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

Chapter 35 Dragon Soars Through the Night Sky

The two landed one after the other in the academy's administrative area. The Black Scale Fire Dragon was returned to the contract space, but its lingering aura persisted, filling the entire academy with a smell of sulfur mixed with high temperatures.

The monitoring room is located on the second basement floor of the main building, and the entire wall is covered with psionic screens.

Under Li Kaishan's instructions, the on-duty technicians retrieved the complete video recording of the afternoon's match on Arena No. 1.

The scene begins with Wang Teng summoning the golden giant rhinoceros.

A black magic circle unfolds, and the one-horned thunder dragon descends.

Surrounded on three sides, Su Qianxue was driven into a desperate situation.

The golden giant rhinoceros charged, the thunder dragon unleashed lightning, and Wang Teng delivered a close-range punch—three attacks simultaneously blocking all escape routes.

Su Qianxue used the agility of a sixth-level martial artist to dodge to the limit.

Wang Teng deliberately attacked the tabby cat on Su Qianxue's shoulder, knocking it away with a single punch.

The tabby cat cast an illusion spell, trapping Wang Teng in the illusion, causing him to freeze in his motions.

The moment the Thunder Dragon dispelled the illusion, the tabby cat unleashed a three-pronged attack: gravity-based spatial suppression of the giant rhinoceros, the illusion once again enveloping Wang Teng, and a mental shockwave striking the Thunder Dragon.

Su Qianxue suddenly lunged forward, slashing at Wang Teng's neck with a palm strike.

The lightning bolt from the unicorn thunder dragon dispelled the illusion surrounding Wang Teng.

Wang Teng rolled and dodged, his palm strike grazing past him.

In the chaos, the tabby cat approached at high speed from the side, its claws piercing Wang Teng's chest.

The image freezes.

From the perspective of a fatal blow, that claw strike was extremely decisive and without hesitation. However, analyzing the timeline, the One-Horned Thunder Dragon had just dispelled the illusion surrounding Wang Teng, and Wang Teng was about to regain his mobility. Su Qianxue's palm strike had also been dodged, and the situation was rapidly turning unfavorable.

Logically speaking, the fact that the contracted beast launched its attack at that point was a defensive counterattack from being forced into a corner.

Wang Bo watched the entire video without saying a word.

The monitoring room was so quiet that only the hum of the equipment could be heard.

Li Kaishan stood aside, neither urging nor saying anything extra.

In the final scene of the video, Wang Teng collapsed and died, the golden giant rhinoceros dissipated, but the one-horned thunder dragon still stood on the arena.

This image is more powerful than any words.

The Golden Giant Rhinoceros vanished with the death of its contractor, for it was a true contracted beast. The One-Horned Thunder Dragon did not vanish, because it was not Wang Teng's contracted beast at all, but a forbidden summoning item.

Cheating, confirmed.

Wang Bote's face was extremely gloomy.

He understood everything.

It was his son who first harbored murderous intent, used the forbidden artifact, and launched a three-pronged attack. The opponent's counterattack was only made after being forced into a corner, and the fatal blow was indeed delivered by the contracted beast, not Su Qianxue herself.

From a rules-based and moral standpoint, the Wang family is in the wrong.

But who is Wang Bote?

He had been operating in the Dragon Empire for decades, weathering countless storms. He could admit defeat in the face of facts. But admitting to Li Kaishan's face that his son was a fool was impossible.

"I've finished reading it."

Wang Bo turned and walked towards the door without stopping.

When he reached the door, he turned his head slightly but did not turn around.

"Principal Li, I know about what happened today."

Just that one sentence.

There was no apology, no investigation, and no threats.

But Li Kaishan heard clearly what was hidden in that tone.

We can let today's matter go. But I'll remember this anger.

Wang Bo walked out of the main building, summoned the Black Scale Fire Dragon again in the courtyard, and disappeared into the night sky with his followers.

