"So difficult..."

Inside the examination passage, Shi Yu couldn't hold it in after arriving.

Pretending to be aloof is too hard!

He still prefers to chat with his opponents before the battle, exchange feelings, and shake hands with their pets afterward to express friendship.

Acting all high and mighty doesn't fit the golden finger setting.

In the passage, Shi Yu rubbed his face with both hands.

It's too tense; he needs to relax first.

"Shi Yu—"

Just then, a voice suddenly came, and Shi Yu's face instantly tightened again.

His hands mechanically returned to his sides, and he turned around with a calm expression, saying, "Is there something I can help you with?"

It was a burly woman wearing a floral dress. Shi Yu saw her examiner badge and understood her identity.

"I'm one of the examiners for this professional assessment, and also the medical staff for this ranking battle."

The woman grinned, looking at Shi Yu appreciatively.

"Come with me, I'll take you for treatment."

She was also one of the nine grandmaster examiners who had been paying attention to Shi Yu since the third assessment.

Such an unconventional and versatile beautiful young man was rare, reminding her of her first love.

"...Thank you, but I don't need it for now."

"My pet didn't suffer any injuries or consumption in this battle. It's enough to recover with the nutrients in the preparation room."

Shi Yu sensed the grandmaster examiner's enthusiasm and immediately said he would next time for sure.

"Is that so?" The medical examiner was quite disappointed.

It seemed so; Shi Yu hadn't suffered any injuries in this battle at all.

"Aren't you going to find Han Dong?" Shi Yu asked.

"That makes sense." The examiner was taken aback, nodded, and said, "Then I'll wait for him here."

Shi Yu: "..."

These days, those who deserve healing the most are often overlooked.

Why is that?

However, at this moment, Shi Yu felt like he missed an opportunity to encounter a rare healing ability...

But it doesn't matter; he can have Eleven get hurt a little in the next battle.

Eleven in the Beast Taming Space: ???

...

Inside the arena.

Many spectators were still in shock and hadn't recovered.

Their understanding of the seed candidates' strength might be limited to videos.

But Han Dong and other advancing candidates were ruthless people who had emerged from over 700 candidates right before everyone's eyes.

And then such a big shot was instantly defeated. Are Shi Yu and the others monsters?

"Why can an Extraordinary Iron-eating Beast master Intimidation, and it's even at the Proficiency level..."

"Shouldn't the most outrageous thing be that Green Silkworm? Dragon Might, Dragon Might!"

"And, judging by the aura, that Green Silkworm has also reached the Extraordinary level in growth!"

"This is unscientific. Green Silkworms aren't like that. I'd believe you if you said it was a young Azure Dragon."

"But one thing is for sure, it really looks like one. Maybe it's a hybrid pet of the Insect and Dragon types?"

"Nonsense, Insect and Dragon types have reproductive isolation."

The audience was very noisy.

An Iron-eating Beast mastering the aura of a monarch, an Extraordinary Green Silkworm mastering Dragon Might. At this moment, the thousands of examinees in the arena were numb.

Not to mention them, even some master-level Beast Tamers couldn't understand.

"Damn it." In the crowd, Yu Shu was green with envy. Shi Yu really succeeded in using the Dragon Soul Grass on the Green Silkworm?

Proficient Dragon Might... Three days, heavens!

His face darkened. Even if Shi Yu didn't have high-level items, he didn't know how to counter the monarch aura and Dragon Might at this moment.

"Mom should be on-site! I have to quickly find her to get a piece of mental equipment—"

This time, the new skills Shi Yu displayed that were different from the videos shocked most of the audience.

Yin Zhengfan and the others were somewhat silent, including grandmasters like Qu Jie. However, the assessment had to continue; proficient Intimidation wasn't unsolvable.

Just then, the second round of assessments seamlessly connected.

Everyone looked at the object of the second assessment.

Seed candidate Fang Ji vs. advancing candidate Li Hanfei.

According to the currently updated ranking order, Shi Yu would likely face the winner of their match next.

...

Preparation Room.

Shi Yu summoned Eleven and Chong Chong again, letting them casually eat the nutrients in the room to replenish their consumption.

