Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1506

Chapter 1506. The Champion Is Mine (Part Two)

It was 7:30 PM.

After dinner, and as Ya Bao and the others headed to the outdoor training ground, Xiao Xun Bao stole a glance at its Beastmaster before teleporting away. At

the outdoor training ground

, just as Lu Bao was preparing for training, Xiao Xun Bao appeared out of thin air, calling out,

“Xun Xun~”

“Ice Saint?”

Lu Bao stopped, looking surprised, and called out again.

Training?

“Xun Xun~”

Xiao Xun Bao nodded.

“Ice Saint.”

Lu Bao nodded without much hesitation.

It created some distance, about to attack.

However, at that moment, Xiao Xun Bao waved its paw and quickly called out,

“Xun Xun!”

No, this isn’t the training! No, this isn’t the training!

“Ice Saint?”

Lu Bao looked puzzled.

“Xun Xun~”

Xiao Xun Bao called out, indicating that it wanted to do antifreeze training; just freeze it.

Lu Bao’s first reaction was to open its mouth to help Xiao Xun Bao, but just as it was gathering energy, it suddenly remembered something, dissipated its energy, and called out:

“Ice Saint?”

You’re doing this training to participate in the upcoming cold resistance competition.

“Xun Xun~”

Xiao Xun Bao nodded.

Lu Bao glanced at it and turned to leave.

“Xun Xun?”

Xiao Xun Bao was stunned at first, then quickly teleported in front of Lu Bao, spread its arms to block its way, and called out, indicating why it was leaving? It hadn’t started training yet.

“Ice Saint.”

Lu Bao glanced at it and called out coldly, indicating that it wouldn’t help with the training.

After saying that, it walked around Xiao Xun Bao and continued forward.

“Xun Xun?”

Xiao Xun Bao looked blankly, teleported in front of Lu Bao again, and called out.

Why?

“Ice Saint.”

Lu Bao called out calmly, indicating that its own beast tamer was also participating in the competition, so it couldn’t help with the training.

After saying that, it walked around Xiao Xun Bao again and continued forward.

But after taking only two steps, Lu Bao found its hind leg was being pulled, and it couldn’t move anymore. It turned its head to look.

It saw Xiao Xun Bao hugging its hind leg, crying with snot and tears streaming down its face.

“Xun Xun!”

“Xun Xun!”

You can’t just abandon me because of your Beastmaster!

I want to train! I want to train!

Lu Bao’s face darkened, and it tried to pull its hind leg away, but it couldn’t.

“Ice Saint.”

Lu Bao’s face darkened even more, and a chill silently emanated from its body.

“Xun Xun!”

Xiao Xun Bao cried out, indicating that it had forgotten all the years it had carried water tanks for Xiao Xun Bao!

Lu Bao subconsciously recalled the scenes of Xiao Xun Bao helping to carry water tanks in the past.

Scene after scene, no matter where they went, it was almost always Xiao Xun Bao who helped carry the water tanks.

The chill on Lu Bao’s body dissipated, and it sighed heavily in its heart, calling out:

“Ice Saint.”

Let go of me first.

“Xun Xun~”

Xiao Xun Bao realized that its third brother had agreed, and quickly released its paw, assuming a proper posture.

Lu Bao looked at it, finally giving in, opening its mouth and instantly spewing out a burst of extremely cold air.

Little Xun Bao neither dodged nor flinched.

Almost instantly, a thick layer of ice crystals froze over its entire body, turning it into an ice sculpture.

10:10 PM.

Hotel suite.

Qiao Sang leaned against the headboard, flipping through books about pets.

Besides Little Xun Bao, Ya Bao and the others returned one after another.

Lu Bao entered the room, glanced at its own beast tamer who was reading, and hesitated.

It took a few steps, glancing at its own beast tamer.

Before jumping into the water tank, it glanced at its own beast tamer again.

After jumping into the water tank, it kept staring at its own beast tamer from inside.

“Why are you staring at me?” Qiao Sang’s senses were sharp; even while reading, it noticed a gaze following it and turned to Lu Bao, asking.

“Ice Saint.”

Lu Bao was silent for two seconds, then poked its head out of the water tank, calling out, indicating that it would also help Lu Bao with its anti-freezing training.

Qiao Sang paused, “Ice resistance training?”

“Ice Saint,” Lu Bao nodded.

Qiao Sang chuckled, “I don’t need to do that kind of training. My ice resistance mainly comes from you, Ya Bao, and Gang Bao’s feedback. It can’t be improved through simple practice now, and there are only three days until the competition. No matter how much you practice, it won’t have a significant effect.”

If her ice resistance was zero, then this kind of training would have some effect, but she had experienced feedback many times. Although she had never been truly frozen, she wouldn’t feel particularly cold even in the Ice Kingdom wearing short sleeves.

