4: Chapter 4: I'll stab myself in the back—tell me if I'm ruthless or not.
Facing the unfriendly gaze, Pan Xuan steeled himself and said,
"Yue Yun, it's not that I'm intentionally making things difficult for you, but you can't keep up with the progress of the Beast Taming Class."
If Yue Yun had come even a year earlier, he would have been able to accept him.
But now that they were in their third year of high school, everyone had already begun their final sprint.
Going from a One-Star Beast Tamer to a Two-Star Beast Tamer in one year?
Honestly speaking, that's a bit of a fantasy!
"Yue Yun, what is your Beast Taming Talent?"
Pan Xuan wasn't a god; he couldn't remember everyone's Beast Taming Talent, but he was certain that the other's talent wasn't very good.
Yue Yun spoke with a hint of confidence.
"E-rank Beast Taming Talent [Blood-Qi Sharing]!"
Pan Xuan's eyes widened abruptly.
He looked at Old Mrs. Liang, his tone turning somewhat serious: "Blood-Qi Sharing is also known as Life-Death Link; if the Pet Beast dies, the Beast Tamer dies along with it. It is the trash talent with the highest mortality rate. Old Mrs. Liang, I cannot accept this child!"
Pan Xuan issued an ultimatum to Yue Yun.
As a Beast Tamer, protecting ordinary people was his oath.
As an elder, he could not let Yue Yun go down the wrong path.
As a teacher, he needed to be responsible for his student's life.
Old Mrs. Liang also looked at Yue Yun with slight dissatisfaction, appearing to blame him for not taking his own life seriously.
She said: "Go back and prepare well for the exams, push for a top-tier university, being a Beast Tamer is not as important as being alive."
Pan Xuan nodded, quite in agreement.
"Teacher, my Beast Taming Talent has mutated."
Yue Yun interrupted the two of them mysteriously.
Once these words were spoken, both of them looked at him in unison.
They saw an illusory health bar appear above Yue Yun's head, reaching two and a half meters in scale, its state thick and healthy.
Even with Pan Xuan's experience, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, nearly incoherent: "Th-th-this... what kind of Beast Taming Talent is this? How come I've never seen it before?"
He reached out and waved his hand through it; it was visible but intangible.
"This is a mutated version of Blood-Qi Sharing."
Yue Yun lied without blushing or panting.
Having two Beast Taming Talents was unheard of; a mutated Beast Taming Talent was more realistic and less attention-grabbing.
"What is the use of it?" Old Mrs. Liang frowned in confusion.
Pan Xuan also looked at Yue Yun without saying a word.
He also wanted to know where the special aspect of this talent lay.
Yue Yun knew clearly in his heart that the opportunity to prove himself had arrived; whether he could successfully enter the Beast Taming Class depended on this one time.
He looked left and right, then warned: "Teacher, what happens next might be a bit stimulating, you need to be mentally prepared!"
"I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice!"
Old Mrs. Liang said unhappily.
Swish!
Yue Yun agilely grabbed a utility knife and, with a swift motion, stabbed it into his left palm; the blade pierced through his palm instantly.
Old Mrs. Liang was startled.
Pan Xuan stared with wide eyes, focusing intently on every one of Yue Yun's movements, absolutely not missing any detail.
The blade of the utility knife moved from the center of his palm outwards, forcefully cutting open Yue Yun's palm and detaching from it.
Yue Yun's forehead was covered in beads of sweat due to the pain.
He raised his hand, which remained in its original state, to show them; his slender, knuckled fingers moved freely in the air.
Pan Xuan grabbed Yue Yun's hand in disbelief.
He had seen with his own eyes the utility knife pierce through Yue Yun's palm, the blade ruthlessly cutting the entire hand open; why were there no marks?
He raised his head; Yue Yun's health bar had emptied by a small section.
"So that's how it is, so that's how it is..."
Pan Xuan muttered to himself, lost in thought.
Old Mrs. Liang wiped away the sweat for Yue Yun, patting his arm with a mix of heartache and dissatisfaction: "You brat, you don't even know how to take care of yourself; who would dare let you become a Beast Tamer like this!"
