Chapter 497

Chapter 497: Chapter 460: Third Stage of the National Competition_2 Meanwhile, a dozen meters away from Qiao Sang, Tian Xiaoyun had a gloomy expression:

"It’s over, why am I so unlucky to encounter Qiao the Demon King in the top 34."

Next to her, a woman dressed in a black coat with a mature demeanor frowned and said:

"The match hasn’t even begun, and you have already lost much of your fighting spirit. When will you change this weakness of yours? You have strong abilities, yet you lack confidence in every match."

Tian Xiaoyun paused, her eyes bright as she stared at the woman: "Teacher Cui, do you have confidence in this match of mine?"

The woman was silent for a moment before looking away: "Of course, Xiaoyun, you must believe that you are no worse than anyone else."

Then why aren’t you looking at me while saying that... Tian Xiaoyun’s mouth twitched.

...

As time ticked by, it was finally Qiao Sang’s turn in the afternoon.

The host appeared in mid-air, standing on a white flying pet beast, and declared loudly:

"Next up, let us welcome Qiao Sang from the Yuhua Region and Tian Xiaoyun from the Ancient Mist Region to the stage!"

Cheers and shouts erupted all at once; even though the match hadn’t started, the audience was already boiling with excitement.

"Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!"

"Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!"

In the world of beast taming, adoration for the strong exists in every era.

Although Qiao Sang was only 15, her strength was undeniable!

Being evenly matched is what people call a rivalry. When there’s a chasm in strength, there’s no basis for comparison, no competitive relationship at all.

Almost all students from schools across different regions, except for a few expected to win the championship and Tian Xiaoyun’s school that were highlighted by the media at the beginning of the competition, were now shouting Qiao Sang’s name.

Students seated in a row, wearing black school uniforms, kept a tense expression, creating an incredibly silent atmosphere.

It stayed quiet for a few seconds before one of the boys could no longer hold back:

"Why aren’t you all shouting?"

"With everyone else being so loud, would they even hear us if we shouted?" a girl by his side asked.

"What? I didn’t catch that!" the boy leaned in, unable to hear clearly.

The girl: "..."

On the field.

Qiao Sang and Tian Xiaoyun had taken their positions.

At the sound of the whistle, both of them formed seals with their hands and summoned their respective pet beasts.

"Nuo Nuo."

"Bingke."

Seeing the pet beasts on the field, a portion of the audience instantly jumped up in excitement, screaming.

"Ahh! Bingke Xilu! Bingke Xilu!"

"I’m going to cry! I didn’t get tickets to the divisional matches, but heaven gave me a chance to see Bingke Xilu at the nationals!"

"Bingke Xilu! Mama will always support you!"

The rest of the audience looked on with odd expressions.

"What’s with these people, have they gone mad?"

"This? You haven’t seen the divisional matches in the Ancient Mist Region; that was real madness," said an audience member from the Lian Ke Area, fortunate enough to have witnessed the Ancient Mist Region divisional matches live.

"I can understand it, though. The pet beast Qiao Sang summoned is an endangered species from the Ancient Mist Region."

"I watched the Ancient Mist Region divisional matches online, but seeing it live, I still think these people are too fanatical, like hardcore fans."

"Not to say I didn’t tell you so, but I think Qiao Sang is quite suited for coordination competitions—her pet beasts all look so glamorous, even that Spectral-type pet beast looks cuter than most Spectral Series pet beasts."

"I think so too."

...

In the front row of the spectator seats.

"Ah!" A sophisticated woman, who appeared to be in her thirties, suddenly sprung from her seat, fixated on the pet beast in the arena, visibly excited.

"Director Lan?" The person next to her called out in confusion.

The woman stiffened, then sat down quietly, pretending as if nothing had happened.

At the same time, the referee blew the whistle that signified the start of the match.

Bingke Xilu possesses Healing Light, and facing such a divine healer pet beast, if you can’t defeat it quickly, trying to chip away at its health seems pointless... but it’s not without strategy. First, use the Three-headed Bee Monster to leverage its speed to drain Bingke Xilu’s energy. Then, facing an energy-drained Bingke Xilu, Da Kou Ai might stand a chance to win... Tian Xiaoyun, who wrung her hands nervously before stepping onto the stage, transformed in bearing as soon as the match began.

"Take action!" Tian Xiaoyun commanded sharply with a determined gaze.

"Nuo Nuo!"

The Three-headed Bee Monster cried out and dashed forward as a blur.

Soon after, it changed directions erratically, darting through the air like a beam of yellow light without any pattern.

Lubao kept a cool expression, standing still, her eyes locked onto the darting yellow light, as if able to predict its trajectory.

Bingke Xilu remaining so calm, it must be able to see through the high-speed movements of its opponent... Tian Xiaoyun’s gaze shifted to the distant blue figure, her expression serious.

Beast taming, starting from zero point Chapter 496 - 460: Third Stage of the National Competition She had studied every single one of Qiao Sang’s matches. During the divisional matches, when faced with the fast-moving Jia Dian Chong, Bingke Xilu saw through its movement and ended the match with a single use of Water Tail.

But what if there’s more than just one trajectory?

Suddenly, the chaotic yellow light in the sky split into two, then quickly doubled to four.

The four streaks of yellow light flitted around, crisscrossing and then swiftly separating, moving at an extreme speed.

Forget about the naked eye keeping up with the speed, even discerning the total number of yellow streaks could seem confusing for a moment.

At that moment, Qiao Sang spoke up:

"Make it rain."

"Bingke."

Lubao lifted her head and opened her mouth.

"Interrupt it!" shouted Tian Xiaoyun, quickly reacting.

While casting Make it Rain will expend some of Bingke Xilu’s energy, for a high-level pet beast, such energy loss is negligible.

If the rain were allowed to succeed, the disadvantages would be too great.

Not only would the Three-headed Bee Monster’s speed decrease, but Bingke Xilu, possessing the Effortless trait, would see its speed double. It’s likely that the Three-headed Bee Monster would soon be defeated.

Instead of allowing that, it would be better to disrupt Make it Rain, harassing Bingke Xilu periodically, forcing it to continue attacking and using skills to waste energy.

ps: This is the remaining 1.5 Chapters!

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