Chapter 137 Chapter 137
Yandu University.
Xia Muqing pushed open the dormitory door and was met with a fierce pounce from Xu Ling. Her friend buried her head in her shoulder and screamed, "Muqing, you're finally back! I was so worried!"
Xia Muqing: “……?”
Xia Muqing quickly comforted her friend, who was tearing up, and then asked doubtfully, "You know everything?"
That shouldn’t be the case. Didn’t the organizer block the news?
Xu Ling showed her the phone screen, which displayed the Xingbo hotspot.
Perhaps it's because the situation has stabilized, or perhaps it's because the contestants have returned home to their respective mothers, but a lot of news has been exposed now and has quickly become a hot topic.
[A sudden change occurred during the qualification assessment, and they turned out to be the ones who saved people! ]
[How terrible is the space storm that occurs once in a century? ]
[The sense of responsibility of the divine beast master is admirable! ]
The trending searches were filled with ghosts and wolves howling, with the candidates who had escaped death releasing their emotions to their heart's content. Among all the messages, "Xia Muqing" and "Xiao Xia the Divine Beast Envoy" were among the most frequently appearing words.
Netizens were generous in praising the new beast masters who dared to step forward in times of crisis at such a young age. Candidates lined up to present flowers and applaud under Xingbo. The Beast Tamer Association was also happy to see such positive public opinion.
Xia Muqing took a few glances and felt a little embarrassed by the netizens' bold praise.
But she knew the spatial storm wasn't accidental. Xia Muqing had explained the Swordtail Tiger and the mysterious Black Mist Beast to Cheng Cheng, but she wasn't entirely clear on the matter. Furthermore, such secret information wouldn't be shared with the public. Therefore, in the information released by the association, the storm was still described as a sudden incident, as was the Dark Beast King's attack.
Scrolling down again, Xia Muqing saw some unique messages.
[A divine dragon has appeared? Do dragon-type mystical beasts actually exist? *]
[Water-type Mystical Beasts on Pilgrimage, I've never seen so many Beast Kings in my life]
These news titles were explosive, but failed to attract much traffic. When Xia Muqing clicked on them, she saw that most of the replies below were "No pictures, no truth."
Camera equipment was not allowed during the qualification assessment, and the space storm destroyed most of the electronic equipment. The few pieces of news that came out were only a few words away and soon disappeared in the torrent of the Internet.
In fact, after the qualification assessment was completed, the Beastmaster Association also contacted Xia Muqing about the matter of the little golden dragon.
The birth of the dragon-type mysterious beast filled the association with surprise and joy. It was said that many people wanted to rush over to see it with their own eyes, but they were all held back by Cheng Cheng and Zhong Qing.
Xia Muqing also didn't want the news about the little golden dragon to spread too quickly.
If everyone knew about this and came after her every day to see the dragon, how could she concentrate on going to school?
Therefore, this matter did not spread widely, but only circulated in a small circle. Xia Muqing was happy to see this situation.
However, since she was with her good friend Xu Ling, there was no need for her to hide it.
Xia Muqing pulled Xu Ling to sit at the table and recounted what had happened during the aptitude test. Xu Ling's eyes lit up as she glanced over her shoulder. "Gilded Sky Dragon? Where is it? Where is it?"
"Here."
Xia Muqing smiled and hooked her finger, and the little golden dragon raised its head from her shoulder.
Xu Ling's eyes lit up, and she rubbed her hands repeatedly: "Wow... this is too cute! Come on, come on, give me a sip... it won't be in vain! I'll switch with you, here, let you touch the Shadow Raccoon?"
She grabbed the shadow raccoon from the bed next to her.
Little Golden Dragon: “……?”
Shadow Raccoon: “……?”
Shadow Raccoon was dozing off with his pillow in his arms, but was suddenly picked up by the Beastmaster. He opened his eyes wide in confusion, and his almond-shaped eyes were very bright.
The young mysterious beast grew very fast. When the contract was first signed, it was only the size of a palm, but now its body was as long as Xia Muqing's forearm. However, its fur was still soft, and the lines of its body were elegant and smooth. The black and white stripes on its forehead looked like a totem on a mysterious scroll.
Xia Muqing was delighted to see the prey, and happily made an exchange with Xu Ling. She took the shadow raccoon and gently scratched its chin.
