Chapter 758: Little Liuqing

"But don't let your guard down just because his actual combat ability isn't that great." Teacher Bilite continued: "As long as a pet beast's spirit patterns and equipment are paired properly, it can perform at its own peak level, or even higher."

But if the pet beast itself hasn't been trained and its own strength isn't much to speak of, then even if it unleashes combat power beyond its own level, it probably still won't be that strong… though you can never judge a whale player by normal standards… Qiao Sang said in a serious tone:

"I understand."

Seeing her attitude was proper, Teacher Bilite smiled in satisfaction.

Honestly, Qiao Sang was the most worry-free monster he'd ever seen — at the very least, she actually listened to what he said.

At this moment, Qiao Sang asked:

"What type of appraiser is he?"

Appraisers have subdivisions — for example, bloodline appraisers, fossil appraisers, material appraisers, equipment appraisers, and so on.

Teacher Bilite took a sip of water and said: "A pet beast egg appraiser."

A pet beast egg appraiser… Qiao Sang fell into thought.

"Cheng Yanqi used Explosive Flame Bullet to force Little Liuqing away from its spot! It broke free of the control and teleported right in front of Little Liuqing! Cheng Yanqi used Fire Fang to bite down on Little Liuqing's underside!" The commentator's voice grew more and more passionate:

It was already such a low-intensity match — why did it have to be like that competition in the Ancient Mist Region, where right before leaving the field, they just teleport the person straight off… Elan muttered inwardly, then stood up with a smile and said:

Having said that, he followed behind the staff member.

Over the years, his questions hadn't been few… Teacher Bilite was silent for a moment, then said:

Tap tap tap… suddenly, Ougong's ear flicked slightly. He heard footsteps coming from deep within the corridor — someone was hurrying in that direction.

Just as she was thinking, Little Liuqing's eyes were the first to glow blue.

"Did he come find you for something?"

Then, she gestured toward the front desk in front of Teacher Bilite and said: "Teacher, you go ahead."

"Momo…"

Elan listened, then said without a care:

No need to flatter me that much… Elan coughed once and asked:

Seems to make sense… but why are you suddenly telling me this… Qiao Sang looked at the white-haired girl nearby, a little confused.

Saying so, he made a "please" gesture.

Little Liuqing gritted its teeth, maintaining the energy of its translucent barrier.

No matter how good the talent, it's not as exaggerated as yours… Teacher Bilite grumbled inwardly, then said with a composed expression:

He suddenly thought of something, looked at Elan in disbelief, and said angrily:

Elan: "…"

"I'm heading off." Ougong finished speaking and walked toward the corridor exit.

The flames struck empty air.

Unfortunately, the opponent's age was right there, and so was their experience.

Still approaching in a straight line…

Huh? Elan was stunned for a moment and asked:

"Big Sister Elan, show some mercy."

The moment Like Ya Bao appeared in the star array, it was controlled and suspended in mid-air.

Honestly, I think those two moves paired together work pretty well.

At the same time, a cheer erupted from the audience stands.

"That's nothing — among the contestants, I really am the most popular. It's perfectly normal for everyone to know me."

Abolon opened his mouth, just about to speak.

"Momo…"

The flames collided with the barrier, but didn't immediately blast it apart or cause an explosion.

Just as she was thinking, the flames on the barrier suddenly reversed direction, their power surging, and surged toward Like Ya Bao's position.

At that moment, the commentator's voice came from the corridor: "The next matchup is contestant Qiao Sang·Pu Wai'ao versus contestant Elan!"

Forcing out a Substitute wasn't bad — at least it burned through a fair amount of energy… Elan was fairly satisfied with the situation before her eyes.

The invisible sound waves instantly and rapidly expanded in range.

She had heard of that type of appraiser — supposedly they could determine the species, gender, egg age, and even talent of the pet beast inside based on the patterns on the egg's surface.

"BANG!!!"

"Little Liuqing is a Psychic-type pet beast — it's hard to get close to. This match is going to be a tough one."

It recalled its beast master's pre-match instructions, and the bells around its neck and on its claws began to sway.

Ougong arrived at the corridor and stood still.

"Why is my hand speed so fast?"

Little Liuqing seemed to realize something and stiffly turned its head.

"Big Sister Elan…" Abolon looked at the white-haired girl before him and gave a bitter smile: "I'm really sorry about last time."

"Contestant Elan is waving to everyone as she exits the field!"

"How could that be!" Ougong blurted out: "Your popularity is at its peak right now!"

After an unknown amount of time, a staff member with a familiar face came over and said respectfully:

Half a minute later, a slightly familiar figure appeared before them.

Little Liuqing raised its paw, and a translucent barrier about eight meters in diameter instantly appeared in front of it.

Finally, no more problems… Teacher Bilite quietly let out a sigh of relief inside.

