Chapter 954: Continue to compete (two in one)

“You said it, but why did you reveal that Xiao Xunbao can use Space Movement…?” Qiao Sang complained internally, then looked at the comments below:

“Damn, so the Beastmaster who contracted Qingqing Ni a while ago was Qiao Sang!”

“Before: Who the hell got lucky and contracted Qingqing Ni? Now: She relies on her strength!”

“When others are 17, they become B-level Beast Tamers and contract legendary Pets. When I’m 17, I complain about the cafeteria, complain about morning exercises, complain about morning self-study, and start thinking about lunch before I even finish breakfast.”

“Look at the Pets others contract: the legendary Qingqing Ni, a Ghost-type Pet that can use Space Movement. Then look at my Pet: it can’t wake up in the morning, falls asleep during battles, and makes me the laughingstock of the class, my Little Sleepy Bear.”

“Ahhh! Qingqing Ni! I want to see Qingqing Ni in a match!”

“Suddenly, I feel Qiao Sang and Qingqing Ni are a good match. Only someone with her talent is qualified to contract a legendary Pet.”

“Wait, Qiao Sang isn’t from our Yukong region! How did she contract a legendary Pet from here?! Quick, quick, make Qiao Sang a resident of our Yukong region! @YukongGovernment”

“Qiao Sang participated in the National Campus Pet Beast League a year ago, but this year she’s participating in the Regional Competition. Seriously, I’m stunned…”

“I knew Qiao Sang looked familiar. I saw her at the exit of the 16th Secret Realm. She was the first one to come out of the Secret Realm. At the time, I thought it was strange. Turns out she contracted Qingqing Ni.”

“Qiao Sang really did contract Qingqing Ni. A while ago, the assessment task she did was to help me find a Pet in the Secret Realm. I always thought she was the same generation as my grandparents, but I didn’t expect her to be around my age…”

“To be honest, if it’s Qiao Sang who contracted Qingqing Ni, I have no objection.”

The comment section seemed quite peaceful… Qiao Sang clicked out, subconsciously refreshed, and then saw another trending search about her recent appearance.

ChapterQiao Sang, National Campus Pet Beast League Champion# Chapter

It’s only the preliminaries, how has everything been dug up…? Qiao Sang casually clicked to view it.

Inside was a video, playing the final battle between Ya! and Paleo, and the segment where she was announced as the champion of the 336th National Campus Pet Beast League.

The caption read: “A year ago, Qiao Sang was still participating in the National Campus Pet Beast League…”

There were already hundreds of comments below:

“Are students nowadays all this amazing? With them in Dragon Country, I can rest assured.”

“With Qiao Sang’s strength, participating in the National Campus Pet Beast League is just a massacre.”

“What is the name of Qiao Sang’s red Pet?”

“I specifically went to watch this match, and guess what I saw? A green star array! Qiao Sang actually used a green star array back then!”

“Wait, let me get this straight. So, Qiao Sang went from a D-level Beastmaster to a B-level Beast Tamer in one year?!”

“Ah, I always thought Qiao Sang awakened her brain domain at a very young age. Is that not the case?”

“Isn’t anyone who knows Qiao Sang going to reveal anything?”

“Qiao Sang is from the Yuhua region. We should look for people there to reveal information.”

“Wait, has the news of Qiao Sang participating in the Regional Competition not reached the Yuhua region yet?!”

“People from the Yuhua region are here! I usually watch international events and Regional Competitions, but I really haven’t paid attention to the National Campus Pet Beast League. However, Qiao Sang probably didn’t study in our Yuhua region, otherwise those schools would have promoted it long ago.”

In a while, will her matches from Super Dormant Star also be dug up…? Qiao Sang closed the trending search, put down her phone, her expression unchanged.

Even if it’s dug up, it’s nothing. The current her is no longer on the same level as the her from Super Dormant Star.

…

For the next few days, Qiao Sang continued to train at the suburban villa as usual.

Her news was still on the trending search for the first three days, but after that, it was all about other participants in the Regional Competition.

The competition was still ongoing, and what people enthusiastically discussed was always the current ongoing match.

Nevertheless, Qiao Sang still felt her fame growing.

When walking on the street, not only were people secretly taking photos, but some even rushed up to ask for group photos, and even when eating, people recognized her and insisted on treating her to the meal and paying the bill.

In the restaurant.

After refusing a passerby’s kind offer to treat her, Qiao Sang continued to eat quietly.

“Are you really not going to stay in a hotel?” Ye Xiangting said from across the table, “I thought the hotel you called last time was quite good. I checked, and it has good privacy. I heard many participants are staying there.”

Qiao Sang took a sip of soup and said, “It’s good to stay at the Yu Beast Center. No one bothers me.”

Except for people secretly watching and taking photos when she went out, the rest of the time spent in her room was not as disturbed as rumored online.

“That’s because everyone is still in the preliminaries, and your next opponent hasn’t been determined yet.” Ye Xiangting worried, “The preliminaries end today, and tomorrow will be the Top 100 competition. Once the team list comes out tomorrow, you’ll definitely be disturbed, and then you won’t sleep well and won’t have energy for the match.”

