Chapter 248: He Is Running

"This is impossible..."

The thought flashed through her mind, and Shen Biru kept shaking her head.

She had once read an ancient text that recorded, besides the common professions of the upper nine classes such as artifact refiners, alchemists, and formation masters, there was also the most mysterious profession—the Heavenly Fate Master.

Heavenly Fate Masters excelled in divine calculations of fate, able to use special techniques to predict events that would happen in the near future and prepare accordingly.

If someone were such a person, they could know the exam questions in advance, look up the corresponding books, and only need to memorize the answers, without having to read all the books.

Could it be that this Teacher Zhang had talent in this profession? That was why he could know the questions he would be asked, finish reading in the library in advance, and answer perfectly!

That was why he could know in advance that Yun Tao's formation wouldn't trap the Golden Body Iron Coin Leopard... Thinking this way, it was indeed possible!

But...

This profession existed only in legends. According to the proportions recorded in books, not even one in a billion cultivators could appear, almost existing only in the ethereal, and hardly anyone had seen one.

If he truly had such ability, he could have avoided the zero score in the teacher qualification exam and wouldn't have caused so many twists and turns later.

Moreover, even divine calculations of fate could only outline the general course of events, not clearly know what the exam questions were and which book they were in!

Lost in wild thoughts, her brows knitted into a knot. The more Shen Biru thought, the more confused she became, the more she couldn't understand.

She thought she already understood this Teacher Zhang well, but found that it was only the tip of the iceberg.

After thinking for a long time without any result, she became even more curious about this Teacher Zhang.

Only then did she finally understand why Han Qiong said she was not worthy of him. Indeed, even if she was very beautiful and her talent wasn't too bad, she couldn't match such a person.

While she was lost in thought, Zhu Jinhuang, Zhou Xuan, and others were wide-eyed.

"This kid... is he sick? He's only reading now when the exam is about to start?"

"He must have a problem with his brain. Otherwise, what use is reading now?"

The two muttered while secretly glancing at Mo Yu not far away, only to see her brows also knitted into a knot, as if thinking about something.

Just as they were about to say something fawning, they saw the goddess turn and walk toward the library.

"Miss Mo Yu..." The two were about to catch up.

"Stay here. Whoever follows me, I'll break his legs!"

With a cold snort, Mo Yu turned her delicate body and walked straight toward the library.

"Damn it, damn it!"

Hearing that Princess Mo Yu actually scolded the two for someone she just met, Zhu Jinhuang and Zhou Xuan turned pale with anger and gritted their teeth.

However, their anger hadn't lasted long before they saw Miss Mo Yu return, muttering something under her breath, her face neither green nor red, full of strangeness.

The two exchanged glances, felt puzzled, and afraid of angering her again, could only stand still, scratching their heads anxiously.

After a while, unable to bear it, Zhu Jinhuang waved his hand, and a guard came over. He whispered a few instructions.

The guard made a big detour, came behind Miss Mo Yu, listened for a while, and then walked back with a strange expression.

"What did Princess Mo Yu say?"

Seeing him arrive, the two quickly looked over.

"She... kept saying, 'Flip the book, flip the book, flip the book'... I didn't catch anything else specific."

The guard scratched his head.

"Flip the book?"

Zhu Jinhuang and Zhou Xuan exchanged glances again, each seeing bewilderment on the other's face, and simultaneously a thought arose in their minds...

Could it be... the goddess had gone mad?

...

Unaware that the two goddesses in others' hearts were going crazy for him, Zhang Xuan, as Mo Yu said, was frantically flipping through books.

He had thought that tens of thousands of books on taming beasts were already a lot, but upon arriving at the library, he realized how naive that idea was. The books before him were vast as the ocean, numbering no less than hundreds of thousands.

Although not as many as the Tianxuan Kingdom's library, it wasn't far off.

If he read at his previous pace, even three days and three nights wouldn't be enough to finish.

Originally, he thought becoming a beast tamer would be simple and quick, but if he had to read for such a long time, he feared that even if he didn't go mad, Hall Master Feng and the others waiting outside would go mad first.

If others took an hour or two to adjust their state, that was fine, but if he took several days and then came out with bloodshot eyes, even a fool would suspect something was wrong.

"If I don't finish flipping through these books, the library won't record them. If I happen to be tested on the knowledge, I won't pass..."

Zhang Xuan's brows knitted into a knot. "Then I won't enjoy the free benefits that come with being a beast tamer..."

Although he still had tens of millions of gold coins in his storage ring, as an ordinary person who used to stay at home, he had long formed a habit... if he could avoid spending money, he absolutely wouldn't!

This wasn't a matter of having much or little money, but... a principle!

