11: Beast Taming College Entrance Examination Begins

"Consider that kid sensible. I've spent these last few days refining the quenching thought bead and practicing hard. I've jumped two levels in a short time and am now a Level Nine Beast Tamer."

"If that kid looks for trouble again, leave him to me!" Wang Zi said with full confidence.

Relying on the power of the quenching thought bead, he had risen two levels. Based on the results of previous Beast Taming College Entrance Examinations, the strength of a Level Nine Beast Tamer was already quite impressive.

Generally speaking, once someone breaks through to Level Ten, they can try to compete for the top scholar spot. Beast Tamers like Xu Yao, who relied on two quenching thought beads to break through to Level Twelve, were extremely rare.

If it weren't for an anomaly like Su Ze this year, she probably would have been the top scholar of the Eastern Region.

As for Lin He, after his quenching thought bead was won by Su Ze, even with ten days of hard work, he would be at most a Level Nine Beast Tamer if he relied solely on his own cultivation.

This was the source of Wang Zi's courage to challenge him to a duel.

Seeing Lin He retreat, he asked Su Ze with some lingering interest what it felt like to ride a Griffon.

"It's not much different from flying on a plane, maybe just with a broader view."

Wang Zi suddenly felt it was dull. "Is it that ordinary? I was thinking that when I break through to Level Twenty and can contract a second beast, I'd have my old man get me a flying-type demon beast."

Su Ze asked curiously, "Didn't you come here on a Griffon?"

He remembered looking down from the sky when he arrived and didn't see a single road. It couldn't be that they walked here, right?

"No, my dad insisted on bringing me to the exam, but he gets airsick on Griffons. In the end, the driver drove us here."

Wang Zi pointed to a mud-covered extended luxury sedan not far away.

The mud on the car was a minor issue; however, the chassis of such a car was definitely not designed for mountain roads. It was likely already scraped to the point of being totaled.

"Tsk, that's rich people for you, driving such an expensive car until it's totaled. Should I... just sell the demon beast egg to them?"

Beside the car stood a pot-bellied middle-aged man, Wang Zi's father—Wang Gui. One could tell from his build that Wang Zi was definitely his biological son.

He was chatting with a man in military uniform with a fawning smile, while the other man looked impatient. It was none other than Guo Linshan, the Detachment Commander of the Daxia Spirit Guard.

Because of the threat from the Fusang Dark Guards, he led almost all the Great Xia Spirit Guards in Beishan City to be responsible for the security within the Beast Taming College Entrance Examination venue.

Of course, Su Ze couldn't possibly know about these arrangements. He just saw an acquaintance and thought about going over to say hello.

After all, if it weren't for the quenching thought bead rewarded by Guo Linshan, he didn't know when he would have been able to break through the Level Ten barrier.

At this moment, Guo Linshan also saw him, and his impatient expression instantly changed as he came over to greet him.

This left Wang Gui, who was behind him, looking utterly bewildered.

He had been sucking up for ages, hoping to secure a good future for his son after graduation.

But this Captain Guo hadn't given him a single good look from start to finish. So why was he suddenly all smiles now?

He followed Guo Linshan's gaze and immediately saw Su Ze's figure.

"Eh? Isn't that my little Little Fatty's good friend? What's his relationship with this Captain Guo?"

Wang Gui had once suspected whether this poor kid, who was close to his son, was just after their money.

But after interacting a few times, his opinion had gradually changed.

It was just that at that time, Su Ze had neither power nor money, and he was still struggling with the fact that he couldn't become a Beast Tamer.

In his heart, Wang Gui still hoped his son would build good relationships with those from powerful or wealthy families.

But now, to his surprise, the person he hadn't thought much of was being greeted with smiles by someone he couldn't even manage to flatter.

"Hello, Captain Guo! Hello, Uncle Wang!" Su Ze greeted the two with a smile.

Guo Linshan stepped forward and sized him up, his eyes lighting up.

With his strength, he naturally saw through Su Ze, who wasn't good at hiding his aura, at a single glance. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Mhm, not bad, really not bad! It seems we already have a candidate for this year's Eastern Region top scholar!"

