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Chapter 947: Preliminary Round (Part 2)
Chapter 947: Preliminary Round (Part 2)
"Epic Skill! Epic Skill! Did you see that! Steel Sword Falcon used an Epic Skill!"
"Ah! I forgot to take a photo!"
"Wait, is it possible for a General-Class beast companion to learn an Epic Skill?!"
"Ah! Steel Sword Falcon! Steel Sword Falcon!"
"Oh my gosh! Qiao Sang is so cool! I’m switching my allegiance! I’m defecting!"
"How come we in the Hollow Plains don’t have such an awesome flying-type familiar!"
"How do you learn an Epic Skill? Can anyone tell me?"
"What procedures are needed to bond with an alien familiar?"
"I declare! Steel Sword Falcon will now be my dream beast companion! Not only does he look so cool, but he’s also a flying-type familiar. The entire Evolution chain relies on Bond Strength, doesn’t require much resources, and can even learn an Epic Skill like Holy Sword at the General-Class stage! It’s simply perfect!"
"Cal down, it might just be Qiao Sang’s Steel Sword Falcon being exceptional."
"I don’t care! As soon as the Regional Tournament is over, I’m heading to the Supernest!"
The audience was passionately discussing the recent match, not even noticing that the next group of contestants was about to take the stage.
The contestants and the family section.
Ye Xiangting stared at the match arena, unable to regain her composure.
Her daughter became a B-Class Beastmaster...
Steel Treasure is so powerful...
She won three matches in a row...
Steel Treasure, as a General-Class beast companion, used Holy Sword...
Am I dreaming...
After a long while, she turned and asked, "Vice Principal, do you know when my Qiao Sang became a B-Class Beastmaster?"
"Please don’t call me Vice Principal; I’ve already resigned. Just call me by my name", Liu Yao said. "I’ve been focusing on Fangflare’s new Evolution chain recently. Qiao Sang also evolved recently, and that’s when she contacted me and told me about becoming a B-Class Beastmaster."
He paused and added, "When she returned from the Supernest, the registration for the Hollow Plains Regional Tournament had already been closed for half a year. She must have been very busy during that time, so she didn’t get a chance to tell you."
She completed the Regional Tournament mission in just half a year... Ye Xiangting was taken aback.
Initially, she was shocked that her daughter had successfully registered for the Regional Tournament, momentarily forgetting that only half a year had passed.
Many Professional Beastmasters couldn’t complete the Regional Tournament Evaluation Task in a year...
Thinking about it, she realized she knew less about her daughter than others...
This realization left Ye Xiangting feeling a bit melancholic.
She felt like she wasn’t being a good mother.
She wished she could take care of her daughter’s daily needs like other mothers.
But her daughter’s progress was too rapid. First, she went to the Supernest, then to the Imperial Beastmaster Academy. Even if she wanted to, she couldn’t keep up...
Lost in her thoughts, the woman sitting beside her, who looked to be in her fifties, spoke up.
"Hello, are you Qiao Sang’s mother?"
Ye Xiangting immediately composed herself, straightened her back, and smiled proudly, "Yes, I am."
The woman’s eyes lit up, and she smiled warmly, "So you’re Qiao Sang’s mother. You look so young. How did you manage to raise such an outstanding child like Qiao Sang?"
Ye Xiangting’s mood lifted, and her earlier melancholy vanished. She began to share her parenting philosophy, "My child has always been intelligent..."
Liu Yao, sitting nearby, perked up his ears and listened quietly.
When Qiao Sang returned to her seat, she saw her mother chatting with the people around her.
"Qiao Sang’s here!" the middle-aged man sitting behind Ye Xiangting called out.
Old Man... Qiao Sang sat down and gave her mother a questioning look.
"This is Lu Fengba's dad", Ye Xiangting said with a smile.
Qiao Sang was taken aback for a moment, then turned to greet him, "Uncle, hello."
"Good, good, good!" Lu Fengba's father beamed, as if his son hadn't just been defeated three times in a row. "You're amazing. My son losing to you is no loss at all!"
Qiao Sang felt a bit embarrassed by the praise.
Suddenly, Lu Fengba's father picked up his phone and asked, "Can I take a photo with you?"
Qiao Sang was surprised again but nodded, "Sure."
Lu Fengba's father extended his hand and positioned the phone.
Qiao Sang put on a friendly smile.
"Take one with me too!" the woman standing beside Ye Xiangting, who looked to be in her fifties, said. "I'm Pan Tianma's mother. My daughter-in-law is about to give birth, and I want her to see lots of your photos. Maybe her baby will grow up to look like you!"
Qiao Sang inwardly thought, _That's not a good idea, shouldn't it be more like Pan Tianma?_ But she nodded and agreed.
