Chapter 483: Bixie Golden Bamboo (Three-in-One Chapter, Seeking Everything)

"Principal!"

Li Zhangsheng took out the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl and threw it to Xu Wenhua.

This was also a pre-arranged step; even if it only increased the probability of a breakthrough by a tiny bit, it was still a gain.

Xu Wenhua did not speak and directly activated the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl.

In an instant, ten different types of energy dissipated wildly, but under Xu Wenhua's powerful Mental Power, they transformed into ten distinct, clearly defined regions.

"Go!"

Accompanied by Xu Wenhua's voice, the ten types of energy divided into dozens of clusters, falling onto the Leader-level and Lord-level Demon Pets present according to their respective attributes.

Having received the replenishment of these same-attribute energies, the spirits of these Demon Pets immediately soared; with every breath, their bodies were filled with vast energy, creating favorable conditions for their breakthroughs.

For a time, dozens of spectacular white lights appeared.

Everyone present watched nervously; whether they could successfully break through remained an unknown.

In the sky, the Three-Legged Fire Crow transformed into a scorching sun.

On the ground, the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast was enveloped in water-blue liquid.

They were Ning Bizhen's Demon Pets and the only two Superior Quality Demon Pets present, so they had the highest probability of a breakthrough.

As for the remaining Leader-level and Lord-level Demon Pets, they were all Mid-grade or Superior Quality; even with the assistance of the Emperor Flowing Plasma, the probability of breakthrough remained very low, but the advantage was in the quantity, so there would eventually be some lucky ones.

In the blink of an eye, the white light on the surfaces of many Demon Pets dissipated, which meant the breakthrough had failed; they looked listless, as if they had lost their way forward, clearly having suffered a great blow.

In the sky, seeing that the Three-Legged Fire Crow was about to be enveloped by white light, it ultimately fell short; no matter how hard the Three-Legged Fire Crow tried, there were still no signs of a breakthrough.

When the white light dissipated, the Three-Legged Fire Crow landed beside Li Zhangsheng, its eyes filled with disappointment.

This was its second failed breakthrough; the probability of the next breakthrough would inevitably continue to slide, and without auxiliary means, it would likely be only about 5%.

"Cheer up, I believe you will definitely succeed next time!"

Li Zhangsheng could only say some words of comfort; the Three-Legged Fire Crow's expression cleared slightly, and it closed its eyes to regulate the chaotic energy within its body.

At this moment, the white light on most Demon Pets had dissipated, and there were fewer than ten Demon Pets left on the field still struggling to break through.

Within a few breaths, three Leader-level Demon Pets were the first to be filled with the Jianhua Bai Guang; their momentum was magnificent, and they successfully advanced to the Lord-level.

Among these three Leader-level Demon Pets, Li Haoqiong, He Yan, and Xu Fanghua each possessed one.

Qian Yuanfei wore a look of disappointment; this time, he had originally thought he could seize the opportunity to become a Sixth-tier Beastmaster, but the result was that he remained at a standstill.

Contrary to Qian Yuanfei, Xu Fanghua could not hide her excitement; she had originally been just one Lord-level Demon Pet away from breaking through to a Sixth-tier Beastmaster, but it was precisely this one Lord-level Demon Pet that had held her back for more than ten years.

Now she had finally achieved her wish, and her gaze toward Li Zhangsheng was filled with gratitude.

Seeing her younger sister succeed, Xu Wenhua smiled, feeling happy for her in his heart as well.

In this way, the Yuanling Academy would have one more high-level member, not inferior to its peak period at all.

"Li Zhangsheng is truly a lucky star!"

Xu Wenhua could not help but praise him highly.

This time, not only did the Yuanling Academy gain a high-level member, but even those dozen or so Instructors and students mostly gained something; people like Luo Jie and Yuan Yongyan even met the requirements to advance to the Third Rank.

Before Xu Wenhua could think more, suddenly, an unusually massive Pressure appeared; some Li Clan members with low strength felt their bodies sink, looking as if they were about to be pressed to the ground.

Such massive Pressure could only be a sign of a Lord-level Demon Pet breaking through to the Demon King level.

The three high-level members of the Yuanling Academy hurriedly projected their Mental Power to jointly resist this Pressure, only then looking at the 'culprit'.

At this look, all three revealed complex expressions, because this was not their Demon Pet.

