Chapter 52: Win?

There were many F-level Beastmasters who met the requirements to participate, and after a full day of high-efficiency battle qualifiers yesterday, they still hadn’t concluded.

However, only a little over 60 contestants remained, and the qualifiers could be completed in at most an hour.

Qiao Sang arrived at Section C, Row 9.

Bai Yunmiao had also signed up for this Bai Xin Competition and successfully passed the preliminary round.

The two who had both passed the preliminary round met as planned.

“Qiao Genius, I’ve asked around. Those who pass the qualifiers will have their order randomly shuffled on the big screen, and whoever is paired together will be a group,” Bai Yunmiao said, pointing to the screen above the arena.

Ever since she learned Qiao Sang’s name, Bai Yunmiao had been calling her Qiao Genius online.

Qiao Sang nodded. This kind of system-randomized battle was very common in various competitions.

“Why are you dressed so… beautifully today?” Qiao Sang asked.

To be precise, it should have been ‘formally’.

Bai Yunmiao was sitting in her seat in an ultra-ladylike manner, with perfect makeup and hair, a little black dress paired with bright high heels—a complete evening attire.

“Isn’t this to look good on camera? I watched yesterday’s replay online, and it was a death shot! It made me look so ugly, it didn’t even capture a third of my beauty,” Bai Yunmiao complained.

Indeed, live broadcast footage without filters sometimes felt like a demon-revealing mirror.

Bai Yunmiao continued, “And there are half as many contestants today, so I think I’ll most likely be interviewed.”

Interview…

Qiao Sang thought of what had just happened, her heart clenched, and she didn’t want to speak…

…

Inside the arena, Qiao Sang unexpectedly saw someone she knew among the ninth group of preliminary contestants—Dai Shushu.

If she hadn’t seen her here, Qiao Sang would have almost forgotten her…

Dai Shushu’s Pet was not one of the five major choices for Beginner Yu Beast Masters, but a Water-secreting Shrimp.

Not all Water-type Pets were amphibious extraordinary creatures; even those that could move freely on land generally couldn’t exert their full strength.

Due to venue limitations, very few Yu Beast Masters were willing to give their first contract slot to a Water-type Pet.

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but watch intently.

Undeniably, deep down, she still considered Dai Shushu a competitor.

After 56 seconds.

“Contestant Chen Cheng wins.”

Qiao Sang was stunned for a long time.

This was completely different from what she had imagined!

She hadn’t even started analyzing Dai Shushu and the Water-secreting Shrimp’s combat level, and the match was already over!

The opponent’s Pet, Little Chubby Dove, landed two consecutive aerial attacks on the Water-secreting Shrimp, causing it to lose its combat ability. It was a preliminary match as ordinary as could be!

Was Dai Shushu that weak?!

Qiao Sang felt a bit dazed.

Why had she considered Dai Shushu such a formidable opponent back then…

Qiao Sang tried hard to recall.

Back then, they had both awakened their abilities independently, the difference being…

Cultural scores…

Cultural scores, ah…

Dai Shushu was indeed still a formidable opponent…

With the same high-efficiency match speed as yesterday, in less than an hour, all the names of the contestants who had advanced in the preliminary round were registered in the system.

The contestant photos on the large screen in the center of the arena’s sky were wildly shuffling.

After 6 seconds.

The photos froze.

All the team pairings were set, and Qiao Sang saw her opponent among them.

The person in the photo had small, beady eyes and a slightly receding hairline, with a face that looked older than his actual age.

Xie Jianyin.

Qiao Sang recognized him at a glance; he was one of the 21 Yu Beast Masters she had recorded in her memo.

Her luck was good; her hard work in research hadn’t been in vain…

The competition to advance to the Top 64 quickly began.

The contestants who passed the preliminary round were slightly higher in skill than those eliminated, so the match duration also increased, from the original one minute per round to two or three minutes to determine a winner.

