Beast Taming Starts from Zero

After finishing his opening remarks, he began to introduce the prestigious interstellar universities and contestants who would be participating in the competition.

When the host introduced each contestant, the participating teams from various universities in the contestant region would wave or smile at the audience and the camera.

Even if they didn't know anyone from other schools, the audience members still applauded out of courtesy.

Soon, Qiao Sang noticed that when the host introduced Franklin, a contestant from Yantian University, the applause and cheers were deafening, much louder than those of the other contestants, clearly indicating that he was a very popular contestant.

Qiao Sang looked at the man in the distance in the contestants' area who was nodding slightly at the camera.

He had short brown hair and brown eyes, and looked to be in his early twenties.

Next to him sat a black rabbit-like pet with its paws crossed over its chest. It had a cold expression and didn't even want to look at the camera.

"Is this guy named Franklin very strong?" Jossan couldn't help but ask.

On this planet where battles are prevalent, and in the arena of a top interstellar academy's beast-taming competition, such high popularity seems to only be possible if the opponent is extremely strong.

Michael looked over and said calmly:

"Not as strong as you."

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then controlled the corners of her mouth and said modestly, "How would I know if we haven't even competed? I haven't been a B-level Beast Tamer for very long."

As the host mentioned during the introduction, Franklin is a B-rank Beastmaster.

Gangbao glanced silently at his own beast tamer.

"Keep pretending..." Michaela withdrew her gaze and said, "Others don't have royal-level pets yet."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang stopped pretending and nodded in agreement: "Then it seems that I am indeed stronger."

Michaela smiled and began a brief introduction: "I don't know much about this student named Franklin, except that he became a B-rank Beastmaster at the age of 24."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the host passionately brought up this very point:

"He is hailed as the 'youngest B-level Beastmaster of Yantian Star in nearly a century,' having earned this honor at the age of 24. I believe Franklin will definitely deliver a fantastic performance!"

The entire stadium erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

"I must be the youngest B-level Beastmaster in the history of Earth..." Qiao Sang thought to himself.

The competition finally began half an hour later.

The host, suspended high in the air, announced in a loud voice:

"The first round is an elimination round. All players, please be prepared. We will place all of you in a created secret realm, following the secret realm model."

"In the secret realm, there are 300 Little Shining Stars. The contestant who successfully captures a Little Shining Star and is able to bring it out of the secret realm will qualify for the next round of the competition. The remaining contestants will be eliminated."

"Please note that we allow you to compete for the Little Shining Star in any form, whether it's individual battles or teamwork. However, it is not allowed to use potions, draw spirit runes, or use props or other auxiliary means. If discovered, you will be eliminated immediately."

"In addition, please note that once a contestant successfully captures Little Star, we will report the current location of the other contestants within a one-kilometer radius of him."

"So don't think that you've won most of the battle just because you've successfully captured Little Shining Star. At that point, the first round of the competition may have just begun."

"The competition will last for two full days."

"To ensure fairness and impartiality, we have invited interstellar judges from various planets, namely Yantian Star, Blue Star, Chaoxiu Star, and Tianyuan Star."

Finally, I wish you all the best.

After he finished speaking, a white mist enveloped everyone in the contestants' area.

Once the fog dissipated, almost everyone in the contestants' area had vanished, except for the teachers leading the teams from each school.

Cheers and shouts erupted immediately; the audience was already buzzing with excitement even before the match began.

The Interstellar Elite Academy Beast Taming Battle Tournament brings together the top 100 universities in the interstellar world. Each top university has six contestants. There are 300 Little Shining Stars in the secret realm, which means that half of the contestants will be eliminated in the first match.

Just thinking about it is incredibly intense.

Amid cheers from the crowd and their pets, virtual screens appeared scattered throughout the arena.

The image above shows all the contestants appearing in the secret realm.

Upon seeing this, Qiao Sang immediately became interested.

Little Star, a beginner-level Psychic-type pet, is the smallest of the beginner-level Psychic-type pets on Flame Star, averaging only 1.2 centimeters in size. During the day, it has a natural cloaking effect and cannot be seen with the naked eye. However, at night, it glows and appears in the sky like a star, hence its name.

"I never imagined that Yantian University could even create secret realms," Qiao Sang exclaimed.

“They must have partnered with Chaos Cat,” Michaela said after a moment’s thought.

