Chapter 372: Various Major Lists, Life Aura (Three-in-One Chapter, requesting votes)

After returning to the Number One Courtyard, Li Changsheng specially prepared a Pearl Fish feast for the Qixi Wind Speed Cat.

The Qixi Wind Speed Cat ate with great excitement, using the power of Wind to control a Pearl Fish and fly it into its mouth; after chewing it a couple of times, it swallowed it impatiently, revealing a satisfied smile.

The Qixi Wind Speed Cat gorged itself; as one Pearl Fish after another entered its stomach, it squinted its eyes, becoming increasingly excited, with not a shred of wariness left, sweeping the table clean of all the Pearl Fish.

Baitian and Heiye watched the Qixi Wind Speed Cat longingly; they also liked the delicious, non-fishy Pearl Fish, but this time was different from before, as there was none for them.

"These are the last ten Pearl Fish!" Li Changsheng took out the final box, a certain emotion appearing in his eyes, though it vanished in a flash.

Among these ten Pearl Fish, one had a Yellow Spring Pill stuffed inside its belly; with the way the Qixi Wind Speed Cat was eating, it would be too late by the time it discovered it.

Soon, the Qixi Wind Speed Cat swept away these ten Pearl Fish, then lay on the table, rubbing its round belly and revealing an exceptionally satisfied smile.

Once the last Pearl Fish disappeared, Baitian and Heiye went off to play with their giant brush with feelings of disappointment.

However, the very next moment, the expression of the Qixi Wind Speed Cat changed abruptly; the Yellow Spring Pill swallowed into its body began to take effect, and the Qixi Wind Speed Cat only felt its head growing dizzy, unable to help but shake its head forcefully, though it was of no use.

Soon, the Qixi Wind Speed Cat slumped onto the table, its eyes slightly narrowed, giving the impression that it had fallen asleep.

Li Changsheng looked at the Qixi Wind Speed Cat on the table with a complex expression, yet he never regretted it; with the Qixi Wind Speed Cat losing this month's memories, he could better safeguard the secret of purifying the Bloodline.

After about a quarter of an hour, the tail of the Qixi Wind Speed Cat moved slightly; its consciousness began to recover, and its eyes slowly opened, revealing a bewildered look.

Meow~

Who am I, where am I, what am I doing?

The moment it regained clarity, the Qixi Wind Speed Cat asked itself these three soul-searching questions.

Under the efficacy of the Yellow Spring Pill, the Qixi Wind Speed Cat lost its memories of the last month; its most recent memory remained in Instructor Ning's courtyard.

"Huh, isn't this the master of Xiaobai and Xiaohei? Strange, how did I end up here?"

Even having lost a month of memories, the Qixi Wind Speed Cat still remembered Li Changsheng, so it did not launch an attack on him.

Suddenly, the Qixi Wind Speed Cat saw Baitian and Heiye playing with the Giant Yarn Ball and immediately revealed a covetous expression; it was the 'first time' it had seen such a large ball of yarn.

"Little Feng, I'll give you another Jubi tomorrow. You should go back now, lest Instructor Ning worries!"

At this moment, Li Changsheng's voice rang out; he was not worried about the Qixi Wind Speed Cat getting lost.

Meow~

The Qixi Wind Speed Cat looked at Li Changsheng in a daze, but upon hearing that Li Changsheng would give it a Giant Yarn Ball, it immediately showed a happy expression on the spot; after greeting Baitian and Heiye, it flapped its petite wings and vanished as a streak of light.

Whew~

After the Qixi Wind Speed Cat left, Li Changsheng could not help but heave a sigh of relief and returned to the bedroom to begin purifying the Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood.

Three hours later, Li Changsheng rubbed his tired eyes and poured a large bowl of red-and-gold Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood into a Jade Ceramic Jar.

Through Li Changsheng's unremitting efforts, he successfully purified a bowl of Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood from the corpses of the Dark Netherfire Crow and dozens of Netherfire Crows; added to the previously collected Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood, it filled about 2/5 of the jar, still a long way from being full.

According to Li Changsheng's plan, as long as the Jade Ceramic Jar was filled with Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood, it would be enough to almost completely heal the Three-Legged Fire Crow, and Instructor Ning would be saved.

