Chapter 178: The Beast Taming Academy Wants to Choose a Master for Chu Sheng? A New School Beauty?

Beast Taming Academy, by the entrance to the convention hall.

Shepherd Mountain and a group of high-level staff spent quite some time finally getting the full story.

Spiritual Wisdom at Three Stars! A King-level Bloodline! Simultaneous cultivation of Mental Power and Qi Blood, maxed-out Attack, Defense Power, and Speed, on top of having Top-Grade Support Abilities...

With every new detail, the light in Shepherd Mountain’s eyes grew brighter. By the end, he and the other high-level staff were completely stunned!

’All these traits and abilities... concentrated in a single cockroach?’

’This isn’t a cockroach, it’s a damn Divine Beast!’

’This is the hope for our Beast Taming Academy’s rise to prominence!’

The path of Beast Taming was never popular on Hong Kong Island to begin with, and in recent years, it had become the absolute lowest-ranked discipline at Hong Kong Island University.

Aside from having a slightly larger campus, it couldn’t compare to the other academies in any other resource.

To fight for resources, you needed to produce results and talented individuals. But without resources, how could you possibly cultivate true talent?

Furthermore, truly top-tier geniuses almost never chose the Beast Taming Academy.

Over the years, the Beast Taming Academy had fallen into a vicious cycle, becoming more and more marginalized and suppressed. There were even recent rumors that its campus grounds were going to be reduced and partitioned off to other academies.

Shepherd Mountain and the academy’s senior staff were worried sick about this, but they were powerless to do anything.

This challenge was originally intended to select students and Contracted Beasts with potential, to give them a fighting chance!

But they never expected...

...to directly pick out a Divine Beast!

A Divine-Level Cockroach!

’Could it be? Is the hope for our Beast Taming Academy’s resurgence resting on this cockroach?!’

Shepherd Mountain suppressed his excitement and hurriedly said:

"Quick, quick! Find out whose Contracted Beast this Cockroach Demon Beast is!"

A staff member replied:

"Dean, we’ve already checked. The cockroach doesn’t seem to have a master, and its body shows no sign of a Blood Covenant."

Shepherd Mountain froze.

’No Blood Covenant?’

’Then it’s not one of our academy’s Contracted Beasts...’ Disappointment instantly flooded his heart.

If it wasn’t a student’s Contracted Beast, it didn’t belong to the academy...

’Wait... no, that’s not right!’

An idea sparked in Shepherd Mountain’s mind. ’If it doesn’t have a master, couldn’t we just find one for it?!’

At this thought, Shepherd Mountain excitedly led his people toward the crowd surrounding Chu Sheng!

"The Dean is here!"

The crowd that had been surrounding Chu Sheng immediately parted.

Inside the crowd, Chu Sheng had just finished the last challenge. The only reason he had stayed behind was to wait for his prizes.

And now, the prizes were finally here!

Seven first-place finishes would net him seven rewards, each roughly equivalent in value to Ninth-Grade Demon Beast Essence Blood, plus the final grand prize: the Essence Blood of a King-level Five Stars Demon Beast!

’Showing off is secondary; the prizes are what’s most important! The value of all these rewards combined could rival the entire treasury of a normal Provincial Government!’

Shepherd Mountain strode up to Chu Sheng and sized him up.

’That’s right, this cockroach’s physical body really doesn’t have the aura of a Blood Covenant! I have to pick a Beast Tamer for it as soon as possible, then it will belong to the Beast Taming Academy!’

Meanwhile, Chu Sheng was a little baffled as he watched Shepherd Mountain stare at him with a strange look in his eyes.

’Seriously, where are the prizes?’

’Hand ’em over!’

Shepherd Mountain quickly came to his senses.

"Ahem, congratulations! This Cockroach Demon Beast has won first place in every single event!"

"And now, I will present the first-place rewards, as well as the ultimate grand prize for the best Contracted Beast!"

As he spoke, Shepherd Mountain took out a Storage Pouch.

