Does he want to kill someone to win his favor?

"Students, get ready to take the stage. Let's see who is in the first match—Chu Li and Gu Xiaoyue."

Han Wenjie pushed up his glasses, finished reading the list, and glanced at the students below the arena.

Gu Xiaoyue bit the bullet and followed Chu Li onto the arena amidst the murmurs of students watching the spectacle.

Why were there so many people watching the first match!

Why didn't Chu Li say yesterday that the opponent for the preliminary round was Teacher Han!

Han Wenjie—the homeroom teacher for the Elite Class.

"Why didn't you say our opponent was Teacher Han?" Gu Xiaoyue whispered to Chu Li.

"It's the same regardless of who we fight; the preliminary round won't be too difficult." Chu Li smiled at her, his expression doting.

There was a commotion below the stage.

"They are so sweet—"

"I didn't expect School Bully Chu to have such a gentle side—"

"Why is this actually kind of cute?"

Gu Xiaoyue's face burned. It was true that she had underestimated the enemy by not checking who her opponent was.

Since arriving in this world, much of the information she had came from Ye Wanrou.

Not being used to this place was just an excuse for her laziness; it was time to change.

"The rules are that you cannot attack the Beastmaster themselves, and attacks cannot endanger the life of the pet. Do you understand?"

After receiving a response from Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li, the referee teacher blew the whistle to start the competition.

Han Teacher drew a summoning circle, and a small cyan wolf appeared at his feet.

[Name]: Cyan Wolf [Attribute]: Lightning [Rank]: Mystic Tier Common Grade [Skill]: Lightning Strike (Low-level) [Level]: Young life stage 2

If she were fighting this pet, Gu Xiaoyue could set her mind at ease.

Victory was certain!

She didn't plan to summon Xiao Qi; she didn't want to accidentally strike the little cyan wolf dead.

Chu Li summoned his companion beast unhurriedly.

[Name]: Teng Snake [Attribute]: Wood, Earth [Rank]: Earth Tier Top Grade [Skill]: Wood Thorns (Low-level), poison mist (Intermediate), Sand Throw (Low-level) [Level]: Young life stage 2

As soon as Chu Li's pet appeared, the students below the stage erupted.

"Oh my god, Great God Chu's pet is already at Young life stage 2!"

"And one of its skills has leveled up too!"

"At this rate, Teacher Han's pet is going to be instantly defeated!"

"Why isn't Gu Xiaoyue moving?"

"Great God Chu is enough on his own; if it were me, I'd just lay flat."

"Right, why carry when you can get carried!"

Every word of the discussion below reached Gu Xiaoyue's ears, though no one said anything out of line.

She knew this decision would push her further into the spotlight, but it was perfect—by borrowing Chu Li's radiance, she could keep a low profile and let Xiao Qi develop properly.

Pulling her thoughts back to the arena, she saw the little cyan wolf strike first, launching a Lightning Strike at the little Teng Snake.

The little Teng Snake dodged, and the Lightning Strike missed.

"Teng Snake, Wood Thorns." Before Chu Li's voice had faded, the little Teng Snake shot out a Wood Thorns, grazing the little cyan wolf's front paw and leaving a bloody scratch.

The little cyan wolf yelped and hid behind Teacher Han.

Gu Xiaoyue knew that Chu Li was showing mercy and had missed on purpose.

Furthermore, he hadn't added any snake venom; otherwise, Teacher Han's little cyan wolf would be either dead or crippled.

Mystic Tier Common Grade and Earth Tier Top Grade—it looked like a difference of one major rank, but in reality, it was a difference of five minor ranks.

Moreover, there was a world of difference between the Mystic Tier and the Earth Tier.

"Oh, Great God Chu missed, do it again!"

"Do it again! Hit it this time!"

Chu Li ignored the crowd below, retracted the Teng Snake, and stood with his hands in his pockets, looking at Teacher Han.

Teacher Han raised his hand to the referee teacher, "This group passes. You can let the next group prepare."

The crowd below grew restless again. It was over just like that? Was there a fix?