Shadowraccoon twisted its body awkwardly, its furry tail brushing across her wrist. Just then, Swifthound came over curiously, its small nose twitching slightly, wanting to sniff the grown Shadowraccoon.
Shadow Raccoon was a little frightened, and its tail suddenly lifted up: "Meow!"
Its hair stood up, and at that moment, its body turned translucent and passed through Xia Muqing's palm.
Xia Muqing: "Hmm?"
She was surprised and delighted. "Is this a skill... No, a trait? While I was preparing for the assessment, you discovered Shadow Raccoon's trait?"
Xu Ling chuckled, and Shadow Raccoon jumped behind her. She rubbed its head and pointed ears, which earned it a shy and angry meow.
"Why are you reacting so strongly? That's Brother Xiaofeng, the Gale Dog. Haven't you seen him before?"
Xu Ling turned around and said, "Alas, this little guy has just grown up a little bit, and he's not as clingy as he was when he was little. I really miss the time when he was still a little kitten."
"But now, Xiaoli has become much stronger and has learned several skills. Your judgment is correct. That was its characteristic just now: Void."
Xia Muqing exclaimed: "That's great!"
When Xia Muqing helped Xu Ling choose a mysterious beast in kindergarten, she knew that the Shadow Raccoon must have a strong mysterious beast characteristic, but she did not expect that the little raccoon cat's characteristic was actually "virtualization".
As the name suggests, this feature allows you to enter a state of nothingness for a short period of time, during which time you will ignore physical attacks, as well as most spells and mental attacks. It is an extremely powerful life-saving skill.
And it's not just a defensive trait; it can also be used offensively, possessing exceptionally high tactical value. For example, when paired with skills like "Stealth" and "Night Raid," Shadow Raccoon can become the sharpest killer in the darkness.
Kill one person every ten steps, and leave no trace in a thousand miles.
"That's so cool just thinking about it!" Xu Ling said with a grin. "I've been having Night King Oriole practice a skill called Dark Domain lately. When it summons Dark Night, the little raccoon cat transforms into a stealth killer, and the Jade Thorn can defend and support, providing support from the side... How about it, isn't this a good combination?"
Xia Muqing gave a thumbs up: "Excellent!"
When she saw that the characteristic of the Shadow Raccoon was "Void", she immediately thought of the skill "Dark Domain". Unexpectedly, Xu Ling had already arranged it for Night King Oriole without her reminder.
It seems that during the time I was away, my friend's progress never stopped.
Xia Muqing squinted her eyes happily, but then she thought about it and felt a little distressed: "If the little fox becomes ethereal, how can I hug it?"
Xu Ling was enjoying petting the little golden dragon and said casually, "It's okay. It has little profound energy, so it won't be able to transform into a virtual dragon for many times. When it runs out of energy, you can hold it as much as you want."
Xia Muqing: "Okay!"
Shadow Raccoon: “???”
The beastmaster was disloyal and sold it without any hesitation!
The young Shadow Raccoon huddled in the corner of the bed, feeling for the first time what "human nature is evil" meant. Alone, weak, pitiful and helpless, he blinked his big eyes, and finally could only lie down helplessly and let others rub him.
The dormitory was filled with laughter.
…
A few days later, Xia Muqing went to the Beastmaster Association to collect her share of the bounty.
With a large amount of points deposited into her account, plus what she had accumulated before, she is now a wealthy woman.
But money came quickly and went quickly. By the time Xia Muqing left the association, she had spent all the bounty. She exchanged it for a large amount of materials, some of which she used to stabilize the profound energy of her newly evolved koi fish, and some as reserve materials for the evolution of the Yin-Yang Butterfly.
The Swift Dog and the Koi Fish huddled together, looking at the list of materials for exchange, and whispered, "Ouch?"
"Gulu?"
The materials needed to evolve the Yin-Yang Butterfly are much more expensive than they were back then!
Xia Muqing smiled and patted their little heads: "You can't say that. Xiao Jin, how many nutritious meals did you eat in the cafeteria to fill the big hole in the Dragon Pill? You haven't forgotten everything, have you?"
The koi fish shuddered all over and turned its head away a little embarrassedly.
