27: I want to be a salted fish

On the opposite side, Bai Yuhan's handsome brows and eyes, carrying a cold and distant demeanor, deep and complex eyes revealed a sense of exploration.

When this gaze fell into Song Yu's eyes, it meant that Bai Yuhan was dissatisfied even after beating Zhou Wenchang and was preparing to find an opportunity to beat her.

Song Yu's spine stiffened, her face turning black.

Although she had a healing-type contract beast, being beaten and having eight ribs broken was still painful.

So...

From a distance of forty to fifty meters, Song Yu showed a somewhat awkward and slightly pleasing smile to Bai Yuhan, hoping that he would take pity on her.

However,

From Bai Yuhan and Han Zhou's perspective, the girl on the opposite side had fair skin like jade, seaweed-like long hair lazily combed behind her head, wet eyes with trembling eyelashes, and a touch of blush on her cheeks.

No matter how you looked at it, it seemed like a shy and approving expression of a little rabbit.

Bai Yuhan furrowed his brows: ...?

Han Zhou widened his eyes, took a deep breath on the spot, and patted Bai Yuhan's shoulder forcefully. "Brother, could it be that the class flower of Class 5 has taken a liking to you?!"

Bai Yuhan: "??"

Han Zhou was excited: "If she didn't like you, why would she smile at you so gently?... Look at her, she smiles so beautifully. Aren't you moved? Maybe she fell for you because you just helped her avenge and beat up that scum Zhou Wenchang?"

Han Zhou pounded his chest and stamped his feet: "Why wasn't I the one up there just now? The heavens are unfair!"

Bai Yuhan: "..."

Bai Yuhan looked at Han Zhou expressionlessly, already accustomed to it.

Seeing that Bai Yuhan didn't react much, but the girl on the opposite side smiled more tenderly, more purely, with a light on her porcelain-like face, wet and misty apricot eyes with ripples, so pure and teasing... 

Han Zhou almost cried when he saw this, cursing inwardly that God had no eyes. After all, he, Han Zhou, was clearly handsome and extraordinary. Why did the girls only set their sights on Bai Yuhan?

Especially since this kid was always focused on cultivation, with a face that said, 'Women only affect my speed in summoning beasts.'

"You can't be like this! Since the girl likes you, you have to smile back to show a response!"

Han Zhou poked Bai Yuhan's chest with his elbow, ground his teeth, and complained, "Although you awakened an A-level beast space and may become a fourth-rank Beast Tamer in the future... to become an advanced fourth-rank Beast Tamer, you'll have to wait at least ten or twenty years. Sometimes, if you're unlucky, you might only be a second-rank junior Beast Tamer for your whole life. But Song Yu is different. Their old man is already a fourth-rank advanced Beast Tamer, and her dad is a third-rank intermediate Beast Tamer... as long as you're with Song Yu, given their situation, they'll definitely be willing to invest in you."

"Think about it..."

Han Zhou dragged his tone and said in a low voice, "Become a professional Beast Tamer, you need to cultivate three contracted beasts. You haven't even started cultivating the Ironclad Rampage Lizard you contracted now, and you've already spent all the money you've saved over the years... without the support of parents and family, it would be good to have a decent in-law family."

Bai Yuhan turned his head, and his eyes were filled with speechlessness.

He looked at Han Zhou with a complicated gaze for two seconds, and said in a flat tone, "...I didn't expect that you actually have the heart to be a son-in-law."

"Tsk! You just don't understand! If the other person is 300 pounds and has a rough body, I would definitely not agree to this marriage... after all, with your small build, you might be knocked out by a punch from the other person." Han Zhou smirked twice, proud. "But look at how beautiful Song Yu is. Even if you awaken as a fifth-rank elite Beast Tamer in the future, you might not be able to marry such a beautiful wife... so, be content, little guy!" Han Zhou stared at Bai Yuhan with jealous eyes again, and said sourly, "I don't know if I can find a suitable partner during my university period next year."

Bai Yuhan: "..."

Bai Yuhan sighed. This friend of his had no other major flaws, except that he liked to talk to himself and had a tendency to overthink.

Although he was interrupted by Han Zhou, Bai Yuhan still didn't forget the incident where he easily defeated Zhou Wenchang earlier.