"Quiet!—"

The referee teacher blew the whistle to control the crowd, "The preliminary round is only to judge whether the participating students have the qualifications to advance. For the safety of the students and their pets, the competition process will not be too intense. If anyone has any objections, you can go tell the Dean of Students!"

The students below quieted down. The Dean of Students—that fierce old man—who would dare go talk to him!

Chu Li's strength was indeed formidable. Whose pet had already reached Young life stage 2? It wasn't unreasonable to schedule him for the first match.

Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li stepped off the arena, and the teacher on stage was calling for the next group of students to prepare.

Gu Xiaoyue glanced at the schedule; there were quite a lot of students wanting to transfer to the Elite Class.

There were over two hundred registered teams, meaning four or five hundred people were participating in the competition.

"That's a lot of people; the teachers must be exhausted," Gu Xiaoyue said while walking and chatting with Chu Li.

"It's just a qualification for advancement; it's not that tiring."

If two Human Level students came to participate in the competition, the Cyan Wolf would insta-kill them, and it wouldn't be much slower than the Teng Snake insta-killing the Cyan Wolf.

"Your pet, Young life stage 2, it leveled up really fast."

Gu Xiaoyue asked tentatively; she didn't know much about the growth speed bonuses of the Yu Beast Space.

An Immortal Tier talent Yu Beast Space would definitely level up faster than an Earth Tier talent Yu Beast Space; there was no doubt about that.

But come to think of it, the Teng Snake's leveling up today was indeed a bit too fast.

Chu Li smiled and said, "I used a spiritual medicine that accelerates growth."

To ensure Gu Xiaoyue could transfer into the Elite Class and even take first place, he specifically asked his grandfather for lanzhi grass. Just one leaf could increase a pet's growth speed by 1.5 times for a month.

"Won't there be any side effects?"

It was a good thing for a pet to level up quickly, but it wouldn't be worth it if it was just forced growth.

"I used lanzhi grass. There are no side effects; on the contrary, it strengthens the pet's physique. It only has an effect on pets in the Young life stage."

Chu Li thought to himself that Gu Xiaoyue was worried about the Teng Snake's health and felt that she was truly incredibly kind.

In reality, what Gu Xiaoyue was thinking was that she didn't even know there were things that could accelerate growth.

Poverty limited her imagination!

If she also had spiritual medicine to accelerate growth, could she go to the Beastmaster Association earlier to take on missions and earn money to pay off her debts?

She hadn't forgotten about owing Chu Li several million!

"How much does that lanzhi grass cost?"

Gu Xiaoyue thought that although she didn't have money, Ye Wanrou did. She could try borrowing a few hundred thousand from her first.

"At market price, it's five million per leaf." Chu Li said it very lightly, as if five million per leaf was very cheap.

"What?" Gu Xiaoyue felt like fainting. Five million—she couldn't afford it, she absolutely couldn't afford it.

Indeed, one shouldn't be too greedy. Xiao Qi was already leveling up fast enough; she didn't need that lanzhi grass thing!

"The effect of the lanzhi grass lasts for a month. If you want it, I can give it to you—ah, no, lend it to you!"

Here he goes again. Gu Xiaoyue really didn't understand why Chu Li insisted on being so incredibly good to her. Where did this drive come from?

A trace of coldness flashed in Gu Xiaoyue's eyes. Could it be that he had his eyes on the Four-legged Beast and wanted to kill her and seize the pet when she wasn't paying attention?

Previously, Gu Xiaoxing had scanned Xiao Qi with a star brain, but couldn't tell what kind of pet it was.

She couldn't scan it either using the brain Chu Li bought for her.

However, one couldn't rule out the family heritage behind Chu Li. What if someone knew that the Four-legged Beast was an Immortal Tier top-grade pet!

One must always be on guard. She dropped a line, "It's too expensive, I can't afford to pay you back."

After saying that, she walked away without looking back.

Chu Li didn't know what was going on in Gu Xiaoyue's mind and watched her leave, feeling a bit dazed.

If he knew that Gu Xiaoyue thought he wanted to kill her and seize her pet, he would definitely grab Gu Xiaoyue by the shoulders and shake the thoughts right out of her head!

What the hell with the killing and seizing the pet!