The little old lady was indeed scared.
Yue Yun scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.
He looked at Pan Xuan with burning eyes: "Director Pan, do you think I can go to the Beast Taming Class now?"
This stab of his couldn't have been taken for nothing!
Pan Xuan came back to his senses and looked at Yue Yun thoughtfully.
"Summon your Pet Beast."
Upon hearing this, Yue Yun focused his mind, and a chubby orange cat appeared out of thin air, which he held in his arms.
After a Beast Tamer and a Pet Beast conclude a contract, the Beast Tamer's Soul space becomes individual Beast Taming spaces, where the Pet Beast usually stays.
"An Earth Spirit Cat with an E-Rank potential rating."
Pan Xuan recognized the species of Miao Sang and, feeling the strength of the One-Star Pet Beast Miao Sang, couldn't help but take a few extra looks.
Wild Pet Beasts do not have star Ranks.
Simply put, the racial value of the Pet Beast represents its strength.
If they want to become stronger, it is best to contract with a Beast Tamer and become a partner fighting side-by-side with the Beast Tamer.
This way, they can enjoy privileges such as cultivation and leveling up.
The reason Exotic Beasts are powerful is that they are between humans and Pet Beasts, similar to a special class of half-beasts.
The increase in a Beast Tamer's Rank will boost the Pet Beast; the Pet Beast's strength and various attributes will also improve.
If a Pet Beast's potential rating is high, it can learn new talents or skills; if the potential rating is low, there is nothing.
The Earth Spirit Cat is obviously the type with a low potential rating.
Pan Xuan said: "The Earth Spirit Cat is not suitable for combat!"
"Then I will do the fighting."
"Then is it you taming the beast, or the beast taming you?"
Pan Xuan was amused by Yue Yun's words.
Yue Yun did not care about this point.
Just like Pan Xuan said himself, Blood-Qi Sharing is also called Life-Death Link; Miao Sang being willing to contract with him was very brave.
What else can be said about this?
This cat is so heroic!
Yue Yun asked: "Director, there's no problem now, right?"
Pan Xuan looked at Yue Yun and saw that his eyes were firm and burning, as if a galaxy were flowing within his ink-colored pupils.
It seemed Yue Yun was indeed not joking around.
"Alright, since you insist."
Pan Xuan nodded and continued: "Then I will transfer you to my Beast Taming Class 1; from now on, you are my student!"
The corners of Pan Xuan's mouth curled into a kind smile.
Yue Yun suddenly felt a sense of guilt.
This devilish muscle man wouldn't try to make things difficult for him, would he?
He hurriedly waved his hands: "No, no, Beast Taming Class 1 is a key class; I've just started learning beast taming and will inevitably not be able to keep up. It's better if I go to Class 6."
"It is precisely because your foundation is poor that you need to put in hard work; you must seize every minute and every second of this year to have any hope of getting into Beast Taming University."
"No, no..."
"It's only right, it's only right..."
The more humble Yue Yun was, the kinder Pan Xuan's smile became.
The two of them, one yielding and one insisting, were quite lively.
In the end, Old Mrs. Liang made the final decision: "Yue Yun, you will go to his Beast Taming Class 1. If he bullies you, come find me! Director Pan, you also shouldn't push this child around; it's not easy for him to become a Beast Tamer. If he doesn't listen, you also come find me!"
Yue Yun pursed his lips and agreed to go to Beast Taming Class 1.
Although the process was a bit tortuous, the final goal was achieved, and Yue Yun left the senior office feeling satisfied.
"Other people would break their heads trying to get into Beast Taming Class 1, yet this brat is actually looking down on it?" Pan Xuan twitched the corner of his mouth.
"I don't know if it's good or bad for him to go to the Beast Taming Class."
Old Mrs. Liang opened her thermos with worry.
"This child even dared to lie to me; he is bold and meticulous, and a bit slippery, so I imagine he won't suffer any major losses."
Li Yuan smiled and was about to smoke another cigarette.
His smile stiffened slightly as he patted his entire body.
"Eh, where is my lighter?"