But just as it turned around, it suddenly realized - no, why should it feel ashamed? Those nutritious meals were not eaten in vain, it had successfully evolved!
The reason why he didn't accompany Xia Muqing in dragon form when entering and leaving the Beastmaster Association was simply to attract less attention and avoid causing trouble.
Thinking of this, the koi fish turned around with its head held high and its tail snapping: "Gulu!"
Xia Muqing: "Okay, Xiao Zi's evolution is very special."
And after thinking about it, Xia Muqing always felt that the potential of the Yin-Yang Butterfly had not been fully tapped.
The two principles are yin and yang, which should be mutually beneficial.
The same goes for life energy: if it can be given, it should also be able to be absorbed.
If the dark side of this power is mastered, the Yin-Yang Butterfly can become very strong, extremely strong, and its future potential is no less than that of the Feng Luo Lord who masters the time and space system, and the specially evolved Gilded Sky Dragon.
But on weekdays, Xiao Zi mostly uses life energy to heal her companions, treating herself as a nurse with super long endurance. Although she has learned mental attack skills such as "entering dreams", in the end, she uses them as auxiliary skills to stimulate the potential of the mysterious beast.
Xia Muqing knew that it also had skills like mental intimidation, but it was rarely used.
Moreover, in their daily interactions, Xia Muqing could vaguely sense that Xiao Zi always had a potential resistance to the ability of mental intimidation. It seemed that it did not want to master the relevant abilities more deeply. Rather than being a mysterious beast with powerful killing power, it wanted to be a harmless healer who could bring trust and protection to its companions.
When Xia Muqing thought of this, she felt a little worried.
Should we further explore the potential of the mysterious beast and make Xiao Zi a more perfect Yin-Yang Butterfly, or should we follow its will and let it take the path it prefers?
Xia Muqing struggled for a long time and couldn't make up her mind. However, seeing Liang Yi Butterfly following the little Gale Dog and the little Koi like a happy little tail every day, she couldn't bear to ask the little guy to learn those powerful skills. In addition, Liang Yi Butterfly was the youngest and doted on in the family, so there was no rush for these things, so she kept letting it go.
But now, the Yin-Yang Butterfly is reaching the critical point of second-stage evolution.
This problem must also be faced.
So this time, when Xia Muqing prepared the evolution materials, she specifically prepared two parts. She considered the interplay of the materials, preparing materials rich in life force, such as Life Crystal and Water Moon Grass, commonly used by healing beasts, as well as materials containing the power of death, such as Heart Devouring Bud and Phantom Illuminating Branch.
"I'm free these few days, so I still have to discuss this with Xiao Zi."
Although two sets of materials were prepared, not all would be used in the end. Xia Muqing figured it all depended on Xiao Zi's intentions. If it was determined to be a sacred and reliable healer, then she would only use the part rich in life force.
Regardless of which path she chooses, she knows it's a very powerful evolutionary type.
In addition, Xia Muqing also intends to collect some materials or mysterious artifacts containing the attributes of time and space to assist the Gale Dog to further explore its potential in the way of time and space, and also help it learn other powerful time and space skills.
After all, anything related to "time and space" has no weak skills, and it is often difficult to comprehend them.
But unfortunately, materials from the time and space system are so rare. She checked the list carefully but couldn't find any relevant content. However, she found some special materials from other systems, such as poison and light.
Xia Muqing secretly took note of it in her heart, preparing to use it in case of emergency.
…
The appearance of the little golden dragon eventually triggered a series of chain reactions.
The most obvious thing is that Xia Muqing has become more famous in Yan University. Whether it is during class breaks or when eating in the cafeteria at noon, there are people who sneak over to take a look at the little golden dragon on her shoulder from afar, and happily whisper to their companions.
The students of Yan University are considered to be the people closest to the core of the beastmaster circle. Many of these students have complex backgrounds and many channels of information. In addition, in order to make the koi fish familiar with the power and stabilize its form, Xia Muqing often lets it evolve into the form of a small golden dragon. Students can often see the mini dragon holding a plate and eating heartily in the cafeteria, or taking a leisurely stroll around the central lake in the evening. Soon this became a unique landscape of Yan University and a tacit little secret among Yan University students.
Few people bothered Xia Muqing or took secret photos of her from a distance.
