Chapter 989: Beast Fans (two in one)

Accompanying the Commentator’s voice, cheers erupted, and the entire venue boiled over.

“Ahhh! Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

“Ghost Ring King! Ghost Ring King!”

“Holy crap! Did you guys see that? Ghost Ring King used Chop!”

“The move that threw the Ink Thorn Beast just now was too cool!”

“No, let me get this straight. The gesture for Dark Shadow Control is hands clasped together, right? How come it was Substitute’s hands clasped together just now? Don’t tell me the one who used Dark Shadow Control was Ghost Ring King’s Substitute!”

“It must be the Substitute. The Ghost Ring King with clasped hands just now disappeared.”

“I’ve heard that when a Substitute’s proficiency reaches a certain level, it really becomes almost identical to the main body. Whatever the main body can do, the Substitute can generally do.”

“Sigh, I’m so envious of Pets that can use Substitute. If I could use Substitute, I’d have my Substitute go to work for me every day.”

“Seriously, I got goosebumps. That Substitute of Ghost Ring King even smiled at the end, as if it had consciousness.”

“I still don’t understand when its Substitute was used.”

“A Ghost-type Pet can use Chop… A Ghost-type Pet can use Chop…”

“If you think about it this way, Qiao Sang’s Steel Sword Falcon, as a General-level Pet, can use the Ultra-level skill Sacred Sword. So, a Ghost-type Pet using a Fighting-type skill should be acceptable, right?”

“It really seems so!”

“Oh my god! Top eight! She made it to the top eight!” In the family viewing area, Ye Xiangting suddenly stood up, extremely excited, waving her cheering stick and screaming.

Then, she thought of something, pulled out her phone, and started taking rapid-fire photos of Qiao Sang on the field and Xiao Xunbao, who was waving her paws.

Liu Yao’s steady face also couldn’t hide his joy. Although he didn’t stand up and scream, he and Tian Xian Bat continuously waved their cheering sticks.

Mi Jiala was the most composed, with only a faint smile on her face.

On the Commentator’s stand, Tian Yiwan did not, as usual, announce the result and then introduce the contestants for the next round. Instead, he continued in a tone of emotion:

“Contestant Qiao Sang truly lives up to her reputation as the strongest dark horse in this Regional Competition. She made it to the top eight in her first Regional Competition.”

Tang Xueran echoed:

“A contestant who participates in the Regional Competition at 17 years old and makes it to the top eight is truly unprecedented since the Regional Competition began.”

After a pause, she added with a smile:

“Ghost Ring King is still enthusiastically waving to everyone. We look forward to seeing her appear again in the upcoming matches.”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

On the field, Xiao Xunbao enthusiastically waved her paws towards the audience in every section, not missing any direction.

…

10:30 PM,

Yu Beast Center.

Room 2603.

The curtains were tightly drawn.

Qiao Sang came out of the bathroom after washing up, leaning against the bed, and pulled out her phone to check today’s trending topics.

Xiao Xunbao silently floated over, snuggling close to her Yu Beast Master, staring at the phone.

[Qiao Sang Advances to Top Eight]

[Yan Jiaoou VS Ao Bao Sparrow King]

[Ice Emperor Ram VS Reversal Ke Feifei]

[True and False Ghost Ring King]

[Ghost Ring King Uses Chop]

[Ghost Ring King One Against Two?]

Although the matches were in the morning, by evening, there were still so many related trending topics.

Qiao Sang clicked in and scanned through them.

Besides praise and exclamations in the comments, there were also many netizens acting as experts, analyzing how the outcome might have been different if something had been done differently at a certain point in the battle, as well as discussing battle tactics.

[Ice Emperor Ram’s Ice Heaven Domain is truly unsolvable, but if it encounters a Ground-type Pet that burrows underground to attack, it might work.]

[Yan Jiaoou is quite fierce, with that brutal fighting style. If you can’t be faster and fiercer than her, the battle rhythm can easily be dictated by her. Ao Bao Sparrow King actually did quite well at first, it’s just that she was bitten by Yan Jiaoou during Gravity Throw. If she could have spun rapidly a few more times at high altitude, Yan Jiaoou might have let go.]

[I watched Qiao Sang’s match with Ghost Ring King several times and concluded that Ghost Ring King definitely used Substitute when she first went invisible. Her Substitute’s proficiency is high, and it also went invisible at the beginning, so we couldn’t see it. Also, the Dark Shadow at the beginning might have been used by the Substitute, otherwise, it doesn’t make sense why Ghost Ring King would use Dark Shadow Control separately from Dark Shadow. If Ink Thorn Beast could combine the rain and ink to create black rain, she might not have fallen for Ghost Ring King’s Substitute’s trick.]

As expected, the higher the ranking, the more popular one became, and the more netizens analyzed, even figuring out at what point Xiao Xunbao used Substitute… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly and was about to turn off her phone.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

At this moment, Xiao Xunbao called out from beside her.