Qiao Sang looked up and smiled:

“Mom, you forgot, I have Lu Bao.”

Actually, she didn’t really want to sleep. The preliminaries were over, and there were still over 200 participants. She hadn’t fully understood their respective information, and Qing Bao’s Favorable Wind skill was still some distance from its Profound Meaning.

Being disturbed would be fine; at worst, she could look at the information and train overnight at the suburban villa.

Ye Xiangting’s words, which she was about to say, were instantly stifled.

At this moment, Mi Jiala put down her phone and said:

“Ya!’s Energy Pills have all been made by the school, and they should be delivered today. I’ll send them directly to you then.”

Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up, and she nodded:

“Okay.”

With Energy Pills that matched their current level, Ya! and the others’ growth would be faster.

“The school also helps make Energy Pills?” Ye Xiangting asked in surprise.

“That’s because Qiao Sang’s situation is special.” Mi Jiala smiled, “She’s in our school’s best Yu Beast Master class. This is a perk.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiangting suddenly felt a surge of “shared glory” pride, and then a sudden sense of melancholy:

Her original purpose in opening a breeding shop was to earn more money to raise Pets for her daughter. She never expected that her daughter never called her to ask for money, and even the biggest expense, the Energy Pills, was covered by the school. So, what was all her hard work and money-earning for…?

At this moment, Qiao Sang spoke:

“Mom, since you’ve finally come to the Yukong region, you can go out and explore. There are many things suitable for Flying-type Pets here. Tonghua Owl and Faith Weng will definitely find something useful.”

Ye Xiangting paused, then smiled: “I have been exploring, but I heard that the place with the most Flying-type Pet items in the Yukong region is Huitian City. After watching your Top 100 match, I’ll find some time to go and take a look.”

Huitian City… Qiao Sang suddenly remembered the Dull Clever Stone she bought there.

She had originally planned to have Steel Treasure learn biting skills, but too many things came up later, delaying it, and there was never an opportunity to learn it.

Now, too, she had no time as she had to prepare for the Regional Competition.

If her mom hadn’t brought it up, she would have almost forgotten about it…

…

That night.

Qiao Sang finished watching the last preliminary match, turned off the TV, and looked towards the window.

The window was tightly closed, and the soundproof glass blocked out the wind and noise from outside, but the curtains inside were wildly swaying in the wind.

Qiao Sang felt the whooshing wind by her ears and her hair constantly fluttering in the wind. She was silent for two seconds, then said:

“Qing Bao, why don’t you rest first?”

“Qingqing.”

The wind in the room suddenly disappeared, and everything became calm. Qing Bao appeared, floated to the bedside, picked up the phone, checked the time, shook its head, and chirped, indicating that the ten hours of skill training time were not yet up.

After saying that, it disappeared with Wind Transformation.

The next second, the wind in the room suddenly reappeared.

Qiao Sang’s hair flew about. She glanced at Xiao Xunbao, who was passionately discussing how exciting the matches were with Ya!, and sighed internally:

Why are all the Pets she takes in so competitive? Only Xiao Xunbao is relatively laid-back.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao felt its Yu Beast Master’s gaze, chirped excitedly, indicating if it was its turn to play tomorrow?

“Maybe.” Qiao Sang said, “I have to see who the opponent is.”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao clenched its claws, chirped with a determined expression, indicating that no matter who it was, it would defeat them.

It looked at its Yu Beast Master, its eyes full of “Pick me, pick me.”

It’s quite proactive at times like this… Qiao Sang could somewhat understand Xiao Xunbao’s thoughts.

Although Xiao Xunbao doesn’t like training or fighting much, it likes to enjoy the cheers of others under the spotlight.

In other words, it doesn’t like fighting, but it likes to fight in front of many people and win the match.

“Ya! Ya!”

Before Qiao Sang could say anything, Ya! chirped discontentedly, indicating that if anyone was going to play, it should be him.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao’s expression was uncharacteristically firm. It chirped at Ya!, indicating that its Yu Beast Master had said that the stronger opponents would be later, and since it was only the second match, it should, of course, be its turn!

“Ya! Ya!…”

Ya! paused, then thought about it, feeling that Xiao Xunbao made a lot of sense.

Previous matches were indeed like this. Since it was stronger than Xiao Xunbao, the tougher opponents were naturally left for it to deal with.

Xiao Xunbao glanced at Big Brother Ya!’s reaction, feeling smug: It knew Big Brother Ya! fell for this kind of talk.

Qiao Sang listened to the conversation, her mouth twitching slightly, and said:

“Not necessarily. Opponents are random, and there’s a chance of encountering a strong opponent early on.”

“Ya! Ya!”

Upon hearing this, Ya! immediately became excited.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao showed a “No way…” expression.

