Chapter 1655

Chapter 640 is Enough… (Two Chapters Combined)

Laufey chimed in,

“Didn’t the seniors tell us to stop the Super Star Beast Taming Club from going to find the Myriad Source Fruit? We happened to see the people from Yantian University, and thinking they were probably also in a hurry to get to where the Myriad Source Fruit was, we stopped them all.”

Michaela, after hearing this, approved of their actions:

“You’ve worked hard.”

“It was our mission, there’s no question of hardship.” Bjorn said, then eagerly asked,

“Did you get the Myriad Source Fruit?”

“Yes,” Josang smiled.

Hearing this, the three of them perked up.

“That’s great!”

“Yes, thankfully we had the seniors and Josang with us this time. Otherwise, not to mention the other forces, just with Yantian University and the Super Star Beast Taming Club involved, we wouldn’t have had any chance of getting the Myriad Source Fruit.”

“We didn’t hold them off for nothing!”

The three felt fortunate.

Suddenly, Bjorn looked over expectantly:

“Where’s the Myriad Source Fruit?”

“My little tooth, the Burning Emperor, ate a lot of it,” Josang said.

Michaela added,

“I told her to have her pet eat the Myriad Source Fruit as soon as possible after picking it, otherwise things might get complicated.”

She didn’t say anything more.

Bjorn was taken aback at first, then understood,

“Indeed, with so many forces watching in the secret realm, it’s better to eat the Myriad Source Fruit as soon as possible.”

Laufey and Stein remained silent, indicating their agreement.

Although their mission this time was to obtain the Myriad Source Fruit, ever since they learned that Senior Michaela and Josang would be traveling together, they understood that the Myriad Source Fruit was definitely for Josang’s use.

Even if some members of the school’s leadership might want to use it, they would definitely not say anything if they knew that the Myriad Source Fruit had been used by Josang.

After all, as the youngest S-rank professional beast tamer in history, and currently the most talented student in the Imperial Class, he still had priority in using this resource.

Moreover, if Senior Michaela and Josang hadn’t come to the secret realm together this time, there was a high probability that they wouldn’t have had a chance to obtain the Myriad Source Fruit.

“Where’s Fen Diduo?” Stein looked around.

“It was asleep in the Beast Taming Manual, so I summoned it,” Qiao Sang said, forming hand seals.

A dazzling and magnificent golden star array lit up.

Soon, the sleeping Ya Bao appeared within the star array.

“Stein, check on Ya Bao’s condition,” Michaela said.

Stein didn’t hesitate and squatted down to examine it carefully.

After about five minutes, he stood up, looked at the sleeping Ya Bao, pondered for a moment, and said,

“Burning Emperor is currently in a deep sleep absorption state, which means that the Myriad Source Fruit contains a large amount of energy that cannot be digested by the body immediately. It can only enter a deep sleep, stop external actions, and focus entirely on absorbing the energy in the Myriad Source Fruit.”

“This Myriad Source Fruit probably contains a lot of energy.”

“If it didn’t contain a lot, would so many forces be fighting over it?” Laufey retorted.

“What I mean is, this Myriad Source Fruit contains even more energy than a normal Myriad Source Fruit,” Stein explained. “Generally speaking, when a pet absorbs a large amount of energy, it will fall asleep, but not into a deep sleep.”

“Deep sleep means that the energy it needs to absorb exceeds its normal digestibility.”

“In a sleep state, the pet will wake up shortly, but it will sleep longer than usual each day and will still need to eat some food to fill its stomach but not to provide energy. In deep sleep, however, the pet will sleep for a long time without needing to eat anything, just like some pets need summer hibernation or winter hibernation. Without a significant disturbance, it simply cannot wake up.”

He paused, then added,

“It seems that the Burning Emperor will be asleep for a considerable period of time.”

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao understood, floated to Ya Bao’s side, and extended its paw to lift one of Ya Bao’s eyelids.

Ya Bao did not react.

Little Xunbao’s eyes lit up, and it extended its other paw to lift Ya Bao’s other eyelid.

Ya Bao still did not react.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao’s eyes brightened again. Just as it stuck out its tongue, approached Ya Bao, and prepared to lick it to see if it would wake it up,

Xia Bao was startled and quickly floated to its side to stop it:

“Xia Xia!”

“Xia Xia!”

Don’t wake it up! It will affect its energy absorption!

“Xunxun?”

Little Xunbao withdrew its tongue, looked at it, and called out, indicating how it knew.

