Chapter 738: Indeed, They're After Me

Qiao Sang was tempted.

Honestly, she felt she had encountered the greatest temptation of her life.

A purebred Thunder-Shatter Dragon egg—even those newbies to beast-taming understood the value of this pet-beast egg.

Before she had obtained the unlimited card, she might have thought a purebred Thunder-Shatter Dragon egg was astronomically priced, but at least as long as one could afford it, one could get one.

But now, she understood that for pet-beast eggs like this, money alone would absolutely not be enough.

Qiao Sang fell silent for a moment.

Principal Anmalia smiled lightly:

"What are you still hesitating about?"

A purebred Thunder-Shatter Dragon egg—this was something even S-rank beast tamers would be tempted by.

Qiao Sang suddenly said:

"Cong Jian."

After all, her previous goal had been the Star Cup, and the people who could participate at that level would have pet beasts with potentially complex 【situations】…

Just as everyone thought the pet beast being shown was Cheng Yanqi, Cong Jian formed hand seals.

Bai Guang raised her head and saw Ya Bao looking at her with a worried face, while she herself was still holding the pose of embracing it.

"Bai Guang, the Lingwen Club activity time has been confirmed—it's tomorrow at 12 noon."

An orange-yellow star array lit up.

Surely 【they're】 asking who we're most looking forward to going down to show off, no doubt that monster Qiao.

It's just dodging one combination skill.

Gang Bao's speed was extremely fast, fierce and incomparable, like a fierce beast transformed into a bolt of lightning.

"If you're not at ease, this Thunder-Shatter Dragon egg can be kept with me for now. Once your brain domain reaches 50%, I'll hand it over to you."

"Since everyone's prepared, is there no one willing to be the first to step forward and show off?"

The previous second, Bai Guang's vision went white.

Bai Guang walked down to the arena under everyone's gaze, and Ya Bao jumped from her embrace to the ground.

"How does he want to show off? Combat or some kind of coordination?" the skills teacher asked.

"Of course not." Principal Xiao Xunbao Ya smiled: "Once he's thought it through, feel free to contact me anytime."

"Your combination skill is Air Absorption plus Flash of Lightning…" In a wave of silence, Cong Jian rattled on, explaining the intent behind his combination skill and ability matchups.

"Steel Slash."

When the scene returned to clarity, she was already in an unfamiliar lecture hall.

"You remembered! On the day of the new student assessment, Steel Guard Falcon's bond temporarily degraded, growing to look like that!"

But for students of the Yu Beast Federation, it wasn't too difficult.

"Just use it as a target and see if you can dodge your combination skill." Bai Guang said.

Bai Guang nodded: "Got it, let Gang Bao go down."

After leaving, it glanced in the direction where Xiao Xunbao was.

She didn't have her pet beast directly demonstrate skills like the others, but said: "I need an opponent to demonstrate more thoroughly."

She inexplicably thought of the pet beast she had just met that could transfer her consciousness, and the Oath-Pact and Thunder-Shatter Dragon that Principal Xiao Xunbao Ya had mentioned.

Xiao Xunbao also appeared, staring at her with teary eyes, its claws using a three-dimensional white-dark shadow to bind the pet beast that had cotton covering more than half its body.

"I only have one semester of exchange time. By the end of this semester, my brain domain definitely won't reach 50%." Qiao Sang said: "If I accept your conditions, I must make a decision within this semester and complete the procedures. This way, once the procedures are done and you go back on your word, I have no way to change my student status and major."

The skills teacher subtly glanced at Steel Guard Falcon's degraded form.

Following his words, the crowd revealed expressions of realization, learning, and admiration—as expected of him.

"I thought it was going to be a battle."

"Why does that pet beast feel like I've seen it somewhere before…"

That skill—could it transfer her consciousness over while her body stayed in place? But if it was consciousness, how did Principal Cong Jianqiong Ya see her? Bai Guang gathered her doubts and said:

"Understood." The skills teacher said, forming hand seals.

