Arc 4Starfire's Rising Reputation

Xu Ran won the Rookie Beast Tamer Challenge, expanded Starfire Foster Shop, and took in Starlight as his second Contract Beast. As his training and grooming services drew attention, Su Xiaoxiao's Blazing Fox won the Beauty Pageant, and Starlight reached the point where Xu Ran prepared to help it break through.

  • Xu Ran and Purple Cloud defeated Gu Ling and the Dark-Scaled Dragon to win the Rookie Beast Tamer Challenge, and Xu Ran selected an unknown Earth Element egg from the Beast Egg Vault.
  • Xu Ran advanced to the Second Tier, Purple Cloud reached the Elite Rank, and Gu Wu explained how Monarch’s Might and Innate Skill potential affected evolution.
  • Xu Ran groomed Chasing Wind, bet on it at the horse race, and watched it win before Xu Kun introduced him to the determined foal Starlight.
  • Xu Ran awakened Starlight as a Darknight Colt, contracted with it, and later won a race against Xu Jiujiu and the Frost-Dust Wolf.
  • After the system upgrade, Xu Ran expanded Starfire Foster Shop’s boarding and training services, helped Frost-Dust Wolf improve Frostflower Path, and fused Purple Cloud’s Thunder Roar with Sound Wave into Thunder-Shaking Heavenly Sound.
  • Xu Ran trained Purple Cloud and Starlight, groomed the Brightlight Blob and Blazing Fox, and offered Su Xiaoxiao training for the Beauty Pageant while rival shops planned their own promotions.
  • Su Xiaoxiao and her Blazing Fox performed Flame Dance at the Beauty Pageant and scored 99.5 to win, bringing a new customer to Starfire Foster Shop.
  • Xu Ran trained Zhang Xiu’s Round-Belly Bear with the Sparring Service, while Starlight announced that it had raised every skill to Starlight Level and Xu Ran called it upstairs to help it break through.
Chapters 76–100 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 76A Sudden Surprise, the New Skill Make a Scene!

Xu Ran unlocked the Make a Scene skill after completing Rookie Mission 4 and learned that Rookie Mission 5 would unlock the training module once the Starfire Foster Shop gained more local recognition. At the finals, he dressed himself and Purple Cloud in shop advertisements, while Xu Jiujiu lost narrowly to Lü Huang and still claimed they were tied.

  • Xu Ran completed Rookie Mission 4 when the boarding residents raised Drugging to Grade C, and he claimed the Make a Scene skill, which could grant skill points through training assistance.
  • Xu Ran saw that Rookie Mission 5 required the Starfire Foster Shop's local name recognition to reach 50% and would reward him with the training module and 400 system upgrade experience.
  • Xu Ran prepared to advertise at the finals by bringing branded clothes and his slogan flag, and Purple Cloud eagerly agreed to wear its outfit for the chance to gain skill points.
  • Gu Ling spotted Gu Wu in the stands and vowed that she and the Dark-Scaled Dragon would win their match.
  • Xu Jiujiu and Lü Huang fought a close Losers' Bracket match, which Lü Huang narrowly won, but Xu Jiujiu insisted they were tied because she had already beaten him once.

Ch. 77This Battle, We Have to Win!

Xu Ran and Gu Ling faced off in the championship match, where Purple Cloud and the Dark-Scaled Dragon fought through a fierce exchange of skills. Purple Cloud won the final clash, leaving Xu Ran champion and Gu Ling encouraging her exhausted Contract Beast.

  • Xu Ran and Gu Ling entered the arena as the championship match began, and Purple Cloud and the Dark-Scaled Dragon charged at each other.
  • The two Contract Beasts countered each other’s Thunder Roar and Dragon Might, then continued fighting with their other skills as Gu Wu watched through shared vision.
  • Purple Cloud and the Dark-Scaled Dragon traded powerful blows, leaving Purple Cloud injured and the dragon increasingly paralyzed.
  • Xu Ran ordered Purple Cloud to deliver one final strike, and Purple Cloud used Blood Rage to charge the Dark-Scaled Dragon.
  • Purple Cloud and the Dark-Scaled Dragon met in a final clash, and the dragon fell, giving Xu Ran the victory.
  • Gu Ling praised the Dark-Scaled Dragon as it recovered, then smiled as her disappointment faded.

