Chapter 615: Half-Step Epic Flying Alpaca (First update, requesting everything)

Li Zhangsheng was walking toward the Administrative Building while reading the latest issue of the "Langya Kingdom Hundred Battles Ranking," his every stride covering more than ten meters.

"Oh!"

On the most important Langya Kingdom Hundred Battles Ranking, Li Zhangsheng's name appeared for the first time, ranked 73rd, which was higher than Liu Xuguang, who was only at the Fifth Rank at the time.

In this Academy Exchange Tournament, Li Zhangsheng had successively defeated the Fourth Rank Dou Niwan, the Fifth Rank Dou Yuansheng, and the Sixth Rank Dou Yuanhua; they were all Princes and Princesses, so naturally, they were far from comparable to ordinary people of the same rank, and the gold content of these victories was exceptionally high.

Besides Li Zhangsheng, several others from Yuanling Academy were also on the Hundred Battles Ranking; Xu Wenhua's ranking remained unchanged, still in seventh place.

Ning Bizhen's strength might be even greater than Xu Wenhua's, but she was very low-key and had hardly made any moves.

Due to incomplete information, the editors of this ranking list assumed Ning Bizhen only had two Demon Beasts, the Cold Jade Rabbit and the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast, overlooking her stronger Three-Legged Fire Crow, which was the reason Ning Bizhen's ranking was not as high as Xu Wenhua's.

Even so, Ning Bizhen was still 13th on the Hundred Battles Ranking.

According to Li Zhangsheng's estimation, Ning Bizhen's combat power was slightly stronger than Xu Wenhua's, roughly on par with the Tiantai Sect Supreme Elder Zuo Qiulin; after all, the three Demon Beasts she possessed were all of top-grade quality and Monarch Species.

The rankings of the two Deans, Zhang Kaishuo and Ning Wei, had not changed; they were still treading water and ranked lower than Li Zhangsheng.

What was gratifying was that one more person had squeezed into the list this time, and that was the recently promoted Qian Yuanfei, though he was ranked last.

The reason Qian Yuanfei was able to squeeze into the list was mainly due to the higher quality of his Demon Beasts; the top-grade Unicorn alone earned him quite a few points.

Once upon a time, Li Zhangsheng had quite envied Qian Yuanfei's top-grade Unicorn, but now, he couldn't find a single one among his own main Demon Beasts that was inferior to it.

As for Lu Qian and Xu Fanghua, they still had not made the list.

This time, the number of people from Yuanling Academy who entered the Hundred Battles Ranking reached six, tying with the Royal Academy.

Besides this, the people Li Zhangsheng was most "concerned" about—Dou Yuanbin, Dou Yuanhua, Liu Xuguang, and Liu Zongtang—were all on this list as well.

Among them, Liu Xuguang had the highest ranking, placing 11th; what made Li Zhangsheng vigilant was that this guy had recently made another breakthrough and now possessed an additional Demon Beast.

Dou Yuanbin was ranked 20th, his position unchanged.

Liu Zongtang was a veteran Pseudo-King who possessed two Demon Beasts and was ranked 16th.

As for Dou Yuanhua, who also squeezed into the Hundred Battles Ranking, his ranking was relatively low, placing 93rd.

"The First Prince is also on the list; it seems he has broken through as well."

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng saw a familiar name: the First Prince, Dou Yuande, had also squeezed into the list after successfully advancing to the Sixth Rank, just happening to be stuck right behind Dou Yuanhua.

Li Zhangsheng flipped to the Hidden Dragon Ranking, where his ranking had risen again.

The first place was still Liu Xuguang, Ning Bizhen was still second, the third was Dou Yuanbin, Li Zhangsheng had risen to fourth, and Dou Yuanhua was still fifth.

Among the students related to Yuanling Academy, Zhao Shuyi was ranked 56th, and Luo Jing had risen to 88th.

As for the final Academy Top 100 Ranking, Li Zhangsheng topped the list for the first time; below him were naturally Dou Yuanhua, while Zhao Shuyi and Luo Jing had also entered the top ten.

