Divine Beast Creator

Chapter 1602 - 1603: Unable to Break the Defense

After a flurry of activity, Feng Yuan finally managed to get everything sorted out before the lunch break ended. Xiao Ji looked at the peculiar items, swaying its tail feathers in confusion, unable to figure out how to use them. However, Feng Yuan needed to rush to class and didn’t have time to explain more.

Seeing Feng Yuan leave with a puzzled Xiao Ji, Big Cat glanced at the pile of things and thought for a moment. Together with Kong Qing, they moved the equipment to the backyard. Compared to Xiao Ji, Big Cat could just barely recognize what these items were for. Big Cat couldn’t help but feel a bit envious, but remembering... Big Cat shook its head to stop thinking about it.

Kong Qing noticed something strange about Big Cat and hissed a few words to it. Veronia glanced at them and brought back Pomiti, who was wandering dazedly towards the small door of the backyard, placing it beside Kong Qing. With a flick of its tail, Kong Qing wrapped up Pomiti and continued to hiss and reprimand it while chatting with Big Cat.

In the afternoon class, when the teacher mentioned the academy’s team system, everyone looked at Feng Yuan. There was no helping it, as he was the only one among them who had formed a team at that time. Upon learning about the tasks teams could undertake and the rewards that far surpassed those of individual tasks, many were eager to try. However, Feng Yuan remained indifferent.

"Kidding aside, with their current strength, there’s no way they can form a team yet. High rewards come with high risks. Compared to those excited people who believe they are the chosen ones, quite a few classmates remained calm. Among them, Zhang Cheng asked the teacher about the risk levels of team tasks.

At this point, the teacher revealed his purpose for mentioning this and led everyone to the battle arena. Feng Yuan yawned and said,

"I don’t think he’ll let us try it ourselves."

"That’s not necessarily true. Strictly speaking, we were able to form a team only because of you, and that’s not quite reasonable."

Shaking her head, Dou Yanlan said, Feng Yuan looked at Dou Yanlan and her group, suddenly laughing and said,

"Aren’t you all being too unconfident? Haven’t you seen the internal evaluations?"

"What are those?"

Wu Dingwu asked Feng Yuan curiously. He didn’t think he had any qualifications to be officially evaluated, as not everyone would hire professionals for such assessments without reason.

Spreading his hands, Feng Yuan said,

"Didn’t we go to war in the Xuanching Heavenly Kingdom before? There was a dedicated assessment team back then. While not comprehensive, the evaluations of you all weren’t too low. But I’m not sure if the academy got those reports."

"And where did you see these things?"

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan, speechless. That guy wouldn’t be stirring up trouble again, would he? He didn’t believe those materials would be handed over to Feng Yuan of their own accord, as it wasn’t necessary and didn’t align with regulations.

"Of course, I saw them accidentally at the Special Duty Team. Your evaluations weren’t below Liao Yu’s, but your potential scores were relatively high."

Saying this, Feng Yuan scratched his head, and nobody found it strange. Even though Liao Yu was just an ordinary member of the Special Duty Team, the team itself had stringent entry requirements,

If their potential scores were low but their evaluations were the same as Liao Yu’s, that would indeed be strange. They were all aware that in terms of actual strength, they were no match for Liao Yu.

"Still, I wonder how many people the teacher will discourage this time."

Seeing the released Beast, Feng Yuan said with a mischievous smile. Although he was banned from participating in the upcoming challenge, it didn’t stop him from enjoying the show. Qi Chen and the others hesitated for a moment but decided to give it a try to see just how difficult the commonly seen difficulty level of team tasks was.

"Won’t this hit their confidence?"

Agunas hovered nearby, asking curiously. Stroking Xiao Ji’s neck and holding its head to stop it from acting impulsively, Feng Yuan chuckled and said,

"How could it? It’s not entirely hopeless. It’s just that they haven’t matured yet. Of course, if they lose confidence because of this, it’s best not to walk this path. After all, the struggles only get fiercer as you progress."

"True..."

Saying this, Agunas closed its eyes as if resting, but Feng Yuan knew it was diverting its attention away from this clone. Agunas must have encountered something again. Feng Yuan was curious but didn’t pursue it.

