"Sister Fang Si, our Imperial Dragon Guard headquarters must also have many good things, right?"
"I'm outta here..."
"What, why are you running?"
Chen Shu hurriedly tried to stop him, but the other person had already vanished without a trace.
"Old Xie, your reconnaissance department..."
Before he could finish, Old Xie, riding a flying white pig, decisively left the scene...
"Little Xing, Old Wang..."
"Brother Han Fei, we don't have any background."
The two did not flee but stood proudly in place, feeling a touch of relief.
"It's good that you don't have any background!"
Chen Shu grinned and said, "You guys find an opportunity to join one of the top ten beast taming guilds among the common folk. Forces of that level are bound to have some hidden treasures."
"Farewell..."
The two, riding their contracted spirits, also disappeared from Chen Shu's sight.
"..."
Chen Shu shook his head, unfazed, and murmured to himself,
"I suppose my ten trillion resources have deeply touched their souls..."
...
The next morning,
Chen Shu yawned and arrived outside the giant mountain.
By then, a hundred students were already waiting. Upon seeing Chen Shu appear, they all looked at him with eager expressions.
"..."
Chen Shu shook his head, truly unwilling to shatter their beautiful illusions...
Seeing this, Liu Feng approached the front with a knowing smile and said,
"I believe everyone has been waiting for a long time. We shall now officially commence the second challenge!"
"Who will sign up to fight first?"
As soon as he spoke, the crowd fell into a brief silence. Despite their eagerness, they now felt a hint of hesitation.
After a moment, a Silver three-star individual stepped forward!
And it was an old acquaintance of Chen Shu!
He raised an eyebrow and murmured, "Ji Feng?"
It was the chuunibyou youth from before, with whom Chen Shu had some dealings and who had participated in the Starry Sky Ruins last time.
But unfortunately, the other party had still not broken through, seemingly stuck at the step of advancing to Gold, which showed its difficulty.
Among the younger generation, only Ah Liang and Fang Si had reached Gold level. As for the other five Gold beast tamers, they were a bit older.
Of course, Chen Shu, the anomaly, was not counted among them...
"Chen Shu, you've grown too fast..."
Ji Feng sighed, a hint of disappointment deep in his eyes.
In less than a year, he was still at the peak of Silver, with little progress, yet the other party had made new breakthroughs. What was the difference between this and cheating?
"Are you really going to challenge me?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, having expected that an acquaintance would likely just watch.
"Of course, I want to see the gap."
Ji Feng's gaze returned to calm, and he said, "If I truly fail, then I, Ji Feng, will thoroughly acknowledge you!"
"..."
Chen Shu twitched his lips, wondering if the chuunibyou youth from back then had now become a chuunibyou young man...
"Since that's the case, let's begin."
Chen Shu smiled slightly and took a step forward.
The others all spread out, leaving ample space for the two to battle.
Ji Feng's expression was calm as he summoned his three contracted spirits, their aura powerful, even subtly surpassing the Silver level.
Clearly, he was only a step away from breaking through!
Ji Feng closed his eyes, his expression resolute, and said faintly,
"I have waited too long for this fated duel!"
As soon as he spoke, the husky, who was digging the ground with its claws, moved. Three large fireballs were instantly spewed out.
Boom, boom!
The fireballs were too fast, leaving almost no room for evasion.
Ji Feng's three contracted spirits were about to unleash their skills but were instantly hit by the fireballs and lost their combat capability.
"..."
The scene was silent. Everyone was deeply struck into silence.
Was this a fated duel? It took less than a second!
Someone asked uncertainly, "Did it start?"
"It's over."
"..."
The crowd exchanged glances, their eager expressions instantly turning cold.
They naturally recognized Ji Feng from the beast taming family, who was considered an outstanding genius of his generation.
But now, it seemed he was just a nobody...
In fact, it wasn't that Ji Feng's strength was weak, but that Chen Shu was too monstrous.
Someone who constantly engaged with King-level and even Legendary creatures was like using a nuclear bomb to bomb an anthill when dealing with a Silver beast tamer...
"..."
Ji Feng looked at his three contracted spirits and remained silent, seemingly deeply struck.
After a while, he took a deep breath and said earnestly,
"With this combat power, I, Ji Feng, truly acknowledge you today!"
"..."
Chen Shu rubbed his head. Even with his thick skin, he felt a bit awkward...
Ji Feng recalled his contracted spirits and turned to leave the arena, returning to the crowd.
At this moment, Liu Feng came to the front and announced loudly again,
"Who is the next contestant?"
For a moment, the crowd remained silent. No students stepped forward.
Now, they felt Chen Shu was unfathomable, their vision unable to grasp his strength.
"If no one comes forward, then this will be over."
Liu Feng smiled slightly and said in a seductive tone, "This is two hundred billion in resources!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's bodies trembled, and their interest was rekindled.
Since there would be no casualties, it was like a risk-free venture. What if they succeeded?
At this moment, another Silver beast tamer stepped forward, and he was also an acquaintance of Chen Shu!
It was Shi Ziming from the Sky Dragon Beast Taming Guild!
Shi Ziming had had a minor conflict with Chen Shu at the Kyoto Heavenly Revelation Auction, but the other party's father had personally come to apologize, so there were no lingering grudges between them.
Shi Ziming's eyes now held no arrogance but were filled with composure, clearly indicating that he had changed a lot over the years.
"Chen Shu, I also want to see the gap between us."
His gaze was calm as he summoned his contracted spirits.
He had actually been paying attention to Chen Shu's movements all along, witnessing Chen Shu's rise step by step...
As soon as he spoke, three more fireballs appeared.
Boom, boom!
The outcome was no surprise. Shi Ziming's contracted spirits were also eliminated, losing their combat capability on the spot.
Chen Shu said calmly, "Next."
"I'll go!"
Another person stepped forward, also a Silver beast tamer.
"Ao ao~~"
The husky yawned and spat out three more fireballs, eliminating the opponent on the spot.
"I'll go!"
"I'll go next!"
"Then I'll be the one after that. I also want to witness Han Fei's strength!"
"..."
As time passed, more and more students stepped up to challenge, but the outcome remained unchanged. Even the process was identical.
The initially lively scene gradually quieted down.
In just a few minutes, Chen Shu had eliminated dozens of people.
From beginning to end, only the husky had acted. The other three contracted spirits had not unleashed a single skill.
Even more outrageous was that the husky only spat fireballs, not even using its second skill.
The gap in strength between the two sides was too vast; they were simply not on the same level.
For a time, the students' expressions were complex, filled with a sense of frustration.
The young man in front, with his gentle smile, was like a mountain range spanning heaven and earth, insurmountable!
All they could seem to do was look up in admiration...