Chapter 1075: Combat Talent (two in one)

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Contracted Tacit Understanding Competition…” The Host’s voice echoed throughout the venue.

Qiao Sang and Xiaoting Dragon stood on the field, waiting for the competition to begin with the other contestants.

A young man in a white short-sleeved shirt, who looked refreshing, glanced at Qiao Sang and Xiaoting Dragon several times before finally asking:

“Are you a D-level Beastmaster?”

Qiao Sang looked left and right, confirmed the other party was asking her, and replied, “No.”

“I knew it. How could someone so young be a D-level Beastmaster? The internet was indeed talking nonsense…” The young man muttered to himself, then asked again:

“Are you from Blue Star?”

Qiao Sang hummed in affirmation.

The young man glanced at Xiaoting Dragon, then lowered his voice and said, “Then you probably haven’t contracted with a Pet from our Yan Tian Star, right? If you had contracted with one of our Yan Tian Star’s Pets, you’d know that our Pets are actually much more self-disciplined to train than Blue Star’s Pets. Yu Beast Masters don’t even need to keep an eye on them.”

Qiao Sang turned her head, looking at him with an expression that clearly said, “What exactly are you trying to say?”

The young man understood her look and got straight to the point: “You can introduce Xiaoting Dragon to me, and I’ll introduce you to our Pets here.”

Saying that, he gestured with his eyes towards the Pet in front of him, which was about 90 centimeters tall, mostly dark green, and looked like a vase. He continued:

“This Ghost Flowerpot I brought is very good. Once it grows into an Emperor-level Pet, the Ghost Plant Emperor, it will be a super rare Pet with both Grass-type and Ghost-type attributes.”

“Ghost Flower.”

The Ghost Flowerpot heard the conversation but didn’t get angry. Instead, it nodded to Qiao Sang, showing a friendly smile.

Qiao Sang subconsciously glanced at Xiaoting Dragon, only to see it constantly hitting the ground with its tail, diligently warming up before the match, appearing as if it hadn’t heard the conversation. She inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief and asked in a low voice:

“Aren’t you going to contract with the Ghost Flowerpot?”

The young man smiled and explained:

“We are currently in an open relationship. If we encounter a more suitable Yu Beast Master and Pet, neither of us minds if the other changes partners.”

“Ghost Flower.” The Ghost Flowerpot nodded.

There’s actually such a relationship, meaning they both treat each other as backups… Qiao Sang felt she had gained new knowledge again and asked:

“Then why are you participating in this competition?”

“To see if there’s a Pet more suitable for me, and the Ghost Flowerpot is also here to see if there’s a Yu Beast Master more suitable for it,” the young man explained. “After all, the Yu Beast Masters and wild Pets participating here are all preparing to contract. If there’s no one more suitable, then I’ll contract with the Ghost Flowerpot.”

“Ghost Flower.”

The Ghost Flowerpot nodded, indicating that was correct.

Qiao Sang processed this for a moment, then asked with amusement:

“Are you interested in Xiaoting Dragon?”

The young man’s eyes lit up at her words, feeling hopeful for an exchange, and quickly said, “The Ghost Flowerpot is also interested in you. If you think it’s suitable, you can help me mention this to Xiaoting Dragon.”

Dragon-type Pets are generally arrogant. Although the internet said that most Blue Star Pets are very obedient to their Yu Beast Masters, he still didn’t dare to bring this up directly to a Dragon-type Pet.

He wasn’t Xiaoting Dragon’s Yu Beast Master anyway, so who knew if it would give him a good look.

Qiao Sang asked curiously:

“Why is the Ghost Flowerpot interested in me?”

She remembered that during the preliminaries, she hadn’t even given a single command. The camera might have only focused on her for a few seconds because of Xiaoting Dragon’s performance. She didn’t think a wild Pet would remember her.

“Ghost Flower.”

The Ghost Flowerpot called out.

“Because you are from Blue Star,” the young man said. “The Ghost Flowerpot wants to go to Blue Star to see it, and the easiest way to go to Blue Star is to contract with someone from Blue Star.”

Qiao Sang suddenly understood.

This was treating her as an intermediary for living in Blue Star.

“What do you think?” the young man asked.

Qiao Sang smiled slightly: “You can ask Xiaoting Dragon for its opinion yourself. I respect its thoughts more.”

The young man was stunned for a moment, then mustered his courage, looked at Xiaoting Dragon, and no longer suppressed his voice, asking:

“Xiaoting Dragon, do you want to change your contracted partner?”

“Ting Ting…”

Xiaoting Dragon finally stopped its warm-up, looked at the young man expressionlessly, and yellow electric arcs appeared on its body.

The young man: “!!!”

The young man showed an awkward expression and said, “I was just kidding.”