Eleven and Chong Chong each hugged a bag of "snacks," staring at the small television with round eyes like Shi Yu.

They could also see the battle situation in the main venue here; it was a live broadcast.

Although it wasn't as clear as outside, it was still watchable.

"Ying!!" "Ji!!"

While hugging the snacks, Eleven waved excitedly.

Seeing the television, it remembered whether they had recorded the battle just now.

Chong Chong also looked expectant, hoping they had.

Also, now that using momentum to bully people was over, could the Ying Ji Sky War tactic be arranged for the next match?

"I don't know."

Shi Yu also idly ate the low-level supplements in the preparation room like jelly beans, showing no signs of over-supplementing.

It was conceivable how much of a bottomless pit Shi Yu's physique was.

"I asked... Senior Lin Xiuzhu for help. I don't know if she helped you take photos."

It would be too outrageous for him to take photos himself. Holding a wooden sword during the survival trial assessment and holding a camera during the ranking assessment, he guaranteed he would be on the headlines again.

"Ying!!" "Ji!!" Eleven and Chong Chong calmed down upon hearing that someone was responsible for taking photos.

However, they looked at Shi Yu again the next moment.

(◍•͈⌔•͈◍) Ying Ji Sky War tactic!!

They saw that this venue was open-air, with a direct view of the blue sky above.

This was also to give some flying pets enough room to maneuver.

But now it seemed to satisfy Eleven and Chong Chong very much.

"That tactic..." Shi Yu looked at the small television.

"It's not impossible."

On the screen.

A crimson giant tortoise, over two meters tall, with a fierce appearance and standing on two feet, stood firmly on the field.

Around it floated a phantom snake.

[Name]: Backlash Xuan Turtle
[Attribute]: Earth, Fire
[Race Level]: Mid-level Commander
[Skills]: Thorns Fire Armor, Burst Shield, Earth Chain, Earth Guard, Rampage

[Name]: Phantom Serpent
[Attribute]: Mental
[Race Level]: High-level Extraordinary
[Skills]: Mental Fang, Mental Guard, Phantom Image, Mental Wave

Obviously, judging from the pet's race, this examinee was very cunning.

The Backlash Xuan Turtle was one of the few races without active attack skills. It could only activate Rampage when it was on its last sliver of health, gaining tyrannical attack power.

However, although it didn't have active attack abilities, its Thorns Fire Armor and Burst Shield skills were extremely disgusting. Not only could they increase defense, but as long as an opponent attacked it at close range, it would reflect part of the attack back, causing even greater damage to the attacker.

And far beyond attack, facing the Backlash Xuan Turtle's various defensive and recovery skills, one had to consider whether they could break through its defense, and who had more stamina and faster recovery speed.

After all, Earth Chain was a skill that allowed the Backlash Xuan Turtle to connect to the earth, using the power of the earth to recover stamina. Earth Guard was similar to Impregnable Fortress, another very comprehensive skill to increase defense...

So at the same level, very few pets could defeat the Backlash Xuan Turtle. Therefore, this type of pet naturally had no natural enemies in nature.

As for that Phantom Serpent, it was relatively weak, but it could attach to the Backlash Xuan Turtle's shell and attack enemies, which was normally impossible to catch.

These two pets belonged to seed candidate Fang Ji. Currently, his opponent, another advancing candidate, Li Hanfei, was being disgusted enough.

Her Strength-renowned Gigantic Armored Beetle and Control-specializing Enchantress Vine had no way to deal with the Backlash Xuan Turtle.

"It seems like Fang Ji is going to win."

Shi Yu shook his head, seeing that the girl named Li Hanfei couldn't break through the defense the whole time and was gradually consumed by the backlash skills and the Phantom Serpent hiding in the shell.

One couldn't blame this examiner named Fang Ji for having a disgusting battle style; he was taking the defense consumption route.

This kind of tactic was actually best countered by directly smashing him with greater strength and defense.

Of course, it was easier said than done, and most pets couldn't do it...

Actually, there was another way to break it.

The girl named Li Hanfei finally couldn't bear it anymore, directly took out a dagger, and under the cover of the Enchantress Vine, proactively attacked Fang Ji himself, planning to directly control the Beast Tamer himself.

