"Teacher, are you planning to use the Life Returning Pill?" Zhang Jin, upon hearing this, firmly opposed, saying, "No, this elixir may invigorate you temporarily, but it will accelerate your ailment." "The decision is made; it cannot be discussed further." "Whether I die sooner or later, it’s all the same to me." Zhong Nan said while looking at Zhang Jin, "Is Bai Ling going or not?" Zhang Jin pondered for a moment and said, "She’s not on the list, but a member from her sect will participate." Then Zhang Jin promptly said, "I’ll inform the Spirit Academy to include Bai Ling." Having said that, Zhang Jin quickly left. In fact, he understood he could not intervene in Zhong Nan’s decision. At that moment, he simply hated his own powerlessness. If only his talent were slightly better, he could inherit the position of the National Preceptor, and his teacher might live a little longer. Lin Chen took the prescription Liu Gu gave him and went to the Spirit Academy’s medicine library. The guardian, Instructor Xiao, remembered Lin Chen and immediately asked, "I heard you got the slot; are you here to collect materials now?" "No." Lin Chen replied, "I have a recipe, and I want to see if the library can help me find the ingredients." "Let me see." Instructor Xiao took a glance at it. Liu Gu had devised an evolution plan for the Big White Bear, with the main ingredient being Black Bamboo. This Black Bamboo is an epic-level evolution material, very rare. "Is this a plan for Law Evolution?" Instructor Xiao asked. "Yes," Lin Chen said, "Do we have it?" "Young people are truly daring; the success rate of Law Evolution is less than twenty percent..." After pondering, Instructor Xiao eventually said, "The library indeed doesn’t have it." Lin Chen was disappointed. Unexpectedly, Instructor Xiao then said, "Do well in the Beast Fighting Conference, and as for the materials, don’t worry, I’ll have the supply staff handle it." Lin Chen was overjoyed and quickly said, "Thank you, Instructor Xiao." Afterward, Lin Chen took his leave, returned to Mentor Hall, intending to inform Liu Gu of the news, only to hear Liu Gu say to Bai Ling, "You should go to this Beast Fighting Conference as well." Bai Ling, puzzled, asked, "But didn’t you tell me yesterday not to go, that I should stay and focus in the academy?" Liu Gu replied with an unnatural expression, "I went back and thought it over. Since Lin Chen is from our academy, we ought to all go and support him." Bai Ling smiled; she originally wanted to watch Lin Chen compete. Yet Lin Chen, observing Liu Gu’s unnatural demeanor, sensed complexities behind this. The next day, the Spirit Academy publicly announced a list of nine names, bringing the year-long struggle for slots to a close. Daoist Zhang was in charge of the new cohort, which included Lin Chen’s mentors for the competition. "...Before the match, I can offer you some advice and guidance, but once in the arena, we cannot intervene, so you need to select a leader." Daoist Zhang said and then looked at Lin Chen. In his view, among these three, Lin Chen was the most suitable as a leader. Fang You had no objection, whereas Zhang Suqing immediately said, "Lin Chen, it is." "You don’t have a problem, do you?" Daoist Zhang asked Fang You. The latter shook his head. Lin Chen, however, said, "Teacher, shouldn’t this be discussed with the person involved first?" "Aren’t you just trying to get a reward?" Daoist Zhang grumbled, "You’ll get an additional five hundred thousand as the leader, okay?" "Teacher, it’s a misunderstanding, I just..." "Will you do it or not?" Daoist Zhang glared. "I will." Lin Chen, though nervous, managed to hide a smile. Compared to five hundred thousand, losing face was nothing. Daoist Zhang didn’t mind the five hundred thousand, after all, it was reimbursed by the academy, he continued, "I have a dossier here, concerning the new students from the other five countries." "Seems like we’ve sent quite a few undercover agents..." Lin Chen was astounded while receiving it. Speaking of undercover agents, one cannot help but mention Gu Wei, the First National Preceptor. When Cangling Ancient Country was under attack by multiple nations, Gu Wei’s first step was to dispatch numerous spies to other countries, gaining a significant lead in information warfare. Scanning through the first person, Lin Chen immediately felt a surge of pressure. This Beast Fighting Conference is not just about national pride, but also Spirit Beast resources. So, all participants are elite. For instance, the last-ranked Nanfen Ancient Country was listed first, with a student’s First Spirit Beast at Level 31, named Thousand-Step Snake, with Spirit Beast Quality as: Holy Beast Thousand-Step Snake King. The Thousand-Step Snake is a formidable one, evolving towards a dragon in the future. Quite a few Spirit Beasts in here are of Sacred Beast quality, and many are Beast King’s cubs too. Spirit Academy, on the other hand, apart from the Nine Tribulation Beasts, others’ paper strength is a notch lower. "If I’d known it was this tough, I’d have asked for more money..." Lin Chen mumbled softly, but Daoist Zhang pretended not to hear and said, "If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me." Lin Chen only said it lightly, though he knew the difficulty this time was immense. The Beast Fighting Conference is a team battle; even if the freshman cohort wins first place, it wouldn’t suffice. Ultimately, it’s the sum of the scores across all three cohorts that counts. Lin Chen glanced around and finally discovered an interesting piece of information. A student from Beiming Country, whose First Spirit Beast evolved through Law Evolution just like Lin Chen, and he, too, was the leader. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽 Beast Fighting Conference is all about individual battles, so team members don’t need to coordinate, only managing their own Spirit Beasts. As for whether it’s a mixed beast battle or beast battle alone, it depends on the draw results.