Beast Taming Starts from Zero

"The player receiving a bye in this match is Jossan!" Nefertis announced loudly on the field.

The whole audience was noisy.

Qiao Sang stared blankly at the enlarged photo on the giant virtual screen in the arena.

Isn't it said that the most likely candidate to become the champion might get a bye?
Even if it's impossible for one person to miss two consecutive rounds, besides Lefebvre, there's also Serana and Xia Huo, who can have five pets at any time.
Even without them, she remembered there were several other contestants who were highly popular.

How could it be my turn?

After the initial shock and bewilderment, Qiao Sang couldn't help but feel a pang of disappointment, a deep sense of regret flashing across her face...

This was an interstellar competition with over 100,000 spectators. Who knows when she'd participate in another competition of this scale? She had originally hoped to use this opportunity to absorb as much white energy as possible during her treasure hunt, but now that it's over, the loss is enormous…

"Searching..."

Little Treasure Hunter fell to the ground, its paws touching the ground, its head drooping, looking utterly devastated.

Since its own beast tamer position was vacant and it couldn't compete, what did all that brutal training it underwent with Brother Toothless amount of time...?

"Ya Ya!"

Ya Bao looked up to the sky and howled, unwilling to accept reality.

Do not!
Hearing the call, Qiao Sang gathered her thoughts and lowered her voice to remind him, "The live stream is still going on."

"Looking around~"

The little treasure hunter instantly floated up, carefully managing his expression, and grinned at the camera.

"Teeth..."

Toothless and indignant, Toothless couldn't control his emotions and could only force himself to keep from screaming.

Michaela stared at the enlarged photo on the field, his expression hardening, before exclaiming, "I never expected it to really be you."

As she spoke, she laughed: "A bye in a competition may seem like luck, but it actually involves the professionalism and fairness of the entire competition structure. There is a strict competition system logic behind it. The fact that you can get a bye under Lichmons means that you are a high-ranking player under its comprehensive evaluation."

After a pause, Michaela became serious again: "But don't be too happy about getting a bye. The person who gets a bye will be under a lot of attention, and the pressure will increase. If you lose the game later, there will be more voices from the outside world, which is not a good thing for a newcomer like you who has just made a name for himself."

Do I look happy to you...? Qiao Sang thought to herself, then stopped blocking out the surrounding noise and sighed:
“There are a lot of these kinds of voices now.”

The surrounding area was noisy.

The sounds from the audience reached my ears:

"How could it be Qiao Sang?"

"Ah! I knew Qiao Sang had the makings of a champion!"

"My goodness, this is a contestant I never expected."

"Are you sure this isn't some kind of shady operation? Are they afraid the youngest A-level beast tamer in history will become obsolete too quickly?"

"Use your brain when you speak. This is a Masters Challenge. How could they resort to such underhanded tactics? Besides, Josan's strength in the first two rounds is undeniable. I don't think she has no chance of winning the championship."

"Aaaaaah! I finally managed to snag a ticket to the live event, and I was really looking forward to watching Qiao Sang's match, but she got a bye!"

"I disagree. If anyone should get a bye, it should be Sera."

"While I admit that Qiao Sang is very strong, it doesn't warrant a bye."

"The overall score may be high, but luck also plays a part. In the past, the players who were proven to be able to get a bye are not guaranteed to win the championship."

"With this kind of luck, they just made it to the fourth round for nothing."

"Stop being so sour. Even if Qiao Sang didn't get a bye in this match, she would still make it to the next round."

"Who can say for sure? What if we run into Lefebvre?"

The discussion was almost entirely about the bye, which was far more controversial than the bye controversy of the previous round involving Lefebvre. However, there were still many voices expressing surprise and optimism about Josang, which was unprecedented for a player participating in a StarCraft competition for the first time.

It's worth noting that in the past, if a newcomer who had never participated in a related competition received a bye, they would definitely be ridiculed by the masses, and it might even escalate into cyberbullying.

If a player loses a match immediately after a bye, it's even worse. Many players might be completely demoralized by the influence of external opinions.

Michael listened to the sounds coming from the audience for a while, raised an eyebrow slightly, then ignored it and laughed:
"There are still many people who believe in you."

After a pause, she stood up and said, "Since there are no matches today, let's go back to training."

“Okay,” Qiao Sang nodded.

After she finished speaking, she looked at Little Treasure Hunter.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter maintained his grinning expression, his eyes glowing blue, and disappeared from the spot with his group of figures.

