Chapter 68: The Arena Tournament Begins

After Ye Bai gained his second Contract Slot, it wasn't that he didn't want to contract the Sunflower King or Dahui, but that he simply couldn't do it.

His mental power was simply insufficient to complete the contract, and he might suffer from a mental power backlash.

Even if he could find medicine to boost his mental power and, at the cost of his life, barely succeed in the contract, the Sunflower King's strength would drop to the second rank after the contract.

A Pet Beast cannot exceed the rank of its Pet Beast Master; this is determined by the rules of the contract.

Based on this consideration, it was just right for Ye Bai to contract a first-rank peak Pet Beast like the Little Charcoal Dog.

Moreover, he could also apply to become a volunteer for the Divine Phoenix Group's second-rank Awakening Potion.

Ye Bai had never even thought that after the Myriad-Change Silkworm evolved, its strength would automatically break through to the second rank.

"Little Charcoal Dog, are you willing to become my Pet Beast?"

Ye Bai picked up that Little Charcoal Dog and took a closer look; this Little Charcoal Dog was indeed a tiny bit different from the other Little Charcoal Dogs.

Its four hooves were snow-white, and there was a flame-shaped white mark on its brow.

Unlike the other Little Charcoal Dogs that were baring their fangs at him, its eyes were filled with a glimmer of intelligence, and at first glance, it really caught Ye Bai's eye.

This Little Charcoal Dog tilted its head and looked at Ye Bai; only after Ye Bai repeated it to it did it understand that the human in front of it wanted to sign a contract with it.

The Little Charcoal Dog nodded; it was willing.

A red light emerged from its brow, and the flame-shaped white mark instantly turned into a black flame.

Its originally fair four feet were also wrapped in black flames.

The flames also landed on Ye Bai's hands, but he felt absolutely no pain from the burning, which showed that this Little Charcoal Dog possessed an extremely strong talent for flame control.

Although this Little Charcoal Dog was young, it possessed the aura of a king; the other Little Charcoal Dogs were all prostrate beside it, as if worshipping their monarch.

Ye Bai squeezed a drop of blood from his fingertip and let it fall onto the Little Charcoal Dog's head.

The contract between the two combined in an instant, and Ye Bai's Pet Beast Space also expanded a little as a result.

After the contract was completed, the Little Charcoal Dog struggled out of Ye Bai's arms and landed on the ground.

Its four brothers surrounded the Little Charcoal Dog, and they howled in unison, as if saying something.

At this moment, the Little Charcoal Dog's gaze fell upon Ye Bai; having just contracted the Little Charcoal Dog, he understood what it wanted to express.

"No problem, you can stay in the Breeding House."

"If you encounter a suitable Pet Beast Master and you take a liking to them, you can also leave with them."

"I can also promise you that before you meet a suitable Pet Beast Master, you can keep living here; I won't drive you away."

"But you must manage your personal hygiene well and not cause trouble everywhere, adding trouble to our Breeding House."

Ye Bai emphasized solemnly.

The five Little Charcoal Dogs nodded in unison; they were already tired of the days of wandering everywhere, being driven away, and living a precarious life.

Seeing that the Little Charcoal Dogs had agreed to his request, Ye Bai's gaze also softened.

There was still a pile of things to deal with next.

Since he had taken in the Little Charcoal Dogs, he had to deal with the consequences of taking them in.

He rolled up his sleeves and put on cleaning gloves.

Ye Bai, who had originally wanted to lie on his bed and sleep soundly after returning to the Breeding House, could only work overtime through the night, using hacker methods to invade the Chongshoujianyi system and tamper with the Pet Beast data.

The quarantine and inspection certificates for these five Little Charcoal Dogs were printed out by him, and the proof that the Little Charcoal Dogs had passed quarantine could be found in the system.

One thing Ye Bai admired about Dahui was that Dahui could always bring Pet Beasts back to the Breeding House without anyone noticing.

Ye Bai sent the Little Charcoal Dog into a Beast Card and used a Detection Instrument to examine the Little Charcoal Dog's body to see if any vaccines were missing, if there were parasites in its body, what trace elements its body lacked, and so on.

Especially regarding whether it had any infectious diseases; he had to be responsible for the safety of the other Pet Beasts in the Breeding House.

After waiting for the test results to come out, he still had to give the Little Charcoal Dogs vaccines through the night.

As it turned out, these fearless Little Charcoal Dogs were scared out of their wits when they saw the thick needles and hid everywhere.

These little guys made the whole Breeding House chaotic, and after tossing and turning for almost the whole night, Ye Bai finally got these Little Charcoal Dogs sorted out.

They were tired from the commotion and were sleeping soundly on the ground, but Ye Bai had completely lost his sleepiness.

He pushed open the window of the Breeding House, and a faint floral fragrance blew in with the breeze.

It was now 5:30 in the morning, and the chirping of little birds could already be heard from the treetops.

The sound of sweeping started, and the sanitation workers changed into their clothes and began to clean.

The night had not yet completely faded, the sky presented a deep blue-black color, and the streetlights emitted an orange-yellow light, reflecting the shadows of passersby walking in a hurry.

The eastern horizon began to turn slightly white; it was a faint, soft gray-white.

