"Alright, see you again soti." Chen Yuan nodded in greeting.
i waved to Chen Yuan: "Advisor Chen, when I earn my own money in the future, I’ll treat you to a big al!"
Chen Yuan smiled: "I’ll be waiting."
Huo Hong and i turned and left, their figures gradually fading into the distance, with only their conversation echoing in the wind.
"i, actually I lied to you."
"Master, what are you talking about?"
"In fact, I’m not on par with Advisor Chen at all; I’m far from being his match."
"Master, actually I’ve known for a long ti."
"Oh?"
"But whether you’re Advisor Chen’s match or not, what does that have to do with you being my master?"
"i..."
"It’s okay, Master. You adults care about face, but it’s alright to not be Advisor Chen’s match. In such a big Baokun City, with so many Beastmasters, how many could rival Advisor Chen?" i turned her head and looked at the Flowing Cloud Sparrow on her shoulder, "Am I right?"
"Chirp!"
...
Yunhua Beast Taming Academy,
The indoor Battle Hall was crowded, with no empty seats available.
Despite the audience size, the atmosphere inside was extrely oppressive, and almost all the students silently watched the battlefield.
"Qingqing, this match should be ending soon, right?" Yang Yue lowered her voice, asking Li Qing.
Li Qing nodded: "Zhuang Jianbai is about to lose."
Hearing this, Yang Yue looked at the black-haired young man on the left side of the battlefield, a genuine sigh in her voice: "Even Zhuang Jianbai is losing so badly. The gap between us and them is really big."
She added, "Much bigger than I imagined."
The academy leadership placed great importance on this exchange match, sending the top five talented Beastmasters to interact and exchange with the five students from the headquarters who had co from afar.
Even though the academy’s students were prepared to have so disparity with the headquarters students, they never expected the gap to be this wide, making it even harder to accept.
Before Zhuang Jianbai took the stage, all four students from the academy had lost miserably.
Thinking of this, Yang Yue looked at the delicate girl sitting in the front row, holding an Ice Crystal Illusion Cat.
She was the only girl in the opposing team, and her Pet Beast was just a seemingly weak Ice Crystal Illusion Cat.
Thus, the academy’s second-ranked student challenged her, trying to score a point for Yunhua Beast Taming Academy.
However, the Ice Crystal Illusion Cat’s tactics were extrely ruthless.
The last match, then, was Zhuang Jianbai against the boy with dark red hair, always hands in his pockets, with an arrogant look on his upturned face.
It’s said that this boy nad Lu Ran was ranked fifth at the Donghuang Beast Taming Academy Headquarters.
If Zhuang Jianbai could defeat him, it would prove that Zhuang Jianbai’s strength would be in the absolute top tier even at the headquarters.
In the battlefield,
The Winter Dog lowered its body, the thick, snow-white fur covered in scorch marks; it panted heavily while vigilantly watching the Blast Fla Fighting Ape opposite it.
"Roar!"
The Blast Fla Fighting Ape bared its teeth in a smile, suddenly clashing its fists together, imdiately sparking a raging Fla Stream, with sparks falling to the ground.
Compared to the Winter Dog’s tension and unease, the Blast Fla Fighting Ape was rather calm, as if this was its ho ground.
Lu Ran, hands in pockets, felt the sa, raising his eyes with a faint smile on his face: "A teacher told you would be a satisfying opponent."
After a pause, the smile on his face grew: "But now it seems, he was wrong."
"You’re boring ."
As soon as these words were spoken, a stir imdiately erupted in the audience, with many students glaring angrily at Lu Ran, and occasional curses could be heard.
Zhang Yu, sitting in the front row, shrank his neck: "Professor, with Lu Ran trash-talking in soone else’s ho ground, we won’t be able to leave this Battle Hall later, will we?"
Professor Song smiled slightly: "Don’t worry, the fight on the field won’t involve disputes off the field."
Sitting beside them, Jiang Yuntao, although he heard the two talking, his full attention was on Zhuang Jianbai, clenching his fists with a face full of worry.
He knew Zhuang Jianbai’s greatest weakness—his mindset was easily influenced by his opponent.
