Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1313

1313. Chapter 1308 Half a Month Later (Two in One)

Xia Huo, 52, from the Flame Class, had been an A-rank Beast Tamer for nine years… Qiao Sang immediately recalled what Teacher Mikaela had said.

Then, she remembered the several times she’d possessed others and spoken to her while watching the competition.

“So it’s you,” Qiao Sang said suddenly.

While her frequent possessions were frightening, she’d finally given him a bottle of King Energy Potion, so her impression of her wasn’t so negative.

“Do you need the Healing Light right now?” Qiao Sang asked, remembering the terms of the King Energy Potion.

“No, but I might later…” Xia Huo said, as she prepared to press the button for her next floor.

But when she saw the lit button, she paused. “Are you going to the seventeenth floor too?”

Qiao Sang hummed, then a thought struck her, her eyebrows raised slightly. “You’re here for the Masters Challenge, right?”

“Yes,” Xia Huo nodded. “You?”

Qiao Sang smiled. “I’m here for the Masters Challenge, too.”

As she finished speaking, there was a ding, and the elevator doors opened.

Qiao Sang walked out with Yabao.

Xia Huo remained where she was, frozen in the elevator, her expression vacant, her mind blank.

The elevator doors slowly closed, and she seemed oblivious to the moment, unresponsive.

Also here for the Masters Challenge?

What did that mean?

Wasn’t the Masters Challenge open to A-level Professional Beastmasters?

Wasn’t Qiao Sang from the Imperial Beastmastering Academy a B-level Beastmaster?

Could it be that she had already gone from a B-level Beastmaster to an A-level Beastmaster?

No, absolutely not!

A B-level Beastmaster in her teens was something she’d only ever seen, and that was already outrageous enough. An A-level Beastmaster in her teens…

no, impossible…

It hadn’t been that long since she’d last seen Qiao Sang. How could she have become an A-level Beastmaster in such a short time?

You know, an A-level Beastmaster not only needed to contract six pets, but also had to have two Imperial-level pets. Even if one met the registration requirements, plus the mission and battle assessments, it would take at least a year.

Speaking of which, when Qiao Sang fought at Yantian University, the pet she sent out was indeed an Imperial-level pet…

But wasn’t that due to a temporary evolution due to the power of the bond?

Fen Di Duo… Besides the Super Star pet, Qiao Sang seemed to have a legitimate Imperial-level pet…

If that temporarily bonded pet had fully evolved, combined with the Imperial-level pet Fen Di Duo, she certainly met the requirements for having two Imperial-level pets…

But regarding her brain… was her opponent’s talent really so abnormal…?

Various thoughts flashed through her mind.

Tan Country, the Tan Country branch of the Beast Taming Alliance, the 17th floor review department… The more Xia Huo thought about it

, the more alarmed she became. It seemed like the opponent had no reason to lie. Besides, the only people who would be here at this time, and on the 17th floor, besides the Beast Taming Alliance staff, were the contestants coming for review…

No way…

Just as she was thinking, the elevator doors opened and a passerby walked in.

Xia Huo, as if waking up, quickly pressed the 17th floor button.

“Ding!”

The elevator doors opened on the 17th floor, and Xia Huo quickly exited the cabin and headed straight for the review department.

The entire floor was very long, and many people were walking hurriedly in a certain direction. It was not difficult to tell from their clothes that they were staff members.

Xia Huo came to the entrance of the review department and found that everyone was standing outside, and some people even had their ears pressed against the door.

“Are you here for a review?” One of the people lying at the door stood up, looked at her, and asked in a low voice.

Xia Huo said “hmm”.

“You can’t go in now. Someone is doing a review inside.” After saying that, he lay back down.

The door of the review department was closed at this time.

The doors of each department of the Beast Tamer Alliance branch have absolute soundproofing effects, but for Xia Huo, who is already an A-level professional Beast Tamer, the soundproofing effect is the same as having no effect.

She stood outside the door and could clearly hear the sounds coming from inside.

“Oh my god, if you weren’t standing in front of me right now, I wouldn’t have believed there was an A-rank professional Beastmaster your age!”

