Everyone Tames Beasts, So Why Are You Taming Goddesses? - Chapter 15

How did he do it?

He could control inanimate objects?

Liu Xuan had deliberately kept her distance to avoid being struck by blood needles, yet even from so far away, she was still manipulated?

The platinum energy orb shimmered with light right before her eyes, its terrifying energy fluctuations threatening to engulf her in the next moment.

The golden radiance pierced her eyes, forcing her to shut them tightly. It had all happened so quickly that she didn’t even have time to react.

Just moments ago, she had thought that, as the proud heiress of the Liu family, no other S-rank student could stand on the same level as her.

But now, before Su Yu, she found herself entirely powerless.

“Alia.”

The energy orb ultimately didn’t explode, stopping just short of Liu Xuan.

“It seems the match is decided, Liu Xuan.”

Shangguan Ling looked at the two students on the field, surprised.

She had expected Su Yu to win, but she hadn’t anticipated such a massive gap in power!

And was that truly Su Yu’s talent?

Su Yu’s talent was supposed to rely on his blood as a medium and could only control certain pet beasts.

No, that was Alia’s talent!

Su Yu had been using his words and actions to mislead others, while the real orchestrator was Alia.

However…

The distance Liu Xuan had maintained earlier was over a hundred meters. Was a vampire’s ability truly that overwhelming?

Although Alia’s reputation was significant, her identity as a God-Tier Sequence had been well-hidden. In fact, only Principal Ning Hanwen and a select few knew the truth about Alia.

Liu Xuan and her Twin-Headed Griffin landed on the ground, her expression somber.

The rest of the group exchanged glances. “Hey, what just happened? Li Xu, did you see it clearly?”

Li Xu shook his head. “I have no idea what I just saw! What exactly is Su Yu’s talent?”

An Zhishui said, “Sister Liu Xuan is a prodigy, even ranking in the top 50 of Great Xia’s freshman potential list in a little-known internal test. How could she lose so decisively?”

Chen Mengmeng thought for a moment and said, “It’s not that Liu Xuan is weak—it’s that Su Yu is a complete monster! His abilities… if you don’t have intel on him, you’re doomed to be toyed with!”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Su Yu walked up to Liu Xuan and said softly, “Are you alright?”

Liu Xuan was still in a daze, her brain struggling to process what had happened. After a moment, she finally snapped out of it and asked, “Y-your ability… what on earth is it?”

Su Yu raised a finger to his lips. “That’s a secret, Liu Xuan.”

“My abilities lose their edge if they’re fully understood.”

When Su Yu and Alia had been refining their battle strategies, he realized that his Lethal Allure and Crown of Blood had exceptional “first-strike” advantages.

When combined with Alia’s “Blood Queen,” they could easily disorient the opponent’s understanding of his abilities.

Just now,

When Liu Xuan had activated her Virtual Compression, Alia had subtly infused blood into the energy orb, granting her control over it.

The Twin-Headed Griffin, which had been hovering about a hundred meters away, also fell within the range of the Blood Queen’s influence.

Su Yu had intentionally used words and gestures to distract the opponent’s judgment. Aside from Shangguan Ling, no one had noticed that everything was orchestrated entirely by Alia.

Shangguan Ling’s mind considered a bold thought.

The notion left her stunned.

If everything from earlier was Alia’s doing, then her performance had already far exceeded the capabilities of a typical vampire.

Sequence rankings were absolute!

A lower-tier sequence no. 99 vampire should never be able to dominate an upper-tier no. 63 Twin-Headed Griffin.

Temporary control might be possible, but Alia’s ability to manipulate blood had reached a level akin to “domination.”

This implied suppression from a higher-tier sequence!

Could it be…

Shangguan Ling shook her head.

Impossible.

She clapped her hands. “That was an excellent match. Liu Xuan, your abilities are impressive as well. Just remember, when facing an opponent with an unknown and highly dangerous talent like Su Yu’s, your priority should be gathering intel, not rushing into battle.”

Then she turned to Su Yu. “As for you, Su Yu, you don’t act like a freshman at all. Your combat instincts are astonishing.”

