn¡¯t say anything. Instead, he summoned Xiaochi out of his beast space. A50 cm long bird appeared. It had brown feathers with randomly distributed streaks of red. ¡®The outer part of its wings also had a trace of scarlet. Even its entire body was shrouded in a faint scarlet. Its pupils were bright and lively, and there were traces of flames jumping about in them. It emitted a naturally domineering aura and also some pressure. ¡®The moment Xiaochi appeared, the students who were watching the competition had a feeling. They felt that there seemed to be something wrong with their contracted beasts in their beast spaces. However, they couldn¡¯t describe the feeling, so they didn¡¯t think too much of it. Instead, they looked at Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast that was in the arena. ¡®The expression in their eyes was a little strange. Why was this sparrow different from what they had imagined? However, they couldn¡¯t pinpoint how it was different, so they didn¡¯t pay attention to the sparrow anymore. ¡®At the same time, Yu Ruyun, who was at the side, keenly sensed the specialness of Xiaochi the moment it appeared. Even her contracted beast in her beast space was wary of this aura. It seemed that Xiaochi was definitely not as simple as an ordinary sparrow! Perhaps it had awakened some bloodline, or perhaps it had evolved. Yu Ruyun looked meaningfully at Chen Nan. No wonder Chen Nan had agreed to the duel. It turned out his contracted beast was no ordinary sparrow. Yu Ruyun frowned slightly. Even if the sparrow was extraordinary, it would probably still be difficult for it to deal with a low-rank bronze grade Hound. ¡®The moment Xiaochi appeared in the training ground, Ji Ren felt the pressure from its body as well. However, the feeling was not strong, so he did not take it to heart. At this moment, his gaze shifted to Chen Nan, only to see him standing there calmly. His contracted beast was right beside him. The man and the beast were looking at him indifferently. Seeing this, Ji Ren laughed lightly. Very soon, Chen Nan would no longer be able to keep up with this appearance. Right now, he only wanted to defeat Chen Nan as soon as possible, and he even wished to see the Hound tear the sparrow into pieces! Just thinking about the scene made him extremely excited. Ji Ren came back to his senses and decisively ordered, ¡°Attack!¡± Chapter 24 - Defeat the Hound, Win Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio At the same time, Chen Nan stood where he was and looked at the Hound with a calm expression. He was not afraid of the Hound¡¯s change at all. After all, even though both contracted beasts were in the low-rank bronze grade, Xiaochi had been able to defeat a bronze grade vicious beast when it was only in the high-rank black iron grade. On top of that, the bronze grade vicious beast that Xiaochi had defeated back then had been a rank higher than the Hound! Even if it did not evolve, it could still defeat the Hound! He had full confidence in Xiaochi. However, Chen Nan was very curious. Now that Xiaochi¡¯s level had risen, he wondered what kind of strength could it display? Therefore, when he saw that the Hound had attacked, he decisively ordered Xiaochi as well, ¡°Counterattack.¡± The moment it heard the order, Xiaochi immediately flapped his wings and flew towards the Hound. At the same time, the Hound stood where it was and stared at Xiaochi with a fierce look in its eyes. ¡°Roar!¡± The Hound let out a low roar, and its entire body lit up with a red light. Following that, a ball of flames spread out from its mouth. ¡®The surrounding temperature gradually rose, and a blazing aura enveloped the entire training ground. The light breeze abruptly stopped, making everyone present sweat. The chemical reaction of two fire attribute contracted beasts clashing caused everyone to perspire profusely. It was as if there were nine suns in the sky. Xiaochi didn¡¯t panic at all. It flapped its wings and dodged to the side, dodging the ball of flames. Just like that, the ball of flames flew to a nearby railing. With a boom, the energy instantly exploded, and the railing collapsed. However, the Hound didn¡¯t give up. It ran a few steps forward, jumped, and spat out another ball of flames. Then, it landed on the ground but didn¡¯t stop attacking. However, before these attacks even got close to Xiaochi, it simply flapped its wings and easily dodged them. As it flapped its wings, it even converted the Hound¡¯s attacks into its own energy. It absorbed all of the energy into its body. This scene caused the students in the audience to start discussing. ¡°It has the advantage!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, what¡¯s the point of attacking if it¡¯s like this?¡± ¡°It¡¯s like Heaven and Earth. Since it isn¡¯t strong enough, it can only play some tricks.¡± ¡°If it had the strength, it would have just attacked head-on. Why would it dodge around like this?¡± Everyone was discussing Xiaochi¡¯s actions. Although the noisy discussion wasn¡¯t loud, Yu Ruyun could still hear the words clearly. Her gaze was fixed on the two contracted beasts that were fighting. She didn¡¯t think that Xiaochi wasn¡¯t strong. Although it did have the advantage, to be able to take the opponent¡¯s attack as energy for its own use was enough to prove that Xiaochi¡¯s strength wasn¡¯t simple. It was very likely that it overpowered the Hound in terms of strength. She withdrew her thoughts and continued to watch the battle not far away. At this moment, Ji Ren¡¯s expression did not change as he commanded the Hound, ¡°Increase the attack power.¡± Hearing the order, the Hound stopped in its tracks, stared at Xiaochi, and let out a low growl. It threw its head back and spat out a bunch of flames. Its actions did not change, but its attacks did not stop. The clusters of flames surrounded Xiaochi layer by layer. Seeing this, Chen Nan did not command Xiaochi, but let it do its own thing. Judging from the current situation, Xiaochi could handle the Hound very easily. As time passed, Ji Ren¡¯s expression changed slightly. This was because every attack of the Hound had been easily dodged or even neutralized by Xiaochi! Moreover, the Hound¡¯s attack power was gradually decreasing, and it was starting to show signs of exhaustion! Ji Ren was terrified. How could Xiaochi be so strong?! It seemed that he had been careless. ¡°Use Lightning Speed!¡± Ji Ren¡¯s expression became grave, but he did not give up. Instead, he used his trump card. ¡®When the Hound heard the comman4, its gaze changed, and it immediately used the skill Lightning Speed on Xiaochi. Clusters of flames instantly flew toward Xiaochi. In the next moment, the Hound waved its sharp claws, and the flames instantly increased in speed. It attempted to trap Xiaochi in the flames before Xiaochi could react so that Xiaochi wouldn¡¯t be able to flap its wings. Nobody expected that Xiaochi would directly condense the flames into its body. But the Hound didn¡¯t give up and quickly released its energy. At the same time, Chen Nan calmly watched the Hound¡¯s attacks. The Hound had not reached a certain level which allowed it to have the ability to control flames. It could only control small clusters of flames. It was also because of this that Xiaochi had only been dodging all this time and did not use its energy. But now, the duel had been dragging on for too long. He wanted to end this battle as soon as possible. ¡°Xiaochi, end the battle as soon as possible,¡± Chen Nan¡¯s gaze did not shift as he ordered. Hearing this, Xiaochi let out a low growl, ¡°Chirp ¨C¡± Flapping its wings, a fireball was gradually formed around it, enveloping it within. In the next instant, several balls of flames from the Hound appeared once again. Xiaochi was unflustered as it abruptly charged towards the flames. ¡°Bang!¡± A loud bang suddenly sounded. ¡®Two waves of energy instantly exploded. At the same time, smoke rose, covering the two contracted beasts. In the next second, the Hound leaped out from the smoke and started attacking the smoke without any rhyme or reason. What it didn¡¯t know was that Xiaochi had already flown into the air. At this moment, it was staring at the Hound below. The speed at which it flapped its wings was getting faster and faster, and its entire body was glowing with a scarlet light. In the next moment, it spat out a tiny ball of flames that gradually expanded in the air. At the same time, the Hound looked at Little Red. It squatted, gathered its strength, and leaped, not forgetting to attack little red. With a ¡°bang¡±, the two waves of energy collided. Seeing this, Xiaochi flapped its wings and added more energy to resist. Just as it added energy, its attack broke through the Hound¡¯s attack and whistled through the wind. Feeling the danger coming towards it, the Hound¡¯s hair instantly stood on end and it took a few steps back, but in the end, it was not as fast as Xiaochi¡¯s attack. An intense force sent the Hound flying. With a ¡°boom¡¯, it crashed heavily into the ground. ¡®The Hound immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. The spot where it had been attacked was covered in a large area of burns, and the wound was emitting wisps of flames. ¡®The sudden twist in the battle caused everyone present to widen their eyes, and their hearts were incomparably shocked. They were all astonished. How could Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast be able to defeat the Hound so easily? The Hound was a low-rank bronze-grade beast. Ordinary beasts would find it difficult to deal with it! To think Chen Nan had defeated it so easily. He had simply a crushed his opponent! At the same time, at a corner of the training ground. Only when she saw the Hound defeated did Yu Ruyun heave a sigh of relief. Her face revealed an expression of ¡°I knew it¡±. This result was not much different from her speculations. ¡®As expected, the sparrow¡¯s strength was not simple. Yu Ruyun¡¯s gaze towards Chen Nan changed. It was filled with curiosity and inquiry. On the other side of the training ground. After Xiaochi defeated the Hound, it flew back to Chen Nan¡¯s side, looking like it was asking for praise. ¡°Well done,¡± Chen Nan patted Xiaochi¡¯s back and praised it. When he said this, Xiaochi became even happier and circled Chen Nan a few times. ¡®Then, Chen Nan put Xiaochi back into the beast space and looked at Ji Ren. He was glaring at him with an unyielding look. Seeing this, Chen Nan¡¯s expression did not change¡­ He said, ¡°Are you satisfied with the result?¡± Chapter 25 - Attention, City Competition Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Ji Ren¡¯s expression abruptly changed when he heard this, and he gradually clenched his fists. Yu Ruyun, who had been paying attention to their movements, quickly stepped forward and stood between the two when she saw this scene. She glanced at the Hound on the ground and then moved her gaze away. Her gaze swept over the two who had just ended the battle. Due to what the two of them had said before the duel had started, Yu Ruyun did not delve into the matter of the Hound being hurt. Yu Ruyun¡¯s gaze swept across the audience and announced, ¡°Chen Nan wins this duel!¡± During the announcement, she could not help but glance at Chen Nan a few more times. After she announced the result, she turned her head to Chen Nan and said, ¡°Chen Nan, your strength has exceeded my expectations.¡± Yu Ruyun¡¯¡¯s gaze fell on Chen Nan, and a smile hung on her face. Although she had guessed the result, it was also completely different from what she had initially thought. That being said, to her, the result was good. However, Chen Nan¡¯s expression did not change at all. He simply nodded at Yu Ruyun. At the same time, in the audience stands, Chen Nan¡¯s classmates had not recovered from their shock. Their eyes were glazed as they looked at the Hound that had fallen to the ground. Their faces were filled with disbelief. ¡®Who would have thought that Chen Nan who they hadn¡¯t thought of highly just a moment ago would¡¯ve won?! Qing Yunshi was sitting in the front row of the audience seats. She had watched the entire match. She had seen very clearly that the battle between Chen Nan and Ji Ren had been crushing. However, she was very curious, just how strong was Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast? To think it was able to defeat the Hound in a crushing manner. After all, she was very clear about the potential and strength of the Hound. Since Chen Nan could defeat the Hound, his strength was definitely not weak. His contracted beast was probably even a lot stronger than hers! It seemed that Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast was not as simple as it looked on the surface. At the same time, the results of the duel also attracted the attention of the seniors. At first, when they learned that Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast was a sparrow, they did not think highly of him. They didn¡¯t expect him to tum the tables and ¡°slap¡± their faces. However, Chen Nan¡¯s strength was truly interesting. He had played the role of a ¡°pig¡± quite well, causing them to mistakenly believe that Ji Ren would win, but in the end, he had eaten the ¡°tiger¡± instead. It seems that the future Luoyang Academy would be much more interesting than before. Since the duel had ended, it was time for them to go and do their things. The seniors immediately stood up and left the spectator stands. As they left, they were still discussing. ¡°Chen Nan¡¯s strength is quite good, I wonder what level has he reached?¡± During the competition, they learned Chen Nan¡¯s name from his classmates. ¡°To be able to defeat a low-rank bronze grade vicious beast, his vicious beast should at least be at the middle-rank or high-rank bronze grade.¡± ¡°[heard that there is a very strong person in First grade Class S. I wonder who will be stronger between the two?¡± The seniors discussed animatedly. They had heard about it not too long ago that among the new students, the students in Class $ were quite strong. ¡®The most outstanding one among the Class $ students was named Xin Qing. However, they did not know how Xin Qing¡¯s strength was. After the duel ended, everyone returned to class. The moment Chen Nan walked out of the training ground, Liang Feiguang immediately went forward. He stood beside Chen Nan, and with an incredulous expression, he sized up Chen Nan then said, ¡°Chen Nan! I didn¡¯t expect you to have such strength?!¡± When Chen Nan heard this, his expression did not change as he said, ¡°At least the few flies are gone.¡± ¡®When he said this, Liang Feiguang agreed with him very much. He believed that after the duel, Ji Ren and his lackeys would not come looking for trouble with Chen Nan anymore. Soon, the two of them returned to the classroom together. ¡®When everyone was seated, Yu Ruyun walked up to the podium and looked around. Everyone¡¯s expression was very normal, except for Ji Ren who looked as if he was constipated. However, Yu Ruyun didn¡¯t pay too much attention to it. After all, he was the one who was inferior to others. She retracted her gaze and said some important matters, ¡°In a month¡¯s time, the City Competition that is held once every four years will commence. Any student who ranks in the top five in the academy¡¯s assessment will be qualified to participate. I¡¯m sure everyone is quite familiar with the City Competition. As long as you rank in the top three, you will have the opportunity to be baptized by the Holy Spirit Pool.¡± After Yu Ruyun finished saying this, her gaze swept over the students¡¯ faces. The City Competition was a competition held by the Beastmaster Academies in the surrounding cities. Over a thousand people would compete for the top three positions because only those who entered the top three would have the opportunity to be baptized by the Holy Spirit Pool. One had to know that this was a competition that would only be held once every four years! All vicious beasts that had been baptized would have their potential and strength increased. As such, everyone would work at evolving their contracted beasts at this time to enter the top three in the City Competition and obtain the opportunity to have their contracted beasts baptized! ¡°The Holy Spirit Pool! It is said that the strength of the contracted beasts that have undergone the baptism will increase by a lot.¡± ¡°But with so many people competing for just three spots, I¡¯m afraid it will be very difficult to get into the top three.¡± ¡°Ha! You haven¡¯t even passed the academy¡¯s assessment yet, and you¡¯re already thinking of the City Competition? You should first think about how to enter the top five in the assessment.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true. Only by entering the top five can we participate in the City Competition.