Although his mindset had improved a lot with Advisor Chen’s guidance, being trash-talked in front of so many people could seriously impact his mindset.
Losing the match isn’t a big deal, but if Zhuang Jianbai becos depressed over it...
Under the watchful gaze of many students, Zhuang Jianbai rely smiled at Lu Ran’s trash talk: "Thank you to that teacher for his assessnt of , I deeply appreciate his acknowledgnt."
After a pause, he continued: "I understand that there’s a power gap between us, but you’re my opponent, and no matter how big the gap, I’ll give it my all."
"As long as I’m on the field, the Winter Dog and I will fight to the last mont."
Applause thundered like muffled thunder, and Jiang Yuntao didn’t say anything, he just rubbed the corner of his eyes with his fingers.
The wind in the Battle Hall was too strong, letting so sand in just now.
Hearing Zhuang Jianbai’s response, Lu Ran no longer kept his hands in his pockets and instead earnestly looked at Zhuang Jianbai, the corner of his mouth curling up: "Now I’m a bit interested."
The next mont, a thought sounded: "Blast Fla Fighting Ape, Fire teor Jump Attack!"
At the sa ti, Zhuang Jianbai’s eyes sharpened, his thoughts flowing: "Winter Dog."
"Howl!"
The Winter Dog howled, tensing its entire body.
"Ice Pillar Strike!!!"
Rumble!
Black smoke filled the field, everyone craning their necks, watching nervously.
They were waiting for a miracle.
But Zhuang Jianbai, who was spiritually in sync with the Winter Dog, already knew the outco.
As the black smoke dispersed, the heavily injured Winter Dog lay on the ground, eyes closed, while the Blast Fla Fighting Ape stood unscathed nearby, with a nacing expression on its face, though bearing a noticeable scar.
This was the sign of the Winter Dog’s final strike.
As the whistle sounded, this match ended with Lu Ran and the Blast Fla Fighting Ape claiming victory, and groans echoed from the audience.
"The Zhuang Jianbai we pinned our hopes on still fell."
"Our academy was swept..."
"But honestly, there is indeed a gap in all aspects, let’s keep working hard everyone."
Lu Ran returned the Blast Fla Fighting Ape to the Pet Beast space, striding forward to Zhuang Jianbai and offering his hand: "Actually, that teacher was right, you really satisfied . This was the most enjoyable match I’ve had since getting here."
"At least both sides gave it their all."
"It’s just....."
"The other Beastmasters here are a bit weak."
Zhuang Jianbai shook hands with him, smiling: "If you want stronger Beastmasters, I do know soone, he’s better than , but finding him is a bit troubleso."
Lu Ran casually replied: "Might not be possible, we’re about to head back."
Zhuang Jianbai suddenly asked, "By the way, what’s the na of that teacher you ntioned? If I get a chance to visit your place in the future, I must thank him personally."
Unknowingly being noticed all the way from Shanghai and receiving such a high evaluation made Zhuang Jianbai truly grateful.
Lu Ran was stunned: "Our place? He’s not a teacher at our academy."
"Then who..." Zhuang Jianbai looked puzzled.
Lu Ran leaned over to whisper in Zhuang Jianbai’s ear: "His status is quite special, I’ll just tell you personally."
Zhuang Jianbai nodded repeatedly.
Lu Ran’s voice continued: "In your Qin Province, there’s a Baokun City, and in Baokun City, there’s a Xuanhe Village, near the Qinling. There’s a Beastmaster nad Chen Yuan there, he’s a consultant for the Baokun City Beastmaster Association..."
"Don’t tell anyone else about this, Mr. Chen prefers to keep a low profile and doesn’t want too many people to know."
"Oh, and show so respect to Mr. Chen, because even I and the Blast Fla Fighting Ape can’t beat him right now..."
Just then, Zhuang Jianbai’s voice quietly erged: "Actually, the Beastmaster I was going to recomnd to you was Advisor Chen."
Hearing this, Lu Ran suddenly turned to look at Zhuang Jianbai.
For a mont, the two stared at each other, both falling silent.
With a look of recognition, they confird they were both among those overwheld by Advisor Chen (Mr. Chen).
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