Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1422

Chapter 1422. Chapter 1417 Round-Robin Tournament, Match 2 (Combined)

“Okay.” Qiao Sang looked at it and said, “I’ll go with you!”

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao nodded vigorously.

Qiao Sang looked at Xiao Xun Bao, just about to have it teleport.

At this moment, Michaela smiled and said, “Before we go to training, there’s something you need to do first.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang instantly remembered something and said apologetically, “I was so excited watching the competition that I almost forgot to get checked.”

Every time a new round of competition begins, you have to take your pet for a full check-up before the competition, just like at the beginning of the competition.

After speaking, she picked up her backpack, took out her phone, set a location, and then placed it in front of Xiao Xun Bao, saying, “Let’s go here first.”

“Xun Xun~”

Xiao Xun Bao glanced at the phone, nodded, and then its eyes glowed blue, disappearing from the spot with the group of figures in the room.

…

Tan Kingdom Beast Taming Headquarters.

Qiao Sang, Michaela, and Ya Bao appeared out of thin air at the door.

Instantly, everyone and their pets around looked over.

Time seemed to have been paused.

Immediately, the people and pets around them stirred.

“Oh my god! Isn’t that Qiao Sang?!”

“Little Treasure Hunter! It’s Little Treasure Hunter!”

“Ah! The miniature Ice Saint is so beautiful!”

“The Burning Emperor is so handsome! Ah! It looked at me! Did it just look at me?!”

“Steel Power Emperor looks so cool!”

“Where’s Qingfeng Yunren? Why don’t I see Qingfeng Yunren?”

“The Underworld Lord is really dark…” someone couldn’t help but exclaim.

Little Treasure Hunter looked over, then revealed two rows of unusually white teeth and grinned at the person who spoke.

The people and pets around them were stunned for a moment, then went completely crazy, shouting Qiao Sang and Little Treasure Hunter’s names as they rushed over.

Lu Bao frowned, jumped into the backpack on her Beastmaster’s back, and quickly zipped it up.

“Meimei.”

Michaela called out calmly.

Penjami’s eyes glowed blue, and the next second, she moved with a group of figures into the gate of the Tan Kingdom Beastmaster Headquarters.

The Beast Taming Headquarters was surrounded by glass, allowing everyone outside to see inside.

The crowd and their pets glanced around and surged towards the headquarters, but were all stopped by security personnel.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao looked at the frenzied people and pets outside, a regretful expression on its face, and cried out, indicating that it hadn’t even properly greeted everyone.

“Let’s greet everyone on the competition field first,” Qiao Sang said. “Let’s check things out first.”

As soon as she finished speaking, staff quickly approached, asked a few simple questions, and led the way.

Suddenly, Qiao Sang saw something and stopped.

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao followed its Beast Tamer’s gaze to the virtual screen that almost covered the entire wall, its face lighting up with surprise as it cried out.

At that moment, two familiar figures were being interviewed on the virtual screen.

“Qiao Sang participated in the Master Challenge on Yan Tian Star and successfully advanced to the top three today. At this age, achieving this ranking on the interstellar A-level professional beast tamer stage is unprecedented in our Dragon Kingdom, and even in the entire interstellar world. Is there anything you’d like to say to Qiao Sang about this?”

His mother’s face appeared on the screen:

“I want to say, daughter, you will always be my pride.”

“This interview will be broadcast live across the interstellar network…”

“This must be your mother. She really does look a bit like you.” A staff member watched for a while and said with a smile.

Now, almost everyone and every pet on Yan Tian Star knows Qiao Sang, and he was no exception. When the words “Qiao Sang” appeared on the virtual screen, he understood why the other party had suddenly stopped.

“Everyone says so,” Qiao Sang said with a smile, without lingering, and continued walking towards the inspection area.

Soon, he arrived at the inspection area, and Ya Bao and the others went in one by one.

Qiao Sang sat on the sofa in the lounge, took out his phone, first opened his WeChat Moments, then opened his contacts, scrolled to his mother’s number, and just looked at it.

“Qingqing?”

Sharala, standing beside her, called out curiously, as if to say, “Why are you staring at your phone for so long without moving?”

She hadn’t forgotten she needed to speak the languages of other races outside.

Should I say I miss my mom…? Qiao Sang honestly replied, “I do miss my mom a little.”

