Chapter 271: You don’t train?

If it were in her previous life, Qiao Sang would definitely pack up and go home the moment she realized it wasn’t her turn to compete that day.

It wasn’t that she lacked a sense of collective honor; it was just that the older people got, the more boring sports days seemed. The events were nothing more than running, high jump, and the like, and they lost their appeal after watching them too many times.

In her previous life, the opening ceremony of the sports day was when the most people were present. Once the opening ceremony ended, most people dispersed, and the students who were still willing to stay on the field to watch the competition were only there because it was almost their class’s turn to compete.

But a Yu Beast Master society was different. The competitions were basically all Pet battles. Even if the events were the same every year, they would be more watchable due to the different forms and characteristics of the Pets.

Qiao Sang immediately decided to stay and cheer for her classmates.

“Xun!…”

Little Xunbao, knowing that he wasn’t competing today, drooped.

Qiao Sang rubbed his head and smiled, “It’s good to compete tomorrow. You get one more day to practice. Later, I’ll go find out who your opponents are tomorrow, so we can prepare more thoroughly.”

“Xun~”

Little Xunbao’s eyes lit up. He thought that sounded good.

“I know!” Zhang Shuzhou, who had been talking to someone else, suddenly leaned over and said enthusiastically, “I know who’s competing in Chop tomorrow!”

Although he had been talking to people, Qiao Sang, as the school’s popular figure, had too strong a presence. Coupled with the dyed-haired Treasure Hunting Fairy, it was hard not to pay special attention.

Zhang Shuzhou kept glancing at the Treasure Hunting Fairy out of the corner of his eye.

A Treasure Hunting Fairy…

He hadn’t expected what Wang Yiding from the next class said to be true…

Zhang Shuzhou looked at Qiao Sang with a complex expression. He felt that she should change her name to Qiao Pervert!

Qiao Sang didn’t know Zhang Shuzhou’s thoughts and cooperatively asked, “Who else?”

“There are thirteen participants in total, one from each class,” Zhang Shuzhou said. “Besides Li Jiang from Class 2 and Zhao Fangrui from Class 8, the other eleven—no, adding you, besides you three, the other ten classes’ participants are sending out Fighting-type Pets.”

“Among them, the one with the highest chance of winning, besides you, is Liu Qijia from Class 9. His Pet is a Yongli Monkey. I heard his dad is a Yu Beast Master who specializes in cultivating Fighting-type Pets. He’s terrifying.”

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, “How do you know I have a high chance of winning?”

Zhang Shuzhou chuckled, “Who doesn’t know your Treasure Hunting Ghost—no, it should be called Treasure Hunting Fairy now. Who doesn’t know your Treasure Hunting Fairy not only knows Chop but has also mastered it to perfection? Let alone competing with first-year high schoolers, even against third-year high schoolers, it’s a crushing victory in minutes.”

Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched, “That’s a rumor.”

“A rumor?!” Zhang Shuzhou exclaimed, “Does your Treasure Hunting Fairy not know Chop?”

The entire class instantly fell silent and looked over.

Qiao Sang held back for a long time: “…It does.”

The class resumed their conversations.

“I knew that had to be true,” Zhang Shuzhou said with a smile.

Qiao Sang: “…”

…

8:10 AM.

After the school leaders’ cliché speeches ended, almost all students summoned their Pets.

Normally, Pets weren’t allowed to be summoned casually, but it was fine during the sports day.

For a moment, the field was filled with the figures of Pets.

Qiao Sang also summoned Ya Bao.

As for Lu Bao, when she put it into the yu beast codex this morning, she remembered it was still sleeping. Not much time had passed, so she let it sleep a little longer.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao wagged his tail excitedly, looking at the lively atmosphere around him.

“Ya Bao, do you still remember Little Qiu Pu?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Ya…” Ya Bao tried hard to recall.

“The one that’s very timid and has dandelions on its head,” Qiao Sang reminded him.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao barked, indicating that he remembered.

“We’re going to watch his hacky-sack competition now,” Qiao Sang said.

“Ya!”

“Xun!”

Jin Feifan’s hacky-sack competition was today, and it was scheduled early, as one of the first events. He went to the designated location almost immediately after the opening ceremony ended.

Although hacky-sack wasn’t particularly exciting, the competition time was short, and it was held when everyone was still excited, so the area was crowded with spectators.

Qiao Sang looked at the human wall in front of her and simply flipped onto Ya Bao’s back.

Ya Bao immediately understood his Yu Beast Master’s intention and floated to a height above the human wall using his psychic power.

The view in front of her was no longer obstructed. Occupying a superb vantage point, Qiao Sang’s inner feeling was just one word—awesome!

“Bang!”

As the starting gun fired, thirteen Pets standing side by side began playing hacky-sack.

Qiao Sang looked at Little Qiu Pu.

Although Little Qiu Pu’s body was spherical and his legs were short, he was still very agile. The hacky-sack was steadily kicked with alternating left and right feet, and he didn’t use Vine Whip early on.

Equally steady was the Multi-Clawed Crab at the very edge. He didn’t move an inch from his original spot, yet his ten claws were constantly taking turns kicking the hacky-sack.

Logically speaking, when playing hacky-sack, as long as the feet move, no matter how well it’s kicked, the position will always change, but the Multi-Clawed Crab didn’t.

Is this coordination ability…? Qiao Sang thought silently.

Ya Bao’s mental power and basic qualities were good. Whether it was stamina, physical strength, speed, or explosiveness, they far exceeded Pets of the same rank. However, he didn’t seem to have anything special in terms of coordination ability.

Coordination ability, simply put, is control.

The higher the skill proficiency, the stronger the control.

Ya Bao could indeed improve his control by strengthening his skill proficiency, but this was only control over specific move forms, not control over the body or energy.

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but think again that Ya Bao’s mental power and energy had both improved sufficiently, but there was still a long way to go before his main body and clone could be one at school and one at home.

Recent progress was also getting smaller and smaller. If he improved his control, being able to control the energy within his body and his clone well, wouldn’t it be possible to extend the distance further based on the current foundation…

What method should she use to train Ya Bao’s coordination ability?

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao enthusiastically cheered for Little Qiu Pu, completely unaware that his Yu Beast Master’s thoughts at this moment were all on how to train him.

7:02 PM.

Tianjingyuan 1705.

“Aren’t you training?” Qiao Sang asked Ice Dew Qiya.

“Lu.”

Ice Dew Qiya coolly wagged his tail.

Only those like Ya Bao needed training; he didn’t need training to be stronger than Ya Bao.

Didn’t the Vice Principal say that Water Luyana would want to become stronger after evolving? This situation isn’t right. Qiao Sang was a bit bewildered.

She thought for a moment and asked, “You were learning Rain Prayer for a while. Aren’t you learning it anymore?”

Ice Dew Qiya looked at Qiao Sang, slightly baring his teeth, then quickly reined it in.

If Qiao Sang’s eyesight hadn’t been good, she would have doubted if she had seen it correctly.

“Lu.”

Ice Dew Qiya flicked his tail and walked towards the courtyard with a cool demeanor.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment and quickly followed.

In the courtyard, Ice Dew Qiya specifically found a spot near Ya Bao and stopped.

“Lulu.”

Then, Ice Dew Qiya looked up at the sky and cried out.

A cold wind blew, and a dark cloud appeared in the sky. Two seconds later, rain fell.

It’s… it’s raining?

Feeling the raindrops on her face, Qiao Sang looked confused. As if she had thought of something, her consciousness quickly entered the yu beast codex to check Lu Bao’s data.

[Rain Prayer (Entry 2/100) +]

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