"The Eight Great Beast Taming Academies are actually challenging the Beast God Academy?"
"What exactly are they trying to do? The Beast God Academy was the first beast taming academy established by the direct order of the Beast God. Are they daring to offend the Beast God Himself?"
"Absolutely despicable, these fools who don’t know their place."
"I heard they’re dissatisfied with the Beast God Academy’s rule of accepting outsiders. They want to challenge the dean, not defy the Beast God."
"That’s right. Rumor has it they believe the dean’s decision is the real blasphemy against the Beast God."
"But to be fair, the Beast God’s blessings are meant for the people of the Beast God Continent. Allowing outsiders into the Beast God Academy does seem inappropriate. I wonder what the dean was thinking back then."
As the Eight Great Beast Taming Academies arrived in Beast God City, news of their challenge spread like wildfire.
Many were furious at this development, though some believed their actions were justified.
After all, the admission of outsiders had sparked intense controversy from the beginning, and even now, some still harbored resentment.
"With just these people, they think they can challenge the Beast God Academy?"
"They’re… overestimating themselves, aren’t they?"
After the arrival of the Eight Great Beast Taming Academies, Chen Chang'an and Da Huang observed them carefully.
Their strength wasn’t exactly weak, but compared to the Beast God Academy, they seemed slightly inferior.
Chen Chang'an couldn’t understand where their confidence and courage came from.
How could they even think of challenging the Beast God Academy?
Never mind that the dean was at the Emperor Realm—even the academy’s peak ninth-tier magical beasts alone would be enough to give them a hard time.
"This situation doesn’t look good. These people probably won’t even shake the Beast God Academy’s standing."
"You might not get the chance to turn the tide after all," Da Huang said helplessly.
Noticing that Chen Chang'an was deep in thought and hadn’t responded, Da Huang grew curious.
"Seriously, are these people even worth thinking about for so long?"
"What’s on your mind?" Da Huang asked, puzzled.
"Something’s off."
"Da Huang, I think they have ulterior motives," Chen Chang'an said with a frown.
Ulterior motives?
Then what are they after? A brothel?
"Da Huang, I need you to do something for me."
"What is it?"
"With your sensory abilities, it shouldn’t take long to scan the entire Beast God Continent, right?" Chen Chang'an asked.
Scan the entire Beast God Continent?
That wouldn’t take too long—a day at most should be enough.
But why do that?
"You suspect the Eight Great Beast Taming Academies are being manipulated from behind?"
"That they’re colluding with outsiders, and their real target isn’t the Beast God Academy, but the Beast God Himself?"
Da Huang wasn’t stupid—it quickly grasped Chen Chang'an’s suspicion.
"I’ll go now and return as soon as possible."
"Good."
After Da Huang left, Chen Chang'an didn’t wait idly. Instead, he went straight to Little Qiqi’s grandfather.
"Big Brother, why are you here?" Little Qiqi asked curiously when she saw him.
"Little Qiqi, I’m looking for your grandfather. Is he around?"
"Yes, Grandpa’s here."
As they spoke, the old man emerged from the inner room. Seeing Chen Chang'an, he raised an eyebrow.
"I don’t have a dog here. What do you want?"
Huh?
What do you mean, "no dog"?
I’m not Little Qiqi—did you think I came here to pet a dog?
"I need to talk to you."
"I’m not letting you pet me!"
Excuse me?
What kind of nonsense is that?
You’re the one being inappropriate here, old man!
"This is serious."
"I want to ask—does the Beast God Academy have responsibilities beyond training beast tamers?"
"As far as I know, the Chosen Beast Tamers of the Beast God Continent all belong to the Beast God Academy, right?" Chen Chang'an asked.
The old man was taken aback. Why was this kid asking such questions?
"I’m just an ordinary old man at the Beast God Academy. How would I know these things?"
"Even if I did, why should I tell you?"
"What’s your purpose in asking?" the old man questioned suspiciously.
"Enough with the act."
"You? Ordinary? Then who isn’t ordinary?"
"Aren’t you the dean of the Beast God Academy?" Chen Chang'an cut straight to the point.
"Me? The dean?"
"Are you joking? Do I look like one?" the old man retorted irritably.
"Admittedly, you don’t—you’re a bit too shifty."
"But you are. No use denying it."
"I sensed your cultivation level the moment I met you in Beast God City."
"A cultivator at the Emperor Realm, residing in the Beast God Academy—if you’re not the dean, then who is?"
From the start, Chen Chang'an had noticed the old man’s extraordinary strength. And after hearing Little Qiqi mention that the dean was at the Emperor Realm, he was even more certain—this seemingly unremarkable elder was none other than the dean.
"Little Qiqi, did you blab again?" The old man looked at her with a resigned expression.
"I didn’t! I really didn’t say anything!" Little Qiqi protested innocently.
"She didn’t say a word. I’m just that sharp, that’s all."
"So, can you tell me now? Does the Beast God Academy have other duties?" Chen Chang'an pressed.
"Why do you want to know?"
"What’s your real purpose for joining the Beast God Academy?"
"If you can see through my cultivation, you’re no ordinary person either."
"Yet you’ve done nothing these past few days. What are you after?"
"Did you come here just to meet the Beast God?" the dean asked.
"My only purpose here is to ask the Beast God something in person. That’s all."
"That’s impossible. The Beast God won’t meet you. Even I haven’t been summoned by Him in years."
What?
The Beast God doesn’t even see the dean anymore?
Then becoming the dean wouldn’t help me either.
"The Beast God Academy has had multiple deans before, hasn’t it?"
"Where are they now?"
"I didn’t sense any other powerful figures in the academy," Chen Chang'an said.
"Since its founding, the Beast God Academy has only had three deans. The first two are indeed no longer here."
"What exactly are you getting at?" the dean asked, frowning.
"I suspect the Eight Great Beast Taming Academies are just a distraction to keep the Beast God Academy occupied."
"They’re being manipulated. There must be a larger scheme behind this—possibly targeting the Beast God Himself."
Hearing this, the dean was stunned.
Had the Eight Great Beast Taming Academies betrayed the Beast God?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Even if the eight deans had turned traitor, how could all their beast tamers have done the same?
"There’s no way that’s true!"
"They wouldn't dare, nor would they ever betray us!" the Dean said gravely.
"You... stubborn old fool!"
"If you don't believe me, then wait and see. Whether my words are true or false, the answer will reveal itself soon enough."
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
