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Chapter 402: A Battle of the Strong! The Elimination Round Begins!
Chapter 402: A Battle of the Strong! The Elimination Round Begins!
As the night slowly passed, the outside world was buzzing with discussions, creating an uproar.
The first day of the final trial had just concluded, and the brutal elimination rate served as a stark reminder of the ruthlessness of this assessment for young professional beastmasters.
However, there was no doubt that the remaining forty-eight individuals were the cream of the crop.
Among these outstanding talents, nine individuals stood out as potential champions! All nine had achieved a perfect ten-win streak in the previous round.
Compared to those who barely managed seven wins, their advantage was undeniable.
The first among them was naturally Su Ping.
However, Su Ping had very few opportunities to showcase his skills.
In fact, the last two battles didn't even provide much reference value.
The only fight worth mentioning was his second encounter against Fang Xu.
The terrifying toxicity displayed by Xiao Qing, aside from Qian Yi, caught the attention of everyone once again.
But surprisingly, not many were shocked.
The reason was simple; during the provincial exams, when Qian Yi didn't fully demonstrate his Hundred Sword Strike, Xiao Qing was ranked third on the list of beasts showcasing their strength.
She was only outshined by Chen Zhan's Qing Long and Ye Zhou's Yu Bing Chan.
Xiao Qing was already among the top-tier beasts, but Qian Yi's brilliance later on overshadowed her.
His brilliance was unparalleled, causing many to overlook Xiao Qing.
But now, on this arena, as Su Ping's Heavenly Cycle Five Elements Body was somewhat hindered, Xiao Qing's true terror was revealed once more.
Therefore, during this night, discussions about Su Ping weren't as intense.
Instead, the spotlight shifted to the other eight individuals who achieved ten consecutive victories.
Ye Zhou, always keeping a low profile, showcased his skills against the Earth Dragon of the Imperial Beast Association's Si Tu Yan, as well as two other equally impressive beasts, easily defeating them with his Ringed Tiger.
This alone proved his strength.
Of course, Ye Zhou, as the top student from the Magic City Academy, had actually fought in very few battles, so his achievements weren't as highly regarded.
The one who truly captured everyone's attention and sparked intense discussions was Qin Xiaoxue, also from the Magic City Academy.
In this first round, as the third representative of the Magic City Academy, Qin Xiaoxue's ranking wasn't particularly outstanding. So, when it came to the random draw, one could say she had terrible luck! The reason was simple; she consecutively faced two provincial exam champions.
One was from the top position in the Dianzang Province, a Wood-type beastmaster like Qin Xiaoxue, but primarily focused on poison.
Although it's hard to compare without an actual battle against Su Ping's Xiao Qing, there's no doubt that facing Qin Xiaoxue would be a challenging task.
The other opponent was even more impressive, as he was the provincial exam champion from the Central Plains Mountain River Advanced Academy.
This opponent was quite unique, and Qin Xiaoxue's battle against him was her most difficult one.
His three beasts, the Prison Lion, Shadow Curtain, and Shadow Mantis, all shared a common trait—they were all Dark-type beasts.
This was Qin Xiaoxue's first battle in this round.
Additionally, it was one of the most-watched battles in the first round.
Aside from this, Dong Muchuan's battle against Mu Hanchan from the Glacial Academy also made it to the top ranks.
However, compared to Dong Muchuan's fight, Qin Xiaoxue's battle against the Central Plains Mountain River Academy's champion was even more intense.
It was so intense that even the Flower Fairy, which had never been used before, made a brief appearance.
Unfortunately, this battle had a drawback; the 'Shadow Curtain' beast, being an equipment-type beast, obscured much of the action with its darkness.
This made it challenging to discern the details of the battle.
All that was known was that the fight in the darkness was extremely intense.
Moreover, neither side went all out.
After all, it was the first battle, and they needed to conserve their strength.
Nevertheless, the final result was Qin Xiaoxue's victory! She consecutively defeated the champions from the Mountain River Academy and the Dianzang Province.
It could be said that Qin Xiaoxue's ten consecutive victories carried more weight than most others, as her opponents were of a higher caliber.
That very night, the all-around beast 'Crowned Wolf King' Mu Tou also trended on the hot search list.