Besides them, Xu Xiangzhi, Zhang Yi, Luo Jie, Wang Xinyi, Qin Danxin, and Luo Xiaoman were also on the list, though there was still a significant gap compared to the Royal Academy.

……

After finishing the three major rankings, Li Zhangsheng found Zhang Kaishuo in the Dean of the Alchemist Department's office.

Dean Zhang Kaishuo was a bit surprised, but he still said kindly, "Changsheng, is there something you need from me?"

"I'm here to offer the Dean a stroke of fortune!"

"A stroke of fortune?" Zhang Kaishuo looked at Li Zhangsheng, seemingly thinking of something, and then asked with an expectant look, "What kind of fortune?"

"I heard the Dean has a Golden Jade Alpaca, and I just happened to obtain this in the Fire Flame Secret Realm!"

Li Zhangsheng took out that jar of Bai Ze Essence Blood, though he told a lie without changing his expression.

After Li Zhangsheng opened the lid of the Jade Ceramic Jar, wisps of blood threads condensed, forming the image of a Bai Ze, exuding a certain aura of power.

"Bai Ze Essence Blood!"

Seeing the image of the Bai Ze, Zhang Kaishuo became instantly excited, hugging the Jade Ceramic Jar tightly, looking as if he would never let go, fearing that Li Zhangsheng might take it back.

Seeing Zhang Kaishuo like this, the image of the old pedant in Li Zhangsheng's mind instantly collapsed.

However, thinking about it, it felt normal; after all, the goal Zhang Kaishuo had always pursued was to become a Pseudo-King, and even if the success rate wasn't high, he still wouldn't give up lightly.

Hugging the Jade Ceramic Jar, Zhang Kaishuo said, "Changsheng, as long as I have it, just ask!"

"Dean, then I'll use this to exchange for Academic Credits with you?"

"I can offer 300,000 Academic Credits!" After saying this, Zhang Kaishuo seemed to feel it wasn't generous enough and continued, "No, I'll add another 50,000; what do you think?"

"Deal!"

Li Zhangsheng nodded busily; he hadn't expected Dean Zhang to be so generous, offering 100,000 more than the 250,000 Academic Credits he had anticipated.

After reaching the deal, both of them broke into smiles.

"By the way, Changsheng, didn't you meet the requirements to exchange for a Barrier Breaking Pill? Why haven't you gone to exchange for it?"

"I want to save up enough Academic Credits to exchange for a treasure!"

Zhang Kaishuo held his teacup and asked, "You aren't thinking of exchanging for the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus, are you?"

Regarding the first-tier Academic Credit exchange list, Zhang Kaishuo naturally had a general understanding; the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus required 800,000 Academic Credits, but with the Credit Exchange Half-Price Benefit, it only required 400,000.

"No, I want to exchange for the Hunyuan Golden Lamp!"

Li Zhangsheng didn't hide it, because no one in the entire Yuanling Academy could meet the requirements to exchange for the Hunyuan Golden Lamp, and after his deal with Zhang Kaishuo, he could be said to be the person with the most Academic Credits in the entire Yuanling Academy.

"Pfft, cough cough!"

Zhang Kaishuo, who was drinking tea, was clearly choked, staring at Li Zhangsheng in a daze.

After reacting, Zhang Kaishuo's eyes rolled around, and he said, "Changsheng, let's discuss this; how about you exchange for the Barrier Breaking Pill and then sell it to me? I can offer 300,000 Academic Credits!"

Due to the permanent Credit Exchange Half-Price Benefit, it only cost Li Zhangsheng 100,000 Academic Credits to exchange for a Barrier Breaking Pill.

"Dean, do you still have 300,000 Academic Credits on hand?"

"I can borrow them!"

Zhang Kaishuo looked as if it were a matter of course.

Li Zhangsheng was a bit tempted; he already had nearly 700,000 Academic Credits, and if he bought low and sold high on the Barrier Breaking Pill, he would gain another 200,000 Academic Credits in profit.

"Forget it!"

