Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1254

1254. Chapter 1249 Two Super Classes? (Two in One)

Steel Power Emperor, what a domineering name! Even those unfamiliar with Steel Power Emperor would know it was an Emperor-level pet… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly, his gaze averted.

The power of the bond was truly formidable, capable of sending a mid-King-level pet’s energy soaring directly to the early Emperor-level.

However, Ya Bao and the others always managed to surpass the energy of similarly evolved pets by a significant margin, either through powerful evolutionary conditions or items.

Even if Steel Bao evolved perfectly, it wouldn’t achieve such an effect. I wonder what conditions could compensate for this.

I guess I’ll have to ask Teacher Mikaela tomorrow… Qiao Sang continued to scroll down. He

was stunned at first when he saw the data below, then overjoyed.

The Mirror Armor trait had actually jumped directly from A-level to S-level!

Generally speaking, when the difference in level and energy between the two pets is too great, repelling traits would be ineffective. With

the S-level Mirror Armor trait, even an early Emperor-level pet would likely be able to repel a skill that reduced its moves or trait.

But this was just speculation; it was best to find an opportunity to test it.

Not bad, not bad. A strong head, and mental strength have also been enhanced by evolution.

She wasn’t particularly surprised that Steel’s bond power had reached the maximum S-rank. She

had already discovered it had reached S-rank when she checked the Beast Taming Codex the night Steel’s body glowed white.

Qiao Sang skipped over the S-rank bond power and looked at Steel’s two new traits.

Heavy Metal: A pet with this trait doubles its weight, increasing the power of weight-based skills.

S-rank Heavy Metal allows a pet to control itself, multiplying its own weight several times, further increasing the power of weight-based skills.

She remembered that Steel had the skill “Taishan Suppressing the Top,” and it had already reached the late stage of perfection. With further practice, it could become a master-level skill.

Qiao Sang imagined Steel unleashing the master-level “Taishan Suppressing the Top” with the S-rank Heavy Metal trait, and she couldn’t help but feel excited.

The S-rank Heavy Metal trait combined with the master-level “Taishan Suppressing the Top” might rival the power of some super-level offensive skills.

She suppressed her excitement and her gaze fell on another trait.

Iron Heart: Using offensive skills increases Special Defense.

Another trait that increases defense. Among pets of the same level, even attack-focused pets would find it difficult to break through Steel’s defenses… Qiao Sang, both satisfied and impressed, glanced down at the skill column.

Three more skills had been added, undeniably.

Storm, a high-level flying skill, Qing Bao also knew it.

Although Steel could cast Storm, there was a significant difference between Storm and Storm.

While Storm was also classified as a high-level skill, it was primarily aimed at flying pets in the air. Many ground-based pets, with a stable chassis, could still withstand it without moving.

Storm was different; it was much more powerful than Storm, but not powerful enough to qualify as a super-level skill, so it was placed in the high-level category.

Absolute Defense: A super-level defensive skill.

Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up as the skill’s level flashed through his mind.

She wasn’t overly excited. After all, each time the Yabao pets evolved, they would almost always gain a super-level skill, which had already significantly raised her excitement threshold.

Absolute Defense, as the name suggests, possessed absolute defensive power. Even an Emperor-level pet using the entry-level Absolute Defense could withstand a fatal attack from an Emperor-level or even a Venerable-level pet.

It would only last for a fraction of a second before fading.

Even so, Absolute Defense was at the very top of the defensive skill pyramid.

The later a pet’s level, the greater the difference between each sub-level. A high-level defensive skill at the Mystical level might be able to withstand an attack from a pet one level higher, but two levels higher would be difficult.

If the level went up a whole level, such as the gap between King and Emperor, it would be impossible to defend against it.

However, the super-level skill Absolute Defense could.

She had considered having Xiao Xunbao or Qingbao learn Absolute Defense in the future, so she had done some research.

The entry-level Absolute Defense lasts for three seconds. If attacked by an extremely powerful attack, such as one or two levels above it, the duration will be shortened.

Although Steel’s defense is already high enough, this skill is definitely worth focusing on.

Qiao Sang added Absolute Defense to Steel’s future training plan and looked at the last awakened skill:

Sky Wing Blade.

Huh? Sky Wing Blade?!

Qiao Sang’s heart trembled.