Ch. 78Choosing a beast egg!

After winning the Rookie Beast Tamer Challenge, Xu Ran used his prize card to choose an unknown Earth Element beast egg from the Beast Tamer Association’s vault. The egg could take a year to hatch, so he placed it on Earth Essence at the Starfire Foster Shop and prepared to break through to the second tier.

  • Xu Ran and Purple Cloud won the Rookie Beast Tamer Challenge, and Xu Ran tried to advertise the Starfire Foster Shop during his victory speech before the organizers cut off his microphone.
  • Xu Ran collected his champion’s prizes and took Purple Cloud to the Beast Tamer Association to choose an egg from its rare Beast Egg Vault.
  • Xu Ran used the Insight Glasses to compare the eggs’ glowing intensity and selected the brightest one, an Earth Element egg of an unknown species.
  • The old man explained that the egg had been downgraded to the first level because its origins were unknown and could take a year to hatch.
  • Xu Ran exchanged 50 Beast Tamer points for Earth Essence, set the egg on it at the Starfire Foster Shop, and prepared to break through to the second tier.

Ch. 79Second-Tier Contract, Purple Cloud Breaks Through!

Xu Ran and Purple Cloud broke through to the Second Tier and Elite Rank, respectively, after the finals. Gu Wu visited the shop, and after Xu Ran thanked him for his earlier rescue, he explained how Contract Beasts’ Innate Skills changed during evolution.

  • Xu Ran began meditating, advanced his Contract Power to the Second Tier, and gave Purple Cloud the opening it needed to break through to the Elite Rank.
  • Gu Wu and Gu Ling arrived outside the Starfire Foster Shop, where Gu Wu sensed Xu Ran’s breakthrough and Purple Cloud’s advancement.
  • Xu Ran recognized Gu Wu as the man who had rescued him and the Fierce Tiger Hunting Squad from a Beast Tide, then welcomed him into the shop.
  • Gu Wu said he had come because Purple Cloud used unusually powerful skills in the finals and offered to explain the secret of evolution.
  • Gu Wu explained that evolution awakened Monarch’s Might and upgraded every Innate Skill by one star, with a Contract Beast’s potential determining how readily its skills could improve.

Ch. 80The secret of evolution!

Xu Ran learned from Gu Wu that strengthening a Contract Beast’s Innate Skills could make evolution easier, then groomed Gu Ling’s Dark-Scaled Dragon and met a horse-breeding base owner seeking luck for his champion Wind God Steed. The grooming left Chasing Wind blissfully overwhelmed, while its worried Beast Tamer mistook its pleased neighs for signs of distress.

  • Gu Wu explained that powerful Innate Skills were easier to advance in stars and could improve a Contract Beast’s chances of evolution, while Xu Ran privately considered using skill fusion to strengthen Purple Cloud’s skills.
  • Xu Ran groomed Gu Ling’s Dark-Scaled Dragon, whose loud roars made Gu Wu question what was happening in the Grooming Room.
  • A middle-aged man brought his champion horse, Chasing Wind, to Xu Ran’s Boarding Shop, hoping the grooming would bring good luck before the next day’s Horse Racing Competition.
  • Xu Ran began grooming Chasing Wind, and the Wind God Steed reacted with intense pleasure, earning Xu Ran Happiness Points.
  • The horse’s Beast Tamer rushed into the Grooming Room after hearing Chasing Wind neigh, then stayed nearby while Xu Ran resumed grooming.
  • As Chasing Wind again neighed with enjoyment, its Beast Tamer grew worried and asked Xu Ran to be gentler.

Ch. 81The upgraded system!

After completing Rookie Mission 5, Xu Ran claimed a reward that began a system upgrade and used his saved Constitution Points to strengthen Purple Cloud. The next morning, he joined Xu Kun at the horse race, learned how spectators could watch and bet, then wagered one million on Chasing Wind to win.

