Beast Taming Starts from Zero

Villa, living room.

"Puff."

Penjami realized that Lu Bao, who usually helped with the treatment, was not there, so it called out, indicating that it would go out and find a pet that could heal.

“Okay.” Jossan nodded and said, “I will stay here with Teacher Michaela.”

"Puff."

Penjami gave her a "please" look and called out.

Then, his eyes glowed blue.

Just then, Sharara walked over and called out:
"Xia Xia."

It can help with treatment.

The blue light in Penjami's eyes faded, and she looked at Sharara with a grateful expression.

"That's wonderful!" Qiao Sang exclaimed with delight.

Lu Bao usually does the treatments; I almost forgot that Xia Lala also has this ability.

After she finished speaking, she looked at Teacher Michaela, a thought flashing through her mind.

The next second, a gust of wind appeared out of nowhere, lifted Michaela off the ground, turned him over, and gently placed him on the sofa.

"Grind."

The Dragon King gave a stern shout, indicating that you should heal first while it went out to find the enemy and make sure they didn't get away.

"Search!"

Little Treasure Hunter nodded repeatedly.

That's right, that's right, we absolutely cannot let them get away!
"Investigate further."

"Investigate further."

Jiu Bugu called out twice in a solemn tone, indicating that since the other party was able to attack their beast tamer without warning right under their noses, they were definitely not ordinary people. It would be better if you stayed and I went.

"Search!"

After listening, Xiao Xunbao thought it made sense and nodded in agreement once again.

Ultimately, if it's not a high-level option, then it's definitely better to go there.

You should talk less... Qiao Sang couldn't help but glance at Xiao Xunbao.

In the past, the Dragon King would definitely have disagreed, but now, it had to admit that what Jiu Bugu said made sense.

"Grind."

The Dragon King looked serious and called out.

We must bring that guy back.

"Search!"

Little Treasure Hunter nodded in agreement.

That's right, we absolutely must bring them back!
"Investigate further."

Jiu Bugu called out with a cold expression.

It will.

Having said that, it was about to drift outside.

"Wait a minute." Seeing this, Qiao Sang spoke up in time, "You should stay and wait for Teacher Michaela to wake up first, otherwise it won't be good if she shows up here after you leave."

Jiu Bugu turned his head, wanting to say something, when Penjami, who had been staring at Michael, suddenly called out:
"Puff."

Listen to Qiao Sang, you stay for now.

"Investigate further."

Jiu Bu Gu paused for a moment, then barked once to indicate that it understood. Afterward, its eyes glowed purple again as it warily looked around.

Sharara came to Michaela's side, stretched out her claws and placed them on her body, which glowed green.

However, at that moment, Michaela suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.

"Xia Xia..."

Sharara dispersed the green light and retracted her claws.

"Spray spray!"

"Grind it!"

"Investigate!"

Penjami, Dragon King, and Jiu Bugu all showed expressions of surprise.

At the same time, with a "bang," Little Treasure Hunter's eyes closed without warning, and he fell forward.

It seems the time to borrow life has come... Qiao Sang reacted quickly, catching the little treasure hunter and saying anxiously:

"Little Treasure Hunter! What's wrong? Don't scare me!"

Steel Treasure, who had just flown in from outside, glanced silently at its Beastmaster, then, showing a similarly anxious expression, called out:
"Steel rights?"

Penjami, Dragon King, and Jiu Bugu immediately suppressed their expressions of surprise and looked around warily.

"What happened?" Michaela looked bewildered for a moment, then glanced around, first at Sharara, and finally at Josang, asking.

"I was training outside when I suddenly heard Penjami's voice. When I came over, I found you had fainted..." Qiao Sang briefly recounted what had happened.

"Puff."

Penjami nodded, indicating that was the case.

During the conversation, Sharara came to Josang's side, placed her paw on Little Treasure Hunter, and it glowed green.

Green light rippled across Little Treasure Hunter's body.

"Searching..."

Before long, Little Treasure Hunt slowly woke up.

"Thank you," Qiao Sang said gratefully to Xia Lala.

"Xia Xia."

Xia Lala smiled and called out, indicating that it was nothing.

"So, Little Treasure Hunter fainted suddenly, just like I did?" Michaela asked.

Qiao Sang hummed in agreement.

Michaela fell into deep thought.

"Searching..."

Little Treasure Hunter floated up again, swallowed hard, and looked around warily.

What a terrifying opponent; it didn't even notice...

