Chapter 378: Qiao Sang VS Ding Yanjing

Old Zhang… so he knew… Qiao Sang retracted her gaze.

At this moment, many people saw the battle roster.

The entire Kai Nan Pet Beast Battle Arena immediately became noisy with discussions, very chaotic.

“Oh my god! Li Tan Royal Pet High School against Saint Water Middle School? How did these two major schools get matched up so quickly this year?”

“Qiao Sang feels so unlucky. The competition has only been going on for two days, and she’s already faced Ruan Yunwen once and Ding Yanjing once.”

“I know this kid Ding Yanjing; he’s won first place in the province twice consecutively in the National Campus Pet Beast League, super strong.”

“I remember him, he used a Shanli Crow to finish the match in under a minute yesterday.”

“Qiao Sang isn’t bad either; she won two consecutive matches with her Treasure Hunting Fairy, and one of them was against a Tonghua Owl.”

“These two are actually matched up; today’s match will be interesting.”

Today’s battle, no, it should be said that the biggest highlight of this knockout round was Ding Yanjing versus Qiao Sang.

…

Saint Water Middle School.

Senior Year (9) Class.

It was currently break time.

A boy sitting in the back corner held up a thick textbook, looking very serious about reading.

Suddenly, he stood up abruptly, and the book fell down.

The boy, holding his exposed phone, exclaimed, “Holy crap!”

The classmates still in the classroom all turned their gazes to him: “What’s wrong?”

“Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang is matched up against Ding Yanjing!” the boy said excitedly.

Speaking of Ding Yanjing, there was almost no one in the class who didn’t know him, especially since their class also had Xue Chuhua, who had quit the School Team because of Ding Yanjing.

At that time, this matter was discussed for quite a long time at Saint Water Middle School.

The classmates in the class were all in a state of shock and worry.

Those who understood Ding Yanjing most clearly and feared him the most were undoubtedly the third-year students of the same batch as him.

Although they received news of Qiao Sang defeating Ruan Yunwen yesterday, they also received news that Ruan Yunwen, like in the previous two rounds, suddenly lost control of her Tonghua Owl, as they couldn’t watch the live video.

An uncontrolled High-level Pet’s strength would inevitably be greatly reduced.

Although Ding Yanjing did not have a High-level Pet, his strength was recognized as the best among all high school students in the province.

Was their school’s Light of Saint Water going to stop here?

At this moment, a boy with a distinct jawline and black hair covering half his forehead, sitting in the second to last row by the window, suddenly stood up and walked out of the classroom.

His deskmate saw this and called out, “Xue Chuhua! Where are you going?”

“To ask the teacher for a leave of absence,” Xue Chuhua replied without looking back.

His deskmate continued to shout, “The teacher won’t agree!”

“Then consider it truancy,” Xue Chuhua said and walked out of the classroom.

The students in the classroom had complicated expressions; everyone knew what he was going to do, he was definitely going to watch the live broadcast of the match.

Twenty minutes later, Xue Chuhua, in his dorm room, held his phone, watching the live video of the provincial knockout rounds, his eyes filled with hope.

…

Kai Nan Pet Beast Battle Arena.

The matches had been going on for over two hours, and most of them had little suspense.

Most of the audience present had seen many Pet Beast battle matches.

As soon as a Pet was summoned and made a move, everyone knew who would win or lose.

Nevertheless, there were always one or two matches where predictions were wrong.

“This kid is called Liao Chaonan, right? A bit interesting, making his Poison Tail Moth feign unconsciousness to lure the opponent to stand next to it and relax their guard before launching a venomous attack.”

“I guess this dirty trick was thought up by his coach. Kids this age shouldn’t be so devious, right?”

“Times are different, brother. Kids nowadays are incredibly quick-witted.”

“It would be interesting if he were to face Huang Kaijun from Lianyu Royal Pet Affiliated High School.”

“Hahaha, that Huang Kaijun’s battle just now made me laugh so hard. He told his Eight-Tube Coral to jump up to dodge a skill and use Water Gun, and that Desert Tail Fox stupidly looked up and used Stone Spike Attack. But the Eight-Tube Coral didn’t jump at all; it just made a feint jump and then attacked directly head-on.”