Zhang Kaishuo pulled out a few whiskers without even realizing it, saying with a particularly complex tone: "Principal Ning has such good fortune!"

Dean Ning Wei trembled all over and did not want to speak, because Zhang Kaishuo had said Principal Ning, not Dean Ning.

That's right, the one breaking through this time was Ning Bizhen's Demon Pet—the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast.

Compared to them, Xu Wenhua did not show any abnormality.

Looking at the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast shrouded in water-blue liquid, the Three-Legged Fire Crow's eyes were complex; last time it was the Cold Jade Rabbit, and this time it was the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast; its status had dropped another notch.

Li Zhangsheng naturally saw that the Three-Legged Fire Crow was in low spirits; he patted its head to comfort it, but in his heart, he felt happy for Ning Bizhen and decided to apply for a special 'reward' from Ning Bizhen after returning this time.

"If there really is a Son of Heaven in this world, it must be Ning Bizhen!"

Ning Bizhen's luck was truly too good, the kind that made people go crazy; at the very least, Li Zhangsheng admitted he really couldn't compare in this regard.

It was a good thing he was also a cheater, otherwise he would really be discouraged.

Thinking this in his heart, Li Zhangsheng did not slow down, directly activating the Prohibition Hub.

The next moment, a yellow and blue Prohibition Light Screen expanded, quickly enveloping the entire area of the enclosure.

At this time, only the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast remained in the enclosure.

Crack—crack—clatter—

It was also at this moment that Li Zhangsheng exerted force with his right hand in secret; cracks appeared on the pearl he was holding, and it finally shattered with a bang.

Many people secretly thought it was a pity, thinking that Li Zhangsheng had used a one-time treasure to trigger the Emperor Flowing Plasma.

The effect of the Emperor Flowing Plasma this time was obvious; hundreds of people present benefited, and many Low-tier Beastmasters even met the requirements for advancement.

Unfortunately, there would be no such good thing next time.

Li Zhangsheng feigned a look of heartache and retrieved the shattered fragments of the pearl.

Not long after, the water-blue liquid on the surface of the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast disappeared, revealing an increasingly massive body.

The size of the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast surged, reaching a length of fifteen meters; if one observed its skin carefully, one would find a layer of water-blue film, which was the so-called Mystery Guard, greatly increasing the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast's ability to withstand blows.

At the same time, the momentum of the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast had risen by more than one level; with every move, it brought a suffocating pressure.

After completing the breakthrough, the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast stepped forward, its fur fluttering in the wind, and appeared before Li Zhangsheng.

Toward Li Zhangsheng, the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast was naturally grateful; last time, Li Zhangsheng had let it drink a jar of Spirit Essence from a Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast, allowing its realm and quality to both improve, and this time, the Emperor Flowing Plasma that Li Zhangsheng had unleashed had even allowed it to advance to a Demon King, which was simply a massive favor.

Between its master and Li Zhangsheng, the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast was clearly more inclined toward Li Zhangsheng at this moment.

There was no helping it; Ning Bizhen had only had the Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast for three months, and in those three months, Ning Bizhen had been with Li Zhangsheng, plus the two favors, the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast treated Li Zhangsheng as its master.

Fortunately, Ning Bizhen is Li Changsheng's brother-in-law, otherwise the consequences would have been very serious; after all, demon pets being abducted has happened before, with unicorns and dragons being prime examples...

One is prone to lust, one is prone to greed; the difficulty coefficient for luring them away is very low.

This time, Li Changsheng also got to witness the efficacy of the Emperor Flowing Plasma.

The efficacy of the Emperor Flowing Plasma is powerful, but this power is relative to low-tier demon pets; it is not highly effective for high-tier demon pets, especially for lord-level demon pets.

Out of a full twenty-plus lord-level demon pets, only one ultimately broke through to the demon king level, which goes to show how small the probability is for the Emperor Flowing Plasma to assist lord-level demon pets in breaking through.

With this night passed, the Li Clan can be said to have greatly increased in strength.

This time, a total of over a hundred clansmen completed their advancement, most of whom were Second Rank, with over ten at the Third Rank, and three at the Fourth Rank.

These three newly promoted Fourth Rankers are the Beast Garden Elder, the External Affairs Hall Elder, and Li Xinfu, respectively.

They were already just one step away, and the Emperor Flowing Plasma can be said to have allowed them to complete their final accumulation.