¡± The classroom was immediately filled with noisy discussions. All of them were discussing the matter of the City Competition. After all, there weren¡¯t many opportunities to enter the Holy Spirit Pool. If one didn¡¯t work hard at this moment, it would be very difficult to have such an opportunity in the future. After Chen Nan heard this, he immediately became intensely interested in the Holy Spirit Pool. He wondered if the baptism of the Holy Spirit Pool could increase Xiaochi¡¯s strength. However, it was indeed quite difficult to enter the top three among thousands of people. After all, there were still quite several powerful vicious beasts among the many Beastmasters. Fortunately, there was still a month¡¯s time. It was just so that he could use this time to make sufficient preparations for the student assessment and the City Competition. ¡°Since there are no problems, let¡¯s start the class,¡± Yu Ruyun looked around and found that the students¡¯ faces were still filled with excitement. Even so, they still had to listen to the class. Hearing this, everyone recovered from their excitement and looked at Yu Ruyun. However, in their hearts, they decided to work hard to raise their strength within the month to make their contracted beasts stronger. Following Yu Ruyum¡¯s lecture, the bell rang. ¡°Class dismissed,¡± Hearing the bell, Yu Ruyun stopped her lecture. She took her textbook and walked out of the classroom. After she left the classroom, everyone stood up one after another and left the classroom at an even faster pace. Most of the students went to the academy¡¯s Mission Hall to use the afternoon to go out on missions to earn points. This way, they could use their points to exchange for the medicinal herbs they needed to evolve their contracted beasts. When there were only two or three people left in the classroom, only then did Chen Nan stand up and walked out. However, not long after he left the classroom, a melodious ringtone sounded. He immediately took out his cell phone from his pocket. He opened the message and realized that it was a message from Zhen Xuelan. She was inviting him to join a mission. Chen Nan looked at the content of the mission and decisively chose to join. He immediately went to the agreed location. Chapter 26 - Participating In The Mission Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Twenty minutes later, Chen Nan arrived at the appointed location, a coffee shop in the central area of the city. Chen Nan looked at the name of the shop and only entered after he confirmed that he had come to the right shop. As soon as he entered, he looked around and quickly locked onto Zhen Xuelan¡¯s location. Her back was facing him, and there was an unfamiliar face opposite her. It was a middle-aged man in his early thirties. He was tall and muscular, and his eyes were full of vigor as he looked at Zhen Xuelan. At the same time, the man noticed that Chen Nan was looking at him, so he looked back in confusion. Seeing the man¡¯s expression, Zhen Xuelan turned her head and saw Chen Nan. She immediately waved at him. Seeing this, Chen Nan walked over and nodded at Zhen Xuelan as a greeting. Then, he sat on the empty seat beside her. At this moment, the man opposite her looked at Zhen Xuelan with a puzzled expression. ¡°He looks like a high school student. Won¡¯t inviting him to participate in this kind of mission not help me but instead bring me harm if something unexpected happens?¡± The man looked at Chen Nan suspiciously and said uncertainly. After all, Chen Nan was too young. Moreover, the mission was very dangerous. Hearing this, Zhen Xuelan still had a smile on her face as she said, ¡°Chen Nan¡¯s strength will definitely exceed your expectations.¡± However, Luo Chengyun still looked at Chen Nan suspiciously. Chen Nan didn¡¯t seem to be any different from an ordinary high school student. Hence, even though Zhen Xuelan had said so, he still didn¡¯t believe in Chen Nan¡¯s strength. Zhen Xuelan read his expression but didn¡¯t explain further. Only by seeing it with one¡¯s own eyes would one know how shocking Chen Nan¡¯s strength was. Instead, she turned her gaze to Chen Nan and pointed at the man. ¡°This is Luo Chengyun, a bronze grade hunter in the Association.¡± Following this, she turned to Luo Chengyun and introduced, ¡°This is Chen Nan.¡± After the instructions, Zhen Xuelan glanced at the two of them and noticed that Luo Chengyun still had a doubtful expression on his face. She didn¡¯t bother with his doubts. Instead, she told the two of them about their mission this time. ¡°Recently, vicious beasts that have accidentally eaten contaminants have appeared in the city. Our mission this time is to head to the area where the vicious beasts would appear to investigate the situation and kill them,¡± Speaking of the mission, Zhen Xuelan¡¯s expression became very serious. The location of the mission was at Shanlan High School. A few days ago, a student had suddenly gone missing from the school. ¡®When the principal and teachers found out, they decisively gave all the students a holiday and sealed the school off completely, waiting for the situation to be dealt with. Of course, the school had Beastmasters, but their strength was at the low-rank bronze grade level. Besides, with their strength, it was very difficult for them to find the vicious beasts and eliminate them all. ¡®As such, the moment they found out about the disappearance of a student, they immediately issued a mission in the Hunter Association. The mission was to help the school to find the vicious beasts and kill them all. As she said this, Zhen Xuelan¡¯s tone became grave. ¡®The appearance of vicious beasts in the city was a very serious matter! Vicious beasts that have accidentally eaten contaminants would recklessly attack humans. ¡®The missing student should have been completely unable to protect himself. They wondered how the student was doing. Was his life in danger? Fortunately, the school had acted swiftly and sealed off the place, stopping the matter from developing in a more severe direction. If too many students were to have gone missing, it would have been difficult for them to guarantee the safety of these students. If this incident wasn¡¯t dealt with in time, it would attract great attention. ¡°Lwon¡¯t force you to take on the mission, but if you¡¯re willing, we¡¯ll set off today,¡± After telling them the backstory of the mission, Zhen Xuelan glanced at the two of them. She wondered how many vicious beasts had barged into the city. It was precisely because she knew their strength that she had asked them to do the mission together with her. Of course, she hoped that Chen Nan would participate in the mission. After all, with his strength, it was enough to eliminate the vicious beasts. He could probably even kill all the vicious beasts that have barged into the city by himself. After Chen Nan heard the whole story, he calmly said, ¡°I agree to participate in this mission.¡± He agreed not only because he would receive a reward, but also because he was very curious about something. After Xiaochi evolved, he wondered how many evolution points would he get from killing bronze-grade vicious beasts. He had gained 20 evolution points in the beginning, but who knew how much he would gain after the evolution? Seeing that Chen Nan had agreed, Luo Chengyun was unwilling to be outdone and said, ¡°I agree too.¡± Although he doubted Chen Nan¡¯s strength, the generous rewards outweighed his doubt. It was just as well he could use the mission to see how strong Chen Nan was since even Zhen Xuelan had praised him. Zhen Xuelan¡¯s face was full of pleasant surprise when she heard Chen Nan agree. With his participation, the mission would definitely be completed very quickly! On top of that, the completion rate would most likely be outstanding! ¡°Since both of you have agreed, we¡¯ll go tonight,¡± Hearing that both of them had agreed, Zhen Xuelan said. Hearing this, a hint of confusion appeared on Chen Nan¡¯s face. Why didn¡¯t they leave immediately? Why did they have to wait until night? Sensing Chen Nan¡¯s confusion, Zhen Xuelan immediately explained, ¡°Evening and night are the periods when vicious beasts will appear more frequently. By waiting till night, the mission of killing them all will be easier.¡± Vicious beasts usually appeared after nightfall because the humans would lower their guard at night. As such, they could wreak havoc and attack humans more wantonly. Hearing this, Chen Nan finally understood, so that was how it was. ¡°Alright then, let¡¯s go back and make our preparations,¡± As she spoke, Zhen Xuelan stood up. Chen Nan stood up as well. After bidding farewell to them, he left the coffee shop. He wanted to go back to the dorm and prepare for the mission tonight. Luo Chengyun, who was in the coffee shop as well, also bid farewell to Zhen Xuelan when he saw this. Although he was quite confident in his strength, this mission was different from ordinary missions. If he didn¡¯t make sufficient preparations, he definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to resist the hordes of vicious beasts. After Chen Nan walked out of the coffee shop, he rushed towards the direction of the academy. After returning to the academy, he headed towards the dormitory. However, along the way, every student who saw Chen Nan would cast strange gazes at him. There were even some who were discussing him in low voices. Chen Nan completely ignored their gazes and conversations as he returned to the dormitory with a calm expression. The moment he returned to the dormitory, he saw Liang Feiguang looking at him with a strange gaze as well. At the same time, when Liang Feiguang saw that Chen Nan¡¯s expression was still as calm as ever, he immediately stood up. He quickly walked to the front of Chen Nan and asked curiously, ¡°Chen Nan, how can you still be so calm?¡± Hearing this, Chen Nan was puzzled. With a strange expression, he asked, ¡°What happened?¡± Why had everyone¡¯s appearance changed the moment he returned? It wasn¡¯t that he couldn¡¯t sense it, but he had simply ignored it. Seeing Liang Feiguang¡¯s expression now though, Chen Nan was instantly puzzled. What exactly was it that made everyone suddenly pay attention to him? ¡°Chen Nan, you¡¯re famous now!¡± Liang Feiguang¡¯s tone was filled with excitement.. Chapter 27 - Carry Out the Mission, Search For the Vicious Beasts Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Upon hearing this, Chen Nan¡¯s expression returned to normal, and he did not ask anything more about the matter. After all, he had defeated his classmate just on the second day of class. It was hard not to become famous. Moreover, seniors had been watching, which made more people learn about the matter. Seeing Chen Nan¡¯s indifferent expression, Liang Feiguang also recovered from his excited emotions. Previously, he had been very worried that Chen Nan would be bullied by Ji Ren, he didn¡¯t expect Ji Ren to be completely beaten up. However, he surely wasn¡¯t expecting Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast to have such strength! It seemed that he couldn¡¯t just casually judge someone¡¯s strength in the future. After all, only when another displayed it could one see another¡¯s true strength. ¡°Chen Nan, with your current strength, you¡¯ll definitely be able to represent the academy and participate in the City Competition! As long as you enter the top three, you will be able to obtain the qualifications to be baptized by the Holy Spirit Pool!¡± As he spoke, Liang Feiguang¡¯s tone became slightly excited. Based on the strength that Chen Nan had revealed today, he believed Chen Nan could totally enter the top five in the Academy¡¯s assessment. Furthermore, there was still a month¡¯s time, which meant he could evolve his contracted beast further. Before the time of the competition was here, one simply wouldn¡¯t know the true strength of one¡¯s opponents. When Chen Nan heard these words, he could not help but feel a trace of curiosity, ¡°What is the Holy Spirit Pool, exactly?¡± He knew that the Holy Spirit Pool had the effect of increasing the strength of contracted beasts, but had little understanding about anything else about the pool. ¡®When Liang Feiguang heard this, without thinking, he said, ¡°The Holy Spirit Pool is Luoyang City¡¯s top natural treasure. It¡¯s located in the basement of the city¡¯s Trading Center.¡± After hearing this, Chen Nan nodded, indicating that he understood. He did not ask any other questions. Instead, he went to bed and planned to rest for a while to replenish his energy for the operation at night. ¡®When Liang Feiguang saw this, he did not say anything, He was already used to Chen Nan¡¯s abrupt actions. Perhaps this was the attitude of a big shot. He returned to his seat and busied himself with his own matters. Time passed, and night fell. The moon hung high while the stars dotted the sky. The Earth seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep. There were no noisy chattering and no noisy cars. Apart from the occasional barking of a dog or two, it was silent all around. The arrival of night calmed the restless atmosphere of the day instantly. Due to the changes in the world, most people returned home early to rest. However, there were still a small number of people walking on the streets. Of course, they were all out and about to do missions. Chen Nan sat on the bed and looked outside. He realized that the sky had completely darkened. He immediately got out of bed, tidied himself up, and left the dormitory. But just as he did so, he was stopped by Liang Feiguang. ¡°Chen Nan, where are you going so late at night?¡± Liang Feiguang looked at the time. It was already eight o¡¯clock at night. This hour was considered late with the vicious beast situation now. Even if they were in the city, their safety wasn¡¯t 100% guaranteed. ¡°Tm going out to do something,¡± Chen Nan answered without turning his head. Then, he pushed the door open and left the dormitory. He looked at the map in his hand and headed towards Shanlan High School according to the markings on it. Shanlan High School wasn¡¯t far from Luoyang Academy, he arrived in less than twenty minutes. As soon as he arrived at the school, he noticed that Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun were already standing at the entrance. At this moment, they were discussing the mission and how they were going to search the school. After all, the school was quite huge. Chen Nan walked up to them and nodded at them. Seeing Chen Nan¡¯s actions, Zhen Xuelan nodded at him as well. Then, she said, ¡°The difficulty of this mission is quite high. If you encounter any vicious beasts, your safety should be your first priority. Don¡¯t fight them head-on.¡± Zhen Xuelan looked at the two of them with a serious expression. The two of them nodded to show that they understood. Then, she continued, ¡°Let¡¯s split up. Luo Chengyun will go to the teaching building, Chen Nan will go to the cafeteria, and I will go to the dormitory area. Do you have any objections to this arrangement?¡± After saying this, Zhen Xuelan turned her gaze to Chen Nan. ¡°No,¡± Sensing her gaze, Chen Nan sensed her gaze and shook his head. He didn¡¯t have any objections. To him, it didn¡¯t matter where he searched. Hearing this, Zhen Xuelan turned her gaze to Luo Chengyun with a questioning look in her eyes as well. He shook his head too, indicating that he didn¡¯t have any objections. ¡°since both of you don¡¯t have any objections, let¡¯s start the operation. Remember, contact the others as soon as you encounter any vicious beasts,¡± Zhen Xuelan¡¯s expression was extremely solemn. After all, the vicious beasts that had intruded here were those that had accidentally ingested contaminants. Their actions would be extremely violent, and the slightest mistake could lead to accidents. If anything unexpected happened, the situation would turn for the worse. She was most worried about Chen Nan because he didn¡¯t have enough combat experience. Even though he was very strong, without enough combat experience, it was still a little difficult for him to deal with the vicious beasts. After all, vicious beasts had rich combat experience and knew how to end battles quickly. After hearing this, Luo Chengyun turned around and left, walking toward the teaching building. Zhen Xuelan took a glance at Chen Nan before heading toward the dormitory area. Chen Nan stood at the same spot. After seeing the two of them leave far away, he summoned Xiaochi out of the beast space. In an instant, the pitch-black night was brightened by a scarlet flame. Looking at the source of the flame, one could see that the flame was emitted from Xiaochi¡¯s body. Ever since Xiaochi had evolved, not only had its body and strength changed, but its entire body had also been enveloped by a scarlet flame. As such, it emitted eye-catching firelight. ¡®The moment Xiaochi saw Chen Nan, it immediately circled him to express its joy at seeing him. Chen Nan stroked it and immediately brought Xiaochi to the canteen area. Shanlan High School was not very big, After walking for a few minutes, they arrived at the canteen. Looking at the darkness inside, he immediately became cautious as he brought Xiaochi in. Although it was dark, with Xiaochi¡¯s firelight, Chen Nan could see the place clearly. Not far in front of him were rows of tables and chairs. On the left was a separate window where students could reissue their lost meal cards. On the right were the windows where the students could get their meals from, and they were now completely empty. Near the stairs was a door, and inside was the kitchen. Just by standing there, Chen Nan could hear the ¡°tik-tik¡± sound coming from within. It was probably because a tap had not been tightened. After searching a few places, he did not find the presence of a vicious beast. In the next moment, his gaze fell on a certain spot in the canteen that he had not searched yet. In an instant, Chen Nan could sense that a trace of a vicious beast¡¯s aura was emanating from the spot. He was immediately filled with vigilance as he cautiously went forward to investigate. He did not find anything, Further in was the location of the canteen¡¯s kitchen freezer. The moment he got closer, he saw the open door. Chen Nan immediately became vigilant, and his expression became solemn. He inched closer and felt a gust of cold air coming out from the door. Although the school was closed, this was still the freezer, so it was bound to have some cold air. As soon as Chen Nan entered the freezer, he saw a huge hole in the wall in front of him.. Chapter 28 - Discover the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat, Deal With It Calmly Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The hole seemed to have been opened by force. On top of that, the aura of a vicious beast was being emitted in the surroundings. Dripping sounds could be also heard in the surroundings. Chen Nan followed the sound and looked at the ground. He discovered that blood was dripping down from the edge of the hole. He immediately raised his head. From here, he could not see the end of the hole at all. A gust of cold wind was also blowing