4: Chapter 4 Undying Soul Flame

Becoming a partner with the Little Skeleton? Are you kidding me!

Xu Xian played with the White Snake, and at least the White Snake transformed into a human-shaped demon.

Ning Caichen played with a ghost, and at least Nie Xiaoqian looked like a stunning beauty who could topple cities.

And what about him? He is neither playing with a snake nor a ghost, but a damn skeleton frame. Just how bizarre must his tastes be to come up with such an idea.

At this moment, Jiang Nan deeply realized one problem... his system was definitely not a normal system!

[Facing your direct gaze, the Little Skeleton feels shy in its heart. As a pure maiden, it believes it should follow its husband wherever he goes, and its affinity for you rises rapidly. Affinity + 45%, current affinity 80%.]

[Ding! Detected that the host's affinity with the Little Skeleton has reached 80%. The Beast Tamer and Spirit Pet share a connection of hearts and minds. You have gained the Little Skeleton's trait: Undying Soul Fire!]

The relationship between a Beast Tamer and a Spirit Pet is mutually beneficial. The Beast Tamer helps the Spirit Pet grow rapidly, and the Spirit Pet signs a contract with the Beast Tamer, and as affinity increases, it feeds back its own powerful attributes to the Beast Tamer.

And when the affinity between a Beast Tamer and a Spirit Pet reaches 80%, the Beast Tamer will simultaneously acquire the most powerful trait of the Spirit Pet.

This is why, even though humans are very weak, after becoming a Beast Tamer, they can confront magical beasts alone without relying on their Spirit Pet.

"This Little Skeleton... it's self-indoctrinating pretty fast."

Looking at the 80% affinity in the attribute template, Jiang Nan wore a helpless expression.

He smiled and patted the Little Skeleton's head. This couldn't be blamed on it, after all, he was the one who forced the other party to sign the contract in the first place.

Returning to Yun City, Jiang Nan took Zhou Yi and the Little Skeleton, opened a room amidst the terrified gazes of the hotel reception, and then slept soundly for a night.

"Ahhh! Ghost!"

Early the next morning, Jiang Nan was awakened by Zhou Yi's screams.

He saw the tall, buzz-cut youth holding a pillow, curled up in the corner in terror.

And in the bathroom, a white bone skeleton with blue flames burning in its eye sockets was speechless, wiping every bone on its body with a bath towel.

"Zhou Yi, stop screaming. Let me introduce you, this is my Spirit Pet, Little Skeleton!"

"What! It... it's your Spirit Pet!?"

Zhou Yi looked at Jiang Nan in astonishment.

Jiang Nan nodded, then told the other party what happened last night with some embellishments.

He omitted the part about the system. Of course, even if he had really said it, he would probably be treated as a lunatic by Zhou Yi, who would recommend he go see the Qingshan Mental Hospital.

"Phew, it seems like a blessing in disguise last night, but I was really scared to death."

"You have contracted a Spirit Pet now. When you go to school tomorrow, you can apply for the awakening of the Beast Taming Space and the Apprentice Beast Master certificate, and you can also participate in the Beast Taming College Entrance Exam in two months."

"By the way, which university are you planning to apply to? I'm planning to go to Beihai Academy, how about you come with me?"

After knowing that the Little Skeleton was Jiang Nan's Spirit Pet, the fear in Zhou Yi's heart dissipated for the most part.

But at this moment, Jiang Nan was lost in thought.

Within the territory of the Jiuzhou Nation, Beihai Academy could be considered the leader among second-tier Beast Taming universities. With Zhou Yi's strength, if he worked hard, it wouldn't be impossible for him to get admitted just above the passing line.

If it were the former Jiang Nan, perhaps he would have made the same choice, using his excellent Liberal Arts Department grades to get into Beihai Academy.

But now he had other ideas. With the existence of the system, some things he never dared to think about or do before were finally taking root.

He wanted to investigate the cause of his father's death and wanted to know why his father was labeled with the crime of treason.

Because he was a transmigrator, he possessed the soul of an adult when he was born.

In the few years he spent with his father, Jiang Nan was very certain that his father was a firm-willed, kind, and upright soldier who could never have done something like selling out his country for glory.

He had serious doubts about the official closing statement from back then, not only based on his father's character but also questioning the loopholes in that closing statement.

Jiang Nan believed that perhaps his father had offended some people; after all, his father once held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the military, so it was very possible that he had become cannon fodder in factional struggles.

And to get in touch with these, the simplest method was to join the military and re-investigate this matter after gaining powerful authority.

But now, bearing the name of the son of a sinner, his plan to join the military had failed before it even started.

Therefore, he had to find another way. As long as his strength could stand at the top of the world, he wouldn't need to take action himself; someone would investigate the truth about his father's case!

Thinking of this, Jiang Nan said: "I am planning to apply to the Four Great Academies..."

"Four... What! The Four Great Academies? Are you kidding me!?"

Zhou Yi was shocked, and it was no wonder he was like this.

In the Jiuzhou Nation, the Four Great Academies were recognized by everyone as the best top-tier Beast Taming academies: Red Moon Academy, Vermillion Bird Academy, Tiandao Academy, and Longyuan Academy.

Throughout history, countless geniuses wanted to enter the Four Great Academies for further study, but they all failed.

There was no other reason; the admission requirements for the Four Great Academies were simply too harsh. For many years, those who could meet their admission requirements were either geniuses cultivated by great families with all their resources, or they had incredible luck, being the geniuses among geniuses from the commoners, the monsters among monsters.

"Do you know how difficult the admission requirements for the Four Great Academies are?"

"Just the first point alone, contracting a Spirit Pet with Lord-level potential is something you can't do."

"And haven't you asked around? In the last twenty years in our Yun City, there haven't been more than ten people who successfully got into the Four Great Academies."

"Good brother, it's not that I want to discourage you..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yi secretly glanced at the direction of the bathroom, then leaned into Jiang Nan's ear and whispered: "I've seen data on the Spirit Pet you contracted in books. At most, its aptitude is Elite Level. Cultivating it is a complete waste of resources."

Hearing this, an awkward smile immediately appeared on Jiang Nan's face.

He actually wanted to say that the Little Skeleton's talent was only Normal Level, but thinking that the Little Skeleton's strength would definitely undergo earth-shaking changes in the future, he forced himself to hold back the urge to retort.

"Ahem, I was just thinking about it. I'll put the Four Great Academies as my first choice and Beihai Academy as my second choice, won't that work?" Jiang Nan replied evasively.

"Hahahaha! I knew it, how could you have such unrealistic ideas." Zhou Yi laughed, patted Jiang Nan on the back, and winked: "I'll fill it out the same way then. Maybe the teachers at the Four Great Academies will see that I'm handsome and insist on giving me a guaranteed admission quota~"

Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows, the two looked at each other and laughed, and the room was suddenly filled with a relaxed atmosphere.