18: UFO jellyfish, S-level talent?

"W-well, alright then."

Ye Yao looked at Lin Chuan and nodded.

"Anyway, Little You was originally an ornamental Beast. She is quite timid, so don't scare her again."

After speaking, Ye Yao summoned it again.

Three seconds later, the jellyfish reappeared in front of Lin Chuan.

Its crystal-clear body resembled pink cotton candy. If it were nighttime, it would even flash and glow, making it very beautiful.

"Amazing. Don't jellyfish live in water? How can it float?"

Lin Chuan continuously exclaimed in wonder.

Subconsciously, Lin Chuan stretched out a finger, slowly approaching the jellyfish.

As if knowing Lin Chuan held no malice, the jellyfish also extended a tentacle to touch Lin Chuan's finger...

Beast: Phantom Floating Jellyfish (Extraordinary Seven-star)

Skills:

Elemental Field Lv7 (Active, uses Water Elemental power to suspend the body in the air, duration 40 minutes)

Elemental Breathing (Passive, Species Exclusive, allows the use of Water Elemental power to breathe in various environments.)

Potential: Commander Rank One-star

As expected of an ornamental Beast, it had absolutely no combat strength.

Lin Chuan doubted whether this little thing really had the chance to grow to the Commander Rank.

[Matching skill discovered... Imprinting successful]

This was exactly what Lin Chuan was waiting for. No matter which skill was imprinted, it was a huge profit.

"I'm done... Wait, this little guy is really cute!"

After speaking, Lin Chuan withdrew his finger and prepared to leave.

He was done freeloading. Why stick around? Was he supposed to wait to be held responsible?

"Student Lin Chuan, do you really yearn for the ocean too?" Ye Yao looked at him and couldn't help but ask.

"The ocean, ah, it is beautiful yet dangerous. It contains both peerless Vicious Beasts and small creatures like this one. Who wouldn't yearn for it?

Ancient texts say: 'In the Northern Darkness there is a fish, its name is Kun.' The Kun is so large, a single pot cannot stew it. If I get the Opportunity, I must catch one and eat it, hahaha..."

Having said that, Lin Chuan turned and left.

In his previous life, Lin Chuan's hometown was a coastal city. If possible, Lin Chuan really wanted to go to the seaside to take a look.

In this world, the closest location to the sea is Azure Dragon City.

The distance is vast, and most people never get the chance to visit other Ring Cities in their lifetime.

"In the Northern Darkness there is a fish, its name is Kun... Which ancient text did that come from? I should call Grandpa and ask when I get back."

Ye Yao muttered to herself...

"Teacher Du, why are you following me?"

Lin Chuan wandered around the entire venue, planning to freeload one more time.

"If you weren't walking everywhere, would I be following you?"

Du Yong complained helplessly.

This Lin Chuan was truly a handful. He didn't know what he wanted to do, but he definitely wasn't planning on training properly.

"Here's the thing: although your Rank has fallen far behind, I noticed that the speed at which you summon your Beast is very fast, meaning your foundation is solid!"

This was essentially praising a failing student for having good handwriting.

"Uh, well, anyone with hands can do that, right?"

Lin Chuan answered casually.

Strange, why hasn't Yan Ritian summoned his Beast?

"Well, I see your Beast is defensive. You can tell me its specific attributes, and I can arrange targeted training courses for you." Du Yong felt Lin Chuan could still be salvaged.

"Training courses refer to... those things...?"

Lin Chuan looked around. Four-legged creatures were running wild across the venue, and winged creatures were flying haphazardly inside the hall...

Those spitting fire and water were relatively interesting to watch.

Xu Dazhi's Beast was an Ironclad Beast, currently wrestling with another goat-shaped Beast.

"Is... something wrong with that? Isn't this how everyone trains?"

Du Yong found Lin Chuan's reaction strange instead.

"Uh, the teacher has seen my Beast before. It's a big Turtle, and it only has defensive attributes. These methods might not be very suitable for me."

Lin Chuan scratched his head and said.

