Chapter 273: You're Still Young—Plenty of Chances Ahead

The male examiner's expression flickered. He turned his head and asked, "Can you still introduce your sister to me?"

Wu Ding glared at him. "In your dreams!"

Male examiner: "..."

The moment the female examiner with a low ponytail took the field, the beast tamers waiting to take the exam around them immediately stirred.

"Didn't expect it to be Examiner Wen. Looks like this kid has no hope..." The words were sympathetic, but the speaker's tone barely concealed his schadenfreude.

"Why did Wen Lei suddenly come up? I'm two spots away from my turn—there's no way she'll be the one examining me, right?!"

"That examiner—I've been here since the start and not a single person has passed under her. This girl is done for."

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"It can't be that bad. Yanling Hound is a fire-type pet beast after all, and she's only taking the E-rank beast tamer qualification. There shouldn't be a problem." The guy who had secretly photographed the Yanling Hound while queuing couldn't help but say.

"Is this your first time taking the exam?" the man in a white T-shirt sitting next to him asked.

The guy was stunned for a moment. "Yeah, why?"

"No wonder, then." The man in the white T-shirt explained, "Basically anyone who's taken the exam once knows Examiner Wen. The one on the field right now—almost no one has ever gotten an E-rank beast tamer qualification from her."

"Anyone who can be an examiner isn't weak. They'll adjust how much they hold back based on the rank the candidate is testing for. But Wen Lei—she never holds back."

This explanation left the guy completely stunned. An examiner's strength was right there in front of you. Even if they sent out an intermediate pet beast to battle, their real combat experience and skill proficiency were several tiers above any candidate's.

If she doesn't hold back, how could anyone possibly pass!

The moment he understood the situation, the guy's gaze at Qiao Sang turned into deep sympathy.

On the field.

"Begin."

After the two pet beasts took their positions, Wen Lei said.

After speaking, she waited for Qiao Sang to make the first move.

It wasn't that Wen Lei didn't want to attack first—she was worried that if she did, the other side might not be able to bring out more of the Yanling Hound's strength, and it might lose in less than two moves.

"Okay."

Qiao Sang was calm as could be.

Although Seeing Shi Gaofeng had told her the female examiner in front of her was commonly known as "Don't Even Think About Passing," with both sides fielding intermediate pet beasts, she had enough confidence in Ya Bao.

"Ya Bao." Qiao Sang said calmly, "End it with speed."

"Ya!" Ya Bao immediately understood, raised her head, and let out an excited cry. A wave of heat instantly surged out around them.

Swift Ear Cat, the evolved form of Long Ear Cat—among intermediate pet beasts in the Yuhua Region, its speed could absolutely rank in the top five... Qiao Sang's mind flashed through the data on the opponent's pet beast.

A month ago she wouldn't have been absolutely sure, but now...

"Holy crap! What skill is that?!"

"Looks like Blazing Charge! But how could Blazing Charge have such a huge display?!"

"Proficiency! It's the proficiency!"

Inside the examination hall, the crowd cried out in shock one after another. The beast tamers sitting in the back rows waiting for their turns even shot straight to their feet.

They saw the Yanling Hound on the field wrapped entirely in crimson-red flames. Fire shadows flickered, and within the burning flames its true body appeared at the edge of the fire. Looking at distant scenery through the flames made everything appear warped.

At this moment, the flames and the Yanling Hound seemed to have merged into one.

It didn't look like the Yanling Hound had used a fire skill—rather, the flames were simply a part of its body! As if they were born to burn upon it!

Before the crowd could finish marveling at the splendor of this move, the Yanling Hound had already vanished from where it stood like an afterimage.

"Substitute!" Watching the fire shadow charge toward her like a bolt of lightning, Wen Lei's pupils contracted and she swiftly gave the command.

She took a deep breath, steadying her sharply surging adrenaline.

An ultimate technique!

This was an ultimate-level Blazing Charge!

This level of proficiency—on an intermediate pet beast!

