Chapter 1660

Chapter 645 – Attention Level (Part 2)

Michaela remained silent for a long time before speaking,

“You’ve always been lucky. Among the contestants this time, there aren’t many who possess three Emperor-level pets. You won’t be that unlucky.”

Qiao Sang nodded in agreement,

“I think so too.”

To be honest, she also felt that she had always been lucky.

“Xia Xia?”

At this moment, Xia Bao floated to her Beastmaster’s side and called out, indicating what to do when encountering an opponent with two Emperor-level pets.

Lu Bao pricked up its ears.

Then they could only hope that Lu Bao could directly take down both of them. If not, they hoped that Lu Bao could take down one, then severely injure the second one, and then let Gang Bao temporarily evolve, taking down the second Emperor-level pet during the short evolution period… Qiao Sang patted its head and said,

“As long as we do our best.”

After this period of training, she had a sufficient understanding and grasp of Lu Bao’s strength. As long as it didn’t encounter a pet like the Semi-Hidden Spirit, which specifically possessed abilities to counter ice-type pets, it had the ability to fight against other Emperor-level pets that had been evolved for a long time.

Although Lu Bao hasn’t been evolved for long, its proficiency with super-tier skills increases with each use, making it comparable to some Emperor-level pets that have evolved much longer.

Combined with its Healing Light and Energy Regeneration, it can sustain in prolonged battles.

However, there’s no need to fully reveal these thoughts to Xia Bao. After all, it’s Xia Bao who asked, and she can’t very well tell it that against opponents with two Emperor-level opponents, she can only rely on Lu Bao, and that it’s just there to fill a spot and make the match go smoothly…

“Xia Xia!”

Xia Bao, hearing this, looked serious and called out, indicating that they can’t just give it their all; they have to try their best!

Then, looking at its Beastmaster, it called again,

“Xia Xia.”

It was going to train.

Hearing this, Qiao Sang felt a pang of emotion and sighed, thinking, “Xia Bao, you’ve already worked hard enough lately, but some things can’t be accomplished simply by effort.”

Even so, she still prepared to stand up and take Xia Bao to train.

She definitely wanted to support her pet’s training.

“What did Xia Bao say?” Michaela asked from the side.

Josang stood up and said,

“It said it wants to train, I’ll take it to train now.”

Michaela subconsciously said,

“There are only three days until the competition, even if it wants to train, you should be with Lu…”

She suddenly realized Xia Bao was right there and swallowed the rest of her words.

Even so, Xia Bao understood.

It wasn’t sad, but looked at its Beastmaster and called out with deep agreement,

“Xia Xia.”

Taking it to train was too much of a waste of time; it could train by itself.

With that, it floated towards the door.

But after only two meters, Xia Bao suddenly stopped, turned around, and called out somewhat apologetically,

“Xia Xia.”

Could you take it to the training place first? It didn’t know where the training place was.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang chuckled,

“I’ll take you.”

Then, as if remembering something, she turned to Lu Bao and said,

“Lu Bao, let’s train together.”

The teacher’s words weren’t without merit. With only three days left until the competition, such a short time should be focused on Lu Bao’s training. However, Xia Bao wanted to train, and she couldn’t let her do as she pleased. After all, with Xia Bao’s combat talent, she still needed guidance. So, they decided to train together.

Without a word, Lu Bao walked to the backpack and jumped inside.

The instant she jumped in, the television screen suddenly went black, emitting a buzzing sound.

Qiao Sang realized something and turned to look.

Lu Bao’s head popped out of the backpack.

Michaela frowned. Her first thought was of Guilunsel, who could freely enter and exit the network. She wondered if Guilunsel was already trying to poach them as soon as they returned to an environment with internet access.

In that instant, a crack appeared on the television screen, and silver eyes slowly opened within it.

It was Jianyin Suo Suo… Michaela’s brows relaxed.

“Jianyin Suo Suo!” Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up as she greeted it.

Seeing its idol so happy to see it, Jianyin Suo Suo’s eyes welled up with tears, and it had an urge to jump out of the screen, but it remembered its image and its business, and quickly restrained itself, blinking once.

Blue subtitles appeared out of thin air in front of the television like a projection:

[I have collected a lot of new information during this period, and I have organized it and sent it to you. Remember to take a look.]

Lu Bao couldn’t read, and its head burrowed back into its backpack.

New information? Qiao Sang remembered its dead phone and explained,

“My phone died in the secret realm, so I didn’t see it.”

