Chapter 85

He wasn’t that bored!

On the arena, Feng Feng Guangyao won against his opponent cleanly and neatly, winning a round of applause.

“Feng Feng Guangyao should be the first place in this year’s selection competition!”

“That’s not for sure, isn’t there someone who air-dropped into the semi-finals?”

“Could it really be that corrupt? Maybe that air-dropped person has some strength!”

“Not corrupt? If it’s not corrupt, why not fight to the semi-finals, why air-drop? I’m telling you, this is a guaranteed spot!”

“Exactly, they’ll arrange a tough opponent for Feng Feng Guangyao, make Feng Feng Guangyao’s strength drop significantly, and then that air-dropped person will just swoop in and take the first place. You just wait and see!”

“Do you know who air-dropped into the semi-finals?”

“I heard it was an order from the City Lord, probably a relative of the City Lord!”

“……”

Seeing his sister wanting to speak, Su Yang quickly stopped her and pulled her away from the crowd.

“Brother, why didn’t you explain it to them?”

“No need, when the time comes to stand on the arena, I’ll just prove it with my strength!”

“Hmm!”

Soon, the last day of the Seven Star City selection competition arrived.

The day before, the candidates for the semi-finals had been decided.

A total of five people: four Silver-rank beastmasters and one Bronze-rank beastmaster.

Adding Su Yang, there were six in total!

On the final day, the area around the arena was packed with people.

Even those who missed the previous days’ matches would come out today to see the youngest genius beastmasters of Seven Star City and see who would finally win first place!

Most importantly, it was rumored that there was an inside job in today’s Seven Star City young genius selection competition!

This made it even more attractive!

Seven Star City City Lord Su Su Liqun and Vice City Lord Dou Dou Wenlong also appeared at the scene.

The semi-final format was very simple: draw lots and fight in pairs.

The top three would be decided in the morning.

In the afternoon, the top three would compete for the final rankings!

The rewards for the top three were very simple, crude, and practical.

The first place would receive a reward of 1 million Federation coins, the second place would receive 500,000 Federation coins, and the third place would receive 300,000 Federation coins!

The winning beastmasters could spend the money where it was needed most to improve their strength.

500,000 Federation coins was enough to buy a decent Platinum-rank pet egg!

On the arena, the six young beastmasters participating in the semi-finals lined up, with Su Yang at the very edge.

The other five young beastmasters occasionally glanced at Su Yang.

Two of the beastmasters suddenly realized something when they saw Su Yang.

Clearly, they knew Su Yang.

The other three beastmasters looked at Su Yang with defiance and disdain…

People who thought they were excellent always looked down on those who walked through backdoors and pulled strings.

In their eyes, Su Yang was just someone who walked through a backdoor.

Su Yang’s appearance also attracted the attention of the spectators.

“Is that the one who air-dropped in?”

“Yes, that’s him, he looks so young!”

“His strength probably isn’t that great!”

“I really hope he faces Feng Feng Guangyao so Feng Feng Guangyao can teach him a lesson!”

“……”

Many of Su Yang’s classmates were also standing in the crowd.

Seeing Su Yang standing next to the other semi-finalists, they suddenly understood that he was the one who air-dropped into the semi-finals!

Ai Ai Jiaming said in a low voice: “Looks like this really is an inside job!”

“Yeah, definitely an inside job. How long has it been since Su Yang graduated? Three months?”

“If he had followed the normal competition process, he definitely wouldn’t have made it to the semi-finals!”

“I heard Su Yang gained the appreciation of the City Lord!”

“……”

Don’t look at how Ai Ai Jiaming and the others were polite and concerned about Su Yang when they met him last time.

That was all just surface-level acting.

These young people from good backgrounds knew how to read the situation and how to say what people wanted to hear.

They only said nice things to win his favor because they knew Su Yang had great beastmaster talent and might become a big shot in the future.

But now that Su Yang wasn’t in front of them, they exposed their jealousy toward him.

Su Xiao, Zhang Zhang Xiuru, and Su Wan were also in the crowd. Hearing so many people talking about her brother, Su Xiao shouted loudly: “Brother, go for it!”

Su Yang also saw his mother, sister, and Su Wan in the crowd and nodded at them with a smile.

In the VIP seats, Dou Dou Wenlong’s gaze fell on Su Yang.

He smiled and said to Su Su Liqun: “Is that Su Yang?”

“Yes, a very good young man!”

“Even if he is very good, you didn’t need to let him air-drop directly into the semi-finals!”

Su Su Liqun smiled and said: “Geniuses should have privileges!”

Dou Dou Wenlong smiled and didn’t continue speaking.

The first step of the competition: drawing lots.

A soldier placed a sealed box in front of the six contestants.

“Who among you is willing to take the initiative to draw lots and pick your opponent?”

Three beastmasters stood out actively, including that Bronze-rank beastmaster who had made it to the semi-finals by luck.

As a result, after the drawing results were announced, the crowd that had been quietly waiting for the competition became noisy and chaotic again.

Because the person that Bronze-rank beastmaster drew was number six—Su Yang!

“I told you, the competition is rigged!”

“Directly sent to the finals, at least top three!”

“Have they no shame!”

“Exactly, I can’t even watch this anymore!”

“Right now, I most want to see that number six get beaten to a pulp by Feng Feng Guangyao!”

“Yeah!”

“Brother, go for it, make them all shut up!”

“……”

On the arena, Su Yang saw the number six tag in the Bronze-rank beastmaster’s hand and was also helpless.

A one-in-three chance, and he ran into it. His luck was slightly better, could he be blamed for that?

Besides, it wasn’t him who drew the Bronze-rank beastmaster.

It was someone else who drew him, alright!

“The first match is Shi An versus Su Yang, contestants please prepare!”

Su Yang’s match was arranged to be the first one.

The other four contestants left the arena, and the referee walked between the two to announce the rules: “The competition only allows the use of beastmaster power. Using other tools is a violation and will result in an immediate loss.”

“During the battle, there are no rules; you can attack any position!”

“You can surrender. Once one side surrenders, the other must stop!”

“The referee has the right to intervene in the match when a beastmaster’s life is in danger… Do you understand?!”

Su Yang and Shi An nodded in unison.