Beast Taming Starts from Zero

After saying the other person's name, Josan realized something, quickly glanced in Lefebvre's direction, and said:
"Don't talk nonsense."

Xia Huo laughed and said, "What's there to be afraid of? I've already set up a barrier; they can't hear us."

Qiao Sang looked around and, as expected, sensed the presence of the barrier.

Her first thought was one of relief: thank goodness Lefebvre didn't hear what he said, otherwise, if he had misunderstood, how could she have maintained a good relationship with him?

Immediately afterward, she became slightly wary, looked at Xia Huo in front of her, and a second thought occurred to her:

Summer Flame of the Flame Class, Michaela was right, the people of the Flame Class are indeed not to be underestimated. I didn't even notice her approaching, nor did I notice the appearance of the barrier...

"Steel Power".

As the thought flashed through his mind, Gangbao's voice rang out in his head.

It's because you were just focused on filling in the blanks in your mind.

Qiao Sang: "..."

"We didn't have a proper chat last time we met. Now that the full check-up is done, how about we go out and find a place to sit for a bit?" Xia Huo said with a smile.

Josang remembered Michaela's words and said:

"I'm afraid that won't work. The competition is tomorrow, and I need to go back and train as soon as possible."

She paused for a moment, then added, "After the competition is over, we can find some time to sit down."

Xia Huo smiled and changed the subject: "Besides you, it seems that there is another person named Jules participating in the Imperial Class of your school this time. Why didn't I see you two together?"

“I don’t know him,” Qiao Sang said.

She was familiar with the name Jules; Teacher Michaela had given her a list of all the contestants, which naturally included him.

Jules, a 58-year-old student in the Imperial Class of the Imperial Beast Taming Academy, owns three royal-level pet beasts.

After responding, she looked around and asked, "Why didn't I see Jerome with you?"

Jerome, a 61-year-old student in the Yan Class of Yantian University, owns four royal-level pet beasts.

Xia Huo waved his hand: "I'm not familiar with him."

As she spoke, she said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I'm actually a little more familiar with you."

Qiao Sang chuckled and said, "You know me? You were following me a week ago?"

A week ago, I went to the Beast Taming Center to register Xiao Xunbao and Lu Bao's information. When I came out, Xiao Xunbao asked to buy a certain brand of toothpaste, so I went to look for it in the surrounding area. As a result, I found that I was being followed.

The person following them looked ordinary, riding a bicycle, like a passerby, but the faint purple glow around them made them seem unusual.

She then looked around and noticed that no one seemed to notice the unusual phenomenon on her, so she knew that no one else could see it.

Later, after buying the toothpaste, she had Little Treasure Hunter teleport home and asked Teacher Michaela. Only then did she learn that this was a phenomenon caused by a person being possessed by a ghost-type pet, which even beast tamers with spiritual vision usually couldn't see.

She didn't know any ghost-type pets that could possess people, but she did know one person with the ability to possess others.

Xia Huo was stunned for a moment, then asked blankly, "What did you say?"

She was putting on a pretty convincing act, barely half as good as mine... Qiao Sang stared at her without saying a word.

After staring at him for five seconds, Xia Huo raised an eyebrow and asked, "How did you find out?"

Qiao Sang lied through her teeth: "Because you have a special aura that is very noticeable even when it is attached to someone else."

Xia Huo couldn't help but burst out laughing:
"Although it was obviously a lie, I was still very happy to hear it."

After saying that, her smile faded, and after a few seconds of careful consideration, she asked:
"So, you went to register Night Ring King and Hyotei Ram's information that day?"

Qiao Sang didn't hide anything, and hummed in agreement, then smiled and asked in return, "I just registered, so you should already know, right?"

Yantian University's headquarters are on Yantian Star. If you register in the Beast Taming Center system on Yantian Star, even if Yantian University doesn't have mechanical-type pets as powerful as Guilun Sai'er, it's still easy to find out the information of a Beast Tamer registered on Yantian Star.

Xia Huo's expression suddenly became complicated; she knew that Qiao Sang had tacitly agreed to this.

"Abnormal, absolutely abnormal! Not only did he become an A-level professional beast tamer at such a young age, but he also acquired four royal-level pet beasts in such a short time..." Xia Huo suppressed the urge to swear, managed his expression, and smiled:

"What are you talking about? I don't have that kind of ability. I've just heard people mention it. You know, you and your pet appeared in the promotional video, so you're a celebrity now."

