Chapter 656: Snow Conceal
Chapter 656: Snow Conceal (Suggested to be read with the next chapter)
After a few seconds, the SS-Rank Yin Dynasty Pearl replied:
[Did you get the Ghostfire Slurry?]
Qiao Sang replied:
[I did.]
This time, the other party responded immediately:
[Let's set a time and place. The SS-Rank Yin Dynasty Pearl is still in my possession.]
Fine, the transaction will happen sooner or later... Qiao Sang thought for a moment and typed:
[One hour later, at the Beastmaster Center.]
...
Meanwhile, at the Beastmaster Center, on the third floor in the Pet Beast Testing Hall.
"What did they say?" Mccarthy asked.
Flor put down her mobile phone and replied, "She got the Ghostfire Slurry."
"How could she get the Ghostfire Slurry!" Mccarthy exclaimed, disbelievingly. "We were all there last night, and you know the Kotya Volcano was sealed off by the Authorities. No one could get close."
Suddenly, he fell silent, thinking of something, and then exclaimed:
"Could she be the Beastmaster who used Spatial Shift to take away my Lava Beast yesterday? No one else could have gotten the Ghostfire Slurry from the Kotya Volcano yesterday! Where did she set the meeting? I'll go with you!"
No way, after all the trouble to get the Ghostfire Slurry, I can't let you ruin the deal... Flor glanced at him and said:
"Seven o'clock tonight, at the Beastmaster Center."
...
Everything was in the Treasure Seeker's Ring. Once the transaction was complete, there would be no need to stay here. She could check out online and head to the First District... Qiao Sang opened her travel app and bought a ticket to the First District.
Yulinton University was in the First District. Since she was going to study there for half a year, she needed to prepare in advance.
She had checked the school online. The dorms were villas, and there was a huge training ground with everything she needed.
However, just like at Sai Nan High School, the training ground wasn't personal. Practicing powerful skills occasionally was fine, but for something as destructive as Fangy's, constant practice and successful execution every time would be problematic and would definitely affect others. She needed to find a suitable place outside for her training.
After obtaining the Ghostfire Slurry, Qiao Sang had made a short-term plan:
1. Find a suitable place in the First District.
2. Push the Treasure Seeker to master the Shadow Control skill to the ultimate level and then evolve it.
3. Have Steel Treasure get more combat experience and train herself to overcome the negative effects of the Bond Evolution.
Fangy and the others had evolved from Intermediate to Advanced so quickly because she had added points. To earn credits, she had planned to have Steel Treasure evolve at the high Mid-Rank stage.
Unexpectedly, the Dream Insight Stone was obtained due to the new form of Steel Sparrow, so the urgency to evolve Steel Treasure was reduced.
After multiple Beast Arena matches, Steel Treasure had enough points to evolve into an Advanced familiar, but she wanted it to build a solid foundation at this stage.
After all, Steel Treasure was a new form, and there was no reference for its cultivation.
With no need for matches or credits, she could take it slow. If Steel Treasure could encounter something like Fangy did with the volcano, triggering an evolution reaction, that would be ideal.
Her long-term goal was to earn money, but since the Unlimited Credit Card hadn't expired and Blue Star already had a way to earn money, this wasn't an immediate concern.
Qiao Sang bought her ticket, turned off her mobile phone, and put it back in her pocket.
The evaluation object on the field had changed.
At that moment, the red-haired woman approached again:
"You look so young. What skincare products do you use?"
"I don't use any. I just wash my face with water", Qiao Sang replied.
Perhaps due to the constant temperature in Supernest or because she had been replenished multiple times, her skin condition was always excellent.
Hearing this, the woman finally couldn't help but ask:
"How old are you?"
"Sixteen."
The woman fell silent again.
Why did she suddenly stop talking? Since she initiated the conversation twice, Qiao Sang felt she should say something in return. Qiao Sang summoned her social skills and asked, "What's your number?"
"Sixteen", the woman replied.
Qiao Sang was taken aback. "Aren't they already up to number twenty-three on the field?"
The woman maintained an awkward yet polite smile and explained, "I've already completed my evaluation. I'm just staying to watch others' evaluations."
So she didn't pass... Qiao Sang understood immediately.
She had read online that Beastmasters who stick around to watch combat evaluations after finishing their own usually haven't passed. They do this to observe the examiners' combat techniques, hoping to be better prepared if they take the test again.
The woman seemed to know what Qiao Sang was thinking and added, "My Winding Tapir only evolved to the General-Class about a month ago, and I haven't fully mastered its capabilities yet."
"I understand", Qiao Sang smiled and nodded.
The woman felt a bit uncomfortable. Just then, a voice came over the intercom: "Number twenty-four, please prepare to enter the field."
Qiao Sang looked down at her number paper, which read twenty-four.
"I'll go for my evaluation now", Qiao Sang said as she stood up.
"Good luck", the woman said, recalling her own experience. "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just stay calm."
Qiao Sang smiled and nodded at the Treasure Seeker.
"Seek~"
The Treasure Seeker's eyes glowed blue.
In the next second, Qiao Sang appeared on the field.
The few Beastmasters present began to murmur.
Everyone took out their Beast Identifiers and aimed them at the familiar on the field, which looked like a Ghost-type but could use Spatial Shift. No one could identify it, causing a flurry of chatter.
Qiao Sang was used to the attention. She stood calmly on one side, looking composed and collected.
C-Class Beastmaster was the first significant milestone for professional Beastmasters.
The evaluation was naturally more rigorous.
Before coming, Qiao Sang had learned that the C-Class Beastmaster evaluation at Supernest involved a 3v3 format, with a hard requirement that General-Class Beast Companions must participate.