After saying that, it called out again:

“Xunxun~”

Don’t worry, I already said that in deep sleep, without a lot of noise, Brother Ya Bao can’t wake up at all.

“Xia Xia.”

Xia Bao called out seriously, indicating that it wouldn’t do, what if it woke up early?

After saying that, it answered Little Xunbao’s previous question:

“Xia Xia.”

My inherited memories told me.

“Qing Qing.”

Qing Bao nodded beside it and echoed, indicating that its inherited memories also contained this content.

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao looked at Xia Bao, then at Qing Bao, and suddenly felt a little melancholy.

“How come it didn’t inherit any memories…

for a very long time…” Upon hearing these words, Qiao Sang suddenly had a bad feeling and asked,

“Won’t Ya Bao still not wake up before the competition?”

Stein looked at her and nodded slightly: “That’s possible.”

For a moment, the atmosphere was somewhat silent.

Although the list of participants for the Interstellar Beast Taming Championship had not yet been released, as teachers of the Imperial Beast Taming Academy, they all knew why Qiao Sang had returned to Blue Star.

Although Fen Diduo, as a Royal-level pet beast, was not a main force, each contestant only had one or two Royal-level pet beasts, making them a crucial backbone of the fighting force.

There was only one Emperor-level pet beast to begin with, and now they’re missing a Royal-level pet beast capable of fighting, making their chances of winning even lower.

Could it even not wake up during the official competition…? That’s quite a long sleep. But the longer it sleeps, the more energy Ya Bao absorbs, right…? Qiao Sang thought of something and asked,

“If Ya Bao is asleep, will it pass the pre-competition pet physical examination?”

To be honest, it would be a lie to say there was no pressure with Ya Bao still asleep during the competition, but compared to Ya Bao successfully absorbing energy for evolution, this pressure was nothing.

If Ya Bao had to interrupt its absorption and wake up early to participate in the competition, she’d rather not participate at all.

“Sure,” Michaela replied, “The Interstellar Beast Taming Championship requires six pet beasts to participate fully. If Ya Bao doesn’t wake up, you can send Xia Bao to compete.”

“Xia Xia…”

Me… Xia Bao was stunned.

Qiao Sang looked at Xia Bao, thinking that letting Xia Bao participate was no different from directly giving up a point, but if Ya Bao didn’t wake up, that would be the only option…

Just as he was pondering this, Mikaela said in a deep voice:

“However, the physical examination results before the pet competition are easily leaked. Once others know that Ya Bao is asleep and cannot participate, you will probably have a much harder time in the battle.”

Once the battle list is released, the forces behind each contestant will thoroughly understand the opponent’s information to formulate the best battle plan.

Once it is known that Ya Bao is asleep and cannot participate, there is no need to formulate tactics against Fen Di Duo. Whether in terms of mentality or in formulating battle plans, the opponent will definitely have a much easier time.

“It’s alright,” Qiao Sang said, feigning ease. “I never expected this competition to be easy.”

She then looked at Ya Bao and smiled,

“Besides, Ya Bao might wake up before the competition. There are still about twenty days until then; anything can happen.”

If all else fails, they’ll have Gang Bao deal with one Royal-level pet and then immediately proceed to the second competition, using temporary bond evolution to unleash its Overlord Aura and see if it can immediately defeat the second Royal-level pet.

Gang Bao: “…”

…

“What? Qiao Sang’s Burning Emperor ate the Myriad Source Fruit?” Fermi frowned. “You were guarding it here, and the Myriad Source Fruit was still stolen?”

The other two members of the Super Star Beast Taming Club exchanged glances, both showing shock on each other’s faces.

“Her mentor, Michaela, transferred me away, leaving only the Half-Hidden Spirit to guard the Myriad Source Fruit,” Miles said calmly. “However, we did underestimate Josan’s strength; she’s much stronger than I imagined.”

“Josan is certainly powerful! She won the Master Challenge shortly after becoming an A-rank professional Beastmaster! But she actually managed to snatch the Myriad Source Fruit from you…” Fermi’s face was filled with disbelief.

Before he could finish, Miles interrupted,

“Not from me, but from the Half-Hidden Spirit.”

“Half-Half…”

The Half-Hidden Spirit, receiving treatment nearby, called out weakly, indicating his own incompetence…

Isn’t the Half-Hidden Spirit your strongest asset? Doesn’t it represent you?! Fermi thought to himself, but didn’t say it aloud.

