Chapter 13 (1/2)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Su Ping was in no mood to engage in verbal contending with her. He hung up his coat, then he went to the sofa in the living room and poured himself a gla.s.s of water.
“Hmm.”
He had just filled the gla.s.s when a delicate hand with porcelain skin reached over and took over the gla.s.s. She drained the cup with one gulp. Who could it be other than Su Lingyue?
Her raised eyebrows which expressed “do you have a problem with that?” when Su Ping landed his gaze on her.
Su Ping cast a glance to the Phantom Flame Beast who was crouching on her shoulder. That pet harbored no good intentions. Su Ping felt he had to be the bigger man to live his life. Therefore, he decided not to hold the grudge against her. He just took another gla.s.s and poured himself some water.
Su Lingyue snorted. She threw herself into the other side of the sofa and stretched to feel comfortable. “Someone is getting smarter today. Good, the stupid guy can be taught.”
Su Ping paid no heed to her words. He was measuring the Phantom Flame Beast lying in her arms with his eyes.
Soon after, information appeared in his mind:
Phantom Flame Beast
Property: pet of the demon family
Rank: upper position of the third rank
Combat Strength: 4.6
Apt.i.tude: low
Abilities Mastered: Phantom Flame Strike, h.e.l.lish Breath of Fire, Mental Fire Thaumaturgy, Spiritual Impalement, and Roar of Phantoms
Su Ping raised his eyebrows as he finished reading.
Apt.i.tude, low?
That was not good at all…
The Lightning Rat he trained could be rated as below average. This Phantom Flame Beast was really bad…
Noticing Su Ping’s stares, Su Lingyue glared at him. “What are you looking at with those obscene eyes of yours? My s...o...b..ll is an excellent Phantom Flame Beast. It is second to none among pets of the same rank. Hmm, there is no telling who can win even if s...o...b..ll meets a fourth rank pet.”
“OK.”
Su Ping did not express an opinion.
This Phantom Flame Beast currently was at the upper position of the third rank but its combat strength was rated 4.6. According to the interpretation made by the system, in reality, s...o...b..ll’s actual combat strength had reached the intermediate position of the fourth rank!
Indeed, it was remarkable that s...o...b..ll could compete against those in a higher rank.
But, that was it.
The Lightning Rat he trained had its combat strength rated at 3.6 when it was only at the upper position of the first rank!
He supposed that the Lightning Rat would be able to demonstrate abilities of the fifth or sixth rank when it reached the third rank. That apt.i.tude should be deemed outstanding!
Yet, even such a genius Lightning Rat could only be rated as below the average by the system.
As far as Su Ping could tell, there was a long journey of progress laid before this Phantom Flame Beast. He wasn’t expecting that this s...o...b..ll could become alarmingly strong, but, maybe, it would be just average.
“What? What are you laughing at?” Su Lingyue frowned and pulled a long face.
Su Ping was speechless. “What, I can’t even laugh now?”
“But that is a cold laugh.”
“…”
“All right, all right. What are you two fighting about now? Come on and eat.” Li Qingru came over with the heated dishes and said to the siblings, “Time for dinner. Don’t watch TV now.”
Su Ping did not want to badger Su Lingyue at the moment. He got up to wash his hands for dinner.
The dinner was sumptuous, with fish soup, stewed pork with brown sauce, fried pork with hard bean curd, and some other vegetables. This feast provoked Su Ping’s appet.i.te. He washed his hands and took his seat to dig in.
Su Lingyue came to the dining table with s...o...b..ll in her arms as well.
Li Qingru filled Su Lingyue’s bowl with rice and sat down. “How was the match today? Did you pa.s.s?” Li Qingru asked.
Su Lingyue picked up her chopsticks. The corner of her mouth was raised while she kept a straight face, “Today was just for preliminary rounds, which is of no trouble to me. Besides, all my opponents are just some new students in my cla.s.s. It wasn’t much of a challenge. It took me just one morning to collect all the points to be qualified for the next round. It is just a pity that…”
“What is a pity?” Li Qingru became concerned.
“It’s just a pity that I cannot compete against the seniors in the third grade. Otherwise, I could have a chance to join in the finals.” Su Lingyue appeared to be sorry for this fact.
“Eh-hem!” Su Ping almost choked. He began to cough violently.