Chapter 1499: Competitor

Time passed quickly.

One week later.

Hotel suite.

"Xun xun..."

Little Xiao Xunbao lay on the sofa, looking at the ceiling, and sighed heavily.

Ice sculpture competition, it was eliminated in the first round...

This was already the third ice sculpture competition it had participated in during this period, yet it hadn't made it to the next round even once.

Qiao Sang lay next to it, looking at the ceiling, and sighed as well:

"How come there's still no news about the Ice Glaze Fruit..."

"Ice Saint."

Lubao called out considerately, indicating it wasn't in a hurry.

Qiao Sang just wanted to say something.

Suddenly, a refreshing fragrance drifted into her nostrils, and an inexplicable force brushed across her heart like a spring breeze. The slightly irritable emotions in her heart instantly dissipated, leaving her feeling calm and peaceful, her mood becoming exceptionally pleasant, everything feeling so beautiful.

"It's not in a hurry," Qiao Sang sat up, feeling refreshed: "Anyway, we still have plenty of time."

"Xun xun~"

Little Xiao Xunbao also floated up.

It called out with a good mindset, indicating it had only participated in this kind of competition for the third time, and it would definitely pass the preliminary round next time.

After saying this, it picked up its phone, preparing to sign up for the next ice sculpture competition it could participate in.

Three minutes later, the familiar irritable emotion surged into its heart again.

"Xun xun..."

Little Xiao Xunbao lay on the sofa, looking at the ceiling, and sighed heavily.

Even if it participated in ice sculpture competitions, what was the use? It couldn't compete with others at all...

Qiao Sang lay next to Little Xiao Xunbao, just about to sigh, when suddenly, a familiar yet unfamiliar fragrance surged into her nostrils. She keenly sensed something was wrong, sat up instantly, looked at Xia Lala, who was "sunbathing" next to Like Ya Bao, and asked:

"Has the scent you're emitting changed?"

"Xia xia."

Xia Lala was stunned for a moment, then realized something and called out, indicating it was just trying to use a new skill.

Qiao Sang's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked:

"You sensed a new skill again?"

She didn't have a contract with Xia Bao, so she couldn't see the relevant data in the Beast Taming Tome, and Xia Bao couldn't use the skills awakened by evolution 100% from the start.

After evolving last time, it had been trying to use the skills it awakened through constant sensing and training.

She remembered that Xia Bao only had the Poison skill when in battle form, and it had already successfully used four skills. She didn't expect another one now.

This was a bit too many awakened skills for a pet beast.

You know, when Like Ya Bao and the others evolved, they basically awakened three skills at each stage.

"Xia xia."

Xia Lala shook its head and called out, indicating this skill wasn't sensed; it was something it learned.

Not awakened, but learned by itself? Qiao Sang was stunned:

"How did you learn it? Where did you learn the skill?"

"Xia xia."

Xia Lala called out, indicating it had some memories after evolving, and it learned it from memory inheritance.

"Qing qing..."

Can you learn skills from memory inheritance?

Seeing Qingbao tried hard to recall the content in its memory inheritance, but it couldn't find anything about how to learn skills.

Little Tingbao was thoughtful on the side.

Qiao Sang became interested and asked: "Do you have memories about how to learn skills?"

"Xia xia."

Xia Lala nodded.

"Seeing Qingbao, Little Tingbao, do you have them?" Qiao Sang turned to ask.

"Qing qing..."

Seeing Qingbao shook its head.

"Ting ting."

Little Tingbao thought for a moment and called out, indicating the content of memory inheritance at each stage is different; perhaps it could awaken memories about how to learn skills in its next evolution.

"Qing qing."

Why did you say all the good things... Seeing Qingbao glanced at Little Tingbao and agreed, indicating it felt it should be the same.

As soon as it finished speaking, Teacher Mi Mi Jiala walked over from the room with milk and asked:

"Xia Bao learned a new skill through memory inheritance?"

Qiao Sang said "Hmm" and sighed: "I never thought you could learn skills from memory inheritance. Seeing Qingbao and Little Tingbao didn't have this situation before."

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala smiled: "The content of memory inheritance left by different species is different. Species that love to play leave behind memories of play, while species that want to become powerful leave behind content about how to learn skills."

"Qing qing..."

Seeing Qingbao frowned.

That's not right. It felt that its species also wanted to become powerful; it was impossible for Lao Qi to inherit skills about learning skills while it couldn't.