He originally thought that Zhou Wenchang, who could defeat the owner of an 'ssssss-level' Beast Taming Space with a single punch, must have outstanding combat strength.

However, the personal strength of the other party was obviously not as excellent as he had imagined. Even the reaction speed was a bit unexpected.

Bai Yuhan looked at Song Yu, his brows furrowing in confusion...

For this matter, Bai Yuhan had countless questions in his mind.

Could it be that someone with an 'ssssss' Beast Taming Space would have physical abilities inferior to even an A-level Beast Taming Space owner?

Or was there some other conspiracy in between?

Especially with the girl on the opposite side still maintaining a shy and gentle smile at him, it involuntarily made Bai Yuhan raise his guard.

As his thoughts rapidly turned in his mind, Bai Yuhan, who always maintained vigilance 24/7 and liked to avoid all uncontrollable situations as much as possible, immediately denied that Song Yu knew about his possession of the Rule Eye.

If the other party really found out about his Rule Eye.

The first thing would definitely be to keep it as low-key as possible.

The second thing would definitely be to have the most trusted family member who was a professional Beast Tamer come and capture him. However, for such a long time, the other party had not taken any action.

Subconsciously thinking back to the day of the initial beast contract, the other party also smiled at him.

Bai Yuhan furrowed his brows, slowly retracting his gaze.

The restlessness of things that were beyond his control and within his grasp generated in Bai Yuhan's heart, making him unable to help but look at Song Yu.

The fifth-round arena match has ended again.

Two girls standing around the arena rubbed their sore eyes and excitedly whispered, "Ah, indeed, real-life battles are more exhilarating. A few days ago, I saw a video online that was absolutely hilarious—the protagonist clearly has super strength but refuses to use it just to be a salted fish. Every day, she pretends to be weak, avoiding all courses that would expose her strength... No wonder the video's views didn't even reach 20,000 in half a year; pretending to be weak really makes sense."

"Hahaha, let's not talk about that. The videos of the battles between our three classes uploaded online easily break 20,000 views in a day." Another girl shook her head and discussed with her friend again, wondering who would take the first place in today's battle.

Subconsciously, Bai Yuhan followed the voices and looked at the two girls, his ears perking up.

As he raised his head, he saw Song Yu, who was still winking and smiling at him on the opposite side.

Bai Yuhan: "..."

Bai Yuhan remained silent for two seconds, paused, and couldn't help but ask, "Han Zhou, what do you think... if someone awakens an SSS-level Beast Taming Space but pretends to have a low-level one?"

Han Zhou tried to pull his gaze away from the stage and tilted his head uncertainly. "Probably because the person was previously injured and saw through the hearts of others? So, they pretend to have a low-level Beast Taming Space to see how people around them react?"

Bai Yuhan hesitated. "Could it be... the person just doesn't want to make an effort?"

Han Zhou turned around, looking surprised. "Are you joking? How could there be such a person in this world? Even novels dare not write about it!"

Han Zhou continued, "I've seen people with poor talent who give up on themselves, but I've never seen someone awaken an SSS-level Beast Taming Space and not want to become a professional Beast Tamer."

"Money, power, beautiful women..."

Han Zhou touched his chin that was almost drooling, patted Han Zhou's shoulder, and said, "I think there's another possibility, that is, the person wants to play dumb! "

Han Zhou clapped his hands, suddenly enlightened. "Ah! The protagonist who saw through people's hearts after being injured chooses to hide their Beast Taming talent, and in the end, they play dumb and face-slap all the antagonists! Isn't this the most popular novel plot nowadays?"

Han Zhou talked endlessly, trying to get to the bottom of things by grabbing Bai Yuhan. "...Hey? Are you planning to write a novel after hearing what those two just said?"

Bai Yuhan's face remained unchanged, and his pitch-black eyes glanced at Song Yu on the opposite side. After careful consideration, he felt that Han Zhou's explanation was highly probable. After all, the information above the opponent's head still read—[Name: Song Yu (Mentally Abnormal)].

A person who had suffered from a mental breakdown due to talent and a former boyfriend, saw through people's hearts, hid their talent, and thanked him for beating up the scumbag, it made sense...

But thanking the ex-fiancé?

