[{"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-568":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},1459441,1907,"Chapter 568: Congratulations on Getting a Bye","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-568",568,"\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, Air Absorption! This is Air Absorption!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A high-tier skill, when did you learn it without even knowing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang stared at Gangbao in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, she wasn’t surprised that Gangbao had learned Air Absorption. After all, Yabao and the others had also mastered high-tier skills in their early stages. At most, she would just marvel at how fast Gangbao had picked it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gangbao learning a high-tier skill without even realizing it?That was something she hadn’t expected at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gang Gang…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gangbao saw that her beast master seemed serious, thought for a moment, and began inhaling while channeling energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gang Gang?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the change within her body, Gangbao's’s face filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She actually learned it?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why didn’t she even know?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Gangbao had mastered Air Absorption, Qiao Sang immediately forgot about the match points and focused entirely on this skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Try using it again.\" Qiao Sang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only read about Air Absorption online but had never seen it in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gang…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gangbao looked at her beast master, fell silent for a moment, then called out,indicating that she had already used the skill just now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang: ???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, is Air Absorption really this underwhelming?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She learned it without her realizing, and even when she used it, she still didn’t notice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy silence hung between Qiao Sang and Gangbao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds, Qiao Sang said, \"Then use it again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gangbao nodded seriously, took a deep breath, and tried to make the effect of Air Absorption more noticeable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After using it, she looked at her beast master with eager anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang, who still didn’t feel any difficulty breathing, fell silent once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was starting to doubt whether this Air Absorption skill was even real…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t seem to feel anything. Wait, let me check where the problem is.\" Qiao Sang said, picking up her phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t know something, look it up online, that’s the right way to go. The internet always has at least one correct answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gangbao flapped her wings and leaned over, looking at the screen with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to know where the problem was too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After staring at the screen for two seconds, she suddenly realized…She couldn’t understand any of it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang typed in the search bar: \"Why can’t I feel anything when Air Absorption is used?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, she found a post explaining the skill in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Air Absorption: A skill that becomes more effective the larger the beast’s body size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Air Absorption: A skill that briefly creates a vacuum around the user.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Air Absorption: A somewhat underwhelming high-tier skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is Air Absorption considered a high-tier skill?Because it has a slight connection to the super-tier skill Absolute Vacuum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But despite that connection, it is fundamentally different from Absolute Vacuum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolute Vacuum refers to a state where no gas molecules exist in an area, meaning the pressure is zero, and there is no matter at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Air Absorption, on the other hand, relies on a beast’s suction force to pull in the air around it, briefly creating an area with no air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since air exists everywhere, it will naturally flow back in, making the effect temporary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is this skill considered underwhelming?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. If an opponent understands this skill, they can simply move away. Air Absorption removes air only around the user, but stepping just outside that range allows them to breathe freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. The effect duration is too short, air continuously refills the vacuum, making it hard to maintain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3. Unlike other high-tier skills, which are difficult to counter without enough strength, Air Absorption is easy to counter. Even if the opponent is one level lower, they can escape it, especially psychic-type beasts, which can teleport away instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, the skill isn’t completely useless. If a large beast uses it, the effect can be terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only if the beast is big enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder she couldn’t feel anything when Gangbao used Air Absorption…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the post, Qiao Sang finally understood the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to look at Gangbao, which was still smaller than Little Treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her current size, she could probably only affect the air within ten centimeters of her body.Any farther, and there would be no effect at all…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing her beast master’s gaze, Gangbao looked up and asked,Did you find the problem?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did.\" Qiao Sang sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s because you’re too small. I knew the skill’s effectiveness would be weak on small creatures, but I didn’t expect it to be this weak. Looks like you’ll have to wait until you grow bigger before this move can be useful in battles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gangbao nodded, easily accepting the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her beastmaster had mentioned this problem before she started training the skill, and she still remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just because the skill isn’t useful now doesn’t mean you shouldn’t practice it.\" Qiao Sang said earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The higher your mastery, the stronger the effect will be when you evolve and grow larger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gangbao nodded seriously, showing that she understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if realizing something, she flapped her wings and flew to the table, grabbing a chili pepper from a plate and offering it to Chan Chan Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To grow bigger, she had to eat a lot, not just evolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chan… Chan…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chan Chan Stone hesitated for a moment before opening its mouth and letting Gangbao shove the chili in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, it didn’t find chili peppers that spicy anymore…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the fourth day of the friendly match, Qiao Sang spent the entire time reading at the venue, only looking up when the matches ended to check who won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about an hour, the list of the Top Five was announced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will the five finalists please come to the stage?\" The principal of Sahel Academy spoke into the microphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One of you will be chosen to skip the next round and advance directly to the semifinals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he clapped his hands, and five nearly identical Pouch Birds flew into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not again…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang did her best to keep a neutral expression as she walked onto the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting a bye in the last round, she was starting to suspect some backstage manipulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had predicted she would get a bye, and she actually did.What were the odds of that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had no idea how the nine Pouch Birds were doing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could they have some ability that let them hide the chosen slip inside their pouches and regurgitate it when she picked?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t see any of the birds making a regurgitation motion…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe she was overthinking it and it really was just a coincidence…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Qiao Sang mulled over these thoughts, the principal of Sahel Academy smiled and said, \"Qiao Sang, since you were the one who got a bye last round, you get to pick first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to test it again…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hugging Yabao, Qiao Sang took a step forward and asked, \"Which one do you think I should pick?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap Yap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yabao, having completely forgotten that all of his previous choices had been wrong, thought seriously for two seconds before pointing at a Pouch Bird, declaring that its intuition said this one was absolutely right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll take this one.\" This time, Qiao Sang decided to trust Yabao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pouch Bird slowly opened its beak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar slip of paper came into view:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations on Getting a Bye]\u003C\u002Fp>",1243,"2026-06-06T02:23:24.207Z",1,"novelbin.me","b129697971eef464488e02556cd188fcfed7058313406b4fcbd741e7f1810e5c","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-569","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-567",1023,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeast-taming-starting-from-zero-cover.jpg"]