Chapter 152: Skyrocketing Prices, I

Bai Jing reached out, grabbed the incoming dragon tail, his eyes flashing with anger, and yanked it upward, swinging the little dragon in a full circle before slamming it hard onto the ground.

Boom!

The force was so powerful it made the entire ground tremble several times; the little dragon lay in the crater, wailing nonstop—this blow had clearly shaken it to its core!

Hearing the commotion inside, Guan Bei's face darkened.

"Is this kid going to do something reckless? That child may be mischievous, but you can't beat him like this!"

At this moment, Bai Jing was scolding the little dragon.

"Listen to me—others may coddle you, but I won't. If you're under my care, you'd better rein in your temper, or you'll regret it later!"

The little dragon's mouth curled downward, and it burst into tears!

Bai Jing was speechless—this child was clearly spoiled, raised into a mischievous yet weak-willed personality.

Great, now besides the Hyperactive Monkey, he had another problem child—more headaches ahead!

Bai Jing squatted down again; this time, the little dragon dared not act up—it was terrified!

"I don't know who your parents are, but with your exceptional talent, they must be incredibly powerful cultivators, right?"

The little dragon nodded, its eyes filled with admiration!

"Now think—would they be disappointed if they saw you like this now?"

The little dragon nodded again, shame flickering in its eyes!

Knowing shame means there's still hope!

"Do you want to one day meet them and become their pride?"

"Roar~"

Of course I do!

"Then you must change yourself!"

Bai Jing extended his hand again. "Come with me—I will train you to become a true powerhouse, even surpassing your parents!"

"If I fail, you're free to leave."

"But once you agree, you can never complain of fatigue or hardship—no matter how hard it gets, you must persevere. Can you do that?"

"Roar!"

I can!

The little dragon, its face set with determination, placed its claw in Bai Jing's hand, and he pulled it up.

"Good. From now on, we're a family that stands or falls together—shared glory, shared ruin!"

"Let's go back and introduce you to the rest of the family!"

After subduing the little dragon, Bai Jing stepped outside.

"How did it go? What about the little dragon?"

"Of course I subdued it!"

"Good! But why did you make so much noise? Did you resort to violence?"

"It had a wild temper—I gave it a good lesson."

Saying this, Bai Jing glared at Guan Bei and rebuked him: "What kind of trainers are these? Don't they understand the difference between affection and indulgence? A gifted spirit like this was nearly ruined by them—do you know that?"

"No wonder you've been stuck as the perennial number two—your training methods are pathetic. No wonder you can't produce a single strong cultivator, let alone defeat Longdu University!"

Being scolded by a student, Guan Bei flushed with embarrassment.

"Cough, cough~ Don't worry—I'll take this seriously. Tomorrow, I'll replace the head trainer here!"

"Hmm. You're teachable after all."

With that, Bai Jing turned and ran off.

Guan Bei fumed, his beard bristling and eyes bulging.

"Brat, you're getting cocky now that I called you fat!"

"Dare you run? Stand still!"

Only a fool would stop!

Bai Jing dashed out of the school and headed to his rented apartment.

The official start of classes is the day after tomorrow—students are all out having fun now.

The apartment had three bedrooms, a living room, and a backyard, perfect for Bai Jing and the spirits to train.

He went to the backyard and released all five of his spirits.

"Let me introduce you to a new family member!"

"Little Dragon, say hello to everyone!"

"Roar!"

Pouncey chirped a greeting!

Doubleblade clanged in response!

The Hyperactive Monkey lumbered over and poked at the little dragon.

The little dragon growled, swiping to shove it away—but was overpowered in return, slapped flat onto the ground.

Then the Hyperactive Monkey leapt and danced with glee!

"Liyoh!"

Lio walked over and scolded the Hyperactive Monkey into retreating, then reached out to help the little dragon up.

Though the Hyperactive Monkey was Bai Jing's first spirit, Lio played the role of the elder brother.

Seeing Lio's kindness, the little dragon's mischievous streak flared again—it swept its tail to trip Lio up.

Lio was not so easily ambushed!

He retreated to dodge, then turned his head to signal Bai Jing?

"It's a bit mischievous by nature, so I'll leave it to you from now on. Scold it when it deserves scolding, beat it when it deserves beating — no need to stand on ceremony with me!"

Riolu nodded, formally taking on this task, and began Charmander's hellish training!

Bai Jing took out a Gravity Bracer and put it on Charmander; a single gravity multiplier instantly pinned it flat to the ground.

Ignoring its pitiful, pleading eyes, he said: "Remember what you promised me. You don't want to disappoint your parents, right? Train hard — right now, you're the weakest one here!"

Thinking of its parents, the look in Charmander's eyes instantly turned resolute, and it began trying to stand up again!

"Alright, you two keep training. I'm going to prepare some food!"

Bai Jing had prepared all sorts of training equipment here, and even dug out a pool specifically for Dragonite to soak in.

Just simple activity-based training is enough!

He had just arrived at the kitchen and was about to get started when a text message came in, and only then did he suddenly remember something important!

"It's time for the auction!"