Chapter 323: Qiao Sang VS Xu Yixuan

The moment those words fell, the unconscious Feng Diao floated up to the surface.

"Holy Water Middle School's Qiao Sang wins!"

When the referee announced the result of this match, the spectator stands exploded.

"Holy crap! Can anyone tell me what skill that was?!"

"So Dark Shadow Control can actually be used like this!"

"I'm in love! That's way too cool!"

"The kids from Holy Water Middle School really are different! Look at how they fight — it gives off a completely different feeling!"

The students and parents who had never experienced high-level skills up close were already going completely wild, while the school leaders from various schools, who had rich experience and had studied Qiao Sang, could still maintain some composure.

"This Treasure Seeker can already use Dark Shadow Control in a diversified manner — not only for attack, but also for control and defense. It's really hard to believe that a Gao Zhongsheng could get her pet beast to use a high-level skill to this extent…"

"If she hadn't run into the Treasure Seeker, with Feng Diao's speed, anyone who faced her would probably have a hard time resisting. What a pity — she ran into a monster."

"What's there to pity? They're in the same group; they'll have to face each other sooner or later."

"Do you think, with the three-dimensional application of Dark Shadow Control already at this level, its proficiency might be beyond Mastery…"

They all say there's no useless skill, only useless beast tamers.

No matter what the skill is, as long as you master it proficiently, strengthen and innovate on the original foundation, you can change the stereotypical single mode of application.

And this basically requires an extremely high proficiency to achieve.

At the thought that the proficiency of the Treasure Seeker's Dark Shadow Control might be beyond Mastery, for a moment, everyone's eyes looked a little off.

In the back row of the spectator stands, a middle-aged man in black clothes, looking panicked, took out his phone and dialed:

"Principal! Big trouble!"

This person was none other than Old Li, who had reported Qiao Sang's intel to Li Tan Beast-Taming High School during the preliminary round.

……

Qiao Sang also won her second match against Lei Lei without any surprises.

The matches continued one after another, and quite a few contestants had already reached their second bouts.

"This Wu Chang's luck is way too terrifying." Xu Yixuan watched the Perception Bird and Green Joy Butterfly battling on the field, her face full of envy. "This is his fourth match today, right? Every time, his pet beast's element and the field just happen to be advantageous."

"He's just a bit lucky; strength is what matters most." He Datao said dismissively. "I've checked the rankings — he's one of the lowest-scoring qualifiers among those who advanced. If the group-stage matches weren't being held at his school, he'd definitely be eliminated."

The group stage adopts a single round-robin format; every contestant in the group has a chance to face each other.

The preliminary-round point results are open and transparent.

Among the contestants assigned to a group, those whose preliminary-round points rank in the top 15 basically all advance; other outcomes rarely occur.

Only contestants with points between 16th and 18th place are in some danger.

Isn't luck also a part of strength… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly. If she could, she'd want this kind of luck where money just falls from the sky.

Time passed bit by bit, and Qiao Sang's second appearance arrived.

"Let's welcome Qiao Sang from Holy Water Middle School and Xu Yixuan from Holy Water Middle School!"

That's right, Xu Yixuan.

As contestants assigned to the same group, running into each other was only a matter of time.

In the individual battle tournament, people from the same school are naturally competitors.

However, there are 18 advancement slots in the group stage, so Qiao Sang had no qualms about going all out.

"Actually, I've wanted to have a match with you for a long time." On the way up to the field together, Xu Yixuan said seriously.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment: "Don't we spar all the time during regular training?"

"That's not the same." Xu Yixuan turned to look at Qiao Sang and smiled: "I mean a serious match."

Qiao Sang raised an eyebrow: "So you've been slacking off during regular training — does Teacher Sun know about that?"

"?"

Xu Yixuan: "!"

"!"

A devil!

This is a devil!

Just as the two were about to split up and walk to their respective sides, Qiao Sang stopped and said: "Don't worry, I'll also take this match seriously."

Xu Yixuan stared blankly at Qiao Sang, and after a moment, smiled.

The moment the two stepped onto the field, the spectator stands erupted completely.

One was Xu Yixuan, whose results in the previous two tournaments had stably placed her in the top three of the entire province; the other was the super seeded contestant Qiao Sang.

Both came from Holy Water Middle School, ranked first in Hanggang City. Anyone with half a brain could imagine how exciting this match would be.

"Which of these two do you think will win?"

"Qiao Sang, probably. Her Yanling Dog knows Psychic-type moves in addition to Fire-type — both attack and speed are top-tier. Plus she has a Treasure Seeker that can use Dark Shadow Control. These two pet beasts would be explosive even at the regional tournament."

"Hard to say. Xu Yixuan's strength is obvious to all. Speaking of which, she's also two grades above Qiao Sang, so her real combat experience must be richer. And they're from the same school, so they definitely know each other's weaknesses inside out."

"If you put it that way, Qiao Sang must also know exactly where Xu Yixuan's weaknesses are."

As teammates who had trained together for a period of time, Qiao Sang naturally knew clearly what Xu Yixuan's weaknesses were.

Now that both knew each other's weaknesses, it would be a crime against heaven not to take advantage of them.

When the referee gave the command to summon pet beasts, Qiao Sang formed hand seals.

Beneath a green star array, a pale blue figure appeared within it.

"Lu."

Lubao flicked her tail, her expression cool and aloof.

Xu Yixuan: "!

!"

Holy shit!

This is just the group stage! And you're sending out Freeze Dew Kia! Is that necessary?! Is that necessary?!

Can an endangered pet beast be fielded so casually?!

Xu Yixuan's heart clenched tight.

This is an endangered pet beast—if something happened to it, wouldn't she get dragged to the police station? This is all being livestreamed right now! So many people are watching!

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A voice so shocked it cracked.

"End-endangered pet beast?!

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