Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 394 - 375: Qiao Sang VS Ding Yanjing

Chapter 394: Chapter 375: Qiao Sang VS Ding Yanjing

Old Zhang... so you knew... Qiao Sang withdrew his gaze.

By now, many people had seen the battle roster.

The atmosphere at Ka’nan Pet Beast Battle Field buzzed with discussion, becoming quite noisy.

"Wow! Li Tang Beast Taming High School against Shengshui Middle School? How come these two great schools are facing off so early this year?"

"Qiao Sang seems so unlucky, man. The competition’s only been going for two days, and he’s already gone up against Ruan Yunwen and now Ding Yanjing."

"I know that kid Ding Yanjing; he has won first place in the province twice in a row at the National School Beast Taming Championships. Super strong."

"I remember him, he sorted out yesterday’s match in a minute with his Blink Raven."

"Qiao Sang is no slouch either; he used his Treasure-seeking Demon to win two consecutive matches, and in one of them, he even took on a Slick Owl."

"These two facing off? Today’s matches are going to be exciting."

Today’s matchups, no, should I say this round of eliminations, the biggest highlight is Ding Yanjing versus Qiao Sang.

...

Shengshui Middle School.

Class 3, Grade 12.

It was currently a break between classes.

A boy sitting in the back corner erected a thick textbook, pretending to read intently.

Suddenly, he stood up sharply, and the book tumbled down.

Exclaiming with the now visible phone in hand, the boy blurted out, "Holy shit!"

The rest of the classmates still in the room immediately turned their attention to him. "What happened?"

"Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang is up against Ding Yanjing!" the boy said excitedly.

Speaking of Ding Yanjing, there was hardly anyone in the class who didn’t know him, especially since they had Xue Chuhua, who had quit the school team because of Ding Yanjing.

Back then, it was a big topic of conversation at Shengshui Middle School for quite a while.

All the classmates were plunged into a state of shock and worry.

If anyone had the clearest understanding and the most wariness toward Ding Yanjing, it was undoubtedly the seniors, his classmates.

Although they had received news of Qiao Sang defeating Ruan Yunwen yesterday, they, who couldn’t watch the live video, also got word that Ruan Yunwen, like in the previous two years, suddenly lost control of her Slick Owl.

A High Level Pet Beast that was out of control would surely be severely compromised in strength.

Even though Ding Yanjing didn’t have a High Level Pet Beast, his strength was widely recognized as the best among high school students in the province.

Was their school’s Shengshui beacon going to stop here?

At that moment, a boy with a sharp jawline and black hair covering half his forehead, sitting by the window second-to-last row, suddenly stood up and walked out of the classroom.

Seeing this, his desk mate called out, "Xue Chuhua! Where are you going?"

"Going to ask the teacher for leave," Xue Chuhua answered without turning back.

The desk mate continued to call out, "The teacher won’t approve it!"

"Then consider it skipping class," Xue Chuhua said before he left the classroom.

The expressions of the classmates in the room were mixed. Everyone knew what he was off to do - for sure it was to watch the live broadcast of the match.

Twenty minutes later, Xue Chuhua, who was by then in his dorm room, held his phone and watched the live video of the provincial elimination matches, his eyes filled with hope.

...

Ka’nan Pet Beast Battle Field.

The competition had been underway for over two hours and each match had been fairly predictable so far.

Most of the audience present was accustomed to seeing plenty of beast taming battles.

Once a Pet Beast was summoned and made its move, everyone had a pretty good idea of who would win and who would lose.

That being said, there were always a match or two that defied expectations.

"This kid is called Liao Chaonan, right? He’s kind of interesting. He had his Poison Tail Moth pretend to faint, luring the opponent to stand by it and let down their guard, then struck with poison."

"I guess it was his coach who thought up that dirty trick; kids this age wouldn’t be that sneaky, would they?"

"Times have changed, brother. Kids today have brains that spin like tops."

"It would be interesting if he went up against Huang Kaijun from the Lianyu Beast Taming High School."