Li Xinfu also did not expect that he would resign from his position as the Secret Technique Pavilion Elder to become the Guard Captain of the Starry Sky Auction House for the sake of advancing to the Fourth Rank; he had originally thought it would take some time to advance to the Fourth Rank, but who would have known he would complete the advancement now.

The following morning, the Dragon Horse Hall took Li Changsheng and the others back to Yuanling Academy, and prepared to announce that day that Xu Fanghua would become the Vice Dean of the Battle Academy at Yuanling Academy.

"I'm back!"

Li Changsheng rode the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast to Ning Bizhen's small courtyard, followed by the dispirited Three-Legged Fire Crow.

"Bizhen, look at what I've brought you!"

As soon as he saw Ning Bizhen, Li Changsheng could not hide the excitement on his face.

Ning Bizhen subconsciously looked at the Three-Legged Fire Crow, and upon seeing its listless demeanor, she felt a pang of heartache; this child's luck was not very good.

Before Ning Bizhen could comfort the Three-Legged Fire Crow, the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast stepped forward and let out a long howl toward the sky, the sound waves rippling through the air.

"So, Xiao Bi has also advanced to a demon king!"

Ning Bizhen's eyes widened, and she immediately revealed a joyful smile.

In this way, she has two demon king-level demon pets, taking her one step closer to becoming a monarch, and at the same time, her ranking in the next Langya Kingdom Top 100 Ranking can also advance further.

To avoid hurting the Three-Legged Fire Crow's feelings, Ning Bizhen had to suppress her own joy.

"Changsheng, thank you."

Ning Bizhen knew clearly that the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast being able to advance was mainly thanks to Li Changsheng.

"You and I are one, there is no need to be so polite, but you must properly reward me tonight."

Li Changsheng's tone was teasing, and he deliberately emphasized his words at the end.

"Mm!"

Ning Bizhen naturally understood the implication, and a rosy blush instantly suffused her pretty face, making her look a bit more charming than usual.

"By the way, I bought two of the items on the list."

Ning Bizhen remembered something and handed the two items to Li Changsheng.

One piece was Refined Gold the size of an infant's fist; Li Changsheng weighed it, and it was probably just over a jin.

There was also a three-foot-long Tree of Life Branch, which is a material used to make Active Potion.

Among the Spirit Beast essence blood that Li Changsheng had collected, there was no shortage of essence blood that had already lost its activity, and accumulated over a long period, the quantity was also becoming larger and larger.

If he could restore the activity of this batch of essence blood, Li Changsheng's accumulation of Divine Beast Essence Blood could rise to another level.

"Tomorrow is the day the Ancheng Surfing Competition is held, when are we going over?"

"We will go over in the afternoon."

Ancheng is a coastal city located on the edge of Yuan Province; it possesses the largest port in Yuan Province, has a population of several hundred thousand, and is one of the largest cities in Yuan Province.

When afternoon arrived, the two rode the Light Blessing Bird together toward Ancheng.

Ancheng is four or five hundred li away from Peng City, and it only took two hours for the Light Blessing Bird to successfully arrive in Ancheng.

The two rushed to the registration location immediately, as today was also the registration deadline for the Ancheng Surfing Competition.

Once unable to register, one naturally would not be able to participate in the competition.

Soon, the two arrived at the Ancheng beach, where the registration location was set up.

This was a golden beach, which, combined with the waves, sea breeze, and coconut trees, gave one a refreshing and relaxed feeling.

In one area of the beach, one could see several short queues; that was where the surfing competition registration was.

Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen arrived at the back of one of the queues, and the appearance of this handsome man and beautiful woman naturally attracted everyone's attention.

When they sensed Ning Bizhen's Mental Power, which was as deep as the sea, their eyes constricted, knowing that another Stronger had arrived.

Within a few breaths, someone recognized the identities of Ning Bizhen and Li Changsheng.

Ignoring their conversation, Li Changsheng watched the Obsidian Screen not far away with great interest, which listed the rewards for the Ancheng Surfing Competition.

In order to increase the city's popularity and attract more Monster Tamers to participate, every competition sets different prizes based on the ranking.

The prizes vary in quality, mainly depending on the City Lord.

Champion: Warding Evil Golden Bamboo, 5,000 Merit!

Runner-up: Yaohua Gold Jade, 3,000 Merit!

