Chapter 1106: Qingbao's Goal
Chapter 1106: Qingbao's Goal (Combined)
Treasure Seeker's eyes glowed with a blue light.
In the next second, Qiao Sang and Qingbao returned to the Contestant Area.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker gave a thumbs up and called out.
"Qingqing."
Qingbao suppressed the corners of his mouth from curling up, displaying an expression that said, "Isn't this what I should do?"
In the past, whenever his Beastmaster participated in matches, he always brought Fangy and the others to a string of victories. Now it was his turn, and he felt confident that he could win every match.
His Beastmaster was more skilled than other Beastmasters, and he believed he was no worse than other familiars of the same rank.
So when his Beastmaster came over to join him in the match, his confidence soared, and he never once considered the possibility of losing.
However, at that moment, Qiao Sang said to Teacher Mikara:
"If it weren't for Qingbao's wind power triggered by his emotions breaking the Water Bubbles in time, the outcome of this match would have been uncertain."
After all, if the Water Bubbles hadn't burst in time, Steamy Laziness's attack would have likely hit Qingbao, and as a Fragile, no one knew if he would have been knocked out in one hit.
Qingbao: "???"
Uncertain outcome?
Does that mean he would have lost?
Qingbao looked at his Beastmaster in disbelief.
Qiao Sang continued:
"I think we should have Qingbao practice his defensive skills more."
After a pause, she added, "And the application of skills. Should I focus more on that?"
Mikara pondered for a moment and replied:
"Clear Hidden Sprite can transform into wind, making it difficult for most attacks to hit it. However, once your data is well-known, there will definitely be people who will devise targeted attack strategies against Clear Hidden Sprite. It's a good idea to start planning for increased defense."
"Regarding the application of skills..." Mikara's expression turned complex as she glanced at Fangy and the others, then continued:
"I understand that this idea came from the recent match, but your situation is different from other ordinary Beastmasters. Most Beastmasters have fewer familiars, so they can spend more time on each one. Familiars learn skills slowly, and even skills awakened through evolution require a lot of time to truly master."
"Because skills are hard to learn, they often perfect individual skills and develop multiple applications or combine them with other skills to increase their power."
"Your familiars evolve quickly, and each evolution awakens multiple skills that other familiars can't even learn."
"Yan Jiaou and the others face no difficulty in training these skills, and their proficiency improves noticeably with practice over time."
Mikara spoke at length and finally summarized:
"My advice is to continue with the current training schedule for Yan Jiaou and the others. When they reach a plateau and their skill proficiency no longer improves significantly, then we can focus on developing skill applications."
If Yan Jiaou and the others awakened advanced skills, she would support the development of combination techniques right away. However, most of the skills they awakened were epic skills.
Epic skills show significant improvement with training over time, so there's no need to practice combination techniques. It's best to take advantage of this period without a plateau and focus on improving the proficiency of these epic skills.
With the Golden Finger, a plateau doesn't exist... Qiao Sang inwardly grumbled but maintained a serious listening expression. After some thought, she said:
"How about Qingbao starts working on developing his Skills in Training?"
Qingbao: “???”
Upon hearing this, Mikara nodded slightly. "Clear Hidden Sprite can practice Combination Techniques. The way it combined Tailwind and Fairy Wind on the field just now was quite impressive. It has a natural talent for fusing Wind Skills, so you should focus on this area."
Qiao Sang replied, "I understand."
Qingbao, standing nearby, also understood. Both his Beastmaster and his Beastmaster's Teacher thought he was too weak and needed to practice Defense as well as Combination Techniques separately.
He looked at Treasure Seeker, Fangy, Steel Treasure, and Lulu, and for the first time, he clearly realized he was probably the weakest in the group.
Thinking about this, a strange wind began to swirl around him.
"Tingting..."
Thunder Dragon poked its head out next to Lulu, feeling the wind and looking quite comfortable.
Qingbao glanced at Thunder Dragon and suddenly thought that if his Beastmaster bonded with it in the future, he wouldn't be the weakest anymore. This thought made him look at Thunder Dragon with more affection.
The wind around him also stopped at the same time.
Thunder Dragon looked disappointed, "That's it?" and then burrowed back into the bag, snuggling up to Lulu.
