You were given the ability to tame beasts, not to become a god-level breeder.

"This Departure Cup adopts a single-elimination tournament format without group divisions, no official bans on Beast Taming, no player bans on Beast Taming, and a system-randomized matchmaking system."

"Places in the 10th to 7th place are cash prizes, and places in the 3rd to 2nd place are exclusive meditation potion rewards."

"The first-place winner will receive a bronze-level enlightenment potion!"

The host, Zhou Junfeng, a practical instructor of the Beast Taming system, had his voice amplified by spiritual energy, making it as clear as a megaphone, so that everyone could hear him clearly even in a noisy environment.

As soon as Zhou Junfeng finished speaking, cheers and heated discussions erupted at the scene.

Jiang Fan also raised an eyebrow slightly.

"The rewards for this Journey Cup even include potions that improve comprehension?"

Jiang Fan would have signed up if he hadn't had to sign up halfway through the process.

Comprehension-related resources are extremely precious; without connections and resources, you can't buy them even if you have money.

However, at school, it can be used as a prize in competitions.

This explains why, even in an era where beast taming existed, a large number of beast tamers still chose to attend university.

At university, you can not only systematically learn knowledge, but also access unique and valuable resources.

"Rumor has it that our Great Xia Kingdom has been opening its doors to foreign trade even more frequently this year."

"Only then can we offer a comprehension-enhancing potion as the first-place reward."

"However, resources related to comprehension are still scarce."

"Fan, when are you going to evolve your Green Mountain twice so that I can also benefit from it and use the comprehension-type resources?"

Yu Wenzhou spoke up.

"I won't say, but Qingshan can produce enlightenment-related resources, which will definitely be useful to you and Tianming."

Jiang Fan smiled.

It is impossible for Qingshan to evolve along the same evolutionary path as the Spirit Mist Pine Tree.

It's unclear whether the Lesser Enlightenment Tree form will produce Enlightenment-related resources.

There are many examples of resource-type beast evolution branches, some of which can still produce resources, while others no longer have the ability to produce resources.

"Next, students whose names are called, please come up to the stage one by one."

"Passerby A, Passerby B, Passerby C... Yu Wenzhou."

Zhou Junfeng's voice came from the sky.

Yu Wenzhou stopped joking and walked onto the ring.

Soon, twenty students were standing on the ten arenas.

"It's working, the barrier ball is correct!"

Ten teachers suddenly appeared out of nowhere, went up to the arena, and inspected the twenty students and their beasts.

The so-called barrier ball is a one-time use item that can be contracted through two methods: mental power and blood. Beast tamers can also use it.

Once the contractor suffers a fatal attack, the barrier sphere will instantly deploy a protective barrier.

Although the competition was not a battle in the wild, a life-or-death situation.

But when it comes to fighting, the skills and attacks of the beast tamers don't have eyes.

More than a decade ago, before barrier balls existed.

Even with teachers responsible for safety, situations frequently arise where students or their beasts die.

Moreover, unless the students participating in the competition are enemies, psychopaths, or antisocial, they will always feel restrained and unable to fully unleash their potential when fighting.

After the barrier ball was invented, all these problems disappeared.

"The countdown will officially begin in three seconds!"

"Three, two, one!"

Upon hearing the teachers' voices, Zhou Junfeng began the countdown.

Battles immediately broke out on the other nine arenas.

On stage number ten.

Yu Wenzhou crossed his arms. "There's no need to start this fight. Just admit defeat."

"Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew when you talk big!"

"Fire Moth uses Fireball, Gray Stone Beetle uses Hard Armor Charge!"

Yu Wenzhou's opponent was a handsome young man who had been completely crushed and defeated by Yu Wenzhou in the arena the day before yesterday and the day before yesterday.

But he was surrounded by students from the same department. Although he couldn't beat Yu Wenzhou, he certainly couldn't just admit defeat.

The fire moth spat out a bowl-sized, orange-red fireball, which hurtled straight toward Yu Wenzhou.

A white light emanates from the head of the gray stone beetle and spreads towards its tail. When the light dissipates, a layer of gray rock armor appears on its body.

The four pairs of limbs moved rapidly, making a sound as they stepped on the concrete arena floor.

"Oh, even facing someone as powerful as me who refuses to admit defeat, you still dare to take the initiative?"

"One beast taming skill is enough to defeat you."

"Mountain Warriors, Charge!"

Yu Wenzhou put his hands behind his back and said calmly.

