Chapter 996: Request leave

While conversing, Ye Xiangting had already finished her search and asked:

“How about Tianwang Hotel? It’s a five-star hotel, super close to Yukong Beast Arena. I heard you can even see Yukong Beast Arena from the room.”

That hotel actually invited me too… Qiao Sang nodded and said:

“Okay, that’s the one.”

She and Tao Coach had eaten at Tianwang Hotel before, so she had an impression of its location. It was indeed very close to Yukong Beast Arena.

…

Seven o’clock in the evening.

Tianwang Hotel.

Led by the Staff, Qiao Sang and her group entered the presidential suite.

“Our hotel has an excellent location. You can see Yukong Beast Arena from the window. In addition, our presidential suites are specially equipped with a dedicated butler. If you need anything, you can press the service button, and the butler will help you solve the problem immediately,” the Staff said respectfully.

“Fufu,” a cat Pet about 1.5 meters tall, also wearing a work uniform and a bow tie, called out from beside her.

Fuguan Meow, a Superpower System Pet, has extremely high intelligence and is very good at taking care of children. It dislikes fighting and battles, and will diligently take care of people and Pets everywhere to seek happy feelings like joy and gratitude. It can be said that gaining positive emotional energy by taking care of others is what it likes to do… Qiao Sang’s mind flashed with the information of the Pet in front of her. After nodding slightly to it, she politely said:

“I understand.”

“Then I won’t disturb you,” the Staff said, then turned and left.

“Fufu,” Fuguan Meow called out, following him out, and thoughtfully closed the door.

As soon as he stepped out, the Staff’s expression became extremely excited. He pulled out his phone and quickly sent a message in a certain group chat:

【Ah! Qiao Sang is so kind! And Qingyin Fairy! So cute! But I didn’t dare to look openly.】

After sending, the Staff turned to look at Fuguan Meow and instructed:

“This is a very powerful person. You must serve her well, understand?”

“Fufu.”

Fuguan Meow nodded.

The Staff looked around and lowered his voice:

“Many people in the hotel are her fans. If you serve her well, and she stays here for a few more days, the positive energy you collect will definitely be more than ever before.”

“Fufu.”

Fuguan Meow nodded, then placed its paw on the Staff’s body, and a pink energy was immediately absorbed into its body.

In fact, it had already noticed that ever since this human entered the hotel, everyone had become much happier.

There were good smells everywhere.

…

Presidential Suite.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

“Qingqing.”

Xiao Xunbao and Qingbao floated curiously through each room.

“Mom, why don’t you stay here too?” Qiao Sang said, glancing at the room’s layout.

Besides functional rooms like the study and living room, there were also two bedrooms, each with a double bed.

Ye Xiangting immediately said: “Okay, I’ll check out when I go back later.”

Staying together was indeed much more convenient for her.

“I’ll be leaving now, you all get some rest early,” Mi Jiala said.

“Teacher, why don’t you stay here too?” Ye Xiangting tried to persuade her to stay.

Mi Jiala refused: “No need, it only takes me a moment to get here.”

Her main purpose in coming was to better position herself, making it easier to arrive.

Qiao Sang said: “Teacher, you also get some rest early.”

Mi Jiala’s brows relaxed, she smiled at Qiao Sang, and then disappeared from where she stood.

Ye Xiangting was startled:

“Space Movement? Where’s your teacher’s Pet? I didn’t see it at all.”

“It’s a Superpower System Pet that’s usually invisible,” Qiao Sang explained.

Ye Xiangting thought of something and asked:

“Can Xiao Xunbao usually use Space Movement while invisible?”

Qiao Sang said uncertainly: “It should be able to, right?”

In competitions, Xiao Xunbao usually used instant movement to go from one place to another while invisible. Normally, when it used Space Movement, it would appear first. It had never used Space Movement while invisible.

However, as long as invisibility and Space Movement were skilled enough, it shouldn’t be a problem.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao heard the conversation, floated over, and shook a short toe.

It’s not ‘should be able to’, it’s ‘it can’.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Saying that, it called out to its Yu Beast Master’s mother as if asking a question.

Qiao Sang helped translate:

“It’s asking if you want to check out now, it can take you.”

Ye Xiangting was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: “Okay.”

Xiao Xunbao gave its Yu Beast Master an “watch me” expression, then turned invisible.

The next second, her mother disappeared from in front of her.

Qiao Sang: “…”

I knew you’d do that…

Qiao Sang went to the bathroom to quickly wash up, then returned to the bedroom and began explaining the opponent’s situation to Ya Bao and the others:

“Wu Tianjiao, she has two King-level Pets, one General-level Pet, one High-level Pet, and one Beginner Pet.”

“We don’t need to worry about the High-level Pet and the Beginner Pet. Let’s focus on her King-level Pets and General-level Pets…”

Qiao Sang blabbered on.

