Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1385

Chapter 1385. Chapter 1380 Bonefire King (Two Chapters Combined)

“Ah! We won! We won again!”

“Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

“Steel Emperor! Steel Emperor!”

“A pet with Bond Evolution is amazing! I couldn’t understand Qiao Sang’s thoughts the whole time, nor could I guess Steel Emperor’s next move.”

“I really want a pet with Bond Evolution too…”

“You should calm down. Not all pets with Bond Evolution can do this. It requires a very high level of Bond Power.”

“Although Nu Shi Zhe was in control for a while in the match, I felt like it was no match for Steel Emperor.”

“Yeah, I felt that way too. Both are defensive pets, but Steel Emperor felt significantly stronger than Nu Shi Zhe.”

“Steel Emperor isn’t defensive at all. I feel like it’s offensive. It has both the Holy Sword and the Skywing Blade. Have you ever seen a defensive pet with two offensive super-tier skills?”

“Skills aside, it’s definitely defensive. When that huge rock hit it at the end, it didn’t even flinch.”

“Nu Shi Zhe is no match for Gang Quan Huang Ji. It only evolved recently, while Gang Quan Huang Ji seems to be a mid-stage Emperor-level pet.”

“Mid-stage Emperor-level? How did you figure that out?”

“Yin Zhong Si said so. He has a very sharp eye, and he himself is a late-stage Emperor-level pet, so he shouldn’t be wrong.”

“Holy crap, mid-stage Emperor-level? Doesn’t that mean he’s stronger than Ming Huan Jun Zhu?”

“Shut up! Xiao Xun Bao is invincible!”

“Ming Huan Jun Zhu isn’t invincible, but if there aren’t any pets specifically designed to counter its characteristics, it’s not an exaggeration to say it’s invincible among pets of the same level.” “

Xia Huo, a student of Yan Tian University, who owns five Emperor-level pets, actually lost all five rounds. I really didn’t expect that…” “It

‘s normal for Nu Shi Zhe to lose to Gang Quan Huang Ji, but Xia Huo really had problems in the first four rounds. If she had sent Huo Xi Xing out to fight in the second round, she wouldn’t have lost like this.”

“That’s terrible. If I were Xia Huo, I think I’d be depressed for a while. Just a few days ago, when Nu Shizhe evolved, the media said she was a strong contender for the championship, but she not only lost, she lost so badly.”

“There’s no suspense anymore, Xia Huo will be shut out…”

“She only has one King-level pet left, while Qiao Sang has so many Royal-level pets, how can she win? Definitely a shutout.”

“A Beastmaster with five Royal-level pets being shut out by a Beastmaster with four Royal-level pets, this is the first time I’ve ever seen that…”

“Steel Power Royal! Steel Power Royal!”

“Ah! Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

Amidst the cacophony of shouts and screams, Jerome finally couldn’t stand it anymore. He glanced at the fallen Nu Shizhe, lost all interest in continuing to mock Xia Huo in the group chat, got up and left, looking completely withdrawn.

As a fellow student of the Flame Class, seeing Xia Huo’s five Royal-level pets all defeated by students from the Imperial Beastmaster Academy, and hearing the conversations around him, he felt a profound sense of shame.

What was even more humiliating and frustrating was that he had also lost to Qiao Sang without a score, making him part of the team that tarnished Yantian University’s reputation. Looking back, he hadn’t spoken up for Xia Huo at all.

On the field, the mechanical-type pet wearing the referee’s badge approached the unconscious Nu Shizhe, observed him for a moment, and then raised a green flag and waved it in the direction of Qiao Sang.

A giant virtual screen appeared out of thin air, and below Xia Huo’s photo, Nu Shizhe’s image changed from color to black and white.

Gangbao flapped its wings, its expression unchanged, as if it were perfectly normal.

The entire arena erupted in even louder screams and cheers.

…

VIP room.

“Xia Xia!”

“Xia Xia!”

Xia Lala waved her cheering stick excitedly.

Michaela could no longer maintain her composure, laughing loudly, “Truly worthy of being my student! Beating the Yantian students is a piece of cake!”

“Mo Mo!”

Dragon King was equally excited beside him.

Truly worthy of being the Beastmaster it had chosen!

At this point, it suddenly remembered something, its excitement subsided, and it sighed heavily, calling out,

“MoMo…”

Qiao Sang, this human, is good in every way, except for her lack of discernment—she didn’t contract with their race’s little mill dragon…

“PenPen.”