The electric arcs on Xiaoting Dragon’s body disappeared, and it continued to flick its tail on the ground.

“Ghost Flower.”

The Ghost Flowerpot showed a disappointed expression to the young man, then pulled out a business card from the pot on its lower body and handed it to Qiao Sang.

Xiaoting Dragon stopped training and looked over.

Qiao Sang said seriously, “Sorry, I also don’t want to change my contracted partner.”

Xiaoting Dragon continued to warm up its tail strength.

“Ghost Flower…”

The Ghost Flowerpot showed a disappointed expression again, put the business card back into its pot, and began to observe the Yu Beast Masters standing in other areas.

At this moment, the Host spoke:

“All contestants, please recall any Pets not participating in this competition back into your yu beast codex.”

Qiao Sang knew the competition rules and had already recalled Ya Bao and the others into her yu beast codex before entering the arena, so she made no movement.

In the audience.

Mi Jiala’s knee sank.

She looked down and, as expected, saw Qingyin Fairy appear on her lap.

Immediately after, her head sank again.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao hung upside down, grinning as it greeted her.

I knew it… Mi Jiala calmly pointed to the empty seat next to her and said:

“You sit here. I specifically bought this seat for you.”

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao was stunned for a moment, floated to the side, and pointed to itself.

Bought for it?

“That’s right.” Mi Jiala nodded slightly.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao happily chirped and floated to the seat next door.

At the same time, the fields under each contestant’s feet began to move and crisscross.

When the field was completely fixed, Qiao Sang saw that the opponent standing opposite her had changed to a blonde girl who looked about 18 years old.

Then, her gaze fell on the bird-type Pet in front of her, which was about one meter tall, mostly dark blue, with white feathered wings.

Dash Swallow, a Flying-type Beginner Pet, likes to circle high in the sky and dive down after spotting prey… Information related to it flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind.

Most Beginner Pets are not large in size, but if they stay in the Beginner stage for a long time without evolving, their size will gradually increase. Generally speaking, Beginner Pets around one meter in size have usually stayed in the Beginner stage for a long time and are about to evolve…

Of course, it’s not absolutely so.

But the Dash Swallow is indeed like that…

Qiao Sang estimated the size of the Dash Swallow in front of her and instantly knew that this match might be a bit difficult.

Although the Dragon-type is definitely one of the top-tier attributes, and the Electric-type happens to counter the Flying-type, Xiaoting Dragon’s training time is simply too short…

Just as she was thinking, the countdown for the match began on the field.

“3, 2, 1, the match begins.”

Almost all Pets on the field launched their attacks simultaneously.

Without a word, the Dash Swallow split into two, then two into four, transforming into four streaks of white light that rapidly charged directly at Xiaoting Dragon.

At the same time, yellow electric arcs appeared on Xiaoting Dragon’s body.

Suddenly, Qiao Sang spoke:

“Don’t strike yet.”

“Ting Ting…”

Xiaoting Dragon, with electric arcs appearing on its body, held back.

Too slow… Qiao Sang thought, looking at the four streaks of white light rushing towards them.

Honestly, for a Dash Swallow to use the combination of Shadow Clone and Electro-optic Flash at the Beginner stage is indeed impressive, but in Qiao Sang’s eyes, it was like it was playing in slow motion.

Previously, she had been involved in battles between B-Grade Professional Pet Tamers. The speed of Pet attacks was sometimes so fast that there wasn’t even time to issue commands, relying solely on the Pet’s own reaction ability.

But now, she had issued a command, analyzed it for a long time in her mind, and the Dash Swallow’s attack still hadn’t arrived.

Xiaoting Dragon’s Discharge gathers lightning power into a single strike, meaning it can only attack one target. However, before the Discharge gathers into a single strike, the electric arcs on its body will scatter. As long as it releases the lightning power when the Dash Swallow gets close, those electric arcs, which haven’t had time to gather into one, can attack all four Dash Swallows at once…

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Feodor looked towards a certain spot and said:

“Xiaoting Dragon against Dash Swallow. I wonder who will win this match. This Dash Swallow should already be in the late Beginner stage.”

As he spoke, the camera focused on the field where Qiao Sang and the blonde girl were battling.

Fu Jian looked over and analyzed:

“The Dash Swallow is clearly very skilled in battle, immediately using the combination of Shadow Clone and Electro-optic Flash. However, getting close to a Dragon-type Pet with Electric-type skills is not a good choice. If it could choose other attack modes, it should be much better.”

“Tie Tie.” Tie Daoyi nodded.

Feodor pondered:

“I think the Dash Swallow probably also wants to use a combination skill to quickly end the match.”

Combination skills are like trump cards in Beginner Pet battles.

As they talked, the four white-glowing Dash Swallows rushed in front of Xiaoting Dragon.