As the Regional Tournament progressed, the number of contestants dwindled, and the venue was divided into separate areas. At that point, the families would sit together.
Qiao Sang remembered how well her mother had been getting along with everyone and didn't refuse.
After taking photos and signing a few autographs for the people around her, she finally settled down to watch the matches.
Tickets to the Regional Tournament were hard to come by, so she wasn't about to miss the opportunity to be there.
The matches proceeded smoothly.
The audience cheered at the exciting bouts, but their enthusiasm wasn't as high as before.
After witnessing a 17-year-old B-Class Beastmaster use an alien familiar to defeat three opponents and even unleash an Epic Skill, the Holy Sword, the subsequent matches between C-Class Beastmasters seemed a bit lacking.
When all the matches were over, the audience began to leave, and the Treasure Seeker appeared, ready to perform a Spatial Shift.
At that moment, Qiao Sang had a thought and said, "Mom, Vice Principal, you two go back first. I'll have the Treasure Seeker send you. I have something to do and will leave a bit later."
"What do you need to do? I can wait for you", Ye Xiangting said.
Qiao Sang explained, "I'm going to give an interview. It might take some time."
Steel Treasure wanted to bring honor to its race. After its impressive three consecutive victories, an interview would help amplify the publicity.
Ye Xiangting was taken aback, "Which TV station said they want to interview you?"
Qiao Sang shook her head, "None."
Ye Xiangting was speechless, "…"
"I'll go with you", Ye Xiangting decided.
"I'll go too", Liu Yao said.
Qiao Sang looked at her mother and then at the Vice Principal, and smiled, "Alright."
She then formed the seals and summoned Steel Treasure.
When she returned to the backstage area after the match, she had already summoned Lulu to heal Steel Treasure.
"Mom, why aren't you surprised that I became a B-Class Beastmaster?"
"I am surprised."
"Then why didn't you ask me about it?"
"Ask what?"
"When I became a B-Class Beastmaster."
"Do I need to ask? It must have been during the past six months… You've worked hard this past half-year."
"…It wasn't hard."
As they walked out of the arena, chatting casually and drawing nearly 100% attention from the crowd, Qiao Sang started looking for reporters.
Just as she was searching, a group of reporters holding microphones and their camera familiars rushed over, pushing past Ye Xiangting and Liu Yao and starting to ask questions enthusiastically:
"Contestant Qiao Sang, I'm a reporter from Zhongkong Sports Channel. Why did you come to participate in the Hollow Plains Regional Tournament?"
"You became a B-Class Beastmaster at 17. When did you start Spontaneous Awakening?"
"Contestant Qiao Sang, why did you bond with a Supernest familiar?"
"This is your first Regional Tournament. Did you have any expectations for your final ranking?"
"Steel Sword Falcon used the Epic Skill Holy Sword at the General-Class stage. Did you teach it? What method did you use to teach it?"
Qiao Sang looked at the reporter who asked the question and said,
"I didn't teach it. After it evolved into a General-Class Beast Companion, it Spontaneously Awakened the skill."
All the reporters then turned their attention to Steel Treasure.
"Steel Blade."
Steel Treasure puffed out his chest, trying to strike his best pose.
...
That night, around midnight.
A Vip room in a restaurant.
At this time, the restaurant would usually be closed.
However, it was the annual Regional Tournament, the busiest time for tourists, and many restaurants had switched to 24-hour operations.
Ye Xiangting, Liu Yao, and Migala were eating late-night snacks and chatting, discussing their interactions with Qiao Sang.
The main topic, Qiao Sang, was browsing the trending topics on her mobile phone.
#Qiao Sang, 17 years old, B-Class Beastmaster# was at the top of the trends.
Followed by #Steel Sword Falcon, Holy Sword#
#Qiao Sang's Three Consecutive Victories#
#Steel Sword Falcon#
#The Biggest Dark Horse in the History of the Regional Tournament#
#Steel Sword Falcon, Spontaneous Awakening of an Epic Skill#
Seeing the high discussion volume about Steel Treasure, Qiao Sang felt satisfied. She closed the trending page, put away her phone, and started eating her snack.
With so many trending topics about Steel Treasure online, his wish was one step closer to reality.
At that moment, Migala said,
"There is still a week before your next match. You need to prepare well during this time."
The Regional Tournament had a large number of participants, and it would take a week for the preliminary rounds to conclude.
"I watched all of today's matches", Migala continued. "Almost every contestant used Combination Techniques. Your familiar's proficiency in various skills might be higher, but their Combination Techniques can be stronger than high-proficiency individual skills."
"You should focus on improving your Combination Techniques over the next few days."
"Understood", Qiao Sang nodded.
