Chapter 271 Gold-Tier Beginner? The True Form of SSS-Rank!

Shocking!!!

An indescribable shock swept through the minds of Zhao Tiezhu, Lin Kuo, Xiao Yutian, and the other youths from City C like a tsunami.

It shattered their previous frustration, humiliation, and bitterness, leaving their heads filled with nothing but roaring and a complete blank.

They had imagined countless possibilities for Jiang Yun after he arrived at Sky Dome Academy.

Perhaps he would stand out in some small competition with his extraordinary beast taming talent.

Perhaps he would be treated with cold indifference due to a lack of talent, silently accumulating strength.

Perhaps it would take some time to adapt to the pace of the provincial capital and gradually catch up... but they never imagined in their wildest dreams.

It would be the scene before them!

It wasn't just standing out... it was radiating brilliant light!!

He had directly become the sole focus of the entire academy!!!

It wasn't cold indifference... but being the center of everyone's attention!!!

Being looked up to, or even envied and hated, by thousands of Geniuses!!!

It wasn't a silent accumulation... but as soon as he appeared!

He did so in the most arrogant!

And most overbearing manner!

Declaring war on all the Prodigies of the entire academy!

The contrast was too great!

So great it was almost absurd!

It left them dizzy and lightheaded.

They almost wondered if they were hallucinating due to excessive humiliation.

"This... this guy..."

Zhao Tiezhu finally recovered slightly from that suffocating shock. He rubbed his eyes vigorously and pinched his thigh hard; the sharp pain told him this wasn't a dream.

He looked at the figure in the arena.

His voice was dry.

Carrying indescribably complex emotions.

"No matter where he goes... he's always so... dazzling!"

There was amazement in his tone.

There was bitterness... and even a faint sense of pride stemming from being fellow townsmen that he hadn't even noticed himself.

Once upon a time.

In City C, they were also among the Geniuses who looked up at Jiang Yun's back.

It was just that the huge disparity after coming to the provincial capital.

Had made them almost forget.

That the youth was originally an existence that defied Common logic.

Lin Kuo stared fixedly at Jiang Yun.

His lips quivered, but in the end, he said nothing.

He remembered the City C competition.

Jiang Yun's overwhelming combat power.

He remembered the calmness and responsibility he showed when facing the Cultists.

It turned out.

Those performances that seemed like the peak to them.

To Jiang Yun.

Were perhaps only a beginning?

An inexplicable sense of trembling.

Rose from the bottom of his heart.

Xiao Yutian's small face was even more flushed.

His breathing was rapid.

His previous grievances seemed to have been significantly diluted by this massive shock, leaving only a heart full of disbelief.

"Jiang Yun... how... how can he be a Heavenly Saint Student? SSS-Rank Talent? Didn't he have no talent? This... what on earth is going on?"

Their confusion.

Was also the question in the hearts of the vast majority of people present.

All eyes.

Closely followed the figure of the youth as he calmly walked toward the highest battle platform in the center of the Colosseum.

In the center of the Colosseum.

Was a massive circular stone platform about three meters above the ground and over fifty meters in diameter.

The stone platform was built from blue-black basalt covered in ancient runes; having endured countless battles, its surface bore marks of varying depths, yet it remained as stable as a mountain, exuding a heavy and solid Aura.

This was the battle platform for the academy's Beast Tamers to compete.

Under the focus of thousands of gazes.

Jiang Yun's steps were steady.

As he unhurriedly stepped onto the stairs leading to the battle platform.

His expression remained calm.

As if he wasn't going to engage in a fierce battle concerning honor and establishing authority, but was merely heading to an ordinary place.

However.

At the very moment his feet fully stepped onto the stone slabs of the battle platform.

Buzz!

An invisible and vast pressure seemed to descend from the sky, while also appearing to permeate from various directions deep within the academy, silently sweeping across the entire Colosseum!

Jiang Yun's brow twitched imperceptibly.

As a Brick Stone Rank Beast Tamer, his incredibly condensed Divine Sense, which far surpassed those of the same rank, allowed him to clearly perceive dozens of terrifying Divine Senses that were at least at the Falling Star Rank, or even more powerful, deep as an abyss, and completely unfathomable in origin, quietly enveloping this area like an invisible net!

The owners of these Divine Senses.

Some carried pure curiosity and scrutiny.

Some contained hidden investigation and assessment.

