Chapter 829: I Am the Old Dean's Beast Pet!

Unaware that Dong Xin had already discovered the secret of the Purple Sun Beast, Zhang Xuan at this moment was walking step by step toward the Formation Master Academy.

Although the Sealing Breath Array he had set up earlier was of decent quality, its grade was too low.

Though the Purple Sun Beast was imprisoned in the Thousand Ant Beehive and unable to stretch out, it was after all a Saint domain powerhouse with astonishing recovery ability. After a few days of recuperation, the injuries from the beating had healed seven or eight parts.

As soon as it appeared and broke free from its shackles, it immediately showed its ferocious nature, shattering the array and trying to escape.

Fortunately, he had prepared in advance. The ruthless man, together with the puppet, worked in tandem and once again beat that fool stiff.

Although he had knocked it unconscious and it couldn't cause trouble for a short time, he couldn't keep this up forever, could he?

He still needed to extract information about the Otherworldly Tribe from its mouth; keeping it locked up all the time was not a solution!

After thinking it over, he decided to go learn some higher-level formations first.

Only by setting up a higher-level array that it couldn't escape from could he interrogate it better and find out the purpose behind the other party's schemes against so many master teachers.

Only then could he locate the Otherworldly Tribe members hiding nearby in advance and prepare a response.

Thus, as soon as he left the courtyard, he arrived here.

"Let's read some books first!"

After asking around and finding the location of the library, he sat down in a nearby pavilion. With a thought, his soul left his body, quietly entered the library, and began reading.

The Formation Master Academy, the third-ranked large institution among the Master Teacher Academies, had a library bustling with people. Every day, at least several hundred people came to read—a stark contrast to the desolation of the Demon Sound and Startling Swan Academies.

Without waiting too long, he blended in.

He was now a four-star formation master, so he could skip the books for the first four stars and go directly to the fifth floor.

Rustle!

His gaze swept over, and layer upon layer of books imprinted into his sea of consciousness.

Two hours later, the books on the fifth and sixth floors of the library were all collected, and corresponding Heavenly Dao manuals were formed.

His soul returned to his body, and without any hesitation, he began to study.

An hour later, Zhang Xuan opened his eyes, his spirit high.

His understanding of formations had reached the peak of six-star, and even compared to the dean of the Formation Master Academy, he was only stronger, not weaker.

"Should I take the six-star formation master exam while I'm at it?"

He stood up, hand on his chin.

Since he was already at the Formation Master Academy, why not casually take the six-star formation master exam for fun?

Once he passed, he would have six types of six-star auxiliary professions and be qualified to take the six-star master teacher exam.

"Forget it. I've been taking too many exams lately. I shouldn't overdo it and arouse suspicion. The priority now is to interrogate that Purple Sun Beast first!"

After hesitating, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

Recently, he had taken quite a few auxiliary exams—blacksmith, startling swan master, physician, alchemist, demon sound master... one after another, causing quite a stir. Since his cultivation wasn't high enough yet to take the six-star master teacher exam anyway, it was better to slow down.

He could continue after the heat died down.

Knowledge, once learned, wouldn't run away; taking the exam sooner or later was the same.

Having made up his mind, he no longer went over and turned to head back to his residence.

Returning to the courtyard, he took out his array flags and set up a six-grade Qi-isolating array, then nodded in satisfaction.

This kind of array, without offensive capabilities, could be set up even with insufficient cultivation.

For other six-grade illusion arrays, maze arrays, or trapping arrays... without the Cocoon Seal realm, or even half-Saint cultivation, success would be impossible.

After setting up the array, he examined it carefully and found that even if the Purple Sun Beast were at its peak, it would be difficult to break it. It could completely isolate information, making it truly safe.

Whoosh!

Entering it, he had the puppets guard the surroundings and released the Purple Sun Beast again.

"You... kill me if you want!"

Three or four hours had passed, and the Purple Sun Beast had already woken up. Lying motionless on the ground, it looked at the young man before it with intense hatred.

It was the dean's beast pet; from birth to now, when had it ever suffered such abuse!

If it could fight back, it would have devoured this guy alive long ago.

"If I wanted to kill you, Lei Yuanfeng would have done it already, not waited until now!"

Waving his hand, Zhang Xuan's expression was calm: "If you don't want to suffer, tell me your purpose in persecuting so many students and who is behind you... Maybe I'll spare your life. Otherwise, I'll slowly torment you until you wish you were dead!"

This beast was different from the Hong Yuan Beast at Cloud Mist Ridge.

The latter had voluntarily submitted, with fear already in its heart, so soul searching could easily yield the desired information. But this one had a fiery temper; even beaten like this, it wouldn't leak a word. If soul searching failed, he would truly get nothing.

For a stubborn fellow like this, even he felt utterly helpless.

"Torment? If you have the guts, kill me!"

The Purple Sun Beast clenched its teeth, revealing boundless hatred: "My master was killed by you Otherworldly Tribe people. You want me to submit? Dream on!"

