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

*The highest form of the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox was the ninth form. Just how badass would that be?*

Plus, he opened the Template Adjuster.

[SSS-level Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Template] (Upgradeable)

[SSS-level Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Template] (Upgradeable)

Once an SSS-level template was upgraded, it became [Mythical Level]. The form upgrade and template upgrade were two different levels of advancement. If form upgrade unlocked bloodlines, then template upgrade transcended bloodlines, bringing benefits far beyond form upgrades.

Xiao Ye couldn't help but ask the System how the two were related.

[Once the form reaches the ninth stage, Mythical Level unlocks automatically,]

Xiao Ye's eyes lit up, thinking, *So, using the template's upgrade function to raise the template directly to Mythical Level is basically the same as upgrading the form to the ninth form?*

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, you got it right!]

"Hiss!" Xiao Ye sucked in a breath, *So that's how OP the Template Adjuster was.*

No wonder it was a Supreme Treasure on the Cosmic Origin Level!

If he could upgrade the template level directly, then of course Xiao Ye didn't want to slowly grind out Summoned Beast Forms step by step.

So, he checked the template upgrade requirements for the Three-toed Golden Dragon and Two-tailed White Fox.

[SSS-level Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Template] (Upgradeable)

(10 Fire Element, 10 Water Element, 10 Wood Element, 10 Earth Element, 10 Gold Element, 50 Creation Type, 50 Supreme Type)

That was ten Rule Fragment Crystals of each Five Elements Type, then fifty of Creation Type, and fifty of Supreme Type.

[SSS-level Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Template] (Upgradeable)

(50 Life Type, 50 Creation Type, 50 Destruction Type)

"What the..."

*Seeing these upgrade requirements, Xiao Ye choked on his words.*

Creation Type and Five Elements were easy to find, but where the hell would he get Supreme Type? Just from the name you could tell it was super rare.

Life Type and Destruction Type weren't easy, either.

*Still, Xiao Ye was pretty optimistic. It would all work out in the end. Since they existed, no matter how rare, there was always a way to find them and get them!*

Soon, four hours had passed.

The eight bottles of Grandmaster Medium Grade Energy Liquid and the four bottles of Grandmaster High Grade Energy Liquid were completely consumed; the Holy Two-tailed White Fox and Three-toed Golden Dragon advanced to Grandmaster Eight-Star Realm.

That was basically two Grandmaster Medium Grade Crystal Cores and one Grandmaster High Grade Crystal Core's worth.

The beast-eared girl, Liu Ya, leaned her delicate body against the wall, her beautiful eyes scanning constantly. Her astonishment was written all over her face, her pleasant voice drifting out,

"This speed totally blows away what I achieved back then."

"So this is what it means to have talent even scarier than any Supreme."

Leveling up a minor tier in four hours—even top Supremes would have to step back in awe.

The energy liquid left on the floor looked like it might only be enough to get the two of them to Grandmaster One-Star.

Within a day, he'd hit Grandmaster for sure!

Hiss! Liu Ya sucked in a breath of cold air.

Other SSS-levels needed months, at least. As for SS-levels, forget it—it could take a year or two.

Looking at the energy liquid left, only half of it remained, and Xiao Ye got a bad feeling. *If only there was more; otherwise, they'd run out soon.*

So Xiao Ye controlled White Fox to say, "Wifey Liu Ya, head to the market and buy some Energy Liquid for us so we can train without interruptions."

This was actually the first time Xiao Ye ever called her 'wifey.'

Liu Ya felt a surge of joy inside, saying, "No way, I have to supervise in person the whole time. You guys are leveling way too fast. If you neglect to temper your foundation, it'll seriously affect your growth later on."

"If your training gets out of hand, I can give advice right away and help you fix it."

*Hearing this, Xiao Ye looked troubled.*

[Host can transfer consciousness and return to human form, while still maintaining summoned beast form.] Brought to you by MV6LEMPY6R.

At that moment, the System spoke out.

His eyes shone, *Wait, I can do that too?*

Right away, Xiao Ye tried transferring his consciousness into his human form.

