Chapter 354 - 210: Zhenxing C Level Talent

Chapter 354: Chapter 210: Zhenxing C Level Talent

After all, within the Ancient Beast Race of the Fierce Beast, there were other geniuses on par with Huo Rui.

Huo Rui was so highly regarded by her race mainly because of her immense Talent for the Earth-bound Beast Realm, one of the three great Secret Techniques of the Ancient Beast Ecology.

Huo Rui really didn’t want to admit she had lost. The final moments of the battle kept replaying in her mind.

Huo Rui had just sensed a fluctuation of a Rule—a Rule that was fresh, gentle, and brimming with healing power.

’It’s like the incredibly rare Medical System Rule!’

The moment Huo Rui sensed this, the Ancient Beast Heroic Soul enveloping her body crumbled in an instant, and she was eliminated.

Huo Rui didn’t even understand the technique her opponent had used to defeat her.

"Mom, I lost."

"The opponent I was matched with shattered my Protective Beast Soul in a single move."

Hearing this, the middle-aged woman didn’t blame Huo Rui for her loss. Instead, she walked forward and took Huo Rui’s hand.

"Ruirui, if your opponent could break through your defenses that easily, you most likely ran into a leading figure from the younger generation of a Holy Race."

"When the clan Elders ask about this, just tell them the truth."

"Your Talent and strength are plain to see. The clan won’t reduce your resource supply just because you lost in the Ranking Competition."

"However, the clan most likely won’t be able to grant you a spot for the Great Wilderness Beast Realm directly."

"You’ll need to compete with the others for that spot!"

The moment she lost, Huo Rui knew she would no longer automatically qualify for the Great Wilderness Beast Realm.

Within the Ancient Beast Race of the Fierce Beast, only a C Level Talent, as determined by the Soul Fighting Ranking Competition, had a chance to automatically qualify.

Huo Rui had indeed lost in the Ranking Competition, but her own strength hadn’t diminished.

Huo Rui wasn’t afraid of competing against her peers in the clan.

Huo Rui twitched the pair of beast ears on her head, let out a soft sigh, and then said with a hint of exasperation.

"The opponent I was matched with for my fifth match was a Guardian Beast Master, of all things!"

"Aren’t Guardian Beast Masters supposed to only get their advantage at Third Level, at the earliest?"

Hearing this, the man who had been silent all this time lovingly reached out and ruffled the pair of scarlet-gold beast ears on Huo Rui’s head.

"The Children of Ecology from the Radiant Ecosystem and the Blood Rang Ecosystem are almost all Guardian Beast Masters."

"Ruirui, the opponent you faced very likely came from either the Radiant Ecosystem or the Blood Rang Ecosystem."

"You’ve always had smooth sailing before now. This setback might not necessarily be a bad thing for you."

The moment Zhong Yi’s consciousness returned to the Soul Fighting Platform, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

To his surprise, not only was Taya standing below the Soul Fighting Platform, but there was also a guy with two black horns sprouting from his head.

One of the two horns was bent into the shape of a full moon, while the other curved upward in an arc like a crescent moon.

This was none other than Luke, whom Zhong Yi had contracted with a Soul Taming Seed back in the First Level Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.

A single Soul Taming Seed had raised Luke’s Fallen Energy Race Bloodline by two levels, which was consistent with the standard Bloodline enhancement for a Guardian Beast contracted via a Soul Taming Seed.

The moment Luke saw Zhong Yi, a peculiar feeling blossomed in his heart.

It was as if the young man before him was more important than his own Life and his tribe.

The moment this feeling arose, Luke felt no discomfort, nor did he have any desire to correct this emotion.

’It’s as if this young man is my closest companion!’

Luke was a bit reserved around Zhong Yi, but Taya, being quite forward, wanted to go up and strike up a conversation with him.

Just then, Taya saw a staff member from the Soul Fighting Bar jogging toward them, a look of pleasant surprise on their face.

The staff of the Soul Fighting Bar were all employees of the Wanyu Soul Fighting Company. With their coveted, stable positions, these people were typically arrogant to the core.

’What on earth could have happened to make these arrogant people so pleasantly surprised that they’re losing their composure?’

Taya remembered Zhong Yi saying he had finished four matches in the Ranking Competition and was about to start his fifth.

However, Taya didn’t think that the Soul Fighting Bar staff members walking this way had anything to do with Zhong Yi.

Although Zhong Yi was indeed standing on the Soul Fighting Platform, Taya subconsciously still felt that Zhong Yi had just been bragging.

Forget winning four matches in the Ranking Competition; even winning three made one a one-in-ten-thousand talent.

The Lion Heart Association itself was founded by a prodigy who had won four Ranking Competition matches, coming just one step shy of being rated a C Level Talent.

Later, the president of the Lion Heart Association had to grind his Soul Fighting Points up to 2,000 to participate in the talent examination held by the Wanyu Soul Fighting Company, just to finally be rated as a C Level Talent.

It was only after some special fortuitous encounters that he passed the evaluation for B Level Talent, allowing the Lion Heart Association to grow and prosper.

The Lion Heart Association had tens of millions of external members and hundreds of thousands of core members.

And Taya was just an ordinary external member of the Lion Heart Association.

Her strength was so lacking that she wasn’t even qualified to participate in the missions the Lion Heart Association issued to its members.

She could only try her luck in the starting district, helping the Lion Heart Association recruit new members.

Taya really didn’t think the handsome young guy she’d happened upon while recruiting could have such immense potential.

Taya had already confirmed that Zhong Yi was a Guardian Beast Master. At the First Level, not only did Guardian Beast Masters have no advantage, they were actually at a disadvantage against opponents who specialized in assassination or swift movement.

But the Soul Fighting Bar staff didn’t give Taya any time to react.

They were already in front of her, bowing with exceptional deference to Zhong Yi, who had just stepped off the Soul Fighting Platform.

"Lord Zhong Yi, greetings."

"We are deeply honored that you have won your fifth Ranking Competition match here at our Soul Fighting Bar, becoming a Zhenxing C Level Talent."