Reincarnated as a Tabby Cat: Daily Life with the School Beauty Empress

After the freshman orientation ceremony, the students were led to the teaching building by their advisor, Wang Meng. This was a teaching area specially prepared for the freshmen, and each classroom was equipped with state-of-the-art teaching equipment.

"Alright, everyone, go in. I'll be teaching the first theory class today." Instructor Wang Meng pointed to a spacious and bright lecture hall.

The students filed in and found seats.

Su Qianxue found a quiet corner and sat down.

"Meow." [This classroom is quite big, much better than that lousy place in Tiannan City.] Yi Chen thought to himself. He noticed that many students here had their own contracted beasts. Some of the larger contracted beasts were stored in their contract spaces, while others of moderate size were lying at their masters' feet. Yi Chen was the only one sitting on his master's shoulder like him.

Professor Wang Meng walked onto the podium and turned on the projector.

A huge star map immediately appeared on the screen, marked with various points of light and some obscure symbols.

"Today, we'll have our first theory class, 'Fundamentals of Beast Taming and Classification of Mythical Beasts.'" Instructor Wang Meng's calm and powerful voice immediately captured the attention of all the students.

"Beastmasters are among the most respected professions on the Azure Continent. We gain immense power by contracting with exotic beasts, protecting the empire and exploring the unknown," Instructor Wang Meng began to explain. "But the power of beastmasters doesn't come from nowhere; it's built on a profound theoretical foundation. You need to understand the habits, bloodlines, and evolutionary paths of these beasts in order to better train them."

Su Qianxue listened attentively. Although she was the Ice Phoenix Empress in her previous life and had some knowledge of beast taming, it was mostly based on practice and experience. She hadn't had much exposure to systematic theoretical knowledge.

"The aptitude of a beast is mainly based on its bloodline strength and evolutionary potential, and is divided into seven levels: Common, Rare, Legendary, Mythical, King-level, Emperor-level, and Mewtwo." Instructor Wang Meng pointed to the chart on the screen. "These seven levels represent the upper limit of a beast's level. The higher the aptitude of a beast, the greater its growth potential and the higher the strength level it can reach."

He paused, adjusted his glasses, and continued, "For example, a beast with ordinary aptitude can usually only reach level 3 at most. A rare beast can reach level 5. A legendary beast can reach level 7. A mythical beast can reach level 8. A king-level beast can reach level 9. An emperor-level beast can reach level 10. As for the super-dream-level beast, theoretically it can reach level 11, or even higher, but that's a realm that only exists in legends."

Upon hearing this, a murmur rippled through the classroom.

"My goodness! A contracted beast with king-level potential can actually reach the 9th rank!"

"Wouldn't an Emperor-level being even stronger? No wonder Wang Teng was so arrogant; his Golden Giant Rhinoceros has King-level aptitude."

Nestled in Su Qianxue's arms, Yi Chen heard these words and felt a surge of disdain. "Meow." [Only level 9? I, Cat Lord, will reach level 88, or even higher, in the future.] He thought to himself, these guys' understanding of power is still too superficial.

Instructor Wang tapped the podium, signaling everyone to quiet down: "Besides aptitude levels, we also need to understand the strength levels of martial artists. Like contracted beasts, martial artists' strength levels are divided into 1 to 10 ranks. And the evolution of our contracted beasts will greatly help improve the strength of their masters. The higher the strength level of the contracted beast, the faster the master's cultivation speed."

"Oh, I see. So, a contracted beast with the potential of a Mewtwo can't just start training from scratch!" The students discussed among themselves.

Wang Meng continued, "This theory can also be put as follows: the increase in the strength level of the contracted beast and the increase in the strength level of the beast tamer are mutually reinforcing. The stronger the beast tamer, the more spiritual energy they can provide, and the faster the strength of the contracted beast will increase. Conversely, the strength of the contracted beast can also be fed back to the beast tamer, helping the beast tamer break through bottlenecks."

"And the evolution of a beast is the key to improving its aptitude level." Instructor Wang Meng's gaze swept across the entire room, focusing on the contracted beasts of some students. "With each evolution, the beast's bloodline is purified and strengthened, and its aptitude level increases by one level. From common to rare, from rare to legendary, and so on. However, most contracted beasts can only evolve a maximum of three times in their lifetime. Those that can evolve to legendary level or above are already one in a thousand."

Another gasp of surprise rippled through the classroom.

"So that's how it is! No wonder my Flame Lion couldn't evolve further after evolving twice."

"My Wind and Thunder Eagle has already evolved to the Mythical level. My mentor said that one more evolution and it will reach the King level!"

Hearing this, Yichen felt even more smug.

