“I’ll stop them,” Zhang Tianlin said gravely as he looked behind him.

The Force King Cockroach was summoned, leaping up with its thin wings spread out and temporarily hovering in the air.

A black light screen covered its body surface.

The top two forelimbs crossed in front of its chest, facing the red meteor.

Bang!

Its arms exploded, along with half of its body blasting open a large hole.

The Force King Cockroach was flung backward for thousands of meters.

Centered on its left chest, a massive hole had blown open.

Scalding, crystal-clear blood scattered across the sky.

The red meteor continued on its course, still in pursuit of the group.

“It’s no use, we can’t stop it!” Zhang Tianlin’s face changed abruptly, this was too fierce.

From the direction of Iron Rock Pass, a hundred-meter-tall angelic apparition appeared, its spectral sword slashing a white wave of light, colliding with the two opposing forces.

Bang!!!

Red and white colors intertwined, the blast wave bringing a strong thrusting sensation against their backs.

Chen Xing felt his back clothing stick tightly to his skin.

Chen Xing bowed his head, tightly hugging Sìxiàng’s neck.

One pair of Sìxiàng’s wide wings folded backward, protecting Chen Xing’s back, while the other two pairs continued to maintain flight.

Iron Rock Pass gradually enlarged in front of them as Sìxiàng landed steadily on the castle tower, “Master, we’ve arrived.”

Chen Xing jumped down from Sìxiàng’s back, “Thank you for your hard work.”

Sìxiàng silently shook its head.

It turned its head, its sharp eyes fixating on the slowly dissipating aftermath in the sky behind.

It memorized the appearance and aura of that attack.

Next time they met, it would firmly thrust its Thunder Spear into the opponent’s neck.

Gu Yuzhi said, “The enemy’s main forces are about to enter the fray, this battle won’t be easy, but we’ve also disrupted their attack rhythm. The next onslaught will probably take at least ten days before they can reassemble their forces.”

“I need to go help my tamed beasts recover from their injuries,” Zhang Tianlin said hurriedly and then descended from the castle tower to have his beasts receive healing treatment.

Outside, many people were astounded.

Because just now, the student ranked third in the points suddenly soared by millions to become the top-ranked scholar, leaving the other candidates far behind.

Many people still had some impression of the third-place contestant.

In the beginning, their points had surged twice, immediately earning them first place.

But they had been quiet for a while, during which time two candidates had gradually surpassed them.

And then suddenly, their points sky-rocketed, growing like a stretch of digits in a phone number.

According to the announcement by the college entrance examination committee, there’s a time speed difference between the Illusion Realm and the outside world.

According to the current time ratio, only about three days have passed inside.

The points had just skyrocketed this much.

Could it be that scoring points is easy, and the other candidates simply haven’t found an easy way to earn them yet?

But still, some rational people understood that with so many candidates, if points were really easy to earn or there were loopholes, certainly not only one person would have discovered them.

It could only mean that this candidate’s strength far surpassed the others.

At Azure Dragon School, Xue Jinbao sat behind a computer, watching the real-time score rankings on the official homepage.

His expression was somewhat subtle.

Because the candidate’s examination number displayed their region, also known as the district code.

He recognized at a glance that this was a code from the Shu State district.

Suddenly, he felt a familiar sensation.

Checking it, sure enough, it was this kid!

However, Xue Jinbao did not publicize it widely.

If it was their own student, knowing it oneself was sufficient.

During the exam period, apart from the direct school, only personnel of high status in the Education Department could access the specific identities of candidates.

…

After descending from the city tower, Chen Xing went to visit Zhang Tianlin.

In the medical room, several Medical Beasts took turns queuing up to administer Healing to King Roach.

With each Healing Skill applied, King Roach’s injuries were painstakingly healed a small portion at a time.

“Let’s go, sit outside for a while. It will still take a good while to heal.” Zhang Tianlin stood up, walking to the outside of the healing room.

Chen Xing followed him.

“I feel that the effects of those Healing Skills aren’t very significant,” Chen Xing expressed his inner doubt.

After all, it was for covering their retreat that King Roach had sustained such severe injuries.

