52: Chapter 52 You'd better pray I haven't advanced to a two-star Beastmaster
The wariness of ghost-type Pet Beasts toward outsiders is instinctive.
Except for their contracted Beast Tamer, only other ghost-type Pet Beasts of the same species can coexist harmoniously with them; in this light, Yue Yun's position in their eyes must be the latter.
Yue Yun is a Transmigration traveler, which is equivalent to having died once.
It is not strange that the ghost-type Pet Beasts would be close to him.
As for his identity being exposed, there is no need to worry about that.
The Phantom Spirit Seven-Colored Butterfly had used a mental monitoring skill on him, and those fragmented memories had long since undergone Fusion with him.
He is Yue Yun; this is an indisputable fact.
Yue Yun suddenly laughed, but the others, unaware of what he was thinking, continued their idle chatter.
"The intensity of the Campus Championship is truly high."
Xu Qingfang drank some tea to replenish his consumed contract power, saying, "It's just the right time to accelerate the digestion of the low-grade spirit-absorbing potion."
Su Lixia and Xue Qin nodded, feeling the same way.
Yue Yun, who was eating barbecue, looked up and felt that the low-grade spirit-absorbing potion he had consumed was fully digested, and he was immediately overjoyed.
"I've finished digesting it too!"
"You've finished digesting it?"
Now it was Xu Qingfang's turn to be surprised.
He had consumed his low-grade spirit-absorbing potion two days ago, and with the digestion speed of an A-rank Beast Taming Talent, there was still a little bit left.
Yue Yun had consumed his at the same time as him.
Based on Yue Yun's Beast Taming Talent, that potion should have been at most half-digested by now, yet it turned out to be even faster than his.
This is unreasonable!
Considering Yue Yun's high-intensity consumption and the fact that his physical metabolism had reached a level far exceeding that of an ordinary person, it didn't seem so strange that he had finished digesting the potion ahead of time.
Hmm, reasonable!
Xu Qingfang's expression became strange.
"Is your potion digestion speed always this fast?"
"It's about this speed most of the time!"
"You really deserve to die!"
Xu Qingfang rushed over and grabbed Yue Yun by the neck, his expression a mix of envy and ferocity, only letting go after Yue Yun begged for mercy repeatedly.
The others just watched the two of them.
First, it was impossible for Xu Qingfang to threaten Yue Yun at all.
Second, Yue Yun's digestion speed was truly enviable; his E-rank Beast Taming Talent was almost catching up to an A-rank Beast Taming Talent.
This guy really deserves to die!
The scuffle between Yue Yun and Xu Qingfang ended quickly.
Yue Yun said thoughtfully, "My contract power has increased significantly compared to before; if the speed is fast enough, I might be able to advance to a Two-Star Beast Tamer before the start of the third round."
A Beast Tamer's upgrade will not only strengthen the Pet Beast but may also allow the Pet Beast to learn new skills.
Skills are not of much help to Yue Yun.
The power fed back after the Pet Beast is strengthened is real and solid, which will be a cliff-like increase in Yue Yun's strength; he will undoubtedly become even more powerful.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but beam with joy.
"Other teams have already noticed your special qualities."
Mo Yu analyzed calmly, "They will definitely be on guard against you, but as long as everyone can hold their ground, there is still a chance to win.
If we can make it through the second round and you advance before the third round starts, we can try to compete for the top three."
There are ten teams in the second round.
One of the five winning teams will get a bye in the third round.
The team that gets the bye will go directly to the fourth round to compete against the other two teams to determine the champion, runner-up, and third place.
This is not only an honor but also an extremely generous reward!
Xu Qingfang activated his encouragement skill again.
"Regardless of whether Old Yue can advance to a Two-Star Beast Tamer, we must give it our all on the field, let them know that our strength is not inferior to anyone, and even more so, let them see that the style of our Jianghai Second Middle School is unrivaled!"