"Hahaha, that match with Huang Kaijun just now killed me. He commanded his Octopus Coral to jump to dodge a skill and blast Water Gun, but that Desert-Tail Fox stupidly looked up and used Spike Attack, only to find out Octopus Coral didn’t actually jump at all and was merely faking a jump before launching a frontal attack."

"Yeah, and he made sure to say ’jump up’ extra loud, as if he was afraid others wouldn’t hear it."

Watching from above, Qiao Sang was also having a deep impression of these two. Listening to a teacher was one thing, but witnessing it on the spot was another.

Somewhat inexplicably, she felt that these two’s tactics were very suitable for Xiao Xunbao...

The competition was still ongoing, and after two more groups had finished, the upcoming match list appeared on the giant virtual screen.

At the same time, a standard broadcaster’s voice rang out above the Kainan Pet Beast Battle Field:

"Li Tang Beast Taming High School’s Ding Yanjing, Shengshui Middle School’s Qiao Sang, please enter the arena."

The audience’s spirits were lifted.

At the commentator’s desk, the announcer introduced with timely and passionate enthusiasm:

"Today, right here at Kainan Pet Beast Battle Field, we have the most anticipated matchup between two players from Zhehai Province. Ding Yanjing, who has consecutively won the first place of Zhehai Province in the National School Beast Taming Competition for two sessions, has represented our province on higher stages multiple times."

"Qiao Sang, with her extreme talent, competes at a higher level than her seniors and has easily crushed her way here."

"Will Ding Yanjing personally achieve the great feat of three consecutive provincial high school championships, or will Qiao Sang create another miracle and win the match!"

"Let’s turn our eyes to the field!"

Under the expectant gaze of everyone, Qiao Sang and Ding Yanjing stood at opposite ends of the battle arena.

Player’s area.

Xu Yixuan took a long breath. "Why does this match feel more nerve-wracking than when I’m competing?"

He Daotao glanced at her. "The match hasn’t even started yet."

"...I know." Xu Yixuan, staring intently at the stage, asked, "The principal’s information should be reliable. If Ding Yanjing’s Guwei Flower really evolved into Guwei Kui, how much chance do you think Qiao Sang has of winning?"

He Daotao pondered, "Their Pet Beasts both evolved around the same time. I haven’t seen the Liaoxing Dog in combat, and I haven’t seen what the Guwei Flower is like after evolving into Guwei Kui. Aside from the High-Level Pet Beasts, Ding Yanjing’s Teleportation Raven is also tough to deal with... Better just watch the match. If I had that kind of insight, I wouldn’t have missed the top ten."

Xu Yixuan: "..."

On the field.

Qiao Sang and Ding Yanjing simultaneously made hand seals.

Gray and green Star Arrays lit up, and the Teleportation Raven and Xiao Xunbao appeared on the field.

Teleportation Raven, an Electric and Flight Type mid-level Pet Beast, is always mentioned in the Yuhua Region’s ranking for mid-level Pet Beast speed; it boasts incredible speed and attack power... Qiao Sang recalled the information as she looked at the opponent’s predominantly yellow Pet Beast with wings much longer than its tail.

At the same time, Ding Yanjing looked at the Treasure-seeking Demon on the other side with a somewhat serious expression.

"Start!"

The whistle signaling the start of the match sounded, and Xiao Xunbao vanished from its spot in an instant.

Ding Yanjing stood still, issuing no commands, his expression calm and collected.

At that moment.

"Teleport!" The Teleportation Raven cried out, and yellow lightning surged around it immediately.

The moment the Teleportation Raven cried out, a strong sense of danger arose in Qiao Sang’s heart, and she instinctively yelled, "Come back!"

Xiao Xunbao was using invisibility and teleportation, attempting to approach its opponent undetected as usual.

But as it reappeared, the yellow lighting twisted and intertwined like flying serpents, rapidly forming a meter-wide net of lightning right in front of the Teleportation Raven.

Just as Xiao Xunbao appeared, the lightning net was cast over it.

Luckily, Qiao Sang’s command was timely, and Xiao Xunbao, with a jolt, teleported back to its original spot, narrowly evading the net.

After the brief exchange, Qiao Sang looked towards Ding Yanjing in the distance.

This guy... isn’t just riding on the covert operations of the school to get here...