The class was buzzing with discussion when the classroom door suddenly swung open!
Tao Xinyi walked in, cradling a folder!
She glanced around the room. Apart from Wu Liang, who had requested three days off, everyone else was present!
“Um! Everyone… ah ya~!”
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A high-pitched scream echoed through the classroom. Tao Xinyi nearly burst into tears from fright at the sight of the head “floating” above Jiang Nan’s seat!
Her files scattered across the floor, her pretty face drained of colour, her little heart pounding wildly!
[Resentment from Tao Xinyi +1000!]
[From…]
She leaned against the blackboard, legs trembling uncontrollably!
Anyone would be half-scared to death by such a scene!
“J… Jiang Nan? How are you…”
Jiang Nan flashed a brilliant smile. “Sister Xinyi, I’m incubating an egg and can’t leave, so I could only come to class like this!”
At those words, the classmates’ faces all darkened!
Blimey!
So this was what you meant by creating a little life?
Next time, could you choose your words more carefully? You made us think you were…
Yu Qingqing covered her face. And I even complained to Xuexue and Yaoyao!
Aaaah! So embarrassing!
Was I the filthy-minded one?
[Resentment from Yu Qingqing +666!]
[From Leng Yan…]
Tao Xinyi patted her racing heart, suddenly remembering that Jiang Nan had been officially tasked with incubating the egg!
Seeing the students below struggling to hold back laughter, Tao Xinyi’s face flushed. “Ahem! Everyone, settle down!”
“As you all know, the semester ranking tests are coming up soon! This time, it’s very important for our Class 10!”
“We came up from high school, the batch least favoured by others, yet facts have proven! You are more outstanding than the vast majority!”
“So this time, everyone must give it your all, for yourselves! And for the class, fight for a good ranking! Let all those who looked down on us be utterly shocked! Alright?”
The crowd responded in unison. “Alright!”
Tao Xinyi. “Jiang Nan! You’re our class monitor. You need to lead by example, understand?”
Jiang Nan blinked!
Blimey! I’d completely forgotten I was class monitor!
Over half a year at Pioneer Academy, and it seemed I hadn’t done a single thing to contribute to the class!
Um… though I’d beaten everyone at least once!
“Sister Xinyi, rest assured!”
Tao Xinyi nodded satisfactorily. “Moreover, top-ranked teams will be dispatched by the academy to key Spirit Martial universities in various provinces to provide cultivation guidance to their students!”
“Places like Kyoto Spirit Martial, Magic Capital Spirit Martial, the rewards are especially generous!”
Jiang Nan’s eyes lit up at once!
Cultivation guidance? Wasn’t that just bullying the weak?
Getting to fight people, and earning money for it?
Was there any better deal in the world?
Jiang Nan was instantly tempted. He remembered how those top universities had all rejected him back then!
When I go there! I’ll definitely get my revenge!
But first, he had to pass the written exam!
…
Yet as midday approached, Jiang Nan suddenly felt a crisp “crack” from below his stomach!
His whole body stiffened, eyes filled with joy!
“It’s born! It’s born! Sister Xinyi, I’m off!”
With that, he retracted his head and vanished from the classroom!
The other students sent envious glances. That was a spirit pet!
They all wanted one too!
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao were full of anticipation, only regretting that they couldn’t be by Little Nan’s side for such an important moment!
At that very moment, back at the villa!
Jiang Nan lay on the bed, utterly focused on watching (the egg), eyes brimming with excitement!
At this point, a crack had appeared on the eggshell, which then split completely open!
A bald, goosebump-covered, pinkish little creature wriggled out from the egg, round and chubby, only palm-sized!
Lion body, eagle head, with two bald-feathered wings on its back, and an extraordinarily long tail!
Its limbs were not lion paws, but eagle claws!
On its left and right cheeks grew two round spots, making it look exactly like a plucked chick!
Jiang Nan’s eyes widened in sheer horror!
What the bloody hell had I hatched!
It was ugly beyond explosion, ugly to the heavens, reaching new heights of ugliness!
The little creature struggled on the bed for a while before finally managing to stand!
The instant it opened its big eyes, its gaze landed on Jiang Nan!
Its two large eyes were heterochromatic, one red, one blue!
“Baba? Jiang Nan baba?”
A milky, adorable voice came from the little creature’s mouth as it toddled over to Jiang Nan’s leg and nuzzled his face!
Jiang Nan froze completely!
“No! I’m not your baba!”
I bloody well don’t have a child as ugly as you!
I’m this handsome, how could I hatch something this ugly!
It was uniquely ugly!
Eh? Hang on! How does it already talk?
Talking right after birth? Learned it inside the egg?
You’re going to defy the heavens!