Sharala was taken aback, then looked bewildered.

Had she said something wrong…?

Michaela, sitting on a nearby armchair, sipped her coffee and glanced over, saying,

“If you miss home, you can go back to Blue Star after the competition.”

She wasn’t one to easily change her plans, but Qiao Sang’s current situation far exceeded her plans for the next thirty years; even a long vacation wouldn’t be a problem.

Qiao Sang’s heart skipped a beat, but she still refused, saying, “Let’s stick to the original plan and go to Tianyuan Star. I’ll just make a video call home after the competition.”

Knowing her mother, she knew that accepting an interstellar interview that could be broadcast to other planets would definitely be a big deal—first posting on social media, then accidentally spreading the news far and wide; everyone around her would find out sooner or later anyway.

But this time, she hadn’t seen the interview announcement on her WeChat Moments, nor had her mother messaged her. She genuinely didn’t want to affect her. Qiao Sang felt both moved and touched.

Her mother had never been like this before; now, for her sake, she had restrained the urge to publicize it. As

these thoughts flashed through her mind, Xiao Xunbao, who hadn’t yet gone inside for the check, called out from beside her,

“Xunxun~”

So it had already been posted on WeChat Moments.

Qiao Sang looked at it: “What WeChat Moments?”

“Xunxun~”

Xiao Xunbao picked up the phone and pointed the screen at her.

An interview.

After buying the phone, Xiao Xunbao had added several friends, including Ye Xiangting.

Qiao Sang looked at the screen, and when she saw the familiar profile picture and the post, three question marks appeared on her face: “???”

” You’ve already made your feelings public, but you’re just keeping me out of it?”

Qiao Sang’s heartache vanished by half in an instant.

Suddenly, she smelled a familiar, fresh scent and turned to look at Xia Lala, lowering her voice to ask,

“Why are you suddenly smelling like that?”

She was a little worried that others would realize Xia Lala’s special nature based on the scent.

“Qingqing?”

Sharara didn’t answer, but called out, as if to say, “Are you feeling better now?” *

She thinks I’m in a bad mood, that’s why she’s releasing this scent…* Qiao Sang’s heart warmed, and she hugged Sharara tightly, saying gently,

“I’ve been in a good mood.”

Sharara’s refreshing scent could clear the minds of those around her and their pets, making them feel more relaxed.

“Qingqing.”

Sharara felt the warm embrace, her eyes crinkling.

…

One in the morning.

Villa, inside the room, the soft light was still on.

Qiao Sang went to the living room, opened the refrigerator, and poured herself a drink.

“Why aren’t you asleep yet?” Michaela came downstairs and asked.

“Why aren’t you asleep either?” Qiao Sang was a little surprised.

She used to occasionally stay up late, but Professor Michaela rarely did.

“I’m writing a paper.” Michaela came to the refrigerator, pouring a drink as she spoke.

“Thinking about the competition coming up soon makes it hard to sleep.” Qiao Sang answered the previous question.

“You did well in the previous competitions, didn’t you?” Michaela looked at her.

“I don’t know either…” Jossan took a sip of juice and pondered, “Maybe my mindset is different.”

“Don’t be nervous, and don’t feel too much pressure,” Michaela comforted her. “You’re already in the top three of the Master Challenge. Even if you lose all the remaining matches, you’re guaranteed third place. At your age, achieving such a ranking in the Master Challenge is unprecedented.”

She laughed as she spoke, “Before you participated in this competition, I never imagined you could get this far. Not just me, probably no one did.”

“Xunxun~”

Suddenly, Little Xunbao appeared, raised its paw, and meowed, indicating that it hadn’t expected it either.

Jossan was silent for a moment and said, “I’m not under too much pressure.”

“Then what is it?” Michaela asked.

Jossan thought for a moment and expressed her feelings: “I feel a little excited, even a little thrilled.”

Michaela: “???”

“Sera was a strong contender for the championship from the beginning,” Jossan said. “The thought of competing against her fills me with anticipation.”

As she spoke, her eyes sparkled with eager anticipation.

Michaela inexplicably thought of Toothbeast, who had been training so excitedly that he fell asleep. She thought to herself that people and their pets really do become more and more alike in certain ways when they spend a lot of time together. A slight twitch appeared at the corner of her mouth as she said,

“Competing against a professional beastmaster like that, you really need to be well-rested and have plenty of energy before the competition.”

