Beast Taming Starts from Zero

"How are we going to handle this?" Lei Da was bewildered as he looked at the densely packed beasts that had appeared around him.

What kind of prop is this? It has such power...

"It's not a big problem." Qiao Sang composed herself and gave Xiao Xunbao a wink.

Quickly move any pets that are not scent moths.

"Searching..."

Little Treasure understood its Beastmaster's gaze. Looking at the throngs of pets all around, it gave a "I can't do it" expression.

That's way too many...

"Why don't we retreat first and discuss this further?" Lei Da suggested.

“No need.” Qiao Sang already had another idea and looked at Qing Bao, saying, “Take Xiang Wanli and sprinkle it while blowing it far away.”

"Qingqing."

The thought of so many pets following behind it filled Qingbao with a strange excitement. Suppressing its excitement, it obediently nodded, took the bottle from Xiao Xunbao's hand, and then transformed into the wind and drifted away into the distance.

As the wind blew, the fragrance gradually drifted away.

The surrounding pets paused, sniffed at the scent, and then changed direction, following the direction of the fragrance.

Lei Da breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

Even though he had a king-level pet, he still felt a lot of pressure seeing so many pets.

He then saw something, his thoughts stopped abruptly, and he shouted:
"The fragrance moths are gone too!"

High in the sky, a group of scent moths flapped their wings and flew in the same direction as the main force.

“Seal them off,” Josan said.

"Xunxun~" Little Xunbao called out, teleporting above the swarm of fragrant moths, its eyes glowing blue.

The next second, a semi-transparent barrier appeared out of thin air, enveloping all the fragrant moths within a radius of one hundred meters.

The scent moths crashed against the translucent barrier, creating tiny ripples.

Space blockade… Lei Da looked stunned.

This seemingly small Ghost-type pet can teleport and seal spaces, skills that many Psychic-type pets cannot learn...

Within the semi-transparent barrier, the scent moths seemed to realize something, and they all looked up at the little treasure hunter above with either anger or vigilance.

The Scented Moth is afraid of lightning and has a low level, but its intelligence is not low among insect-type pets.

When they realized that the pet that used this move was not simple, they stopped attacking pointlessly.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter grinned at them.

Once most of the other races' pets had left, the barrier disappeared.

The scent moths looked at each other, then flapped their wings in unison, quickened their pace, and prepared to leave.

But just as they flew a few meters forward, a giant black hole appeared out of nowhere.

The swarm of scent moths, unable to stop themselves, rushed inside.

Darkness, shadows piercing through... Lei Da could hardly control his expression, revealing obvious astonishment.

At this moment, he really wanted to take out his pet identification device to find out what kind of species this ghost-type pet was, but given that he was just a person doing a mission, he held back.

He glanced silently at the B-level boss next to him who looked like a young girl.

It's normal not to recognize a pet, but there's no reason not to recognize so many gorgeous and rare-looking pets, even if not many people have them.

In this situation, there is only one possibility: the other party is not from Yantianxing.

He had been focused on breaking the curse and hadn't noticed this before, but now that he had, he was struck by a thought and couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Aliens...

The thought flashes through my mind.

A giant black hole appeared out of nowhere above, and the swarm of fragrant moths that had just disappeared flew out of it.

"Quickly, invite me to a battle..." Qiao Sang winked at Ting Bao.

Tingbao understood immediately, flew to the swarm of fragrant moths, and called out:
"Tingting".

The Fragrant Moth was already a mid-level pet. The Pet Free Points Battle Tournament was the most popular competition among mid-level pets at the moment, and almost every mid-level pet had signed up to participate. They looked at the points recorder on the claw of the dragon-type pet in front of them, and then at the two humans and several other pets below them. They instantly understood what was going on and showed a solemn expression.

Several of the scent moths raised half a wing, about to press the report button on the points recorder.

Qiao Sang, with her sharp eyes, saw this scene and quickly called out, "Wait!"

The scent moths stopped what they were doing and looked over.

Josang tried to convince them: "There's no need for 1v1 battles, you can all come at me together."

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter revealed a villainous expression, put his hands on his hips, and shouted along with his beast tamer, as if to say, "Aren't you all brave enough to fight one against so many of you?"