Perhaps it was because the overall quality of Yanda students was relatively high, or perhaps it was because Xia Muqing had clearly told those who came here because of her reputation that she still had to focus on studying and preparing for the trials, and did not want to attract widespread attention.
Since Xia Muqing had said so, others would not bother her too often. After all, who would want to offend a promising beast taming genius?
Although Yan University has no shortage of geniuses, and there are a lot of them here, it is the first time that everyone has seen someone with such outstanding talent as Xia Muqing.
Didn’t you see that even the legendary dragon-type mystical beast has been cultivated?
If this trend continues, Xia Muqing will definitely become one of the top beast users in Daxia in the future!
Students talked about this with great relish. After all, being able to go to the same school and study at the same time as such a person would be something they could brag about for the rest of their lives a dozen years later.
However, there were a few members in the crowd who, relying on their familiar faces, did not consider themselves outsiders and came close to Xia Muqing, bowing to the little golden dragon non-stop.
"Golden Dragon, please bless our school to become the home team!"
"Golden Dragon, please bless me to get first place in the midterm exam... No, second place!"
"Jinlong, please pray that the hot pot in the cafeteria tonight has beef as the base and not mutton..."
Xia Muqing frowned: "...Hello, classmate Yuan?"
It's true that the golden dragon has been a symbol of good fortune since ancient times, but this person is a bit too outrageous. He even needs the dragon's blessing for what to eat in the cafeteria at night?
Yuan Feiyu grinned: "Oh, since we've already prayed, shouldn't we pray a few more times?"
As he spoke, he looked at the little golden dragon carefully, with unconcealable envy in his eyes.
Yuan Feiyu had completely given up on competing with Xia Muqing. In his own words, he was a genius that appeared once every ten years, but Xia Muqing was a god that appeared only once in a hundred years. Geniuses should just compete with geniuses. Why compete with gods? Wouldn't that be boring?
Xia Muqing and Xu Ling both expressed their doubts about the first half of his sentence, "once in ten years."
However, Yuan Feiyu adjusted her mentality perfectly: "It's okay, you play your trials, and I'll play my inter-school competition. We both have a bright future."
"By the way, Xia Shen, are you free recently? I heard that your profound beast is very effective in tutoring people. Can you also give my cold spirit some lessons?"
Xia Muqing: “……?”
Xia Muqing was really shocked this time.
In her impression, Yuan Feiyu was a bit conceited and tried to show off his wealth. How could he be so shameless as to come to her for counseling calmly?
Has this person completely changed their gender?
Facing Xia Muqing's surprised gaze, Yuan Feiyu turned her head a little guiltily and whispered, "The competition in the school team is very fierce."
"You don't have to fight for a spot, but you know how hard it is for us to play the ranking tournament every month."
If Yuan Feiyu wanted to join the main school team as a freshman and represent Yanda in inter-school competitions, she had to compete with sophomores who had already studied and trained for a year, including seniors who had participated in inter-school competitions as a member of the second team last year and had accumulated rich experience.
Besides, there were also many talented freshmen at Yanda. Even the recent rise of Xu Ling was enough to give Yuan Feiyu a headache.
Now the selection of the combat club has entered its final stage. Members have to fight several times a week, and points are recorded in each game. The final amount of points will determine whether they will fight in the name of the first team or the second team, or can only be a member of the atmosphere group cheering in the audience.
Although Yuan Feiyu was convinced by Xia Muqing, he was still very proud. He was not even willing to join the second team, let alone be a cheerleader.
Seeing Yuan Feiyu sighing and looking worried, Xia Muqing felt a bit amused and said, "Okay, then when I have time, I'll let Xiao Zi fight the Frost Spirit and see if I can give you some inspiration."
"Let me see... Is this weekend okay? We need to get this done sooner rather than later, or else in a few days, my Xiao Zi will be going all out to sprint towards her second stage evolution."
Yuan Feiyu happily responded with a "yes", but immediately raised her eyebrows again: "The Yin-Yang Butterfly is also going to evolve to the second stage?"
"So fast, you're going to have three second-level profound beasts!"
"No, the Yin-Yang Butterfly has such a high energy value that after it evolves it's very likely...hiss, are you going to have a third divine beast?!"