Li Zhangsheng still resisted the temptation; the Barrier Breaking Pill had one advantage, which was that it was suitable for Demon Pets of all attributes, and perhaps he would use it in the future.

Taking a step back, even if he did not end up using the Barrier Breaking Pill, his first choice of recipient would be Ning Bizhen, followed by Li Haoqiong.

"That is truly a pity!"

Zhang Kaishuo could not help but feel regret; if the Barrier Breaking Pill were added, the success rate of his Golden Jade Alpaca's breakthrough would increase to around fifty percent.

However, Zhang Kaishuo also felt this was within reason; apart from a King, who else would trade a Barrier Breaking Pill for a mere 200,000 Academic Credits?

"Zhangsheng, my Golden Jade Alpaca is going to attempt a breakthrough again, shall we go observe together?"

Perhaps feeling that Li Zhangsheng's luck was excellent, Zhang Kaishuo took the initiative to extend an invitation.

"Alright!"

Li Zhangsheng nodded and agreed immediately; he also hoped that Yuanling Academy could have one more Pseudo-King.

Soon, Zhang Kaishuo brought Li Zhangsheng to a small, enclosed Training Ground; this was a Training Ground provided specifically for high-level personnel.

Zhang Kaishuo summoned the Golden Jade Alpaca; this was an alpaca with golden fur, and apart from the color of its fur, its appearance was almost identical to an ordinary alpaca, though its size was much larger.

Zhang Kaishuo opened the lid of the Jade Ceramic Jar, and the Golden Jade Alpaca's eyes lit up, staring at the Bai Ze Essence Blood with a gaze full of excitement.

Under the guidance of Mental Power, the Bai Ze Essence Blood turned into a line of blood, and the Golden Jade Alpaca hurriedly opened its large mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.

The next moment, the Golden Jade Alpaca's expression changed slightly, and it hurriedly lay on the ground, working hard to digest the Bai Ze Essence Blood within its body; its Bloodline concentration began to rise rapidly.

Accompanying this was an increasingly intense Pressure, but Zhang Kaishuo had activated the Restriction in advance, so the outside world could not feel the Pressure.

The Golden Jade Alpaca's breakthrough probability was only a little over twenty percent, so Zhang Kaishuo inevitably lacked some confidence and had no intention of making a big scene.

In the spacious Training Ground, the Golden Jade Alpaca was shrouded in rich, milky-white energy, causing the brightness in the vicinity to rise by more than one level, looking quite dazzling.

Baa~

Without waiting long, the Golden Jade Alpaca looked up to the sky and let out a sound similar to an alpaca, and was immediately completely enveloped by the Jianhua Bai Guang.

The Golden Jade Alpaca's size grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a cracking sound came from the two bumps on its back, followed by a pair of snow-white wings extending out.

At the same time, two small bumps appeared slightly on its head, though they did not break through; the fur on its body became much denser, and its aura grew even more imposing.

Suddenly, Li Zhangsheng widened his eyes slightly, but instantly concealed it; from the feedback of his Mental Power, the moment the Golden Jade Alpaca finished evolving, the light spot representing it suddenly brightened by one level.

Li Zhangsheng immediately retrieved the data for the Golden Jade Alpaca—no, the Flying Alpaca.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Flying Alpaca (Mature Stage, Top-tier Exotic Beast)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Lord 9th Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: Medium Monarch

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Half-Step Epic (Not quite the best, but better than the rest; certain to break through to Demon King level)

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Bai Ze (Rich)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Light

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Darkness

Li Zhangsheng had not expected that after Zhang Kaishuo's Golden Jade Alpaca evolved into a Flying Alpaca, its quality would actually undergo a sublimation.

However, this was not because Zhang Kaishuo was lucky, but because this Golden Jade Alpaca was already at a critical point, and thus completed the sublimation naturally with the help of this evolution.

What Li could be certain of is that even if the Flying Alpaca failed to break through to the Demon King level this time, Zhang Kaishuo would still become a Pseudo-King in a short period of time.

Today's goal: three, pigs, verified!

(End of this chapter)