  • Xu Ran completed Rookie Mission 5, claimed the training module reward, and triggered a shop renovation and a twenty-four-hour system upgrade.
  • Xu Ran accepted Xu Kun's invitation to watch the horse race and planned a day off with Purple Cloud.
  • Xu Ran spent all 563 Constitution Points on Purple Cloud, raising its elite-rank progress from 5124 to 5687.
  • The next morning, Xu Ran and Purple Cloud met Xu Kun, who explained the racecourse and its flying spectator tickets.
  • Xu Ran learned about the betting options and saw that Chasing Wind had the third-lowest odds to win.
  • Xu Ran bet one million on Chasing Wind to win, surprising Xu Kun.

Ch. 82F-flying!

Xu Ran and Xu Kun watched Chasing Wind compete in a horse race after Xu Ran bet a million on its victory. Chasing Wind began at the back but used Wind Pulse to accelerate, and the other contestants’ Beast Tamers realized its comeback had begun.

  • Xu Ran reassured Xu Kun that he was confident in Chasing Wind and explained that the million-yuan bet came from his Rookie Beast Tamer Challenge prize money.
  • Xu Kun brought Xu Ran and Purple Cloud to the race, where they watched the contestants summon Chasing Wind, Furious Thunder, and the favored Amazing Grace.
  • Xu Ran, Xu Kun, and Purple Cloud boarded a Wind-Rending Eagle Lion and took off as the thirty-one equine Contract Beasts began racing.
  • Amazing Grace surged into the lead with Path of Light, while Furious Thunder used Thunder Step to interfere with nearby horses and Chasing Wind initially ran at the back.
  • Xu Kun explained that Chasing Wind’s Wind Pulse accumulated wind energy to increase its speed, and Chasing Wind began overtaking the trailing horses.
  • As Chasing Wind continued its rapid climb through the field, the other Beast Tamers recognized the previous champion’s comeback and grew wary.

Ch. 83The stubborn little foal

Chasing Wind overtook Amazing Grace to win the race, then carried Xu Ran to Xu Kun’s Horse Beast Breeding Base, where the other horses celebrated its victory with a group run. There, Xu Ran noticed a stubborn black foal struggling to keep up, and Xu Kun remarked that the little one was still stubborn.

  • Chasing Wind charged through the race’s traps and overtook Furious Thunder and Amazing Grace to claim first place.
  • Xu Ran collected his winnings, then rode Chasing Wind with Purple Cloud to Xu Kun’s Horse Beast Breeding Base.
  • Chasing Wind’s victory call drew the ranch’s horse beasts into a celebratory run, and Purple Cloud briefly raced alongside them.
  • Xu Ran spotted a small black foal lagging behind the group and struggling to run without using any skills.
  • After the horses finished their laps, Xu Ran saw the exhausted foal eating and watching its companions enviously, and Xu Kun called it stubborn.

Ch. 84The little foal's story

Xu Ran learned that Starlight was the ordinary foal of the supernatural horses Chasing Wind and Black Skies, and agreed to take it in after seeing its determination. At his Boarding Shop, Xu Ran used an Awakening Stone on Starlight, and its awakening began as Purple Cloud watched.

  • Xu Kun explained that Starlight had inherited neither parent’s species and described how it kept running despite falling behind the other horses.
  • Chasing Wind asked Xu Ran to take Starlight, and Starlight showed its resolve by carrying Xu Ran around the grounds.
  • Xu Ran agreed to take Starlight home, and Chasing Wind showed its approval.
  • Xu Ran brought Starlight to the Boarding Shop and decided it would stay in the boarding area until the system finished upgrading.
  • Xu Ran pressed an Awakening Stone to Starlight’s forehead, and multicolored light began to reveal which elements it could inherit.

Ch. 85Awakening, a second Contract Beast!

Starlight awakened as a Darknight Colt, then formed a contract with Xu Ran as his second Contract Beast. Xu Ran discovered Starlight had exceptional potential and powerful ally-enhancing skills, and the chapter ended with Starlight offering him an energy saddle and reins.

  • In a dark trial, Starlight faced powerful forces while following the voices of its father and companions, then drew strength from a dim star in the night sky.
  • Starlight awakened as a Darknight Colt with the Dark element, and Xu Ran confirmed that it had learned Nightfall and Dark Origin Orb.
  • Xu Ran contracted with Starlight, adding it as his second Contract Beast and discovering its four innate Two-Star Skills.
  • Starlight used Duskwatch to surround Purple Cloud with a film of light that enhanced its power.
  • Starlight formed an energy saddle and reins with Starlink and invited Xu Ran to get on.

