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Chapter 381: Congratulations
Chapter 381: Congratulations (Combined)
Top Trending?
Qiao Sang's interest was immediately piqued.
"Let me check it out", she said, turning up the volume on her mobile phone and opening Superblog.
At the top of the trending list was the headline:
#Strongest High Schooler Ever!#
Strongest? That's a bit much... Qiao Sang felt a bit embarrassed as she clicked on it:
[At the National Campus Beastmaster League competition, I have to call this the Strongest High Schooler Ever!]
Below was a video showing her snapping her fingers, with Fangy executing Mars Rain in perfect synchronization.
Qiao Sang watched it several times.
It was indeed well-shot, and the uploader had added an incredibly intense background music track. From a third-person perspective, it really did look incredibly cool.
The comments section already had over a thousand posts.
[What region is this familiar from? It's so handsome!]
[I'm in love with this cool girl!]
[Dang, this is seriously impressive!]
[High School Student? Ha! This familiar has mastered Mars Rain! You're telling me this is just a high school student?!]
[If you don't have eyes, you should donate them. Didn't you see that this is the National Campus Beastmaster League?]
[Is this the strongest? Do you not understand the concept of type advantages? This is a Fire Familiar, right? Go look up Song Xinyue from Lianbo Region's Jichang Province; her familiar is a perfect counter to fire types.]
[I did some digging. Qiao Sang, 15 years old, is a sophomore at Holy Water High School in Yuhua Region's Zhehai Province. Her Beastmaster Codex has been developed to three pages, and she currently has one High-Class Beast Companion and two Intermediate Familiars. People from Yuhua Region should know; she's the Beastmaster of the Flame Listener mentioned recently. The High-Class Beast Companion you see in the video is its evolved form.]
[Holy cow, that's impressive!]
[Oh my God! Isn't this Qiao Sang?! I went to the same middle school as her. She was a bit of a legend; she was usually ranked near the bottom, but in her last few days of junior high, she put in some effort and got into the best high school in our city.]
[15 years old? A high school student? And just a sophomore?!]
[Oh my God! I know her! She bonded with an Endangered Familiar, Glacialia, from our Ancient Fog Region!]
[That's insane, even novels don't write like this.]
[15 years old? Are you kidding me? When I was 15, I was still trying to figure out how to get my little dog to start training...]
Qiao Sang was engrossed in reading the comments when Xu Yixuan's voice came through the speaker:
"Interview time! How does it feel to be on the top trending list?"
Qiao Sang smiled. "It feels pretty good."
"Yesterday, I wouldn't have believed any of this would happen today", Xu Yixuan laughed maniacally. "You actually took out Ding Yanjing in one move. You didn't see his face..."
"I saw it", Qiao Sang interrupted.
Xu Yixuan: "..."
They chatted for a bit, then hung up.
The phone rang again. It was Fang Sisi.
Qiao Sang answered.
As soon as the call connected, Fang Sisi excitedly shouted:
"Qiao Sang! You're on the top trending list! Damn, that's so cool! How did you come up with that finger snap move? And when did your Flame Listener evolve? And what's its evolved form called?"
Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then answered the last two questions:
"Last week, it evolved into a Blazing Star Hound."
"That's such a nice name!" Fang Sisi said. "By the way! My Cotton Worm has decided to evolve into a Flame Moth. I know even if my Cotton Worm evolves into a Flame Moth, it still won't be a match for your Blazing Star Hound, but I'll work hard to make it evolve again! When you're looking for a partner for your Blazing Star Hound, please consider my Cotton Worm, considering we've been desk partners for so long!"
"……"
……
"Qiao Sang, look at the top trending post, that person looks just like you!"
"Uh, that's me…"
"……"
"Hey? Are you still there?"
……
"Qiao Sang, the Strongest High Schooler Ever on the trending list right now…"
"It's me."
"Damn! Are you serious?!"
In just a few minutes, Qiao Sang received several calls. One after another, they kept coming. Qiao Sang was getting annoyed and was about to turn off her phone when it rang again. Seeing the caller ID, she hesitated for a moment before answering.
"Hello, Sister Song."
"I saw the trending post", Song Yuan said, her voice trembling. "Your Flame Listener evolved?"
Qiao Sang responded with a "Hmm": "It evolved a while ago. I've been busy preparing for the competition, so I didn't have time to tell you."
