Beast Taming Starts from Zero

"Isn't this a bit too fast?" Qiao Sang tried to refuse: "I heard that the assessment for A-level professional beast tamers usually takes a year. How about we take the next combat assessment in a few months?"

Red looked at her and asked, "Don't you want to start the combat assessment now?"

Qiao Sang honestly hummed in agreement: "If I had more time to prepare, I would be more confident."

I can agree to that, but it seems the higher-ups don't want you to prepare for too long... Red silently mourned for the monstrous beast tamer in front of him for a second.

Being valued by those above is both a lucky and a bad thing.

They value potential and develop it to the fullest extent; if it doesn't meet their expectations, they will abandon it without hesitation.

Oh no, she's just a child right now. With her potential and strength, there's no way she could be abandoned.

Thinking of this, Reid instantly suppressed his sympathy and smiled:
"I thought you were confident when you signed up for the A-level professional beast tamer exam."

Do you think I wanted to sign up so quickly...? Josan gave Teacher Michaela a rather resentful look.

Michaela noticed the gaze, but silently looked away, pretending not to have noticed.

"Does it have to be now?" Qiao Sang asked.

"The assessment for A-level professional beast tamers basically follows the mission assessment. The next combat assessment will be arranged as soon as possible according to the examiner's schedule," Red said unhurriedly. "I happen to have time right now."

This means that the assessment must be conducted now.

“But don’t be too nervous,” he continued. “You’re still young. Even if you don’t pass the test this time, you’ll have plenty of time to apply again in the future.”

"If you say that, I'll get even more nervous..." Qiao Sang sighed inwardly, knowing the matter was settled, and stopped struggling, asking:

Where will the assessment be conducted?

"Professional Beastmaster Assessment Center," Red said. "You can rest for a bit and arrive an hour later. I'll go reserve the venue first."

The Professional Beast Tamer Examination Center, as the name suggests, is a place specifically for professional beast tamers to take examinations.

Generally speaking, when a Beast Tamer becomes powerful enough that it is not advisable to engage in combat at the Beast Taming Center, or when the space at the Beast Taming Center is insufficient, it is necessary to take the assessment at the Professional Beast Tamer Assessment Center.

As he spoke, he raised his hand, glanced at the time on his watch, and said:
"I'll be waiting for you there at 10:15."

After he finished speaking, the cat-like pet with a yellow gem embedded in its forehead beside him had its eyes glowing blue and disappeared from the spot with him.

Qiao Sang picked up her phone and checked the time; it was 9:15 a.m.

"They really don't give me even a minute more," Qiao Sang remarked.

Michaela did not speak, but fell into deep thought.

"Teacher, what are you thinking about?" Qiao Sang asked when she saw this.

“There seems to be something wrong with the examiner in charge of you,” Michaela said.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then asked, "What's wrong?"

“You usually need to book the venue for the professional beast tamer assessment center a day in advance, but he was preparing to book it on the same day and even asked you to come an hour later, so he seemed to be in a hurry,” Michaela said in a deep voice.

Qiao Sang thought of something and quickly asked:

"Will he be able to make an appointment?"

If I can't get an appointment, at least I'll have a day to prepare.

“You can get an appointment.” Michaela said slowly. “He is an examiner who specializes in assessing A-level professional beast tamers. Examiners of this caliber have priority.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang's expression betrayed her disappointment. She said, "He probably has other things to do."

Regardless of whether this examiner named Reid is right or wrong, since he is the examiner, there is no way to avoid the assessment time he arranges.

Michaela then dropped the subject, saying:

"Let's go back first."

Qiao Sang hummed in agreement and looked at the little treasure hunter beside her.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter understood immediately, his eyes glowing blue, and he disappeared from the spot with his beast tamer and his beast tamer's teacher.

……

Hotel suite.

Josan, Michaela, and Little Treasure Hunter appeared out of nowhere.

"Ya Ya!"

Ya Bao immediately yelled at Xiao Xun Bao in dissatisfaction, indicating why he didn't take it with him.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter quickly explained.

I figured I'd be right back, so I didn't bring you with me.

"Ya Ya!"

Ya Bao was still dissatisfied and barked, indicating that it wanted to go wherever its beast tamer went.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood and would definitely take Brother Tooth Treasure with him when he took his own Beastmaster with him in the future.

