Chapter 944: Qiao Sang vs. Lu Fengba
Chapter 944: Qiao Sang vs. Lu Fengba (Combined)
Soon, the two bird familiars landed smoothly in mid-air.
In an instant, everyone's gaze was drawn to the slender shadow on the blue bird familiar.
Then, the crowd erupted into a cacophony of noise, even louder than the previous matches that had decided their outcomes.
"Damn! 17 years old, B-Class Beastmaster, is this for real?!"
"There's no way! This is absolutely impossible!"
"Damn! I just saw her picture in the top ten group and thought she was some Beastmaster faking it, looking so young and well-preserved. I never expected her to be as young as she looks!"
"17-year-old B-Class Beastmaster, do you believe it? I don't, I wouldn't believe it even if I died!"
"This is a Regional Tournament! The identity and background of any Beastmaster who signs up are verified, so there's no way this is fake."
"But, is there really a 17-year-old B-Class Beastmaster in this world? I've never even heard of a 17-year-old C-Class Beastmaster!"
"At 17, shouldn't she still be in high school…?"
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, the announcer must have made a mistake!"
"Let's wait and see if they made a mistake."
Amidst the uproar and disbelief, a glowing "10" appeared in the center of the Arena.
It then turned to 9, 8, 7…
Meanwhile, Lu Fengba, staring at his distant opponent, felt his body stiffen, his face contorted with shock.
What?
A B-Class Beastmaster?!
When Tian Yiyi mentioned that "she is also a B-Class Beastmaster", the ground passage had already opened, so he had heard it clearly.
The thought that such a young opponent, who was participating in the Regional Tournament for the first time, was a B-Class Beastmaster left him not only shocked but also feeling incredibly unlucky.
Apart from those whose brain domain grows slowly but have excellent familiar resources, allowing them to cultivate their familiars to the Royal Tier, most C-Class Beastmasters would be doomed against a B-Class Beastmaster.
Lu Fengba felt he was doomed.
At first, he thought being selected for the top ten and having a match tonight was a stroke of luck. Now, he realized it was the worst possible scenario, and he would be eliminated in the first round.
As the countdown in the center of the Arena reached "1", Lu Fengba took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and began forming seals with his hands.
He had worked hard for a year to get here and couldn't just give up. Even if he was going to lose, he had to show everything he had learned over the years!
His opponent was a C-Class Beastmaster, and the marketing account hadn't mentioned any Royal Beasts. There was no need to send out Fangy and Lulu right away. The opponents would only get stronger as the match progressed, and since it was his first time participating, his unknown status could be an advantage. The more he revealed his strength, the more vulnerable he would become. Qiao Sang thought this as he began forming seals with his hands.
Orange-yellow and large red star arrays lit up on the field.
The audience stands fell silent for a moment, then erupted into a deafening roar.
"Ah! A B-Class Beastmaster! The announcer didn't get it wrong!"
"Oh my gosh! A 17-year-old B-Class Beastmaster, this could become a historical figure!"
"Am I witnessing the birth of a legend?"
"It's true, it's true…"
The crowd was stunned, dazed, and unable to calm down.
Hearing about it and seeing it with their own eyes were two different things.
A 17-year-old B-Class Beastmaster was, in a sense, a figure that had never appeared in legends.
And such a figure was now standing before them.
In the contestant section and the family section.
Ye Xiangting stared at the bright crimson star array on the field, her mind repeating one thought over and over:
My daughter is a B-Class Beastmaster…
My daughter is actually a B-Class Beastmaster…
…
On the field.
Windrider, a General-Class Flying Beast, known for its incredible speed and love of soaring through the wind. It possesses a high IQ, comparable to humans, and a formidable physique that allows it to navigate even the most turbulent storms at sea. Qiao Sang looked at the familiar, which was about six meters long, predominantly deep blue with white stripes on its belly, and had wings that were nearly twice the size of its body, and the details of its profile flashed through his mind.
At the same time, Lu Fengba gazed at the distant Flying Beast, nearly thirteen meters in size, almost entirely enveloped in silver-white armor. His heart was filled with doubt and unease, wondering if this could be a Royal Beast.
He was familiar with most of the Flying Beasts in the Hollow Plains, but he had never seen this one before!
This isn't a familiar from the Hollow Plains... In an instant, Lu Fengba made his judgment.
"What kind of familiar is this?" the crowd in the audience stands began to murmur.
"I'm not sure, I've never seen it before. But it's gotta be one of the more handsome Flying Beasts out there."
"Do you remember, Tian Yiyi mentioned that she isn't from the Hollow Plains. So it's likely her familiar isn't from our Hollow Plains either. It's normal that we can't recognize it."
