Chen An immediately refuted this thought just as it flashed across his mind.
Wrong. This was because they had poor foresight, and there were many things that they were ignorant of.
“What was that earlier?”
“I’ve never seen a Beast Tamer attack in this way.”
Normally, the beast’s performance was the centerpiece of a beast combat. Although the Beast Tamer was expected to fight alongside the beast, they usually played a very small part in the combat.
No one had seen a situation like this before. Dou Buxiang had stood beside Chen An idly while Chen An had attacked and defeated Zheng Qing on his own.
“No, he has clearly used the skill of the beast just now.”
There were strict requirements for using the skill of a beast. For example, only a beast could use the skill. Other factors of consideration were compatibility, skill chamber, and so on.
In short, no matter what, it was impossible for a Beast Tamer to use the skill of a beast.
There was an uproar, followed by heated discussions. In the end, there was a huge commotion.
Not far away, the teachers from De Yuan College could not allow the situation to continue.
What happened today was too intriguing. The outstanding descendant of the Icicles River Carp clan had suddenly suffered defeat. Afterward, an extraordinary Beast Tamer appeared.
Either of these was enough to cause a stir.
Lin Xiaoxiao stood up. She had been watching by the sidelines at the teacher stand. True enough, Chen An did not disappoint her. “The outcome of the first assessment is already known. Let’s continue and get ready for the next assessment.”
Her tone was calm and unfazed. She continued with the assessment as she would normally do.
Following the second and third assessments, the discussions gradually died down. Everyone’s mood had been swayed by the assessment’s nervous atmosphere, and they seldom discussed Chen An anymore.
Seated on the teacher’s stand, Lin Xiaoxiao sighed softly. “Sigh, the truth always comes out. There is no point in concealing the truth.”
She said this again when she met Lin Yingxue.
Lin Yingxue had been waiting for this auntie of hers at De Yuan College. She wanted to find out Chen An’s situation at the assessment today. “At this time, the assessments have not ended… Did auntie hurry to leave because of me…”
“Yingxue, I didn’t hurry because of you.”
“Otherwise?” Lin Yingxue’s voice faltered slightly. She was afraid that Lin Xiaoxiao would deliver the bad news of Chen An or the assessment.
“You can ask him yourself.” Lin Xiaoxiao’s mouth curled into a seeming smile. “He has done something great.”
Lin Yingxue did not understand what her auntie meant. Just as she wanted to press on, Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and turned around.
Following Lin Xiaoxiao was Chen An.
Lin Yingxue’s face blushed the moment she saw Chen An. She stammered to him, “When… When did you arrive?”
“The college has been very considerate. My assessment was the first one. Now that it has ended, I have some spare time to explore this place.” Chen An wrapped his arms around his shoulders, looking as if he was an old man going for an after-meal leisure walk.
“You have already passed the assessment and are a student of De Yuan College henceforth. I brought you here to familiarize you with the environment, not to wander around aimlessly.” Lin Xiaoxiao spoke like a teacher.
“De Yuan? I promised someone to go to the assessment, but I didn’t promise to enter the college. I have my own ways to become a Beast Tamer.”
Chen An said this deliberately. True enough, both Lin Yingxue and Lin Xiaoxiao became anxious.
One of them said that De Yuan College was the best beast-taming college, and he should not let his talent go to waste. She even added shyly, “I have been waiting here for you. How can you not attend?”
The other one refused to let him go as well, but she was more seasoned.
“I’ve clearly told you that I’m determined on this. You have to come to De Yuan College. Be frank with me. Is there anything that you are dissatisfied with? Or what else do you want?”
She suddenly looked as if she had just recalled something and said, “Oh, right! Outstanding freshmen of De Yuan College can receive a large reward. You will also find out why the college is able to nurture that many exemplary Beast Tamers once you see the training field. There are more female Beast Tamers than male ones…”
Upon hearing that, Lin Yingxue cast a resentful glance toward her auntie.
Chen An then stopped teasing them. “This sounds fairly good. But… something seems to be lacking.”
Lin Xiaoxiao was amused. “I didn’t expect you to be that difficult to talk to. Alright. After you come to De Yuan, you can look for me on any issues. Will that do?”
“Well…” Chen An had not agreed. He deliberately dragged his word to hold the two ladies in suspense. At last, he nodded.
“But, speaking of this, since you beat Zheng Qing, you will also be considered a key student of De Yuan. We’ll see what those horrible old fogeys have to say.”
At the thought of the earlier meeting, Lin Xiaoxiao could not wait to see the expressions of those people when they saw Chen An in De Yuan.
“Zheng Qing…” Lin Yingxue muttered this name once. She looked down, her face filled with worries.
Chen An asked her what happened. This was someone whom he had defeated. Why did they have to be afraid?
Lin Yingxue stammered, “No matter what, Zheng Qing is a descendant of the Icicles River Carp clan. He doesn’t need to go through the assessments to get into De Yuan. Therefore, this won’t impact his enrollment.”
“Oh.” Toward this, Chen An seemed extremely calm and unaffected.
This kind of situation was normal and unsurprising at all.
“Zheng Qing lost to you this time, and he definitely won’t let this matter rest. Chen An, you have to be careful.”
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded, “Zheng Qing is very insidious, cunning, arrogant, and prideful. He would not have lost to you if he had not underestimated his opponent this time.”
“Hey, although Zheng Qing is very formidable, you guys don’t need to belittle me.” Chen An had acknowledged Zheng Qing’s capability through his exchange with him today. However, the indisputable outcome of the combat was right before them.
Lin Xiaoxiao analyzed the situation objectively. “Zheng Qing was too anxious in that combat. He didn’t unleash the true powers of the Icicles River Carp. He already suffered a quick defeat before he could use many of the skills.
“If I didn’t remember it wrong, the most powerful move of Zheng Qing and the Icicles River Carp is their Joint Combo—Cracking Icicles River.
“In his combat before this, Zheng Qing has been gaining victories with skill and ease, withholding his full power. If he had used that Joint Combo today, I would have gotten a chance to widen my horizons.”
Lin Yingxue and Lin Xiaoxiao sang the same tune, behaving as if they were on-screen partners in a show.
Chen An broke out in a sweat. Joint Combo? What was a Joint Combo?
Cracking Icicles River… He recalled reading this as one of the skills in the Full Beast Taming System when he had launched it previously.
“Don’t tell me you don’t know what a Joint Combo is?” Lin Xiaoxiao held her forehead and sighed. “I thought I had encountered a brilliant Beast Tamer. Unexpectedly, you’re a moron.”