A green star array lit up on the field first.

The moment the words fell, the two yellow bells on Little Liuqing's head began to sway.

Mo Li Dangdang felt the scorching-cold gaze from the other side and got a slight tingling sensation on its scalp.

"I'll contact you once the match starts!" Ablon called out toward Elan's retreating back, his tone slightly urgent.

Heaven knows, he was just an instructor at the Beast-Taming Academy who had originally been on vacation…

She gazed at her opponent, who had short brown hair and looked to be only in his early twenties, and the opponent's detailed information surfaced in her mind.

Although Yaobao's Flame Vortex was only an intermediate skill, this fellow had practiced it to the realm of ultimate mastery, yet it still failed to directly break through that move. This showed that, apart from the high difficulty of Mo Li Dangdang's move, the energy within its body—even though it had lost a portion due to the Substitute—was still greater than Yaobao's…

"Shake!" Qiao Sang issued the command.

Mo Li Dangdang… Elan looked at the pet beast floating in midair nearby—about two meters tall, with two yellow bells on its head, a silver bell tied around its neck, and a silver bell tied to each of its two claws. Its body was covered in white spirit patterns. The species name surfaced in his mind.

That move also caused it to lose control over Yaobao.

"Ya!"

A red-gold streak of light shot through the spot where Mo Li Dangdang had just been, followed immediately by a violent explosion. A tsunami of flames instantly churned up into the air.

Unlike the picture, those eight bells were props…

The staff member who had been playing wallflower nearby said respectfully, "Sister Ougong, it's your turn to take the field."

Congratulations, you got it right… Being able to become a B-rank Appraiser at 35 must have taken considerable energy, so naturally there's no time to spend on pet beasts' actual combat training. Combat experience is lacking; she doesn't even know not to be casually influenced by her opponent's words during a match… Elan sighed inwardly while putting on a face as if he hadn't heard:

"Bang!!!"

"What did you say?"

Although the patterns on most pet beast eggs make it obvious at a glance which species they belong to, there are always exceptions.

A tremendous boom rang out in the air.

……

Use telekinesis to control Yaobao over, then use the sound of the bells to deafen Yaobao, so that it won't be able to hear your commands? Elan analyzed his opponent's intentions in his mind.

"Sister Ougong, please come with me to the front desk to prepare."

Qiao Sang looked over, a polite smile on her face:

With Mirror Coat in play, most special-attack skills would be hard to execute, unless the attacking skill was far stronger than Mirror Coat…

An invisible sound wave surged toward the approaching Yaobao.

Mirror Coat can return the special-attack damage dealt by the opponent at double… Elan recognized the skill Mo Li Dangdang had used, his brow furrowing slightly.

Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something and asked, "Since you're a pet beast egg appraiser, does that mean the pet beasts you contract for yourself are all chosen starting from pet beast eggs?"

Mo Li Dangdang looked at the churning flames and revealed a frightened expression.

Elan stared at her and smiled slightly.

Mo Li Dangdang heard its own beast-tamer's voice, gathered its courage, and put on a serious expression.

Some pet beast eggs may appear to inherit from the father's side on the surface, but what hatches is from the mother's side. Some even display skipped-generation inheritance, inheriting the bloodline of some elder.

The commentator's voice rang out:

Qiao Sang instinctively looked up and saw Cheng Yanqi unleashing Fire Fang, biting fiercely into Mo Li Dangdang's body.

Qiao Sang was certain—this guy did it on purpose!

Mo Li Dangdang got a fright, instinctively vanishing from the spot and teleporting to a height a hundred meters away.

"Get down here!" Ougong, seeing Mo Li Dangdang's timid look, was somewhat displeased and couldn't help raising her voice.

The last one, Mo Li Dangdang, a Superpower-type General-rank pet beast. It can emit bell-like tones; the bells on its body produce sounds at a low frequency inaudible to human ears, causing the opponent to become deaf for a certain period of time…

A middle-parted red mullet-head hairstyle, wearing silver earring ornaments—it was the woman who had stood in front of her when she made her appearance on the first day of the Beast-Tamer Star Match.

Actually, she couldn't be blamed. She had witnessed the effect of Mo Li Dangdang's bell sound before. If it was as devastatingly powerful as Fairy Treasure Butterfly's Wave of Peace, then Yaobao most likely couldn't hear her own commands right now.

She also didn't know which pet beast her opponent would summon first…

Qiao Sang: "……"

Immediately after, came the orange-yellow star array.

"3, 2, 1, the match begins!"

"Ya!"

With Yaobao's strength, even without her commands, it could quickly make any appropriate response during the match.

Elan continued asking:

For a moment, Elan said nothing more.

For example, just now, and for example, some materials for Super Su Xing.

At the same time, the audience seats began buzzing with discussion.

"If she selects pet beasts from pet beast eggs, does that mean the pet beasts she contracts all have excellent talents?"

