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

At 2:30 PM, Su Qianxue arrived at the trial hall.

The hall was extremely spacious, with a dome thirty meters high. In the center was a circular teleportation array platform with a diameter of fifty meters, the array patterns glowing with a faint blue light.

The surrounding walls are embedded with information screens that display various data from inside the training ground in real time.

The students arrived one after another.

Yi Chen noticed that Wang Teng had also arrived, but he stood in the farthest corner of the crowd and never looked at Su Qianxue.

Instructor Wang Meng arrived on time. He stood in front of the teleportation array platform and scanned the students.

"You are about to enter the beginner's training ground. This is a separate secret space specially opened up by the Royal Academy for new students."

His voice echoed in the hall.

"Inside there are spiritual herbs, spiritual stones, rare and exotic fruits, as well as various exotic beasts. The beasts range in level from 1 to 6, with 6 being the highest. Most of you are at level 3 or 4, so if you encounter beasts at level 5 or higher, you must act according to your abilities."

He held up one finger: "All the resources you obtain inside belong to you. Spirit herbs, spirit stones, and the essence blood of exotic beasts are all yours. In addition, to make it easier for you to collect things, the academy will give each of you new students a spatial ring."

A murmur of excitement rippled through the crowd. Free resources—who wouldn't want that? Plus, a spatial ring! The Royal Academy is truly something else!

"The trial begins every afternoon and lasts for four hours. The trial grounds cover a vast area of ​​one million square kilometers, so you don't need to worry about competing with others." Wang Meng took out a stack of palm-sized jade tokens. "Each person will receive a teleportation token. If you encounter danger that you can't withstand, activate it, and you will be forcibly teleported out."

His tone grew more serious: "Last rule, students can form teams, but killing each other is strictly prohibited. Anyone who breaks this rule will be expelled immediately, with no second chances. Do you understand?"

"Listen carefully!"

"Those who want to form teams, stand on the left; those who want to act alone, stand on the right."

The crowd began to split up. About half of the people chose to team up, huddling together in groups of three to five to discuss their options. The rest stood on the right, ready to go it alone.

Su Qianxue walked to the right.

She doesn't need teammates. In her past life, she single-handedly slaughtered the entire Monster Mountain Range; this small beginner training ground doesn't require anyone's help.

"Su Qianxue, are you sure you want to go in alone?" Instructor Wang Meng glanced at her again. "The level 6 beasts inside are still very dangerous."

"No problem, mentor."

Wang Meng didn't say anything more, just nodded.

The teleportation array activated. Blue light surged from beneath their feet, and the students' figures gradually blurred in the light before disappearing.

A fleeting glimpse into my vision.

Su Qianxue opened her eyes and found herself standing on the edge of a dense jungle.

The sky above was orange-red, a unique color characteristic of the secret realm.

The air was filled with spiritual energy, at least three times more concentrated than outside. The soil beneath our feet was moist and soft, and the fragrance of spiritual herbs mingled with the scent of the earth.

Yichen jumped off her shoulder, its four paws landing on the soft ground. Its ears twitched twice, and its emerald green eyes reflected the surrounding scenery.

[Excellent, excellent! The spiritual energy here is much denser than outside. There must be quite a few good things here.]

Su Qianxue glanced around and quickly assessed the terrain.

Ahead lies a dense forest, to the left a stream, and on the right hillside several glowing plants—those are spiritual herbs.

"Gather resources first, and deal with any strange beasts we encounter along the way," she whispered as she formulated her plan.

Yichen meowed in agreement.

Su Qianxue moved.

She was incredibly fast; her combat experience as the Empress in her previous life made every step she took precise.

He moved through the bushes and in a few flashes arrived in front of the few spiritual herbs on the hillside.

"Azure Vine, a second-grade spiritual herb. Refining it can increase the speed of spiritual energy circulation." She recognized the species at a glance, bent down to pluck it, and put it into her personal spatial ring.

There were also three Purple Flame Flowers and a clump of Silver Frost Grass nearby, all of which were good medicinal materials. Su Qianxue took them all.

