My stats are higher than yours!

Then, amidst its increasingly confused gaze, Bai Shuodong tossed the cat food into its own mouth, stroked its chin, closed its eyes, and began to savor the taste.

?

Humanity!

What are you doing?!

"Um..."

Bai Shuodong closed his eyes to savor the taste, his brows furrowing slightly as he crunched away. A fishy smell exploded in his mouth, followed by a salty taste. It wasn't that bad, but it was just a bit too fishy.

Then, feeling that he hadn't quite grasped the taste, he took another pellet from the cat food bowl and put it in his mouth, crunching it down.

"Meow?!"

"Let me taste it for you."

"Meow meow meow?"

"Of course it's true. Come on, look me in the eyes. Do I look like I'm lying? I couldn't possibly eat cat food on a whim, could I?"

"Meow~ Meow".

"hey-hey."

Bai Shuodong chuckled and ruffled the little black cat's hair before taking out the Soul Elixir and applying it to its head.

Soon, a cool sensation came from his forehead, followed by a feeling of comfort, as if some invisible force was quietly nourishing his soul deep in his brain, making it stronger.

This feels so amazing!

Bai Shuodong was a little shocked. The experience of using Titan Potion and Soul Elixir from Giant Pharmaceuticals was completely different, far exceeding his expectations. He thought that the Soul Elixir would also be very painful after use, but he didn't expect it to be so comfortable.

I thought all Giant Pharmaceuticals' products were rip-offs! Turns out they weren't!

Let's go practice our shooting in the training room again!

...

The next day

The students who had gone home to play all day rushed back to school, but one familiar guy was still not back in his familiar seat.

'You actually used it!'

Bai Shuodong stood outside the door, looking at Jiang Lin's seat from afar, a slight smile playing on his lips.

After using the Titan Potion, his first thought was of his good brother Jiang Lin. How could he keep such a highly effective potion for improving basic attributes and also for tempering his will? He had to share it with his brother!

I'd spend money on him!

After confirming Jiang Lin's condition, Bai Shuodong returned to his seat and continued studying his textbook.

The little black cat darted out from under the desk, its movements incredibly agile and nimble. In just a few steps, it was directly on Bai Shuodong's head, where it found a comfortable spot to sit, looking like a black plush hat.

"Huh? You have a pet?"

Xia Yanxin, who had just returned to school, spotted the little black cat at a glance. Curious, she approached and observed the little creature up close. She tentatively reached out and gently poked it with her finger. The black cat didn't flinch and let her touch it; it felt soft and squishy.

"Yes, I just got it yesterday."

"It would make a good pet, but it's a bit too docile. It's probably not suitable as a beast tamer, and its fighting ability is likely very weak..."

As she spoke, Xia Yanxin suddenly stopped, tilted her head slightly, and muttered to herself, "Wait, why do I feel like it's looking down on me? Is it just my imagination? No, it's probably because it's smarter."

“It is indeed quite intelligent; it can understand what you are saying,” Bai Shuodong replied.

"Huh?"

Xia Yanxin became interested, so she extended her hand and said, "Hello, hello, can I shake your hand? I'll feed you something delicious."

"Meow~"

"Ah! That look in its eyes, it's definitely doubting whether I have anything to feed it! Is it that smart?"

Xia Yanxin immediately became interested, took out a small plate of first-tier beast meat from her storage space, and said, "Look what this is."

"Meow?"

...

Ten minutes later

The little black cat that was originally clinging to Bai Shuodong has been tricked away and is having a great time playing with Xia Yanxin, as if she is its master.

There are cows!

hateful!

The value of first-tier beast meat is not low, and with Bai Shuodong's financial resources, it would be difficult to afford such daily expenses. When he looked at the black cat, he felt like an incompetent husband.

"Your little kitten is so well-behaved, smart and obedient, much better than my unfilial son. Come, come, I have some meat to eat here," Xia Yanxin continued to entice.

The black cat ignored her and jumped back onto Bai Shuodong's head, where it lay lazily.

'Ha! Foolish humans!'

'I'm stuffed!'

The black cat was very clever. Of course it knew that Xia Yanxin's conditions were much better than Bai Shuodong's, but it would never allow Xia Yanxin to be its master.

Because someone like her must have powerful family members. Those old folks are very shrewd and will definitely try to force her to sign a contract. Staying by Xia Yanxin's side is too dangerous; it's not as safe as Bai Shuodong.

