Chapter 971: Round 4 (two-in-one)

The next day.

Yukong Beast Arena.

Even though there was still about half an hour until the official competition, the audience stands were already packed with people.

Both people and Pets were excitedly discussing the contestants they supported.

“Do you think Huang Hailu will send out his ace Pet today?”

“Ke Ke!”

“I think so too! Today is the competition to enter the top 27, so there’s a high possibility that a B-level Beast Tamer will encounter another B-level Beast Tamer.”

“Ke Ke!”

As the Pet, which was mostly white, spherical, and only about twenty centimeters in size, kept speaking, the audience sitting nearby began to feel drowsy.

One of the audience members, with stronger willpower, turned his head and said impatiently:

“Can you make your Drowsy Ball stop talking?”

Drowsy Ball, a Superpower System Beginner Pet, inherently speaks in a tone that makes people sleepy.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” The Drowsy Ball’s Yu Beast Master manually muted it.

Drowsy Ball: “…”

On the other side.

“Do you think Qiao Sang will still send out Qingyin Fairy today?”

“This is already for the top 27, so it’s unlikely.”

“Sigh, besides Qingyin Fairy, I really want to see Qiao Sang send out Steel Sword Falcon. It’s the first time I’ve seen such a handsome bird-type Pet.”

“You can still think about that one; at least it’s a General-level Pet.” The man speaking remembered something and suddenly laughed: “Speaking of Steel Sword Falcon, I still want to laugh when I think of that match where it only had one feather left.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt his head turn cold. He instinctively reached out and touched it, only to feel something sticky.

A bad premonition arose in the man’s heart. He pulled his hand away and looked down.

It was all hair.

“Who! Who is it!” The man turned around and roared.

The Fruit Hair Monster in the back row turned its head to the side, pretending to whistle, acting as if it had nothing to do with it.

The Yu Beast Master holding the Fruit Hair Monster glanced at the man’s head and silently tried to block the Fruit Hair Monster with his hand.

He knew that the Fruit Hair Monster’s current idol was Qiao Sang’s Steel Sword Falcon, so the probability of it doing this was simply too high.

However, the man, being sharp-eyed, had already seen it.

The only Fruit Hair Monster nearby whose liquid could directly cause hair loss was this one. Who else could it be?

The man immediately stood up, ready to fight.

The people next to him tried to break up the fight.

Security personnel quickly arrived.

Many similar incidents occurred in the audience stands.

Many people liked to bring their Pets to watch the competition, and the Pets’ characteristics and personalities always caused some trouble.

Everyone was already used to it.

The chaos in various areas of the audience stands did not affect the arena.

The Host stood on a bird-type Pet, passionately introducing the heavyweight guests who had come to watch the event.

The guests waved one by one.

“Today, our Tao Coach from the Guo Yu Bureau has also come to the scene!” the Host exclaimed loudly.

As she finished speaking, a middle-aged woman with black hair and fine lines at the corners of her eyes in the first row stood up, smiled, waved to the audience, and then sat down.

Guo Yu Bureau, the National Yu Beast General Bureau, gathers the highest-level Yu Beast Masters in Dragon Country.

The contestants who participate in international competitions every year also come from here.

Professional Beast Tamers who retire from here can at worst serve in important positions in Yu Beast Bureaus in various regions.

Many audience members began to discuss:

“Why is she here?”

“Didn’t Chen Tianqin say he had already been selected for national team training? Maybe she’s here for Chen Tianqin.”

“Could she be Chen Tianqin’s coach?”

“Possibly.”

“I think she might just be here purely to scout for talent. Haven’t there been a few champion contestants in the past who were selected for the national team?”

“That’s true, but it’s not necessarily about choosing the champion. They definitely have to consider age and other comprehensive factors… Do you think Qiao Sang has a chance to be valued and selected for the national team?”

“She definitely will. The Guo Yu Bureau can’t find such a young B-level Beast Tamer.”

“Not necessarily. I heard Qiao Sang is a student at Imperial Beast Academy. At her age, she still has to study.”

While everyone was discussing, the Host had finished introducing all the guests and moved on to the next process:

“The contestants who have made it to this round of the competition have overcome many obstacles to reach this point. To whom will the light of victory shine next? Let’s look at the screen for this round’s grouping.”

“Please welcome the referee from the Yu Beast Notary Office!”

A gigantic virtual screen appeared in the center of the venue.

The woman in formal wear stood up and waved to the audience.

The Fen Tongji beside her split into two, its head floating towards the gigantic virtual screen. The screen rippled, and the head disappeared.

Everyone’s attention was focused on the screen.

