Chapter 95 – This Is Definitely a Tier ６ Pet Beast

RUMBLE!

The iron door slowly slid open.

A shadow spread out from behind it, racing across the ground at terrifying speed.

“This is…”

Lin Ze’s eyes flickered with surprise as he watched the shadow extend all the way to the center of the plaza.

Then—

The shadow bulged upward, and in an instant, it condensed into four black humanoid figures.

“Night Shades.”

Lin Ze recognized the origin of these Ferocious Beasts at a glance.

Night Shades were a relatively rare type of Dark Attribute Ferocious Beast.

Their Power Level typically ranged from Tier 4, Stage 5 to Tier 4, Stage 8.

They possessed the ability to travel through shadows at will.

Lin Ze scanned his surroundings.

Although the plaza had light sources, that also meant many areas were covered in shadow—perfect terrain for Night Shades to fight in.

“An ordinary Tier 5 Pet Beast might actually have trouble dealing with these four.”

Lin Ze muttered under his breath.

At the same time—

The four Night Shades could no longer contain themselves. They rushed toward Lin Ze at full speed.

Their movement trajectories twisted like serpents.

From time to time, they would leap through shadows, instantly crossing vast distances like phantoms.

Faced with this eerie spectacle, neither Xiao Xue nor Lin Ze showed the slightest hint of concern.

The Pet Beast Maiden gently raised her arm, then swung it down fiercely.

Blizzard!

Whoosh!

A muffled howl erupted abruptly.

The temperature in the surrounding air plummeted by a huge margin.

Biting cold wind howled and raged as massive snowflakes condensed out of thin air, swirling wildly with the gale.

In the blink of an eye—

A violent blizzard engulfed the entire plaza!

A layer of white snow instantly covered the Night Shades’ bodies.

Their originally swift movements became noticeably sluggish under the obstruction of the wind and snow.

They immediately dove into the shadows.

But before long, a thick layer of snow had blanketed the ground.

Looking out—

The vast plaza was a sea of white.

The shadows had vanished without a trace.

Without shadows, the Night Shades could no longer sneak around and were forced to reveal themselves.

The next second—

Blades of ice rained down from the sky, drowning the four Night Shades.

Inside the Stele Chamber.

Ye Zuping fell into a brief silence as he watched the screen show the Night Shades frozen into ice sculptures, then shattering into pieces—dead beyond any doubt.

If he had harbored even the slightest doubt about Lin Ze’s strength before—

That doubt had now vanished completely after witnessing this scene.

Casually killing four Tier 4, Stage 7 Night Shades with a mere wave of the hand—such power undoubtedly reached at least the Tier 5 level.

“Pinghai City has truly produced someone extraordinary.”

Ye Zuping let out a sigh of admiration.

Xue Wei nodded in deep agreement.

It was hard to imagine that a third-tier small city like Pinghai could nurture a prodigy like Lin Ze.

Even among the direct descendants carefully groomed by the great families in the Federation’s most prominent metropolises, someone like this would be absolutely unprecedented.

After exchanging a few hushed remarks, the two turned their attention back to the screen.

The fourth trial had already begun.

The opponent in the fourth trial was a Demon Ghost.

It had a torso and limbs like a human, yet was gaunt and skeletal, with almost no muscle to speak of.

Thin, grayish-blue skin clung tightly to its bones.

Its mouth, lined with rows of jagged teeth, hung wide open as thick, viscous saliva dripped slowly from the corners.

The Demon Ghost was a Tier 5 Dark Attribute Ferocious Beast.

A Mature Stage Demon Ghost could even reach Tier 5, Stage 7 or 8.

The one before Lin Ze hadn’t yet reached Mature Stage, but judging by its size, it wasn’t far off.

Its level was estimated to be at least Tier 5, Stage 3 or 4.

While Lin Ze was sizing up the demon ghost, this ferocious beast had already adapted to its surroundings and charged without hesitation toward the two prey not far away.

Unfortunately, it had only made it halfway through its charge when a crisp cracking sound of ice forming suddenly echoed through the void.

Countless ice chains materialized out of thin air, sweeping toward the demon ghost with a clatter.

In an instant, they coiled around it like a bound bundle, tightly restraining it in place.

Extreme Ice Chain!

