Chapter 873: Yabao VS Lubao (two in one)

“The assessment task is complete? In less than half a day?” The Judge was stunned.

She spent several seconds digesting the news, then picked up the phone and dialed the Patrol Department’s number.

The call quickly connected:

“Hello, it’s me, Judge Liu. I wanted to ask if there was a Yu Beast Master who took on an assessment task today who provided you with the coordinates of that Baby Moon… Yes, her name is Qiao Sang… Okay, I understand…”

The Judge hung up the phone, falling silent again.

Then, she looked at Qiao Sang and asked with a complex expression:

“How did you find that Baby Moon so quickly?”

“It’s like this…” Qiao Sang briefly explained the process of completing the task, afraid that if she spoke too slowly, the other party would go off duty.

A few minutes later, the Judge showed a dazed expression.

She glanced at Qiao Sang, made no comment, and began to open the task list on her computer, clicking “Pass.”

This luck is a bit too terrifying…

…

Qiao Sang emerged from the office feeling refreshed, even finding the endless rain outside much more pleasant.

Although the previous task took half a month, at least this one was completed quickly, making up for the lost time.

As she walked towards the stairs, she dialed Teacher Mi Jiala’s number.

After five “beep-beep” sounds, the call connected, and Teacher Mi Jiala’s calm voice came through the speaker:

“What is it?”

“Teacher, I’ve already completed the task.”

Silence fell from the speaker.

“Teacher, can you hear me?”

“…I can hear you. How was the task completed?”

“Well, I was searching on the street for a long time, and then I ran into Wants Sun, who had flown off with Lu Bao earlier…” Qiao Sang rambled, detailing the entire incident and even adding her own thoughts:

“Now that I think about it, this task was such a trap. If I hadn’t been lucky, how would I have thought that a wild Baby Moon would be contracted by someone in such a short time? It’s a good thing that person recognized me from the competition, otherwise, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to complete this task even when the Regional Competition started.”

“Ya ya.”

Ya Bao listened to its Yu Beast Master’s words, nodding occasionally in deep agreement.

It hadn’t expected it at all either.

“Sometimes, luck is also a part of strength,” Mi Jiala said, trying to maintain a calm tone.

If a wild Pet from a secret realm crack was contracted, unless there was surveillance footage or someone witnessed it firsthand, blindly searching would never lead one to that conclusion so quickly.

To actually be approached by a Yu Beast Master who had contracted a wild Pet, that luck…

I have to say, my luck is indeed quite good… Qiao Sang excitedly said: “Teacher, since I’ve completed the task, let’s depart for the next city now!”

Silence fell from the speaker again.

After a few seconds, Mi Jiala’s voice sounded:

“Rest here for one night. You didn’t get a good rest last time in Pan Tian City.”

“No need,” Qiao Sang said. “Lu Bao has Healing Light; I can just have it heal me.”

You don’t need it, but I do… Mi Jiala inwardly grumbled, then said, “You’re still young; you still need a good night’s sleep. That’s enough, get some rest early.”

After speaking, with a “thump,” she hung up the phone directly.

Qiao Sang: “…”

“Ya Ya!”

Seeing that her Yu Beast Master had finished the call, Ya Bao quickly cried out, indicating that it wanted to fight Lu Bao before resting.

Lu Bao? Its goddess? Wants Sun immediately looked at Ya Bao with a displeased expression.

Brother Ya Bao and Lu Bao? Xiao Xunbao’s spirits lifted.

“Are you sure? It’s raining now.” Qiao Sang tried to postpone the time.

The Yu Beast Center did have indoor battle arenas, but indoor battle arenas were no longer suitable for King-level Pets to battle.

And with it raining outside, Ya Bao would clearly lose even more miserably.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao nodded with a serious expression.

Qiao Sang looked at Ya Bao’s determined eyes, sighed, and conceded:

“I understand.”

After speaking, she turned around and headed towards the outdoor training grounds.

Changyu City rains year-round, so not many people train at the outdoor training grounds. At this time, it was also dinner time for most people, so there were even fewer people.

Qiao Sang took a rough look and found an empty spot.

She formed hand seals.

Two orange-yellow star arrays lit up simultaneously.

Immediately after, Lu Bao and Steel Treasure appeared within the star arrays.

“Rain-Avoiding!”

When Wants Sun saw Lu Bao, its eyes instantly turned heart-shaped. It flapped its wings and flew over to shield her from the rain, looking extremely solicitous.

Qiao Sang: “…”

This guy is indeed unreliable. Thankfully, Hate Rain is still on my shoulder…

“Rain-Avoiding…”

Hate Rain looked at Wants Sun with an expression of disappointment.

“Steel Slash?”

Steel Treasure observed its surroundings, then cried out, asking if the task was done?

Qiao Sang hummed in affirmation and said, “Before we depart for the next city, Ya Bao wants to have a battle with Lu Bao.”

“Ice Emperor.”

Lu Bao looked at Ya Bao, showing a surprised expression.