With a sudden flash, a profound light shimmered, and a tall, handsome young man, six feet tall, appeared next to Liu Ya.

It was Xiao Ye in human form! And the Two-tailed White Fox and Three-toed Golden Dragon hadn't disappeared—they were still training.

[Unlimited Contract Talent allows you to summon multiple contracted beasts at once. Your consciousness can exist in your summoned beasts' minds and your human body simultaneously, or just in the human body. It can transfer at will.]

Xiao Ye opened his eyes and saw the Golden Dragon and White Fox right away.

He wasn't used to splitting his consciousness among multiple bodies yet, so right now he was only present in his human form.

The Golden Dragon and White Fox were now being controlled solely by Nangong Siyao and Cheng Bingxi.

Liu Ya, seeing Xiao Ye suddenly appear, jumped in fright. Her gorgeous face tightened as she twisted her sexy waist, backed up two steps, and parted her fiery red lips to say,

"Who are you? Why do you look exactly like Xiao Ye? Same energy, same aura, too."

"Wait, you are Xiao Ye!" Liu Ya's beautiful eyes went wide in shock.

Xiao Ye, ...

*I look exactly like myself? Well, duh.*

Xiao Ye lunged forward, wrapped his arms around Liu Ya's waist, and pressed his lips to hers.

Two minutes later, they parted. Xiao Ye looked at her with interest, "So, who am I?"

Liu Ya's eyes were a little glazed as she leaned on the wall, "You rascal, of course you're Xiao Ye. I can't believe you can break off from your summoned beast form and return to human form on your own. That's seriously impressive."

"That's right, I'm definitely me." Xiao Ye nodded, moved closer to Liu Ya, then squeezed her softness twice, putting on a fierce expression,

"I told you to go get Energy Liquid and you wouldn't go."

"Guess your man has no choice but to do it himself."

Liu Ya's exquisite face turned pink. She slapped his hand away and pouted, "Then get going already! It's still daytime. Do whatever you want tonight!"

*Xiao Ye was speechless and shot Liu Ya a strange look.*

*Damn, just a few hours ago, back when they were in the bridal chamber this morning, who was the one saying it didn't matter if it was day or night, then pounced like a starving wolf?*

Liu Ya rolled her eyes at him, stomped her foot, and whined, "Oh, come on! No need to rush. You're mine, always have been."

"All right, Miss Teaching Assistant!"

With Xiao Ye agreeing, Liu Ya let out a sigh of relief. She fished out two Great Venerable Crystal Cores from her pocket and dropped them in Xiao Ye's pocket, then straightened Xiao Ye's collar like a good girl.

When she was done, she leaned in close to Xiao Ye's ear and whispered, "Honestly, you don't have to wait for tonight. You can have your way with me anytime in private. Just don't get handsy in front of Siyao and Bingxi. It'd be so embarrassing for me as their TA to let you get away with that in public."

*Xiao Ye suddenly got it. So that's what was going on!*

*Liu Ya was still the same wildcat—it's just that she was thin-skinned about some things.*

*He should definitely respect that, then.*

Right then, his body was still steadily getting stronger. As both summoned beasts grew in strength, so too did his human form.

After that, Xiao Ye left Modu Academy and went to the market at Shanghai Base City—the biggest trading market near the school.

Apocalypse-era buildings rose up like iron fortresses, standing tall on solid ground.

Roads crisscrossed everywhere, and all kinds of base vehicles traveled back and forth.

The Red Moon Chamber of Commerce had stores in every base city nationwide. It was the largest chamber of commerce in the country.

The Red Moon Chamber of Commerce, Red Moon Pavilion.

Right in the heart of the market, it held an entire high-rise as its storefront.

Xiao Ye reached his destination and headed toward the cultivation resources section.

[Grandmaster Realm Energy Liquid] [Grandmaster Realm Energy Liquid]

Two massive shelves were stacked full. By Xiao Ye's estimate, there must have been several hundred bottles in total.

"Take them all!" Xiao Ye decided.