“Humanoid spiritual pet.”
Huo Ling frowned as she looked at Ye Ling’s spiritual pet, Blood Phantom, on the screen.
It’s important to know that even within the Federation, Spirit Tamers who use humanoid spiritual pets are extremely rare.
And this one was a spiritual pet that was almost the same height as a human, not like those several meters tall rock giants.
Compared to some powerful demons, humanoid spiritual pets don’t have much of an advantage.
Therefore, very few people in the Federation would deliberately choose a humanoid spiritual pet.
“What kind of spiritual pet is this? It looks almost human.”
Hong Xiu was also very curious.
She had never heard of a spiritual pet that looked exactly like a human.
Upon hearing this, Huo Ling and Lu Feng both shook their heads in unison.
Clearly, even the representatives from the top Spirit Tamer Academy, who were Seventh Rank Spirit Tamers, couldn’t determine what kind of spiritual pet Blood Phantom was.
Then, the four of them simultaneously turned their gaze to Shang Lingkong.
As the lord of Skyshine City and the principal of Skyshine High School, he should know about this.
Shang Lingkong was also seeing Ye Ling’s spiritual pet for the first time.
However, he had heard some legends about the Academy before.
One of them was about a student named Ye Ling who had contracted a zombie spiritual pet.
It was well known that zombie spiritual pets were generally considered waste.
But Shang Lingkong hadn’t connected the Ye Ling from the school legend with the young man on the screen.
With so many people watching, Shang Lingkong shook his head helplessly.
“I don’t know who this student is, nor have I seen this kind of spiritual pet before.”
“But… what does it matter? If he truly has the strength, we’ll see it in the second phase of the assessment.”
Shang Lingkong wasn’t in a hurry to find out who the young man on the screen was.
They would naturally find out during the second phase of the assessment.
However, Shang Lingkong was very curious about this student who could scare off a Steel-winged Bird with just his spiritual pet.
Huo Ling pursed her lips at Shang Lingkong’s response.
It was a perfunctory answer, but it made sense.
So, although they were very curious about the student’s identity, none of the academy representatives were in a hurry.
At least, the student hadn’t shown any abilities that made them eager to recruit him.
…
At this moment, in the Secret Realm.
Ye Ling, who had successfully made his way from the mountaintop to the mountainside, finally found a suitable place.
A not-too-big, not-too-small cave that was relatively dry inside.
This was quite rare, and it saved him the trouble of building a shelter.
The mountainside was much safer compared to the forest below.
After tidying up the cave, Ye Ling needed to prepare for hunting.
Survival wasn’t just about staying for three days.
He also had to consider what he would eat during these three days.
He could hunt animals or demons; the meat of demons was also edible.
However, compared to common animals, the meat of demons might not taste as good.
Moreover, he had to be careful, as some demons’ meat was poisonous and could be fatal if eaten by mistake.
Blood Phantom stood in a darker part of the cave entrance.
Although not afraid of the sun, Blood Phantom preferred the darkness over sunlight.
Especially at night.
Ye Ling walked to the cave entrance and looked up at the sky.
In the sky, the Steel-winged Bird that had been following him was still circling, showing no intention of leaving.
When Ye Ling appeared at the cave entrance, the Steel-winged Bird’s sharp eyes locked onto him.
Its eerie gaze was like that of a predator eyeing its prey.
“Tsk! This bird is really annoying. I need to find a way to deal with it.”
Ye Ling had initially thought that the Steel-winged Bird would leave after following him for a while without finding an opportunity.
But to his surprise, even after he stayed in the cave for a while, it continued to circle in the sky.
He had to admit, once a Steel-winged Bird locked onto its prey, it was truly persistent.
Returning to the cave, Ye Ling sat on a rock, pondering how to lure the Steel-winged Bird.
“The bird’s target is me. Right now, it’s probably most interested in me, which means… the best bait is myself.”
Ye Ling thought to himself.
Using himself as bait was indeed risky.
However, it wasn’t without solutions.
Ye Ling still had his Spiritual Power Skill.
As long as he was careful when using it, he could basically ensure his safety.
Without further ado, Ye Ling decided to try standing outside the cave, with Blood Phantom hiding inside.
He hoped to lure the Steel-winged Bird into attacking him this way.
After instructing Blood Phantom to stay alert, Ye Ling walked outside the cave.
He took a few steps away and waited quietly.
However, the Steel-winged Bird circling in the sky didn’t seem to be lured at all.
Apart from its eyes staring intently at Ye Ling, it made no other movements.
Thus, this attempt to lure the bird was undoubtedly a failure.
“This bird is too cautious. It won’t come out even like this. It seems it’s wary of Blood Phantom hiding in the cave. Should I… move further away from the cave entrance?”
Having failed with his initial plan outside the cave entrance, Ye Ling decided to come up with a new plan.
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