King of Beasts

Chapter 125: Is This How the Test Is Done?

On the field, Wu Le struggled to keep his expression neutral.

After a long pause, he finally said, “Not bad, the examinees from Jinling have some skills.”

“It seems I’ve underestimated you all. To think you could so easily defeat my ‘newly contracted’ ‘pet beast.’”

“What I just demonstrated was a good example for everyone. This examinee cooperated well, going all out from the start. Naturally, I held back a bit, either not using any beast taming skills or letting my pet beast refrain from using its special Talent… giving you some room to perform.”

“In short, just follow the pace set by Examinee 0001 from now on.”

“Very well, you passed…”

The crowd’s expressions were peculiar. Is that how it is?

“Wu Le, that kid is talking nonsense again,” the three examiners on the platform thought, astonished.

No matter how new your pet beast is, it’s still a level 30 middle commander species with two fused traits!

It might be new compared to an ace or a Main Pet, but compared to these fourth-generation pet beasts, it’s definitely a veteran.

And were you really holding back?

Holding back is simply to avoid accidentally one-shotting a fourth-generation beastmaster’s pet beast, preventing them from performing and violating the examiner’s guidelines.

But the problem now is that this fourth-generation beastmaster is unusual. Their pet beast’s attack was comparable to a strike from a commander species above level 30.

Even if you weren’t holding back and went all out, you would likely still be heavily injured.

And remember, the opponent’s fourth-generation pet beast didn’t even use any beast taming skills.

So who exactly is this newcomer? What’s up with their pet beast? Besides the Red Lightning trait, what other special traits has it fused?

To unleash such a powerful strike without seemingly paying any price? (Sudden Death King: ?)

The three examiners looked at the tablets in front of them, unsure how to comment.

For the score, it’s naturally full marks.

As for the comments, Wu Le’s rhino charged, and Wu Le’s rhino was instantly killed?

Whatever, just write down what happened. There’s a video anyway, and the school staff will review the footage later.

“Strange.” Elsewhere, a few Third Generation examiners from Stone City watched Wu Le’s predicament in disbelief. “Are the newcomers from Jinling really this terrifying?”

“Unless it’s a young pet beast from a sovereign species, that last strike just doesn’t make sense.”

At this moment, medical personnel carried away the Giant Rock Raging Rhino. Wu Le, keeping his expression unchanged, quickly said, “Next.”

Lu Ran, in a good mood, recalled his Sudden Death King. If it was willing to take a preemptive hit, Sudden Death King could indeed perform exceptionally well.

General Ha’s “A Powerful Strike” and Sudden Death King’s “Near-Death Counterattack” had allowed him to fully understand the potential of his heirloom, the Divine Deer Pendant.

“Good luck.”

As Lu Ran stepped down, he passed by Fang Lan, who was next to go up, and encouraged her.

“…” Fang Lan wanted to ask if Sudden Death King had taken any special drugs beforehand.

But it didn’t matter. She quickly stepped onto the stage. At this point, Wu Le had already summoned his next pet beast, eager to move past the earlier assessment mishap.

The newly summoned pet beast was a middle commander species, level 31… a Rock Dog.

Lu Ran glanced at it and deduced that it was likely Wu Le’s Initial Pet. He reasoned this because it was uncommon for someone to choose a canine beast as their second or Third Pet, given that there are usually better options available by then.

Moreover, since it had reached level 30, it must have undergone some evolution. However, being only a middle commander species indicated that its foundation was not very strong, suggesting that Wu Le had taken many detours in its training.

Such situations were common for Initial Pets.

Therefore, this canine beast was probably Wu Le’s Initial Pet, while the Rhino was his Third Pet.

This scenario was frequent. Currently, most beastmasters’ aces were not their Initial Pets but new pets they trained after gaining more experience.

“Five Poisons Cult Holy Maiden?!”

Just as Wu Le was preparing to perform well and restore his image, he suddenly heard a loud exclamation from the audience, giving him a bad premonition.

[Five Poisons Cult Holy Maiden? Who? Is she a well-known fourth-generation from Infinite City No. 3 or Jinling?]

Wu Le watched as the purple-haired Fang Lan stepped onto the field, summoning a gigantic Poison Spider. He further deduced that she specialized in poison-based beast taming.

Wu Le felt uneasy. They didn’t have much experience dealing with poison types, and his canine beast had its sense of smell significantly enhanced, primarily used for reconnaissance. Its heightened sense of smell was a pure disadvantage against poison types.

Their strategy for dealing with poison types mostly relied on anti-poison equipment. However, during the assessment, it seemed that examiners were prohibited from wearing weapons or equipment.

Damn it!

The battle quickly commenced.

Encouraged by the previous round’s examiner, Fang Lan went all out from the start, using both a Fusion Skill and poison enhancement simultaneously!

Carrying a high-quality venom orb that enhanced poison control, the Toxin Healer Spider fused with Fang Lan in an instant through a light chain connection.

In a split second, eight blue-purple spider legs sprouted from Fang Lan’s back, drastically altering her demeanor.

“Examiner, be careful.” Her voice, echoing slightly, carried a warning.

As she spoke, a poison gas bomb rapidly formed behind her.

Energy flow, energy release, energy compression, energy shaping!

Having honed her skills to perfection through the rigorous training as the Saintess of the Gu God Sect, she had mastered all four basic techniques. Now, with the poison gas bomb compressed to several times its usual density, she unleashed it in an instant!

Wu Le sensed trouble. His pet beast easily destroyed the compressed poison gas bomb, but it was futile. The explosion released a massive poison gas storm, engulfing the entire arena.

“Holy crap!”

The poison gas exploded, causing an uproar among the audience.

A bunch of examinees nearly bolted in fear.