Wen Lei's mind went blank for an instant, but thankfully her rich combat experience and exceptional mental fortitude let her react immediately.

Two identical Swift Ear Cats instantly appeared on the field.

Wen Lei breathed a sigh of relief seeing the Swift Ear Cat use Substitute before the Yanling Hound's attack landed—but the next second, her mouth fell open and her eyes suddenly went wide.

"Whoosh!!!"

The fire shadow before her, moving so fast it was a blur, didn't hesitate or stop. The instant the Swift Ear Cat used Substitute, it split into two!

"Bang!!!"

The next second, the two Swift Ear Cats—impossible to tell which was the real one—were sent flying over a dozen meters by the fire shadow, slamming straight into the wall outside the arena!

"Swift Ear..."

The two Swift Ear Cats crashed to the ground. One of them dissipated, while the other had completely passed out.

"Hiss!"

Everyone sucked in a cold breath.

An instant kill!

If Wen Lei had instantly killed this underage girl with a Yanling Hound, they wouldn't have been this shocked. The problem was—the one who got instantly killed was Wen Lei!

This was Wen Lei! The Wen Lei known as "Don't Even Think About Passing"!

"Do you think Examiner Wen might have held back?"

"I don't think so. Who could withstand that Blazing Charge from the Yanling Hound?!"

"Setting aside why Blazing Charge is this terrifying—how did it use a clone mid-charge? That counts as a combo skill, right?!"

"Terrifying, absolutely terrifying! This doesn't look like someone here to test for an E-rank beast tamer at all..."

The crowd whispered among themselves, not daring to speak too loudly in case Wen Lei overheard.

That terrifying girl might be able to pass Wen Lei's test, but they certainly couldn't.

Wu Ding and the male examiner wearing a black baseball cap had no such worries.

The male examiner swallowed and said, "Did you see that? It was a combo technique, and the coordination between that girl and the Flame Listener Hound was so good they didn't even need to give specific commands."

"I saw it." Wu Ding said in a daze, "An ultimate-level Blazing Charge... good thing I didn't step up just now..."

"Yeah..." the male examiner said.

Wanting to fight a Flame Listener Hound wasn't wrong, but that was under the assumption you could handle the test with room to spare.

Getting completely crushed in front of so many people was a whole different story...

For a moment, Wu Ding and the male examiner were actually quite grateful to Wen Lei.

At the very least, their dignity had been preserved.

At this moment, Wen Lei stood frozen in place, her expression blank.

She... lost just like that?

"Did I pass the test?" Qiao Sang asked, seeing that "Don't Even Think About Passing" hadn't spoken for a long time.

Wen Lei turned to look, as if just snapping back to her senses.

She glanced at Qiao Sang with an extremely complicated expression and said with difficulty, "You passed."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Qiao Sang walked out of the examination hall with Ya Bao.

"Ya..." Ya Bao's tail drooped, looking utterly listless.

Seeing Shi Gaofeng excitedly came over to greet her, but froze when he saw the Flame Listener Hound.

That expression—could it be she didn't pass?

"Qiao Sang, your examiner wasn't 'Don't Even Think About Passing,' was she?" Seeing Shi Gaofeng asked carefully.

"How did you know?" Qiao Sang asked curiously.

Just as he thought... Seeing Shi Gaofeng patted Qiao Sang on the shoulder and sighed, "It's fine if you didn't pass. You're still young—there'll be plenty of chances."

Qiao Sang said speechlessly, "Who told you I didn't pass?"

Seeing Shi Gaofeng said in surprise, "You passed?"

"I did pass." Qiao Sang nodded.

"Then why does your Flame Listener Hound look like that?" Seeing Shi Gaofeng asked.

Qiao Sang glanced at Ya Bao's dejected appearance, shrugged, and said, "Nothing really. It's just that we thought we'd finally get to have a proper fight, but it turned out to be over in an instant, so now it's like this."

"Ya..."

Ya Bao nodded, showing a sad expression.

All I wanted was to have a proper fight—why is that so hard?

Seeing Shi Gaofeng: "..."