The silver eyes blinked, and the subtitles changed:

[I know that all the participating forces now know that you just came out of the secret realm, and they also know that the Burning Emperor ate too much Myriad Source Fruit. You have to be careful.] “It’s been so long, it’s amazing they’re still keeping an eye on me,” Qiao

Sang sighed. She wasn’t surprised that so many forces in the secret realm knew about Ya Bao eating the Myriad Source Fruit, but the fact that everyone knew she had just left the secret realm meant they were still paying attention. Just then, Michaela spoke up, “Perhaps it’s not that the participating forces are still watching you, but that your leaving the secret realm made the news.” With that, she took out her phone, opened the trending topics, and placed it on the coffee table. Qiao Sang glanced at it and saw that the first trending topic was related to her: 【Qiao Sang Appears in Secret Realm 2】 “This is actually the number one trending topic?” Qiao Sang couldn’t help but pick up her phone, her face full of surprise. She was considered a celebrity now, so she didn’t think much of her whereabouts making the trending topics, but she never expected such a small thing to become the number one trending topic. Michaela smiled, “Don’t forget, this is the Dragon Kingdom. Here, your level of attention should be the highest among all the participants.”

As Michaela finished speaking, the silver eyes blinked, and the subtitles changed:

【That’s right, ever since the list of contestants for the Interstellar Beast Taming Championship was announced, everyone has been talking about you every day.】

Am I that popular…? Josang’s heart stirred. Thinking of the upcoming competition and everyone’s attention, his desire to train grew even stronger. He put down his phone and said seriously,

“I’ll remember to look at the information. I won’t let everyone down.”

With that, he slung the backpack containing Lu Bao over his shoulder and walked towards the door.

Xia Bao quickly followed.

“This isn’t a secret realm. Remember not to train some of Lu Bao’s skills,” Michaela turned to look at Josang’s retreating figure and reminded him.

“I know,” Josang waved back and closed the door.

Michaela turned around; the silver eyes on the television had already disappeared.

Why did he turn off the TV so easily…? Michaela picked up the remote and turned the TV back on.

It was still the news channel, but this time the news report had switched to another story:

“…Nine of the top contenders are the favorites to win this year’s Interstellar Beast Taming Championship, each possessing a unique fighting style…”

As the announcer spoke, nine photos appeared on the screen, quickly arranged.

Qiao Sang’s photo wasn’t among them.

…

Night fell. Qiao Sang returned from training, ate dinner, went back to her bedroom, leaned against the bed, picked up her phone which was charging, and turned it on.

Dozens of missed calls and 99+ unread text messages instantly appeared.

Qiao Sang chose to ignore them and carefully reviewed the information sent by the Inspector.

She skimmed through it quickly.

There weren’t any newly evolved pets or newly trained skills that needed attention… Suddenly, Qiao Sang remembered something and opened the trending topics.

The related keywords were still trending, but they had dropped to 26th place.

Qiao Sang was surprised to see so much attention on her first S-rank professional beast tamer competition. She thought to herself, “If I lose in the first round, how many people will be disappointed?” She clicked on a trending topic related to herself and looked down at the comments.

[“So Qiao Sang was staying in the No. 2 secret realm all along. No wonder so many people in the Zhitia region didn’t run into her.”] [

“Training in an A-rank secret realm? That’s impressive.”] [

“She’s already an S-rank professional beast tamer, an A-rank secret realm is nothing to her. Besides, she seems to have an S-rank professional beast tamer mentor with her.”] [“

Just became an S-rank professional beast tamer and already participating in the Interstellar Beast Taming Championship, that’s really brave.”] [

“Why isn’t Qiao Sang representing our Dragon Kingdom? I want to see her represent the Dragon Kingdom team.”] [

“National quotas are limited. She’s been staying on other planets before and hasn’t represented her country in any competitions. It’s normal that she didn’t get a quota.”]

[“She’s a student of the Imperial Beast Taming Academy, isn’t it normal for her to represent her school?”] [

I hope Qiao Sang doesn’t face Lin Guizhen and Li Yun. They’re all from China, and I don’t want to see either of them lose.]

[I hope Qiao Sang doesn’t face anyone stronger than her in the first round. She’s the youngest S-rank professional beast tamer in history, and I want to see her compete a few more times.]

[Huh? While I also hope Qiao Sang competes a few more times, it seems like everyone is stronger than her, right?]

[With the title of the youngest S-rank professional beast tamer in history, it would be quite embarrassing if she lost in the first round. If I were Qiao Sang, I would definitely train for over ten years before participating in the competition.]

[Qiao Sang isn’t you. When she first became an A-rank professional beast tamer, she participated in the Master Challenge Cup and won the championship. With her talent, she definitely wouldn’t be eliminated in the first round.]