As she spoke, she became serious:

"Hopefully we can meet at the Masters Challenge."

Qiao Sang said, "I hope so too."

As soon as he finished speaking, a staff member walked over and said respectfully:
"Contestant Qiao Sang, the contestants ahead have finished their checks. I will lead the way for you."

"Then I'll be going now." Qiao Sang nodded slightly to Xia Huo, then picked up Xia Lala and followed the staff out of the lounge.

The conversation fell silent for a moment as almost everyone turned to look.

Once Qiao Sang's figure had completely disappeared, someone finally couldn't help but speak up:

"I heard this contestant named Qiao Sang is only 18 years old, is that true?"

Although everyone present was an A-level professional beast tamer, there were differences between A-level beast tamers, such as in their ability to gather intelligence.

The person next to him sneered:
"You didn't ask when others were around, but now that they've left, you're asking."

The person who spoke first angrily retorted, "You!"

Lefeb suddenly interrupted, "Has Sera been here?"

The people who had been speaking immediately fell silent.

"Not yet," someone replied.

Lefebvre did not speak.

They looked at each other, then quickly changed the subject and continued their pleasant conversation.

Xia Huo glanced around, then, feeling rather bored, looked away and walked out of the lounge.

In her view, even if some of these people are currently stronger than her, they will never become her rivals in the future.

Of all the contestants, she is most interested in Josang.

……

The next day, early morning.

Qiao Sang quickly washed up and changed into what she considered to be her best outfit.

Little Treasure was brushing her teeth diligently in front of the bathroom mirror.

Qingbao was practicing smiling in front of the mirror, constantly turning her head back and forth, trying to find the best angle for herself.

"Ya?"

"Ya?"

Ya Bao looked at the pile of sunglasses on the bed and excitedly asked his beast tamer which one looked the best.

As he spoke, he tried on each pair of sunglasses.

After looking at them one by one, Qiao Sang gave her advice: "Choose the red one."

"Ya Ya!"

Ya Bao immediately put on the red sunglasses.

Steel Bao was wiping its feathers with a special care solution.

"Tingting?"

Tingbao looked at this scene with a puzzled expression. He looked at Lubao, the only one who wasn't busy, and called out, "Why is everyone acting so strangely?"

"Ice Saint".

Lu Bao thought for a moment and then called out.

It's probably because of the upcoming competition.

"Tingting?"

Tingbao was still puzzled.

Do I need to dress up for the competition?

"Ice Saint".

Lu Bao thought for a moment and gave an answer.

Many beast tamers and their pets dress up before a competition.

It still remembered that when they competed on Super Star, its own beast tamer took them to get grooming.

“Tingting…”

Tingbao gave him an "Oh, I see" look.

It was silent for two seconds, then twisted its body and flew to Steel's side, letting out a cry:
"Tingting".

Gangbao looked at it, then handed it the cleaning solution and a disposable cloth. Tingbao took them, poured the cleaning solution onto the cloth, and carefully wiped itself down.

"Xia Xia..."

Watching from the side, Xia Lala suddenly felt that she should also dress up, so she picked up the water bottle and poured it over her head.

Michaela walked in and saw this scene.

She was taken aback at first, then understood what was going on, and said with a smile, "The most important thing tonight is the opening ceremony. According to the usual practice of the Master Challenge, if the opening ceremony is held at night, only one group of contestants will appear, so as to bring the atmosphere of the opening ceremony to its highest level first."

It means you won't be appearing tonight.

Player team pairings are randomized, but the system can assign which team goes first.

Generally speaking, the first group of contestants to appear are those who are popular on their own planet.

Ya Bao couldn't understand.

Lu Bao didn't care.

Steel and Ting continued to wipe their bodies with the cleaning solution.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure understood, and while brushing its teeth, it floated out of the bathroom and called out.

However, it will be broadcast live across the entire interplanet.

As long as it appears in any shot, it must ensure that its appearance in the shot is perfect!
After saying that, Little Treasure Brush floated back to the bathroom while brushing her teeth.

Live broadcast across the entire galaxy... In the bathroom, Qingbao, who had just stopped what she was doing, heard this and continued to smile, practicing her smile.

As Qiao Sang tied her hair up, she said, "I know, but this is the first time that Ya Bao and I have participated in such a large-scale competition."

"Ya Ya!"

Ya Bao called out.

"Youth is wonderful," Michael thought to himself, "even attending the opening ceremony of a Masters Challenge is full of energy..." He smiled and said,

"The food is ready. Come down and eat when you're all settled."

