29: Chapter 29: Advanced Class Attacked! The Eldest Daughter of the Su Family Missing!

The data entry light screen hovered before Jiang Yun's eyes. Every piece of information on it struck his heart like a heavy hammer, making him forget to even breathe.

He confirmed it three times over.

The information on the light screen didn't change in the slightest. That girl standing atop the Thunder Qilin Beast, looking cold and ethereal, was actually not human at all!

The data entries showed:

[species]: Spirit Demon Nine-Tailed Fox · royal bloodline (Five Elements Attribute)

[Realm]: Amethyst Ninth Tier

[Aptitude]: legendary rank

[Innate Talent Skill]:

Thousand Faces Charm · legendary rank: Can control the target's mind through eye contact or aura. It has a 100% success rate against targets below Amethyst Rank, and even Amethyst-rank Experts will experience a brief lapse in consciousness;

Thousand Illusions Technique · legendary rank: Can perfectly transform into any creature seen (including humans). Not only is the appearance identical, but even the aura and Beast Taming Power fluctuations can be imitated. Unless the opponent possesses a 'True Eye' type talent, it cannot be seen through;

Five Elements Fox Fire · Transcendent Rank: Can release five attributes of fox fire: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Each fox fire has a unique effect (Gold Fire Armor Piercing, Wood Fire Burning, Water Fire Freezing, Fire Fire Prairie Blaze, Earth Fire Crushing);

Nine-Tailed Guardian · Rare: Spreads nine fox tails to form a shield that can withstand all attacks below Diamond Rank. When the shield breaks, it reflects 30% of the damage back to the attacker;

Space Jump · Transcendent Rank: Uses the power of the Five Elements to perform a medium-distance Space Jump. Maximum distance is 500 meters with no cooldown, but each use consumes 10% of Spirit Power;

Life Siphon · Transcendent Rank: Through fox fire contact with the target, it siphons the opponent's Spirit Power and life force, converting it into its own energy;

Fox Clan Pressure · Rare: Releases the pressure of the royal bloodline, suppressing all non-imperial beast and spirit demon targets, causing their combat power to drop by 50%;

Memory Reading · Rare: By touching the target's forehead, it can read the opponent's shallow memories from the last 24 hours (requires the target to be in a state of distraction or unconsciousness);

Bloodline Awakening · rare: In moments of crisis, it can briefly awaken the ancient royal bloodline, temporarily increasing the Realm by one major Rank (lasts 10 minutes, with a 7-day cooldown).

[evolution path]: Can complete one evolution by inheriting the 'Nine-Tailed Fox Imperial Legacy.' After evolution, Aptitude increases to Saint King Rank, unlocking the 'Fox Empress True Form' skill.

[Hint]: The Spirit Demon Nine-Tailed Fox possesses extremely high intelligence, no different from an adult human, and is even superior in terms of calculation and planning. Its royal bloodline holds a revered status in the Monster Realm, being one of the few existences capable of commanding ten thousand demons.

"Amethyst Ninth Tier... legendary rank Aptitude... and even Spirit Demon royal bloodline... Furthermore, she has nine skills at the Amethyst Rank... almost all of them are Rare, Transcendent, and even legendary rank skills..."

Jiang Yun's shock had reached its peak.

Although this Nine-Tailed Fox Vicious Beast's Realm wasn't as high as the Thunder Qilin Beast's, her Aptitude was simply at the top!

This kind of Aptitude was likely a Genius among Geniuses even within the Vicious Beast species!

He had previously thought the Netherworld Spider King and Icefield Snake were terrifying enough, but compared to this Nine-Tailed Fox, those Vicious Beasts were like unweaned cubs!

What frightened him even more was the intelligence of this Vicious Beast, which was actually stronger than a human's... But this also left Jiang Yun very confused.

Why would a Vicious Beast of this level appear in a place like this? Why was she riding the Thunder Qilin Beast so brazenly here?

Wasn't she afraid of being discovered by human Diamond Rank or even higher-level Beast Tamers?

"No..."

Jiang Yun suddenly realized that the Thunder Qilin Beast was Diamond Sixth Tier and the Nine-Tailed Fox was Amethyst Ninth Tier. Existences of these two levels would be the strongest even in C City.