“Yeah, and he even deliberately pronounced the words ‘jump up’ super loudly, afraid others wouldn’t hear him.”

Qiao Sang, watching from above, was also deeply impressed by these two; hearing it from a teacher was one thing, but seeing it live at the scene was another.

For some reason, she felt that the tactics of these two were very suitable for little Qunbao…

The matches were still ongoing. After two more sets were completed, the next battle roster appeared on the huge virtual screen.

At the same time, a standard broadcast voice sounded above the Kai Nan Pet Beast Battle Arena:

“Ding Yanjing from Li Tan Royal Pet High School, Qiao Sang from Saint Water Middle School, please enter the arena.”

The audience’s spirits were lifted.

The commentator on the commentary platform introduced with timely fervor:

“Right here today, within the Kai Nan Pet Beast Battle Arena, the battle between our Zhehai Province’s two most highly anticipated contestants is about to erupt! Ding Yanjing, who has consecutively won two provincial first places in the National Campus Pet Beast League, has represented our province many times on higher stages.”

“Qiao Sang, with her extraordinary talent, has easily crushed her way through, competing against seniors and juniors beyond her level.”

“Will Ding Yanjing personally create the great feat of being a three-time provincial champion in his high school career, or will Qiao Sang create another miracle and win the match?!”

“Let’s look to the arena!”

Under everyone’s eager gazes, Qiao Sang and Ding Yanjing stood at opposite ends of the battle arena.

Player Area.

Xu Yixuan let out a long breath: “Why does this match feel more nerve-wracking than my own?”

He Datao glanced at her: “It hasn’t even started yet.”

“…I know,” Xu Yixuan stared intently at the arena and asked, “The principal’s news shouldn’t be false. If Ding Yanjing’s Guwei Flower really evolved into a Guwei Sunflower, what do you think Qiao Sang’s chances of winning would be?”

He Datao pondered: “Both of their Pets evolved around the same time. I haven’t seen the Liao Xing Hound battle, nor have I seen the Guwei Flower’s strength after evolving into a Guwei Sunflower. Aside from the High-level Pet, Ding Yanjing’s Shanli Crow is also not easy to deal with… Let’s just watch the match. If I had that kind of foresight, I wouldn’t have even made it into the top ten.”

Xu Yixuan: “…”

On the field.

Qiao Sang and Ding Yanjing simultaneously formed hand seals.

Gray and green star formations lit up, and Shanli Crow and little Qunbao appeared on the field.

Shanli Crow, an Electric-type and Flying-type Intermediate Pet, is always mentioned in the annual speed rankings for Intermediate Pets in the Yuhua region. It is a Pet with extremely strong speed and attack power… Qiao Sang looked at the Pet in front of her, whose body was largely yellow and whose wings were much longer than its tail, and relevant information surfaced in her mind.

At the same time, Ding Yanjing looked at the Treasure Hunting Fairy opposite him with a slightly serious expression.

“qu!”

As the whistle signaling the start of the match blew, little Qunbao vanished from its spot.

Ding Yanjing stood still, not issuing any commands, his expression showing no signs of panic.

At this moment.

“Li!” The Shanli Crow opened its mouth and let out a cry, and yellow lightning immediately surged around its body.

The moment the Shanli Crow cried out, a strong sense of danger arose in Qiao Sang’s heart, and she instinctively shouted, “Come back!”

Little Qunbao was using Invisibility and Teleportation. It wanted to approach its opponent like a ghost, as usual.

But the moment it appeared, yellow lightning, like flying snakes, flashed and converged, quickly forming a several-meter-long Lightning Web in front of the Shanli Crow.

As soon as little Qunbao appeared, the Lightning Web enveloped its body.

Fortunately, Qiao Sang called out in time. Just as the Lightning Web was about to touch it, little Qunbao jolted and teleported back to its original spot.

The brief skirmish came to an end, and Qiao Sang looked at Ding Yanjing in the distance.

This guy, he didn’t just get to this point purely through shady dealings from his school.