58: Chapter 58 Lin Chen is cheating?

"Yuan-yuan, did you see that just now? Student Lin Chen's Flame Claw Beast defeated that Velvet-Tusk Boar in a single blow!"

"Could it be that his Flame Claw Beast has broken through to the second rank, just like your Green Feather Wind Bird?"

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Zhang Xiaoxiao's exclamation, carrying an undisguisable pleasant surprise, rang in Su Qingyuan's ear.

She pointed at the charred, smoking remains not far away, then looked at the Flame Claw Beast standing proudly in the field, her eyes full of disbelief.

The pressure on the defensive circle suddenly lightened by more than half because the Velvet-Tusk Boar had been dealt with instantly.

Su Qingyuan breathed a sigh of relief, her cool gaze also falling on that high-spirited orange figure.

Hearing Zhang Xiaoxiao's words, she only gave a soft "mm" in response.

On the surface, she remained as calm as water, as if the news of the Flame Claw Beast breaking through to the second rank hadn't caused much of a ripple in her heart.

However, she knew in her heart that this wasn't the case.

Her Green Feather Wind Bird being able to advance from the first rank to the second rank within a month was certainly amazing, but in her view, it was only natural.

After all, she wasn't a true Apprentice Beastmaster, but a Master-level Beast Tamer carrying the memories and experiences of several years in the future.

With her vision and knowledge, if she were to re-nurture a new pet with sufficient resources, it wouldn't be impossible to shorten this time to half a month, or even faster.

The reason she took a full month was mostly to solidify the Green Feather Wind Bird's foundation, pursuing ultimate perfection to pave a broader road for the future.

But Lin Chen...

He was different.

An Apprentice Beastmaster who had just graduated from high school with no prominent background being able to train his pet to the second rank within a month—this speed even made her a bit surprised.

But how was this possible?

Could he be like her, also possessing memories of the future?

As soon as this thought surfaced, it was flatly rejected by Su Qingyuan.

This idea was too absurd.

Her own experience was already an incredible miracle; how could it happen one after another?

So, excluding all impossibilities, the remaining answer, no matter how unbelievable, might be the truth—this Lin Chen was a true genius, a top-tier talent with a chance of becoming a Master in the future.

His growth speed didn't rely on external forces or trickery, but originated from his own terrifying beast-taming talent, his unique understanding of pets, and perhaps some special potential that even he himself hadn't fully noticed.

Having figured this out, Su Qingyuan didn't feel relieved; instead, a trace of extremely complex emotion flickered through her heart.

Such a genius, no matter which era they were placed in, was destined to radiate a dazzling light.

But in two years, the dark crisis would sweep the globe.

This crisis wouldn't give anyone time to grow step-by-step; it was an apocalyptic crisis that would sweep through global civilization, branding countless Abyss Fissures onto the earth like scars.

Countless geniuses and powerhouses fell like meteors, and human beast-taming civilization was nearly cut in half.

In that environment, surviving was already a luxury.

"What a pity..." Su Qingyuan sighed inwardly.

She seemed to see a star that should have risen steadily, but because of the sudden change of the era, it faced the destruction of a violent storm before it could even reach its highest point.

Perhaps because of this, she had never heard of any deeds related to this Student Lin Chen in the future.

This was a genius who had died young.

At the same moment, Lin Chen and the Flame Claw Beast had already found another opponent.

This was a uniquely shaped fire-type Dark Species.

It was roughly canine in shape, but its body was more slender and agile, covered entirely in skin that looked like a mixture of molten charcoal and dark red lava, with no fur, only cracks of red patterns.

Its head resembled a wolf's, but the snout was sharper. Its long tail was like a bunch of constantly wriggling dark red tassels, emitting an alarming heatwave.

[Species Name: Corrosion Flame Hyena]

Attribute: Fire

Species Level: High-level Transcendent]

The high-spirited Flame Claw Beast stepped forward, facing this red-eyed Corrosion Flame Hyena, its eyes burning: "Ga-gu!"

It could clearly feel the changes in itself within just half a day.

With every Dark Species killed, its strength would grow a bit stronger.

The Flame Claw Beast knew that this was the best proof of its genius, and the best reward for eliminating evil and saving the weak.

As long as it killed this Corrosion Flame Hyena, it would become stronger again, one step closer to washing away the humiliation of the broken engagement.

Just as the Flame Claw Beast was immersed in its own fantasy, a flame came whistling toward it; it instinctively dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the attack.

"Ga-gu!"

The Flame Claw Beast looked at the ground in front of it that had been hit and waved its claws at the Corrosion Flame Hyena in dissatisfaction.

A sneak attack!

No martial honor!

Lin Chen glanced sideways at the Flame Claw Beast, a thought rising: "Focus your attention, use Fiery Charge."

"Ga-gu!"

A sharp light flashed in the Flame Claw Beast's eyes, its limbs suddenly tensed, and orange flames covered its body as it charged toward the Corrosion Flame Hyena with astonishing momentum.

The heat whistled as it approached; the Flame Claw Beast was extremely fast, closing in on the Corrosion Flame Hyena in a short time.

"Roar!"

The red-eyed Corrosion Flame Hyena roared, forcibly twisting its body, its four claws pushing off the ground as it retreated rapidly to the side and back to avoid the attack, while its flaming tail whip curled back like a spirit snake, fiercely lashing toward the Flame Claw Beast's waist and abdomen!

"Ga-gu!"

But the Flame Claw Beast's reaction was extremely fast; it leaped up to avoid the tail whip's strike, while the cold light of the Sharp Claws on its right front paw, already prepared, flashed, accurately slashing toward the Corrosion Flame Hyena's neck, which was exposed due to its sudden retreat.

Squelch!

The Sharp Claws struck the Corrosion Flame Hyena's relatively fragile neck.

"Roar!!!"

The Corrosion Flame Hyena let out a shrill scream, its movements suddenly stiffening, while the black light flowing around its body became increasingly violent.

"Now, Flame Breath Bullet." Lin Chen's command followed immediately.

Although fire-type skills had no elemental advantage against the Corrosion Flame Hyena, the Flame Claw Beast's Sharp Claws and Flame Breath Bullet were already at the Proficient Rank, and with the bonus from the badge of light, they were enough to cause extremely significant damage to the Corrosion Flame Hyena.

The Flame Claw Beast did not hesitate, opening its mouth to spit out a condensed fireball, which exploded violently against the Corrosion Flame Hyena.

Boom!

The Flame Breath Bullet hit the Corrosion Flame Hyena head-on, and with a loud explosion, the Corrosion Flame Hyena finally crashed to the ground, turning into a charred and twisted wreck.

[Killed a Rank 2 Dark Species, gained 12 experience points]

[Current badge of light progress: Same-rank Dark Species 6/100]

[Current Level Progress: Rank 2, Stage 2 (36/42)]

The system's prompt sounded on time, and the corners of Lin Chen's mouth curled slightly.

With this flying speed of experience point acquisition, after only a short while, the Flame Claw Beast was only one Rank 2 Dark Species away from breaking through to Rank 2, Stage 3.

This speed truly delighted him.

Meanwhile, the crowd who had witnessed the entire battle fell into silence.

After an unknown amount of time, someone suddenly spoke: "Did he really contract his pet at the same time as us?"

"I feel like he's using cheats."

"+1."