After using cheats, I became the strongest Beast Tamer

However, he should also look for an opportunity to check if there's a suitable evolutionary path for Taotie.

It was already the beginning of July, so Chen Xing was supposed to depart for the Qinghai competition in a few days.

Taking the fastest plane directly to the coast and then riding Old Qiu's Azure Sea Emperor Crocodile, it wouldn't take half a day to reach Sunlight Island at the center of the Pacific Ocean.

He would depart in three days.

In these days, Chen Xing spent his Academic Credits to exchange for all the Treasure Materials needed for the Sìxiàng evolution, except for the Morning Light.

The total cost was 20,400 Academic Credits.

Among them, the Soul Fire Stone cost 800 Academic Credits.

The Shadow Root cost 2,500 Academic Credits.

The Nine Nether Dark Jade cost 4,800 Academic Credits.

The Judgment Thunder Seed was the most expensive, costing 12,300 Academic Credits. If it wasn't for the rich reward of 20,000 Academic Credits for passing the twelfth floor of the Inheritance Tower, Chen Xing's credits would not have sufficed.

Even so, Chen Xing had spent most of his accumulated credits.

But the Morning Light material was not in stock in the school's warehouse.

After some inquiries, Chen Xing learned that Morning Light was a Treasure Material necessary for the evolution of a monster called the Origin Light Egret on the market.

Because of its low demand and rarity, most people were not aware of it.

Chen Xing noticed that there were some posts on the school forum that were always up asking for materials, so he also left a post on the school forum.

...

Chen Xing arrived at the logistical warehouse lounge of the academy and pushed open the door only to see senior Xiang Tian on the phone.

Seeing Chen Xing come in, Xiang Tian gestured to him that he was on the phone.

Chen Xing got the hint and slowed down a bit, placing his backpack gently on the table.

Xiang Tian talked a little longer on the phone, "Okay, I'll come over earlier."

After finishing his last sentence, Xiang Tian hung up the phone.

Pocketing his phone and about to leave, Xiang Tian, seeing Chen Xing seated, suddenly asked, "Junior, how good are you at Beast Taming?"

Chen Xing thought for a moment. He had heard that some of the academically outstanding seniors and schoolmates in the university had achieved Transcendence in Beast Taming before graduation.

Much stronger than his current abilities.

So, Chen Xing just nodded and said modestly, "Average, I guess."

Xiang Tian did not take it seriously; he had just asked casually.

After all, anyone admitted to Jiuzhou University was definitely among the best of their peers in Great Xia.

Even if they were considered less competent, it still depended on who they were compared to.

And he had heard that junior Chen Xing was just a freshman; he was aware of the general strength of freshmen.

"I have a money-making opportunity. Are you interested?" Xiang Tian looked at Chen Xing.

Chen Xing was curious why he would not earn the money himself if there was a money-making opportunity.

Instead, he was looking for him. After pondering for a moment, he did not respond.

Seeing that Chen Xing did not reply, Xiang Tian thought that Chen Xing was too shy to answer.

He smiled and continued, "You know about the Resource Point competition, right? Next month is the time for the Resource Point competition. Many Resource Points will be fiercely contested, and there's no restriction on successive fights."

"I have an opportunity here; it's up to you whether you want to seize it or not."

Chen Xing roughly guessed what Xiang Tian was thinking.

He planned to contest a Resource Point himself, naturally not going to serve as someone else's "fighter."

But what Xiang Tian mentioned about successive fights intrigued Chen Xing, so without giving anything away, he continued along Xiang Tian's line of conversation, "Senior, the competition for Resource Points can't be easy, right? My current strength is still far from adequate."

Xiang Tian laughed, "Haha, don't worry, the boss is easy to talk to. The price depends on your Beast Taming Level, any awards you've won are bonus points, and the higher your comprehensive score, the higher your price will be."

"Actually, my own strength isn't very strong either, but you also know the effect of successive fights; it's not about directly defeating the champion. If I could defeat the champion directly, I'd just go and challenge for the Resource Point myself."