At that moment, the host in the guest area announced, "That concludes this morning's match. See you at two o'clock this afternoon!"
As the host finished speaking, the reporters, who had been waiting, rushed towards the Contestant Area.
Seeing this, Qiao Sang stopped talking to Teacher Mikara and calmly said, "Treasure Seeker."
"Xunxun~" Treasure Seeker's eyes glowed blue.
In the next second, it teleported Qiao Sang and the others away.
They let her go again... The reporters stopped in their tracks, sighing. It wasn't that they didn't want to interview her; she just never gave them the chance!
...
At noon, in the villa.
The sun was scorching.
After finishing lunch, Qiao Sang took Qingbao to the room, opened her laptop, and searched for a video titled "Elite Beastmaster Tournament: Toxic Back Beast Battle Pure Enjoyment." She placed the laptop in front of Qingbao.
Qingbao put on a compliant expression and looked at the screen.
The video showed a battle involving the Toxic Back Beast, who was the other finalist.
Qiao Sang said, "I watched some of Toxic Back Beast's previous matches and noticed a habit: it always starts by spraying toxic gas. This Skill is similar to Sweetflower's stench. As long as you use Misty Field and stay inside it, the toxic gas won't affect you."
"Currently, your Misty Field covers an area of about twenty square meters. Remember not to leave this area when there's toxic gas."
"If you have to leave Misty Field, such as being knocked back by an attack, hold your breath and use Tailwind to quickly disperse the toxic gas."
Being knocked back by an attack? Qingbao remembered what he heard in the Contestant Area earlier and looked downcast, calling out, "Qingqing?"
Do you think I'm too weak?
Huh? Qiao Sang was taken aback and quickly replied, "Of course not! Why would you think that?"
"Qingqing."
Qingbao called out again with a dejected expression, indicating that Qiao Sang thought he would lose the morning match and wanted him to train his defensive strength and Combination Techniques, which the others didn't need.
Qingbao is being so sensitive now... What did he inherit from that memory? Qiao Sang thought to herself but patiently said,
“I didn’t think you would lose your match this morning. I just didn’t expect that Steamy Laziness would trap you in such a way, making me feel like the match wasn’t entirely under my control. To avoid such situations in the future, I want you to practice your defensive strength, just like the stench endurance training you did a few days ago.”
“Making you train these skills isn’t because I think you’re weak; it’s to make you stronger.”
“As for defensive strength and combination techniques, Fangy and the others have practiced them before. It’s just that you’ve been bonded with me for a short time, and we haven’t had the chance to train in these areas yet.”
“Qingqing?”
Qingbao listened and showed a relieved expression. Then, it thought of something and called out, indicating when it would bond with the Thunder Dragon.
Before, it hadn’t realized, but now that it did, it didn’t want to be the weakest in the queue anymore.
Especially when it thought about how Treasure Seeker, with its carefree attitude, was still stronger than it, Qingbao felt a bit annoyed.
Qiao Sang sighed and said, “The brain domain isn’t something I can just develop at will.”
In other words, she didn’t know when they would bond with the Thunder Dragon.
“Qingqing?”
The hope of directly escaping the weakest position in the queue was dashed, and Qingbao felt a bit disappointed. Then, it showed a serious expression and called out again.
Would it have a chance to catch up to Treasure Seeker?
Qiao Sang was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, “Of course. In the past, Fangy was the highest level in the queue, and later, Lulu was the first to evolve to the Royal Tier. As long as you work hard, surpassing them is very possible.”
After all, Qingbao had a complete evolution path that led straight to the Divine Rank, and it wouldn’t have to worry about evolution materials.
Unlike Fangy and Steel Treasure, who didn’t even know what their next evolution path would be, or Lulu and Treasure Seeker, where one had an extremely difficult evolution path and the other needed rare materials.
Qingbao’s cultivation was straightforward, like a cultivation technique in a cultivation novel that leads directly to the path of enlightenment. As long as the person’s talent was up to par and they followed the technique, they could achieve greatness and ascend.
“Qingqing!”
Qingbao saw that its Beastmaster wasn’t joking and couldn’t help but show an excited expression, calling out that it would work hard!
