CHAPTER 90: CHAPTER 85: DRAGON-TRANSFORMING SPIRIT BEAST: WINDBORNE SERPENT (PART 2)

"Perfect, we’re short of a cook. You’ve just upgraded, so it’s a good time to practice your fire skills."

"Grr~~"

The Little Fox showed a smile.

Cooking for Lin Chen made it happy too.

...

"Brother Lin, you’re just too lucky."

"A super Plowhorn Beast, and a Divine Fox with such cooking skills."

Qin Hao and Cai Yuanji envied after tasting the dishes Xiao Hong made.

The Little Fox was happy to hear their praise, but still bared its fangs and claws, indicating it too would become as extraordinary as Xiaobai in the future.

"..."

Lin Chen and the others were speechless, realizing the Little Fox took "extraordinary" as a compliment.

With Xiao Hong’s excellent cooking skills, their days were less boring.

Days passed, and one by one, students brought good news that their Spirit Beasts had upgraded.

Lin Chen wasn’t in a hurry; Xiaobai had just upgraded recently, so it wouldn’t be that soon again.

After waiting another six days, finally on the tenth day, Xiaobai let out a cow’s moo as it broke through to Level 13 from Level 12.

It emerged from the hot spring, not greedy, because Lin Chen had said to practice for two days after upgrading.

Lin Chen also agreed, casually tossing the Little Fox on his shoulder into the hot spring and taking Xiaobai for practice.

"Grr~~"

The Little Fox was happy, finally able to upgrade joyfully again, immediately closing its eyes, chanting in its heart:

Upgrade upgrade upgrade!

...

The news of Xiaobai’s breakthrough quickly reached Wu Zhi because Xiaobai was openly honing its horn.

Wu Zhi told Ning Tian about it, and the latter just nodded lightly.

"Weren’t you going to fight him?" Wu Zhi was puzzled, as he was preparing to call an audience...

"It just upgraded, its foundation is unstable. My Spirit Beast has been here for a long time, it’s unfair to him," Ning Tian said.

Wu Zhi immediately understood.

But it was strange, since when did Ning Tian become so righteous?

In previous groups for training, Ning Tian often backstabbed people.

Finally, he figured out Ning Tian’s reason, which was to win over Lin Chen fairly and justify the Inner Courtyard’s reputation.

"So touching."

Wu Zhi left with red eyes, almost in tears.

Ning Tian was baffled.

The main reason he did this was...

He wanted Ning Zimo to know he defeated Lin Chen fair and square.

As for the Inner Courtyard’s reputation...

Just a bonus.

....

"What?"

"Ning Tian wants to fight me?"

"Where did you hear this from, I don’t know anything about it?"

Three days later, Lin Chen was very surprised to hear the news from Qin Hao.

It was like a rumor of him getting married without him knowing.

"They said it, it’s spreading now."

"Unbelievable," Lin Chen shook his head, saying, "I’ve observed him. Ning Tian isn’t very keen on fighting, not competitive, and I haven’t offended him, so the chances of him targeting me are zero."

"You’re not familiar, how do you know he isn’t cold outside and warm inside?" Qin Hao said.

"Probably not, I’m pretty good at judging people," Lin Chen said.

"Maybe..." Qin Hao nodded, as Lin Chen was usually accurate.

Another day passed, Lin Chen checked on Xiaobai, deciding to let it return to the hot spring for meditation.

Unexpectedly, Ning Tian approached from afar.

Lin Chen was puzzled since a group followed behind...

No, is it really a fight?

Lin Chen was bewildered, looking at Ning Tian, recalling Qin Hao’s words, observing Ning Tian...

Is there really a turbulent heart under that cold exterior?

"Ning Tian." Ning Tian raised his hand.

"Lin Chen."

"Shall we fight?" Ning Tian was concise.

Lin Chen was stunned, but Xiaobai beside him was full of battle spirit...

Having just finished honing, it wanted to test the results of its cultivation.

"Wait a moment." Lin Chen directly pulled Zhang Shi from the crowd, asking, "Is Murong Xue’s matter still valid?"

"Should be." Zhang Shi wasn’t sure and went to find Murong Xue.

Murong Xue was educating her Spirit Beast at the second pit, and upon hearing Zhang Shi, she jumped up and said, "Oh my gosh, Brother Ning Tian finally makes his move, I almost missed it..."