“Steel Power?”

At this moment, Steel’s questioning voice echoed in his mind.

What’s wrong with this skill?

He had been sensing thoughts since his Beastmaster consciousness entered the Beast Taming Codex, and this was the first time he had seen her emotions so volatile.

“I’ve never heard of this skill,” Qiao Sang said in his mind.

Steel: “???”

“Steel Power?”

You haven’t heard of it, so why are you reacting so strongly?

“Mainly because I haven’t heard of it,” Qiao Sang said. “From my past observations, skills I haven’t heard of are generally rare, super-tier skills.”

“Steel Power?”

Steel understood.

You mean this Sky Wing Blade is also a super-tier skill?

“I didn’t say that. I just think it’s possible,” Qiao Sang said, sighing. “If you hadn’t displayed Absolute Defense earlier, I’d have a 90% chance of believing it was a Transcendental Skill. But you’ve already awakened one Transcendental Skill; it’s impossible for you to awaken two Transcendental Skills simply through evolution.”

Gang Bao remained silent.

Qiao Sang, sensing Gang Bao’s silent gaze, grinned and admitted,

“Okay, I think there’s a good chance that Sky Wing Blade is a Transcendental Skill. But I still need to research it or ask Teacher Mikaela.”

With that, her consciousness returned to reality.

Qiao Sang pulled out her phone, her heartbeat quickening.

Honestly, she felt there was a very high chance that Sky Wing Blade was a Transcendental Skill; otherwise, her heartbeat wouldn’t have suddenly accelerated so uncontrollably.

Generally speaking, after the evolution of Yabao and the like, the higher their level, the later their skills appear.

Qiao Sang listened to his pounding heartbeat and typed in the words “Sky Wing Blade.”

Simultaneously, Gangbao slowly shrank, its form transforming, returning to its King-level form.

It subconsciously wanted to shrink even smaller, so it could fly over to the phone to take a look.

But the next moment, the voice of its own Beastmaster echoed in its mind:

“Don’t come, our minds are in sync anyway.”

You clearly meant that even if I came, I wouldn’t understand… Gangbao slowly shrank, choosing to stay where he was.

Qiao Sang felt a moment of embarrassment, then continued his search without changing his expression.

Soon, a line of text appeared on the screen:

[No matches found].

At that moment, Qiao Sang’s heartbeat inevitably raced, and a single thought crossed his mind: “

Holy crap! These are actually Transcendental skills?!”

Based on past experience, skills that can’t be found or have no detailed information are generally Transcendental skills.

For a moment, Qiao Sang was inexplicably filled with disbelief.

Had Gangbao truly awakened two Transcendental skills?

No, even though all signs pointed to a super-level skill, it was still too early to jump to conclusions. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment… Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, gradually calming down. She put down her phone and said,

“Let’s go, let’s go back to bed.”

“Steel Chief,”

Gang Bao nodded and called out.

Back in the suite, Qiao Sang lay down on the bed and closed her eyes.

Ten minutes later, she realized she was too excited to fall asleep. She opened her eyes, then closed them again, forcing herself to sleep like counting sheep.

An unknown amount of time passed.

Qiao Sang continued counting sheep.

1999 sheep, 2000 sheep, 2001 sheep…

Gang Bao, who was sitting by the window, suddenly opened her eyes and called out to Xiao Xun Bao, who was playing with her phone nearby:

“Steel Chief.”

Boss, help our beastmaster get hypnotized. She can’t sleep.

“Xun Xun~”

Xiao Xun Bao called out, implying, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Then, she floated over to her beastmaster and poked her cheek with her paw.

“Hypnosis? Why didn’t I think of that? How thoughtful, Gang Bao…” Qiao Sang mentally praised herself and opened her eyes.

Xiao Xun Bao’s eyes glowed purple.

Qiao Sang stared into the purple eyes before her, letting herself be hypnotized without resistance.

Soon, she felt an overwhelming sense of sleepiness, closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep.

“Xun Xun~”

Xiao Xun Bao floated back and continued playing with her phone.

About half an hour later, Gangbao opened his eyes again and called out,

“Steel Chief.”

Boss, hypnotize me too.

“Xunxun?”

Little Xunbao put down his phone, a puzzled expression on his face, and called out, asking, “Why can’t you all sleep today?

” “Steel Chief.”