“I guess I’ve seen too little. Blue Star actually produced a Beastmaster like you.”

“Trust me, you don’t even have to compete in the Masters Challenge. Just show up and you’ll be famous.”

“Haha, that’s ridiculous!” the only familiar voice chimed in.

“What do you mean by exaggerated? Ask them, who’s ever seen an 18-year-old A-rank professional Beastmaster? Forget about seeing one, who’s even heard of one?”

Xia Huo’s head buzzed again, and she realized it was all true! Qiao Sang had truly become an A-rank professional Beastmaster! He

was clearly an A-rank Beastmaster with amazing senses, but she couldn’t hear the conversation that followed. Only

when the office door opened and the people around her suddenly stepped aside did Xia Huo finally feel like she could think again.

Why are there so many people suddenly here? Qiao Sang stared at the crowd outside, stunned for a moment. Then, she spotted a familiar figure. Ignoring the stares she received as if they were her prized pet, she approached him and said with a smile,

“Healing Light, if you need anything, feel free to come find me. I forgot to mention, I’m actually looking forward to competing with you on the same field.”

Xia Huo’s expression was complex, and she remained silent for a long time.

Honestly, she did want to compete with him. After all, he was the most talented and youngest B-rank Beastmaster she had ever met, but she’d expected that to happen in about ten years.

She had never imagined that in just a few months, he would become an A-rank Professional Beastmaster, even competing in the Masters Challenge, and would soon be on the same field with her…

It was so unreal, like being hypnotized by his pet…

Seeing that he didn’t say anything, Qiao Sang didn’t wait and headed straight for the elevator with Yabao.

After the figure disappeared, the people around him instantly gathered around Xia Huo, asking excitedly:

“Do you know the beastmaster just now?”

“Are you from Blue Star too?”

“When did she become an A-level beastmaster?”

“Are you her friend? Has she been able to cultivate her brain since she can remember?”

“Does it feel stressful knowing her?”

Xia Huo took a deep breath, pushed aside the people around him, and said with a polite smile,

“Sorry, I’m here for a review.”

Then, he walked into the review department.

…

8 o’clock in the evening, in the open space outside the villa.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

“Boom!”

Explosions rang out one after another, and shockwaves of different colors swept around.

Ya Bao and the others were working in pairs, conducting combat training.

“Xunxun!”

High in the sky, little Xunbao, wearing a face mask, called out to Tingbao, signaling a pause. He

then dived into a black hole that appeared out of nowhere.

At the same time, a black hole appeared out of nowhere next to Lubao.

Seeing this, Lubao paused his attack.

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao appeared nearby, staring at the black hole with a troubled expression, and also paused.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao emerged from the black hole, removed his face mask, and grinned at Lubao.

Lubao looked at him calmly without saying anything. He opened his mouth and blew a thin stream of water into little Xunbao’s face.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao wiped his wet face with his paw, then removed the ring, pulled out a new mask, and reapplied it. He called out again and dived back into the black hole, appearing opposite Tingbao to continue the battle.

“Qingqing,”

Qingbao couldn’t help but complain.

No matter how many face masks he put on, he was still so dark.

“Bingdi.”

Lubao, uninterested in how many masks Xiaoxunbao was applying, called out calmly, signaling us to continue.

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao nodded, and Huafeng vanished.

Qiao Sang sat a hundred meters from the battle center, checking the points redemption section on the campus website on her phone.

Suddenly, she heard a noise and looked up.

A small bird-like pet flew overhead.

With her astonishing eyesight, she could clearly see a person sitting on the bird-like pet, holding a camera pointed at the direction where Yabao and the others were training below.

This… Qiao Sang frowned slightly.

Could they be here specifically to film…

A normal passerby on a flying pet would usually be startled by the noise of the explosions and change course. But this person didn’t change course, nor did he set up any defensive measures. He was still filming, like a paparazzi… Just as

she was thinking, another yellow pet emerged from the ground in the distance, pointing a camera in the direction where Yabao and the others were training.