You think you know a lot... Little Tingbao closed its eyes, unwilling to listen to this annoying human talk.

Qiao Sang said in shock: "So Xia Lala's species wants to become powerful?"

She had always thought Xia Lala's species was relatively easygoing, liked nature, and didn't like things like battles.

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala pondered and said:

"Xia Lala is a phantom beast. Since ancient times, there might only be this one, so the content of its memory inheritance is definitely richer than other species of pet beasts. As long as it has experienced it, it should be able to inherit some of all kinds of content."

"Qing qing..."

Seeing Qingbao showed an "so that's how it is" expression.

It just said that its species definitely wanted to become powerful; it was impossible for Lao Qi to inherit skills about learning skills while it couldn't.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang's first reaction was pleasant surprise, but then she thought of something and said worriedly:

"If there is too much content in memory inheritance, will the personality change significantly later?"

She thought of Seeing Qingbao, and then of Little Tingbao.

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala was silent for a moment and said: "It's possible, but Xia Lala might have been the same one all along, so even if the content of memory inheritance is a lot, the personality won't change too much."

"That's good," Qiao Sang let out a sigh of relief.

"What skill did Xia Bao learn this time?" Teacher Mi Mi Jiala asked.

Xia Lala opened its mouth, just about to answer, when Qiao Sang spoke first:

"It should be Carefree Fragrance."

Carefree Fragrance, a mid-tier Grass-type skill, can make the target think through irritable things in their heart for a certain period, becoming carefree. It is somewhat similar to Lubao's Healing Sound Wave, except the skill power of the former is relatively gentle and won't force the target's heart to become peaceful, which might cause the target to experience double the anger afterward.

If the target has resistance in their heart, or is in a state of excitement or high motivation, it won't have any effect.

In general, it's useless in battle.

"Xia xia."

Xia Lala nodded and called out, indicating that was the skill.

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala praised:

"As expected of Xia Lala, even the skills seen in memory inheritance are auxiliary skills that help everyone digest emotions."

"Xia xia."

Xia Lala showed an embarrassed expression and called out, indicating it saw some other skills, but only Carefree Fragrance was simpler, so it only learned this one.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang thought of something and exhorted:

"Don't spend time learning other skills that appear in your memories for now. The most important thing for us now is to practice the Razor Leaf skill to the profound truth level."

Only when the skill reaches the profound truth level can she let Xia Lala evolve with peace of mind.

"Xia xia."

Xia Lala nodded obediently.

"Actually, learning other skills is nothing," Teacher Mi Mi Jiala held a different opinion: "The more skills you know, the more we can know what skills Xia Bao is suitable for using in battle, and then focus on learning them."

Qiao Sang said: "Xia Bao's energy is now at the intermediate late stage. If it takes off the Everstone, it could evolve at any time. I still want it to evolve in a perfect state as soon as possible. It won't be too late to learn other skills then."

"Xia xia."

Xia Lala nodded and called out, indicating it would listen to Qiao Sang.

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala didn't understand and said:

"You don't have to be so anxious. Your brain domain hasn't broken through yet, and you haven't awakened a new contract page. You can completely wait until you contract with Xia Bao before thinking about letting Xia Bao evolve. This way, the nourishment you receive will also be more."

"But my brain domain breakthrough will definitely take a long time," Qiao Sang said: "I can't delay Xia Bao just because my progress is slow."

"Xia xia!"

Xia Lala first showed a moved expression, then hurriedly called out, indicating it wasn't afraid of being delayed.

Qiao Sang looked at it and said warmly:

"Just keep training at your current pace, don't think about anything else. I will develop my brain domain as soon as possible."

"Xia xia!"

Xia Lala nodded vigorously.

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala looked at this scene, just about to interject, but at this moment, her ears pricked up, she heard something, and looked out the floor-to-ceiling window.

Qiao Sang and Like Ya Bao and the others did the same.

She saw a bird-type pet beast, about three meters tall, generally ice-blue, wearing steel-material items, flying leisurely between buildings.

The virtual screen displayed on the item was playing an advertisement:

"Yiyi, yiyi yiyi, yiyi..."

Qiao Sang was not surprised. 80% of the advertisements or news played on the TV screens in pet beast countries were basically reported by pet beasts.

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala didn't understand, but she could understand the picture above and asked:

"Is this about holding an Anti-Freeze Competition?"

On the virtual screen, the picture matched the subtitles. A white fox-type pet beast opened its mouth and sprayed a beam of extreme cold at a brown bear-type pet beast in front of it.