Li Changsheng sealed the Jade Ceramic Jar well; seeing that dawn had not yet broken, he could not help but stretch, and being too exhausted, he was too lazy to tidy up the messy room for the moment and wanted to lie on the bed to rest his eyes.

But the moment he made contact with the bed, Li Changsheng felt a drowsy sleepiness surge into his heart, and in the blink of an eye, he fell into a deep sleep, emitting steady breathing sounds.

On a chair not far away, Kailan put down the pharmacy book in her hands; she flapped her wings, which were as thin as cicada wings, and flew up silently, pulling a quilt from the side to cover Li Changsheng before beginning to carefully tidy up the room.

The next morning, Li Changsheng woke up from his deep sleep; when he saw the quilt covering him, he seemed to think of something and could not help but reveal a warm smile.

Another day full of energy!

The bedroom was tidied up in an orderly fashion, spotless and gleaming, forming a sharp contrast to the mess from several hours ago.

Not far away, on a newly built small bed, Kailan had already woken up.

"Kailan, thank you for your hard work!"

"It's no trouble!" Kailan wore an innocent and pure smile on her face; after folding the smaller quilt, she began her washing routine.

After finishing everything, Li Changsheng took Kailan and left the Number One Courtyard, preparing to head to the Paid Training Ground to train his Demon Pets.

Just as Li Changsheng was about to arrive at the Paid Training Ground, he happened to run into Li Jingyi; at this time, she was sitting on the grass, holding a thin book in her hand, completely immersed in the book and unable to extricate herself, not even noticing when Li Changsheng arrived in front of her.

"Morning, Jingyi!" Li Changsheng greeted her and took the opportunity to pull a letter from his Space Ring, placing it in front of her.

"Ah, it's Changsheng, good morning!" Li Jingyi stood up from the grass subconsciously and looked at the letter in confusion, asking, "This is?"

"I went home yesterday, and your grandfather asked me to bring this to you!" Li Changsheng shrugged and stuffed the letter into Li Jingyi's hands.

"Thank you! Here, this is the latest issue of the 'Langya Guo Dage Bangdan' publication; I saw your name on it, so it's for you. By the way, our Academy has a rule that as long as a student makes the list, they will be given a certain amount of Academic Credit as a reward; don't forget to claim it!"

Li Jingyi took the letter and handed the book in her hand to Li Changsheng.

"Academic Credit reward!" Upon hearing there was an Academic Credit reward, Li Changsheng immediately became interested, and at the same time, he wanted to see his ranking on the various lists.

The 'Langya Guo Dage Bangdan' is a special publication issued by the Langya Kingdom, recording the various major lists; it is updated only once every three months. Because the price is not high, its circulation has always been large, and the rankings of the various lists included within are also topics that the public loves to talk about.

Li Changsheng did not immediately check the 'Langya Guo Dage Bangdan' but strolled to the second floor of the Paid Training Ground.

Whenever he had leisure time, Li Changsheng would always stay here, with a monthly expense of about five hundred Soul Crystals.

After renting a training room, under Li Changsheng's arrangement, the ten Demon Pets began to unfold different training; this training was different from the past, mainly focusing on improving their weaknesses, such as Aixi training long-range methods, the Emperor Crocodile training speed, and so on.

Under Li Changsheng's arrangement, Roundy, Adai, and the Emperor Crocodile stayed in the Gravity Room to perform obstacle runs to improve their speed and evasion abilities.

In the Mental Pressure Room, Aixi, the Blazing Bird, and the Light Bird trained in coordination with each other, mainly focusing on mastering their skills.

On the training ground in the hall, Baitian, Heiye, and the Treasure-Seeking Mouse engaged in hand-to-hand combat to improve their melee capabilities.

And Kailan could carry out any training as she pleased, while also supervising the training situation of the Demon Pets to prevent any Demon Pet from taking the opportunity to slack off.

However, including Roundy, as long as it was during the training period, the Demon Pets would focus on their training; this was a good habit cultivated by long-term discipline, and besides, with Kailan supervising on his behalf, Li Changsheng did not need to be distracted and could go do other things.

After the Demon Pets began their training, Li Changsheng couldn't wait to open the 'Langya Guo Dage Bangdan'; because there were so few pages, this publication had no table of contents and contained a total of only three lists.

Li Changsheng opened the first list—the Langya Guo Zhanli Paixingbang.

