“Look, that’s the newly discovered Dragon-type pet…”
“I heard the guardian of the tenth floor of the Tower of Trials was replaced by her pet yesterday…”
Liu Yi walked through the crowd with her usual expression and arrived at the First Year, Class A-1 classroom.
When she pushed open the classroom door, Yan Xinliu was already in her seat, still flipping through a thick book.
“Morning,” Liu Yi said as she walked to her seat and put down her backpack.
Yan Xinliu looked up and pushed up her glasses. “Did Teacher Wei talk to you about the School Team?”
“Mm,” Liu Yi nodded. “I’ll start School Team training this afternoon.”
“Just as I thought,” Yan Xinliu said. “I figured as much. After all, no one else in the first-year has cultivated their first pet to the Intermediate stage and contracted a second one like you have.”
“Even if you didn’t want to compete, the school would probably want to recruit you for the School Team.”
Liu Yi shrugged noncommittally.
“Oh, by the way,” Yan Xinliu suddenly remembered something. “Have you checked the class group chat?”
Liu Yi took out her phone and opened the class group chat.
【Tianqi 99th Batch First Year Class A-1 (45 members)】
The latest messages were sent after eleven last night, and there were already 99+ unread notifications.
She quickly scrolled through the screen; most of the content was about her performance in the Tower of Trials yesterday.
【[Wang Ming]: Liu Yi is too strong! Fifteen floors on her first challenge!】
【[Li Hao]: I heard the guardian of the tenth floor became her Moling Dragon? Is that true?】
【[Lin Xiaomeng]: I don’t know, I’m still stuck on the seventh floor…】
【[Zhang Yu]: It’s true! My friend is in the next class, and he said someone in their class who’s challenging the tenth floor is wailing in their own chat. He even asked if anyone knew Liu Yi and could tell him how to beat the ‘Moling Dragon’ guardian.】
【[Chen Liang]: Hahaha, that’s a bit funny, how could we tell him! @Liu Yi Big shot, right?】
Liu Yi closed the group chat and silenced her phone. “I’ve seen it now.”
Yan Xinliu asked, “Aren’t you going to respond to them?”
Liu Yi replied, “It’s fine, the generated projection isn’t Chiying’s full strength. They’ll be able to break through after a few more days of practice.”
...
After the morning classes, Liu Yi had lunch and then took Ziyue and Chiying to the Tower of Trials.
Since School Team training didn’t start until 4 PM, it was the perfect time to go to the fifteenth floor and let Ziyue and Chiying practice Pet Energy Control.
There were fewer people queuing in the hall than yesterday, and Liu Yi quickly reached the front desk.
“Continuing the challenge?” the staff member recognized her.
Liu Yi said, “Yes.”
The staff member swiped a card. “Confirmed. Please proceed to the teleportation room.”
On the familiar circular platform, a flash of white light appeared, and Liu Yi and her two pets reappeared in the Pet Energy Control testing ground on the fifteenth floor.
In front of the metal plate on the fifteenth floor of the Tower of Trials.
Liu Yi said, “You two practice first. Once you’re sufficiently practiced, we’ll start the challenge.”
“Bingbing.”
“Moling.”
Ziyue and Chiying began earnestly controlling their energy to etch patterns onto the metal plate.
Liu Yi observed carefully.
...
Two hours later, Liu Yi glanced at Ziyue and Chiying. “Time’s about up. Let’s give it a try.”
“Ziyue, you go first.”
Ziyue stared intently at the complex projected pattern.
Liu Yi stood to the side, tapping her fingers against her thigh. “Remember, the key is precise energy control. The force of the Ice Blade must be even, and its movement speed stable.”
“Bingbing!”
Ziyue nodded, condensed an Ice Blade, and controlled it to move slowly towards the metal plate.
The first line appeared perfectly, matching the projected pattern exactly.
Then came the second, the third…
As she reached the most complex part in the center of the pattern, Ziyue’s ears twitched slightly, and the Ice Blade’s trajectory deviated by a hair’s breadth.
“Steady,” Liu Yi gently reminded her. “No rush, take your time.”
Ziyue closed her eyes, adjusted her breathing, and when she opened them again, the Ice Blade’s movement became steady once more.
Liu Yi watched the pattern gradually form on the metal plate, a slight smile playing on her lips.
Ziyue’s learning ability and comprehension were truly remarkable.
“The final section.”
The Ice Blade swept across the metal plate, completing the final connection.
【Challenge Completion: 95%】
【Record Updated: Liu Yi - Silver Snow Fox - 95%】
Liu Yi crouched down and ruffled Ziyue’s head. “Amazing! You improved by 6 percentage points compared to yesterday.”
Ziyue proudly tilted her head back, her two tails wagging happily.
“Next up is Chiying.”
Chiying was also eager to try, and it quickly moved to another metal plate.
Liu Yi said, “Just as we discussed yesterday, and like you practiced just now, use a fine stream of Venom Spray to draw.”
“Moling.”
Chiying nodded, controlling a stream of purple venom as thin as a hair to flow out slowly.
Unlike the wide-range splashes it used in combat, this time the venom was as precise as a paintbrush, leaving clear marks on the metal plate.
Liu Yi carefully observed Chiying’s operation.
To be honest, when Liu Yi suggested this yesterday, she hadn’t expected Chiying to understand what she meant so quickly and execute it directly.
Such precise manipulation should require a lot of practice to achieve.
She wondered if other pets were as intelligent as Ziyue and Chiying.
“Very good, maintain this rhythm.”
The pattern gradually took shape; this time, a complex spiral pattern with many tiny branches in the center was randomly generated.
As it reached the most intricate part, Chiying suddenly stopped and turned to look at Liu Yi.
“Moling?”
“It’s okay,” Liu Yi understood its confusion. “This part is indeed too difficult; we can complete it in sections.”
“Perhaps… you can outline the main framework first, then fill in the details.”
Chiying nodded and began “drawing” again.
It first completed the main structure, then added the tiniest lines.
When the last stroke was finished, Chiying, Liu Yi, and Ziyue, who were observing, all let out a long breath.
【Challenge Completion: 93%】
【Current Record Holder: Liu Yi - Silver Snow Fox - 95%; Moling Dragon - 93%】
Liu Yi smiled. “Excellent! Just like Ziyue, you both improved by 6 percentage points compared to yesterday.”
Chiying turned to Ziyue, and the two instinctively nudged each other’s heads in understanding.
“Let’s go to the next floor.”
The sixteenth floor was an endurance test, requiring pets to defeat five waves of enemies consecutively without replenishing their stamina or energy.
Ziyue passed perfectly by continuously recovering stamina in Snowfall weather with her Eternal Heart trait, while Chiying used its Counter-Poison trait to be immune to Poison-type pet attacks and even replenish itself, both clearing the floor flawlessly.
The seventeenth floor, the eighteenth floor, the nineteenth floor…
After clearing the nineteenth floor, Liu Yi checked the time—3:30 PM.
“School Team training starts assembly in thirty minutes,” she calculated. “That should be enough time to challenge the twentieth floor.”
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