Being able to directly attack the Beast Tamer and the Beast Tamer himself being able to directly participate in the battle were allowed by the rules.

It's just that in the previous ranking battles, very few Beast Tamers were used to doing this; their mentality obviously hadn't completely changed.

This girl was one of the rare Beast Tamers who took the initiative to do so. However, unfortunately, the moment they approached Fang Ji, they were stopped by an invisible barrier.

The Backlash Xuan Turtle's Earth Guard could be used on all life forms standing on the ground, including the Beast Tamer himself.

After failing in one strike, Li Hanfei's neck was instantly wrapped by the Phantom Serpent that flew over, and she instantly surrendered, frightened out of her wits.

"I admit defeat." She didn't want to fight anymore.

"Thank you for the match." Fang Ji said with a smile to the beautiful girl in front of him.

The Phantom Serpent didn't launch any subsequent attacks either.

Killing people was against the rules, and he wasn't in the habit of destroying flowers.

"If we also attack the Beast Tamer, I estimate that our next opponents will probably have to temporarily find a piece of mental equipment."

Seeing this battle, Shi Yu said with a smile.

Otherwise, even if the pets could defend against Intimidation, the Beast Tamers themselves would probably find it difficult to resist.

Of course, even if you knock out the Beast Tamer, it's not completely over.

At most, it prevents the Beast Tamer from using their talent to augment the pet. If the pet outside isn't resolved, the battle is still not over.

After all, some pets that have established a bond with the Beast Tamer know who their enemy is even without the Beast Tamer's command.

Therefore, few examinees in the assessment take the risk of attacking the Beast Tamer themselves, and resolving the pet directly means victory.

"How about using this guy to test the Ying Ji Sky War tactic on?" Shi Yu said.

The opponent has two skills, Earth Guard and Mental Shield, that can be stacked to defend against mental Intimidation. The chance of a one-hit kill is small, at most causing some mental shock and damage. Since we can't kill him in one hit, let's change the tactic.

"Ying!!" "Ji!!" Eleven and Chong Chong's eyes lit up, thinking it was a good idea!

"Eleven, be prepared to get hurt. We'll go receive master-level treatment later, but don't completely heal all the injuries after the fight."

Eleven: ???

So, so its high-speed healing is just for show!

Eleven was sulky.

...

Outside, the battles between the seed candidates and the advancing candidates were exceptionally fierce.

However, the examinees discovered an outrageous fact through one battle after another.

One match, two matches, three matches...

In seven or eight consecutive matches, not a single advancing candidate could defeat a seed candidate.

In the seventh match, the Magic Girl Zhang Qian only sent out one pet, a Lightning Sprite, and like Shi Yu, directly completed a one-hit kill with a bolt of lightning.

In the eighth match, Yu Shu's Soul-possessed Bone Dragon also swept two pets out of the arena in one breath with a Soul Flame Dragon Breath.

When it came to Yin Zhengfan, the summoned Mane Rock Behemoth didn't even move; the Void Crystal Butterfly directly killed the advancing candidate's pet with a Space Imprisonment.

They were completely not on the same level.

After sixteen battles, all sixteen advancing candidates were eliminated!

The thousands of examinees in the audience were almost instantly silent.

"The advancing candidates all crashed..."

Many surprised voices came from the audience.

However, some people thought it was only natural.

"The situation is the same as in our batch." Zheng Yingjie laughed.

"The situation in our batch was the same too." Senior Panda smiled.

Sure enough, these seed candidates were selected for a reason.

This indirectly showed the insight of this group of master-level examiners and the Eye of the Sky Curtain.

Being unable to be selected as a seed candidate isn't because you're not good enough; it's because you're not the best!

Unless some examinees deliberately hid their strength, it was difficult for the selection of seed candidates to go wrong under the Eye of the Sky Curtain's gaze.

After all, even Chong Chong's Illusory Doppelganger and Eleven's nearly passive Super Vision could be analyzed. The Eye of the Sky Curtain had a clear view of the strength of these examinees as well. The Sky Eye skill was much stronger than Perfect-level Super Vision.

...

Time flew by quickly.