Qiao Sang: “…”

It was definitely the paparazzi…

Mikaela, who had also witnessed the scene, said calmly,

“Looks like someone’s noticed you.”

Qiao Sang said helplessly, “That’s too quick! I just went out today to finish my review.”

“There are so many ways to gather information these days. As long as you pass the review, those who are capable of knowing will basically know it quickly.” Mikaela said, “Becoming an A-rank professional Beast Tamer at your age is unprecedented. Everyone will definitely notice you among the many contestants.”

“In a few days, there will probably be more and more people secretly filming you.”

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then said, “By then, won’t all of Yabao and the others’ abilities be known…”

She remembered a very popular Beast Tamer who participated in an international Beast Taming competition. Two days before the competition, a post was posted containing videos of all of the Beast Tamer’s pets training various skills, including some that fans didn’t even know about.

By the end of the competition, the Beast Tamer’s pets hadn’t used any skills other than those in the videos, effectively revealing everything they knew before the competition.

A skilled Beastmaster shouldn’t fear having their secrets revealed.

If I were absolutely powerful, I wouldn’t be afraid of Yabao and the others’ abilities being revealed in advance. Yabao and their abilities are numerous, and even if they were known, their strength was there, and I could still defeat them.

But I couldn’t claim absolute prowess in the Masters Challenge. I wasn’t confident of making the top three. If everything were known in advance, the competition would likely be even more difficult.

After all, the competitors were all experienced A-rank professional Beastmasters.

I had originally thought that Teacher Mikala had chosen this location so I could train in privacy and peace, but I didn’t expect someone and their pet to come and film me so soon… A

fleeting thought flashed through my mind, and Mikala smiled. “I’m here, what’s there to be afraid of?”

She glanced at Peng Jiamei and said, “Mirror Realm.”

“Peng Peng,”

Peng Jiamei cried, then looked up, her eyes glowing blue.

The next second, a barrier like a mirror enveloped the sky.

Then, the mirror-like sensation vanished.

The expressions of the people filming from above and the pets filming from the ground turned bewildered.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up. He looked at Peng Jiamei with surprise, “Meimei also knows Mirror Realm?”

Mirror Realm is a super-level skill of the psychic system. When activated, it has no effect on the people and pets within it, while those isolated outside the realm cannot see the scene within. Even if they travel through the Mirror Realm, they only see a mirror image of the scene—not the real world, but it looks like the real world.

If mastered enough, it can trap the target in the Mirror Realm forever, making them lose themselves.

“Pen-Pen,”

Peng Jiamei nodded.

“It’s a skill I learned specifically to prevent others from getting too close,” Mikala said. “In the future, this skill will be needed more and more.”

The more famous the beastmaster, the more likely there are people who like to spy on their privacy and take secret photos. Pets have many abilities, so they have various ways to approach them.

In such situations, only this type of skill can solve the problem permanently.

As he spoke, the pet that had emerged from the ground, holding the camera, suddenly leaped out of the ground, a puzzled expression on its face. It scurried forward, darting through the mirrored barrier.

However, the moment it passed through, it vanished from Qiao Sang’s sight.

A moment later, it reappeared outside the other barrier, glancing left and right, bewildered.

The person aboard the flying pet high in the sky realized something was amiss and directed it to turn and depart.

Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up.

“That’s a truly useful skill!”

Mikaela smiled and said, “Don’t worry about outside influences. Just focus on training. I’ll give you the information for the remaining contestants once all the participants have been confirmed.”

“Understood,” Qiao Sang said earnestly.

…

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, it was two weeks later.

In the night city, the virtual screens of every tall building played the same promotional video.

“This is a legendary event. In this desert land, the most talented A-level professional beastmasters from every planet will be present. Each of them is a legend, having achieved greatness before the age of 70.”

“Leifed, Taya, Serana, Kali… Qiao San… Each of these players’ experiences deserves to be written about.”

“And we will be here to witness how they write their next chapter.”

“The Masters Challenge Cup will be held in two weeks. I look forward to your watching.” (End of this chapter)