“Considering it’s a clash between two different levels of power, using paper to patch a wall, of course it’s slow,” Zhang Tianlin chuckled.

“Don’t worry, Xiaoqiang, its vitality is stubborn. These injuries only look severe; it can heal itself, but we have the Medical Beasts treat it to speed up its recovery for the upcoming battles.』

There’s no question about it, Tamed Beasts at the level of Fleshly Transcendence are not to be underestimated in vitality; if I died, it would certainly live well.”

At this point, Zhang Tianlin laughed freely.

“General Zhang, is your Tamed Beast named Xiaoqiang? It’s quite formidable, having held off the enemy’s Transcendent Tamed Beast for so long.”

The substantial impact made just now by Taotie was also importantly because the opponent’s top combat force did not personally take the field.

Zhang Tianlin was about to boast when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure approaching from a distance, coughed lightly, “Actually, it’s not that formidable, Xiaoqiang just barely managed to hold off those two Beasts, defeating them would still be somewhat difficult.”

“The main credit still belongs to Old Gu, not sure what method he used, but he managed to hold off the mightiest of the opponent’s Transcendent Tamed Beasts.”

“Is it that red meteor that was chasing us?”

“Exactly, that guy is very powerful. Previously, four of our Super Rank Beast Tamers ambushed him. In the end, he escaped and we ended up with one dead and one injured; Old Kong’s Beast is still recovering its injuries in the rear.”

“That powerful?”

Chen Xing’s pupils shrank.

“The gap between Super Ranks is also big; the difference at each stage is not smaller than the previous ones,” Zhang Tianlin shook his head. “But that guy doesn’t rely on level to overpower; it’s that his Beast is inherently strong.”

“Actually, not only among Super Ranks, but the gap between Super Rank and below Super Rank is also substantial. You contributed a lot in this battle, but don’t get arrogant and underestimate the enemy. Those Super Rank Beast Tamers are the most troublesome.”

“I understand,” Chen Xing nodded, having never underestimated a Super Rank Beast Tamer.

However… he had indeed never sparred with a Super Rank Tamed Beast before.

It seemed that Zhang Tianlin guessed Chen Xing’s thoughts as he looked at him with an amused smile.

“It seems you’re still not quite convinced.”

“Come on, Xiaoke, come here.” Zhang Tianlin waved to someone behind him.

Lying in the hospital bed and receiving treatment, Xiaoke turned his head to look out the window and leaped from the window down to the ground.

“General Zhang, don’t be so mischievous! Your Beast Tamer hasn’t finished its treatment!”

At the window, a medical staff member shouted at Zhang Tianlin.

“It’s fine, this will only take a few minutes.” Zhang Tianlin waved his hand dismissively.

Chen Xing looked at the huge hole in the left side of Xiaoke’s chest, which remained open.

The Cockroach King’s well-developed upper jaws on either side looked like dinner knives.

The two short, thick antennae hung slightly downward as the compound eyes and simple eyes both looked down towards Zhang Tianlin standing beside it.

Chen Xing, who had studied monsterology, knew that cockroaches of this species had four brains and one heart.

The heart was not located at the left chest but near the spine close to the head.

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t a heart but an organ that functioned like a heart, technically called a “dorsal vessel,” acting like a heart pump, circulating blood throughout the body with muscle contractions.

Apart from the main brain in the head, there were three other brains, located in the head, thorax, and abdomen respectively, known as ganglia.

Even if its head was blown off, it could still command its body to move using these ganglia.

The reason a cockroach usually dies without its head is that it cannot replenish its nutrients and dies of thirst—or more accurately, hunger!

This is what made this species so terrifying.

Especially when it became a Beast Taming or monster, its vitality was further strengthened.

According to General Zhang, his Xiaoke had even chosen Fleshly Transcendence.

Its vitality had been further enhanced…

Perhaps for it, having a hole blown in its chest was truly just a “minor injury,” the kind that would heal on its own if given time.

“General Zhang, I have two Beast Tamers.” Chen Xing’s eyes sparkled, rarely encountering a Transcendent level to spar with.

This was something to be tested thoroughly.

Especially since it was a Fleshly Transcended Beast Tamer, what he lacked for his high-level carnivorous pet food was the meat from a Fleshly Transcended monster.

