17: Chapter 17 Fifty Qi and Blood! A beast's level? This is called a mosquito?

While angry, a deeper sense of shock welled up from the bottom of Gu Yuexi's heart.

Because, at the very moment of her rage, she clearly felt through the connection of the blood pact that a faint force was feeding back from the mosquito's body!

The power of a contracted beast can be fed back to the Beastmaster at a rate of one-tenth!

It was just that Chu Sheng's power was too small before, so Gu Yuexi hadn't felt it until now.

But now...

She could clearly "perceive" that the vitality within Chu Sheng at this moment was unnaturally robust!

"This vitality... at least... it's nearly fifty points!"

Gu Yuexi calculated a number in her heart that made even her own scalp tingle.

Fifty points of vitality!

Although it was still quite a distance from the one-hundred-point vitality threshold of a First-Rank demonic beast.

But! This was already equivalent to the level of an adult wild wolf or a half-grown wild boar!

In other words, the life force and vitality strength of this mosquito, less than ten centimeters long in front of her, had already reached the level of an ordinary wild beast!

This... this only took a short two days!

From an ordinary mosquito with a lifespan of only a few days and vitality that could be almost ignored, it had grown into a "monster" comparable to an ordinary wild beast!

Gu Yuexi was completely bewildered.

Her gaze at Chu Sheng had completely changed from her initial disgust and helplessness, to later shock and curiosity, and now to a look... as if she were staring at an unknown mythical creature.

This guy's potential seemed... ten thousand times more terrifying than she had imagined!

"Could it be... that my fortuitous encounter in this life is not the rebirth itself, but... contracting it?"

An absurd, yet heart-accelerating thought uncontrollably popped into her mind.

On the other side, facing the Empress's "questioning," Chu Sheng just calmly waved his blade-like wings and transmitted his thoughts over.

"Don't get excited. Isn't it just a dead snake? So what if I sucked it dry?"

"Look, I got stronger, didn't you get stronger too? We are both winning now! Win-Win!"

"Besides, your cultivation speed is like a snail crawling. By the time you suck this snake dry, the opportunity will have long passed! You have to rely on me, high efficiency, quick results!"

Although he couldn't speak such complex words, the smug sentiment of "don't make a fuss" and "this is all for our own good" was still accurately transmitted into Gu Yuexi's mind.

Gu Yuexi: "..."

She was so angry that she nearly coughed up blood on the spot.

You!

You ate my food, and you're complaining that I eat too slowly?!

Is there any justice left?!

But... she was powerless to refute it.

Because what this guy said, it seemed... there was actually some truth to it.

When it gets stronger, she really does receive feedback. And its "cultivation" efficiency is indeed many times higher than hers.

Gu Yuexi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the urge to swat this mosquito to death, and began to think calmly about the problem at hand.

No matter what the origin of this mosquito is, one fact cannot be changed—her cultivation resources are gone!

There are only a dozen days left until the joint examination. Her current strength has only just reached the mid-First Rank. If she wants to take first place in the joint examination and win that 500,000 prize money and the cub of a King-Rank demonic beast, she must break through to the Second Rank before the exam!

Otherwise, everything is just empty talk!

"Must... must find another high-bloodline demonic beast!" Gu Yuexi's eyes became firm again.

But the problem is... she has no money left.

She is a completely penniless pauper now; she doesn't even know where next month's rent is coming from.

Buy another high-bloodline demonic beast cub? That is simply a pipe dream!

After much thought, only one choice remained in Gu Yuexi's mind.

An option full of risks, but also the only viable one.

"Go to the 'Black Forest' outside the city and accept missions to hunt demonic beasts!"

The Black Forest is a vast primeval forest outside Jiang City, where a large number of demonic beasts inhabit. It is the main place for Lingwu High School students to train and for martial artists to hunt demonic beasts in exchange for resources.

Going there to accept missions will not only allow her to receive a substantial bounty upon completion, solving her urgent needs.

More importantly, in the process of hunting demonic beasts, she might have some unexpected gains.

For example, finding the corpses left behind after two high-level demonic beasts fight? Or having incredible luck and discovering a rare treasure that can increase vitality?

Although this possibility is slim, about the same as winning the jackpot in a lottery, for the current Gu Yuexi, this is already her only hope.

"It's settled!"

A trace of determination flashed in Gu Yuexi's eyes. She no longer hesitated and immediately began to pack her things.

She looked at Chu Sheng, who was lying on the table, leisurely grooming his blade-like wings, and coldly transmitted a thought to him.

"Follow me!"

Chu Sheng was just pondering how to use his evolution points when he was stunned after receiving the order.

"Going out? Where to? Is there something delicious again?"

He was happy to be idle, so he flew up directly and landed steadily on Gu Yuexi's shoulder.

Gu Yuexi did not take the box this time.

She knew it was no longer necessary; this mosquito was no longer a fragile insect that needed protection.

Nearly fifty points of vitality!

An ordinary adult man might not even be able to beat it!

Just like that, one human and one "mosquito," taking a dagger and her remaining savings, pushed the door open and headed straight for the "Lingwu Hall" in the city.

...

Jiang City Lingwu Hall.

Located in the most prosperous area of the city center, it is a magnificent building that covers a vast area and is full of modern technological feel.

This is the gathering place for all martial artists and Beastmasters in Jiang City. Whether it is accepting missions, buying and selling resources, or sparring, it can all be done here.

At this moment, the mission hall of Lingwu Hall is bustling with people and is very lively.

On the huge electronic screen, various mission information is scrolling and playing.

[D-Rank Mission: Hunt three First-Rank early-stage Iron-Skin Pigs. Mission Reward: 30,000 Federal Coins, 10 contribution points.]

[C-Rank Mission: Collect ten Clear Spirit Grasses. Mission Reward: 100,000 Federal Coins, 50 contribution points.]

[B-Rank Mission: Hunt one Second-Rank mid-stage Howling Moon Wolf King. Mission Requirement: A team of three or more Second-Rank martial artists. Mission Reward: 500,000 Federal Coins, 300 contribution points.]

Gu Yuexi brought Chu Sheng into this noisy hall, her expression as cold and aloof as ever, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.

She walked straight to the counter in the mission release area, preparing to register her information.

And Chu Sheng, lying on her shoulder, was looking around curiously.

His [Blood Food Tracking] skill allowed him to clearly "see" that every person in this hall contained varying degrees of vitality power within them.

It was simply... like a mobile buffet blood bank!

"Goodness, this place is full of experts!"

Chu Sheng smacked his lips. He even perceived several experts whose vitality was far thicker than a Wind Blade Wolf. Those vitality fluctuations were as conspicuous as a searchlight in the dark night to him.

"Looks like I'll have to come here often; maybe I can find some top-grade blood bags!" Chu Sheng silently marked the Lingwu Hall as an important "foraging point" in his heart.

Just as Gu Yuexi was queuing up to register, a somewhat familiar voice, carrying a hint of shock, came from the side.

"Gu Yuexi?!"

Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng turned their heads at the same time.

They saw Chen Hao bringing a few classmates, looking at them with an expression of having seen a ghost—or, to be precise, looking at Chu Sheng on Gu Yuexi's shoulder.