Chapter 27: Whose is Better!

“How is it? Feels good to touch? How’s the texture! This is my first time transforming for someone else~ So, am I pretty or not! Back then, I… mmph—”

The Emerald Sky Bird, Little Green, was delighted the moment Lumiya reached out to touch her.

She perked up, her lowered head rising again.

Her beak, which had just closed, started chirping away excitedly.

In the end, Lumiya had to cover her mouth to silence her.

Lumiya’s face darkened.

This little thing is still so noisy! She absolutely couldn’t let her blurt out what happened back then—otherwise, how could she keep up appearances in front of Lin Xing?

Her vertical pupils flashed as she pressed her hand over the chatty little bird, sending a warning directly into her mind.

From Lin Xing’s perspective, this scene looked quite strange.

He watched as Lumiya reached out to touch Little Green’s leg, and Little Green even seemed delighted.

Then, the two just got close, almost pressing together?

These two… Are they already this close?

Or maybe Little Green just liked people touching her legs. If so, could he touch them too?

He really wanted to…

No, he just wanted to build a good relationship with Little Green~

Lin Xing was itching to try, his eyes full of longing to get along better with Little Green.

Having just been warned by Lumiya, Little Green turned her head and saw Lin Xing staring fixedly at her legs. She chirped crisply,

“What are you looking at? Do you want to touch too? If you want to, just come on~ Try it, see how it feels~ Lumiya refuses to say! I rarely transform, you know~”

With that, she boldly stretched her long legs out toward Lin Xing, not a hint of shyness on her face.

Her eyes sparkled with curiosity for the unknown.

Lin Xing stared at the slender, outstretched legs before him, his cheeks instantly turning bright red.

His hand hovered awkwardly in midair for ages, but he just didn’t dare to lower it.

This was way too straightforward!

Lumiya watched from the side, her brow arching.

This girl was just too uninhibited! No way, she couldn’t lose! What, just a leg touch?

“Then Lin Xing, you should touch mine too~ Between Little Green and me, whose legs are better?”

As she spoke, she stuck her plump little calf right in front of Lin Xing, even deliberately wiggling her rosy, adorable foot. Her gaze was full of anticipation for his answer.

Lin Xing looked left and right. On his left were Little Green’s snow-white, slender, perfect long legs without an ounce of extra flesh.

On his right were Lumiya’s equally fair, but a bit fleshier legs.

He let out a long breath, eyes growing determined.

“Ahem!”

The supervising instructor, who had been watching this whole time, finally snapped out of his shock at seeing the Emerald Sky Bird’s transformation.

“This student is really lucky, huh. After contracting an SSS-level Dragon Species, now he’s got an SSS-level spatial Emerald Sky Bird as well. But since the contract is done, you should go back for now. Don’t interrupt our work!”

Two humanoid contracted beasts! And they were this close right after the contract? How enviable.

Lin Xing’s face turned beet red.

He quickly dragged Lumiya and Little Green away, hurriedly finished the registration, and returned to school.

He even went to apply for a Single Dormitory—students of First Rank and above could apply, to avoid disturbing other students.

When he moved out, Zhao Kai was utterly shocked.

Bro, what the heck! How are you already First Rank? Are you cheating?

Even the teacher handling the dorm applications was stunned.

A student breaking through to First Rank in their first year? In all his years of teaching, he’d never seen it!

The entire Branch Campus was shaken—breaking through to First Rank in the first year! This was just unbelievable!

Even the crowd about to participate in the upcoming Semi-finals fell silent, facing a pressing question:

Should they even let Lin Xing compete?

After a heated discussion, the instructors unanimously decided to let Lin Xing continue.

First, Lin Xing had only just broken through to First Rank, and his newly contracted beast—even if humanoid—was at most 0th Tier, 3 Stars.

Even with a First Rank Beastmaster’s support to speed up cultivation, it was impossible to build up effective battle strength for the tournament in just a day!

Second, they’d received word that Lin Xing wasn’t the only First Rank participant.

The Main Campus also had an SSS-level Beastmaster who broke through to SSS-level during the freshman phase.

Though he didn’t join the main tournament, he would enter directly as a Champion Challenger!

Third—and most importantly—the Main Campus would prepare exclusive prizes for both Lin Xing and the other First Rank contestant, and neither would take up the original quota for the tournament.

They were just being presented as the Dragon Nation’s rising new stars, to let everyone witness the power of the new generation!

But all this was something Lin Xing would only learn when he arrived at the tournament tomorrow.

So, what was Lin Xing doing now?

Right now, in his newly-moved-in dorm room, Lin Xing was cornered on both sides by two little ones.

“Lin Xing, Lin Xing, you still haven’t touched! Now that there’s no one to bother us, come on, touch! I… finally managed to transform into human form! Hurry and tell me if it feels good~ Come on, come on, look, just like my real body, my legs are long and slim, though a bit whiter and thicker, still look pretty good~~ You… mmph!”

Lumiya quickly covered the chatty mouth beside her, chiming in as well.

“Mine’s not bad either! Lin Xing, pick one! Whose legs feel better—hers or mine?”

With her competitive spirit ignited, Lumiya didn’t even bother to act anymore, forcing Lin Xing to give an answer.

Lin Xing gave an awkward laugh, trying to change the subject.

“Um… How about we discuss tactics for tomorrow’s Semi-finals?”

But as soon as he finished, both little ones interrupted him in unison.

“Touch the legs first!”

Forced into a corner, Lin Xing shut his eyes tight.

When he opened them again, they were full of resolve and determination!

With a look of noble sacrifice, he crouched down and placed his hands on the two pairs of thighs.

His left hand landed on Little Green’s thigh—slender and smooth, but with a firm springiness.

His right hand covered Lumiya’s leg—soft and plump, warm to the touch.

The two completely different sensations made his mind go blank.

Urged by the two little ones, Lin Xing’s dazed mind gradually cleared. With a critical and rational gaze, he looked at Lumiya.

“Sorry, Lumiya.”

When it comes to serious matters like this, my heart! Won’t let me lie! Little Green’s legs—so slender, straight, smooth, and full of spring! Undoubtedly first place!!!”

As he spoke, he stood up.

One hand raised high, the other clenched into a fist, pounding his chest dramatically, as if making some grand, solemn speech.

Perhaps his speech was too indecent, even the usually chatty Little Green blushed and turned back into her bird form.

Lumiya, shocked back to her senses by Lin Xing’s crudeness, realized what she’d done.

Her face was a little red, but thankfully, the subject of that shameless speech wasn’t herself.

Still, Lumiya refused to admit defeat. This loli form wasn’t her true self.

If she transformed back into her maiden form, her legs would be just as perfect! Snowy-white skin, smooth and delicate, long and graceful lines, thighs with just the right amount of plumpness—full and rounded, adding even more softness than Little Green’s, and by feel, she’d easily win!

Lumiya would never admit defeat! She’d only lost because of her loli form!

That night, both bird and beast returned to their original forms, and a tiny, foot-shaped red mark appeared on Lin Xing’s face.