However, no one noticed this scene; at this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Yanling Hound.
Shi Gaofeng and Wang Yao stared blankly at the abnormally wide flame vortex before them.
This... this succeeded on the first attempt?
Impossible...
One had to understand that for them, achieving compression and deformation of their skills meant seeing a certain amount of progress based on previous efforts only once a week.
Today's test was a success that had taken them a full month of training to achieve.
But not only had Yanling Hound succeeded, but the width of the flame vortex it released looked almost the same as Wang Yao's Great Flame Sparrow... Shi Gaofeng turned to look at the still-dazed Wang Yao.
Wang Yao was spacing out, lost in her own thoughts.
"Yan yan!"
Beside her, the Great Flame Sparrow fluttered its wings on the spot and looked at Yabao with a gaze full of fighting spirit, its previous lazy demeanor completely gone.
"Ya."
Yabao was currently sharing its success with its own Beast Tamer when it heard the Great Flame Sparrow's cry and turned to meet its gaze.
In the Great Flame Sparrow's eyes, it saw a desire to fight.
Yabao paused for a moment, then its expression shifted, and it stared back without flinching.
"Ya!"
"Yan yan!"
The gazes of the two fire-type pets collided, sparks flying between their eyes. Had their respective Beast Tamers not been beside them, they likely would have clashed immediately.
Qiao Sang watched from the side but didn't stop them.
In her view, competition between pets was a good thing; it was the only way to spur progress. If Wang Yao was willing, they could arrange a private battle.
"Ahem." Zheng Guoping cleared his throat.
Only then did everyone look toward him.
Qiao Sang looked at Zheng Tyrannosaurus and paused. "Teacher, what happened to your forehead?"
Zheng Guoping looked at Qiao Sang, his eyes filled with complexity.
Feeling the pain in his forehead, he took a deep breath and said, "I'm fine."
Who was to blame?
Blame himself. Why on earth did he walk forward blindly without believing in a genius's ability?
...
After finishing a day of training, Qiao Sang returned to her dormitory, her body exhausted.
Yabao lay sprawled on the floor, lacking the energy to float in the air and practice telekinesis as it usually did.
The training volume for the second year was indeed incomparable to that of the first year.
Physical training alone had increased from 10 laps to 20. Fortunately, there was no requirement for the Beast Tamer to run the full distance with the pet.
Otherwise, she would definitely be finished.
Furthermore, based on the endurance of the pets, they were given individual gravity room cubicles where they could adjust the gravity themselves, which was quite humane.
All in all, it was far more effective than the first-year training.
Qiao Sang's thoughts drifted back, and looking around the room, she suddenly felt something was missing.
She paused, and her body, which had been leaning against the headboard, suddenly sat up with a start.
"Xun."
"Xun xun."
A grey star array lit up, and Little Treasure Ghost appeared within the array, letting out two resentful cries.
Qiao Sang laughed awkwardly a couple of times before changing the subject. "You must be hungry, right? Hurry up and take out some milk to drink."
Little Treasure Ghost paused and felt its stomach.
It seemed it was hungry...
It removed its ring, took out some milk, and took a few sips. Its eyes curved into crescents, and it forgot to continue complaining.
Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back against the headboard, and took out her phone to check.
The Vice Principal hadn't contacted her yet, but the people in the first-year school team group were all tagging her one after another.
Qiao Sang opened the group.
Messages were still refreshing constantly.
