The female teacher's pupils suddenly contracted.
Another pet?!
That's right, she remembered that during the initial battle, when Qiao Sang summoned the Treasure-Hunting Ghost, the star array was indeed gray...
The female teacher remained silent for a long while before slowly uttering a single word: "Fine."
Hearing the conversation, Xue Chuhua's heart began to race.
Good grief, isn't this clearly just handing the school team spot to him?
This freak of a junior had only recently become a Beast Tamer; having a Treasure-Hunting Ghost that could be called heaven-defying was already a result of ancestral blessings. A second pet could absolutely not be as heaven-defying as the Treasure-Hunting Ghost.
Facing an ordinary primary-level pet, he could take it down in minutes!
Thinking of this, Xue Chuhua couldn't help but giggle foolishly.
The twelfth-grade students were already very dissatisfied with the string of dozens of losses; seeing Xue Chuhua giggling right after losing a match, they immediately began to clamor.
"What's up with that kid Xue Chuhua? He's still laughing like an idiot after losing."
"Has this guy gone crazy?"
"Probably shocked into stupidity."
"To be honest, I wasn't even surprised he lost. That Treasure-Hunting Ghost is too freakish. Not only has it mastered Dark Shadow Control, but it also possesses Psychic-type attributes. Challenging a higher level is definitely easy for it."
"You can't put it that way. In the last battle, the Treasure-Hunting Ghost was clearly at a disadvantage; it was only because its Beast Tamer gave good commands at the end."
At that moment, someone remarked, "Eh? Why is the Treasure-Hunting Ghost floating out of the battle zone?"
Everyone quieted down and looked toward the field.
They saw the Treasure-Hunting Ghost float to Qiao Sang's side, take off a ring, and then use its claws to pull out a bottle of milk from inside, opening it to drink.
Did it get hungry from fighting?
Before the crowd could express their astonishment as to why the Treasure-Hunting Ghost hadn't been weaned yet, the whistle blew.
"What a pity. If you had sent out the Treasure-Hunting Ghost again, I believe this would have been a very exciting battle, but now..." The corners of Xue Chuhua's mouth curled up as he formed hand seals. "Come forth! Big Ice Cube!"
From the gray star array, a pet emerged. Its entire body was pale blue, its pupils were yellow, it had two diamond-shaped white antennae, and twenty pairs of hook-like legs.
Qiao Sang paused for a moment. A Snow Centipede—a dual-attribute pet of the Bug and Ice types. Its attributes were perfectly countered by Ya Bao...
Of course, attributes didn't dictate victory or defeat; examples of winning against a counter-attribute were everywhere.
Despite thinking this, he couldn't lose in terms of momentum... Qiao Sang looked at the Snow Centipede, which was surrounded by chilling air, and sighed
"If this match were against the Clumsy Devouring Bear, we'd have a real fight. But now..."
Xue Chuhua: "???"
Qiao Sang formed hand seals.
In the next instant, the temperature of the field soared abruptly.
Perfect, fluid lines; an imposing, domineering aura; terrifying fangs; and gorgeous white fur interspersed with several flame-like, dazzling red stripes.
"Ya!!"
A powerful cry echoed through the Holy Water Hall.
Looking at the pet that appeared on the field, the crowd collectively fell silent, as if a silence spell had been cast upon them.
Xue Chuhua stood frozen in place, his voice cracking: "Flame... Flame Listening Hound?!"
This voice acted like a starter switch; a deafening wave of noise immediately erupted, and the scene exploded.
"Holy crap! A Flame Listening Hound! It's actually a Flame Listening Hound!"
"How does this freak have another pet?!"
"Where's my phone! Where's my phone! I need to take a picture!"
"My god! This is too strong! Is this really a freshman?!"
"I never imagined a Flame Listening Hound's Beast Tamer would be right beside me!"
"Wait, I want to go up! I've never competed against such a rare pet. Too bad the school doesn't allow phones; if I could record this and upload it to Beast-Entertainment, it would get at least a million likes."
"...Um, maybe this senior can win?"
"I remember Flame Listening Hounds are Fire-type, just like Fire-Fang Dogs. The Snow Centipede is countered in every aspect. How can he win?"
At this moment, Xue Chuhua was completely bewildered.
Breeding the latest form of the Fire-Fang Dog, the Flame Listening Hound, plus having a Treasure-Hunting Ghost with Psychic attributes that had learned high-level skills—you call this a freshman?!
"Ya!"
Ya Bao looked at the surrounding environment and the opponent before letting out an excited howl toward the sky.
Finally, a fight he could actually enjoy!
"Ice Beam!"
Xue Chuhua's heart tightened upon hearing the Flame Listening Hound's cry, and he hurriedly issued the command.
Since his attributes were countered, he had to at least keep the rhythm of the battle in his own hands!
The Snow Centipede didn't hesitate. It opened its mouth, and two currents of freezing air condensed before it, quickly forming a line of ice that surged forward.
At the same level, Ice-type skills find it difficult to deal fatal damage to Fire-type pets.
However, Xue Chuhua didn't expect a single Ice Beam to defeat the Flame Listening Hound; he hoped that hitting it would slow its movements down a bit.
"Ya!"
Ya Bao's eyes were full of fighting spirit.
Seeing the white ice line shooting toward it, it didn't choose to dodge. Instead, it dug its right hind leg into the ground, and a flame instantly swept across its entire body from the inside out. Then, it charged fearlessly toward the Ice Beam.
The white ice line collided with the flames burning around Ya Bao; like a common piece of white silk, it was fragile and was instantly vaporized.
"Are all Fire-type pets this brave?"
In the spectator stands, a student asked in surprise.
"Most are quite brave, but one this brave is still rare," a classmate beside them lamented.
"The Snow Centipede won't get one-shotted, will it?"
"One-shotted is impossible. Xue Chuhua was, after all, someone who made it onto the school team."
Being someone selected for the school team during his first year, although Xue Chuhua was panicking internally, his commands remained steady.
"Use Blizzard on the ground!"
The Snow Centipede opened its mouth slightly, and waves of cold air swept down, instantly freezing the field in a thick layer of frost.
The frost spread forward from the Snow Centipede's position, rapidly approaching Ya Bao, who was continuously closing in using Flame Charge.
If there was one place the Flame Charge didn't cover on the Flame Listening Hound, it was the paw pads. As long as the Flame Listening Hound continued to run at this speed, even if its limbs weren't frozen, its feet would surely slip, and it would crash to the ground!
Just as Xue Chuhua waited with anticipation for the Flame Listening Hound to make contact with the frost on the ground, Qiao Sang spoke: "Fire Fang."
Fire Fang?
Xue Chuhua paused, not yet reacting, when the flame-shrouded Flame Listening Hound before him suddenly vanished.
In the next second, the Flame Listening Hound, its surrounding flames already dissipated, appeared out of thin air behind the Snow Centipede!
"Ya!"
Ya Bao raised its head proudly, and violent Fire-type energy immediately condensed in the air.
Two flames filled with a terrifying aura quickly coalesced, looking like crimson scythes of death, or enlarged versions of fangs.
Xue Chuhua: "!!!"
Xue Chuhua completely panicked: "Big Ice Cube! Get out of there, quick!"
However, it was already too late.
The Fire Fang bit savagely into the Snow Centipede's body.
"Xue xue!!!"
The Snow Centipede let out a heart-wrenching scream.
Three seconds later, looking at the collapsed Snow Centipede, Qiao Sang turned to the stunned female teacher and said, "Teacher, you can announce the result now."
(End of Chapter)