Penjia Mei glanced at it and called out, indicating that Qiao Sang still had a contract slot; you could try again when she had a new contract page.

“MoMo!”

Upon hearing this, the Dragon King’s eyes suddenly lit up, then its gaze burned as it looked at its Beastmaster.

Michaela avoided its gaze and said, “Don’t look at me. Qiao Sang already has a dragon-type pet, and the Dean has promised to find her her next contracted pet. The upper limit of her next contracted pet must be at least Venerable-level.”

“MoMo…”

The Dragon King sighed heavily again.

Their race’s upper limit was only Emperor-level…

“Xia Xia!” “Xia

Xia!”

Xia Lala ignored the conversation, continuing to watch the figure on the high platform, excitedly waving the cheering stick in her paw. “

…

Qiao Sang has won another round! The score is now 0:5!” Nefertis announced passionately from the commentary booth.

“What a fantastic match,” Auror said. “Nu Shi Zhe was clearly playing with full power from the start, but he still couldn’t overcome Gang Quan Huang Ji. I feel like Gang Quan Huang Ji is like an insurmountable mountain of steel.”

“Now Xia Huo’s five royal-level pets have all been defeated. I wonder if this will affect her performance in the final round,” Nefertis said.

Logically speaking, when a player still has one pet left, it’s possible to win two, three, or even turn the tide. Nefertis’s mention of the final round clearly indicated that she didn’t think Xia Huo could achieve that.

“Yin Zhong,”

Yin Zhong Si called out, indicating that her last pet was only a king-level pet, and even with an extraordinary performance, she couldn’t win. Whether it affected her performance or not was irrelevant.

Auror thought of something and said, “I think Josang might send Qingfeng Yunren out to fight in the last game.”

“Yin Zhong.”

“Yin Zhong.”

Yin Zhongsi showed an “impossible” expression and barked twice, indicating that any royal-level pet could win the competition in no time. Although Qingfeng Yunren was a legendary pet, it was still a king-level pet. Sending it out was just like having too much time to do nothing.

Nefertis pondered for a moment and said, “If it’s Josang, it’s quite possible. After all, she sent Qingfeng Yunren when her Royal-level pet still had the strength to fight.”

“Yin Zhong.”

Yin Zhong Si was stunned at first, then waved its paw and cried out, indicating that this was truly a human that pets couldn’t understand.

On the field, the mechanical-type pet wearing the referee’s badge came to Xia Huo’s side and reminded her. Only then did she numbly raise her hand and wave it, returning Nu Shi Zhe to the Beast Taming Codex.

At the same time, Josang waved her hand and returned Gang Bao to the Beast Taming Codex.

Xia Huo was stunned.

“Josang has returned Gang Quan Huang Ji!” Auror said on the commentary stage.

“Yin Zhong…”

Yin Zhong Si cried out, indicating that she wouldn’t really send out a Royal-level pet to fight…

On the high platform, Xia Huo took a deep breath, feeling numb and utterly humiliated at the same time.

She could have easily ended the final match with the Steel Power Imperial Beast, but her opponent withdrew it from the Beast Taming Manual, clearly intending to send out Qingfeng Yunren. For the remaining Bonefire King, any Imperial-level pet was the same; there was no need to withdraw one and send out another. Was

she using her Bonefire King as a whetstone for Qingfeng Yunren…?

However, the next second, something occurred to her, and her expression returned to its numbness.

Even if they were using her Bonefire King as a whetstone, what could she do? The opponent had only sent out two Imperial-level pets, yet all five of her own Imperial-level pets had been rendered incapable of fighting. And the Underworld Lord…

Xia Huo’s face contorted in pain; she didn’t want to think about it anymore. Just thinking of the Underworld Lord’s face made her feel breathless.

In the blink of an eye, the arena changed.

The mechanical-type pet wearing the referee’s badge blew the whistle signaling preparation.

A “10” appeared on the field, accompanied by a mechanical voice that kept changing:

“9, 8, 7… 3, 2, 1.”

Qiao Sang and Xia Huo simultaneously formed hand seals.

Two mysterious and deep purple star arrays lit up.

Soon, two pet beasts of different shapes appeared in their respective star arrays.

“Gu Gu.”

“Qing Qing.”

Seeing the figure on the field whose lower body looked like cotton candy, everyone’s eyes lit up and cheers erupted.