The first round of 16 battles only took a little over an hour, averaging less than 5 minutes per match.

This was still because some seed candidates were dragging their feet.

Seed candidates like Shi Yu and Yin Zhengfan resolved their opponents in almost less than a minute.

"The second round is about to begin!"

With the end of the first round of assessment, the audience was full of anticipation.

What did this mean?

It meant it was Iron-eating Beast Knight Shi Yu's turn again.

Everyone wanted to see if Shi Yu would be in the normal style as before.

On the bracket, the names Shi Yu vs. Fang Ji appeared.

This time, Shi Yu appeared very quickly.

When the examiner named Fang Ji went down from the other side, Shi Yu also came out from the examiner's passage connected to the preparation room.

The two simultaneously stepped onto the field, Fang Ji looking solemn and a little apprehensive.

The Backlash Xuan Turtle's defense... Can it defend against Shi Yu's Iron-eating Beast's skills?

Fang Ji performed the nth analysis.

"Even if his Iron-eating Beast's skill proficiency is outrageous, it's still just a mid-level Extraordinary race pet."

"Even if the Backlash Xuan Turtle doesn't use skills, standing still and letting the Iron-eating Beast use Master-level or lower Hardening to hit its shell won't necessarily do anything!"

"Moreover, the Backlash Xuan Turtle isn't without skills. Its Thorns Fire Armor and Burst Shield, both mid-level skills, have been trained to the Proficiency level, plus Earth Guard... and my Elemental Resistance Enhancement talent, they may not be able to break through its defense..." Fang Ji kept analyzing in his heart.

He believed his own analysis.

The gap wasn't that big.

However, despite this, Fang Ji felt some pressure when he saw Shi Yu walking expressionlessly to face him.

Considering the rules allowed directly controlling the Beast Tamer, he didn't dare to analyze too much. His Beast Taming talent might not be able to activate. It depended on whether Shi Yu would attack him directly like that girl, and whether his two pets could help him block the Intimidation!

"Beep!!——"

Seeing that the two examinees were ready, Grandmaster Qu Jie took a deep look at Shi Yu and blew the whistle again.

There's no chance. Fang Ji has no hope in this battle.

Perhaps the professional-level examinees didn't understand.

But these master-level Beast Tamers were very clear.

During the survival trial, Shi Yu's Iron-eating Beast used the profound-level combination skill of Hardening and Thunder Palm!

With just this, he could easily penetrate the Backlash Xuan Turtle's defense.

Now, the only thing worth being curious about was the Iron-eating Beast's own defense.

Because even if the Iron-eating Beast could hurt the Backlash Xuan Turtle, it would have to endure huge backlash itself.

This was the relatively unsolvable aspect of the Backlash Xuan Turtle.

"Roar!!!"

The whistle blew, and Fang Ji and Shi Yu simultaneously summoned their pets.

On Fang Ji's side, there was a crimson giant tortoise and a gray, transparent, illusory snake.

On Shi Yu's side, it was naturally still the silly-looking little Eleven and the Green Silkworm Chong Chong on its head.

Now, no one dared to underestimate the combination of the little Iron-eating Beast and the Green Silkworm anymore.

This year's examinees were too unscientific. Shi Yu's two pets had broken everyone's cognition and didn't understand how they were cultivated.

At the beginning of the battle, the two sides were at a stalemate, and no one moved first.

Just then, an unexpected scene occurred.

"Ying!!"

"Ji!!"

Staring at the cautious, turtle and the rascal snake hiding in the shell, Eleven and Chong Chong jointly launched a condemnation.

"Ying!!"

"Ji!!"

"Wow, so that's how Iron-eating Beasts call, so cute."

Many spectators were stunned, looking at the chubby Iron-eating Beast. It was hard to imagine that such a cute pet had instantly killed an opponent of the commander race with an Intimidation.

"The Green Silkworm's cry is also very interesting." Some examinees couldn't help but smile as they looked at the Green Silkworm.

"Who said it wasn't a Green Silkworm? Its cry is exactly like a Green Silkworm."

Although they didn't know if it was a Green Silkworm, it looked like a Green Silkworm and sounded like a Green Silkworm, so they would call it a Green Silkworm.