Although he and Miles were both S-rank professional Beastmasters, there was a significant difference in their strength and status within the club, making it difficult for him to speak directly about certain things.

Fermi paused for two seconds, then changed the subject, saying, “But it’s alright, on the bright side, at least the Burning Emperor ate more. That way, even if Qiao Sang increases her strength, it won’t be by much.”

Miles looked at him, raising an eyebrow:

“Didn’t you want her to join the club? Why are you so happy that the Burning Emperor ate more of the Myriad Source Fruit?”

“The stronger she is, the greater the price we’ll have to pay to get her into the club.” Fermi finished speaking, then, as if remembering something, pondered, “Now that we’re all in the same secret realm, perhaps this is a good opportunity to approach her.”

Miles chuckled:

“We’ve been fighting her for the Myriad Source Fruit for half the day, are you sure she and her mentor will give you a friendly look when we go over?”

Fermi thought of Michaela and fell silent.

Suddenly, he sensed something, his eyes sharpening as he looked to the side.

The bushes swayed slightly, as if something had just lingered there.

“Stop looking, you’ve been listening for ages,” Miles said nonchalantly. “It must be some kind of faction’s pet beast. It’s good that they know Qiao Sang’s Burning Emperor ate too much of the Myriad Source Fruit, so they won’t cause any more trouble.”

After saying that, she glanced at the Half-Hidden Spirit, and then asked the man who had just stopped healing,

“Is it healed?”

“Yes,” the man said respectfully. “The Half-Hidden Spirit wasn’t actually injured, but mainly suffered from excessive energy and mental depletion. It just needs some rest.”

“Will it interfere with the current training?” Miles asked.

The man thought for a moment and said, “Some skills that require a lot of energy and mental power might not be able to be trained smoothly.”

After hearing this, Miles said without hesitation,

“Let’s go, let’s train.”

With that, she turned and left.

“Half-Half…”

The Half-Hidden Spirit got up and followed behind.

…

“Damn it! Those people from the Imperial Beast Taming Academy were definitely doing this on purpose!” The middle-aged man with red curly hair listened to the report from a grass-type pet beast beside him, his face grim.

“What do we do now?” asked the woman with short, neat hair.

“Qiao Sang is participating in the Interstellar Beast Taming Championship. This secret realm only opens once every ten days,” Dagur said. “Should we leave Qiao Sang here? Should we prevent her from participating smoothly?”

“Leave her here?” The middle-aged man with red curly hair looked at him like he was an idiot.

“She’s an S-rank professional beast tamer, and she has an S-rank professional beast tamer mentor beside her. Are you going to leave her here, or should I?”

Dagur calmly said,

“It only delays her exit from the secret realm; we can manage that.”

“There’s no need,” said the woman with short, neat hair. “That person specifically signed up for this competition to fight Qiao Sang. If he finds out we’re deliberately preventing Qiao Sang from participating, it’ll be very troublesome.”

Dagur fell silent.

At this moment, the middle-aged man with red curly hair said, “After we go out, spread the news that Qiao Sang obtained the Myriad Source Fruit and that the Burning Emperor swallowed an extra portion.”

He sneered,

“Let all the participating forces know this news.”

Once the news of the Burning Emperor’s absorption of the Myriad Source Fruit spreads, all forces will surely reassess Qiao Sang’s strength based on the worst-case scenario.

Everyone will definitely predict that the Burning Emperor’s energy will reach the late-stage Emperor level after absorbing the Myriad Source Fruit. If Qiao Sang is assigned to a group, they will be more cautious, hoping to eliminate her in the first round.

Leif imagined the three guys who had just stopped him seeing Qiao Sang eliminated in the first round, and his mood instantly improved.

…

Time slowly passed.

A few days later.

“Qi Qi!”

“Qi Qi!”

Countless green leaves, like blades, swept across the sky, and several grass-type pets, their bodies almost entirely covered in sharp thorns, screamed and flew backward, closing their eyes and fainting.

“Xia Xia…”

Xia Bao, in battle form, gasped for breath, then her body flashed with green light, her size slowly shrinking, returning to her normal form.

“Take a rest.” Qiao Sang stepped forward and handed over the energy recovery fluid she had prepared beforehand.

“Xiaxia.”

Xia Bao’s eyes crinkled as she took the energy recovery fluid and drank it down in large gulps.

Qiao Sang seized the opportunity to enter the Beast Taming Codex, quickly flipping to the page about Xia Bao, her gaze falling to the points column.

Enough for evolution…