The brown bear-type pet beast didn't dodge or evade, letting the extreme cold beam freeze its entire body.

Then the background sun and moon rotated, changing from day to night, and from night to day, after which the ice shell around the brown bear "cracked," shattering completely.

The brown bear-type pet beast smiled and gave a thumbs up to the camera.

Qiao Sang said "Hmm" and helped translate:

"It says three days later is the last registration time, asking everyone to sign up enthusiastically."

The Anti-Freeze Competition is the only competition in the Ice Kingdom that does not allow Ice-type pet beasts to participate. The contestants can be humans or pet beasts, but they cannot be Ice-type pet beasts.

The contestants are uniformly frozen by Ice-type pet beasts using Ice-type skills. They cannot use any skills to destroy the freezing effect. Whoever persists the longest in the frozen state wins the final victory.

During this period, the contestants will wear items that detect life characteristics to prevent accidents.

This competition had already been promoted earlier.

It doesn't require any skill content, as long as it's not an Ice-type pet beast, it can participate, so Qiao Sang had already signed up for Little Xiao Xunbao before.

"Did Little Xiao Xunbao sign up?" Teacher Mi Mi Jiala asked.

"Xun xun~"

Little Xiao Xunbao nodded.

It knew its Beast Tamer had signed it up for this competition.

During the conversation, items flashed rapidly on the virtual screen, and finally settled on a map.

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala looked at the map on the screen and thought of something, stunned for a moment.

The map also disappeared quickly, and the advertisement ended.

"Are these the prizes for the Anti-Freeze Competition later?" Teacher Mi Mi Jiala reacted and hurriedly asked.

Qiao Sang said "Hmm" and sighed: "I've checked these things. Although most of them are Ice-type materials, the highest level is only suitable for Emperor-tier pet beasts, and there are none that Lubao needs at all."

"Was the map of the Qi Kingdom displayed at the end just now?" Teacher Mi Mi Jiala asked again.

"It seems to be a quota to enter the Qi Kingdom," Qiao Sang answered.

The Qi Kingdom is one of the ten most mysterious countries on Tianyuan Star. These countries either cannot be located due to the concealment of pet beast skills, or the country's management is extremely strict, and internal news is difficult to leak. Every year, only a very small number of people and pet beasts are allowed to enter. The Qi Kingdom is the latter.

If anyone or pet beast enters without permission, they will definitely be thrown out, and may even lose their memory of the time spent in the Qi Kingdom, without exception.

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala pondered for a moment and said:

"You'd better get the quota to enter the Qi Kingdom."

"Why?" Qiao Sang asked.

"There are many rare pet beasts and materials in the Qi Kingdom that are not available in the outside world. There is a high probability that they will have them there," Teacher Mi Mi Jiala said: "If you can't find Ice Glaze Fruit in the Ice Kingdom, perhaps you can find it in the Qi Kingdom."

Qiao Sang smiled bitterly:

"But this is the champion prize of the Anti-Freeze Competition, and there is only one quota. It is said that if a pet beast contracted with a Beast Tamer wins this prize, only this pet beast can obtain the quota to go to the Qi Kingdom alone."

The champion prize of the Anti-Freeze Competition is a bit special. She was curious when she helped Little Xiao Xunbao sign up, so she checked it out.

"Xun xun!"

Little Xiao Xunbao showed a guaranteed expression and called out, indicating if it goes to the Qi Kingdom and finds Ice Glaze Fruit, it will definitely bring it back!

"Qing qing."

Seeing Qingbao rolled its eyes at it and called out, indicating this is the champion prize, you haven't won the championship yet.

Little Xiao Xunbao: "..."

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala looked at her and said slowly: "If a pet beast contracted with a Beast Tamer wins the championship, only the pet beast can go in, but if the Beast Tamer wins the championship, the contracted pet beast should be able to go together."

Qiao Sang was stunned: "Do you want me to sign up too?"

Teacher Mi Mi Jiala nodded slightly: "The opportunity to enter the Qi Kingdom is rare. If you have this opportunity, you should strive for it."

It makes sense... I have received nourishment from Lubao many times; enduring a period of time in freezing should not be a problem... Qiao Sang thought of this, took out her phone, and said:

"I'll sign up, but I don't feel the probability of winning the championship is high."

Saying this, she searched for the competition registration official website and started signing up.

"Xun xun..."

Little Xiao Xunbao looked at its Beast Tamer, and four words appeared in its mind: