Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1303

1303. Chapter 1298 Battle Assessment (Two in One)

“Isn’t this a little too soon?” Qiao Sang tried to object. “I heard the A-level Professional Beastmaster exams typically take a year, with the next battle exams only a few months away.”

Reid looked at her and asked, “Don’t you want to take the battle exam now?”

Qiao Sang gave an honest “hmm.” “If I had more time to prepare, I’d have a better chance.”

I could agree, but it seems the higher-ups don’t want you to prepare too long… Reid mourned for the monstrous Beastmaster before him for a moment.

Being valued by the higher-ups is both a blessing and a misfortune.

They value potential and fully develop it. If you don’t meet their expectations, they’ll ruthlessly abandon you.

Oh no, this is just a child. With her potential and strength, there’s no way she’d be abandoned.

Reid’s sympathy vanished at this thought. He smiled and said,

“I thought you signed up for the A-level Professional Beastmaster exam because you were confident.” “

You thought I wanted to sign up so soon?” Qiao Sang gave Teacher Mikala a resentful look.

Mikala noticed his gaze but silently looked away, pretending she hadn’t noticed.

“Does it have to be now?” Qiao Sang asked.

“The A-level Professional Beastmaster assessment is basically completed after the mission assessment. The next battle assessment will be arranged as soon as possible according to the examiner’s schedule.” Red said calmly, “I happen to have time now.”

This meant that the assessment had to take place now.

“But don’t be too nervous,” he continued. “You’re still young. Even if you don’t pass this time, you’ll have plenty of time to re-register later.” “

That makes me even more nervous…” Qiao Sang sighed inwardly, knowing it was settled. He stopped struggling and asked,

“Where will the assessment take place?”

“The Professional Beastmaster Assessment Center,” Red said. “You can rest and come an hour later. I’ll go reserve the venue first.”

The Professional Beastmaster Assessment Center, as the name suggests, is a place specifically for professional Beastmaster assessments.

Generally speaking, when a Beastmaster reaches a certain level of strength, it’s no longer suitable to compete in the Beastmaster Center, or there’s insufficient space there. Only then will the assessment take place at the Professional Beastmaster Assessment Center.

He raised his hand, checked his watch, and said,

“Ten-fifteen. I’ll meet you there.”

With that, the cat-like pet beside him, with a yellow gemstone on its forehead, glowed blue, and disappeared with him.

Qiao Sang picked up his phone and checked the time. It was nine-fifteen in the morning.

“You really don’t even give me a minute,” Qiao Sang sighed.

Mikala remained silent, lost in thought.

“Teacher, what are you thinking about?” Qiao Sang asked, noticing this.

“There seems to be something wrong with your examiner,” Mikala said.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment. “What’s wrong?”

“Reservations for the Professional Beastmaster Examination Center usually require a day in advance, but he’s planning to book that day and asks you to go in an hour. He seems very anxious,” Mikala said gravely.

Qiao Sang suddenly thought,

“Will he be able to get a reservation?”

If he couldn’t, wouldn’t he at least have another day to prepare?

“He’s got an appointment,” Michaela said slowly. “He’s an examiner specializing in A-level professional beastmasters. For an examiner of that caliber, he does have that kind of priority.”

Qiao Sang’s disappointment was evident, and he said, “He might have other things to do.”

Regardless of whether this examiner, Red, was right or wrong, since he was the examiner, he couldn’t avoid the exam time he scheduled.

Michaela didn’t continue the conversation.

“Let’s go back first.”

Qiao Sang hummed, looking at the little Xunbao nearby.

“Xunxun~”

The little Xunbao understood, his eyes alight with blue light. He disappeared with his beastmaster and his teacher.

…

Hotel suite.

Qiao Sang, Michaela, and the little Xunbao appeared out of thin air.

“Ya Ya!”

Yabao immediately shouted at the little Xunbao in dissatisfaction, asking why he hadn’t brought it with him.

“Xunxun~”

The little Xunbao quickly explained. “

I thought I’d be back soon, so I didn’t take you with me.”

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao was still dissatisfied and barked, indicating that wherever his beastmaster went, he would go there too.

“Xun Xun~”

Little Xun Bao nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood. In the future, when he took his beastmaster away, he would definitely take Ya Bao brother with him.