This caused the Lin Wolf, already a popular beast type in the Jianghai Province, to gain some additional attention.
However, as a Crowned Wolf King evolved to its limit, it was an imperial-level evolution that ordinary Lin Wolf beastmasters couldn't afford.
Apart from Qin Xiaoxue.
There's no need to mention Chen Zhan; Qing Long, as a Dragon Clan juvenile at the peak of the Emperor Rank, already possesses an absurdly powerful combat strength. Coupled with his other two beasts, which are no less impressive, and his nurturing skills, even the opponents he faces and the battles he experiences are fewer than Ye Zou's.
Like Su Ping, he only fought three times when his opponents gave up.
Mu Hanchan from the Glacial Academy is similar.
That large Ice Element Sprite is too heaven-defying.
Under Absolute Zero, any beast approaching is instantly killed.
Of course, Ultra Skills can't be frequently used, but she seems to have a special recovery method, and the ten-battle limit doesn't seem to affect her much.
Even against Dong Mu Xuan, there's no suspense.
Apart from them, Qin Feng from Xijing Province is relatively unique. In addition to the Undead Class beast 'Ming Shuai Yong,' an evolved form of the Ghost General Yong, a top-tier Undead Class beast with an Emperor Rank racial limit, he has two other very special beasts because they are both Artifact-type beasts!
One is an Ancient Sword, likely an evolved form of the Rotten Sword, which Su Ping doesn't know much about.
The other is even more abstract, a special 'Official Seal' type Artifact beast.
Qin Feng's beast, named 'Huang Tu Yin,' is a unique seal with Earth as its primary attribute.
With a sword and a seal, and a big bodyguard by his side, Qin Feng resembles an ancient imperial envoy.
His combat strength is also extremely formidable.
Pan Xiaoyu from the South Sea Academy, primarily a Water-type, didn't attract much attention because his combat terrain resembled a lake center island with ten thousand rivers.
This guy's fighting style is quite unscrupulous, as he fully utilizes his Water Element talent and his beast to maximize the advantages of the terrain.
Many find his methods despicable.
Among the other two with ten wins, one is the top student from Tianfu Academy, and his most impressive beast is one that Su Ping has seen before.
One of them is the unique beast from Sichuan Province, which even appeared once in the Beast Breeding Competition in its evolved form.
Kung Fu Panda!
However, this Kung Fu Panda from Tianfu Academy, owned by Qu Zhen, doesn't use the Fang Tian Hua Ji from the competition.
Instead, it's somewhat similar to Qian Yi's style.
It wears brass knuckles, carries a Green Dragon Crescent Blade on its back, and has a pair of nunchaku on its waist.
This Kung Fu Panda's proficiency in the Gold Element isn't high, but its physical strength is extremely powerful. Although this attack is countered by Element-types and some Undead-types, it's genuinely violent!
As for the last person with ten wins, he's also the only one besides Su Ping who doesn't belong to the Eight Great Academies.
He's Shen Fu from Qilu Province, the top scorer in the provincial exams.
All three of his beasts are Mechanical Beasts.
Yes, this guy is the young master of the Shanhe Group, possibly the richest in Qilu Province or even the entire Central Plains.
His specialty is having money to spare.
All three of his Mechanical Beasts are top-notch and fully equipped.
Of course, many participants in this competition are also well-funded.
There's also a large number of Mechanical Beasts.
But among them, only Shen Fu has made it this far.
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Obviously, he's not just a rich young master who spends money.
The nurturing of Mechanical Beasts involves Mechanical Body Forms, Blueprints, Mechanical Weapons, and Material Combinations.
There's also a lot of research involved.
To achieve this level, having money is just one of the basic conditions; Shen Fu has undoubtedly put in a lot of effort.
The nine participants with ten wins each are naturally the talk of the town.
However, besides Su Ping and the other eight, the others like Dong Mu Xuan and the top scorer from the Shanhe Group in the provincial exams should not be overlooked.
It's even debatable if these nine are indeed stronger than some of those who lost.
Beast battles also depend on some counter relationships.
Because of this, on the online forum, debates about who's stronger and who's weaker, who wins and who loses, never seem to stop.
Su Ping glanced at it and then turned his attention back to Fei Fei:
"Fei Fei, how do you feel?"
