Chapter 35: The Grand Competition Begins (Please Invest, Please Follow)

Beside the battle arena, Zhong Tianzhan accidentally plucked one of his own whiskers in astonishment.

It was only when a sharp pain spread from his chin that he returned to his senses and quickly arranged for someone to treat the Fire Cloud Dog.

In his eyes lingered a strong sense of self-doubt as he watched Xue Henqing bounding around the field, happy as can be with nothing but a bit of energy depletion, unscathed.

This... was supposed to be an evenly matched battle, wasn't it?

How had it turned into such a one-sided affair?

It seemed that Lin Su didn't have much more difficulty than with his previous battles against other Beast Tamers...

There was another person in the arena who was at this moment doubting life even more than Zhong Tianzhan.

Zhao Tianchen couldn't believe that his Fire Cloud Dog, now frozen solid, couldn't figure out what had gone wrong with the tactics they had carefully planned.

Watching medical staff take the Fire Cloud Dog away for treatment, he clenched his teeth and strode towards Lin Su.

At this moment, Qiuqiu was sharing its joy with Lin Su about the spontaneous breakthrough of its Frost Eyes skill to level II during the fight.

Lin Su's mood was therefore quite good as well.

Frost Eyes was a very versatile skill for ice-type pets.

Level I Frost Eyes allowed Qiuqiu to see the movements of its opponents in its field of vision as slower, thus improving its reaction capability.

Beyond this, level II Frost Eyes had a new ability, which was to see energy trajectories to a certain extent, and this skill was of great help in battle.

With Qiuqiu explaining, Lin Su understood the precariousness of their last encounter, if things had gone as expected, the Fire Cloud Dog must have been lying in wait within the flames, ready to catch Qiuqiu off guard.

If Qiuqiu hadn't had a breakthrough with Frost Eyes, detecting the opponent's presence in advance, the outcome of this battle would have been hard to predict.

Suddenly, Lin Su's gaze shifted, noticing Zhao Tianchen approaching him.

Face to face again, the atmosphere between the two was somewhat awkward.

"You..." Zhao Tianchen was at a loss for words. He had intended to ask how Xue Henqing managed to accurately attack his pet amid the flames.

But now that he had calmed down, he realized that it was a matter of a Beast Tamer's privacy. It would be highly unreasonable to ask directly, and there was no obligation for the other party to tell him.

But having already come this far, he couldn't just turn around and leave.

This left him in an awkward position,

Lin Su's expression turned slightly peculiar, glancing at Zhao Tianchen, "I think with your Fire Cloud Dog, there shouldn't be a problem securing the second place in the Mountain City University's entrance examination."

Zhao Tianchen's previous words were returned to him in kind by Lin Su.

"You..." Zhao Tianchen bit his teeth, "Don't get too smug. My pet will evolve once before the entrance exam. Then it will be of the commander level elite class. After your Xue Henqing breaks through to the elite level, its strength won't match mine anymore."

This was true. If Xue Henqing did not have an evolution type, indeed it would be so.

Therefore, facing the stubborn young man, Lin Su pondered for two seconds before speaking, "Ah, right, right, right."

Zhao Tianchen: "???"

Even though he had the upper hand verbally, his mood didn't improve at all; in fact, it grew worse.

"See you at the Mountain City University entrance examination." Zhao Tianchen clenched his teeth, dropped a harsh word, and turned to leave.

He needed to console his pet.

The Fire Cloud Dog, whose body had been frozen stiff, had now regained sensation, and the injuries were healing rapidly with the help of the proficient healing pets, but the psychological trauma of being so easily defeated by its most hated adversary, Xue Henqing, was immense.

Not bothering with what happened next, Lin Su greeted Zhong Tianzhan before heading straight out of the Battle Arena without hesitation.

He had to complete the writing and revision of two research reports within the next two days; his tasks were still very heavy, and he couldn't afford to waste the afternoon.

An afternoon flew by swiftly. By the time Lin Su had thoroughly completed the first report on the Weebill and handed it to Qin Nan for review without any issues, it was already deep into the night.

Weary, Lin Su returned to his room, where he held Qiuqiu in his arms, and lay limply on the bed.

Tomorrow, he still had to finish another research report, this one on the evolution skill Deep Sleep and Dream. Compared with the Weebill report, this one was the main event.

The Weebill's evolutionary path was merely advancing from a medium elite class to a medium commander class, which paled in comparison to the new evolution type of the Divine Light Butterfly. The new evolution skill it entailed was the main content of the breeding results competition and the secret weapon of Mountain City University.

Evolution skills were also considered teaching skills, so they could be exhibited in the teaching results competition, but they had a greater impact on breeding. Therefore, presenting them in the breeding results competition was not an issue, in fact, the effect might even be better.

But all these concerns were for tomorrow. For Lin Su, about to fall asleep and journey to the divine martial world, there was something more important than the research report.

It was the Contest of Tamers.

A week had gone by and the Contest of Tamers was about to begin. After this visit to the divine martial world, the preliminary rounds of the Contest of Tamers would take place, and by the next visit, the semifinals and finals would proceed.

After moving Qiuqiu back into the training space, Lin Su's expression carried a hint of anticipation as he slowly closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

...

The Divine Martial World.

Early in the morning, Lin Su hurried to the entrance of the Beast Taming Union.

The day before, Mu Yuxing had already informed him that today, all participants representing the Yongnan City Beast Taming Union in the Contest of Tamers would leave together. He was asked to come early.