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Chapter 979: The Sixth Round
Chapter 979: The Sixth Round (Combined)
The reporters on the scene erupted.
"Can you tell us how your discussion went? Has she officially joined the National Beastmaster Bureau?"
"So, you came to watch the match today specifically for Qiao Sang?"
"When will she officially start training with the team?"
"Chen Tianqin is also part of the National Beastmaster Bureau. What do you think about him losing to Qiao Sang?"
"Since you invited Qiao Sang to join the National Beastmaster Bureau, you must have high hopes for her. What do you think her performance will be like in the Regional Tournament?"
Tao Yun Kai raised his hand, glanced at the time on his watch, and then put it down with a smile.
"Qiao Sang has officially joined the National Beastmaster Bureau. I have other matters to attend to, so I won't be answering any more questions. Goodbye."
With that, he vanished from the spot.
The video ended.
It turns out Coach Tao was the one who revealed it... Qiao Sang scrolled down the screen and read the comments:
["I said it at the time. The two matches Coach Tao attended were both on days when Qiao Sang was competing. She left right after one of those matches, so she must have come specifically to see Qiao Sang."]
["It's not surprising that Qiao Sang, with her skills at this age, was selected for the National Beastmaster Bureau. It feels like a given."]
["The National Beastmaster Bureau really acts fast. They didn't even wait for the matches to finish before recruiting her."]
["Damn, I remember some of the International Tournaments for the youth category have an age limit of 20. Qiao Sang would completely dominate in those matches!"]
["How could Qiao Sang be in the same group as those kids? We shouldn’t look at age, but at skill. She’ll definitely go straight to the adult category."]
["Be more ambitious. With her talent, she might even become a key player in the main team."]
["That’s impossible. I don’t deny she could join in the future, but not now. To be in the main team, you need to be at least an A-Class Beastmaster."]
["I feel Qiao Sang has the potential to be in the top three, maybe even second place. In this Regional Tournament, it seems like she’s the strongest contender besides Yuan Tianlong."]
Yuan Tianlong... As Qiao Sang exited the trending page, she instinctively recalled information about him.
There was no doubt that he was the most likely candidate for the championship in this Regional Tournament.
It wasn’t the time for evaluation anymore. With Lulu and Fangy both evolving, it would be a lie to say she wasn’t thinking about winning the title.
However, the most important thing right now was to successfully make it to the Top Eight.
Qiao Sang put down her phone, her ambition rising. She got up from the bed, freshened up quickly, and prepared to eat breakfast before heading to training.
When she came out of the bathroom, she noticed Treasure Seeker holding a mirror, baring its teeth and making fierce expressions. Curious, she asked:
"What are you doing?"
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker continued making fierce expressions in the mirror and called out, indicating it was trying to activate the Dark Type.
Qiao Sang was taken aback.
"Why are you trying to activate the Dark Type?"
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker put down the mirror and looked over.
The teacher from yesterday mentioned that the Co-Return Trait was a Hidden Ability. It checked and found that Hidden Abilities could be trained out. Since Mutual Demise is a Dark Type Trait, it wanted to see if it could try to activate the Dark Type.
Qiao Sang was momentarily stunned.
Her first reaction was: "Ah? You’re already intelligent enough to look up information and learn on your own?!"
But then she remembered that Treasure Seeker had always been quite smart, having once used Substitute to play games behind her back without her noticing for a long time. She reconsidered Treasure Seeker’s learning ability and said:
"Activating the Dark Type isn’t done like that."
"Xunxun?"
Treasure Seeker looked at her curiously.
How can it be triggered?
"To trigger more Dark Type traits, first, you need to have Dark Type energy within your body, and then you can learn some Dark Type skills or absorb items that contain Dark Type energy", Qiao Sang explained.
Now, she was well-versed in the knowledge of Beastmasters.
"However", Qiao Sang fixed her gaze on Treasure Seeker and continued, "your attributes are Ghost-type and Psychic Type, with Ghost-type being the dominant one. In your next evolution, the amount of Ghost-type energy will increase, so the Dark Type trait definitely won't awaken."
In the earlier stages, especially when there are multiple evolution paths, a familiar might awaken traits of other attributes. Fangy's Moonlight Power was an example of this.
But once a familiar's evolution chain is fixed, any new traits it awakens will only be from its own attributes.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker understood.
It sighed deeply.
What a great trait it was! It allowed for battles against opponents of higher levels, where if it couldn't do something, the opponent couldn't either. This would make challenging Big Brother Yabao and Lulu a lot less daunting. Why couldn't it awaken such a trait?
