A night passed quickly.

...

...

The next day.

Shi Yu was woken up early in the morning.

He originally wanted to sleep in, the big bed at the rich woman's house was much more comfortable than his own, but he couldn't resist Bai Xi pulling him and Lu Qingyi to register for the Martial Arts Tournament.

Today was the last day to register for the Martial Arts Tournament, and the official competition would start the day after tomorrow, so if they didn't register today, they basically wouldn't be eligible to participate.

Although the Bai family of Wuling was one of the organizers of the Martial Arts Tournament, Bai Xi didn't plan to use special privileges for registration.

"Let's go!"

After breakfast, Bai Xi said energetically.

"Can we successfully determine our rank today?"

Lu Qingyi held the Martial Arts Tournament promotional poster and pondered.

The Martial Arts Tournament is a competition with no level or age restrictions.

From apprentice Beast Tamers to mythical Beast Tamers, anyone can participate.

Because of this, many people register.

For the sake of the competition's effect, the organizers allow contestants to use the training facilities of the Martial Emperor's Relic after registering for the Martial Arts Tournament to determine their strength once.

The top 32 contestants in the strength ranking can directly enter the main competition without participating in the preliminaries.

Of course, contestants can also choose not to determine their strength, but then they would have to slowly fight their way up from the preliminaries.

People like Bai Xi, Lu Qingyi, and Shi Yu would definitely want to determine their strength; it would be too torturous to start from the preliminaries.

"Should be possible."

"Let's hurry, anyway."

"Where's Chong Chong?" Bai Xi asked.

[Chong Chong: ...嘤嘤嘤!]

"Coming, coming." Shi Yu, beside her, rubbed his eyes and released Chong Chong.

The dreamlike tool butterfly appeared directly in front of the three.

Instantaneous movement, activate!

...

Wuling City, Martial Emperor's Relic.

This place is located in the center of Wuling City and is one of the famous historical sites of Dong Huang.

The exterior of the relic consists of nine rock pillars, which are extremely tall and reach into the clouds, connecting to a fixed relic space. This place is similar to the Spirit Relic, with a fixed area that cannot be owned.

Inside the relic space, there are nine different facilities, all of which are training grounds built to strengthen the physique.

According to archaeological discoveries, this relic was a training ground created by the Martial Emperor to train his subordinates.

Currently, the Dong Huang Association has mastered the method of freely entering and using these training facilities.

This Martial Arts Tournament will be held within the Martial Emperor's Relic. During the Martial Arts Tournament, the Martial Emperor's Relic, both inside and outside the space, will be temporarily open to the public.

Anyone who has purchased a ticket, whether a contestant or a tourist, is eligible to enter the relic space.

"Tickets are 10,000 each, 10,000 each."

After arriving near the destination, Shi Yu discovered a strange thing.

Many Beast Tamers were staring blankly outside the nine pillars because to register, they had to enter the relic space, and to enter the relic space, they had to buy a ticket, which cost 10,000 each...

Similarly, tourists who want to visit and spectators who plan to watch the competition also have to buy tickets.

"No wonder there are no restrictions on registration age or level; the tickets are expensive."

Some people were frustrated outside. This was a typical case of not reading the rules before coming.

"Hmph, young people, you can't bear to invest, and you'll have to wait another year if you miss this opportunity." After getting three tickets, Bai Xi couldn't help but laugh in her heart when she saw a bunch of people hesitating outside.

Every year, she sees a group of tourists who are reluctant to buy tickets.

Since you're already here, you have to buy a ticket even if you have to take out a loan.

"Beast Tamers are buying them like crazy," Shi Yu also muttered.

This ticket price is simply a steal.

You have to buy one even if you have to take out a loan.

Of course, this is aimed at Beast Tamers who want to become stronger. He didn't say anything to non-Beast Tamers and those who just want to lie down and do nothing.

Buying a ticket and being able to watch the competition is secondary. The main thing is that the relic space was originally at least a level seven Beast Taming Space, a Beast Taming Space of a Legendary Beast Tamer. A pet's growth experience inside is many times that of the outside world.

Even if you can't use the training facilities inside, there are still a lot of benefits even if you just take your pet in there to sleep.