Qiao Sang turned her head and saw her spreading her paws, blinking her eyes rapidly.

“Don’t play for too long.” Qiao Sang smiled and handed over the phone.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao took the phone, nodded repeatedly, and then clicked on the trending topics related to herself, happily looking at them.

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao came to Xiao Xunbao’s side and called out, indicating that she wanted to train Charm.

“Xiao Xunbao.”

Xiao Xunbao was engrossed in the comments on her phone, not even lifting her head as she called out.

Go train with Brother Ya Bao.

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao responded.

At this hour, Ya Bao is about to go to sleep.

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao, who had just lain down and closed her eyes, heard the conversation, immediately opened them, and called out energetically, indicating that she could sleep later.

“Qingqing~”

Qingbao turned her head, surprise flashing in her eyes, then sweetly called out, indicating that Brother Ya Bao was really nice.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao seemed to have heard a keyword, suddenly looked up, and stared blankly at Qingbao, who was floating towards Brother Ya Bao.

Ya Bao, Big Brother?

Fifth brother recognized Ya Bao as her big brother?

Just as she was about to ask Qingbao, the phone vibrated. Xiao Xunbao lowered her head and subconsciously clicked on the pop-up news content:

[Eagle Country Discovers Qiao Sang’s Identical Variant Ghost Ring King]

Xiao Xunbao: “???”

Xiao Xunbao’s expression froze. She scrolled down and found a photo, which showed a Ghost Ring King from a candid angle.

She was startled at first glance: Isn’t that her?!

Xiao Xunbao squinted her eyes and looked a second time with a critical gaze.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Soon, Xiao Xunbao breathed a sigh of relief. She wasn’t as big as her, and she didn’t look as smart as her. She was still cooler.

“Steel Sword.”

Suddenly, Steel Treasure’s voice sounded beside her. She stretched out her wing and pointed to a certain spot in the photo.

Isn’t this the hair accessory you lost last time?

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao was stunned for a moment, then looked in the direction indicated.

When she saw the purple grape hair accessory, she widened her eyes and called out:

“Xiao Xunbao!”

That’s the one she lost!

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure showed an amused expression.

I didn’t expect you to be noticed and secretly photographed when you were in Eagle Country.

Xiao Xunbao instantly remembered that the fourth brother wasn’t as smart as herself and couldn’t read. She was about to explain, but then remembered that some news outlets online now create fake news for sensationalism.

Maybe someone was using her old photos from Eagle Country and claiming they were taken recently in Eagle Country.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xunbao instantly felt a sense of familiarity towards the Ghost Ring King in the photo with the purple grape hair accessory.

No wonder she thought it was herself at first glance; it really was herself.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao showed an embarrassed and shy expression.

Oh my, so someone was secretly photographing her back in Eagle Country, and now they’re even making fake news.

Doesn’t this mean she’s very famous now?

As soon as she thought that it was all because she participated in the competition that she received so much attention, Xiao Xunbao immediately became full of fighting spirit. The desire to train was irresistible. She directly put down her phone, manifested her Substitute, and began training.

Steel Treasure saw why Xiao Xunbao suddenly started training, and a smile flashed in her eyes.

Then she picked up the phone, went to the nightstand, and helped plug it in to charge.

…

The next day.

9:30 AM.

Suburban villa.

Qiao Sang arrived here with Xiao Xunbao’s Space Movement.

As soon as Hu Ji Tiger opened the door, Yu Le’s face lit up with excitement as she greeted her:

“Qiao Shen, you actually entered the top eight with a 3:0 record! That’s incredibly cool!”

Qiao Sang modestly said:

“I didn’t expect it either.”

“This is the top eight! In the Regional Competition, I can count on my fingers the number of people who entered the top eight with a 3:0 record, and your opponent was even Qi Fuqing.” Yu Le said, then thought of something and added:

“Oh, by the way, many people in the community now know that you’re training here with us. They might allow their Pets to secretly come and watch. You don’t have to pay attention to those Pets.”

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment:

“Pets secretly watching?”

What’s the point of Pets watching if humans can’t see them? Could it be that this community has a few residents whose profession is paparazzi?

Yu Le hummed:

“It’s not good for people to enter others’ homes casually, but sometimes when Pets enter others’ homes, claiming to be lost or something, we can’t really say anything.”

Saying that, she laughed:

“Many Pets are your fans now. Last night, a little Xiao Xiang Seed and a Rolling Pig sneaked in, claiming they were lost. Also, Hu Ji Tiger is also your fan now.”

Qiao Sang looked at Hu Ji Tiger with both surprise and delight:

“You became a fan?”

Before Hu Ji Tiger could speak, Yu Ke added with a smile:

“To be precise, she’s a fan of Ghost Ring King now. During Ghost Ring King’s match yesterday, she was excitedly calling out ‘Hu Ji, Hu Ji’ over there. I haven’t seen her that excited in a long time.”

