Chapter 1684

Chapter 669 – Hundred Stars (Part Two)

“The legendary pet beast is indeed a legendary pet beast. Just the King level made me feel the terror of the ultimate form, Wind God Cloud.”

Qiao Sang recited, while subtly glancing at Qingbao’s lower body. Seeing that the color hadn’t darkened any further, she silently breathed a sigh of relief.

“Xunxun?”

Little Xunbao listened to its beast master’s words, somewhat disbelieving, and leaned closer to see the comments.

Qiao Sang quickly exited the trending topic, clicked on the entry about Little Xunbao, and handed the phone to it.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao’s eyes lit up instantly when it saw the trending content related to itself. It immediately forgot about the authenticity of the comments about Qingbao, and happily started reading the phone.

“Qingqing?”

Qingbao looked at its beast master and called out, indicating that everyone’s comments were only what had just been recited.

“Of course not.” Qiao Sang said without changing her expression, “It’s just that the content was similar to what I recited, so I didn’t recite it.”

Gangbao silently glanced at its beast master.

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao’s lips curled into a joyful smile.

At the same time, a cheerful breeze swept around her.

“Xiaxia.”

Seeing this, Xiabao’s mood also improved. Her eyes curved into a smile, the flower bud on her neck swayed, and a fresh fragrance filled the entire living room.

Michaela watched with a smile the whole time. Seeing that Qiao Sang had appeased Qingbao, she brought up the important matter:

“This time you shut out Thorfinn and exposed quite a few of your methods. Next, more participating forces will definitely pay attention to you.”

Qiao Sang sat back down on the sofa, unconcerned, and said:

“They probably don’t have time to pay attention to me right now. I need to advance first.”

The later the competition goes, the more difficult it becomes. Besides the stronger the opponents, the more one’s own strength is displayed in front of the entire interstellar space, and being thoroughly studied is also a problem.

She is not afraid of being noticed by more forces, but rather afraid of not being noticed at all. Being noticed by more forces is at least a way of proving her strength.

Just like before, when she first arrived in the Zhitia region, a bunch of forces were paying attention. Most were just curious and didn’t consider her a real opponent. Later, only one or two forces remained interested in her. Now that she’s attracting attention again, it means everyone recognizes her strength and considers her a rival once more.

To be honest, she was probably a little worried before the competition started, because Ya Bao wasn’t fully awake yet, and advancing was already difficult. The more thoroughly someone analyzed her, the harder it would be to advance; she might even be eliminated in the first round.

But after today’s competition, she felt much more relaxed.

Thorfinn was a renowned S-rank professional beast tamer with two Emperor-rank pets. Facing such an opponent, she had achieved a complete victory. While not to the point of arrogance, her confidence had definitely increased considerably.

Michaela laughed,

“You’re right, this is only the first day of the competition. None of the other forces’ contestants have advanced in this round yet.”

She then couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

To be honest, she wanted to burst out laughing while watching the match, but with Qiao Sang’s mother and Dr. Jiang present, she had to restrain herself to maintain her image as a respected mentor.

Now that they were both gone, she finally couldn’t hold back anymore.

“Punch,”

Mikaela suddenly called out, as if to remind her.

Mikaela instantly realized that she also had to maintain her image in front of her students, immediately stopped laughing, coughed twice, and said,

“Just to be on the safe side, we still need to go to the secret realm for training.”

“Understood,” Qiao Sang nodded.

After saying that, she thought of something and asked,

“If I don’t participate in the competition that day, can my mom and Dr. Jiang go to watch the competition live?”

“Yes, you’ve successfully advanced. Winners can reserve a spot to watch the competition live every day until they’re eliminated. However, if you don’t have a competition that day, those who entered through the spot can only go to the audience area, not the contestant’s box.” After saying that, Michaela thought of something and smiled,

“But if you don’t have a competition that day, Dr. Jiang might not want to go to watch the competition live either.”

That seems to make sense… Qiao Sang remembered Dr. Jiang’s WeChat Moments post tonight and subconsciously glanced in the direction of Lu Bao.

As her gaze fell, suddenly, Xiao Xun Bao’s face appeared in front of her, blocking her view.

Qiao Sang was used to this and didn’t even flinch, asking,

“What’s wrong?”