Of course, they wouldn't push all the pressure onto Yue Yun.
Yue Yun's words were like a stimulant that made them surge with excitement, while Xu Qingfang was the firm leader guiding everyone.
The five of them solemnly reached out and bumped fists.
"Jianghai Second Middle School, let's go!"
...
In the affluent area of Nanyuan City.
Chen Hu fed the Materials to the Lingshan Elephant Guard, and looking at the Lingshan Elephant Guard devouring its food, he suddenly became furious.
"It's been so long and you haven't awakened a new skill; what use are you?"
Chen Hu angrily smashed the plate in his hand onto the ground, making a clattering sound that scared the Lingshan Elephant Guard into trembling.
The Lingshan Elephant Guard retreated a few steps in silence.
Beneath its ancient, history-laden exterior, its young and lively eyes carried a hint of fear and grievance, not understanding why the Beast Tamer had suddenly gotten angry.
Chen Hu's chest heaved rapidly, and his breathing became rapid.
"It's nothing, it has nothing to do with you."
He waved his hand at the Lingshan Elephant Guard, forced himself to calm down, walked to a distance, took out his phone, and called his older brother.
Chen Long answered the video call quickly.
"I have watched Yue Yun's match."
Chen Long spoke first, his expression grave: "His progress is much greater than I imagined; your worries are not without reason, he is indeed a formidable opponent, but still within a controllable range."
Chen Hu's expression relaxed slightly upon hearing this.
He moved the camera toward the feeding Lingshan Elephant Guard: "The Lingshan Elephant Guard is in decent condition right now, but there are no signs of Awakening a skill; I don't know when it will be able to awaken."
The individual competition will be held after the team competition, so there is still a considerable amount of time to prepare, but he had no confidence.
Yue Yun's progress was nothing short of miraculous.
Every time he saw Yue Yun's performance, he felt a sense of trepidation, feeling as if the other party was fighting him, yet he was no match for this bumpkin.
This sense of powerlessness was deeply tormenting him.
"Brother, do you understand this feeling?"
Chen Hu scratched his head and ears, asking Chen Long for help.
Seeing his younger brother's haggard expression, Chen Long only felt his eyelids twitching wildly, and his chest thumping.
He understood; he understood all too well!
Wasn't it just being beaten by Yue Shu's Storm Dragon until he was rolling and crawling, losing seven out of seven battles, and being unable to lift his head; those were all minor matters... to hell they were!
His main battle Pet Beast, the Fear Sand Terracotta, had been beaten until it developed fear; the Beast Taming Group he established was scattered in less than three days; he was crushed on the academy arena without the power to resist; and he was easily swept in seven challenges.
Damn it, he never had any luck when encountering Yue Shu!
If the person on the other side wasn't his own younger brother, Chen Long would really suspect that the other party was deliberately rubbing salt into his wounds.
However, seeing Chen Hu pushed to this state by Yue Yun, Chen Long actually felt a bit of secret pleasure from shared misery.
But this secret pleasure quickly turned into anger.
"Those surnamed Yue are not good people."
Chen Long said sternly, "Don't worry, according to my cultivation method, the Lingshan Elephant Guard will be able to awaken a new skill at the latest before the individual competition; no matter how strong Yue Yun is, he won't be able to make any waves."
That was a skill he had carefully selected with extremely strong suppressive power.
Yue Yun is only physically strong.
He doesn't possess the supernatural power of a Pet Beast; what makes him think he can break through the powerful skill he had carefully selected? At that time, he would just be meat on the chopping block waiting to be slaughtered.
Having received Chen Long's repeated assurances, Chen Hu felt much more at ease.
Recalling the words of his father, Chen Tianrui, he couldn't help but curl his lips: "Dad even said he wouldn't be able to enter the Campus Championship, but in the end, the Campus Championship was even changed to a four-person format.
The person Dad found was useless!"
Chen Long nodded in agreement, deeply concurring.