“Contestant Qiao Sang versus Contestant Xie Jianyin, who do you think has a better chance of winning?” the middle-aged Commentator with a slicked-back hair asked Sha Duo.

On the field, Qiao Sang and Xie Jianyin had already taken their respective positions.

As a member of the third group to compete, Qiao Sang had arrived backstage when the first group’s match was announced.

Sure enough, it was immediately her turn…

“Contestant Xie Jianyin has been an F-level Beastmaster for three years. Whether from experience or strength, he has a better chance of winning than Contestant Qiao Sang,” Sha Duo said, offering his opinion.

“What a pity, among so many contestants, she just had to encounter someone with an Intermediate Pet as an opponent.”

“I remember Xie Jianyin’s Pet is a Long-tailed Snake.”

“Just thinking about such a beautiful little sister losing to such an ugly man breaks my heart.”

“He’s only 18, he’s a boy.”

The audience on site began to discuss, with all the voices supporting Qiao Sang.

Although strength was paramount now, among F-level Beastmasters, everyone still supported the contestant with higher颜值.

And Qiao Sang’s contracted Fire Fang Dog was still fresh in everyone’s memory because it was currently the only Fire-type Pet to appear among the Yu Beast Masters participating in the Bai Xin Competition.

…

As the referee gave the command to send out Pets, a gray star array lit up in front of Xie Jianyin.

Fire Fang Dog’s energy slightly condensed within its body, immediately getting ready.

Last night, it and its Yu Beast Master had studied for a long time, and all the battle plans for different opponents were set.

Now, it just had to wait for that dark, scruffy guy to appear…

On the gray star array, a Pet appeared, completely red, with an oval head, and a long black stripe running from its head to its tail along its back.

Huh?

Why isn’t it that dark, scruffy guy?

Fire Fang Dog didn’t understand.

Why was it different from what its Yu Beast Master had said?

Qiao Sang looked at the opponent’s Pet, speechless.

Fire Chain Snake, a Fire-type Beginner Pet.

She had spent half of yesterday diligently researching the Intermediate Pet, Long-tailed Snake, and he brought a Beginner Fire-type Pet to compete?

Knowing that she only had a Fire Fang Dog, he still sent out a Pet of the same attribute as Fire Fang Dog.

This must mean he didn’t take Fire Fang Dog seriously, right…

Xie Jianyin indeed didn’t take Fire Fang Dog seriously; to be precise, he didn’t take Qiao Sang seriously.

His second Pet, Fire Chain Snake, had been contracted for two months already.

As a Yu Beast Master with two Pets, of course both Pets had to take turns in the competition!

A junior high graduate who had just contracted a Pet, it was more than enough for him to summon either of his Pets to deal with her.

As soon as the referee said “Start,” Qiao Sang immediately gave the command to proceed according to the original plan.

At the same time, Xie Jianyin also issued the command for Flame Spray.

Fire Fang Dog’s internal energy was already brewing.

So, it released its skill faster than Fire Chain Snake.

Outside the arena.

“This is Spark at the Minor Accomplishment stage!” the Commentator exclaimed.

While Fire Chain Snake’s Flame Spray was still condensing in its mouth and had traveled less than 10 centimeters, Fire Fang Dog’s Spark had already struck directly at the Flame Spray.

The two forces collided, creating a violent explosion.

And at the center of the explosion, Fire Chain Snake suffered a strong impact.

“Chain!!!”

Fire Fang Dog ignored the Fire Chain Snake, which had already flown backward and fallen to the ground, and immediately used Shadow Clone to split into four, preparing to surround it.

According to the tactics it and its Yu Beast Master had discussed yesterday, next, it would first use two Shadow Clones to confuse the opponent, while the main body and another Shadow Clone…

“Contestant Qiao Sang wins!” the referee announced at this moment.

“Fang?”

Fire Fang Dog’s Shadow Clones, which hadn’t yet formed a complete encirclement, all stopped in unison.

Won?