Bai Yuhan raised an eyebrow, brushed off Han Zhou's excited arm, and calmly responded, "... I need money to raise Little Black, and I'm a bit short of cash."

Han Zhou proudly put his arm on Bai Yuhan's shoulder again. "Hehehe, I knew you were doing it to raise a contract beast!"

 

*****

 

Song Yu stood still, not moving a muscle. Her face almost stiffened from smiling just now.

Just now, for some reason, sand got into her eyes, almost causing her to twitch her eyes. Luckily, she wasn't wearing makeup today. She rubbed her eyes, and the sand quickly cleared away.

When Song Yu looked up again, she saw that Bai Yuhan, who had been frowning at her, had withdrawn his gaze.

He looked away, engaged in a low conversation with his friend, making them seem like two strangers who had never met.

Song Yu: ?!?!?!

Being strangers was good! It's good not to know each other!

Surprise and excitement dispersed the stiffness in her muscles. The somewhat wilted Song Yu immediately stood tall and proud, like a white cabbage that had just been watered.

In male-oriented novels, the antagonist who is treated like air and a stranger by the male lead would typically be expelled from the antagonist circle. They would become an ordinary character or a background passerby with no presence throughout the novel.

Song Yu felt delightful in her heart, and it showed on her face.

At this moment, the person who had just been carried to the sponge cushion, Zhou Wenchang, was healed using a healing technique. His broken ribs had just returned to their original position when a resounding slap came across his face!

Song Yu was shocked: !!

As a newly emerged bystander, Song Yu subconsciously widened her eyes, staring at Zhou Wenchang and Huang Jiayan, her cheeks tinged with excitement from the drama.

Huang Jiayan, who had been carried by Zhou Wenchang, walked up to him and gave him a slap. Fuming, she said, "Zhou Wenchang, we're done!"

Zhou Wenchang covered his face, looking bewildered. "...?"

Huang Jiayan said angrily, "I never thought you would be such an ungentlemanly man! To actually lay heavy hands on your girlfriend! Are you even a man?!"

Zhou Wenchang's expression froze, looking aggrieved. He opened his mouth.

He wanted to say that first of all, Song Yu is not his girlfriend right now. Secondly, in the combat match, should he let himself be easy on her?

However.

A thousand words, looking at Huang Jiayan, who had already identified herself as Song Yu's ex-girlfriend, and recalling the previous moment when he knocked down the breathless Song Yu with a slap, Zhou Wenchang regretted a bit.

If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have listened to those group of guys to break up with Song Yu.

Zhou Wenchang's gaze passed through the crowd and lingered on Song Yu.

The girl had fair skin, peachy cheeks, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly, highlighting her delicate and charming facial features. Especially when those watery eyes, filled with mist, looked at him, coupled with the slightly shy (huge mistake) blush on her face, Zhou Wenchang was almost melted halfway.

"Smack!"

Seeing this, Huang Jiayan, furious, realized that she knew she was not as good-looking as Song Yu.

But she never expected that after breaking up with Zhou Wenchang, instead of him trying to reconcile with her, he would stare at Song Yu with an expression that seemed to want to get back together.

"Pah! Zhou Wenchang, you scumbag, we're really breaking up this time!"

Huang Jiayan gritted her teeth, and while Zhou Wenchang hadn't reacted yet, she stomped on his ankle with a swift motion!

Stomp and run! Huang Jiayan didn't even look back!

This move not only caused Zhou Wenchang's brain to momentarily freeze, but it also stunned all the students present.

"Crack!" With a crisp sound, accompanied by Zhou Wenchang's pig-like screams, Song Yu was shocked, almost unable to speak. She blinked at Zhou Wenchang, who had just healed his ribs but had his ankle broken again by Huang Jiayan. Silently in her heart, she gave Huang Jiayan a thumbs-up.

Sisters are awesome!

Song Yu thought inwardly.

Yes, she had just noticed that weird and sticky look Zhou Wenchang gave her.

In her previous life in the entertainment industry, she had seen many men who had girlfriends but couldn't resist cheating outside.

While Song Yu appreciated this kind of behavior, she also felt a bit disgusted by such men.

After all, a boy's chastity is the best dowry.

Unfortunately, there aren't many guys like the male lead Bai Yuhan, who only wants revenge and treats women as if they were wooden blocks.