from time to time from within the hole. Chen Nan¡¯s body trembled from the wind. He did not continue to observe and began to search the nearby area. After a round of searching, he did not find anything that seemed off. Only the hole was unusual. He walked closer and looked inside. Immediately, an intense aura of a vicious beast assaulted his face! It wasn¡¯t only Chen Nan took a few steps back that the aura weakened. This intense aura made him raise his guard. He looked at the hole with vigilance. At this moment, a vicious beast appeared at the edge of the hole and immediately met eyes with Chen Nan. Because of this, Chen Nan saw its appearance clearly. This was a vicious beast with only one huge eye. Its body was huge and its fur was gray while its tail was thin and long, and its limbs thin and small. However, its claws were very sharp, and the same went for its teeth. It exuded a vicious and powerful aura. Its sharp eyes quickly locked onto Chen Nan¡¯s position. However, it did not make a move immediately. Chen Nan stood at his original spot, and his vigilant gaze landed on it. The vicious beast¡¯s data immediately appeared before him. [Vicious Beast: Giant-eyed Fishy Rat] [Attribute: Water] [Level: High-rank bronze grade] [Potential: Low-rank silver grade] [Evolution Routes: 5] [Evolution Requirements: ¡­ ] (Description: It is skilled in digging holes, likes to hide in dark corners, and is a gregarious species. However, it has become violent due to its accidental ingestion of contaminants and will use its sharp claws to attack its opponents.] After reading the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat¡¯s data, Chen Nan¡¯s expression became very serious. Its strength was above Xiaochi¡¯s. Moreover, it was in the high rank. Not only that but it had also been contaminated and had thus become extremely violent, making its strength increase by quite a bit. With all the factors added, it wouldn¡¯t be so easy to deal with. ¡®The Giant-eyed Fishy Rat was very strong, so Chen Nan didn¡¯t take the risk. Instead, he took out his phone and quickly sent a message to Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun. Then, he looked back at the Rat. It was staring at Chen Nan with its eyes wide open and had stayed unmoved for quite some time. Chen Nan carefully observed the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat and found that it actually had a hint of timidity. Then, he looked at Xiaochi. Xiaochi was looking at the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat with awe-inspiring eyes, and the flames in its pupils seemed to be about to burn it to ashes. Xiaochi¡¯s body was also emitting traces of pressure. Chen Nan instantly understood that Xiaochi was the reason why the Rat had not taken any action. It seemed that Xiaochi¡¯s bloodline could suppress some vicious beasts. At the same time, when the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat in the hole laid eyes on Xiaochi, its hair stood on end. Almost the minute it laid eyes on Xaiochi, it sensed the pressure coming from Xiaochi and its strength. It immediately shivered and shrunk its huge body backward. It felt some fear for Xiaochi¡¯s strength. After all, the pressure Xiaochi emitted was very intimidating to it. ¡®The Giant-eyed Fishy Rat stared at Xiaochi and didn¡¯t dare to act rashly. Seeing that it didn¡¯t move, Chen Nan felt a little relieved. He immediately found a safe place to stand in the freezer where he could still see the hole, then he ordered, ¡°Attack!¡± He had already contacted Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun. Of course, he couldn¡¯t just wait. It would be best if he could get rid of the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat. If he couldn¡¯t, he could just delay until the two of them arrived. Of course, he still believed in Xiaochi¡¯s strength. At the same time, the second Xiaochi heard the order, it went forward to attack the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat without hesitation. It flapped its wings and stopped at the entrance of the hole. As it flapped its left wing, a ball of flames appeared. In the next second, with a flap of its right wing, the ball of flames flew out. ¡®Wherever the flames passed, the temperature rose by a degree, and the last bit of cool air in the freezer dissipated as a result. Seeing this, the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat¡¯s fur immediately stood on end. It swung its tail to block in front of it. With a bang, the flames landed on its tail. The two attacks canceled each other out, but the power formed from the collision caused changes in the surroundings. In the next moment, with a loud bang, the entrance of the hole had been made to be even bigger. ¡®The items in the freezer were all scattered. The originally tidy place had instantly become so messy that one simply couldn¡¯t walk in it. At this moment, the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat swung its tail towards Xiaochi. At the same time, a pillar of water shot out from its eyes and headed straight for Xiaochi. The two attacks came at the same time. Not only was Xiaochi not afraid, but it even faced them calmly. The flapping of its wings became faster and faster until afterimages appeared. Even then, Xiaochi did not stop. As it flapped its wings, balls of flames abruptly appeared in front of it. ¡®When the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat¡¯s attack approached, with a flap of its wings, the balls of flames instantly flew out. In the next moment, with a loud bang, the attacks collided and canceled each other out once more. Acloud of smoke and dust instantly filled the surroundings, blocking both parties¡¯ lines of sight. Xiaochi did not stop attacking. It kept flapping its wings, making use of its advantage and circling in the air. Using its sense of the location of the hole, it fanned out balls of flames that attacked the hole. Although the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat could not see clearly either, it did not show any signs of weakness. It relied on its keen senses to swing its tail and block the incoming flames. It even returned the balls of flames. Of course, it didn¡¯t forget to shoot water pillars from its pupils. A huge water pillar suddenly rushed towards Xiaochi. Flapping its wings, Xiaochi quickly dodged the water pillar. At the same time, it shot out a huge fireball from between its wings. Seeing this, the fur on the Giant-eyed Fishy Mouse instantly stood on end. It immediately shot out a water pillar to counter the fireball. However, its water pillar did not have any effect on the fireball. It simply could not resist it. On top of that, the Rat¡¯s speed was not as fast as Xiaochi¡¯s. It was gradually unable to resist the increasing number of fireballs. Gradually, the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat fell into a disadvantageous position. As such, the flames successfully hurt it. On its body were many wounds of different sizes with traces of flames on them. The burning pain made the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat roar and resist. ¡®At the same time, Zhen Cuelan and Luo Chengyun had rushed to the cafeteria upon receiving Chen Nan¡¯s message. They arrived at the entrance at the same time and looked at each other. At this moment, a roar sounded, and their expressions turned grave. Worry appeared on Zhen Xuelan¡¯s face. Although she believed in Chen Nan¡¯s strength, she was still very worried when she heard the roar. She immediately rushed towards Chen Nan¡¯s location. ¡®When they arrived at the freezer, their eyes immediately widened. It was because they had witnessed a scene that they would never forget. Zhen Xuelan heaved a sigh of relief when she saw this. As for Luo Chengyun, he stood rooted to the ground and stared at the front with a face full of disbelief. Chapter 29 - Kill the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat, Shocking Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡®When Xiaochi saw that the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat was injured, it did not hesitate to unleash its full power. At this moment, the flapping of its wings gradually slowed, but the flames that condensed in front of it were extremely powerful. Not only that, in this pitch-black night, Xiaochi¡¯s body was emitting a dazzling scarlet light. This light seemed to be the symbol of its strength. The brighter it shone, the stronger it was! Seeing this, the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat¡¯s body began to tremble, and a hint of fear appeared in its eyes. In mid-air, a huge ball of flames suddenly appeared. With a flap of its wings, the ball of flames immediately flew towards the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat. Along the way towards the Rat, the color of the ball of flames turned darker as it burned even brighter. ¡®The power it emitted was very strong. Inan instant, a series of crackling sounds rang, and all the glass shattered. The chandelier above shook even more violently, and it even seemed like it was going to fall. ¡®When the flames approached the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat, it took a huge leap over the flames. It couldn¡¯t help but feel smug. If it had been struck by the flames, it would have been long dead. Fortunately, it had jumped over Xiaochi¡¯s attack at the critical moment. Following this, it immediately shot out a water pillar from its pupils. Although it was not Xiaochi¡¯s opponent, it was probably impossible for it to escape either. Since that was the case, it might as well take a gamble here. If it won, wouldn¡¯t Chen Nan and the others be at its disposal? After thinking for a moment, the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat immediately launched a counterattack. Awater pillar shot out from its pupils and instantly rushed towards the flames. ¡°Bang!¡± The two collided, and at the moment, the victor was still undetermined. Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun who had just arrived at the freezer were looking at this scene in a daze. Thanks to the light emitted from Xiaochi¡¯s body, the two could see the appearance of the vicious beast and its strength. It was a high-rank bronze grade Giant-eyed Fishy Rat. Seeing this, the shock in their hearts increased by a few levels. After all, the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat¡¯s strength far surpassed that of their contracted beast! The same went for its combat strength. Looking towards the hole, they saw that the two attacks were in a deadlock. In the next instant, they saw the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat add another wave of energy into the original water pillar. In an instant, the originally deadlocked attack tilted towards Xiaochi. But not long after that, it was struck back again. The attacks were in a deadlock once again. However, Xiaochi seemed to be tired of playing and only wanted to end the battle as soon as possible. It immediately flapped its wings and gradually picked up the speed. A fireball that was like a planet suddenly appeared in the air. ¡®The power that it emitted was also much stronger than the previous one. ¡®The door was instantly shattered and cracks appeared on the ground. Everything that was made of wood was shattered. Feeling the power, the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat immediately stopped all its actions and instantly headed for the hole. Unfortunately, its speed was not as fast as the fireball. Abruptly, the fireball hit the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat heavily. It left a deep wound on the Rat¡¯s body that was burning with traces of fire. Chen Nan and his contracted beast¡¯s frank actions made Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun even more shocked. However, Zhen Xuelan had already gotten used to it. On the contrary, she was pleasantly surprised by the strength that Chen Nan had displayed this time. He had obviously gotten much stronger than last time! Luo Chengyun, who was standing at the side, no longer had words for what he had just witnessed. He didn¡¯t expect that Chen Nan¡¯s strength would be so powerful! To think he could actually kill a high-rank bronze-grade vicious beast with ease. That¡¯s right! With ease! He could see that Xiaochi had always remained calm and collected when attacking the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat. It was as if it didn¡¯t think much of the Giat-eyed Fishy Rat at all. To defeat it was just a matter of flapping its wings! Luo Chengyun calmed himself down and looked at Chen Nan. At this moment, his opinion of Chen Nan had changed a lot. After all, few could kill a high-rank bronze grade vicious beast by themselves. Seeing Chen Nan walking towards the hole, Zhen Xuelan immediately went forward. ¡°Tm still a step too late,¡± Zhen Xuelan revealed a bitter smile. If they had arrived in time, they would have been able to finish off the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat as soon as possible. Fortunately, Chen Nan had already killed it. Hearing this, Chen Nan shook his head, indicating that he didn¡¯t mind that they were late. Instead, he pointed at the hole in the wall and said, ¡°The Giant-eyed Fishy Rat came out from this hole.¡± Hearing this, Zhen Xuelan was shocked and immediately looked at the hole. The hole was so deep that she couldn¡¯t see the end, which made it so she couldn¡¯t see what was going on inside. After retracting her gaze, Zhen Xuelan immediately took out her phone and dialed the number of the City Defense Army. After the call was connected, she briefly explained the situation to the City Defense Army before hanging up the phone. She then walked to the front of the hole and observed it with a frown. ¡°I wonder if there is a nest of vicious beasts in the hole. I¡¯m afraid that the missing student has already met with misfortune,¡± She said with a grave expression. Judging from the blood dripping onto the ground, there was probably no chance of survival for the missing student. At this moment, Luo Chengyun came to the front of the hole as well. He took a look inside and said, ¡°If there is a nest of vicious beasts in there, I¡¯m afraid it will be difficult to solve.¡± If there were really many Giant-eyed Fishy Rats, it would be difficult for them to deal with all of them. Since the one that appeared was already one in the high-rank bronze grade, the others were most likely not much weaker. He had to admit that Chen Nan was very strong. It was fine for him to deal with one, but him alone was probably not enough to deal with a group of vicious beasts. When Chen Nan heard this, his expression became solemn. It was indeed as Luo Chengyun had said. If it was a group of vicious beasts, they probably needed someone stronger to deal with it. At this moment, some sounds came from the entrance of the canteen. This sound instantly made the three of them wary. ¡°You guys go over and deal with it,¡± A deep male voice sounded. It immediately made the three of them heave a sigh of relief. So it was the City Defense Army. In the next instant, they saw the captain of this troop of City Defense Army walking over. He came to the front of the three of them and swept his gaze over them. When his gaze landed on Chen Nan in the end, it was filled with surprise. Chen Nan was too young! He looked like a high school student. It was the captain¡¯s first time seeing such a young hunter. ¡°Who killed the vicious beast?¡±The captain of the City Defense Army looked away and looked at Zhen Xuelan. He didn¡¯t count Chen Nan at all. In his opinion, although Chen Nan had the ability to register as a hunter in the Hunter Association, he was still too young. Plus, the vicious beast was a high-rank bronze grade one. No matter how powerful Chen Nan was, it would be difficult for him to kill this vicious beast. Seeing this, Zhen Xuelan instantly understood that the captain had misunderstood. She pointed at Chen Nan and said, ¡°It was Chen Nan who killed it. We didn¡¯t even help him.¡± She wore a bashful smile on her face. After all, Chen Nan was the only one who had killed the Giant-eyed Fishy Rat. As for them, they had merely stood at the side in shock and forgotten all about what they were supposed to do. It was not until Chen Nan had killed the vicious beast that they remembered that they were here to help. Hearing this, the City Defense Army¡¯s captain¡¯s expression became very surprised. He could not help but look at Chen Nan a few more times. He had just thought that the vicious beast wasn¡¯t killed by Chen Nan. He didn¡¯t expect to be proven wrong so quickly! Chapter 30 - Vicious Beast Disaster, Increase in Evolution Points Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Of course, the captain didn¡¯t doubt this result. It wasn¡¯t only because Zhen Xuelan testified, but also because his contracted beast in his beast space was currently somewhat agitated. When the captain looked at Xiaochi, his contracted beast became even more agitated. He immediately looked away, and the contracted beast slowly calmed down. His heart was filled with astonishment. He never thought that Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast would be so strong! To think it could make his contracted beast so agitated. ¡®The City Defense Army¡¯s captain instantly turned his gaze towards Chen Nan, his eyes filled with admiration. ¡°Well done, you¡¯re very strong!¡± The captain praised. He glanced at Xiaochi and didn¡¯t pay too much attention to it, afraid that his contracted beast would become restless again. ¡°The hole you¡¯ve discovered has solved a major crisis in Luoyang City,¡± The captain¡¯s expression became somewhat solemn. They had also heard about this incident. The Giant-eyed Fishy Rats were vicious beasts that lived in groups. It was unknown whether their existences would still be found here. ¡°After the matter is completely settled, we will give you some additional rewards,¡± The captain said. Since Chen Nan had helped to solve this huge problem, there would naturally be some additional rewards for him. ¡°This is just my mission,¡± When Chen Nan heard this, his expression did not change. Instead, he turned his gaze to the cave and asked, ¡°The hole was dug out. How are you guys planning on solving it?