It was the perfect opportunity to gauge the strength of the material.

“If you let your bigger Beast Tamer come, it might last a bit longer, but this smaller one…” Zhang Tianlin shook his head but did not refuse.

“Alright then, you call it out.”

“Here?” Chen Xing looked around hesitantly.

“It’s fine, it won’t take long.” Zhang Tianlin said unconcernedly.

Chen Xing summoned Sìxiàng.

“Let it move back a hundred meters to create some distance,”

Zhang Tianlin waved his hand.

Chen Xing unhesitatingly let Sìxiàng fly a distance backward.

Moreover, it kept rising in altitude.

Zhang Tianlin teased, “You think my Xiaoke can’t fly, huh! It’s already gone beyond a hundred meters, here it comes.”

As his words fell, Chen Xing felt the ground shake beneath his feet.

The Xiaoke which was just standing beside Zhang Tianlin’s feet spread its wings and vanished from the spot.

A strong blast of wind kicked up a cloud of dust, leaving a small pit where Xiaoke had stood.

Chen Xing looked up to see Sìxiàng turn into a bolt of lightning and flash towards the bottom-right of the sky.

But almost as Sìxiàng’s body materialized, Xiaoke in the sky harshly twisted its body and charged diagonally at Sìxiàng at a sharp ninety-degree angle, swinging out a heavy punch.

Sìxiàng quickly executed Phantom Pursuit.

Xiaoke’s punch dispersed the dark mist, creating a shock wave.

Its head antennas shook slightly as it suddenly looked down, directly at the direction where Sìxiàng fled.

It transformed again into a black shadow viciously following Sìxiàng’s footsteps.

Below, a bolt of Thunder Spear burst upward.

Xiaoke’s sturdy chest endured the Thunder Spear’s impact, which normally overpowered others but seemed pale and ineffective on it.

The Thunder Spear shattered bit by bit, eventually dispersing into Thunder Plasma that flew out from both sides of its body.

“Your Beast Tamer does have quite a few mobility skills,” Zhang Tianlin nodded. “But how many skills does it have, and can it seamlessly connect all its skills without pause when deploying them?”

Bang!

Xiaoke heavily stomped on the ground.

A small pit formed on the hospital’s open space where Sìxiàng, using Thunder Assault, moved and ascended into the sky.

Almost simultaneously, Xiaoke’s speed suddenly surged as it too seemed to execute a charging skill, gaining the lead despite starting later.

In the moment Sìxiàng’s skills paused to take shape, Xiaoke’s robust hook claws had already gripped Sìxiàng’s neck.

“It’s over.”

Chen Xing experienced firsthand the explosive physical power of a Transcendent level Beast Tamer for the first time.

Powerful, domineering.

An unruly physical form that acknowledges no reason.

As for its defensive power, there was no need for testing: Xiaoke had earlier withstood the bombardment from two other Transcendent level Beast Tamers for so long without trouble, and endured the Thunder Spear without any harm.

It was like a humanoid Gundam.

And Xiaoke wasn’t even at its peak state; the big hole in its chest was affecting its power.

Chen Xing couldn’t help but speculate about the level of attack that had pierced through Xiaoke’s arm and chest with the red meteor.

“Let’s go find a place to spar… Your Beast Tamer is quite large, a regular field won’t suffice, it seems we can only use the large arena in the back mountain.”

“No need,” Chen Xing shook his head.

Sìxiàng and Taotie also sparred regularly. Sìxiàng’s Thunder Spear could penetrate Taotie’s defense.

“Let Xiaoke go get treatment first.”

Xiaoke’s speed and explosive power were extremely fast, making it difficult for Taotie to bite it.

Since the Thunder Spear couldn’t penetrate its defense, Taotie’s ability to cause damage to Xiaoke was probably limited to the Vortex of Demise.

But the injuries caused by the Vortex of Demise were difficult to heal, so it wasn’t feasible to actually test Xiaoke’s defense with it.

“Don’t be disheartened, you did very well. I am more than a decade older than you,” Zhang Tianlin encouraged. “By the time you reach my age, you’ll definitely be stronger than me.”

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