Qiao Sang looked at Xiao Xunbao and said earnestly:

“Now Steel Treasure already has the strength to defeat three opponents. If you want to appear in more large-scale matches in the future, you should be strong enough to handle both early and late opponents.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao was stunned.

What did that mean?

Did its Yu Beast Master mean it was too weak?

Or was it that its little brother’s strength was about to surpass it?

Xiao Xunbao looked at Steel Treasure, who was concentrating on using Terrifying Face nearby, and a vague sense of crisis surged in its heart.

If it was surpassed by the fourth one, wouldn’t its only little brother be gone forever?

Xiao Xunbao was worried, so much so that it trained for half the night and didn’t get enough rest.

…

Morning of September 8th.

The mall’s giant virtual screen was broadcasting the Regional Competition live, and many people stopped to watch.

The number of viewers in the official live stream room for the Regional Competition had already climbed to tens of millions.

Inside various companies, office workers went to the restroom, and some secretly logged in to watch directly from their workstations.

Despite being a workday, the number of people watching the Regional Competition accounted for 87% of the total population in the Yukong region.

The audience seats at the Yukong Beast Arena were packed with people, standing room only.

Family section.

“Why can’t we sit together?” Ye Xiangting looked at the distant participant area, trying to find her daughter’s figure.

Unfortunately, there were too many people, and the distance was too far. The feedback she received hadn’t enhanced her vision enough to clearly see everyone’s faces in the distance.

“It should be for the live broadcast camera.” Liu Yao said, “If participants sit together, they can just sweep across a whole row.”

“Can you see where Qiao Sang is?” Ye Xiangting asked.

Liu Yao glanced at the participant area and said, “She’s in the sixth row, third from the left in the participant area.”

“Your eyesight is really good.” Ye Xiangting sighed, “You found her so quickly.”

Liu Yao smiled: “When your Pet evolves a few more times, you’ll be able to see it too.”

Pets evolve a few more times… Ye Xiangting paused, then suddenly thought of something, as if enlightened.

That’s right, her daughter was already a B-level Beast Tamer, with a long lifespan, and resources no longer needed to be earned through her breeding shop. She should also train well herself, otherwise, how much time would she be able to spend with her daughter in the future…?

At this moment, the Host’s voice echoed in the arena: “Distinguished guests! Viewers across the nation! Welcome to this year’s Regional Competition!”

Ye Xiangting’s thoughts stopped abruptly, and she looked towards the center of the arena.

“After a week of fierce competition! A group of our participants have successfully advanced to the next round.” The Host announced loudly:

“Today, we will be holding the Regional Competition’s Top 216 to Top 108 elimination round.”

“First, let us welcome Master Luo Huan from the Beast Tamer Alliance…”

Participant area.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

While the Host went through the formalities, Xiao Xunbao held an Energy Pill and drank it frantically.

The surrounding participants occasionally cast their gaze on Xiao Xunbao.

As the strongest dark horse in this Regional Competition, even if they didn’t specifically look up information, many details about Qiao Sang had already been revealed on trending searches.

So this is the Ghost-type Pet that can use Space Movement… The participants’ eyes held scrutiny, and they didn’t underestimate Xiao Xunbao despite its small size and not wearing a miniature shrinking bracelet.

Professional Beast Tamers knew that when looking at Pets, the biggest mistake was to judge a beast by its appearance. Sometimes, smaller Pets often had an advantage in battle.

“You should be recovered, right?” Qiao Sang asked.

To be honest, she never thought that because of a single sentence last night, Xiao Xunbao would actually train all night instead of secretly playing on its phone and computer.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao swallowed the Energy Pill in its mouth and chirped.

It was recovered, but drinking a bit more might give it more internal energy. There was no other way; they weren’t allowed to drink those temporary energy-boosting potions, but Energy Pills were fine.

Qiao Sang: “…”

You’re thinking quite a lot. Are you so sure I’ll send you out?

Qiao Sang ultimately didn’t discourage Xiao Xunbao and kept her thoughts to herself.

At this moment, the participant sitting next to her, who looked only in his twenties, hesitated for a long time, finally couldn’t resist, leaned over, and struck up a conversation:

“The internet says you contracted Qingqing Ni. Is that true?”

“It’s true.” Qiao Sang nodded.

The fact that Qing Bao was contracted by her wasn’t a secret in her eyes. In the past, it was for peace and quiet to keep a low profile, but now that she was participating in the Regional Competition, peace and quiet were naturally out of the question.

Moreover, if Qing Bao could successfully evolve during the competition, she planned to let it participate.

Before asking, this participant had actually already accepted this fact and quickly said, “My name is Rong Yuhua. Can we exchange contact information?”

Qiao Sang looked at him.

“I don’t mean anything else.” Rong Yuhua quickly said, “I just hope to have a chance to see Qingqing Ni on your social media in the future.”

Qiao Sang looked at his sincere expression, took out her phone, and added his contact information.

A few minutes later, the Host spoke into the microphone:

“Now, we will proceed with the grouping. Let us welcome the referee from the Beast Tamer Alliance Notary Office!”