Ya Bao, Lu Bao, Steel Treasure, and Qingbao sat in a row, listening attentively.

When Ye Xiangting returned via Space Movement, she saw this scene.

She stared for two seconds, didn’t disturb them, and dragged her luggage to another bedroom.

“Xiao Xunbao! Xiao Xunbao!”

The invisible Xiao Xunbao floated over, calling out unhappily twice, indicating why they didn’t wait for it to return before discussing such confidential matters.

Qiao Sang looked at it:

“I’ll have Steel Treasure participate in this round of the competition.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao instantly deflated.

Oh, it doesn’t need to participate, then it’s fine…

“Xiao Xunbao…”

But then, it became awkward again.

Its little brother had already participated in this round, and it wanted to too.

Qiao Sang patiently explained:

“Steel Treasure dreamed of an evolution scene. If I’m not mistaken, it will most likely happen in tomorrow’s competition.”

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao’s eyes lit up, showing an expression of “really?”.

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure nodded.

“Ice Emperor.”

Lu Bao called out, expressing congratulations.

Qingbao was full of confusion and curiosity.

Dreamed of an evolution scene?

What does that mean?

Can dreams be true?

“Xiao Xunbao?!”

Just as it was about to ask, Xiao Xunbao took a step back, greatly alarmed.

What?

Evolution?!

Then, then in the future, won’t its little brother be stronger than it too?

Will it be relegated to the fourth position?!

In its mind, scenes couldn’t help but surface.

“Ya Ya,” Ya Bao, the eldest brother, called out.

Fourth.

“Ice Emperor.”

Lu Bao called out.

Fourth.

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure called out.

Fourth.

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao called out.

Fourth Brother.

The world went dark!

For a moment, Xiao Xunbao only felt dizzy and hopeless about the future.

“Steel Sword.”

At this moment, Steel Treasure extended its wing and patted Xiao Xunbao, showing a sincere expression, and called out, indicating not to worry, no matter if it evolves in tomorrow’s competition or not, you will always be my eldest brother.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao stared blankly at Steel Treasure, instantly with teary eyes, full of emotion.

“Steel Sword.”

Seeing this, Steel Treasure turned to its Yu Beast Master and called out, indicating that she could continue speaking.

“Qingqing…”

Qingbao looked at Steel Treasure, then at Xiao Xunbao, who was still full of emotion, and seemed to understand something.

Steel Treasure is even better at coaxing than me now… Qiao Sang coughed, then continued to talk about the opponent Pet’s situation:

“Thunder Flax Spirit, a Thunder System General-level Pet. Its attack and speed are extremely fast. Currently, the data shows that it has the Static and Speed Boost abilities. I’ve talked about Static before, so you should all know it. Speed Boost means that when a Pet with this ability enters an abnormal status, its speed will increase.”

When introducing this Pet, she specifically looked at Steel Treasure:

“Its speed is definitely faster than yours, so at the beginning of the competition, it’s best to maintain Iron Wall, otherwise, you might not even have time to use your defense.”

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure nodded solemnly.

Qiao Sang continued:

“Also, if the fur on its body stands up, it’s a signal that it’s about to unleash a Thunder System skill.”

“You can judge whether it’s about to unleash a lightning strike based on the fur on its body.”

“From the information I found, Thunder Flax Spirit is Wu Tianjiao’s second Pet, but it’s not one of her two King-level Pets…”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao, who was still in a state of emotion, instantly sobered up upon hearing this, and once again felt dizzy and hopeless.

It was also the second Pet contracted by its Yu Beast Master, not only had it not become King-level, but it was also about to be relegated to the fourth strongest in terms of strength…

Then, at this moment, the latter half of its Yu Beast Master’s sentence entered its ears:

“This indicates that Thunder Flax Spirit’s strength cannot be measured by an ordinary General-level Pet. It is most likely late General-level or perfect late General-level, but has been slow to become King-level due to overly strict evolution conditions…”

When she reached this point, Qiao Sang noticed Xiao Xunbao staring at her intently. Her heart stirred, and she added a sentence:

“Or, like Xiao Xunbao, it wants to achieve perfect evolution, but because the evolution items are too rare and difficult to collect, it hasn’t become King-level…”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes lit up, and it suddenly felt enlightened.

So it was because it wanted to perfectly evolve that it evolved slower than Ya Bao and the others!

Qiao Sang glanced at Xiao Xunbao’s expression, a smile flashed in her eyes, and she returned to the main topic:

“This Thunder Flax Spirit is the Pet that appeared in Steel Treasure’s dream of an evolution scene. If nothing unexpected happens, Steel Treasure will be fighting it.”

She looked at Steel Treasure and stated the battle strategy:

“Its energy is higher than yours. If we drag it out to the later stages, we have no chance of winning. Thunder Flax Spirit’s battle style will probably involve fierce attacks early on. To win, the best method is to rely on Air Absorption to drastically reduce its speed, and then launch our attack.”