¡± After saying this, his gaze shifted to the City Defense Army¡¯s captain. His eyes were filled with a hint of question. Although he did not sense the aura of vicious beasts now, his instincts told him that there were definitely more vicious beasts here. If they left them be, when they left, the vicious beasts would lurk around again. Just as Chen Nan finished asking the question, a team member of the City Defense Army walked over. He was holding a small machine in his hand that had a warning light on it. Chen Nan¡¯s gaze fell on the machine in the person¡¯s hand. He had read about this machine in a book. This was a detector that could detect the presence of vicious beasts. If there were traces of vicious beasts, the warning light would flash red. Holding the detector, the person walked to the entrance of the hole. He put the detector on the wall and moved it back and forth. In the next moment, the detector emitted a red light. The person ignored it and continued checking. He only stopped after he had finished checking the whole place. Then, he walked to the captain of the City Defense Army and reported the results, ¡°There are many auras of vicious beasts near the hole. There might be many vicious beasts in the depths.¡± When the captain heard this, his face instantly became serious. ¡®There were many auras of vicious beasts? This was very likely to be a vicious beast disaster. If it wasn¡¯t dealt with in time, those who didn¡¯t have the ability to protect themselves would most likely be attacked. At that time, the entire Luoyang City would fall into chaos. ¡°Seal the school immediately!¡± The captain¡¯s expression was especially solemn. He ordered his team members to seal the school off. Following that, he shifted his gaze to Chen Nan and said gratefully, ¡°This matter is all thanks to you. If you hadn¡¯t discovered the hole in the city, the consequences would be unimaginable. The City Defense Army will b fully responsible in dealing with the matter.¡± ¡®The captain glanced at the three of them. Since such a serious matter had happened, he could not sit idly by. The City Defense Army would take over the matter and wipe out all the vicious beasts here. Chen Nan looked at him and nodded, accepting his thanks. After confirming that there was nothing else, Chen Nan put Xiaochi back into the beast space and walked out of the freezer. Since the mission had been completed, it was time for him to return to the academy. It was already very late. If he didn¡¯t go back now, he might have to sleep on the streets tonight. After all, the academy had clear rules. He left Shanlan High School at a quick pace and headed towards the direction of the academy. Just then, Zhen Xuelan came to Chen Nan¡¯s side and looked at him with an awkward expression. ¡°Chen Nan, the rewards for this mission are all yours,¡± Zhen Xuelan¡¯s gaze was fixed on Chen Nan. It was normal for the rewards for this mission to all be given to Chen Nan. After all, she and Luo Chengyun hadn¡¯t been of help at all. Instead, they had only watched Chen Nan deal with the vicious beast from the side. Hearing this, Chen Nan glanced at Luo Chengyun as if asking if he had the same thoughts. Seeing his expression, Zhen Xuelan immediately said, ¡°Both Luo Chengyun and I think this way.¡± Hearing this, Chen Nan looked at Luo Chengyun, who then nodded slightly. Luo Chengyun had the same thoughts as Zhen Xuelan. The battle had been completely settled by Chen Nan alone, and they hadn¡¯t helped him in the slightest. Therefore, the rewards for the mission should also be his. Seeing this, Chen Nan nodded his head in agreement. Since they had already said so, he might as well accept all the rewards. After all, who would complain about having too much money? Seeing that Chen Nan had agreed, Luo Chengyun immediately apologized to him awkwardly, ¡°Chen Nan, I¡¯m really sorry. I shouldn¡¯t have doubted your strength earlier.¡± ¡®As expected, one shouldn¡¯t comment on something before knowing the whole picture! ¡®Who would have thought that a high school student could defeat a high-rank bronze grade vicious beast?! However, thinking about it, Luo Chengyang felt that his doubts weren¡¯t strange. After all, no one would believe that such a young Beastmaster would be so powerful. They would probably only believe it if they saw it with their own eyes. Hearing this, Chen Nan merely nodded slightly to him, and didn¡¯t take the matter to heart. After all, if he took every matter to heart, it would be too tiring. Chen Nan walked towards the academy gate without looking askance. Soon, he arrived at the academy gates. After turning his head and bidding farewell to the two of them, he headed into the academy. On the way back to his dorm, Chen Nan immersed consciousness was immersed in the system¡¯s space. He hadn¡¯t taken notice of how many points he had obtained for killing the vicious beast just now. Only now did he remember to check. With this, he turned his gaze to Xiaochi. Instantly, a set of data appeared in front of him. [Vicious Beast: Scarlet Flame Sparrow] (Attribute: Fire] [Level: Low-rank bronze grade] {Potential: High-rank gold grade] {Evolution Points: 40/500] [Evolution Routes: 6] [Evolution Requirements: ¡­ ] (Description: You have killed a high-rank bronze grade beast and have thus gained 40 evolution points. As long as you meet 500 evolution points, you will be able to evolve your contracted beast again.] Chen Nan looked at the data and was very satisfied. He did not expect that after evolving, even the evolution points he gained would increase. With this, he only needed to kill a dozen more vicious beasts before he could evolve Xiaochi again. At that time, its strength would have a qualitative leap. ¡®Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Chen Nan¡¯s face, and his consciousness left the space. ¡®The reward for the mission was very generous. At least for a short period of time, he wouldn¡¯t be lacking Alliance Dollars. Unknowingly, Chen Nan had returned to the dormitory building. He entered, turned left, and headed to his dorm room. However, just as Chen Nan was about to reach his dorm, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. In the corridor, a familiar figure had appeared in front of him. Seeing this figure, a touch of surprise appeared on Chen Nam¡¯s face.. Chapter 31 - The Mission to Explore the Hole Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The person in the corridor noticed Chen Nan as well. She immediately turned around and walked towards him. ¡°Chen Nan?¡± Her familiar voice sounded with a hint of inquiry. The person walking towards him was Yu Ruyun. At this moment, she was standing in front of Chen Nan and looking at him teasingly. After school had ended before noon, she had come to look for Chen Nan. Unexpectedly, he was nowhere to be found. She had not expected to meet him under such circumstances. ¡°Why are you here?¡± Yu Ruyun sized him up. She noticed that he was dressed the same as he had been in the morning and had not changed. It seemed that he had not returned to the dormitory until now. She wondered what Chen Nan had gone to do. Why was he only back at this time? ¡°Chen Nan, why are you so late? The dormitory has a clear rule that you have to come back before nine,¡± While asking, Yu Ruyun lowered her head to look at the time. She saw that it was already nine at night. If he was still doing missions at this time, it would be too dangerous. However, judging from the strength of Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast, it seemed that there was no need for her to worry at all. ¡°Lwent out to do something,¡± Chen Nan did not avoid her gaze as she sized him up. Of course, he did not directly say what he did either. Hearing this, Yu Ruyun simply nodded and did not ask any further questions. From her point of view, Chen Nan was extremely mysterious, just like his contracted beast. Besides, this was his private matter after all, so it was not appropriate for her to ask too much about it. ¡°Your name must have been taken down by the dorm supervisor since you came back late this time, right? If you encounter any problems in the future, please tell me in advance. That way, I can still help you gain some leniency with the dorm supervisor,¡± Yu Ruyun looked at Chen Nan and said slowly. Luoyang Academy had clear rules. If one lived in the academy¡¯s dormitory, one had to return to the dormitory before nine at night, or one¡¯s name would be taken down by the dorm supervisor. The students whose names had been taken down would have their points deducted accordingly. If they were ten minutes late, their points would be deducted by 10 points, and so on. It was precisely because of this rule that no one dared to return late for no apparent reason. This was because points were extremely important to the students. However, to Chen Nan, the academy¡¯s points were dispensable. After all, Xiaochi¡¯s evolution did not rely on medicinal herbs or pills. ¡°alright, you should go back and rest. I¡¯ll go down and talk to the dorm supervisor,¡± After Yu Ruyun finished speaking, she looked at Chen Nan. After seeing him nod his head, she left. She did not know about Chen Nan¡¯s unusual situation and was very worried about his points. After all, from her point of view, all students needed medicinal herbs and pills to evolve their contracted beasts. Even she was the same. After she went downstairs, Yu Ruyun went to the dormitory management office and flipped through the list of names recorded. As expected, she saw Chen Nan¡¯s name. She immediately began to negotiate with the dorm supervisor. Two minutes later, the dorm supervisor picked up a pen and drew a few lines on the list. Seeing this, Yu Ruyun wore a smile on her face as she bode farewell to the dorm supervisor before leaving the dormitory area. At the same time, Chen Nan watched Yu Ruyun¡¯s back as she left. Without saying anything, he turned around and returned to his own dorm room. Upon entering, he found that Liang Feiguang had already fallen into a deep sleep. The surroundings were silent. From time to time, Liang Feiguang¡¯s snoring could be heard. Fortunately, the snoring was not very loud and did not cause much of a problem. Chen Nan glanced at Liang Feiguang who was sleeping on the bed. Then, he took his clothes and walked into the bathroom. After cleaning up, he returned to the bed and began to rest. Early in the morning, the sunlight shone through the window and into the dormitory. Chen Nan opened his eyes sleepily and stretched out his hand to block the dazzling sunlight. He sat up and took a long time to recover from the sleepiness. After waking Liang Feiguang up, the two of them cleaned up, then left the dormitory and headed to the teaching building. However, just as Chen Nan was about to reach the classroom, a person stood in front of him and blocked his way. Chen Nan looked at this person and saw that he was not tall. He was a young man with dark skin but a flushed face. One look at his clothes and one could tell that he was from the City Defense Army. This young man stepped forward and handed the reward of the mission last night to Chen Nan. The reward of the mission was 50,000 Alliance Dollars and three stalks of fly-eating grass. After the young man handed the reward to Chen Nan, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he glanced at Chen Nan and asked, ¡°Are you interested in participating in the exploration mission of the vicious beast hole? This mission is issued by the City Defense Army and the rewards are quite rich.¡± After saying that, his gaze landed on Chen Nan¡¯s face as if he wanted to see from Chen Nan¡¯s face that he was interested in this mission. ¡°Not only that, many who participated in the mission are students from the academy, all your acquaintances,¡± The young man threw out a tempting condition. He hoped to use this information to attract Chen Nan to join the mission. ¡®When Chen Nan heard this, his face was filled with surprise, and he asked, ¡°Isn¡¯t this matter to be settled by the City Defense Army? Why do you still want us to explore?¡± His heart was filled with puzzlement. Since the City Defense Army had taken the responsibility for the matter, why did they still want them to solve this matter? ¡®When the young man heard this, he immediately explained the reason, ¡°The City Defense Army is responsible for the safety of the whole Luoyang City, so at the moment, we simply can¡¯t get so many people to solve it. Most of our members are guarding the defensive line at the Qinhuai Mountain Range while some are maintaining the order in Luoyang City. Hence, we still need your help to completely resolve this matter.¡± As he said this, his gaze never left Chen Nan¡¯s face. He was observing the changes in Chen Nan¡¯s expression. However, he did not see any changes. His heart was in doubt, wondering if Chen Nan would agree to participate. He was very clear about the situation last night. Chen Nan¡¯s strength was quite good. If he joined, the mission could achieve twice the result with half the effort. In the City Defense Army¡¯s captain¡¯s heart, he still hoped that Chen Nan would participate. Hearing this, Chen Nan pondered for a moment and said, ¡°Will it be very difficult to explore the hole?¡± ¡°The number of vicious beasts in the cave is unknown, but most of them are at the bronze grade,¡± Seeing that Chen Nan seemed to have the intention of saying yes, the young man immediately explained. Although the vicious beasts were only at the bronze grade, they were still difficult to deal with. Hence, the City Defense Army invited the students from the academy to explore the hole with them. Hearing this, Chen Nan fell into deep thought, then nodded and agreed, ¡°I can participate in this exploration mission.¡± If they were bronze grade vicious beasts, then he could still deal with them. Besides, if he completed this mission, not only would he receive evolution points, he would also receive a reward. Plus, the reward would be generous! Of course, what he valued more was the evolution points he would obtain from killing vicious beasts. Hearing that Chen Nan agreed to the invitation, a smile appeared on the young man¡¯s face. ¡°Then, let¡¯s meet at Shanlan High School tonight,¡± The young man looked at Chen Nan with a smile. Hearing this, Chen Nan nodded, indicating that he understood. Seeing his response, the young man nodded to him as well, then turned around and left. Seeing this, Chen Nan returned to the classroom alone. The second the young man had come to the front of him, Liang Feiguang had headed to the classroom himself. Regarding this, Chen Nan had no words. On the contrary, his favorability towards Liang Feiguang was continuously rising¡­ Chapter 32 - Rendezvous Before the Mission Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Since they had been talking near the classroom, it didn¡¯t take long for Chen Nan to reach the classroom. As soon as he stepped into the classroom, the originally noisy classroom instantly fell silent. Everyone¡¯s gaze was directed at Chen Nan. Chen Nan didn¡¯t say anything about this and looked around. He found that the classroom was very normal and nothing was different. The only difference was that Ji Ren was not in the classroom. Chen Nan did not pay much attention to this. After all, whether Ji Ren came or not did not affect him at all. As for Ji Ren¡¯s followers, when they saw his gaze, they were instantly intimidated and their eyes dodged. He did not think much of all this. Instead, he raised his feet and walked to his seat. At the same time, when Chen Nan returned to his seat, he immediately attracted Qing Yunshi¡¯s attention. Qing Yunshi looked at him with a hint of surprise in her eyes. Like most people, she felt that the strength that Chen Nan displayed was quite good. That being said, it could not be compared to her contracted beast. After all, the Swift-riding Wolf had the Wolf King bloodline! Sensing that someone was staring at him, Chen Nan immediately looked over. Qing Yunshi had just regained her senses when her gaze happened to meet Chen Nan¡¯s. She did not avert her gaze as she said, ¡°Your contracted beast¡¯s strength is quite good,¡± As she spoke, she paid close attention to Chen Nan¡¯s expression, trying to see if there would be hints of delight on his face. She still hadn¡¯t changed her initial thoughts. She still believed that everything that Chen Nan did was to attract her attention. After all, she had always been the object of admiration since she was young. Hearing this, Chen Nan looked at her. His expression did not change as he said, ¡°Thank you.