61: He was born to be a Kunpeng soaring high in the heavens!

Modu Beast University.

Inside the Infirmary.

Zhao Ming, whose body was covered in bandages, barely managed to lift his head to look at Wang Jinze and Lindeep as they pushed open the door and entered.

"Zhao Ming, here are your change of clothes. I've brought them all for you."

"Thanks, brother."

After thanking Wang Jinze, Zhao Ming also saw Lin Yuan standing behind him.

"Lin Yuan, why are you here?"

"I heard you were injured, so I came with Wang Jinze to visit you."

As Lin Yuan spoke, he placed a fruit basket at Zhao Ming's bedside. "Eat more fruit; it's good for your recovery."

"Tha... thank you."

Zhao Ming clearly hadn't expected the usually solitary Lin Yuan to care so much about him. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Then, Lin Yuan asked again, "The injuries on your body... were they caused by those people from the Ranking Hunters organization?"

Upon hearing this, a bitter smile couldn't help but appear on Zhao Ming's face. "There's nothing much to say. My skills were just inferior."

Wang Jinze, standing to the side, frowned with a hint of anger in his tone. "Even if the opponent is stronger than you, there's no need to play such dirty tricks, right?"

"They were clearly aiming to cripple you. Those scumbags are walking the line of the rules and acting so recklessly. Do they really think no one can deal with them?"

Only then did Lin Yuan remember that Wang Jinze did indeed have the right to say such things.

After all, he was the son of Modu Beast University's principal, Wang Ting.

However, Lin Yuan also knew in his heart that since Wang Jinze hadn't actively revealed his identity, it proved he didn't want others to know.

Under these circumstances, unless it was absolutely necessary, Wang Jinze probably wouldn't easily bring up his father.

"By the way, the duel between Song Lan and that guy... it seems to be tonight, right?"

At that moment, Zhao Ming suddenly asked.

Wang Jinze nodded. "Yes, tonight, Arena Seven."

"This whole thing started because of me. I've dragged Song Lan into this..."

Sitting on the hospital bed, Zhao Ming lowered his head and couldn't help but clench his fists. "If only I were a bit stronger..."

Perhaps because Zhao Ming clenched his fists too hard, the tensed muscles caused the wounds on his arms to tear open again.

Crimson blood slowly seeped through the bandages.

Watching this scene, Lin Yuan couldn't help but frown.

If just this level of exertion could cause the wounds to burst open...

One could imagine just how severe Zhao Ming's injuries were.

For a newly enrolled New Student, the time spent recovering in a hospital bed would cause Zhao Ming to lose right at the starting line.

"Alright, stop moving around. Look at you, the wounds that just started healing have burst again. They'll need to be re-bandaged."

Wang Jinze stepped forward and spoke with a helpless expression. "Song Lan wasn't dragged down by you. He's been annoyed with those bastards from the Ranking Hunters for a long time too."

"Damn it, a bunch of people acting tough based on who they know. Just because they've latched onto a few big shots, they really don't know who they are anymore."

"Besides, Song Lan might not necessarily lose tonight's duel."

"No matter what, he is a Beast King Level Beast Soul Master. As his roommate, do you really have so little faith in him?"

Zhao Ming's mouth twitched twice, but in the end, he said nothing.

In reality, they all knew very well that while Song Lan was indeed a Beast King Level Beast Soul Master...

His biggest flaw lay in the fact that what he had awakened was a Support-type Beast Soul.

Support-type Beast Souls weren't useless; on the contrary, they could play a massive role in a team. Even in the entire world of Beast Soul Masters, they were highly sought after.

But there's always a trade-off. The biggest disadvantage of a Support-type Beast Soul is that their own combat power is usually not strong.

This also meant that in rankings like the hidden dragon ranking, which relied entirely on individual strength to compete, Song Lan would be at a great disadvantage.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have dropped rapidly from 10th to 18th place in just seven days.

And earlier in the dormitory, Lin Yuan had already learned who Song Lan's opponent for tonight was.

Rank 25 on the hidden dragon ranking, Yuan Liean, whose awakened beast soul was the Four-Armed Ape Demon!