Chaos Cat? Qiao Sang paused for a moment, recalling the Chaos Cat, the mythical beast he had seen at the Tenth Seat Gathering.

Yantian University truly lives up to its reputation as the top university in the interstellar world; they even managed to get Gao Chaos Cat to come and help.

She had seen quite a few mythical beasts, and the Chaos Cat was one of the more temperamental ones.

In a flash of thought, Michaela said:
"The main purpose of the first round of the competition is to eliminate a group of slightly weaker contestants. The main focus will be on the upcoming matches."

"Is it in the traditional battle mode?" Josang asked.

The traditional battle mode is all-out battle.

Both professional beast tamers use a number of pets of the corresponding level to fight. When all of a side's pets are defeated, the side loses.

“No.” Michaela said, gazing at the virtual screens in mid-air.
"The next match will be an individual battle, which will be conducted in a best-of-three format, consisting of two 1V1 pet battles and one 2V2 pet doubles battle."

After saying that, she seemed to remember something and added, "You should pay attention to this type of competition. If you want to obtain the qualification of an A-level professional beast tamer on Yantian Star, one of the assessment methods they use is this kind of assessment."

She paused, then added, "The difference is that to obtain the qualification of an A-level professional beast tamer, you need to win all three matches."

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment: "You need to fight in doubles to get an A-level professional beast tamer?"

She had learned about the assessment for Blue Star's A-level Beast Tamers, which involved traditional all-out combat, plus completing a mission.

The missions don't have a fixed format, but they're all said to be hellish in difficulty.

Michaela hummed in agreement: "There are quite a few doubles and even team competitions on Flame Star. Doubles competitions, to some extent, test the Beastmaster's command ability, as well as the flexibility and adaptability of tactics, and the cooperation between pets. Therefore, they are sometimes included in the assessment of professional Beastmasters."

The rules for the assessment of professional beast tamers on Yantian Star change periodically; they are not static.

Doubles... The first pairing that came to Qiao Sang's mind was Steel and Qing Bao.

After all, Seibo's ability to control the wind can enhance the power of many of Steelix's Flying-type moves.

However, Qingbao is only at the general level now, so he is definitely not suitable to participate in the assessment of the strength of an A-level professional beast tamer.

Little Treasure Hunt paired with Tooth Treasure, Lu Treasure, or Steel Treasure all seem like a good combination.

It has spatial teleportation, shadow penetration, and control abilities, making it perfect for team battles...

Qiao Sang was preoccupied with the A-level professional beast tamer assessment and didn't look at the virtual screen again. "Steel Chieftain."

Suddenly, Gangbao called out in his mind.

I can only maintain the Royal-level form for 45 seconds now, so you probably can't pass the A-level Beastmaster exam yet.

I'll definitely wait until you've stabilized at the Royal level before taking the assessment. Right now, I'm just thinking ahead… Qiao Sang's thoughts trailed off. She responded with a sound of agreement, then approached Teacher Michaela and asked:
"Can a pet that has fought a 1v1 battle in the assessment still participate in a 2v2 doubles battle?"

If possible, combining Toothpaste and Steel would be a pretty good option.

Although they lack the characteristics and skills of doubles, Steel is smart and with a little training, it will definitely know how to cooperate with Tooth.

Ya Bao may not seem very smart at first glance, but his fighting talent is maxed out, so he'll definitely be able to unleash his full potential in doubles.

Most importantly, both of them were at the Royal level during their assessments, so if they teamed up, their attack power would definitely be the strongest.

However, the next second, Michaela shattered Jossan's thoughts:
"You cannot send duplicate pets to the A-level professional beast tamer assessment, so you need to prepare a total of four pets to participate in the assessment."

Qiao Sang was slightly disappointed, but then something occurred to her, and she asked:

Will the examiners send out royal-level pets during the doubles assessment?

“No.” Michaela said slowly, “The standard for an A-level professional beast tamer is to raise two royal-level pets, and the assessment of royal-level pets will only appear in 1V1 assessments.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and then asked:

"You said that this is one of the assessment methods for the A-level professional beast tamer on Yantian Star. Are there any other assessment methods?"

"To complete the mission." Michaela answered without hesitation, "By passing the combat assessment and completing just one more mission, I can become an A-rank professional Beastmaster."

