[{"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-416":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},1458889,1907,"Chapter 416: Not Only Your Pet Beast Can Do It","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-416",416,"\u003Cp>T\u002FN: Merry Christmas, Everyone!!!🎄🎁⛄🥰 Here's your christmas present! Enjoy and gobble it up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hic~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Treasure took a moment to sense his internal condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm… It didn’t seem like he was on the verge of evolving. It looked like more effort was needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xun…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Treasure gazed at his opponent with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent was a Snow Ao Fox, an intermediate-level ice-type pet beast from the Guwu region. It was particularly nocturnal, often performing better at night than in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang recalled related information about this all-white creature with black circles around its eyes as she examined it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the contestants’ area, the audience couldn’t help but discuss Little Treasure, who had yet to step off the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why is Qiao Sang still using the Treasure-Seeking Demon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t the Treasure-Seeking Demon more of a long-game type? Maybe she’s aiming for a quick win and thinks the energy spent in the first match doesn’t matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She could’ve sent out the Blazing Star Canine or Ice Xilu right away. Why go for the thrill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Genius strategies aren’t something us ordinary people can comprehend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching the divisional competitions meant everyone present was a genius from their respective regions. Yet, compared to Qiao Sang, they all seemed rather average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, that comment felt like a dagger piercing everyone’s hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hurts, a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most painful part was that no one immediately refuted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This implied that, deep down, no one found the statement inaccurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the match began, Little Treasure instinctively tried to vanish. However, remembering his hiccups, he restrained himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xun… Hic~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Treasure sighed like an old soul trapped in a young body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These hiccups were so annoying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Snow Ao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Treasure hesitated briefly due to the hiccups, but the Snow Ao Fox didn’t. It immediately opened its mouth and exhaled a burst of white mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist surged forth, carrying a biting chill, visibly enveloping most of the central field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye exhaled silently, striving to adjust his emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have any other thoughts, he just wanted to defeat Little Treasure and force Qiao Sang to summon Ice Xilu for the next match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Ice Xilu appeared and instantly defeated the Snow Ao Fox, he’d accept it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white, icy mist concealed the Snow Ao Fox’s figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost Mist, an intermediate ice-type skill. The difference between it and regular mist was the lower temperature. As mastery increased, supercooled water droplets and ice crystals could even form within the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang calmly issued a command: “Go invisible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Little Treasure was still hiccupping, being invisible in the Frost Mist was better than staying visible and constantly on edge about surprise attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least hiccups weren’t continuous. The intervals would force the opponent to spend time pinpointing Little Treasure’s position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hic~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obediently, Little Treasure vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he disappeared, a white ice beam shot toward where he had been moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Missed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing no cry of pain, Chen Ye’s heart sank but quickly reassured himself: It’s fine. Not a big deal. If one strike misses, just try again. This hiccupping gives away its position regularly. I just need to hit it during the next hiccup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hic~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound echoed suddenly within the white mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Freeze Ray!” Chen Ye exclaimed with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\x3C!--sse-->\\x3C!--\u002Fsse-->\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snow Ao Fox immediately fired the Freeze Ray toward the source of the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white beam pierced through the mist but hit nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How is this possible? Chen Ye’s heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the Treasure-Seeking Demon see in the Frost Mist? Or did it teleport every time it hiccupped?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a secret that Qiao Sang’s Treasure-Seeking Demon had psychic abilities. Chen Ye had defeated psychic pet beasts before. While psychic abilities were tricky, most psychic beasts would slow down their teleportation after being hit once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These types of beasts relied heavily on energy, even for movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In battle, sustaining an injury or entering the later stages when energy waned made them vulnerable to continuous attacks or sudden bursts of aggression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Frost Mist as cover, it was possible to drag the fight into the later stages. However, attacking also revealed the attacker’s position, making staying in one spot dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing this, Chen Ye commanded, “Move-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hic~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish the word, the hiccuping sound rang out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snow Ao Fox instantly shot another Freeze Ray toward the sound’s source but missed once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hic~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye was about to order a reposition when another hiccup echoed in the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hic~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was followed by a second hiccup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye froze, a realization dawning on him. His body went stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was wrong with the hiccups!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had the frequency increased suddenly, but the positions were off as well! One seemed about ten meters away, while the other was much closer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hic~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if to confirm Chen Ye’s suspicions, another hiccup sounded, this time from farther away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Move now!” Chen Ye shouted, his face pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t lose! If I lose, where else will I find a chance to fight Ice Xilu again? He roared internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snow Ao Fox, focused on the sounds, didn’t notice several shadowy figures approaching from the left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Snow Ao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snow Ao Fox struggled briefly before catching sight of a pair of glowing purple eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Frost Mist dissipated, revealing two Treasure-Seeking Demon and the fallen Snow Ao Fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later, one of the two Treasure-Seeking Demons, positioned farther from the Snow Ao Fox, vanished abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chirp!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical referee pet floated over, examined the scene, and blew the whistle, signaling the match’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang glanced at the dumbfounded Chen Ye and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not just your pet beast that can create subtitutes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Little Treasure couldn’t make his decoy perform other skills, having it hiccup to mislead opponents was well within his ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xun~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Treasure nodded proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just wanted to share the stage with Ice Xilu. Why is that so hard? Chen Ye’s tears suddenly flowed after hearing Qiao Sang’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is he crying? Qiao Sang was utterly confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time she’d encountered an opponent who cried after losing a match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chen Ye wept, the spectators discussed the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? That’s it? I didn’t see anything!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hate mist and smoke. You can never tell what’s happening inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the Frost Mist cleared, I saw two ghost-type pets. I have no idea what they did.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They were decoys. The Treasure-Seeking Demon used its decoy to hiccup and mislead the opponent while its real body located and attacked the target.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the audience were seasoned beastmasters who easily deduced what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the murmurs, Qiao Sang left the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\n\u003C\u002Fp>",1133,"2026-06-06T02:23:08.563Z",1,"novelbin.me","1377a38edc2ee6c0e8b01a09a69a7f970d154685455fc69cb652322795ef2a5b","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-417","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-415",1023,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeast-taming-starting-from-zero-cover.jpg"]