Others were calm and rippleless, merely watching in silence.

A few of them.

Felt to him like facing the boundless starry sky, vast and unpredictable, making it impossible to sense their boundaries or depth!

"The academy's higher-ups... are indeed watching."

Jiang Yun understood in his heart.

For him, a Heavenly Saint Student, to challenge all the Geniuses of the academy.

Such a major event.

How could the deans, Elders, and even more secretive existences not know?

This was both an observation of him.

And a form of invisible pressure.

"Then..."

Deep in Jiang Yun's eyes.

A light as sharp as a sword flashed and vanished.

"Today, I must fight even more beautifully, even more shockingly! Let these gazes turn from scrutiny to affirmation, and from curiosity to importance!"

He slowly turned around.

Facing the direction where his opponent would enter.

His posture was as straight as a pine tree as he stood quietly waiting.

Just then.

"Hmph! Putting on an act!"

A cold snort came from the opposite passage.

Breaking the slightly stagnant atmosphere caused by Jiang Yun's appearance.

Chu Yunfei appeared with a cold, hard face and gloomy eyes, taking large strides as he stepped onto the battle platform with a powerful and imposing gait.

With every step he took, it was like a heavy hammer striking the ground, producing a dull thud. His Gold Rank Six spiritual power was released without concealment, forming a strong airflow that made his robes flutter, deliberately creating a powerful sense of oppression that stood in stark contrast to Jiang Yun's tranquil composure.

His appearance.

Also triggered a massive commotion in the stands.

"Senior Chu is on stage!"

"What a strong Aura! As expected of the eighty-seventh on the earth ranking!"

"Where's the Sky-Swallowing Sun Moon Wolf? Summon it quickly!"

"Now we're in for a good show! Gold Rank Six against Low-tier Gold Rank, this gap... the Heavenly Saint Student might be in trouble."

"I don't think so; an SSS-Rank Talent must have something special about it, otherwise why would the academy's higher-ups place such importance on him?"

"No matter how special the talent is, it still needs time to be converted into strength! How old is he? How long has he been Cultivating? Chu Yunfei is a genuine Prodigy on the Earth Ranking with rich combat experience, and his beast is a Rare Vicious Beast! I think Jiang Yun has overreached this time!"

"Bets are open, bets are open! Bet on Chu Yunfei to win at 1:1.1, bet on Jiang Yun to win at 1:5! Come and place your bets!"

The sounds of discussion, arguing, and even the shouts of gambling were mixed together, instantly igniting the atmosphere to its climax.

The vast majority of people.

Based on Common sense and the difference in Realm, still favored Chu Yunfei.

After all.

The value of being eighty-seventh on the earth ranking was forged through countless battles, while Jiang Yun's SSS-Rank Talent was currently just a shocking symbol, with no one knowing his actual strength.

In a peripheral corner.

Zhao Tiezhu and the others listened to the surrounding discussions.

And their hearts couldn't help but rise to their throats.

They had witnessed Jiang Yun's strength.

But that was against opponents in City C.

Now, facing a provincial capital Earth Ranking Genius.

Can Jiang Yun really do it?

"Gold Rank Six... eighty-seventh on the earth ranking..."

Lin Kuo murmured, his palms sweating.

"When Jiang Yun was in City C, he seemed to be only at the Bronze Rank, right? Even if he progressed at lightning speed, it's only been over a month... could he already be at the Gold Rank?!"

This thought gave even him a fright.

"Over a month... from Bronze to Gold?"

Xiao Yutian's eyes were wide and round.

His small face was full of disbelief.

"This... how is that possible? Even riding a Rocket Beast wouldn't be this fast?!"

Zhao Tiezhu's throat was also dry.

Although he thought Jiang Yun was a Prodigy.

This promotion speed was simply too appalling.

But if he wasn't at the Gold Rank, how would he dare stand on this stage and face Chu Yunfei, a Prodigy on the Earth Ranking?

Could it be that his beast was already strong enough to ignore such a large gap in Realm?

The hearts of the few were tight with both anticipation and anxiety, their gazes fixed on the battle platform, waiting for the moment Jiang Yun would summon his beast.

Not just them.

Everyone present, including those secretly spying Divine Senses, was waiting for this moment.

Everyone wanted to know.

What kind of beast this SSS-Rank Prodigy had.

And what it looked like to give him such confidence!

