Volume One, Chapter 10: Tying the Highest Record—What Does It Mean to Be a Top-Rank Beast Tamer?

In Beifeng City, Beichen No. 1 High School and the Military Department’s Affiliated High School stand as two leading institutions, one to the south and one to the north, both vying for prominence.

As the conversation between Principal Lu of the Military Affiliated High School and Principal Gao of Beichen No. 1 grew tense, other principals quickly intervened to ease the atmosphere and shift the topic.

“I heard there’s a young fellow named Lin Yao at Beichen No. 1 who recklessly spent two hundred million to buy that problematic dragon girl from the Beast Tamer Association. What’s the story behind that?”

At this question, all eyes turned sharply to Principal Gao Hongjian of Beichen No. 1.

Gao Hongjian shook his head with a sigh. “What’s there to say? Everyone here already knows the situation with that dragon girl.”

His words cut off the topic immediately. Then, Gao redirected the focus from Lin Yao back to Wang Dongzhe:

“The Wang Military Industrial Group is incredibly wealthy and boasts strong research capabilities. They splurged on acquiring that SSS-level Golden-Eyed Leopard Beast Girl for a reason.

I dare say that within ten hours, Wang Dongzhe will match the highest record in the Newcomer Trial Arena and successfully ascend to level seven!”

The room fell into stunned silence at this proclamation.

Even Principal Lu of the Military Affiliated High School found no words to refute it.

After all, their two prodigies could only barely reach level six with all their effort.

At the same time, within the Newcomer Trial Battlefield, Lin Yao was currently at level six, just about 40% away from becoming a level seven Beast Tamer.

The number of Shadow Werewolves under his command had expanded from three to seven.

At this moment, Lin Yao had barely engaged in direct combat himself, dedicating all his energy and focus to producing more Shadow Werewolves.

While the outside world buzzed about Wang Dongzhe and his SSS-level Golden-Eyed Leopard Beast Girl, Lin Yao’s eighth Shadow Werewolf had just been freshly summoned.

Even when slightly crouched, these Shadow Werewolves stood a towering 1.8 meters tall, each a burly, muscular giant.

They exuded an overwhelming presence, their sinewy muscles tightly coiled like a spring loaded with explosive power.

Whether in the Newcomer Trial Arena or higher-tier battlefields, Shadow Werewolves were exceptional hunters.

Their “Hunt” skill allowed them to effortlessly lock onto prey and track targets relentlessly.

The “Dark Claw” skill sharpened their claws to a razor edge, capable of ripping through ordinary steel plates with a single swipe.

“Shadow Strike” enabled them to transform into a cloud of black smoke, suddenly closing in to launch surprise attacks or to make swift retreats.

As for the “Death Bloom” skill, it drove them into a berserker frenzy, indiscriminately slaughtering everything around them.

Lin Yao observed that the Shadow Werewolves rarely used the energy-draining “Death Bloom” offensively.

Instead, they primarily relied on the “Dark Claw” technique to battle foes.

Just now, Lin Yao had specifically ordered one Shadow Werewolf to unleash “Death Bloom.”

The result was immediately apparent: it was a small-area group attack.

When activating Death Bloom, the Shadow Werewolf was enveloped in a black energy armor, instantly boosting its defense and attack range.

It then spun wildly on the spot, clawing furiously and howling as it tore through enemies like a mowing machine.

Afterward, Lin Yao led Zhu Zhihan and his eight Shadow Werewolves in a sweeping assault across the trial battlefield.

The energy needed to reach level seven was now within reach.

Sure enough, after another wave of combat, fueled by the continuous kill energy contributed by Zhu Zhihan and the pack of Shadow Werewolves, Lin Yao smoothly ascended to level seven!

Lin Yao felt like a fish in water within the trial battlefield, exhilarated beyond measure.

In contrast, other Beast Tamers faced constant troubles in the arena.

Some weaker ones were chased and mauled by exotic beasts and alien tribes, rolling on the ground in disgrace.

Others with moderate strength were locked in bitter struggles with these creatures, struggling to gain kill energy efficiently while constantly risking death and forced ejection from the battlefield.

There were also some powerful tamers, such as Li Wuxing, who had contracted the SS-level Steel Demon Ape and claimed he would level up the school’s belle.

He wasn’t losing to monsters but simply couldn’t find any monsters.

To be precise, the trial battlefield was vast and the monsters were sparsely distributed.

Li Wuxing had a hard time efficiently locating prey in the field.

The school belle from Beifeng No. 3 High School, Yu Xiaoke, teamed up with Li Wuxing.

But Yu Xiaoke was no mere tagalong; she was a formidable ally herself.

She had summoned an SS-level Ice Soul Mystic Rabbit.

Originally, the two had hoped to join forces and sweep the other newcomers in one fell swoop.

However, neither was adept at hunting.

They spent more time searching than fighting after entering the field.

Meanwhile, Lin Yao and his team were nearly level seven, while the two were stuck at mid-level four, still 30% away from level five.

Yu Xiaoke was so frustrated she wanted to treat Li Wuxing like a monster to grind on!

No wonder she was so annoyed. Li Wuxing’s SS-level Steel Demon Ape was a fusion-type beast.

At this moment, Li Wuxing himself looked like a miniature “King Kong.”

Onlookers unfamiliar with the situation might have thought they had stumbled onto the set of a King Kong movie!

While other Beast Tamers and trial squads were beset by various troubles,

Lin Yao’s side was advancing smoothly, leveling up rapidly.

This smooth surge of growth filled Lin Yao with joy and ease.

If his future journey could always be this smooth, life would be effortless.

However, Lin Yao knew well that such a meteoric rise, born of perfect timing, was rare and not to be taken for granted.

As the trial time gradually slipped away,

With only nineteen minutes remaining, Lin Yao finally elevated his Beast Tamer rank to level eight.

The number of Shadow Werewolves under his command also reached nine!

Though time was short, Lin Yao continued to seize every moment to hunt without prematurely teleporting out of the arena.

In contrast, other Beast Tamers and teams were less driven.

For instance, Li Wuxing and Yu Xiaoke chose to teleport out half an hour early.

They found that both had only reached level five, disappointing the waiting teachers and principals.

Everyone had expected that their strong alliance might push them to level six,

But instead, they both fell short of level six by a wide margin.

Of course, some newcomers did manage to reach level six.

The White family twins from the Military Affiliated High School—Bai Jinghao and his younger brother Bai Jingchen—appeared before everyone as level six Beast Tamers.

Among them, elder brother Bai Jinghao was only 25% away from level seven, showing impressive results!

However, the White twins’ moment in the spotlight was short-lived, quickly overshadowed by Wang Dongzhe.

Wang Dongzhe appeared in the trial hall, imposing and dignified, as a level seven Beast Tamer.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the trial hall ignited!

Countless exclamations and cheers surged like waves toward Wang Dongzhe.

The principals of more than forty high schools in Beifeng City were all left wide-eyed and speechless.

Wang Dongzhe had truly, just as Principal Gao predicted, defied fate to match the highest record ever set in the Beifeng City Newcomer Trial Arena, successfully reaching level seven!