"Such a prodigy isn't from our Hollow Plains..."
"So what if she's not from the Hollow Plains? We're all from the Dragon Nation, it doesn't matter."
"Both sides have summoned their familiars", Tian Yiyi announced from the commentator booth. "Lu Fengba has dispatched the General-Class Beast Companion Windrider, and Qiao Sang has summoned the General-Class Beast Companion Steel Sword Falcon."
"Exactly", Tang Xueran agreed. "Both are Flying Beasts, so it looks like we're in for an exciting aerial battle."
As they spoke, the battle had already begun.
Windrider flapped its wings forcefully, soaring into the sky.
As it ascended, a powerful airflow surged around it.
Then, its feathers began to glow blue, and hundreds of them, hard as iron blades, detached from its body and floated around it.
"Ride the Wind!"
Windrider roared, and the hundreds of blue feathers floating around it sliced through the air in dense, diagonal lines, pelting down toward Steel Sword Falcon below.
Steel Sword Falcon flapped its wings, sending up a cloud of sand and a powerful airflow as it rose into the sky.
Under Windrider's control, the hundreds of blue, glowing feathers redirected their course, ascending to follow Steel Sword Falcon.
Blade Feathers, this attack is at most a minor success level. Steel Sword Falcon is a Steel-Type Beast with a Mastery-Level Iron Wall defense; it should be able to withstand it... Qiao Sang analyzed the situation but did not issue any commands.
Just as she finished her analysis, Steel Sword Falcon stopped its ascent.
The hundreds of blue, glowing feathers struck Steel Sword Falcon all at once.
From the looks of it, Windrider's Blade Feathers had just enough speed to catch up and successfully hit Steel Sword Falcon.
Seeing this, Lu Fengba's face lit up with joy. Sensing an opportunity, he urged his familiar to press the attack.
"Charge!"
"Ride the Wind!"
Windrider flapped its wings with all its might, and a blue glow erupted from its body.
With an overwhelming momentum and a speed that defied the eye, it transformed into a blinding blue light, hurtling directly toward Steel Sword Falcon.
The audience watched the scene, their hearts tightening.
Could it be that this unprecedented prodigy, who had never appeared in history, was about to be outmatched by an unknown C-Class Beastmaster?
However, the expected collision did not occur.
Just as Windrider's blue light was about three meters away from Steel Sword Falcon, the blue glow suddenly vanished. Its wings struggled, and it let out an expression of extreme pain.
Steel Sword Falcon unfurled its wings, condensing a thick white light that transformed into two massive blades.
At the same time, the blue feather blades surrounding it fell to the ground, showing no sign of injury!
Lu Fengba's face changed slightly, and he shouted:
"Get out of the way!"
Windrider continued to struggle with a pained expression.
Steel Treasure, with its wings now transformed into white blades, dived downward with a powerful swoop, flashing past Windrider.
"Ride the Wind!"
Windrider let out a miserable cry as it plummeted downward.
"I didn't expect that the Blade Feather attack just now wouldn't even scratch Steel Sword Falcon, and it would counterattack Windrider while he was still vulnerable", Tian Yiyi said with a hint of surprise in the commentator booth.
"Steel Sword Falcon is not only a Flying type but also a Steel type, which naturally gives it good defensive strength", Tang Xueran explained. "During the Blade Feather attack, it used Iron Wall, an Intermediate Skill, to block the Advanced Skill Blade Feather. This shows that Steel Sword Falcon's proficiency in Iron Wall far surpasses Windrider's Blade Feather."
"The most important thing is that Windrider's sudden attack failed, and we don't know what Skills Steel Sword Falcon used", Tian Yiyi asked, voicing the question on everyone's mind.
"It seems to be an Air-type Skill", Tang Xueran replied. "It's worth noting that Steel Sword Falcon's timing in using its Skills was impeccable, almost as if it was waiting for Windrider to attack."
Tian Yiyi suddenly remembered something:
"Speaking of which, Contestant Qiao Sang hasn't issued a single command so far. Is he so confident that he believes Steel Sword Falcon can win without any commands?"
"Here, we need to explain Steel Sword Falcon a bit more", Tang Xueran said. "Steel Sword Falcon is a familiar from the Supernest, and one of the few familiars whose entire Evolution chain is Bond Evolution. I believe the Bond Strength between Steel Sword Falcon and Contestant Qiao Sang has reached the level of Telepathic Bond."
What? A familiar from the Supernest? And its entire Evolution chain is Bond Evolution? The audience was taken aback by this information.
Meanwhile, with a loud thud, Windrider hit the ground.