On the battle platform.

Chu Yunfei was quite pleased with the surrounding discussion.

A look of arrogance appeared on his face.

He stood still twenty meters opposite Jiang Yun.

With his chin slightly raised, he looked Jiang Yun up and down with a scrutinizing gaze, but he was momentarily stunned upon seeing Jiang Yun's calm and composed appearance.

A hint of surprise and doubt flashed in his eyes.

But it was quickly replaced by even stronger confidence.

"Jiang Yun."

Chu Yunfei spoke, his voice loud and clear.

Carrying obvious provocation.

"Where's your beast? Why don't you summon it for us to see? Or are you afraid and don't dare to summon it, lest you lose too miserably later?"

His words drew a burst of laughter and agreement from the stands.

Many people craned their necks.

Wanting to see how Jiang Yun would respond.

Faced with the provocation, Jiang Yun's expression didn't flicker in the slightest. He just gave Chu Yunfei a faint glance, a look so calm that it inexplicably annoyed Chu Yunfei.

"Dealing with you."

Jiang Yun's voice wasn't loud.

But it clearly spread throughout the arena.

"Doesn't require much seriousness."

"Arrogant!"

Chu Yunfei laughed out of extreme anger.

"Then let me see what kind of incredible beast you, this SSS-Rank Prodigy, have raised! Come forth! Sky-Swallowing Sun Moon Wolf!"

He waved his hand abruptly.

The light of the Beast Taming Space shone brilliantly!

Roar!!!

A deafening roar that seemed capable of swallowing light suddenly exploded!

A violent, ferocious pressure with a primal Aura spread out like a tangible tide, with Chu Yunfei at its center!

Within the light.

The silhouette of a massive creature rapidly solidified!

Standing over five or six meters tall at the shoulder and nearly ten meters long, its entire body was covered in fur like the finest satin, displaying a strange texture of intertwined silver-gray and dark gold that flowed with a cold and magnificent luster under the arena's lights.

Most striking was its head, broader and more hideous than that of an ordinary wolf, with a dark gold vertical mark on its forehead like a closed third eye.

And its pupils were even more terrifying.

The left eye was a brilliant golden, like a miniature sun, burning with an Aura of heat and destruction.

The right eye was a cold silver-white, like a chilly moon.

Swirling with the dark light of annihilation and devouring!

Sun and moon shining together, swallowing the heavens and eating the earth!

This was a Rare variant beast!

The Sky-Swallowing Sun Moon Wolf!

As soon as it appeared, it let out an even longer and more violent roar toward the sky. Its High-tier Gold Rank Vicious Beast Aura was released without reservation, forming visible dark gold air currents around its body, and the hard basalt ground beneath its feet was actually pressed into fine cracks by the invisible pressure!

Those sun and moon eyes shone with fierce light, fixedly locking onto Jiang Yun. An Aura of bloodlust and brutality rushed toward him, causing the students in the front rows to feel a pang of palpitations and turn pale.

"What... what a strong Aura!"

"As expected of the Sky-Swallowing Sun Moon Wolf! This Intimidation is much stronger than that of an ordinary High-tier Gold Rank beast!"

It seems Senior Chu is truly enraged; he summoned his main beast right away. He wants to end this quickly and not give the opponent any chance!

"It's over, it's over. If Jiang Yun's beast can't match this, he doesn't even need to fight; he's already lost half the battle in terms of momentum!"

"Summon it quickly! Heavenly Saint Student, don't just talk without acting!"

Chu Yunfei felt the powerful Aura of his beast.

The look of triumph on his face deepened.

He gently stroked the fur on the Sky-Swallowing Sun Moon Wolf's neck, which was as hard as steel needles.

He couldn't help but sneer.

"Our Sacred Student, do you see? This is a truly powerful beast! If your SSS-Rank Talent contracted a piece of trash, it would just be a waste! Now, it's your turn! Let me see what exactly gives you the right to be so arrogant!"

Pressure.

Like a heavy mountain.

Pressed toward Jiang Yun on the other side of the battle platform.

All eyes were focused on him.

Zhao Tiezhu and the others held their breath, their fists clenched.

Under this suffocating anticipation of the crowd.

Jiang Yun finally moved.

He didn't make many movements, nor did he activate the light of the Beast Taming Space; he simply used a calm and clear voice to call out a very simple name.

"Little Fire! Come out and fight!"