Therefore, it would never deliberately try to please Xia Yanxin; it would only treat her as a restaurant, and it would be quite good if it could occasionally freeload a meal there.

"Your cat is too smart. It ran away right after it finished eating. This isn't an ordinary pet, is it?" Xia Yanxin exclaimed in amazement.

"Ah."

Bai Shuodong neither denied nor took the initiative to say that the black cat was adopted. He let Xia Yanxin guess about this herself; there was no need to express his opinion. Saying too much would easily reveal his inconsistencies.

He changed the subject and asked, "By the way, when you go to participate in the Spirit Realm Trial, will your family provide you with extra equipment and prepare for using your beasts in advance?"

"How could that be?"

Xia Yanxin gave him a strange look and then said, "In the Spirit Realm Trial, relying on top-tier equipment is no different from suicide. If top-tier equipment is detected, the difficulty of the trial will increase exponentially, and the score will also drop significantly."

"The same goes for beast taming. The spirit world will test the intimacy and tacit understanding between the person and the beast taming. If the beast taming is raised from a young age, the evaluation will not drop too much. However, if the beast taming is contracted for the purpose of the trial, the evaluation will plummet."

"The Spirit Realm Trials are one of the few fair trials in the world. They test the person themselves, not their background or power. In some ways, the Spirit Realm Trials may be fairer than the college entrance examination."

"But it's impossible to be completely fair."

Bai Shuodong replied.

The scions of top-tier families learn all sorts of knowledge and skills from a young age, mastering magic and spiritual energy, and using top-tier resources to enhance their potential. How could they possibly stand on the same starting line as ordinary people?

For example, Xia Yanxin's strength lies not only in her skills and comprehension, but also in her higher resistance to abnormal statuses and control effects than normal people. Generally, control abilities have little effect on her.

Not only that, this guy's elemental resistance is probably not low either, and his basic physical defense is much higher than that of a normal psionicist. Even if his constitution attribute is only 4.1, he will not be particularly fragile. His final strength can reach 6 or even 7 points of constitution.

Bai Shuodong's ability to kill her was simply because the power amplification from the [Slow Burst] skill was too high; even a normal person couldn't kill her instantly if they had the chance.

The whales are still too authoritative.

Chapter Thirty-Three: The Tower of Trials

"Ah!"

Xia Yanxin smiled. She could tell what Bai Shuodong was thinking at a glance, since he hadn't been hiding anything.

So she said directly, "You're probably looking for a way to significantly improve your basic strength before the Spirit Realm Trial, right? But these things are hard to find; most of them are useless."

"how about you?"

"I?"

Xia Yanxin pointed to herself and said, "My foundation was built up slowly over more than ten years using top-tier resources. I've used all kinds of resources, and although each one doesn't improve much, the cumulative effect is quite considerable."

“But you can’t do it. You don’t have that much time to accumulate experience. You can’t replicate my path. How could you easily obtain the results I’ve achieved over a decade of steady progress in a short period of time?”

"Too."

Bai Shuodong sighed.

Xia Yanxin's basic attributes appear similar to his, but their actual foundations are far inferior. This difference is not obvious now, but it will become apparent after she officially becomes a psionicist.

Her strength will experience explosive growth after completing the trial, and it will play a huge role in various places; this is the foundation.

"However, if you just want to make a quick improvement, I do have a place I can recommend."

"Where?"

Bai Shuodong perked up.

"The Tower of Trials is an opportunity that exists only in the Lesser Spirit Realm. Those who have not yet become psionicists cannot enter it, and it is absolutely impossible to enter under normal circumstances."

Xia Yanxin paused, leaned forward slightly, and stared into Bai Shuodong's eyes as she said, "However, recently there has been a little accident in the small spirit realm where the Trial Tower is located."

"What accident?"

"I don't know the specifics, but I do know that a powerful being from the original world once appeared in the Lesser Spirit Realm and tore open the boundary between reality and the Lesser Spirit Realm with a single grab, which has allowed ordinary people to enter it smoothly now."

Xia Yanxin returned to her seat and continued, "However, being able to enter doesn't mean you'll have a chance. For ordinary people like you who haven't participated in the Spirit Realm Trial, the environment there is basically 99% dead zones. The concentration of spiritual energy there is extremely high, and you might even develop a spiritual energy allergy shortly after you get there."

"...There must be a solution, right?"