……

Villa, living room.

A group of figures appeared out of thin air.

Qiao Sang immediately formed hand seals and summoned Steel Treasure and the others.

Penjami found a comfortable spot to lie down and go to sleep.

Michael and the Dragon King sat down on the sofa and turned on the TV.

"Searching..."

Little Treasure Hunter lay on the ground, utterly dejected.

There are no more matches, no more matches...

"Qingqing..."

When Qingbao appeared, he also seemed somewhat exhausted.

"Teeth..."

Ya Bao sighed and cried out, expressing his dismay at his bad luck.

"Steel Power".

Steel Treasure wasted no time. It barked once, indicating that since there was no competition, it would go to training first.

After saying that, he walked outside.

"Ice Saint".

Lu Bao called out and followed Gang Bao out.

Tingbao didn't care about the competition or not, and found a place to lie down.

Qiao Sang coughed and said:
"Although we had a bye this time, we will still have to compete next time, so we can't fall behind in training."

"Tingting".

Tingbao understood; it meant it was time to go train. It barked, twisted its body, and flew outside.

"Qingqing..."

Qingbao let out a listless cry and vanished in the wind.

"Teeth..."

Toothbrush circulates energy.

Hundreds of identical-looking Burning Emperors appeared simultaneously and ran outwards.

Qiao Sang looked at Xiao Xunbao.

"Searching..."

Little Treasure Hunter noticed the look in his Beastmaster's eyes and reluctantly began to circulate his energy.

Then a Netherworld Lord that looked exactly like it appeared.

Qiao Sang instantly understood what Little Treasure Hunter was up to, her lips twitching as she said, "You go too." "Treasure Hunter!"

Little Treasure Hunter immediately floated up, pointed at Tooth Treasure and shouted, indicating that Big Brother Tooth Treasure always sent his clones!
"Ya Bao has so many clones, but you only have one Stand. How can the training results be the same?" Qiao Sang thought to himself.

But before she could say anything, Ya Bao looked at Xiao Xun Bao and called out, "Ya Ya."

Then go together.

Then it opened its mouth, picked it up, and walked outside.

Little Treasure Hunter: "..."

The stand-in hesitated for a moment, then floated over.

Toothpaste is still the most reliable… Qiao Sang thought to himself before sitting down next to Teacher Michaela.

The TV was showing a live broadcast of the Masters Challenge.

The third round of matches had just been grouped.

Qiao Sang quickly scanned the list and soon spotted a familiar set of names:

Summer Fire VS Jules

The match is today.

Upon seeing this, Qiao Sang's first thought was: I never expected them to be paired together.

Then came the second thought: Yantian University and Imperial Beast Taming Academy are indeed arch-rivals. There are still so many contestants left, yet students from these two schools have become rivals...

Michaela also saw the match list. She first frowned subconsciously, then her expression relaxed, and she said with a hint of schadenfreude, "I didn't expect Jules' opponent in this match to be Xia Huo from Yan Class."

After saying that, she seemed to remember something, looked at Qiao Sang, and asked:
"Would you like to watch the game in the VIP box?"

Josang thought to himself that the reason Professor Michaela wanted to go to the VIP room was definitely because Professor Margot was there...

Sure enough, before she could ask, Michaela said, "Margot has booked the entire VIP room. We can go find her."

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said:
"I won't go. Ya Bao and the others are still training. I'll go later."

"Grind."

The Dragon King picked his nose and yelled, indicating that there was nothing to be ashamed of; watching the game here was no different.

Michaela glanced at it and said:
“Jules, Margot’s student, and others will be fighting against Xia Huo from Yan Class.”

"Grind it!"

Upon hearing this, the Dragon King immediately perked up and barked, indicating that it wanted to go to the VIP room to watch the game!

It disliked none of its fellow beast tamers. It still remembered how those guys mocked it for being eliminated in the first round. Now that it had a chance to mock them, it certainly couldn't miss it.

"Then you train hard, I'll take Dragon King and the others over there." After saying that, Michaela called out, "Meimei."

"Puff."

Penjami opened her eyes, sighed inwardly, sat up, her eyes glowing blue, and disappeared from the spot with her beast tamer and the Dragon King.

The entire living room fell silent instantly.

Qiao Sang was watching TV.

"Xia Xia."