At the same time, Treasure Seeker, who was battling valiant dragons in the open training ground, suddenly sneezed, causing a brief pause in its movements.
The valiant dragons saw their chance and quickly opened their mouths, spewing a silver-white light wave that struck Treasure Seeker.
“Bang!”
A loud explosion.
“Xunxun!”
“Momo!”
Treasure Seeker and the valiant dragons both let out cries of pain and fell from the sky.
...
That evening, at seven thirty.
Hassman.
Allman Venue.
“Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the Elite Beastmaster Tournament!” the host exclaimed into the microphone.
“Tonight, at this very moment, we are about to witness the finals of this year’s Elite Beastmaster Tournament! The finalists are Contestant Qiao Sang and Contestant Toxic Invincible!”
Toxic Invincible was a name the toxic back beast had given itself.
As the host spoke, two white beams of light shone down, clearly illuminating Qiao Sang and the toxic back beast, who were already standing in the arena.
The audience stands erupted in cheers.
People were shouting both Qiao Sang’s and Toxic Invincible’s names, and the wild familiars watching were also cheering.
If there was someone proficient in multiple familiar languages here, they would notice that almost all the cheers were for Toxic Invincible.
In Battlematch, the ones who often emerge victorious are usually Beastmasters.
When a Wild Familiar faces off against a Beastmaster, it rarely takes home the championship.
Therefore, whenever a Wild Familiar does win or even has a chance to win, it often garners a massive surge in popularity.
Just like the false crying ghost, which once won the Elite Beastmaster Tournament. Despite the many champions over the years, it was the only one to win with a Wild Familiar in nearly a decade, so it was invited as a guest by the organizers.
"Toxic Back!"
On the field, the toxic back beast raised its claws and let out a roar.
The stands erupted with cheers from all the Wild Familiars.
This toxic back beast seems a bit middle-schooler-ish... Qiao Sang thought to himself.
After the host thanked a bunch of sponsors, he announced, "Who will be the champion of this year's High-Class Beast Companion tournament? Let's turn the camera to the field."
A familiar wearing a Referee Badge appeared on the field and raised a green flag, waving it toward Qiao Sang's position.
Qiao Sang formed the seals, and the brilliant Crimson Star Array lit up.
Qingbao quickly appeared within the Star Array.
The familiar in the stands that had been cheering for the toxic back beast instantly fell silent.
While they supported it, the sight of the Crimson Star Array made them doubt the toxic back beast's chances of winning.
"Toxic Back!"
The toxic back beast taunted Qingbao with a roar.
Qingbao was taken aback for a moment, then her expression darkened, and an eerie wind began to swirl around her.
"Stay calm", Qiao Sang said.
"Qingqing..." Qingbao took a deep breath, her expression returned to calm, and the wind around her subsided.
At the same time, the Referee Badge-wearing familiar waved the flag toward the center and then disappeared.
Qingbao vanished as well.
The toxic back beast adopted a serious expression, opened its mouth, and a purple toxic gas spewed out.
But in the next second, a strong gale erupted.
The spreading toxic gas was suddenly blown back toward the toxic back beast, enveloping its shadow.
After a few days of training with Sweetflower, Qingbao's breath-holding time had significantly increased, allowing her to hold her breath for about a minute and a half.
Her skills could only be used when she was visible, but the wind that appeared due to her emotions was an exception. By utilizing this wind, Qingbao could control the gale while in Wind Transformation status to disperse the toxic gas on the field.
Qiao Sang reflected on how effective it had been to have Qingbao think of something that made her angry before the match. He wondered what she had thought of as he looked at the shadow within the toxic gas.
The toxic back beast is a Toxic and Dark-type dual-type High-Class Beast Companion. It has a violent temperament, and its entire body is highly toxic. If it dislikes someone, it will casually touch them, causing them to be poisoned. It naturally possesses a toxic body, which can poison opponents upon contact...
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Qingbao appeared in the sky, opened her mouth, and spat out a pink gale infused with Fairy energy toward the shadow in the toxic gas.
However, at that moment, the purple toxic gas suddenly expanded, its density overshadowing the pink gale and enveloping the entire arena.
(End of Chapter)
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