Chapter 463: The third stage of the national competition

Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, it was time for the third stage of the National Competition.

Shouyao Pet Arena.

Colorful fireworks scattered, exploding into various Pets that had appeared in the National Competition.

“Hello everyone, and welcome to the National Campus Pet Beast League National Competition!” In mid-air, a man in a white formal suit stood on a Flying-type Pet and shouted, “Next, we are going to have the 34-to-17 match!”

After the second stage of the National Competition ended, 33 people advanced.

However, a re-match was held among the losers, and one person was selected to advance to the National Competition, making it 34 people.

At this moment, Qiao Sang appeared in the contestant area, holding Ya Bao.

As soon as she took her seat, she attracted attention from many sides.

Under the live broadcast camera, almost everyone moved in unison, turning their heads to look in a certain direction.

“So this is Qiao Sang, she really looks like she’s 15 years old.”

“Age can’t be faked; they even dug up when she attended kindergarten.”

“Even kindergarten? That’s a bit much…”

“Of course, it’s not that much for us, but those in Yuhua District are crazy; I heard that the kindergarten she attended is already fully booked for enrollment three years from now.”

“Normal. Talent must be nurtured from a young age. A kindergarten that could teach Qiao Sang must have something extraordinary. If our family members weren’t all in Xi Lv District and none were from Yuhua District, our relatives with children would definitely look for that kindergarten.”

Amidst the crowd’s discussions, the Host followed the procedure, and the battle roster quickly appeared on the virtual screen.

【Dongjia District, Gao Su VS Zhongkong District, Zhao Chuanyu】

【Xi Lv District, Feng Changfei VS Zhidia District, Zhou Shanliang】

【Chong Dao Area, Liu Yongming VS Beilun District, Zhang Siya】

【Liaoxi District, Cui Pingkun VS Zhongkong District, Luo Yangyang】

… …

【Guri Region, Tian Xiaoyun VS Yuhua District, Qiao Sang】

… …

34 people were divided into 17 groups in total.

“Tian Xiaoyun…” Sun Boyi opened his notebook and said:

“17 years old, female. She self-awakened a week before the high school entrance exam. In her first year of high school, she participated in the National Campus Pet Beast League team battle, and later, due to her outstanding individual strength, she switched to individual battles in her second year of high school.”

“One High Level Superpower System Pet, Big Mouth Ai. This Pet emits a special alpha wave that causes headaches upon proximity. Each time it uses its ability, the special alpha wave emitted from its body causes machinery to malfunction, making it the nemesis of mechanical Pets.”

“Another intermediate Pet is a Bug-type Three-Headed Bee Monster, with the abilities Bug’s Instinct and Light Metal.”

“Three-Headed Bee Monster, as an intermediate Pet, is not considered strong, but in her second year of high school…”

Ever since Sun Boyi realized he knew nothing about Qiao Sang’s situation last time, he secretly resolved to demonstrate his value. So, these past two days, he immersed himself in past National Competitions, staying up late to research information, wishing he could uncover every resource the advancing third-stage contestants had used for their Pets over the past two years.

Unexpectedly, before he could finish, Liu Yao waved his hand and interrupted:

“Qiao Sang, you know what the abilities Bug’s Instinct and Light Metal are, right?”

… … Qiao Sang nodded: “Bug’s Instinct means that when the Pet’s internal energy is less than a quarter, the attack power of Bug-type moves doubles. Light Metal means that during battle, its body weight becomes half of normal.”

Sun Boyi couldn’t help but say, “Vice Principal, Qiao Sang definitely knows these basics.”

Qiao Sang thought, ‘No, I only learned these by looking at other contestants’ information every day during the competition…’

Although she hadn’t read books for a long time, the competition was also a learning process, and her knowledge of various aspects of Pets from other regions had indeed expanded considerably.

What do you, a guy completely focused on the competition, know? You don’t even know what score Qiao Sang got to get in. But Qiao Sang has indeed improved a lot. If it weren’t for the deep impression of that scene where Qiao Sang ate a wan yan fruit, which only Fire-type Pets can eat, he wouldn’t always think about how this child wasn’t very good at studying… Liu Yao thought a lot, but his expression remained calm, and he said:

“You continue.”

Sun Boyi heard this, lowered his head to look at his notes, and continued his previous introduction:

“Tian Xiaoyun used a bottle of A-grade Speed-boosting Potion on her Three-Headed Bee Monster in her second year of high school…”

Speed-boosting Potion? Increases speed? Qiao Sang listened carefully; this was something not found in the information she had originally researched.

At the same time, about ten meters away from Qiao Sang, Tian Xiaoyun had a mournful expression:

“It’s over, why am I so unlucky? I just made it to the Top 34 and I’ve already run into Demon King Qiao.”

Next to her, a mature woman in a black overcoat frowned and said:

“It hasn’t even started yet, and your morale is already down by a huge margin. When will you change this flaw? You’re clearly strong, but you always lack confidence in every match.”

Tian Xiaoyun was stunned for a moment, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the woman: “Teacher Cui, do you have confidence in my match this time?”

The woman was silent for a moment, then looked elsewhere: “Of course I do, Xiaoyun. You have to believe that you are no worse than anyone.”

Then why don’t you look at me when you say it, instead of looking elsewhere… Tian Xiaoyun’s mouth twitched.

