Chapter 38: Your Contracted Beast Has High Spiritual Wisdom? Look at My Mosquito

On the main platform, the principal and the dean shot up from their chairs.

They exchanged a look, each seeing the utter shock and bewilderment in the other’s eyes.

They had just looked over Gu Yuexi’s file yesterday, and had even met her in person in the office!

Just yesterday, she was clearly only a First-Grade Martial Artist at the Middle Stage!

How could she have reached the First-Grade Late Stage after just one night’s sleep?!

This defied all logic! Not even a rocket was this fast!

Just as everyone was struggling to understand what had happened, City Lord Lin Zhennan slowly uttered six words, his voice tinged with gravity.

"The Ten Thousand Beasts Melting Furnace Technique?"

The surrounding teachers looked at him in confusion, clearly never having heard the name before.

Lin Zhennan’s expression grew complicated. He explained in a grave voice, "This is a Forbidden Evil Technique that was banned by the Great Xia’s upper echelons a century ago."

"Cultivators can use a Secret Technique to forcibly absorb and fuse with a Demon Beast’s Essence Blood, plundering the Demon Beast’s power to achieve a massive and rapid increase in strength in a short amount of time."

"But the price is enormous. Not only is the cultivation process excruciatingly painful, but the cultivator is also highly susceptible to the influence of the berserk will within the Demon Beast’s bloodline, gradually undergoing ’Beastification’ and eventually devolving into a mindless monster!"

"Furthermore, the foundation of strength gained through such forceful means is unstable, and the damage to one’s meridians is permanent. It is, without a doubt, a path to certain ruin!"

As he said this, he himself was filled with doubt.

’This Evil Technique was said to have been destroyed long ago and hasn’t appeared in a hundred years. Where did this young girl get it?’

Upon hearing this explanation, everyone finally understood.

So that was it!

No wonder she could break through overnight!

No wonder she fought so desperately to snatch those three High-Level Bloodline cubs—it was to absorb their Essence Blood!

And no wonder she had the confidence to apply for a transfer to Du Nan First Middle School!

But... would a top-tier institution like Du Nan First Middle School accept a student whose strength was built upon such a self-destructive Evil Technique?

You didn’t even need a brain to know that was impossible, right?

In an instant, the crowd’s gazes toward Gu Yuexi shifted from shock to a complex mix of pity, contempt, and regret.

This girl was truly insane.

Meanwhile, the uninformed students below simply assumed that Gu Yuexi had been hiding her true strength all along.

Zhao Qingtian’s brows were tightly furrowed, his heart filled with confusion.

’If she has such strong Martial Arts Talent, why transfer to the Beast Taming Department? Is she nuts?’

’Could it be... for vanity?’

’With her First-Grade Late Stage strength, she couldn’t possibly take first place among that group of monsters in the Martial Arts Department. She wouldn’t even make the top thirty.’

’But by coming over to the Beast Taming Department, she can create an overwhelming advantage and capture everyone’s attention!’

Zhao Qingtian decided this was the only possible explanation. The thought almost made him laugh in exasperation.

’This woman... her vanity is just too much, isn’t it?’

The testing continued. The next event was the main event for the Beast Taming Department—the Contracted Beast comprehensive assessment!

One by one, the Beast Tamers led their Contracted Beasts to another specialized testing apparatus.

Soon, it was Li Yueyao from Class One’s turn.

She walked onto the stage with a haughty expression, leading her Illusory Sound Spirit Fox.

"Illusory Sound Spirit Fox, Strength: Peak of First-Grade!"

"Bloodline: Intermediate (Five Stars)!"

"Spiritual Wisdom: Upper-Grade (Two Stars)!"

Within the same Grade, a Demon Beast’s Bloodline and Spiritual Wisdom were further subdivided into One Star to Five Stars.

For an Intermediate Bloodline, for example, Chen Hao’s Wind Blade Wolf was at most an Intermediate Two Stars.

As soon as the Illusory Sound Spirit Fox’s test results were announced, another wave of gasps swept through the crowd.

"As expected of Li Yueyao! A Five Stars Intermediate Bloodline! That’s the highest quality within the Intermediate Bloodline tier!"

"Combined with its Upper-Grade Spiritual Wisdom, this Spirit Fox will definitely be able to grow to the Peak of Sixth-Grade in the future! It’ll reach the very limit for an Intermediate Bloodline!"