"Qingqing?"
At that moment, Qingbao floated over with a puzzled expression, calling out to indicate that Treasure Seeker should be able to use Taunt.
Taunt is a Dark Type skill.
Qiao Sang patiently explained, "That's because Treasure Seeker's evolution chain wasn't completely fixed at the time. One of its evolution paths was Dark Type, and skills and traits are different. You might be able to learn Dark Type skills, but you can't awaken Dark Type traits unless they are part of your genetic makeup."
"Qingqing."
Qingbao remained puzzled.
But it remembered a familiar that had evolved to have traits not aligned with its own attributes in a later stage.
Qiao Sang was taken aback for a moment.
"Which familiar?"
"Qingqing."
Qingbao shook its head, unable to recall.
Qiao Sang pondered for a few seconds and guessed, "It might have had another evolution path even in its later stages."
"Qingqing?"
Qingbao looked curious.
Doesn't Treasure Seeker have that?
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker shook its head in response.
No.
It had checked on the computer a long time ago, hoping to choose an evolution path as majestic and powerful as Big Brother Yabao's. If that wasn't possible, it would have chosen a path that resulted in a larger form. Unfortunately, there were no such options.
Qiao Sang fell into deep thought.
Treasure Seeker's evolution cap is at the Imperial Tier. If she wanted to participate in the Interstellar Cup in the future, a Royal Beast wouldn't be sufficient. She would likely use the Golden Finger feature in the Beastmaster Codex to see if Treasure Seeker could evolve to the next stage.
If it could evolve smoothly, it would be a new form never seen before in the Alliance, and it might even gain new attributes.
After all, the Beast Trainer Society has thoroughly researched familiar evolution, and most familiars follow a main attribute evolution path. Only special cases like Fangy, who is purely Fire Attribute but gained a Psychic Type, and familiars like the Eternal Worm, Bamboo Flower Serpent, and Leapfish, which can evolve into Dragon Attributes, require extensive research.
Many familiars get stuck at certain stages because the next stage involves a significant transformation, potentially adding new attributes or converting to entirely different ones. Could Treasure Seeker be one of those cases?
Soon, Qiao Sang realized he was overthinking things. A race's potential is limited, and the Racial Limit exists. It's impossible for every race to reach the Divine Rank.
Otherwise, the Qingqing Ni race wouldn't be revered as a Legend.
The Treasure Seeker race reaching the Imperial Tier should be the true limit. Even if they use a Golden Finger to break the limit and Evolve further, it would still be based on their original attributes... Qiao Sang gathered his thoughts and said:
"Let's not think about the Co-Return Trait for now. Eat something, and we'll go to Training."
"Xunxun..."
"Qingqing."
"Knock knock!"
Suddenly, a knock came from the door.
Steel Treasure flew over, glanced at the Security Camera display, and opened the door.
Ye Xiangting walked in, carrying a large bag and a small one, and said cheerfully, "I brought you some food."
"Xunxun~"
The Treasure Seeker instantly forgot about the Co-Return Trait and excitedly floated over, looking eagerly.
"What did you bring?" Qiao Sang asked.
"Just baozi and soy milk, and some energy meals for the familiars", Ye Xiangting said as she placed the items on the coffee table and opened them.
Qingbao floated over and sniffed the food. She hadn't eaten most of the things brought.
"Fangy"
Fangy, who was sleeping, unconsciously sniffed the air in the direction of the open box and then opened her eyes brightly.
"Ya Ya!"
When she saw the food, her eyes lit up, and she instantly woke up, wagging her tail and dashing over.
Lulu jumped out of the water tank and walked over at a leisurely pace.
Qiao Sang walked over to Fangy, picked up a baozi, and started munching on it.
"Your family knows you've joined the National Beastmaster Bureau", Ye Xiangting said with a smile. "They're all asking when you'll throw a celebration."
"I won't go to the celebration", Qiao Sang said. "After this match, I need to continue my training."
Ye Xiangting felt a bit disappointed but quickly understood.
"Training with your Teacher is important. The celebration can wait. We'll throw one when you come home."
She thought of something and smiled.
"When we get back, I doubt we'll have time for a celebration. Ever since Fangy's debut, the shop has been very busy. I saw it on the Security Camera; it's even busier than when Fangy's new evolution path was first researched."
Qiao Sang took a sip of soy milk and asked, "Is it okay for you not to go back?"