Of course, a guy who doesn't understand romance is useless, and it's better to find a piece of wood.

Song Yu touched her chin, withdrew her gaze, and quickly retreated to the back of the crowd.

Scumbag, why are you looking at me?

Do you think I'll stay by your side, crying and feeling sad for you when you're hurt?

No! Sister not only won't be sad but will also applaud and laugh.

So...

In today's physical fitness combat class, Zhou Wenchang, originally proud of Class 2, not only became the joke of everyone, losing face, but also broke up with his girlfriend and spread rumors about his ankle being broken. The news spread throughout the school forum and the entire school.

On the other side, Bai Yuhan, who didn't hold back in this combat class, easily secured the first place in all three classes and received special praise from Zhao Wu.

Watching the contrast between the two in front of her, Song Yu felt a bit emotional for a moment.

The novel "Destined Beast Tamer" is mainly from Bai Yuhan's perspective, telling the story of him awakening the SSSS-level Beast Taming Space and becoming a legendary global Beast Tamer. Although there was no chapter in the original novel where Bai Yuhan shone in a school combat match, slapping the antagonists and gaining the envious and admiring gazes of others was the main theme of the entire novel...

"Now the satisfying plot has automatically started..."

Seeing Zhou Wenchang's miserable state, it was clear that without the behind-the-scenes manipulation of the novel's plot, a person shouldn't be so miserable and unlucky in an instant.

After a physical fitness combat class, even though Song Yu only acted in two scenes, facing the cold gaze of the male lead Bai Yuhan, she felt quite pressured over the two classes.

Fortunately, after the combat class, the conclusion was quickly drawn.

Song Yu followed Zhou Ting back to the classroom.

 

*****

 

"Physical Fitness Combat Class," "Beast Breeding Class," "Beast Identification Class"... and then "Beast Taming Practice Class."

Yawning, Song Yu followed her classmates to the field again.

The last three months of senior year were just that plain.

Either they practiced physical fitness or studied in the classroom every day.

Since the first mandatory combat, Zhao Wu always let everyone find suitable opponents for training during subsequent physical fitness combat classes, in addition to ranking the specific levels of the three classes.

This provided Song Yu with endless opportunities to slack off. She could pretend to be out of breath after a pretend fight, then watch other people's matches, with so many students and only six teachers; Song Yu's superb acting skills made it all possible.

However...

After nearly forty days, the theoretical book for the "Beast Taming Practice Class" was finally completed by the teacher.

Today was the time for their practical class.

Zhou Ting was particularly enthusiastic, pulling Song Yu to the field first.

The October weather was still a bit hot, and standing under the sun on the field without an umbrella, Song Yu wished she could bury herself in the ground.

Looking at classmates releasing their contracted beasts from their spaces, even though Song Yu didn't want to move at all, she summoned Qiuqiu with a wave of her hand.

Qiuqiu, who had been reading novels continuously for a month, not only gained weight but also grew from a size that could easily be grabbed with one hand to a size comparable to an ordinary medium-sized dog, weighing sixty or seventy kilograms.

Qiuqiu's fur was as soft and shiny as silk.

The elegant cat leaped gracefully from mid-air, immediately attracting the attention of many students from Class 5. Zhou Ting's eyes lit up, and she patted Song Yu's shoulder. "Your Snow civet Cat cub has grown well. Did you feed it a lot of good things? Let's have a match later!"

Song Yu had no expression. "..."

Is it possible that such a good-looking and cute white long-haired cat, which looks like a cat and a little fox, is the first thing you want to fight when you see it? Isn't that too much?

For some reason, Song Yu swept her eyes around the surrounding students. She felt that something uncontrollable might happen during today's Beast Taming Practice Class.

Song Yu was dumbfounded.

When she was dragged to the field, she didn't pay much attention.

Now she noticed that on the right side of the field, there were piles of field signs with class numbers written on them.

A group of students, whose faces were unclear, and she didn't know which class they were from, were laboriously carrying the signs from the warehouse next to the field. They were placing these signs in different areas.

Class 3, Class 5, Class 7, Class 8, Class 12, Class 23...

Song Yu blinked and carefully counted: unexpectedly, there were students from seven classes having a class on the field together today?!