After walking up the hillside for a hundred meters, a spirit stone vein, about half a person's height, was revealed on the ground. Spirit stones are the hard currency of cultivation; they can be used to directly absorb spiritual energy and also for trading. Su Qianxue channeled her spiritual energy, and with a few palm strikes, she chopped off a pile of fist-sized fragments of spirit stones, storing them all in her ring.

Yi Chen wandered around nearby, occasionally scratching the ground with his paws, and surprisingly unearthed a few small spirit stones of decent quality. He picked them up and ran to Su Qianxue's feet, placing them down like treasures.

"Meow." [Look, even a cat can get work done.]

Su Qianxue's lips twitched slightly as she bent down to pick up the spirit stones.

After gathering resources for a quarter of an hour, Su Qianxue prepared to venture deep into the dense forest to hunt exotic beasts. While spirit herbs and spirit stones were useful, the essence blood of exotic beasts was the fastest way to increase her strength.

Less than 500 meters into the dense forest, a rustling sound came from the bushes.

A gray unicorn lizard emerged from the bushes. It was two meters long, with hard gray scales covering its back and a single horn on its head that gleamed coldly.

Tier 4 Beast, Armored Gray Lizard.

It spotted Su Qianxue, let out a roar, and spewed out a cloud of gray poisonous mist.

Su Qianxue dodged to the side, gathered spiritual power in her right hand, and struck out with her palm.

The Empress's cultivation technique from her previous life circulated within her body, her palm strikes sharp and icy. She slammed her palm into the Ironclad Gray Lizard's head, splitting a long gash in its gray scales. The lizard let out a scream and collapsed to the ground.

Su Qianxue followed up with a second palm strike, and the gray lizard twitched twice before becoming completely still.

Clean and efficient, taking less than ten seconds in total.

She crouched down, took out a gray essence crystal from the gray lizard's body, and put it away.

Yichen squatted on the tree branch and watched the whole thing, secretly giving a thumbs up in his heart.

[Master is truly swift in battle. Fourth-tier beasts are like paper in her hands.]

Su Qianxue did not linger and continued to delve deeper.

Over the next hour, she hunted down six Tier 4 beasts: two armored gray lizards, one shadow leopard, two stone-winged bats, and one fire rock toad. Each one was dealt with within a few moves, without any hesitation.

The harvest was quite fruitful. Six Rank 4 beast essence bloods, plus a dozen or so spirit herbs gathered along the way and a small pile of spirit stones, filled the spatial ring with quite a lot of things.

Su Qianxue found an open space to sit down and began refining the essence blood on the spot.

She took out a crystal of the essence blood of an armored gray lizard, swallowed it, and began to refine it through her internal energy. The immense life energy contained within the essence blood exploded within her body, surging along her meridians. Her cultivation techniques from her previous life effectively guided this energy, transforming it into her own spiritual power.

After refining a single essence of blood, Su Qianxue could feel her spiritual energy reserves increase.

Two more were refined.

He's at the mid-stage of the fourth level of martial arts, still a bit short.

"The effect of Tier 4 essence blood is alright, but its efficiency is starting to decrease. Tier 5 essence blood will be even better," she muttered to herself.

After tidying up, Su Qianxue continued onward. This time, her target was a Tier 5 alien beast.

The deeper you go into the dense forest, the taller the trees become, blocking out the sun. Glowing moss and mushrooms begin to appear on the ground, and the concentration of spiritual energy in the air increases to another level.

Yichen's ears suddenly perked up, and his emerald green eyes stared at a patch of bushes ahead.

"Meow." He meowed softly, his tail taut.

Su Qianxue stopped in her tracks.

Heavy breathing came from the bushes. The branches were parted, and a huge, strange beast emerged.

It was a giant black bear, three meters tall at the shoulder, its entire body enveloped in a dark red aura. Its claws were as big as washbasins, each claw tip gleaming with a cold, metallic light.

Tier 5 Beast, Crimson Flame Black Bear.

When the black bear saw Su Qianxue, its brown-yellow eyes narrowed, and two puffs of white air came out of its nostrils.

Su Qianxue's expression turned serious. The difference between Rank 5 and Rank 4 was significant. She was currently in the mid-stage of Rank 4, and fighting alone would be somewhat difficult.