Not far away, Xiao Xue slowly raised her snow-white palm.

Whether it was a Tier 4 or Tier 5 ferocious beast, before her—now ascended to Tier 6—there was no difference.

They were all just common minions.

With Xiao Xue’s movement, a point of azure ice crystal abruptly materialized before the demon ghost.

The next instant.

The ice crystal exploded violently, scattering into countless ice shards that swept outward in all directions.

Frost Nova!

The poor demon ghost had barely made its debut, hadn’t even managed to launch a single attack, and had already been turned into an ice sculpture.

Crack!

Cracks appeared, and the ice sculpture shattered into fragments of ice on the ground in an instant.

“How is that possible!?”

Ye Zuping and Xue Wei stared at the scene in utter disbelief, their eyes filled with incredulity.

A full-fledged Tier 5 ferocious beast, the demon ghost, had been killed so effortlessly?

“What’s going on here?”

Ye Zuping’s face was flooded with shock.

“Could it be that Lin Ze’s pet beast is above Tier 5?”

Xue Wei was equally stunned.

After a moment of thought, he said hesitantly:

“That shouldn’t be it. This demon ghost is only Tier 5, Stage 3. A few Tier 5, Stage 9 pet beasts with particularly strong combat power could kill it easily too.”

An eighteen-year-old Apprentice Beast Tamer possessing a Tier 6 pet beast—that speculation was truly alarming.

Xue Wei instinctively refuted the idea.

Even so, a Tier 5, Stage 9 level was already astonishing enough.

Especially when its owner was such a young student.

For a moment, Ye Zuping and Xue Wei’s hearts were churning with waves of shock, stunned beyond words.

And just then.

The final stage of the Ultra Difficulty Bronze Assessment began.

“The last stage. I wonder what level of ferocious beast will appear?”

Lin Ze murmured softly as he watched the steel gate slowly creak open.

Soon.

A massive figure stepped out from behind the gate.

“Roar!”

A thunderous dragon roar suddenly erupted.

With the sound, a heart-stopping Dragon Awe instantly spread through the air.

The atmosphere seemed to grow suddenly heavier.

Lin Ze raised an eyebrow slightly.

What appeared before him was unmistakably a Dragon Type ferocious beast.

Deep, rich bronze-colored scales.

A massive body with smooth, flowing curves.

Every inch of it radiated a sense of raw power.

“It’s actually a Pure-blood Dragon Clan… I really do have a knack for running into dragons lately.”

Lin Ze muttered to himself as he carefully examined the Bronze Dragon before him.

The older a Bronze Dragon, the deeper the color of its scales.

Judging by the scale color of this Bronze Dragon, it was most likely still in its youth, with a Power Level of at most Tier 5, Stage 9—definitely not exceeding Tier 6.

However, once it reached adulthood, the Bronze Dragon’s level would immediately break through to Tier 6.

Just like the Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon encountered in the Secret Realm before.

“Roar!”

The Bronze Dragon let out a roar to the heavens, then took heavy steps and charged toward Lin Ze like a war chariot in full assault.

Facing the dragon’s ferocious charge, Xiao Xue wrinkled her cute little nose and casually waved her hand.

The Blizzard descended once more.

The plaza was instantly engulfed by raging wind and snow, briefly slowing the Bronze Dragon’s movements.

Then, in rapid succession.

Countless densely packed ice blades materialized out of thin air, cascading down from the sky like a waterfall, pouring all at once onto the Bronze Dragon.

With the Blizzard’s enhancement, the Ice Waterfall’s power was amplified by more than just a notch.

The Bronze Dragon was like a creature charging head-on into a surging torrent, its massive body forcibly halted in its tracks mid-charge.

The hard scales covering its body shattered piece by piece, revealing torn flesh beneath.

In the blink of an eye, the Bronze Dragon was covered in wounds, letting out miserable howls of agony.

Outside the Virtual Realm.

Ye Zuping and Xue Wei stared blankly at the screen, mouths agape, unable to speak for a long time.

By now.

They understood all too well.

Their earlier speculation had been completely wrong.

To have reduced a Tier 5, Rank 9 Bronze Dragon to such a miserable state in a single exchange, Lin Ze’s Pet Beast had undoubtedly reached the Tier 6 level!