Gangbao was silent for a moment and called out.

Perhaps because he was too excited about his temporary evolution,

Little Xunbao was too silent when he heard this. He recalled the fact that the fourth brother was now stronger than him, and he also fell silent.

He floated to Gangbao’s side, his eyes glowing purple.

After a while, Gangbao fell into a deep sleep.

Little Xunbao returned to the sofa and picked up his phone. Then he thought of something, sighed suddenly, put down the phone, and floated out the window.

Although it feels good to have an emperor-level younger brother, as the boss, he still has to get stronger quickly.

…

The next day.

Time for the Star Elite School Beast Taming Tournament.

Qiao Sang regained consciousness and quickly washed up. She resisted the urge to temporarily evolve Steelhead and unleash his new skills in the open-air training grounds, then pretended not to know what Sky Wing Blade was and asked Teacher Mikaela what it was. She went to the dining hall for breakfast.

Finally, unable to resist, she said,

“How about I let Steelhead evolve in the training grounds later and see what new skills he awakens, then go watch the competition.”

Mikaela’s lips twitched slightly as she said,

“I remember Steel Chief Kane only has a few seconds to maintain his Emperor form. I’m afraid we won’t have enough time to try out any new skills.”

Qiao Sang was speechless.

She couldn’t say it wasn’t a problem at all, that Steelhead would be able to unleash his skills as long as he evolved.

“This competition is rare. Some of these people might become your future opponents. You should go and see for yourself,” Mikaela continued.

“I understand,” Qiao Sang said.

After a pause, she added, “Then I’ll wait until the match is over before letting Steel Treasure try out his new skills.”

This wasn’t a question of testing before or after the match; it was that Steel Chief Kane had only been at the Emperor level for so short a time, making it impossible for him to unleash his newly awakened skills… Mikaela hesitated, then remembered Qiao Sang’s abnormality and felt that it wasn’t impossible for her student to accomplish this. After a pause, she nodded,

“Okay.”

…

Yantian University.

In a lecture hall, a teacher with half-gray hair looked at the half-filled classroom and said,

“I thought you were all going to watch the Star Elite School Beast Taming Tournament.”

The students smiled, laughed, or giggled.

The teacher suddenly realized something, formed hand seals, and summoned a pet with red eyeballs that floated in mid-air.

The students’ smiles faded, and some began to sweat.

The teacher signaled with his eyes to the pet with red eyes.

It understood, drifting towards its beastmaster’s eyes, attaching itself to them, and vanishing.

The half-white-haired teacher’s eyes turned from blue to red.

He looked forward.

At that moment, the scene shifted, and the world he saw had drastically changed.

The students, who filled half the classroom, had each transformed into a pet with the ability to transform.

As expected… the half-white-haired teacher’s expression changed slightly, unsurprisingly.

The same scene played out in many classrooms where classes were currently taking place.

Meanwhile, nearly all the students on campus were heading to the same competition venue.

As the top-tier institution in the galaxy, it naturally had a venue large enough for all students to watch the competition.

The massive competition venue, surrounded by a sea of people and pets, filled the air and the surroundings.

Qiao Sang, holding the fresh-looking Xia Lala and Teacher Mikaela, sat in the front row seats they had been assigned.

These were specially reserved for them by Aiden.

The Imperial Beastmaster Academy’s team wasn’t nearby, but in the players’ area.

Passionate and exciting background music played continuously on the field.

Yabao listened to the songs, felt the atmosphere around him, his eyes sparkled, and he wished he could go up and compete.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao did not miss the opportunity, turned on his phone, greeted the camera enthusiastically, and started a live broadcast.

Lubao stayed in the backpack, with only his head sticking out.

Qingbao turned into the wind, floating around.

Gangbao and Tingbao stayed at the side.

“Momo?”

The Dragon King called out rather boredly, asking when the game would start.

“Soon.” Michaela said.

As soon as the words fell, the BGM stopped, and a host in formal attire descended from the sky, holding a microphone, and said passionately:

“Welcome everyone to our Yantian University! It is an honor that this interstellar elite school beast taming competition is held at our Yantian University!”

I’m writing this while sick! I don’t have a fever anymore, I just have a bit of a cold or something. If I don’t write, I’ll probably ask for leave before 7pm.

(End of this chapter)