Seeing that there were no other people or pets around, Sharara took off the flower of resistance from her head, revealing her original appearance after a long time, and sat down on the sofa.

Qiao Sang instinctively pulled Xia Lala into his arms and held her close.

The two, a human and a beast, sat on the sofa, quietly watching television together.

……

7:10 PM.

dining table.

Michaela ate his meal in silence.

After about five minutes, she said in a deep voice:
"Summerfire's Nunu Stone Warrior has evolved into Nu Stone Warrior."

Qiao Sang said while gnawing on a chicken leg:
“I know, I watched her match against Jules this morning.”

She wasn't particularly surprised that Xia Huo's Nunu Stone Warrior evolved into a Royal-level pet. After all, once she received the news that the Nunu Stone Warrior could evolve at any time, she had already prepared herself for it to evolve into a Royal-level pet.

The match between Xia Huo and Jules was the most popular today, as one is a student from Yantian University and the other is a student from the Imperial Beast Taming Academy.

On the other hand, this competition brought surprises and unexpected results. Xia Huo's Nunu Stone Warrior evolved into a Royal-level pet, making him the third contestant in this Master Challenge to have five Royal-level pets. Jules' King-level pet also evolved into a Royal-level pet, making him a contestant with four Royal-level pets.

The competition was incredibly intense; it took place at around 10 a.m., and it was still trending on social media that evening.

The result was, of course, that Xia Huo won.

Michaela said in a deep voice, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You're going up against her, but it's not like you have no hope of winning."

To be honest, she originally went there in the morning intending to mock Margot, but after seeing Xia Huo send out the Stonebreaker and Jules lose the match despite her best efforts, she felt a bit conflicted.

Jules is, after all, a student of the Imperial Class. Now that he has lost the game, all the pressure is on Jossan.

The dean has high hopes for Qiao Sang. If she loses to Xia Huo, I wonder if the dean will be disappointed... And if Qiao Sang wants to find an endangered pet beast with a maximum level of Venerable, will that be affected...?

“I know,” Qiao Sang joked. “I’m more deserving of the championship than Xia Huo, after all, I was the one who got a bye today, wasn’t I?”

Upon hearing this, Michaela immediately laughed: "That's true."

After dinner, Qiao Sang followed Ya Bao and the others to an open space for training.

After briefly arranging the training content, she sat cross-legged in a secluded spot where she wouldn't be disturbed, took out her phone, and logged onto the Imperial Beast Taming Academy's official website to search for suitable resources for Tooth Treasure and the others.

After the third round of competition, only 39 contestants remained.

According to the competition rules, after the third round, a revival round will be held for the eliminated contestants to revive one contestant. A total of 40 contestants will enter the fourth round of the competition.

These contestants are all incredibly strong. After I get a bye, they will definitely pay more attention to and study me. Plus, with Xia Huo adding another royal-level pet beast, I must take advantage of this time to strengthen myself.

Ideally, one should be able to exchange for resources that can quickly increase the energy of a pet in the early stage of the Royal level to the mid-stage of the Royal level.

After all, even though they are both at the Emperor level, the difference in energy and combat power between the mid-stage and early-stage is like heaven and earth.

Qiao Sang checked the newly added items in the points redemption section.

Soon, she focused her attention on one of the items:

【Name: Yongbing Reagent】

[Type: Potion]

[Function: Contains immense energy; upon consumption, it immediately transforms into pure ice-type energy, thereby significantly increasing the energy of ice-type pets.]

[Note 1: It is recommended to give this to a pure ice-type royal-level pet. Lower-level pets or those that are not pure ice-type may not be able to withstand it.]

[Note 2: Absorption time varies from 10 to 15 days. During absorption, do not approach within a radius of 100 meters, otherwise there is a risk of being frozen.]

Points: 60000

6 points... An item usable by a royal-level pet, how could the points skyrocket like that...? Qiao Sang looked at the Eternal Ice Potion and hesitated for a moment.

It's a bit pricey, but if it can upgrade Lu Bao's energy level from the early stage to the mid stage, it's worth it. After all, a significant increase in strength increases the chances of getting into the top three, which would then reward her with 20 points.

The problem is that the absorption time is a bit too long. If she actually takes it, Lu Bao might not have finished absorbing it by the time the next round of the competition starts.

Furthermore, Lu Bao isn't a purely ice-type pet...

Jossan thought for two seconds and then dialed Michaela's number.

When in doubt, consult your teacher first. (End of Chapter)