Stare Ladybug, a Flying-type and Bug-type dual-attribute General-rank pet beast. It likes to fly through the starry sky while scattering powder. It is said that when the powder lands on something, good things happen. It has the Super Vision characteristic—when it stares intently at an object, the bacteria on it can all be seen…

The education she had received before was that a pet beast's talent had to be judged on one's own after it hatched from the pet beast egg, based on aspects such as whether the pet beast had inherited talent skills.

Unfortunately, the Yaobao that appeared.

Ablon was stunned for a moment. Seeing that the other party really didn't seem to have taken it to heart, hope lit up in his dim pupils:

"That's because my hand speed is faster than others."

It had just been about to launch an attack when Yaobao on the other side had already opened its mouth.

Elan shifted from a wave to a beckoning gesture, stepping onto the field and taking his position.

At that moment, a mechanical voice rang out across the entire venue:

Elan raised his hand and immediately formed hand seals.

Buddy, you're 35, your pet beast has both spirit patterns and props on it, and you tell me to show mercy—how could I possibly… Elan grumbled inwardly, while putting on a face as if he hadn't heard clearly:

Since Yaobao couldn't hear her voice, she would use commands it could understand… Thinking of this, Ougong raised her hand and snapped her fingers.

"Oh! Mo Li Dangdang used Substitute!"

Like Ya Bao's ears twitched, and she realized something was off.

Ailang raised his head and saw that the Magic Chime Chime that Like Ya Bao had been biting had vanished, reappearing a hundred meters away.

After two days of training, your hand speed has slowed considerably.

Ougong's hand speed was still 0.5 seconds faster than his opponent's.

"Maybe."

"He was deliberately talking just now to distract your attention!"

"What is it?"

At that moment, Ailang said in a teasing tone: "If you were him, the best way to end it would be to have Magic Chime Chime control the opponent — that way it would control the mouth and other parts that can fire off skills all at once."

Suddenly, it felt a chill on its back.

"Ailang looks pretty weak, but every time it seems like the start of the match puts him at a disadvantage."

"To reach B-rank Appraiser at such a young age, unless you've been steeped in that field since childhood, my family's conditions aren't bad — even if I couldn't appraise it myself, there would be more professional people who would come help me appraise it."

"Okay."

Seeing this, Like Ya Bao vanished on the spot and reappeared beneath Magic Chime Chime.

"What did he say?"

"Magic…"

Your gaze slowly swept across the silver bells on Magic Chime Chime's neck and claws.

In short, it was a profound field of study.

"Momo…"

Ougong didn't speak.

A change in attitude — there had to be something fishy going on… neither early nor late, but specifically waiting until Lubao's Healing Light ability was exposed before coming to find you — could this guy have come down with a terminal illness himself, or had someone in his family? … Ailang raised one hand and waved it behind him, signaling that he understood.

So just from a pet beast egg one really could discern talent — the paying players really were different… Ailang sighed inwardly.

He figured it out now — Ailang had very few questions; if they were only about how to train pet beasts, he could answer naturally, but he happened to dislike being asked anything related to training battles.

A beam of red threaded with gold, imbued with terrifying energy, instantly shot straight toward Magic Chime Chime's position.

Seeing Cheng Yanqilu appear in front of his pet beast, Qiao Sang was just about to give a command.

"It's already fast enough — let's not forget how old you are."

The opponent shouldn't have done a thousand things, shouldn't have done ten thousand things — shouldn't have let Like Ya Bao get close to Magic Chime Chime…

Since that was the case, she could only try a different approach; she couldn't just stand there doing nothing.

Showing mercy once, the audience would only laugh; showing mercy twice would be a little embarrassing.

Just as the crowd was discussing, Magic Chime Chime, controlling Like Ya Bao, whooshed closer toward its position.

Qiao Sang · Puwai'ao, 35 years old, although she only had three pet beasts, they were all General-rank.

Ailang still remembered the commentator's introduction of him at the time: from the Seventh District, 1.88 meters tall, seven-time Pet Beast Arena Championship霸主 — Abolong · Nowitzki.

"Last time I mistook you for a fan who snuck in, and even said I'd get you an autograph — I'm very sorry."

A thick, spiraling flame instantly blasted out, shooting toward Magic Chime Chime's position.

Like Ya Bao watched her opponent getting closer and closer, staring intently, an excited expression on her face.

"Momo!"

Maifuweng, a General-rank grass-type pet beast — once you smell the powder on its body, it will cause hallucinations within a certain period of time.

"Magic Chime Chime took the initiative to launch a Psychic attack and has controlled Cheng Yanqilu!" the commentator narrated the current situation in real time.

Its body didn't struggle, letting the opponent pull it closer — it simply opened its mouth.

"Uh, I already forgot your age…"

"Magic!"