Beast Taming Starts from Zero

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, but after realizing what was happening, her desire to have the harmful substances absorbed vanished instantly. She stood up abruptly, looked at Xia Lala, and said urgently:
"Didn't you say that using this skill wouldn't cause you any harm?!"

Actually, it doesn't matter if the impurities in the energy pool aren't absorbed. At most, it will slow down Tingbao's absorption speed. If Xia Lala gets hurt or her lifespan is shortened just because of this, it would be a huge loss.

"Xia Xia..."

Xia Lala was stunned.

It doesn't feel like it's hurting at all...

Qiao Sang was worried and looked at Lu Bao, who was standing next to him.

Lu Bao listened to the conversation the whole time, understanding everything perfectly. The gem on her forehead glowed with a deep blue light, illuminating Xia Lala.

Michaela, who was standing nearby, saw this and his serious expression softened considerably.

"Xia Xia..."

After the pale blue light disappeared, Xia Lala, who seemed unchanged, looked embarrassed and called out.

It genuinely doesn't feel there's any harm, so you don't need to worry so much.

"Tooth."

Ya Bao helped translate from the side.

“Some dangers are latent, and you may not feel them,” Qiao Sang said seriously. “Don’t use this skill casually anymore.”

Sharara was about to say something more, but seeing the serious expression on the human's face, she held back and finally nodded:
"Xia Xia."

It felt that everyone viewed it as too fragile, even though its inherited memories showed that it was quite powerful.

Moreover, within its inherited memories, absorbing these things does not cause any harm.

Since they possess advanced skills, shouldn't they feel powerful and talented?
Qiao Sang was so happy when Qingbao awakened its super-level skill. Could it be because I am not her contracted pet?

Xia Lala didn't quite understand.

“That’s right,” Michaela agreed wholeheartedly. “Once you absorb this skill, don’t use it again.”

She paused, then added, "No matter what happens."

"Xia Xia."

Xia Lala looked at her and called out.

I can't agree to that. Every skill has its reason for existing. Since I possess this skill, I will still use it when needed.

Ya Bao saw that Xia Lala was speaking to her own beast tamer's teacher, so she didn't translate.

Michaela didn't understand, but seeing Sharara's soft and cute expression as she spoke, it assumed she had agreed and couldn't help but speak gently:

"It's good that you agreed."

Xia Lala: "???"

After chatting for a bit, Michaela went out again, while Josan sat on the sofa, keeping watch over Tingbao.

Then she seemed to remember something, looked at Xia Lala, and said apologetically:
“When Tingbao is molting, someone has to be there to watch over it. I’ll take you to the plantation center after it finishes molting.”

"Xia Xia."

Xia Lala paused for a moment, then smiled sweetly and nodded vigorously.

……

The next day, at four o'clock in the afternoon.

"Search?"

Little Treasure wiped non-existent sweat from its forehead, floated to Tingbao's side, and called out.

Why hasn't Lao Liu woken up yet?
“It should be soon,” Qiao Sang said.

After she finished speaking, she asked, "How was the live stream?"

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter grinned and shouted, indicating that things were pretty good. After the account was changed, everyone came for me.

They all came for the Ghost-type ability to break Brick Break... Josan said earnestly:

"The content of the live stream can be changed occasionally."

It means don't spend all your time breaking tiles; you can practice other skills occasionally.

While she was by Tingbao's side, she would occasionally watch Xiaoxunbao's live stream and discovered that it had been chopping tiles all day.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter's eyes lit up, and it barked, indicating that it had the same idea.

After saying that, he picked up his phone, pointed at Tingbao sleeping on the floor, and called out:
"Looking around~"

It wants to wait and broadcast the sixth child's molting live to everyone.

Qiao Sang: "..."

Qiao Sang was about to say something.

Suddenly, Tingbao opened his eyes and began to unconsciously twist his body.

Qiao Sang's attention immediately focused on Ting Bao.

"Search!"

Xiao Xunbao quickly turned on the live stream, solemnly called out to the camera, and then pointed the camera at Tingbao.

Tingbao twisted her body.

Before long, its skin shed.

"Tingting?"

Tingbao seemed to have just woken up. He looked around at his surroundings and the skin he had shed, and then let out a cry.

How come it shed its skin so quickly?
Its tone was devoid of any arrogance; it simply expressed its doubts about the matter.

"Because you absorbed a lot of energy all at once," Qiao Sang explained with a smile.

"Search?"

Before Tingbao could speak, Xiaoxunbao grinned at the camera and barked, indicating that the live stream was over. Then, he turned off his phone, looked puzzled, and barked again.

Is Lao Liu's molting speed considered fast among dragon-type pets?
After asking the question, he looked at the Dragon King, who was watching TV to the side.