Ch. 86The Amazing Starlink!

Xu Ran discovered that Starlink let him share power with Starlight and use its skills, then accepted Xu Jiujiu’s challenge to race their Contract Beasts. As the race began, Xu Jiujiu realized Xu Ran’s and Starlight’s fused aura was stronger than the Frost-Dust Wolf’s.

  • Xu Ran used Starlink to link with Starlight, share their power, and wield Starlight’s skills, then taught Starlight Nightfall.
  • Xu Jiujiu visited Xu Ran to challenge him and board her Frost-Dust Wolf, but was startled to see that Purple Cloud had advanced to the Elite Rank.
  • Xu Ran proposed racing Starlight against the Frost-Dust Wolf and bet a free grooming session against a month of boarding.
  • Xu Ran and Xu Jiujiu agreed to race on an abandoned road, with both riders allowed to use skills but forbidden to attack each other.
  • Xu Jiujiu revealed that the Frost-Dust Wolf had learned Frostheart, which strengthened its Ice Element skills, including Frostflower Path.
  • As the race began, Xu Ran linked with Starlight using Starlink, and Xu Jiujiu realized their combined aura was overpowering the Frost-Dust Wolf’s.

Ch. 87Run at Full Speed, Starlight!

Xu Ran and Starlight raced Xu Jiujiu and her Frost-Dust Wolf along an abandoned highway, with Starlight overcoming an early lead through its endurance and Starlink-powered skills. After Starlight won, Xu Ran learned that the shop’s renovations and maintenance were finished, and Xu Jiujiu prepared to ride the Frost-Dust Wolf there.

  • Xu Jiujiu and the Frost-Dust Wolf surged ahead with Frostheart and Frostflower Path while Xu Ran and Starlight activated Nightfall and Night March to pursue.
  • Starlight held its pace with Resilience as the Frost-Dust Wolf tired, and Purple Cloud reported that their opponents had slowed down.
  • Xu Ran and Starlight caught up during the final kilometer, then overtook Xu Jiujiu and the Frost-Dust Wolf to win the race.
  • Xu Ran explained Starlight’s Resilience and Starlink skills to an envious Xu Jiujiu.
  • Xu Ran saw a notification that the shop’s renovations and maintenance were finished and told Xu Jiujiu she could board the Frost-Dust Wolf.

Ch. 88Upgrade complete! New features!

After the system upgrade, Xu Ran discovered new skill recycling and draw rules, then returned to Starfire Foster Shop with Xu Jiujiu and found that its service prices and offerings had changed. The chapter ended with him asking Xu Jiujiu whether she was still interested in the Sparring Service.

  • Xu Ran checked his upgraded system, found a new quest to raise all three system skills to B-rank, and learned that the system could upgrade further.
  • Xu Ran recycled his useless skills into Skill Fragments, exchanged none of them, and saw that draws now cost ten times more after white rewards were removed.
  • Xu Ran and Xu Jiujiu returned to Starfire Foster Shop, where Xu Jiujiu said she wanted Xu Ran to groom her Frost-Dust Wolf and teased him about rumors concerning his grooming.
  • Xu Ran and Xu Jiujiu found new shop prices for super-large grooming and rank-based boarding, along with a new Sparring Service price column.
  • Xu Ran asked Xu Jiujiu whether she was interested in the Sparring Service.

Ch. 89An unexpected change in grooming

Xu Ran used newly granted advanced grooming knowledge to bathe Xu Jiujiu’s Frost-Dust Wolf, earning a large number of Happiness Points. After Xu Jiujiu paid for grooming and a month of boarding, Xu Ran led them into the dramatically expanded boarding area, leaving both of them astonished by its size.

  • Xu Jiujiu abandoned the sparring plan and asked Xu Ran to groom her Frost-Dust Wolf.
  • Xu Ran received advanced grooming knowledge for canine and ice-type Contract Beasts and changed his supplies and techniques.
  • The Frost-Dust Wolf enjoyed its bath, earning Xu Ran four thousand Happiness Points, while Xu Jiujiu and the other Contract Beasts reacted to the unusual sounds.
  • Xu Jiujiu paid the grooming fee and a month of boarding fees, then followed Xu Ran to inspect the boarding area.
  • Xu Ran and Xu Jiujiu entered the vastly expanded underground boarding area, and Xu Jiujiu wondered whether its enormous empty space was for her dog.

