Chapter 257

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    Chapter 257

    Before long, Su Hao officially entered middle school.

    However, he almost never attended classes.

    Instead, he spent nearly all of his time buried in the middle school library, studying the far richer collection of books. Whenever he encountered something he couldn't understand, he simply went to ask Fu Leyi.

    At the same time, he continued designing genetic sequences for the summoned beasts he had selected.

    One after another, he evolved them into Level 4 and Level 5 mutant beasts.

    He also prepared three specially selected summoned beasts for Sister Bai and evolved them alongside his own.

    Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

    Once again, Su Hao applied to graduate early.

    With Fu Leyi's recommendation, he successfully skipped straight into the high school division.


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    By now, every member of Su Hao's summoned beast legion had reached the peak of its evolutionary potential.

    Attempting another evolution would simply cause them to explode.

    His lineup now consisted of:

    1. Sawtoothed Guinea Pig — Level 4 Speed Demon


    2. Long-Tailed White Fox — Level 5 Shadow King


    3. Colorful Mountain Phoenix — Level 5 Sky King


    4. White Rabbit — Level 4 Mad Demon


    5. Egg-Stealing Dragon — Level 5 Devouring King


    6. Golden-Furred Long-Haired Monkey — Level 5 Control King


    7. Rock-Spined Tail Lizard — Level 5 Slaughter King


    8. Ring-Horned Antelope — Level 5 Catapult King


    9. Red-Cheeked Messenger Bird — Level 5 Sky King


    10. Snow Wolf — Level 5 Destruction King



    Together with Su Hao and Yashan—both evolved along the Shell Person sequence—they now possessed an extremely formidable force.

    To avoid attracting attention, neither of them allowed their summoned beasts to evolve along the Shell Person evolutionary path.


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    As promised...

    Su Hao also prepared three powerful summoned beasts for Sister Bai.

    Red-Tailed Crane → Level 5 Sky King, suitable for aerial transportation and reconnaissance.

    Night Prowler Cat → Level 5 Catapult King, specializing in stealth and assassination.

    Long-Armed Ape → Level 5 Destruction King, a close-range powerhouse.



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    One afternoon, after meeting Sister Bai, Su Hao immediately said,

    "Sister Bai, come with me."

    "I've prepared your three summoned beasts."

    Sister Bai had nearly forgotten about the matter.

    She had always assumed Su Hao was simply making an offhand promise.

    After all...

    Finding S-Class summoned beasts wasn't something one could casually do.

    Yet now, six months later...

    He had actually done it.

    She couldn't hide her surprise.

    "You really found S-Class summoned beasts for me?"

    Su Hao smiled.

    "Strictly speaking..."

    "They're at least A-Class."

    "They're all excellent."

    With a thought...

    Three spatial ripples appeared.

    The first to emerge was an elephant-sized Red-Tailed Crane.

    Its snow-white feathers gleamed brilliantly beneath the sunlight.

    It quietly stood nearby with extraordinary elegance.

    Sister Bai immediately recognized it.

    "A Red-Tailed Crane?"

    "It isn't this a C-Class summoned beast?"

    "It flies quickly..."

    "But its combat ability is poor."

    "It tires easily and can't even carry someone over long distances."

    "How is this supposed to be S-Class?"


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    A second summoned beast stepped out.

    It was a tiger-sized Night Prowler Cat.

    Graceful.

    Elegant.

    It calmly sat down without making a sound.

    The third was a massive Long-Armed Ape with brown fur and fists dragging across the ground.

    Sister Bai recognized both of them immediately.

    The Night Prowler Cat was only D-Class.

    The Long-Armed Ape was also D-Class.

    Neither was particularly rare.

    Nor especially useful.

    She hesitated.

    "Su Hao..."

    "Are these really the A-Class summoned beasts you were talking about?"

    Su Hao chuckled.

    "Never judge a summoned beast by its species."

    "They're already kings of their races."

    "Just like my Sawtoothed Guinea Pig."

    "They're far stronger than they look."

    "Control them first."

    "You'll understand."


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    Sister Bai hesitated again.

    "What about my Frost Iron Wolf?"

    Su Hao replied,

    "If it hasn't evolved into a king..."

    "It isn't worth much anymore."

