Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1394

Chapter 1394. Chapter 1389: The Fifth Round (Combined)

The energy has increased so much! Qiao Sang was overjoyed.

You see, last time Tingbao absorbed the Lightning Dragon Scale, its energy only increased to the mid-advanced stage. Now, judging from this value, it’s already considered late-advanced.

If it absorbs lightning a few more times, wouldn’t it evolve directly?

Is the effect of absorbing lightning really that powerful?

Various thoughts flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind. She suddenly realized a problem: she had never let Tingbao absorb truly natural lightning before. This seemed to be the first time…

As Qiao Sang thought this, she subconsciously looked down and quickly saw a data point with a significant change:

Fifth Trait: Lightning Absorption

Level: B (1002/2000)

Qiao Sang: “!!!”

Good heavens, the value after the Lightning Absorption trait can increase so quickly!

Qiao Sang’s heart suddenly raced.

Although she had a cheat ability, traits are different from skills. Each time a skill is used, it increases proficiency by one point, but some traits don’t work that way. For example, the sense of oppression that almost all Ya Bao and others have doesn’t increase points just by using it once.

Little Treasure’s oppressive aura only increased significantly after it recruited a follower and evolved.

Tingbao had absorbed several bolts of lightning from other pets; only after a certain number of absorptions would the value following “Thunder Devour” increase slightly.

Before today, she remembered Tingbao’s “Thunder Devour” value was 423, but in less than a day, it had increased to 1002, a difference of 579. She was certain Tingbao hadn’t absorbed over 500 bolts of lightning today.

Each bolt of lightning absorbed not only increased the value, but increased it by a large amount…

It was unbelievable…

She had never heard of a pet with the “Thunder Devour” trait experiencing such a significant increase in proficiency after absorbing real lightning…

Qiao Sang’s brain raced, trying to search for relevant information, but she found nothing.

Suddenly, she heard a noise outside, her consciousness returned to reality, she opened her eyes, and looked in the direction of the sound.

Michaela came downstairs, noticed the gaze, and asked with a smile, “Are you hungry? Do you want me to ask Zongte Bear to make you a midnight snack?”

“No need, I’m going to sleep soon.” After saying that, Qiao Sang suddenly asked, “Teacher, do you think that after a pet devours naturally generated lightning, its proficiency in the Lightning Devouring trait will increase?”

“Some pets will, some won’t, it depends.” Michaela came downstairs, sat on the sofa, and asked, “What, do you think Thunder Reverse Dragon’s proficiency in the Lightning Devouring trait has increased?”

Qiao Sang hummed in agreement and said without changing his expression, “Although this time Thunder Treasure digested the lightning before continuing to devour it, the time it took to devour the lightning was too long. This is its first time devouring naturally generated lightning, so I’m wondering if it increased its proficiency in the Lightning Devouring trait during the process of devouring the lightning, which is why the devouring time took so long.”

“The Thunder Reverse Dragon isn’t constantly devouring,” Michaela said. “Doesn’t it digest the lightning it devours for a while before devouring again?”

She paused, then added, “Generally, a pet’s trait level is fixed, and it’s difficult to improve even without considering resources. However, some pets are exceptions. They are perfectly suited to certain traits, either born with a compatible S-rank trait or, even if the compatible trait isn’t S-rank, it can be rapidly improved through trait activation.”

“This is extremely rare; they’re all exceptions. Don’t even think about it for ordinary pets.”

Hearing this, Qiao Sang’s eyes brightened, thinking, “That’s it! Tingbao is definitely one of these!”

However, she quickly realized something, calmed down slightly, and asked, “If the Lightning Absorption trait can be improved, wouldn’t absorbing naturally generated lightning improve it faster?”

Michaela smiled, “Of course. Most pets with the Lightning Absorption trait restore their stamina and increase their energy by absorbing naturally generated lightning. This means that absorbing naturally generated lightning is very beneficial to them, and the improvement is valid.”

“I feel that Tingbao is very likely in this situation,” Josang said, suppressing a smile and adopting a serious tone. The

data in the Beast Taming Manual is the best proof.

If this is true, in the future, if you want Tingbao to quickly increase its energy, wouldn’t it be enough to let it absorb naturally generated lightning? Not only would it rapidly increase its energy, but it would also improve the proficiency of the Lightning Absorption trait.

