Chapter 174: I don’t want to stop you

The Little Treasure Hunting Ghost appeared and floated leisurely to the center of the arena.

A Treasure Hunting Ghost?! Lin Yuanqi looked astonished and bewildered.

Most Yu Beast Masters who contract a Ghost-type Pet as their first Pet aren’t exactly good people…

However, Lin Yuanqi didn’t have that stereotype.

His first thought was that the Treasure Hunting Ghost wasn’t cheap; it would cost at least several hundred thousand to acquire, plus the Gathering Beads around its neck…

A rich second generation!

Lin Yuanqi’s eyes lit up. Regardless of how young the girl in front of him was, her family was definitely wealthy. When children train Pets, parents usually aren’t stingy with money.

Since relying on looks wouldn’t work, he’d conquer her with strength!

As long as the Treasure Hunting Ghost made significant progress during this one-hour sparring session, he wouldn’t have to worry about the rich second generation not becoming a repeat customer, would he?

Regarding the Treasure Hunting Ghost being a Ghost-type Pet, he wasn’t worried at all that his Ground-type Double-Tailed Tortoise wouldn’t have an advantage, except for certain specific skills.

One was clearly a Beginner Pet, still unweaned, and the other was a battle-hardened Intermediate Pet.

Battles are never as simple as just looking at attributes; they also depend on the Yu Beast Master’s battle experience and the Pet’s own strength.

The challenge wasn’t how to defeat the Treasure Hunting Ghost, but rather what the Treasure Hunting Ghost could learn from it.

Lin Yuanqi looked at Qiao Sang and said seriously, “The upcoming battle isn’t child’s play. It’s inevitable that your Treasure Hunting Ghost will get injured during the process. I hope you’re mentally prepared.”

Some novice Yu Beast Masters, when battling, would get distressed and heartbroken if their Pet lost even a few hairs before the fight really began. Some would even surrender directly or call for a stop to the match, which is a big taboo in Pet training.

Sparring isn’t just about winning; it’s about guiding the opponent on how to battle.

“I understand.” Qiao Sang nodded. She naturally understood this principle.

After the battle began.

Lin Yuanqi immediately gave the command: “Mud Bomb.”

The Double-Tailed Tortoise lifted its head, puckered its mouth, and then continuously sprayed brown mud from its mouth towards the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost floating in mid-air.

“Once a battle begins, we cannot hesitate. The one who attacks first usually has an advantage, especially if there’s a huge disparity in strength between the two. Then the opponent can only choose…” Lin Yuanqi’s instructional words abruptly stopped, his usual poised smile frozen on his face.

He gaped, his eyes wide as he stared blankly at the scene before him.

Holy shit!

Who can tell him why all the Mud Bombs were frozen in mid-air?!

What, what kind of skill is this?!

Since when did Ghost-type Pets have skills with this kind of ability?!

However, before he could figure it out, Qiao Sang spoke: “Throw it back and flip it over at the same time.”

Lin Yuanqi stood there dumbfounded, his mind short-circuiting for a moment.

Throw it back? Flip it over? They were clearly understandable words, so why couldn’t he understand them when combined?

“Xun~”

The Little Treasure Hunting Ghost’s eyes glowed blue. The blue light, initially only on its two short claws, suddenly intensified, rapidly spreading throughout its entire body.

The next second, the massive Double-Tailed Tortoise’s side claws lifted off the ground, and then it uncontrollably leaned backward.

“Lu Pa…”

The Double-Tailed Tortoise looked bewilderedly at the ceiling of the training ground.

It didn’t understand how it suddenly fell over…

Just as the Double-Tailed Tortoise was trying to struggle and flip its body with its limbs, all the Mud Bombs frozen in mid-air turned around and simultaneously slammed into the Double-Tailed Tortoise, which had exposed its vulnerable underbelly.

“Lu Pa!!”

The Double-Tailed Tortoise let out a cry of pain.

“Hypnosis.” Before the Mud Bomb attack ended, Qiao Sang spoke.