Qiao Sang: "..."

"It's my turn to perform..." Qiao Sang said with a thoughtful expression.

"Speaking of which, when Little Treasure Hunt was fighting Steel Treasure just now, he was hit head-on by Mount Tai's crushing attack, but he was completely unharmed..."

She paused here, then continued, "And then I heard Penjami's voice."

"Search?"

Little Treasure Hunter recalled the events, gave an "Oh yeah" look, and exclaimed, indicating how come I'm completely unharmed.

"Search?"

Then it seemed to remember something, its eyes suddenly lit up, and it cried out again.

Did its defenses become stronger after it evolved?
No… Qiao Sang suppressed the urge to speak.

Michaela pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you saying that the time Little Treasure Hunter was attacked and the time I fainted happened around the same time?"

"Truly worthy of being an S-rank Beast Tamer, he got right to the point..." Qiao Sang thought to herself, then gave a curt "Mmm" and hesitated before saying:
"Do you think your sudden fainting might be related to the attack on Little Treasure Hunter?"

Upon hearing this, Penjami, Dragon King, Jiu Bugu, and Xia Lala all turned their gazes toward Little Treasure Hunter.

Little Treasure Hunter: "???"

"Search!"

Little Treasure's eyes widened, and it looked at its Beastmaster with a look of astonishment, as if to say, "What does this have to do with me?"

Michaela looked at Little Treasure Hunter, pondered for two seconds, and then suddenly said, "You mean, Little Treasure Hunter has awakened the Life-Borrowing trait?"

"Impressive! The knowledge reserves of S-rank Beast Tamers are truly abundant..." Qiao Sang nodded and analyzed: "That's right, I didn't expect it either, but the time when Little Treasure was attacked was too consistent with the time when you fainted. Given its defense, if it had been hit by Steel Treasure's Mount Tai Press, it should have been seriously injured even if it hadn't fainted directly, but it was completely unharmed."

"Moreover, when you suddenly woke up just now, Xiao Xunbao had just fainted. This situation is too similar to borrowing a life."

"Most importantly, given your abilities, I really can't think of anyone who could knock you unconscious without you even realizing it, except for such a bizarre characteristic."

"Besides, Meimei and the others were right there at the time. If there were any enemies, they would definitely have been able to detect them."

Penjami looked thoughtful and called out:
"Puff."

It indeed did not sense any unfamiliar presence around it.

The Dragon King believed him, looked at Little Treasure Hunter, laughed, and called out twice:
"Grind."

"Grind."

Oh, so it was you, little rascal, who was behind this. You've awakened such a powerful trait. Impressive!

Jiu Bugu glanced at Xiao Xunbao, the coldness in his eyes disappearing, replaced by melancholy.

It floated to the window, took out the photo, and looked at it in the sunlight.

At the same time, Sharara seemed to notice something, came to Gangbao's side, and called out:
"Xia Xia."

You seem to be injured. Let me treat you.

"Steel Power".

Gangbao did not refuse and nodded.

Sharara's claws glowed green as she placed them on Steel Treasure's body.

"Search?"

On the other side, Little Treasure Hunter looked puzzled.

Borrowing a life?

Qiao Sang nodded and said, "Yes, life-borrowing. This characteristic allows one to borrow the state of surrounding creatures when their own state is nearing its limit."

"Search!"

Little Treasure Hunter's eyes suddenly lit up.

so smart!

Michaela finished his thought at this moment and pondered, "Judging from what you said, Little Treasure Hunter is indeed very likely to have awakened the Life-Borrowing ability, and it seems that its level is not low."

He paused, then added, "Even I'm affected when I'm in the house."

Her tone was calm, seemingly neither angry nor surprised, displaying a commanding presence.

"Looking around~"

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter has realized the power of this feature and has started floating around happily.

"Teacher, are you alright?" Josang asked cautiously, looking at the red mark on Teacher Michaela's forehead.

Michaela laughed and said, "What could possibly happen to me? The Life-Borrowing ability can only last for a certain period of time. My waking up means I've recovered."

"That's good." Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I'll continue training."

"Okay." Michaela nodded slightly.

"Little treasure hunter," Qiao Sang called out.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter's eyes glowed blue.

"Xiaxia," Xia Lala called out promptly, indicating that it would go along too.

The next second, Qiao Sang, Xiao Xunbao, Gangbao, and Xia Lala disappeared from the spot.