For example, the Principal was at most Amethyst Rank and probably wouldn't be their match. They had no need to hide. One could even say that the core area of this Misty Forest was their 'backyard.'

In fact, even if they went directly to C City to go on a killing spree, no one in C City could probably stop them.

Just as Jiang Yun's thoughts were swirling.

The Nine-Tailed Fox atop the Thunder Qilin Beast suddenly turned her head slightly, her pale purple hair fluttering gently with her movement.

Her gaze didn't deliberately search, yet it landed precisely on the bushes where Jiang Yun was hiding. The moment their eyes met, Jiang Yun felt the blood in his entire body freeze.

Her eyes were beautiful, but deep within her pupils was a cold indifference that saw through everything, as if all of Jiang Yun's thoughts were laid bare before her.

Jiang Yun could even feel a faint Mental Energy being transmitted through her gaze, seemingly trying to drill into his mind.

"It's over..."

Jiang Yun's heart sank to rock bottom.

He hurriedly averted his gaze and turned his body to hide.

But in the next second, the Nine-Tailed Fox gently withdrew her gaze as if nothing had happened, as if she had never seen Jiang Yun at all.

She raised her hand and patted the Thunder Qilin Beast's single horn. The Thunder Qilin Beast let out a low growl, turned around, and walked deeper into the Misty Forest.

The silver-blue scales gradually faded into the distance under the sunlight, and that suffocating pressure dissipated along with it.

Jiang Yun froze in place. Only after the silhouette of the Thunder Qilin Beast completely disappeared into the woods did he suddenly collapse onto the ground, gasping for air.

His back was already soaked in cold sweat. That brief few seconds of eye contact was more nerve-wracking than fighting the Netherworld Spider King.

"I was probably discovered just now... but why didn't she kill me?"

Jiang Yun frowned in confusion.

With the Nine-Tailed Fox's strength, killing him would be as easy as crushing an ant, yet she chose to ignore him.

Was it because he was too weak and simply not worth her time? Or did she have some other purpose?

Unable to find an answer, Jiang Yun could only temporarily suppress his doubts and continue toward the direction of the signal flare.

This time he didn't dare to be careless. He kept the Fire Dragon Fish on standby in the Beast Taming Space while he lightened his footsteps, alertly observing the surroundings.

After walking for about half an hour, a familiar aura suddenly came from ahead.

It was Coach Lin's Spirit Beast!

The Earth Profound Turtle!

Jiang Yun's eyes lit up, and he quickly hurried forward.

He saw Coach Lin riding a massive earth-yellow turtle. The turtle's shell was covered in dark brown patterns and looked incredibly heavy; it was indeed his Spirit Beast, the Earth Profound Turtle.

When Coach Lin saw Jiang Yun, he was stunned for a moment, and then an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. He almost fell off the Earth Profound Turtle's back.

"Jiang Yun? You... you're still alive?"

Coach Lin's voice sounded extremely surprised. He flipped off the Earth Profound Turtle's back, walked quickly to Jiang Yun, and looked him up and down.

"You're not injured? The core area is so dangerous, how could you come out alive?"

Jiang Yun frowned slightly at Coach Lin's exaggerated reaction.

It seemed the other party was very surprised to see him.

He vaguely guessed something but still pretended to be dazed. "Coach Lin, I was chased by an Icefield Snake yesterday and stumbled into the core area. Later, my Fire Dragon Fish broke through to the Black Iron Sixth Tier and managed to kill the Icefield Snake. I found a cave to hide in for the night, and just now I saw your signal flare and came this way."

"By the way, weren't you here to find me?"

Coach Lin also realized he had misspoken. His expression instantly became a bit awkward, and he coughed twice, his eyes darting as he said, "Yes... we're here for you, but we're mainly looking for another student, and looking for you as well."

He paused.

In fact, yesterday when they heard the news of Jiang Yun entering the core area, they had already pronounced him dead.

After all, in his view, Jiang Yun's Spirit Beast was only Black Iron Third Tier, while the weakest Vicious Beasts on the border of the core area were black iron seventh tier or even eighth or ninth tier.

There was also the possibility of encountering Gold Rank Vicious Beasts that even he couldn't handle. So he and the other two coaches believed that Jiang Yun was undoubtedly dead.

However, hearing Jiang Yun's words just now...