【Fang Qi: The pet in this news report looks like Qiao Sang's. Could it be the same one?】
【Jiang Nai: It's the same species of pet, but it probably isn't the same individual.】
【Fang Qi: I think it's the same one. The time of the news report is so close to when Qiao Sang's Fire Fang Dog evolved.】
【Peng Xiaoyuan: But it says it's the first appearance of the Fire Fang Dog's new form. If that's the case, doesn't it mean Qiao Sang is the first person to make a Fire Fang Dog evolve into this new form?】
【Lu Liangye: She can contract two pets now and can make a Fire Fang Dog evolve; why would that be impossible?】
【Jiang Nai: But during that time period, wasn't she at school with us?】
【Fang Qi: Did you forget she was suddenly taken away by Teacher Xian?】
【Cheng Xiaoyun: Hurry up and tag her to ask!】
【Fang Qi: I've been tagging her for ages; she's probably not looking at her phone.】
【Wang Jihang: The big shot is training with the second-year school team right now; she's not as idle as we are.】
【Jiang Nai: Yo, why does that sound so salty?】
【Cheng Xiaoyun: Then tag her again!】
【Qiao Sang: No need to tag me. The one mentioned should be my Fire Fang Dog.】
She had just scrolled up and seen the news they were talking about.
The news was from today.
It was about the Fire Fang Dog's new form.
The image used was from the time she was at the Golden Entertainment Building; the perspective was from the office door, likely taken by a staff member who was watching the commotion.
However, the news specifically stated that this information had been confirmed by a certain senior researcher, indicating the news was authentic and reliable. It likely wasn't just Song Yuan's doing.
If nothing unexpected happened, the Vice Principal was likely this "certain senior researcher."
Once this news broke, it would certainly attract social attention. Combined with the Vice Principal mentioning that the researchers had all arrived, it wasn't hard to guess that this was to make the higher-ups take it seriously and get the project approved sooner.
Otherwise, if the staff wanted to leak it, they would have done so long ago; they wouldn't have waited several days for this news to appear.
The first-year school team group went wild after Qiao Sang's sentence, with everyone unable to say anything other than "Holy crap."
Qiao Sang closed her phone and didn't continue chatting with them, because at that moment, Teacher Xian appeared before her out of nowhere.
This was too fast; it wasn't even 6 PM yet...
Tianxian Bat's claw twitched slightly.
"Wait!" Qiao Sang stopped him loudly.
"Xian?"
Tianxian Bat tilted its head in confusion.
Little Treasure Ghost's eyes darted around, and it pulled some milk out of its ring and handed it over.
"Xun~"
"Xun xun~"
Tianxian Bat stared at the milk for a moment, then took it.
Qiao Sang gave Little Treasure Ghost an appreciative look.
"Teacher Xian, Yabao just finished training and is covered in sweat. It hasn't bathed yet; can we go after it's washed up?" Qiao Sang said.
Since the other party had come specifically to see Yabao, she had to make sure its appearance was decent before going.
"Xian." Holding the milk, Tianxian Bat nodded more amiably.
Hearing the conversation, Yabao's closed eyes trembled slightly.
Bath?
A bath?!
It decided to keep pretending to be asleep...
Qiao Sang could tell at a glance that Yabao was awake.
It was always like this whenever she told it to bathe; it either pretended to be asleep or pretended to be busy. Sometimes it simply pretended not to understand.
Qiao Sang thought for two seconds and came up with a plan.
"Don't you want to look in the mirror? For the first time seeing your current self, shouldn't you bathe and dress up a bit more handsomely before going?"
Yabao's ears perked up. In the next second, its eyes snapped open, and it stood up and walked toward the bathroom.
"Ya."
"Ya ya."
After taking two steps, it didn't forget to turn around and urge its Beast Tamer to keep up.
Qiao Sang: "..."
...
Yuehe Hotel.
Jiqing Pavilion Private Room.
When Qiao Sang was teleported here, she found that only the Vice Principal was sitting at the table.
"Something happened to the others on the way; they should arrive a bit later. Don't worry about them, just sit down and eat something first." Liu Yao looked at the teleported Qiao Sang with a calm expression.
Clearly, regardless of the time, having a person suddenly appear before him had become second nature.
After Qiao Sang sat down, Liu Yao asked with a smile, "How did training with the second-year school team feel today? Is there anything you don't understand?"
Qiao Sang paused. Anything she didn't understand?
Actually, there was.
"I heard that the people in the second-year school team have all contracted two pets, but why did I see them only training one today?" Qiao Sang asked.