Chapter 881: Preliminary research on the fifth pet (two in one)

“!!!”

Mi Jiala looked at the crimson star array in front of her, her pupils constricting, feeling an unprecedented shock, and her usually calm and analytical mind completely went blank.

What she saw before her was too fantastical, too unreal.

Qiao Sang’s brain region had broken through 50%?!

And in just this one day?!

It was so utterly without warning!

“Ya?”

Xiao Xunbao looked at her Yu Beast Master, remembering what had happened earlier, and let out a questioning sound, indicating what they should do first.

“A red star array… My brain region really broke through…” Qiao Sang recalled the color of the star array from just now, and the smile on her lips couldn’t stop widening.

“Yaya?”

Xiao Xunbao, seeing her Yu Beast Master’s expression, had no choice but to call out again.

Qiao Sang came back to her senses, coughed, and said, “It’s already done. You can go train now.”

“Yaya…”

Done?

Done what?

Xiao Xunbao looked bewildered, but ultimately, the thought of training took precedence.

It condensed energy, and a hundred or so clones appeared simultaneously, opened the door, and rushed out in a flurry.

Such an impactful scene, however, did not attract Mi Jiala’s attention in the slightest; she was still immersed in the shock brought by the crimson star array.

To be honest, a red star array only requires a Yu Beast Master’s brain region to reach 50%.

For ordinary Yu Beast Masters, this might be an insurmountable chasm, a Barrier they could never break through in their lifetime.

But for Mi Jiala, it was merely a matter of time.

She became famous at a young age, praised as a once-in-a-century genius in Eagle Country since childhood, self-awakening at ten, and her brain region breakthroughs were as smooth as eating and drinking; later, at only thirty, she developed her brain region to 50%, a level where most people get stuck their entire lives, becoming the pride of everyone in her family.

Almost everyone around her was also a top-tier genius; even if they hadn’t broken through to 50% of their brain region at thirty like her, they all did so before becoming grandparents.

Later, she became a tutor at the Imperial Beast Academy, and genius figures from various fields were seen constantly.

She deeply understood that there was no shortage of geniuses in this world; many talented individuals were strong in the early and middle stages, but in the later stages, they were caught up by those who were inferior to them in their youth.

Moreover, some geniuses had already died of old age, while she remained in a youthful state.

Therefore, she had never given special treatment to so-called geniuses.

But Qiao Sang was very different from the geniuses she had seen in the past.

To describe this child merely with the words “genius” seemed too simplistic, utterly insufficient.

When she first saw Qiao Sang’s information, she knew this child was born for Yu Beast.

Except for the innate skills of some rare Pets, no one could cultivate an Ultra-level skill in a General-level Pet.

But Qiao Sang did it, and with two of them.

Not only that, but she also cultivated two of her Pets into entirely new forms that had never existed in the history of the Alliance.

It wasn’t the kind that stopped progressing from Beginner to intermediate, but rather evolved all the way, seemingly even smoother than Pets with known evolution paths.

Before officially becoming Qiao Sang’s tutor, she had already prepared herself mentally.

Unexpectedly, it was completely insufficient.

50%, yet not even 18 years old.

Her speed of brain region breakthrough was more than a decade faster than her own back then…

This was not a genius, a prodigy; this was simply a monster…

After an unknown amount of time, Mi Jiala finally broke free from her shock and looked at Qiao Sang with a complex gaze: “Your brain region broke through to 50%?”

“You finally asked…” Qiao Sang puffed out her chest, raised her head, and said with all her might: “Yes!”

Mi Jiala took a deep breath, composed herself, and asked, “How did you break through?”

“It was the Saw-Sound Dragon I just mentioned,” Qiao Sang recounted vividly, “It was wandering aimlessly on the track, right? When I saw it wandering without purpose, I suggested it go check out the Flight Tournament. I didn’t expect it to agree. Oh, by the way, this was Xiao Xunbao’s suggestion. The places I suggested, the Saw-Sound Dragon didn’t like to go…”

“Qunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao nodded proudly.

What would normally take a minute to explain, Qiao Sang, in her high spirits, talked about for a full ten minutes, wishing she could recount every single conversation she had with the Saw-Sound Dragon.

Mi Jiala listened attentively, with an attitude as focused as when she listened to her teacher talk about Pets in her childhood.

After listening, she remained silent for a long time, then confirmed:

“Are you saying you suddenly fell from the sky, stimulating your brain, and then your brain region broke through to 50%?”

“Yes,” Qiao Sang nodded.

Mi Jiala was silent again, then confirmed again:

“Did nothing else happen in between? Or did you encounter other situations when you fell from high altitude? Was it just that you were too nervous at the time, so you don’t remember?”