Li Kaishan stood at the entrance of the building, watching the black figure disappear into the distance.

"How is it?" came the voice of the seventh-grade teacher from behind. She had followed us without us noticing, and her face was filled with worry.

Li Kaishan shook his head: "It's alright for now. But the Wang family won't let this go easily. However, the Dragon Empire is not a place where he can run wild."

He paused, then added, "Notify the security department to increase security patrols around Su Qianxue during this period. Do it covertly, without letting her know."

The teacher from Class 7 nodded and quickly left.

Li Kaishan stood alone in the night wind, lost in thought for a long time.

The Wang family has two peak-level tenth-tier Emperor-class dragons. He himself has a Silver Sky Deer, also at the peak of the tenth tier, but only one. If things really come to a head, he might not be able to defeat Wang Bo.

But behind the Imperial Academy in the capital stands the royal family of the Dragon Empire.

No matter how powerful the royal family is, they dare not confront the royal family head-on.

"They can't fight tough battles, but they're cunning—"

Li Kaishan muttered something to himself, then turned and went back to his office.

Inside Su Qianxue's apartment, the woman and her cat were completely unaware of everything. Yichen nestled against Su Qianxue's chest, leaning against the soft "bun," with drool still hanging from the corner of his mouth.

Su Qianxue also had her eyes closed, but there was a very subtle curve at the corner of her mouth.

Tomorrow is the real show.

As dawn broke, a long queue had already formed outside the central gymnasium of the Imperial Academy in the capital.

Yesterday's knockout stage was exciting, but it was just an appetizer. Today's quarterfinals are the real highlight, especially after the news of Wang Teng's sudden death spread throughout the night, causing ticket resale prices to triple.

The stadium was packed with seats. Not only were there students from the academy present, but representatives from several prominent families in the capital were also there. On the second-floor VIP section, many well-dressed middle-aged men could be seen, holding teacups and smiling, as if they were there to watch a performance.

Essentially, they were there to see the performance.

However, the actors in this performance are the ones they may recruit, win over, or even eliminate in the future.

Good morning, distinguished guests, teachers, and students!

The beautiful host, dressed in a fiery red gown, announced in a clear, bright voice: "Welcome to the Imperial Capital Royal Academy Freshman Tournament, the day of the quarterfinals! Today, the eight strongest contenders, who have fought their way through nine hundred and sixty freshmen, will determine their final rankings!"

"This round will use a single-elimination format, with four quarter-final matches, two semi-final matches, and one final. Winners will advance, while losers will be determined through a playoff!"

"Now, let's announce the first round of matchups!"

On the holographic screen, four sets of match diagrams lit up simultaneously.

Match 1: Su Qianxue vs. Long Ao; Match 2: Murong Hui vs. Situ Lei; Match 3: Ye Chen vs. Shangguan Wan'er; Match 4: Chu Qing vs. Mo Xie. "Oh, Su Qianxue is playing against Long Ao in the first match? A prince, indeed."

"So what if he's a prince? You saw it yesterday too. Long Ao himself is only at the peak of the fourth rank, relying solely on a mythical three-headed hellhound to hold his own. If he runs into Su Qianxue, he's in trouble."

"It's not just uncertain, it's chilling."

Amidst the murmurs, the first match began.

When Su Qianxue stepped onto the arena, Long Ao was already waiting there.

The prince had a very imposing air about him, dressed in a purple-gold battle suit, his hair tied up with a gold ring, and his chin slightly raised, clearly the kind of person who had been looked up to since childhood.

His contracted beast was quite intimidating: a three-headed hellhound, enormous in size, with each of its three heads possessing a pair of crimson eyes, constantly spewing black flames from its mouth. Mythical-level aptitude, fifth tier.

"Student Su," Long Ao said with a condescending "politeness," "I, the prince, have always been chivalrous towards women. If you admit defeat now, I can put in a good word for you with my father."

Su Qianxue didn't even glance at him.

"Let's begin," she said to the referee.