Although Yuan Liean's rank was below Song Lan's, it didn't mean his strength was necessarily weaker.

Because Yuan Liean had no intention of climbing the rankings at all. His main way of obtaining cultivation resources was by serving as a 'hunter' for the Ranking Hunters organization!

To put it simply, a 'hunter' was a thug!

To ensure their dominance over the hidden dragon ranking, Wu Xuangu had hired a group of thugs. While providing rank protection for organization members, they would specifically target those who deliberately went against them.

Zhao Ming was one of the victims.

The injuries on his body were caused by Yuan Liean.

In Yuan Liean's eyes, Zhao Ming was just a restless 'prey'.

As long as he dealt with him, he could receive the rewards issued by the organization.

This was much faster than the ranking rewards that were only distributed once a week.

In other words, 25th on the hidden dragon ranking was just a rank Yuan Liean had casually reached; it wasn't his limit.

For someone like him who was essentially a mercenary, rank wasn't important at all.

As long as the organization needed it, he could lower his rank at any time and then challenge his 'prey'.

Furthermore, according to Wang Jinze's information, Yuan Liean, like Song Lan, possessed the strength of Beast King Level Two Star!

But unlike Song Lan, the Four-Armed Ape Demon beast soul he had awakened was a genuine Power-attack type beast soul!

...After the sun set.

Night naturally descended.

Perhaps because it was a cloudy day, there was no trace of stars in the vault of heaven, as if a heavy black curtain covered the entire sky.

Lin Yuan and Wang Jinze walked toward Arena Seven.

Because there... was where Song Lan and Yuan Liean would decide the victor.

"Finally here."

Wang Jinze looked around and said, "Looks like there are quite a few people."

Lin Yuan also looked around and found that there were indeed many people sitting in the stands, at least four or five hundred.

However, compared to the duel between Wu Xuangu and Wang Linhu, there was still a gap.

That day, the spectator stands were packed.

According to Lin Yuan's rough estimate, there were at least over a thousand people.

But that was normal. After all, Wu Xuangu was the top of the hidden dragon ranking at the time, and Wang Linhu was also ranked third.

A duel of that level would naturally be more eye-catching.

In contrast, for the duel between Song Lan and Yuan Liean, the former was ranked 18th on the hidden dragon ranking, and the latter was ranked 25th.

Such rankings, among the Genius New Students, could at most be considered the second tier.

The fact that they could attract four or five hundred people was mostly because of Song Lan's status as the top scholar of modu city.

Many people were curious about what kind of strength Song Lan, the top scholar of modu city, actually possessed.

Soon, Lin Yuan and Wang Jinze found a seat near the front and sat down.

Since the match hadn't started yet, the two were in no hurry.

Wang Jinze even took out a bag of tomato-flavored potato chips from his storage badge. After tearing open the package, he grabbed a handful, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed loudly.

However, halfway through eating, he realized Lin Yuan had been staring at him.

"What's wrong? Are my eating manners too ugly?"

Wang Jinze scratched his head and handed over the potato chips. "Do you want to try some? This flavor is delicious."

"No, I'm just curious why you also have a storage badge."

Lin Yuan stared at the silver badge on Wang Jinze's chest and asked in confusion, "Isn't this something only a Lord-level Beast Soul Master can receive?"

"Oh, you mean this."

Wang Jinze smiled and said, "This was custom-made for me; it cost quite a bit of money."

"If you don't believe me, take a look. There's still a certain difference from the storage badge you get from the Beast Soul Hall."

Lin Yuan looked closely and indeed found that the silver badge Wang Jinze was wearing was different from the one Zhao Shanhe had lent him.

The biggest difference lay in the pattern on the badge.

The silver badges produced by the Beast Soul Hall were engraved with their exclusive pattern. Upon close inspection, they were easy to distinguish.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan realized he should probably return this silver badge to Zhao Shanhe.

Although Zhao Shanhe hadn't asked for it yet, Lin Yuan felt a bit embarrassed keeping someone else's things for so long.

But if he didn't have a storage badge, things would become quite inconvenient.

It seemed he would have to find an opportunity to go to the Beast Soul Hall and get a bronze badge.