The Dragon King noticed the gaze, his body stiffened for a moment, then he quickly recovered and pretended not to have heard what was said.

“Of course it will be soon,” Qiao Sang said. “Some intermediate-level dragon-type pets may only molt once a year.”

"Search!"

Little Treasure compared the times, looked at Tingbao, and showed a shocked expression.

Sixth Brother, your skin is peeling way too fast!
"Tingting".

Tingbao nodded in agreement.

It also felt very fast.

After saying that, it seemed to have thought of something, and twisted its body to fly to the full-length mirror to see how much it had grown.

Little Treasure then noticed that Tingbao's body had grown quite a bit larger, and his expression froze for a moment.

"Search!"

Suddenly, its expression turned to surprise, and it pointed at Tingbao and shouted.

Sixth Brother! It's time for you to evolve!

In the mirror, the Everstone that Tingbao was wearing was shimmering with a rich white light.

"!!!"

The Dragon King suddenly sat up and looked over, but then realized he had overreacted, so he pretended to be nonchalant and lay back down.

Even so, its gaze still involuntarily drifted towards Tingbao.

As a dragon-type pet, it understands best how slow the evolution speed of dragon-type pets is, especially as they progress. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a royal-level pet when it participated in the Star Cup with Michaela, and it still is a royal-level pet now.

It used to take it almost a year to evolve from intermediate to advanced. Back then, all the dragon-type pets it knew envied it for having a powerful beast tamer. But this little guy evolved so much faster than it did...

Damn it, if those little guys of my race had made a contract with Josan, they might be the ones that have evolved now!
For a moment, the Dragon King felt a deep sense of grief, something he hadn't experienced in a long time.

"Tingting?"

Tingbao's eyes lit up. Was it about to evolve?
As it spoke, it subconsciously tried to remove the Everstone, but just as it touched it, it remembered its Beastmaster's words and stopped.

“It’s just that the energy has reached the level required for evolution,” Jossan said with a smile. “If you want to evolve, you still have to withstand an attack of a million volts.”

If Tingbao were just an ordinary Thunder Dragon, she would definitely worry about this evolution path for a long time.

Like 100,000 volts, Million Volts is classified as a high-level electric skill. However, some high-level electric skills of the same attribute do not have the same power; for example, Million Volts and 100,000 volts, despite both being high-level skills, have power differences of more than ten times.

It is said that Million Volts could barely be classified as a Super-Tier skill, but since Ten Million Volts has already been clearly classified as a Super-Tier skill, Million Volts was reclassified as a High-Tier skill.

Of course, all of the above are rumors circulating online and have not been verified.

In Qiao Sang's opinion, the power of a million volts is still somewhat inferior to that of offensive super-level skills, but among high-level skills, it is definitely one of the more powerful ones.

If it were just an ordinary Thunder Dragon, it would probably take a lot of time to meet this one evolution condition alone. However, Thunder Treasure has the S-rank Lightning Rod trait, so for it, the evolution path is simply a matter of finding a pet that knows Million Volts.

"Looking around~"

Now that Little Treasure has a cell phone, it wants to use it whenever it has free time. Upon hearing its beast tamer's words, it immediately barked at Tingbao, indicating that its boss would find a pet beast with a million volts for it right away.

After saying that, he picked up his phone, intending to post a task.

However, at that moment, Josang said:

"No need, I've already posted this mission. I've also found a pet that can use a million volts. I'll ask it to come over tomorrow night."

As he spoke, he left a voice message for the pet that had accepted the quest on the official software of the Beast Taming Center:

"Please come over around 8 PM tomorrow to complete the task. I'll send you the location later."

Yesterday, after confirming that Tingbao was shedding its skin for the third time, she issued a task.

"Searching..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xunbao put down his phone, slightly disappointed.

"Tingting?"

Tingbao looked puzzled and called out.

Why wait until tomorrow night?

"Because you just shed your skin, you need a day to adjust," Qiao Sang said while sending the location. "Tomorrow night is the fastest time for evolution."

"Tingting".

Tingbao gave a "So that's how it is" look and exclaimed.

The beast tamer I chose is smart; he considered everything.

"Tingting!"

Tingbao liked its beast tamer more and more as it looked at him. It twisted its body and flew over, flicking its tail to try and lift its beast tamer up.

Josang keenly sensed its intention, revealing an expression that said, "I suddenly remembered something," and turned to look at the quiet Sharara beside him, saying:
“Tingbao has finished molting now. Let’s go to the planting center. I promised you.”

"Xia Xia."

Xia Lala's eyes crinkled into a smile, and she nodded happily.

Seeing this, Tingbao had no choice but to stop what he was about to do.

