[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-beast-taming-starting-from-zero":3,"chapter-beast-taming-starting-from-zero-beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-303":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Beast Taming: Starting From Zero",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1458926,1907,"Chapter 303: Don't Get Distracted So Easily","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-303",303,"\u003Cp>As the referee's whistle blew, chaos erupted in the stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, it’s over? Already?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What just happened? Did that Flame Hound just teleport? Isn’t it a fire-type beast?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did they even fight? I just bent down to grab a bottle of water, and it’s over?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was absurd!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every student competing in the National Campus Beast Mastering League was a top contender from their respective schools. Even with some differences in strength, the gap shouldn’t be this massive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the uproar, Qiao Sang remained remarkably calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She understood why the victory had been so effortless: Her opponent had no idea that Yabao had an additional psychic attribute. This information gap meant they were completely unprepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the tournament progressed, battles would inevitably become tougher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such swift and decisive victories were rare and unlikely to happen again in later rounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yabao, don’t let your guard down. This is only the first match.\" Qiao Sang cautioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap!\" Yabao barked confidently, signaling his readiness to fight seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whistle for the second match blew, and Zhao Weiwei, still dazed from her earlier defeat, hesitantly formed the summoning seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gray star array lit up, and Qiao Sang, along with Yabao, fixed their gazes on the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eary~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the array appeared a feline-like beast with ears longer than a rabbit’s, lazily licking its left paw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yabao: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An entry-level beast: Long-Eared Cat. Wasn’t this just handing them the win?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The match began, and with a single Fire Whirl, Yabao overwhelmed the Long-Eared Cat. The match ended even faster than the previous one, by two seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd in Zone C fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though everyone had anticipated the outcome, they hadn’t expected the match to end before they could even process it. The gap in strength was simply too enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for those from Shengshui High, the expressions of participants and leaders from other schools grew increasingly grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, most of them were in Group A2 and would eventually face Qiao Sang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over at the Fiqi Beast Taming High bench, the senior coach addressed the team with a stern face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When it’s your turn, hold back. Don’t show your full strength. If necessary, just lose. Understood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But why?\" A girl with a headband asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The coach means to conserve our strength for others.\" Li Kun explained, his eyes never leaving Qiao Sang on the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have no chance against her. It’s better to lose deliberately and keep others guessing about our abilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly!The coach nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a points-based preliminary. Missing out on a few points here was fine as long as they made up for it elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realistically, they never stood much of a chance against Shengshui High, especially not against this monster of a student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire and psychic attributes together?Their school’s students didn’t stand a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl with the headband mulled it over and added, \"Honestly, even if we wanted to show all our strength, I don’t think we’d have the opportunity to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coach: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The preliminaries required each participant to face three members of another school’s team in a single day. After each match, there was a ten-minute break for healing and recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, Qiao Sang and Yabao took the field again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Shengshui High bench:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second opponent is Li Kun. I saw Qiao Sang chatting quite a bit with him earlier. She might go easy on him in the next matches.\" He Dadao analyzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yixuan snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought the same before Qiao Sang started competing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought such a seemingly genuine and straightforward junior could be so devious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xu Yixuan hadn’t overheard Qiao Sang and Li Kun’s entire conversation earlier and then seen her send out Flame Hound instead of Treasure-Seeking Demon, she might have believed they’d hit it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior Qiao was terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the field, the whistle blew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Kun, adopting his usual strategy, prepared to feign weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You tricked me.\" He said, his tone full of grievance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ember.\" Qiao Sang commanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yabao shot out a concentrated burst of flames filled with devastating energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, Li Kun’s Twin-Tailed Snake instinctively lashed the ground with its tail, propelling itself several meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the flame spark curved mid-air and homed in on the snake as it landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames erupted on impact, and the Twin-Tailed Snake crumpled to the ground. The match was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Kun: ???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just said one sentence, and you attacked immediately? Where’s your sportsmanship?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a word of small talk before striking? We talked so much earlier, did that mean nothing?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the referee announced the match results, Qiao Sang looked at Li Kun and sincerely advised, \"This is an official match. Don’t let yourself get distracted. I hope you won’t make the same mistake next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Kun: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was that Ember?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should be. I think I heard her call it Ember.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can Ember really be that powerful? Enough to knock out a beast of the same tier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s all about proficiency. If I’m not mistaken, that Flame Hound has likely mastered the skill to its peak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mastered it? You mean…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, the ultimate form: The ‘Secret Art’ level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A collective gasp swept through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Secret Art-level skill? That was something rarely seen, even in the finals of the National Campus Beast Mastering League!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the murmurs, the next match began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Li Kun summoned a Power-Beaked Duck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Water counters fire. Finally, Fiqi Beast Taming High won’t be instantly defeated. I’m starting to feel bad for them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t forget, Flame Hound is also psychic-type.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s true. Still, how long do you think this match will last?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten seconds, maybe? At least water counters fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m guessing eight seconds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the discussion, no one doubted Qiao Sang’s victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whistle blew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Kun raised his hand, ready to issue a command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could speak, Qiao Sang said, \"I didn’t mean to deceive you earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Kun froze, caught off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that brief moment of distraction, a pained squawk echoed across the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Kun turned toward the noise, only to see his Power-Beaked Duck standing outside the arena’s boundary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that fleeting pause, Yabao had used Psychic Control to push the duck out of bounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to tournament rules, a beast was disqualified if it was forced out of the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang looked at Li Kun, her tone serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you, this is an official match. Don’t get distracted so easily.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Kun: !!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1089,"2026-06-06T02:23:08.563Z",1,"novelbin.me","e93ee0ddef9dabdf7148f7232bfde7d2aaeb07abd3727813c92f964327946d22","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-304","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-302",1023,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeast-taming-starting-from-zero-cover.jpg"]