The photos on the screen began to scramble wildly, crisscrossing, and finally settling down in pairs.

The Fen Tongji’s head floated out from it, unchanged in color.

Qiao Sang quickly scanned, and in the second to last position of the last row, she saw her own photo:

[Zeng Feitian VS Qiao Sang]

Zeng Feitian, 38 years old, a B-level Beast Tamer, with two King-level Pets, one General-level Pet, one High-level Pet, and one Medium-level Pet. One of his King-level Pets was sent out in the third round, which was a Dragon-type, but it is said that it is not even his ace Pet… Oh, either the opponent is a C-level Beastmaster, or it’s someone difficult even among B-level Beast Tamers… When Qiao Sang saw the opponent’s photo and name, she couldn’t help but complain inwardly.

Immediately, she thought of another matter and couldn’t help but feel a bit tired.

Looking at the team ranking, she should be playing on the last day of the fourth round.

The fifth round of the competition would immediately follow the next day after her match.

If it was her turn on the first day of the fifth round, that would be too miserable…

Qiao Sang hadn’t realized that she hadn’t considered the possibility of losing.

At the same time, in the contestant area, a man with black, slightly layered hair fixed his gaze on Qiao Sang’s photo for a moment before getting up and leaving.

…

Seven o’clock in the evening.

Yu Beast Center.

Qiao Sang was browsing the official forum for the Regional Competition. Ever since watching the competition in the morning, she had spent the entire afternoon searching for information about Zeng Feitian on her computer.

Although Zeng Feitian was one of the very few B-level Beast Tamers among the contestants, he had only participated in the Regional Competition nine years ago when he was a C-level Beastmaster. After that, he rarely participated in those public large-scale competitions, so information was hard to find. She could only watch his previous battle videos and try to find posts about him on the official forum.

The beginning of the posts almost exclusively discussed today’s contestants.

Qiao Sang scrolled back a bit and then saw relevant posts:

Chapter Qiao Sang VS Zeng Feitian, who has a higher win rate # Chapter

She clicked in, and there were already many comments below:

【Although emotionally I hope Qiao Sang wins, rationally speaking, Zeng Feitian has a greater chance of winning. Didn’t the internet reveal that Qiao Sang only recently became a B-level Beast Tamer? How can she compare to those veteran B-level Beast Tamers?】

【I’ve watched both of their matches. Currently, I feel Qiao Shen has a greater chance of winning. Zeng Feitian can’t even handle Ice Heaven Domain of just Ice Emperor Ram alone. PS: I’m not Qiao Shen’s fan.】

【I think it depends on luck. If Zeng Feitian is lucky and can figure out which match Qiao Sang will send out Ice Emperor Ram, he can send out a General-level Pet first to consume it, making its Ice Heaven Domain unusable when it fights a King-level Pet. Then he can win.】

【Zeng Feitian can win, right? Doesn’t he have two King-level Pets?】

【Qiao Sang must also have two King-level Pets to become a B-Grade Professional Pet Tamer. I took the B-level Beast Tamer exam, and it’s impossible to pass with just one King-level Pet.】

【Please don’t compare Qiao Sang to you mortals, okay? She’s only 17 years old and has contracted Qingyin Fairy. How is it impossible for her to become a B-level Beast Tamer with just one King-level Pet?】

【If Qiao Sang really only has one King-level Pet, then Zeng Feitian will definitely win. Even if his Iron War Dragon can’t defeat Ice Emperor Ram, it can exhaust its energy completely. At that time, he’ll still have another King-level Pet, Flying Sky Radium King. How can she fight?】

Flying Sky Radium King… Qiao Sang’s gaze lingered on these four words for a few seconds. She exited the forum and began to search.

The page jumped, and relevant information quickly appeared:

【Flying Sky Radium King, a Flying-type King-level Pet, possesses the marking characteristic. It is said that any prey it targets will be marked and tracked no matter where they escape to.】

With this characteristic, neither Little Qunbao’s invisibility nor Lu Bao’s Water Fusion would likely have any hiding effect… Qiao Sang subconsciously thought of this.

“Ya ya…”

Ya Bao, who was watching the competition on the sofa, suddenly sensed something and turned to look at the sky outside the window.

But it found nothing.

Is it an illusion… Ya Bao showed a hesitant expression.

At this moment, a loud “bang” from the live broadcast on the TV caused the entire arena to sink.

“Ya Ya!”

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao turned to see this scene and excitedly cried out twice, instantly forgetting the feeling of being watched by some kind of gaze earlier.

At the same time.