A horse-type pet beast, only about one meter tall, entirely white, with blazing flame-like manes running from the top of its head along its spine to its tail, appeared in the star array.

"Ready!" the classmates answered.

The crowd's voices quieted down. They looked at each other, none of them wanting to go down.

The center of the arena.

After speaking, his gaze swept around: "Is there anyone else willing to come down and show off?"

"That's way too fast!"

Principal Anmalia felt assured and revealed a smile:

But that combination skill, where one couldn't tell what skill was paired with Flash of Lightning, had actually successfully hit the Swift Flame Stallion!

Cong Jian Meow, a high-level electric-type pet beast, can inhale negative ions from the air, and the gaps between its fur also generate large amounts of negative ions, so it often makes crackling sounds. Whenever its mood shifts toward excitement, it begins to charge up… Bai Guang recognized the pet beast in the arena at a glance, and information about it involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

She said that only to buy herself more time to consider, to further stabilize the other party, and to show that she was actually tempted.

"Ya Ya!"

In reality, she wasn't worried about the two points mentioned above.

She was silent for two seconds, then said:

Most of the classmates had already arrived.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xunbao's eyes glowed blue.

Bringing down disaster? That pet beast sounds extraordinary just from hearing it… Bai Guang's heart stirred, but she didn't ask in detail, and instead said:

In the back row, Duo Luoxi suddenly recalled what Bai Guang had said to her after class, and murmured: "Steel Slash Giant Falcon…"

"Bo Bo."

Cong Jian thought for a moment and said:

But Steel Falcon's regressed form — apart from Flash, we couldn't see anything else at all!

"Besides Valerie, let's go with you."

"I want one with fast movement speed and quick reaction ability."

"If I'd known it was just going down to test whether I could dodge a combo skill, I would've gone down myself."

"I can find a Covenant Parrot to make a pact with you."

Generally, pets that have just regressed and undergone huge changes in size won't immediately adapt to their new form — it takes a period of time before they can perform at their best.

As expected, a pet sent by Principal Cong Jianqiong… Watching the figure disappear, Cong Jian fell into thought.

The moment the words fell, Bai Guang felt everything before her eyes twist once again.

"It's our Super Su Xing's pet." Principal Xiao Xunbao explained: "Once a pact is made in front of it, if the pact is broken, a calamity will befall the one who broke it."

After saying that, she turned and left.

"Xunxun!"

Immediately after, Qiao Sang's tail took on an iron-gray sheen. With a slight twist of her body, she whipped her iron tail hard against the thunder ball.

While everyone was discussing, Steel Treasure flew to mid-air, and Swiftfire Stallion took its position on the other side of the field.

Several people raised their hands at the same time.

For other schools' first-year students, getting two skills to combine and successfully execute is no easy feat — it requires at least a period of training.

Combining different basic skills to form a combo skill means truly stepping through the door toward becoming a professional beast master.

Dorothy didn't mind, and instead asked: "Have you decided which pet to send down to demonstrate a combo skill?"

Wh-what's going on… Everyone's mind went blank.

Flash… The skill teacher stared at the scene before her, issuing no commands.

At that moment, a fairly steady voice came through:

"Xunxun~"

The skill teacher smiled in satisfaction and said:

Valerie said:

"End it." Bai Guang said in her mind.

It extended a claw, reached into the cotton pouch on its back, and pulled out a business card to hand over.

Little Xunbao recalled Dark Shadow Control.

But a purebred Thunder Fragment Dragon pet egg was truly a heavyweight temptation… Just as Bai Guang was about to give up the idea, she suddenly thought of something. She took out her phone to check the time, then turned to Little Xunbao:

"But there's still one most important point — the skill fired from this pet's mouth has a trajectory that's too easy for the opponent to read and dodge."

The moment those words were spoken, the whole class instantly perked up, all turning their eyes toward the white-haired girl with a ponytail.

The thunder ball instantly shot off in a slanted line through the air.

The skill teacher smiled and said: "Introduce your combo skill."

No wonder, no wonder it needs an opponent to cooperate…

In the time that followed, students went up one after another to demonstrate.