So many at once... Tingbao was stunned for a moment, then calmed down.

If my own beast tamer says it's okay, then I should be able to do it too.

The scent moths looked hesitant.

"Scent?" The largest of the scent moths looked over and exclaimed.

You guys created that aroma just now, didn't you?

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter, please help with the translation.

When choosing opponents, their intelligence should also be taken into account... Josan nodded in agreement:

"Yes."

"aroma."

The largest scent moth chirped, indicating that it was willing to fight, but requested that the scented substance be given to them after the battle.

The remaining scent moths did not object.

Without hesitation, Qiao Sang nodded: "Okay."

"aroma."

The largest scent moth glanced at Tingbao and chirped again, indicating that it wanted to change the battle location.

"Tingting".

Tingbao looked at his beast tamer, translated, and sought advice.

"Where?" Qiao Sang asked.

"aroma."

The largest scent moth chirped.

……

five minutes later.

A place filled with flowers and plants.

Scent moths generally have the characteristic of absorbing fragrance; as long as they are in a fragrant place, they can increase their attack power.

Josan was naturally aware of the scent moth's characteristics, but she didn't say anything, since she herself was also thinking of creating thunderstorms.

After the competition location was determined, Tingbao and a group of scented moths hovered face to face in the air and pressed the score recorder almost simultaneously.

"Pink!"

A pet with a pink flower-shaped head suddenly emerged from the grass and trees, raised its leaf-like paws, let out a cry, and quickly ran to the middle of Tingbao and the fragrant moths, pressing the referee's bracelet.

"There are referees everywhere on Yantian Star..." Qiao Sang thought to himself. Barriers rose up around them, forming a medium-sized arena.

Just then, dark clouds suddenly filled the sky.

Immediately following was a loud "boom," and then a dazzling display of lightning appeared.

The scent moths were startled and instinctively showed panicked expressions, huddling together tightly.

Tingbao twisted his body and took the opportunity to fly quickly into the air.

"aroma!"

The largest scent moth was the first to react, suppressing its fear and letting out a cry.

Hearing the sound, all the scent moths, despite their fear, shook off the powder and flew into the sky, trying to catch up with Tingbao.

Upon seeing this, Qiao Sang's heart stirred.

These scent moths may look terrified, but they seem to find courage when there's a leader...

Remembering his master's words, Tingbao held his breath and soared straight into the sky.

The scent moths were fast, but even with all their might, they couldn't catch up with Tingbao.

"Boom!"

Another dazzling bolt of lightning shot out.

Tingbao revealed a determined expression and flew into the lightning on his own initiative.

The scent moths finally stopped, no longer daring to go any further.

Looking up at the sky, Qiao Sang couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

This was actually the first time Tingbao had absorbed the power of lightning in a real thunderstorm.

Originally, she planned to let Tingbao absorb the lightning strikes after Qingbao improved its proficiency in the power of thunder. However, Qingbao has been practicing long-range clone control recently, and even when it is at its peak energy level, it can only use the super-level skill a few times. Therefore, its proficiency has not improved quickly, and Tingbao has not absorbed any real lightning power.

I wonder if Tingbao will be able to successfully devour...

Just then, Lei Da, who was standing next to him, exclaimed in astonishment:
"Thunder, why did the Thunder Dragon willingly enter the lightning?"

He remembered the name of the dragon-type pet that appeared when the competition started.

Qiao Sang was puzzled by the question and glanced at him: "Tingbao has the ability to absorb lightning, so of course he has to go inside."

"Thunder-devouring property?" Lei Da was shocked.

This is a trait that most lightning-type pets dream of, and now it has appeared on a mid-level pet!

“I thought you already knew,” Qiao Sang said.

Lei raised his voice: "I just thought it had the property of enhancing certain states during thunderstorms!"

“Pretty much,” Qiao Sang said.

She found a pet beast that could create thunder and lightning in order to enhance Tingbao's attack power.

"Not even close!" Lei Da couldn't help but retort, "Without the lightning absorption ability, even a king-level electric-type pet can't absorb lightning. My Thunderbird definitely can't do it."

High in the sky, Tingbao opened his mouth and took the initiative to meet the lightning.

