'System, the Snow Woman Beast should be able to be cultivated properly, otherwise I'm doomed!' Zhou Ran shouted in his heart as he immediately ran into the cultivation room.'Don't worry, with the advanced cultivation platform, the beast can master at least three skills within a day, or directly break through to the growth stage,' the system said confidently.
Zhou Ran immediately picked up the sleeping Snow Woman Beast and noticed it had changed significantly. Its bald head now had purple hair, and its four short limbs were tightly curled up.
Once the Snow Woman Beast left the comfortable breeding platform, it immediately woke up, clearly displeased.
'Wow, it's changed so much! Has it evolved into an adult form?' Zhou Ran was excited and immediately used the Pet Appraisal Device.
Adult Snow Woman Beast
Attributes: Ice, Ghost
Level: Upper Tier 3
Skills: Zero Degree Fist, Icy Breath, Sleepy Demon Sound, Absolute Ice Domain, Ice Blessing
Potential: C
Score: 48
This, this, this...
It was supposed to either master three skills or evolve into the Growth Form, but both happened at the same time.
Zhou Ran was both excited and surprised.
"This is an extremely rare occurrence, a special case," the system said.
"Haha! Now let's see what they can do to me!" Zhou Ran immediately hugged the Snow Woman Beast and rushed out.
'Look! This is another exotic beast I've bred. If you don't believe me, come and check it out!' Zhou Ran shouted, holding up the Snow Woman Beast.
The middle-aged man was startled. Wasn't this the juvenile Snow Woman Beast he had seen yesterday? How had it evolved into a mature form so quickly?
Everyone gathered around, staring at the Snow Woman Beast incessantly.
The Snow Woman Beast was already in a bad mood, and now it was being stared at nonstop. What were these sleazy humans looking at?
"It doesn't seem like it took any Catalyst Pills!"
"And this Snow Woman Beast is of excellent quality. It's only in the mature stage, yet the purple hair on its head is already so lush."
Everyone whispered among themselves, studying the Snow Woman Beast.
"Hmph, what does that prove? You could just bring any random beast here and claim you bred it—who would believe that?" The middle-aged man saw that things were getting out of hand and immediately shouted.
But just then, a blonde girl with twin ponytails in the crowd shouted, "I can prove it!"
She had just happened to pass by and overheard the conversation, feeling panicked since her Snow Woman Beast was being raised at this shop.
But when Zhou Ran brought out the Snow Woman Beast, she froze. At first, she thought it wasn't her beast, but through the mental connection of the beast contract, she was instantly thrilled. In just one day, her Snow Woman Beast had evolved to this extent—it was truly amazing!
'This Snow Woman Beast is the one I left here for breeding! In just one day, it evolved from a juvenile form to a mature form—it's truly amazing!' The blonde girl immediately commanded the Snow Woman Beast to rush towards her.
'What do you mean, "just one day"? From juvenile form to mature form?'
"Are you sure you're not in cahoots with them?"
The crowd didn't believe it, after all, in this small town, there couldn't possibly be such a powerful breeder.
"I'm a student at the Xuan Zhong Beast Academy. I swear on the academy's reputation, I'm not lying!" The girl pulled out her school badge and shouted.
The middle-aged man panicked, seeing that the truth was about to be exposed, and that this girl was actually from the Xuan Zhong Beast Academy—something he never could have imagined.
The Xuan Zhong Beast Academy was the most powerful academy in Xuan Zhong City, a cradle for master-level beast trainers.
Moreover, it was located in the inner city of Xuan Zhong City, a place where only the wealthy or noble, or master-level beast trainers above six stars could reside. Those like them who lived in the outer city were almost like country bumpkins.
Zhou Ran exhaled deeply, then pointed at the middle-aged man and shouted, 'Is framing someone fun? You idiot!'
Upon seeing the emblem of the Xuan Zhong Beast Academy, everyone was stunned. It was a symbol of status, and swearing by the academy's name could only mean one thing: the young man before them was truly a master breeder!
The middle-aged man cursed silently to himself. What a perfect plan it had been—how had it all gone to ruin?
Since things had come to this, there was no turning back. He would eliminate this person once and for all!
The middle-aged man drew a dagger from his right hand, infused it with starlight energy, and, taking advantage of everyone's distraction, lunged at Zhou Ran with all his might.
'Watch out!' the blonde girl shouted.
Everyone was startled and tried to stop the man, but it was too late—the dagger had already reached Zhou Ran's chest.
But at that moment, the dagger shattered about a centimetre from Zhou Ran's chest. 'Boom!' The man was struck by an extremely powerful energy, flying through the air and crashing to the ground, covered in blood.
'He actually ambushed me—how despicable!'
"Was that you who intervened just now?" Zhou Ran asked himself.
"As long as you're in this shop, even a ninth-rank beast tamer couldn't harm a single hair on your head. I've already stripped him of his cultivation." The system said indifferently.
Zhou Ran was stunned. He suddenly sensed the system's unimaginable power and silently vowed to himself to avoid provoking it in the future.
This...
Everyone was stunned. They hadn't seen how Zhou Ran had acted, but a terrifying aura emanated from his body.
Had this young man's cultivation reached such a level?
Six stars? Seven stars? They speculated endlessly below.
"This is too powerful. Not only is he a cultivation master, but also a master-level beast tamer. What a genius!"
"It's all this little person's slander, how despicable!"
"We deserve it, Master, we were wrong, please forgive us!" a man shouted.
The blonde girl was also stunned. This young man, who looked to be the same age as her, had such profound cultivation—it was unbelievable, and he was even from the outer city.
Everyone apologised to Zhou Ran, and a few even tried to beg him to cultivate their beasts, but Zhou Ran refused, saying he wasn't in the mood.
"I'll have enough points soon. Why cultivate anything? I'll become a beast tamer first." Zhou Ran was very excited inside.
The middle-aged man who had collapsed on the ground had already been secretly carried away and was nowhere to be seen.
Soon, Zhou Ran dispersed the crowd, leaving only the blonde girl behind.
'You... are you really a master beast tamer?' the blonde girl asked.
Zhou Ran smiled slightly but did not answer.
He was secretly delighted. So this was what it felt like to be respected by others. It felt so good!
'Thank you for earlier! By the way, what's your name?' Zhou Ran suddenly asked.
'Um... you're welcome. My name is Feng Ruotong...' Feng Ruotong blushed slightly as she spoke.
'Alright, I'll remember you. But first, please pay up!' After thanking her, Zhou Ran immediately took out his phone, hinting for the girl to pay.
He was eager to become a beast tamer.
Feng Ruotong didn't hesitate and immediately paid Zhou Ran five thousand yuan via her phone, clearly having no doubts about the shop.
'Ding! Earned 50 points, current total: 130 points.' The system sounded in Zhou Ran's mind.