Beast Taming: the More the Better

He wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but Su Ping even felt a tinge of excitement in the mechanical system voice this time.

Su Ping calmed his thoughts. Clearly, the eleventh wave had begun.

The increased battle difficulty and the prevalence of flying Pet Beasts from the eleventh wave onward forced Su Ping to stop his mind from wandering and focus entirely on the tense battle.

However, without his recent enlightenment, the Paperman would likely have been crushed in this eleventh wave of flying challenges. But now, with a deeper understanding of Wind Energy and Qian Yi's "Flying Immortal" Skill, the Paperman was like a fish in water when airborne.

Therefore, the twelfth wave, though slightly more difficult than the eleventh, featured three genuine Commander First Stage flying Pet Beasts. This was similar to the tenth wave, but their ability to fly gave them an even greater advantage. Yet, even such a twelfth wave couldn't stop the Paperman's advance!

Then came the thirteenth wave!

Su Ping estimated that by this wave, he should comfortably rank within the top one hundred, perhaps even higher! But he still didn't know his exact ranking. Having come all this way to Magic Capital, and to Magic Capital Academy, wouldn't it be a waste not to test the limits of his Pet Beast's strength?

Therefore, as long as the Paperman could still fight, Su Ping had no intention of stopping it. With the energy of the Paper Immortal Swordsman as its core and the energy supplied by those three swords, it seemed the Paperman could continue battling.

However, at this very moment, Su Ping was clearly unaware that he had already caused quite a stir in this Trial Tower.

「Time rewinds to not long before.」

The woman and Qin Xiaoxue rushed through the staff passage into the Trial Tower, finally meeting Aunt Qin who was waiting outside the corridor.

"Has the little guy already gone in? How long has it been?"

Aunt Qin, apparently expecting the Dean and Qin Xiaoxue to arrive early, glanced at the time before responding, "He's been in for about twenty minutes."

The woman and Qin Xiaoxue nodded. "Then he should be coming out soon."

Twenty minutes. That wasn't a short time. Based on their earlier estimate of about five waves, he should have been faster at the start and then progressively slower. Unless the kid was stubbornly dragging it out, he should be finishing around the fifth or sixth wave.

Aunt Qin, however, gave the Dean a somewhat strange look. The reason was simple. It was perfectly reasonable for her or Qin Xiaoxue to be here, waiting for Su Ping. But why was the Dean, of all people, waiting for a junior? Someone of the Dean's stature wouldn't typically bother with minor points of etiquette for someone so young. No matter how talented Su Ping might be, or how significant his Cultivation of Qin Xiaoxue's Forest Wolf was, there was no reason for the Dean herself to wait, was there?

The Dean, of course, said nothing more. The matters concerning Su Ping and the Ghost Saint were known only to her and Qin Chuan within the entire Magic Capital Academy. This Su Ping might very well represent the Ghost Saint. Furthermore, both Qin Xiaoxue and Aunt Qin believed the Myriad Transformations Meditation Method had been given to him early due to Qin Erlong's and her own high regard for the young man. In reality, that wasn't the case at all. Waiting here proactively for Su Ping to emerge was a display of attitude from the Qin Family and from her, the Dean of Magic Capital Beast Taming Academy. Of course, the most important reason was to show respect to the Ghost Saint.

As for Qin Xiaoxue, she hadn't thought so much. She entered the waiting area of Trial Site 21, looking forward to the doors at the end of the corridor.

The Dean, knowing Su Ping would be out soon and thus not overly focused on his immediate appearance, turned to Qin Xiaoxue and continued, "Xiao Xue, how is the preliminary preparation work for Woodhead coming along?"

Qin Xiaoxue nodded. "It's almost done. Woodhead just hasn't completely adapted to wearing the Thorn Crown, but the rest of the preparations are finished!"

The Dean also nodded in agreement. "The Crown Wolf Emperor is the only path for a Forest Wolf to achieve Emperor Level Evolution. It's naturally more troublesome and time-consuming. However, it's undoubtedly worth it! The Crown Wolf Emperor's Abilities are very compatible with your other Pet Beasts."

Qin Xiaoxue pursed her lips. Clearly, she was already well aware of the point her grandmother was making and wasn't particularly concerned. Her gaze kept drifting towards the door in the corridor.

The Dean was somewhat speechless but didn't press the matter.

However, just as silence fell, a grand and uplifting piece of music suddenly blared from all the loudspeakers throughout the Trial Tower, outside the individual trial sites!

The music made not only Qin Xiaoxue but also the Dean raise their eyebrows.

"Has someone's rank broken into the top ten, displacing a previous record holder?!" Qin Xiaoxue said, stunned and incredulous.

There were only four leaderboards in the Trial Tower: Individual Elite, Group Elite, Individual Commander, and Group Commander. Among these, the Group Elite leaderboard was relatively the least significant, offering the fewest academic credits. The other three were undoubtedly crucial.

The Trial Tower had a special feature: if someone surpassed a previous rank and entered the top ten, an announcement would be made throughout the Tower after their challenge concluded. This served to inform all challengers of changes in the high rankings, fostering a more competitive spirit among the Beast Tamer students and intensifying the rivalry.

Moreover, there was another situation that would trigger such a broadcast—one that would even occur before the challenger had finished. This special musical announcement heralded that someone had broken the current number one record in the Trial Tower.

However, neither Qin Xiaoxue nor the Dean had considered this possibility. The reason was simple: the current top spot in the Trial Tower was held by an unparalleled prodigy, considered Magic Capital Academy's number one Beast Tamer student in recent years.

So, when the music played, Qin Xiaoxue's interest was piqued. After all, she was currently ranked second on the Individual Commander combat leaderboard and was quite confident in her position. So, what could this announcement be about?

She soon found out.

[Individual Elite Trial Tower ranking change! First place record broken! Breaker: Temporary student - Su Ping. Located in Trial Site 21, current challenge wave: 13th wave!]

Qin Xiaoxue blinked, initially thinking she'd misheard. Then, she saw the equally baffled expression on her grandmother's face.