"Actually, revealing all of Steel Sword Falcon's cards tonight was not a wise move", Migala expressed her opinion. "This way, Steel Sword Falcon's strength will be fully exposed, and everyone will remember you. They will develop targeted strategies, making it increasingly difficult for Steel Sword Falcon."
Qiao Sang raised her head and said calmly,
"Even if Steel Treasure hadn't used Holy Sword tonight, I would still have been remembered by everyone."
Ye Xiangting: "..."
Liu Yao: "..."
Qiao Sang continued with a serious expression,
"I'm not afraid of being targeted or feared. Targeting will only make me realize my problems faster and become stronger."
Ye Xiangting stared at Qiao Sang, momentarily unable to believe that her daughter had spoken such serious words.
Migala's face showed admiration, and she smiled,
"You're right. Continuously improving and becoming stronger in battle is also the purpose of having you participate in this match."
In the positive and uplifting atmosphere of the conversation, Ye Xiangting and Liu Yao recalled Qiao Sang's past, such as her frequent zero scores and almost eating her familiar's food. They felt the passage of time and the tremendous changes that had occurred.
...
After dropping her mother off at the hotel, Qiao Sang returned to the Beastmaster Center.
As soon as she entered the hall, she noticed a few night-shift staff members who saw her. Their eyes lit up, and they began to whisper to each other:
"It's her, right?"
"Seems like it!"
"Why is she staying at the Beastmaster Center?"
"She's young, maybe it's her first time participating in the Regional Tournament, so she has no experience."
"Should we ask for a photo with her?"
"You go."
"Go ahead."
Qiao Sang listened to their conversation as she walked toward the Residential Area, but it turned out they were just talking. No one actually came up to ask for a photo.
On her way back to the room, everyone she passed turned to look at her, and some even took out their mobile phones to sneak a picture.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that almost everyone at the Regional Tournament watched the matches. Even after just the preliminary rounds, the attention felt much higher than when she had announced Fangbao's new form of the Firetooth Dog in Yuhua Region or when she won the National Campus Beastmaster League championship... Qiao Sang thought as she opened the door to her room.
After a quick freshen-up, she lay down to sleep.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker glanced at its Beastmaster, then pulled out a computer from the Ring and beckoned to Fangy and the others with a short toe.
Fangy, Lulu, Steel Treasure, and Qingbao all walked over and gathered around the computer.
Treasure Seeker skillfully opened the video software, searched for the Regional Tournament, and precisely found the match video of Qiao Sang vs. Lu Fengba. It deliberately turned down the volume and started playing the video.
"Ya Fangy"
"Xunxun..."
"Ice Emperor..."
"Qingqing..."
Fangy and the others watched intently.
Although they had seen it once in the Beastmaster Codex, the perspective was different, and so was the feeling.
When the final match showed Steel Treasure using Holy Sword to end the match, completing a three-for-one victory, Treasure Seeker excitedly called out "Xun" but quickly remembered that its Beastmaster was still sleeping. It quickly covered its mouth with its claws.
"Ya Ya."
Fangy patted Steel Treasure's shoulder and called out softly, indicating that it did well.
"Ice Emperor..."
Lulu recalled the night when it saw Steel Treasure injured.
"Qingqing?"
Qingbao looked at Steel Treasure with a worried expression.
Are you okay now?
"Steel Blade."
Steel Treasure felt the emotions of its partners and was warmed by them. It called out, indicating that it was fine and had already healed.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker mimicked Fangy's gesture, patting Steel Treasure's shoulder and calling out, indicating that it did well and didn't disgrace its big brother.
Steel Treasure: "..."
At that moment, Fangy yawned.
After watching the match, it felt sleepy.
Although its experience in the Hidden Realm had allowed it to stay up later, it still couldn't stay up all night.
Soon, Fangy lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
Lulu and Qingbao also lay down to sleep.
Just as Steel Treasure was about to go to sleep, it realized its claws couldn't move.
Looking down, it saw that its claws were entangled by a shadow.
Steel Treasure looked up at Treasure Seeker.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker called out softly, indicating that it shouldn't sleep yet and that they should check out the trending topics online. It had seen a lot about Steel Treasure on its Beastmaster's mobile phone while having a late-night snack.
Steel Treasure was taken aback, then moved to Treasure Seeker's side and looked at the computer.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker called out as it opened the trending topics.
If there's anything you don't understand, just tell me, and I'll read it to you.
"Steel Blade..."
Steel Treasure nodded.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker called out in a hushed voice.
But its Beastmaster and Big Brother Yabao were already asleep, so it would have to read in a very low voice.
"Steel Blade."
I'm not fully asleep yet... Qiao Sang, lying on her side, slowly opened her eyes and watched Treasure Seeker and Steel Treasure staring at the computer. She closed her eyes again, pretending she had been sleeping the whole time. (End of Chapter)
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