Lu Fengba didn't have time to think about why Windrider's attack had failed. He knew that to deal with this familiar, he couldn't afford to choose close-range attacks anymore.
He quickly issued an order:
"Back off!"
As he gave the command, Steel Treasure's wings suddenly unfurled, and its feathers glowed with a purple light.
Don't release them all... Qiao Sang thought urgently.
"Steel Blade!"
Steel Treasure's wings flapped downward with force.
The feathers, glowing with purple light, shot downward in unison!
Only one feather remained standing on its forehead.
You might as well have left none... Qiao Sang's lips twitched as he watched Steel Treasure in the sky.
The audience was stunned by the scene before them, unsure whether to be amazed by the spectacular Blade Feather attack or by the sudden transformation of the once powerful and mysterious Steel Sword Falcon, now almost completely featherless except for one on its forehead.
The sky was filled with a torrent of Purple Blades, raining down furiously on Windrider below.
There was no way to avoid it. Windrider had already been injured, and with its current speed, it couldn't possibly dodge... Lu Fengba's pupils dilated as he quickly changed his command:
"Whirlwind!"
Since there was no way to dodge, the only choice was to attack.
Now, he could only hope that Whirlwind would block the incoming Blade Feather.
At this moment, Windrider was struggling to get up, enduring the pain as it flapped its wings upward with all its might.
Instantly, a powerful Whirlwind, twenty meters tall, appeared, standing between it and Steel Treasure.
The attack can be split...
Just as Qiao Sang's thoughts flashed, the sky full of Purple Blades split into three parts. The middle one continued to descend, while the Purple Blades on the sides split apart, rotating and attacking Windrider from both flanks!
Lu Fengba: “!!!”
The Purple Blades split so suddenly that he didn't have time to issue any commands.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The Purple Blades from both directions hit Windrider with pinpoint accuracy.
“Ride the Wind!”
Windrider let out a pained cry, and the Whirlwind between it and Steel Treasure dissipated.
Without the Whirlwind's protection, the remaining Purple Blades from the middle position rained down on it.
Once the Purple Blades finished their attack, they changed direction and uniformly shot back up into Steel Treasure's body.
On the ground, Windrider lay motionless with its eyes closed.
“Windrider has fallen!” Tian Yiyi announced. “Who would have thought that Steel Sword Falcon’s Blade Feather had reached Mastery Level! Considering Qiao Sang’s age, it’s truly eye-opening. It seems that even a prodigy’s bonded pet is a prodigy.”
“Moreover, the benefits of Bond Evolution were fully demonstrated in this match. Lu Fengba’s contestant didn’t have time to react to the sudden change in Steel Sword Falcon’s attack trajectory.”
“Using just the word ‘prodigy’ to describe Qiao Sang’s contestant seems too simple,” Tang Xueran said. “After all, he is the first person in history to become a B-Class Beastmaster at the age of 17. By the way, why does Steel Sword Falcon leave one feather on its head when using Blade Feather?”
As she spoke, a smile crept into her voice.
“That’s a question for Qiao Sang’s contestant,” Tian Yiyi laughed.
Tang Xueran stared at the field. “The referee is on the field. Is the first match about to be decided?”
A Mechanical Pet with a Referee Badge appeared beside Windrider, then waved a green flag in Qiao Sang’s direction before vanishing.
At the same time, a Giant Virtual Screen appeared in the center of the Arena.
It displayed the photos of Qiao Sang and Lu Fengba.
Below each photo were images of their familiars.
In the next second, the image of Windrider below Lu Fengba’s photo turned from color to black and white.
“Let’s congratulate Qiao Sang’s contestant on winning the first round!” Tian Yiyi exclaimed.
The result wasn’t particularly surprising to anyone.
After all, from the moment the contestants were introduced, it was clear that Qiao Sang was this year’s Regional Tournament dark horse.
While the outcome was expected, the match itself exceeded everyone’s expectations.
The crowd watched the bird familiar, which had now resumed its powerful and mysterious form, and recalled the moment it was left with just one feather. They were instantly engaged in animated discussions.
Meanwhile, online, entries about Qiao Sang and Steel Sword Falcon quickly dominated the trending lists.
#Qiao Sang, 17 years old, B-Class Beastmaster#
#Regional Tournament’s Biggest Dark Horse in History#
#Steel Sword Falcon#
#Supernest, Steel Sword Falcon#
#Qiao Sang vs. Lu Fengba#
Each trending topic was marked with the word “explosion.”
However, those in the arena were oblivious to the online frenzy.
Everyone’s eyes were fixed on the field, eagerly awaiting the next match. (End of Chapter)
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