The dazzling lightning did not strike its body, but was completely swallowed up.

Tingbao let out a burp and looked down at the fragrant moths, with terrifying bolts of lightning flashing behind it.

"aroma……"

The scent moths all showed signs of retreat, including the largest one.

"Tingting!"

Tingbao roared, turned around, and crackling yellow arcs of electricity appeared on his body as he charged downwards.

Its body descended from the sky, looking like a bolt of yellow lightning striking downwards.

The scent moths were startled and had no will to resist; they simply flapped their wings and frantically tried to escape.

Qiao Sang looked at Tingbao, who seemed to be on drugs, and said:

"I feel that the rules of this competition are still not perfect enough."

"Of course it's not perfect. If it were perfect, would you have asked me to unleash a lightning weather effect?" Lei Da thought to himself, then feigned ignorance and asked:

"Why do you say that?"

“I remember this competition checks for spirit patterns and items on the participants, but it doesn’t seem to check whether they drank any potions before the competition,” Qiao Sang said.

“Potions are so expensive,” Lei Da said. “The competition lasts for half a year. If you drink enhancement potions every day, the money would be enough to evolve your pet from intermediate to advanced. And even if you did, there’s no guarantee you’d get first place. No contestant would do that unless they’re stupid and have too much money…”

As he said this, he seemed to remember something and quickly shut up.

He remembered that the B-rank boss in front of him had previously offered a reward of 10 Alliance Coins per day for his mission.

As they talked, Tingbao charged downwards, and countless yellow arcs of electricity suddenly spread out from his body, quickly intertwining and forming an electric net that enveloped a group of fragrant moths.

"boom!"

Then, it was engulfed in dazzling lightning and struck downwards.

In an instant, the entire barrier was illuminated by a yellow light belonging to the power of lightning.

……

Five days later.

Villa, living room.

Michaela sat at the dining table, eating her food while glancing at Tingbao, and said:

"I feel like the scales on Thunder Dragon's body have become much shinier lately."

“Didn’t it just shed its skin?” Qiao Sang said, taking a bite of rice.

Michaela suddenly changed the subject: "Have you been letting the Thunder Dragon absorb the power of lightning lately?"

Qiao Sang hummed in agreement: "That beast tamer named Lei Da has been cooperating with me all along."

She had mentioned the time she took Tingbao to compete in a thunderstorm, where they absorbed lightning.

Michaela pondered for a moment and said, "Electric-type pets with the Lightning Devouring ability will grow much faster than other electric-type pets of the same stage after absorbing lightning. Pets with the Lightning Devouring ability at the intermediate stage are very rare. Although Thunder Dragon is a dragon-type pet with a slow growth cycle, it should also grow rapidly under the Lightning Devouring ability. You should pay more attention to it."

Qiao Sang was taken aback: "You mean Tingbao will be shedding its skin a second time soon?"

Michaela: "..."

"It won't be that fast. I'm just reminding you to pay attention to its changes. If it's growing rapidly, you'll need to give it more energy pills every day," Michaela said calmly.

Qiao Sang suddenly remembered something and realized:
"I was wondering why Tingbao's appetite has improved so much lately. I thought it was because he was shedding skin and was too tired from the recent battles."

The phone vibrated as soon as he finished speaking.

Qiao Sang glanced at the caller ID, picked up her phone, and answered the call, saying:
"Hey?"

"When do I need to go over today?" Lei Da's voice came from the loudspeaker.

"You today..."

Just as Qiao Sang was speaking, the Dragon King, who had already finished eating, happened to switch channels.

The news anchor's voice came through:
"Recently, there have been instances of unnatural changes to the venue and weather during the ongoing Pet Free Points Battle Tournament. We would like to remind all participants to check their match environment beforehand and not to arbitrarily change the venue based on their opponent's moves. Furthermore, if any unnatural changes to the venue or weather occur during a match, other than a participant using a skill, a suspension of varying duration will be imposed depending on the severity of the situation..."

Qiao Sang: "..."

Michaela glanced at Tingbao silently.

Dragon King glanced at Qiao Sang.

"Hello, hello. Can you still hear me?" Lei Da asked on the other end of the phone.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then finished speaking before he could finish:
"You don't need to come today." (End of Chapter)