With this kind of ice resistance, there was no point in doing this kind of training in a short time.

Most importantly, only the championship prize was what she wanted, and she didn’t think she would win.

After all, most of the competitors were pets, and how could a human possibly compare to a pet?

“Ice Saint,”

Lu Bao called out, indicating that Little Xun Bao was doing this kind of training. Would it be better than you?

Qiao Sang paused, “Little Xun Bao is doing ice resistance training?”

“Ice Saint,” Lu Bao nodded.

“How did it train?” Qiao Sang asked again.

“Ice Saint,” Lu Bao called out.

It told me to freeze it.

Qiao Sang: “.”

Qiao Sang’s lips twitched slightly, and he said, “I don’t need to train in this area. It’s fine even if it surpasses me.”

To be honest, in her opinion, Little Treasure Hunt had a much higher chance of winning than she did.

Little Treasure Hunt was a royal-level pet, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, it should also be the highest-level pet in the cold resistance competition. Moreover, it had trained with Lu Bao before and had been frozen countless times, developing a certain level of resistance.

Most importantly, Little Treasure Hunt really wanted to win.

With all these factors combined, Little Treasure Hunt had a very good chance of winning.

“Ice Saint?”

Lu Bao called out, indicating that wasn’t it said that only if you won could everyone go to Qi Kingdom together?

It remembered the conversation from this morning.

Me win? What do I have to win? With my flesh and blood body that has no skills or special characteristics? Qiao Sang laughed, “If I go to Qi Kingdom, it’s mainly to find the Ice Glass Fruit. I believe that even if Little Treasure Hunt wins, if it finds the Ice Glass Fruit in Qi Kingdom, it will definitely bring it back.”

This meant it didn’t really matter whether she or Xiao Xunbao won the championship.

She checked the distance between the Ice Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom, and even if Xiao Xunbao went to the Qi Kingdom alone, she could sense its condition from the Ice Kingdom.

“Ice Saint.”

Lu Bao was relieved and nodded, indicating that it understood.

It could now safely freeze Xiao Xunbao.

Just as Lu Bao was about to crawl back into the water tank, Qiao Sang thought of something and asked,

“Do you want to go to the Qi Kingdom?”

“Ice Saint.”

Lu Bao shook its head and called out.

It wasn’t interested in the Qi Kingdom.

“Ice Saint.”

It paused and called out again.

As long as it could be with everyone, it didn’t care where it was.

After saying that, it crawled its head back into the water tank.

Qiao Sang looked at Lu Bao in the water tank, her face full of emotion.

As Qing Bao and Ting Bao evolved, due to the inheritance of memories, their personalities gradually became more difficult to handle, while Lu Bao, although developing towards the “ruthless path,” gradually became more gentle.

Honestly, she found it hard to reconcile the current Lu Bao with the Lu Bao who used to spray water guns and bubble from her nostrils without a word.

Was this what growing up was like?

“Tingting?”

Just then, Tingbao called out from the side.

Why aren’t you reading anymore?

Qiao Sang: “.”

Time flew by.

Three days later.

A certain ice arena was packed with spectators.

The entire ice surface resembled a giant sapphire, reflecting dazzling light under the sun.

Hundreds of contestants stood on the field, waiting for the competition to begin.

“Ya Ya!”

In the audience, Ya Bao’s gaze was fixed precisely on its beast tamer, calling out excitedly.

“Qing Qing.”

Qing Bao looked around and called out with a sigh, indicating that this competition seemed to have far more spectators than the ice sculpture competition.

“Gang Quan.” Gang

Bao called out calmly, indicating that it seemed this competition was only held once a year, while the ice sculpture competition was held frequently.

Qingbao showed an “I see” expression, then, as if remembering something, it called out,

“Qingqing?”

Do you think our Beastmaster or Little Treasure Hunter will win this competition?

Gangbao opened its mouth, about to answer, but then, Yabao turned its head and called out,

“Yaya!”

Was there even a question? It was definitely their Beastmaster who would win!

Gangbao shut its mouth, fell silent, and pondered.

Originally, it thought its Beastmaster had stronger cold resistance, but Yabao was cheering for its Beastmaster. Could it be that Little Treasure Hunter’s ranking was higher than its Beastmaster’s? As

the thought flashed through its mind, its Beastmaster’s voice echoed in its mind:

“Little Treasure Hunter is a Royal-level pet, it’s not unusual for its cold resistance to be stronger than mine.”

Gangbao thought of something and called out in its mind,

“Gangquan?”

Should it keep talking to me in its mind while I’m frozen?

“Alright.” Qiao Sang thought for a moment and replied, “Even if we can’t win, being eliminated later won’t be too embarrassing.”

