Frost had stealthily blanketed the uneven ground, and the treetops around were adorned with tiny ice crystals.
A gust of bone-chilling wind swept through, making Jin Haocan shudder involuntarily as he snapped back to reality.
His vacant eyes scanned the ground.
The corpse of the Gold Wilted Beast was gone; only the scattered ice shards bore witness to its former presence.
In that moment, Jin Haocan couldn't help but inhale sharply.
A formidable third-rank, fifth-layer ferocious beast had been effortlessly slain by Xie Yang in a mere instant!
He had never anticipated such an outcome.
The fierce battle he had envisioned never materialized.
It took only one strike, and the Gold Wilted Beast was dead!
The sight before him delivered an unspeakable blow to Jin Haocan.
"This can't be a third-rank pet!"
"Not even a third-rank, ninth-layer pet could instantly kill a third-rank, fifth-layer Gold Wilted Beast!"
"Only a pet of at least the fourth rank could achieve this..."
Jin Haocan swallowed hard, his eyes wide with shock and awe as he looked at Xie Yang.
Everyone had assumed Xie Yang possessed a third-rank pet like theirs.
But they were sorely mistaken.
Xie Yang had a pet of the fourth rank!
Now Jin Haocan truly grasped why Xie Yang could amass points so swiftly.
His strength was simply not on the same plane as theirs.
They had been oblivious to the caliber of genius they were up against.
"Against such a genius, I stand no chance!"
Bitterness tinged Jin Haocan's expression.
He had always been hailed as a prodigy since childhood.
Though he never flaunted it, there was a deep-seated pride within him.
After all, owning a third-rank, second-layer pet at just eighteen, his strength was unquestionably top-tier among his peers.
Yet, his pride was utterly crushed today.
His accomplishments paled in comparison to Xie Yang's.
They seemed utterly insignificant.
Jin Haocan, long viewed as a genius by those around him, was now beginning to understand their perspective.
"He's nothing short of a monster," Jin Haocan whispered to himself.
As he grappled with his shock, the other candidates in the forest were also swept up in a wave of astonishment.
Xie Yang's name shot up the leaderboard, instantly overtaking the three competitors ahead of him!
First place: Xie Yang, 918 points
Second place: Lian Xia, 903 points
Third place: Han Xuemei, 898 points
Fourth place: Yun Ye, 884 points
Fifth place: Jin Haocan, 815 points
"Xie Yang took first place?"
"He just gained 90 points in the blink of an eye!"
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Reborn to Be A Beast Master
FantasyIn an alternate modern world, where people could summon their own beastly companions, His journey was anything but ordinary. As the college entrance exams loomed, He found himself the subject of ridicule for his choice of a companion - a small, seem...