This list recorded the one hundred strongest individuals in the Langya Kingdom; only those who had settled in the Langya Kingdom for a long time had the possibility of being included in this list.

Of course, there would occasionally be some omissions, but generally speaking, this list was still very valuable.

Ranked first was naturally the only Double-Character King of the Langya Kingdom—the Dark Night King Dou Cangqiong; he could be said to be the pillar of the Langya Kingdom, rumored to be three or four hundred years old, and was the ancestor of the current Emperor of the Langya Kingdom, Dou Zhangsheng; he was currently suppressing the Abyss Gate in Yuan Province.

"Three or four hundred years old!" Li Changsheng sighed; as long as one became a King, their lifespan would increase significantly, not to mention a Double-Character King.

Ranked in second place is the Flame King Qin Mingqing; he established the King Family, the Qin family—yes, the same family that the Tiandu Academy third-grade student Qin Xiaoxin belongs to—and is currently suppressing the Abyss Gate located in Luzhou.

Ranked in third place is the Butterfly King Luo Qingning; she is the current Principal of the Royal Academy, has not established a family, and does not even have any descendants, having dedicated almost her entire life to the Royal Academy.

Aside from these three kings, almost everyone else behind them is a Pseudo-King or a Sixth-tier Beastmaster. Among them, Vice Principal Xu has a relatively high ranking, placing exactly tenth. Ahead of him is the First Vice Principal of the Royal Academy, who is also the leader of the Royal Academy for this Exchange Tournament.

Additionally, the two Deans of Yuanling Academy, Zhang Kaishuo and Ning Wei, are also listed on the ranking, though their rankings are relatively lower.

"This!" Li Changsheng thought to himself, yet he felt it was only natural. Even the severely weakened Yuanling Academy had one Pseudo-King and two Sixth-rank experts, let alone the other three major academies. Furthermore, the elite academies that advanced to the Exchange Tournament often had Sixth-rank experts presiding over them. The number of Sixth-rank experts in these academies alone was no less than several dozen; if one included the Imperial Family, sects, families, independent cultivators, and so on, it was perfectly normal for the number to exceed three digits.

"Huh, why is there still a Fifth-rank expert!"

Just as Li Changsheng was about to flip to the next ranking, the corner of his eye suddenly caught that the person ranked 89th on the list was a Fifth-rank expert. Below him were still a bunch of Sixth-rank experts, and he was the only Fifth-rank expert on this list.

"Liu Xuguang!" Li Changsheng memorized this name. Being able to rank above a crowd of Sixth-tier Beastmasters as a Fifth-rank Royal Beast Master, his strength could be imagined; he definitely possessed the power to challenge Sixth-rank experts across ranks.

Li Changsheng took a look at the brief introduction regarding Liu Xuguang and discovered that he was only 25 years old, the most outstanding direct descendant of the Yecheng King Family, the Liu Clan, and had defeated Sixth-rank experts many times.

He did not expect that the Liu Clan, which had already lost its king, would still produce such a powerful descendant.

The next list was the Langya Kingdom Hidden Dragon Ranking. Unlike the Combat Power Ranking just now, the Hidden Dragon Ranking had an age restriction and only recorded Beastmasters under 30 years old.

The top twenty of the Hidden Dragon Ranking were all Fifth-rank Royal Beast Masters. Liu Xuguang was firmly ranked first, unshakable, while the Royal Academy third-grade student Dou Yuanhua was only ranked seventh.

In the Hidden Dragon Ranking, Li Changsheng found his own name; he was ranked 45th, and he was also the only Third Rank Royal Beast Master on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

Besides Li Changsheng, only Miao Yinfeng from Yuanling Academy made the list; he was ranked 57th, and the rest behind him were all Fourth Rank Royal Beast Masters.

The final list was, naturally, the Academy Student Top 100 List.

After this Exchange Tournament concluded, this list underwent significant changes.

First place: Dou Yuanhua, Royal Academy third-grade student, Fifth Rank!

Second place: Sun Guoqiang, Royal Academy fourth-grade student, Fourth Rank!

Third place: Li Changsheng, Yuanling Academy first-grade student, Third Rank!

Fourth place: Shen Haofei, Tiandu Academy fourth-grade student, Fourth Rank!

Fifth place: Miao Yinfeng, Yuanling Academy fourth-grade student, Fourth Rank!

Sixth place: Zhou Peng, Royal Academy fourth-grade student, Fourth Rank!

