Chapter 43

Inside the private room.

"Ms. Qin, your Chen Ding is on the stage!"

"Chen Ding is really bold. The pass-through battle just started, and he dared to step onto the stage first."

"Chen Ding has already broken through to the Spirit Source Realm, right? My Ying'er is still at the ninth level of the Beast Pulse Realm."

"Sister, don't worry. Ying'er will definitely reach the Spirit Source Realm within half a month."

"These two kids have such a good relationship. In the future, they will enter the academy together, practice together, and grow up as childhood sweethearts. It's really enviable."

"Ms. Qin, you're right. But who would dare to be Chen Ding's opponent, given how powerful he is?"

As they were discussing, Lady Xuelan, who was sitting in the middle, raised her eyebrows and said, "Just watch and see."

Perhaps because Li Tianming's companion beast was of a higher rank than expected, her mood had not been good all along.

As a result, when she spoke, the atmosphere in the private room became awkward, and the ladies dared not speak much.

The key was that they couldn't guess why Xuelan was in a bad mood, fearing that they might say something wrong and upset her.

At this moment, under the watchful eyes of the ladies, a young man in white appeared opposite Chen Ding.

This young man was tall and graceful, exuding a sense of elegance and refinement, like a gentleman of unparalleled beauty.

His eyes were deep and calm, showing a maturity that didn't match his age, and the faint smile on his lips revealed his composure.

The only special thing about him was that his left hand was wrapped in thick white bandages, and he wore a glove, which made him look slightly eerie.

"Is this Li Tianming!"

"He actually dared to challenge Chen Ding... I remember that Master Mu Wan previously determined his realm to be the ninth level of the Beast Pulse Realm?"

"He is three or four years older than Chen Ding, yet his realm is not as high. Apart from his high-level companion beast, he is virtually worthless."

"He actually dared to challenge Chen Ding. Once Chen Ding crushes him, he won't have any chance to show his abilities."

"Yes, at this age, he will likely be eliminated directly."

"This kid is really in the habit of courting his own suffering." The ladies were surprised by Li Tianming's actions and began to discuss heatedly.

"Ladies, it's Ding'er's first time participating in such an important battle. I'm not sure how he will perform," Chen Ding's mother said.

"Ms. Qin, don't be modest. Who doesn't know that your Ding'er has the help of Young Master Chen Yao and has learned many skills?"

"Teaching a lecher a lesson is easy." The ladies laughed.

"You're right. Chen Ding can teach a lesson to someone with bad intentions." Xuelan, who had been silent, finally spoke with a smile, which relaxed the ladies, and they began to chat again.

As they were chatting, the battle on the stage officially erupted!

The second stage of the pass-through examination had just begun, and many people were watching. Those who dared to step up directly were definitely very confident.

After all, everyone had to carefully choose their opponents to avoid a crushing defeat and to fully demonstrate their talents and combat abilities.

At the same time, there were five stages in the five halls, with five battles taking place, but the most eye-catching was the battle between Li Tianming and Chen Ding!

"This shameless Li Tianming, he was already at the Spirit Source Realm three years ago, and after three years, he is still at the Beast Pulse Realm. How embarrassing."

"At his age, he should be in the intermediate class, yet he is bullying younger ones here."

"He must know that passing the examination is difficult, so he chose to challenge the Spirit Source Realm's Chen Ding. Only by challenging the limit can he be noticed by the masters."

"From what I've seen, over the years, many people with such thoughts have ended up in a miserable defeat, with no chance to show their abilities."

"In the pass-through battle, it's best to choose an opponent of similar strength."

"Three years ago, he was already a scandal and a laughingstock. Today, he is still making a fool of himself?"

That incident was definitely a laughingstock for the people of Yan City.

Li Tianming's clumsiness and despicable behavior in that story provided a lot of amusement.

In people's minds, he was like a toad trampled to death by a pair of swans.

Today, he brought a sixth-level companion beast, like a toad that got lucky and obtained a divine weapon, but could this change the fact that he was a toad?

The answer, of course, was: no.

Chen Ding's companion beast had already been revealed, a high-grade fifth-level companion beast—the Star Demon Peng, a celestial bird companion beast.

The Star Demon Peng was massive, with its wings spread wide, and its dark purple feathers shimmering with points of light, looking like a starry sky from behind, brilliant and majestic.

In contrast, the little yellow chick on Li Tianming's shoulder was small and tender, looking sweet and delicious.

To say that the little yellow chick was one level higher than the Star Demon Peng, if not for the star stone test, no one would believe it.

"Let me ask you, is your companion beast male or female?"

Just as Chen Ding was about to punch Li Tianming with a stern gaze and flexed muscles, the little yellow chick asked arrogantly.

"Parrot talk! What difference does it make if it's male or female!" Chen Ding stepped forward, his fist glowing with starlight, and the power of his punch shook the air.

"Male, I'll castrate him. Female, hehehe." The little yellow chick crossed its wings and smiled lecherously.

