Beast Taming Starts with Ground Mushrooms

Chapter 33: Spirit Plant Combat System

Lin Yi didn't expect to receive a call from Tang Xinyi so soon. He had failed miserably and ended up losing more than he gained. Not only did he not get the cross-association exchange card, but the class group chat had also exploded with discussion.

Everyone in the class group was saying that a guy named Lin Yi made Su Wanting cry. A group of male beast tamers who were indignant were clamoring to avenge their group leader. In the end, it was Tang Xinyi who stepped in and suppressed the matter.

"So, you really made Su Wanting cry?"

In the office, Tang Xinyi scrutinized Lin Yi. The first question she asked was not whether his Ground Mushroom had reached the fifth stage of evolution, but whether Su Wanting had really cried.

Lin Yi could only say that it was an accident, and he was still in a daze. It was just a real battle, nothing to cry about.

Moreover, Su Wanting wasn't really crying; tears were just welling up in her eyes.

Tang Xinyi nodded upon hearing this: "This girl is just too competitive. She spent half a year raising her own pet, which she was very proud of, but you beat her like this. It must have been a big blow to her."

As Tang Xinyi spoke, she looked her "junior brother" up and down. She and her teacher had both misjudged him. This guy not only had terrifying research abilities, but his talent for beast taming also seemed to exceed their initial predictions.

"Senior, don't stare at me like that, it's creepy." Lin Yi interrupted Tang Xinyi's scrutiny and observation. She must have called him over not just to ask if Su Wanting had cried.

Upon hearing this, Tang Xinyi realized her lapse in composure and quickly said, "Don't misunderstand, I just saw the shadow of another person in you, but she's not from our department. You two have a common characteristic."

"Are they all geniuses at beast taming?" Lin Yi deliberately prompted, hoping that in the other party's eyes, he had reached the fifth level of evolution in just two months after contracting with the mushroom cub, which could only be described as genius.

"You're not exactly modest," Tang Xinyi said. "But you're not wrong, she is indeed a once-in-a-century genius in beast taming. As for whether you're a genius or not, that remains to be seen."

"After all, the speed of advancement at level 10 is not considered fast. It is only after entering the first tier at level 10 that the difference between genius and ordinary becomes truly apparent."

After the former finished speaking, Lin Yi had already guessed that the beast-taming genius that Tang Xinyi mentioned, who was a once-in-a-century talent, was most likely Chen Shiqi, and it seemed that it could only be Chen Shiqi.

"Senior, maybe I'll be the next one," Lin Yi said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Tang Xinyi's eyelids twitched slightly. If that were true, then she and her teacher would have truly struck gold.

"Getting back to the point, Lin Yi, tell me the truth, why are you so eager to get the inter-guild exchange card? Is it because you want to develop in the combat field?" Tang Xinyi had already asked Lin Yi about his purpose in participating in the exchange meeting, so she naturally knew that he wanted to obtain that card.

It's not hard to guess what the other party is thinking. Combat-type beast tamers are the lifelong dream of countless students majoring in spiritual plant cultivation and research. Otherwise, so many people would still choose to contract combat-type beast pets even if they are in the spiritual plant major.

Lin Yi pondered for a moment and gave an accurate answer. Tang Xinyi nodded in approval. When she learned that Lin Yi's Mushroom had evolved to the fifth level and had overwhelmed Su Wanting's Snow Tree Beast, she already had the answer in her heart.

The Department of Spirit Plant Cultivation and Research couldn't retain someone like that. In fact, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was a genius at beast taming. Although Tang Xinyi wouldn't admit it, she had already included him in that category in her heart.

Historically, there have been powerful spirit plant combat-type beast tamers, but those who are naturally weak face a more difficult path than those born for war.

"Lin Yi, I'll ask you one more time, are you sure you want to go down the combat path?" Tang Xinyi's eyes became much more serious, which surprised Lin Yi, but he still nodded.

He originally thought that Tang Xinyi would try her best to keep him in the research department, after all, he was now Liu Bochuan's student. To Lin Yi's surprise, when he gave a definite answer, Tang Xinyi actually smiled knowingly.