Finding an open space to train will make the pet's improvement efficiency even more obvious.

The cost-effectiveness is definitely better than using 10,000 to buy nutritional products for your pet. Beast Tamers will make a profit by buying a ticket.

Shi Yu naturally knows the benefits of the relic space because he has his own relic space.

He also saw that Wuling City was using this relic space and the Martial Arts Tournament to develop Wuling City's tourism industry.

If the Martial Emperor's Relic hadn't been discovered by Bai Xi's second grandfather, the Bai family and Wuling City might not be as glorious as they are now.

This is also why Pingcheng was so concerned about the relic space back then. When Pingcheng's Iron-Eating Beast breeding space is completed, the benefits that the hometown of giant pandas can bring to Pingcheng will definitely make Pingcheng soar to the sky, even if it's not as good as this Martial Arts Tournament.

"Let's go in," Lu Qingyi said from the side.

Before long, a magical scene appeared.

A bunch of people saw Lu Qingyi and Bai Xi, these two beauties, pass through security and enter the teleportation area and the relic space, and they couldn't help but buy tickets even though it hurt.

If these two were also contestants, being able to see them compete would make the ticket worth it.

Inside the relic space.

The environment is the same as the outside world, with nine huge towering stone pillars, and the sky and earth are the same color, as if it were a yellow prehistoric world.

However, compared to the empty outside world, several buildings have been built in the center of the nine pillars inside the relic space.

As for outside the nine pillars, there is a more vast relic space, where the different training facilities in the Martial Emperor's Relic are distributed.

After entering the relic space, Shi Yu and the others discovered a very different point, which is that there are many more Beast Tamers with strange clothes and appearances than outside.

Shi Yu glanced around and saw several strange people with very obvious plant, animal, and even elemental characteristics. 5816○.net

There was a burly man with bull horns, a strong build, carrying a giant axe, and obvious bull-like head features, obviously a Minotaur.

There was an uncle with a cigarette in his mouth, his feet, hands, and hair all turned into smoke, floating around, looking like a smoke man.

There was also a girl wearing a grass skirt, with elven wings and flowers blooming on her head, like a flower fairy.

As for beast-eared girls like Bai Xi, there were even more of them, bunny girls, cat-eared girls, fox-tailed girls, all kinds of them.

"Eyes, eyes." After entering, Bai Xi noticed that Shi Yu's eyes were staring straight, and he suddenly stopped moving, so she tapped Shi Yu.

"Cough, there are so many fusion talents here," Shi Yu said.

Animal, plant, and elemental pets are all fusion targets. Unfortunately, he hasn't seen any car girls or ship girls, but there was an old lady with two turrets on her shoulders and arms that were sniper rifles... Is she here to compete even at her age?

And this look, is she cosplaying the Double Gun Old Lady or Blastoise...

"The most common talent among the contestants in the Martial Arts Tournament is the fusion talent. In addition, the proportion of fusion talents among the Beast Tamers in Wuling City is also very high. How is it, interesting?"

"They are actually training the proficiency of their fusion talents. Maintaining this state daily has more advantages than disadvantages, except for being a little tired," Bai Xi said.

Shi Yu nodded. The last time he saw such an outrageous scene was when he went to a comic convention with his classmates in high school.

"Ugh..." Next to Bai Xi and Shi Yu, Lu Qingyi was also observing her surroundings. After she discovered that the appearances of the Beast Tamers here were all particularly outrageous, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Compared to them, her and Shi Yu's transformations should be considered relatively normal.

...

"Attention, please!!"

"Beast Tamers who want to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament and have not yet registered, please register in Halls 3 and 4. Other halls have suspended operations."

"In addition, contestants who have registered and plan to determine their strength, please take your card number and go to the trial location through Passage 6! Repeat..."

"Attention, please..."

"Let's go."

As the loudspeaker repeated, Bai Xi called out to Shi Yu, then took Lu Qingyi's little hand and happily walked towards Hall 3.

Lu Qingyi was helpless, but it was just holding hands, so it was okay...

Why is Bai Xi still like a child even though she's so old?

"Eh." Shi Yu was also helpless when he saw this. It seemed like he had really become a third wheel.

Damn it.

Thinking that he would be beaten if he encountered them in the competition and would probably lose, Shi Yu felt a pang of sadness.

