Chapter 847: Serving as Chief Examiner for the Southeast Youth Genius Beast Tamer Competition Elimination Round!

Guo Dian can be certain: joining this mission, he is definitely in!

System, to achieve Perfect Level, do you want me to annihilate a country?

System: "Recommendation: Host, do exactly this—this is the safest approach!"

"What country is behind it?"

"Unknown!"

"You won't even confirm it?"

"I'm merely a System Sprite; tasks are like hired labor—beyond my jurisdiction. If I controlled task issuance, I'd give you tenfold rewards!"

Su Yang: "System, how about I help you rise to power?"

"........"

Regardless, Su Yang has decided to take on this mission.

At worst, he'll still get a compulsory Pet Beast Cultivation Contract Scroll.

Of course, whenever Su Yang does anything, he strives for perfection!

That night, An Hang led three King-level Beast Tamers and a host of elite experts, leaving Haicheng without alerting anyone.

This group was the strongest team Southeast Military could deploy!

Su Yang watched them depart, agreeing to meet in Xincheng!

That night, hundreds of young geniuses from the southeastern region of Huaxia Federation received emergency notice: the Youth Genius Beast Tamer Competition had changed venues, and the format had undergone major alterations.

But the exact new format was not disclosed by Southeast Military.

The next morning, these young geniuses gathered at the foot of Mount Qingliang outside Zhanghai City.

Mount Qingliang's history stretches back three thousand years.

The Qingliang Temple atop Mount Qingliang was once a Buddhist holy site.

Even in this technological civilization, its incense never ceased.

But after the Great Cataclysm, the monks inside Qingliang Temple were slaughtered by ferocious beasts, and the temple itself was utterly destroyed.

After establishing Haicheng as the Southeast Military's headquarters, the military had no intention of repairing the temple, letting it decay as it was.

Mount Qingliang met Su Yang's requirements.

The terrain was not steep, with clean Stone steps.

Southeast Military's format change caught the young geniuses off guard.

They had virtually no psychological preparation.

Worse still, they didn't know how the format had been changed.

They stared at the winding, ruined Stone steps leading up to the temple, utterly baffled!

Some familiar young geniuses began discussing: "Why did Southeast Military suddenly change the format?"

"Maybe they're trying something new!"

"I heard something big happened in the southeast?"

"Jin Jin Longhao, do you know?"

"Unknown. No matter how the rules change, the champion will still be mine—I am the Southeast's top genius!"

"........"

Behind these nearly a thousand geniuses, a crowd of civilians and Beast Tamers had gathered to watch the competition.

In this era of scarce entertainment, this was a rare pastime.

Moreover, today's competition had serious appeal.

Southeast Military had abruptly changed the preliminary round rules.

To understand: for over a hundred years, the preliminary rules of the Southeast Youth Genius Beast Tamer Competition had never changed!

Everyone was curious: how had Southeast Military altered the rules?

Among them, not only civilians and mercenaries, but also members of the Treasure Pavilion and other southeastern factions had come to observe—seeking to discover outstanding talents from across the region!

A traveler nearby said to another Beast Tamer: "They say this year's top contenders are Jin Jin Longhao and Shi Zhuang?"

"Both are genius Beast Tamers—one from Southeast Military, one from the Treasure Pavilion. This year, which side will claim the title of Southeast's top young genius?"

"I hear Jin Jin Longhao has the edge—he was overshadowed by Shao Hui last time, but Shao Hui is now overage, so Jin Jin Longhao's experience surely surpasses Shi Zhuang's!"

"Hard to say—Shi Zhuang is also nineteen this year. The Treasure Pavilion has poured immense effort into him; his strength has reached Gold Mid-Grade!"

"Shi Zhuang brother is number one in the world!"

"Shi Zhuang brother will definitely win first place!"

"Go, Shi Zhuang brother!"

While the crowd buzzed, a group of young women gathered together, waving small colored flags, cheering for Shi Zhuang.

No matter the era, there are always star-struck fangirls!

Three hundred years ago in Huaxia Federation, the ones people idolized were those pretty boys.

But tonight, the ones they idolized were the genius Beast Tamers!

One can only say: in terms of fandom, Huaxia Alliance girls are still quite proactive.

Of course, this was aided by the Treasure Pavilion's underground efforts.

Shi Zhuang is the Treasure Pavilion's genius; they need influence and visibility.

With influence and prestige, the Treasure Pavilion can do better business and recruit superior talent more easily.

It's just like advertising!

Shi Zhuang is essentially the Treasure Pavilion's advertising mouthpiece.

If Shi Zhuang wins the title of Southeast's top young genius, their brand will have been promoted once again!

"Brother Shi Zhuang is number one under heaven!"

"Shi Zhuang! Shi Zhuang! Peerless and unmatched!"

"Go for it! Brother!"

A group of young girls shouting made countless commoners and beast tamers exclaim they couldn't stand it.

"Hey, hey! Keep your voices down!"

"Uncle, can you stay a bit farther from us? We have to cheer for Brother Shi Zhuang!"

"You called me uncle?" A young beast tamer couldn't take it. "What 'unparalleled in the world'? Can that Shi Zhuang even compare with Sucheng's City Lord Su Yang?"

That little girl said very seriously: "City Lord Su is a senior. Our Brother Shi Zhuang can't compare with him right now, but in the future he will definitely surpass City Lord Su. Our Brother Shi Zhuang's cultivation is really impressive!"

"How did City Lord Su become a senior? City Lord Su isn't even eighteen this year! Your Brother Shi Zhuang is already nineteen — isn't that worse?"

"City Lord Su debuted early, so of course he's a senior!"

So that's what 'senior' meant!

This beast tamer felt extremely frustrated inside!

It wasn't appropriate for him to argue with these young girls either!