“However,” Qiao Sang changed her tone and said:

“If the predicted scene is for tomorrow, the outcome of this competition probably won’t be as I’m analyzing it now.”

From the data, Pets that evolve during battle usually fight from a disadvantaged position.

If Steel Treasure were to defeat Thunder Flax Spirit so smoothly, it probably wouldn’t undergo bond evolution.

“Tomorrow’s competition might be very difficult for you,” Qiao Sang said.

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure’s eyes showed determination.

It knew.

Suddenly, Qiao Sang’s phone vibrated.

She picked it up and saw it was a message from Rong Yuhua:

【Wu Tianjiao.txt】

There was nothing else.

Qiao Sang opened the file and read it. When she saw a certain piece of information, her expression became solemn, and she replied with two words:

【Thank you.】

This information helped her a great deal.

…

The next day.

2:30 PM.

Yukong Beast Arena.

“Dear guests, national audience, good afternoon everyone!” The Host held the microphone, standing on a blue bird Pet, and said loudly:

“Now, the second semi-final of this Regional Competition is about to begin! It will be between contestant Qiao Sang and contestant Wu Tianjiao. This is the eighth round of this Regional Competition hosted by Yukong Beast Arena, and also the second to last match. The winner of today’s semi-final will remain at Yukong Beast Arena for the final battle! Who will advance to the final round?!”

“Let us welcome contestant Qiao Sang and contestant Wu Tianjiao with the warmest applause!”

The entire venue erupted in deafening cheers and screams.

“Ahhh! Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

“Wu Tianjiao! Wu Tianjiao!”

“Qiao Sang! You must win! I bet all my assets on you 3:0!”

“Holy cow, you really dared to bet. This is the semi-finals, and you still dare to bet 3:0.”

“Fortune favors the bold, you wouldn’t understand.”

“A 3:0 in this match is unlikely. Wu Tianjiao previously reached the finals when she participated in the Regional Competition in Zhiya District.”

“Can Zhiya District compare to our Zhongkong District!”

“Don’t forget Qiao Sang isn’t from our Zhongkong District.”

“…”

Family area.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

The invisible Xiao Xunbao excitedly shouted at the top of its lungs.

Why is there the sound of Ghost Ring King… The people around them turned their gaze towards them.

“Cough cough…” Ye Xiangting coughed twice.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao’s voice disappeared.

It didn’t expect to have to be invisible to watch the competition from the audience.

However, it also understood that if the opponent’s eyes were as sharp as its Yu Beast Master’s, and saw it in the audience, they would guess it wouldn’t be participating in the competition, and then send out a targeted opponent.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xunbao suppressed the urge to shout.

Amidst the deafening cheers, two blue bird Pets carried Qiao Sang and Wu Tianjiao soaring into the sky, appearing on the field.

Commentary booth.

Tian Yiwan said: “Contestant Qiao Sang and Contestant Wu Tianjiao have already entered the arena. The first spot in the finals of this Regional Competition has already gone to Yuan Tianlong. I wonder who will claim the last spot in the finals.”

Tang Xueran chimed in: “One is Contestant Wu Tianjiao, who has participated in Regional Competitions in multiple districts, and whose strength and popularity are beyond doubt. The other is Contestant Qiao Sang, the youngest among all participants, who is participating in a cross-district Regional Competition for the first time, and has fought her way through to the semi-finals.”

“No matter who wins the last spot to advance to the finals, I won’t be surprised.”

As they spoke, a light image of “10” appeared on the field.

A mechanical voice followed.

Wu Tianjiao… Qiao Sang looked at the woman in the distance with long black hair smoothly draped behind her and sharp features.

If Rong Yuhua’s information was true, then the opponent’s first Pet…

As thoughts flickered, the light image had already reached “1.”

The light image disappeared.

Please don’t make a mistake… Qiao Sang vaguely heard her own strong heartbeat.

She formed hand seals.

A massive crimson star array lit up on the ground.

Soon, large-bodied Pets appeared in each of the two crimson star arrays.

“Thunder Flax.”

“Steel Sword.”

She actually sent out Steel Sword Falcon in the first match… Wu Tianjiao looked at the Pet in the distance, whose size was comparable to a King-level, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

But then, she smiled.

Although it was a bit different from her original plan, Steel Sword Falcon was fine. She could win the first game.

“Contestant Wu Tianjiao has sent out Thunder Flax Spirit, and Contestant Qiao Sang has sent out Steel Sword Falcon,” Tian Yiwan said with some surprise from the commentary booth:

“Both sides have coincidentally sent out General-level Pets in the first match. Is this a tacit understanding?”

Everyone couldn’t help but look at each other, seeing surprise and confusion in each other’s eyes.

I made a mistake in the last chapter, it’s not Four Poison Algae Flower, it’s Thunder Flax Spirit! It’s already corrected!