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Chapter 470: High-Class Dragon Familiar
Chapter 470: High-Class Dragon Familiar
This... The audience was momentarily at a loss for words.
It was common for High-Class Beast Companions to dominate Intermediate Beasts, but this was the National Championship. The participants' Intermediate Beasts were all capable of holding their own against High-Class Beast Companions.
Moreover, Qiao Sang’s Ghost Ring Specter had only recently evolved.
Wu Chongyu’s Ice Pudragon, a rare and powerful Dragon-type familiar, was highly favored by many and considered one of the most popular familiars.
While no one expected Wu Chongyu to win against Qiao Sang’s Ghost Ring Specter with his Ice Pudragon, no one anticipated that the Ice Pudragon would lose the match in less than half a minute!
“I take back my statement that Wu Chongyu could make it to the top five in the National Championship.”
“I didn’t expect Wu Chongyu’s Bolt Cutter to hold its own against Qiao Sang’s Blazing Star Hound in the last match, and I certainly didn’t expect the Ice Pudragon to be defeated so quickly by the Ghost Ring Specter.”
“I feel the same way…”
“Look at that Ghost Ring Specter. It didn’t even move from its position from the start of the match to the end.”
“This is the weakest Dragon-type familiar I’ve ever seen…”
“If you’ve seen the Ice Pudragon in other matches, you’d know it’s not weak at all. It’s just that Qiao Sang’s Ghost Ring Specter is too overpowered. Its proficiency in Shadow Control and Hypnosis is too high. Even High-Class Beast Companions struggle to stand against it.”
“To be honest, the Ice Pudragon is the most pitiful familiar I’ve seen in the National Championship so far. It only managed to use Frost Beam before it was defeated!”
Amidst the noisy chatter of the audience, Qiao Sang turned and walked towards the contestant’s passage, intending to return to the Contestant Area.
As she entered the passage and took a few steps, she suddenly remembered something. She formed the hand seals to summon Lulu to treat Fangy.
She had just completed the first gesture when—
“Tap, tap, tap…” Footsteps echoed in the quiet contestant’s passage, followed by a cheerful voice:
“Qiao Sang, that was an amazing match. I knew you’d win.”
Who is it... Qiao Sang lowered her hands and looked up, recognizing the familiar figure—Zhou Shanliang, the next contestant.
By this point in the tournament, only a few contestants remained, and each had a good understanding of the others.
Zhou Shanliang, a contestant from the Zhitia Region.
Despite his name meaning "kindness", his two bonded familiars were both Ghost-type Companion Beasts.
One of them, the High-Class Ghost-type Companion Beast Masked Dream Ghost, was notorious for its bizarre temperament in the Zhitia Region.
It enjoyed sneaking into people’s bodies at night, gradually sapping their body heat.
If it targeted someone, they would feel cold 24/7 and would often be subjected to curses. It was said that the Masked Dream Ghost was filled with cursed energy.
The Zhitia Region was one of the 13 regions of the Dragon Nation with the most diverse variety of Ghost-type Companion Beasts.
To be among the top in such a region, it was easy to imagine that the Masked Dream Ghost’s temperament must be bizarre to the point of being widely unacceptable.
Bonding with such a Masked Dream Ghost, Zhou Shanliang might not be as kind as his name suggested.
After all, it was a widely accepted notion that familiars tended to reflect their masters. Even if they didn’t, over time, certain aspects of familiars and Beastmasters would become more alike.
However, Qiao Sang, who had bonded with the Treasure Seeker, felt that the public’s perception of Ghost-type Companion Beasts was somewhat one-sided.
She didn’t believe that a Beastmaster bonding with a less well-regarded familiar necessarily meant the Beastmaster was any less commendable.
“Thank you. Good luck in your match,” Qiao Sang replied with a smile.
Zhou Shanliang paused, then broke into a bright, cheerful smile. “I will.”
With that, he walked towards the passage entrance.
Qiao Sang was about to take a few more steps to continue summoning Fangy and Lulu.
Suddenly, Zhou Shanliang seemed to think of something, stopped in his tracks, and turned around.
