Beast Taming: Invincible Breeder-Chapter 162 - 137: Gifting a Dragon

Chapter 162: Chapter 137: Gifting a Dragon
"Again and again, it’s a one-hit kill! He’s consecutively one-hit killing his opponent’s pet beast. And his opponent was ranked tenth on the freshman leaderboard. Just how strong is he?"
"The person above is mistaken, it should be said former tenth on the freshman leaderboard, now eleventh."
"Oh my gosh, guess what I just saw on his profile page?"
"Hurry up and tell us, or I’ll just go check his profile myself."
"There are two achievements on his profile: he conquered the Mechanical Demolition Secret Realm."
"Oh my goodness, that insanely difficult Mechanical Demolition Secret Realm was actually conquered by him!"
"Mechanical Demolition Secret Realm? What’s up? Is it really hard?"
"Super difficult. There are many first places on the freshman leaderboard, but so far, he’s the only one who has conquered the Mechanical Demolition Secret Realm."
"Not only did he conquer the Mechanical Demolition Secret Realm, he also conquered the White Jade Secret Realm, which is 0.1 points less difficult. And what’s most terrifying is that the record for successfully conquering both was registered on the same day, meaning he finished one and immediately moved on to the other."
Li Cunxu’s ranking rose to tenth place, wanting to continue matching.
He found that there was no matching button anymore, only a button to schedule a match.
His match was scheduled with the ninth rank for a ranking battle.
The scheduling was successful, the ranking battle was set for eight o’clock in the evening.
What Li Cunxu doesn’t know is that a few months ago, if the tenth ranked scheduled a match with the ninth, it would take at least seven days.
The ninth scheduling a match with the eighth would also take at least seven days.
The second scheduling a match with the first would similarly take at least seven days.
Li Cunxu succeeded immediately this time because it’s almost September. Once September arrives, the freshman leaderboard updates, bringing leadership change: third-year high school becomes freshmen, freshmen become sophomores.
In late August, it’s the end of the freshman leaderboard’s season.
The top ten must accept challenges daily. If they don’t accept for one day, their rank drops by one. If they don’t accept for two days, it drops by three, if three days, it drops by five ranks.
During this special time, anyone ranked within the top thousand who doesn’t accept a challenge for a day will see their rankings drop.
"It’s only five in the afternoon now, three hours until eight, let’s go eat first."
The virtual cabin is somewhat different from the game cabins from previous generations; game cabins could deliver nutrient fluids, but virtual cabins do not have this function. When it’s mealtime, you’ll be reminded to go offline to eat. If you stay in the virtual arena for too long, you’ll get kicked offline.
Ding Dong~
[You have received a challenge request.]
[Note: You’re ranked tenth, a gatekeeper of the top ten, holding a very special position. Try not to reject challenges from those ranked within the top thirty; if rejected, your rank will drop by one.]
This challenge request came from the twenty-ninth ranked.
"Rejecting leads to ranking drop, how unreasonable."
"To aim for a ranking above the top ten, one must defeat the tenth. If the tenth keeps refusing challenges, those below cannot break into the top ten."
Li Cunxu thought it through and understood.
"Being a gatekeeper of the top ten isn’t easy!"
Li Cunxu swiftly defeated the challenger. Before he even went offline, another challenge came in.
Defeat, challenge again.
Defeat, challenge again.
...
After defeating five people in a row, Li Cunxu sensed something off. Their timing was too perfect. As soon as one match ended, someone immediately applied for a ranking challenge.
Their pet beast command strategies were very cautious, as if they knew how powerful Xiaoruan was.
They weren’t aiming to win but to probe Xiaoruan’s skills.
"Did someone hire them to test Xiaoruan’s skills? Is it someone ranked above me worried I might beat them, sending people to gather intel on Xiaoruan?"
Li Cunxu figured it out but was helpless.
This couldn’t be ed.
To be precise, it could be ed but ing would be useless.
It’s not that the school is inactive; they’re doing it deliberately.
In a chat with Senior Mu Qingyan, Li Cunxu learned that in matters of minor unfairness, Shendu University deliberately turned a blind eye to instill in students the value of fighting unfairness through solid strength.
However, Li Cunxu didn’t mind much.
After all, by eight in the evening, he would be ranked ninth and wouldn’t have to suffer the fate of a top ten gatekeeper.
Things went just as Li Cunxu expected.
No surprises, his rank rose.
The ninth rank was about as strong as the faceless man in black robes, making for an easy battle.
Continuing to challenge higher, his ranking climbed steadily.
Eighth rank.
Seventh rank.
...
Second rank.
The match with the second rank was the toughest, taking three hours to win.
August 31st.
The last day of August.
Li Cunxu challenged the first rank.
The first rank was a cute and lively little girl with a height of 1.8 meters, long legs, and twin ponytails.
However, that was just her image in the virtual arena; in reality, she was the same— a cute and lively, quirky little girl, except her height was faked. She didn’t have long legs, her real height was 1.5 meters.
Her age was a year younger than Li Cunxu.
"Hello! I’m Ao Meng."
"Hello! I am Li Cunxu."
"After this match, can I hug your Slime offline? I really love your Slime." Ao Meng gazed intently at Xiaoruan with her beautiful eyes adorned with long lashes, and said.
Xiaoruan’s cute appearance combined with its unmatched strength made it very popular among girls, especially younger ones.
Which girl could refuse such a cute yet fierce pet beast?
"Sure."
"Great! Then let’s get this over with quickly!"
Ao Meng summoned her pet beast.
Li Cunxu was very familiar with this beast, a Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon covered entirely with golden dragon scales.
Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon? The evolved form of the Holy Lotus Carp.
Isn’t that a standard of the Saint Lotus Li Family?
"Are you called Li Ao Meng?" Li Cunxu asked tentatively.
Ao Meng replied, "My surname is Ao, not Li."
"Is your mother’s surname Li?"
"My mom’s surname isn’t Li."
"Is your dad a live-in son-in-law, so you took your mom’s surname?"
"My dad isn’t a live-in son-in-law; I share my dad’s surname."
"Do any of your grandparents have the surname Li?"
"No."
She doesn’t bear the Li surname nor is she related through marriage to the Holy Lotus Family. How did she acquire the Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon?
"Then how did you get your Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon?"
"My god-grandfather gave it to me."
Giving someone a prized Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon from the Holy Lotus Family? Li Cunxu was curious about Ao Meng’s god-grandfather’s identity and his capabilities.
Even Li Shiji couldn’t openly gift a Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon to an outsider.
Of course, Li Shiji didn’t have much sway in the Holy Lotus Family to begin with.
"Who is your god-grandfather?"
"Li Shiwu."
Li Shiwu, quite the name, the current head of the Holy Lotus Family.
Why would he gift a Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon to Ao Meng?
Unable to contain his curiosity, Li Cunxu asked, "Why did he give you a Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon?"
Ao Meng answered, "I don’t know, he forced it on me."
Forced on her? Such a rare term.
He wished he could experience being gifted a dragon pet and sacred beast like that.
The audience also felt incredibly envious upon hearing it.
Hey? I guess I shouldn’t be envious.
If I were willing to reveal my Blood Lotus Eye, the Holy Lotus Family would forcefully gift me Holy Lotus Carps too, and two of them, a male and a female.