Chapter 105 – Unheard Of

A deathly silence fell over everyone.

Both the sinister man and Lu Ling’s group stared blankly at the scene before them, then collectively gasped as they snapped back to reality.

They never imagined that Lin Ze actually possessed a third Tier 6 Pet Beast!

Wasn’t this a bit too absurd?

An eighteen-year-old Beast Tamer possessing a single Tier 6 Pet Beast was already beyond comprehension.

Let alone having three of them.

Even calling him a prodigy wouldn’t do him justice!

“Wh-What?!”

The sinister man’s face turned deathly pale as he regained his senses.

Though he didn’t stop running, a fear that felt like his heartstrings being pulled taut involuntarily welled up from the depths of his soul.

No matter how confident he was, he didn’t think he had much chance of escaping from a Tier 6 Pet Beast.

And that was exactly the case.

Upon receiving Lin Ze’s command, the Spirit of the Earth immediately raised both arms.

Countless Earth Elements surged into its palms, rapidly condensing into a massive boulder.

The next second.

The Spirit of the Earth violently hurled the boulder forward.

A piercing sonic boom exploded through the air.

Like a cannonball, the boulder crossed dozens of meters in an instant and slammed into the sinister man, then exploded violently.

The protective light of the Mystic Bronze Bell flickered into existence once more.

But this time, the bell-shaped phantom lasted less than half a second before being torn apart by the violent impact.

A dense shower of gravel then poured onto the sinister man like bullets.

Before he could even let out a scream, bursts of blood mist exploded from his body.

His entire figure flew backward like a torn cloth sack.

Before he even hit the ground, he had already lost all signs of life.

At the same time.

With the death of their master, the Ape Demon and Rift Demon in battle suddenly froze.

The next moment, they abruptly turned to dust and scattered away.

The battle ended in an instant.

Silence!

Complete silence all around.

Lu Ling, Wang Xiaojing, and Mo Xiaoyan stared blankly at Lin Ze’s back, their faces filled with uncontrollable shock, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

They had thought it would already be impressive if Lin Ze could hold the enemy off for a moment and last until the academy’s reinforcements arrived.

Never did they imagine that this young junior’s true strength was actually this formidable.

With a mere flick of his hand, he effortlessly killed a powerful Fallen.

It was simply unimaginable that a First Year student could possess such power.

“Geniuses like this really do exist in this world…”

Lu Ling murmured softly, her eyes filled with awe and astonishment.

Wang Xiaojing and Mo Xiaoyan weren’t much better off, still deeply immersed in the overwhelming shock and unable to shake it off.

In comparison, Guan Ning remained the calmest.

Now that the enemy was dead, she could finally truly relax, shifting her attention to Lin Ze’s strength instead.

“Brother, did you advance to Bronze Beast Tamer?”

“That’s right.”

Lin Ze smiled and nodded at her.

“After returning from the Secret Realm, I applied for the Bronze Assessment and passed it smoothly.”

“That’s amazing, Brother! You advanced to Bronze Rank so quickly!”

Guan Ning looked at Lin Ze with sparkling eyes, making no effort to hide her admiration.

The three women beside her exchanged bewildered glances.

Compared to being a Bronze Beast Tamer, shouldn’t the Tier 6 Pet Beast be far more astonishing?

Forget the Bronze Assessment—with this level of strength, he could easily challenge the Silver Assessment.

After all, it was widely recognized that the minimum strength requirement to apply for the Silver Assessment was possessing a Tier 5 Pet Beast.

Lin Ze, however, possessed a full three Tier 6 pet beasts, and had considerable confidence in passing the Silver Assessment at Advanced Difficulty.

But catching sight of Guan Ning’s flushed, rosy cheeks, the three of them exchanged glances and silently chuckled.

Lin Ze patted Guan Ning on the head, then turned and walked toward the corpse of the sinister man.

After a quick search, a quaint bronze bell soon appeared in his hand.

The bell was roughly half a palm in size, cool to the touch, its surface densely engraved with intricate, mysterious patterns that carried a distinct ancient charm.

Lin Ze tried channeling some Soul Power into it, and the bell’s surface immediately lit up with a hazy glow that rapidly spread across his entire body, forming a faint cyan bell-shaped phantom.

It lasted about three seconds. Lin Ze summoned his attribute panel and saw that the Soul Power section had decreased by 15 points.

“Five points of Soul Power per second, huh.”

Lin Ze gave a slight nod.

That consumption was quite low.

Even an Apprentice Beast Tamer could sustain it for at least half a minute continuously.

It might not seem like much time, but in critical moments, it was a lifesaving trump card.

After a moment of thought, Lin Ze returned to Guan Ning’s side and handed the Mystic Bronze Bell to her.

The girl blinked in surprise. “Brother?”

“Take this. I don’t need it.”

Although the Mystic Bronze Bell was a Wonder Item, judging from the earlier situation, it could at most block attacks below Tier 6—not of much use to Lin Ze.

It wasn’t even as effective as using Soul Guardian.

But for Guan Ning, who was still an Apprentice Beast Tamer, the Mystic Bronze Bell was a rare and precious treasure.

Lin Ze also worried that Guan Ning might encounter something similar again.

So he simply decided to give her the Mystic Bronze Bell, just in case.

“But…”

Guan Ning hesitated, but Lin Ze had already pressed the bell firmly into her hands.

Seeing this, Guan Ning stopped hesitating and accepted the Mystic Bronze Bell with delight, beaming at Lin Ze.

“Thanks, Brother!”

The three girls beside them, Lu Ling included, watched with envy.

Even if the Mystic Bronze Bell could only block attacks below Tier 6, it was still a Wonder Item.

Extremely precious.

Who would be willing to casually give away such a valuable Wonder Item?

Only Lin Ze would do something like that.

“Alright, let’s head back.”

Lin Ze looked at Lu Ling and the other two.

They naturally had no objections.

Their pet beasts had all died at the hands of the Ape Demon, so staying behind to continue training wasn’t an option.

They had to go back and revive their pet beasts first.

An adult Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon had more than enough capacity to carry five people in flight.

The group climbed onto the dragon’s back and began their return journey.

Halfway there.

Lin Ze encountered the academy rescue team.

Leading the team was none other than Gao Wenbai, the one who had presided over Ningjiang Academy’s Admission Assessment.

Seeing Lu Ling and the others safe and sound, seated on the back of the Stone-Condensing Magic Dragon, Gao Wenbai and the other teachers were taken aback.

It wasn’t until they heard Lu Ling recount the full story that they finally understood.

And what followed was overwhelming shock.

Even Gao Wenbai’s gaze toward Lin Ze was filled with intense astonishment.

Even though he had known since the Admission Assessment that Lin Ze was no ordinary talent and would surely soar to great heights in time.

The speed of his growth still far exceeded anything Gao Wenbai could have imagined.

In just a few short months, he had already acquired Tier 6 pet beasts.

And not just one!

The pace of his strength improvement was simply staggering!

Not to mention that Lin Ze was only eighteen years old now.

When they were eighteen, they hadn’t even possessed a single Tier 5 pet beast.

Even with Gao Wenbai’s vast experience, he had never seen—nor even heard of—a young Beast Tamer with such astonishing talent.

For a moment.

Even Gao Wenbai and the other teachers looked somewhat dazed.

A genius like this was truly unheard of!