Hearing this, Wang Gui understood. He hadn't expected Guo Linshan to have such a high opinion of Su Ze.

Although he had recently heard from his son that Su Ze had already contracted a Gold-rank beast and made a sudden name for himself.

But he wasn't the only one who had contracted a Gold-rank beast. Just in Beishan City, there was also Xu Yao, and there were at least hundreds of cities, large and small, in the entire Eastern Region.

There were probably no fewer than ten geniuses who had contracted Gold-rank beasts. Was it already certain that Su Ze would be the top scholar?

While Wang Gui was calculating in his mind, Guo Linshan, who hadn't given him a good look earlier, now also smiled and asked, "Uncle Wang? Su Ze, you know him?"

"Yes, Uncle Wang is my good friend's father. He has always looked after me."

Wang Gui immediately seized the opportunity and pointed to Wang Zi behind Su Ze, saying, "That's right, that's my son. They have a very good relationship, they're practically joined at the hip."

"I see..." Guo Linshan sized up Wang Zi, thinking to himself that given the son's size, he'd have enough trouble fitting into one pair of pants himself, let alone squeezing in with someone else.

But he still said, "Not bad. Work hard, and you can join my Daxia Spirit Guard in the future."

Wang Gui immediately beamed with joy, constantly praising Wang Zi in his heart for being his son; his eye for people was indeed excellent.

The group didn't have time to say much more before the Beast Taming College Entrance Examination was about to begin.

Guo Linshan left first to arrange the work.

Su Ze and the other two also began to line up. They pinned their Beast Tamer badges to their chests and waited at the entrance of the examination hall after verifying their qualifications.

However, because both of them had been buried at home and hadn't gone out these past few days, they hadn't had time to update their Beast Tamer badges.

There was only a full ring of ten stars on them, representing a Level Ten Beast Tamer.

"Impressive, you guys are already Level Ten Beast Tamers. I was originally planning to show off a bit," Wang Zi said with a smile.

Su Ze and Xu Yao didn't mention their true levels to avoid discouraging him.

The examination venue was completely covered by a closed-off formation. At the entrance of the formation, a teacher from Azure Dragon Beast Taming University said loudly, "The content of this exam is very simple: hunting demons!"

"We live in a world where we coexist with demon beasts. The innate conditions of the beast race are superior to ours; they have greater strength, faster speed, and stronger defenses."

"A long time ago, when the demon beasts first arrived, humans were merely their food. Our Beast Tamers emerged under those circumstances."

"But even today, humanity still faces the threat of demon beasts. Therefore, the most important thing for a Beast Tamer is their ability to hunt demons!"

"We have pre-placed ten thousand demon beasts carrying admission token fragments within the area enclosed by the formation. Ten fragments are needed to make one admission token."

"The more admission token fragments you obtain, the higher your score will be, and there will be extra rewards!"

Everyone suddenly looked at each other, and Su Ze was also constantly amazed.

Although the number of people taking the Beast Taming College Entrance Examination was much smaller than the ordinary college entrance examination in his previous life.

But with one-fifth of the nation's examinees gathered here, there were nearly a hundred thousand people.

And according to the rules, there were at most only a thousand spots.

What's more, for the sake of extra rewards, some people would accumulate as many fragments as possible.

The number of people who could actually secure a spot would probably only be around five or six hundred. The competition was incredibly fierce.

"The formation is open. The Beast Taming College Entrance Examination begins now!"

At the teacher's command, the examinees immediately filed in.

Entering along with the examinees were the Great Xia Spirit Guards. They would ensure the safety of the examinees within the venue and prevent them from cheating.

However, they must not intervene at will; they could only step in to save someone at a life-or-death moment.

Outside the venue, there was also a formation maintained by the principal, teachers, and students of Azure Dragon Beast Taming University.

Once all the examinees had entered, the formation would seal the examination hall to prevent outsiders from entering while the Beast Taming College Entrance Examination was in progress.

And in the shadows, there were also experts from the Beast Tamer Association led by Yu Shenghuo.

This time, they were not only there to ensure the safety of the examinees but also to set traps to eliminate the Fusang Dark Guards who had infiltrated!

But this time, the preparations made by Fusang obviously exceeded everyone's expectations...