Staying in the ice shell for a long time requires not only resistance to the cold but also a strong will

. Otherwise, it’s easy to lose consciousness during the freezing process. If Steel Treasure is there to talk to her in her mind, she won’t feel too much pain while being frozen. While she was talking to Steel Treasure, a burly, black-haired man with a rugged appearance standing to Qiao Sang’s left turned around and asked,

“Little sister, were you also forced to participate in this competition by your ice-type pet?”

You’re the one who was forced to participate in the competition by your own ice-type pet, right? Qiao Sang glanced at him and said, “No, I participated voluntarily.”

The burly man looked surprised: “Why don’t you understand why you participated in this kind of competition? What if you get sick from the cold?”

“Didn’t you participate too?” Qiao Sang said.

The burly man sighed and said, “I was forced to come by my own pet. It wants the Frozen Fruit, but it’s an Ice-type pet and can’t participate.”

Sure enough, he was forced by his pet. Qiao Sang felt a pang of sympathy for him for 0.1 seconds before asking,

“I remember you can buy Frozen Fruits on the market, why don’t you just buy one?”

“Buy one?” The burly man’s eyes widened. “Do you know how much a Frozen Fruit costs? Nearly 10,000 Alliance Coins! Buying one sounds simple.”

He then glanced at Qiao Sang, noticing her extraordinary demeanor, and seemed to realize something. He turned away, looking unwilling to continue the conversation.

Qiao Sang: “.”

The hosting pet was still rambling on about the competition rules and sponsors.

Almost all the participants were pet beasts; humans were few and far between. The burly man looked around and, seeing only the girl beside him, a human, couldn’t help but turn to her, complaining bitterly:

“We humans are just there to make up the numbers in this competition. I don’t know what my pet beast was thinking, actually believing I could win the Frozen Fruit in this kind of competition.”

“If you don’t want to participate, you can refuse,” Qiao Sang said.

The burly man sighed:

“I only have one pet beast, how can I refuse?”

After saying that, he thought of something and asked:

“Why are you participating in this competition?”

Qiao Sang answered truthfully: “My teacher made me participate; she wants me to win the first-place prize.”

The burly man paused for a moment, then pointed to his head, his expression complicated, and said: “Is there something wrong with your teacher’s head?”

Who was he calling mentally unstable? Qiao Sang was about to defend Teacher Michaela

when, at that moment, the host pet beast held the microphone and shouted loudly:

“Piaopiao! Piaopiao!”

Our competition is about to begin!

Is it finally starting? Qiao Sang instantly forgot what she originally wanted to say and adopted a serious posture.

All the pet contestants on the field stopped whispering to each other and all showed serious expressions.

“Xunxun.”

Among all the pets, Little Xunbao was small and dark, and not very noticeable, but the camera focused on him.

Little Treasure Hunter quickly straightened his back and puffed out his chest.

The burly man couldn’t understand the host’s words, but judging from the reactions of the surrounding pets, he immediately knew the competition was about to begin. He turned his head away and stopped communicating.

As the host pet finished speaking, a deer-like pet, mostly white and about fifteen meters tall, stepped onto the ice and entered the air, opening its mouth.

In an instant, ice descended, and waves of extreme cold surged downwards, raging in all directions. Wherever it passed, all the contestants were covered in a layer of crystalline ice, as if frozen in place like ice sculptures.

The camera then focused on Little Treasure Hunter, now frozen solid.

“Floating, floating,” the host pet called out twice, holding a microphone, its face full of emotion, indicating that the contestants participating in this anti-freeze competition were truly a gathering of experts. It was unexpected that even the Blue Star’s royal-level pet, the Netherworld Ring Monarch, had come to participate.

It wasn’t that the host pet was particularly knowledgeable, but rather that Little Treasure Hunter had already gained some fame in the Medicine Kingdom, and thus its information had been noticed during the registration process.

A royal-level pet? “Or from another planet?” A commotion erupted in the audience, with everyone and their pets showing surprise and astonishment.

Royal-level pets were incredibly powerful and wouldn’t deign to participate in such competitions; this was the first time a royal-level pet had participated in the ice-resistance competition since its inception.

After realizing what had happened, everyone and their pets were amazed and delighted, pulling out their phones to take pictures of the little treasure-hunting creature, now frozen in ice.

On the ice, the little treasure-hunting creature listened to the discussions about itself among the people and pets around it, feeling a surge of pride.

“Xunxun~”

It sensed the surrounding temperature and the thickness of the ice shell, thinking that its freezing ability was nothing compared to the third oldest; this championship was definitely itss.

Thinking this, the little treasure-hunting creature grinned, instinctively wanting to raise its paw to cover its mouth and laugh.

However, the instant its paw moved, the ice shell around it cracked with a “crack.”

Then, a second, and a third,

ice shell shattered.

The little treasure-hunting creature: “!!!” (End of Chapter)