Chu Sheng’s eyes lit up; he’d been waiting for a while. He snatched it directly from the dean’s hand and turned to leave.

Seeing Chu Sheng about to leave, Shepherd Mountain got a little anxious and quickly stopped him.

"Wait a moment, little roach, don’t be in such a hurry. I am the Dean of the Beast Taming Academy."

"You haven’t signed a Blood Covenant yet, have you? How about this? Why don’t I help you pick a Beast Tamer from our academy? What do you think? I guarantee they’ll all be outstanding!"

"As long as you become one of our academy’s Contracted Beasts, I, the Dean, guarantee that I will provide you and your Beast Tamer with the very best Cultivation Resources!"

Chu Sheng paused.

’Find a Beast Tamer for me?’

’That makes sense. This New Roach Battle Treasure body of mine has never been part of a covenant. It looks like the Dean wants to tie me down, to make me a member of the Beast Taming Academy...’

’Heh, a covenant is out of the question. But seeing how excited this Dean is, maybe I can drag this out and squeeze some benefits from him first?’

’Gu Yuexi used a fake identity to scam resources from the Ten Great Clans. Why can’t I learn a thing or two from her?’

With this in mind, Chu Sheng nodded his cockroach head.

Then, using Spiritual Telekinesis, he materialized a pen and paper out of thin air and wrote in a crooked script:

"Okay, but becoming my master won’t be that easy. I’ll have to be very picky."

’Holy crap, it can actually write!’

Shepherd Mountain grew even more excited when he saw this.

"Yes, yes, yes! Wonderful! Then it’s settled!"

"We’ll immediately start selecting the most outstanding and promising Beast Tamers in the academy for you over the next two days!"

Behind Shepherd Mountain, many of the high-level staff also grew excited upon seeing Chu Sheng agree.

"I live in the Simulation Rainforest Area. If you need me, you can find me there."

Eager to get back and check his prizes, Chu Sheng left the line of text, vanished with an Instant Teleportation, and skedaddled.

Shepherd Mountain was dumbfounded.

"Th-th-this cockroach has even comprehended the Spatial Realm?"

"A Divine Locust! It’s a Divine Locust!"

"Our academy is saved!"

"Let’s go! Convene a meeting with all the academy’s instructors right now! We’ll work through the night to discuss selecting a Beast Tamer for the Divine Locust!"

Back in the Simulation Rainforest Area, Chu Sheng materialized out of thin air, feeling a little dizzy.

’Looks like my Mental Power is still a bit insufficient!’

Today, he had tested the Celestial Flame twice and used Instant Teleportation several times. All of it, including controlling the fusion of the Soul-Bursting Flame Feather, consumed Mental Power.

Currently, his Spiritual Cultivation was indeed having some trouble keeping up with his Martial Arts Realm.

’Seems I’ll have to pay more visits to the girls’ dormitory.’

’But before I go, let’s see what prizes I got this time!’

Chu Sheng now had a fixed territory in the Simulation Rainforest Area. The other Contracted Beasts knew this was "Big Bro’s" turf and wouldn’t dare trespass. Some even actively guarded it for him!

Chu Sheng confidently opened the Beast Taming Pouch he had just snatched from the dean and took out the items one by one.

’Holy crap... why is there so much?’

’This is more than just eight items, isn’t it? It seems this Beast Taming Pouch doesn’t just contain the prizes for the seven first-place finishes and the best Contracted Beast, but also includes all the rewards for second through tenth place in all seven events!’

Although the rewards for second to tenth place were far inferior to first, they were still good stuff. Even the lowest-ranked tenth-place prize was a Spiritual Plant of the Third and Fourth Grades.

’I don’t know if that Dean Mu accidentally gave me everything because he forgot, or if he intentionally used these prizes to win me over. Whatever, even if it was an accident, he definitely won’t come asking for them back.’

’So, all of this is mine now!’

All told... a total of 71 prizes!

’Holy... I’m rich, rich, rich!’