Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 368 The Truth! There's definitely something fishy going on!

Seeing that Bai Qi had accepted his challenge, Zhou Yan stopped pressing the matter and looked at Bai Qiucha beside him, saying, "Acha, have you been neglecting your training lately? I heard from the teacher that you seem to be only studying at school?"

Bai Qiucha nodded and said, "Because I was originally a student, what else would I be doing if I weren't at school?"

"Well, Ah Cha, what you said makes me feel quite ashamed."

Upon hearing Bai Qiucha's words, Bai Qi scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

As a student of Star Machine Academy, it seems that he hasn't attended many classes properly since becoming a Beastmaster. Even this time when he went back, he seemed to be running around more.

"Bai Qi, you can't be considered a normal student, right? After all, this is the first time I've ever heard of someone being both a teacher and a student at the same time."

Xiao Yuan smiled and said, "You've been quite the celebrity in the Federation lately. Spirit Orb, second-stage rune evolution, weapon evolution—even the resurrection of an ancient species couldn't overshadow you."

Bai Qi sighed helplessly and said, "It's just good luck, it's not that exaggerated."

"By the way, speaking of ancient species, has anyone managed to form a contract with one? I heard the Jiuli Consortium has opened up contracts to the public?"

Upon hearing the mention of ancient species, Zhou Yan and the others immediately shifted their attention and asked questions one after another.

"I have already contracted a king-level fossil Spinosaurus."

Li Mu raised his right hand and said.

"Li Mu? When did you sign the contract? Why didn't you tell me! I want one too, waaaaah..."

Zhou Yan was stunned upon hearing this. He grabbed Li Mu by the collar and asked.

"Yesterday, and Zhou Yan, your fifth pet beast was already contracted, right?"

Li Mu responded casually, then his gaze unconsciously drifted towards Bai Qi.

A monarch-level ancient species, I wonder if it can fight against Bai Qi?

"Ugh, it's all the Nine Li Consortium's fault. I had already made the contract when they announced the resurrection of the ancient species. Damn it."

Zhou Yan clenched his fist in frustration, while Lu Qing pushed up her glasses and said, "Most of the ancient species announced so far are at the monarch level, and their minimum level is not low. However, the evolution methods of ancient species are not yet clear. Making a contract with them is risky, so there's no need to be so regretful."

Hearing Lu Qing's words, Zhou Yan felt a little better.

"Bai Qi, after the meeting, would you like to have a match with me?"

Gu Shan silently looked at the runes on Bai Qi's hand, hesitated for a moment, and then issued a challenge.

"Another challenge?"

Bai Qi scratched his head. This Gu Shan had really been in the Arena Tower for too long. Why was he thinking about battles just like Zhou Yan?

It's pointless to fight for points if we can't even do it.

"That's right, I want to see how big the gap is between you and me now."

Gu Shan nodded.

In order to catch up with Bai Qi, he trained very hard for the past three months and successfully grew into a fourth-level beast tamer. Although he was still a step behind Bai Qi, he still wanted to give it a try.

"If that's the case, I'd like to take on the challenge too."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu also challenged Bai Qi, clearly having hesitated for a long time.

"You people are really..."

Seeing the two men with fierce fighting spirit, Bai Yuxiao couldn't help but smack her lips.

He wouldn't challenge this monster, not even if he were at the same level as Bai Qi, let alone at only the fourth rank.

He had no interest in going through that ordeal again after being beaten so badly last time.

"Alright, the instructors should all be here by now. Let's go to the assembly hall and wait. We can catch up slowly after the debriefing meeting. There won't be many more opportunities to get together like this in the future."

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan immediately smoothed things over, and Gu Shan and the others stopped pressing for answers. Bai Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank you.

Bai Qi glanced gratefully at Xiao Yuan, but a mischievous smile suddenly appeared on Xiao Yuan's face as he said, "But remember to count me in when you challenge others after the meeting."

So these people are all here for revenge...

Bai Qi covered his face and sighed, feeling a headache coming on.

I was planning to go find Nicholas to ask about the Green Dragon Scales as soon as the meeting was over, but it seems I won't be able to get away anytime soon.

"Kids, get over here and assemble right now!"

Just then, Leng Feifei's roar suddenly came from inside the assembly hall. Zhou Yan, who was originally thinking of reminding Bai Qi about the order of arrival, was startled and instinctively ran towards the assembly hall.

Seeing this, Bai Qi felt relieved and quickened his pace to run into the assembly hall, fearing that these people might lose their temper again.

They're all so full of hostility; I really need to have Beta discuss Buddhism with them sometime.

The group entered the assembly hall one after another, where all the instructors, including Leng Feifei, Zhang Shan, and Luo Xiang, were already in place.

However, what caught the trainees' attention the most were the six tower masters who only appeared when the formal training camp opened.

Today is their last chance to join Six Towers.

Soon, all the trainees from all over the Federation arrived, and Leng Feifei stood up from her seat, her gaze sweeping over the trainees below.

"First of all, congratulations on successfully completing the third phase of training. I think everyone has benefited a lot."

As soon as Leng Feifei said this, the students below all nodded in agreement.

