Chapter 62: Why are not you talking?

July 5th.

Qiao Sang arrived at her usual seat in front of the Pet Arena, the same one she had occupied two days prior, and was unsurprised to find Bai Yunmiao already there.

Since Bai Yunmiao was there for Sha Duo, even if her parents hadn’t argued, she would have found another reason to come to the venue.

“Did you bring the mirror?” Qiao Sang asked as she sat down.

“I did.” Bai Yunmiao took the mirror out of her bag and handed it over, watching Qiao Sang meticulously check her reflection. She said in surprise, “Qiao Genius, why are you suddenly so concerned about your appearance?”

It wasn’t that Qiao Sang didn’t care about her appearance before.

It was just that she usually tied her hair in a ponytail, and on the way to the Hunter’s Garden, she always took the bus and liked to sit by the window, letting the wind blow through her hair.

As a result, by the time she arrived at the Pet Arena, even with her ponytail, the hair around her face would be a bit messy.

This created a stark contrast with others who were meticulously dressed, giving people the mistaken impression that she didn’t pay much attention to her image.

Qiao Sang confirmed that her reflection in the mirror was no different from usual and then hesitated, saying, “I don’t know if I’m being too narcissistic, but I always feel like a lot of people are staring at me today.”

The Fire Fang Dog beside her, seeing its Yu Beast Master put down the mirror, used its paw to pick it up and started looking at itself.

“Woof woof.”

The Fire Fang Dog even nodded in agreement while looking at itself.

A lot of people were staring at it too.

Bai Yunmiao understood and said with a smile, “Since Sha Duo praised you so much yesterday, it’s normal for others to pay attention to you. Several news reports came out today.”

“Is the celebrity effect that serious?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Yours is still considered good. Others at most look at you twice. Last time, a new Yu Beast Master who was publicly praised by Wang Dian’ao was found at his address and surrounded at his doorstep, demanding a one-on-one challenge.”

Bai Yunmiao sighed, “How is that a one-on-one challenge? It was a group of people, doing a wheel battle, and they surrounded him for a whole week.”

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment and said seriously, “Thank goodness Sha Duo isn’t as famous as Wang Dian’ao.”

Bai Yunmiao: “…”

…

Only 8 contestants remained in the Bai Xin Competition.

The F-level Beastmaster’s competition time was short. Even with Pet performers extending the duration, it was impossible to have only 4 matches in one day to determine the top four.

The organizers had already announced the competition schedule in advance.

On the morning of July 5th, the top four would be decided, and in the afternoon, the top three would be directly determined.

Today was the last day of the Bai Xin Competition.

As time passed, more and more people came in.

Qiao Sang looked at the packed audience seats surrounding the Pet Arena and sighed, “I wonder where the organizers found so many people to watch.”

Yesterday, a quarter of the seats weren’t even filled.

Bai Yunmiao turned her gaze to her and asked, “Do you not look at outside information at all?”

She still remembered when she first added Qiao Genius, she sent messages but received no reply.

Later, when they met again, she realized that there were people in the world who could resist looking at their phones.

“I do, but I didn’t yesterday,” Qiao Sang replied.

She spent all her time training with Fire Fang Dog and studying her opponents.

“Yesterday, the official platform announced that Gao Xulu and Sha Duo would have an exhibition match today. After the match, 5 lucky audience members would be chosen to go up and take photos and get autographs with them,” Bai Yunmiao explained.

Qiao Sang instantly understood why so many people had come.

Gao Xulu was also a contestant in this year’s Yuhua Regional Competition.

Although she didn’t make it into the top 10, her ranking was still quite good.

Most importantly, Sha Duo was defeated by Gao Xulu.

The organizers’ marketing strategy was truly brilliant.

Qiao Sang looked towards the Commentator’s booth.

She saw that the Commentator’s booth, which originally had two people sitting, now had three.

To the left of the middle-aged Commentator was a woman with short chestnut hair.

It was Gao Xulu.

…

As the opening ceremony concluded, the photos on the large screen above the arena shuffled randomly.

Soon, the first match-up appeared on the screen.

Hou Xiangyu versus Yang Qi.

Both were Yu Beast Masters with two intermediate Pets, and they were strong contenders for the championship.

Qiao Sang watched the field intently.

When these two faced off, they would definitely employ more tactics.

In the previous few matches, due to the disparity in strength, their respective matches were basically overwhelming victories.

The strength displayed by their Pets was limited, making it impossible to use as effective analytical data.

This was one of the reasons Qiao Sang wasn’t confident against them.

However, Qiao Sang didn’t pay close attention for long.

Because a minute later, the referee announced the result.

Yang Qi, who could overwhelm others, was in turn overwhelmed by Hou Xiangyu…

Hou Xiangyu’s Controlled Puppet used an Illusion Ray, directly putting Yang Qi’s Faith Weng into a confused state.

Then, while Faith Weng was confused, the Controlled Puppet used Superpower to control it, slamming it to the ground, and the match ended.

Qiao Sang fell into deep thought.

Illusion Ray was a skill only possessed by Superpower System Pets.

It could cause damage to the opponent and had a certain chance of putting the opponent into a confused state, but this chance was not very high.

To make a Pet of the same rank fall for it so quickly, either the opponent was unlucky, or this Illusion Ray had at least reached the minor accomplishment realm.

Whether this move would land or not largely depended on luck.

After all, Illusion Ray was not a skill that could 100% make the opponent enter a confused state.

However…

Fire Fang Dog’s luck…

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but sigh, remembering the scenes where whoever Fire Fang Dog pointed at would lose.

A minute of competition, half an hour of performance was what was happening now.

Because the first match ended too quickly, the organizers could only ask the Pet performers to extend their performance time.

Fortunately, the Pet performers were professionals and did not let the atmosphere cool down.

The second match was between Wei Wenya and Luo Xinlin.

Wei Wenya was the last of the three Yu Beast Masters who possessed two intermediate Pets.

For Luo Xinlin’s Fat Home Dove, Wei Wenya sent out Electric Stubborn Cat, an Electric-type Pet that could正好克制 Flying-type.

The advantage of having two intermediate Pets was fully demonstrated at this moment.

Yu Beast Masters with only one Pet had no choice, while Yu Beast Masters with two Pets could send out Pets that had an advantage based on the opponent’s Pet.

The result was no surprise.

Wei Wenya won the match.

After the Pet performers had livened up the atmosphere, the match-up for the third round also appeared on the big screen.

Chen Qian versus Qiao Sang.

In the guest seats.

“Song Yuan, you have good taste. This Fire Fang Dog looks quite handsome with sunglasses. With so many media outlets today, if Fire Fang Dog can perform well, it can indeed bring a lot of traffic to your new online store.”

“This Pet named Chen Qian is a Double-Tailed Tortoise. The level is higher, so it’s difficult.”

“Qiao Sang has experience defeating intermediate Pets beyond her rank. Chen Qian’s Double-Tailed Tortoise recently evolved, so there should be a fight,” said a guest who had been watching the Bai Xin Competition since its early stages.

“By the way, Song Yuan, what did you say when you contacted Qiao Sang yesterday? Is the live stream money calculated per session or based on a percentage of sales later?”

“Song Yuan?”

“Song Yuan, why aren’t you speaking?”

Song Yuan: “…”

She indicated that she didn’t want to speak…

Could she tell them that she had been hung up on several times and then blocked?

She would definitely be mercilessly ridiculed…

On the field.

Both sides had taken their positions.

Following the referee’s command, a Double-Tailed Tortoise, about two meters long, with a brown shell on its back and two tails, appeared before Qiao Sang.