It was already past four in the afternoon, and the planting center was about to close. Qiao Sang, holding Xia Lala, had Xiao Xunbao use spatial teleportation to move to her location.

Soon, along with Ya Bao who was going there, the four figures disappeared from the spot.

“Tingting…”

Tingbao recalled the harmonious scene of his beast tamer holding Xia Lala, and then remembered what Michaela had said. Even though he knew he had already formed a contract, he still felt more and more uneasy.

It thought for a moment, then turned and flew towards the open-air training ground.

……

The next day, at 7:55 PM.

"Ding dong~"

Doorbell rang.

Gangbao flew to the entrance and opened the door.

Standing outside the door was a bipedal lizard-like pet, about a meter tall, with a large head, a yellow body, and wearing a miniature shrinking bracelet.

"Fall down."

The lizard-like pet smiled and meowed.

“Steel Chief.” Steel Treasure stepped aside.

Qiao Sang walked over from the living room and said, "Come in quickly, we can start right away."

The Flash Lizard, an electric-type general-level pet, can greatly enhance its leg strength by stimulating its muscles with electricity. It just introduced itself, and she knew what it was talking about from Steel Treasure's mind.

After saying that, he led the way to the open-air training ground.

"Fall down."

The Flash Lizard let out a cry and followed behind.

Suddenly, it heard various explosion sounds: "Bang!", "Boom!", "Thud!", and its body trembled involuntarily.

Then it saw a scene that it would never forget.

The training ground before it was filled with all sorts of pets it had never seen before. Gale-force winds and lightning, infernal flames, white avalanches, white light cannons—terrifying skills bombarded everywhere, making it seem as if there was no place to set foot on the entire ground.

"Stop training, everyone," Qiao Sang said.

One after another, all the clones disappeared, and soon, only the main bodies of Ya Bao and the others remained on the field.

"Ya?"

Ya Bao ran over and called out, indicating whether the guy who was supposed to help Ting Bao evolve had arrived.

"Tingting!"

Tingbao's eyes lit up, and he twisted his body and flew over quickly.

Qiao Sang hummed in agreement and introduced, "It's called the Flash Lizard."

After speaking, she turned to look at the Flash Lizard. She had just opened her mouth when she found the lizard standing there with a blank expression.

"Flash Lizard?" Josang called out.

"Luo Luo!" The smile on Luo Shan Lizard's face vanished, and it cried out in surprise, like an employee who was suddenly called on by their boss while playing on their phone, indicating that it was present.

“This is the person I asked you to unleash a million volts on, Thunderbolt,” Joe introduced.

"Fall down."

Even though the dragon-type pet in front of it didn't have the aura of a strong person and its level was obviously lower than its own, the Flash Lizard still greeted it as if it were seeing a junior leader.

"Tingting!" Tingbao called out impatiently, indicating that it should hurry up and strike it with a million volts, it couldn't wait any longer.

The Flash Lizard, from the time it was old enough to understand, had never heard of a sick person making a request, but it knew this was a task, so it nodded:
"Fall down."

Qiao Sang and Ya Bao stepped aside.

Lu Bao and the others came over and watched from the side.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure waved its paw at the phone, barked once, and then turned off the live stream.

"Qingqing?" Qingbao floated to its side, looking surprised, and called out, indicating that it was not live-streaming the evolution of the sixth brother.

Thanks to Xiao Xunbao, Qingbao now knows what live streaming is.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunt recalled his first account and exclaimed, "What if they see that Lao Liu is too cool after his evolution and think he's not cool anymore?"

Qingbao: "..."

Believe me, they're fans of you not because they think you're handsome... Qiao Sang listened to the conversation from the side, silently complaining in her heart, while her eyes were fixed on Ting Bao and the Luo Shan lizard.

Suddenly she remembered something, took out her phone, and sent a message to Teacher Michaela:
[A pet beast capable of a million volts has arrived! Tingbao is now preparing to evolve.]

At the same time, countless yellow arcs of electricity suddenly shot out from the Flash Lizard's body, intertwining with each other like terrifying lightning serpents, and finally converging into a terrifying and thick bolt of lightning that completely struck Tingbao.

Tingbao showed no fear; instead, her expression was somewhat excited.

It knew it was about to evolve.

Brilliant lightning power covered its entire body.

"Don't stop!" Qiao Sang shouted, putting down her phone.

"Luo Luo!"

The Flash Lizard responded with a serious expression, maintaining its lightning power as it struck at Tingbao.

Remembering his master's earlier instructions, Tingbao, amidst the lightning, raised his claws and removed the Everstone.

In an instant, amidst the dazzling power of lightning, an even more brilliant white light shone forth. (End of Chapter)