The little creature tilted its head. “Na~ Master?”
Its voice was so milky and cute it melted the heart, utterly soft!
But looking down…
Hiss~
“No! I’m not your master!”
I bloody well don’t have a spirit pet this ugly!
“Hmm~ Could I stuff it back in and re-incubate? Still time, right?”
“Must be I opened it wrong. Reopen it and it’ll be fine!”
“But ugliness is etched in the bones. Can’t change it. Maybe feed it a Beauty Pill?”
“Forget it! With such a cute voice, it’d be delicious red-braised, right?”
The little creature looked at Jiang Nan in terror!
That’s the vibe!
He must be master, no doubt!
Endured steaming, boiling, frying, grilling!
I’ve held on to hatch safely, that’s already impressive!
Excuses, all excuses. I see you just want to eat me!
Seeing Jiang Nan’s gaze on it, the little creature panicked, scampered to its eggshell, opened its mouth and chomped down!
A “crunch” sounded, sparks flying. The little creature bit off a piece of shell and gulped it down!
In an instant, spirit energy inside it surged wildly, its body beginning to grow!
Beautiful crimson feathers sprouted on its previously bald body!
Bronze Three… Bronze Seven!
Its level began skyrocketing!
After a few bites of shell, the little creature reached Silver, charging toward Gold!
Jiang Nan was stunned. He’d heard some spirit beasts eat their eggshells at birth for nutrition!
But this growth was too terrifying!
Watching the creature’s level soar, and that violent spirit energy, Jiang Nan eyed the shell and swallowed!
Eyes gleaming!
In the end, he couldn’t resist the thrill. Under the creature’s horrified gaze, he lay on the bed and bit the shell!
“Crunch!”
He actually bit off a huge chunk, chewed with sparks flying, then swallowed!
Massive spirit energy exploded inside him, flushing Jiang Nan’s face red!
Jiang Nan’s level shot from Gold Four straight to Gold Five!
Jiang Nan was dumbfounded. I can level up eating eggshell?
At that moment, Jiang Nan’s gaze on the shell burned red!
The little creature fumed. Just tried to eat me, now robbing my shell too?
I was counting on it to level up!
“Na~ Let master have one more bite? Just one!”
The little creature looked reluctant. “No give eat. Shell hard! Master can’t bite!”
Jiang Nan grinned brightly. “No worries! My teeth are strong. Not scared!”
[Resentment from (egg)? +1000!]
[From…]
It frightened the little creature into grabbing the remaining shell in its mouth, flapping its wings, and flying up!
It flew while frantically swallowing the rest!
Though I’m not human! But master is truly a dog!
Even robbing my eggshell?
Hell difficulty right from birth? Why did I get such an owner!
I’m so done!
Jiang Nan rubbed his little hands, teleporting after it. “Where you running?”
But the little creature darted and weaved in the air, nimbly dodging Jiang Nan’s grabs!
After devouring all the shell, its level astonishingly reached Gold Three!
Born at Gold? Looks like that month-plus of spirit energy wasn’t sucked for nothing?
At this point, the little creature had completely shed its earlier ugliness!
Covered in crimson long feathers, glossy and translucent, radiating ruby-like glow!
The small round spots on its cheeks, one red, one blue, utterly adorable to explosion!
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Watching the little creature perch on the balcony, warily eyeing him, Jiang Nan grinned happily!
“Just joking with you. No more teasing! Come here, to my side!”
The little creature blinked its big eyes, flapped its wings, and pounced over!
“Master~”
Jiang Nan caught it in his arms, warm and toasty, eyes full of affection!
Even at Gold level, its body was still only house-cat sized!
The moment it landed in Jiang Nan’s embrace, its wings automatically retracted, shifting to lion form for land!
Jiang Nan’s eyes lit up. He hugged it tight and planted two big kisses on its cheeks!
Just now uniquely ugly, Jiang Nan had despised it utterly!
Now pretty, now cute!
He genuinely adored it from the heart!
Yes! Nan people are just this fickle!
“Haha! A girl too. So cute!”
Jiang Nan petted its chin indulgently. The little creature nuzzled him nonstop in bliss!
“Where~ Master is the cute one! Handsomely cute~”
Jiang Nan blinked. Already flattering?
Such a sweet little mouth?
Who did it learn from?
But gotta say, it felt bloody good!
Seeing the red and blue round spots on its cheeks, like built-in blush?
Jiang Nan grinned. “I’ll call you Little Dimple. Those cheek blushes really look like dimples. Like it?”
Little Dimple sweetly said. “Like! As long as master likes, I like~”
Mm mm!
As long as you don’t eat me, anything’s fine!
Poor Little Dimple, at such a young age already mastering the art of survival!