It’s just a pity that naturally generated lightning isn’t always available.

Based on the situation in Tanzania, it’s estimated that Tingbao won’t be able to absorb the naturally generated lightning power a second time by the end of the Master Challenge…

If it wants to absorb it again, it will probably have to repeat today’s situation…

As Qiao Sang pondered, she suddenly heard Teacher Michaela ask,

“Do you think its lightning absorption trait has broken through from B-level to A-level?”

“No, not exactly,” Qiao Sang replied.

But it’s coming soon. She felt that if Tingbao absorbed a few more naturally generated lightning bolts, it wouldn’t be impossible for it to break through from B-level to A-level.

“It’s rare for a pet to be able to improve so quickly through the activation of its trait,” Michaela analyzed. “The Thunder Reverse Dragon might be absorbing naturally generated lightning for the first time, so the improvement is more noticeable, which gave you that illusion.”

As she said this, Tingbao suddenly flew in from the direction of the indoor training room.

Michaela caught sight of it, then changed the subject, saying,

“Of course, it might not be an illusion. If you think Thunder Reverse Dragon’s Thunder Absorption ability is like this, I can call Jacqueline over to take a look.” “

Tingting…”

Just as he finished speaking, Tingbao flew to the side, yawned, and barked, indicating that it suddenly felt very sleepy…

After saying that, it lay down on the ground, closed its eyes, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

“What’s going on?” Michaela asked, startled.

Qiao Sang’s heart skipped a beat, and she had a guess in her mind, but she pretended to be clueless and said, “I don’t know either. Tingbao just said it was sleepy, and then this happened.”

Michaela, as an experienced beast tamer who also owned a dragon-type pet, understood after only two seconds of thought, and her face showed astonishment:

“Is the Thunder Reverse Dragon about to molt?”

The higher the level of a dragon-type pet, the harder it is to molt. At the advanced stage, pets generally only molt once, and the same is true for perfectly evolved dragon-type pets. At later stages, they may not molt at all. And once a dragon-type pet has molted, it means that it is not far from evolving.

“How about we ask Teacher Jacqueline to come and take a look?” Qiao Sang suggested.

…

Ten minutes later.

Jacqueline put down the equipment in her hands and remarked, “The Thunder Reverse Dragon is indeed molting, and its internal energy has reached the advanced late stage. It seems it’s not far from evolving.”

Her tone was only one of admiration, without any shock or disbelief.

After witnessing Qiao Sang defeat five Royal-level pets from the Yan Class students with just two Royal-level pets, she felt she could immediately accept the Thunder Reverse Dragon evolving in front of her today.

An 18-year-old A-level Beast Tamer, possessing four Royal-level pets, and having defeated five Royal-level pets from the Yan Class students of Yantian University with only two—what was impossible?

It was just a recently evolved high-level dragon-type pet about to evolve into a general-level dragon-type pet in a short time; compared to the miracle Qiao Sang had created, it was perfectly normal.

“That’s great!” Qiao Sang feigned surprise.

“Momo…”

The Dragon King silently gritted his teeth.

This little guy, isn’t his improvement a bit too fast…?

Michaela remained silent for a few seconds, processing the news.

Although she had already guessed, as a beast tamer with a dragon-type pet, she still found it hard to accept.

The slow evolution of dragon-type pets was common knowledge throughout the interstellar space. The Dragon King had been a royal-level pet a hundred years ago, yet it hadn’t evolved yet, demonstrating the slow progress of dragon-type pet evolution.

After initially processing the news, Michaela recalled their previous conversation and asked, “Has the proficiency of the Thunder Devouring trait increased? Can it be detected while the pet is asleep?”

At this moment, she completely trusted Josang’s earlier judgment.

“No,” Jacqueline said, “It can only be detected after the pet is awake and has finished devouring thunder.”

After saying that, she immediately thought of something and asked,

“Did the Thunder Reverse Dragon molt after devouring lightning today?”

“Yes, I noticed that Thunder Treasure spent a little too long devouring lightning today…” Josang repeated what she had told Teacher Michaela earlier.

Jacqueline listened attentively and analyzed,

“If that’s the case, I think the Thunder Reverse Dragon is very likely to have a particularly good affinity with the Thunder Absorption characteristic.”

