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Published at 5th of May 2021 09:13:00 AM


Chapter 348: 348

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"As long as you're not angry." Rong Jian's lips titled into a small smile.

"Just what kind of person do you think I am?" Shen Tianyu rolled her eyes at him.

The Beast Taming Department's test was another battle royale. There were more people watching this than the previous Talisman and Array Department's exam. Though they used the indoor arena that had layered security, it was packed full of people and seemed stuffy. 

"The Beast Taming Department's exam is a series of battle of spiritual beasts that students have made a contract with. Every student may only register one spiritual beast to fight and whoever's contracted spiritual beast comes out at the end will be the winner." The elder appointed to explain the rules to the audience didn't seem quite interested in his role and muttered all this without any fluctuations in his voice. After finishing these few sentences, he deemed his job finished and returned to his seat.

At which point, a senior student rushed up on stage to liven up the atmosphere, most probably one of that elder's inner disciples. "As everyone knows, the more powerful a demonic beast is, the more prideful it is and the more difficult it is to make a contract with them. The spiritual beast-only battle system this time is to not only test the strength of the participating spiritual beasts but also the strength of will of their human contracts. A powerful spiritual beast means that cultivator is strong in will and cultivation, to be able to subdue a demonic beast physically and make it respect them enough to make a contract with the human. Everyone, it's about time to meet our contestants so please applause for them as they come into view!" The senior student had completely take up the role to direct the exam but the elders didn't seem to have any objections so everyone let it be. 

All the students taking part in the exam went onto the stage with their spiritual beasts in a single file. The entire lineup wound around the inside of the arena twice. Shen Tianyu and her Snow Wolf were naturally also there. Since she had won the Sword Department's exam at second place only a few days ago, many people were keeping an eye on her.

Rong Jian only applauded when his fiancee was announced and didn't give the time of day to anyone else. Bai Yaoxuan just politely clapped a few times for the others.

The spiritual beasts were sent in batches onto the center stage and made to battle. Others were watching their spiritual beasts with anticipation but Shen Tianyu relocated herself to the back of the crowd and closed her eyes, leaning on the stone wall. 

"Seeing Miss Shen's attitude, you must be quite confident." A thinly veiled mocking tone entered Shen Tianyu's ears.

A scoff followed her words from the woman that approached her but no more words were spoken. Shen Tianyu languidly leaned against the wall, breathing softly as if she was taking a nap standing up.

... 

There were quite a few spiritual beasts surrounding Xue Lang from the start. Xue Lang growled at them without backing down but only a few ran off to target another spiritual beast. A small Flaming Lion, not much older than a newborn child in human terms, attacked first. With a ferocious roar, it pounced at Xue Lang and the surrounding fox, dog, and cat spiritual beasts followed. With a howl, Xue Lang blew away half of the ambushing spiritual beasts with it's pressure. It swiped it's uncovered claws and a good chunk of the remainders flew away from them. Xue Lang managed to dodge the Flaming Lion and last few ambushers. Opening it's maw wide, it bit down on the nearest one and flung it off the stage. 

... 

Xue Lang was naturally one of the last spiritual beasts standing but it sustained a few wounds both from the initial ambush and the following fights. However, it wasn't walking unsteadily and it's head was still held high. Xue Lang trotted down the stage by itself when the round was called to an end and nudged Shen Tianyu's leg.

"Finished?" Shen Tianyu's eyes immediately flew open and she unfolded her arms, walking with him to the medical care station upon seeing his wounds.

A medical care station was set up by the Beast Taming Department's students to prevent participating students from using underhanded means like feeding their pets some strength pill while taking care of their wounds. 

'No difficulty at all.' Xue Lang told her.

"Well, most of these are newborn or children. Otherwise, students that have only been learning for a month wouldn't be able to contract with them. Just don't go too far and kill or seriously injure one, or else it'll spell trouble." Shen Tianyu sat down next to Xue Lang as a senior student helped with it's scratches. It was hard for demonic beasts to conceive and even more difficult to take their young away from them. A group of talented cultivators usually had to raid a demonic beast's territory before they can take a single one of their children and usually those demonic beasts would chase the group till death to take back their young. Usually, wealthy families paid cultivators to bring back a demonic beast child for their own descendants to contract. Those without money had to try their luck searching through places with reported sightings and hope a demonic beast's parents died or were killed. That's why, killing a spiritual beast in friendly competitions would cause great trouble.

'That much I'm aware. I should be able to control myself enough as long as your humans do their job right.' Xue Lang stood up, it's wounds having been bandaged.




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