Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

Chapter 56 Gu Ling Gets Teasing

For the next two weeks, everyone was incredibly motivated and competitive, all in order to have a seven-day holiday for National Day.

Only by constantly battling against strong opponents can one discover their own shortcomings and effectively improve their strength.

Therefore, the first to be affected is Gu Ling, the top student in the elite class.

"..."

The weekend afternoon of the fourth week.

Inside the battle arena.

"Swordsman 9, use high-speed movement and shadow clones!"

On the battlefield, Liu Dao Xian Jiu's figure moved at high speed, gradually forming a counter-encirclement of the five pet beasts.

Huang Weiwei was somewhat surprised: "Huh? Xian Jiu has another clone?"

"It's that trick again, same old routine! Let's get her!" Long Yifei excitedly commanded Dianmeimei to use 100,000 volts to attack Xianjiu on the far left.

Huang Weiwei and the other four also had clear division of labor, each letting their pets use skills to deal with one "Xian Jiu".

Just as all the skill attacks were about to hit the "Fairy Nine", the speed of the six Fairy Nine suddenly increased to another level, and they dodged all the attacks.

Gu Ling calmly observed the situation on the battlefield: "Use 100,000 Volts."

As soon as the command was given, the six Immortal Nines simultaneously unleashed their 100,000 Volts towards the sky above the five pets.

The six bolts of lightning intertwined, collided, and rubbed against each other, eventually splitting into countless tiny bolts of lightning, forming a dense, spiderweb-like electric net that descended from the sky, enveloping all the pets on the ground.

Real and fake lightning intertwined, striking the five pet beasts from all directions.

For a moment, the five pets couldn't tell which lightning bolt was real and which was fake, so they could only try their best to avoid all of them.

However, the lightning emitted by the six Celestial Nines was too dense, and no matter how hard they tried to dodge, they were still struck by lightning from time to time.

Zzz~

Zzz~

Some people are hit by fake lightning and are fine, but others are hit by real lightning and, while being shocked, also experience a tingling sensation in their body.

Long Yifei's expression froze: "Why has the Thunderbolt move changed?"

Hearing this, Gu Ling's lips curled into a slight smile: "Did you all think I would never change?"

After being beaten for so many days, if we don't come up with a solution, we'll be letting down our number one position.

Now, after continuous training, Xianjiu's shadow clone can successfully create five clones, and the movements and skills of the real and fake bodies are highly synchronized.

Use fake skills to trick your opponent into moving, and then use real skills to attack them.

"Xian Jiu! Use Lightning Flash... plus Instant Teleport!" Gu Ling snapped his fingers and issued another combo command that Huang Weiwei and the other four had never heard before.

"Meow~"

Xian Jiu first deactivated the effect of the shadow clone, and the next second, her whole body glowed white as she ran forward with lightning speed.

boom!

Xianji was the first to collide with the Blazing Sun Seed.

Then, without losing momentum, she continued in a flash, and just as she was about to run out of the battlefield, Xianjiu's figure disappeared completely.

The next instant, it appeared behind the electric sheep.

boom!

After smashing the electric sheep away, he used teleportation again.

This time, it appeared behind the Fire Camel again.

boom!

Long Yifei stared wide-eyed in shock: "Holy crap! What kind of lightning flash was that?"

While maintaining a flash of lightning, use teleportation to adjust your position.

At this moment, Xian Jiu can appear anywhere on the battlefield and then attack one of the pets with lightning speed.

A single, decisive blow!

They instantly teleported away.

Then it will attack the next pet, making it impossible to defend against!

Dai Hao said with a solemn expression, "Shouldn't this be called... Infinite Lightning Flash?"

Hearing the jaw drop from the other end, Gu Ling extended her right index finger and shook it from side to side: "NO~NO~ This move is called the upgraded version of Lightning Flash, the Five-Star Lightning Flash."

As for why it's called "Five-Pointed Star," it's because the movement trajectory of this move in Sword and Fairy 9 is based on a five-pointed star.

"Xian Jiu's stamina is actually still quite poor. She can't keep this move going indefinitely yet; she can only maintain it for about five minutes."

However, five minutes is enough!

Under the onslaught of Xianjiu's [Lightning Five-Star Flash], in less than three minutes, the five pet beasts were rendered unable to get up by this move and collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

"Holy crap! Awesome!"

"Gu Ling is awesome!"

The other elite students watching from the sidelines were also amazed.

Unexpectedly, Gu Ling actually won against five opponents this time!

This is the first time we've won!