“Strike.” Qiao Sang said.

“Ting Ting!”

Xiaoting Dragon roared, and yellow electric arcs radiated outwards from its body, striking all four white-glowing Dash Swallows.

“Charge! Charge!”

Three Dash Swallows vanished directly under the lightning power, while the remaining one let out a tragic cry.

It hasn’t been knocked down yet, I need to finish it off… Qiao Sang keenly noticed this and gave the command:

“Discharge.”

Actually, if it could use Dragon Tail at this distance, the match could be completely over, but unfortunately, the chance of Dragon Tail being released isn’t 100%, so she couldn’t risk it.

“Quick, dodge!” the blonde girl shouted.

“Ting Ting!”

Yellow electric arcs once again appeared on Xiaoting Dragon’s body.

Because it had listened to its Yu Beast Master earlier and precisely attacked its opponent, it was much more excited, and the power of the electric arcs on its body had also increased.

“Charge! Charge!”

The Dash Swallow endured the pain, showing a determined expression. As its body fell downwards, it forcefully drew a precise arc, quickly moving away, stopping dozens of meters away, breathing heavily, and looking over.

The blonde girl showed a surprised expression, clearly not expecting the Dash Swallow to be so effective.

Seeing the Dash Swallow look over, Qiao Sang spoke without thinking:

“Leer.”

Xiaoting Dragon heard its Yu Beast Master’s command, and the electric arcs appearing on its body did not dissipate.

It maintained the state of emitting electric arcs, widened its eyes, looked at the Dash Swallow, and showed a sharp gaze.

At the same time, yellow electric arcs gathered into a thicker yellow lightning bolt and struck forward.

The Dash Swallow’s body trembled, and a fear welled up from the bottom of its heart, causing it to freeze there and not move immediately.

“Bang!”

A loud bang.

“Charge! Charge!”

The Dash Swallow let out a tragic cry, fell to the ground scorched black, and did not get up again.

“Ting Ting.”

Xiaoting Dragon showed an “it was nothing” expression.

It can actually use Discharge while using Leer… Qiao Sang was a bit surprised.

You know, Xiaoting Dragon only recently started training these skills. Originally, she thought that with a long-range Discharge, there was a high chance the Dash Swallow would dodge, so she wanted Xiaoting Dragon to first use Leer to briefly weaken the Dash Swallow’s speed and increase the chance of Discharge hitting. She never expected Xiaoting Dragon could actually use both moves simultaneously… This was completely untrained, and the proficiency of these two moves is definitely not high… Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and came to a conclusion:

Xiaoting Dragon’s battle talent is probably higher than imagined.

As thoughts flickered, the eye-like Pet floating in mid-air came to the Dash Swallow’s side, looked at it, and then its eyes rotated.

The next second, the half of the field where Qiao Sang stood glowed green, signifying victory.

Fewer contestants meant more camera time.

This time, the entire latter half of Xiaoting Dragon’s and Dash Swallow’s confrontation was broadcast live.

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“Xiaoting Dragon won the match using the combination of Leer and Discharge,” Feodor said. “It seems there are quite a few Beginner Pets with combination skills this time.”

Fu Jian looked down at the names on the list and said, “Contestant Qiao Sang, who coordinated with Xiaoting Dragon, also issued timely commands. I feel their tacit understanding is very good. I believe even if they don’t win the final victory, they should still contract with each other.”

“Tie Tie.”

Tie Daoyi nodded.

The camera switched to another field.

The three guests began to commentate on other battles.

…

Coming out of the stadium.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao sighed.

It hadn’t even warmed its seat yet, and the match was already over…

“Qing Qing?”

Qingbao appeared and called out, asking when its match would begin.

“Don’t rush,” Qiao Sang said. “At least Xiaoting Dragon’s match has to finish first.”

“Qing Qing…”

Qingbao showed an “that’s still a long time” expression and transformed back into Wind Transformation.

“Xiaoting Dragon performed well in this match. It seems to have quite a talent for battling,” Mi Jiala praised, which was rare for her.

She knew Xiaoting Dragon’s age and its training time, so she naturally understood that successfully releasing the combination of Leer and Discharge required absolute talent.

“Ting Ting.”

Xiaoting Dragon showed an expression that said, “You don’t need to tell me that.”

Mi Jiala saw this expression and added:

“However, the main reason this match was won so quickly was because the opponent was a Flying-type Pet. To win again, it still needs more training.”

“Ting Ting.”

Xiaoting Dragon showed an expression that said, “I’ll do it even if you don’t tell me.”

Qiao Sang, watching Xiaoting Dragon’s reaction from the side, felt a slight headache. She wondered when Teacher Mi Jiala and Xiaoting Dragon’s relationship would become more harmonious…