Although they liked Gang Quan Huang Ji and Qiao Sang’s other royal-level pet beasts, dealing with a king-level pet beast was a matter of minutes, and there was no way to show any exciting duels. In comparison, although the battle of king-level pet beasts was not as exciting, Qing Feng Yun Ren was a legendary pet beast, which was not something that could be seen in a competition casually.

“Qiao Sang has indeed sent out Qing Feng Yun Ren!” Aurore said on the commentary stage.

“Yin Zhong.”

Yin Zhong Si exclaimed with emotion, indicating that this was the first time it had seen a legendary pet beast in reality, and from another planet no less.

“Xia Huo only has Bonefire King left,” Nefertis said. “It might be her only chance to win this match against Qingfeng Yunren.”

Bonefire King is a Ghost-type King-level pet. The flames within its bones can burn the soul of any creature. It also possesses an ability similar to language imprinting; its words are deeply remembered, like a brand. Pets influenced by the language are unconsciously affected by those words and trapped under their influence for life… Qiao Sang looked at the familiar pet, about ten meters tall, with a black skull and two clusters of dark red flames in its empty eyes, and related information flashed through her mind.

On the field, Qing Bao remembered the information her Beastmaster had given about Bonefire King and quickly tore off a piece of the white cloud covering her lower body.

However, at that moment, a dark red energy ball about two meters long shot straight at her.

Qing Bao had to stop her actions and disappear into the wind.

“Bang!”

The dark red shadow ball exploded, and heat waves and shockwaves raged. Although it was high-temperature explosive energy, it had a sinister feel to it.

“The Bonefire King has infused its bonefire into the Shadow Sphere, and it immediately unleashed a combination attack,” Nefertis commented from the commentary booth.

“The Shadow Sphere infused with bonefire, compared to a regular Shadow Sphere, will also inflict a soul-burning effect on the target,” Auror added. “If Qingfeng Yunren is hit by this attack, it will likely be severely injured. Even if it survives, it will probably suffer continuous damage afterward.”

“Yinzhong,”

Yinzhongsi called out, indicating that Qingfeng Yunren was small and could transform into wind, making it difficult for such a skill to hit.

“Bone Bone,”

the Bonefire King suddenly cried out as soon as the words were spoken.

Its voice seemed to be amplified, spreading throughout the entire arena.

Invisible sound waves rippled outward.

“Yinzhong,” Yinzhongsi called out from the commentary booth, indicating that the Bonefire King had cast a spell.

Spellcasting was the Bonefire King’s innate skill, also described in the data as a language imprinting ability.

“What did the Bonefire King just say?” Nefertis asked.

“Yinzhong,” Yinzhongsi called out.

“Qingbao, your ability to transform into wind will disappear…” Qiao Sang’s mind automatically translated what the Bonefire King had just said.

During this time, she had gained a comprehensive understanding of Xia Huo’s information, naturally including that of the Bonefire King.

The Spell, the Bonefire King’s innate skill, must be invoked by calling the target’s name. Of course, it can also be invoked by calling their race name, but calling only the race name carries the risk of failure.

It seems the other party has thoroughly investigated Qingbao and the others’ names… But then again, Ya Bao and the others all have “Bao” in their names; even if she had to guess, she should have been able to figure it out. If she had known there were pets with this ability, she would have been more careful in choosing names… Qiao Sang realized she had gone off-topic and quickly regained her composure.

The Spell is euphemistically described as a kind of language imprint, but it is actually a kind of curse power.

Unlike most curse abilities, the words spoken through the Spell, once heard by the owner of the name, will immediately affect the target’s mind and take effect. Moreover, for lower-level pets, this ability is invincible, affecting them for almost their entire lives.

Unless the level later increases to the same level as the pet casting the spell, the effect might disappear over time, or it could be forcibly broken through with strong willpower and mental strength when the levels are equal.

As for pets of higher levels, the spell is like an ordinary sentence, having no effect on them.

Qiao Sang looked at the Bonefire King on the field, her expression calm.

After learning about the Bonefire King’s ability in detail, she naturally made preparations in advance.

At this moment, the audience, having learned what Bonefire King had said through the subtitles on the virtual screen and the translations from their pets, turned their attention back to the arena, awaiting Qingfeng Yunren’s appearance.

However, Qingfeng Yunren did not appear immediately.

Suddenly, the entire arena shook violently, and a beam of yellow lightning illuminated the entire arena. (End of Chapter)