Chapter 172

Feng Guangyao retracted his pet and asked softly, "Can you tell me your strength?"

"Not even Golden yet!"

Feng Guangyao smiled with relief: "I understand—I accept defeat wholeheartedly!"

Su Yang didn't care whether his opponent was truly convinced.

He left the arena, secured first place, and the remaining matches no longer concerned him.

Feng Guangyao's two pets were both injured, so he did not immediately face Ge Le'an, but rested for a while.

After their match, Feng Guangyao still had the upper hand and won.

Su Liqun and Dou Wenlong personally appeared to award the three young beast-tamers.

"Well done!"

"It's our duty!"

Su Yang smiled as he accepted one million Federal Credits.

No amount of praise was as real as one million Federal Credits.

"I now announce that the Southwest City Youth Genius Competition will be represented by Su Yang, Feng Guangyao, and Ge Le'an on behalf of Seven Stars City!"

Below the stage, a roar of cheers erupted.

"I told you—the Mayor is fair! How could there be any rigging?"

"Su Yang has real strength—those with strength deserve privileges!"

"Exactly!"

"…"

These people suffered selective amnesia, completely forgetting what they had said earlier.

Within Seven Stars City, the arena was filled with harmony.

Back home, Su Yang lay on the sofa and didn't want to move.

"Brother, have some tea!"

Su Xiaoxiao brought Su Yang a cup of hot tea.

"Brother, you worked hard today!"

Was Su Yang tired?

Actually, today's battles weren't even enough to warm him up.

He lay on the sofa only because he'd stood too long.

Still, Su Yang sat up and lifted the teacup, sipping the hot tea gently.

"Ah~ So comfortable!"

"Brother, you're so amazing—you're the number one of Seven Stars City!"

"Under twenty!" Su Yang corrected. "The true number one of Seven Stars City is the Mayor!"

"I know, I know!"

"Is there something else?" Seeing his sister sitting beside the sofa, staring at him without blinking, Su Yang said, "Speak up if you need something."

"I want a big teddy bear—I saw one last time we went shopping, but Mom said it was too expensive!"

A teddy bear?

Su Yang suddenly thought of the Earthquake Bear.

The Earthquake Bear would probably scare his little sister into tears!

"Fine, I'll buy it for you!"

"Thank you, brother! You're the best!"

Not long after, Su Wan arrived at Su Yang's home carrying the Blood-Eyed Golden-Eyed Tiger.

In just one or two months, the Blood-Eyed Golden-Eyed Tiger was nearly breaking into Bronze rank.

It seemed Su Wan had been very attentive to its cultivation.

"Su Yang, congratulations!"

"What's there to congratulate?" Su Yang laughed.

"Didn't you win a million in prize money? Isn't that worth celebrating?"

"Well, that too."

A million in prize money—Su Yang had never held so much cash before.

Soon after, Zhang Xiuru came out with a fruit platter to welcome Su Wan.

After chatting for a while, Su Wan stayed for dinner at Su Yang's home before leaving.

Thinking of how his mother and sister kept serving dishes to Su Wan, Su Yang felt a strange unease.

Why did he feel more like an outsider?

The holiday ended quickly; Su Yang left home and boarded the Earthworm Metro.

Sitting on the metro seat, Su Yang noticed a pretty girl beside him constantly sneaking glances at him.

"Is there something you want?"

"You're Su Yang, right?"

"Do you know me?"

The girl covered her mouth, struggling not to scream.

After a long while, she calmed herself and said, "I've watched your matches!"

"Oh."

"You're incredible!"

"Thank you!"

Then, the pretty girl didn't know what to say.

Su Yang ignored her.

The subway arrived at the station, and Su Yang swiftly jumped off.

Left alone, the pretty girl looked despondent, tugging at her own hair.

But to Su Yang, this incident was ordinary.

Returning to the First Squad, as soon as he entered the camp, Su Yang was startled by the scene.

"Welcome, Su Yang!"

"Welcome our genius!"

A young Beast Tamer jumped forward and said: "Su Yang, you're incredible—I was right there when you instantly killed Feng Guangyao!"

"That's right! Su Yang, you're famous now!"

"Everyone in Mount Qixing City is talking about you!"

"Fourteen! Fourteen! When I was fourteen, I was still in class—you're already the top genius of Mount Qixing City!"

"..."

Su Yang waved his hand: "It's nothing, it's normal—calm down, all of you!"

"Don't bother Su Yang—instead of wasting time here, go up the mountain and kill more ferocious beasts!"

He Yuhua appeared just in time, giving Su Yang a chance to escape.

"Captain, I've noticed all the venom spiders inside Mount Qixing are gone—no one knows who cleared them out!"

"That's right! All those venom spiders disappeared!"

"Could it be they realized they weren't our match and fled overnight?"

"..."

Su Yang took this opportunity to run back to his room and locked the door from inside.