After using cheats, I became the strongest Beast Tamer

He had only taken a few steps when Taotie, from the Beast Taming Space, sent forth an emotion of "swelling."

It was desperate to come out.

Chen Xing released Taotie, whose aura continued to shift and change.

Taotie successfully broke through the 50 energy level.

Chen Xing couldn't help but chuckle, as the breakthroughs of these two beasts coincidentally happened together.

However, both Taotie and Sìxiàng were already on the verge of breakthrough, so it was normal for their energy levels to increase after a few days.

The summoned Taotie's body was covered with a large amount of water droplets, and the ground around it became soaked with water.

This spectacle was clearly the familiar Water Element Skills.

A moment later, as the ground near Taotie grew wet from the soaking, the spectacle gradually ceased.

Chen Xing immediately checked Taotie's newly awakened Skills.

Passive Skill: Impervious Water Scales (Passive)

He opened the Stone Booklet's skill description, Impervious Water Scales (Passive): Greatly increases physical armor, significantly boosts resistance against Fire Element Skills, and enhances resistance to Water Element Skills.

A simple and brutal passive skill.

A step closer to becoming an even more robust tank.

Back in his residence, Chen Xing lay on his bed, thinking about the promise the principal made, as mentioned by Coach Kuang earlier in the day.

He calculated that there were a total of seven matches left if he were to play all the way to the finals.

The base prize money was one hundred thousand, with the reward doubling every match.

If he won the championship, that would amount to 12.8 million in prize money.

This was definitely an exceedingly generous sum.

Of course, winning the high school cup championship would bring potential benefits to the school and the local education department far beyond this prize money.

...

The next day, the top 100 round of the competition officially kicked off.

The top 100 competition didn't consist of exactly one hundred schools but rather a total of 128, requiring precisely seven rounds.

The venue for the competition was still not the Peak Arena; the Peak Arena was reserved for university matches.

Chen Xing and his team were scheduled to compete at Venue B05, the first match in the morning.

They arrived at the venue early.

Outside the venue, some audience members held up signs, cheering loudly at the sight of Chen Xing and his teammates.

"There are so many people," Tian Xuechuan said in astonishment, "We see some holding signs with our school's name. Could it be that the principal hired them?"

"It probably isn't. The principal doesn't seem like someone who would do such a thing," someone responded.

The five of them followed their coach inside.

Just then, a young girl on the roadside holding a sign shouted, "Chen Xing, Chen Xing, what a great fortune to have met you!"

"..." Chen Xing fell silent, his smile fading.

But a smile never truly disappears, it just moves elsewhere.

The other four had subtle expressions, struggling to hold back their laughter.

In that instant, Chen Xing's toes gripped the inside of his shoes tightly.

...

In "Mist City Daily Talk," a popular radio show on the Mountain City station,

two guest commentators with professorships at local universities and significant online influence, were giving detailed analyses to their audience on today's trending topics.

Universities may lose some of their provincial characteristics, but high school competitions often carry more intense local and regional traits.

Therefore, local commentary tends to be more prevalent in high school contests.

"Today's match will pit our Mountain City's Number One Middle School against a team from our sister city," one commentator remarked.

"Yes, Jincheng's Azure Dragon Middle School Number Eight is indeed a formidable opponent. They were relatively unknown last year but surged into the top 100 this year, becoming a dark horse of the competition!

And their performance in the matches has been very impressive—not because of luck, but true strength," the other added.

The two commentators went back and forth, discussing the two teams of the day.

"I've watched the replay of Azure Dragon Middle School Number Eight's matches, and it's worth mentioning that their most outstanding player, Chen Xing, is just a freshman," said the one on the left.

"What? Only a freshman!" the commentator on the right side expressed shock.

It wasn't an act; he simply hadn't researched this detail.

He had only briefly reviewed the replays of a few matches, which altogether didn't even add up to half an hour.

"Yes, he's a genius teen, and he's only a freshman. By the time he's a sophomore, or even a junior, if he competes in the college cup again, he's bound to become a formidable figure," the left commentator nodded.

"This reminds me of my high school days. What was I doing when I was a freshman? Oh, I think I was secretly dating a girl from the next class," he said, eliciting laughter from the audience.

"Eventually, our class teacher found out and told both our parents.

"Our relationship went from open to secret, and later on, that girl became the mother of my two children. We've been married for twenty years now," he concluded.

"Chen Xing is very talented, but it's a pity he's a bit young. Nevertheless, leading his team into the top 100 is quite an achievement," the left commentator commented.

"Absolutely, first he should accumulate experience from major competitions. By next year and the year after, I expect Chen Xing will become a tough opponent for many of his peers," the other agreed.

"Oh, look, the match is about to start," one noted.

"Yes, the players from both sides will be entering the stage soon," said the other.

The host sitting in the middle nodded, "Don't go away, the excitement will continue shortly, but first, please enjoy a commercial break!"

After delivering this line to the camera, the two commentators picked up the cups on the table and took a sip of water.

"This Chen Xing is quite impressive. Hasn't your school tried to contact him? To enroll him early," the left commentator inquired.

"Someone else has already taken him as their student, and it's from Jiuzhou University," the right commentator replied with a shake of his head and a wry smile.