Su Bai walked out of the indoor training room and went straight back to his dorm to rest.

Meanwhile, major TV stations were broadcasting the results of the recently concluded provincial league.

"Long Nation Military Channel."

"In order to provide more promotion opportunities for regular martial academies, the top ten prestigious schools in the nation, due to their overwhelming strength, have been directly advanced to the battle zone league by the military and will not participate in the provincial league."

"Additionally, the top three schools—Imperial Capital Martial Academy, Magic Capital Martial Academy, and Great Wall Guardian Army Martial School—are directly advanced to the finals due to their significant strength gap with other martial academies."

"The provincial league of the Hundred Schools League among regular martial academies in various provinces has concluded, with many prodigies displaying exceptional performances."

"The most dazzling among them is Su Bai from Jiangzhou Martial Academy, who won the Jiangzhou Province championship by defeating five opponents in each of his three matches."

"A strong youth leads to a strong nation. We hope that martial academy students across the country will learn from Su Bai, strive to be the best, and bring glory to their schools!"

"We look forward to Su Bai's continued excellence in the battle zone league three days from now, bringing us more brilliant achievements!"

Su Bai casually turned off the computer and shook his head:

"Didn't expect to be on TV again."

"And being called a prodigy?"

"I don't feel anything special, just been raising a turtle... Something feels off..."

What Su Bai didn't know was that the over forty thousand spectators at Jiangzhou Martial Academy had gone home after the match, boasting about Su Bai's achievements to their families.

"Son, let me tell you, that Su Bai is incredible. He just placed his turtle there, sat on a bench, drank cola, and ate peanuts, and he won the provincial league!"

"Dad, you're exaggerating, right? We have a turtle at home too, but it's not as amazing as you say. Can it really beat martial artists?"

"Exaggerating? I'll watch the replay with you tonight! See if I'm exaggerating!"

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"If you awaken the Beast Tamer ability, I'll give you the turtle we've raised for ten years as your tamed beast!"

...

Countless other martial academy students who had awakened the Beast Tamer talent watched the TV with excitement.

Every time they saw Little Eight unleash its power and Su Bai's impressive one-against-five performance, they pounded the table and shouted:

"Holy crap! Holy crap!"

"Another five kills!"

"Spray his Q!"

"Su Bai is awesome! Really makes us Beast Tamers proud!"

"Damn it! If anyone says our Beast Tamer ability is useless again, I'll fight them!"

"No way, I need to transfer to Jiangzhou Martial Academy!"

"Transfer! I must transfer! Right now!"

"Jiangzhou Martial Academy is the dreamland for Beast Tamers!"

...

Imperial Capital Martial Academy.

The principal squinted his eyes, watching Su Bai's match video.

His fingers rhythmically tapped the table:

"This Su Bai is interesting. Could it be that the Beast Tamer will rise again in his hands?"

...

Great Wall Guardian Army Martial School, Operations Department.

The principal and a group of staff compiled a list of ten regular martial academies with potential.

Jiangzhou Martial Academy topped the list, with a note:

If not for Captain Su Bai's strength being only Bronze Mid Tier, he could certainly compete with the captains of prestigious schools!

...

Magic Capital Martial Academy, a group of experts discussed Su Bai's match video.

An elderly expert with white hair spoke:

"I think Su Bai withstood the poison of that poison-attribute ability user because he immediately saw through the opponent's delaying tactics, leaving no time for the opponent to gather poison elements, thus greatly reducing the power of the attack. Even a martial artist of the same tier might not have been poisoned."

"Additionally, Beast Tamers can inherit some attributes from their tamed beasts. Su Bai's tamed beast clearly has exceptional physical growth, which benefits Su Bai, making his physique surpass other ability users, even comparable to weaker martial artists!"

Another expert asked:

"Mr. Zhou, do you think Su Bai has the potential to cultivate blood energy and become a martial artist?"

Mr. Zhou slowly shook his head:

"Not likely. Becoming a martial artist isn't something you can achieve just by wanting to. It requires both effort and talent."

"Although Su Bai hasn't made a move since entering the field, I still believe he's just a high-physique ability user and hasn't cultivated blood energy. Look at his palms."

As he spoke, Mr. Zhou paused the video and zoomed in on Su Bai's palms, continuing:

"Those who cultivate blood energy have robust meridians and calloused palms, but Su Bai's hands lack these characteristics."

The other experts nodded in realization, praising, "Mr. Zhou truly has sharp eyes!"

Mr. Zhou sighed softly:

"What a pity. Since Luo Fan's time, even with the attribute boost from tamed beasts, Beast Tamers are still vulnerable to decapitation tactics, and their combat power is indeed too weak."

"Su Bai can be invincible in Jiangzhou because the opponents in Jiangzhou's city-level matches are too weak, not even providing a chance for decapitation. But facing top prestigious schools like ours, he surely stands no chance!"

"This is one of the key reasons why the Beast Tamer talent is considered a chicken rib."

...

Luohe Province, Luohe Martial Academy.

Luohe Martial Academy belongs to the southern battle zone and ranks tenth among martial academies, so they enjoy the privilege of direct advancement without participating in the provincial league.

However, this doesn't mean Luohe Martial Academy can completely ignore other regular martial academy opponents.

The principal repeatedly watched the match videos of other provinces in the southern battle zone with a remote control in hand.

The most dangerous to him was Su Bai from Jiangzhou Martial Academy! Crushing opponents throughout, a strength far beyond that of a typical provincial martial academy.

"Fortunately, Su Bai is only Bronze Mid Tier. Compared to those little monsters from the top three prestigious schools, there's still a big gap, but even so, he's quite troublesome!"

...

Residence of a King Tier powerhouse in the Imperial Capital.

A man in a mink robe watched Su Bai's battle on the projector with a nostalgic smile on his lips.

But the more he watched, the more something felt off, even causing his brows to furrow.

"This kid has secrets!"

"This turtle might be even more outrageous than Luo Fan's back in the day..."

"But it's okay. Anyone who becomes a top-tier human power, including myself and Luo Fan, has some secrets and luck, right?"

"As long as they contribute to humanity and are useful to Long Nation, that's what matters!"

...

Two days later, Su Bai and nine other participants arrived at Luohe Martial Academy in Luocheng with the Old Principal.

In the lounge, the Old Principal addressed the students:

"This battle zone league is crucial. Winning each match will elevate our academy's ranking in the Hundred Schools."

"Therefore, I will personally arrange the order of participants for this battle zone league. Our goal is to enter the top ten finals!"

Saying this, the Old Principal discreetly glanced at Su Bai. Previously, when Su Bai was made captain to decide the order of participation, this one didn't leave a drop of soup for anyone else!