¡± After saying that, he sat down. His heart was very calm. To him, Qing Yunshi¡¯s actions were very strange. At first, she had been very cold to him. But now, she actually took the initiative to talk to him? However, Chen Nan did not take these trivial matters to heart. Instead, he turned his head and looked out of the window in boredom. At the same time, Qing Yunshi sensed Chen Nan¡¯s indifferent attitude and felt somewhat angry. Chen Nan was the first person to be so indifferent to her. She had taken the initiative to talk to him, yet his attitude was so indifferent. She immediately snorted and turned her head, not continuing to communicate with Chen Nan. Since he was like this, there was no need for her to try talking to him. At this moment, Wen Lun walked in with his textbook. With this, everyone focused their gazes on the podium. Chen Nan withdrew his gaze as well. ¡®Wen Lun was one of the top three teachers in the academy. He didn¡¯t say any wasteful words and directly began to teach. ¡®Wen Lun¡¯s teaching content today was about distinguishing the levels of vicious beasts. Some experienced Beastmasters could tell the levels of vicious beasts at a glance, while the more inexperienced Beastmaster couldn¡¯t. Therefore, the first thing one had to learn after becoming a Beastmaster was to learn how to distinguish the levels of vicious beasts. As such, the textbook that Wen Lun was teaching was about how to distinguish the levels of vicious beasts. The bodies of the vicious beasts would change along with the changes in their levels. The higher the level, the more obvious the change would be. In the textbook, there were detailed records of the appearance of some common vicious beasts. There were still many unknown fierce beasts that had yet to be discovered. The textbook was filled with content that could help Beastmasters distinguish the level of vicious beasts. Time passed quickly. As Wen Lun lectured, the bell rang. Hearing the bell, Wen Lun stopped teaching abruptly. He took his textbook and walked straight out of the classroom. After he left the classroom, the students left as well. Chen Nan packed his things, left the classroom, and returned to the dormitory with Liang Feiguang. Once he returned to the dormitory, Chen Nan began to rest, replenishing his energy for tonight¡¯s exploration mission. ¡®Who knows how long the mission would take? Although the vicious beasts in the hole were mostly at the bronze grade, it was inevitable that there would be ones of higher grades. On top of that, the number of vicious beasts was also a problem. He wondered who else would be participating in the mission. As he pondered, Chen Nan¡¯s eyelids drooped. Night fell and rows of street lamps immediately lit up on the street, lining the originally bustling street like luminous pearls. It was also because of this that the streets seemed very desolate. The mirror-like moon hung high in the sky, pouring its light like clear flowing water onto the vast land. The dark blue sky was dotted with countless stars. The pitch-black rooms were also lit up with light. Chen Nan opened his eyes sleepily, sat up, and looked at the time. He realized that it was almost time to meet up. He immediately got out of bed, packed his things, and left the dorm. Twenty minutes later, Chen Nan arrived at Shanlan High School. As soon as he arrived, he saw a few familiar figures. These people were acquaintances with Chen Nan. Two of them were Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun. ¡®What surprised him the most was that Qing Yunshi was among the party. Soon, Chen Nan regained his composure and walked to the entrance. ¡®When the captain of the City Defense Army saw that Chen Nan had arrived, he said, ¡°Il be leaving the exploration mission to you guys.¡± After he finished saying this, his gaze swept across their faces. Hearing this, Chen Nan and the others wore solemn expressions as they nodded. After all, this was related to the safety of the city, and as such, they attached great importance to it. ¡°Tstill have some things to do, so I¡¯ll take my leave first. I wish you guys a successful completion of this mission!¡± The captain nodded at them, then turned around and left. He felt a little uneasy. He didn¡¯t know if Chen Nan and the others would be able to handle the matter. As the captain left, the few people at the entrance stood gazing at each other, at a loss for what to do. At this moment, Zhen Xue Lan came to Chen Nan¡¯s side and said, ¡°Chen Nan, I didn¡¯t expect you to participate in this exploration mission.¡± She was quite surprised because she didn¡¯t expect the City Defense Army to have invited Chen Nan. However, on second thought, Chen Nan was so strong that it wasn¡¯t strange for them to have invited him. Thinking of this, her expression soon returned to normal. Hearing this, Chen Nan nodded, indicating that he had agreed to participate in this mission. At this moment, Luo Chengyun nodded to Chen Nan as a form of greeting. His actions carried a hint of respect since he had been completely convinced by the strength that Chen Nan had displayed. Seeing this, Chen Nan nodded his head lightly as well. His face was void of any emotions, and his heart was extremely calm. Luo Chengyun smiled delightfully when he received a response. He didn¡¯t expect to be able to carry out a mission with Chen Nan again. He believed that with Chen Nan here, the mission this time would also be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort, as like last time! Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun had greeted Chen Nan but had both forgotten that another person was standing next to them. ¡°Ahem,¡± Chen Nan realized this and cleared his throat with a strange expression while glancing at Qing Yunshi who was next to him. Hearing the sound, only then did Zhen Xue Lan realize that there was another person here. Looking at Chen Nan, she glanced at Qing Yunshi out of the corner of her eye and asked, ¡°Do you know her?¡± Then, she looked at Qing Yunshi and started to size her up. She wondered how strong she was? However, those who could participate in this exploration mission should be quite strong. Hearing this, Chen Nan said with a strange expression, ¡°She is my classmate..¡± Chapter 33 - Carry Out the Mission, Enter the Hole Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Only then did Zhen Xuelan know that Qing Yunshi and Chen Nan were classmates. She walked towards Qing Yunshi and introduced, ¡°I¡¯m Zhen Xuelan, a member of the Hunter Association.¡± One should know that as long as she introduced herself as a member of the Hunter Association, no one would doubt her strength. After all, only the strong could register as a hunter. One had to be strong enough to pass the test, only then could one register successfully. If one could only satisfy only one of the requirements, one could also register successfully, though one¡¯s strength would then be unknown. Anything related to strength had to be witnessed to be truly understood. Just like how Luo Chengyun hadn¡¯t believed in Chen Nan¡¯s strength but was proven wrong real quick! Zhen Xuelan stared at Qing Yunshi and observed her expression. She noticed that her expression remained the same. ¡°Tm Luo Chengyun. I met Chen Nan because of one of the Hunter Association¡¯s missions,¡± Luo Chengyun walked over and looked at Qing Yunshi before looking at Chen Nan. Now that he mentioned it, it was a good thing that he didn¡¯t reject the mission just because he doubted Chen Nan¡¯s strength. Otherwise, not only would he be biased against him, he would also miss the opportunity to have become Chen Nan¡¯s acquaintance. ¡®At the same time, when Qing Yunshi heard Chen Nan¡¯s words, her expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure. After listening to Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun¡¯s self-introduction, Qing Yunshi nodded and introduced herself to them as well, ¡°I¡¯m Qing Yunshi, also a member of the Hunter Association.¡± ¡®After saying that, she glanced at Chen Nan with a hint of surprise in her eyes. No wonder he had left the academy as soon as classes had ended these two days. It turned out he had gone to the Hunter Association to carry out missions. However, Qing Yunshi didn¡¯t find it strange. After all, she had seen Chen Nan¡¯s strength, and he was quite strong. Hearing this, Zhen Xuelan couldn¡¯t help but look at Qing Yunshi a few more times, her eyes full of surprise. She didn¡¯t expect that Qing Yunshi, like Chen Nan, could become a member of the Hunter Association at such a young age. It was no wonder that she had been invited by the City Defense Army for this exploration mission too. ¡®The City Defense Army had only invited members of the Hunter Association to participate in the exploration mission this time. After all, Beastmasters who could join the Hunter Association were all quite strong. With this thought in mind, Zhen Xuelan looked at Qing Yunshi with admiration. At the same time, Luo Chengyun could not help but look at Qing Yunshi a few more times as well when he heard this, then he looked at Chen Nan. Since the two of them were classmates, her strength shouldn¡¯t be too bad. As for Chen Nan, when he heard this, he was taken aback for a moment before quickly returning to his usual calmness. Thinking about it, it was reasonable. Back when they contracted their vicious beasts, he had seen Qing Yunshi¡¯s contracted beast. Its strength was quite good at the middle-rank silver grade. He wondered to what level had her contracted beast advanced to in these two days. Chen Nan looked at Qing Yunshi with a hint of curiosity. However, he quickly regained his composure. After all, he would get to know the strength of Qing Yunshi¡¯s contracted beast after they entered the hole. Zhen Xuelan glanced at the three of them and said, ¡°After we enter the hole, we will focus on eliminating the vicious beasts. If and once we encounter danger, we will retreat immediately.¡± Her expression became serious. This matter was extremely dangerous. Although the four of them were quite strong, the situation in the hole was still unknown. Even if a detector had scanned the place, the results might not be accurate. After all, it had been a long time since the detection. No one could guarantee that during this period, there would not be any other vicious beasts that have intruded into the hole as well. Hearing this, Chen Nan nodded, indicating that he understood. There was indeed a certain amount of risk in this matter. In fact, he was feeling a trace of uncertainty. ¡®Their numbers were a problem, their levels were a problem, and whether or not they could resist the vicious beasts was also a problem. ¡®There were many problems in this exploration mission. However, this was also a good opportunity for him to see Xiaochi¡¯s true strength! Zhen Xuelan¡¯s gaze swept over the other two one by one. Until she saw that both of them nodded as well that she said, ¡°In that case, let¡¯s set off now.¡± ¡®After saying that, she turned around and walked in front. Soon after, the four of them arrived at the cafeteria¡¯s freezer. The moment they entered, they saw the huge hole in the wall. ¡®When Zhen Xuelan saw the hole, she immediately stopped in her tracks. She looked at Chen Nan with a strange expression and said, ¡°Chen Nan, can you only summon your vicious beast when we encounter danger?¡± Hearing this, Chen Nan looked at her with a puzzled expression. He didn¡¯t understand why she would make such a request. ¡°Your contracted beast has a great suppressing effect on mine. I¡¯m afraid the same will go for theirs as well. Besides, if the vicious beasts feel suppressed, they won¡¯t appear. After all, they are very sensitive to the dangers of the outside world. Once they feel something, they won¡¯t act rashly,¡± Zhen Xuelan¡¯s expression was a little unnatural as she explained to Chen Nan. Hearing this, Chen Nan nodded lightly and did not have any objections to her suggestion. Qing Yunshi, who had been observing the two¡¯s interaction, was a little surprised when she heard this. It seemed that Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast was even stronger than she had imagined. Otherwise, Zhen Xuelan would not have said such a thing. Qing Yunshi looked at Chen Nan with a trace of curiosity in her eyes. At the same time, Zhen Xuelan had already summoned her contracted beast. With this, a Hawk-Eagle abruptly appeared, its sharp eagle eyes staring at the entrance of the hole. Following this, Luo Chengyun also summoned his contracted beast. As such, a Leopard appeared in their line of sight in the next second. Its entire body was pale yellow with differently-sized black spots scattered all over. Its claws were extremely sharp, and they could be expanded and contracted freely! Chen Nan looked over, and a set of data instantly appeared. [Vicious Beast: Persia Leopard] [Attribute: Wind] [Level: Low-rank silver grade] [Potential: Middle-rank silver grade] (Loyalty: 83] [Evolution Routes: 6] [Evolution Requirements: ¡­] (Description: It has outstanding talent.] After reading the data, Chen Nan had a rough estimate in his heart. Among their contracted beasts, only Xiaochi¡¯s level was low. Fortunately, it had the Phoenix bloodline, which allowed it to have a bloodline suppression effect on some vicious beasts. At this moment, Qing Yunshi also summoned her contracted beast out of her beast space. ¡®The Swift-riding Wolf appeared, emitting a powerful aura. The other contracted beasts shuddered and showed a trace of inexplicable fear. Seeing this, Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun looked at her differently. Qing Yunshi noticed their expressions, and a hint of pride appeared on her face. She was a disciple of a big family, as such, in this short time, her Swift-riding Wolf had already evolved. ¡®With the appearance of her contracted beast, Chen Nan¡¯s gaze also shifted over. [Vicious Beast: Swift-riding Wolf] [Attribute: Lightning] [Level: High-rank Silver grade] {Potential: Low-rank gold grade] (Loyalty: 83] [Evolution Routes: 6] [Evolution Requirements: J] (Description: Wolf King bloodline has not been activated, as such currently unable to command the wolf clan..] Chapter 34 - Astonishment, the Swift-riding Wolfs Strength Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Looking at the data of the Swift-riding Wolf, Chen Nan was somewhat astonished. Both of them had just gotten their contracted beasts not long ago, but he did not expect the Swift-riding Wolf to have already evolved to such a level. Although it had only advanced by one grade, the temperament it displayed was completely different from the last time. However, for the Swift-riding Wolf to be able to evolve so quickly, it was probably hugely thanks to the help of family resources. From what Chen Nan knew, Qing Yunshi¡¯s family background was quite good. Her family background was even a bit better than Ji Ren¡¯s. He couldn¡¯t help but feel lucky that he had the system. Otherwise, Xiaochi¡¯s strength wouldn¡¯t have improved so quickly. ¡°Let¡¯s not waste any time. Let¡¯s go in quickly,¡± Seeing that they had summoned their contracted beasts, Zhen Xuelan said. After saying that, she was the first to enter the hole. Chen Nan followed closely behind, followed by Qing Yunshi and Luo Chengyun. The hole was narrow, dark, cold, damp, and oppressive. The surroundings were silent, allowing them to clearly hear their footsteps resounding in the hole. ¡®There was also the sound of dripping water and some faint sounds. Not only that, there was an intense aura of vicious beasts. Chen Nan and the other three could feel it, and they stayed on high alert. ¡°Be careful, there should be vicious beasts nearby. They will appear at any time,¡± Zhen Xuelan scanned the surroundings with a serious expression. They had just entered, and there was already such an intense aura of vicious beasts. It meant that there was more than one vicious beast in a 500m vicinity. ¡®When Qing Yunshi, who was in the middle, heard this, her expression did not change at all. There was even a hint of relaxation on her face. The Swift-riding Wolf was at the high-rank silver grade while most of the vicious beasts here were at the bronze grade. Her contracted beast was more than enough to deal with these vicious beasts! At the same time, Luo Chengyun turned to look behind himself with a serious expression. However, he did not find anything out of the place. He kept feeling that there were vicious beasts scurrying around behind him, but every time he turned around, the feeling would disappear. It seemed that this place was really full of danger. Luo Chengyun frowned and looked around vigilantly. If he didn¡¯t pay attention, he might be caught off guard by vicious beasts. Zhen Xuelan, who was walking in front, did the same. Her vigilant eyes never swayed as she stared straight ahead. At this moment, a blue light flashed, and a vicious beast instantly darted out from the left. ¡®The expressions of the four people changed slightly as they looked at the vicious beast that had suddenly appeared. It was a mutated Toothed Cat. Its fur was dark blue, its claws were long and sharp, and its tail was as hard as steel. Even its teeth were extremely sharp. The moment Chen Nan saw the vicious beast, he knew that its strength was at the high-rank bronze grade. Of course, the others could also tell. There were indeed different kinds of vicious beasts in this cave. Qing Yunshi didn¡¯t say anything else and directly ordered the Swift-riding Wolf to deal with the vicious beast. Chen Nan stood at the side and didn¡¯t make a move. With Qing Yunshi¡¯s strength, her contracted beast could easily deal with the mutated Toothed Cat. Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun did the same. The main reason was that the hole was very narrow. It was impossible for them to deal with the vicious beast together. Not only would it be difficult to fight, but they might even drag her down. Furthermore, they believed in Qing Yunshi¡¯s strength, which was why they didn¡¯t move forward. At the same time, Qing Yunshi¡¯s clear and cold voice commanded the Swift-riding Wolf, ¡°Attack.