This Martial Arts Tournament might be the most frustrating competition he has ever participated in.

Although it's impossible for Legendary-level contestants to participate, there seem to be quite a few Master-level contestants.

"Archaeology first, competition second."

Shi Yu quickly followed the two, while his eyes began to observe his surroundings, wondering where he should start his research later.

[Relic, relic, can you hear me?]

[Is there anything you want to tell me?]

[...]

Shi Yu walked while chatting with the nine pillars, but obviously, his posture was wrong and there was no response.

...

Hall 3 for registration.

Inside the building, there was a long line, about dozens of people.

Shi Yu and the others quickly joined the line. Then, as the three stood quietly, someone finally noticed the abnormality of Shi Yu's group of three.

"Hey, wife, look, isn't that the captain of the Gudu University school team, White Tiger Girl, Nine-Tailed Girl, Bai Xi? Damn, I almost didn't recognize her because she's not in her fused state."

"What did you say?? Do you want to live or not?"

"I, what did I do? Look, she's a genius Beast Tamer from our Wuling City, the granddaughter of Legendary Master Bai."

As a leading figure in the younger generation of Wuling City and a representative Beast Tamer of Gudu University, one of the Nine Great Universities, Bai Xi became very popular after she tore apart a Lord-level pet at the National Competition last year, stunning the audience.

After arriving at the Martial Emperor's Relic and dutifully lining up, someone quickly recognized her.

"It's really Miss Bai Xi. She's also here to participate."

"I remember she came last year and successfully reached the top 32 as a Senior Beast Tamer. This year, she has broken through to the Master level. I wonder what kind of results she'll achieve."

The people around immediately started discussing Bai Xi. Even the people lining up in front and behind looked over after hearing the name Bai Xi.

In the queue, Bai Xi sighed. She knew this would happen.

"That... that..."

Just then, a high school student-looking teenager with a bag on his back ran over excitedly with a pen and a notebook.

The people around immediately understood.

He wants an autograph? He's well-prepared, but wouldn't it be better to take a photo at this time?

"Sorry..." Bai Xi instinctively wanted to refuse, because if she started giving autographs, it would never end.

But who knew, this high school student ran excitedly to Lu Qingyi and asked, "Excuse me, are you Dr. Lu Qingyi? I'm your fan. I really like your books, *Mythical Forbidden Zone* and *Ancient Shores*. Can you... can you give me an autograph?"

Bai Xi: "..."

Lu Qingyi, who was behind Bai Xi, was slightly stunned and looked at the high school student who had come to ask for her autograph.

At that moment, people suddenly realized that the person standing behind Bai Xi seemed even more impressive.

Lu Qingyi?

"Archaeology doctorate from Gudu University, the most talented student at Gudu University in the past decade, the current vice president of the Dong Huang Archaeological Association... one of the young Beast Tamers closest to the Legendary realm, Lu Qingyi?!"

"Seems to be the real person..."

As the high school student revealed Lu Qingyi's identity, the surrounding onlookers were even more surprised. Lu Qingyi's honors and status were much more dazzling than Bai Xi's. In terms of level, Lu Qingyi was even above Zou Tianwang, who could easily top the online trending searches.

It's just that Lu Qingyi is relatively low-key, so her name isn't well-known. However, Lu Qingyi's archaeological achievements in recent years have been quite remarkable, and she's also a goddess with Legendary potential. As soon as someone mentioned her name, many people immediately recalled this person.

"Dr. Lu is also participating in the Martial Arts Tournament? Oh my god, unbelievable, incredible!!!"

Many people were shocked. At this time, another butterfly girl with butterfly wings ran over excitedly from the front. She was holding her phone and seemed to want to take a photo this time. Bai Xi took a deep breath. She saw this girl directly bypass her and run to Shi Yu, who was behind Lu Qingyi.

"Are you Senior Shi Yu? I'm from the animal breeding department of Modu University, specializing in insect research, majoring in butterflies. I'm Senior Sister Xia's junior. I've read your breeding achievement reports. You... you're amazing. Can I take a photo with you? Please."

Bai Xi: "..."

Shi Yu was slightly stunned. So breeding achievements can also attract fans? He thought he only had supporters among the common people.