Although the space of a bronze badge was only ten cubic meters, it was barely enough for the current Lin Yuan.

In any case, he only used it to store inferior beast soul crystals.

A space of ten cubic meters was enough for him to store tens of thousands of inferior beast soul crystals.

However, even if the Beast Soul Hall only charged the cost price for making the badge, a bronze badge would still cost at least a million.

And the current Lin Yuan couldn't produce that much money.

Furthermore, Lin Yuan wanted to continue purchasing beast spirit pills to keep improving his Talent.

But a single beast spirit pill cost fifty thousand, which meant it would also require a lot of money.

Unknowingly, lack of money had become the biggest problem facing Lin Yuan.

Just then, Lin Yuan suddenly thought of something and asked, "How much did you spend on this silver badge?"

"It seems... just fifteen million?"

Wang Jinze smiled and said, "This storage badge has a total of fifty cubic meters of independent space. Normally it would cost more than fifteen million, but I know the person who custom-makes storage badges, so I got a discount."

"You know, I usually collect a lot of intelligence. Without a storage badge with a larger space, I wouldn't be able to fit it all."

Fifteen... million.

Lin Yuan's eyes widened, and his pupils suddenly constricted.

This number truly shocked him.

To know that his total spending from the start of his cultivation until now probably hadn't exceeded fifteen million.

Yet Wang Jinze had spent a full fifteen million just to buy a storage badge.

Rich second generation... truly extravagant.

Seeing Lin Yuan's shocked expression, Wang Jinze spoke with a nonchalant face, "You must think this is money my dad gave me, right?"

Lin Yuan was slightly stunned. Wasn't it?

Wang Jinze smiled and said, "In fact, since I entered Modu Beast University, he hasn't given me any help, not even a single cent."

"This fifteen million was all earned by me through selling intelligence."

"I'm different from you geniuses. I don't have combat Talent like you. It was already very difficult for me to get into Modu Beast University."

"I don't know if Teacher Zhao Shanhe told you, but I also have an older brother. He is the true Genius."

"And to prevent people from thinking he was riding on our father's coattails, he chose to enroll in Yanjing Beast University."

"Compared to him, I'm just a piece of trash."

"Most of my father's attention also falls on him."

"But since I was born into a good family, even if I'm trash, I have to pull myself together, right? Otherwise, how could I be worthy of my family background?"

Wang Jinze shrugged, his face full of smiles. "Since I don't have combat Talent, I'll just start from other aspects."

"The goal I set for myself is to become China's largest intelligence broker."

"Of course, that goal is still a bit too big for me."

"So, my current requirement for myself is to first master Modu Beast University's intelligence System."

"After all... you have to eat your meal one bite at a time."

After Wang Jinze said all this, the way Lin Yuan looked at him couldn't help but change slightly.

He clearly hadn't expected Wang Jinze to have such a clear and definite plan for his future.

Mastering the intelligence System of all of China was no small matter.

If Wang Jinze could really do it, his status might even be higher than that of a Beast Emperor Level Beast Soul Master!

Then, Lin Yuan asked again, "Are you doing all this just to let your father see your achievements?"

"Do you also want to be like him and get your father's recognition?"

"Of course not."

Wang Jinze shook his head and smiled. "He's my brother; do I need to compete with my own brother for favor?"

"Besides, if you saw him, you would know that someone like him was born to be the Kunpeng above the Nine Heavens."

"As for me, I just need to be the green leaf that supports him."

"So, everything I do is to be able to better assist him in the future."

"To me, that is the meaning of why I do these things."

Upon hearing this, a look of astonishment couldn't help but appear in the depths of Lin Yuan's eyes.

He clearly hadn't expected Wang Jinze to give such an answer.

Everything he did was to be able to better assist his brother in the future?

This made Lin Yuan curious about what kind of charismatic personality Wang Jinze's brother possessed to make him so willing to go to this extent.

While Lin Yuan was thinking this, two figures stepped onto Arena Seven one after another.

The two who stepped onto the stage were Song Lan and Yuan Liean.

After seeing Song Lan and Yuan Liean take the stage, Wang Jinze sat up straight and spoke in a low voice, "Get ready, the match should be starting soon."