“It’s okay,” Josang said. “I’m going to review Serana’s previous matches again. When we set off, I’ll have Lu Bao give me a healing beam.”

Michaela was taken aback. “You’re not going to sleep all night?”

“No,” Josang said seriously. “I don’t want to have thoughts like ‘If only I had studied this more’ during tomorrow’s competition.”

Michaela suddenly felt a pang of realization, as if she were seeing herself preparing for a battle back then.

“Teacher, you should get some sleep.” Josang finished speaking, took her drink, and turned to go back to her room.

Little Treasure Hunter disappeared.

Michaela quietly watched Josang’s receding figure.

At this moment, Jiu Bugu appeared and called out,

“Jiu Jiu?”

Why did you say you were writing a paper?

It remembered that its Beastmaster was clearly looking at some of Leifeld’s match data in the room. “

What do you know? I just didn’t want to put too much pressure on Josan, and if you ask now, she can definitely hear you. Can I tell you…?” Michaela glanced at it, said nothing, turned off the light, and went upstairs.

Jiu Bugu disappeared.

Having been bound by a contract for so long, it naturally understood the meaning in its Beastmaster’s eyes.

Inside the room, Josan sat down at the desk, put on her headphones, and continued playing Serana’s match videos.

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao didn’t choose to play on its phone as usual, but came to its Beastmaster’s side to watch attentively together.

…

At 1:30 PM, the sun was scorching, and the entire arena floor radiated intense heat, distorting the air.

However, this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the audience.

Everyone was enthusiastically discussing the upcoming matches.

“The battle between Serana and Josang is sure to be amazing. Luckily, I managed to snag tickets. You have no idea how hard it is to get them.”

“Of course I know! I got all my employees in the company to help me try. If they got tickets, they’d get a day off paid. One of our pet-using employees actually got a ticket, but he wouldn’t give it to me; he wanted to do it himself. I had to give him three days off before he finally gave me the ticket.”

“The score is hard to predict today. It feels like either of them could win.”

“Serana will definitely win. She has five Royal-level pets, and she’s been battling for a professional beast-taming club. She’s got tons of experience.”

“People said the same thing when Josang faced Xia Huo.”

“Xia Huo’s situation is different from Serana’s. Serana has far more battle experience than Xia Huo, and Xia Huo’s fifth Royal-level pet just evolved, while Serana’s hasn’t.”

“I also think that Serana’s pets are all quite strong. Among the royal-level pets, there doesn’t seem to be a particularly outstanding ace. It’s just that each pet has a different focus. Little Treasure Hunt might be able to trigger the mutual destruction and life-borrowing traits against any of them.”

“I’m rooting for Joe. In my heart, Joe will definitely win.”

“Serana will obviously win. Anyway, I bet on Serana to win.”

“What score did you bet on?”

“6:4, Serana 6, Joe 4.”

Amidst the noisy discussion, two red flying-type pets flew into the arena simultaneously from both sides of the sky above.

“Bang!”

As two dazzling fireworks bloomed in the sky, two figures leaped down from the red flying-type pets flying downwards, holding microphones and shouting:

“Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the Saye International Arena! This is the venue for the Master Challenge!”

“I am the host Nephthys!”

“I am the host Auror!”

“First, let me introduce our guest today, Heart’s Delight!” Nefertis and Auror announced in unison.

As they finished speaking, a shower of red petals rained down, including onto the audience.

Then, a pet about sixty centimeters tall, wearing a miniature shrinking bracelet, mostly bright red, and heart-shaped, appeared out of thin air, calling out,

“Heart’s Delight~”

Heart’s Delight, a rare fairy-type royal-level pet, is said to be able to sense the affection of those around it. Moreover, when a pure and steadfast love endures hardship, it will appear on its own to offer blessings to the lovers.

The entire audience erupted in cheers, especially those who came with their partners, excitedly calling out Heart’s Delight’s name, wanting it to look at them. Married viewers were much calmer.

“Today, we will witness together with Heart’s Delight! And our friends here and the viewers in front of the television! The second match of the round-robin tournament in this Master Challenge! The championship match!” (End of Chapter)