It hadn’t expected Ya Bao to propose a battle after its evolution, and on a rainy day at that.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao looked at Lu Bao, crying out with eyes full of fighting spirit.

“Ice Emperor.”

Lu Bao’s expression gradually turned serious, and it nodded, accepting the challenge.

“Alright, I’ll be the Judge for this match. You two can play freely.” Qiao Sang said, stepping back to the side of the field.

Then she thought of something and, feeling uneasy, moved back even further.

Ya Bao and Lu Bao came to opposite sides of the field and stood still.

The rain was falling softly.

Lu Bao’s attention was entirely on Ya Bao from beginning to end, not noticing that there was no rain around it.

“Rain-Avoiding…”

Wants Sun stared at Lu Bao痴迷地 on the side.

At this moment, Lu Bao and Ya Bao’s body sizes slowly began to grow simultaneously.

The dense shadows gradually expanded.

A massive shadow descended, and from Wants Sun’s perspective, this enormous shadow seemed to cover the entire sky.

“Rain-Avoiding!”

Wants Sun instinctively felt a strong fear, its mouth slowly widening, and then it reacted, showing a terrified expression, flapping its wings and frantically fleeing in the direction of Hate Rain.

When the shadow overhead no longer covered it, it looked back at the enlarged figure, and while shocked, its heart “snapped” and broke into two.

“Rain-Avoiding…”

Wants Sun knew that it was no longer possible with its goddess…

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao, at the edge of the field, seeing Ya Bao and Lu Bao about to fight, excitedly floated in a circle.

Then it thought of something, pulled out a red glow stick from its ring, and passionately waved it.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Go, Brother Ya Bao!

Go, Brother Ya Bao!

Lu Bao glanced expressionlessly in its direction.

Xiao Xunbao’s body stiffened, and it continued to wave the glow stick.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Go, Lu Bao.

Steel Treasure: “…”

Lu Bao retracted its gaze.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao breathed a sigh of relief.

“Give me the whistle,” Qiao Sang said.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao quickly found the whistle from its ring and handed it to its Yu Beast Master.

Qiao Sang put the whistle to her lips.

With a loud whistle, Ya Bao instantly transformed into a terrifying blaze and charged forward.

At the moment of its sudden rush, the ground where it stood shattered.

Its speed was so fast that it reached Lu Bao in the blink of an eye.

“Ya!”

It opened its mouth, revealing sharp fangs, and scorching flames swept forth.

At the same time, a giant Flame Qilu head, formed from flames, appeared in front of it, also baring its fangs, and bit down fiercely.

Just as it was about to bite, Lu Bao stomped its left foreleg down heavily.

An intensely chilling coldness instantly descended.

All raindrops still falling in the air were covered with a layer of ice, frozen in mid-air, as if time itself had been frozen.

The fiery head of the giant Flame Qilu also froze into ice, maintaining its biting posture, suspended in mid-air.

And behind it, Ya Bao had vanished at some point.

Lu Bao seemed to sense something and looked up.

Hundreds of meters high in the sky, Ya Bao was looking up, mouth open, and a crimson Energy Ball containing destructive aura was shooting towards even higher altitudes.

“Ice Emperor.”

Lu Bao flicked its three tails lightly.

The ice unfroze.

The rain continued to fall softly.

The Flame Qilu head, frozen in mid-air, shattered with a “crack,” breaking into fragments of ice that scattered across the ground.

At the same time, Lu Bao leaped upwards, merging into the rainwater, disappearing from sight.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao felt a strong sense of danger and instinctively teleported to another location.

However, the moment it appeared at the new location, a sudden chill descended.

The terrifying icy cold instantly stiffened its entire body, rendering it unable to move.

From a panoramic view, Ya Bao’s entire body was encased in a layer of ice, frozen in mid-air, including the raindrops around it, and the Energy Ball that hadn’t yet exploded at a higher position.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao looked at the scene before it, its mouth slowly widening.

Lu Bao has become so terrifying now…

“Steel Slash…”

Steel Treasure’s expression was solemn.

Using the Water Fusion ability to merge into the rainwater and leap to heights that were originally unreachable, then unleashing Ice Heaven Domain to bring the high-flying Ya Bao and the Energy Ball within the range of the Ice Heaven Domain—high, truly high… Lu Bao is using its brain now… Ya Bao had also predicted Lu Bao’s attack earlier, teleporting to high altitude to escape the Ice Heaven Domain’s range, and later sensed danger again, using teleportation, but unfortunately, Lu Bao’s strength is clearly much higher than Ya Bao’s now, even with teleportation, it was still within the Ice Heaven Domain’s range… This match, I’m afraid it’s about to end… Qiao Sang quickly analyzed the situation on the field, sighing inwardly.

As thoughts flashed, a single frozen raindrop high in the sky suddenly unfroze and twisted, and Lu Bao’s head emerged from it.

The next second, a gigantic Ice Cone, like an iceberg, appeared out of thin air from the high-altitude position and smashed down towards Ya Bao.

“Bang!”