"It's fine", Ye Xiangting said casually. "You're participating in the Regional Tournament. There's nothing more important than watching your matches right now."
In the past, she would have weighed the pros and cons, choosing to make more money so her daughter could afford to raise familiars.
But now, the Imperial Beastmaster Academy covers all the familiar Energy Pills, and both Fangy and Lulu have Evolved to the Royal Tier, with her daughter becoming a B-Class Beastmaster.
Whether she earns more or less doesn't seem as important anymore.
Qiao Sang felt a wave of emotion and started munching on the baozi even more enthusiastically.
...
The next day.
Sky Beastmaster Arena.
The audience stands were packed with people, the noise deafening.
High in the sky, a Reporter wearing a T-shirt sat on a Flying Beast, holding a microphone and speaking to a Mechanical Pet that looked like a camera with a camera head.
"Hello everyone, I'm currently above the Sky Beastmaster Arena, the site of the Regional Tournament. Today, we will see the 16-strong field narrow to the final 8. The Contestants have all entered the arena. Who do you think will advance to the Top Eight?"
As the Reporter spoke, the camera-like Mechanical Pet redirected its lens, focusing on the Contestant Area below, automatically zooming in.
Contestant Area.
Now down to the final 16, the area was spacious, and many Contestants had their usual familiars sitting beside them.
Qiao Sang held Fangy, who was wearing sunglasses, with Steel Treasure perched on her shoulder. On her left, a backpack was placed, with Lulu’s head poking out, sipping on an Energy Recovery Serum. On her right, Treasure Seeker sat, draped in a black cloak.
Many Contestants turned their gazes toward her.
Some found it novel.
While everyone summoned their familiars to sit beside them, no one had summoned almost all of their familiars like Qiao Sang had.
Others were searching for the shadow of the Clear Hidden Sprite.
The last group of people looked at Qiao Sang with complex expressions, marveling at the girl who had made countless appearances on trending lists and had already been recruited by the National Beastmaster Bureau even before the match officially ended.
It was important to note that the National Beastmaster Bureau had its own set of standards for recruitment. The Regional Tournament had been held numerous times, and many participants joined hoping to be noticed by Professional Beastmaster Clubs or the National Beastmaster Bureau, so they could participate in more advanced competitions in the future.
While many were recognized by Professional Beastmaster Clubs, only a few were chosen by the National Beastmaster Bureau.
Even winning the Regional Tournament did not guarantee a spot in the National Beastmaster Bureau.
Compared to raw power, the National Beastmaster Bureau seemed to favor young, talented prodigies.
The host appeared in the center of the arena and began the proceedings.
After welcoming the audience and introducing the guests, she announced:
"Following the intense battles, we have determined the 16 finalists. Now, for the matches to determine the eight semifinalists, let's welcome the referee from the Beast Tamer Arbitration Office!"
As the host finished speaking, a giant virtual screen appeared in the arena, displaying the photos of the 16 finalists.
Divisio split into two, its spherical head floating toward the giant virtual screen and merging with it, disappearing from sight.
The 16 photos quickly shuffled and rearranged.
After about ten seconds, the photos settled into pairs.
Divisio’s head emerged, unchanged.
Everyone in the arena focused their attention on the screen.
Qiao Sang saw her name in the third group.
【Qing Fuqing vs. Qiao Sang】
The one who defeated Zeng Feitian in the previous round... Qiao Sang quickly recognized her opponent from the photo and name.
Qing Fuqing, 37 years old, a B-Class Beastmaster, had participated in the Regional Tournaments in the Lianbo and Beilun regions, achieving impressive results. She was a well-known Beastmaster.
Just as Qiao Sang was thinking, someone tapped her shoulder twice.
She turned around to see a face with exquisite makeup, bright and captivating.
It was Qing Fuqing.
She smiled and said, "See you on the arena."
Without waiting for a response, she got up and left.
"Ao ao~"
The bird familiar standing beside her, about 90 centimeters tall, mostly white with three feathers on its head, and wearing a Miniaturization Band, did not leave immediately. Instead, it shot a bewitching glance at Steel Treasure, who had also turned around, before flapping its wings and following Qing Fuqing.
Steel Treasure: “...”
The Ao Bao Parrot King, a Royal Tier flying beast, disliked staying up late but often couldn't sleep, becoming irritable after staying up. This species came in red, blue, and white, viewing the other two colors as enemies. Among them, the white Ao Bao Parrot King was the rarest... Qiao Sang watched the familiar as it left, recalling the relevant information in her mind. (End of Chapter)
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