Chapter 1664

Chapter 649 First Round Opponent (Part 2)

A roar of cheers erupted from the tiered, circular stands, seemingly capable of shattering the clouds.

Inside the contestants’ box

, “Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao peered through the floor-to-ceiling window at the eerie green pet holding a microphone in the center of the arena, its mouth slowly agape.

This guy is so cool…

“It’s called Li Meng Guigui, a royal-level pet. It was able to grow that big just now, probably using ghost fire as cover before unleashing Dark Shadow,” Qiao Sang explained, noticing Little Xunbao’s fixation on the pet.

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao murmured.

It

‘s so cool… “It is quite cool,” Qiao Sang agreed.

Li Meng Guigui’s appearance immediately reminded her that she was in the Zhitia region.

Beside her, Ye Xiangting sat somewhat reservedly on the sofa.

The woman before her was not only her daughter’s teacher but also an S-rank professional beast tamer. In front of such a figure, she couldn’t act as freely as usual, even though she had met her before.

“Mom Qiao Sang, wouldn’t you like something?” Michaela pushed the fruit platter towards her.

“Ah, okay.” Ye Xiangting forked a white strawberry and put it in her mouth, starting a conversation:

“This is my first time watching an S-rank professional Beastmaster battle live. I didn’t expect the contestants to be in such private boxes.”

As she spoke, she looked around with admiration.

Although it was the contestants’ area, each contestant had their own private viewing box.

The entire box was extremely luxurious, with floor-to-ceiling windows occupying three walls and the ceiling. Through the glass, one could look down or up at the sky, taking in most of the audience seats and the arena.

“Not all S-rank professional Beastmasters have such viewing conditions. This time, the Dragon Kingdom, as the organizer, has really put in a lot of effort,” Michaela said.

The Floating Spirit Arena wasn’t always there; it was specially built for this Interstellar Beastmaster Championship, and it can accommodate hundreds of thousands of spectators.

Its vast area and large number of spectators make it a contender for one of the top arenas in the interstellar world.

As she spoke, Michaela seemed to remember something and said,

“Qiao Sang, as a contestant, has a special box. You can watch the matches here from now on.”

Each contestant has a free invitation to watch the matches live. Whether they watch from the contestant’s box or from the audience is entirely up to the contestant; they just need to say so. “

Sigh, it’s a pity I can only watch one match…” Ye Xiangting thought of her daughter just becoming an S-rank professional Beastmaster, and then of the still-sleeping Ya Bao. She sighed heavily inwardly, but smiled and said,

“It’s all thanks to you for raising Qiao Sang so well, otherwise…”

Before she could finish, Michaela quickly interrupted,

“It’s all because Qiao Sang is so capable; I didn’t do anything.”

“Pfft!”

Penjia Mei couldn’t help but exclaim upon hearing her Beastmaster’s words, indicating that her Beastmaster was indeed doing something. Wuyuan

glanced at her Beastmaster from the side.

Wuwu.

Indeed, she did do something; she went out today to purify herself.

Michaela realized there might be a problem with what he said, paused, and added,

“I just took care of her food, clothing, shelter, and answered some questions about pets.”

This explanation should be fine; otherwise, if Jo-sang’s mother felt she hadn’t done anything and wanted to replace her, it wouldn’t be good.

Although parents of students at the Imperial Beast Taming Academy, even those in the Imperial Class, didn’t have the right to simply change tutors, the dean would genuinely consider Jo-sang’s parents’ suggestion.

Penjami was satisfied with her beast tamer’s addition.

“You’ve done everything, haven’t you?” Ye Xiangting relaxed, seeing Michaela’s friendly expression.

“No, Jo-sang basically trains the pets herself,” Michaela smiled, pleased with Ye Xiangting’s response.

Just as the two were chatting, the sky above the arena darkened again.

A gigantic, ghostly green ring of fire appeared out of thin air.

Then, countless ghostly green sparks fell downwards along with the ring.

Meanwhile, countless ghostly green pets of various shapes floated out from the center of the giant ring of fire in all directions.

It was as if a terrifying secret realm had descended, with the ghostly pets emerging one by one, a scene both spectacular and terrifying.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The ghostly green pets of various shapes suddenly exploded in the air, countless tiny fragments of light scattering from their bodies, transforming into a sky full of dazzling fireworks.

In the stands, the audience screamed, cheered, and took out their phones to record the moment.