So there are also geniuses in the breeding world who are impressed by his talent?

"Of course," Shi Yu said with a smile. "As expected of me."

At this time, as the butterfly girl revealed the news, Bai Xi was forgotten. People once again belatedly noticed that there was an even more awesome person standing behind Lu Qingyi.

If Shi Yu hadn't appeared, it would have been perfectly fine to say that Lu Qingyi was the most talented student at Gudu University in the past decade. However, with Shi Yu bringing the Silkworm Cocoon Evolution Chain, a research achievement that could change the landscape of the Dong Huang Beast Taming field, this honor of being the most talented student at Gudu University should be transferred directly.

Compared to Lu Qingyi, Shi Yu's name has been even more popular in the past month.

"Shi Yu... could he be the Beast Tamer of the Imaginary Butterfly?"

"The Father of the Silkworm Cocoon, the man who ruthlessly blew up Zou Tianwang's trending searches twice in a row."

"He's so young, he's so handsome, I love him so much."

"He's also here to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament? Holy crap."

"What exactly is going on with this Martial Arts Tournament? Did the three of them come together? Good heavens, an all-star lineup from Gudu University?!"

At that moment, Hall 3 exploded. Lu Qingyi and Shi Yu were immediately surrounded by a swarm of people, as if they were celebrities.

Lu Qingyi, Shi Yu: "..."

Bai Xi: QAQ.

...

Next, the order was finally stabilized under the efforts of the security personnel.

Shi Yu and the others struggled to complete their registration. After receiving their strength positioning queue number from the starry-eyed registration lady, they were immediately taken away from the scene by Chong Chong using Instantaneous Movement.

"Where are they?"

"Chase them."

The hall was once again filled with noise. Then, most people tacitly gave up queuing and ran to the strength positioning trial location. Registration could be done anytime today, but missing the process of the three's strength positioning would be a real loss.

"Does Dr. Lu have pets for the martial arts system?"

"I don't know."

"What about Senior Shi Yu?"

"I know this. He's an Iron-Eating Beast Knight! He can ride the Iron-Eating Beast, harden his entire body and weapons! I'm hyping it up."

...

Passage ⑥.

Holding a queue number each, Shi Yu, Lu Qingyi, and Bai Xi appeared on the road. After coming out, they all breathed a sigh of relief. It was too difficult.

"I'm number 109," Bai Xi said.

"I'm 110," Lu Qingyi said.

"I..." Shi Yu looked at his number 111, very calmly.

Well, single boys won't have bad luck.

"Let's go, let's go," Bai Xi said. "There are very few contestants below the Senior Beast Tamer level who participate in strength positioning, so it's actually very fast. You don't have to wait in line much. I estimate that we'll be able to start soon after we get there."

Shi Yu squeezed the number card. "I suddenly feel like it's not bad to start directly from the preliminaries. I wonder how many Master-level contestants there are this year. What if there are more than 32..."

"There were 30 Master-level Beast Tamers participating last year. I don't know the situation this year. I think we can try to determine our strength. You're definitely number one below the Master level," Bai Xi said.

"That's true, but what if we succeed and go directly to the main competition? If we encounter a Master-level Beast Tamer in the first round, wouldn't we be... eliminated in the first round?" Shi Yu felt a headache. He said that this competition was a scam. Although Chi Tong is very strong now, and his physique is not inferior to those Masters who specialize in body tempering, there is still a big difference in level.

Of course, Shi Yu also has a trump card, which is the Ice Dragon Blade. This level seven weapon is still powerful, and with Chi Tong, it's no problem for him to fight beyond his level, but it costs the Beast Tamer and the dragon whiskers a bit.

"It's not good to always stomp on weaklings. Although this competition is a battle between the Beast Tamers themselves, it's very safe. Bai Xi's second grandfather will probably come to watch the battle. Just treat it as training," Lu Qingyi suggested.

"Okay." Shi Yu loves listening to Senior Sister Lu's words.

Alas, if the dragon whisker energy is gone, so be it. Anyway, the Ice Dragon is still on the snowy mountain. If Little Chi Tong goes to ask for more dragon whiskers, it's impossible for Ice Dragon Sister not to give them, right?