250: Breakthrough-level snake scales, black gold armor T3!

"Advance, proficiency of Snake Scales!"

Fang Ran thought to himself.

【Advancing the proficiency of Snake Scales (Perfect)!】

【Obtained Snake Scales (Realm-Breaking)!】

【Snake Scales (Realm-Breaking): Can control 13,000 Snake Scales to temporarily detach from the body!】

Xiaotian looked dazed.

After a long while, her eyes lit up.

"Snake Scales."

She extended her palm, and a Snake Scale detached from her body, floating above her palm.

As Xiaotian commanded, the Snake Scale shot out instantly, dancing on the tabletop like a green snake, piercing several holes through it!

But the detached Snake Scale dissipated after a moment!

"Using offense as defense; this is a life-risking skill."

Xiaotian extended her arm.

The enchanting Snake Scales on her body all detached!

Like a massive spherical storm, everything it touched was ground into dust!

"Return." She whispered softly.

The storm instantly converged, transforming into a sphere of scales that landed in Xiaotian's palm.

She clenched her hand and opened it again; the Snake Scales in her palm had vanished!

A faint smile hung on the corners of Xiaotian's mouth.

She seemed quite satisfied with this ability.

A moment later.

Fang Ran took a vehicle toward the Imperial Capital Academy.

Passing by the Beast Taming Association, Fang Ran stopped the vehicle and entered the Beast Taming Association building.

"Fang Beastmaster!!"

The receptionist was very enthusiastic.

Her gaze lingered on Fang Ran's face for a long time.

Fang Ran nodded, took out a document, and handed it to her.

Seeing the document, the receptionist looked slightly surprised and said, "I'm sorry, this exceeds my authority. I will help you notify higher-level personnel!"

With that, she turned and left. A while later, a man dressed in black work attire approached quickly!

"Mr. Fang, please come this way!"

"Okay."

Fang Ran followed him.

They arrived in a pure white room.

All around the room were various types of armor!

A group of Beast Tamer stood before the armor, looking distressed, as if it were hard to decide which one to buy.

Fang Ran, however, passed through the High-level and Lord-level areas and went straight to the Transcendent-level area!

"You may choose any piece to take with you, since it's authorized by the Deputy Chairman!"

His attitude was extremely respectful.

"Can you introduce them?" Fang Ran prompted.

He didn't know much about this armor; after all, Xiaotian already protected him well enough that he didn't really need it.

However, seeing Tie Jiuxin get stabbed by a Transcendent Late Stage and still be able to say his last words, he became interested.

"Armor in the Dragon Kingdom is divided into different tiers!"

"They are Ordinary, High-level, Lord-level, Transcendent-level, and King-level defensive gear, corresponding to the tiers of Beast Tamer."

"And these tiers are further divided into different stages: Bone Armor, Scale Armor, and Alloy Armor, ranging from Levels 1 to 9!"

Fang Ran naturally knew about Bone Armor.

It was made from the bones of ferocious beasts, yet it was still expensive.

As for Scale Armor, it was naturally made from the scales of ferocious beasts, and it was also quite costly.

"Is Alloy Armor necessarily better than Scale Armor?" Fang Ran asked.

"Naturally not. For example, a Level 5 Scale Armor—Dragon Fish Scale Armor—has defensive power already stronger than a Level 2 Alloy Armor! It is equivalent to a Level 3 Alloy Armor, but the price is countless times that of Alloy Armor!"

Hearing this, Fang Ran understood.

Alloy Armor had a higher cost-performance ratio and was sturdier!

The armor Shen Yun had worn previously was Alloy Armor, though he didn't know what level it was.

"Then, give me a Level 9 Alloy Armor."

Fang Ran asked for the moon.

Anyway, it wasn't his own money.

"This... currently, the Beast Taming Association only has Level 5 Alloy Armor, which is the Black Gold Armor!"

As he spoke, he brought Fang Ran to the Black Gold Armor.

The armor was dark in color; just looking at it gave Fang Ran an unparalleled sense of security!

Black Gold Armor - T1 Price: 300 million

Black Gold Armor - T2 Price: 500 million

Black Gold Armor - T3 Price: 1 billion

"The former was developed by professors from various academies and focuses on defense, while the latter focuses on flexibility but is slightly weaker in defense. Only the T3 version combines both, but the manufacturing process is complex, and the price is three times that of the first version!"

"However, since the Deputy Chairman has spoken, we naturally choose the T3 version!"

The receptionist smiled and took out an ID card.

Then, he scanned it above and took down the Black Gold Armor worth one billion!

"Black Gold... this is a product of the Black Stone Mountain mine veins and can withstand extreme high-temperature burning."

Fang Ran picked up the armor.

It felt cold to the touch, just like soft armor.

He easily put it on; it weighed about as much as a jacket.

"The Black Gold Armor can defend against ten attacks from a Transcendent Late Stage and is equipped with mechanical components that can cancel out shocks and monitor the wearer's physical condition and body temperature!"

Ten times! That was a bit too exaggerated!

He took the armor.

On the way back, Fang Ran could feel the gazes of the crowd around him.

The Black Gold Armor was just too conspicuous, reflecting a metallic luster like form-fitting clothing!

Helplessly, Fang Ran had to put another layer over it.

Returning to the Imperial Capital Academy.

Bai Lingshuang and the others were already waiting outside the gate.

Tie Jiuxin, who had quite a few scars on his face, saw Fang Ran, and his eyes lit up immediately.

"Fang Ran, you're finally here!"

Having had his life saved by Fang Ran, Tie Jiuxin's attitude toward him was clearly different.

"Hurry and get on the car; we'll talk when we get there!"

Several people boarded one after another.

The surrounding Beast Tamer from the Imperial Capital Academy watched with envy.

"When will I be able to represent the Imperial Capital Academy in battle?"

"You? Do you think the Imperial Capital Academy hasn't lost enough face already?"

"Do you think our academy can win this time? If we drop out of the Five Great Academies, won't I become a graduate of a first-tier academy?!"

"Now that you put it that way... Go, Fang! For the sake of my gra—no! For the glory of the Imperial Capital Academy, you must win!"

"The opponents this time are the winners of the five major competition zones; none of them can be underestimated!"

Watching the vehicle leave.

Some Beast Tamer opened their phones.

Others chased after it, preparing to go to the scene to participate.

At this moment.

Inside the largest competition venue in the Imperial Capital.

The surrounding spectator stands were filled with onlookers.

Ninety percent of them were wealthy people, while the rest were Beast Tamer and people from major Beast Taming families looking to scout for talent.

The location where the Bai family was situated was in an independent room.

Through the floor-to-ceiling windows and the hanging television, one could still see the scene in the competition.

"Bai Ning, is that the Fang Ran you mentioned?" a middle-aged man asked.

"Yes." Bai Ning nodded with a calm expression and said, "He performed very well in the Special Training Camp, and I believe he is worth recruiting!"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded silently.

He was one of the current heads of the Bai family, a descendant of an Emperor Beast Master—Bai Yaozong!

As a Transcendent-level Beast Tamer, he managed most of the Bai family's businesses!

He held great prestige within the family.

And what he was responsible for was recruiting talented and capable Beast Tamer for the family's major companies, training them to become their own people!

"Haha, Yaozong!" A hearty voice emerged.

A man with an extremely tall build entered the room.