It was so spectacular… Qiao Sang looked at the fireworks created by the exploding ghostly green pets, and the hundreds of thousands of faces illuminated by the brilliant fireworks for a moment, and felt a surge of excitement. Even though the competition hadn’t officially started yet, she already felt inexplicably excited.

The fireworks lasted for a full ten minutes before completely dissipating.

The ghostly green ring of fire transformed into countless ghostly green starlight that scattered in all directions.

The sky regained its brightness.

The performance in the arena soon began.

The performances primarily featured ghost-type pets, both terrifying and exciting, sending the audience and those watching on television into a frenzy of adrenaline.

“Xunxun!”

“Xunxun!”

Little Xunbao cried out excitedly as it watched the ghost-type pets perform, wishing it could join them on stage.

“Xiaxia!”

“Xiaxia!”

Xiabao, watching the performances, would occasionally jump in fright and hide in its Beastmaster’s arms, but each time it heard cheers, it couldn’t help but peek over the edge, only to be startled again.

After about two hours, the performances ended.

Many audience members were still wanting more.

On the field, the host, Tao Jia, announced loudly into the microphone:

“Good morning, everyone! Welcome to the 320th Interstellar Beast Taming Championship! Just now, the opening ceremony of this year’s Interstellar Beast Taming Championship has officially concluded! But the competition is about to begin!”

These words sparked a roar of cheers from the entire audience.

“The competition we will be holding will take place at the Floating Spirit Arena. Before the official competition, we would like to announce the player matchups for the first round,” Chen Zhuo said in his magnetic voice.

Between the two, Li Meng Guigui raised its paw, and a ghostly green flame appeared in its palm.

At the same time, a ghostly green flame appeared in each player’s box.

A giant screen suddenly appeared in the sky above the arena, displaying a series of images, each corresponding to a player’s box, showing the scene inside.

The faces of various interstellar super-level professional players appeared unexpectedly on the screen.

The audience was stunned at first, then a tidal wave of screams erupted.

The screams rose and fell, the sound waves sweeping across the entire arena like a tidal wave, countless people and pets stood up, each shouting for their favorite player.

In the video, some contestants sat on sofas, glancing indifferently at the camera; some smiled slightly and waved; and some walked directly towards the camera, their faces suddenly magnified, their supporters shouting even louder.

Little Treasure Hunter was among the latter.

Qiao Sang was somewhat surprised by the sudden appearance of the eerie green will-o’-the-wisp. Looking at the giant virtual screen on the field and the Li Meng Ghost with the eerie green will-o’-the-wisp on its claws, she quickly understood and turned to smile slightly at the camera.

Just then, Little Treasure Hunter teleported in front of the camera, blocking its own Beastmaster’s view, grinning at the camera, revealing two rows of exceptionally white teeth, and enthusiastically waving its claws:

“Xunxun~”

“Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

“Little Treasure Hunter! Little Treasure Hunter!”

The shouts for Qiao Sang from the audience suddenly grew louder, and many also called out Little Treasure Hunter’s name.

As the pet of the youngest S-rank professional Beastmaster in history, everyone was familiar with the names of Qiao Sang’s various pets.

The audience members came from various planets, but not many were actually fans of Little Treasure Hunter.

However, the vast majority of them were from the Blue Star Dragon Kingdom, and among the Blue Star Dragon Kingdom, the people and pets from the Zhitia region made up the largest proportion. When Xiao Xunbao’s face suddenly appeared on Qiao Sang’s live stream screen, everyone was instinctively excited and shouted its name.

“Xun Xun~”

Xiao Xunbao heard the voice calling its name and waved its paws even more happily.

Qing Bao rolled its eyes beside it but didn’t go next to it to steal the spotlight.

Xiao Xunbao needed everyone’s love to increase its energy faster, and now that the competition was about to begin, it was a good thing for Xiao Xunbao to become more popular.

On the field, Tao Jia held the microphone and said:

“Now, a ball of will-o’-the-wisp has appeared in front of each contestant! Please put your hand into the will-o’-the-wisp to draw your opponent for the first round!”

When the proficiency with the will-o’-the-wisp reaches a certain level, it can be controlled so as not to cause harm to people and objects. Placing a piece of paper in the will-o’-the-wisp, each piece of paper is controlled by a superpower-type skill and moves between each ball of will-o’-the-wisp. This method of drawing lots is a unique feature of the Zhitia region when allocating contestants for large-scale competitions.

In the video, each contestant, without hesitation, reached their hands into the eerie green will-o’-the-wisps.