Hearing this, the Star Demon Peng was quite annoyed, let out a sharp screech, and flapped its wings to attack.

"Damn, such a loud voice, it's male! Gender is your original sin, Li Tianming, attack!" The little yellow chick commanded.

Others were the beast masters commanding their companion beasts, but it acted like a beast master.

"Are you not my mount?" Li Tianming asked with a smile.

"Think again, you're my mount." The little yellow chick said confidently.

Before the battle, they were still chatting casually, which made Chen Ding furious.

His punch was a 'First Rank Source-Level Battle Technique' called the Star Punch, which could punch through the stars and shake the four directions!

He was confident that one punch would send Li Tianming flying, both teaching him a lesson and allowing him to enter the Yanhuang Academy.

At the moment the Star Punch hit Li Tianming, the figure in front of him turned into a fire shadow.

Chen Ding, in a daze, thought Li Tianming had been dispersed by his punch.

"Your Spirit Source Realm is so slow." The voice in his ear gave him a bad feeling.

Chen Ding turned around and punched, but Li Tianming's body turned into a fire shadow and disappeared again.

He then saw that the stage was filled with flickering fire shadows, each lasting for several breaths!

Speed was Chen Ding's weakness, and in a short time, he couldn't determine Li Tianming's position.

"This must be a Middle Rank Source-Level Battle Technique!"

Chen Ding suddenly remembered that Li Tianming had obtained four battle techniques in the Celestial Palace of Stars, and all the techniques sold there were Source-Level!

His heart trembled. Could he have learned a Middle Rank Source-Level Battle Technique in just a few days?

He had practiced the Star Punch for a month!

He had no time to be amazed because Li Tianming was very agile. When he charged forward, Li Tianming passed by him.

In the next moment, he and his companion beast, the Fiery Phoenix, simultaneously used the Fire Shadow Step to entangle the Star Demon Peng!

"Take this, my father's Netherworld Fire Claw!" The little yellow chick's Fire Shadow Step was even more terrifying.

Because of its small size, it was more unpredictable than the Star Demon Peng.

In the past few days, Li Tianming had focused mainly on the 'Nine Whips of Thunder' and the Fire Shadow Step, and he hadn't yet mastered the Netherworld Fire Claw.

However, the little yellow chick had already achieved success with the Netherworld Fire Claw and the Fire Shadow Step.

As a primordial chaos giant beast, even with bloodline shackles, its talent for practicing beast techniques far exceeded all other companion beasts.

Don't look at its small claws; one strike could tear through a wall of iron.

With the Fire Shadow Step, it appeared in front of the Star Demon Peng's chest in a flash and tore out a piece of flesh!

The Star Demon Peng was actually very powerful, with the strength of the Spirit Source Realm, but unfortunately, it was too large and was restrained by the little yellow chick.

In the Fire Shadow Step, it couldn't catch up with the little yellow chick, and Li Tianming, who had crossed over Chen Ding, was also targeting the Star Demon Peng!

There is an ancient saying: at the Beast Pulse Realm, the strength of the beast master and the companion beast is equal.

But at the Spirit Source Realm, the companion beast is stronger than the beast master.

This is because the Spirit Source Realm companion beast has 'Spirit Source Skills.'

These are bloodline skills different from battle techniques, obtained from 'ferocious beasts.'

Once the companion beast uses a Spirit Source Skill, if hit, the battle becomes very difficult.

So Li Tianming and the little yellow chick, from the start, relied on their speed and agility to directly target the Star Demon Peng!

Li Tianming took out the thunderfire chain from Liu Qianyang, with spiritual fire burning and spiritual lightning entwining.

Li Tianming had practiced the Nine Whips of Thunder for some time, and although he could only use a few, it should be enough for this battle.

Using the chain instead of a whip, the power of the Nine Whips of Thunder would be even stronger!

Swoosh!

Just as the little yellow chick attacked with the Netherworld Fire Claw, Li Tianming's first whip of the Nine Whips of Thunder tore through the air and struck the Star Demon Peng's back!

Although their beast essence was only at the eighth level of the Beast Pulse Realm, the eternal hellish beast essence was extremely fierce.

The Middle Rank Source-Level Battle Technique was used to its full potential in their hands, and with their simultaneous attack, the Star Demon Peng couldn't withstand it.

In a short time, Li Tianming and the little yellow chick used the thunderfire chain and the Netherworld Fire Claw to severely injure the Star Demon Peng, establishing a significant advantage.

Li Tianming indeed used his full strength, as he was fighting across a major realm.

Chen Ding was not a weakling; underestimating him would lead to defeat.

With such a significant age disadvantage, if he didn't defeat Chen Ding, which master would dare to take him in?

Chen Ding turned around, gritted his teeth, and charged back.

Li Tianming had already injured the Star Demon Peng and now blocked Chen Ding.

In the flickering fire shadows, the thunderfire chain descended from the sky like lightning, striking Chen Ding fiercely!