Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

noon.

Director Wan booked a larger private room, enough for the rest of the elite class to come and have lunch together.

Because there were more people, the kitchen was serving food much slower.

"Our captain was amazing today! He took on three opponents single-handedly, hahaha! You guys have no idea, there were a few students from Beast Taming Vocational High School right near us, and before our captain went on the field, they kept bragging that their school was going to win the championship again..."

"Awesome! You guys didn't see their expressions; by the end, they were all utterly dejected, hahaha..."

"How's today's banner? Did it make you look good?"

"..."

Gu Ling's lips twitched involuntarily at the mention of the banner.

"Squad leader, we even made a banner especially for you." As they spoke, two people unfurled a banner.

"Clang, clang~"

There, on the red banner, were 12 large golden characters.

Gu Ling is the most beautiful! Gu Ling is the most handsome! Gu Ling is the strongest!

"puff……"

"Cough cough cough..."

When Pei Gang and the others saw the banner, they couldn't help but laugh, and they looked at Gu Ling with some sympathy.

Goodness, this morning wasn't even the most embarrassing part.

Gu Ling's face darkened: "...Can I refuse because I'm ugly?"

If these idiots were to hold up this banner and shout her name in public, she wouldn't even need Pei Zhili's Boeing larvae to appear; she would be instantly killed and incapacitated...

The two little devils, Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost, wandered over to the banner, looked left and right, and finally looked at each other, both seeing the 'little stars' twinkling in each other's eyes.

"Mwah~" This banner is so cool! (ω)

"Hehehe~" It's a shame the beast tamer doesn't know how to appreciate it~

"Huh? Isn't this good? I've been thinking about this idea for a long time." A boy scratched his head. He originally had more than a dozen ideas, but this one was concise and to the point, so it got the most votes.

Gu Ling remembered that this boy seemed to be the class's arts and culture representative.

Gan!

Who the hell was blind to elect him as the arts and culture representative?

...Oh, she seems to have cast a blind vote as well.

...That's all.

"Please, don't use this on stage, or change it..." In order to avoid being humiliated by the company tomorrow, Gu Ling indeed asked to change the banner.

Huang Weiwei, suppressing a laugh, suggested, "How about we take that banner from today? Cover up the words 'Nanping No. 1 Middle School,' then cut out 'Gu Ling' and stick it on?"

Gu Ling recalled the cringeworthy and childish banner from earlier, then glanced silently at the one in front of her... well, she could only choose the tallest among the short ones.

"...Then let's leave it at that." Gu Ling gave up struggling.

Between two evils, Gu Ling had to choose the lesser. Between severe social death and mild social death, she could only choose the latter.

Seeing that Gu Ling really didn't want the banner, Xian Jiu's cat eyes brightened slightly, and she jumped a few steps to the literary committee member, gesturing with her little paws and making little noises.

"Meow~" Beastmaster, no! I want this!

The arts and literature committee member didn't understand and subconsciously looked at Gu Ling: "Gu Ling, what is your Xian Jiu saying?"

"it……"

Just as Gu Ling was about to say something, she saw Xian Jiu facing her, raising her right paw and slightly moving it to reveal the sharp cat claws inside.

"Meow~" Beastmaster, this cat wants this banner, you'll definitely agree, right?

Gu Ling: "..."

Good guy!

The righteous Sheriff Meow Meow is threatening people like the big bad guy?!

Before Gu Ling could react, the kitten, which had been full of murderous intent, suddenly pouted, retracted its paws, and looked sad and aggrieved. Its eyes were wide open, as if they were filled with crystal tears, ready to fall with a 'plop' at any moment.

"Meow~"

Beastmasters are all just lying to cats~

She could never love cats.

"...Xianjiu said it wants this banner and wants the name on it changed to its own," Gu Ling said, speechless.

The literature and art committee member looked at Xian Jiu again, somewhat incredulously: "Huh? Xian Jiu really likes this?"

Xian Jiu nodded repeatedly, then gave the literature and art committee member an adorable, cute expression: "Meow~"

"Great! After we finish eating, I'll revise both banners!" The arts and culture committee member happily put away the banners, folded them into neat squares like precious treasures, and finally placed them in his backpack.

"Meow~" Xian Jiu's expression changed instantly, and she cheered.

Gu Ling chuckled coldly at this.

Drama queen cat! Face-changing cat! Naughty cat!

Having achieved her goal, Xian Jiu obediently moved closer to Gu Ling, offering her head and meowing softly.

As a good cat, you need to learn how to please your beast tamer~

"Heh!" Gu Ling rubbed him hard a few times without any mercy. Not feeling relieved, she picked him up and rubbed him several more times.

The mischievous boy watched from the side, clutching his stomach and chuckling.