… …

Time passed bit by bit, and by the time it was Qiao Sang’s turn, it was already afternoon.

The Host appeared in mid-air, standing on a white-bodied Flying Pet, and announced loudly:

“Next, let’s welcome Qiao Sang from Yuhua District and Tian Xiaoyun from Guri Region to the stage!”

Cheers and shouts instantly erupted. The audience was already hyped before the battle even began.

“Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

“Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

The adoration for the strong has existed in the Pet Beast world in every era.

Although Qiao Sang was only 15 years old, she was incredibly strong!

Only those with comparable strength are called opponents. If there’s a chasm in strength, there’s no comparability at all, and thus no competitive relationship.

For a time, except for the few schools that were reported by the media as potential champions at the beginning of the competition and the school Tian Xiaoyun was from, students from almost all other major regional schools were shouting Qiao Sang’s name.

The students, dressed in black school uniforms and seated in a row, listened to the deafening shouts in the arena, their faces tense, and the atmosphere incredibly silent.

After a few seconds of silence, one of the boys was the first to lose patience:

“Why aren’t you guys shouting?”

“Other people’s voices are so loud, can they hear us if we shout?” the girl next to him asked.

“Huh? What did you say?!” The boy couldn’t hear clearly and leaned closer.

The girl: “…”

On the field.

Qiao Sang and Tian Xiaoyun had already taken their respective positions.

At the sound of the whistle, both simultaneously formed hand seals and summoned their respective Pets.

“Three Three.”

“Ice Ke.”

Seeing the Pets on the field, some of the audience instantly stood up excitedly and screamed.

“Ahhh! Ice Kexilu! Ice Kexilu!”

“I can’t, I’m going to cry! I didn’t get tickets for the regional competition, but I didn’t expect heaven to give me a chance to see Ice Kexilu in the National Competition!”

“Ice Kexilu! Mom will always support you!”

The rest of the audience had strange looks in their eyes.

“What are these people doing, are they crazy?”

“What’s this? You haven’t seen the regional competition held in Ancient Mist Region. That was truly insane.” A spectator from Lianke District, who had the good fortune to witness the Ancient Mist Region regional competition live, complained.

“It’s not entirely incomprehensible; the Pet Qiao Sang has summoned now is an endangered Pet from Ancient Mist Region.”

“I watched the Ancient Mist Region regional competition online, but watching it live, I still feel these people are too crazy, like die-hard fans.”

“I have to say, I think Qiao Sang is a bit suitable for participating in coordination competitions. Her Pets are all so magnificent, even that Ghost-type Pet looks cuter than most Ghost-type Pets.”

“I think so too.”

… …

First row of the audience seats.

“Ah!” A woman with an intellectual demeanor, appearing to be in her 30s, suddenly sprang up from her seat, staring at the Pet on the field, her expression extremely excited.

“Minister Lan?” The person next to her called out in confusion.

The woman’s body stiffened, and she silently sat down as if nothing had happened.

At the same time, the referee blew the whistle, signaling the start of the match.

Ice Kexilu has Healing Light. For this kind of divine healer Pet, if I can’t instantly defeat it, fighting desperately to deal damage seems unnecessary… But it’s not without a method. First, use Three-Headed Bee Monster’s speed to deplete a wave of Ice Kexilu’s energy. Then, Big Mouth Ai might have a chance to win against an Ice Kexilu that has used up most of its energy… Tian Xiaoyun was timid before the match, but her demeanor changed completely once the battle began.

“Act now!” Tian Xiaoyun’s eyes sharpened, and she quickly issued the command.

“Three Three!”

Three-Headed Bee Monster cried out, turning into an afterimage and darting out.

Immediately after, its direction constantly changed, like a yellow light darting erratically through the air.

Lu Bao’s expression was aloof; it stood still, its eyes fixed on the erratic yellow light, as if it could see through its trajectory.

Ice Kexilu is so calm; as expected, it can see through the trajectory of the opponent’s high-speed movement… Tian Xiaoyun’s gaze turned towards the distant blue figure, her expression serious.

She had studied every one of Qiao Sang’s matches. In the regional competition, when facing the fast-moving Jaw Electric Worm, Ice Kexilu saw through its movement trajectory and finally ended the match with a single Water Tail move.

What if there’s more than one trajectory?

The yellow light darting erratically in the air suddenly split into two, then two into four.

The four yellow lights darted everywhere, crisscrossing and rapidly separating, moving at extreme speed.

Not to mention keeping up with the speed with the naked eye, it was even confusing to tell how many yellow lights there were at once.

At this moment, Qiao Sang spoke:

“Rain.”

“Ice Ke.”

Lu Bao looked up and opened its mouth.

“Interrupt it!” Tian Xiaoyun immediately responded.

Although using the Rain skill could consume some of Ice Kexilu’s energy, for a High-level Pet, this amount of energy was negligible.

If the rain were successfully cast, the disadvantages would be too great.

Not only would Three-Headed Bee Monster’s speed decrease, but Ice Kexilu, with its Swift Swim ability, would also have its speed doubled. At that point, Three-Headed Bee Monster would probably be defeated very quickly.

Rather than that, it would be better to interrupt the rain and constantly harass Ice Kexilu, making it continuously attack and release skills, wasting energy.

PS: This is the remaining 1.5 chapters!