Thousands of meters away from the Yu Beast Center, high in the sky, a gigantic silver-white bird-type Pet was Flying, flapping its wings. The man with black, slightly layered hair sitting on it looked at the information displayed on the Pet Identifier:

【Yan Jiaoou, a dual-attribute King-level Pet of Fire-type and Superpower System from the Yuhua region. As it is still a brand new form, there is no particularly detailed information.】

A dual-attribute King-level Pet of Fire-type and Superpower System… A brand new form… Zeng Feitian pondered for a few seconds, then put away his Pet Identifier.

…

In the following days, Qiao Sang continued her usual two-point-one-line life.

She had originally thought that knowing her opponent in advance, and not having the match immediately after the list came out that day, would disturb her sleep at night. However, this did not happen. She slept very well these past few days, sleeping soundly until dawn.

Soon, it was the last day of the fourth round of the competition.

Ten o’clock at night.

Yukong Beast Arena was brightly lit.

White beams of light crisscrossed across the audience stands, which were packed with people, showing that not a single seat was empty.

In the front row guest area, Tao Coach, who had appeared once since the fourth round began, appeared again on the last night of this round.

A match had just finished on the field, and the arena was severely damaged.

As the contestants exited, the entire arena sank, and a brand new one was put in place.

At the commentary desk, Tian Yiwan’s eyes lit up when he saw the list, and he said with a slightly excited tone:

“Next up are contestant Qiao Sang and contestant Zeng Feitian! One is the youngest and strongest dark horse of this year, and the other is a super strong contestant who has been undefeated since the competition began, having only sent out two Pets to battle! What kind of intense battle will these two B-level Beast Tamers bring us?!”

As the commentator finished speaking, two blue bird-type Pets shot out from both sides of the arena, Flying directly into mid-air and steadying themselves.

A figure stood on each of them; they were Qiao Sang and Zeng Feitian.

The cheers completely erupted.

“Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

“Zeng Feitian! Zeng Feitian!”

“Qiao Shen! Qiao Shen! You will definitely transcend!”

“Feitian! Feitian! Soaring to the sky!”

“Qiao Shen! Qiao Shen!”

“Qingyin Fairy! Qingyin Fairy!”

Although it was already time to sleep, everyone’s spirits were even more abundant than the previous match. This was the effect brought by popular contestants.

Family area.

Ye Xiangting, Liu Yao, and Mi Jiala were already sitting together.

Since the competition entered the top 54, the number of contestants had greatly decreased, and many seats in the family area were empty. The official increased the two family member slots that contestants could bring to three.

Ye Xiangting looked at the arena, her expression tense.

This was her first time watching her daughter battle a B-Grade Professional Pet Tamer.

One must know that B-level Beast Tamers are top-tier existences in various Regional Competitions.

In reality, Qiao Sang was the only B-level Beast Tamer she knew.

“Don’t be nervous.” Mi Jiala turned to see her expression and comforted her: “I had her participate in the competition primarily for training. Whether she loses or wins, the goal will be achieved.”

Ye Xiangting: “…”

Why was she even more nervous…

The essence of nervousness is wanting to win.

Before, she didn’t know that Lu Bao had an Ultra-level skill like Ice Heaven Domain. Now that she knew, and also knew that Qiao Sang was not much worse than other B-level Beast Tamers, both having two King-level Pets.

It was hard for her not to want her daughter to win.

On the field.

The light image of “10” appeared out of thin air.

A mechanical voice simultaneously sounded:

“9, 8, 7… 3, 2, 1.”

The light image disappeared, and Qiao Sang and Zeng Feitian simultaneously formed hand seals.

Two massive crimson star arrays lit up almost at the same time.

Immediately after, two unusually colossal figures appeared within the star arrays.

The air on the field suddenly grew cold, and snowflakes fell in large flakes.

The official live stream instantly boiled over, and the entire screen was filled with exclamation marks and Ice Emperor Ram.

Iron War Dragon, a Steel-type and Dragon-type dual-attribute King-level Pet. Its movement speed is not fast, but its defense is extremely strong. It has a brutal personality, is good at long-range attacks, and dislikes rain because it rusts easily… Qiao Sang looked at the Pet about thirteen meters tall in the distance, whose entire body had a luster like polished metal, standing on two feet, with curved lines on its body. Information related to it surfaced in her mind.

Lu Bao looked at its opponent in the distance, matching its image with a Pet its Yu Beast Master had described a few days ago. Without another word, it raised its head, and the gem on its forehead glowed blue.

At the same time, a magnificent white beam of light suddenly shot out from the Iron War Dragon’s mouth, heading straight for Lu Bao.