“Ya Ya.”

Ya Bao finally showed a satisfied expression and barked.

On the other side, Mikaela had already started chatting with Qiao Sang:

“I checked. This examiner named Red is an A-level professional beastmaster. He joined the Beastmaster Alliance at the age of 502 and has been serving as an examiner ever since.”

“How many? 502 years old?” Qiao Sang was shocked.

Mikaela smiled and said, “What’s so surprising about that? Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the average age of an A-rank Beastmaster is over a thousand years old. It’s just that there’s an age limit for A-rank Beastmaster competitions, so the ones who appear in public are relatively young. The veteran A-rank Beastmasters are either retired or working in the Beastmaster Alliance.”

She’d heard about the average age of A-rank Beastmasters before, but this was the first time she’d seen one so old in person… Qiao Sang suddenly thought and asked,

“So how old is he now?”

“940,” Mikaela said.

Qiao Sang’s eyes widened. “940?!”

Mikaela hummed.

“A 940-year-old A-rank Beastmaster? How, how can I possibly defeat him…” Qiao Sang’s heart was shaken.

A month of preparation was already a bit rushed, and now with the knowledge of the examiner’s age, she felt an unprecedented pressure. She had a strong premonition that she might have to compete again next year.

Mikaela glanced at her and smiled, “Why are you so unsure of yourself? This is not like the you I know.”

Qiao Sang looked at her with a hint of resentment. “If I were to take the A-level Professional Beast Tamer exam again in a few months, I might feel more confident.”

Mikaela coughed and said seriously, “I’ve seen many A-level Professional Beast Tamers over 900 years old, but you’re the only one I know of who can take the A-level Professional Beast Tamer exam in their teens.”

“Besides, you called only because you were certain, weren’t you?”

Qiao Sang’s heart skipped a beat when she heard this, but she didn’t object.

Indeed, the training she’d received during this period had given her some confidence in the exam. If she hadn’t been certain, she wouldn’t have logged onto the Beast Tamer Center’s official website and clicked “Submit” after Teacher Mikaela’s reminder. Instead, she would have waited until tomorrow, an hour before the deadline, to click “Submit. “

With this thought, Qiao Sang withdrew her resentful gaze, looked at Yabao and the others, and said,

“Get ready, we’re about to take the battle exam.”

“Ya Ya!”

“Xunxun~”

“Gangquan.”

“Qingqing.”

…

10:15 AM.

Professional Beast Tamer Assessment Center.

“Sorry, today’s venue is already reserved. You can schedule it for another time,” the staff member said.

“No, I already reserved the venue yesterday. Why are you asking me to schedule it for another time now? I still have the notification text message you sent,” the burly man said with dissatisfaction.

He pulled out his phone, ready to let the staff take a closer look at the message.

“Due to special circumstances, today’s venue is already occupied. You can schedule it for another time,” the staff member said in the same tone.

The man frowned. “What special circumstances?”

“I heard there’s an A-level Professional Beast Tamer assessment today.” A woman in a long dress next to him sighed. “I was scheduled for today too, but it’s been canceled.”

The staff member remained silent, acquiescing.

“A-level Professional Beast Tamer assessment…” The man was stunned for a moment, his own assessment momentarily forgotten. His eyes lit up, and he asked, “Is it now? Can I go and see?”

Professional Beast Tamer assessments typically take place in open-air arenas. As long as they’re outside the venue, the staff rarely interfere.

“No, sir,” the staff member said coldly. “The A-level Beast Tamer exam has a wide attack range. For everyone’s safety, we’ve cordoned off the area. No one is allowed in.”

The man’s face lit up with disappointment.

The A-level Beast Tamer exam was a rare sight; what a shame, we couldn’t even watch it…

Meanwhile, Qiao Sang and Mikala were led by staff to the battle exam area.

While spectators were prohibited for A-level Beast Tamers, S-level Beast Tamers were definitely not prohibited.

The moment Mikala flashed her Beast Tamer badge, the staff member instantly shut up and respectfully led the way.

Soon, she was led to the viewing area.

Peng Jiamei, Dragon King, Jiu Bu Gu, Xia Lala, and Ji Si Dan were by her side.

The examiner was almost a thousand years old—you couldn’t tell at all. From his appearance, he looked like her grandfather… Qiao Sang stopped at the exam area, gazing at the examiner from a distance with a complex expression.