Ch. 90You Call This a Training Ground?!

Xu Ran adjusted the boarding area, prepared food for the residents, and took Xu Jiujiu and Frost-Dust Wolf to the Ice-Type Training Ground to train Frostflower Path. After an hour of unusual sled-pulling practice, Frost-Dust Wolf showed an immediate increase in skill proficiency, and Xu Ran began gaining Skill Points.

  • Xu Ran expanded the residents' environments, created a snowy hill for Frost-Dust Wolf, and prepared food using the system's advanced nutrition knowledge.
  • Xu Jiujiu sampled Frost-Dust Wolf's food, then joined Xu Ran as he fed the other Contract Beasts and collected Happiness Points.
  • Xu Jiujiu asked Xu Ran to train Frost-Dust Wolf in Frostflower Path, and the system gave him a detailed training guide for the skill.
  • Xu Ran took Xu Jiujiu and Frost-Dust Wolf to the Ice-Type Training Ground and fitted the wolf with boots attached to a sled.
  • Frost-Dust Wolf pulled the sled across the snowfield for an hour, earning Happiness Points and occasionally Skill Points for Xu Ran.
  • After the boots came off, Frost-Dust Wolf raced across the snow much faster, and Xu Jiujiu saw that its Frostflower Path proficiency had improved.

Ch. 91Starlight, brimming with motivation

Xu Ran settled the Frost-Dust Wolf into the Boarding Area, then gave Starlight a vast nighttime space and introduced it to the Training Area. After setting Starlight on a six-hour daily training regimen, Xu Ran prepared to spend the skill points he had earned on Purple Cloud.

  • Xu Ran refused to lower the Sparring Service price, and Xu Jiujiu paid before sneaking toward the bus stop after saying she would walk home.
  • Xu Ran returned the Frost-Dust Wolf to its boarding area and showed Starlight and Purple Cloud the expanded Boarding Area and Training Area.
  • Xu Ran gave Starlight a large artificial night habitat, and Starlight eagerly ran through it before Xu Ran urged it to grow strong enough to reach the Elite Rank.
  • Xu Ran taught Starlight training methods for its six skills, supplied Stamina Potions, and sent it to train for up to six hours a day.
  • Xu Ran saw that the Frost-Dust Wolf's training had earned him ten skill points and prepared to invest them in Purple Cloud.

Ch. 92Fusion, a three-star skill!

Xu Ran spent Skill Points to improve Purple Cloud’s Thunder Roar, then fused it with the universal skill Sound Wave. The fusion created the three-star Thunder-Shaking Heavenly Sound, and Xu Ran prepared to test its power in the lightning-element training area.

  • Xu Ran added all 10 Skill Points to Purple Cloud’s Thunder Roar, increasing its proficiency and giving Purple Cloud a surge of motivation to train.
  • Xu Ran took Purple Cloud to the lightning-element training area and searched the exchange list for a skill compatible with Thunder Roar.
  • On Purple Cloud’s suggestion, Xu Ran checked universal skills and chose the two-star Sound Wave, whose fusion success rate with Thunder Roar was 8.2%.
  • Xu Ran used six Skill Fusion Stones before successfully creating the three-star Thunder-Shaking Heavenly Sound.
  • Purple Cloud sensed that a barrier to reaching a higher level had shattered, and Xu Ran invited it to test the new skill.

Ch. 93New Skills and New Plans

Xu Ran tested Purple Cloud’s newly learned three-star Thunder-Shaking Heavenly Sound and began planning skill upgrades for Purple Cloud and Starlight. At the Starfire Foster Shop, rival shop owner Fang Liming arrived to inspect Xu Ran’s grooming, and Xu Ran began cleaning the impurities inside Fang Liming’s Brightlight Blob.

