Chapter 753: Orangutan (2-in-1)

For the next few tens of minutes, the Commentator introduced the participating contestants.

Each person had a large number of fans on site, plus their elaborately designed unique entrances, so no one felt it was a waste of time.

Except for the appearance of a certain 16-year-old girl, the atmosphere on site was quite good.

Qiao Sang roughly noted that there were over a hundred participants.

After the Commentator finished introducing the contestants’ information, a huge virtual screen above the center of the venue immediately displayed photos of all the contestants.

The next second, the photos crisscrossed.

Soon, they settled into pairs, freezing in place.

Qiao Sang saw that her partner was a Black lady with blonde hair.

“Petra North,” Pilit suddenly said, “31 years old, a prop master by profession. She has three Pets, one High-level Pet and two General-level Pets.”

“Her ace Pet is the Grass-type Wood Algae Weng.”

He paused here and asked, “Do you know about the Wood Algae Weng?”

Qiao Sang nodded, “The Wood Algae Weng, a Grass-type General-level Pet. The scent of its leaves has a calming effect. In battle, if an opponent gets close enough to smell it, they will lose their desire to fight, and their combat power will sharply decrease.”

Hearing this, Pilit revealed a satisfied smile.

The Wood Algae Weng was not a common Pet in Super Dormant Star. He had thought that Qiao Sang, at her age, with such a packed personal schedule, and not having been in Super Dormant Star for too long, might not be familiar with it. He hadn’t expected her to know.

“You’re right,” Pilit said calmly. “There’s nothing special to note about her other two Pets, but this Wood Algae Weng evolved 8 years ago, and its accumulated energy is higher than all your Pets. It’s best not to fight a prolonged battle.”

“And most importantly,” Pilit added, “don’t forget, she is a prop master.”

It’s actually difficult to grasp what kind of opponent to battle to achieve a training effect.

It’s not just any battle that will do.

If the opponent is too strong, it might damage one’s self-confidence, lead to self-doubt, and plunge them into a low mood. If the opponent is too weak, it’s easy to become arrogant and think that others are nothing special.

Especially for a prodigy like Qiao Sang, who became a Yu Beast Master in just one year, reaching a level that ordinary people would take decades to achieve.

One wrong move, and it’s a waste of time.

So, he thought of the Beastmaster Star Tournament.

Although compared to Qiao Sang, everyone else’s talent was merely average.

But their age was indeed a factor; they were experienced and all talented individuals from various professions.

Among ordinary people, they were already considered outstanding.

He believed Qiao Sang could make progress by battling them.

“I understand,” Qiao Sang said.

…

The Beastmaster Star Tournament, the competition level was not high, and due to age restrictions, the strongest participants were only C-level Beastmasters.

However, because the contestants were celebrity figures from various professions, the traffic and attention were extremely high, and online topics were constant.

Just the opening ceremony’s contestant introduction alone occupied nearly ten trending searches.

Many giant virtual screens in public squares were also broadcasting the event live.

A mid-level floor of a high-rise building.

At this moment, a blonde man stood in front of the glass, looking through the window at the footage being broadcast on the virtual screen below.

“I remember you’re also from Blue Star, so do you know this child?” the blonde man asked.

Liu Yao stopped checking his Pet and turned his head, following the man’s line of sight.

When he saw the familiar figure, he paused, then asked in return:

“What kind of competition is this?”

“The Beastmaster Star Tournament,” the blonde man replied. “All the participants are celebrities.”

Beastmaster Star Tournament? Qiao Sang went to watch the Beastmaster Star Tournament? Her life is quite rich…

At this moment, the blonde man said:

“You still haven’t answered my question.”

Liu Yao turned his head back, continuing his examination while saying, “Her name is Qiao Sang…”

As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something, stopped his actions, and turned to ask:

“You just said ‘you also’? How did you know she’s from Blue Star?”

Liu Yao knows her, so it seems she really is a celebrity from Blue Star… The blonde man said, “The Commentator introduced her; she’s also one of the contestants.”

Liu Yao: “???”

…

Open-air Pet Beast Stadium.

The competition was in full swing.

The Beastmaster Star Tournament lasts a total of 8 days. The preliminary elimination rounds adopt a 2V2 battle mode, which will take at least two days to complete.

Qiao Sang was early on the list, so it would be her turn today.

On the field.

Two General-level Water-type Pets were continuously attacking each other.

One had Spiritual Marks covering its entire head and limbs, while the other had mechanical props equipped on its limbs.