The stars gradually faded, leaving only the brightest few still twinkling in the sky, and the outline of the moon still hung in the sky, but it was no longer so obvious.

Just at this moment, a red light emerged from the distant mountains.

The orange-yellow light shone on this land, and all things began to revive.

The branches and leaves of the trees swayed gently in the breeze, and white Storm Pigeons flapped their wings, flying in the sky in a 'V' shape.

From time to time, they would land on the roofs, lowering their heads to peck at something.

Since he hadn't slept all night, he might as well take a look at what important information had refreshed.

【1. Three months later, a huge tornado will blow up on the sea surface of Haicheng in Yandong Province. Countless deep-sea fish and Exotic Beasts will be sucked into the tornado and transported into Haicheng. In the Xiangshanshidigongyuan of Haicheng, a fourth-rank Clam Spirit will fall into the wetland, and it will be able to gestate the fourth-rank water-type treasure, Mermaid's Tears.】

【2. In the treasury of the Yandong Province provincial guild, there is a dusty black stone. The shape of the stone looks like a black skull, and inside it hides Purgatory Fire.】

【3. There is a peculiar Exotic Beast that looks like a horn, with various gems embedded in its spiral shell, called a Holy Conch. It has no attack power, and it will appear randomly in some place. Its food is various crystal cores and ores, while its excrement is high-concentration crystals or high-purity metal.】

【4. The He Family in Jiaying City will declare bankruptcy. One month later, He Guangda will accidentally obtain fifth-rank Geng Metal from the hollow space of a metal statue in the He Family courtyard and obtain a tattered mysterious map. He will successfully evolve his Pet Beast into a fifth-rank Golden-Eyed Crow.】

【5. Important data of the Divine Phoenix Group has been stolen. The thief hid the important data in the water tank on the roof of the Divine Phoenix Group building. Sophia, the CEO of the Divine Phoenix Group, has issued a sky-high reward to retrieve the stolen data.】

Seeing the first three pieces of information, Ye Bai felt it was nothing.

Seeing the fourth, he merely curled his lips.

When he reached the fifth, upon seeing that the CEO of the Divine Phoenix Group was Sophia, he blinked his eyes.

Sophia, is that the Sophia I know?

That very shy Sophia who was always secretly looking at Dahui?

To confirm whether that Sophia was the boss of the Divine Phoenix Group, Ye Bai logged onto the Divine Phoenix Group's website.

Don't even mention it, this person is the CEO of the Divine Phoenix Group!!! CEO and Executive Chairperson, possessing one hundred percent of the equity in the Divine Phoenix Group.

No way, a golden thigh was often dangling right under my nose, and yet I didn't know it.

Ye Bai decided that the next time Sophia patronized his little shop, he must dress Dahui up properly.

Since he knew that Sophia was the CEO and Executive Chairperson of the Divine Phoenix Group.

Ye Bai planned to secretly reveal some relevant information to Sophia.

The stolen data hidden inside the water tower could be told to Sophia entirely in the form of a story.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the students arrived one after another at the Arena of Shenshan Middle School.

Eight fighting platforms had already been set up here, from which eight candidates would be selected.

Among these eight people, the top three would still need to be chosen to participate in the competition, while the rest would be alternates on standby.

If an accident happened to a participating contestant, an alternate would automatically fill in.

The students were packed densely under the platforms, but currently, not a single person had rushed onto a platform.

They did not want to become the target of public criticism.

Ye Bai walked up without any hesitation.

"Who is this, to be so bold?"

"You don't even know Ye Bai? He's the top of the school in every exam; it's said there isn't an exam question he can't pass."

"So it's him. I've only heard of his reputation but haven't seen him in person; I didn't expect him to be the first one to rush up."

Ye Bai walked straight toward the first platform.

And the referee for this platform was Ms. Su Na.

"Ye Bai, you've missed several of my classes; when will you make them up?"

As soon as Su Na spoke, Ye Bai's heart skipped a beat; he remembered.

Those few days he was doing experiments at the Research Institute happened to be the classes of Director Su Na and Mr. Guan Yusheng.

It's over; he had actually forgotten such important classes.

"Haha, as long as you agree to one request of mine, I will give you the notes from the classes I taught. With your talent, even without attending class, you will be able to master them; fortunately, these few sessions were only theory classes."

"I have scheduled the practical classes for later, at which time you will compete against the students from Jiaying No. 1 Middle School."

"My request is for you to shine brilliantly during the practical classes and defeat all the members of Jiaying No. 1 Middle School."

Although Ye Bai did not know what Su Na's objective was, in order to avoid failing the course, Ye Bai still agreed.

Director Su Na was in charge of logistics; if he maintained a good relationship with her, it wouldn't be excessive to get some experimental materials, right?

"Alright, platform number one, the defender is Ye Bai; is there anyone coming up to the platform?"

"Each person only has one chance."

"The time for defending the platform is from eight o'clock in the morning until six o'clock in the evening; as for lunch, it will be provided by the school."

"If no one comes up to the platform the whole time, then you are considered to have successfully defended the platform."

As soon as Director Su Na's voice fell, a lazy voice came from below: "A bunch of gutless fellows, if you won't go up, I will!"

Begging for votes, begging for votes.

(End of this chapter)