The power of Mud Bomb was indeed strong, but that was for the Mud Bombs fired by the Double-Tailed Tortoise. The Mud Bombs controlled by the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost’s Superpower were slightly inferior in speed, and correspondingly, their power wasn’t as great.

Although they were now hitting the Double-Tailed Tortoise’s vulnerable defense, they would at most cause it some damage and wouldn’t defeat it outright.

“Calm down! Double-Tailed Tortoise! Continue using Mud Bomb!” Lin Yuanqi shouted loudly.

Seeing the blue light fluctuations exclusive to Superpower System Pets, the reversal of the Mud Bombs, and the Double-Tailed Tortoise’s side flip, there was nothing he didn’t understand.

Superpower!

This was Superpower!

The Treasure Hunting Ghost in front of him was actually a super rare Pet that possessed both Superpower System and Ghost-type!

But wasn’t it a Beginner Pet? Even if it could use Superpower, it couldn’t possibly control so many Mud Bombs while also controlling the Double-Tailed Tortoise… Lin Yuanqi’s heart pounded, filled with doubt and surprise.

Not to mention the energy issue, just looking at what it was controlling, it would require Superpower proficiency to reach a high level, right?

Treasure Hunting Ghost, Beginner Pet, high-level Superpower, what a joke!

Although Lin Yuanqi was in a daze, feeling that his understanding was flawed, he still reacted immediately to Qiao Sang’s next command based on his experience.

If the Treasure Hunting Ghost was going to use Hypnosis next, it would definitely have to make eye contact with the Double-Tailed Tortoise, which would be the perfect timing to hit the Treasure Hunting Ghost with a Mud Bomb.

The Double-Tailed Tortoise endured the pain and puckered its mouth, just gathering energy when it was startled by the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost that suddenly appeared in front of it, grinning at it.

“Lu Pa!”

Its body trembled, the energy within it vibrated, and before it could fully condense, it dissipated.

“Xun~”

The Little Treasure Hunting Ghost smiled amicably, then its eyes glowed purple.

The Double-Tailed Tortoise felt drowsiness袭來, and its eyelids uncontrollably closed.

Damn it!

It could even teleport!

Lin Yuanqi stood there stunned. If the Treasure Hunting Ghost couldn’t teleport, then with the normal movement speed of a Ghost-type Pet and the speed at which the Double-Tailed Tortoise released Mud Bomb, it would naturally be possible to follow his original plan.

But this Treasure Hunting Ghost could teleport!

“Dream Eating.”

Seeing that Hypnosis was effective, Qiao Sang pursued the advantage.

The Little Treasure Hunting Ghost opened its mouth wide.

A visible light pink energy emerged from the Double-Tailed Tortoise’s head, slowly floating into the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost’s mouth.

“Xun~”

After absorbing the energy, the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost let out a comfortable cry, feeling its internal energy restored.

Lin Yuanqi looked at his Double-Tailed Tortoise, lying on its back with its limbs in the air, eyes closed and unconscious, then looked at the unscathed Treasure Hunting Ghost beside it, which had recovered most of its energy due to Dream Eating, and was speechless for a long time.

“I lose.” After a moment, Lin Yuanqi took a deep breath and said.

He waved his hand, recalling the Double-Tailed Tortoise, and turned to leave, disheartened.

“Wait.” Qiao Sang called out to him.

Lin Yuanqi turned back and looked at Qiao Sang, pulling at the corners of his mouth, and said:

“I’ll go out and call a stronger sparring partner for you.”

Qiao Sang was stunned, then nodded: “Okay.”

Lin Yuanqi had just turned around when Qiao Sang called out again: “Wait.”

“You don’t need to stop me. Although my other Pet is also an Intermediate Pet, it’s a Fighting-type Pet, completely countered by the Treasure Hunting Ghost. It would be more helpful for your training if I went out and called a stronger sparring partner for you.” Lin Yuanqi stopped and turned to explain.

“I wasn’t trying to stop you.” Qiao Sang said, “I just wanted to ask, we just battled for 4 minutes, and there are still 56 minutes left. Does the time continue to count now, or does it start counting only after the new sparring partner arrives?”

Lin Yuanqi: “…”