Everyone Tames Beasts, So Why Are You Taming Goddesses? - Chapter 31

The strongest opponent?

Su Yu glanced at her profile.

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【Name: Kong Huanyuan】
【Gender: Female】
【Age: 19】
【Background: Daughter of a human father and a mother from the Void Clan, which produces a Void Witch every century in the Eternal Calamity Lair. She possesses half God-Tier Sequence bloodline, with immense spiritual power and perfect compatibility with all demonic lair weaponry and artifacts, while also having the ability to contract pet beasts like a human Beastmaster.】
【Rank: Second-Rank Transcendence Realm】
【Talent: Unknown】
【Pet Beast: no. 36 Snowheart Rose—A magical plant from the Snowfield Demonic Lair in Bear Nation, capable of infinite propagation and ice sculpting abilities.】

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Su Yu was slightly taken aback.

Aside from Alia, this was the first God-Tier Sequence descendant he had seen in publicly available information.

Possessing God-Tier Sequence-level combat capabilities while still able to contract pet beasts like a Beastmaster, it was no wonder she topped the Potential List for this generation of Great Xia.

Alia, intrigued, glanced over the information.

Then, Su Yu and Alia exchanged a knowing smile.

It was as if they were both thinking of the same thing, the same possibility.

Shangguan Ling gave them both a strange look. “What? Is there a problem?”

Su Yu quickly shook his head, diverting the topic. “No.”

“It’s just that this profile is too vague. Is there no detailed battle record for her?”

Shangguan Ling sighed. “No.”

“Imperial Capital Beastmaster University protects her extremely well. All we know is that she fought 14 consecutive battles against the other 14 S-rank freshmen at Imperial Capital University in one day, and she didn’t lose a single match.”

“She is called the ‘Invincible Witch’ by Imperial Capital students and is regarded as a treasured beauty of their entire university.”

Staring at her photo, Su Yu raised an eyebrow.

It sounded impressive.

Based on Shangguan Ling’s description, it wasn’t hard to conclude that Kong Huanyuan’s strength likely far surpassed Li Mu’s.

Defeating her would undoubtedly be a significant challenge.

Shangguan Ling continued, “As for the second rank on the Potential List, Shi Shaolong from Jianghe University, your odds against him are probably fifty-fifty. Fortunately, there are some battle recordings of his matches.”

“Here’s a disc. Take it and study it.”

Su Yu accepted it and planned to review it later.

After discussing the key opponents in the tournament, Shangguan Ling added, “As long as you have a clear plan, that’s enough. There are still over ten days left until the exchange tournament. Since you’ve already been exposed to Life Essence, I’ll explain the power of physical transformation to you.”

Shangguan Ling rolled up her sleeve, revealing her snow-white arm, which began to shimmer with a starlight-like glow.

“Su Yu, for Beastmasters, the rank after the Transcendence Realm is the Metamorphosis Realm, followed by the Nirvana Realm.”

“What is metamorphosis?”

“As humans, we lack natural magic circuits and cannot directly absorb magic from the demonic lairs to enhance our bodies. In terms of innate talents, we are perhaps the weakest species in the sequence ranking. But our predecessors paved the way for the path of Beastmasters.”

“Through the breakthroughs of our contracted pet beasts, we drive our own advancement. Metamorphosis and Nirvana are the stages where we humans rebuild our physical strength and magic circuits.”

“Physical transformation consists of three stages: Gold, Silver, and Jade, each reflected in the appearance of the skin. Look at your arm—does it have a faint silver sheen?”

Su Yu glanced down at his arm.

Indeed, there was a subtle silver radiance flowing beneath his skin.

Shangguan Ling continued, “By using artifacts from the demonic lairs, we can enhance our physical bodies. Once you reach the Secret Silver stage, you will have met the minimum physical requirement to advance to the Nirvana Realm. After breaking through, you will develop your own magic circuits and even awaken an innate talent once again!”

“The classification of demonic lair artifacts aligns with weaponry. In fact, weapons are graded based on these artifacts.”

“The Life Essence you consumed is a Dragon-Grade artifact. Fifty drops, which amounts to just over a single gulp, are enough to elevate a human body to the Secret Silver stage! That’s why it’s so precious.”

“This stage is critical because it determines the quality of your magic circuits after Nirvana. If you can reach the White Jade stage before Nirvana, your body will be blessed by the power of the stars, paving the way toward the semi-divine path—just like your teacher.”

Su Yu suddenly understood.

No wonder he had been able to withstand pet beast attacks during his battle with Mu Changwei—his talent wasn’t the only factor. His body’s transformation had also played a role!

Su Yu said, “I understand, Professor.”

Shangguan Ling nodded. “Good. Your progress is far ahead of others, so prepare early for Metamorphosis and Nirvana.”

“With over ten days left until the tournament, use this time to familiarize yourself with the power of the Secret Silver stage. It might become your key to victory.”

Su Yu nodded. “Understood.”

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Back at the villa,

Alia leaned close to Su Yu’s ear and whispered, “Little one, it seems we’ve found a target for your second pet beast~”

“Be honest—are you interested in her just because she’s beautiful?”

Su Yu blushed. “Cough, cough!”

“Alia, I just think she’s a good fit for me, don’t you?”

“A God-Tier Sequence is nearly impossible to come by. Didn’t you also say anything could happen in the demonic lairs? The God-Tier descendant you mentioned is just another possibility.”

Alia’s soft hand suddenly grabbed downward.

“Hmph, this queen didn’t ask about that.”

“This queen is asking you again—do you want her?”

“It seems it has betrayed you.”

“Heh~ Men.”

Su Yu’s legs trembled. “It hurts, hurts!”

“Of course I want her.”

“She’s gorgeous and a God-Tier Sequence—what Beastmaster wouldn’t want that?”

“But Imperial Capital University is definitely protecting her tightly. It’s not going to be easy.”

“Our only chance would be…”

Su Yu and Alia spoke in unison: “The exchange tournament.”

Alia smirked. “Tsk tsk, do all men dream of turning an icy, aloof beauty into their own private little vixen?”

Su Yu broke into a cold sweat. What kind of nonsense books have you been reading lately?

But… thinking about it, it didn’t sound too bad.

Su Yu regained his composure. “Still, it’s going to be tricky.”

Alia snuggled closer, her voice dripping with affection. “Tsk, tsk. What can I say? You’re my man. With my talent and yours, who’s to say we can’t steal her right under everyone’s noses at the tournament?”

She leaned in and whispered her plan into Su Yu’s ear.

His heart raced.

It just might work.

But… this would completely antagonize Imperial Capital University.

Oh well, when it rains, it pours.

With Alia around, he was already unpopular with the upperclassmen at Magic City University. What difference would it make to offend another university?

Let’s do it!

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Over the next several days, Su Yu focused on mastering his transformed physical strength.

In the team battle, the Combat Department forfeited against Su Yu’s team due to the severe injuries of Lei He and Li Mu.

Su Yu’s team also faced the Magic Plant Department in another team battle.

Unable to withstand the overwhelming power of Alia’s Death Apostle’s Hymn, their opponents were quickly crushed.

As a result, Su Yu’s team smoothly became one of the representatives for Magic City University in the Nine-School Alliance Tournament.

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Ten days later,

The Nine-School Alliance Tournament was held in the Imperial Capital.

Led personally by Shangguan Ling and Vice Principal Gu Yi, the group set out on their journey to the capital.

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TL Note: The term “毛熊” (literally “furry bear”) in “毛熊国” (Bear Nation) is often used as a playful or informal nickname referencing Russia.