They watched in terror as the Spider Queen, Fang Lan, stood on the field. Saintess, you’re even more terrifying than in the arena stages!

Fortunately, the poison gas remained within the arena’s confines. Wu Le, more panicked than the examinees, was at a loss.

“Alright, alright, is this how we’re all going to do the assessment?”

“You all want to murder the examiners!” Wu Le thought, cursing inwardly. If it weren’t for the arena’s restrictions, he would have immediately moved out of the poison gas range. But the arena confined him tightly, leaving him no choice but to watch the poison gas approach helplessly.

Fortunately, this level of poison gas couldn’t penetrate his canine beast’s defenses. The canine beast sealed its mouth, nose, and eyes with rapidly flowing energy to forcibly resist the poison gas while creating a rock prison to shield the beastmaster behind it, preventing the poison gas from harming him.

However, this also meant that the examiner and the pet beast were effectively separated. At that moment, Fang Lan took out a poison crossbow made from a special poison-type mineral.

Whoosh!

Her poison crossbow didn’t target the examiner or the pet beast; it was simply shot into the ground. As the arrowhead exploded on impact, the released poison energy seemed to react chemically with the poison gas, instantly turning the floating purple gas into a sinister purple-red mist.

The essence of poison types lies in the mixture of toxins and external manipulation to increase poison strength!

The poison gas, which initially couldn’t break through the rock prison, suddenly corroded cracks in the rock walls. This alarmed the canine beast, which was momentarily uncertain whether to defeat the opponent or protect the beastmaster.

It felt as though even if it defeated the opponent, it wouldn’t be able to stop the spread of the poison gas.

For a moment, the beastmaster didn’t give appropriate commands, causing the canine beast’s mind to go into overdrive.

Simultaneously, the red-purple poison gas began to corrode its energy barrier. Although the corrosion was slow, it would become increasingly dangerous over time.

“Don’t worry about me, quickly defeat her!” Wu Le, frustrated within the airtight rock prison, pounded on the walls and issued the command. However, the next moment, the canine beast outside suddenly realized that Fang Lan had vanished!

The poison gas continued to erode, but with its sense of smell and vision impaired by the gas, the canine beast found it difficult to locate the hidden Fang Lan in the vast arena.

At this moment, Fang Lan was wrapped in white spider silk. The silk absorbed the poison gas, forming a camouflage that hid her well in the dense poison mist.

“Awooo!!!” The canine beast grew desperate and began attacking indiscriminately. However, it didn’t dare to go all out for fear of injuring Fang Lan, completely forgetting the lesson from the previous match.

The ironclad rule from above was clear: examinees must not be seriously injured. Wu Le and his colleagues naturally dared not disobey.

For a Third Generation examiner assessing a Fourth Generation newcomer, such assessment rules made perfect sense. But Wu Le felt on the verge of tears. What kind of bizarre opponents was he encountering? Without treating the other party as a “mortal enemy,” he couldn’t find a way to break the stalemate!

“Can you do it or not? What the heck are you doing?!” Seeing this, Wu Le also panicked and decided to end the fight. He called out, and the canine beast crashed through the rock prison, instantly taking its beastmaster out of the poison gas range.

“You’ve passed the assessment! Step down! Also, can you clear this poison gas?!”

Wu Le, who had fled far outside the arena, glared at Fang Lan, who now stood revealed and stunningly beautiful next to her pet beast, silently thinking to himself that the most venomous thing is a woman’s heart!

“Yay!!” Upon hearing the examiner’s voice, Fang Lan also let out a cheerful shout and said, “No problem!!!”

As she spoke, the eight spider legs on her back began to display an unexpected ability, acting like a vacuum cleaner to absorb all the poison gas into herself!

Soon, the poison gas in the arena dissipated, and the Spider Queen Fang Lan stood smiling in the now-clear arena, while Wu Le, who had fled outside, looked quite disheveled.

This battle was conducted in complete silence, with the audience’s fear and apprehension far exceeding that of the previous match, fearing that the poison gas might continue to spread and reach the spectators.

“Damn…” The people of Green Sea City and some Fourth Generation who were familiar with the Five Poisons Cult Holy Maiden shivered all over. They felt that Fang Lan, showcasing her Fusion Skill, was a thousand times more terrifying than the skill-less Fang Lan of the arena stages.

If they were her opponent, they wouldn’t even know how they died. Even as spectators, they felt their lives were in danger.

Soon, Fang Lan stepped down and high-fived Lu Ran. Fang Lan said regretfully, “His pet beast is too high-level. My mixed poison gas couldn’t break its defenses, unlike how you defeated yours…”

“I wonder if I can become a seeded player…”

“You’ve done enough,” Lu Ran said, unable to suppress a twitch at the corner of his mouth. Didn’t you see how you drove the examiner mad? The rules indeed restrict the examiners a lot. Poor examiner.

However, the most pitiful person at the moment wasn’t the examiner.

It was the next examinee.

As the third examinee took the stage, Wu Le, with a blank expression, retracted his canine beast and summoned another pet beast!

His ace—an elite Yak King of the sovereign species!

It turned out that this Third Generation was a hidden master, keeping his true strength concealed until now!

“Come on!!!”

“Let’s see how you examinees plan to show off now! Come on, let’s harm each other!!”

The powerful sovereign aura emitted by the Yak King made it difficult for the next examinee’s pet beast to even withstand the pressure…

“It’s over. Wu Le has gone mad.” Although the other examiners sympathized with Wu Le’s plight, seeing him summon a level 36 sovereign species ace for the assessment showed that he was truly frightened out of his wits!

After this… Should they also start by sending out their aces? They needed to adopt tougher strategies to avoid being embarrassed by these Fourth Generation examinees showing off!