Steel Treasure? Dorothy was stunned for a moment, then caught on and confirmed: "Steel Falcon?"

Bai Guang looked at Little Xunbao, about to tell it to use Teleport.

A blonde girl stepped to the center of the field.

"Your idea is excellent." The skill teacher said, satisfied: "Go on down."

That's the skill teacher's pet — that's too outrageous… For a moment, everyone felt the halo around Cong Jian grow even brighter.

"I'm also…"

Th-that size feels a bit off… Everyone couldn't help straightening up, staring dumbfounded at the scene before them.

Honestly, even setting aside the ranking of the two top academies, she herself was from Blue Star, her mother was there too, so she naturally leaned more toward Imperial Beast Master Academy.

"Oh my god! That size! It can't be a king-level pet, can it?!"

"Something came up just now." Bai Guang didn't say more.

"Xunxun…"

"I'm thinking about a problem…"

Beside her was also a cat-type pet, its body mostly yellow, with purple and yellow spikes covering its neck and body.

"Thunder Stickball!" Valerie suddenly said loudly.

Qiao Sang said: "My brain domain hasn't yet reached the level where I can contract a fifth pet. If that pet egg stays with me and someone steals it, what then?"

Forget finding the main body — at that speed, even hitting one of the clones would be tough… Everyone sighed inwardly, but the next second, they all widened their eyes in unison.

Although Steel Falcon had undoubtedly only just regressed, given that absurd size that surpassed general-level pets, and the fact that its beast master was that monster Qiao, everyone understood this demonstration was likely going to be a one-sided beating.

Once class ended, some people couldn't wait to take out their phones and post news of Steel Falcon's complete regression into group chats or forums.

The pets everyone raised might not have enough proficiency with high-level skills, but their basic mid- and low-level skills were definitely proficient enough.

The pairing of the two sparked lively discussion among many.

"Covenant Parrot?" Bai Guang asked, puzzled.

"But if you add Iron Tail, the body's movement, the force and direction of the whip will all cause the thunder ball's trajectory to change in different ways, making it much harder for the opponent to guard against."

"Bai Guang's Steel Falcon — has its energy accumulation reached the point of complete regression?"

Principal Anmaria responded gently: "What question?"

Dorothy walked over: "Why are you only arriving now? I thought you'd been here ages ago."

"What a shame, I originally wanted to go, but you only don't have time until tomorrow morning after school."

"What?" Dean Anmalia's tone remained gentle.

Low-level pet beast, Swift Fire Stallion… Bai Guang looked at the pet beast behind him, and its information surfaced in his mind.

……

In your view, since the other party had no worries in that regard, they must be wanting a purebred Cong Jian Qiong.

"Yes, yes." Bai Guang said: "It's Steel Slash Giant Falcon."

When only a single yellow dot could be seen, it exploded open.

The skills teacher's gaze swept past Bai Guang without lingering, and seeing he didn't raise his hand, casually called out a classmate's name:

What's more, he had long since considered the matter of combination skills.

Steel Slash Giant Falcon? Before Luo Xi could react, the female skills teacher had already walked onto the training field.

He finally raised his hand… Seeing this, the skills teacher immediately called his name: "Bai Guang, come on down."

"Your combination skill is Thunder Ball plus Iron Tail. The force of Iron Tail cannot launch the Thunder Ball to a farther distance."

Qiao Sang added: "I still have one more question."

Against pet beasts of the same level, I don't have enough confidence in the Swift Fire Stallion's reaction ability, and that also comes from my confidence in myself as an A-rank professional beast master.

"Bo bo."

Right at this moment, Qiao Sang mewed softly and opened her mouth.

At that moment, Ya Bao and Da Xun Bao's voices rang out.

The male classmate's smile immediately became forced: "He'll wait for you up here…"

"What's the situation? What's the situation? Doesn't Bai Guang have that pet beast? How do you know about it?!"