¡± She didn¡¯t mind them watching from the side. After all, the situation in the hole was obvious to everyone. It was impossible for three or four contracted beasts to attack together. Hearing the comman4, the Swift-riding Wolf immediately went forward and raised its claws. Inan instant, a powerful bolt of lightning flew towards the Toothed Cat. ¡®Wherever the lightning passed, it would leave a very deep mark. Seeing this, the Toothed Cat¡¯s fur instantly stood on end, and it immediately felt a trace of fear. When the lightning came, the cat lowered its head, curled its body, and rolled to the side, successfully avoiding this fatal strike. As for the lightning, it flew past the cat and landed heavily on the wall, leaving a very deep mark. Seeing this, the Toothed Cat focused its attention and leaped forward, waving its claws forward a few times. In an instant, several wind blades struck at the Swift-riding Wolf. That¡¯s right, the mutated Toothed Cat¡¯s attribute was of the wind element. Facing the wind blades, the Swift-riding Wolf did not even flinch It clawed forward with its sharp claws, instantly neutralizing the Toothed Cat¡¯s attack. Following that, it waved its paws a few times, and countless bolts of lightning shot from the sky. Seeing this, the Toothed Cat panicked. When the lightning came, it jumped forward and dodged an attack. However, a vicious beast at the bronze grade was still no match for one at the silver grade. Due to the increasing number of lightning bolts, the Toothed Cat soon fell to a disadvantage. At the same time, when Chen Nan, who was standing at the side, saw this scene, he was a little surprised, but he quickly recovered. This was completely within his expectations. If it wasn¡¯t for her strength, Qing Yunshi wouldn¡¯t have been invited by the City Defense Army to participate in this mission. He collected his thoughts and continued watching the battle where the victor was about to be determined. At this moment, the Toothed Cat had already been struck by lightning, and several wounds had appeared on his body. ¡®The wounds were very deep, and fresh blood flowed out. There were even flashes of purple lightning on it. The blood that flowed all over the ground made the vicious beasts hiding in the dark restless. However, they restrained themselves because the power of the Swift-riding Wolf had intimidated them. The vicious beasts were scared, so they didn¡¯t dare to act rashly. At this moment, the Swift-riding Wolf waved its claws again. A white light flashed, and a powerful bolt of lightning flew towards the Toothed Cat. The Toothed Cat, which was already powerless, couldn¡¯t dodge the attack. With a ¡°pu¡± sound, the lightning hit the Toothed Cat and it spat out a mouthful of blood. Just like that, the Toothed Cat was killed by the Swift-riding Wolf. It died with its eyes wide open. Seeing this scene, Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun were extremely shocked. Was this not too easy?! Moreover, the speed at which the Swift-riding Wolf had killed the Toothed Cat had been very fast! In the next moment, Qing Yunshi brought the Swift-riding Wolf and arrived in front of them. Zhen Xuelan came back to her senses instantly. She looked at Qing Yunshi and said, ¡°No wonder you two are classmates, both of you are so strong.¡± Luo Chengyun nodded, agreeing with Zhen Xuelan¡¯s words. He glanced at the Swift-riding Wolf and found that it was standing calmly beside Qing Yunshi. ¡°Let¡¯s continue,¡± Qing Yunshi looked as if the whole matter was nothing to be surprised about. She had seen such a scene too many times and was already used to it. Hearing this, Zhen Xuelan nodded, turned around, and continued walking in front. The four of them continued to walk in the same formation as before. After they left, the vicious beasts that were dying to make a move surged out. They gulped the fallen Toothed Cat into their stomachs and left half-satisfied. After going deeper into the hole, the four were currently dealing with a middle-rank bronze-grade vicious beast. In less than five minutes, the Swift-riding Wolf had killed the beast. After that, they continued forward. Along the way, they killed several vicious beasts one after another. Since the vicious beasts were all at the bronze grade, they were able to deal with them with ease. Ten minutes later, the four arrived at the other end of the hole. ¡°Is this the sewer system of Luoyang City?!¡± Zhen Xuelan sounded surprised. She didn¡¯t expect that the other end of the hole would lead to the sewer system of Luoyang City! Chapter 35 - The Citys Sewer System, Unfruitful Mission Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Upon hearing this, Chen Nan was surprised. He didn¡¯t expect the vicious beasts to have come from here. The environment here was quite dark, but he could still see a vague outline of the place. The place extended in all directions. There was a waterway in the middle, and on the left was a wide road. Above the waterway, an endless stream of water was flowing down, making water splashing sounds. At every section of the path, one would see an intersection. The place was connected to all parts of the city, even the suburb! If the vicious beasts were here, it would be difficult to find their tracks. Seeing this, Chen Nan couldn¡¯t help but frown as he stared ahead. It seemed that this matter wasn¡¯t as simple as they had imagined. On the contrary, it was very much more difficult than they had imagined. Zhen Xuelan had the same thoughts as Chen Nan. Her face was grave as she looked at the tunnel in front of them. ¡°Let¡¯s go ahead and take a look around for now,¡± Zhen Xuelan retracted her gaze and looked at the other three. ¡°But it¡¯s hard to find anything here,¡± Luo Chengyun glanced at the surrounding tunnels. There were too many paths here. It would be difficult for just the four of them to find the vicious beasts. ¡°Let¡¯s look around first. If we really can¡¯t find anything, we¡¯ll have to let the City Defense Army take charge,¡± Zhen Xuelan said as her gaze landed on the ground. She was trying to see if there were any traces left by the vicious beasts. ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Chen Nan said as he walked in front. He observed the surroundings and even observed the water surface carefully. Hearing Chen Nan¡¯s words, Zhen Xuelan and the other two followed closely after him. Two hours later, they stopped. ¡°The current here is too strong and has washed away any traces of the vicious beasts,¡± Zhen Xuelan looked at the continuously flowing water and frowned. The environment here was extremely beneficial to the vicious beasts. Not only was it easy for the vicious beasts to hide, but it also made it for them difficult to find them. ¡°Looks like this exploration is going to be fruitless,¡± Luo Chengyun sighed heavily. Hearing this, Chen Nan looked a little regretful, but he didn¡¯t say anything. He had accepted the mission because he wanted to obtain evolution points by killing vicious beasts. He hadn¡¯t expected for them to be stuck here, which had made it so that he hadn¡¯t killed any vicious beasts thus far. Fortunately, although he hadn¡¯t killed any vicious beasts, they would still be rewarded with quite a sum of Alliance Dollars for the mission. ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Zhen Xuelan glanced at the unchanging sewer and said. She sighed in her heart as she turned around and returned the way they came. Seeing this, Chen Nan left as well. The other two followed closely behind. However, Chen Nan had only taken two steps when he felt the ground tremble slightly. It made his body be unstable as well. ¡®The other three were experiencing the same. At this moment, they were supporting themselves against the wall. This was because the trembling was becoming more and more intense. It was even producing ¡°bang, bang, bang¡± sounds. Chen Nan and the others looked towards the source of the sound and saw a huge vicious beast walking towards them. ¡®With every step it took, the ground would tremble. Other than that, there were also several vicious beasts following behind it. ¡®The scene was like a boss bringing his lackeys to fight. Seeing this, the expressions of the four changed slightly. Weren¡¯t there too many vicious beasts?! Furthermore, there was even a low-rank silver grade vicious beast! Before they could retreat, the silver grade vicious beast led the few bronze grade fierce beasts and slowly walked towards Chen Nan. It was calm and unhurried. It was as if Chen Nan had fallen into the net they had weaved and could not escape. When he saw these beasts, Chen Nan had already seen their data. The one at the front was a low-rank silver grade mutated Double-tailed Rat with an ice attribute. Behind it were some high-rank bronze grade Giant-eyed Fishy Rats with water and poison attributes. ¡°You guys run first, I¡¯ll cover the rear,¡± Chen Nan did not even turn his head as he said this, his gaze fixed on these beasts. Although these vicious beasts had supposedly ingested contaminants, they did not seem that way. After all, contaminated vicious beasts were all extremely violent. Weren¡¯t these vicious beasts too normal? The more they were like this, the weirder it was! However, it was a good opportunity to use these vicious beasts to test Xiaochi¡¯s strength. He wanted to see where Xiaochi¡¯s bottom line lay. ¡°No! You¡¯re coming with us,¡± Zhen Xuelan immediately refuted his suggestion. She could tell the strength of these vicious beasts. Even if Chen Nan could kill a high-rank bronze-grade beast, he wouldn¡¯t be able to defeat the vicious beasts that were heading towards them. Not only was it because of their strength, but also because of their numbers. ¡®With Chen Nan¡¯s strength alone, he would probably be eaten in less than five minutes. Although these vicious beasts looked calm on the surface, from the aura they emitted, one could tell that they had ingested contaminants! With this, they couldn¡¯t possibly allow Chen Nan to face them alone! ¡°That¡¯s right, Chen Nan. Although you¡¯re quite strong, don¡¯t try to play the hero at this moment,¡± Luo Chengyun looked at Chen Nan with a grave expression. Qing Yunshi didn¡¯t say anything, but her eyes seemed to be telling him not to be all bravado now and that his strength alone wasn¡¯t enough to fight against them. ¡°Let¡¯s go. It¡¯ll be too late if we don¡¯t leave now,¡± Zhen Xuelan¡¯s expression was very serious. She reached out and wanted to pull Chen Nan¡¯s hand to take him with her. However, Chen Nan avoided her hand and said, ¡°Leave this to me.¡± Aconfident smile hung on his face. Although these vicious beasts were indeed a little difficult to deal with, Xiaochi had the Phoenix bloodline. Just the effect of the bloodline suppression could make them unable to move. ¡°We won¡¯t let you face them alone. Let¡¯s deal with them together,¡± Zhen Xuelan¡¯s expression was a little helpless. At this moment, she was evaluating in her heart. With Qing Yunshi¡¯s strength, her contracted beat could deal with that low-rank silver grade vicious beast while the three of them should be able to deal with the bronze grade vicious beasts easily. After all, Chen Nan was also very powerful. ¡°I think it¡¯s plausible. The four of us aren¡¯t weak. If our division of labor is clear, we can totally eliminate these vicious beasts,¡± After thinking for a while, Luo Chengyun also agreed with the suggestion. Although these vicious beasts were very powerful and outnumbered them, they were not weak either. After all, just Chen Nan alone could kill a bronze-grade vicious beast. Besides, Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast had looked very relaxed back then. It seemed that it had not reached its limit yet. He wondered how many and at what level would the vicious beasts have to be for Xiaochi to feel some challenge. Luo Chengyun could not help but start to look forward to knowing the result. Qing Yunshi, who was at the side, did not say anything. Her eyes were filled with determination. She was full of confidence in her Swift-riding Wolf. After all, the highest-leveled vicious beast on the other side was at the low-rank silver grade, while the Swift-riding Wolf was at the high-rank silver grade! Seeing this, Chen Nan was a little helpless, but he did not say anything. He immediately summoned Xiaochi from the beast space. Inan instant, a scarlet light lit up the place, and a powerful pressure followed. ¡®The temperature in the surroundings gradually rose, and the flow of the air froze. Even the flowing water stopped, and the water on the path evaporated. The powerful pressure made it difficult for all the vicious beasts to move. They couldn¡¯t even touch Chen Nan, who was so close to them.. Chapter 36 - Mutated Double-tailed Rat, Kill All Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡®The moment Xiaochi appeared, Qing Yunshi and the others noticed that their contracted beasts were intensely suppressed. On top of that, the suppression was a result of the bloodlines. At this moment, the contracted beasts¡¯ bodies were trembling while their hearts were somewhat perturbed. Seeing the anxious appearance of the Swift-riding Wolf, Qing Yunshi was extremely shocked. ¡®The Swift-riding Wolf was quite strong. She didn¡¯t expect that it would be suppressed by Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast. If that was the case, Chen Nan would have to kill the mutated Double-tailed Rat. After all, the Swift-riding Wolf was being suppressed by Xiaochi, causing its strength to not be as before. Before she could say anything, Zhen Xuelan said helplessly from the side, ¡°Chen Nan, with your contracted beast here, I don¡¯t even have the chance to make a move at all.¡± Zhen Xuelan¡¯s expression was somewhat regretful. Both Chen Nan¡¯s and her contracted beasts were birds. As such, in terms of bloodline suppression, her contracted beast could feel its effects even more intensely than other types of vicious beasts. It was precisely because of this that the Hawk-Eagle couldn¡¯t muster any desire to fight at all. Moreover, its entire body was trembling, and there was a hint of fear in its expression. Seeing that the situation was so, Zhen Xuelan knew she probably wouldn¡¯t be able to help much and could only stand by the side and watch the battle. ¡°It¡¯s fine, I¡¯l take care of it,¡± Hearing this, Chen Nan shook his head, not minding at all. He was still quite confident in dealing with these vicious beasts. Unlike Zhen Xuelan¡¯s Hawk Eagle, the Swift-riding Wolf and the Persian Leopard were just a little uneasy, so they could still fight. It was just that they could only fight the bronze-grade vicious beasts. It seemed that they would have to let Chen Nan fight the silver-grade vicious beast. After all, their contracted beasts could not unleash their full strength. ¡°Chen Nan, we¡¯ll leave the silver grade beast to you. Leave the rest to us,¡± Luo Chengyun glanced at his Persian Leopard and looked helplessly at Chen Nan. Right now, only Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast could unleash his full strength. As such, the responsibility of fighting against the strongest vicious beast fell on Chen Nan¡¯s head. ¡°Alright,¡± Chen Nan nodded and agreed to his words. Then, he followed Luo Chengyun¡¯s gaze and looked at the Persian Leopard. At this moment, it was standing beside Luo Chengyun, its body slightly trembling. It didn¡¯t dare to even look around casually. Seeing this, Chen Nan instantly understood the situation. He didn¡¯t mind the phenomenon at all. At the same time, the vicious beasts that had originally been struggling began to become agitated, and their strength gradually increased. The few vicious beasts raised their heads to the sky and roared, ¡°Roar ¨C¡± In the next moment, these vicious beasts ran towards Chen Nan and the others. Especially the mutated Double-tailed Rat, its speed was extremely fast. As it ran, it waved forward in the air. In an instant, an ice block broke through the air and shot toward Chen Nan. Seeing this, Chen Nan stared at the mutated Double-tailed Rat and said, ¡°Xiaochi, attack.¡± In the next moment, Xiaochi flapped its wings and sent out balls of flames, aiming straight at the mutated Double-tailed Rat. The mutated Double-tailed Rat raised its left hand, and the water in the waterway instantly flew. It turned into an icicle that rushed towards Xiaochi. Because of the icicle, the temperature in the surroundings gradually dropped. But not long after, it rose again. Xiaochi stared at the mutated Double-tailed Rat and abruptly spat out a ball of flames, gradually forming a fireball in midair. In the next moment, it threw the condensed fireball forward, and the fireball flew towards the mutant Double-tailed Rat¡¯s head. However, the Rat was, after all, an experienced vicious beast. It swung its tail and directly attacked the fireball. With a loud ¡°bang¡±, the fireball was dissipated. Small flames flew in all directions and extinguished in the end. The mutated Double-tailed Rat took a few steps back and hurriedly put its tail into the water. Due to it using its tail to block the fireball, its tail had been slightly burned. Although the burn was not very serious, it was exceptionally painful. At the same time, not far away, Qing Yunshi and Luo Chengyun were dealing with the four Giant-eyed Fishy Rats with a clear-cut division of labor. Both sides were equally matched in the fight. Both sides attacked each other but did not gain an advantage over the other. At this moment, Chen Nan was looking at Xiaochi calmly and confidently. One had to know that it was still in the low-rank bronze grade, but it was still not at a disadvantage. This proved that its strength was far from this, and it had not reached its limit. At the same time, Xiaochi saw that the mutated Double-tailed Rat had put its tail into the water, and immediately flapped its wings. Flames abruptly appeared around its body, and they smashed toward the mutated Double-tailed Rat like a shower of falling meteors. Seeing the flames, the mutated Double-tailed Rat was not afraid at all. It leaped and swung its tail, taking advantage of the situation to send the attack flying. The flames smashed onto the ground, causing a flash before disappearing. Meanwhile, the speed at which Xiaochi flapped its wings became faster and faster, and the flames around its body gathered in one place. The condensed flames suddenly flew towards the mutated Double-tailed Rat. However, just as it was about to hit, the mutated Double-tailed Rat suddenly waved and raised a hand. In that instant, the water behind it flew and turned into a water column that instantly froze and blocked the flames. With a loud bang, the two attacks collided. Countless pieces of ice and sparks immediately fell from the air. ¡®The two attacks were in a stalemate in the air. At this moment, Xiaochi calmly flapped its wings, and flames surrounded its body once again. In the next moment, with a flap of its wings, the flames instantly flew out, adding to flames that were in the stalemate. With this, the flames that were originally stagnant in the air abruptly moved forward an inch. The mutated Double-tailed Rat did not panic at all. It swung its tail into the water, causing a large water splash which then flew into the air and enveloped all the flames. In the next moment, the water that enveloped the flames froze into ice, and with a ¡°clang¡¯, it fell to the ground. The ice shattered, and the flames disappeared. Seeing this, Chen Nan said indifferently, ¡°Xiaochi, use all your strength.