"Borrowing life..." Michael touched his forehead, took a deep breath, and finally asked the question he had wanted to ask for a long time:

"Did I just fall face down?"

"Puff."

Penjami nodded.

Michaela's eyelids twitched, and she asked again, "When Jossan arrived, you should have already helped me up, right?"

Penjami fell silent.

Michael had a bad feeling, but he was unwilling to give up. Seeing that Penjami did not answer, he looked at the Dragon King with questioning eyes.

"Grind."

The Dragon King waved his claws and let out a cry, indicating that Qiao Sang had arrived too quickly. When she arrived, you were still lying down, and she was the one who had put you on the sofa.

Michaela: "!!!"

……

7 p.m.

On the dining table in the living room.

"Looking around~"

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure was in a great mood. While eating, he chatted happily with Tooth and the others, talking about how powerful his newly awakened traits and skills were.

In the course of today, through battles and Little Treasure's own perception, all the newly awakened traits and skills have been fully activated.

"You mean Little Treasure Hunter also awakened the Demon Armor?" Michaela paused in his eating.

Qiao Sang hummed in agreement and remarked with emotion, "I never expected that Little Treasure Hunter could awaken a super-tier Dark-type skill."

As Michaela resumed eating, he pondered and said:

"It's probably because the evil energy in Little Treasure Hunter's body increased significantly after it evolved into the Nether Ring Monarch."

She paused for a moment, then added, "This skill clearly makes up for the lack of defense in Little Treasure Hunt, so we can focus on training this skill next."

“I understand,” Qiao Sang joked. “But to be honest, I feel that given Little Treasure Hunter’s characteristics, it’s better not to defend and let the opponent attack.”

Michaela calmly said, "At the Royal level, the ultimate moves of pets can directly defeat opponents. You only have three Royal-level pets right now. Among all the contestants, the number of Royal-level pets is not advantageous. You need to at least ensure that Ya Bao and the others have the combat power to fight 1v2 in order to have any chance of advancing."

"The Little Treasure Hunt's tendency to return to its original state can only be activated when absolutely necessary."

"Doesn't it still have the Life-Borrowing trait..." Qiao Sang paused here, then asked, "Is there any way to avoid being affected by the Life-Borrowing trait on the battlefield?"

To be honest, after a day of learning about the Life-Borrowing trait, she found that if it didn't affect her, it would actually be quite useful.

Little Treasure Hunter possesses the "Mutual Destruction" ability. If it is hit by a killing move, it will cause its opponent to faint as well as itself. Then, at a crucial moment, it can activate the "Life-Borrowing" ability to recover its status.

During this recovery period, the referee has enough time to determine the outcome of the match.

The Master Challenge is a full-scale battle where you cannot recall your pet during the battle, but you can recall your pet after the battle ends.

I can put Little Treasure back into the Beast Taming Manual after the competition is decided. That way, even if the life-borrowing period is over, Little Treasure can quickly recover some of its status in the Beast Taming Manual.

Upon hearing the mention of borrowing life, Michaela instantly recalled the scene from earlier that day, his expression stiffening for a moment before quickly recovering. He then said:

"Yes, but contestants and their pets are not allowed to use them during the competition, just like props and potions."

Qiao Sang frowned and said:
"What if, during the competition, the pet's life-swapping ability is used to exchange status with a competitor?"

“Then let the pets perform on their own and continue the competition.” Michaela said while elegantly eating her meal, “Luck is also a part of strength, and it affects the contestants. The pets on the field can continue to fight.”

"If we're lucky, we might even be able to switch positions with our opponent."

An S-rank life-borrowing technique can affect the villa from the open ground; how lucky would one have to be to directly exchange status with an opponent… Qiao Sang thought to himself for a moment, then asked:

"But what happens to the rest of the competition if a participant faints?"

“Once the match is over, a medical team will come to treat you before you can start the next match,” Michaela said.

If that's the case, even if Little Treasure Hunt accidentally swapped states with me, as long as I stay calm, I still have a chance to win... At most, I'll just lose face... Thinking of this, Qiao Sang gathered her thoughts and turned to Little Treasure Hunt:

"After we finish eating, let's continue training and try out the 'Life-Borrowing' trait again."

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter let out a joyful cry.

"Xia Xia."

At this moment, Sharara called out, indicating that it would go too, since Lu Bao wasn't there and it could help with the treatment.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then broke into a bright smile:
"Okay, then I'll trouble you." (End of Chapter)