Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 32 Killing One Person in Ten Steps

Gao Cheng gave a wry smile and said, "The mechanical engineering department does have a significant advantage, but there aren't many like him."

Han Wei said, "That's normal. The future heir of the Xia Group is not short of money. Unlike other mechanical beast tamers who are stingy."

"Although the mechanical type of beast taming improves quickly, the consumption is indeed considerable, and most families simply cannot afford it."

Gao Cheng nodded, and Bai Qi's image suddenly appeared in his mind.

I haven't seen him since the training started. With that little skeleton's insane speed, I wonder if he can even make it into the top twenty.

"The runes on the fifth layer are lit up!"

A gasp drew everyone's attention. The runes on the fifth layer, which had been flickering, had stabilized, and the runes on the sixth layer began to flicker as well.

"Xia Xuan has indeed passed the fifth level. I wonder if he can pass the sixth level."

Han Wei glanced at the sixth floor of the Tower of Lamentation, a hint of fighting spirit flashing in his eyes.

He only contracted his first pet beast a year ago, yet its strength has already surpassed his own. Should we say he has extraordinary talent, or is he just incredibly wealthy?

"Achoo! Um, I think I'm late?"

Just as everyone's attention was focused on the Tower of Lamentation, Bai Qi finally arrived late, but he was clearly not in good condition, sniffing hard every now and then, obviously having caught a cold.

Gao Cheng noticed Bai Qi and immediately ran over, asking, "Bai Qi, what's wrong?"

Bai Qi rubbed his nose and said, "It's nothing, I just caught a bit of a cold from being chilled these past few days."

He had been accompanying Alpha in practicing skills for the past two days, and although he had taken precautions, he still got infected.

"Are you cold?"

Gao Cheng glanced at the scorching sun overhead, speechless for a moment, and said, "You're here to challenge the Tower of Lamentation too?"

Bai Qi nodded and said, "I remember I was ranked... oh right, 19th. I almost didn't have a chance to come."

To avoid attracting unnecessary attention, Qin Jiang arranged for Bai Qi to be ranked relatively low, and after hearing Bai Qi's ranking, the people around him stopped paying much attention to him.

Even the top-ranked people didn't pass, so what can a mere 19 people possibly achieve?

"Making it into the top 20 is already pretty good, but I suggest you prepare yourself mentally."

Gao Cheng pointed to the Tower of Lamentation and said, "Although this secret tower is open to us apprentice beast tamers, it is quite difficult. You'd better be careful."

Gao Cheng patiently explained the details of the first four floors of the Tower of the Dead to Bai Qi, saying, "That's all I know. I hope it can be of some help to you."

"Brother Gao, thank you very much."

Bai Qi asked, "By the way, Brother Gao, what was your reward for the fourth level?"

One piece of Ice Spirit Iron helped Alpha gain ice attribute skills; if it had a few more pieces, it would definitely improve even more.

Anyway, Gao Cheng's pet is a Fire Armor Scorpion, which doesn't match the Ice Spirit Iron attribute, so he should be able to sell it to himself after some discussion.

"There are three high-level soul stones. I was slow in clearing them and didn't get the first-clear reward."

Gao Cheng scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, clearly feeling ashamed.

Among all the people who came to climb the tower, he was the oldest, but his results were not the best, which was indeed a little embarrassing to admit.

"Is there a first-clear bonus for each floor?"

Bai Qi, having discovered a new world, grabbed Gao Cheng and asked, "Are you sure every floor has it?"

"Well, that's what the instructor said, but the first-clear rewards for the first three levels have already been taken by the Beast Taming Legion, so only the later levels are left."

Gao Cheng nodded, glanced at the flashing runes on the sixth level, and said, "But if nothing unexpected happens, Xia Xuan should have taken them all, right?"

"Xia Xuan?"

Bai Qi quickly remembered Xia Xuan's identity.

A genius freshman at Star Machine Academy, a double major in Beast Taming Combat and Mecha Weaponry, he is definitely a prominent figure.

However, Bai Qi's attention was not on Xia Xuan at the moment, but on the runes that had already lit up on the fifth layer.

Old Qin has misled me!

Why didn't you clearly state that there's a first-clear bonus for each floor?

The first three floors were fine, since they weren't open back then. But if he had known that there were first-clear rewards for each of the later floors, why would he have been leisurely staying at home until now?

Now look what happened, someone stole an entire floor of the tower, what a huge loss!

Seeing the increasingly solidified light of the sixth layer of runes, Bai Qi immediately lost interest in continuing to wander around. He completely ignored Lu Yuan, who wanted to greet him, and hurriedly rushed into the Tower of Lamentation.

Why is this guy still in such a rush?

Lu Yuan felt a little embarrassed by being ignored, but fortunately no one else noticed him, so he pretended that nothing had happened.

"Gao Cheng, do you know this person?"

Han Wei said, "Why do I feel like I've never seen him before?"

Gao Cheng said, "He's a student at the weaponry academy. I met him during a mission once. Hmm, his strength is pretty good."

"I see."

Upon hearing that he was a student from the Weaponry Academy, Han Wei lost interest and found a place nearby to sit down.

Students majoring in Mecha-Weaponry are not much different from those majoring in Beast Taming in traditional Beast Taming; being able to squeeze into the top twenty in the training assessment is already considered quite good.

However, it still wasn't quite enough to get him to take it seriously.

……

Tower of Lamentation.

Once Bai Qi entered the tower, he effortlessly cleared the first three levels.

Since he had already passed it, Bai Qi would not receive any more rewards if he passed it again, so he had no expectations for the fourth level. With Alpha's full power, he also passed the fourth level at a rapid pace.

Seeing that Alpha's entire body was covered in ice armor without a single scratch, Bai Qi entered the fifth level without hesitation.

As soon as Alpha appeared, ten Ice Ghost Guards appeared one after another, quickly closing in on Alpha and trying to surround it.

"Alpha, try that trick."

Crackling.

(Yes, Master.)

Alpha nodded, gripped the longsword in his hands upside down, and plunged it heavily into the ice field beneath his feet.

Ice Age!

After Bai Qi let out a somewhat childish roar, ice flowers quickly spread out from the tip of the Filial Son Sword, soon reaching the feet of the Ice Ghost Guard.

Before the Ice Ghost Guards could react, the force spread upwards along their bodies, instantly freezing them all.

The Ice Ghost Guardian also possesses ice attributes. After a brief moment of hesitation, it began to struggle, and the ice layer on its body surface quickly showed signs of breaking.

However, it was too late.

While controlling the Ice Ghost Guards, Alpha moved. The frozen ground did not affect Alpha's movements; on the contrary, it made Alpha even faster, instantly beheading all the Ice Ghost Guards.

Kill ten people in ten steps, and stay in a thousand miles.

This is exactly the kind of scenario I'm describing.

Wow, so handsome!

(End of this chapter)