Beast Taming: Starting from Transmigration and Starting with a Cheat Code

Although the test content for the array tower is drawn from a question bank, a group of people must be on duty at all times.

Maintaining order in the examination room is one aspect, but more importantly... it's for safety.

"Station number 3, it's blown up. You've failed this assessment." The proctor didn't even look up, scribbling a few lines on the record board.

"Station 4, chain reaction." The proctor finally looked up, staring blankly at the disheveled examinee. "This student, I don't want to see you again this week. Go back and reflect on your actions! Practice the basic array patterns a hundred more times, and come back next week."

The candidate's face was completely black, and his hair was even emitting wisps of smoke. When he opened his mouth, it was discovered that even his teeth were black. In the end, he slunk away, packing his things.

"Platform 6, barely passed." The proctor waved his hand to clear away the foul odor. It was a byproduct of the array's barely functioning, like something burnt and mixed with sulfur, extremely pungent.

That's how the physical assessment of formations works. Just understanding the theory doesn't guarantee a successful setup.

Anyone can talk the talk, but when it comes to actually doing it, even the slightest difference, or fluctuations in environmental humidity or element concentration, can affect success or failure.

A seasoned array master needs sufficient experience to handle these emergencies immediately. Novices, on the other hand, often only learn their lesson from the explosions.

Of course, formations are ultimately designed to complement beast taming. If the energy transfer between the spirit master and the beast tamer is sufficiently inclusive and stable, there will be a high margin for error.

Unfortunately, by the time the tacit understanding is achieved, the Spirit Master is often already powerful enough, so it is not immediately clear who is the cause and effect.

"What are these brats doing all day?!" The proctor couldn't help but curse during a break in the exam.

During the assessment, he had to watch the explosions erupt. Because practice is the best teacher, and some setbacks must be experienced firsthand; he couldn't warn them beforehand.

But seeing those valuable materials blown to smithereens, his heart bled.

After the assessment, he had to clean up the debris left from the explosion one by one to prevent it from affecting the next assessment.

The charred residue stuck to the array platform had to be scraped off bit by bit with spiritual power, which was time-consuming and laborious.

"I really envy the examiner on the top floor," he muttered as he cleaned. "He never sees anyone all day. Why don't I have such good luck?"

The top floor is the highest-level assessment area, specifically prepared for candidates who can challenge records.

Sometimes no one goes up for days on end, and the examiners are so free they can drink tea and read newspapers.

"Why!"

Once the cleanup was complete, the next group of people began to enter.

The tutor, who had been complaining incessantly, composed himself and adopted a serious expression. He sat upright in the examiner's seat, his gaze sweeping over the candidates present, his voice steady and powerful.

"Cheating, interfering with others, and... well, the assessment shall begin."

Qin Ming flipped through the exam questions he had just received.

[Amplifying formation, attribute not limited, can amplify the power of spirit beasts of the same rank by more than 10%, reaching its target within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.]

This question isn't difficult. Advanced array masters can recite the formation in a single breath, and he's a little short of that, but it won't take him too long.

He estimated that there was more than enough time.

Since the materials for the first assessment are free, he needs to think carefully about which attribute to choose.

The materials table was filled with all sorts of spiritual materials, a dazzling array.

It contains all five basic elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, as well as darkness, light, and moon. It seems the Azure Dragon Academy is quite wealthy. These materials would be very expensive to buy elsewhere.

Qin Ming was picky.

The river sand is good, of excellent quality, but unfortunately it contains impurities. Upon close inspection, tiny gray spots can be found among the sand grains, indicating incomplete purification. It's a bit of a shame that there are no extraction tools available.

The Moon attribute resource is a large amount of Moonstone, which is of good quality, but I already have a lot at home, so choosing it is a bit of a waste.

The Radiant Flower is of exceptional quality, rich in light attributes, and even has fine spiritual dew condensed on its petals.

However, his family doesn't have any light-attribute spirit beasts, so the effect of using them is at least half as good.

So while others had already started answering the questions, Qin Ming was still struggling with his decision.

Some candidates have already begun to depict the array patterns and adjust the proportions of the materials.

The entire examination hall was filled with the mixed scents of various spiritual materials, and the light of the array patterns rose and fell.

The assessment is based on the final score; as long as it's completed within the allotted time, it's fine. Completing it ahead of time doesn't earn you extra points.

"All candidates, hurry up!" The invigilator's voice echoed throughout the examination room, carrying a hint of urging.

Qin Ming was still frowning and deep in thought.

With the Dark River Sand in his left hand and the Moonstone in his right, he didn't want to give up either!

Dark-attribute formations are well-suited for black holes. Light-attribute formations, if used correctly, could potentially guide and transform energy.

Recently, Cangxuan's power of decay and flourishing has greatly inspired him. Decay and flourishing represent the opposite of life and death, just as light and darkness do.

If the two could be combined to create a composite formation that contains both light and darkness... its power would surely be multiplied!

He wanted to give it a try. Perhaps the assessment was not the best time for experimentation, but the inspiration at this moment was too precious, and the readily available resources were right in front of him, so he had to give it a try!

So while others racked their brains for single-attribute formations, Qin Ming took a unique approach—contrasting attributes, using two formations simultaneously.

With his left hand, he inscribed the patterns of the dark array, and with his right hand, he traced the trajectory of the light array.

Two completely different array patterns coexist on the same array platform without conflict.

His movements were fluid and without hesitation, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

However, the opposing attributes displayed different characteristics from the very beginning.

For example, the examinee next to Qin Ming suddenly found that his vision was sometimes dark and sometimes bright.

"What's going on?" He rubbed his eyes, thinking it was his imagination. Was the light above his head broken? Was he really that unlucky?

I looked up and saw—

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On Qin Ming's side of the array platform, one half was pitch black, and the other half was bright as day. Two completely opposite spiritual energies flowed between his fingertips, sometimes intertwining, sometimes separating, like two giant dragons locked in combat.

Then, the alternation of light and darkness, which affected an increasingly wider area, drew the attention of many test takers to the commotion.

"Holy crap, what is that guy doing?"

"A dual array of light and darkness? Has he gone mad?"

"Smart! One test, two chances!" someone exclaimed in sudden realization.

"Are you crazy? You're not even considering the mutual interference and double the energy consumption? If this explodes, everything within a ten-meter radius will be destroyed!"

"Hey, just kidding." The man shrank back sheepishly.

However, many people still glanced at him frequently, feeling uneasy.

The commotion from Qin Ming's side was too great; the flickering light and darkness made the entire examination room environment unstable.

Some people's hands trembled when they were carving the array patterns, and the lines were crooked; others got distracted when mixing materials, and the proportions were messed up.

The cries of agony rose and fell.

The proctor's face was very dark.

All he knew was that if this explosion happened, it would be a massive, multi-stage explosion with a huge impact!