Ya Bao’s massive body was instantly smashed into the ground.

The ground shattered, leaving a huge crater.

Countless ice fragments flew everywhere.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao covered its eyes, somewhat unable to watch.

“Ya Bao…” Qiao Sang raised her hand and blew the whistle: “Battle over.”

As soon as her voice fell, a scorching and dazzling flame suddenly shot up from the huge pit.

Immediately after, Ya Bao, engulfed in flames, slowly walked out of the huge pit.

The sky was raining, but the flames seemed to never extinguish because of it.

“Ice Emperor…”

Lu Bao looked at Ya Bao like that and was momentarily stunned.

Ya Bao took a deep look at Lu Bao, said nothing, extinguished the flames burning on its body, and staggered towards its Yu Beast Master.

…

10:54 PM.

Yu Beast Center, Accommodation Area, Room 1103.

“Rain-Avoiding…”

Two Rain-Avoiding Butterflies huddled in the corner of the room, trembling.

The battle scene from that afternoon had scared them senseless; just thinking about being in the same room with such a terrifying creature at night kept them from sleeping.

Qiao Sang finished her simple wash-up, leaned back on the bed, and was about to enter the yu beast codex with her consciousness, but unexpectedly found that Ya Bao, who usually went to sleep on time at this hour, was still awake in bed.

A miracle… Qiao Sang was shocked.

Ya Bao, who always went to sleep on time, and couldn’t even be woken up by Tongue Lick, was actually awake at this hour!

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao also noticed this, occasionally sneaking glances with a “I’ve seen a ghost” expression.

“Why aren’t you sleeping yet?” Qiao Sang held it in for a long time, but finally couldn’t help asking.

“Ya ya.”

Ya Bao cried out, indicating that it was still training.

Training? Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then thought of something and asked cautiously:

“You mean, you’re currently using a clone to train on the outdoor field?”

“Ya.”

Ya Bao nodded.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao showed an enlightened expression.

In the fish tank, Lu Bao, who had been closing its eyes, opened them to glance at Ya Bao, then slowly closed them again.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang’s expression was complex, and for a moment she didn’t know whether to be happy or unhappy.

She felt that ever since Ya Bao battled Lu Bao that afternoon, its mindset seemed to have changed; its entire state seemed much more stable, as if it had matured all at once…

Qiao Sang paused, then said, “Let’s rest early. We still have to travel tomorrow morning.”

“Ya ya.”

Ya Bao shook its head; it didn’t want to sleep yet.

Qiao Sang: “…”

“Are you hungry then? Do you want Xiao Xunbao to get you something to eat?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao’s eyes lit up, and it nodded, indicating that this was acceptable.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang felt a little relieved.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Without waiting for its Yu Beast Master to speak, Xiao Xunbao quickly took off its ring and took out the energy food Ya Bao usually liked, placing it in front of it.

“Ya ya?”

Ya Bao picked up a light red fruit with its paw and took a bite. Then, thinking of something, it turned to look at its Yu Beast Master and cried out, asking if it could watch matches on the phone tonight?

Qiao Sang was stunned again: “Of course you can.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao looked at its Yu Beast Master with a resentful gaze.

Back then, when I wanted to play on my phone at night, you weren’t like this…

“I’ll watch with you tonight,” Qiao Sang said softly.

Ya Bao must have been stimulated by the battle with Lu Bao this afternoon; she had to stay with it…

“Ya ya…”

Ya Bao understood its Yu Beast Master’s intention, put down the half-eaten fruit in its paw, and came to its Yu Beast Master’s side, rubbing its head against her.

Qiao Sang’s heart instantly melted.

…

In the middle of the night, everything was silent.

Inside the room.

Qiao Sang and Ya Bao, with red eyes, forced themselves to stay awake, watching the battle videos on the phone screen.

“Xiao Xunbao.”

Xiao Xunbao was lying on its side nearby, propping its head with its right paw, munching on melon seeds while watching the match.

“Ya ya.”

Ya Bao’s eyelids were heavy, and it occasionally nodded its head.

Suddenly, a faint blue light enveloped them.

Their fatigue receded completely.

Qiao Sang and Ya Bao simultaneously looked towards the fish tank.

They saw Lu Bao inside, with its eyes closed, as if it were still sleeping.

Qiao Sang and Ya Bao exchanged glances, tacitly not disturbing it, and continued to watch the battle on the phone screen.

…

The next day.

“Knock, knock, knock…”

The door knocked.

Mi Jiala said in a low voice, “It’s me.”

The door opened, and Qiao Sang, brushing her teeth, greeted, “Teacher, so early.”

“You seem to be waking up a bit late today,” Mi Jiala said, scanning the room, and found Ya Bao still lying in bed asleep.

“I went to bed a bit late yesterday. I’ll be ready soon.” Qiao Sang went into the bathroom and sped up her washing.

Soon, she finished washing, came out of the bathroom, and habitually asked:

“Which city are we going to next?”

“Yongtian City,” Mi Jiala said. (End of Chapter)