¡± Hearing this, Xiaochi roared at the mutated Double-tailed Rat, ¡°Chirp ¨C¡± The speed at which it flapped its wings increased, and the scarlet light on its body also gradually brightened. An aura that came from within made the surroundings instantly oppressive. Right at this moment, before the mutated Double-tailed Rat could react, a ball of crimson flames came straight at it. ¡®The mutated Double-tailed Rat instantly bristled. With a wave of its hand and a movement of its tail, the water instantly rose from its surface. In the next second, the water turned into ice and pounced towards the flame. The Rat wanted to use the previous method to engulf the flames with water and extinguish it. However, the flames were so aggressive that it couldn¡¯t possibly accomplish what it was thinking. Furthermore, the flames were extremely powerful. With a ¡®bang¡¯, the mutated Double-tailed Rat was instantly sent flying. It landed on the surface of the water with a ¡®pu¡¯ sound, causing a huge splash. Seeing this, Chen Nan was a little surprised. He did not expect Xiaochi to be able to kill vicious beasts of levels higher than itself. After all, the mutated Double-tailed Rat was a level higher than Xiaochi! However, thinking about it, this should be within his expectations. After all, Xiaochi¡¯s bloodline could suppress all vicious beasts. At the same time, a notification sounded in Chen Nan¡¯s mind. [You have successfully killed a silver grade vicious beast. Obtained +40 evolution points.] Chen Nan silenced the notification and pointed at the bronze grade vicious beasts at the side, ordering, ¡°Attack those vicious beasts.¡± Hearing the order, Xiaochi instantly flew over. As it flapped its wings, countless flames instantly rushed towards the vicious beasts. Qing Yunshi and Luo Chengyun instantly gained the upper hand with Chen Nan¡¯s help in the stalemate with the vicious beasts since they were originally evenly matched. In less than ten minutes, all the vicious beasts were killed. At the same time, Qing Yunshi looked at the corpses of the vicious beasts on the ground and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.. Chapter 37 - Refuse to Join the City Defense Army Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Not only her, Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun were both shocked. They didn¡¯t expect Chen Nan to be so strong! Not only could his contracted beast kill vicious beasts of a higher level, but it could also deal with so many of them with such ease. His strength couldn¡¯t be so casually assessed because one would never know Chen Nan¡¯s limit. Qing Yunshi looked at Chen Nan in shock and had some doubts in her heart. With the Swift-riding Wolf¡¯s current strength, it was probably not a match for Chen Nan¡¯s contracted beast. ¡°Call the City Defense Army to come and clean up the scene,¡± Chen Nan put Xiaochi back into his beast space and looked at the bodies on the ground. As soon as he said this, the shocked crowd was instantly pulled back to their senses. ¡°Tl contact the City Defense Army right now,¡± Zhen Xuelan looked at the bodies on the ground and immediately took out her phone. ¡°This is the City Defense Army. What¡¯s the matter?¡± A male voice came from the other end of the phone and asked Zhen Xuelan. ¡°The exploration mission has been completed. You can come and clean the scene up now,¡± Zhen Xuelan briefly told them what had happened. Then, she hung up when she heard the response from the other end of the phone. After hanging up the phone, they left from the hole and returned to Shanlan High School. Not long after, the City Defense Army brought people to the scene. After walking for a few minutes, they saw the figures of Chen Nan and the others. The captain of the City Defense Army ordered people to clean up the scene and walked to the front of Chen Nan and the others. At the same time, Zhen Xuelan noticed the captain come over and briefly recounted what had happened. After hearing the whole story, the City Defense Army¡¯s captain¡¯s expression turned quite solemn. He glanced at the remains on the ground and said, ¡°We will handle the rest of this matter. Thank you for completing this mission.¡± The captain looked at them with gratitude. Hearing this, Zhen Xuelan immediately waved her hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to Chen Nan this time. If it weren¡¯t for him, I¡¯m afraid we wouldn¡¯t have been able to complete this mission.¡± She glanced at Chen Nan with admiration in her eyes. Hearing this, the captain looked at Chen Nan. After sizing him up, he said, ¡°Chen Nan, after you graduate from Luoyang Academy, would you consider joining the City Defense Ermy?¡± Although he hadn¡¯t witnessed Chen Nan¡¯s strength before, he knew that Chen Nan must be very strong since his contracted beast was able to defeat vicious beasts above its level. ¡°No, thanks,¡± Chen Nan didn¡¯t think too much about it and directly rejected his suggestion. According to what he knew, the City Defense Army was mostly stationed in the more dangerous places in the city to protect the safety of the city. Of course, some were stationed wtihn the city and were responsible with cleaning up the corpses of the vicious beasts. Just like what he was seeing now. Basically, there were very few opportunities for the City Defense Army to kill vicious beasts. This was also the reason why he rejected the offer. The moment he said this, Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun looked at Chen Nan in astonishment. One had to know that the benefits of joining the City Defense Army were very munificent. Anyone who became a member of the City Defense Army would not only receive precious medicinal herbs for evolving contracted beasts, but there was also a pharmaceutical team that would help the members refine pills. The whole reason they had been so eager to participate in the mission issued by the City Defense Army was to get the opportunity to join the City Defense Army. Hence, when they heard that Chen Nan had rejected the offer, they were very surprised. Why didn¡¯t he agree? Why did he reject them, instead? Did he not know about the generous treatment he would get from joining the City Defense Army? Even Qing Yunshi, who had always been indifferent, could not help but look at Chen Nan a few more times when she heard these words, but she did not say anything. This was Chen Nan¡¯s matter after all, and it had nothing to do with her. ¡®When the captain of the City Defense Army heard this, his expression was a little awkward, but he quickly recovered. Looking at Chen Nan, he advised, ¡°There are many benefits in joining the City Defense Army. Not only can you get precious medicinal herbs to evolve your contracted beast, but there will also be a top-notch pharmaceutical team to help you in the evolvement. Not only that, the probabilities that you will have to fight personally will also gradually decrease.¡± He thought that Chen Nan had rejected because he did not know the benefits of joining the City Defense Army. Hence, the captain told him about these benefits, hoping that he would agree to join the City Defense Army after learning about it. He didn¡¯t expect that after Chen Nan heard these words, his rejection was even more thorough. ¡°Lwill not join. I only joined missions so frequently because I want to kill vicious beasts,¡± Chen Nan¡¯s face was filled with determination. Of course, he knew of the benefits of joining the City Defense Army, but no matter how good the benefits were, he would not join. Because if he did, the chances of him killing vicious beasts would decrease as well. He wouldn¡¯t give up on the chance to obtain evolution points just because of the benefits. ¡°alright then,¡± Hearing Chen Nan¡¯s words, the captain finally gave up. Since he had already said so, it wasn¡¯t good to force it. The captain then shifted his gaze to the side and watched the scene that was about to be cleaned up. On the other side, Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun were very puzzled as they cast doubtful gazes at Chen Nan. They couldn¡¯t figure out what he was thinking. They had never thought that he would reject the invitation for this reason. After all, compared to becoming a member of the Hunter Association, the City Defense Army was a more popular organization. Not only because of the treatment it offfered, but most importantly, the probability one had to fight personally was reduced. It was because of this that everyone wanted to join the City Defense Army. However, the requirement to join the City Defense Army was not as lenient as the Hunter Association. Only with the invitation from a captain could one join the City Defense Army. ¡®This was because when the City Defense Army cleaned up the scenes, they could see who the Beastmaster was that killed the vicious beasts. At the same time, they could also see the level of the vicious beasts killed and the situation at the scene. This would thus give them a rough understanding of the strength of the Beastmaster. Only the strong would be invited. This was also why they accepted missions so frequently. It was to let the captains of the City Defense Army see their strength and from there invite them to join the City Defense Army. However, Chen Nan¡¯s refusal was his matter alone, so they could only feel that it was a pity in their hearts. At the same time, Chen Nan looked at the captain of the City Defense Army and asked, ¡°How about the reward for this mission?¡± He was more concerned about the reward. After all, the rewards were very generous. ¡°It will be sent to you tomorrow,¡± The captain answered his question. Hearing this, Chen Nan nodded, then turned and left the school, walking back to Luoyang Academy. Everyone stood where they were and looked at his retreating back in surprise. At this moment, Zhen Xuelan looked at Chen Nan¡¯s retreating back and asked curiously, ¡°Aren¡¯t you and Chen Nan classmates? Why don¡¯t you go back together?¡± Wan¡¯t it strange that they were classmates yet didn¡¯t go back together? Could it be that there was some sort of conflict between two of them? As soon as she said this, Luo Chengyun also looked at Qing Yunshi curiously. ¡°Yeah, we¡¯re just classmates,¡± Qing Yunshi stared ahead and said through gritted teeth. Zhen Xuelan and Luo Chengyun looked at each other when they heard this, and a strange expression appeared on their faces. At this moment, Zhen Xuelan was even more certain that there was indeed a conflict between Qing Yunshi and Chen Nan. However, she didn¡¯t say anything. After all, this was their business, and it wasn¡¯t appropriate for her to interfere. ¡°[still have something to do, so I¡¯ll take my leave first,¡± Zhen Xuelan glanced at the two of them before leaving as well. Luo Chengyun took a look at Qing Yunshi, bid her farewell, and left too.. Chapter 38 - Grade Ranking Battle Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡®At the same time, Chen Nan had already returned to the academy. On the way back to the dormitory, Chen Nan¡¯s consciousness entered the beast space and his gaze landed on Xiaochi. Its data instantly appeared before his eyes. [Vicious Beast: Scarlet Flame Sparrow] (Attribute: Fire] [Level: Low-rank bronze grade] {Potential: High-rank gold grade] [Evolution Points: 200/500] [Evolution Routes: 6] [Evolution Requirements: J [Description: After killing silver and bronze grade vicious beasts, it is currently in the recovery stage, recovering the energy it has consumed.] After looking at the data, Chen Nan exited the beast space with satisfaction. If he killed a dozen more vicious beasts, he would be able to evolve Xiaochi for the third time. Although it was currently in the recovering stage, he could see from today¡¯s battle that it had not reached its limit. He wondered how powerful its true strength was. Chen Nan could not help but begin to look forward to it. With anticipation in his heart, Chen Nan entered his dorm. After washing up, he began to rest. Early morning, a ray of sunlight shone in from the window on Chen Nan¡¯s face, which was near the window. The dazzling sunlight made Chen Nan reach out to block it. After a while, he opened his eyes and sat up. After cleaning himself up with Liang Feiguang, they took their textbooks and left the dormitory, walking towards the classroom. After entering the classroom, Chen Nan walked straight to his seat and sat down. At this time, Qing Yunshi had already been sitting in her seat before Chen Nan arrived. When she saw him arrive, she glanced at him and then looked away. Chen Nan noticed her gaze, and his face was still as calm as ever. He was already finding Qing Yunshi incomprehensible. Her emotions were truly inexplicable. If she was in a good mood, she would talk a few words with one, but if she was in a bad mood, she would only shoot one a glance, as she was doing now. At this moment, Yu Ruyun walked in with her textbook. She looked around at the students before she began her lecture. The content of the lecture was still about the division of the vicious beasts¡¯ levels. Time passed quickly. Soon, the bell that indicated the class ended rang. Hearing the sound, Yu Ruyun left the classroom with her textbook. After Chen Nan tidied up, he also walked out of the classroom. However, not long after he did that, he was stopped by someone. The person handed the reward for the exploration mission to Chen Nan, then left the academy immediately after. He came and left ina hurry. However, Chen Nan did not mind. He took the reward and counted it. He found that it was a total of 80,000 Alliance Dollars and five precious shiqi grass. After accumulating the rewards of so many missions, he could finally be considered to be somewhat well-off. However, the amount of evolution points that he could obtain was still too little. As such, the most important thing now was to do more missions, kill vicious beasts, and increase his evolution points. Since that was the case, he might as well do it now. After putting the rewards away, Chen Nan walked towards the Mission Hall of the academy. He took a look around the Mission Hall before accepting a few missions and leaving the academy. Not only that, he also went to the Hunter Association and accepted a few vicious beasts killing missions. Following this, he left the city. The missions he accepted were all located in suburban areas that were being attacked, and there was no time to waste. ¡®When Chen Nan arrived in the suburb, he immediately saw the vicious beasts that were wantonly destroying the place. Without any hesitation, he immediately summoned Xiaochi and had it attack these vicious beasts. Time passed quickly. Soon, a month had already passed. During this month, other than having to attend classes every day, the only other thing Chen Nan did was receive and complete missions from the Academy and the Hunter Association. In the short time of a month, Chen Nan had already obtained 400 evolution points! As long as he killed a few more vicious beasts, he would be able to evolve Xiaochi once more! Today, after Chen Nan and Liang Feiguang packed up their things, they left the dormitory together and headed towards the classroom. Liang Feiguang naturally knew that Chen Nan had been doing missions these few days. Of course, he did the same, as the academy¡¯s assessment was right around the corner. Along the way, although the two didn¡¯t speak, they both had a tacit understanding. They both hoped to get a good ranking in the assessment. ¡®The two arrived at the classroom unknowingly and walked to their respective seats. ¡®As soon as Chen Nan sat down, his gaze fell on Qing Yunshi. Then, he gently nodded at her as a form of greeting. Qing Yunshi noticed his gaze and immediately looked at Chen Nan. She also nodded at him. Then, she averted her gaze. Chen Nan¡¯s expression showed that he had long gotten to her inexplicable behavior. During this month, the two of them would only greet each other when they met. Their relationship was still very cold. Chen Nan did not say much about this. He did not even take this matter to heart. After all, he was most concerned about Xiaochi¡¯s evolution. At this moment, Yu Ruyun walked into the classroom and onto the podium. Chen Nan¡¯s gaze also turned to Yu Ruyun who was on the podium. Today was precisely one month since they entered the academy. There were still a few days before the start of anew month. And tomorrow was the Academy¡¯s monthly assessment. Every time at this stage, the Beastmasters all would rush at the last minute to evolve their contracted beasts. Their purpose was to obtain a good ranking in the assessment. Because part of the assessment would definitely be duels. As long as one was ranked at the top, one would be able to obtain generous rewards! This was what they wanted. Yu Ruyun looked around and saw that all of the students were excited. ¡°Lbelieve all of you know that the academy¡¯s assessment starts tomorrow. The assessment is divided into three parts, namely the written test, the grade battle, and the academy competition.