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

It was a giant one-horned wolf, more than twice the size of the Crimson Flame Black Bear, its dark green fur adorned with eerie patterns. It lay dozing on a boulder, its tail lazily swishing, each flick of its tail slicing through the surrounding bushes with a burst of energy.

Tier 6 Beast.

Su Qianxue stopped walking.

She was well aware of her current limits. With her mid-stage Tier 4 strength and Yi Chen's ability to restrain her, she could barely handle Tier 5 beasts.

But level 6 is a qualitative leap. In a head-on confrontation, she might not even have a chance to escape.

"Let's go around it," she whispered to Yichen.

Yi Chen glanced at the giant wolf but didn't try to be brave. Although he was arrogant, his cat instincts told him that the thing was not to be trifled with.

[Wait until Cat Lord evolves again, then come back and deal with you.]

The two quietly retreated, took a long detour, and continued to gather resources on the outskirts.

The four-hour trial period came to an end in the blink of an eye.

On Su Qianxue's wrist, the teleportation token emitted a faint blue light, a reminder that the trial was about to end.

She found a high spot, sat down, and began to take stock of her harvest.

The spatial ring was crammed full: 6 pieces of 4th-tier beast essence blood, 4 pieces of 5th-tier beast essence blood, 23 spirit herbs of various grades, a small pile of spirit stones, and a dozen or so Crimson Spirit Fruits.

Su Qianxue looked at these things and her brows relaxed a little.

If she refines and absorbs all these resources, her strength will at least advance to the late stage of the 4th tier, and if she's lucky, she might even reach the threshold of the 5th tier.

Yi Chen squatted down beside him, poking at an extra Crimson Spirit Fruit with his paws, his emerald green eyes reflecting the orange-red sky.

"Meow." [A good haul today. Let's hunt a few more Tier 5 monsters tomorrow. Once Master reaches Tier 5, it'll be our turn to beat up that Tier 6 unicorn wolf.]

The blue light on the teleportation board is getting brighter, indicating that the trial is about to begin.

Su Qianxue stood up and brushed the grass off her pants. Her vision flashed white as the teleportation array activated, and her figure vanished from the training ground.

Students were teleported out of the trial hall one after another.

Most people were not in good condition; there were many with torn clothes, scratches on their arms, and looking disheveled.

One of the boys collapsed to the ground as soon as he came out, panting heavily: "My god, I almost got eaten by a level 4 armored gray lizard. If it weren't for the teleportation card, I would have been dead inside today..."

Another boy next to him, also limping, said, "I did kill a level 3 rock crab, but it pinched my leg...it hurt so much."

In contrast, Su Qianxue was in excessively good condition. Her clothes were spotless, her hair was perfectly styled, and her face even had the rosy glow of someone who had just fought a fierce battle.

Instructor Wang Meng stood beside the teleportation array, checking the status of each student one by one. When he saw Su Qianxue, his gaze lingered for a couple more seconds.

"Su Qianxue, how's the harvest?"

"good."

Su Qianxue didn't say much more than two words. She didn't want to be too flashy, at least not now was the time to show off.

Wang Meng nodded without asking further. He was curious to see how far this new student with the tabby cat could go in the beginner's training grounds.

Back in the dormitory, the academy assigned each student a single room. The rooms were small but fully equipped. Su Qianxue emptied everything out of her spatial ring and spread it all over the table.

"Let's refine the level 5 essence blood first."

She took out a crystal of the essence blood of a level 5 Crimson Flame Black Bear, then sat cross-legged and began to refine it.

Dark red energy exploded within her body, several times more powerful than fourth-tier essence blood. Spiritual power surged through her meridians like a flood, bringing waves of soreness and burning sensations.

Su Qianxue gritted her teeth and channeled her inner energy, using her past life's techniques to gradually tame, transform, and absorb this violent energy.

A quarter of an hour later, the first Rank 5 essence blood was refined.

His spiritual energy reserves have increased dramatically, bringing him one step closer to the mid-stage of the 4th tier.