“No,” Qiao Sang shook her head.

Mi Jiala was silent for the third time.

She felt she couldn’t quite digest such news.

Falling from a high altitude can indeed stimulate the brain, but could that really make a 49% brain region break through to 50%? Is that possible?

If that were enough to smoothly cross a hurdle that ordinary Yu Beast Masters called an insurmountable chasm, then everyone would be jumping from high altitudes every day.

Mi Jiala pondered for a long time, unable to process it, then stood up and said,

“You should rest well first. I’ll go back to my room first.”

Qiao Sang politely said, “Okay, Teacher, you should also rest early.”

Mi Jiala stood up with a slightly dazed expression, opened the door, and left.

……

Watching Teacher Mi Jiala leave, Qiao Sang excitedly said to Xiao Xunbao:

“Get the computer!”

“Qunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao took off the ring, accurately found its position, and took out the computer.

Qiao Sang swiftly opened the computer, logged onto the Imperial Beast Academy’s official website, and entered the Di Class’s relevant page.

She remembered that the last time she looked at the points exchange section, there were many rare Pets and Pet eggs available for exchange.

At that time, because her brain region hadn’t broken through, she didn’t look closely.

Now that her brain region had broken through, she naturally had to carefully consider what type of Pet to contract for her fifth one.

Dragon-type Pets are good; they have strong attack power and strong defense, always standing at the pinnacle of the Pet world. The only downside is that they are time-consuming and expensive.

However, her current savings are already completely sufficient to cultivate a Dragon-type Pet.

Thunder-type Pets are also good; their attack power is strong enough. To achieve good results in the Interstellar Cup, relying solely on Xiao Xunbao as the main attacking Pet is definitely not enough. Thunder-type Pets are a very good choice.

Mechanical-type Pets… well, not at the moment. Although the various functions of Mechanical-type Pets are quite astonishing, especially the one at the Imperial Beast Academy that can directly transmit admission notices across planets, to cultivate a Mechanical-type Pet to the extent of participating in the Interstellar Cup, one must dedicate most of their time and energy to studying mechanical knowledge. That would inevitably mean less time to cultivate other Pets.

In the history of the Alliance, almost none of the great masters who participated in the Interstellar Cup used Mechanical-type Pets.

Even if I contract a Mechanical-type Pet in the future, it should only be when I have an absolute main force to participate in the Interstellar Cup… Qiao Sang thought with both excitement and calmness.

She clicked on the Pet section in the points.

Soon, all the Pets and Pet eggs that could be exchanged popped up.

【Name: Ashfire Dragon】

【Type: Pet】

【Function: Purebred Ashfire Dragon, racial limit Emperor-level, Fire-type and Dragon-type dual-attribute Beginner Pet, likes to devour various flames.】

【Note: Once enraged, it will go berserk uncontrollably. It has high intelligence. If you cannot tolerate a Pet’s violent temper, exchange with caution.】

【Points: 500,000】

A purebred Dragon-type Pet, racial limit Emperor-level, and it’s Beginner, so it can be completely trained and its personality corrected. It’s good, but the Fire-type conflicts with Xiao Xunbao, and 500,000 points is a bit too expensive… Qiao Sang thought of her four-digit points, her gaze didn’t linger, and she looked down.

【Name: Little Jike Egg】

【Type: Pet Egg】

【Function: Purebred Little Jike Egg, racial limit Emperor-level, Superpower System Pet, possesses extremely high intelligence, can merge with nature, and hide its existence information.】

【Note: Requires two more years of incubation time, current personality unknown.】

【Points: 400,000】

Superpower System Pet… Both Xiao Xunbao and Xiao Xunbao’s sub-attributes are Superpower System. Xiao Xunbao’s proficiency in the Superpower System is good, so it seems there’s no need to specifically contract a separate Superpower System Pet… Qiao Sang pondered for a moment.

For now, she still hoped to contract an attribute she didn’t currently possess.

Qiao Sang ignored the 400,000 points and continued to look at information for other Pets:

【Name: Shatter Poison Dragon】

【Type: Pet】

【Function: Purebred Shatter Poison Dragon, racial limit Emperor-level, Poison-type and Dragon-type dual-attribute Beginner Pet, capable of producing Dragon Energy within its body by absorbing sunlight.】

【Note: Violent in temperament, will recklessly spray venom at anyone who invades its territory. However, it is especially considerate of Poison-type Pets. If you already have a Poison-type Pet, you should be able to establish a friendly relationship with it quickly.】

【Points: 500,000】

Purebred, racial limit Emperor-level, Poison-type and Dragon-type dual-attribute Pet… Qiao Sang’s heart pounded, but when she saw that it required 500,000 points, her heart instantly chilled.