  • Purple Cloud unleashed Thunder-Shaking Heavenly Sound, filling a hundred-meter radius with powerful lightning, and Xu Ran praised its strength while noting how much energy it consumed.
  • Xu Ran gave Purple Cloud a Stamina Potion, used the system’s training guide to teach it methods for all five skills, and planned to upgrade Purple Cloud’s Self-Healing and Blood Rage as well as Starlight’s Resilience.
  • Purple Cloud reminded Xu Ran that Starlight wanted a grooming session, and Xu Ran agreed to groom Starlight after training.
  • Fang Liming brought a Brightlight Blob to the Starfire Foster Shop and followed Xu Ran into the grooming room, where the unusually large interior stunned him.
  • Xu Ran shone lights through the Brightlight Blob to locate impurities inside its body, then spread a warm cleansing paste over it, making it tense into a firm sphere as its happiness points rose.

Ch. 94Time to make a scene!

Xu Ran impressed Fang Liming with his powerful Brightlight Blob grooming and prepared to host Su Xiaoxiao’s Blazing Fox for training. He showed Su Xiaoxiao the shop’s luxurious underground facilities and began arranging an hour of Flame Dance practice ahead of her beauty contest.

  • Xu Ran groomed Fang Liming’s Brightlight Blob with forceful pressing and kneading, earning Fang Liming’s concession and a fragment of the [Warm Radiance] skill.
  • Xu Ran found [Frenzy] as a possible fusion for Blood Rage and [Recovery] as a possible fusion for Self-Healing, but decided to wait until he had more Skill Fusion Stones.
  • Su Xiaoxiao booked grooming for her Blazing Fox before Qingzhou City’s Youth Beast Tamer Pet Beauty Contest, and Xu Ran offered to do it for free if she advertised his shop.
  • Su Xiaoxiao asked to train her Blazing Fox without boarding, and Xu Ran showed her the underground boarding facilities and volcano-themed training area.
  • Su Xiaoxiao chose to train her Blazing Fox’s Flame Dance for an hour, and Xu Ran agreed.

Ch. 95Keep the Music Playing, Keep Dancing!

Xu Ran used Red Dancing Shoes and music to train Su Xiaoxiao’s Blazing Fox to cast Flame Dance without its usual motion, and Su Xiaoxiao joined the dancing. Meanwhile, Fang Liming and Wang Xuebin agreed to cooperate against Starfire Foster Shop at Qingzhou City’s Youth Beast Tamer Beauty Contest.

  • Xu Ran gave the Blazing Fox Red Dancing Shoes and taught it to dance, helping it release Flame Dance without its usual casting motion.
  • Su Xiaoxiao danced alongside the Blazing Fox, and after an hour the Blazing Fox could cast Flame Dance without raising its front paws, though with reduced power.
  • Fang Liming showed Qi Xiaoyu the Brightlight Blob groomed by Xu Ran, and she recognized the quality of his work.
  • Wang Xuebin told Fang Liming that customers were leaving Beast King Foster Shop for Starfire Foster Shop, and Fang described Xu Ran’s grooming and facilities.
  • Fang Liming and Wang Xuebin agreed to combine grooming, training, and feeding services and promote their shops through contestants in the upcoming beauty contest.

Ch. 96Starlight's first time

Xu Ran collected Starlight and Purple Cloud after six hours of training, then cooked for them and gave Starlight its first grooming session. Purple Cloud visited the Beast Egg before asking Xu Ran for a grooming session of its own, and Xu Ran left the two pets to play while he went upstairs to meditate.

  • Xu Ran spent 10 Skill Points on Purple Cloud’s Thunder-Shaking Heavenly Sound, prompting Purple Cloud to return to training instead of resting, while Starlight kept training after its Stamina Potion wore off.
  • Xu Ran closed the shop and collected Starlight and Purple Cloud, finding that both had made substantial progress during their six-hour training session.
  • Xu Ran prepared a meal for his Contract Beasts and the boarding residents, then brought Starlight and Purple Cloud back to the shop.
  • Purple Cloud visited the Beast Egg upstairs and hoped its future companion would hatch soon; the egg’s patterns shifted in response to its presence.
  • Xu Ran gave Starlight its first grooming session, and Starlight excitedly told Purple Cloud about the experience afterward.
  • Purple Cloud asked Xu Ran for a grooming session, then Xu Ran cleaned up and went upstairs to meditate while the two pets stayed behind.

