Bai Yuhang, with his hands behind his back, recalled something and asked,
“Right, I heard you’ll be heading to Tianhang City next month to participate in the Inter-Academy Beast Taming Grand Competition?”
Lu Fei nodded.
“Yes, after returning home to rest for a few days, we’ll be setting off.”
Bai Yuhang nodded slightly and said nothing more.
A thousand-mile journey eventually ends.
Lu Fei and the others boarded the special vehicle arranged by the Bai family and returned to Cang Town.
Time flew by, and soon it was the day of the competition.
The venue for the Inter-Academy Beast Taming Competition was Tianhang City.
This city was a provincial capital, boasting the most top-tier resources for beast tamers. Consequently, countless beast tamers aspired to enroll in the Royal Academy of Tianhang City, as it greatly increased their chances of settling there after graduation.
Tianhang City’s absolute leadership strength was also closely linked to another reason: it was a city presided over by a Councilor.
This Councilor managed the economic and developmental affairs of the world government, thereby transforming Tianhang City into the wealthiest city in the world.
Coincidentally, this Councilor also bore the surname Lu.
His given name was rather ordinary, Lu Sanjin.
Returning to the main topic.
The expedition from Cang Town Beast Taming Academy was led by Lei Mang, a formerly gifted student of Cang Town Beast Taming Academy and now a student at the Royal Beast Taming Academy of Tianhang City.
The venue for this Inter-Academy Beast Taming Competition was the Tianhang City International Beast Taming Arena, a landmark building in Tianhang City.
Previous Youth Beast Taming Competitions, and even national beast taming competitions, had been held here.
After breakfast, the participating students of Cang Town Beast Taming Academy, led by Lei Mang, arrived at the competition venue early.
Upon entering the Tianhang City International Beast Taming Arena, the first thing that greeted their eyes was a massive, towering square stone pillar erected in the center of the spacious arena.
Each of the four flat sides of the pillar was embedded with nine large electronic screens, facing the audience stands in each respective direction.
Lu Fei surveyed the surroundings.
The entire arena was circular, with densely packed tiered seating gradually ascending around the perimeter.
By estimation, the entire plaza could accommodate at least forty to fifty thousand spectators simultaneously.
“This venue is too huge!”
A hint of astonishment flickered across Liu Manman’s pretty face.
Zhang Wan, standing beside her, chuckled and said, “This isn’t even considered large. Tianhang City has many more competition venues; as far as I know, there are at least three places with a larger area than this plaza.”
“No way?” Liu Manman exclaimed in surprise, then asked doubtfully, “In that case, why didn’t they choose those larger venues for the competition?”
“Because this one has the greatest reputation.”
Zhang Wan and Liu Manman were good friends, but Liu Manman was much more mature than Zhang Wan and knew more about societal matters, so she explained patiently.
Liu Manman excitedly rubbed her hands together.
“This competition is being broadcast live online. We’re going to be famous!”
Lei Mang smiled slightly.
“Indeed, but the preliminary matches will likely have very few viewers. If you all want to showcase yourselves, do your best to last until the end!”
Only an event as grand as the Inter-Academy Beast Taming Competition, held once every three years, could afford such a scale.
“Alright.”
Lei Mang, the team leader, clapped his hands, interrupting everyone’s conversation.
“Now, we’ll head to the waiting room. I’ll go register shortly, and you all prepare yourselves for the competition.”
The Inter-Academy Beast Taming Competition was divided into two parts: the preliminaries and the main competition.
The first two days were dedicated to the preliminaries.
After the preliminaries concluded, it would be the turn of the main competition.
Seeing everyone respond in unison, Lei Mang nodded, walked a few steps forward, then turned back and encouraged them,
“Don’t be nervous, just perform as usual. With your abilities, if you perform normally, it’s not impossible to enter the Top 100 Ranking.”
The Top 100 Ranking was a renowned list in the preliminaries.
As the name suggested, only elite students who ranked in the top one hundred in the preliminaries would appear on the list.
It was important to remember that those participating in the preliminaries were elite students from various cities and academies.
Breaking through the ranks of thousands of geniuses and securing a spot in the top one hundred was undoubtedly a testament to one’s exceptional talent and immense growth potential, far surpassing that of ordinary individuals.
It also represented immense glory.
Every student who made it onto the Top 100 Ranking would become famous, adored by countless people and hailed as peerless geniuses.
For this reason, many students participating in the preliminaries considered it an honor to be listed in the Top 100 Ranking and eagerly pursued it.
Bai Qianqian, Zhou Tao, and Li Mo were naturally no exception.
Upon hearing Lei Mang mention the Top 100 Ranking, the eyes of several individuals lit up slightly.
Lu Fei, however, appeared indifferent.
He had come on this trip simply to have fun. Hei Pi, after possessing the contract beast that had already died, now also had a physical form, but the creature seemed to be in a bad mood.
This was because the contract beast was far too weak, named 【Secretive Monster】. It was merely a D-class contract beast. In Hei Pi’s own words, such trash was not even fit to wipe his backside in the past.
Here, it’s important to note that his “wiping his backside” wasn't in the usual sense of helping someone, but rather grabbing these small creatures and using them as toilet paper.
Consequently, Hei Pi’s strength was greatly restricted. Lu Fei initially thought he was exaggerating, as Hei Pi’s displayed strength had already shocked Lu Fei that day, even though he hadn't managed to defeat 【Eternal Nightmare】.
At that moment, Lu Fei believed Hei Pi was not bragging.
Lu Fei had no intention of summoning Hei Pi to fight in this Inter-Academy Beast Taming Competition, as the creature was still too eye-catching. Defeating a host of powerful opponents while masquerading as a weakling contract beast—how would that sound if it got out? Who would believe it?
Tianhang City was a metropolis, unlike Cang Town where some bumpkins might not recognize its true nature.
If anything troublesome were to happen here, it would be a major issue.
But for others, after all, it was the Top 100 Ranking. Once listed, it signified immense honor and fame.
How could a group of young people under twenty years old remain calm in the face of such tremendous temptation?
After further reassuring everyone, Lei Mang led them away.