Song Yuan hurriedly said, "It's fine, it's fine. The competition is important."
After saying this, Song Yuan took a deep breath and suppressed her excitement, continuing, "When you're done with the competition, let me know. We'll have a meal, and I have something to discuss with you."
A Beastmaster who reached such power at the age of 15, regardless of the future, was already famous. Although the trending post might be forgotten in a short while, it was clear that Qiao Sang would not be confined to Zhehai Province. Encountering such a prodigy was her opportunity. The current contract was not attractive enough, so no matter what, she had to bind herself firmly to Qiao Sang before she fully matured!
……
Too many calls… After turning off her phone, Qiao Sang took the elevator to the fifth floor of Rylei Hotel.
Fifth floor.
Spiky Dragon and Scale Controller were engaging in a free-for-all battle. Li Zonglin was sitting on a sofa in the lounge area, sipping a drink, and tried to console him.
"Brother Ding, don't be too upset. I've analyzed it seriously, and Qiao Sang is just a freak. That Mars Rain move, no one could handle it."
Ding Yanjing stared out the window, silent.
"But seriously, is she really a sophomore? No family backing, no inherited familiar, how can a person be so freakishly strong?" Li Zonglin continued to himself.
Wang Rui gave him a look, motioning toward Ding Yanjing. "Shut up."
Li Zonglin understood immediately and quickly changed the subject. "By the way, Brother Ding, are you going to watch Fu Xiaodan's match tomorrow?"
"No", Ding Yanjing replied coolly.
"You lost the match and now you're giving up on love too?" Li Zonglin teased.
Ding Yanjing said, "I plan to attend Senor University. Long-distance relationships are bound to end eventually."
Senor University was located in Zwara, an unstable area where Mystic Rifts frequently appeared. This led to the students at Senor University often earning their credits by helping to control wild familiars. The school's Combat Department was particularly famous, inviting top students from combat departments around the world to engage in battles and exchange experiences every month. In terms of gaining practical combat experience, Senor University was highly regarded among top academies.
Wang Rui was taken aback. "You're serious?"
Ding Yanjing glanced at him. "What do you think?"
Li Zonglin, who had been chattering non-stop, fell silent. He had figured out that Ding Yanjing had been deeply affected by today’s match.
Wang Rui tried to reason with him. "There's no need to go so far."
Ding Yanjing remained calm and said, "After today, I doubt I'll have another chance to face Qiao Sang. I'm not willing to give up, and neither will Valley Tail Sun. Qiao Sang will definitely go to Top Academy. If she enters Senior University, I might still have a chance to fight her again."
The atmosphere became heavy at his words.
Then, a clear voice rang out from the side, "No need to go to such lengths. I work as a sparring partner at Hongyang Beastmaster Dueling Club. If you want to fight me, just come there. Given that we've already had a match, mention my name, and I'll give you a 9.9% discount."
Ding Yanjing and the others turned their heads stiffly, only to see the subject of their conversation standing right there.
"!!!"
...
"Damn! How did she get here?" Li Zonglin exclaimed, watching Qiao Sang start to cast a seal not far away.
"Who do you think I should ask?" Wang Rui frowned. "I remember Holy Water High School was supposed to be staying at Victory Hotel."
"You guys are so clueless", Ding Yanjing said, having recovered his usual demeanor after confirming he could pay to fight Qiao Sang. "Just look at her three familiars; her family must be well-off. For such an important competition, of course, they'd stay somewhere comfortable."
Qiao Sang ignored the surrounding voices and glanced around the fifth-floor training field. "This place isn't suitable for practicing Hellfire. For now, you should practice Meditation", she told Fangy.
"Yah!"
Fangy nodded, closed his eyes, and a faint blue light enveloped his body.
Qiao Sang scanned the environment again. The place was spacious, well-equipped, and the floor was covered with special, durable materials. While it could withstand some attack skills, it wasn't suitable for practicing highly destructive skills.
It looks like I need to be careful when buying a house. It can't just have a large indoor training field; there must also be an outdoor area that can handle damage.
"Little Xunbao, practice Spatial Shift", Qiao Sang said, taking out the eye mask she had bought yesterday and putting it on Little Xunbao.
After being teleported to the middle of a busy road, she had carefully considered the situation. If she continued practicing with Little Xunbao this way, there was a high chance she might die young.