"Lin Yi, to be honest, I've already discussed it with the teacher. If you really want to develop in the combat field, the teacher will fully support you."

As Tang Xinyi spoke, she added earnestly, "My teacher also said that if you are truly determined to follow this path, then you will always be his student and my only 'junior brother' from now on."

"Of course, he will always leave a door open for you in the Department of Spirit Plant Cultivation and Research. If you ever reach the end of your career in the Department of Combat, you can come back here, even if you become a teacher like I am now."

"Will the teacher no longer accept students?" Lin Yi wondered, deeply moved.

Tang Xinyi shook her head: "Actually, accepting you was an accident. The teacher regretted it after returning home that day, but your theory was so shocking that he agreed without thinking because he valued your talent."

Lin Yi: ...

Tang Xinyi then uttered another startling statement: "Want to know why you were the teacher's last student?"

"The teacher is retiring," Lin Yi said instinctively.

Tang Xinyi shook her head.

"You're wrong. Strictly speaking, you are the teacher's last research student, but you will never be the last student."

There is still a difference between students and disciples.

Lin Yi didn't interrupt Tang Xinyi, knowing that she definitely had more to say.

as predicted.

"I wasn't planning to tell you these things so soon, but you accidentally defeated Su Wanting today, which changed my mind."

"Lin Yi, you may not know this, but actually, my teacher and I are leaving the Department of Spirit Plant Cultivation and Research."

Lin Yi was puzzled: "Leave? Go where?"

"Combat type, or to be more precise, spirit plant combat type."

"A spirit plant combat type? Does such a type even exist?"

"It didn't exist before, but it will soon. Our teacher started planning for this more than a decade ago. Why can't plant-type beast tamers be part of the combat type? We refuse to believe it."

Tang Xinyi looked at Lin Yi: "You don't really think that the teacher is just an old man who only wants to do cross-species research, do you? Actually, he is also a five-star spirit plant combat instructor and a fifth-order spirit plant combat beast tamer. It's just that the teacher has always kept a low profile, so few people know about it."

Boom… Tang Xinyi’s words were indeed a heavy blow to Lin Yi. This was something he didn’t know: Liu Bochuan was a five-star combat-type instructor? A fifth-tier spirit plant combat-type beast tamer?

However, Tang Xinyi's next words made Lin Yi's blood boil even more.

"When the teacher is transferred this time, he will also take a group of students with good talent in the spirit plant combat category. The list has actually been prepared a long time ago, but it has not been announced yet."

As Tang Xinyi spoke, she gave Lin Yi a list. On the list appeared many familiar names: Tang Xinyi, Jiang Xiaoran, Wang Haoran, Su Wanting... Even Jiang Feng was on the list, which included more than a hundred people.

This list will mark the beginning of the Spirit Plant Combat Department at Tiannan Beast Taming University, a milestone that rewrites the history of Tiannan University never having established a Spirit Plant Combat Department.

"Don't bother looking, your name isn't on it," Tang Xinyi said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi threw the list back. "Why are you showing me this if my name isn't on it? Are you trying to show off that you're on it?"

Tang Xinyi smiled: "Your name isn't on the list because the teacher didn't put you on the consideration list in the first place. But now there's a chance to add you, but there's a condition."

"What are the conditions?" Lin Yi asked.

Tang Xinyi: "You must become a Level 7 Beastmaster before the grade-level assessment in one month."

After she finished speaking, she thought for a moment and then said, "Actually, a CET-6 score is also acceptable."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi sat up straight and began to scrutinize his senior, raising an eyebrow slightly: "Senior, did you add this condition yourself?"

When Tang Xinyi realized that she had been exposed, a hint of panic appeared on her pretty face, but she remained calm and composed.

"Isn't that all to bring honor to the teacher? Who cares whose conditions it is? Isn't my teacher your teacher too? You can't just watch our teacher leave this place with a stain that people will criticize before they go, can you?"

"It's as if I'm disgracing my sect."

"Just tell me if you want to do it or not. Consider it helping your senior out, and I'll pay you back later."