Xiang Tian said self-deprecatingly, "We're also serving as fighters because we're not strong enough, but it's okay, not being strong enough now doesn't mean we can't be in the future."

Chen Xing then asked, "Senior, are successive fights allowed?"

Xiang Tian explained, "In principle, a series of challenges is not allowed, but since it is 'in principle,' it can be circumvented."

Chen Xing contemplated, seeming to understand.

"However, there are restrictions to this type of battle. After each challenge, the champion is allowed a fifteen-minute rest. These fifteen minutes are for the champion to recover physically and magically."

"So, competitors of different strengths are assigned different challenge arenas, at least to ensure they aren't knocked down immediately upon entering the arena, as that would simply gift the champion a fifteen-minute rest."

Chen Xing thought of a bug. "What if the champion had someone challenge them intentionally? Entering the arena and throwing the match to give them time to recover from injuries?"

Xiang Tian shook his head, "At that time, the selection of challengers will be completely random, not based on the registration order, but instead on the timing of the challenges."

Chen Xing nodded, "Completely random, this would largely prevent cheating."

Of course... a series of challenges, in some ways, also isn't entirely formal.

This can only be seen as two systems clashing."

However, these methods are no issue for the truly strong competitors. Overall, the focus is still on a head-to-head match."

A direct competition to determine a winner.

After all, no matter how much one recovers, their state can only return to its peak at best.

In the end, it's just a contest between two Beast Tamers at their full capability.

"How about it, if you're interested, I can show you how to get started."

"I appreciate your kindness, senior, but I want to try challenging a Resource Point arena on my own," Chen Xing declined.

Upon hearing Chen Xing's words, Xiang Tian seemed to hear something unbelievable.

He looked at Chen Xing with complicated eyes, almost speaking, then ultimately laughed helplessly.

"Junior, it's good to have this spirit...you can try it. When I was a freshman, I also participated, but my Beast didn't even last five seconds before being blasted off the stage..."

Xiang Tian did not continue to discourage Chen Xing, understanding everyone has their youthful bravado.

The junior's willingness to try showed courage, which was commendable.

However, once he experiences a harsh reality, he'll understand the cruel truths of the world.

After Xiang Tian left, Chen Xing poured himself a cup of warm water in the rest room,

then through the Beast Taming Space, he adjusted Taotie's body posture, ensuring Taotie's size was reduced in the Beast Taming Space before releasing him.

Taotie, now only two meters tall, followed Chen Xing into the warehouse.

The Spirit of the Mountain Stone guarding the deep entrance detected the unfamiliar presence entering the warehouse. Stay updated via m-v l|e'm,p y r

However, it recognized Chen Xing.

This guard kid is not trustworthy at all!

Always bringing unfamiliar Beasts inside.

The Spirit of the Mountain Stone turned its head, its broad mask obscuring its eyes as if peering through the shelves to see Chen Xing in the distance.

The expressionless mask-face showed no emotion, just eyes staring fixedly towards the warehouse door.

But when it noticed that Chen Xing was behaving as usual, only touching the Treasure Materials without disrupting anything, the Spirit of the Mountain Stone turned its head back to continue guarding the door.

Over the course of three days, Chen Xing had tried out more than three thousand Water Element materials found in the school's warehouse.

The highest quality he discovered was a singular Orange Quality evolutionary path.

And it was the only one.

Apart from that, he didn't even find a shadow of a colored quality evolutionary path.

It seemed, finding a high-quality evolutionary path was not as easy as imagined.

The materials required for this Orange Quality evolutionary path were also incomplete, only having found two types.

Together, they only accounted for 29% progress, still far from complete.

Orange Quality was indeed a step higher than Purple Quality.

The upcoming Sea Competition in Qinghai was said to be a festival for Water Element Beasts, including rare Water Element Treasure Materials as prizes.

He could only hope that the prizes would include something valuable.