“You’re here,” Red said, jumping straight to the point. “Let me explain the rules. There will be three matches: two 1v1 matches and one 2v2 doubles match. Only by winning all three matches will you pass the A-level Professional Beast Tamer assessment.”

“During the three-match assessment, your pet cannot be summoned repeatedly.”

“If you show any signs of using potions, items, or external forces like spiritual patterns, you will be disqualified.”

“Do you understand?”

Qiao Sang nodded. “I understand.”

“That’s good,” Red said, operating his phone.

Immediately, a square pet figure, shimmering silver, descended from nowhere.

Inspector… Qiao Sang’s mind flashed to the figure’s identity.

Compared to the last time, its eyes had become noticeably brighter, as if a robot had suddenly come to life.

The silver-glowing square pet’s eyes glowed blue, and it glanced around, as if confirming its identity.

A moment later, it arrived at the center of the arena and called out,

“Judge.”

Qiao Sang and Red stood at either side of the arena, motionless; they had already settled into their respective areas.

The square pet, shimmering with silver light, glanced around once more before speaking in human language:

“This battle assessment is a one-on-one match. Please summon your pets after the countdown ends. Once summoned, you can begin the battle. There’s no time limit.”

With that, it looked forward.

Simultaneously, the phantom of the number “10” began to appear where it was looking.

As it counted down, the phantom shifted.

“9, 8, 7… 3, 2…”

I must not lose. If I lose, I’ll have to stay on Yantian Star for the assessment next year… Qiao Sang exhaled slowly, his eyes growing firm.

“1.” The phantom number vanished.

Qiao Sang immediately formed hand seals at the fastest speed he’d ever formed.

Red’s expression remained calm, but his hands, forming seals, vanished into nothingness, making his movements impossible to discern.

Almost simultaneously, two mysterious, deep purple star arrays lit up in front of each other.

“Ya Ya!”

Soon, the fully formed Ya Bao appeared within the star array, raising its head and roaring excitedly.

With its roar, a chaotic air current immediately appeared around it.

Suddenly, Ya Bao sensed something and teleported away, reappearing in the sky several hundred meters away.

“Bang!”

With a loud bang, a pet beast, roughly thirty meters in size, dark blue in color with a white belly, with well-defined muscles, a broad, flat tail, sharp, focused eyes, two white whiskers on either side of its mouth, and wielding two massive water blades, appeared where Ya Bao had been.

The ground beneath its feet collapsed, and it was obvious that if Ya Bao hadn’t left, it would have suffered a massive attack.

The Wushu Otter, an Imperial-level pet with both Water and Fighting attributes, uses its whiskers to sense the direction of currents in the ocean. It primarily cultivates its strength in turbulent waters. It’s a serious person, dedicated to completing any task assigned to it… Qiao Sang’s mind flashed back to the information about the pet in the distance.

Water and Fighting?… The Wushu Otter can’t fly. Even if it leaps high with its powerful legs, it can’t stay there forever… Qiao Sang’s mind raced as he spoke,

“Gravity Purgatory.”

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao’s expression flashed with excitement, his eyes ablaze with blue light, and then, in a flash of fire, he charged downward.

In the blink of an eye, Ya Bao was about ten meters above the Wushu Otter.

As it descended, an invisible force surged down, enveloping the entire area.

The ground instantly showed signs of severe cracking.

The Wushu Otter’s muscles tensed slightly, but its body didn’t sway at all, not even its knees bent.

Is this the fighting-type royal pet? Gravity doesn’t seem to have any effect on it at all… Qiao Sang’s heart sank.

As the thought flashed through his mind, Wushu Zongtao raised his claws, and the giant water blade in his right claw suddenly grew to several meters in length, slashing straight towards Yabao’s position.

The increased length of the water blade was just enough to accurately strike Yabao’s body.

However, at this moment, Yabao disappeared in the air and appeared on the ground not far away.

“Boom!!!”

The moment it landed, the ground exploded, and dark red and hot magma gushed out, turning the entire venue into purgatory in an instant.

P.S.: I hope everyone will vote for Qiao Sang, but please don’t spend money to vote! Even if you don’t make it into the top ten, I will add more chapters! (End of this chapter)