It's certainly not good if other pet beasts are the opponents, but if the opponent is a Swift Fire Stallion, Bai Guang's demonstration this time probably won't go smoothly…

Cong Jian took it and glanced at it, discovering that it was prominently printed with Dean Da Xun Bao Ya·Green's name, as well as her contact information.

"Qiao Sang!"

"You're fine, quickly let the other person go."

The Swift Fire Stallion's expression was calm, not intimidated in the slightest.

A massive purple star array lit up.

After over a dozen people went down to demonstrate, Bai Guang raised his hand.

Generally, the larger a pet beast's size, the more agile its movements.

Then, "Thunder Storage" hit it accurately and without error.

It wasn't just the skills teacher who had that thought; some of the students in the class did too.

Cong Jian thought to himself, sure enough, they're here for her…

Bai Guang's expression was calm, as if he didn't know the commotion he had caused.

"Steel Slash."

At that moment, Bai Guang suddenly understood why it was called "Thunder Baseball"…

As the dean of the Props Academy at Yu Lien Dun University, a figure of that level cared more about reputation than scarce resources at times; otherwise, she wouldn't have come to poach him for something that hadn't even been decided yet.

These past two days, deans have frequently been making contact with him. It seems they're all trying to poach him to their academies because of what the Yu Lien Dun University principal said…

Bai Guang followed the sound and looked over; it was the male classmate who had been inviting him these past two days.

Bai Guang reflected on it inwardly for a moment.

The pet beast covered in cotton over half its body called out once, then jumped off the table and left.

Over a dozen blurry-fast figures moved continuously across the field like afterimages.

Thunder Baseball? Is there a skill with that name? Bai Guang snapped back to attention at those three words, a bit dumbfounded.

When others performed combination skills, one could basically directly see the skill's pairing and purpose.

Steel Bao said nothing, folded its wings, and transformed into a white streak of light, charging straight toward where the Swift Fire Stallion was.

When Steel Bao's figure was fully revealed, the scene instantly fell silent.

"I'll do it." The skills teacher had after all seen big occasions before, a person of some experience. He was only briefly surprised by the matter of Steel Guard Falcon, then stepped forward and said: "Do you have any requirements for the pet beast that will be your opponent?"

A yellow thunder ball containing violent energy instantly condensed into form.

Two minutes later, the male classmate walked over with an excited expression: "It's 5:30 tomorrow morning, I just misread the notice."

Qiao Sang meow stepped forward, then her body slowly grew larger, only stopping when she reached about 3 meters.

Cong Jian discovered that although everyone wasn't combining particularly powerful skills, their ideas were all good, able to make the skills combined together produce an effect greater than the sum of their parts.

"Is everyone ready?" After calling names according to procedure, the thin-faced skills teacher swept his gaze around and asked.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw that he was now in the training field exclusive to the Beast Master Department.

It was only seen that when "Thunder Storage" was still about three meters from the ground, the Swift Fire Stallion's clones disappeared for some unknown reason, leaving only the main body looking extremely aggrieved, mouth wide open, seemingly unable to breathe, standing in place.

"I need some time to think about it."

Soon, a massive figure nearly four meters in size faintly appeared within the star array.

"That's right! It's Steel Guard Falcon's regressed form! But why does the size feel off?!"

Steel Bao landed on the ground, expression calm.

"No no no, calm down! This isn't the aura a king-level pet beast should have!"

Dean Da Xun Bao Ya wasn't displeased by the questioning; instead, her smile grew even brighter.

The pet beast covered in cotton over half its body landed on the table, expression calm, as if it had just not been tied up at all.

He already had some understanding of the pet beasts available on the market, but his knowledge of rarer pet beasts was still too narrow. It seemed he had to find time to go to the library and specifically look for books about rare pet beasts.

"Swoosh!"

Air Absorption… Skill Teacher was the first person to notice it.

Before Walie stood in position, he nodded to Qiao Sang beside him.

"You all go straight to the training ground."

At the same time, the end-of-class bell rang.

The instant Gang Bao finished its action, it swiftly produced over a dozen clones identical to itself, ending in a crisscross of running and moving.