Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 20 Advanced Awakening (Part Two)

"Li Yuanhao, what are you doing? Sit up straight, we're going in right now," the female teacher in charge of Section B scolded.

"Class 9, line up and enter in an orderly manner." Xu Yuantao also came over to organize the queue.

"You just wait." The white-haired man glared at Lin Manman and uttered a vicious threat.

Lin Manman didn't even bother to lift her eyelids; what a childish teenager.

"It has to be you again." Fang Yaqi gave Lin Manman a thumbs-up and raised an eyebrow. "You could have solved it with force, but you insisted on using words."

"Too weak, not worthy of my seriousness." Lin Manman cooperated with an arrogant face.

As the two talked, the group entered the Awakening Temple. In the center of the hall was a huge magic circle, engraved with very mysterious and complex patterns. Around the magic circle were eight tall pillars, and something seemed to be placed on the top of the pillars, but it was too high to see clearly.

"Quiet!" Standing in front of the magic circle was an old man wearing the uniform of the Professional Alliance. The old man had a very long beard, which was completely white, but his voice was steady and powerful, obviously indicating that he was of a high level.

"I'll call out ten people at a time. Those whose names are called must enter the center of the formation and calm their minds to sense it. You can only come out when I say it's okay. Li Yuanhao, Jin Yao, Wang Lele..."

Hearing his name called, the white-haired man turned back and gave Lin Manman a provocative smile before stepping into the center of the formation. Once all ten people whose names were called by the old man were standing in the formation, the old man shouted, "Begin!"

Immediately, the great formation emitted a burst of multicolored light, enveloping the figures within it. Five seconds later, the light gradually disappeared, revealing the people inside. At that moment, four out of the ten people were emitting a faint white light.

"Those with white light on their bodies, come to this testing device and enter your name." On the other side of the magic circle, there was a not-so-large machine, and next to the machine stood a woman with a curvaceous figure.

"Li Yuanhao, Holy Sword Warrior; Jin Yao, Holy Light Priest; Ding Xiaoying, Ordinary Warrior; Yang Sheng, Elemental Mage, congratulations on awakening your classes. Go to that door over there to register."

Before leaving, the white-haired man turned back and gave Lin Manman a smug look.

As people went in one group after another, it was finally Fang Yaqi's turn. Lin Manman quickly patted her on the shoulder to tell her not to be nervous.

After the awakening ended, Lin Manman's expression became indescribable. The good news was that Fang Yaqi had awakened her class; the bad news was... she was a Holy Light Priest. Watching Fang Yaqi walk towards the door with tears in her eyes, Lin Manman shook her head and sighed. Such a fiery temper was more suited to a warrior.

When Lin Manman's name was finally called, her homeroom teacher, Xu Yuantao, quietly turned on his bracelet as she walked into the magic circle, his eyes radiating intense heat.

As soon as the old man gave the signal to begin, the magic circle lit up, and Lin Manman felt a surge of energy being poured into her body, making her feel incredibly comfortable in body, mind, and soul.

[Host has been upgraded to Level 2 Beastmaster, system update in progress...]

[System update complete. Upgrade gift pack given: Soul Nourishing Technique*1, Random Pet Skill Book*1.]

[Upgradeable Talent Options: 1. Contract Amplification: When contracting a spirit beast, the host's soul power is amplified by 30%. If the spirit beast's soul power is lower than the host's, the contract is 100% successful. If the spirit beast's soul power is higher than the host's (after amplification) but not exceeding 150% of the host's soul power, the contract success rate is 50%.]

2. Boost morale: Increases the overall buff of contracted spirit pets by 50%.

3. Shared Life: The Beastmaster shares healing and damage with all contracted spirit pets.

Lin Manman hesitated for a moment before choosing the third option. Although the boost was appealing, it wouldn't offer a significant improvement in her early-game combat strength. As a Beastmaster, her own strength was weak, making her the easiest target in future battles. The Life Sharing talent allowed her and her spirit pets to share damage, meaning that unless an attack was strong enough to instantly kill her and all her spirit pets, it would be difficult to defeat her easily.

"Why is one person's color different?"

"Holy crap? Why is that person's clothing light purple?"

"Light purple represents level two, holy crap, is this a student?"

"Which school does this student belong to? So dog-like!"

"Everyone else is awakening their class, and she's leveling up? That's outrageous!"

"Record it quickly, I need to post it on Weibo so netizens can all criticize it."

"Those who have awakened their professions, please come over here for the test..." The beautiful woman standing next to the testing machine was also dumbfounded. In this day and age, there are actually people who participate in the advancement with awakened students?

"Lin Manman, a Level 2 Beast Tamer."

"Haha, what an interesting little girl." The white-bearded old man watched Lin Manman with great interest.

"Damn it, Xu, you've been hiding this for a while, haven't you?" The homeroom teacher of Class 8, who had come in with them to await awakening, was now gritting his teeth as he approached Xu Yuantao.

"Hey, it wasn't me, I didn't do it, don't wrong me." Xu Yuantao finished recording with satisfaction after the female tester announced Lin Manman's level.

"Well, Old Zhao already managed to get three self-awakenings this year, and now you've got a level two one too. You're leaving us no way to survive. If you don't treat us to a meal at one of the hotels here tonight, you can expect us to give you a hard time when we get back."

"Oh, it's just a meal, no problem at all." Xu Yuantao couldn't stop smiling.

Li Yuanhao, who had been waiting at the registration desk for ages, was no longer laughing. Lin Manman had just come out of the door, and before he could even go up to cause trouble, he saw her summon three spirit pets in a flash. The black bear, in particular, which stood over two meters tall, almost made him fall over in fright.

"Holy crap? She has three spirit pets?" Those who awakened at the same time as Lin Manman were shocked and swore.

"She just completed her upgrade, which means she had already contracted three spirit pets before she leveled up."

"Which young lady is here to wreck the fishpond?"

"Originally, I was supposed to get a lot of praise when I went home after awakening my professional skills, but now I'm afraid I'll get a beating."

With an innocent look on her face, Lin Manman handed over her professional certificate and badge to the certification staff.

"I've seen people advance before, but this is the first time I've seen someone advance like this, haha... It's making all the other kids' mentality collapse." The person who took Lin Manman's certificate was a young man who looked lively and sunny, which reminded her of Yu Tian.

Lin Manman shrugged; she really just wanted to hitch a ride.

The young man efficiently completed the process for Lin Manman, updated the information on the three spirit pets, and handed the professional certificate and badge back to Lin Manman. At this moment, the badge had already lit up with a second star.

"Honey, am I your best friend?" Fang Yaqi leaned closer, her eyes slightly red, as if she had been crying secretly.

"Just say what you want to say, stop with this mushy stuff," Lin Manman said disdainfully.

"Hehe, the Junior Professional Tournament changed its format this year, adding a team competition. You know what I mean, right? It's not too much to bring your bestie along, is it?" The Junior Professional Tournament used to be an individual competition, and Fang Yaqi, who had awakened as a priest, thought she had no hope of participating. She sadly checked the tournament information, only to find that the format had changed this year and a team competition had been added.

"Huh?" Lin Manman looked confused.

There's a reason why the Junior Professional Competition doesn't have a team component: the participants are all beginners at levels 1-3, with limited skills and few abilities to learn, making it difficult to form a stable and complementary team.

(End of this chapter)