At the same time, in the monitoring room of the Trial Space.
Felix Hoffman was staring intently at the central luminous screen, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter.
The screen was displaying real-time data of all the trialists' points, as well as the system's potential rating calculated based on those points.
"Is this the level of students from Lythos this year?"
He shook his head in disappointment, "Aside from Mason Cheney barely reaching A-Level, the others don't even make it to B-Level..."
Just as he was about to look away, his peripheral vision suddenly caught an anomaly in the data.
Aster Grant!
The points behind this name were skyrocketing at an almost terrifying speed:
200... 500... 2000...
Finally, under the watchful eyes of everyone, it broke through the 5000 mark!
"This..."
Felix Hoffman's pupils contracted sharply.
It's crucial to know that other students only managed a few hundred points at most, even Mason Cheney had just barely over 2000.
Yet this obscure student's points had reached 5000!
How is this possible?!
Felix stood up abruptly, slamming the table, "Why are his points increasing at such a terrifying speed?"
The staff member beside him cautiously suggested:
"Could it be a fluke? If he happened to be nearby when two beast herds were fighting each other..."
Obviously, this explanation didn't convince Felix.
"Ridiculous!" Felix directly interrupted harshly, "Get me Aster Grant's file!"
The staff member dared not delay and immediately fetched Aster Grant's file, handing it to Felix.
After examining the file, Felix's frown deepened.
How could Aster Grant, having contracted a Beastbond deemed as "crippled," achieve such astonishing results?
But the next moment, as if he thought of something, his pupils contracted again.
"Could it be... that angelic tamed beast has recovered?"
Back when this Angel-type Tamed Beast appeared, it caused a massive stir in Lythos.
Felix had naturally heard of it, but after hearing about its "unupgradeable" defect, he no longer paid attention.
And now, the terrifying potential Aster Grant displayed was clearly related to this Tamed Beast.
This Beastbond, once judged as "crippled," is very likely entirely restored!
On the screen, Aster Grant's points continued to climb.
The Potential Rating column had already jumped to S-Level!
Felix's hand began to tremble involuntarily...
A genius at this level... had already exceeded his decision-making authority.
"Quick!" He turned around and sternly ordered his assistant, "Inform the City Lord immediately!"
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Divine Angel (Lazuli)
Talent: Legendary One Star
Level: Awakening Tier Three
Power: 98
Constitution: 96
Spiritual: 94
Speed: 107
Skills: Judgment (Increases damage to Demon Clan creatures), Divine Protection (Immune to one fatal attack), Blazing Angel Form (All Attributes increase by 200%), Song of the End (Angel enters dormancy after use)
After three hours of upgrading, Lazuli's level successfully reached Awakening Tier Three, infinitely close to Awakening Tier Four.
And Lazuli's various attributes were almost three times those of ordinary Tier Three Tamed Beasts!
By her side, golden arcs flashed, and several Elite Tier Three Demonic Beasts besieging Lazuli were also split in half.
The next moment, Aster Grant felt a jolt as his spiritual power surged in his mind.
This also meant that Lazuli's level had reached Awakening Tier Four!
"There aren't enough Demonic Beasts here..."
Aster Grant expressed a somewhat inhuman sentiment.
However, for him, if there were more monsters, it's possible that both he and Lazuli could have reached Awakening Tier Five by now.
After all, for Lazuli now, eliminating these low-tier Demonic Beasts consumed virtually nothing.
After dealing with the enemies, Lazuli shook her wings.
Confirming her body hadn't been stained by enemy blood, she then slowly walked over to Aster Grant's side.
"Master, during the battle just now, I sensed there might be a big fellow in the east. If my perception is correct, it should be an Awakening Tier Five Demonic Beast."
Hearing this, Aster Grant immediately perked up.
During the past three hours, he and Lazuli had not encountered a single Awakening Tier Five Demonic Beast.
Now, having finally seen one...
"Lazuli, let's go and take it down!"
An Awakening Tier Five Demonic Beast will significantly boost Lazuli's level further.
Guided by Lazuli, the two sneaked over quietly.
Indeed, it was an Awakening Tier Five Demonic Beast, and its quality wasn't low!
Bloodthirsty Tiger (Demonic)
Talent: Excellent Nine Star
Level: Awakening Tier Five
Power: 71
Constitution: 74
Spiritual: 52
Speed: 69
Skills: Blood Fury Bite, Fierce Tiger Pounce
Looking at this Awakening Tier Five Demonic Beast of excellent quality, Aster Grant couldn't help but be amazed.
Compared to those Elite quality low-tier Demonic Beasts, this one's attributes were far superior.
Moreover, due to the transformation, Demonic Beasts of the same level were generally stronger than Tamed Beasts.
This is also one of the reasons why upgrading in Alternate Space is challenging!
But as of now, facing this Awakening Tier Five Demonic Beast, Aster Grant's confidence did not wane.
With Lazuli's attributes exceeding one hundred, facing this Awakening Tier Five Demonic Beast...
It would take at most two strikes.
As Aster Grant and Lazuli stealthily approached, they discovered that others had already reached this Demonic Beast before them.
No...
Rather than saying someone beat them to it, it's more accurate to say this Demonic Beast found its prey!
In the deep valley below, the Bloodthirsty Tiger was leading three Awakening Tier Four Demonic Beasts, pushing a five-member squad into jeopardy.
The strongest among this team was merely a Tier Three Beast Tamer, and at this moment, everyone's face was ashen.
"Class ... Class leader..."
A team member looked tremblingly at the girl in the center of the group, his voice full of despair.
Bianca Shelby bit her lower lip, her knuckles white from exertion.
Facing a luxurious lineup of one Tier Five and three Tier Four, escaping was a distant dream for this rookie team.
The reason these Demonic Beasts hadn't slaughtered them yet was merely to enjoy the thrill of their prey's struggle.
"Listen! We might not make it out of this valley. But even if we die... we need to take a piece of them with us!"
"Focus all Tamed Beasts and attack that Tier Four Demonic Beast on the left!"
"Even if we can't kill it, we must severely injure it!"
"Under...understood!"
The four gritted their teeth, their voices tinged with the fear of death.
And the Bloodthirsty Tiger's scarlet tongue licked its fangs, seemingly bored with this cat-and-mouse game.
"Roar—"
With a deafening roar, the four Demonic Beasts simultaneously launched an attack!
In the shrill sound of claws tearing through the air, Bianca Shelby could almost smell the stench of blood...
Death was nigh!
Seeing this scene, Aster Grant hesitated no longer, immediately commanding Lazuli to strike.
After all, he needed the experience points from these Demonic Beasts for himself!
"Lazuli, activate the Blazing Angel Form!"
In this critical moment, only Lazuli's doubled attributes in the Blazing Angel Form could control the situation.
And as soon as Lazuli received Aster Grant's command, she released the shackles on her body.
In an instant, the world changed colors!
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