"...Lin Chen asked if your words still count."

"Didn’t you buy the spot back?"

"He said if your words don’t count, then there’s no need to fight."

"Fight, definitely fight," Murong Xue said.

"Alright."

Zhang Shi eagerly ran back to share the news with Lin Chen, with Murong Xue cheerily following behind.

Lin Chen then turned to Ning Tian and said:

"If you want to fight, then let’s fight."

....

The challenge was issued, and the onlookers quickly took their positions.

Students notified each other, gathering over a hundred here.

After all, in these boring days, watching a show was a happy event.

"Can we bet here?"

"You be the bookmaker?"

"I won’t do it, how should the odds be set."

"Surely Ning Tian’s chances are higher, so the odds are lower."

"Then who bet on Lin Chen?"

Students then looked at Qin Hao and Cai Yuanji, with some saying, "They don’t have enough money to support the odds."

They weren’t foolish; although Ning Tian had a bigger advantage, Lin Chen’s Spirit Beast was extraordinary too and not necessarily doomed to lose.

"...."

Cai Yuanji and Qin Hao were speechless, feeling deeply despised but unable to refute.

In the end, the gambling didn’t happen, so they focused on watching.

"Lin Chen’s Plowhorn Beast is extraordinary, and so is Ning Tian’s second Spirit Beast..."

"It’s said his father bought it from a major power and brought it across half of the Cangling Ancient Country."

"The Ning Family’s wealth ranks in the top three in Jiuxing City, so it’s not a big deal."

As Ning Tian summoned his Spirit Beast, Lin Chen finally saw the Spirit Beast he’d heard about since entering the Inner Courtyard.

[Windborne Serpent]

[Advanced Spirit Transformation]

[Skill 1: Void Vortex Storm, unleashes a storm from its mouth, quickly forming a tornado, suppressing opponents]

[Skill 2: Annihilation Vortex, releases two tornados, colliding to create an explosion]

[Skill 3: Spiritual Horn Power, briefly grows dragon horns, significantly enhancing strength for a short time]

Windborne Serpent is a Spirit Beast capable of evolving into a dragon; it lacks horns but carries strong Dragon Race attributes in its bloodline.

Therefore, although it’s a lower-level Dragon-Transforming Spirit Beast, it’s outrageously expensive, as anything associated with dragons increases in price at least tenfold.

If not for the Ning Family’s vast assets and leveraging connections, they couldn’t have acquired this Windborne Serpent.

Nearby students buzzed in discussions; although it wasn’t their first time seeing the Windborne Serpent, it was always impressive.

The crowd cleared an area, and Ning Tian said, "I have inherent advantages, so we can add a wager. If you win, we switch locations."

Lin Chen nodded, but Xiaobai mooed.

"..."

Lin Chen almost forgot, the first pit was cleaned by Ning Tian’s Spirit Beast, so Xiaobai’s disdain was understandable.

However, the spiritual energy differs little between the first and third positions, so Lin Chen said, "Can we change it?"

"What do you want?"

"Some Spirit Pills for cultivating the mind," Lin Chen said.

This time he wasn’t picky, as Murong Xue had already agreed to the Three Thousand Cyan Wus matter, which was the focus.

"Sure." Ning Tian nodded, waving a hand, and Windborne Serpent took the field.

Its size wasn’t as large as a python, but it carried regal majesty at its appearance.

In its presence, Xiaobai’s aura seemed lacking.

As both sides readied for battle, Ning Tian suddenly thought of something and asked, "Has your Spirit Beast awakened its third skill?"

Lin Chen was surprised...

It seemed Ning Tian really wanted a fair fight.

But why?

Ning Tian didn’t seem like such a person.

The surrounding students all praised, thinking Ning Tian was a true gentleman.

"It has."

Lin Chen replied.

Although he prohibited Xiaobai from using its Barbaric Bloodline, it had indeed awakened its third skill, which was a fact.

Ning Tian’s actions were indeed gentlemanly, and Lin Chen couldn’t act dishonorably.

With Lin Chen’s confirmation, Ning Tian finally gave the command:

"Windborne Serpent, this battle... give it your all!"

The Windborne Serpent roared, and in the next moment, like a dragon emerging from the sea, it charged straight at Xiaobai.