Second Runner-up: Advanced Treasure, 2,000 Merit!

4th—10th place: Intermediate Treasure, 1,000 Merit!

Of course, the top ten can also receive a certificate.

Seeing the rewards for the surfing competition, Li Changsheng nodded with satisfaction; these rewards were quite good.

Warding Evil Golden Bamboo is a Thunder Attribute Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure; as long as it is absorbed by a Thunder Attribute demon pet, there is a chance to fuse with Warding Evil Golden Thunder, which can significantly increase the damage dealt to the Darkness element.

Yaohua Gold Jade can assist Elite Gold Element demon pets in breaking through to the Leader level, which can be considered a decent reward for ordinary Monster Tamers.

In addition to these, there was also a considerable amount of Merit.

Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen naturally wanted to sweep the top two spots, but they still had to see their opponents first.

There is also a prerequisite for registering for the Ancheng Surfing Competition: the Monster Tamer must possess a demon pet that can be ridden in the water; if the Water Attribute demon pet is too small, it also cannot meet the registration requirements.

Not long after, it was the turn of Li Zhangsheng and his companion.

Li Zhangsheng took out his Identity Token to register and prove his identity, while simultaneously releasing the Giant Whale Kun; this was the exclusive Demon Pet he used for surfing.

Seeing such a large Giant Whale Kun, both the staff and other Monster Tamers could not help but reveal expressions of astonishment.

A Water Element Demon Pet with such a large physique could be considered quite rare.

The staff reacted the fastest and registered the Giant Whale Kun; once the Ancheng Surfing Competition began, Li Zhangsheng could only use the registered Giant Whale Kun to compete.

When it was Ning Bizhen's turn, Ning Bizhen summoned the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast.

In terms of physique, the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast was inferior to the Giant Whale Kun, but in terms of aura, the Giant Whale Kun could not catch up even with a whip.

Even though the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast restrained its aura, both the staff and the Monster Tamers all felt an invisible pressure.

"What, the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast does not meet the requirements!"

Ning Bizhen looked at the staff in surprise, her eyes full of confusion; wasn't the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast a Water Element Demon Pet?

"This, please look here."

The staff appeared extremely humble, biting the bullet as they pointed to a wooden board, on which were written several types of large Water Element Demon Pets that did not meet the requirements, among which the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast was included.

The reason was simple: the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast possessed the Water-Avoidance trait; while immune to Water Element energy, it would also automatically push away surrounding things related to water.

Unlike weather or field traits, the Water-Avoidance trait was equivalent to the instinct of the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast and could not be turned off at all.

In other words, as long as the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast entered the sea, the surrounding seawater would be completely pushed away, making it impossible to surf, and it would also greatly affect other contestants.

This was the reason why the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast was on the list; the other few types of large Water Element Demon Pets also had various reasons, for instance, a Demon Pet named the Crystal Jellyfish would passively dissolve its internal toxins into the surrounding seawater as soon as it entered the sea...

"Then let's use Xiao Na!"

Ning Bizhen was a reasonable person; she did not make things difficult for the staff, withdrew the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast, and had no choice but to summon the Six-Armed Naga.

This was also the only Water Element Demon Pet Ning Bizhen had that met the requirements.

Compared to more than three months ago, the Six-Armed Naga had clearly grown a lot, standing over three meters tall with a Vigorous aura, having already reached the Leader level.

This time, the registration was naturally completed successfully.

After signing up, the two opened a room at an inn; this would be their temporary residence for the night.

The Ancheng Surfing Competition had nearly two thousand registered participants.

Given the excessive number of people, the surfing competition was divided into the Group Stage and the Finals!

There were 20 groups in total, and one only needed to obtain the top five in their group to enter the Finals.

Li Zhangsheng was in Group 5, and Ning Bizhen was in Group 8.

For them, the Group Stage was merely a process; what was important was the Finals in the afternoon.

Just as Li Zhangsheng was watching the competition of other groups, a familiar figure walked toward him.

"At first I thought I had recognized the wrong person, but it really is you. Zhangsheng, I didn't expect you to sign up for the National Tournament as well."

Shen Haofei had a warm smile on his face; just like last time, he was still a Fourth-rank Demon Tamer.

"Not just me, Senior Miao also signed up. By the way, which group are you in?"

"Group 13."

"You aren't going to use your Eight-Headed Snake to swim, are you?"

