Chapter 57: Monstrous Strength Pig

Qiao Sang did not want these external words to affect Fire Fang Dog's mood.

As long as Fire Fang Dog was happy, that was enough.

Qiao Sang turned her gaze back to the television.

On the screen, two massive pets were engaged in a fierce battle.

The score was already 5–4, right at the match point.

Tonight's Interstellar Cup matches were crucial to her funding, so Qiao Sang had been watching punctually, staying tuned until now.

At this moment, the one who had reached match point first was Chen Mo.

Seeing Pasol's pet, the Void Fire Dragon, pressing down on Chen Mo's Twin-Headed Gear Dragon, Qiao Sang couldn't help but feel nervous.

She reached out and pulled Fire Fang Dog, who was picking up its phone again to admire its own performance, over to her.

"Quick, cheer for this Void Fire Dragon."

"Ya?" Fire Fang Dog tilted its head.

"The pet of that Beast Tamer you chose yesterday," Qiao Sang explained.

"Ya!" Fire Fang Dog understood, then raised its paw.

"Ya ya!"

"Ya ya!"

"Ya!"

More than twenty minutes later, Qiao Sang watched with satisfaction as the Twin-Headed Gear Dragon staged a comeback to win the match.

……

……

The next day.

At their usual spot in Area C, Qiao Sang spotted Bai Yunmiao, who had returned to her everyday attire.

"Don't tell me you came all this way just to watch me compete," Qiao Sang teased as she walked over and sat down beside her, cradling Fire Fang Dog.

"Haha, I did come specifically to see you," Bai Yunmiao laughed.

Qiao Sang froze for a moment.

The Baixin Tournament was held at Shuke Garden in the suburbs. Although it was near the outskirts, it still took quite a bit of time to travel from the city center.

Those who lost their matches generally had no desire to waste more time here.

Fang Sisi had been like that before.

She hadn't expected that Bai Yunmiao, whom she had only known for a short time, would be willing to spend the time to come watch her compete...

Moved, Qiao Sang was about to say something when Bai Yunmiao spoke up.

"Actually, my parents were fighting, and I didn't want to stay at home, so I came here."

Qiao Sang: "..."

She was moved by the... misunderstanding.

"What happened with your parents?" Qiao Sang asked.

"They were chatting this morning, and it eventually turned into a discussion about my future," Bai Yunmiao replied. "My mom wants me to develop as a Coordinator, but my dad wants me to become a professional Beast Tamer. That's how the argument started."

Qiao Sang said, "That should depend on your own wishes."

Bai Yunmiao said with a bitter face, "I haven't decided yet. I'm only entering my senior year of high school; there's still a year before university. I haven't even started thinking about this problem."

Being lost regarding future planning was a problem most high school students faced.

In her previous life, high school students only needed to focus on their grades and then choose a major based on their scores after the college entrance exam.

But in this Beast Taming society, one had to plan ahead.

"Is your Gold-Sprinkled Vine about to evolve?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Yes," Bai Yunmiao sighed.

Qiao Sang understood.

No wonder her parents were arguing about this.

The Gold-Sprinkled Vine had two evolutionary forms.

One was the Withered Vine, which possessed strong combat power and the potential to learn skills that could both damage targets and allow for self-recovery.

However, its body surface was covered in wrinkles like a toad's skin.

If one wanted to use a Withered Vine to become a Coordinator and participate in Coordinator Contests, 99% of them would be eliminated in the first preliminary round.

After all, Coordinators relied on the beauty of a pet's appearance and the splendor of its skills as the basis of combat.

The Withered Vine was clearly unqualified in terms of looks.

Its other evolutionary form, the Sweet-Fruit Vine, could emit a mesmerizing scent, and its pink leaves surrounded it like a grass skirt, making it very lovely to look at.

But its attack power was extremely weak, making it unrealistic to use it to pass the League's assessments to become a higher-level Beast Tamer.

One would have to contract a second pet with strong combat power and train it into a mid-level pet to pass the assessment.

This would make one's progress toward becoming an E-rank Beast Tamer much slower than others.

There was no doubt that the time and effort of F-rank Beast Tamers were primarily spent on their first contracted pet.

"If you can't decide, you could actually ask the Gold-Sprinkled Vine for its opinion," Qiao Sang suggested.

She felt that the Gold-Sprinkled Vine would likely lean toward evolving into a Sweet-Fruit Vine.

Looking at how it wore a pink bow yesterday, it clearly had an eye for beauty.

Bai Yunmiao blinked, then realized, "You're right."

……

After several days of competition, only 32 contestants remained.

The spectator stands grew increasingly empty.

However, to maintain hype, the organizers had invited many more guests and media members.

In the guest seating area.

"Are there any standout contestants in this competition?" one of the newly invited guests asked.

"There's one named Hou Xiangyu, 17 years old, with two mid-level pets: a Snow Butterfly and a Scale-Controlling Doll."

"17 years old, Ice-type and Psychic-type... he's from Litan Beast Taming High School, right?"

"Aside from Litan, what other school has a 17-year-old student this talented?"

"There's also someone named Lu You from Shengshui Middle School, who has contracted a Little Rhino Dragon," a guest beside them suddenly spoke up.

The guest area fell silent instantly.

Not a single person sitting there had ever contracted a Dragon-type pet...

……

Qiao Sang's opponent today was not on her memo.

However, any Beast Tamer who could fight their way to this stage using a junior-level pet must have some level of skill.

"Could you... please go a little easy on me?" the girl wearing a hat said, her face flushing red.

Qiao Sang was slightly stunned.

This was the first time she had encountered someone so shy during a match.

"Okay," Qiao Sang replied.

The girl smiled gratefully and then summoned her pet.

A snow-white pet with well-developed biceps and an upturned nose appeared on the ground.

"Cha!"

The snow-white pet bent its arms, flexing its developed muscles on both sides.

Qiao Sang: "..."

It was actually a Mighty Pig...

This was far too inconsistent with its Beast Tamer's image!

Qiao Sang completely failed to realize that her own Fire Fang Dog—who was currently wearing sunglasses and grinning provocatively at the Mighty Pig—was also quite inconsistent with her own image.

The two Beast Tamers stood quietly.

Meanwhile, the two pets locked eyes, staring intensely at one another.

Once the referee signaled the start of the match.

The girl in the hat and Qiao Sang simultaneously issued the command to charge.

Fire Fang Dog and the Mighty Pig had already exchanged hundreds of looks; the tension was palpable.

As their respective Beast Tamers spoke, they both exerted force and charged toward each other at the same time.

The momentum from both sides was immense.

The two pets collided without mercy, neither side backing down.

In the next second, the Mighty Pig was sent flying backward.

Fire Fang Dog stood its ground with a cold expression, reaching out a paw to adjust its triangular sunglasses.

"Mighty Pig is unable to continue fighting. Contestant Qiao Sang is the winner," the referee announced the result.

"Piggy!"

The girl in the hat ran toward the Mighty Pig with a sob.

Qiao Sang felt inexplicably guilty.

She had promised to go easy...

She hadn't expected the Mighty Pig to be so fragile...

Fire Fang Dog's experience with headbutting was indeed quite extensive.

It spent every day wearing weighted rings and headbutting trees.

It was normal that it knocked out a junior-level pet in one hit.

But the opponent was a Fighting-type pet known for its strength.

This felt a bit abnormal...

(End of Chapter)