“Xun Xun…”

Xiao Xun Bao pouted, held up her phone, and called out, indicating that the photos of it online weren’t very clear…

Qiao Sang glanced at her phone screen and saw that the nine-grid photos were mostly black, so she couldn’t see Xiao Xun Bao’s figure immediately.

Of the three photos, only three were clearly visible: one showed Xiao Xunbao grinning, revealing two rows of white teeth, and the other two were taken under bright light.

“Qingqing,”

Qingbao called out abruptly, not forgetting Xiao Xunbao’s earlier laughter, as if to say, “Don’t you know why your photos are so blurry? It’s because you’re too dark!

” “Xunxun…”

Hearing this, Xiao Xunbao lowered its paw from the phone, immediately becoming dejected.

It had already accepted its dark complexion, but it hadn’t expected it to be this dark—so dark that even photos couldn’t be taken clearly…

“Xunxun…”

Thinking of this, tears welled in Xiao Xunbao’s eyes.

Qiao Sang comforted him,

“The main problem is that the match was at night, and your opponent was the Machiavellian Weasel. Its skills mostly filled the arena with black mist, making it difficult for even the audience to see your battle, let alone take photos.”

“Next time, as long as it’s not a Machiavellian Weasel, and it’s during the day, you definitely won’t encounter this situation.”

She paused, then added,

“Even if you can’t see clearly, it won’t affect everyone’s love for you. Don’t forget how much energy you absorbed when you won the match.”

“Xunxun?”

Little Xunbao remembered the cheers and the feeling of absorbing so much white energy that it couldn’t absorb it all. Its tears instantly dried, its eyes lit up, and it cried out.

Was the next round of the match during the day or at night?

“The schedule isn’t out yet,” Qiao Sang chuckled. “The list and schedule for the next round will only be available after the first round is over.”

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao sighed and called out, indicating it didn’t know if the next round would be during the day or night.

“Don’t worry,” Qiao Sang reassured it. “As long as you don’t encounter a pet like the Selling Weasel, even if the competition is at night, the photos won’t be as blurry as they were today.”

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao listened, its eyes crinkling into a smile. It floated to the side, picked up its phone, and continued checking its trending topics.

Suddenly, it saw something, paused for a moment, then showed a surprised expression, floated back to its master, and held up the phone again.

Qiao Sang glanced at it; the screen was showing fireworks.

“Why are you showing me this?” Qiao Sang asked, puzzled.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao called out, indicating it hadn’t moved anything; the phone had suddenly started setting off fireworks.

“Qingqing?”

“Xiaxia?”

Qingbao and Xiabao came closer, looking at the phone screen.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then instantly understood, and smiled, saying,

“Since you’re here, why don’t you come out?”

“Jianjian!”

The screen went black, and Jianyin Suosuo’s silver eyes opened, followed by a projected image that excitedly cried out, “I knew you could win!”

It was so happy it projected itself and spoke… Qiao Sang thought to herself, smiling,

“I have to thank you for helping me collect information on the opponent.”

“Jianjian!”

Jianyin Suosuo showed an expression of “It’s my honor,” then, as if remembering something, called out seriously. “

I’ll continue collecting information and definitely help you win the next round!”

Without waiting for a response, it closed its eyes and disappeared.

The phone screen returned to calm.

“Xunxun…”

Xiao Xunbao looked at the phone with a regretful expression.

The next second after it made that expression, the phone screen burst into fireworks again.

“Xunxun!”

“Xiaxia!”

Xiao Xunbao and Xiabao’s eyes lit up suddenly.

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao called out with an expression of “I thought it was something else.”

Despite saying this, it kept looking at its phone screen, not leaving, a cheerful breeze blowing around it.

…

Half an hour later, Qiao Sang returned to her room, took a shower, and lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling, letting her thoughts wander…

This match was won thanks to Lu Bao.

If only Lu Bao could unleash emotional energy in every match from now on.

However, given Lu Bao’s personality, it seems unrealistic for it to unleash such strong emotional energy in every match…

Little Xun Bao is now thoroughly studied, and everyone will probably be wary of its mutual destruction ability. In today’s match, the opponent didn’t dare to use their ultimate move to attack Little Xun Bao at all.

The opponent’s conservative start was actually a good thing for her; it’s just a pity that Little Xun Bao doesn’t have an ultimate offensive move. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have needed to wait for the opponent to use their ultimate move to transfer it; she could have used it herself.

