Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 855 - 367: Rankings! Mass Assault on Dream Island! (Part 2)

It wasn’t anyone else, but the very Dong Muxuan, who had just managed to squeeze into the top twenty rankings in the academy’s trial tower!

Clearly, there are many who lie low in the academy and then amaze everyone during the real exams, but Dong Muxuan is undoubtedly the most dazzling one among them.

The Space Element, being one of the superior attributes, has been brilliantly displayed by Dong Muxuan.

He has the backing of the Dong Family and has joined the academy, learning from the reputedly strongest Emperor-Level professor at Magic Capital Academy, the Hunter King, showcasing an impressive mastery of space-based pet beasts.

The coordination of the space web of the Void Weaving Spider and the spatial fracture of the Space-Cutting Mirror is incredibly effective, even though Dong Muxuan’s pets have not shown any signs of super-rank skills yet.

However, throughout, Dong Muxuan’s battles have involved just these two pet beasts; the relatively inconspicuous Crystal Earthworm has not made a move.

But due to the speed advantage of the Space Element, Dong Muxuan’s credits even once surpassed Qin Xiaoxue’s and reached the second position in Magic Capital Academy!

Qin Xiaoxue, in front of many people, has finally shown a part of her true strength.

The Tree Crown Wolf Emperor, which Woodhead has evolved into, needs no further mention as a mount and for control.

Even the peculiar Wood Element elemental beast pet, the Flower Fairy, has barely taken any action, but the mutated Life Ancient Tree has already taken care of everything.

This point was compared on forums to Su Ping’s strange Demon Wolf.

Because both pet beasts leave little trace when they act.

Moreover, getting too close to either results in the enemy’s silent death.

However, Su Ping’s weird elemental Demon Wolf kills through poisoning, whereas the Life Ancient Tree of Qin Xiaoxue is more terrifying, as it causes total cessation of life, an instant death bestowal.

Aside from the evaluations of Magic Capital Academy, Imperial Capital Academy has also topped in popularity and viewership.

In fact, the intensity there surpasses that of Magic Capital Academy.

The reason is simple: during this assessment, two dragons appeared in Imperial Capital Academy.

In the Dragon Nation, the appearance of dragons always attracts countless eyes.

After all, they are considered one of the strongest races on Blue Star and the true core pet beast of the Dragon Nation, so it’s normal to draw attention.

Furthermore, after the first day of assessment formally concluded and participants exited first-person view to rest, forum enthusiasts created a ranking of individual pet beast battle prowess!

This quickly became the hottest discussion post for everyone continuously watching the provincial seed contestants’ battle footage, gaining some people’s recognition and debate.

Undoubtedly, at the top of the list is the Imperial Capital Academy’s Azure Dragon of a beast tamer named Chen Qiong.

Of course, this Azure Dragon is not the legendary Azure Dragon among the Four Divine Beasts, but a Wind System Divine Dragon.

Though this Azure Dragon is not a Spirit Saint Level potential elementalized juvenile, merely an Emperor Level juvenile, its exhibited strength and the nurturing by the beast tamer named Chen Zhan has been absolutely outstanding.

The Wind is an unrivaled free force.

The dragon battles in the wild, and its formidable combat power and combativeness have established the current situation in the Dragon Nation; the reverence for dragons is instinctive for countless beast tamers.

Thus, for this reason, quite a few people questioned this top ranking:

"Just for frontal combat, it ranked first with just an over-level kill of a Monarch-level vicious beast? Isn’t Chen Zhan’s Wind Dragon a bit overrated?"

"Indeed, seriously, stop fixating on just these big academies and check out the provincial exams in Jianghai Province! My Su Shen’s Green Demon Wolf and Paperman Swordsman aren’t they more impressive?"

"Honestly, it’s true; we won’t comment on Su Shen’s Paperman because it’s too odd, and we need more observation to determine its specific strength. However, Su Shen’s Green Demon Wolf fought six Monarch-level beasts one-on-one, stirring up a storm in Jianghai!"

Some supported, naturally some opposed:

"Up above, what pet beast can rival a dragon at the same level in combat power? I’ve seen Su Ping’s two pet beasts too; they indeed have some combat power, but isn’t the Green Demon Wolf ranking third pretty good?"

"Exactly! That Demon Wolf is indeed formidable, but the issue is, we have no idea if Su Ping’s Giant Rock Mountain Spirit has even taken action! Moreover, the Demon Wolf didn’t take down multiple beasts at once—after killing one, it rested for quite a while each time; can’t you see?

So, I feel Su Shen’s Demon Wolf’s ranking is quite reasonable, and didn’t even Xie Qiong’s Bone Dragon only manage to rank fourth? Even surpassing a Necromancy Series giant dragon, this ranking seems really fair and high."

Recognition was met with dissent:

"Even then, how did Ye Zhou’s Speech Ice Cicada rank second? Ye Zhou’s Annual Ring Tiger fought multiple enemies, killing two Monarch-level vicious beasts, but isn’t that the Annual Ring Tiger’s achievement? Why is it seventh? And Su Shen’s Paperman Swordsman surely shouldn’t be only eighth?"

"With Time Series pet beasts, the Speech Ice Cicada can briefly experience the future and synchronize this with the Annual Ring Tiger. The Annual Ring Tiger might seem the main front-line force, but in reality, it’s all backed by the Speech Ice Cicada!

Consequently, the Annual Ring Tiger can glimpse a small future to make preparations; these are connected with the Speech Ice Cicada. Furthermore, the Speech Ice Cicada can control the battlefield, causing pet beasts on occasion to forget their own memories, including skill usage, that’s why Ye Zhou’s opponents seemed so weak.

Don’t ask how I know this, because I’m from Magic Capital Academy and a student of the Time Series. Senior Ye is in the same group as us."

Obviously, many are familiar with Ye Zhou’s situation, the indisputable first at Magic Capital Academy.

"In conclusion, as a totally neutral observer, I think Chen Zhan’s Azure Dragon is ranked too high! The others seem reasonable though, but Su Shen’s Paperman is a bit hard to evaluate."

"Anyway, I feel that Paperman nearly always defeats in seconds, especially previously with Cheng Cheng; even three Commander-Level Peak pet beasts were defeated with a single strike. Although there’s only one over-level victory, eighth is definitely selling it short."

"Cheng Cheng: Despite being a prominent figure at Xijing Senior High School, do I always have to play the background character?"

"What’s the point of arguing here? The truth will reveal itself in the final showdown on the arena, right?"

"Isn’t this typical online? Those claiming to be neutral, get out of here!"

"..."

Clearly, such debates don’t seem to reach a conclusion.

Nonetheless, one night passed, in discussions concerning the strength demonstrated by each participating seed, another round ensued.

Early the next morning, the protective light surrounding the participants disappeared again; the second day of the provincial exams was set to resume.

However, unexpectedly, early in the morning, Jianghai Province’s provincial exam encountered some special events.

Upon arriving at the commentary booth, just after the formal greetings, Wang Luo burst into a shout:

"Unbelievable! Within the Provincial Exam Secret Realm, nearly all other contestants throughout the realm are heading together towards Dream Island!

Did these contestants realize overnight that to win first place, they absolutely must contest Dream Island due to Su Ping’s significant lead in points?

So how will Su Ping respond to countless approaching contestants?!"