However, how was Shi Yu going to fight this battle?

Many people stared at the field, wanting to see how Shi Yu would break through this turtle shell.

"Not attacking?"

Opposite, Fang Ji smiled.

Shi Yu didn't speak and looked at Eleven and Chong Chong.

The next moment, Chong Chong closed its eyes slightly.

The moment Chong Chong closed its eyes, the same outrageous thing happened on the field as in the first round.

Everyone realized that every time this Green Silkworm closed its eyes, nothing good happened.

The first time, with it closing its eyes, a materialized ice dragon phantom directly appeared in the sky and released Dragon Might.

Now, the second time it closed its eyes, a pile of white light points suddenly condensed and materialized on both sides of the little Iron-eating Beast's body.

In the blink of an eye.

The little Iron-eating Beast formed a pair of white light wings.

Fang Ji was stunned.

Then, under everyone's dumbfounded expressions, an Iron-eating Beast of the metal element directly shook its wings and flew up.

"Ying!!"

"Ji!!"

Eleven and Chong Chong were very excited.

"Holy crap."

"This is unscientific."

"What's going on."

Many examinees watched the little Iron-eating Beast rising into the sky, completely at a loss.

Fang Ji opened his mouth slightly, and after being confused, he was a little puzzled.

What was this going to do?

Air combat?

However, his Backlash Xuan Turtle and Phantom Serpent weren't active attack pets, so was there any point in air combat?

They cautiously watched the little Iron-eating Beast flying higher and higher.

One second, two seconds, three seconds... A dozen seconds passed, and the little Iron-eating Beast disappeared.

Fang Ji: ???

"Roar?" "Hiss..." The Backlash Xuan Turtle and the Phantom Serpent couldn't help but stick their heads out to look.

Then they were also messed up.

What did this mean?

"Letting the pet leave your side, do you want to get off the stage before the pet?"

Fang Ji didn't want to know what Shi Yu meant anymore. After he reacted, he realized that there wasn't a single pet beside Shi Yu to protect him, so he quickly gave the order.

Let the Phantom Serpent directly control Shi Yu himself like in the previous match.

Although it didn't matter whether Shi Yu was on the field, he was just a telepathic talent, but the current problem was that Fang Ji didn't know what to do if he didn't attack Shi Yu!

At the same time, he also wanted to force Shi Yu's two pets to show themselves by attacking Shi Yu.

"Hiss!!"

Listening to the Beast Tamer's order, the Phantom Serpent was just about to launch an attack when the sky seemed to collapse.

A terrifying mental pressure came down with a bang, scaring the Phantom Serpent into quickly entering the Mental Guard state. The Backlash Xuan Turtle was also instantly shocked, and in a critical moment, it activated all four skills, wrapping itself and the Phantom Serpent in Earth Guard.

With Earth Guard and Mental Guard, no matter how terrifying the aura of Intimidation descending from the sky was, under the difficult resistance of the two guards constantly generating ripples and nearly shattering, the two pets finally didn't suffer too much mental damage, but their bodies were shaken and difficult to move, and they were a little weak.

The same was true for Fang Ji himself.

Since he wanted to attack him, Shi Yu wasn't polite.

Part of Eleven's Intimidation directly pressed down on him. Even if Fang Ji had a guard to increase his mental resistance, his brain was instantly dizzy at this moment and nearly fainted.

This was enough. At this time, Fang Ji was unable to use his elemental resistance augmentation talent at all.

"You dare to attack me without buying mental defense equipment," Shi Yu thought.

Just then, everyone discovered that the little Iron-eating Beast's figure had appeared in the sky again.

However, its method of appearing at this time shocked everyone.

Where are the wings, where are the wings, where are your wings, and where is the Green Silkworm???

In the sky, a metallic lump of an Iron-eating Beast about one meter in size directly abandoned its wings from an unknown number of meters in the air, locked onto its target with Super Vision, and jumped down.

At the same time, it used Intimidation to stun the enemy so they couldn't move and precisely locked on!!!

The black spot was getting bigger and bigger.

Fang Ji struggled to look up.

Then, his eyes widened.