"Tooth."

Ya Bao then showed a satisfied expression and called out.

Meanwhile, Michaela had already started talking to Jossan:

"I checked, and this examiner named Red is an A-level professional beast tamer who joined the Beast Taming Alliance at the age of 502 and has always served as an examiner."

"How old? 502 years old?" Qiao Sang was shocked.

Michaela laughed and said, "What's so surprising about that? If nothing unexpected happens, the average age of an A-level professional beast tamer is as high as a thousand years old. However, there are age restrictions for competitions involving A-level professional beast tamers, so the A-level professional beast tamers that appear in the public eye are relatively young. As for those veteran A-level professional beast tamers, they either retire or work in the Beast Taming Alliance."

She had heard about the average age of A-rank professional beast tamers, but this was the first time she had ever seen an A-rank professional beast tamer this old in person… Qiao Sang suddenly realized something and asked:

"How old is he now?"

“940 years old,” Michaela said.

Qiao Sang's eyes widened: "940 years old?!"

Michaela hummed in agreement.

"A 940-year-old A-level professional beast tamer, how... how can I possibly defeat him..." Qiao Sang was deeply shaken.

The month-long preparation was already a bit rushed, and now, upon learning the examiner's age, she felt unprecedented pressure and had a strong premonition that she might have to try again next year.

Michaela glanced at her and laughed, "Why are you so insecure? This isn't like the person I know."

Qiao Sang looked at her with a hint of resentment: "If I take the A-level professional beast tamer exam again in a few months, I might be more confident."

Michael coughed and said seriously, "I've seen many A-level professional beast tamers who are over 900 years old, but I only know one beast tamer who can participate in the A-level professional beast tamer assessment in their teens. You are the only one I know."

"Besides, you were pretty sure before you made the call, weren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang's heart stirred, but she did not refute it.

Indeed, the training she had received during this period had given her some confidence in the assessment. If she hadn't been confident, she wouldn't have logged onto the Beast Taming Center's website and clicked "Submit Task" immediately after Teacher Michaela's reminder. Instead, she would have waited until an hour before the deadline tomorrow to click "Submit."

Thinking of this, Qiao Sang withdrew her resentful gaze, looked at Ya Bao and the others, and said:

"Get ready, we're about to participate in a battle assessment."

"Yaya!" "Xunxun~"

"Steel Power".

"Qingqing."

……

10:15 AM.

Professional Beast Tamer Assessment Center.

"Sorry, the venue is already booked for today. You can reschedule for another time," the staff member said.

"No, I already booked the venue yesterday. Why am I being asked to book it again now? I still have all the notification text messages you sent me," the burly man said with dissatisfaction.

As he spoke, he took out his phone, ready to let the staff take a good look at the text message.

"Due to special circumstances, the venue is already in use today. You can schedule another time," the staff member said in a consistent tone.

The man frowned and asked, "What special circumstances?"

"I heard there's a last-minute exam for A-level professional beast tamers today." A woman in a long dress next to me sighed, "I also had an appointment for today, but it was canceled too."

The staff member remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

"The A-level professional beast tamer assessment..." The man paused for a moment, instantly forgetting about his own assessment. His eyes lit up, and he asked, "Is it now? Can I go and take a look?"

Generally, professional beast tamers are assessed in open-air battle arenas, and staff generally do not stop them as long as they are outside the designated area.

"No, sir." The staff member said coldly, "The A-level professional beast tamer assessment has a large attack range. For everyone's safety, we have sealed off the venue and prohibit entry."

The man looked disappointed upon hearing this.

The assessment for Rank A Beast Tamers is a rare sight, it's a pity we can't watch it...

Meanwhile, Josan and Michaela arrived at the arena for the battle assessment, led by the staff.

The assessment of A-level professional beast tamers is prohibited from being watched, but the assessment of S-level beast tamers is definitely not prohibited from being watched.

The moment Michaela revealed his Beastmaster Badge, the staff immediately fell silent and respectfully led the way.

Soon, she was led to the viewing area by staff.

Penjami, Dragon King, Jiu Bugu, Sharara, and Gisdan stayed by his side.

The examiner was almost a thousand years old! You couldn't tell at all. Just from his appearance, he looked about the same age as her maternal grandfather... Qiao Sang stood on the ground and looked at the examiner in the distance with an extremely complicated expression.