Let alone 500,000 points, I don’t even have 10,000 points right now. If I were to earn 500,000 points, who knows how long that would take…

Qiao Sang continued to browse information on other Pets and Pet eggs.

However, the more she looked, the colder her heart became.

The rarity of Pets that could appear in the points exchange section goes without saying; they were basically all purebreds, impossible to find on the market. However, correspondingly, they were expensive enough.

Can’t afford to exchange them at all… Qiao Sang looked at the information for Pets and Pet eggs, which cost as much as 800,000 points and as little as 400,000 points. Her initial excitement cooled, and her heart felt utterly desolate.

……

On the other side.

An uninhabited open space 5 kilometers away from the Yu Beast Center.

Mi Jiala formed hand seals.

A massive golden star array lit up.

Soon, a Pet, about one meter in size, bird-like in appearance, mostly white, with jet engine-like wings on both sides, appeared within the star array.

“To 10,000 meters,” Mi Jiala said to her Pet.

After a pause, she added, “No need to get bigger.”

“Puff puff.”

The Pet with jet engine-like wings rubbed its still sleepy eyes, nodded, and then came to its Yu Beast Master’s side.

Mi Jiala hugged its neck.

“Puff puff.”

The Pet with jet engine-like wings tilted its head upwards, looking at the sky, and then transformed into a dense white light, shooting straight up into the sky.

“Holy cow, what is that?”

Many people saw the white light and quickly pulled out their phones, ready to record the beautiful moment.

However, by the time they opened their cameras, the white light had already vanished.

At an altitude of 10,000 meters, Mi Jiala looked down and said,

“Catch me when I reach the very bottom.”

“Puff puff.”

The Pet with jet engine-like wings nodded.

Mi Jiala let go, allowing herself to fall from the high altitude.

Her expression was calm, without the slightest fear; instead, her gaze held a faint anticipation.

Just as she was about to hit the ground, a white light flashed, steadily catching her.

“Puff puff.”

The Pet with jet engine-like wings gently placed its Yu Beast Master on the ground.

Mi Jiala felt her brain region and sighed, “Indeed, this method doesn’t work.”

The Pet with jet engine-like wings yawned beside her.

……

The next day, early morning.

Above B Zone of the Flight Tournament.

Fang Lan looked at Qiao Sang once, twice, thrice…

“Why do you keep looking at me?” Qiao Sang couldn’t help but ask.

Fang Lan honestly said, “I always feel like something about you is different.”

When a Yu Beast Master’s brain region breaks through to 50%, besides an additional page in the yu beast codex and an increase in lifespan, the most direct change is in their appearance.

If it’s a Yu Beast Master whose hair is already half-white, their hair will turn black again, wrinkles will decrease, and they will look ten years younger.

However, Qiao Sang was not old to begin with, so she wouldn’t look younger than her actual age. Her skin simply became more delicate, her features more refined, and there was a subtle noble aura in her brows.

This is a transformation that most Yu Beast Masters experience when their brain region reaches 50%.

“Maybe my brain region broke through yesterday,” Qiao Sang honestly replied.

Fang Lan smiled and said, “How could a brain region breakthrough bring such a big change, unless it’s a major breakthrough.”

Generally speaking, breakthroughs like 29% to 30%, 49% to 50%, and 59% to 60%, which add a new contract page to the yu beast codex, are called major breakthroughs.

Qiao Sang smiled and said nothing.

It seems her Pet has made some breakthrough… Fang Lan didn’t continue the topic.

Sometimes, a certain breakthrough in a Pet can also bring direct changes to the Yu Beast Master.

Qiao Sang signed up for the Regional Competition, which, in a sense, made her a competitor to him.

It’s normal to hide information from opponents before a competition.

However, including the Yongtian City mission, Qiao Sang has only completed four. At this efficiency, it’s highly unlikely she’ll become a competitor in this Regional Competition…

……

All projects of the Flight Tournament were proceeding in an orderly manner.

Qiao Sang was responsible for B Zone, which was an inner area, so she didn’t have to manage the tracks outside the venue; basically, nothing happened.

The third day was the same.

After saying goodbye to Fang Lan, Qiao Sang had Xiao Xunbao continuously teleport back to the Yu Beast Center and submitted the mission before the Judge went off duty.

The mission was successfully passed.

After a quick tidy-up, that evening, Qiao Sang and Mi Jiala departed for Jian Tian City. (End of Chapter)