Therefore, until she could ensure that Little Xunbao could accurately perform coordinate positioning, it needed to practice on its own.
She came up with the idea of practicing with the eyes covered. Once the visual sense was blocked, the other senses would become more acute. The mental map in Little Xunbao's mind would become more precise and detailed. Without visual input, it would also be more cautious when using Spatial Shift, avoiding random long-distance movements.
If it made a mistake, the necklace with the two-way positioning should help find it quickly.
"Xun~"
Little Xunbao, now wearing the eye mask, reached out with its short claws to touch it curiously.
"Use your mental power to sense the environment", Qiao Sang guided.
"Xun~"
Little Xunbao put down its claws and activated its mental power. Instantly, the surrounding terrain appeared in its mind as a three-dimensional, detailed map.
Then, it heard its Beastmaster's voice: "Once you've accurately positioned yourself, use Spatial Shift."
"Xun..."
Now that it couldn't see, what if it moved too far? Little Xunbao began to position itself with utmost caution.
A second later, Little Xunbao disappeared from its spot.
“Xun~”
Little Xunbao removed its blindfold, wanting to see where it had moved.
As soon as it did, it saw its Beastmaster’s face.
“Xun?!”
Little Xunbao’s expression was one of shock.
It had failed?!
“No.” Qiao Sang’s lips twitched. “You successfully moved to the left… uh, about a dozen centimeters or so.”
“Xun…”
Little Xunbao patted its chest with a paw, relieved.
It had been scared to death, thinking it hadn’t managed to use the Move at all…
Qiao Sang mentally sighed, knowing it should have been more cautious after being blindfolded, but not to this extent. She gently said, “Keep practicing like this for now.”
“Xun~”
Little Xunbao obediently put the blindfold back on.
After arranging for Little Xunbao, Qiao Sang turned to Lulu, who was quietly staring at her. She suddenly remembered its Evolution condition and hesitated before asking:
“Do you want to watch a comedy?”
Lulu: “???”
…
The next few days passed with the competition proceeding smoothly.
Everyone prayed they wouldn’t face Qiao Sang.
After witnessing the power of the Blazing Star Hound, everyone understood that being paired with Qiao Sang meant packing their bags and going home.
On the sixth day of the Elimination Round, only nine contestants remained.
Due to the number, one person had to be given a bye in this round.
In such cases, the decision was made based on the preliminary round, group stage, and Elimination Round performances, as well as the attributes of the contestants' familiars and their own strength levels.
After much discussion and deliberation, Qiao Sang was directly named as the contestant to receive a bye this round.
No one objected.
…
Kainan Beast Battle Arena.
Contestant area.
The large area now held only nine people.
Qiao Sang sat in the front row, with Fangy excitedly watching the ongoing match.
“Who do you think will win?” Xu Yixuan leaned in to ask.
Qiao Sang didn’t answer directly but turned to Fangy. “Who do you think will win?”
“Fangy”
Fangy watched the two familiars battling on the field with a serious expression.
Then, it pointed very confidently at the Toxic Moth floating in the air.
Seeing this, Qiao Sang told Xu Yixuan, “In this match, Wang Rui’s Scale Controller will win.”
Fangy: “???”
Xu Yixuan: “???”
What was this? You answer a question by asking another question and then give a different answer to your familiar… Xu Yixuan was speechless at Qiao Sang’s actions and was about to ask.
Suddenly, the Scale Controller, despite being poisoned, used an Illusion Beam to defeat the Toxic Moth.
“Qu!”
The whistle blew, and the referee announced, “Litan Beastmaster High School, Wang Rui, wins!”
Fangy: “!!!”
Xu Yixuan: “!!!”
Fangy’s jinx was still powerful… Qiao Sang inwardly sighed.
The matches progressed quickly, and all eight contestants finished their battles by the morning.
Although everyone knew who had advanced, the formalities still needed to be observed.
A man with an Echo Squirrel on his shoulder walked to the center of the field and read out the list of qualifiers:
“The contestants advancing to the next round are: Litan Beastmaster High School, Wang Rui; Litan Beastmaster High School, Li Zonglin; Holy Water High School, Xu Yixuan; Lianyu Beastmaster Attached High School, Huang Kaijun; Holy Water High School, Qiao Sang.”
“Congratulations to you all.”
(End of Chapter)
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