¡± After saying that, Yu Ruyun¡¯s gaze never moved away. The grade ranking battle was something Beastmasters of the same grade would participate in together. As for the academy competition, it was something the Beastmasters of the whole school would participate in together. ¡°As long as you can enter the top ten of your grade, you will be promoted to participate in the academy competition. In the academy¡¯s competition, those who enter the top five will have the opportunity to participate in the City Competition. I have also told you that the top three of the City Competition will have the opportunity to be baptized by the Holy Spirit Pool,¡± Yu Ruyun explained all the rules of the assessment and swept her gaze across the students¡¯ faces. Their faces were all filled with excitement as they started a heated discussion about the assessment. ¡°There will definitely be a place for me in the top 10 of our grade!¡± ¡°Stop dreaming, your strength isn¡¯t enough to enter the top 10!¡± ¡°L will definitely enter the top 10!¡± ¡°My goal is to enter the top 5 of the Academy!¡± ¡°I want to participate in the City Competition! I want to obtain the opportunity to be baptized by the Holy Spirit Pool!¡± The surroundings were filled with confident words. ¡®At the same time, Yu Ruyun, who was on the podium, gently tapped the table twice to signal for them to be quiet. The noisy classroom instantly returned to silence, and everyone stared at her. ¡°For the assessment this time, the grade ranking competition will be carried out first. The competition will be conducted by drawing lots. As for the specific draws and how the lots will be drawn, we will only know on the day the competition begins. I hope all of you can get good results in this assessment,¡± Yu Ruyun¡¯s gaze swept across everyone¡¯s faces as she said encouragingly. At this moment, they were still looking excited. After all, this was their first assessment since they entered the school.. Chapter 39 - Before the Start of the Competition Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Alright, Let¡¯s start the class now,¡± Yu Ruyun looked around and said. The lively atmosphere in the classroom instantly calmed down. With this, she began today¡¯s lecture. Chen Nan sat in his seat and looked at the podium. However, his mind was completely not on the content of the lecture. Instead, it was focused on the academy¡¯s assessment. This year¡¯s grade and the academy ranking competition were extremely important. Not only could one obtain the academy points as a reward, but the most important thing was that one could participate in the City Competition. One could also obtain the opportunity to enter the Trading Center¡¯s Holy Spirit Pool and allow one¡¯s contracted beast to undergo a baptism! With this in mind, a trace of seriousness appeared on Chen Nan¡¯s face. He secretly made up his mind. This time, he must obtain a good ranking in the ranking competition! Unknowingly, the bell that indicated class ended rang. ¡®The sounds of Yu Ruyun¡¯s lecture stopped abruptly with the bell. ¡°You guys should go back and prepare well for the next few days. I hope all of you can shine in the ranking competition,¡± After leaving these words, she carried her book and left the classroom. The minute Yu Ruyun left, the classroom was suddenly filled with noise. ¡®The group of students took their textbooks and dispersed in a hubbub, in a hurry to complete their preparations for the upcoming ranking competition. Before Chen Nan could stand up, Liang Feiguang came to his side and sat on the seat next to him. ¡°Chen Nan, how are your preparations going?¡± He had noticed that in the past few days, Chen Nan would leave the academy as soon as classes ended and would only return very late. From the looks of it, Chen Nan must have gone on missions. He must have obtained a lot of academy points and evolved his contracted beast. Hearing this, Chen Nan glanced at him and said indifferently, ¡°I haven¡¯t prepared much.¡± Indeed, he hadn¡¯t prepared much. He had been doing missions for the past month and simply didn¡¯t have the time to prepare for the ranking competition. Hearing this, Liang Feiguang was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly recovered. His gaze fell on Chen Nan, and he said firmly, ¡°It¡¯s okay. With your strength, I¡¯m afraid it won¡¯t even be a problem for you to get first place in the ranking competition.¡± He was full of confidence in Chen Nan¡¯s strength. At the same time, Qing Yunshi overheard their conversation, and she glanced at Chen Nan then said, ¡°That may not be true.¡± Weren¡¯t Liang Feiguang¡¯s words too conceited? ¡°Even Ji Ren is no match for Chen Nan. Even if the other classes have talented Beastmasters, they may not be a match for Chen Nan,¡± Hearing her words, Liang Feiguang glanced at Qing Yunshi, then moved his gaze away. He looked at Chen Nan with confidence. In his heart, he had already listed Chen Nan as the first place of the ranking competition. There was no room for doubt about Chen Nan¡¯s strength. Moreover, one month should¡¯ve been enough for him to evolve his contracted beast. ¡°The strength of the Beastmasters in the other classes¡¯ is not inferior to Ji Ren¡¯s,¡± Qing Yun Shi¡¯s gaze fell on Chen Nan, and her clear and cold voice spoke the truth. It wasn¡¯t that she looked down on Chen Nan, but it was indeed so that the strength of the students from the other classes wasn¡¯t inferior. It could even be said that they were terrifyingly strong. They could make other¡¯s contracted beasts tremble by just summoning their contracted beasts. Let alone fighting, they could win with just a flick of their fingers! With the strength of Class C, they were no match for them at all. Hearing this, Chen Nan glanced at Qing Yun Shi, and his expression changed slightly. ¡®When new students entered the academy, they would be assigned to different classes. ¡®There were a total of four classes, $, A, B, and C, and each class corresponded to the strength of the students¡¯ contracted beasts. Chen Nan was currently in Class C, and the strength of the students was above average. Those who were in Class B and Class A were all geniuses. Especially the students of Class S. They were all students that had been specially recruited by the academy, and their strength was simply terrifying. For the assessment this time, Class A would be in the first round, followed by Class B, and their class, Class C, would be in the third round. ¡®The other classes were all stronger than Class C. At the same time, Liang Feiguang also realized this, and his expression changed. However, he firmly believed that Chen Nan could get first place in the ranking competition. Even after hearing Qing Yunshi¡¯s words, he still believed in Chen Nan. He didn¡¯t know why, but he had a feeling that Chen Nan could do it. ¡°Lbelieve that Chen Nan can do it,¡± Liang Feiguang looked at Qing Yunshi with a determined gaze. ¡°It¡¯s up to you,¡± Seeing that he was still so stubborn, Qing Yunshi left the classroom after she said these words upon standing up. He could think whatever he wanted. Whoever was stronger and whoever was weaker would be revealed tomorrow. ¡°Tsk. Chen Nan, don¡¯t listen to her nonsense. In the official competition, prove her wrong real hard,¡± Liang Feiguang did not even look at her. His gaze fell on Chen Nan as he said confidently. Hearing this, Chen Nan regained his calm expression and looked at the confident Liang Feiguang. A smile immediately appeared on his face. Although they were all very strong, he was not bad either. At this moment, he did not care about these things. The most important thing was for him to enter the top ten in the grade ranking competition. Only by entering the top five in the academy would he have the chance to participate in the City Competition. And only in this way would he have a chance to be baptized by the Holy Spirit Pool. With this in mind, he stood up and left the classroom with Liang Feiguang. Time flew by, and soon it was the second day. At this moment, Chen Nan headed to the dormitory¡¯s door, opened it, and walked out. Today was the day that the ranking completion would officially begin. Liang Feiguang had rushed to the training ground before him. Chen Nan headed to the training ground unhurriedly. The first time he had gone to the training ground was when he sparred with Ji Ren back then. But this time, he was heading there to participate in the ranking competition. The meaning of the two trips was completely different. ¡®Without realizing it, he arrived at the square. There was a sea of people here, and it was noisy. In addition to the first-grade students who were participating in this assessment, the audience seats were also filled with students. There was no need to think too much about who these students were. They were all students from the previous batch, which made them their seniors. It seemed that everyone was following the ranking competition with interest. Chen Nan looked around at the entrance of the training ground and found Liang Feiguang among the many students. He could only see a rough outline of where Liang Feiguang was. After all, it was some distance away from the training ground. He lifted his feet and walked in Liang Feiguang¡¯s direction. At the same time, when Liang Feiguang saw Chen Nan, he picked up the things he had left on the seat beside him. This was the seat that he had reserved for Chen Nan, and he had left some things on it to prevent anyone from sitting on it. When Chen Nan arrived, he found that most people around him had unfamiliar faces. However, he did not think too much about it. Instead, he looked at the center of the training ground. At this moment, a middle-aged man with a big belly and sparse hair walked over. ¡®They were all very familiar with him. This was the teaching director for the first graders, Bu Yuze. At this moment, he was counting the number of first graders. After a round of counting, he realized that no one was missing. With this, he immediately picked up the microphone and announced, ¡°I announce that the ranking competition has officially begun!¡± ¡®As soon as he finished saying this, the entire training ground erupted with thunderous applause. Bu Yuze waved his hand, and the surroundings instantly returned to silence. ¡°Thope that all of you can display your full strength in this assessment and obtain a higher ranking!¡± He looked a little excited as he turned his gaze to the preparation area and encouraged. Chapter 40 - Competition Rules, Genius Beastmaster Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°believe all of you are curious about the rules of this assessment?¡± After saying that, Bu Yuze glanced at the crowd. Not only were the students in the preparation area curious, but even the seniors were also very curious. They had heard that the rules this time were different from the previous years. ¡°Now, I will announce the rules of this competition,¡± As Bu Yuze spoke, he glanced at the students who were whispering to each other. There was a hint of warning in his eyes. ¡®When the students saw Bu Yuze¡¯s gaze, everyone instantly shut up and listened to the rules carefully. ¡°All the matches will be held 1V1. Your opponent will depend on the number ball that you have drawn. You will fight according to the number on your number ball. For example, both students who have drawn the number ball with the number 1 will go against each other in the first round, and so on. Alright, let¡¯s start drawing the balls now.¡± After saying that, Bu Yuze clapped his hands, and instantly, dozens of staff members stepped forward. They were each holding a box in their hands, and inside of the box were number balls. Bu Yuze waved his hand, and these staff members carried their boxes and walked to the preparation area. They held the boxes to the front of the students to let them draw a number ball. The drawing of the number balls went on, and many people had already drawn theirs. At this moment, the people who had drawn their numbers were curious, mainly curious about their opponent¡¯s strength. As for those who had not drawn their numbers, they waited excitedly. They even prayed in their hearts that their opponent¡¯s strength was low so that they could have a chance to successfully advance. Hearing the rules everyone in the audience had the same expression that seemed to show that they had expected it. The rules this time were different from the previous years. The ranking competition in the previous years was 1V5. One winner would be selected from five and enter the academy competition. Sure enough, each year was different. At the same time, when Bu Yuze announced the rules, four students in the audience had just taken their seats. As soon as these students had arrived at the audience seats, they had attracted everyone¡¯s attention. The eyes that looked at them were filled with astonishment and questions. These students were all relatively famous in the academy. It was precisely because of this that the other students were shocked. Some people had already started discussing. ¡°Why are they here to watch this kind of freshman assessment?¡± ¡°They didn¡¯t come to watch the previous freshmen assessments either, right? Why are they here this time?¡± ¡°Do they know someone? Or are they here to cheer for someone?¡± ¡°How do you know they know someone? Maybe they have someone they think highly of.¡± As the students discussed, they would look at the positions of those four from time to time, their curiosity about to overflow. The four ignored the discussions around them and looked at the preparation area. ¡°[heard that there are many excellent Beastmasters this year,¡± A strong-built youth said curiously. He looked around at every student in the preparation area. After finding that there was nothing special about them, he withdrew his gaze. ¡°To tell you the truth, the one you heard about might be my sister. She¡¯s in Class A, and is quite strong,¡± A handsome youth locked his eyes on a seat in the preparation area. ¡°That may not be true. Maybe it¡¯s my brother! He is from Class $! His strength is ranked in the top three of his class!¡± A youth with thick eyebrows and big eyes said proudly. ¡°Alright, stop fighting. Your younger brothers and sisters are all very outstanding. This year is different from previous years. There are many talented Beastmasters. Who do you think will be the champion of this year¡¯s ranking competition?¡± A burly youth first comforted the two of them before asking them curiously. This year¡¯s ranking competition must be extremely exciting! ¡°I think Ji Duo will win. His contracted beast¡¯s strength has already reached the high-rank silver grade. For others, such a level should already be considered difficult to deal with,¡± The youth with thick eyebrows and big eyes locked his gaze onto the person in the first seat of the second row in the preparation area. ¡°You¡¯re so ignorant. Do you see the person in that seat? His name is Xin Qing. According to what I¡¯ve leamed, his contracted beast has already reached the low-rank gold grade. With his strength, it¡¯s enough to beat everyone,¡± The handsome youth pointed at the person in the second seat of the first row in the preparation area. There was a hint of admiration in his eyes as he looked at Xin Qing. There were very few people who were able to have their contracted beasts reach the low-rank gold grade in the first month or so upon entering the academy. Hearing this, there was a hint of surprise in the eyes of the others. They did not expect someone to reach the low-rank gold grade in such a short period. ¡°T still think highly of Chu Zhiruo who¡¯s in the fifth seat of the first row. Although her contracted beast¡¯s strength is at the middle-rank silver grade, she has rich battle experience. When the time comes, it¡¯s hard to say who will win in the battle,¡± The strong-built youth¡¯s gaze landed on that spot, anda trace of admiration appeared on his face. According to what he had learned, Chu Zhiruo had often participated in the academy¡¯s missions. Furthermore, she had evolved her contracted beast just a few days ago. Up until now, no one knew the strength of her contracted beast after she had evolved it. Her strength had probably risen to another height! ¡°Qing Hanlin, what about you? Who do you think will win?¡± At this moment, the youth with thick eyebrows and big eyes finally remembered that there was one more person beside them. At this moment, Qing Hanlin, who originally had a cold expression and was exuding a cold aura, finally had a reaction after hearing these words. His gaze fell on Qing Yunshi who was in the preparation area and looking in the distance. Then, his gaze shifted to Chen Nan, who was beside her, with a trace of inquiry in his eyes. He did not say who he favored more. But his gaze kept sizing up Chen Nanas if trying to see something from him. Unfortunately, he only saw Chen Nan¡¯s indifferent expression and nothing else. But even so, Qing Hanlin didn¡¯t shift his gaze away. The youth with thick eyebrows and big eyes didn¡¯t get angry when he didn¡¯t hear an answer. Instead, he looked like he was used to it. They were already used to it. Every time they asked a question, they would only ever so occasionally hear his reply. Most of the time, he was cold and taciturn. ¡®As the drawing of number balls began, they also cast their gazes towards the training ground. At the same time, the students of Class C had not drawn their number balls yet. At this moment, Liang Feiguang was sitting in his seat, looking at the drawing box some distance before him with an excited look on his face. He wondered what kind of opponent would he get. Just then, a staff member walked over with the box. He handed the box to the front of Liang Feiguang and asked him to draw a number ball. Liang Feiguang excitedly reached in and took out a number ball. His heart was filled with anticipation. He wondered how strong his opponent would be. In the end, he muttered to himself, ¡°I hope I don¡¯t get a strong opponent.¡±. ¡®At the same time, the staff member came to Qing Yunshi. She was still as cold as ever. She drew a number ball and the expression on her face didn¡¯t change. Then, the staff member came to Chen Nan and handed the drawing box forward, indicating that he could draw a number ball now. Seeing this, Chen Nan reached in and quickly took out one out. After taking a look, he put it into his pocket..