The Competition Begins (Please Keep Reading!)

Over the next few days, aside from his daily training, Chen Wei spent all his remaining time making medicinal pills.

Perhaps he truly had considerable talent for alchemy. Of the nineteen batches of medicinal powder he made afterward, Chen Wei failed only four times.

One was a failed batch of Vitality Powder, while the other three were Energy Recovery Powder.

The few failures had all been caused by mistakes Chen Wei made during the fusion of ingredients or in controlling the heat.

"Has your telekinesis advanced to mastery?"

Chen Wei had just carried a large bag of medicinal powder out of the kitchen when he saw every object in the room floating through the air. He immediately looked at Color Spirit in delight.

"Yiya!" (￣▽￣)~* (Easy peasy!)

Color Spirit proudly raised her head, her eyes brimming with pride. All that day-and-night meditation training had not been for nothing.

This was the first time Chen Wei had seen a pet beast at Level Ten of the juvenile stage master a third-tier telekinesis skill to the mastery level.

"That's amazing. Slowly put all these things down—we still need to eat later." Chen Wei hurriedly said with a smile.

Happy as he was, the sight of appliances flying around in the air still made him a little nervous.

He was genuinely afraid that something might go wrong with Color Spirit's telekinesis and that she would accidentally wreck everything in the house.

"Yi." (Okay.)

Watching all the appliances settle safely onto the ground, Chen Wei finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Try not to use telekinesis to lift things around the house. They could easily get damaged. If you think the dumbbells aren't heavy enough, you can use telekinesis to lift me instead!"

As though he had thought of something, Chen Wei looked at Color Spirit with a hint of expectation and softly suggested it.

To soar freely through the skies had always been mankind's dream, and Chen Wei was no exception. It was simply that he had never had such an opportunity back in his hometown.

But on Blue Star, most powerful Beastmasters chose to raise a formidable flying pet beast as part of their team, allowing them to race across the heavens in complete freedom.

"Yi!" () (Okay!)

Color Spirit hurriedly nodded, blue light shining from her eyes.

Chen Wei immediately felt a pale-blue telekinetic force wrap around his entire body, lifting him slowly into the air.

"This is the feeling!"

As he looked down and watched the distance between himself and the floor grow wider and wider, a thrilled grin spread across Chen Wei's face.

"It's just a shame the ceiling is too low!" After the initial excitement faded, Chen Wei muttered in disappointment.

Hearing her Beastmaster say it was boring, Color Spirit's thoughts shifted, and she directly used telekinesis to speed up Chen Wei's flight.

"Exciting..."

After their cheerful horseplay, Chen Wei began preparing lunch.

Before long, several steaming dishes appeared on the table: tomato scrambled eggs, cola chicken wings, and Color Spirit's favorite, secret-recipe grilled fish.

Using a sharp fruit knife, Chen Wei cut the Snow Lotus Pill in his hand into two halves. He placed one half on a clean plate and carefully stored the other away. That would be Color Spirit's main meal for dinner today.

Color Spirit casually swallowed the half Snow Lotus Pill on the plate, then stared hungrily at the plate of grilled fish.

"Yiya."

Seeing the unsatisfied Color Spirit turn her head and let out a lazy cry at him, Chen Wei's smile deepened.

He first set down his bowl and chopsticks, then slowly fed the grilled fish from the plate to Color Spirit one piece at a time.

Color Spirit had once loved freezing fresh fish with Cold Breath before eating it, but now she had become addicted to Chen Wei's secret-recipe grilled fish instead.

While Chen Wei was enjoying the pleasure of feeding her, he suddenly heard an impassioned voice coming from the television.

"A new beginning, new powerhouses. The Water Mountain Beastmaster Association's Arena Champion Challenge is about to begin in grand fashion!"

"Glory shall be crowned, miracles shall be born. Which rookie Beastmasters will shine upon this dazzling stage this year, facing ten foes alone and defeating ten opponents in a row?"

"Monday at eight in the morning, Water Mountain Television—we'll see you there!"

Oh, right! If that announcement had not reminded him, Chen Wei would have nearly forgotten that he was participating in the Apprentice Arena Champion Challenge organized by the Beastmaster Association tomorrow.

If he missed a competition like this, there would not be another one. Where else could he find so many opponents for Color Spirit during normal times?

"You still have a match tomorrow, so get some proper rest tonight. Don't overtrain!" Chen Wei gently reminded Color Spirit.

"Yiyiyaa!" (I'll train for one more hour!)

Color Spirit's crisp voice rang out in Chen Wei's mind.

The next morning, Chen Wei took a bus to the battle hall in Zone A of the Beastmaster Association.

"This is ridiculous! It's packed wall to wall—are there really this many rookie Beastmasters in Water Mountain City this year?"

After arriving at the competition venue and seeing the crowds lined up in queues, Chen Wei felt his scalp tingle.

There seemed to be an absurd number of people in the hall. He just did not know which of those lines were contestants and which were spectators.

Perhaps because it was a competition, the wait this time was much shorter than before. Before long, Chen Wei had reached the very front of the line.

"Hello, this is your competition number, 0235. You have been assigned to battle platforms 1 and 2 in Zone A. You may freely choose between these two platforms to challenge or defend the platform, but you only have two chances to challenge." The receptionist spoke in a sweet voice.

"Alright, thank you." Taking the number card, Chen Wei turned and left.

The battle arena in Zone A covered an enormous area. There were dozens of battle platforms alone that could be used for training and combat.

Each battle platform was surrounded by comfortable, safe spectator stands elevated on all sides, enough to hold several hundred viewers.

The competition had not even begun yet, but the spectator seats were already packed three layers deep inside and three layers deep outside, so crowded not even a drop of water could pass through.

"There are actually this many spectators? They're way too enthusiastic!"

After arriving at the competitors' seats for Platform No. 1, Chen Wei looked at the vast sea of people nearby and exclaimed in amazement.

"It's not too bad. It's like this every time the association holds a Beastmaster competition."

Chen Wei turned at the sound of the voice and saw a handsome youth wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a collared polo shirt.

At the boy's feet lay a Thunder Tiger Lion over two meters long, its entire body crackling with pale yellow arcs of electricity.

As if noticing Chen Wei's gaze, it proudly raised its head. Its eyes, fixed on Chen Wei, were full of majesty, while its powerful, upright body seemed as though it had been cast from bronze and forged from iron.

"Hello, let's get acquainted. I'm Meng Haoge from Water Mountain First High School." The youth proactively extended a hand toward Chen Wei.

"Hello, I'm Chen Wei from Second High School."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chen Wei ultimately could not suppress the urge in his heart to run a hand through the tiger lion's mane.

Pointing at the Thunder Tiger Lion lying on the ground yet still exuding a fierce presence, he asked Meng Haoge curiously, "Is this your initial pet beast? Can I pet it?"