"By the way, since you have a Ghost-type Companion Beast, you should visit the Zhitia Region sometime. You'll find it worthwhile."
Qiao Sang was taken aback. "I'll keep that in mind."
...
Qiao Sang carried Fangy, who had fully recovered, back to the Contestant Area.
At this moment, the second group of contestants had already started their battle.
Qiao Sang watched Zhou Shanliang in the arena and fell into deep thought.
The Zhitia Region was known for its Ghost-type Companion Beasts, and resources related to them were abundant. Even if Zhou Shanliang hadn't mentioned it, she would have eventually made the trip.
However, in the near future, she definitely wouldn't have the time.
Initially, when she first joined the National Campus Beastmaster League, she wasn't very confident about her chances. But now, she was quite certain she could secure a spot as an Interstellar Exchange Student.
Once she got that spot, she would likely spend a long time on other planets. At that time...
Suddenly, Sun Boyi interrupted Qiao Sang's thoughts. "How did Blazing Star Hound defend itself in the middle of the Thunderstorm just now?"
"Fangy", Fangy's lips curled into a smug grin, and he raised his right front paw.
"Seek~"
Treasure Seeker immediately understood Big Brother Fangy's meaning, took out the Ring, and pulled out a dark green triangular Sunglasses, placing it on Fangy's outstretched paw.
"Fangy"
Fangy put on the Sunglasses, tilted his head up 45 degrees, and called out in a cool guy pose, indicating that the final defense had a long story behind it...
"It was the Rebound Shield. Ning Yu's Blast Turtle used it, and Teacher Zheng taught me to learn it." Qiao Sang explained.
Rebound Shield... Sun Boyi's expression was stunned.
As a professional Coach, he naturally knew what a Rebound Shield was, but he couldn't figure out what kind of Skill could form a Rebound Shield strong enough to defend against an attack in the center of a Thunderstorm.
Just as Sun Boyi was about to ask, Liu Yao suddenly chimed in, "Did Teacher Zheng Guoping teach you?"
"Yep." Qiao Sang nodded.
Liu Yao silently glanced at Sun Boyi.
Sun Boyi fell silent.
Fangy: "..."
...
About ten minutes later, Zhou Shanliang predictably won the match.
His opponent, Liu Yongming, was not weak, but his ace High-Class Beast Companion was a Combat-type.
Ghost-type beasts had the upper hand over Combat-type beasts, and the fact that Liu Yongming could last so long was a testament to his strength.
Time flew by quickly.
The list of qualifiers was announced one by one.
It had to be said that none of the contestants who made it this far were weak.
Whenever Qiao Sang thought someone had a higher chance of winning, the other would suddenly unleash a powerful move, turning the tide.
By noon, six names had been added to the list of qualifiers.
The most anticipated match between Zhao Chuanyu and Cui Pingkun was scheduled for the afternoon.
...
Qiao Sang didn't go to the match venue in the afternoon but stayed in her hotel room to watch the live stream.
In the video, a large, predominantly red Dragon-type familiar was seen holding a fully mechanical familiar as they soared into the sky, spinning rapidly.
Visually, it looked like a massive, burning fireball.
After several seconds, the Dragon-type familiar stopped spinning and hurtled downward at high speed with the mechanical familiar in its grasp.
The speed was so great that a high-pressure air wave formed wherever the Dragon-type familiar passed.
As they neared the ground, the Dragon-type familiar released its grip, and the mechanical familiar plummeted headfirst.
"Bang!!!"
A loud explosion echoed as the ground cracked, and a cloud of dust rose.
When the dust settled and the camera zoomed in, the mechanical familiar was seen lying unconscious with its eyes closed.
The camera then focused on the predominantly red Dragon-type familiar.
Meanwhile, the chat stream was flooded with messages, almost all saying "666" and "Awesome."
Qiao Sang turned off the chat stream and stared at the red Dragon-type familiar in the video.
Red Urgent Dragon, Zhao Chuanyu's familiar, and the only High-Class Dragon Familiar in the National Campus Beastmaster League.
(End of Chapter)
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