"Holy crap, who is this guy? He's such a show-off!"

"He's not from our Beast Taming Department, he's from the Breeding Department, his name is Yu Wenzhou."

"That's so pretentious, but he certainly has the right to be pretentious."

"So his name is Yu Wenzhou, he's so handsome!"

"..."

Most of the surrounding audience thought Yu Wenzhou was pretentious.

Some students actually fall for Yu Wenzhou's tactics.

"Is he always like this in the Colosseum?"

Jiang Fan felt a chill run down his spine.

Especially when people around them started pointing and whispering, seemingly recognizing him as Yu Wenzhou's close friend from the same dorm.

"Probably, I think so."

Chu Tianming didn't dare to look up, burying his head in his lap.

On stage number ten.

The nearly two-meter-long Flame Lion crouched on the ground, licking its red, flame-like fur.

The Mountain Warrior is also nearly two meters tall and belongs to the humanoid type of beast tamer.

It is made entirely of black stone, and its head resembles a mountain range shrunk countless times.

boom!

The mountain warrior charged forward, his fist, as big as a sandbag, shattering the fireball of the fire moth.

Seeing the gray stone beetle rolling towards him like a tire, the Mountain Warrior suddenly stomped his foot.

Sharp earth spikes emerged from beneath the arena, piercing the rocky armor covering the gray stone beetle's body.

"Hiss!"

The gray stone beetle let out a miserable cry, its speed slowing down, leaving traces of pale green sap in its wake.

boom!

The mountain warrior ran up to the gray stone beetle, stepped on it with one foot, and clenched his fist with the other, pounding the beetle's head with punch after punch.

After a few punches, the gray stone beetle's head was smashed to pieces, and the white protective shield suddenly popped out.

"Humanoid beast taming is still too overpowered at low levels."

Seeing this scene, Jiang Fan sighed.

"That's normal. This is also why humans were able to reach the top of the food chain before the era of beast taming."

"Flexible limbs and five fingers, able to use tools, and capable of thinking."

Chu Tianming raised his head and said.

After dealing with the gray stone beetle, the mountain warriors charged straight at the fire moth.

The fire moths unleashed a barrage of attacks on the mountain warriors, but all their efforts were in vain.

The fire moth flies slowly and is less defensive than the gray stone beetle; the mountain warrior punched out the protective shield of the barrier ball.

"Yu Wenzhou wins in arena number ten!" Zhou Junfeng announced the result.

"How was it? Isn't my Mountain Fighter amazing?"

"Um?!"

"You two, speak up!"

Yu Wenzhou returned to Jiang Fan and the other man's side, and said smugly.

Jiang Fan and Chu Tianming: "..."

At this point, Zhou Junfeng announced the next round of students to come on stage.

"Hey, isn't that the short guy who wanted to take a picture with you?"

"She definitely likes you; both of your tamed beasts are a Moon Fox and a Bell Cat."

Yu Wenzhou elbowed Jiang Fan, "So her name is Zhou Lingding. Moon Fox, Bell-sounding Cat, Water Crab, Thunder-patterned Lizard, isn't she doomed to lose at first glance?"

"She can't lose."

Jiang Fan was surprised. He didn't expect that Zhou Lingding, who asked him for a photo, had actually contracted a Moon Wheel Fox and a Bell Sound Cat. But she was a Beast Tamer, and Beast Tamers were not like Breeding Beasts. They must have contracted a Beast before entering school.

In other words, Zhou Lingding replaced at least one of her tamed beasts.

What surprised Jiang Fan the most was that shortly after the release of Moon Fox and Bell Cat, Zhou Lingding actually raised their level to the eighth level, Black Iron rank.

Not only that, but there's also that terrifying level of skill proficiency.

All are small and mature.

No.

Zhou Lingding, how much resources did you spend?

"Are you so sure?" Yu Wenzhou asked in surprise.

"Both the Water Claw Crab and the Thunder Pattern Lizard are of initial gold-tier quality. Judging from their size and other characteristics, all four beasts are level eight black iron-tier."

"If a fight breaks out, it will be a one-sided crushing defeat."

Chu Tianming adjusted his black-rimmed glasses and analyzed.

"You'll find out soon enough."

High quality does not necessarily mean high growth level.

A basic Moon Slash will show the Water Claw Crab and the Thunder Pattern Lizard what true lethality is.

...

Zhou Lingding's entrance with the Moon Fox and the Bell Cat caused a huge uproar.

"Am I seeing things?"