Soon, the challenge, which had its outcome decided from the start, began. As expected, everyone was defeated under the teacher’s onslaught. Even though they were attacking as a team, and the teacher only sent out his Beast, they still struggled to cope.

"Even if you find a weakness, without sufficient attack power, it’s still not very useful."

Noticing Qi Chen and the others’ attacks being blocked, Feng Yuan said helplessly. The overwhelming power of Legendary Level against Good Level couldn’t be avoided. Maybe Xiao Ji could break through the defenses with a Divine Beast Technique, but for most people, this was impossible.

The Flower Leaf Tree Three Spirit Beasts had also been brought by Qi Chen today. They jumped around beside Ah Mu, cheering it on, even looking at the teacher with strange eyes.

Unfortunately, the gap in strength wasn’t something they could wish away. Even though everyone managed to not be overwhelmed for a while, breaking through the defenses and passing the challenge was impossible.

Holding down the eager Xiao Ji’s head, Feng Yuan said irritably,

"Alright, you won’t have a chance even if you use Crimson Judgement, so why are you excited?"

Spreading its wings, Xiao Ji chirped discontentedly, but Feng Yuan only rubbed its head without consoling it.

Only after the challenge ended did Feng Yuan step forward and ask the teacher if Xiao Ji could give it a try. The teacher gave a dubious glance at Xiao Ji standing beside Feng Yuan.

The reason for not allowing Feng Yuan to participate wasn’t because of Xiao Ji’s strength but due to Feng Yuan’s own fearsome combat power. Based on his performance during the Xuanching Heavenly Kingdom event, everyone had no doubt he possessed at least Legendary Level strength.

But could Xiao Ji really have such strong combat abilities? Not only the teacher, but other students were also skeptical.

Noticing the odd looks people were giving it, Xiao Ji spread its wings and chirped in dissatisfaction, clearly feeling underestimated by them.

Seeing Xiao Ji like this, the teacher could only agree to Feng Yuan’s proposal. This time, only Feng Yuan and Xiao Ji took the stage, but even without any teammates, the teacher wouldn’t underestimate Feng Yuan standing there.

Nine small shields orbited around him, and Feng Yuan stood lazily in place. Before taking the stage, he had agreed with Xiao Ji that he wouldn’t make a move, and Xiao Ji would act on its own, without employing any offensive Divine Beast Techniques.

For some reason, the teacher only sent out the Senyue Turtle this time. The Legendary Level Senyue Turtle, a dual-attribute Spirit Beast of Wood and Earth, had defensive capabilities even superior to those of Ah Mu, who had part of Nainefar’s power.

However, none of the other Beasts were sent out, making Xiao Ji feel belittled. With a loud screech, Xiao Ji charged forward. Its formidable Death Series Ultimate Move bombarded the Senyue Turtle’s Barrier, and Feng Yuan noticed a faint silver light flickering from the small forest on the turtle’s back, causing a peculiar expression on his face.

He naturally recognized what the turtle was doing. Besides its strong defense and incredible regeneration speed, the Senyue Turtle could leverage these two points to launch a charged counterattack.

Attacks on the Senyue Turtle’s barrier, after being forcibly transformed, would accumulate in the mini Moonlight Forest on its back, until they were unleashed all at once at a certain point.

Thinking it over, Feng Yuan still chose to remind Xiao Ji of this, as this should have been the Beastmaster’s responsibility. If one couldn’t even detect enemy abnormalities and respond accordingly, then that Beastmaster was unqualified.

After Feng Yuan’s reminder, Xiao Ji began to change its strategy. Unfortunately, without counting its Divine Beast Techniques, its attacks really couldn’t get through the Barrier. As long as the Barrier wasn’t breached, even powerful attacks were just fueling the enemy’s stronger counterattack.

After multiple attempts, the mini forest on the Senyue Turtle’s back seemed to be shrouded in moonlight. Seeing this, Xiao Ji got anxious and wanted to use Crimson Judgement. Suddenly, Xiao Ji had an idea, its eyes lit up, and pitch-black flames ignited across its body. Seeing Xiao Ji like this, Feng Yuan furrowed his brow slightly.