"I wonder if the classes will be separate or combined..."

Song Yu blinked, thinking to herself, "If it's similar to military training, they will definitely have separate classes. If it's like the previous physical fitness combat class... who knows, maybe all seven classes will have a combined class."

Thinking about the physical fitness combat class a month ago, where many students had broken ribs, arms, and were covered in bruises, Song Yu felt a bit uneasy.

Song Yu was a bit nervous; she silently looked at Qiuqiu.

She just hoped that today wouldn't be a combat class for all seven classes.

"Otherwise, with Qiuqiu being so cute... it might cry for a long time under the punches of other contracted beasts."

Song Yu's conscience hurt for a brief two seconds, but all she could do was say in her heart to Qiuqiu: Little Master, Little Master! Let's endure the pain now. After more than a month, when I transfer to a regular class, we won't need to participate in these practical classes and physical fitness combat classes anymore! Then, I'll take you out for a big feast!

As a high school senior, during these days off on Sundays, Song Yu didn't dare to go out shopping alone in front of her parents. She could only pretend to be "studying" in her room.

She was afraid they would say something like, 'Hey, why is this kid still wandering around in her senior year? Shouldn't we take her to the hospital?'

However, after entering winter break in three months, she would probably be able to take Qiuqiu out for a stroll without any problems.

She looked forward to seeing what interesting things the streets of this different world had to offer.

"Meow?"

Completely unaware that danger was approaching, Qiuqiu stood on the grass, its snow-white and silky fur shining in the sunlight. Its golden cat eyes, with natural eyeliners, were round and bright, immediately attracting the attention of many female students on the field. However, feeling the gaze from the contractor, the little cat strangely tilted its head and glanced at Song Yu.

"It's okay, it's okay... isn't the school having a practical class on Beast Taming today? It's the first time, so it's a bit nervous..."

Song Yu squatted down, gently stroking Qiuqiu's fluffy little head, seeing its big white ears tremble.

Song Yu's fingers paused for two seconds, and she smoothly patted it a few times.

Song Yu looked at Qiuqiu's obedient and cute appearance.

She blinked twice, pretending to casually ask, "Qiuqiu, do you feel that your strength has improved these days of reading novels?"

After saying this, she seemingly casually pointed to a small-sized foal with flame patterns all over its body on the side, saying, "Look over there, can you beat it?"

She had seen this flame calf on the day of the initial distribution of beasts.

Among the group of cubs, it wasn't small, but its potential score was quite low, only 18 points. It was a cub with both parents being first-tier flame cows.

Flame cows, as beast-type beasts, were generally gentle in temperament. They usually had higher endurance and defense than attack. Moreover, this flame calf's bloodline level was not high, so before advancing to the first tier, its strength was not formidable.

Qiuqiu turned its head in the direction Song Yu pointed.

On the spacious field, hundreds of students were sitting or standing. They were chatting with friends and their contracted beasts.

Looking at so many people and so many contracted beasts, Qiuqiu suddenly felt ashamed, lowering its head. Its originally confidently raised cat tail drooped down, falling to the ground with a 'pat.'

"Meow, meow..." It's too, too difficult, Qiuqiu. Qiuqiu can't win...

The little cat lowered its head in disappointment, making small and ashamed meows.

Qiuqiu thought that its progress in these days was already significant. It stayed in the Beast Taming Space every day, carefully studying novels and memorizing every word of Grandpa Ring's novels. It seriously developed its abilities... But now, it seemed that it was still too small!

Qiuqiu looked sadly at the large lawn on the right, where there were over a hundred beast cubs. It was overwhelmed with sadness.

As a spiritual-type beast, Qiuqiu had excellent memory. It could memorize the entire novel after reading it two or three times. The SSSSSSS Beast Taming Space was like a small world, and Qiuqiu couldn't bring anything from the Beast Taming Space to the outside, nor could it bring a notebook computer from outside into the space.

However, it could use its spiritual power to imprint Grandpa Ring's novels on the sand in the Beast Taming Space, and every day, it carefully tasted and studied them.

With the abundant energy in the Beast Taming Space, almost to the point of condensing into substance, it had automatically absorbed enough energy to advance from the juvenile stage to the adult stage in just half a month.