Ch. 97The Blazing Fox's upgraded looks

Purple Cloud helped Starlight settle into its new home by showing it the living quarters and introducing it to the Boarding Area residents, while Xu Ran realized the newcomer needed help adjusting. The next day, Xu Ran groomed Su Xiaoxiao’s Blazing Fox with the shop’s upgraded service, leaving Su Xiaoxiao convinced it could win first place in the beauty contest.

  • Purple Cloud secretly took Starlight upstairs, showed it Xu Ran’s Beast Egg, and shared stories about life with Xu Ran.
  • Purple Cloud introduced Starlight to the Boarding Area residents, helping it feel more at home, then returned upstairs to sleep beside Xu Ran.
  • Xu Ran praised Purple Cloud for looking after Starlight, promised it an extra azure pigeon leg, and started the day by feeding his Contract Beasts and the other residents.
  • Su Xiaoxiao brought her Blazing Fox to Xu Ran for a free grooming session and explained that the citywide beauty contest had only one round.
  • Xu Ran revealed the results of the upgraded grooming service, and Su Xiaoxiao became confident that her Blazing Fox could win first place.

Ch. 98Again?!

Su Xiaoxiao prepared to compete in the Beauty Pageant with her Blazing Fox, while Gu Ling warned her about her strongest rivals and their boarding shops. He Shaokang and Ning Junli delivered strong performances and advertised their shops, leaving Su Xiaoxiao to rethink her own planned promotion before her turn.

  • Su Xiaoxiao told Gu Ling, Lin Yue, and Duan Anxun that her Blazing Fox was training at Boss Xu's Fire Element Training Area, and they discussed the shop's unusual sparring service.
  • Gu Ling identified He Shaokang and Ning Junli as Su Xiaoxiao's strongest rivals and explained that their contract beasts had received services from established boarding shops.
  • Su Xiaoxiao promised her friends she would win, while the forty-two-contestant Beauty Pageant began and the first performers took the stage.
  • He Shaokang performed with his Wind Lion Dog, scored 98.3, and promoted the Beast King Foster Shop, prompting Su Xiaoxiao to devise a different advertisement with her Blazing Fox.
  • Ning Junli performed with her Peach Blossom Mantis and promoted the Dawn Boarding Shop, leaving the host exasperated by another contestant's advertisement.

Ch. 99Do You Know What Refined Pleasure Is?

Su Xiaoxiao showcased the Blazing Fox’s newly mastered Starlight Level Flame Dance at the competition, advertising Xu Ran’s Starfire Foster Shop with a fiery slogan. Back at the shop, Xu Ran began grooming Zhang Xiu’s lazy Round-Belly Bear, which was startled by how pleasurable the wash felt.

  • Ning Junli scored 98.4, edging out He Shaokang by 0.1 points.
  • Su Xiaoxiao and the Blazing Fox performed a coordinated routine, then used Starlight Level Flame Dance to form the Starfire Foster Shop’s slogan in fire.
  • Xu Ran watched the performance livestream and learned that Zhang Yun had brought his nephew Zhang Xiu to the shop for grooming.
  • Zhang Xiu explained that his Round-Belly Bear was lazy and hoped grooming would motivate it to train; he used canned food to get it to follow Xu Ran.
  • Xu Ran began washing the Round-Belly Bear, whose surprise at the sensation quickly turned into pleasure and happiness points.

Ch. 100A reward for hard work, Starlight's breakthrough!

Xu Ran used a novel sparring method to help Zhang Xiu’s Round-Belly Bear improve Rock Shattering Strike while promoting the shop through the Beauty Pageant. Starlight then completed Xu Ran’s training goal, and Xu Ran prepared to help it break through.

  • The Round-Belly Bear resisted training, so Xu Ran offered the shop’s sparring service and used claw covers to train its Rock Shattering Strike while it slept.
  • Zhang Yun and Zhang Xiu tested the Round-Belly Bear after an hour and saw its skill proficiency improve; Zhang Xiu arranged for it to train at the shop for up to six hours daily.
  • Xu Ran watched the Beauty Pageant replay and saw Su Xiaoxiao’s Blazing Fox win with a score of 99.5 after its Flame Dance reached Starlight Level.
  • A new customer visited the Starfire Foster Shop after seeing its Beauty Pageant grooming results.
  • Starlight informed Xu Ran that it had raised every skill to Starlight Level, and Xu Ran called it upstairs to help it break through.
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