“You’ve arrived.” Red got straight to the point: “Let me explain the competition rules first. There will be three matches in total: two 1v1 matches and one 2v2 doubles match. Only by winning all three matches will you pass the A-level professional beast tamer assessment.”

"During the three battle assessments, pets cannot be summoned repeatedly for battle."

"If any traces of the use of drugs, props, or external forces such as spirit runes are found, the candidate will be disqualified from the assessment."

"Do you understand everything?"

Qiao Sang nodded: "Understood."

"That's good." Reid said, while operating his phone.

Immediately afterwards, a square-shaped phantom of a pet beast, its entire body gleaming with silver light, descended from thin air.

Inspector… The identity of the illusory figure flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind.

Compared to last time, its eyes have become noticeably more expressive, as if a robot has suddenly come to life.

The square-shaped pet, its entire body gleaming with silver light, had blue eyes and looked around as if confirming its identity.

A moment later, it came to the center of the field and called out:
"Review it."

Josan and Red stood on opposite sides of the field, making no move; they were already standing in their respective areas.

The square-shaped pet, its entire body gleaming with silver light, looked around again, then spoke in human language:

"This battle assessment is a 1V1 battle. Both sides should summon their pets for this battle after the countdown ends. Once summoned, the battle can begin and there is no time limit."

After saying that, he looked ahead.

At the same time, the ghostly image of "10" began to appear where its gaze was directed.

As it began its countdown, the phantom started to change.

"9, 8, 7... 3, 2..."

I absolutely cannot lose. If I lose, I'll have to stay on Yantian Star for the assessment next year... Qiao Sang slowly exhaled, her eyes becoming resolute.

"1." The illusory number disappeared.

Qiao Sang immediately formed hand seals with the fastest hand speed he had ever used in his life.

Red's expression remained calm, but his hands, which were forming hand seals, became blurry and unpredictable.

Almost simultaneously, two mysterious and profound purple star arrays lit up in front of them.

"Ya Ya!"

Soon, the fully formed Toothbear appeared in the star array. It raised its head and let out an excited roar.

With its roar, a chaotic current of air immediately appeared around it.

Suddenly, Ya Bao sensed something, teleported away, and appeared several hundred meters away in the sky.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, a pet beast that was about thirty meters long, with a dark blue body, a white belly, well-defined muscle lines, a wide and flat tail, sharp and focused eyes, two white whiskers on each side of its mouth, and wielding two giant water blades appeared where Ya Bao had been.

The ground beneath its feet collapsed, suggesting that if Toothpuff hadn't left, it would have suffered a massive attack.

The Martial Arts Otter is a royal-level pet with both Water and Fighting attributes. Its whiskers can sense the direction of the water flow in the sea. It mainly inhabits turbulent waters to train its strength. It has a serious personality and will try its best to complete any task assigned to it... Qiao Sang recalled the information of the pet in the distance.

Water and Fighting types... Martial Arts Otter can't fly. Even if it leaps into the air with its powerful legs, it can't stay there indefinitely... Various thoughts flashed through Qiao Sang's mind as he spoke:

"Gravity Purgatory".

"Ya Ya!"

Ya Bao looked excited, his eyes glowed blue, and then he transformed into a streak of fire and rushed downwards.

In the blink of an eye, Ya Bao rushed to a position about ten meters above the martial arts master otter.

As it fell, an invisible force surged down, covering the entire area.

The ground showed signs of severe cracking instantly.

The muscles on the martial arts otter's body tensed slightly, but its body did not sway at all, and its knees did not even bend.

Is this a Fighting-type Royal-level pet? Gravity doesn't seem to have affected it at all... Qiao Sang's heart sank slightly.

In the blink of an eye, the martial arts master otter raised his claws, and the giant water blade in his right claws suddenly grew to several meters, slashing straight toward the location where Ya Bao was.

The increased length of its water blades was just enough to accurately strike Toothbone.

However, at that moment, Ya Bao disappeared from the air and appeared on the ground not far away.

"boom!!!"

The moment it landed, the ground exploded, and dark red, scalding magma gushed out, instantly turning the entire area into a hellish inferno.

P.S.: I hope everyone will vote for Qiao Sang, but please don't spend money to vote! Even if we don't make it into the top ten, I'll still update with extra chapters! (End of Chapter)