Those Spiritual Marks seem to make the skill cast time faster… This prop makes the Pet’s movement speed faster? Qiao Sang watched the battle on the field, constantly speculating in her mind.

She only knew about the race, attributes, and some characteristic habits of these Pets in Super Dormant Star. She didn’t have such detailed knowledge about the deeper aspects of their combat strength.

So, she didn’t know which aspects these props and Spiritual Marks enhanced in the Pets.

At this moment, Pilit spoke:

“The Spiritual Marks on that Water Kettle Beast can accelerate the Pet’s energy circulation, shortening the skill release time. From the looks of it, it should shorten the time by 1.5 seconds.”

Qiao Sang was shocked: “How can you tell it’s 1.5 seconds?”

Pilit patiently replied:

“Spiritual Marks don’t work 24 hours a day. Most Spiritual Marks only activate when needed. When they activate, the Spiritual Marks will emit a corresponding light. This Water Kettle Beast has released Water Pulse twice, and the second time the Spiritual Marks reacted, the time was shortened by 1.5 seconds.”

Amazing… Qiao Sang admired him internally and asked, “Teacher, are you so knowledgeable about all these Spiritual Marks?”

“I know a bit about their general functions and such,” Pilit said lightly. “To go all the way on the path of a Professional Beast Tamer, it’s not just about competitions. The competitions you want to participate in later might not allow the use of Spiritual Marks and props, but secret realms do.”

“In secret realms, all means of becoming stronger can be used.”

“You will also come to understand all of these, just like me.”

Qiao Sang somehow heard a sense of gravity in his words.

“I’ve strayed,” Pilit said, looking at the field and returning to the original topic. “As for the props equipped on that Four-tailed Water Fox, if I’m not mistaken, they should allow it to quickly shoot up into the air.”

No sooner had he spoken than the Four-tailed Water Fox on the field suddenly opened its mouth and sprayed white mist, enveloping everything on the field.

Immediately after, a massive figure suddenly shot into the sky.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the Four-tailed Water Fox.

The equipment on its four limbs was spraying high-pressure gas, making it clear that the prop was carrying the Four-tailed Water Fox into the air.

Isn’t that just a booster… Qiao Sang thought to herself.

The Four-tailed Water Fox took advantage of the Water Kettle Beast’s obstructed vision and its own aerial advantage to quickly end the match.

At this moment, a Staff member walked over, bent down, and respectfully whispered:

“Miss Qiao Sang, it’s your turn next. Please follow me; I’ll take you backstage to prepare.”

Pilit naturally heard the conversation. He smiled slightly, “Go ahead.”

“Okay.” Qiao Sang stood up and followed the Staff member to the backstage passage.

After waiting for about two minutes, the Staff member with headphones made a “please” gesture: “Miss Qiao Sang, it’s your turn.”

Qiao Sang took a deep breath and stepped out into the passage.

Logically speaking, having gone through the National Campus Pet Beast League, she shouldn’t be so nervous when participating in a large-scale competition again.

But perhaps because she got in through the back door, coupled with her earlier awkward appearance, Qiao Sang felt much more nervous than she had imagined.

The Commentator’s voice rang out:

“Walking towards us are contestant Petra North and contestant Qiao Sang!”

“Petra! Petra!”

“Petra! I love you!”

“Petra! Let her see the strength of our Super Dormant Star!”

A cacophony of shouts erupted from the audience, all calling Petra’s name.

Qiao Sang had already prepared herself for the one-sided cheers, so she didn’t feel much. She gazed at the blonde Black lady walking out of the distant passage, steadying her nervous emotions.

This was just the beginning…

“3, 2, 1, Battle Start!” A mechanical voice echoed throughout the venue.

Qiao Sang quickly formed hand seals.

Although Pilit didn’t mention the pre-battle appearance performance, he did talk about the key points of the battle.

The Beastmaster Star Tournament is different from the National Campus Pet Beast League and the Pet Beast Arena. When the battle is announced to start, it means you can begin forming seals, instead of first having both sides summon their Pets and observe each other.

This competition format is more exciting; from the very beginning, the speed of forming seals is a competition, followed by the Pet’s reaction ability.

Generally, when a Pet appears, it should start acting immediately.

However, because the opponent’s summoned Pet is unknown and action must be taken immediately, situations where one falls right into a trap occasionally occur.

For example, in the second group of contestants, one person’s hand speed was 0.01 seconds faster, and they summoned a bird-type Pet first.