Qiao Sang: “…”

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao appeared, looking pleasantly surprised.

My fan?

“Hu Ji…”

Hu Ji Tiger showed a shy expression.

She truly admired Ghost Ring King for being able to train Chop with such a slender physique.

As a Fighting-type Pet, she deeply understood the difficulty of training these skills, especially since Ghost Ring King didn’t seem to have much muscle.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao was excited and thrilled.

This was the first time a Pet had openly declared itself her fan. She immediately took off her ring, pulled out a pen and paper from inside, wrote down her signature that she had practiced for many days, and handed it over.

“Hu Ji…”

Hu Ji Tiger was stunned for a moment, then reached out and took it.

“This is?” Yu Le was also stunned for a moment.

Qiao Sang explained with a laugh:

“This is her autograph.”

“Hu Ji!”

Upon hearing this, Hu Ji Tiger showed a serious expression, indicating that she would preserve it well.

Before Xiao Xunbao could show a relieved expression, Yu Le’s eyes lit up, and she said:

“Can you sign one for me too?”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao was first stunned, then quickly took off her ring, pulled out a pen and paper again, and was filled with a joyful aura.

At the same time, her golden-yellow ring became even more lustrous.

After Xiao Xunbao finished signing, Qiao Sang went to the outdoor training ground, let Ya Bao and the others train as usual, then she went to sit under a tree nearby, pulled out her phone, and watched today’s live match broadcast.

Although she had some understanding of the remaining opponents, it was uncertain if they would use tactics not seen in previous rounds in any given match, so it was best to watch every match.

After watching for about half an hour, a fragrance suddenly wafted over.

Qiao Sang inexplicably felt her mind relax a bit.

At this moment, she felt her pant leg being tugged.

Looking down, it was a Pet with large eyes, about twenty centimeters in size, mostly green, with two leaves growing on its head.

It was the Xiao Xiang Seed that Yu Le had mentioned earlier.

Qiao Sang remembered Yu Le’s words and asked with a smile:

“Are you lost?”

“Xiao Xiang.”

Xiao Xiang Seed shook her head, then looked in the direction of Lu Bao’s training, calling out with a look of admiration, indicating if she could take a photo with Ice Emperor Ram.

Saying that, she pushed aside the grass on the ground and pulled out a camera from within.

She even brought a camera… Qiao Sang couldn’t understand Xiao Xiang Seed’s words, so she could only guess from her actions:

“Are you Lu Bao’s fan?”

After a pause, she thoughtfully added:

“Lu Bao is Ice Emperor Ram’s name.”

“Xiao Xiang!”

Xiao Xiang Seed nodded.

She was!

Qiao Sang asked again:

“You want to take a photo with her?”

“Xiao Xiang!”

Xiao Xiang Seed nodded repeatedly, indicating that was correct.

Qiao Sang asked with a smile, “Why don’t you go ask her yourself?”

“Xiao Xiang…”

Xiao Xiang Seed looked in Lu Bao’s direction again and called out timidly.

She didn’t dare…

To say she was bold, she didn’t dare to talk to Lu Bao herself. To say she was timid, she secretly snuck in to find herself… Qiao Sang turned and called out in Lu Bao’s direction:

“Lu Bao, a fan wants to take a photo with you!”

“Ice Emperor.”

Lu Bao dispersed the chill around her and walked over, glanced at Xiao Xiang Seed, and cooperatively stood beside her.

“Xiao Xiang…”

Xiao Xiang Seed shyly stole a glance at Lu Bao.

Qiao Sang picked up the camera, helped take a photo, and said:

“Done.”

Lu Bao turned and left, continuing her training.

“Xiao Xiang.”

Xiao Xiang Seed took back the camera, bowed gratefully, and hopped away.

Pets as fans are quite cute… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly, picked up her phone, and prepared to continue watching the live match broadcast.

Suddenly, a pig-type Pet’s head abruptly emerged from the ground in front, and from it, a paw was raised, calling out “Fan Fan.”

Rolling Pig… Qiao Sang recognized the Pet in front of her.

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao appeared beside her at some point, helping to translate.

She is a fan of Brother Ya Bao and wants an autograph from Brother Ya Bao.

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao, who was training, twitched her ears.

The next second, she teleported to her Yu Beast Master’s side, raised her right front paw, and called out, indicating where to sign?

“Rolling!”

Rolling Pig jumped out of the ground, holding an ink pad and handing it to Ya Bao, then lay on the ground with her four legs in the air, exposing her belly.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Without Qingbao needing to translate, Qiao Sang could tell that Rolling Pig wanted Ya Bao to sign her belly.

Before she could say anything, small Pets suddenly emerged from the ground, from between the grass, and from the trees, looking over with eyes full of anticipation.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Suddenly felt like Pets were very suitable to be paparazzi, what was going on? (End of this chapter)