Yuan Feiyu was so shocked that she lost control of her expression for a moment, while on the opposite side, Xia Muqing just smiled with a curved eyebrow and said nothing.
This attitude is the default.
Although nothing has been determined yet, Xia Muqing knows that Xiao Zi is extremely talented and it will not be difficult for him to break through and become a divine beast.
Yuan Feiyu's scalp tingled: "You... really don't leave anyone a way out."
Others are considered lucky if they can raise a divine beast in four years of college. But this guy in front of me can raise three in just half a year?
When will it be possible to raise mythical beasts like buying them wholesale at the vegetable market?
"No, I can't compare. Comparing yourself to others is tiring. I'm already pretty good. I'm better than others..."
Yuan Feiyu began to take deep breaths and quickly comfort herself.
On the other side, Xia Muqing's cell phone suddenly rang.
She clicked it and looked at it with a subtle expression. When she looked up again, she pursed her lips at Yuan Feiyu.
"I have some news, which may be good news for you."
Yuan Feiyu was still trying to calm herself down, her expression somewhat numb, and she subconsciously asked, "What news?"
Xia Muqing showed the screen: "It's about the school-level competition. They said that for the sake of fairness, only mysterious beasts below the level of quasi-divine beasts are allowed to participate."
"Looks like I can't go. Look, isn't there an extra spot here?"
Yuan Feiyu: “……?”
…
Xia Muqing could also understand the new rules of the inter-school competition.
After all, bringing a mythical beast to a competition was truly a bully. According to the rules of the ring battle, she could defend the ring forever with only Fengluo Lord's mythical beast, leaving the other schools with no hope of winning.
This obviously goes against the original intention of the Beastmaster Association to hold inter-school competitions.
But Xia Muqing could understand, some people just couldn't accept it psychologically. When Xia Muqing arrived at the Fighting Club after a long absence, she heard a burst of ghostly howling inside. Ji Jingming put his hands on his head and banged on the wall. The grief sounded so loud that it could be heard on several floors.
"Why? This is targeting, naked targeting!"
"What happened to the divine beast? Did it eat the rice of the competition organizer? We also nurtured the divine beast bit by bit from scratch, so why can't it participate in the competition?!"
"Do they still take Xia Shen Beast Master and the Gilded Sky Dragon seriously?"
Xia Muqing: "..."
She was frowning and was about to push open the door of the activity room when she heard another voice from inside.
It’s Wen Shaohao.
He was obviously much calmer than Ji Jingming: "Be quiet, it's too noisy."
"What's the madness? Isn't it normal for people to make such a rule? Hundreds of schools of thought have become one school of thought, how interesting!"
"Student Xia is still preparing for the national selection competition for Beast Tamers. Both in scale and difficulty, it's much higher than the inter-school competition. Ji Jingming, you know full well that the inter-school competition is too much of a waste of her talent. The national selection competition is a better stage for her."
Ji Jingming wanted to cry but had no tears: "But if Xia had participated, we would have won for sure..."
Wen Shaohao had a blank expression on his face: "If Xia doesn't participate, will Yanda lose the confidence to take first place?"
Ji Jingming: “…”
Hearing this, Xia Muqing's lips curled up slightly.
She pushed open the door of the activity room and greeted the two presidents: "Hello, seniors, excuse me, I was just about to tell you about this."
"The inter-school competition system is one aspect, but the main thing is that the time for the national selection competition is about to be determined. There is a high probability that the two will conflict, so this time the quota should be given to other students."
To be honest, after owning two divine beasts, inter-school competitions have become trivial in Xia Muqing's eyes and have no training significance for her.
Among the players from other schools, there isn't even a beast user. Isn't this pure bullying?
What she needs more now is to fight with dark beast kings like the Erosion Mountain Ape and the Prison Lock, or divine beast masters like Guan Yun and Xue Yao. Only by the collision of strong forces can she gain more insights.
Bullying is boring.
How could a truly strong person be satisfied with just bullying the weak?
However, Xia Muqing would not do nothing at all. She also held the honorary title of "Honorary President" and received credits every month.
She would feel embarrassed if she didn't help at all.
"Senior, although I can't participate in the competition, I can help the members improve their strength."
"This weekend, I'm going to give everyone a sprint training session. What do you think?"
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