Yin Chen's breath hitched for a half-beat as he turned to look at the cages next to him.
That six-armed humanoid beetle was staring at him with its compound eyes, its two mantis-like bone blades scraping against the bars, sending sparks flying in all directions.
Can't mess with that. Definitely can't mess with that.
Yin Chen quickly averted his gaze.
"As long as they are willing to go with you, you can take them right out. No registration, no paperwork, completely legal and compliant," Instructor Jing added the conditions.
Heaven knows, he genuinely wanted to give his people some perks this time.
It was a total waste of talent for these creatures to stay here.
Even he couldn't control this many high-level demonic beasts at the same time, which was why he wanted to find a good home for these little sweethearts.
Hong Yuan swallowed hard. "Instructor, are you sure you aren't trying to use these things to silence us?"
She pointed at the Frostbone Wolf, which was still exhaling icy dregs. "That thing is at least Tier Eight. If I went over to be a snack between its teeth, it would probably complain about my posture. Get its approval? How? Does it thinking I'm delicious count as a kind of approval?"
The barrage of comments rolled frantically across Chen Guan's retina.
[Hahaha, sister Hong Yuan is quite self-aware.]
[White Tiger is totally baiting them. He knows full well these two Tier Five newbies wouldn't even dare to get close to the cages.]
[This is workplace bullying. I'm going to the Great Wall headquarters to report student abuse.]
[Chen Guan: Just indulge him. This guy just wants to have some fun.]
Instructor Jing rolled his eyes. "Pathetic. The opportunity was given to you, but you're useless. Little young master, what about you? I saw you staring at that wolf for a long time just now, are you tempted? Although that thing is a bit ugly, its mental resistance is extremely high. It matches your elemental system quite well."
Yin Chen took a half-step back. "Thank you for the favor, Instructor, but I can't do it."
He answered straightforwardly. Reason told him that if any creature in these cages merely sneezed, he would be plastered against the wall like an abstract painting.
"Boring." Instructor Jing smacked his lips. He thought these little things were all quite cute, so why would anyone be afraid?
Instructor Jing sat on the metal platform, his two legs, clad in flip-flops, dangling in boredom.
He looked at Yin Chen and Hong Yuan, who were acting as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and sighed.
The quality of this batch of students was good, but they were simply too timid.
Shifting his gaze, Instructor Jing locked onto Chen Guan, who was standing at the very back.
Chen Guan stood tall and straight, carrying that black metal coffin on his back that was taller than a person. The Tier Five Lightning Cheetah, which had been throwing its weight around in the stone forest, had now shrunk itself into an electrified ball of yarn, clinging tightly to Chen Guan's feet.
"Student Chen, what about you?" Instructor Jing stroked his chin, his tone carrying undisguised enticement.
"I have a lot of good stuff in this terrarium. Look to the left, that Six-Armed Golden Beetle has high defense and thick health, perfect for a meat shield. Look to the right, the skeleton of the Deep Sea Netherfire Behemoth. With your getup, a necromantic mount would look incredibly badass."
"No need," Chen Guan spoke, his voice steady, pointing to the cheetah at his feet. "It can serve as a mount, that's enough."
Although these Tier Eight demonic beasts were rare, in Chen Guan's eyes, they weren't of much use. Their greatest purpose would probably be selling them for money.
But this was White Tiger's collection. If he really sold them, White Tiger would be furious with him.
They weren't even as useful as this leopard, which at least had a spatial ability.
Instructor Jing curled his lip, muttered "Don't know a good thing when you see it," and left him alone.
Yin Chen stood before the Frostbone Wolf's alloy cage. Frost spread along the bars, freezing the surrounding moisture.
He tightened his collar, his breath turning into puffs of white mist. Chen Guan's composure revived his own thoughts, which had already been backing down.
As members of the same team, Chen Guan didn't even care about a Tier Five demonic beast leader. As the heir his family poured all its resources into cultivating, did he, Yin Chen, not even have the courage to attempt communication?
He ultimately stood his ground here.
Hong Yuan beside him didn't have so many thoughts. Simply because Yin Chen stepped up, she indignantly gripped her giant axe and wandered among the cages.
"What's the big deal," Hong Yuan muttered softly. She hated being looked down upon, especially by this hooligan instructor in a Hawaiian shirt, and she definitely didn't want to fall behind Yin Chen.
She stopped in a corner at the deepest part of the basement.
There were no alloy cages here, only a large water tank pieced together from thick bulletproof glass. The water inside was green, with a thick layer of duckweed floating on the surface.
Hong Yuan leaned close to the glass, wanting to see what kind of monster was inside.
A few bubbles gurgled up to the surface.
Then, a moss-covered stone slowly floated up. The stone was covered in natural golden patterns.
Hong Yuan sighed in relief and poked the stone with the handle of her axe.
Right then, the stone moved.
As it turned out, it wasn't a stone, but a turtle shell.
A turtle the size of a washbasin poked its head out of the water, its mung-bean-sized eyes staring at Hong Yuan through the glass.
It didn't emit any terrifying aura; in fact, it looked somewhat sluggish.
Hong Yuan looked at the turtle. Compared to the demonic beasts outside that would spew ice and fire at the drop of a hat, this turtle was much more pleasing to the eye.
"Instructor, are you raising a softshell turtle in this terrarium to improve your meals?" Hong Yuan tapped the glass. Because of the turtle's dopey behavior, she grew bolder.
Hearing the noise, the turtle didn't hide; instead, it paddled its limbs and slowly swam to the edge of the tank.
It opened its mouth, bit onto a rusty iron rod extending from the top of the tank, and used it to pull itself out of the water.
"Plop."
The turtle tumbled over the edge of the glass tank and fell right at Hong Yuan's feet, all four legs pointing at the sky.
Hong Yuan was stunned. She used the tip of her boot to flip the turtle over.
The turtle stuck out its front claws, sluggishly grabbed onto Hong Yuan's boot, and rubbed its head against her ankle, looking like it had no intention of leaving.
"This thing is also high-tier?" Hong Yuan's face was full of suspicion. She felt this thing wasn't even as good as the wild chickens she casually chopped to death by the roadside.
In the distance, Instructor Jing stood up. He looked at the girl and the turtle, a strange look flashing in his eyes, before he slapped his thigh and laughed out loud.
"Student Hong Yuan, your luck, or rather your instinct, is truly not bad." Instructor Jing shuffled over in his flip-flops.
"That's no ordinary softshell turtle. That's a Profound-Insight Turtle."
"A Profound-Insight Turtle?" Hong Yuan was completely baffled.
"A knowledge-type demonic beast," Yin Chen's voice came from behind. Although he was still in a standoff with the Frostbone Wolf, his ears had been tuned to the commotion over here. "This kind of demonic beast has no physical combat power and doesn't possess elemental magic. They have long lifespans, record everything, and are living history."
Instructor Jing snapped his fingers. "Exactly right. The little young master's basic knowledge is very solid. The Profound-Insight Turtle is a mobile supercomputer plus a living library. Don't be fooled by it only being the size of a washbasin right now; that's because it used all its energy to compress information."
Hong Yuan looked down at the turtle hugging her boot and shook her leg in disgust.
But the turtle hugged it tight; she couldn't shake it off at all.
"Why is it pestering me? I absolutely hate reading," Hong Yuan complained.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