Su Yu raised an eyebrow. Had Shangguan Ling noticed?

“You flatter me, Professor.”

Shangguan Ling smiled. “In that case, Su Yu will be the team captain.”

The others approached and voiced their agreement.

“No objections here.”

“Captain, you’re too strong. Can’t you at least share a tiny hint about your talent?”

Su Yu smiled and shook his head.

Are you joking? If I reveal my secrets, you’ll figure out how to counter me!

Liu Xuan had also calmed down. “The professor is right.”

“Su Yu, thank you for holding back.”

Though it pained her pride to admit, Su Yu was leagues ahead of her. She didn’t even understand how she had lost!

Su Yu said, “Don’t worry about it. We’re teammates, after all.”

“Professor, about the captain’s perks you mentioned earlier?”

Shangguan Ling chuckled. “You’re quite practical, aren’t you?”

“The captain receives an additional 20 credits every month. Additionally, if your team wins the preliminary round or the main team battle during the tournament, the captain will receive extra rewards.”

What?

The others immediately regretted their earlier decision.

“Professor, why didn’t you mention that earlier? If we’d known, we would’ve tried!”

“Yeah, we could’ve taken turns fighting Su Yu—maybe we’d have had a chance!”

Shangguan Ling laughed. “Opportunities are there for those who take them!”

“By the way, your first month’s credits should have already been deposited.”

“On campus, almost everything requires credits, including meals. If you have extra, you can visit the logistics office next door.”

She added cryptically, “Becoming stronger isn’t just about cultivating pet beasts or using talent serums.”

“There’s also demonic lair weaponry, crafted using materials from the lairs.”

“Su Yu, the energy orb Liu Xuan used during your match could’ve been countered with the right demonic lair weapon. Liu Xuan, you probably have one, don’t you?”

Liu Xuan lowered her head and nodded.

“I thought it wouldn’t be fair to Su Yu, so I didn’t bring it.”

Su Yu glanced at her, surprised.

No wonder.

I thought a family like the Liu clan would have some treasures beyond my understanding!

Not bad—a girl with principles.

Shangguan Ling said, “Alright. The logistics office staff are more knowledgeable about demonic lair weaponry than I am. You can consult them.”

“If you need blood food to feed your pet beasts, the cafeteria sells dishes made from demonic lair beast meat.”

“That’s it for today’s lesson. Make the most of your time to train.”

“Due to time constraints, the preliminary round will begin in three days.”

The group nodded and left together.

Shangguan Ling headed straight for the principal’s office. She needed answers about her suspicions regarding Alia.

—

Outside the arena,

Li Xu suggested, “Our credits just came in. Should we check out the logistics office?”

Wei Gang said, “Do you even have extra credits? Didn’t the professor say we need credits for food too? By the way, does anyone know how much the cafeteria charges for beast meat?”

An Zhishui sighed. “You boys are so careless.”

“I checked yesterday. The cafeteria charges based on the sequence rank of the meat. Lower-tier sequence beast meat and magic plant essence cost 0.01 credits per kilogram. Mid-tier costs 1 credit, and high-tier costs 10 credits.”

“That’s expensive! One credit is worth a million yuan, so even lower-tier beast meat costs 10,000 yuan per kilo?”

“Yeah, it’s only slightly cheaper than market price.”

Jiang Xinyue frowned. “Pet beasts don’t eat much daily, but if you want faster progression, you’ll definitely need higher-tier beast meat. Lower-tier meat has minimal effects. I probably won’t have enough credits left for demonic lair weaponry.”

Su Yu narrowed his eyes.

Ah, the struggles of ordinary Beastmasters.

Not my problem—I just need to feed Alia… personally.

—

In the end, only Su Yu and Liu Xuan decided to visit the logistics office. The others headed to the cafeteria.

The walk was slightly awkward.

Eventually, Liu Xuan broke the silence, taking Su Yu’s hand and asking, “Su Yu, can you tell me? How did I lose? I’m willing to exchange credits for the answer! I promise I won’t tell anyone—you can even make me sign a pet beast contract for secrecy.”