As soon as it appeared, it immediately used Brave Bird Attack.

As a result, the opponent summoned a Grass-type Pet, which without a word, condensed a vine net, directly enveloping the bird-type Pet and gaining an advantage.

Qiao Sang dared not be careless and accelerated the speed of her hand seals.

From a panoramic view, the orange-yellow and green star arrays lit up almost simultaneously.

The audience, who had been frantically shouting Petra’s name, suddenly fell silent, as if muted.

Then, the scene suddenly became noisy:

“An orange-yellow star array? Didn’t they say she was only 16 years old?”

“She changed her age, definitely changed her age!”

“But she really does look underage…”

“A 16-year-old with an orange-yellow star array, do you believe it? I don’t.”

Everyone’s attention was suddenly focused on Qiao Sang.

The audience present were all Yu Beast Masters, and they all understood the difficulty of brain region development.

Strong talent can be understood.

But a 16-year-old being able to develop 30% of her brain region was incomprehensible.

How abnormal must one be to reach this level of brain region development at this age?

On the field.

Little Qunbao’s figure appeared within the star array.

The next second, it disappeared from its original spot.

An orange-yellow star array… Petra was still immersed in shock.

However, due to the competition format, most contestants would have instructed their Pets beforehand about the skills to initiate upon appearing, so there was no need to verbally issue commands specifically.

“Xing!”

A monkey-type Pet, about 6 meters tall and predominantly red, opened its mouth and spat out fire-condensed bullets towards the front.

Scarlet Monkey, a Fire-type and Fighting-type dual-attribute General-level Pet, skilled in boxing and kicking combat moves, possessing strong and resilient waist and legs. When it repeatedly uses flying kicks, its feet will burn due to friction with the air, causing its internal body temperature to rise, further enhancing its energy and speed… Qiao Sang’s mind flashed with information about her opponent’s Pet.

Then her gaze shifted downwards, looking at the red equipment on the Scarlet Monkey’s neck, which looked like a collar.

HK-type fire expansion ring, which can expand the range of released fire skills…

For competitions involving such famous individuals, the commonly worn props by Pets are not difficult to ascertain, especially for those who are active online, constantly taking advertisements, and becoming public figures.

“Bang bang bang!”

Dense fire bullets continuously exploded in the air.

“Will the invisible Ghost Ring King appear under the attack of the fire bullets!” The Commentator dutifully explained the situation on the field.

Suddenly, he saw something and exclaimed, “The Ghost Ring King has appeared! But it wasn’t forced out by the field full of fire bullets! Instead, it appeared directly behind the Scarlet Monkey! How did it manage to pass through the fire bullets and get behind the Scarlet Monkey so quickly?”

On the field.

Little Qunbao suddenly appeared behind the Scarlet Monkey, extending its claws, and two black, ribbon-like shadows instantly and furiously attacked the Scarlet Monkey’s neck.

Three-dimensional Dark Shadow Control… A clamor erupted again from the audience.

Just as they were about to entangle, Petra made a sound:

“Xing!”

Two black shadows touched the Scarlet Monkey’s neck.

But at that moment, a ball of flame suddenly erupted from the Scarlet Monkey’s body.

The heat wave swept to Little Qunbao’s position behind it, forcing it to disappear from its original spot.

Crimson flames flickered, and within the burning fire, the Scarlet Monkey’s eyes also seemed to turn crimson.

Flame Body… This characteristic must have reached at least A-level, otherwise, how could it be activated so easily… Also, why did Petra call out “Xing”? Is that the Scarlet Monkey’s name? Qiao Sang reined in her thoughts, no longer pondering, and focused her attention, issuing a command:

“Dark Shadow.”

“Xun~”

Little Qunbao appeared in the sky a hundred meters away, its claws joined upwards.

A Ghost Ring King, about six meters tall, instantly appeared in the arena.

“It’s too strange!” The Commentator was not drawn by the Dark Shadow, but rather began to talk about another matter: “This Ghost Ring King’s movement speed is too bizarre! How can it move to another location in an instant, just like a Superpower System Pet?”

Petra also realized the abnormal movement speed of the Ghost Ring King. She paused, then loudly exclaimed:

“Xingxingxing!”

The Scarlet Monkey exerted force with its four limbs, transforming into a fiery shadow and running forward. When it rushed closer, it directly leaped up, soaring over the six-meter-tall Ghost Ring King, swinging its fiery fist, and smashing towards Little Qunbao in mid-air. (End of Chapter)