She didn't stop, and continued refining the second one. This time it was the essence blood of a Thunderhorn Deer, carrying even more violent lightning energy, doubling the burning sensation. Fine beads of sweat appeared on Su Qianxue's forehead, but her expression remained unchanged. She had endured cultivation ten or a hundred times more painful than this in her previous life; what was this?

After the second one was refined, the spiritual energy pool expanded once more.

The third item was the essence blood of the Frost-Armored Giant Tortoise. The ice-attribute energy was extremely compatible with her Ice Phoenix Technique from her previous life, and the refining speed was nearly twice as fast as the first two items.

The fourth and final piece is a 5th-tier essence blood.

After refining everything, Su Qianxue let out a long breath.

She sensed the flow of spiritual energy within her body and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Mid-stage of Tier 4. Things are stable now.

In just one day, he progressed from the early stage of Tier 4 to the mid stage. Few freshmen at the Imperial Academy in the capital could achieve that speed.

She hasn't refined the 4th-tier essence blood yet, as its effects are already quite noticeable. She can save those 6 essence blood for future use in alchemy or trading.

Keep the spiritual herbs for now. Once you've collected enough, you can find an alchemist to make them into elixirs, which are much more effective than chewing raw herbs directly.

Yi Chen lay on the table, watching Su Qianxue finish her cultivation and happily munching on a Crimson Spirit Fruit.

Su Qianxue reached out and rubbed his head.

"You've worked hard today. Your Shadowless Claws were excellent, and your Gravity Space was even more impressive! Without your help, those level 5 beasts wouldn't have been so easy to take down."

[Ding! Master's praise! Warmth value +100!]

Yichen's ears perked up, and his emerald green eyes curved into two crescent moons.

[Hehe, praising me is the right thing to do. Keep praising me, the more the better, I can never have too much.]

He rubbed his hand against Su Qianxue's palm and made a satisfied purring sound.

[Ding! Intimate interaction! Warmth value +50!]

After tidying up her desk, Su Qianxue went to the bathroom to take a shower.

This time, Yichen didn't rush in. He had just finished eating the Crimson Spirit Fruit and was feeling sleepy. He yawned on the sofa and started to feel drowsy.

After taking a shower, Su Qianxue sat on the edge of the bed in her pajamas and took out spirit stones to assist her cultivation.

The spiritual energy of spirit stones is pure and gentle, without the violent feeling of essence blood, making them suitable for slow absorption before sleep.

Yichen wobbled off the sofa, ran to the bedside, jumped up, and crawled under the covers.

Su Qianxue didn't chase him away.

She's gotten used to the cat's antics now. Crawling under the covers, nuzzling, rubbing against her paws, perching on her shoulder… At first, it annoyed her, then she thought it was okay, and now…

Forget it, I don't want to.

She turned off the light and lay down.

In the darkness, Yichen's small body nestled closer, his head resting against her chin, his warm fur brushing against her neck.

[Ding! Intimate embrace! Warmth value +200!]

[Ding! Owner's emotions are stable and they are sleeping peacefully. Warmth value +100!]

Su Qianxue closed her eyes and smiled slightly.

For some reason, her sleep quality has improved significantly since she got this cat. The nightmares from her past life—her senior sister's betrayal, the fall of her contracted beast, and the endless darkness—are appearing less and less frequently.

Instead, she felt a warm, fluffy touch against her heart, steady and comforting.

Yichen felt the warmth value steadily increasing and made some plans in his mind.

It takes 5 Warmth Points to exchange for 5 Evolution Points to complete the next evolution.

My current warmth points are only a few hundred, far from the target. At the current rate, even accumulating one or two thousand warmth points a day would take at least a month.

But it's okay, Cat Master has plenty of patience.

Anyway, I eat and drink well every day, level up by fighting monsters, and cuddle with my owner at night to increase my warmth level. To be honest, this life is pretty comfortable.

He yawned slightly, and his emerald green eyes slowly closed.

To be continued tomorrow.

Moonlight streamed in through the window, illuminating the quiet silhouettes of a person and a cat on the bed.

That night, there were no nightmares.