Chapter 136 - 138: Dream Lover
Ling Yanzhi looked at the people in the Beast Taming Arena, his pupils trembling slightly.
As soon as he pinpointed the Red Snake’s location, he had rushed over.
The competition area was huge, which had delayed him.
Worried something might happen, he didn’t dare recall the Red Snake, but he hadn’t expected to meet up with it on the way.
Ling Yanzhi’s eyelid twitched, and he anxiously clenched his fingers. "Ayue, you handle things here. I’m going down first."
Xi Yu opened his mouth, wanting to say he would go instead.
But he was too slow to speak.
With a cold expression, he recalled Yang Zhang, which was still within his range of control.
His Beast Soul suppressed them as tentacles surged forth, forcefully binding the two frenzied Alien Beasts.
They struggled so violently that the tentacles kept snapping.
The people below wouldn’t stop crying out in alarm, and Xi Yu was getting irritated.
His voice was ice-cold. "Scream again, and I’ll throw you down there."
Shen Gu hesitated, then spoke up boldly, "Chief, they’re gasping in amazement, not screaming in fear."
He pointed toward the Beast Taming Arena.
Xi Yu looked up and fell silent.
His voice was hoarse, his eyes full of adoration. "My darling is so amazing."
Everyone: "..."
Before they came, their instructor never told them the Chief of Weis Lan Noble Academy was... like this.
Si Xu, who had rushed over, looked down with an unreadable expression.
Ah Qi knew what he was worried about.
It brushed against Si Xu’s cheek. [It’s all right, Master. The Feather Clan has bracelets that can restrain a Soul Beast. She is still growing.]
A flicker of emotion showed in Si Xu’s eyes, but his face remained impassive.
His fair Adam’s apple bobbed slightly. [Contact the Feather Clan. Have them send the bracelet as soon as possible.]
Ah Qi flapped its wings, and a small Yuge flew off, carrying the verbal message.
Duan Feiye was also standing nearby. He narrowed his eyes. "Another second Awakener."
He had paused his match to come take a look. He never expected that after Xu Jianjuan, there would be another commoner who successfully underwent a second awakening.
And Jian Yu was clearly stronger, more special.
Duan Feiye mimicked the entranced expression of the crowd and took a deep breath.
A strange fragrance wafted into his nostrils—seductive, clean, and sweet. It was so pleasant he wanted to roll around in it.
It was the scent of the sachet.
No, the scent was still spreading. It was the scent of Jian Yu’s Soul Beast.
Powerful, bewitching—his dream mate.
Duan Feiye’s gaze locked onto Jian Yu, his eyes revealing a crazed adoration and infatuation.
...
「Three minutes earlier.」
「In the Beast Taming Arena.」
"AHHHH, HELP!"
"Xu Sheng and his people are crazy! Crazy!"
Watching the Alien Beasts frantically tear Xu Mu’s corpse apart, Qin Xianzhao was so terrified he collapsed onto the ground in a useless heap.
"Brother Sheng! Brother Sheng, save me!"
Xu Sheng didn’t answer.
He still had residue from the medicine on him. Logically, he and Jian Yu should have been the Alien Beasts’ targets.
And yet, for some reason, all the Alien Beasts automatically avoided Jian Yu.
That idiot Qin Xianzhao had the gall to talk about being a hero saving a damsel in distress. The moment he saw the Alien Beasts attack Jian Yu, he turned tail and ran for his life.
Everyone thought it would be more dangerous to get close to Jian Yu, but the reality was the complete opposite.
In fact, those who stayed away from Jian Yu were in the most danger.
Xu Sheng circled around to face Jian Yu.
He glared at her furiously. "What did you do?!"
Even if Jian Yu was an Awakener, there was no way she could make frenzied Alien Beasts avoid her during their rampage.
’Pei Yin must have given her something I don’t know about.’
Xu Sheng reached out, intending to search her.
But several people blocked his way.
"What is wrong with you? Can’t you see she’s helping us?"
"Yeah, seriously! How can you be so ungrateful!"
"Judging by the pin on your uniform, you’re from the same academy as her. What, can’t a noble stand to see a scholarship student who’s stronger than you?"
"If that’s the case, after the competition, you should just come back with us to Emperor Source Star. I can have my academy’s Chief step in for you."
Jian Yu pressed her lips together.
She glanced at the people standing in front of and behind her.
"Hehehe."
Behind her, everyone let out a series of lewd-sounding chuckles in unison.
Most of them were students from Weis Lan Noble Academy—new Half-awakened students, ranging from Level A to S.
