Chapter 449: National competition begins

As time progressed, a handsome man in a formal suit appeared in mid-air at the center of the arena, standing on a medium-sized Flying-type Pet that was mostly white with a fan-shaped tail.

The man’s voice echoed throughout the arena:

“Hello everyone, this is the venue for the 336th National Campus Pet Beast League National Competition!”

His voice was powerful and resonant, and just saying that one sentence made people feel a surge of excitement.

Everyone subconsciously quieted down, their gazes fixed on him.

The man continued:

“This competition will be broadcast live simultaneously across various regions nationwide. I believe that people all over the country will be able to witness your spectacular performances!”

“Next, I would like to introduce the leaders and guests attending the opening ceremony!”

Nearly 70% of the audience present were students, while the rest were almost all relatives and friends of the participating contestants, as well as school teachers and leaders.

Although there were many adults among the relatives and friends, with so many students present, everyone still maintained a certain level of order and did not laugh or talk carelessly while the Host was introducing.

So serious… The atmosphere was too formal, making Qiao Sang feel a bit unaccustomed.

“Which one is Qiao Sang?” In the first row of the audience, where the leaders were seated, a white-haired old man squinted his eyes and looked at the contestant area for a moment, then asked.

“The one whose Pet is currently eating something in her arms,” the bald man next to him said, pointing to a certain spot in the contestant area.

The white-haired old man squinted his eyes even more, following the direction he pointed.

“Qing.”

At this moment, a cat-like Pet with a leaf growing on its head, which was lying on his lap, let out a cry. The leaf shook, emitting some green glowing powder.

The powder blew into the old man’s eyes, and the world before him instantly became clear.

“So that’s what she looks like.” The old man asked, “Has she agreed to let Treasure Hunting Fairy directly move the opponent out of the arena without using Space Movement?”

The bald man shook his head, “I don’t know.”

The old man opened his mouth, just about to speak, when the man’s voice in the arena rang out:

“Next, let’s welcome Minister Wang from the Education Headquarters, from the Chongdao Area!”

The old man stopped talking and touched the cat-like Pet with a leaf on its head, and the Pet then disappeared.

Amidst the applause, the old man stood up and waved his hand.

…

More than ten minutes later, the man in the center of the arena had finished introducing the leaders and guests from various regions.

He stopped talking nonsense, waved his hand, and said loudly:

“Next, we will proceed with the grouping for the first match. Please look at the big screen!”

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge cubic virtual screen appeared above the arena.

About a hundred photos appeared, then shuffled and rearranged.

Soon, the photos froze.

[Beilun Area, Gao Jianyu VS Dongjia Area, Sun Yi]

[Guri Region, Mao Shilei VS Liaoxi Area, Liao Qiang]

[Zhidia District, Zhou Shanliang VS Ancient Mist Region, Hu Fan]

[Tuwei Area, Li Haoxia VS Zhongkong Area, Xia Fengyuan]

…

[Lianpo Area, Wu Hengxu VS Yuhua Area, Qiao Sang]

…

A total of 65 groups, totaling 130 people.

“Wu Hengxu, he advanced in the regional competition with a rank of 29. He has one intermediate Lightning-type Pet and one intermediate Ground-type and Evil-type dual-attribute Pet.” Sun Boyi quickly flipped through the资料 in his hand to the relevant page, looking at Qiao Sang’s opponent on the screen, and said.

At the same time, he felt a little relieved.

Although he knew that with Qiao Sang’s strength, there was still hope for her to win first place in the National Competition, seeing that the opponent’s strength and record were not particularly impressive, he still subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

There was nothing he could do; it was his first time bringing students to the National Competition, so his mindset couldn’t remain as calm as usual.

Wu Hengxu… Qiao Sang’s mindset was extremely steady; she immediately decided which Pet to send out.

Soon, the first group of contestants entered the arena.

At this stage of the National Competition, unless they encountered a seeded player with a chance to win the championship, it was difficult for players with two Pets of the same level to determine a winner in a short amount of time.

It took nearly half an hour of fighting before the contestant from Beilun Area won the match with a slight advantage.

Qiao Sang watched intently, as all the advancing contestants could be her next opponent.

More than two hours later, the man in the formal suit appeared in the arena, standing on the medium-sized Flying-type Pet that was mostly white, and announced loudly:

“Let’s welcome Wu Hengxu from Lianpo Area and Qiao Sang from Yuhua Area to the arena!”

The way of entering the arena in the National Competition was not as grand as in the Ancient Mist Region’s regional competition. As early as when the previous contestants were having their first battle, Qiao Sang had already left the audience area and entered the contestant entrance passage to wait.

Hearing her name announced from outside, Qiao Sang’s spirits lifted, and she walked towards the bright light at the passage entrance.

…

At the same time, Yuhua Area.

Zhehai Province.

Hanggang City.

Saint Water Middle School.

Holy Water Arena.

The entire school’s teachers and students filled the circular, tiered audience seats, and a huge virtual screen was playing in the center of the arena.

When they saw Qiao Sang emerge from the passage and appear in the arena, the entire school’s teachers and students immediately erupted in thunderous cheers, extremely excited.

“Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

“Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

“Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

The voices of the unpracticed crowd converged, resounding throughout the entire arena, a truly magnificent sight.

…

“Wu Hengxu! Wu Hengxu!”

“Wu Hengxu! Wu Hengxu!”

In a certain direction in the audience, a group of students wearing dark blue school uniforms held banners that read “Wu Hengxu, you’re the best! Wu Hengxu, you’re the strongest!” and chanted in unison.

This was the first time in the competition that students from two schools were not shouting at each other. Everyone couldn’t help but lower their heads and discuss amongst themselves.

“Which school is Qiao Sang from? Why didn’t her schoolmates come?”

“Not sure, maybe there was a traffic jam?”

“What are you talking about, how could there be a traffic jam in Zhongkong Area?”

“Could it be that they thought she wouldn’t make it past the first round, so they just didn’t come?”

“No way! This is already the National Competition, being able to appear here once is awesome. Even if she loses, at least the presence should be there, this is a national live broadcast!”

A student from Ancient Mist Region next to them couldn’t stand it anymore and retorted, “Don’t you guys even bother to figure out the seeded players when you watch the matches? Qiao Sang is a hot favorite to win the championship! She can directly beat this Wu Hengxu with Ice Kexilu!”

A student from Lianpo Area next to them exclaimed, “Holy cow!”

“I remember now! This Qiao Sang is the first place winner of the regional competition held in Ancient Mist Region this year!”

The regional competitions of the 13 regions were divided into four major areas, and the first place winner of each regional competition was extensively reported in the news. Everyone quickly recalled this matter with a little thought.

The audience members who recognized Qiao Sang looked around the audience seats with surprise, unable to understand why such a formidable contestant, a regional competition first place winner and a strong contender for the National Competition championship, had no schoolmates to cheer her on.

…

In the arena, following the referee’s command, Qiao Sang formed hand seals.

The next second, a green star formation lit up on the ground.