But struggling doesn't mean you can't play.

In her past life, she had killed level 9 magical beasts; a mere level 5 black bear wouldn't be enough to make her back down. The only problem was that her current body's spiritual energy reserves were insufficient, which she needed to compensate for with skill.

"Yichen, you take charge of holding them back, I'll find an opportunity to attack their vitals," Su Qianxue said in a low voice.

Yichen's emerald green cat eyes flashed.

【Yo, finally it's Cat Lord's turn! Hmm, what move should I use? Illusion? It's a level higher than me, useless. Gravity Space, let's not panic yet.】

The Crimson Flame Black Bear launched the first attack, slamming its giant paw into the ground, sending a shockwave of spiritual energy spreading outwards. Su Qianxue leaped into the air, dodging the shockwave.

Yi Chen made his move simultaneously, starting with something simple to test the opponent's strength.

Foshan Shadowless Claw, Second Form!

Several transparent claw marks appeared out of thin air and precisely sliced ​​across the face of the Crimson Flame Black Bear.

The black bear, in pain, roared and flailed its massive paws, but could not find the source of the attack.

Yi Chen's attacks were completely unpredictable. Claw marks appeared out of thin air and disappeared just as quickly, leaving no trace.

The black bear, its face covered in blood from being scratched, began to rampage in a rage, its massive body snapping several large trees in half.

Seizing the opportunity, Su Qianxue approached from the side, striking with both palms and channeling all her spiritual power into the black bear's nape.

That's the weak point of all bear-like creatures: the back of the neck and spine.

"Bang!"

The black bear's body stiffened abruptly, its forelegs went weak, and its massive body collapsed to the ground with a thud.

After landing, Su Qianxue did not stop. She struck the same spot three times in a row, each strike precisely hitting the wound caused by the previous strike.

With the third palm strike, the Crimson Flame Black Bear's body went completely limp, and the light in its brown-yellow eyes dimmed.

"call,"

Su Qianxue breathed a sigh of relief.

This battle consumed nearly 30% of her spiritual power. If Yichen hadn't been there to hold her back, it would have taken her at least twice as long to defeat this level 5 black bear.

She walked over and extracted the essence blood crystal from the black bear's body. The level 5 essence blood was larger than the level 4 one, and its color had changed from grayish-white to dark red, with flowing energy patterns visible inside.

"Good stuff." Su Qianxue carefully put away the essence blood.

Yichen jumped onto the black bear's carcass and poked it with his paw.

"Meow." [That's it? Cat Lord hasn't even warmed up yet, hasn't even used Gravity Space, how boring!]

Su Qianxue rolled her eyes at him.

Over the next two hours, Su Qianxue hunted down three more Tier 5 beasts: a multicolored venomous python, a lightning-charged thunder horn deer, and a frost-armored giant tortoise that could spew ice.

In every battle, Yi Chen would use the Foshan Shadowless Claw to restrain and harass the enemy from the front, occasionally using the advanced skill [Gravity Space], while Su Qianxue would be responsible for finding opportunities to deal fatal damage.

The two, one human and one cat, are working together more and more seamlessly.

During a lull in the battle, Su Qianxue looted all the spiritual herbs, spiritual stones, and several strange fruit trees bearing fist-sized fruits that she found along the way.

The fruits smelled sweet, a blend of peach and herbal fragrance. She recognized them as "Crimson Spirit Fruits," which could quickly restore spiritual energy and were excellent for cultivation in the wild.

She picked one and handed it to Yichen.

Yichen took a bite, and his eyes lit up instantly.

[Delicious! Even better than chocolate! Sweet! And it restores mana!] He finished it in a few bites and then pointed at the tree with his paw.

Su Qianxue picked all the remaining dozen or so, putting some into her ring and keeping the rest to eat on the way.

Three and a half hours later, Su Qianxue began to explore deeper into the area.

Then she stopped.

Five hundred meters ahead, a chilling aura pressed down. The oppressive feeling was on a completely different level from the fifth-tier beast they had encountered before.

A huge figure could be seen through the gaps in the bushes.