31: Chapter 31 Comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable.

Time quickly arrived at 1:30 PM.

[Ding! Luo Shiyin's Favorability +1!]

[Ding! Luo Shiyin's Favorability +1!]

[Ding! Luo Shiyin's Favorability +1!]

[...]

It seemed that Luo Shiyin was not like Lin Mengxue, whose emotions would erupt suddenly.

Her emotional changes were gradual, like a murmuring stream, gathering drop by drop.

As the energy channeling continued, her favorability toward Chen Yi gradually climbed, finally reaching 70 points.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a sudden burst of energy, an aura spread out.

Under the influence of this aura, her hair, like Lin Mengxue's, gradually became tinged with a hint of emerald green at the tips, and a pair of cyan ear feathers grew beside her ears, swaying gently and appearing exceptionally adorable.

In just four hours, she had broken through from Tier 1, Rank 4 to Tier 2, Rank 1!

She even achieved Power Manifestation!

Just ask yourself, aren't you scared?

Chen Yi himself also broke through to Tier 2, Rank 3, his strength slightly improved.

"Hoo—"

Chen Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief, "It's a good thing we finished before two o'clock. Channeling the energy of a Tier 2 magic beast crystal core is still exhausting!"

The spiritual energy content in a Tier 2 magic beast crystal core is about 1.5 times that of a Tier 1 magic beast crystal core.

However, the feeling of satiety it brings is about the same.

A person who can consume fifty Tier 1 magic beast crystal cores can basically swallow twenty Tier 2 magic beast crystal cores.

Therefore, if one wants to quickly improve their strength, consuming higher-tier magic beast crystal cores is undoubtedly the best choice.

However, the risks of doing so are extremely high, and the requirements for a Beast Tamer's energy channeling technique are very stringent.

A slight carelessness or error in energy channeling could trigger a spiritual energy rampage, or even lead to a regression in rank!

Because of this, almost no Beast Tamer dares to take such risks; steady progress is the long-term path!

Yet, Chen Yi managed to do it!

Not only did he perfectly refine all the spiritual energy from the Tier 2 magic beast crystal core, but he also performed the energy channeling perfectly, without wasting any energy.

This is just too absurd, right?

"Little Brother Chen Yi, I have a question I want to ask you!"

Luo Shiyin asked with a serious expression, "Are you... cheating?"

Chen Yi laughed it off and said casually, "Have you read any beast-taming novels? I'm that protagonist with a system, do you believe it?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Shiyin immediately pouted: "Go away, if you don't want to say it, then don't. Only Xiao Xueer would believe such an absurd excuse!"

"Alright, alright, Sister Shiyin, let's talk about these topics later!"

Lin Mengxue opened the thermal box, and a steaming, fragrant aroma wafted out, "Brother Chen Yi, you must be hungry, right? Come and eat!"

"Gurgle—"

Chen Yi's stomach let out a protest at the right moment.

He rubbed his stomach and smiled bitterly, "I really am hungry, but I'm also exhausted. Channeling the spiritual energy of a Tier 2 magic beast crystal core is really too draining."

"It's okay, I'll feed you! Later, I'll rub your shoulders~~"

"I'll feed you too, ah—"

"You two, don't just shove everything into my mouth. How am I supposed to eat such a big piece of meat?"

Lin Mengxue's face flushed slightly: "That's a line we should be saying, right? This is revenge for last night!"

Luo Shiyin also nodded and agreed: "Exactly, exactly. Little Brother Chen Yi, sometimes you really need to reflect on your own actions!"

[...]

"Dong dong dong—"

Exactly 2:00 PM.

As a drumbeat sounded, the final assessment was officially declared started.

Various aerial drones shuttled back and forth in the sky, emitting a faint humming sound.

Some spirit beasts that had been waiting at the boundary of the rest area were invigorated upon hearing the drumbeat and immediately transformed into their Spirit Beast Form.

Mountable spirit beasts like the Shadow Panther, Unicorn, Flying Tiger, and Flame Horse took the lead, carrying their Beast Tamers as they charged into the depths of the forest.

They were extremely fast, disappearing into the mountains and forests in the blink of an eye.

Many Beast Tamers watched with envy.

"So envious! I really wish I could contract a mountable spirit beast—"

"Are you trying to die? Haven't I been ridden enough by you last night?"

"Come to think of it, that pair riding the Shadow Panther seems to be the ace Beast Tamer duo from Linjiang Academy, right? An S-rank Beast Tamer plus an S-rank spirit beast, and now adding an A-rank Shadow Panther, it's just incredibly cool!"

"Indeed, it seems to be Lin Mo and Fu Xuemei, right? And that pair riding the Unicorn are Lan Yucheng and Fang Xiaoye, the ace Beast Tamer duo from Yicheng Academy. It's a pity that our Jiangcheng Academy's ace, Cai Xiaokun, broke through to Tier 3 a month ago and couldn't participate in the assessment. Otherwise, his Contracted Spirit Beast, 'Tai Mei Ji', would definitely be much more imposing than theirs!"

"Exactly, exactly! With Cai Xiaokun and 'Tai Mei Ji' here, they could completely hold the stage!"

"Brothers, have you forgotten about our Jiangcheng Academy's super rookie? Isn't the Frost Dragon more imposing than those spirit beasts?"

As soon as these words were spoken.

The gazes of the Jiangcheng Academy Beast Tamers collectively fell upon Chen Yi, who had just walked out of the room.

Chen Yi's complexion looked a bit poor; it was obvious that something very physically exhausting had just happened!

Immediately, a wave of jeers came from the crowd.

Damn, to be this drained, and he was still building affinity in these few short hours?

Do you really have to be in such a rush?

However, this sighing soon turned into jealousy.

With Lin Mengxue by his side, and another great beauty whose looks and temperament were not inferior to Lin Mengxue's.

For any man, wouldn't it be normal not to be able to resist such a scene?

Damn, comparing people to others really is frustrating!

"Come on! I haven't seen Mengxue's Spirit Beast Form up close yet!"

"Frost Dragon, it sounds imposing just hearing the name!"

"Quick, quick, honey, get your phone ready to take pictures!"

However, just as Lin Mengxue was about to transform into her Spirit Beast Form, Luo Shiyin suddenly stopped her.

"Xiao Xueer, you rest for a while! Let me try out my power!"

Hearing this.

Lin Mengxue's mouth curled up slightly, revealing an "I understand you" expression.

After all, once you have power, you definitely want to show it off at the first opportunity!

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you! Actually, I also really want to experience the feeling of riding on someone else!"

"Hehe, thanks Xiao Xueer! But I remember, you seem to have experienced it last night, right? It's just that you were riding Little Brother Chen Yi—"

"Alright, alright, stop talking about these messy things! Hurry up and transform!"

"Mm!"

As soon as she finished speaking.

A cyan-green halo suddenly rose around Luo Shiyin, like mist swirling around her.

In the light, her figure rapidly elongated and blurred. As she stretched out her arms, they transformed into a pair of enormous, iridescent wings!

Gorgeous cyan-gold feathers instantly covered her entire body, and her long tail feathers trailed with points of starlight.

With a clear, melodious cry of a Luan, it resonated through the sky.

A Qingluan spirit beast with a wingspan of fully ten meters appeared before everyone's eyes.