Chapter 189: Chapter 37: Awakening the Fourth Skill
"... This Fang You is truly a peculiar one." As the "Newbie Village" reporter, Zhao Li immediately reported on the scene about Lin Chen: "On his first day, he participated in the Lei Tai match and conceded right when he stepped onto the stage."
"Among the three votes we gained to secure the official student quota, one was from him."
"Do you remember the student ranked just behind you?"
Lin Chen nodded.
"He was the one who targeted Fang You, thinking he was an easy target." Zhao Li continued, "Fang You was once criticized by students with official quotas."
"Now, things have changed. Fang You quickly rose to fame, and now those official quota students are all full of praise for him."
"Do you think Fang You will come looking for you?"
Lin Chen’s mouth twitched, thinking probably not.
Since he conceded right away, it seems the Lei Tai match might not mean much to him.
Not everyone enjoys fighting.
"What is his Spirit Beast?" Lin Chen asked.
"It seems it was confirmed to be a Nine Tribulation Beast," Zhao Li said.
"No wonder."
Lin Chen was slightly surprised to hear it was a Nine Tribulation Beast.
The original name of the Nine Tribulation Beast is: Blast Flame Beast, this type of Spirit Beast is merely a High-level Mortal Beast.
However, it is naturally prone to difficult births, hence giving rise to anomalies.
Rumor has it that Blast Flame Beasts often miscarry between 8-9 months of pregnancy, and ninety-nine percent of the Spirit Beasts born from these miscarriages die.
But the ones that survive have a very small probability of becoming Nine Tribulation Beasts.
Their evolution differs from ordinary Spirit Beasts. Although they can evolve using Evolution Materials, these Spirit Beasts easily transform after facing suppression and low points.
The so-called Nine Tribulations refers to a Spirit Beast that once endured nine low points before finally ascending as an Immortal Beast.
Blast Flame Beasts are considered a tragic case in the Spirit Beast Realm, as after the news of Nine Tribulation Beast ascension spread, many prominent families intentionally imprisoned numerous Blast Flame Beasts, forcing them to copulate and reproduce continuously.
This led the species to the brink of severe persecution.
Later, the Dubhe Pavilion issued a policy that anyone found illegally experimenting with imprisoned Spirit Beasts would face capital punishment.
Under strict enforcement, this trend was tempered, but there are still those who defy the law.
Eventually, Dubhe Pavilion adopted a covert breeding system by setting up a few bases exclusively for raising Blast Flame Beasts, with staff maintaining strict confidentiality of identity.
Even if a Nine Tribulation Beast is born, it remains unknown to the outside world.
The newly born Nine Tribulation Beast would normally appear among the Blast Flame Beasts for sale.
Clearly, Fang You is one of the lucky ones among them.
....
Shortly after Fang You’s story garnered attention, another genius emerged on the scene.
She was a young woman named Zhang Suqing.
Her initial rank was at the 21st level, and after nearly a month, she powered through to reach the 40th level.
She became the second new student of this cohort to reach the 40th level.
This ignited another craze for the Path to Immortality.
Lin Chen marveled, realizing that the Spirit Academy is indeed full of hidden talents.
Nevertheless, his mindset remained very positive; although Xiaobai evolved into a new breed, it was just a small step ahead of most people.
The Beast Taming World is vast, filled with experts and talented individuals, and even more with those blessed by fortune...
Like Fang You.
Or like the person in South City who found a Combat Chicken with Phoenix Bloodline while shopping.
Therefore, Lin Chen rarely compared himself with others, focusing instead on measuring against himself.
Growing stronger step by step, purifying himself step by step, evolving steadily.
Zhao Li visited several times, informing Lin Chen that many students with connections, even those with official quotas, hoped he would step up and continue on the Path to Immortality.
The former naturally wished for Lin Chen to create another miracle, while the latter wanted to see a joke.
Now, the students with official quotas started to make their moves, and Lin Chen’s Level 37 was no longer intimidating to them.
After all, among the official students, there was a Level 49 holding the fort.
Lin Chen decisively refused.
He had already made up his mind not to restart the Path to Immortality until Xiaobai overcame its psychological shadow.
Now, Lin Chen felt that Level 3 resources were sufficient.
Any more would be unnecessary.
A month passed quickly, with several more individuals making breakthroughs.
Now, there were nearly nine new students at the 40th level.
All nine were official quota students, and none of the connected students had reached it yet.
Lin Chen did not participate; the second person previously entrusted with heavy responsibilities was forced into action but only hovered at the 39th level, unable to advance further.
Lin Chen was not anxious; his primary goal was not resources, but to raise Xiaobai to Level 23.
On one hand, Lin Chen wanted to see if Xiaobai could awaken new skills.
On the other hand, he hoped to contract Xiao Hong soon.
The environment at the Spirit Academy was excellent, perfect for leveling up.
Lin Chen wanted Xiao Hong to grow rapidly here as well.
After the uneventful month, Lin Chen finally met Ning Tian.
...
Ning Tian, compared to before in the Inner Courtyard, had changed little.
Even in the Spirit Academy filled with fierce minds, Ning Tian retained his full confidence.
He initially stepped onto the Path to Immortality, reaching Level 30.
However, after a month, he reached Level 49 with his second Spirit Beast.
Spending another two months, he reached Level 50.
Now, Ning Tian, although hovering at Level 59, already had an outstanding record.
The higher one ascends, the harder it becomes.
Tutors have noted that if one day you feel you can’t continue, that might be the end of your Path to Immortality.
As for Spirit Beast Levels, at a place like the Spirit Academy where everything seems overpowered, they had already far surpassed Lin Chen’s, reaching Level 27.
This left Lin Chen utterly speechless.