Unable to break free, Xian Jiu could only raise her little head, her face both melancholy and resolute, and say, "Meow~".

As Emperor Meow once said, occasional sacrifices are necessary for the final victory!

Upon hearing this, the mischievous boy was filled with respect: "Hehe~" As expected of the leader, his awareness is truly high!

"Miwoo~" It's just so-so~

Seeing that Xian Jiu still had time to chatter on, Gu Ling grabbed Xian Jiu's mouth and squeezed it hard.

Xian Jiu finally begged for mercy, looking pitiful, "Meow... Waaah..." Beast Tamer~ The cat was wrong~

"..."

After lunch, Gu Ling calmed down and started thinking about Xian Jiu's health.

"Teacher Zhou, I'm taking Xianjiu for a follow-up examination."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mengran stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

"Thank you, Teacher Zhou." Gu Ling nodded.

After leaving the hotel, the two took a taxi to a pet medical center for a follow-up examination of Xianjiu.

An hour later, the results of the retest came out.

The doctor handed the re-examination report to Gu Ling: "There's nothing wrong for now, and it won't affect tomorrow's match."

"However, Lei Yin Cat is currently in a breakthrough period, and its internal energy fluctuates greatly. It is recommended that it undergo several rounds of testing before the competition."

"Okay, thank you." Gu Ling breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that there was no problem with Xian Jiu playing tomorrow.

"Mwah~" Xian Jiu nestled in Gu Ling's arms and lazily yawned.

Zhou Mengran suggested, "Gu Ling, let's go directly to the central battle arena now and use the training equipment there to test the data of Xianjiu."

"Okay." Gu Ling nodded.

When a pet is in its breakthrough period, the power of some of its skills and moves may fluctuate, possibly increasing or decreasing, and these are uncontrollable.

So the two took a taxi to the central battle arena and opened a training room there.

Gu Ling bent down and put Xian Jiu on the ground: "Xian Jiu, let's test the 100,000 volts first. Use 100,000 volts on that 'black pillar' over there."

"Meow~"

As instructed, Xian Jiu fired a 100,000-volt shot at the black pillar.

At the same time, the energy readings displayed on the instrument were increasing rapidly...

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands... and suddenly it broke through to the tens of thousands!

The final value was: 15670

An energy value in the hundreds indicates entry-level power; in the thousands indicates at least minor mastery level power; and in the tens of thousands indicates at least mastery level power.

Upon seeing the values, Zhou Mengran was quite surprised: "This power value is almost close to the mid-level power of the master level."

Zhou Mengran remembered that before the friendly match, Xianjiu had tested its power level at school, and it hadn't even broken 10,000 yet...

The brief boost from the breakthrough period of Immortal 9 was so terrifying?

"Really?" Gu Ling suppressed her surprise and turned to praise Xian Jiu with a look of delight: "Xian Jiu, you're amazing! Keep up this form for tomorrow's match."

Gu Ling only managed to raise the proficiency of the 100,000 Volts skill in Xianji 9 to the master level. Logically speaking, its power should not have reached the intermediate level.

This was an unexpected surprise.

"Meow~" Xian Jiu put her hands on her hips and proudly raised her little head.

The mischievous kid next to him enthusiastically clapped, "Hehe~"

Afterwards, Gu Ling had Xian Jiu test the skills several more times, as well as the other commonly used skills.

The speed displayed by the terms "flash of lightning" and "high-speed movement" is inconsistent, sometimes fast and sometimes slow.

The stability of [Reflective Wall], [Shadow Clone], and [Teleport] has deteriorated significantly. The number of clones and the location of teleportation are no longer as easily controlled as before.

The attack power of [Double Kick], [Iron Tail], and [Bite] has increased.

In summary, there is some good news: many skills in Sword and Fairy 9 are not performing consistently, but the power of offensive skills has generally received a temporary boost.

After the test, Zhou Mengran asked, "Gu Ling, how do you plan to command the Crimson Sword 9 against the Boeing Larvae tomorrow?"

"Boin Larva is a Flying-type and Dragon-type. Although Senjiro has the advantage of Electric-type, we can't be too careless."

Even though Xianjiu's offensive skills have become much more powerful, and she might be able to seriously injure the Boeing larva in one move, if Xianjiu is hit by the Boeing larva's skill, given her fragility, she will also be seriously injured and put at a disadvantage.

Gu Ling didn't hesitate for a moment before saying, "Let's just face it head-on."

Zhou Mengran was somewhat surprised: "Are you sure?"

"Confirmed." Gu Ling nodded and explained, "Xian Jiu's greatest strength, speed, is not performing very consistently right now. The longer the match drags on, the more likely something unexpected will happen. It's best to finish this quickly."