Like in today’s match, if Little Xun Bao had an offensive super-tier skill, the match would have been over long ago; there would have been no need to attack the Machiavellian so many times.

Qingbao’s training has been very effective lately. Even in its rage, it immediately understands the “switch” command during the match and transforms its Fairy Hammer into the Star Moon Hammer.

Frankly, it’s better to compete at night; both Xiao Xunbao and Qingbao have an advantage then.

If the match had been held during the day, the final score might have been different.

Among pets of the same level, Tingbao boasts superior defense and attack power, but its movement speed is somewhat weak. This time, its slow movement speed almost caused its opponent to seize control of the battle.

Tingbao still needs to practice its speed.

It only recently evolved to the King level, and with focused training, its speed will definitely improve. However, that would be too slow. Now that it’s already competing, continuing to train its movement speed as usual won’t yield a significant improvement for some time.

To achieve noticeable progress during the competition phase, it needs to rely on skills.

Volt-type attacks increase speed too much energy, and their movement trajectories are too obvious—straightforward and easily predicted by opponents. Against opponents with a speed advantage, it’s even more likely to be attacked.

To turn Tingbao’s speed from a weakness into a strength, it would be best to train it to teleport… Qiao Sang

wondered when Ya Bao would wake up…

Her gaze unconsciously fell on Ya Bao, who was still sleeping beside her.

If Ya Bao could wake up and evolve before the second round of the competition, then…

Just then, a refreshing fragrance wafted into her nostrils.

Qiao Sang pulled herself together and followed the scent, only to see Xia Bao happily arranging flowers in a flowerpot.

Watching this, her heartstrings relaxed unconsciously: “Are you in a good mood?”

“Xia Xia.”

Xia Bao looked at its Beastmaster and nodded with a smile.

Qiao Sang’s heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly remembered something, saying:

“I’m sorry, you’ve trained for so long for the competition, but I couldn’t let you participate this time.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Gang Bao’s voice rang in her mind:

“Gang Quan.”

I’ve also trained for this competition for a long time, why didn’t you apologize to me?

Qiao Sang’s lips twitched, and she looked at Gang Bao by the window.

It was looking at her with a “let’s see what you say now” expression.

Qiao Sang: “…”

“Xia Xia.”

At this moment, Xia Bao called out in a sweet voice, indicating why apologize; winning the competition was all that mattered. Whether it participated or not was irrelevant.

“Look at Xia Bao! Look at Xia Bao!” Qiao Sang shouted in his mind.

Gang Bao: “…”

Qiao Sang looked at Xia Bao, deeply moved. Just as she was about to say something, Xia Bao called out again,

“Xia Xia.”

Moreover, Ya Bao hadn’t woken up yet and might not be able to participate in the next round of the competition. It still needed to continue training hard; perhaps it would still be able to compete in the next round.

Xia Bao… Qiao Sang was even more moved.

She didn’t notice that Ya Bao beside her was making a struggling expression.

…

In the living room, with the curtains tightly drawn, blocking out all light,

a red-haired young man sat on the sofa, watching a virtual projection.

At this moment, the screen was playing footage of Qiao Sang’s competition.

“Didn’t we just watch it? Why are you watching it again?” A middle-aged man with half-grown hair walked over with a bottle of wine.

“I’m very curious. How did someone who just became an S-rank professional beast tamer become so powerful?” Killian stared at the competition screen, his face full of confusion.

When Qiao Sang’s opponent list came out, he thought he had signed up for the competition for nothing. But not only did his opponent win, he won by a score he never expected.

“Some people are born different.” The old man sat down on the sofa, took a sip of his wine, and said, “You were born different too.”

“But she’s even more different than people like us,” Killian said.

The old man looked at the young face flashing across the screen, didn’t refute, and instead said,

“Don’t just focus on Josang. Although she’s a prodigy, she won’t be able to participate in the next Interstellar Cup. In this Interstellar Beast Taming Championship, there are quite a few opponents you should pay attention to, like Miles from the Super Star Beast Taming Club…”

Killian interrupted,

“You asked me to sign up for this competition, wasn’t it also to come and see how Josang is doing?”

The old man said calmly,

“I can just watch it on TV. Why bother coming all the way to Blue Star?”

It seemed so… Killian waited for him to continue.

“I received news that the prize for the champion of this Interstellar Beast Taming Championship includes a spot to Baifu Star,” the old man said.