Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 228 - 227: Teased in Return

A day on the Beast World Continent was long, so Si Shuo always set aside a portion of it for her Cultivation.

She had figured out that since her advancement, her Replication Ability was now measured by two factors: her spiritual power consumption and her Spiritual Power reserves. It was no longer limited to three uses per day.

Xu Chi didn’t quite understand how replicating the bamboo slips would let her cleverly avoid tampering, but he said nothing, simply watching her in silence.

Si Shuo stood on her tiptoes and patted his head. "Brother Chi, take me over there using Invisibility. We’ll ask Gong You for a fifteen-minute time buff. We need to swap the lots as fast as possible, right when they’re drawing for the final ten-person groups before heading to the arenas."

Xu Chi smiled and nodded, wrapping an arm around her waist. As they disappeared from the spot, his wings unfolded, carrying her back to the competition grounds.

All the hundred-person melees had now ended. The contestants formed two long lines, slowly drawing lots while resting and preparing for the second round of the competition.

’Xu Chi’s Hidden Breath Skill was already formidable, and now they had even hidden their scents. With the Protective Shield and Invisibility, as long as they didn’t stare at anyone or reveal too much emotion, it was basically impossible to be detected!’

Si Shuo immediately spotted Gong You. With his ink-blue hair and cold, exquisitely handsome features, his skin seemed to glow.

She lowered her eyes slightly, reached out her hand, and grasped Gong You’s, their fingers intertwining.

Gong You’s dark green eyes constricted sharply. Feeling the small female’s slender, soft hand, his tense body slowly relaxed, a faint smile of helpless delight gracing his lips.

He squeezed her fingertips.

Si Shuo pursed her lips. ’The Invisibility Ability is so useful. Next time, I’ll have to ask the system for an Invisibility Talisman and an attack talisman.’

’If the situation weren’t so inappropriate, and if Xu Chi wasn’t right here, I’d really love to tease this Big Fish Beast!’

She placed a pre-written note into their shared space, waiting for him to give her the buff.

But Gong You released her hand. Pretending to stretch and loosen his muscles, he opened his arms and naturally pulled her into a tight embrace. His lips brushed her forehead, giving it a light nibble. He hummed low in his throat, holding her for a full five or six seconds before reluctantly letting go. Then, he granted her a Time Law that made her perception of time ten times slower than the outside world.

In other words, the law would be in effect for her for 150 minutes.

Si Shuo’s heart pounded, terrified of being discovered. ’Did I fail to tease him and get teased instead?’

She pursed her lips, tickled his palm, and flew with Xu Chi over to the lottery barrel. She placed her hand on it and directly performed a Replication.

Having just gone through intense battles, everyone was regulating their breathing and absorbing the Spiritual Energy from the air. Therefore, the disturbance from her replicating the bamboo slips wouldn’t attract too much attention. Besides, she wasn’t replicating them entirely, only the numbered section of thirty slips. After each Beastman drew a bamboo slip, they would go to a nearby table to register their information, including name, Combat Power Value, Beast Form, superpower type, and their assigned Beast Soldier Camp.

Her own males still had a long wait before their turn, so Si Shuo and Xu Chi stood behind the Beastman in charge of registration and watched.

They soon discovered that the numbers on some Beastmen’s bamboo slips didn’t match the ones being registered. Other Beastmen drew blank slips and would be assigned the number from the previous Beastman who had their arena changed.

Originally, only 1,200 bamboo slips were prepared for this round, but over 1,300 people were actually participating in the next stage of the competition. As was customary, the shortfall of over a hundred was filled with blank slips. The Beastmen who drew blank slips were supposed to be randomly and evenly assigned an arena number, but this also created an opportunity for certain factions to rig the results!

Si Shuo had just inspected the lottery barrel; the proportion of blank slips inside had reached thirty percent.

This round was a ten-into-five elimination, so many Beastmen would ask for favors and bribe people with Crystal Stones, trying to team up to deal with outsiders. As a result, every arena grouping was in flux, making it impossible to find any pattern for the time being.

Si Shuo and Xu Chi exchanged their thoughts by passing notes in their shared space. These little notes were placed in their shared space so their males back home could all see them and join the discussion.

Suddenly, Xu Chi gently squeezed Si Shuo’s hand and wrote her a note: "A Shuo, this Big Headed Bull Beastman with the missing horn is not a Beast Soldier!"

Adult males, as long as their aptitude wasn’t too poor, could completely achieve human Transformation. However, half of the males liked to retain some features that displayed their Combat Power and attracted females, allowing others to recognize their Beast Form at a glance.

Si Shuo was slightly surprised to see the Beastman with the single horn, but she controlled her breathing and showed no sign of anything unusual. She tugged on Xu Chi, asking a silent question.

"The training in the Beast Soldier Camp is very standard. The East City Five Camps train soldiers like they’re taming beasts, and you can see the soldiers’ discipline in their every move. He’s different. He has an untamable wildness, an uncontrollable, instinctual vigilance!

A Beastman like that is far more aggressive than a Beast Soldier. Every single move is efficient, aimed directly at a vital point."

Si Shuo took out a pen and notebook to jot this down. "Xu Chi, keep observing. Let me know if you see anyone else we need to pay special attention to, and I’ll record it."

In addition to this, she also copied down the details of every Beastman who had their arena switched.

Xu Chi was watching both the lot drawing and the registration desk. "The lottery barrel is rigged. The blank slips can be controlled!"

Si Shuo puffed out her cheeks. "So, it’s very likely that all of our males in the competition will draw blank slips?!"

From their position, they could clearly see the expression of each Beastman registering. No matter how good they were at hiding it, some emotion always showed when their backs were turned to the crowd.

After some discussion and analysis, Si Shuo and the others discovered that the arenas were divided into two types: one was for guaranteed passes, and the other was for getting blocked, or even for carrying out grudges.

Soon, it was Yin Jiang’s turn. Sure enough, someone touched the lottery barrel, and Yin Jiang drew a blank slip.

He was a Level 14 Beastman with formidable Combat Power, capable of crushing any scheme or conspiracy. So, everyone in the family had agreed to let the other party do as they pleased.

"State your name, Beast Form, superpower type, and assigned camp," the registrar said, his expression turning slightly solemn as he saw the blank slip and glanced at the Beast Pattern on Yin Jiang’s neck.

Yin Jiang calmly recited his information. Upon hearing his name, the man shot him another glance and handed him a placard. "Arena Number Five."

Si Shuo looked down at her notebook. ’Arena Number Five is one we marked as a guaranteed pass. So, are they really making a strategic sacrifice? They’re not targeting Yin Jiang, just hoping he stays out of their way and doesn’t ruin their plans?’

When it was Gong You’s turn, the man fiddled with the lottery barrel again. But when Gong You put his hand in, he didn’t draw a blank slip. Instead, he took the one Si Shuo had passed him—the one for Arena Number Thirteen, which he had chosen himself.

During registration, the Beastman with the pen looked up at Gong You in surprise. He then glanced sideways at the figures standing by the lottery barrel, his brow furrowing slightly. ’Did they forget to rig it?’

Staring at the number thirteen on the bamboo slip, the Beastman could only bite the bullet and register it.