Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 457 - 429: Semi-Finals

Chapter 457: Chapter 429: Semi-Finals

Contestant Area.

Qiao Sang sat in her seat, looking at the remaining contestants’ profiles on her phone.

Now, aside from her, only three contestants were left.

She remembered the relevant information but wanted to confirm it once more.

[From the Ancient Mist Region, Ma Zongji, an S-rank Pet Beast, Qian Dao Water Bear, a Water-type combined with Combat Series, likes to incessantly strike its opponents with its attacking moves like a non-stop flow of water, high-level skills including True Energy Fist and Climbing Waterfall.]

[Trait: Water Storage, immune to water attribute attacks, instead, it will recover when hit by them.]

[A Middle Level Pet Beast from the Grass-type, Yeke Suolu, its quills on the head and back are soft usually, but they become sharp and hard enough to penetrate rocks once energy is injected, requiring caution when in close proximity.]

At the same time, in the contestant seats, a young man with a blue headband occasionally glanced at Qiao Sang’s back.

"Ma Zongji, why are you constantly staring at someone else? Nervous?" the middle-aged man beside him asked.

"A little," Ma Zongji admitted honestly.

The middle-aged man chuckled, "You’re in the final four and still nervous?"

Ma Zongji sighed, "It doesn’t really matter whether I win the semifinal or not, I’m confident that even if I lose this round, I can still make it into the top three in the next battle. What makes me nervous is, if I encounter Qiao Sang in the semifinals and she doesn’t summon Bingke Xilu, what then?"

"As you know, my Qian Dao Water Bear has the Water Storage trait and is nearly immune to Water-type skills."

The middle-aged man paused, then his expression turned serious, "That shouldn’t happen, after all, Bingke Xilu still has Ice Skills..."

He found it hard to continue.

Because he realized that, when it came strictly to attributes, the chances of Qiao Sang choosing Bingke Xilu were indeed not high.

"Sigh..." Ma Zongji and the middle-aged man exchanged a glance before they both let out a huge sigh in unison.

On Qiao Sang’s side, she continued to review the profiles.

[From the Ancient Mist Region, Hu Fan, an S-rank Water-type Pet Beast, Ominous Dive Frog, moves at speeds in the water unseen by the naked eye, without exaggeration, it can dodge 99% of attacks as long as it’s in the water.]

[Trait: Torrent, this type of Pet Beast at a crisis point of stamina, the power of its Water-type moves will increase exponentially.]

[A Middle Level Pet Beast, Thunder Whirly Dragonfly, a Thunder-type and Flight Type dual attribute Middle Level Pet Beast, the spike on its tail can emit thunder strikes, and one should never be complacent, even when behind it, because the tail might strike unexpectedly.]

[Trait: Acceleration, this type of Pet Beast will experience a speed increase at regular intervals during battle.]

While Qiao Sang was examining this profile, six rows behind her, a young man with his fingers interlocked was mumbling to himself:

"Against Qiao Sang it’ll be Bingke Xilu, against Qiao Sang it’ll be Bingke Xilu..."

This person was indeed Hu Fan.

The man in his thirties sitting beside him couldn’t bear watching any longer and asked, "What are you doing?"

Hu Fan spread his hands to reveal a small red ball.

He lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "I specifically asked for a Red Bell from the Wish Fairy Bell."

Wish Fairy Bell, a Fairy Series Pet Beast, it’s said that if it voluntarily gives its red bell to someone, then if the person interlocks their fingers and wishes in a prayer-like manner, the wish will almost certainly come true.

The bell is a one-time product; once used, it will be rendered useless.

One need not worry about the Wish Fairy Bell after giving away its bell, as it will grow a new one the following day.

The man raised an eyebrow and asked, "Did you ask the Wish Fairy Bell what level its wishing trait is?"

The Wish Fairy Bell can help people make wishes, but its trait is not as popular as one might imagine.

A Wish Bell with an S-rank Pray trait would only have about a 70% chance of making a wish come true.

If that were the case, it wouldn’t be too bad.

The problem is, once you make a wish, if it doesn’t come true, the outcome will turn out to be the opposite.

For instance, I wish for so-and-so to live a long life.

And then so-and-so kicks the bucket.

Or, I wish to grow old with so-and-so.

The next day, the person who made the wish catches so-and-so cheating.

Late, some people thought of "reverse wishing."

So they hold the Red Bell and say, "I wish to score zero on my college entrance exam."

As a result, the person who made the wish had stomachaches, headaches, all sorts of pains, and actually collapsed on their way to the exam venue, indeed ending up with a zero.

This series of incidents made people from the Ancient Mist Region treat the Wishing Bell with a mix of respect and distance.

Because nobody knew what the consequences of making a wish upon the Red Bell would be.

Hu Fan scratched his head and replied, "I didn’t ask, just thought I’d make a wish and see. If it comes true, I might get to fight Bingke Xilu; if it doesn’t, I might not run into Qiao Sang, and then I might even make it to the finals."

The man stopped talking.

I thought he was brainless, but turns out he’d actually given it some thought.

...

[Xilü Area, Shao Liben, last year’s national campus Beast Taming contest regional champion.]

[An S-rank High Level Pet Beast, Jihui Tata, capable of predicting the opponent’s next move accurately through their subtle motions.]

[Trait spiritual power, it does not flinch from attacks nor is it shaken by intimidation, in short, it does not feel fear.]

[Trait Synchronization, this trait in Pet Beasts gives a chance that when they are poisoned, paralyzed, or burned, they may inflict the same condition on their opponent.]

[A Fire Element mid-level Pet Beast, Grey Fire Fox, that can spew hot air from its ears to intimidate opponents.]

[Trait Flame Body, when attacked with contact Skills, there’s a chance that the Pet Beast with this trait will inflict a burned condition.]

Jihui Tata seems a bit tricky... Qiao Sang finished reviewing all the information without overthinking it and put his phone back in his pocket, looking towards the field, waiting for the match to begin.

On the other side, an expressionless boy had a laptop on his knees, displaying Qiao Sang’s information on the screen.

"Are you confident?" asked the woman dressed in a sharp black suit.

"As long as the Liaoxing Dog does not use Mars Rain, there shouldn’t be a problem," Shao Liben said.

"What about the others?" the woman asked.

Shao Liben closed his laptop, calmly stating the facts:

"Just former underlings who were defeated."

...

"Who will face off in the semifinals?" Yi Ao, microphone in hand, made a sweeping gesture and said loudly, "Let’s look at the big screen!"

Four huge holographic images suddenly appeared, swapping rapidly.

After about seven seconds of changing positions, the images finally settled.

[Yuhua Region, Qiao Sang VS Ancient Mist Region, Ma Zongji]

[Ancient Mist Region, Hu Fan VS Xilü Area, Shao Liben]

Ma Zongji... Qiao Sang’s mind flashed with information related to him.

"Ma Zongji, huh," Xu Yixuan said, pushing up her glasses, "His Qian Dao Water Bear may counter the Fire Element, and Water-type moves won’t work, but luckily your Liaoxing Dog’s Mars Rain has reached Mystique level. Even with a type disadvantage, such a high proficiency advanced Skill will still be effective, and the Liaoxing Dog also has Psychic Series Skills, so it shouldn’t be too much of a problem."

In her view, Qian Dao Water Bear’s water storage trait directly negates Bingke Xilu’s Ice Skills, reducing its combat power by at least half. Therefore, Qiao Sang would not likely send out Bingke Xilu.