On the field, a girl's pink rabbit was darting around under the skirts of a group of girls. Lin Chuan thought Old Hei might enjoy having a race against the rabbit and the Turtle.

"That's true. But, your talent is good, so why did you choose a defensive Beast?"

Du Yong asked, his face full of pity.

"Sigh, I couldn't help it. Some things aren't up to me to choose..."

As he spoke, Lin Chuan's face was etched with untold stories.

Du Yong instantly understood a lot.

Looking around, although there were many students here bearing the name of Third High School's key class, in reality, they might not even be as good as the regular classes in other schools.

Whether it was talent or financial resources, the gap existed from birth and could never be compensated for by Acquired effort.

What Lin Chuan said was true. The Turtle, Old Hei, chosen by the Golden Finger, was definitely the biggest factor.

He could only hope that after advancing to Silver Rank, he could choose a better Beast for himself.

"I understand, Teacher knows. Everyone has unavoidable difficulties. Even Ye Yao, with her S-Rank Genius talent and being the Ye family's pearl, couldn't help it..."

Du Yong sighed.

Lin Chuan instantly spotted the key point:

Ye Yao, S-Rank Genius talent?

"Teacher, if Ye Yao's talent is S-Rank, then why is she here?"

"Her talent is S-Rank [Heart of the Ocean]. It increases the speed of Cultivation and power of contracted ocean-attribute Yao Beasts by 500%. When fighting in the ocean, the Beast's strength is boosted by another 500%."

"Damn, that's insane." Lin Chuan was intensely envious.

"Yes, it's truly insane. When that S-Rank appeared, the entire District 81 was shaken, even alarming the Inner City. But, unfortunately..."

Lin Chuan knew the twist was coming.

"You should know that even the S-Rank talent [Flame Dominator] can only boost the strength of Fire-attribute Beasts by 300%. [Heart of the Ocean], with its insane attributes, also comes with an insane restriction: it can only contract ocean-attribute Beasts."

Can only contract ocean Beasts? Isn't that useless!

You must know that Xuanwu Ring City is separated from the sea by hundreds of thousands of miles.

Between them are the territories of countless Monarch-level and King-level Beasts.

Crossing the wilderness is incredibly difficult; only King-level entities can succeed. Although the Ye family has some influence, they are far from qualified to ask a King-level entity for help.

"Born in the wrong place, huh!" Lin Chuan sighed.

"Yes. If she had been born in Azure Dragon City, she would definitely be a top-tier Genius. Legend says that half of Azure Dragon City consists of archipelagos reclaimed from the sea. That kind of place is where Ye Yao should have been born."

"Wait a minute, where did her jellyfish come from then? Did the wind blow it over?"

Only now did Lin Chuan remember that Ye Yao had also contracted a Beast.

Originally, Lin Chuan thought the jellyfish belonged to a freshwater species, and his idea of associating jellyfish with the ocean was just nonsense.

There are plenty of freshwater jellyfish!

But since Ye Yao successfully contracted it, it meant that this jellyfish really did come from the sea!

"You actually guessed correctly. It was blown here by the wind.

Ye Yao had already given up hope, but last year, a massive storm swept across the entire Xuanwu Ring City. Someone discovered a new species population outside the city, thought they were fun, captured them, and sold them as pets.

Through this stroke of Opportunity, Ye Yao finally fulfilled her dream of becoming a Beast Tamer, although it was only with an ornamental Beast. She is a transfer student, just like you, and only enrolled last year."

Lin Chuan also marveled at the magic of fate and the speed granted by S-Rank talent.

She contracted it last year, and in just half a year, it's already Seven-star. Nobody without a cheat could truly match that speed.

However, that restriction was like a massive mountain.

Why did it feel like Ye Yao was the one holding the protagonist script?

Suppressed in the early stages, bound to have a miraculous encounter in the Late Stage?

Could this also be a thick thigh to cling to?

Lin Chuan looked back and sized up Ye Yao.

Not thick; she was quite pale.