"Eh, you guessed right."

The Eight-Headed Snake possessed the Water Attribute and had no taboo aspects, so it could naturally participate in the surfing competition.

"By the way, are there any opponents worth paying attention to this time?"

Shen Haofei thought for a moment, then said: "In this competition, you only need to pay attention to three people: one is me, one is Vice Principal Ning from your Academy, and the last one is Liu Xudong, who is ranked 20th on the Hidden Dragon Ranking. As for whether there are any hidden Stronger individuals, I don't know."

"Thank you!"

Li Zhangsheng naturally remembered Liu Xudong; this guy was also an up-and-coming talent of the Liu Clan, having reached the Fifth Rank before the age of 20, which could be said to be a formidable enemy.

There was no help for it; if it were a one-on-one tournament, Li Zhangsheng would be confident in defeating the opponent, but this was a surfing competition, and the opponent might possess a very excellent Water Element Demon Pet.

"It's almost my turn, I won't say more, I'll wish you success in entering the Finals first!"

"Same to you!"

After speaking, the two went their separate ways.

Li Zhangsheng arrived at the surfing starting point; the seawater submerged his calves, and a flag was inserted on each side. Between the two flags was a diagonal line over a hundred meters long, and all the contestants of the fifth group stood behind the line.

Five hundred meters away, a huge red buoy floated; this was the turning point. When contestants were steering their surfing Demon Pets, they had to bypass the buoy to return, and the first to return to the finish line would be the first place in the group.

Li Zhangsheng observed slightly and found that there were no Stronger individuals in the fifth group, at most they were Fourth-rank Demon Tamers like him.

"Ready!"

The referee's voice rang out, and everyone prepared themselves one after another.

"Start!"

Following the referee's order, all the contestants scrambled to steer their Water Element Demon Pets, sprinting toward the front.

Due to its large size, Li Zhangsheng's Giant Whale Kun was stranded, but this did not mean he had no way.

The Giant Whale Kun flicked its giant tail, splashing countless water sprays while leaping over a distance of more than twenty meters, heavily slamming into the sea surface.

Boom—

The earth-shattering sound of entering the water resounded, accompanied by a burst of raging waves.

The entry effect of the Giant Whale Kun was too astonishing; the huge waves splashed up clearly affected other contestants, and some contestants and Demon Pets who were close by were even directly swept into the seawater by the turbulent waves.

The Group Stage was affected as soon as it started, but the ones most affected were the surrounding contestants; the other contestants who were far away were not affected much, and they fought to be the first, steering the Demon Pets beneath them to cut through the waves.

At the beginning, Li Zhangsheng was in the middle of the pack; because the competition had just started, the gap was not very large.

Li Zhangsheng stood on the thick back of the Giant Whale Kun, his legs as steady as a rock, not affected in the slightest.

The Giant Whale Kun began to enter an acceleration state; it was the hegemon in the water. Although its physique was huge and the water resistance it encountered in the water was also great, its speed was not slow at all, but rather exceptionally fast, and the water splashes generated during its swimming could also have a certain negative impact on the surrounding contestants.

In just a few breaths of time, the Giant Whale Kun had surpassed all its opponents.

Watching the Giant Whale Kun speeding through the water, the contestants trailing behind felt utterly helpless; it was not that they were not trying hard, but the gap was truly too vast, making it almost impossible to catch up.

At this moment, the speed of the Giant Whale Kun began to stabilize, but Li Zhangsheng knew very well that the Giant Whale Kun was not going all out, mainly to mislead the opponents.

At this time, a red buoy appeared ahead.

As it passed the buoy, the Giant Whale Kun flicked its tail and entered the turn with almost no reduction in speed; its massive physique displayed extreme agility, passing the red buoy in the most efficient manner.

Half a minute later, Li Zhangsheng crossed the finish line without any suspense, taking first place in the Group Stage while successfully advancing to the Finals.

Not long after, once all the other contestants had returned, the matches for the other groups began immediately.

Without any surprises, Ning Bizhen and Shen Haofei easily advanced to the Finals; for them, this was entirely just a formality.

Li Zhangsheng watched the entire Group Stage, especially Liu Xudong's match; although the opponent clearly held back during the competition, Li Zhangsheng relied on the feedback from his Mental Power to obtain accurate data on the opponent's Demon Pet.

Today's goal: Three, pigs, verified!

(End of this chapter)