Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle

"Xiao Ye?" Hong Tao repeated the name, feeling like he'd heard it somewhere before.

"Do you guys know who Xiao Ye is?"

Yang Junming frowned, thinking, "Xiao? None of the major families in Devil City have that surname, and there isn't a Xiao among the top ten Venerables."

"There's no dean called Xiao Ye in our Modu Academy, either."

"Damn, where the hell did this Xiao Ye pop up from?"

A bunch of Titan Talents gathered around, each shaking their heads, saying they'd never heard the name before.

*That puzzled Hong Tao. He felt like he'd heard the name somewhere, but just couldn't place it right now.*

The bald-headed lobby manager looked up at the maid outfit waitress and asked, "Are you sure his name was Xiao Ye?"

The delicate waitress answered very firmly, "Yes, I can't be mistaken. Last night, those people kept calling him Xiao Ye, and even called him Mr. Xiao."

Upon hearing that, the bald manager scanned through all the big shots in his personal network, but found not a single person named Xiao Ye. No, in fact, even just the surname Xiao was super rare among notable people.

Yang Junming guessed, "Could it be a Great Venerable from another Super Base City?"

Another Super Base City, like the power-obsessed Imperial Capital?

Hong Tao's brow furrowed, making the shape of the character "川."

*It really was possible. There actually was a top-level Venerable with the surname Xiao in the Imperial Capital.*

*Maybe Liu Ya's new Contractor was that Xiao Venerable's son from the Imperial Capital.*

*A Child of the Venerable could easily provide Liu Ya with two Creation Rule Fragment Crystals.*

But suddenly, a Titan Talent who was surfing the Modu Academy's official forum let out a gasp, "I just figured out who Xiao Ye is!"

Instantly, everyone turned to look at him.

Hong Tao's gaze sharpened, and he asked gravely, "Who is it?"

That Titan Talent waved his virtual screen and stepped forward excitedly,

"Coach, according to the posts on our Modu main forum, there's a top entrance scorer at Kunpeng Academy named Xiao Ye. He just started his freshman year."

Top scorer Xiao Ye?

Hearing this, both Hong Tao and Yang Junming were stunned.

Yang Junming shook his head and shot it down, "Freshman Xiao Ye? Must be someone with the same name."

Freshman? Student?

*At that, Hong Tao finally remembered why the name Xiao Ye sounded so familiar.*

Last time he'd visited Liu Ya at her Villa No. 10, he'd seen a pretty boy that totally looked like some playboy. Liu Ya said that guy was her new disciple.

Hong Tao twitched his mouth, "Tch, so it was that punk."

After thinking it over, Hong Tao denied it, "No way it's that guy."

Based on what he knew about that gorgeous assistant Liu Ya, she was insanely picky, egotistical, and had a touch of misandry.

If, say, that pretty boy Xiao Ye was Liu Ya's secret fling, Hong Tao might have believed it a little, but a freshman? Liu Ya would never sign a contract with a first-year student.

*Everyone worshipped strength, and Liu Ya was no exception. Freshman students at best were at the Grandmaster realm. For a Great Venerable to make a contract with a Grandmaster-level kid — nobody would buy that for a second.*

*Besides, as a top scorer, he would have already contracted a Beast Girl. Every Beast Tamer in the world could only make a contract with one Beast Girl. No way Xiao Ye would abandon his original Beast Girl just to contract with Liu Ya; that'd seriously weaken his foundation.*

The Titan Talent nearest to them scrolled through the posts and exclaimed,

"Coach, Brother Yang, the post says that this top scorer Xiao Ye has already ranked third on the Kunpeng Academy's Talent Ranking after just three days of freshman year."

"Third place! Kunpeng Academy might not be on our Titan Academy's level, but third place is still impressive. That Xiao Ye is definitely something."

Yang Junming's smile froze, and he said in disbelief,

"Only three days into freshman year, and he's already third on the Talent Ranking? That means he's at least above Grandmaster Level 5 already!"

Hong Tao nodded, surprised, "For real, this top scorer is a serious Talent,"

"If we get the chance, we should recruit him into the Hong Family Martial Arts Hall!"

Hong Family Martial Arts Hall!

When the Titan Talent students heard that, they all looked super envious.

*But they weren't jealous about joining the Hong Family Martial Arts Hall — just at being noticed by a Child of the Venerable like Hong Tao. Talk about a promising future!*

The Titan Talent, who'd been doomscrolling on the forum, suddenly sucked in a breath, eyes wide as he stared at his post,

"Coach, Brother Yang, huge news!"

"This top scorer actually contracted TWO Beast Girls even before graduation!"

His words instantly stole everyone's attention.

"Two Beast Girls? No way."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Every Beastmaster in the world could only contract one Beast Girl. Even Venerable-level Beastmasters can't break that rule—no exceptions."

"Bro, you sure you're not seeing things or misreading the post?"

None of the Titan Talents bought it.

Yang Junming twitched his mouth and said, "Seriously, what's up with the forum mods? Do they let people post just anything now?"

Yang Junming didn't believe it either. A Beastmaster could only contract one Beast Girl—that was common knowledge for everyone born in the apocalypse era.

Hong Tao frowned, snatching the smartwatch jumping with the virtual screen and checking it out himself.

Sure enough, on this new Super Talent post from Modu Academy, there was tons of detailed info introducing all the newly enrolled super talents. The latest chapters are uploaded first on M|V|LE3MPYR.

Among them, Xiao Ye, Cheng Bingxi, and Nangong Siyao had the most buzz—also the most talented batch this year.

Golden Divine Dragon, Two-tailed White Fox. Third place on Talent Ranking.

The post roughly described two Summoned Beasts and Contractors.

It was Xiao Ye, Cheng Bingxi, and Nangong Siyao—one guy, two girls.

Hong Tao's frown deepened as he read further.

"Makes it sound so damn real!" He sneered, dismissing it.

*Probably just someone clout-chasing, making up crazy stories to get attention.*

Hong Tao scrolled down to check the post's comments.

"Two Beast Girls? Gotta be fake."

"Clearly fake, you can spot it a mile away."

"You guys upstairs know nothing. I'm a student at Kunpeng Academy. It's real."

"Yeah, it's true. I'm in the super talent class, first year at Kunpeng. Our homeroom teacher played us the God Xiao video from the entrance exam. Both Summoned Beasts did show up together."

"This are you serious…" Yang Junming, child of the Titan Venerable, smacked his lips as he read along, "People just love stirring the pot; they're acting like this is the gospel truth."

Hong Tao curled his lip, "We could just investigate this Xiao Ye's student file and find out for real."

Yang Junming's eyes lit up and he slapped his thigh, "Yeah! Student files are all actual info registered by school and exam officials. Brother Tao, you're a genius."

With all the Titan Talents watching, Hong Tao contacted the data management center at Modu Academy.

Ten minutes later, Xiao Ye's student file appeared on Hong Tao's tablet.

[Name: Xiao Ye, SSS-rank Beastmaster]

[Contracted SSS-rank Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Template]

[Contracted SSS-rank Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Template]

[Realm: Grandmaster One-Star]

[Birthplace: Sunshine Welfare Institute of Mangyuan Base City]

[High school grades...]

"!!!"

After seeing that, Hong Tao and Yang Junming were completely stunned.