The reason she knew so much about the A-level Beast Tamer assessment in Yantianxing in recent years was because she thought Qiao Sang would most likely take the A-level professional Beast Tamer assessment in Yantianxing, so she made a special effort to find out.

Just like on Blue Star, we all need to do missions... Qiao Sang pondered and began to think about the best double-battle combinations among the remaining pets besides Tooth Treasure and Steel Treasure.

Suddenly, the entire audience erupted in deafening cheers.

"Holy crap, what's wrong?" Qiao Sang was startled, her thoughts stopped abruptly, and she looked around blankly.

Seeing everyone excitedly staring at the virtual screen in the arena, she couldn't help but look over as well.

There are hundreds of virtual screens playing, each showing a different image.

However, at this moment, everyone's attention was almost entirely focused on the same virtual screen.

In the image, a man with brown eyes and hair floats in mid-air, spreading his hands and looking at the small, twinkling star in his palm.

Franklin… Josan recognized the man on the screen and thought to herself that he had caught Little Shining Star so quickly. No wonder the audience reacted so strongly. It seemed like she hadn’t even chatted with Teacher Michaela for more than a few minutes.

On the screen, Franklin put Little Shining Star into his pocket, stood proudly in the air, and looked down at the crowd and pets below.

No one spoke, but all the pets suddenly sprang into action, like dozens of beams of light of different colors, disappearing from their spots in a flash.

Franklin was instantly surrounded.

Suddenly, a black rabbit-like pet, only a little over a meter tall, blocked Franklin's path.

The battle is about to break out.

But the next second, the entire screen went dark.

The same applies to virtual screens in the same environment, but from different perspectives.

"what happened?"

"Why did the screen go black right after I was watching the exciting part?"

"Seriously? Didn't they check for equipment malfunctions before the competition?"

In the audience, most of the audience members began to show their dissatisfaction, but some of them remained unfazed, seemingly unsurprised by the scene.

"Ya Ya!"

Ya Bao cried out in alarm, indicating that the screen was broken!

"It's probably not broken; the pet used a skill." After saying this, Qiao Sang recalled the black rabbit-like pet she had seen earlier, looked at Teacher Michaela, and guessed:

"Could it be that the Evil Moon Rabbit will bring darkness?"

Darkness descends, a Dark-type Super-tier skill that plunges everything around it into darkness. Creatures in the darkness will continuously lose their status and senses, and their mentality will also be affected, causing them to uncontrollably and blindly attack everything around them.

Michaela glanced at her: "You think everyone else is like you, able to cultivate their pets to have super-level skills when they are at the king level?"

Teacher, you've been praising me all day... Qiao Sang said with a smile, "I remember that some Beast Tamers cultivated super-level skills when they were at the Beast King level."

"This Evil Moon Rabbit didn't unleash Darkness Descent," Michaela said, noticing Jossan's smug expression.

"Darkness cannot block out sound. If it were this move, there should still be sounds coming from the scene, but there are none. If I'm not mistaken, this should just be the Dark Space technique."

Dark Space, a high-level evil skill, can create a dark space that traps the target inside. The target inside cannot see or hear anything. If a pet is inside, it cannot be recalled by the Beastmaster using the Beastmaster's Beastmaster's Codex.

So that's the trick... Qiao Sang suddenly realized.

During the conversation, the previously blacked-out screens gradually regained their display.

The group of people and their pets appeared on screen with grim expressions, while Franklin, who had been surrounded earlier, had vanished without a trace.

"Teeth..."

Ya Bao, who had hoped to see some battle scenes, looked disappointed.

It seems that, just as Teacher Michaela said, the skill level is indeed lacking. With so many people surrounding them, they still managed to escape. If they couldn't capture the opponent directly, they should have used a spatial sealing skill around them when they weren't paying attention. Even the pets on Super Star knew to use spatial sealing when capturing people... Qiao Sang thought to himself.

"Steel Chieftain".

Just then, Gangbao called out in his mind.

It's possible that none of the pets surrounding the enclosure have a confined space.

Qiao Sang: "..."

“That makes sense,” Qiao Sang responded in her mind.

Just after the conversation ended, she felt two pats on the shoulder.

Turn around and look.

"Pure evil."

The clown of pure evil appeared in sight, looking injured. (End of Chapter)