Different from advancing in levels, the advancement of beast cubs from juvenile to adult stage only required the accumulation of energy.

Its fur became even smoother and more shiny, its limbs became stronger and more powerful, its hearing improved, its strength increased, and its spiritual power grew rapidly!

Over this month, Qiuqiu felt that it had progressed at least as much as it would have in 30 years of training at the beast base.

In these days, it even successfully developed two first-tier low-level mental skills by diligently studying the novels: Psychic Impact and Psychic Manipulation! The level of contracted beasts would always increase with the improvement of their abilities. So, when Qiuqiu's favorite Psychic Manipulation even advanced to the first-tier advanced level! It also advanced from the first-tier low-level to the first-tier advanced level!

Psychic Manipulation had advanced from being able to manipulate only one item to attack the target to being able to manipulate up to nine items at once...

Now, as long as it could break through to ten, it could immediately advance from a first-tier advanced contracted beast to a second-tier one.

However...

Even against hundreds of people and contracted beasts at the second tier...

"Hoo~" The little cat exhaled two layers of air from its nose.

Qiuqiu, feeling disheartened, drooped its ears, and its fluffy tail curled up. The little cat weakly lay on the grass, like a wilted eggplant.

As expected!

Even with an SSSSSSS-grade Beast Taming Space, an beast cub with a potential value of 3 could not easily break through the constraints of bloodline levels, just like the male protagonist's contracted beast.

Song Yu's lips slightly curled up. She tried to suppress a smile, coughed twice to regain composure, and patted the little cat's head comfortingly, "Qiuqiu, don't worry. You're still small; it'll get better as you grow older."

With confidence on her face, Song Yu continued to coax, "You see, the more powerful contracted beasts, the longer their juvenile stage. For dragon-type contracted beasts, the juvenile stage can last up to a hundred years... But once they enter adulthood, the strength of dragon-type contracted beasts can increase at least a hundredfold!"

In the original novel plot, the male protagonist's Iron Armor Rage Lizard cub already contained dragon bloodlines. Although the dragon bloodline content in the ordinary Iron Armor Rage Lizard was extremely low, not even one in a thousand, the cub unexpectedly exhibited atavism, with a very high concentration of dragon blood.

If Bai Yuhan didn't have the powerful Beast Taming Space with a hundredfold training speed, an extraordinary skill that helped contracted beasts break through level barriers, and the incredible luck given by the heavens, he wouldn't have been able to fully awaken the bloodline in the Iron Armor Rage Lizard cub and cultivate it into a true black dragon.

Ignoring the fact that dragon-type beasts are powerful from a young age, Song Yu only mentioned the slow growth of dragon-type beasts to comfort the fragile heart of the little cat.

"Meow?" Really?

The little cat raised its head from its paws, placing its pink and tender little paws on Song Yu's pants.

"Meow~ But I've already entered adulthood~"

Qiuqiu, feeling defeated, lay down. Even as an adult, it couldn't beat those people and contracted beasts. It was truly pathetic.

Song Yu: ???

Song Yu belatedly realized what her cat had said.

Her face was full of shock, almost thinking her ears were malfunctioning.

No! How could you enter adulthood?

How did I not know that you've entered adulthood?

You've only grown a bit in size; there's been no substantial change in appearance. How did you enter adulthood?

Song Yu was dumbfounded, feeling as if lightning had struck her head.

Could it be that when a contracted beast enters adulthood, there should be some substantial changes?

Just like the Iron Armor Rage Lizard of the male protagonist in the novel, which, upon entering adulthood, not only grew from the size of being able to lie on a person's shoulder to the height of a building but also evolved its scales into sharp spikes, resembling a heavy tank covered in a coat of thorns!

Could this be a punishment from the heavens for her not studying well and sleeping through Beast Taming lessons every day?

Song Yu pursed her lips.

Just at this moment, Zhou Ting leaned over, somewhat enviously saying, "The Snow civet Cat's juvenile stage is about 20 years, belonging to the shorter juvenile stages of companion-type pets... A companion-type pet's size after adulthood is suitable for running around the house. But your Snow civet Cat has smooth and bright fur, sturdy limbs; it seems like it has been well-nourished. You probably fed it a lot of good stuff before, right?"

