Although his mental power was measured to be at the top Beast Master level, his contracted beast's grade had not improved. If it came down to a real fight, Lu Fei was still unsure of himself.
Seeing everyone still furious, Lu Fei, who had remained calm and silent the entire time, finally spoke:
"There's no need to bother with such verbal disputes. Let them say what they want. We'll settle it on the field; our strength will shut them up then."
Lu Fei said with his hands behind his back, his words carrying a steady and natural power.
This instilled a strong sense of confidence in everyone who heard him.
In an instant, everyone nodded involuntarily, their anger dissipating significantly.
Lu Fei thought, *Yes, equipment acquired!*
At the same time.
On the big screen in the waiting room, the display began to flash.
【The 21st Inter-University Beast Taming Competition - Preliminaries Officially Begin】
【The first match will commence in five minutes. Contestants who have received notification, please enter the competition arena and prepare for the match.】
Whoosh!
As the information popped up, a thunderous roar of cheers erupted from outside.
The audience had already become excited and thrilled.
"It's starting."
Lu Fei looked around.
"Ah, I need to get ready to go on."
Everyone turned to see Chen Fan with a helpless expression.
Chen Fan shook the number tag in his hand. "My luck is truly terrible, drawing the first round. I have to enter the arena early."
The few of them exchanged smiles. Chen Fan, who was usually the most jovial, was now going to experience what bad luck felt like.
Lei Mang nodded slightly and said, "Then, Junior Brother Chen Fan, go get ready."
After Chen Fan left, everyone focused their attention on the big screen to watch the matches.
In the center of the screen was a countdown to the start of the matches, with just over two minutes remaining.
Below it were the names and academies of the two competing contestants.
【Cangzhen Beast Taming Academy - Chen Fan】 vs. 【Xuanguan Academy - Cai Yuan】
"Xuanguan Academy? That name sounds a bit unfamiliar."
"I looked it up; it seems to be a Beast Taming Academy ranked sixty-fifth in the previous competition."
"Sixty-fifth? Then Chen Fan should be safe!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
A Beast Taming Academy ranked sixty-fifth would only be considered mid-tier among the participating teams.
The students from such an academy were generally not very strong.
Their level was likely around Intermediate Beast Master.
With Chen Fan's strength, victory was practically assured.
And as it turned out, this was indeed the case.
Not long after the match began, the two contestants were decided.
Chen Fan emerged victorious.
A short while later, another male student also secured a win.
This was also as expected.
Although Cangzhen Beast Taming Academy was not well-known, Bai Qianqian, Zhou Tao, and Li Mo among those participating were bona fide Advanced Beast Masters.
Unless their luck was exceptionally bad and they coincidentally encountered students from top-ranked academies among thousands of participants, victory was almost a certainty.
Soon after, Bai Qianqian and Zhou Tao also began their matches, and as expected, they both advanced smoothly.
In the preliminaries, four groups of opponents would battle simultaneously.
Thus, the progression of the matches was very rapid. After several hours,
it was finally Lu Fei's turn, ranked 666.
Holding the number tag in his right palm, Lu Fei relaxed his body, leaning back against the soft chair, and slowly closed his eyes.
He then stood up and walked towards the competition arena.
At this moment, Bai Qianqian suddenly called out:
"Lu Fei."
"Hm?"
"Good luck!"
Lu Fei gave her a big smile.
Since he had helped Bai Qianqian trace her lineage and resolve the grudges of the previous generation, Bai Qianqian was incredibly grateful to Lu Fei.
Therefore, even with many people present, she openly cheered him on.
Soon, Lu Fei arrived at a spacious competition ground.
About fifty meters away stood a tall and thin young man, who was also scrutinizing him with a discerning gaze.
At the same time, two lines of text hovered in the air above the center of the arena.
【Countdown: 2 minutes】
【Cangzhen Beast Taming Academy - Lu Fei】 vs. 【Leitao Academy - Han Yang】
Lu Fei recalled for a moment. Leitao Academy, this seemed to be a very formidable academy.
In the previous competition, they had been on the verge of being promoted to a Level Two Academy!
Just then, a disdainful taunt came from the opposite side.
"Cangzhen Beast Taming Academy."
"Never heard of it."
The tall, thin young man also noticed the text floating above the arena, his eyes narrowing in disdain.
Then he looked at the opponent's strength.
Beginner Beast Master?
"Heh... barely enough to tickle my teeth."
The moment the countdown reached zero, he immediately summoned his contracted beast.
一一一一一一一一一一
Contracted Beast - 【Heavenly Wolf Dog】
Level - 【lv55】
Attribute - 【Strength】
Combat Power - 【750】
Rarity - 【B-class】
Skills - 【Bite (Beginner) - Proficiency (Skilled)】【Intimidation (Beginner) - Proficiency (Skilled)】【Heavenly Wolf Slash (High Beginner) - Proficiency (Skilled)】
一一一一一一一一一一
Then he looked up, his gaze full of disdain towards Lu Fei.
But as he looked, he was stunned.
His opponent stood calmly, showing no intention of summoning his contracted beast.
Coming back to his senses, the tall, thin young man's face turned red with anger.
Damn it! Still pretending!
A nobody from a trash Beast Taming Academy acting so arrogant!
The match has started, and he hasn't even summoned his contracted beast.
Let me show you the price of your arrogance!
"【Heavenly Wolf Dog】, bite him!"
Han Yang commanded.
The 【Heavenly Wolf Dog】 charged forward directly!
In his anger, the tall, thin young man immediately ordered his contracted beast to attack.
At the same time, he harbored a sliver of hope. If the opponent continued to be overconfident and never summoned his contracted beast, then he might still have a chance to win.
Thus, the tall, thin young man stared intently.
Even as the two contracted beasts charged across the center of the arena, less than twenty meters away from Lu Fei, the latter still showed no signs of summoning his contracted beast.
Seeing this, the tall, thin young man rejoiced in his heart.