Previously, they were either ganged up on and beaten badly, or both sides were exhausted and fought to a draw.

After the battle, Long Yifei slumped to the ground, staring at Gu Ling with the look of utter disbelief: "Holy crap! Gu Ling, how did you come up with these bizarre move combinations?"

Gu Ling calmly replied, "Luck plus hard work."

"Get lost!"

"I hate Versailles more than anything in my life!"

"I advise you to stop now, Gu Ling!"

Gu Ling's answer left Long Yifei and the other four dissatisfied.

Seeing this, Gu Ling raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Really? Isn't this just ordinary?"

"Damn! You're getting more and more into it, aren't you?" Long Yifei couldn't help but chime in, but remembering how his electric sheep had just been brutally defeated, he rolled his eyes and turned to shout at Lu Jiuwen, who was not far away:

"Lu Jiuwen! Gu Ling just called you stupid! She called you dumb! Any man can't stand that! You have to teach her a lesson!"

Hearing these words, Lu Jiuwen sighed wearily, then replied with two cold words—

"idiot."

Lu Jiuwen's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for the surrounding elite class students to hear.

After a moment of silence, bursts of laughter erupted inside the arena:

"Hahaha..."

"..."

……

Before we knew it, it was the end of the month, and the monthly exam would last for two and a half days.

The monthly exam format for regular classes is the same as the placement exam. The six students who perform best can challenge students from the elite class on the morning of the third day. Each student has only one chance to challenge.

The monthly exam format for the elite class has changed. On the first day, apart from the top six, the rest of the students will compete in an elimination-style battle. The eight students who perform best can challenge the top six on the second day, with each person having only one chance to challenge.

Gu Ling, who was ranked first in the grade, spent the entire first day of the monthly exam slacking off, watching the matches and cheering on Huang Weiwei from the audience.

The next morning, Gu Ling, as the challenged party, stood on the battlefield with Pei Gang and his group of five.

Opposite them stood the eight challengers chosen from yesterday's match, including Huang Weiwei, Dai Hao, and Long Yifei.

Gu Ling spoke first: "Who's going to challenge me?"

At this moment, Gu Ling had only one thought in her mind—

Let's finish this quickly and call it a day!

Then I'll go back to my hometown for the holidays!

Finally, someone on the other side moved and walked towards Gu Ling's direction.

Gu Ling was immediately invigorated and became excited.

Unexpectedly, the person suddenly turned a corner halfway through the journey and headed straight towards Lou Huayu.

Before leaving, he left behind a cryptic message: "Gu Ling, I'll definitely do it next time!"

"Huh?" Gu Ling was stunned.

Then, the second challenger came over, repeated the first person's actions, and finally went to challenge others.

Gu Ling was puzzled: "Why doesn't anyone challenge me?"

Lu Jiuwen, standing to the side, spoke calmly: "Don't you know why we shouldn't challenge you?"

"In the training matches a few days ago, you crushed them all in a one-against-five battle. Do you think they'd dare waste their challenge opportunities to fight you now?"

It's one thing to take a regular monthly exam, but this is about the most important seven-day National Day holiday. It would be crazy to walk into a trap and get brutally tortured by a monster like Gu Ling.

Hearing this, Gu Ling blinked innocently, "It's not that serious, is it..."

She still felt a lot of pressure fighting against five opponents.

Just then, someone else walked towards Gu Ling, but stopped a few meters away from her: "Gu Ling, I'll challenge you again next time."

Next up was Huang Weiwei. She ran briskly to Gu Ling and grinned, "Lingling~ I'll challenge you again next time."

"...Ahem, me too."

Bye-bye~

The eight challengers, as if they had planned it in advance, first came over to Gu Ling and said something "harsh," and then went to challenge the others without hesitation.

Gu Ling: "..." So you came here to tease me?

Students from other classes watching the match from the sidelines immediately started discussing what they saw.

"Why isn't anyone challenging Gu Ling?"

"Gu Ling was the top scorer in the last class placement exam, and after a month of special training, her strength must be even greater, so that's why the others aren't challenging her, right?"

"Sigh, I was hoping to see that Raikou cat battle again..."

"..."

Seeing that the students in the elite class were not challenging Gu Ling, the students in the ordinary class who came to watch naturally noticed something fishy.

In particular, the top six students in the regular class in this monthly exam also came to watch the game in order to understand the current strength of their opponents.

Seeing this, even those who hadn't originally intended to challenge the top six of the elite class in one fell swoop suddenly had the same thought pop into their minds—

Well, I won't challenge Gu Ling this time either.

