Chapter 53

"Ding~ Congratulations, host! Task completed! Evaluation: Perfect!"

"Ding~ Calculating task reward... Calculating task difficulty..."

"Ding~ You may reward your pet, Storm Eagle, with one random Legendary talent, or upgrade one of its existing talents by two ranks. Please make your choice!"

Talents are ranked: Common, Rare, Legendary, Mythical!

Legendary talent is the third rank!

Though not as good as Mythical, it's still extremely powerful—Su Yang had never yet seen a ferocious beast with a "Legendary" talent!

"System, is this Legendary talent truly random? Could it give a useless talent?"

The system replied: "System rewards are random by definition. There is indeed a chance of receiving a useless talent, but there's also a chance of a surprise!"

Surprise?

Su Yang feared he'd get a scare!

Is a Legendary talent really that powerful?

Not necessarily!

Because a Legendary talent isn't necessarily a combat talent, or even a useful one!

But Storm Eagle already possesses one talent that is extremely, extremely, extremely powerful!

Extremely worth upgrading!

"System, upgrade Storm Eagle's 'Swift' talent by two ranks!"

"Ding~ Storm Eagle's talent 'Swift' upgraded by two ranks!"

"Ding~ Your Storm Eagle has gained the Mythical talent 'Meteor from Beyond'!"

Meteor from Beyond (Mythical): Greatly increases pet's flight speed; greatly reduces the impact of slowing effects!

In all martial arts, speed is invincible!

"Ding~ Your Storm Eagle's growth potential has improved, rising from Emperor-Rank Mid-Grade to Sovereign-Rank Mid-Grade!"

So, above Emperor-Rank is Sovereign-Rank!

Su Yang realized his knowledge was far too limited.

"Liiii!"

A cry of the eagle.

When Su Yang looked up again, Storm Eagle had vanished from the sky!

Yet Su Yang could still sense Storm Eagle moving rapidly over a wide area.

It was simply too fast—it had left Su Yang's sight.

To Su Yang, a pet's speed was truly vital!

If you're fast enough, even if you can't win, you can always run!

Advance to attack, retreat to escape!

The value of the Mythical talent 'Meteor from Beyond' far exceeds that of 'Storm Child'!

"Alright, losing a duel isn't worth being discouraged—victory and defeat are common in warfare!" Xu Yuanxiong said. "Class is dismissed for today. Go back, treat your pets well, reflect on today's battle, and improve your combat skills... That's all, dismissed!"

Xu Yuanxiong left.

He had to report today's events.

He also needed to request the school send several psychological therapists.

Today's battle must have caused serious psychological trauma to some children!

The other students in Class One fled like scared rabbits!

"Su Yang, don't leave yet!"

Just as Su Yang was about to find Instructor Xu and ask where he lived, Su Wan called out to him.

"Senior Su, what's up?"

"You still call me senior? We're classmates now!"

"Su Wan?"

"Mm!" Su Wan smiled, pointing to the injured two-legged dragon beside her. "Look—your pet bullied my dragon terribly!"

If this were an ordinary person, they'd probably apologize.

But Su Yang wasn't ordinary!

"If Senior Su had surrendered earlier, none of this would've happened!"

"Alright! You're right!" Su Wan smiled, brushing a strand of hair from her temple. "I heard your battle commands—your pet's name is Storm Eagle, right?"

"You've heard of Storm Eagle?"

"I've heard of Storm Eagle," Su Wan said slowly. "But I don't know if your Storm Eagle is the same kind. That kind of Storm Eagle is an extremely rare large flying ferocious beast in the southern coastal regions of the Huaxia Federation. Legend says they appear only in storms, and are immensely powerful—there are records of adult Storm Eagles destroying entire coastal base cities!"

"There are no Storm Eagles in inland base cities like Qixing City!"

"Oh!"

"If you really want to know whether your pet is a Storm Eagle, you can have an appraiser evaluate it—they might be able to identify it!"

"Nah, forget it. I don't know any appraisers, and I can't afford the fee!" Su Yang shook his head. "Whether it's truly a Storm Eagle or not, it's still my pet!"

"True enough!" Su Wan agreed. "Your pet is already incredibly strong—even my two-legged dragon couldn't beat it!"

"I'll be going now—I need to find Instructor Xu."

As Su Yang turned to leave, he felt his clothes being tugged.

He turned around and saw Su Wan holding onto his shirt.

"What's wrong?"

Su Wan looked at him with her beautiful big eyes and asked: "Su Yang, how about you date me?"

Su Yang said helplessly, "Didn't we just meet today?"

Su Wan didn't hide it and said directly, "I like boys who are stronger than me. If they're a bit younger and a bit more handsome, that would be even more perfect — just like you!"

Looking at Su Wan's expectant eyes, Su Yang rubbed his nose and said, "Senior Su, actually we share the same taste!"

Su Wan said excitedly, "Then aren't we a perfect match?"

"No, what I mean by sharing the same taste is that I also like girls who are stronger than me, and the younger and prettier that girl is, the more I like her!"