Beast Taming Patrol

"Lin Su! I want to challenge you!" Zhao Tianchen blurted out without hesitation, still unclear about the situation.

"But, I've already accepted Zhang Xiaoyu's challenge." Lin Su pointed to Zhang Xiaoyu in front of him and shrugged his shoulders, "How about this - I'll fight with you after I'm done with him?"

Zhao Tianchen's expression instantly crumbled.

Came too late!

Damn, he was outmaneuvered!

Zhang Xiaoyu, right? I'll remember you!

His gaze turned towards Zhang Xiaoyu with venom, but upon seeing the latter's magical beast companion, his expression became unnatural.

What the hell!

Someone actually brought a low-grade Monarch species to the Mountain City University entrance exam?!

With that, Zhao Tianchen fell silent.

Even if he had challenged Lin Su first and won half of Lin Su's points, against the low-grade Monarch species, he wouldn't stand to gain any advantage. If Zhang Xiaoyu then challenged him, he would have to spit out the points gained...

Suddenly, he felt someone yank hard on his sleeve. Turning his head with some annoyance, he looked at Zhong Hao.

"Tianchen, look..." Zhong Hao didn't care about Zhao Tianchen's displeasure, his eyes wide in shock as he pointed at the top of Lin Su's head, "Isn't that Xue Henqing!"

What?

Zhao Tianchen turned his head, only just realizing that Lin Su's magical beast companion had completely changed its appearance. While still retaining some of Xue Henqing's characteristics, it definitely wasn't Xue Henqing anymore.

An evolved form of Xue Henqing?!

Zhao Tianchen inhaled sharply.

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

"How about..." Zhong Hao coughed softly and hesitated before pulling on Zhao Tianchen, "we wait a bit? See how things go first?"

Reeling from consecutive blows, Zhao Tianchen nodded numbly, allowing Zhong Hao to pull him to the side where he began questioning his life choices.

Seeing Zhao Tianchen and Zhong Hao quieted down, Lin Su then turned his head to face Zhang Xiaoyu, "Okay, now we can proceed."

"Yes!" Zhang Xiaoyu, who had been patiently waiting, nodded and said somewhat bashfully, "Big bro, thank you for giving me directions yesterday, but I really can't have my magical beast take it easy on you..."

"But don't worry, if your magical beast gets hurt, I will definitely have Mushroom Head heal it!" Zhang Xiaoyu said firmly, his face full of sincerity.

Lin Su: "..."

He felt there was something amiss with the young man's words, but on closer thought, it seemed fine.

Forget it, it's not important.

"Qiuqiu, make your move," Lin Su spoke softly.

Qiuqiu, who had been squatting on his head, leapt up at the command, treading Frost Snow as it moved through the sky, its gaze fixated on the Mushroom Head on the ground.

Seeing this, many of the candidates' faces subtly changed.

III-tier Snow Trace?

None of the candidates aiming for Mountain City University were weak in theoretical knowledge.

Almost the moment Qiuqiu left the ground, everyone at the scene realized what it was executing.

Ji Yun, who was anxiously cheering for Lin Su, blinked and then his face took on an expression of surprise.

The boss's magical beast had already mastered III-tier Snow Trace?

Even if the core technique of the evolved Xue Henqing was unknown, since the original core technique was Frost Storm, the current core technique should also involve long-range damage.

Able to fly, with long-range damage skills.

This round seemed really hopeful, right?

Ji Yun's thoughts were echoed by the others observing the battle.

"III-tier Snow Trace..." The female candidate standing beside Zhang Tong pinched her chin and couldn't help but comment, "Combined with long-range damage abilities, flying out of the Monarch Power's range for attrition could indeed give you a chance of victory, provided that the evolved form of Xue Henqing has the stamina to outlast the Mushroom Head with Super-speed Regeneration."

"If Lin Su actually wins..." The female candidate pulled Zhang Tong forward a few steps and whispered after looking around, "Both of our magical beasts can fly. Others might fear III-tier Snow Trace, but we don't. If Lin Su wins, we should challenge him right away!"

Having missed one opportunity, they couldn't afford to miss another.

If Lin Su really beat Zhang Xiaoyu, he would have over fifteen thousand points!

"Yes!" Zhang Tong nodded firmly, eyes glued to the battle in the center of the arena.

On the other side, Zhong Hao sucked in a breath of cold air and couldn't help but say, "Good thing I didn't go up."

None of his Molten Giant Bear's abilities could threaten Xue Henqing flying high in the sky; moreover, it was large and anything but agile, nothing but a sitting duck.

Zhao Tianchen, standing beside him, furrowed his brow and remained silent, but his eyes still burned with an intense desire to fight.

Unlike Zhong Hao, his Ashen Wolf did have long-range abilities, so Qiuqiu demonstrating III-tier Snow Trace wasn't enough to deter him.

Whether Lin Su lost or won this battle, he had to find a way to fight with Lin Su!

In the center of the field, Zhang Xiaoyu watched Qiuqiu ascend, a trace of surprise in his eyes.

Zhang Xiaoyu, with his excellent theoretical scores, could also deduce that Lin Su's magical beast exhausting his own Mushroom Head from afar could be troublesome.

But he remained optimistic about the outcome of this battle.

His own beast had the Super-speed Regeneration ability; it could quickly recover from any injury by consuming its stamina. Unless it ran out of stamina, it was difficult to inflict a real blow.

If Lin Su really planned to use long-range abilities to wear down Mushroom Head, then the battle would turn into a contest of endurance.

But Mushroom Head belonged to a Monarch species, its baseline energy value alone was the upper limit of a Commander species.

Competing with Mushroom Head in terms of stamina was no easy feat.

Zhang Xiaoyu carefully analyzed the situation, while his magical beast started getting impatient.

"Mushroom Power! ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ" (Another flyer!)

Damn it!

It hated flying magical beasts the most!

Despite having Super-speed Regeneration, being constantly beaten up was really annoying!

"Mushroom Power! ᕙ(*｀へ´*)" (Come down here if you dare!)

Mushroom Head gnashed its teeth, swinging its sack-like fists at Qiuqiu in the air.

Although Lin Su couldn't understand Mushroom Head's words, he could still guess its intentions from its actions.

He couldn't help but chuckle softly.

You want Qiuqiu to come down?

Fine, your wish is granted.

"Qiuqiu, come down and meet it," Lin Su spoke softly again.

Then, to the astonishment of everyone watching, Qiuqiu, which had the upper hand in the sky, transformed into a white shadow and charged straight for Mushroom Head.