Seventh place: Lin Jieru, Royal Academy third-grade student, Fourth Rank!

Eighth place: He Changpu, Huating Academy fourth-grade student, Fourth Rank!

Ninth place: Jin Mengyi, Tiandu Academy third-grade student, Fourth Rank!

Tenth place: Dou Yuansheng, Royal Academy second-grade student, Fourth Rank!

Relying on his outstanding performance in the Exchange Tournament, Li Changsheng leaped into the top ten of the Student Top 100 List, and even ranked as high as third. He was also the only Third Rank in the top ten, and the only first-grade student.

Two "onlys" proved his strength and potential.

Besides Li Changsheng and Miao Yinfeng, Zhao Shuyi, Luo Jing, and Ding Dangmao also appeared on the list.

Unfortunately, just like three months ago, even though Yuanling Academy had become the second-ranked academy, only five people were still on the Student Top 100 List.

However, Li Changsheng believed that as long as there was some time to digest the gains from this time, the number of students from Yuanling Academy on the list would only increase.

After finishing this publication, Li Changsheng did not stay there; he prepared to go find Vice Principal Xu to claim his ranking Academic Credits and see if he could exchange them for Life Essence.

Li Changsheng still had over 22,000 Academic Credits, and he was only 2,000-plus credits away from the 25,000 gap. This time he had made two lists, the Hidden Dragon Ranking at 45th and the Student Top 100 List at 3rd, and he did not know how many Academic Credits the Academy would reward him with.

Life Essence could resolve the congenital deficiencies of wild giant beasts and might even provide certain benefits, so Li Changsheng was naturally very concerned about it.

Before leaving, Li Changsheng instructed Kailan: "Kailan, I'm going out for a while. I'll leave this place to you for now. When you have time, go supervise their training, um, especially Yuan Gungun!"

"Task guaranteed to be completed!" Kailan patted her chest, which was just beginning to show its mettle.

Li Changsheng nodded with satisfaction, left the Paid Training Ground directly, and soon arrived outside Vice Principal Xu's office.

The office door was still half-closed; clearly, Vice Principal Xu was still inside.

Just as Li Changsheng raised his right hand to knock on the door, the door suddenly opened automatically; it was Vice Principal Xu who had discovered Li Changsheng a step earlier and used his Mental Power to open the door.

"Changsheng, come in!"

Vice Principal Xu had a smile on his face, and when he saw the publication in Li Changsheng's hand, he immediately understood Li Changsheng's intention.

"Sit!"

Vice Principal Xu pointed to the seat opposite him, then borrowed the publication from Li Changsheng's hand and quickly flipped through it.

"I didn't expect that this old man would also enter the top ten!" Seeing his own ranking, Vice Principal Xu revealed a smile; this was his first time entering the top ten of the Combat Power Ranking.

Soon, Vice Principal Xu finished reading the entire publication, placed his hands together on the desk, and fell into deep thought.

"According to our Academy's rules, any student or Instructor who is selected for the three major lists will receive a certain amount of Academic Credit rewards! Of course, unless you continue to improve next time, you cannot be rewarded repeatedly!"

"45th place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, a reward of 2,000 Academic Credits; 3rd place on the Student Top 100 List, a reward of 3,000 Academic Credits!" Vice Principal Xu pondered for a moment, then stated the rewards.

Li Changsheng had obtained 5,000 Academic Credits at once, and the 2,000 credits from the Hidden Dragon Ranking in particular exceeded his expectations, which showed the gold content of the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

However, thinking about it carefully, it felt only natural; the Hidden Dragon Ranking faced young talents from across the country, and everyone who entered the Hidden Dragon Ranking was a Heavenly Pride. The influence of this list was great, and these selected Heavenly Prides represented the future of the Langya Kingdom.

As for the Student Top 100 List, it was equivalent to an internal list for each academy, and its limitations were too great. Neither major forces nor ordinary people paid much attention to this list; only academy personnel or age-appropriate freshmen would focus on this list.

"Principal, I want to exchange for Life Essence, and at the same time use my final Credit Exchange Half-Price Benefit!"

After unexpectedly obtaining 5,000 Academic Credits, Li Changsheng immediately stated his intention.

"Wait here for a moment!"

Vice Principal Xu's figure suddenly disappeared, and within just a few breaths, he abruptly reappeared in his seat, placing a Jade Bottle on the table.