Over the past few days, Fei Fei's body had grown another circle.
The reason is simple; it had devoured six Mechanical Cores.
Su Ping has a lot of face and is also well-funded.
(End of Chapter)
With the Golden Elemental Core yet to awaken, its value far exceeded the resources of a Monarch Rank.
However, it wasn't a big deal.
So, Su Ping once again prepared ten of them.
Nevertheless, the final result was that Fifi could only devour six.
Simultaneously, its racial limit also finally improved to the Elite Ten Tier.
After that, it couldn't enhance itself further through the host's devouring.
Moreover, the frequency of the flickering evolution light on its body had increased significantly.
Evidently, for Fifi to break through again, it indeed needed to complete its evolution.
"It's fine, but it feels a bit inconvenient to move around, master. After I evolve, will I always be like this?" Fifi spoke, its huge mechanical core, the size of a basketball, moved slightly.
Su Ping scratched his head, "I'm not sure about that, but since you're a Psychic Type, this body's restriction might not last too long."
Of course, Su Ping also roughly estimated the conditions for evolution.
Naturally, it wouldn't be that exaggerated or troublesome.
For example, cultivating an extremely powerful skill.
This was obviously what Fifi was thinking.
However, the requirements for evolution were often not closely related to skill cultivation.
Especially for skills other than racial skills that they hadn't mastered.
Qian Yi and Xiao Qing were both like this.
It's just that Xiao Qing's external incarnation needed to be evolved before it could be cultivated.
But for Qian Yi, whether it was the subsequent Elemental Heart, the Heavenly Cycle Five Elements Body, or even the Sword Dao Incarnation, they were all cultivated after evolution.
Therefore, regarding Fifi's skill cultivation and evolution, there probably wasn't a significant correlation.
As for the missing trigger for evolution, Su Ping also thought of some ideas, but he couldn't conduct proper experiments in the Capital City.
After understanding Fifi a bit more, these past few days, Fifi had been constantly discussing the Dream Heart update with the team in Linzhou.
The little guy was indeed busy.
Compared to Xiao Qing and Qian Yi, Fifi was indeed less interested in combat. The reason it wanted to improve was merely to remind Su Ping not to favor one over the other.
A night passed quickly.
The next day,
Capital City Sports Arena.
The countless small arenas from before transformed into four massive arenas!
"The second round of the final trials is here! This special national Beastmaster Tournament is finally reaching its climax with the final ranking battles!"
It was still the host, Liu Xun, her expression lively as she spoke to the live audience.
"Here, every victory and defeat will determine who leaves the stage and locks in their rank in these battles! Only by continuously winning and climbing higher can these young Beastmasters stand at the peak, becoming the representative figures of Dragon Nation's youth Beastmasters!"
In the elimination ranking battles, there will be a maximum of four battles happening simultaneously! And in today's schedule, twelve qualifiers will be decided!
In other words, everyone will have to go through a maximum of two advancement battles today!
"Don't worry, everyone! After each battle, the renowned treatment Beastmaster team led by Feather Saint will ensure your pets' stamina, energy, and vitality are restored to their peak to face new opponents!"
The beautiful host's words filled the forty-eight participants with enthusiasm at this moment.
Under the spotlight, the entire Dragon Nation's attention seemed to be fixed on this place.
"Great, the first battle's random matching will follow yesterday's pseudo-random matching rules, but it will also consider yesterday's battle rankings!"
On the big screen, names flashed rapidly.
And soon, the first eight participants appeared before everyone's eyes!
"Very good, the first battle begins, they are,
Qiu Zhen from Tianfu Academy versus Lin Xiao from Fengtian Province,
Ling Xiao Xiao from Magic Capital Academy versus Si Tu Yan from Capital City,
Zou Tong from Shanhesheng versus Shen Fu from Qilu Province,
and finally, Su Ping from Jianghai Province versus Zhou Yuan from Minyue Province!"
Su Ping raised his eyebrows, hearing his name, but what made him slightly startled was that his opponent's name seemed somewhat familiar? Then, under the gaze of the crowd, he stepped onto the fourth arena and saw that sad-looking little fat boy from Minyue Province.
(Chapter End)
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