Coach Lin seemed to have realized something. He frowned and said in great surprise, "Wait! What did you just say? Your Fire Dragon Fish broke through to the Black Iron Sixth Tier? Wasn't it only Black Iron Third Tier yesterday?"

"You rose three tiers in a single day?"

Coach Lin's tone was full of shock.

Increasing a Spirit Beast's Realm required a vast amount of resources. For each tier in the Black Iron Rank, at least a hundred Spirit Stones of the corresponding attribute were needed. To rise three tiers in one day, how many resources would that consume?

Moreover, it also depended on the Spirit Beast's appetite; it wasn't as if they could eat as many Spirit Stones as were available.

To rise three tiers in a day, it would have to eat at least two or three hundred, right?

Could a Spirit Beast eat that much in one day?

Coach Lin was very curious. How exactly did Jiang Yun do it?

Hearing Coach Lin's words...

Jiang Yun knew he had to give him an explanation.

After all, the Fire Dragon Fish's growth speed was indeed too unreasonable!

It seemed that only a spirit gathering flower could have such an effect right now.

So Jiang Yun explained using the spirit gathering flower: "I found a spirit gathering flower back at the Icefield Snake's place. In that crisis, I fed it to the Fire Dragon Fish. Perhaps because the Fire Dragon Fish has good Aptitude and its Breakthrough speed is fast, it rose three tiers in a row."

"A spirit gathering flower! You boy really have good luck! To encounter a treasure like a spirit gathering flower, which is a great supplement for Black Iron and Bronze Rank Spirit Beasts, can be considered your Opportunity."

Coach Lin laughed.

Although he thought it was a bit incredible...

He didn't ask any more questions.

After all, he knew the effects of a spirit gathering flower. Different Spirit Beasts had different Aptitudes and their Breakthrough speeds would vary. Perhaps Jiang Yun's Fire Dragon Fish really was a 'chosen one' and rose three levels in a row.

He nodded with satisfaction, thinking to himself, "The Principal really didn't pick the wrong talent. Even if Jiang Yun doesn't have a Beastmaster Talent, his Spirit Beast's Aptitude is quite good. In the future, relying on his Spirit Beast, he will surely be able to join the Ranks of Gold Rank Beast Tamers."

Jiang Yun smiled. Seeing that Coach Lin didn't suspect anything...

He took the chance to change the subject. "Coach Lin, you just said you were looking for another student? Did something happen?"

At the mention of this, Coach Lin's expression instantly became serious. He sighed and lowered his voice, saying, "It's Student Su Qingxue from the Advanced Class. She's the daughter of the Su Family, the number one Family in C City. Late last night while we were searching the outskirts of the core area, the Advanced Class and Intermediate Class were suddenly attacked by a terrifying Vicious Beast."

"A Vicious Beast attack?"

Jiang Yun's heart tightened.

"Yes, that Vicious Beast's strength was extremely terrifying, definitely exceeding Gold Rank, and possibly even Amethyst Rank!"

There was a hint of lingering fear in Coach Lin's voice. "It suddenly rushed out from the core area and crushed the Advanced Class's defense with a single claw. Even our three Gold Rank Spirit Beasts were suppressed. However, this wave of attacks didn't seem to cause too many casualties; only a few students were lightly injured. But in the chaos, the Su Family's Eldest Miss, Su Qingxue, went missing."

"Now the Principal has contacted the Su Family. The Su Family sent Amethyst-rank Experts over to enter the core area with the Principal to search for Su Qingxue. But until now, there hasn't been a single word."

As Coach Lin spoke, he suddenly looked at Jiang Yun with a bit of expectation in his eyes. "Jiang Yun, since you came out of the core area, did you see any particularly strong Vicious Beasts? Or have you seen Student Su Qingxue?"

Jiang Yun's heart skipped a beat.

An Amethyst Tier Fierce Beast?

Student Su Qingxue?

He immediately thought of that terrifying Vicious Beast, the Thunder Qilin Beast, he had just seen, as well as the woman on its head... Could Coach Lin be talking about that Nine-Tailed Fox and her Thunder Qilin Beast?

But Su Qingxue was a human, and that Nine-Tailed Fox was a Vicious Beast... There shouldn't be any connection between the two, right?