The Jade Bottle was full of viscous green liquid, faintly emitting a soft light; this was Life Essence, which was said to be nurtured by the Tree of Life. Its effects were even more astonishing than the Life Jade, and there was even a saying that it could bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh and bones.

Of course, bringing the dead back to life was completely an exaggeration, but regrowing flesh and bones was indeed possible.

Li Changsheng hurriedly handed over his Silver Student Token. After Vice Principal Xu made the deduction, he still had over 2,000 Academic Credits left, and his Credit Exchange Half-Price Benefit had been completely used up.

"Principal, then I will head back first!"

After obtaining the item he wanted, Li Changsheng bid farewell to Vice Principal Xu, left the office with hurried steps, and returned to the Paid Training Ground.

At the first opportunity, Li Zhangsheng summoned the Savage Giant Beast before him.

"Adai, open your mouth!"

Without any superfluous words, under Li Zhangsheng's command, Adai subconsciously opened its large mouth.

Li Zhangsheng pulled out the bottle stopper, and a refreshing aura wafted out; the few Demon Pets in the training room subconsciously stopped their training and looked over here curiously.

Guided by Mental Power, the Life Essence flew out from the Jade Bottle and landed in the Savage Giant Beast's open mouth.

In the blink of an eye, the Life Essence in the Jade Bottle was swallowed by the Savage Giant Beast without a trace left.

The next moment, the Savage Giant Beast only felt its stomach grow warm, and a peculiar warm current began to spread rapidly from its stomach, gradually flowing through its entire body; its flesh, meridians, bones, and even its brain were hungrily devouring this energy, and many areas that were originally congenitally deficient began to be repaired.

Viewed from the outside, the Savage Giant Beast was suffused with green light, its body size began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye, and its momentum also gained a boost.

Suddenly, a green halo formed and appeared at the feet of the Savage Giant Beast.

Soon, the Savage Giant Beast completed its transformation, revealing an increasingly tall and strong physique.

At this moment, the Savage Giant Beast only felt its whole body filled with strength; the previous sense of powerlessness had mostly disappeared, and it felt radiant and refreshed, its eyes bright and piercing, as if it had an inexhaustible supply of strength.

Utilizing the powerful effects of the Life Essence, the Savage Giant Beast made up for most of its lost vitality and foundation, and it seemed to have also gained additional benefits.

At the first opportunity, Li Zhangsheng couldn't wait to check the Savage Giant Beast's data.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Savage Giant Beast (Growth Stage) 《Congenital state has been greatly improved, but there are still some minor deficiencies; body size is slightly inferior to ordinary Savage Giant Beasts, can be compensated for with Seven-Colored Rainbow Pearl and Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit; due to absorbing Life Essence and Life Jade, the Savage Giant Beast contains extremely abundant Life Force within its body, which has granted it the special ability of Life Halo. Any Demon Pet within a certain range of the Savage Giant Beast can receive the Life Halo buff, and every short interval, it will automatically recover a certain degree of injuries and stamina》

【Spirit Beast Realm】: High-Rank 1st Stage

【Spirit Beast Race】: High-level Commander

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Top-grade

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Golden Behemoth (Pure)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Earth + Metal

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Fire 《With the help of Life Essence, the Savage Giant Beast's Wood Element resistance has greatly increased, and it is no longer as fearful of Wood Element energy as it was in the past》

This time, the Savage Giant Beast not only made up for most of its foundation but also took the opportunity to complete a breakthrough; in just over half a month, it had become an Upper Rank Demon Pet.

Most importantly, the Savage Giant Beast had a blessing in disguise; its original Life Body had actually evolved into Life Halo. Without a doubt, this was an aura-type skill, and a continuously restorative aura-type skill at that.

Additionally, the Savage Giant Beast also lost its Wood Element weakness; these two changes undoubtedly enhanced its survival ability and its utility in group battles.

Li Zhangsheng also did not expect the Savage Giant Beast to gain such great benefits.

This could definitely be called an unexpected joy!

"Then if it consumes the Seven-Colored Rainbow Pearl and the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit, what kind of benefits will it gain?" Li Zhangsheng became increasingly expectant of these two Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, especially the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit; this thing was a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure in the category of Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure!

Today's goal: Three, pigs, proof!

(End of chapter)