"The most crucial part is the Spiritual Wisdom! A Demon Beast with an Intermediate Bloodline usually only has Middle-Grade Spiritual Wisdom, but hers is actually Upper-Grade! That’s so rare!"

"If this Spirit Fox’s realm reaches the Peak of Sixth-Grade and it learns some High-Level Skills, its combat power could definitely reach the Seventh-Grade! Maybe even higher!"

Listening to the praise from all around, Li Yueyao’s lips curved into a slight smile, her heart filled with pride.

’This was my choice!’

’Intelligence is the only way for a Contracted Beast to break through its bloodline limitations!’

’A brute like Zhao Qingtian, who only knows how to pursue raw power, doesn’t understand the true essence of Beast Taming at all.’

After a few more people, Zhao Qingtian also took the stage with his Contracted Beast.

When his Contracted Beast appeared, many in the crowd recognized it.

"It’s a Cyan Armored Wolf! Zhao Qingtian’s Contracted Beast is a Cyan Armored Wolf with an Intermediate Bloodline!"

"But... his Cyan Armored Wolf seems a size bigger than a normal one, and the color of its scales is deeper."

As the crowd murmured amongst themselves, Zhao Qingtian, with a confident expression, had his Cyan Armored Wolf step onto the apparatus.

The apparatus flashed with light, and the results quickly appeared.

"Cyan Armored Wolf, Strength: Peak of First-Grade! Bloodline: High-Level (Two Stars)!"

The moment the Bloodline Level was revealed, the entire venue fell silent, only to erupt an instant later with cries of disbelief!

"A High-Level Bloodline?! How is that possible! Isn’t the Cyan Armored Wolf a Demon Beast with an Intermediate Bloodline?!"

"Holy shit! An Alien Species! This Cyan Armored Wolf is an Alien Species! It evolved! His Cyan Armored Wolf must have evolved once and broken through its bloodline’s shackles!"

"Holy fuck! So Zhao Qingtian was hiding this deep!"

On the main platform, the principal and the dean were overjoyed at this result.

An evolved Alien Species! A High-Level Bloodline! And it wasn’t even recorded in the school’s files! This Zhao Qingtian had given them too great a surprise!

However, the surprise wasn’t over yet!

"Spiritual Wisdom: Upper-Grade (Five Stars)!"

BOOM!!!

The entire venue exploded!

"Holy fucking shit! The Spiritual Wisdom! Look at its Spiritual Wisdom! Upper-Grade! Five Stars! It’s just one step away from entering the ’Top Notch’ tier!"

"Fucking awesome! Upper-Grade, Five Stars Spiritual Wisdom. When this wolf reaches adulthood, it’ll have the intelligence of at least a twelve-year-old child, right?!"

"Then how many Skills can it learn? At least five, right?"

"Fuck me, my stupid-ass Big-eared Rabbit can’t even learn a single basic skill! This is pissing me off!"

...

"Upper-Grade, Five Stars Spiritual Wisdom?!"

On the main platform, a sharp glint flashed in Lin Zhennan’s eyes as he stared intently at the Cyan Armored Wolf.

For a Contracted Beast, Spiritual Wisdom was second in importance only to Bloodline Level!

The higher a Contracted Beast’s Spiritual Wisdom, the better its synergy with its Beast Tamer, the more advanced the Skills it could use, and, naturally, the more Skills it could learn!

At the same realm, its combat power would naturally far exceed others of its kind!

Elsewhere, Li Yueyao, who had just been wearing a proud expression, suddenly looked rather grim.

She stared fixedly at the "Upper-Grade (Five Stars)" on the screen, her fists clenched and her eyes full of disbelief!

’How is this possible...’

’How could Zhao Qingtian’s brute of a wolf have higher Spiritual Wisdom than my Illusory Sound Spirit Fox?!’

’She had always believed that her choice was the correct one—that intelligence was far more important than brute force!’

’But now...’

’Zhao Qingtian not only possessed a higher bloodline than her, but even her most prized asset, Spiritual Wisdom, had been completely crushed by him!’

Zhao Qingtian was, without a doubt, the brightest star of the day!

He basked in the adoring gazes from the entire crowd, feeling immensely smug, and subconsciously glanced over at Gu Yuexi in the distance.

’First-Grade Late Stage Martial Dao strength is indeed impressive.’

’But can it compare to my Beast Taming talent and my Contracted Beast, which possesses a High-Level Bloodline and Upper-Grade, Five Stars Spiritual Wisdom?’

’Even I wouldn’t dare to dream of transferring to Du Nan First Middle School. What right do you have?’