Chapter 436: Divisional Finals

From a panoramic view, Thousand Path Water Bear was frozen in place, its entire body already covered in exquisite Ice Flowers.

A tide-like clamor immediately rose from the stands.

“I told you Ice Kexilu would be fine!”

“For this type of competition, information on opponents is usually understood in advance, so it’s no wonder Qiao Sang never let Ice Kexilu use Water-type skills.”

“The power of Ice Flower Seal is more impressive than I imagined; it’s been snowing for so long, and it can still freeze Thousand Path Water Bear.”

As a popular high-level skill among Pet Coordinators, everyone had seen Ice Flower Seal on TV to varying degrees, but an Ice Flower Seal with such a high level of proficiency was extremely rare.

Even if a well-known contestant in the Regional Competition used Ice Flower Seal to instantly defeat an opponent, spectators who hadn’t specifically learned about the Ice Flower Seal skill would only assume the Pet that used the move was powerful, not that the Ice Flower Seal skill itself was powerful.

There was no way around it; the power of Ice Flower Seal performed with low proficiency was completely different from that performed with high proficiency, and most people only saw Ice Flower Seal performed by Pet Coordinators, leading to a deeply ingrained impression.

…

Contestant Area.

“What do you think of this match?” asked a woman dressed in a black suit.

Shao Liben thought for a moment and said:

“The time it took for Ice Kexilu to gather energy and unleash Ice Flower Seal was three seconds. If Thousand Path Water Bear had used True Energy Punch instead of Water Gun during that time, Ice Kexilu probably wouldn’t have been able to withstand the damage head-on.”

“Ultimately, Ma Zongji, like others from the Ancient Mist region, couldn’t bring himself to deal a heavy blow to Ice Kexilu.”

“Your analysis is very reasonable,” the woman said.

“However, at the beginning of the match, Thousand Path Water Bear was over a hundred meters away from Ice Kexilu. Even if True Energy Punch were used, it couldn’t cover a distance of over a hundred meters and hit Ice Kexilu within three seconds. Water Gun has a long range and is an instant skill, so it was indeed the best choice at that time.”

Shao Liben calmly said:

“What if the purpose of using True Energy Punch wasn’t to interrupt the casting of Ice Flower Seal, but to directly defeat Ice Kexilu?”

The woman looked at Shao Liben with satisfaction upon hearing this.

Although Qiao Sang was currently the strongest in terms of combat power, she never thought that Shao Liben had no chance of winning.

Sometimes, intelligent contestants can go further in competitions than those with high Yu Beast Master talent.

Just as Shao Liben said, if Thousand Path Water Bear had used True Energy Punch with the intention of defeating rather than interrupting, True Energy Punch would have hit Ice Ke after Ice Flower Seal was fully cast.

At that time, the snow might not have fallen on Thousand Path Water Bear first.

After all, Ice Flower Seal is not a skill that immediately lands on the opponent once cast; there is a time process from the snow falling to the ground.

…

Deep Sea Mantis Hotel.

The final of the divisional competition was scheduled for 8 PM the next day.

To ensure everything went smoothly tomorrow, Sun Boyi, for the first time in a while, discussed opponents with Qiao Sang.

The opponent for the final had been confirmed: Shao Liben from the Xi Lv region.

“Shao Liben, his trump card Pet, Jihui Tata, can accurately predict the opponent’s next move through their subtle actions. Not only that, I found that it can also find the true body hidden among clones from the opponent’s subtle movements,” Sun Boyi said as he opened the prepared data on his computer:

“Watch this video.”

Qiao Sang, Yabao, Little Qunbao, and Lubao all four pairs of eyes stared at the computer screen.

In the video, Jihui Tata’s expression was calm in mid-air.

Its opponent was a Flying-type and Lightning-type bird Pet.

At this moment, 12 identical yellow bird Pets formed a circle around Jihui Tata.

The next second, 12 lightning bolts simultaneously struck Jihui Tata in the center.

The lightning was incredibly fast, and it was about to hit Jihui Tata, but at the last moment, Jihui Tata teleported onto one of the yellow bird Pets and jumped.

The yellow bird Pet fell vertically and crashed to the ground as if a giant object had pressed down on it.

At the same time, the remaining 11 yellow bird Pets in mid-air all disappeared.

Sun Boyi paused and said:

“I know your Liao Xing Hound is good at using clones and its true body to simultaneously cast different skills, but if you face an opponent who can immediately tell which one is the true body, you can’t carelessly use clone attacks.”

“Look at this Jihui Tata; like its Yu Beast Master, it belongs to the calm type.”

“Even after recognizing the opponent’s true body, its expression doesn’t change at all. It waits for the opponent to finish casting their skill and relax before delivering a fatal blow.”

Yabao perked up its ears, showing a serious expression by the side.

What if there were enough clones… Qiao Sang pondered, remaining silent for a moment.

“Qunbao…”

At this moment, Little Qunbao lost interest, floated to the side, took off its ring, took out an ant, and prepared to train.

Sun Boyi’s gaze was drawn to Little Qunbao’s actions.

He took a look, then thought of something and said:

“I know you want to train Treasure Hunting Fairy, but tomorrow is the final of the divisional competition. I hope you can send out your two most confident Pets.”

Her two most confident Pets… Qiao Sang thought for a moment and nodded:

“I understand.”

After Sun Boyi left, Qiao Sang said seriously to Yabao and the others:

“I’ve thought of a training method. We’ll train now, and whoever performs better in this training will compete tomorrow.”

“Ya!”

“Ice Ke.”

“Little Qunbao, did you hear that?” Seeing Little Qunbao still engrossed in training, Qiao Sang couldn’t help but ask.

“Qunbao?”

Little Qunbao looked up, showing a blank expression.

“I said, we’re going to have a training session in a bit, and whoever performs well will compete tomorrow,” Qiao Sang repeated.

“Qunbao…”

Little Qunbao nodded with little interest.

After this period of battles, it understood that battles simply couldn’t make it evolve.

Besides, only those who perform well can go, and it’s currently the third strongest. How could it possibly compare to Big Brother Yabao and Lubao, who just took its second-place spot?

…

The next day.

7:58 PM.

Fireworks continuously bloomed over the sea, red blossoms bursting open, and the falling light and shadows transformed into one Pet after another that had performed spectacularly in the divisional competition.

Cheers and shouts echoed throughout the Hai City Pet Beast Battle Arena.

Yi Ao stood on the blue platform, holding a microphone, looking around, and loudly proclaimed:

“Ladies and gentlemen!”

“Tonight will be the final match of the National Campus Pet Beast League’s divisional competitions for the four major regions: Ancient Mist, Yuhua, Lianke, and Xi Lv!”

“Will Shao Liben from the Xi Lv region retain the divisional competition championship! Or will Qiao Sang from the Yuhua region continue her undefeated record!”

“I believe everyone, like me, is filled with anticipation for the upcoming match…”

Today was supposed to have three chapters, but this morning, during the time I should have been writing, I suddenly received a call and had to go out for something. So, today will only have two chapters for now. I’ll make up the remaining chapter for everyone tomorrow. My apologies!