Little Treasure Hunter, realizing something, floated to the side, bringing her Beastmaster back into the frame.

*Don’t let it be a seeded contestant, don’t let it be a seeded contestant…* Qiao Sang silently chanted, outwardly calmly reaching her hand into the will-o’-the-wisps. *

It has to be a contestant with only one Emperor-level pet, it has to be a contestant with only one Emperor-level pet…* Michaela stared intently at Qiao Sang’s hand.

*What an amazing lottery system! My daughter is amazing, she’s not even afraid of will-o’-the-wisps…* Ye Xiangting took out her phone and captured the scene .

She hadn’t thought too much about what kind of contestant Qiao Sang would draw. With

Ya Bao asleep, frankly, she already felt that her daughter’s participation in the competition could be summed up in four words:

participation is key.

* Soon, a folded slip of paper was pulled out.

Qiao Sang unfolded it.

The slip was blank .

However, the instant it was unfolded, several black words appeared out of thin air on the blank slip.

At the same time, the eerie green will-o’-the-wisps flickered and twisted, transforming into the same words as the slip of paper:

Thorfinn.

According to the rules of the draw, if a contestant was the first to draw a slip of paper from the will-o’-the-wisps, then the slip drawn by their opponent would definitely be their name.

The slip of paper Josang drew did not immediately reveal her name, indicating that Thorfinn had drawn her name from the will-o’-the-wisps first.

The same happened in all the contestants’ boxes; the will-o’-the-wisps transformed into their opponents’ names.

On the giant virtual screen, after all the will-o’-the-wisps in all the contestants’ boxes had transformed into names, the screen changed, and the photos and names of all the contestants appeared in pairs on the screen.

The audience quickly scanned, searching for the opponents of their supported contestants.

Some were excited, some cheered, some were silent, some sighed, and some were already discussing which contestant to bet on to win. Among

the audience supporting Josang, some were silent, and some sighed after seeing the contestant list.

Li Menggui dissipated the will-o’-the-wisps in her palm.

At the same time, all the names formed by the will-o’-the-wisps in all the boxes vanished.

Thorfinn, male, 229 years old, from the Misty Kingdom of Tianyuan Star, possesses two Emperor-level pet beasts… Inside the private room, Qiao Sang looked at the names on the slip of paper in her hand, and a brief information about him flashed through her mind, sending a chill down her spine.

Although the opponent wasn’t a seeded player, a player with two Emperor-level pet beasts was definitely a formidable opponent to her, the kind of formidable opponent who didn’t even take her seriously.

Thorfinn… Michaela recalled the name formed by the will-o’-the-wisps, and four words appeared in her mind: “

White Purification…”

“Where is Thorfinn from?” Ye Xiangting asked.

As an ordinary career woman, besides work and caring for her daughter, she usually paid the most attention to regional competitions and the Interstellar Cup in professional beast taming competitions.

After the age of 100, she hadn’t participated in the Interstellar Cup, and even players from other countries or planets, even those at the S-level, were, frankly, not closely followed.

“He’s a player from the Misty Kingdom of Tianyuan Star.” Qiao Sang put away the slip of paper and said.

“Just relax and compete.” Ye Xiangting didn’t dare to ask about the opponent’s past achievements and level, or how many Emperor-level pet beasts he had.

She was worried that the opponent was too strong and her daughter’s mentality would be unstable. She could sense that Teacher Michaela’s expression hadn’t been very good since the opponent’s name was announced.

“I know,” Josan said.

Josan’s chances of winning against Thorfinn weren’t entirely zero. To win, the best scenario was for the match to be scheduled for the last day of the first round, allowing Toothbone to wake up during that time. If the prophecy was correct, Toothbone might even evolve. At that point… Michaela seemed to realize something, his expression brightening, though he still looked nervously at the arena.

“The first round’s match list is complete!” Tao Jia announced into the microphone.

“Our first round matches will be arranged according to the players’ draw! Players who draw first will have their matches earlier. If players draw at the same time, they will all play on the same day, without any order!”

As she finished speaking, the order of the players on the giant virtual screen instantly rearranged.

Josan glanced at it and saw his own photo and name.

[Josan VS Thorfinn, December 12th, 9:30 PM]

December 12th, today.

The fourth match… Josan took a deep breath.

Michaela stared at the order of the rosters on the field, his face darkening. The four words that had appeared before flashed through his mind again:

“White Purification…”