Its master had fought against the Otherworldly Tribe all his life. As his beast pet, it had long developed the ability to distinguish right from wrong, knowing what to uphold and what not to!

If it defected to the Otherworldly Tribe, even if it survived, it would have no face to see him again!

Better to die than that.

"Otherworldly Tribe?" Zhang Xuan frowned. "What Otherworldly Tribe?"

"Don't pretend with me! You must be a king among the alien race, right? Only a king could perfectly conceal the aura within your body and disguise yourself as a master teacher without being discovered!"

The Purple Sun Beast snorted.

"Disguise as a master teacher?"

Zhang Xuan laughed in spite of himself. So the beast was turning the tables on him. He had captured this creature to ask about the whereabouts of the alien race, but instead, he was being falsely accused...

"Do you think you can pass off fish eyes as pearls and show your innocence? You controlled many spirit beasts to besiege the academy's new students with ill intent—if not on the orders of the alien race, then who?"

Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan said.

"Besiege new students with ill intent?"

The Purple Sun Beast was taken aback: "I was invited by Elder Mi to test them. How is that ill intent?"

"Test? Using the Thousand Ant Bee Queen to track the students' whereabouts, then gathering all the spirit beasts to set traps and lure them in... you call that a test? If I hadn't discovered it in time, tens of thousands of new students would have died by your hands!"

Zhang Xuan sneered.

"Before these spirit beasts were captured by Elder Mi, they were already instructed not to kill. They surrounded the master teachers but did not attack... The purpose was to humble their arrogance and make them understand that master teachers are a collective, not individuals..."

Seeing that the other was about to slander its innocence, the Purple Sun Beast explained.

Even if it died, it wanted to die an innocent beast and would not allow others to frame it.

"Is that so?" Zhang Xuan was stunned.

At the time, over two hundred master teachers were besieged by more than four hundred spirit beasts. It looked very dangerous, but... indeed, no one had died. He had found it strange then. Could it really have been a test?

If that were true... then this creature might not have been sent by the alien race?

"You... know Elder Mi?"

Thinking this, he couldn't help asking.

"Of course. I am the beast pet of the old dean of the Master Teacher Academy. How could I not know Dean Mi Zhu?"

The Purple Sun Beast gritted its teeth: "You can kill me, but don't dream of getting any human secrets from me!"

"The old dean's beast pet..."

Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched, and his body stiffened.

He had heard someone mention before that the old dean's beast pet had been captured or something, causing endless trouble. At the time, he thought it must have been the alien race's doing...

Unexpectedly... it was him!

"Indeed, although my master has left, you will never make me defect to the alien race!" Not noticing his expression, the Purple Sun Beast said resolutely.

"Defect... Do you think I'm from the alien race?" Zhang Xuan looked at it.

"Aren't you? You possess the will of an alien race strongman, and you have so many puppets protecting you... If not an alien, then what?"

The Purple Sun Beast said.

"This..." Turning his head to look at the many puppets standing around, Zhang Xuan blinked.

If he had seen so many alien race puppets for the first time without knowing the details, he might have thought so too...

Now it seemed it was all a misunderstanding...

He thought it wanted to harm the new students and was sent by the alien race; while it saw so many puppets and thought he was an alien king...

What kind of mess was this!

If he had known it was a misunderstanding, he would never have struck so ruthlessly!

You've beaten this poor creature until it doesn't even look like a beast anymore...

Recalling that afternoon when the many puppets had pummeled it, Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched.

It seemed... this misunderstanding was quite big!

The dean's beast pet, whether in strength or status, was comparable to a dean in the Master Teacher Academy. To have it half-dead... once word got out, he wouldn't be able to stay.

He would probably become the target of everyone in the academy, unable to escape even if he tried.

"Now there are two paths: first, kill this creature completely, and no one will know I did it! Second, tame it... make it a beast pet. Otherwise, if I let it go like this, it will surely cause great trouble!"

Knowing it was a misunderstanding, his mind raced.

Given its status, being tortured half to death, it would certainly not calm down. Once released, the entire academy would be in an uproar, and he might end up in trouble!

Unless... he killed it!

"Better go with the second option!"

The creature would rather die than reveal human secrets. Even he admired that. Such a loyal beast—if he hadn't known, it would be one thing, but now that he did, killing it would surely haunt him for life.

Although taming it would be difficult, it was probably the best solution for now.

Knowing what to do next, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and looked up: "I am not from the alien race; I am a genuine master teacher!"

"Stop pretending in front of me..." The Purple Sun Beast didn't believe it at all.

If he weren't from the alien race, how could he have so many alien race puppets? Such a strong killing intent?

Don't think you can fool me just because I'm a beast...

"I don't need to pretend. I really am not. It seems there's a misunderstanding between us!"

Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan shifted his mindset, and a special pressure rose from within him, making him seem like an unassailable deity.

"This is..."

Feeling this aura, the Purple Sun Beast was first stunned, then, as if realizing something, its pupils contracted.

"You are... a Heaven-recognized master teacher?"