Zhou Ting's face was full of envy. "Sure enough, third-grade high-energy fruits are different! If my dad could buy one for me, I believe Qiuqiu would be able to transition from juvenile to adulthood in a short time. Maybe there's even a chance for it to break through to Tier 0 and enter Tier 1."

Back when Song Qi took out the high-energy fruit on the playground, many students saw it, and Zhou Ting was one of them.

The Zhou family was just a relatively affluent working-class family, not in the same class as the Song family at all. Therefore, even though Zhou Ting had contracted an beast cub with a second-tier bloodline, if she wanted it to enter adulthood quickly, she would have to wait until after she graduated from university, or even several years after university...

The most significant difference between the juvenile and adult stages of an beast lies not in physical size but in the completeness of their ability sea.

In the juvenile stage, the ability sea of an beast is unstable. Forget developing skills; even continuous use of innate skills is often impossible to release or control. Only when an beast reaches adulthood, the barriers of the ability sea solidify. It can then follow the commands of the contractor, releasing ability techniques at any time and place, with greater power than in the juvenile stage.

Similar to humans having a Beast Taming Space.

The size of the ability sea is determined by the potential value and level of the beast...

So, during the juvenile stage, the contractor focuses more on training the beast's body, laying the foundation for the little ones to enter adulthood in the future.

"Ah, but your Snow civet Cat cub has too low potential value. If it were a Snow civet Cat cub with a Tier 1 bloodline, it would grow to about a meter tall after entering adulthood." Although Zhou Ting's Beast Taming Space level was not high, her academic performance was excellent. She touched her chin and briefly explained the information she had read about the Snow civet Cat.

Compared to the 'visually plump' pet cats from her previous life, although Qiuqiu couldn't be considered a big cat, its muscle and bone density were quite substantial. This was also proof of the strength of beasts.

With Qiuqiu weighing around sixty to seventy kilograms, its height was only about forty centimeters.

Song Yu: ...

The tension that hung high was suddenly relieved, and the shock that reached the throat was withdrawn with it.

Song Yu's heart blossomed with joy, thinking carefully that it was quite normal for Qiuqiu, a Snow civet Cat, to enter adulthood since her Beast Taming Space level was so high.

However, Qiuqiu's low potential value meant that as a Tier 0 adult beast, it was only slightly stronger than an ordinary pet.

Thinking about this...

Song Yu felt much more at ease. She patted the fluffy head of Qiuqiu, not sincerely encouraging it, "Don't worry, Qiuqiu. In the future, you will definitely be able to advance to a Tier 1 contracted beast."

Qiuqiu was dumbfounded: ???

Qiuqiu was at a loss, realizing that in the world of contractors, it was still not at Tier 1? Does it need to grow to one meter tall to be considered Tier 1?

The little cat lowered its head again in shame, tail drooping, and ears following suit. The Snow civet Cat looked pitiful and aggrieved.

Without cumbersome professional measuring instruments and no professional Beast Tamer examiner to help with testing, unless there was a significant change in size when the contracted beast advanced. Otherwise, many contractors themselves, without communication, couldn't accurately determine the combat value of their contracted beasts.

That's why the Eye of the Rules is particularly precious in this world.

Song Yu never asked about Qiuqiu's level, and the little cat, immersed in sadness, didn't bring it up either.

Thus, a beautiful misunderstanding occurred between the two.

Unable to bear seeing the pitiful Qiuqiu in a real combat class, where the little one would be beaten by other contracted beasts, Song Yu whispered, "Qiuqiu, let's not be sad... you're still small."

Song Yu, in full dramatic mode, held the two pink and fluffy paws of the little cat in her hands, furrowing her brows, and said affectionately, "Instead of class rankings, your health is the most important! If we can't compete, let's not compete at all~"

"Meow~~"

Qiuqiu was particularly moved, and the little cat plunged into Song Yu's arms.

A deep and affectionate embrace between the main contractor and the main beast!

Zhou Ting silently stood in place, looking at this human and beast combination, falling into contemplation.

No...

Although your contracted beast doesn't seem to have advanced to Tier 1, it's still an adult.

This is already much stronger than seventy percent of the contracted beasts here...

After becoming an adult, a tiger is the king of beasts, but even with powerful bloodlines, a tiger cub can be trampled to death by a goat...