"Right away," Qiao Sang replied.

……

7 p.m.

Above a giant stadium, flying pets dressed in neon outfits suddenly appeared.

They flew neatly through the sky, forming neat formations.

Accompanied by energetic background music, colorful neon lights intertwine in the sky.

As the background music was about to end, the neon formation composed of flying-type pets also began its countdown.

"3, 2, 1."

High in the sky, the flying-type pets froze in the "1" formation and stopped.

BGM stopped.

Immediately afterwards, the neon lights in the shape of the number "1" in the sky suddenly transformed into streaks of dazzling fireworks.

Everyone and their pets looked up.

Amidst a sky full of fireworks, a figure in a black suit and a figure in a blue evening gown suddenly jumped down from the sky at the same time, landing steadily on the ground.

All the spotlights converged on it.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the opening ceremony of the Masters Challenge Cup! I am your host, Aurore!"

"I am the host, Nephthys!"

As they finished speaking, red rose petals suddenly swirled up from the ground.

"Gorgeous!"

A beautiful pet, over a meter tall, with a red rose ornament on its head and its lower body seemingly wrapped in red rose petals, appeared. It picked up the microphone, smiled, waved to the sea of ​​black heads in the audience, and called out.

A deafening cheer erupted, instantly igniting the audience's enthusiasm.

"Ya Ya!"

"Ya Ya!"

In the stands, Ya Bao cheered excitedly along with the audience.

"Search!"

Little Treasure sat beside them, equally caught up in the atmosphere, excitedly waving its paws in the direction of the three hosts.

Then it seemed to remember something, turned to its beast tamer and called out:
"Search!"

It wants to be a host in the future!
Qiao Sang chuckled and said, "You should focus on the competition first. Being a contestant gets you more screen time than being a host."

"Looking around~"

Upon hearing this, Little Treasure Hunter immediately clenched his fist and let out a spirited shout.

It's ready to fight at any time!

At that moment, a camera was pointed at us.

Little Treasure keenly sensed it, and instantly and precisely swung its paw towards the camera, grinning to reveal two rows of exceptionally white teeth.

It was like two rows of white teeth suddenly appearing in a black background; the cameraman holding the camera couldn't help but tremble at the sight.

Oh my god, there was a pet animal there...

……

at the same time.

Blue Star.

2:15 a.m.

Dragon Kingdom, Hangzhou City.

Inside a modern villa.

Ye Xiangting sat on the sofa with dark circles under her eyes, staring intently at the TV.

"Unified sliding..."

Tong Huaxiao yawned to the side, tears streaming down his face.

The servant, who had evolved into a steward, placed a freshly brewed cup of coffee on the coffee table and called out:
"Take control of it."

"Thank you..." Ye Xiangting said, staring at the TV, while taking a sip of her coffee.

"Unified sliding..."

Tong Huaxiao couldn't help but exclaim, suggesting that we should go to sleep first, since it seemed like there was only the opening ceremony tonight.

"I'm not going to sleep..." Ye Xiangting said in a sleepy voice, "The opening ceremony will also show the contestants on camera. If you're sleepy, go to sleep first, and I'll show you the replay tomorrow..."

"Unified sliding..."

Tonghuaxiao yawned, tears streaming down its face, and barked once, indicating that if you don't sleep, I won't sleep either; it also wanted to see Qiaosang and Yabao.

"Should we do something about it?"

Listening to the conversation, Guan Zhishi looked at Tong Huaxiao and considerately asked, "Shall I make you a cup of coffee too?"
"Unified sliding..."

Tonghua Xiao let out a cry.

Thanks, but it won't drink it; this stuff is too bitter...

"Xinxin..."

The old man lying on the ground let out a weak croak, indicating that it needed a drink; it was about to collapse...

"Take control of it."

The steward nodded and went to the kitchen.

Suddenly, Ye Xiangting saw something, and exclaimed "Ah!" Her voice rose several octaves, and she became alert.

"That scared me! Two rows of teeth suddenly appeared!"

"Unified sliding..."

The owl looked at the TV, but the scene had changed. It struggled to keep its eyelids open and let out a cry, as if to say that it was probably too dark on the other side.

"A person couldn't be that dark-skinned; it must be a pet. Besides, its teeth don't look human either," Ye Xiangting said, taking a sip of coffee to calm herself.

"This pet beast is really ruthless..." (End of Chapter)