Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

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On the virtual screen, the camera zoomed in on the unconscious Fire-Subduing Bird, giving it a close-up shot.

A mechanical pet beast wearing a referee badge floated down into the deep pit, checked the situation, and immediately blew the whistle, signaling the end of the match.

A loud whoosh erupted from the audience as many spectators shot to their feet in astonishment.

High-level skills had always been one of the hottest topics in the National Campus Beast Mastering League.

By the final stages of the nationals, each contestant’s high-level pet beast and its advanced skills were usually dissected to the last detail.

Every participant who had made it this far had exhausted their best techniques to advance. No one expected that, even at the 66-to-33 elimination round, there was still someone hiding a high-level skill!

What made it even more shocking was that this contestant was none other than the youngest participant, Qiao Sang!

"Qiao Sang is simply unreal! Is she really just 15?!"

"Forget 15, even if I were 51, I wouldn’t be able to train a pet beast like this!"

"That Blazing Star Canine is almost too cool!"

"Song Xinyue is seriously unlucky. I thought she had a solid chance to win the first match, but she got completely destroyed instead."

Leadership Section.

In the front row, Minister Huang from Lianbo Region couldn’t hide his disappointment. In his opinion, Song Xinyue had a real shot at winning.

Hyper Beam was powerful, but it required significant focus and charging time, with the added drawback of leaving the user immobile after firing.

As a high-level fire and flying-type pet beast, the Fire-Subduing Bird had unquestionable speed and reflexes. Yet somehow, it wasn’t even heavily injured, barely exchanged a few blows, and still got one-shot by Hyper Beam .

In the end, the gap between the competitors was just too vast.

Sitting beside him, Minister Zhao from Tuwei Region, who had a good relationship with Minister Huang, noticed his silence and spoke up:

"Song Xinyue actually reacted fairly quickly. Honestly, even I didn’t process what was happening until she shouted 'Flame Dance' after seeing all those Blazing Star Canine. But Qiao Sang had everything calculated down to the last detail, her timing for using Hyper Beam was impeccable."

"Yeah." Minister Huang sighed.

"She knew for sure that Song Xinyue’s focus would be on the clones."

Minister Zhao nodded.

"Anyone seeing that many clones for the first time would be caught off guard. Honestly, I already thought it was crazy when her ghost-type pet beast used Spatial Shift. But who would have guessed she had an even crazier Blazing Star Canine?"

Minister Huang’s voice turned serious.

"The most incredible part is her understanding of battle dynamics. The proficiency of that Hyper Beam is at least at the intermediate level. Unlike other skills, Hyper Beam requires absolute concentration for precise execution."

"While the clones were still present, the Blazing Star Canine had to divert part of its attention to controlling them. That’s why she issued the command at the exact moment the last clone disappeared. By then, the Blazing Star Canine was fully prepared, its focus entirely on Hyper Beam, and the energy distributed among the clones returned to it."

"If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I’d find it hard to believe a high schooler could think this far ahead."

At that moment, Minister Zhou from Yuhua Region grinned and leaned in.

"She’s from our region."

Minister Huang: …

Minister Zhao: …

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Contestant Area.

Liu Yao was silent for a long time before asking, "When did Qiao Sang’s Blazing Star Canine learn Hyper Beam ?"

Sun Boyi, looking just as dazed, muttered, "I don’t know…"

Liu Yao fell into silence again before asking, "Then when did her Blazing Star Canine master Shadow Clone at the Ultimate level?"

Sun Boyi hesitated.

"I… don’t know…"

Liu Yao shot him a glance, thinking, Is there anything you actually know?

Sensing the vice principal’s gaze, Sun Boyi suddenly jolted as if waking from a dream.

Holy crap! I really don’t know anything!

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On the Field.

"Yap!"

Yabao was beyond pleased, holding his head high with pride.

Another dazzling day for him!

With a wave of her hand, Qiao Sang recalled the overly smug Yabao back into the Beast-Taming Codex.

What? She recalled it? Was she not planning to use the Blazing Star Canine in the next match?

If that were the case… then… that would be fantastic!

Seeing this, Song Xinyue, who had been feeling immense pressure, let out an involuntary sigh of relief.

After their last battle, she had absolutely zero desire to fight the Blazing Star Canine again!

"Qu!"

Just then, the referee blew the whistle signaling for contestants to summon their pet beasts.

"Phew…"

Song Xinyue exhaled slowly, trying to steady herself.

Green and gray summoning arrays lit up once more.

Meanwhile, the audience buzzed with speculation.

"Who do you think Qiao Sang will send out this time?"

"Probably still the Blazing Star Canine. I read a forum post about her, she usually sticks to one pet beast per match."

"Then why did she recall it?"

"…For dramatic effect?"

"Dramatic effect, my ass! I think she’ll summon her ghost-type pet beast. Song Xinyue only has one mid-level pet beast left. If Qiao Sang uses the Star Canine again, the fight will be over in one move, where’s the fun in that?"

"Fun? This is the championship! Winning is what matters."

"Honestly, I kinda want to see the Ice Xilu. I heard it’s an endangered species."

"Yeah, but I still wanna see the Star, wait, holy crap!"

The moment one of Qiao Sang’s summoned beasts materialized, a male spectator’s eyes widened in shock.

He stammered, "W-Wait, isn’t her ghost-type pet beast supposed to look different? Did… did it evolve?"

No one answered him. Nearly the entire audience wore blank expressions, their minds buzzing.

Even the officials in the leadership section were frozen, including the always-composed Minister Yan.

Qiao Sang’s Treasure-Seeking Demon was well known as a mid-level pet beast, proficient in high-level Shadow Control and possessing psychic-type abilities. Its combined strengths had left a deep impression since its last appearance.

But the gray silhouette on the field, though similar, was clearly different.

The Treasure-Seeking Demon had evolved…

The realization detonated through the arena. Chaos erupted.

If it were any other contestant, the reaction wouldn’t have been so extreme.

But this was Qiao Sang.

"AHHH! Can someone from Yuhua Region tell me?! This is an evolution, right? Right?!"

"I… I think my brain just short-circuited. So you’re telling me Qiao Sang now has three high-level pet beasts?!"

"Damn, what’s even the point of competing anymore?!"

"Three high-level pet beasts?! Is she even human?!"

"This blows my mind! She’s only in her first year of high school! How the hell did she pull this off?!"

A group of students in gray uniforms sat stiffly in the stands, slowly lowering the banner they had just raised.

Cheering for their side… somehow didn’t feel right anymore.

"Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!"

Meanwhile, the students from Shengshui High erupted with excitement, shouting her name at the top of their lungs, their faces flushed red with exhilaration, even the usually introverted Jin Feifan joined in.

"Xuuum~"

On the field, Little Treasure basked in the electrifying atmosphere, waving his paw enthusiastically at the audience.

Qiao Sang, meanwhile, eyed the opponent’s Ironhorn Rhino, a mid-level steel and ground-type pet beast known for its ridiculous durability.

Perfect… a great test subject for Little Treasure’s Psychic Strike.

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