[We’re all from China, and I also hope Qiao Sang wins, but tell me, which of the contestants is weaker than Qiao Sang?]

[Qiao Sang hasn’t even made a move since becoming an S-rank professional beast tamer. How do you know she’s weaker than the other contestants?]

[I don’t want to talk to toxic fans; they don’t even use their brains.] [

Stop talking. It’s already amazing that Qiao Sang can participate in the Interstellar Beast Taming Championship at her age. This isn’t a competition that just any S-rank professional beast tamer can participate in.]

[This is the first time the number one interstellar beast tamer has participated in a competition after becoming an S-rank professional beast tamer. Any official with a brain wouldn’t let her be the first to be eliminated.]

[Actually, wouldn’t it be more interesting and generate more discussion if Qiao Sang were eliminated in the first round?]

[It’s normal for Qiao Sang to be eliminated in the first round. It’s more discussion-generating if a player like Killian is eliminated in the first round.]

[Without Qiao Sang, the competition just doesn’t feel as interesting.]

[Don’t say that, or you’ll get flamed. Many players who participated in the Interstellar Cup are here this year.]

[The players participating this year are all so amazing. Even if Qiao Sang takes a few more years to hone her skills and participates again, she probably won’t be able to.]

Qiao Sang quickly browsed through the list, feeling increasingly agitated.

She had thought everyone was paying so much attention to her, even making it to the top of the trending searches for leaving a secret realm, that they all believed in her. But it turned out they just wanted her to avoid elimination in the first round…

“Xunxun…”

Just then, Little Xunbao appeared out of nowhere beside her, looked at the content on the phone, shook her head, and called out, indicating that everyone thought she would be eliminated soon…

Then, as if remembering something, she looked at the still-sleeping Ya Bao beside her, her expression showing surprise:

“Xunxun?”

Did everyone know that Big Brother Ya Bao couldn’t compete?

No one noticed Ya Bao’s expression shift slightly.

There was no mention of Ya Bao sleeping on the screen… Qiao Sang didn’t want to continue this heart-wrenching topic and changed the subject:

“How’s the white energy absorption going?”

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao sighed and called out, indicating that she didn’t know why, but felt she could absorb much less energy than before…

“Because the list of participants has been released, everyone has too many other things to focus on, so they’ve reduced their attention on you,” Qiao Sang analyzed.

She hadn’t known before, but after glancing at the other trending topics, she had a guess.

For Little Treasure to successfully absorb white energy through the doll, someone or a pet needs to express their affection for it. Now that so many interstellar celebrities and famous beasts have arrived in the Zhitia region, everyone’s attention will naturally be diverted, and they certainly won’t be constantly holding a doll and thinking about Little Treasure anymore.

“Xunxun?”

Little Xunbao panicked and cried out, indicating what to do.

“Win the competition,” Qiao Sang said. “Don’t forget, you only evolved during the competition.”

Little Xunbao was taken aback at first, then its expression suddenly became excited:

“Xunxun?”

Could it be that it evolved during this competition?

“Possibly,” Qiao Sang said, paused, and added, “But the premise is that we can participate in many rounds of competition.”

“Xunxun!”

Little Xunbao suddenly raised its paw and cried out seriously, indicating that it already knew without needing further explanation.

Qiao Sang smiled:

“What do you know?”

“Xunxun!”

Little Xunbao cried out with a serious face.

It needed to absorb more competition energy before the competition. Since everyone had reduced their attention to it, it would make them pay attention to it again!

After saying that, it disappeared.

What they had been talking about was the Stand.

The Stand and the original were becoming more and more alike… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly, but she wasn’t surprised.

As soon as Little Xunbao’s voice sounded beside her, she knew that the other party was a Stand. She could sense Little Xunbao’s location.

It wasn’t in the hotel.

…

Meanwhile, on the street.

“Xunxun!”

Little Xunbao appeared, arms outstretched, and cried out.

The people and pets around stopped and looked over, their gazes searching for a moment before turning away in confusion and continuing on their way.

Little Xunbao paused for two seconds, removed its ring, pulled out a flashlight, turned it on, and handed it to the side.

A Netherworld Ring Lord, looking exactly like it, appeared out of thin air, took the flashlight, and shone it on Little Xunbao.

“Xunxun!”

Little Xunbao opened its arms again and cried out.

The people and pets around stopped again and looked over.

A brief silence followed, then excited screams erupted.

“Little Xunbao!”

“It’s! It’s Qiao Sang’s Little Xunbao!”

“Ahhh! It’s actually Little Xunbao!”

A continuous stream of white energy flowed into Little Xunbao’s body.