Eleven's falling speed was still very fast. At this moment, Eleven's speed might even exceed the burst acceleration brought by Perfect-level Thunder Palm!!

"Holy crap, what's this, jumping down?"

At this moment, the entire arena was shocked. No one expected the Green Silkworm to fly the Iron-eating Beast into the sky in order to jump down.

However, at this time, feeling the Hardened Iron-eating Beast falling like a black meteor, everyone understood the destructive power of this jump.

At this time, the Backlash Xuan Turtle and Fang Ji couldn't react at all.

The Phantom Serpent, which had poked its head out of the turtle shell, let out a pig-slaughtering scream as it watched the heavy object fall and was controlled by Intimidation and unable to move.

Feeling the Phantom Serpent's fear, although the Backlash Xuan Turtle had four guards on it at this time, it was also confused to the extreme.

It had been beaten for so many years and had never seen such an attack pattern.

"Boom!"

Soon.

In an instant, the little Iron-eating Beast falling from the sky directly smashed onto the Backlash Xuan Turtle. The transcendent-level Hardening came into contact with the Backlash Xuan Turtle's backlashing defense skills, and a dazzling light erupted between the two———

Crack——

The terrifying shock wave spread out, centered on the Backlash Xuan Turtle's position. At this moment, the field directly cracked, and with a "bang," a large hole with a diameter of several meters was formed. The little Iron-eating Beast and the Backlash Xuan Turtle were instantly buried in the hole by smoke and gravel!!

The momentum was like a demolition team going berserk.

Thump.

At this moment, the Earth Guard of the Backlash Xuan Turtle and the Intimidation of the Iron-eating Beast simultaneously dissipated from Fang Ji.

He widened his eyes. Because his legs were still weak, he was so frightened that he sat down on the ground.

He silently watched the collapsing arena in front of him.

A moment later, Eleven, who had healed almost completely in the smoke and only had a little injury left, climbed out with an excited expression.

"Aww!!"

Although it hurt so, so much from the fall, it felt so good. Smashing people was much more enjoyable than simply smashing the ground during training.

At this moment, seeing the little Iron-eating Beast come out unscathed, but not seeing the Backlash Xuan Turtle and the Phantom Serpent climbing out, Fang Ji was dumbfounded. He felt that both pets had been severely injured and fainted!

At this time, the many grandmasters were silent.

Especially Grandmaster Qu Jie, who was at the peak of his mental strength. He opened his mouth slightly, looked at the messy field, and was a little mentally deranged.

He was sure that all the grandmasters had guessed that Shi Yu would use the Thunder Armor profound to break through the Backlash Xuan Turtle's defense.

But what the hell was hardening and smashing with the help of gravitational acceleration!!!

Was this a tactic that a Beast Tamer with a normal brain circuit could come up with???

Moreover, the most outrageous thing was, with such a huge impact force, even with hardening protection, one should at least respect the Backlash Xuan Turtle's backlash skill!

Everyone looked at the lively little Iron-eating Beast and suddenly had a stomachache, not understanding. Was this an Iron-eating Beast?

"Ying!"

At this time, the little Iron-eating Beast raised its head.

Everyone also raised their heads and saw the Green Silkworm slowly falling from the sky.

"Ji!"

It was indeed slowly, because it had made a parachute out of silk in the sky, so it was falling much slower than Eleven.

The huge parachute was composed of white and transparent silk, making it easy to carve words. On it, Chong Chong had made the six characters "Ying Ji Sky War" in large letters.

Seeing the parachute with carved words, Fang Ji's mentality collapsed.

Holy crap Ying Ji Sky.

Damn, you call this a tactic???

At this moment, the audience in the arena was collectively confused. The Senior Panda, who was responsible for taking photos and videos, also shook his hand. Was this what Shi Yu had asked him to record?

"Sure enough, he's still abnormal."

Everyone had this thought. It was indeed him.

As for Shi Yu, his eyelids twitched wildly and he was stunned when he saw Chong Chong's carved parachute.

"Damn it." Because he didn't know about this part, who told you to mess around? This tactic was outrageous enough, and you even said its name?

Wouldn't this damage my reputation as a Beast Tamer! What if others thought I came up with it!