"Okay, let's go back then."

"it is good."

"..."

Back at the hotel, Xian Jiu sprawled out in Gu Ling's arms like a cat: "Meow~" Beast Tamer, this cat is hungry~

Hearing Xian Jiu say she was hungry, the mischievous ghost floating beside her pulled out two packets of dried fish from its belly and handed them to Xian Jiu.

"Meow~" When Xian Jiu saw the dried fish appear, her cat eyes lit up and she couldn't wait to grab the dried fish and eat it.

Gu Ling reached out and touched Xian Jiu's little belly: "Are you hungry so soon?"

"It should be in a breakthrough period, so Xianjiu's appetite is bigger than usual, and it will also consume more energy," Zhou Mengran explained.

"So that's how it is..." Gu Ling suddenly realized.

No wonder Xian Jiu ate so much barbecue yesterday, and continued eating dried fish after returning to the hotel. Gu Ling thought Xian Jiu was just too tired from playing.

If Xianjiu is prone to overexertion now, then it will be even less suitable to engage in a war of attrition in tomorrow's match.

With Zhou Mengran's reminder, Gu Ling paid close attention to whether Xian Jiu was hungry for most of the remaining day. She stuffed a lot of dried fish into the mischievous girl's stomach so that Xian Jiu could eat dried fish anytime, anywhere.

Not only that, Gu Ling also went online to search for various precautions regarding pets during their breakthrough period and wrote several pages of notes.

After a day of being pampered by Gu Ling, Xian Jiu felt quite blissful.

"Meow~"

Breakthrough periods are great! I wish every day could be a breakthrough period!

With a "smack," Gu Ling tapped Xian Jiu's head with her finger and chuckled expressionlessly: "Still going through a breakthrough every day? Xian Jiu, your condition is so unstable. According to the relevant regulations of the Pet Beast Alliance, you can't ride large vehicles. You won't be able to go out and play during the winter vacation."

"Oh, no, I should say I'll leave you, the cat, to guard the house while I go out to play with the mischievous one," Gu Ling added slowly.

Upon hearing this, Xian Jiu immediately shook her little head: "Meow!" The breakthrough period is too terrifying! I don't want every day to be a breakthrough period!

Seeing that Xian Jiu had finally behaved herself, Gu Ling chuckled inwardly.

The Pet Alliance does have such a rule, but as long as you put the pet into the pet space and don't let it out, it's fine.

……

the next morning.

Central Battle Arena.

To prevent Xian Jiu from expending too much energy, Gu Ling carried Xian Jiu the whole way, feeding her dried fish every now and then.

The arena was packed today as well. As the final match of this friendly tournament, and the decisive game to determine the strongest individual player, the event was just as popular both on-site and online as yesterday's team final.

Upon arriving at the rest area, Xian Jiu excitedly patted Gu Ling's hand with her paw, then pointed in a direction—

Two red banners were spread out one above the other in the audience area, fluttering in the wind.

—A golden carp is no ordinary fish; it transforms into a dragon when it encounters wind and clouds! Gu Ling will surely win!

—The Legend of Sword and Fairy 9 is the most beautiful! The Legend of Sword and Fairy 9 is the most handsome! The Legend of Sword and Fairy 9 is the strongest!

"Meow~" Xian Jiu's cat eyes sparkled, very satisfied with the effect of the banner.

Now, all the audience and fans will surely know my legendary name!

Gu Ling sighed deeply.

Destroy it...

She was the only one who died today.

After waiting a while in the rest area, the announcement finally came that both players should take the stage.

After feeding the last bag of dried fish to Xian Jiu, Gu Ling carried Xian Jiu toward the much-anticipated battlefield.

Before going on stage, Gu Ling saw Pei Zhili walking from another direction. The latter suddenly asked, "Gu Ling, you also ran into people from the organizers the night before last, right?"

"Hmm?" Gu Ling paused for a moment.

The night before last?

Someone from the organizers?

Gu Ling's expression became somewhat subtle.

Could the person Pei Zhili is talking about be Ye Wuyan?

The night before last, before Ye Wuyan left, he seemed to have said that he was going to look for something... Could it be that Ye Wuyan went to look for Pei Zhili afterward?

Pei Zhili observed Gu Ling's expression and, seeing that she had grasped the point, continued, "Then you should be well aware that the upcoming match isn't just about the individual championship, right?"

Gu Ling: "So, you only suggested yesterday that we use pets at full strength for the competition?"

"Yes."

Pei Zhili was not quite aware of the inside story, but it was his elders and school leaders who had hinted to him several times that he must win the individual championship.

Even if there's an unexpected event... and we can't win the championship.

That means they must be able to perform at their best in battle.