At first, they had wanted to save Jian Yu, but after discovering she was the real powerhouse, they decisively hid behind her and gave up on playing the hero.
The contestants from other academies didn’t know Jian Yu well. After resisting for a short while, they saw which way the wind was blowing and took shelter with the group as well.
In an instant, twenty-seven people were standing behind Jian Yu.
Xu Mu was dead.
Then there was Qin Xianzhao, who was too scared of the giant lizard beast next to Jian Yu to approach.
"A bunch of idiots." Xu Sheng looked up at the iridescent purple Water Jelly Soul Beast swaying in midair.
Refusing to accept it, he pulled several more vials of medicine from a shielded box and smashed them at Jian Yu’s feet.
The students from Emperor Wolf Star Academy had short fuses. When they realized Xu Sheng was behind this, they immediately started a fight.
Jian Yu wasn’t worried about the one-versus-nine fight.
Her worried gaze was fixed on the Alien Beasts, which were held in check by the Purple Smoke.
She watched them roar where they stood, frantically digging at the ground, their claws scratching so hard that blood seeped out from between their digits.
She watched them draw closer step by step, as if struggling against some immense pressure, only to fall to their knees midway.
The Alien Beast at the very front, the one with wings, suddenly flew until it was about three inches from Jian Yu’s face.
Perhaps it smelled the scent or felt the suppression of her bloodline.
It stopped abruptly, and though it was clearly in discomfort, it wagged its tail and even stuck out its deep red tongue in a gesture of goodwill.
The clamorous voices of the students rose up from all around.
Jian Yu’s fingers curled slightly, her heart constricting painfully.
"Jian Yu!" Qin Xianzhao shouted, trying to morally blackmail her.
"Since you’re so powerful, you might as well just deal with them already! You’ve been following the Chief for so long and enjoyed so many resources. Isn’t it time for you to pay it back?"
In a panic, Qin Xianzhao released his Contracted Beast.
But the Green Snake seemed to have spotted its natural enemy and began to tremble uncontrollably as well.
His B-level Spirit Shield was utterly fragile.
A Centipede Beast brandished its claws, its first pair of legs excreting a venomous fluid.
Qin Xianzhao’s legs went weak, and he couldn’t even stand up under the pressure radiating from the pack of beasts.
He began to crawl toward her. "Little sister, save me! I wasn’t lying, I really am your cousin! If you save me, I’ll give up my position! You’re the real member of the Qin Family! Everything that belongs to the Qin Family will be yours!"
The Emperor Wolf Star students injured Xu Sheng’s Soul Beast and threw him over toward Qin Xianzhao.
This tossed them right out of the misty circle formed by the Water Jelly Soul Beast.
With nothing left to hold them back, the out-of-control pack of beasts caught Xu Sheng’s scent and swarmed him madly.
Jian Yu watched, expressionless, as their bodies were torn to shreds by the Alien Beasts as if to vent their rage.
’Maybe she was just heartless.’
Compared to the culprits who had caused the riot, she felt more sympathy for the Alien Beasts, who had scratched their own claws bloody rather than harm her.
Jian Yu glanced at the false Soul Beast she had manifested. Her gaze hardened, and the Yulan Fragrance suddenly erupted from her.
A green light surged in the air, and the enormous, iridescent purple Water Jelly Soul Beast gradually transformed, turning green.
Its bell turned green, with patterns flowing from light to dark green, slowly circulating along the rim.
Its transparent, gradient-green tentacles draped down like silk ribbons, and the green smoke coiling around it filled the air with a faint, orchid-like fragrance.
The beasts’ roars came to an abrupt halt. The pack of Alien Beasts was instantly soothed, and the wounds on their bodies began to heal.
Jian Yu reached out a finger.
The Mane Flying Beast froze, its nostrils flaring rapidly.
The violence in its eyes vanished completely. A low, whining growl of affection rumbled in its throat as it docilely prostrated itself before Jian Yu.
Its warm tongue licked Jian Yu’s fingers.
Ling Yanzhi raised an eyebrow.
Having received the Red Snake’s memories, he had been watching from the side for about half a minute without stepping in to steal the show.
He knew Jian Yu had seen him; if she had wanted to ask for help, she could have at any time.
Ling Yanzhi walked over with a smile. "You’ve really stolen the spotlight."
Jian Yu pressed her lips together, her eyes brightening a little.
Her peripheral vision fell on Qin Xianzhao’s Contracted Green Snake, and her gaze froze.
The red thread on her wrist vibrated and shot out, ’eagerly stirring’ as it faced the dying Green Snake.