At the C-Class Beastmaster level, the strength of a single familiar was no longer enough to prove a Beastmaster's professionalism. Only when all the familiars were powerful could one be considered a professional.
"Let's begin", the examiner said, forming hand seals and summoning a familiar about five meters tall, resembling a snowflake with a spout on its head that emitted a cold mist.
Examiners from different regions had different habits.
Some strictly followed the battle competition standards and summoned their familiars simultaneously with the examinees. Others, confident in their own strength, summoned their familiars first, allowing the examinees to summon based on their familiars' attributes.
The examiner in front of her was clearly the latter.
Qiao Sang didn't hesitate, forming hand seals as the Amber Star Array lit up.
"Fang!"
As Fang appeared, a strong gust of wind swirled around it.
The moment it appeared, the temperature around it soared, and the frost caused by the snowflake familiar's cold mist quickly melted.
"What is this familiar?!"
"I can't find it in the database! I can't find any information on her familiars!"
"Doesn't this Beastmaster look a bit too young?"
"Maybe she just has a baby face."
"Ouch... I feel like I've seen this familiar somewhere before..."
The murmurs grew louder.
Snow Conceal, an Ice-Type General-Class Beast Companion, with a body temperature of around minus ten degrees. It could spray a fierce blizzard from the spout on its head, attack enemies, and hide in snowy weather. Because it could create snowfall, it was quite popular in Supernest... Qiao Sang recalled the information about the opposing familiar.
Meanwhile, the examiner, who had been surprised by Fang and Qiao Sang's appearance, regained his composure and nodded to the referee.
"Qui!"
The referee, receiving the signal, blew the whistle to start the evaluation.
Almost immediately, Snow Conceal opened its mouth, and sharp ice arrows condensed in the air, raining down on Fang's position.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The ice arrows rained down, leaving the arena riddled with holes and shards of ice.
Fangy had long since vanished from his original spot.
And there's a Psychic Type! The examiner's pupils constricted as he watched the Red Pet Beast appear high in the sky and commanded:
"Up there!"
"Snow Conceal!"
Snow Conceal let out a cry, and the sharp ice arrows instantly changed direction, shooting upward!
This is the perfect chance to try out the new Skills... Qiao Sang's eyes lit up, and she called out loudly:
"Scorching Wind!"
"Roar!"
Fangy's face showed excitement as he forcefully flapped his massive Flame Wings downward.
A visible, scorching gale, tinged with a red hue, immediately surged, as if capable of sweeping everything away.
The dozens of ice arrows met the scorching wind and quickly melted, vanishing without a trace.
This familiar has more energy than Snow Conceal... The examiner immediately identified the issue.
While the range of Scorching Wind wasn't particularly large and the heat within it wasn't overly intense, the sheer amount of energy in the familiar's body was enough to overpower the ice arrows cast by Snow Conceal.
This isn't just a newly evolved General-Class Beast Companion...
As the examiner analyzed, Snow Conceal ascended into the sky, and a burst of icy cold air shot upward from the nozzle on its head.
"This is to create a Snowfall Invisibility." The Beastmaster, who had seen many evaluations, spoke with a knowing tone.
The Snowfall Speed cast by a General-Class Beast Companion was far faster than that of an Advanced Familiar.
Within a few short seconds, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
This is the Frostflower Seal? Qiao Sang, who had already blocked out the surrounding sounds, hesitated no longer and shouted:
"Get closer, Lava Hell!"
Lava Hell was still at the Novice level, though it was an Ultra-Rank Skill. Qiao Sang wasn't sure how much of the area Fangy's energy could cover.
To be safe, it was better to use it at close range.
She wasn't entirely clear about the power of a General-Class Beast Companion's Frostflower Seal, but it was undoubtedly strong, and Fangy had just evolved, so he might not be able to resist it...
In this situation, it would be best to finish the opponent with a powerful move before the Frostflower Seal could affect Fangy... Qiao Sang thought cautiously.
"Roar!"
Fangy let out a loud cry and vanished from his original position.
When he reappeared, he was already above Snow Conceal.
A massive shadow loomed over Snow Conceal.
Without needing direction from his Beastmaster, Snow Conceal knew it was in danger and needed to dodge.
But it was too late.
Just as Snow Conceal started to move, Fangy raised his sharp claws and swiftly brought them down on its head!
He then plummeted, driving Snow Conceal straight into the ground with a straight-line attack!
Sand and gravel flew up, forming a large crater.
"Snow Conceal!"
Snow Conceal struggled frantically under Fangy's claws, but its strength was clearly no match for Fangy, and it couldn't move at all.
Qiao Sang watched the scene and thought: How did it feel like Fangy could take it down even without Lava Hell before the snow reached him...
Her second thought was: Never mind, this is a good opportunity to see the power of Lava Hell...
"Ice Spike!" The examiner remained calm and issued his command in time.
From this angle, Snow Conceal's Ice Spike would force the opponent's familiar to dodge, and by the time the snow fell, the Invisibility would be in place, giving him complete control of the situation.
"Snow Conceal!"
Snow Conceal cried out, the cold air from its nozzle starting to condense as Ice Spike began to form.
But at that moment, Fangy's left front paw stomped forcefully on the ground.
"Snow Conceal..."
Snow Conceal suddenly felt an unprecedented oppressive aura, causing a sense of inexplicable fear.
In its panic, it couldn't release Ice Spike in time.
Countless scorching lava streams erupted from the ground, centered around Fangy.
In an instant, Snow Conceal was engulfed.
The dark red lava surged like a torrent, overwhelming everything in its path!
The arena instantly turned dark red.
The searing heat was like a furnace, capable of burning everything to ashes.
Lava waves, one after another, raged with a terrifying red glow, distorting the entire arena due to the intense heat.
It was like a hellfire.
(End of Chapter)
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