    "You can erase your mental imprint and release it."

    "If you're worried..."

    "Keep it for now."

    "Control the Red-Tailed Crane and Night Prowler Cat first."

    "You can decide later."

    Sister Bai nodded.

    She sat cross-legged before the Red-Tailed Crane and placed one hand upon its forehead.

    Closing her eyes...

    She extended her mental tendrils into its consciousness.

    Su Hao quietly withdrew his own mental imprint.


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    For summoners...

    Whether a summoned beast died...

    Or was voluntarily released...

    The mental backlash was significant.

    Recovery required a very long time.

    Because of this...

    Every summoner was extremely cautious when choosing permanent partners.

    Yet Sister Bai trusted Su Hao completely.

    Without hesitation...

    She chose the seemingly mediocre Red-Tailed Crane.


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    Ten minutes later...

    The contract was complete.

    She had become the Red-Tailed Crane's new master.

    At the same time...

    The information Su Hao had deliberately left behind flowed directly into her consciousness.

    The crane's skill list appeared before her.

    Her eyes widened instantly.

    The Sky King Red-Tailed Crane possessed:

    Silent Night Flight

    Life Detection

    Silent Flight

    Earth Phasing

    Eagle Claw

    Matter Shift

    Shadow Concealment

    Flying Claw

    Mid-Air Step


    Together with its original two racial abilities...

    It possessed eleven skills in total.

    Any summoned beast with eight or more skills was already considered S-Class.

    Eleven...

    Was simply unbelievable.

    Sister Bai stood frozen.

    This ordinary-looking crane...

    Was actually this terrifying?


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    Unable to believe it...

    She immediately tested one of its abilities.

    "Earth Phase."

    A layer of strange, silky fur instantly covered the crane's body.

    Then—

    It dove straight into the ground.

    As though the earth were water...

    It swam effortlessly beneath the surface.

    Sister Bai was completely speechless.

    "This..."

    "This is incredible..."

    She immediately tried another skill.

    "Matter Shift."

    The crane burst upward from underground...

    Dove directly into a solid concrete flower bed...

    And emerged effortlessly from the opposite side.

    Next came one skill after another.

    The more she experimented...

    The more astonished she became.

    Eventually...

    Every trace of doubt disappeared.


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    Seeing her expression...

    Su Hao laughed.

    "So?"

    "How's the Queen of the Red-Tailed Cranes?"

    Sister Bai completely abandoned her usual elegance.

    She hugged the crane excitedly and stroked its feathers over and over.

    "It's wonderful!"

    "No..."

    "It's unbelievable!"

    "This is definitely a top-tier summoned beast!"

    Su Hao smiled.

    "So..."

    "Still want to keep your Frost Iron Wolf?"

    Sister Bai immediately shook her head.

    "Forget the wolf!"

    "Hurry!"

    "Let me contract the other two as well!"


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    After successfully contracting the Catapult King Night Prowler Cat and the Destruction King Long-Armed Ape...

    Sister Bai finally asked the question she had been wondering about.

    "Jingzhong..."

    "How many summoned beasts can you control now?"

    "And what summoned beasts do you have?"

    Instead of answering...

    Su Hao simply waved his hand.

    One after another...

    Spatial ripples spread through the courtyard.

    His entire summoned beast legion emerged.

    Beautiful.

    Majestic.

    Elegant.

    Every one of them looked as though they had walked straight out of an animal beauty pageant.

    Not a single one appeared ferocious.

    Yet every single one possessed terrifying strength.

    Sister Bai stared in amazement.

    "So..."

    "These are all kings of their races?"

    "All S-Class summoned beasts?"

    Su Hao folded his arms proudly.

    "Exactly."

    "So?"

    "My legion isn't bad, right?"


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    Sister Bai glanced back at her own three summoned beasts.

    Then looked again at Su Hao's dazzling legion.

    Suddenly...

    Her own companions didn't seem nearly as impressive anymore.

    They weren't ugly.

    Far from it.

    But standing beside Su Hao's carefully designed summoned beasts...

    They simply couldn't compare.

    Indeed...

    Comparison was the thief of joy.

    Without comparison...

    There would be no disappointment.

    (End of Chapter 257)
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