"When the library touches an item, it reveals flaws. If I touch a bookshelf... would it reveal all the contents of the books on it?"

At his normal speed, he definitely couldn't finish reading so many books. Could he think of a way? Just as he was frowning, an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

Whenever his finger touched something—whether an unconscious person, a beast, or an object—a book would appear in his mind, revealing various flaws.

These books were placed on shelves. If he touched a shelf, would the library show all the contents of the books?

"Let me try!"

As soon as he thought of it, he acted. Zhang Xuan strode to a bookshelf, reached out his hand, and grabbed it.

Whoosh!

The library trembled, and a book indeed appeared. Opening it, Zhang Xuan's body swayed, and he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

It read: The third row of bookshelves in the Beast Hall branch library of Xuanluo Mountain Range, made of camphor wood, crafted by a certain carpenter, age thirty-seven...

"This isn't what I wanted..."

He almost shed tears.

Clearly, whatever he touched would show its flaws. Cutting corners was definitely not possible.

"Hmm? Wait, if touching works... that means, even if I don't flip through these books, as long as I touch them, can they also generate books?"

The first idea failed, but another flash of inspiration struck him.

As long as his finger touched, regardless of duration, if he focused his mind and called out "flaw," a book would form. In that case, without flipping pages, as long as his finger touched the book, would it also work?

"Let me try..."

Focusing his gaze, he approached a pile of books, called out "flaw" in his mind, and swept his palm across them.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Just as he was wondering if it worked, the library trembled, and a row of books appeared in his sea of consciousness.

"It works?"

His face flushed, Zhang Xuan quickly took out one and opened it. He found that the book's content was perfectly imprinted, along with various flaws.

"It really works!"

Zhang Xuan was moved to tears. He tested it a few more times and fully understood.

As long as he called out "flaw" in his mind to activate the Library of Heaven's Path, wherever his finger swept, the books would be recorded.

This way, it was more than a hundred times faster than flipping through!

Flipping, even if he flipped through a dozen books at once, he first had to take them out, which took time. But this method required no such thing. Jogging along, wherever his finger swept, the books naturally entered his mind. In less than a minute, he could record a row of bookshelves.

However, because the recording was too fast, the library would tremble, and his mind would also ripple. He couldn't record all at once; usually, after recording a few rows, he needed to rest a bit.

Even so, it was much faster than before.

Previously, it would take three days and three nights to finish reading these books. Now, it would probably take just an hour.

"Let's begin!"

Having found a better method to record books, Zhang Xuan was in high spirits. Calling out in his mind, he placed his hand on the bookshelf and ran forward.

After each row, he checked it. If anything was missing, he went back to fill in the gaps.

The books were recorded rapidly, and Zhang Xuan's knowledge of beast taming grew more and more.

...

"Hall Master Feng, is the exam paper ready?"

In the room, Beast Tamer Lu and Beast Tamer Wang saw Hall Master Feng approach again and couldn't help but look over.

"Yes." Hall Master Feng nodded. "It covers the content of hundreds of types of beasts, with no leniency. If he can answer all these, his beast taming skill is indeed extraordinary."

"Being able to recognize the Cloud Lightning Ancient Sparrow, his knowledge shouldn't be too poor. Maybe he can succeed." Beast Tamer Lu responded.

"Yes, every time our Beast Hall competes, we rank last because we're too remote and lack geniuses. If one really appears, the rewards might allow us to smoothly advance to three stars!"

Hall Master Feng's eyes flashed with excitement.

"Yes, no rush. Let's see the exam results." Beast Tamer Wang also responded. "We only heard Yun Tao's miraculous account—taming a Pi Xu realm beast in ten minutes. Honestly, I still find it hard to believe."

"I don't quite believe it either. But just now, I not only asked Yun Tao but also questioned all his subordinates. They all said the same thing, no discrepancies. It seems even if it's not as miraculous as the legend, it's close."

Beast Tamer Lu continued.

"Yes, regardless, it's an opportunity for us. If he doesn't have this skill, we'll just keep searching. Ah, by the way, this Zhang Xuan went to the library to read and hasn't come out yet?"

After a few remarks, Hall Master Feng realized that the examinee hadn't appeared yet and couldn't help frowning.

"Not yet." Beast Tamer Lu nodded.

"Little Zhu, go take a look."

Hall Master Feng ordered.

Little Zhu was his apprentice, learning beast taming from him. Hearing the order, he acknowledged and hurried over. After a moment, he returned, his face flushed, hesitating to speak.

"What's wrong? Is he still reading?"

Seeing his apprentice's expression, Hall Master Feng frowned, puzzled. His apprentice was usually steady; had something happened?

"No..."

Little Zhu was extremely embarrassed, his face turning blue: "He is... in the library... running!"