One contract spirit after another stepped forward to attack, but not a single one achieved an A-rank score. Even B-rank belonged to extrely few.
"Chen Shu, your turn." Anticipation flickered in Fang Ke's eyes.
He'd originally thought this kid was just another workhorse¹, but who knew he'd been hiding so deep.
Chen Shu walked forward and summoned his golden sli.
Among all the contract spirits present, the golden sli stood in a tier of its own—because it was the only F-rank.
"What a waste of a Level 5 Beast Tar."
"Yeah, even with just a D-rank contract spirit, it would probably have decent attack power."
The golden sli had low potential, and its various attributes were equally diocre. The only thing worth praising was its vitality, but in exams, this advantage was completely useless.
Moreover, slis attacked at a snail's pace. In five seconds, it could probably only launch a single attack.
"Goo-ji! Goo-ji!"
The golden sli bounced around energetically, its big eyes brimming with curiosity as it examined the surrounding contract spirits.
"Go get 'em! Second High's Yellow Flash!"
The sli's eyes bulged wide, clearly feeling incredibly fierce—though to everyone watching, it just looked impossibly adorable.
From a distance, the sli and the testing orb looked remarkably similar—just that the sli was considerably smaller.
"Goo-ji!"
The sli wiggled its rear end, then charged forward at full tilt.
Activating its Level 3 Charge skill, its speed instantly skyrocketed, truly capturing a bit of that Yellow Flash essence.
"Don't tell it's just going to ram straight into it?" Everyone stared at the golden sli with curiosity.
But when it reached ten ters from the yellow orb, the sli suddenly launched itself upward, its body instantaneously ballooning to four tis its original size.
"Another active skill?!"
The crowd erupted in shock. First the speed burst, and now this size transformation—realizing the sli possessed two active combat skills, they knew it had already surpassed the vast majority of students.
In reality though, the sli's jumping ability also ca from a skill: Violent Sitting Kill.
The four-ter golden sli resembled a gigantic golden turd, its massive bottom plumting toward the yellow orb like a falling mountain.
BANG!
The collision of the two nearly identical yellow spheres created an utterly ridiculous scene.
"Goo-ji! Goo-ji!"
The golden sli's eyes strained with effort, its expression resembling severe constipation as it pressed down on the yellow orb with all its might.
Your Master had given the orders—squash this fellow sphere!
The yellow orb showed an enormous dent, but ultimately refused to collapse.
Forget a Level 5 Beast Tar—even a Level 9 Beast Tar couldn't destroy this thing.
"Goo-ji!"
The yellow orb suddenly rebounded with trendous force, catapulting the golden sli straight toward the ceiling.
"Recall it imdiately!" Director Liu barked out.
He wasn't concerned about the sli's safety—he was terrified the Beast Taming Arena's ceiling would get demolished.
A creature that massive had weight everyone could see.
Chen Shu focused his thoughts and recalled the golden sli. As long as they stayed within range, contract spirits could be recalled instantly, though summoning them back required so preparation ti.
Attack Strength: B!
Finally, an evaluation materialized on the display screen.
The other Beast Taming students gasped in astonishnt.
Chen Shu showed no surprise. If the golden sli couldn't even achieve B-rank attack strength, it wouldn't have been capable of injuring Zheng Nan's Green Feathered Eagle.
As for A-rank, that was definitely beyond reach.
In the entire grade, only Xu Xiaoyu had achieved it. She was the sole Level 7 Beast Tar with an A-rank contract spirit. Her combat power vastly exceeded the sli's.
"B-rank! It's actually B-rank! Another seedling for the third-year special training class?"
Fang Ke's fists clenched slightly, excitent blazing in his eyes.
Li Yuan had truly delivered him a genius. In just one brief month, he'd grown to this extent.
Wait, no! Chen Shu had most likely been playing pig to eat tiger² all along.
Though he didn't understand the reason, this was Chen Shu after all!
Did his actions ever require logic?
If Fang Ke could comprehend him, he should probably schedule a brain scan.
The Beast Taming Class 5 students all wore complicated expressions as they stared at their class's supposed 'academic failure.'
Good heavens, this is just unfair!
"Ahem..." Chen Shu cleared his throat and declared with utmost seriousness: "There are no geniuses in this world. Only through relentless effort can one beco powerful."
Everyone froze montarily. Was he... trying to motivate them?
"Look at —toiling away for an entire month, I barely managed to advance from a Level 1 Beast Tar to Level 5."
Chen Shu heaved a profound sigh. "I hope my hard work is sothing you'll never have to understand."
Dead silence filled the venue.
Advancing from Level 1 to Level 5 Beast Tar in a single month—were those words even fit for human ears?
Everyone present had trained diligently for two years, yet most remained stuck at Level 3.
"Why do I suddenly feel this overwhelming urge to pound him into the ground?"
"Sa wavelength here. This guy's ability to draw aggro is off the charts!"
Even Xu Xiaoyu's lips twitched involuntarily as she fought the urge to summon her Fire Bird.
Director Liu hastily intervened, "Enough! Everyone continues the examination. We must complete all Beast Taming assessnts today!"
If an all-out brawl erupted here, the consequences would be unthinkable.
He also shot Chen Shu a penetrating look. That was an F-rank sli, yet it had comprehended two combat skills.
Did you save the entire galaxy in your previous life?
The attack test swiftly concluded, ushering in the speed test.
Speed encompassed more than just physical movent—it included neural reaction ti as well.
The yellow orb in the testing area suddenly morphed. A Gatling gun materialized, its multiple barrels rotating ominously, radiating intimidation.
"This is ridiculously high-tech!"
Chen Shu's heart jolted. He'd assud this world's technology paralleled his previous world, given that household appliances were still TVs and refrigerators.
But apparently, there was quite a substantial gap.
"Comncing speed test!" Director Liu announced.
The Gatling naturally didn't fire live ammunition but rubber bullets coated with marking dye. Contract spirits wouldn't sustain injuries even if hit.
The speed test primarily evaluated contract spirits' evasion capabilities and reaction tis.
Chen Shu's golden sli once again delivered a performance that left everyone slack-jawed.
Not from excellence—but from sheer incompetence.
Other contract spirits, regardless of speed, would at least make symbolic dodging attempts.
But the golden sli simply conked out and started snoring. Bullets pelted down like raindrops, and it absorbed every single one without missing a beat.
In a certain sense, this qualified as a reverse perfect score.
Speed Rating: F!
Predictably, Chen Shu claid the absolute worst evaluation.
This allowed nurous people to exhale in relief. Apparently, the sli was an extrely lopsided contract spirit.
Chen Shu had now accumulated two F ratings. His overall score would suffer dramatically. Entering the special training class was essentially impossible now.
The speed test wrapped up quickly, leading to the final assessnt—testing contract spirits' defensive capabilities.
Despite earning an F rating, Chen Shu remained utterly unperturbed.
The defense test would determine his ultimate score. Plus, he still had the liberal arts subjects³ to boost his grades.
¹ 牛馬 (niúmǎ) - Internet slang literally aning "ox and horse," used to describe diocre or ordinary people who work hard but achieve little, similar to calling soone a "wage slave" or "average joe"
² 扮豬吃老虎 (playing pig to eat tiger) - A Chinese idiom aning to feign weakness while possessing hidden strength, like a pig that turns out to be capable of devouring tigers
³ Liberal arts subjects - In Chinese education, written examinations carry trendous weight and can compensate for poor practical performance, reflecting the cultural emphasis on academic knowledge
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