“Qingqing?”

Qingbao appeared out of nowhere, calling out, indicating that when the sixth brother absorbed its lightning before, it didn’t seem to get much stronger.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao also appeared, waving its paws and calling out, indicating that it needed to absorb lightning generated by nature; your lightning is too weak and can’t make the sixth brother stronger.

Qingbao looked at Little Xunbao expressionlessly.

At the same time, a strong wind arose around it.

Little Xunbao then realized it had said the wrong thing and quickly floated away.

“Qingqing!”

Qingbao transformed into the wind and chased after it.

In the living room, Little Xunbao and Qingbao chased each other, the chandelier swaying in the wind.

Amidst the wind, Jossan Mikaela and the others continued chatting.

Jacqueline said, “Contact me after Thunder Reverse Dragon finishes molting, and I’ll come over to check its Thunder Absorption ability.”

Although Tingbao’s Thunder Absorption ability proficiency had increased, it was still at Rank B; its level hadn’t improved. Could they even detect that…? Qiao Sang thought to herself, but outwardly said seriously,

“I’ll definitely contact it.”

After chatting about Tingbao for a while, Jacqueline left the living room using Penjami’s spatial teleportation.

“Thunder Reverse Dragon is now a high-level pet. Molting will take three to five days, but the exact time depends on it,” Michaela said. “Generally speaking, at this stage, the higher the potential of a dragon-type pet, the longer it needs to molt. Just focus on training; I’ll keep an eye on Thunder Reverse Dragon.” “

Tingting…”

Upon hearing this, Tingbao showed a struggling expression, as if it had dreamt of something unpleasant.

“It’s alright, I can train while keeping an eye on Tingbao,” Qiao Sang said. “Didn’t you say before that if a dragon-type pet can’t sense the Beastmaster’s presence during the molting process, its temperament might change after the molt is complete, and it won’t be as close to the Beastmaster anymore? I don’t want it to become like that.”

Tingbao’s expression relaxed again.

“…Alright.” Michaela remembered something and stopped trying to dissuade him.

…

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the fifth round of the Master Challenge.

The audience seats were packed with people and pets.

The scene was already very lively before the contestants even appeared.

“Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the Saye International Arena! That is, the venue for the Master Challenge! I am the host, Nefertis!”

“I am the host, Auror!”

“Today’s guest is, Huo Tianqi!” The two said in unison.

As they finished speaking, a pet wearing a miniature shrinking bracelet, covered in white scales, surrounded by red flames, and with a pair of white wings, flapped its wings and descended from the sky, landing in the middle of them.

“Fire Sky!”

Its cry rang out, and the entire arena erupted in cheers and screams.

The atmosphere was just as enthusiastic as the entrance of some of the most popular contestants.

VIP Room.

Fire Sky Qilin, a royal-level pet with both fire and flying attributes, is said to bring good luck and happiness, and is therefore considered a symbol of good fortune on Yan Tian Star… Qiao Sang looked at the pet on the commentary stage, recalling related information in her mind, and continued to mutter to herself:

“Don’t let it be my turn today, don’t let it be my turn today…”

“Even if it is your turn, it’s okay,” Michaela said leisurely.

After the previous round of competition, she had a full understanding of Qiao Sang’s strength.

Of the remaining contestants, she felt that only two could pose a threat to Qiao Sang. There were still twenty finalists left; as long as she wasn’t too unlucky, she should be able to advance to the next round.

And in terms of luck, her student always far surpassed others.

“How can it be okay?” Qiao Sang retorted, “Ting Bao hasn’t woken up yet.”

On the sofa, Ting Bao was still molting with its eyes closed.

“Whether Lei Nilong wakes up or not doesn’t affect the match,” Michaela said.

No one noticed the struggling expression on Tingbao’s face on the sofa.

That was true, but everyone was competing with six pets without any problems. If Tingbao didn’t wake up, it would be a 5v6 situation… Josang said,

“I still hope to wait until Tingbao wakes up before the match.”

Tingbao’s expression relaxed on the sofa.

“In this round of matches, which two players will be paired up to give us an exciting match!” On the commentary stage, Nefertis shouted into the microphone,

“Let’s look at the big screen!” (End of Chapter)