"Meow." [They've only evolved three or four times, but I, Cat Lord, am going to evolve 100 times! Right, if I evolve 100 times, won't I be able to conquer the universe?] He thought to himself that his system was practically a cheat code, allowing for infinite evolution, something these ordinary alien beasts couldn't compare to.

Yi Chen secretly glanced at Su Qianxue and found that she was also listening attentively, with a thoughtful look occasionally flashing in her eyes.

Instructor Wang Meng's gaze finally settled on Yi Chen, who was in Su Qianxue's arms. He adjusted his glasses and asked calmly, "Su Qianxue, what is the current aptitude of your contracted beast?"

All eyes in the classroom were on Su Qianxue.

Everyone still vividly remembers the mockery directed at her during the ceremony. Now, the mentor is bringing it up intentionally to embarrass her.

Chen Tianyu and Lin Yaoyao exchanged a glance, a hint of schadenfreude flashing in their eyes. They wondered how she would answer. Was she going to say she had contracted a common tabby cat? Wouldn't that make her the laughingstock of the whole class?

Su Qianxue felt that everyone's eyes were on her, but her face remained expressionless.

Su Qianxue stood up calmly and replied in a nonchalant tone, "Reporting to the mentor, my contracted beast has the aptitude of King-level."

"Whoosh!"

The classroom erupted in chaos.

"King-level?!"

"Did I hear that right? A tabby cat with King-level potential?"

"Is she joking? Professor, she's definitely talking nonsense!"

Chen Tianyu stood up abruptly, pointing at Su Qianxue and shouting, "Mentor, she's definitely lying! How could a tabby cat possibly have King-level aptitude? This completely defies the common sense of Beast Taming!"

He was very indignant. The mythical-level contracted beast hadn't even spoken yet, and Su Qianxue dared to say that her tabby cat was a king-level beast.

Instructor Wang Meng's expression also changed slightly. Although he knew about Su Qianxue's grades and Li Kaishan's high regard for her, it was indeed somewhat unbelievable that a tabby cat could have the aptitude of a king.

Instructor Wang Meng walked up to Su Qianxue, extended his hand, and gestured for Yichen to come over.

"Damn it, who are you? Just tell me to come over and I'll come over. Don't get my hands dirty with your filthy hands." Yi Chen said dismissively.

"Excuse me, teacher, my contracted beast is shy," Su Qianxue explained.

Instructor Wang Meng nodded, took out a sophisticated detector, and shone it on Yi Chen.

The detector emitted a "beep" sound, and a series of data immediately appeared on the screen.

[Beast Name: Tabby Cat]

[Qualification Level: King]

Current strength: Tier 4

Number of evolutions: 4

Bloodline purity: Unknown

Professor Wang Meng stared at the data on the screen, his body jolting violently. His eyes widened instantly, an expression of disbelief crossing his face. He checked several times to make sure he wasn't mistaken.

"King... King level!" he uttered in a trembling voice.

The classroom fell into a deathly silence once again.

Everyone stared blankly at Instructor Wang Meng, at the utterly shocked expression on his face. They knew their instructor wouldn't lie, and the detector wouldn't err.

This means that what Su Qianxue said is true!

Chen Tianyu's face turned deathly pale instantly. He had just been loudly mocking Su Qianxue for lying, but now the truth had ruthlessly slapped him in the face. He felt a burning pain in his cheeks, as if he had been slapped hard across the face. Lin Yaoyao was also stunned. She covered her mouth, her eyes filled with horror and disbelief.

Mentor Wang Meng took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner shock.

Looking at Yichen, her eyes were filled with complex emotions.

He had been teaching for decades and had never seen such a bizarre contracted beast. A tabby cat that could evolve to the level of a king was completely overturning his understanding of the world.

Instructor Wang Meng turned around, looked at the students in the classroom, and said in a serious tone, "Listen carefully. Su Qianxue's contracted beast is indeed of King-level aptitude. What does this prove? It proves that Beast Taming is not static, and not all exotic beasts are limited by bloodlines. Sometimes, some seemingly ordinary exotic beasts may contain unimaginable potential."

"Therefore, never underestimate any life, and never easily laugh at any classmate. What you consider common sense may just be ignorance in the eyes of others."

Chen Tianyu, Lin Yaoyao, and the others lowered their heads in shame, no longer daring to meet Su Qianxue's gaze.

Su Qianxue's face remained calm, her heart undisturbed.

Yichen stood on the podium, his emerald green eyes sweeping over the students who were bowing their heads and remaining silent, and he let out a satisfied "meow" in his heart.

[Hmph, a bunch of clueless fools, now you know how powerful Cat Lord is, right? This is just the beginning! Anyone who disagrees, the gravity space will deal with them!] He wanted to let these people know that this "pet cat" would be an existence they could never surpass.