Li Pu is indeed ill, he truly is a cripple.
However, other cripples have one normal leg and one disabled leg.
But he has one normal leg and one overly powerful leg.
Although there is no apparent difference in the appearance of his legs, his left leg is actually very strong.
It's natural, and he doesn't know why.
This is also the reason why he walks with a limp, the extreme imbalance between his legs has caused this effect.
The commotion caused by the rolling turtle just now was quite significant, attracting the attention of some nearby new students.
As their gazes fell on Li Pu, they began to discuss among themselves.
"Am I seeing things, did he kick over that summoned beast with one kick?"
"That's a bit ridiculous, right? Could he be a second-year senior?"
"No, I think I've heard of him, the super handsome crippled freshman."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"He's the first in our batch's college entrance exam scores."
"So amazing!"
"And also first in the physical test."
"Huh? Isn't he a cripple?"
"I'm not sure about that, but apparently, he hasn't had a successful summoning yet."
"No way, today is the deadline..."
Li Pu actually has very good hearing, but he didn't care as he stepped into the hall while starting to survey the surroundings.
The interior of the Wind Listening Hall is quite large, but the most eye-catching is the over 200-square-meter exhibition area at its center.
No protective measures were set in the exhibition area, and there was only one thing placed inside.
That was a very large snail shell that almost filled the entire area.
This empty snail shell is divided by distinct black and white colors, if you look at it from a side angle, you'll notice it vaguely resembles a Taiji pattern.
Before coming here, Li Pu had heard about it, considering it a precious item of Wind Listening Hall at Xidu University.
The remains of an A-level wind-listening magical beast, the Taiji Snail.
He bypassed the enormous Taiji Snail and slowly walked toward the summoning platform in one corner of the hall.
The octagonal summoning platform is about one meter high, and at the foot of the stairs sits a rocking chair. Sitting there is a bald old man holding a palm-leaf fan, rocking back and forth while reading a newspaper.
The summoning platform is not really an important facility, and the atmosphere at Xidu University is known for being quite free.
So regardless of the occasion or the supervising teacher here, things don't seem very formal.
"Hello, teacher. I would like to use the summoning platform."
Li Pu stepped forward and handed his temporary student card to the bald old man.
"Hmm..."
The bald old man lowered his reading glasses, looked at the credentials, and mumbled, "Li Pu, Li Pu, implying simplicity and unadorned, it's a great name."
Then he picked up a small device placed next to the rocking chair and swiped the card.
Beep beep!
After two crisp beeps, the machine's screen lit up green.
And it displayed: 1/1.
This represents Li Pu's current available summoning times in Wind Listening Hall.
"Please wait a moment."
After verifying the details, the bald old man freed one hand and drew a circle in the air.
Buzz!
Along with a faint vibrating sound, a watermelon-sized circular space portal was opened.
The bald old man reached into the space and started feeling around.
From Li Pu's perspective, it looked as if half of the man's arm was swallowed by the space.
But he knew, this is the storage space only a true summoner would have.
Not only can it let the summoned beast live inside, but it can also store some items.
Buzz...
A few seconds later, the bald old man took out his hand, the storage space closed.
In his hand was a shiny blue talisman, emitting a mysterious glow.
Earlier, it was mentioned that the summoning platform isn't a very crucial facility.
Because what really plays the key role is the summoning talisman.
There are many ways to acquire a summoned beast, such as incubation, taming wild ones, etc.
But for novices, the safest and most efficient method which also aligns with the title of Summoner is talisman summoning.
And the bald old man brought out the lowest-tier new blue talisman among summoning talismans.
This kind of blue talisman has a very high summoning success rate, far exceeding ordinary blue talismans.
It is called a new blue talisman because it is only suitable for novices with the potential to be summoners but have not truly awakened as summoners.
If an awakened summoner uses it, it will become void.
"Thank you, teacher."
Li Pu took the blue talisman and nodded, then ascended the stairs.
Stepping onto the summoning platform, he looked at the Bagua pattern on the ground, having been quite adept with the whole process already.
All he needed was to write any symbol or incantation on the blue talisman and then tear it apart to complete the summoning ritual.
Whether he could find a matching summoned beast from some unknown world was up to fate.
"Let's get this over with."
Li Pu just wanted to get the formalities done and finish this troublesome affair quickly.
So he extended his finger and randomly wrote a very simple symbol on the blue talisman, without any special meaning.
[Grass]
Then he grabbed both ends of the blue talisman with his hands and tore it apart.
Rip... Buzz!
As the blue talisman was destroyed, a faint green light burst from the tear, and it seemed to steadily bloom.
"Oh dear, this is bad..."
Seeing this scene, Li Pu was startled on the spot.
This situation hadn't occurred in any previous encounters at the six halls with six talismans.
Yet having witnessed many freshman summoning successes, he knew this time he was in trouble.
"Oh! Look quickly! Someone succeeded in summoning!"
"Someone is trying to summon at this hour? That's rare."
"Here it comes, what kind of summoned beast will it be?"
"I'm really curious about its grade."
The commotion on the summoning platform attracted a crowd of new students.
As for the closest observer, the bald old man, he dutifully picked up the device once more.
He scanned the green light emanating from the platform from a distance.
Beep!
After the crisp sound, a line of information appeared on the machine's screen.
[6, F]
6 combat power, F-grade tier.
"A very normal result."
With that, the bald old man merely smirked.
F-grade is the lowest among all tiers.
However, it's quite a common phenomenon, considering the high success rate of new blue talismans comes at a price.
Among each batch of new students, at least half summon F-grade creatures.
As for the 6 combat power... it's almost on par with trash fighters.
Combat strength represents a summoned beast's comprehensive quality in various aspects, allowing its strength to be roughly assessed within a certain range.
For a simple comparison, the average combat power of a regular adult is roughly about 12 points.
This means the creature Li Pu summoned might only be able to defeat half of a regular person.
"Show's over, it's another F-grade, nothing exciting."
"Wow, F-grade drop rates are really high."
"We better get back to sparring, the competition for course slots is happening the day after tomorrow."
"I heard those popular teachers and courses have particularly fierce competition for slots..."
The crowd observing quickly dispersed, resembling birds and beasts, after spotting the bald old man's device display.
Li Pu wasn't concerned about events below the platform because he focused all his attention on the summoning ritual.
Now, the green light had fully materialized, swirling around a few times before slowly descending onto the platform and forming a glowing humanoid shape.
The figure was roughly a head shorter than Li Pu, its shape somewhat resembling the green silhouette indicating "walk" at a traffic light.
With time, the contents within the glow seemed to become increasingly solid.
At a certain moment, the glow suddenly dissipated, revealing the summoned beast's appearance.
"Grass?"
Li Pu tilted his head and frowned.
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