Let's release Gu Ling first.

Next time for sure.

After watching several matches in a row, Gu Ling's legs were starting to go numb.

Apart from Gu Ling, the other five people have been challenged at least once.

Gu Ling couldn't help but turn to Pei Gang and Xia Zihan beside her, offering a friendly reminder: "Why don't you two challenge me? Don't you want to be number one?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Gang rolled his eyes and didn't want to pay any attention to Gu Ling.

Xia Zihan smiled and said, "If you're bored, why don't you go down to the audience seats and watch?"

Gu Ling: "..."

Just a few hours ago, Gu Ling never expected that she would still be there to "play the part" on the second day of the monthly exam.

And so, Gu Ling spent the whole day doing nothing.

After returning home from school that evening, Gu Ling thought about how she would be going back to her hometown soon, so she decided to call her second uncle, Gu Mingsheng, to let him know first.

Just as Gu Ling was about to dial Gu Mingsheng's mobile phone number, she remembered that Gu Mingsheng had gone on a mission during the summer vacation.

Previously, Gu Mingsheng would call Gu Ling after each mission to let her know he was safe, but Gu Ling has not received a call from Gu Mingsheng until now.

"I don't know if Second Uncle's mission is over yet. I should call Second Aunt first." Gu Ling hesitated for two seconds, but still chose to call Second Aunt Xiang Jinli.

After the call connected, Gu Ling coughed lightly and then sweetly called out into the phone, "Second Aunt~"

"Xiao Ling! I was just about to call you. Are you going back to Ping'an Town for National Day?" A surprised female voice came from the other end of the line.

Gu Ling: "Yes, I want to go see my parents."

Xiang Jinli was very quick-witted. "Well, it's time to come back and see them. Just come back, and I'll take care of everything else, including things back home..."

Seeing that her aunt was about to steer the conversation off-topic, Gu Ling immediately asked, "By the way, Aunt, has Uncle returned from his mission?"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Jinli sighed heavily: "Not yet. This mission has been going on for quite a while, almost three months now. I heard he went to some secret realm..."

"..."

Half an hour later, the call was finally disconnected.

Gu Ling felt a sudden dryness in her mouth.

Generally, Gu Ling would discuss matters with Gu Mingsheng and rarely called Xiang Jinli.

Once the business was over, Xiang Jinli liked to ramble on about trivial matters, such as what she ate that day, not to eat too much takeout or junk food, not to play on her phone too much and to protect her eyesight, not to stay up late playing games, and to remember to check the doors and windows before going to bed at night...

"Glug~ Glug~" Gu Ling poured herself a glass of water and drank it down. Her throat was finally not so dry anymore.

Sigh, I guess this is a sweet burden.

My second uncle is rather introverted, so he wouldn't talk about these things.

Gu Ling turned her head and saw Xian Jiu playing games on a tablet, so she walked over and reached out to pet the cat's head: "Xian Jiu, I'll take you back to my hometown the day after tomorrow."

Xian Jiu tilted her head: "Meow?" What is hometown?

My hometown is...

Gu Ling's hometown is not in Hailan City, but in a small town called Ping'an Town, which is under the jurisdiction of another city, Yeming City.

Gu Ling's parents and second uncle's family from both worlds came to work in Hailan City years ago because of its good economic conditions, and later simply settled down there.

However, I still go back to my hometown, Ping'an Town, during holidays.

"...In short, my hometown is also the hometown of Xianjiu."

"Meow~"

After explaining to Xian Jiu, Gu Ling went online to check the train schedule to Yuquan City: "There are still tickets available for the 10 AM train the day after tomorrow... I'll book that one..."

Before placing the order, Gu Ling specifically contacted customer service to inquire whether she could bring small pets on the high-speed train.

The customer service representative replied that it is possible to bring pets of this size, such as the Raijin Cat, but they must be placed in the pet compartment before getting on the vehicle.

So, Gu Ling searched for pictures of portable pet carriers, which looked similar to ordinary cat carriers.

I can buy a pet storage unit at the shopping mall near my apartment complex. Tomorrow, after I go to school to watch the battles, I'll buy one on my way back.

……

On the third day of the monthly exam, just as Gu Ling had predicted, none of the students in the regular class challenged themselves.

Of course, the students in the regular classes weren't very familiar with Gu Ling, so they didn't dare to "tease" Gu Ling like those guys did yesterday.

When the monthly exam ended, Gu Ling was still ranked first in the grade.

(End of this chapter)