The Beast Taming practical class was the course Yuhan had been looking forward to the most these days, even though Jianghuai City was only a third-tier city.

However, Jianghuai City First High School invited professional Beast Tamers to teach the Beast Taming practical class to the seniors every year.

Yuhan walked across the playground, wanting to see if the teaching instructor had arrived.

However, when he looked up, he immediately saw the tightly huddled Song Yu and her main beast.

SSSSSS-level Beast Taming Space was like a heavy mountain pressing on Yuhan's head, making him vigilant at all times. At the same time, it reminded him not to be arrogant and complacent. Only with steady efforts could there be a chance for revenge.

- [Name: Qiuqiu]

- [Species: Snow civet Cat]

- [Attributes: Psychic, Supernatural]

- [Combat Power: 97]

- [Potential Level: 1st Tier 9th Rank]

- [Current Level: 1st Tier Advanced]

- [Description: Mutant Snow civet Cat, possesses skill—9th Rank Primary: Future Prediction? (Cannot control this skill at the moment) 1st Tier Primary: Psychic Impact, 1st Tier Advanced: Psychic Manipulation]

Yuhan's gaze fixed on the Snow civet Cat cub for 5 seconds, and the information data instantly appeared.

Yuhan's steps halted, and seriousness filled the space between his eyebrows...

As expected!

As an owner of an SSSSSSS-level Beast Taming Space, how could he be the kind of trash that gets knocked out with one punch?

Looking at the Snow civet Cat that advanced from Tier 0 juvenile to Tier 1 Advanced adult in just forty days, Yuhan's gaze froze, his breathing becoming heavy.

Now looking across the entire playground at seven classes, five or six hundred high school students, who among them had a contracted beast with such a fast advancement speed?

"Indeed, this person is deliberately pretending to be a waste, playing possum with a hidden tiger..."

Song Yu: ???

With sensitive senses, she felt someone staring at her, and Song Yu turned stiffly.

Not again? Why is this male lead looking at her with such a heavy gaze again? Didn't he completely ignore her even during physical education class before?

Song Yu felt like shutting herself in. Can this day get any worse?

 

*****

 

"Gather, gather! Please arrange yourselves according to your class number tags. Each class will be divided into four groups!"

The high-pitched loudspeaker echoed on the playground, and class teachers along with some new faces Song Yu hadn't seen before appeared on the field.

"Boom...!"

A muscular and burly man stepped forward, clapping his hands. A giant tree, seven to eight meters tall, suddenly rose from the ground, its sturdy branches and leaves shining brightly in the sunlight. It emitted a formidable aura, and the main trunk moved slightly as a pair of large yellow eyes opened—this turned out to be the muscular man's Plant-type contracted beast!

The burly man leaped from the ground, grabbing the branches of the giant tree. In a few jumps, he reached the highest point of the branches.

Standing on the giant tree, the burly man looked down at the students with a dignified voice, "My surname is Zhang. You can call me Teacher Zhang for the next month. This is my 3rd Tier Advanced contracted beast, Giant Spirit Tree. But I have no interest in what you call me. Unless you have the ability to impress me, I don't want to hear you talk!"

Song Yu blinked behind the crowd, finding Teacher Zhang's opening quite... presumptuous.

But hearing this, Song Yu was happy; she didn't want to know anyway! She just hoped that Teacher Zhang would completely ignore her during class.

The burly man's voice was extremely imposing, "So, let's start the most basic evasion training! Line up, four people from each class, 28 people at a time. My contracted beast will stand on the left side of the playground and attack you! Your goal is to command your contracted beast to pass through the attack zone and dodge all the leaf attacks."

"The attacks from the Giant Spirit Tree's leaves are divided into three types: green leaves, yellow leaves, and red leaves... The deeper the color, the more powerful the attack. If a contracted beast is hit three times by green leaves, it can hardly stand up. If hit by yellow leaves, there is a high probability of feeling pain, similar to having limbs broken. If you still want to run after that, that's fine... but if hit by red leaves... hehehe... please lie on the ground with your contracted beast and watch others train for this class! Unless there's death or completion, I won't allow the school doctor to help those who were hit in this class!" With Teacher Zhang's loud shout, everyone on the playground instantly became alert!

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