Although this third stage did not provide them with specific theoretical or practical teaching like the previous two stages, the places they stayed were chosen based on their own abilities and characteristics, and were the most suitable places for their development, so they did gain a lot.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they will all choose their future development direction based on this third phase of training.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Leng Feifei nodded in satisfaction and continued, "From today onwards, you will officially step into society as graduates of our Beast Tamer Association's training camp, so little ones, remember to perform well."

"However, before that, I need to announce the top ten outstanding trainees of this training camp."

As she spoke, Leng Feifei pressed the button in her hand, and a huge screen descended from the sky, displaying a blank ranking list. Apart from the rankings from 1 to 10, the list column was still empty.

However, a name soon appeared in the tenth place.

"Li Xiao? He's only tenth place?"

Like Xiao Yuan and the others, Li Xiao was already a fourth-level beast tamer when he participated in the training camp. Although he was not as dazzling as Bai Qi and the others, his performance in all aspects was still quite good. Unexpectedly, he only ranked tenth.

"Oh no, even Li Xiao only got tenth place, so I'm doomed. I'm going to get beaten up again when I get back."

Upon seeing this, Bai Yuxiao's face fell. Bai Tongchen had given him a task: in addition to graduating smoothly, he also had to break into the top ten.

Following that, the names of the ninth and eighth place winners also emerged, namely Ran Xu and Qiao Li, who were once third-tier beast tamers.

"Hey Yuxiao, don't panic. What if you rank higher than them?"

Seeing this, Zhou Yan couldn't help but offer a word of comfort, while Bai Yuxiao was too lazy to manage her finances. However, upon seeing the seventh-ranked name appear on the screen, her initial despair was instantly replaced by boundless radiance.

"Holy crap, I'm only seventh!"

"Students below, please be quiet!"

Bai Yuxiao's voice was out of control, and all the students turned to look at her. Bai Tongchen, who was sitting at the top, immediately criticized her, but he couldn't help but smile.

"Tongchen, don't be so strict with your child. Yuxiao's personality isn't suited to being controlled too much."

Seeing this, Zhao Futu smiled and couldn't help but offer some advice.

"President, you know this kid well. He's got the personality of a monkey. If we don't keep him in check from time to time, who knows where he'll be now."

Bai Tongchen waved his hand and said, "Only seventh place. Looks like we need to practice more."

Zhao Futu smiled and continued looking at the screen.

"Sixth place, Gushan."

Upon seeing the name reappear on the screen, the hall erupted in commotion, while some of the trainees who remained at headquarters seemed unfazed.

They had all witnessed Gu Shan's efforts after joining the Arena Tower. As Gu Shan's level increased, his dual talents of Beast Taming Space Enhancement and Elemental Resonance began to show their true colors.

Even disregarding these factors, as one of only two second-tier beast tamers during the initial training camp, Gu Shan's progress was by no means slow.

"Tsk tsk... As expected, dual-talented individuals will definitely not progress slowly as long as they have someone to train them."

Seeing this, Bai Qi nodded slightly. With the combination of Gu Shan's two talents, the advantages would become greater and greater as Gu Shan's level increased.

After all, neither the sheer number of pets nor the terrifying attack power brought about by elemental resonance can be compared to that of ordinary beast tamers.

With so many pets, Gu Shan needs to consume a considerable amount of resources.

I suddenly feel a little sorry for Koyama.

Bai Qi smacked his lips and continued looking at the list in front of him.

Fifth place: Li Mu.

Fourth place: Lu Qing.

"Third place, Xiao Yuan."

"Second place, Bai Qiucha."

"First place..."

Leng Feifei paused, looked at Bai Qi, and continued, "Bai Qi!"

"How is this possible? I'm not on the list! It's a rigged scandal, absolutely a rigged scandal!"

Looking at the list announced by Leng Feifei, Zhou Yan was filled with disbelief and didn't even notice the terrifying gaze from Leng Feifei on stage.

"That's normal. To get into the top ten, you need to pass at least the theory courses. As far as I know, you seem to have failed a few courses."

Lu Qing pushed up her glasses and said, "Also, this list seems to have been compiled by Instructor Leng."

"Was this arranged by the teacher?"

Zhou Yan suddenly shuddered, feeling the terrifying killing intent emanating from the side, and swallowed his saliva with difficulty.

I feel like I'm doomed...

"This ranking is not simply based on the level. Your growth and daily performance are all reflected in it. If you have any objections, you can come to me for consultation later."

Leng Feifei withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Zhao Futu. Zhao Futu then slowly stood up, walked to the front of the stage, and said, "Actually, everyone doesn't need to be so concerned about this list. To judge a Beast Tamer, you should look at their final achievements. I think everyone here will definitely grow into the backbone of the Association and even the Federation in the future."

Hearing Zhao Futu's words, the students who hadn't been able to join the gang felt much better.

Indeed, the fact that they were able to participate in and complete the training camp already shows that they are geniuses among geniuses. As for Bai Qi and the others, they are freaks, so we don't need to worry about them.

Even if we take a step back and say that Zhou Yan didn't make the list, it's perfectly normal that they didn't either.

(End of this chapter)