Beast Taming Era: I Became Groudon

Chapter 178 The sudden change of rules

"It's really meaningless, what a boring game." After lying on the crater and looking around, Zhong Cong found that the game was even more boring than last year. He turned around in disappointment and dived into the lava.

"Is Groudon going to sleep again?" Ouyang Yahua asked Xu Tingting when he saw this.

"Yes." Xu Tingting nodded and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, we won't see Groudon again until after the game."

"Is that so? Then let's go for a walk on the island." Ouyang Yahua spoke after hearing this. Since Groudon had already gone into the lava to sleep, it was almost time for them to do their own things and continue patrolling the island.

"Yeah." Xu Tingting nodded, and left with Ouyang Yahua.

"Grador is strong, but he loves to sleep too much, right?"

"Yeah, I want to see him more but he can't."

After seeing this, the viewers in the live broadcast room couldn't help but say with disappointment that it was a pity that Groudon went into the volcano. After seeing the scene of world destruction, the contestants' petty fights really made it difficult for them to be interested in continuing to watch.

So many people turned off the live broadcast and started watching anime and TV series.

"The situation is not good. The number of people watching the live broadcast has dropped sharply and is about to exceed the historical low in recent years."

Seeing the number of people continue to decrease, the staff couldn't help but say with a grim look on their faces.

This kind of situation has never happened before. How could tens of millions of people die all of a sudden?

"What? It fell so badly? Let's go check what happened."

When the presidents of the university alliance learned of this situation, they immediately spoke up.

Every year, the college league is held, and the three-day live broadcast can make the college alliance earn a lot of money. Only in this way can they hold the college league every year to encourage students from various schools to continue working hard.

The number of people watching live broadcasts is now dropping drastically, which means that the revenue from live broadcasts will be much less than before.

If the situation continues like this, how are they going to continue holding competitions in the future?

The money of their university alliance doesn’t just come from the wind.

"ding ding"

"ding ding"

In the quiet dormitory, the phone rang.

Hearing the phone call, the girl who was watching a TV series answered the call: "Hello! What can I do for you?"

"Hello, beautiful lady! I am a staff member of the University Alliance. I am here for a special interview. Do you have time?" Upon hearing the call was connected, the staff member breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a smile.

"Time? Yes, there is a little bit."

"I don't know what you want to ask?" the girl asked after hearing this.

"It's like this, have you watched our live broadcast recently?"

"Yes, I just finished watching it."

"Have you just finished watching it? Why didn't you continue watching? Is it because the live broadcast of our college alliance is not good, or is there some problem?"

"Nothing, I just simply don't want to see it." The girl said calmly after hearing this.

"Excuse me, why?" Upon hearing this, the staff member immediately realized that he had found the right person and continued to ask.

"Because I feel it's meaningless. The competition is the same every year. There is no novelty at all. Even the Beast Tamer Competition has started to change the rules, and the College Alliance is still the same as always. It's hard not to get aesthetically fatigued." The girl said lightly when she heard this.

"Is that so? Okay, thank you for your advice, beautiful lady. I will tell my superiors." The staff smiled and said, "Thank you for taking the call this time. I wish you a happy life and a happy family."

"Yeah." The girl nodded and hung up the phone.

Afterwards, the staff called other numbers again and received similar answers.

After thanking them for answering the call, I reported it directly to the university alliance.

The principals who learned the real reason for the drop in ratings scratched their heads and said:

"People nowadays like things that change with each passing day. If this continues, we will be eliminated sooner or later."

"That's true, but the college league competition is always like this every year. How can we change it in such a short time?"

"Yes, and it happened so suddenly that we don't know how to change it."

"What do you think about us learning the methods of efficient league?" A principal spoke up. Otherwise, everyone is tired of such contemptuous words, so they might as well make it more novel and suit their taste.

"Then what should we do?" other principals asked after hearing this.

"The college league has not been held for more than a day. We can change the rules of the competition and set up eight levels." The principal looked at the island where the competition was held and said, "Then let eight teachers be the masters of the eight directions of the island. As long as they can pass the eight levels, they will be qualified to enter the finals."

"It seems like a good idea, but how do we implement it? And the students who have already got the stone balls probably won't be willing to hand them over for another competition, right?"

"Yes, after all, I got it with great difficulty."

After listening to it, the other principals thought that it was somewhat novel and interesting, but it also had some big problems.

First of all, how to choose the beasts for each teacher is a difficult problem. The strength cannot be too high but also cannot be too low. If the strength is too high, it is clear that the students will not be allowed to pass the level. If the strength is too low, it will be too easy to pass the level, and there will be too many people entering the finals.

The most important thing is, how could the students who have already obtained the stone ball hand it over honestly?
You know, they put in a lot of effort to get the stone ball.

"The teachers are easy to deal with. We just need to ask them to send out beast masters from the Overlord to the King level. As for the students, it's not a difficult task either. It's only the first day. Just because they got the stone ball doesn't mean they can keep it."

"As long as we tell them that they can pass the next level, the quota can be directly determined. I don't think they will have any objections, right?"

"If it really doesn't work, giving them another place is not a big deal." Hearing this, the principal looked at the other principals, all of whom were principals who had retired for a long time.

Can't they handle such a small matter? If this gets out, it will be a bit embarrassing for them.

"That makes sense. The plan you proposed is a good one."

"Let's quickly gather all the teachers to discuss this matter."

"Yeah, if it's any later, the battle will start again."

The other principals spoke one after another after hearing this.

"Then let's start discussing this without further delay." Upon hearing this, everyone spoke up.

Then, the voices of the principals rang out in the earphones of the teachers on the island:

"Hello, teachers. We have an important piece of news that we would like to discuss with you."

"Excuse me, what's the matter?" asked the teacher who was patrolling the island.

"We would like to ask all the teachers to act as checkpoint masters in the eight directions of the island, and send their respective beasts to guard the checkpoints so that students can pass through them." The principals said with a smile.

"Then isn't this the same competition format as the Beast Tamer Competition?" Upon hearing this, the teachers were stunned and said.

"Yes, it is the same as the Beast Tamer Competition." The principals smiled and said, "Which teacher has a lord-level beast? Because there are eight levels this time, the beasts needed must be ranked from low to high, so that every student can participate."

"A lord-level beastmaster?" The teachers were stunned when they heard this. At their level, there was no such thing as a lord-level beastmaster. All they had were king-level and emperor-level beastmasters.

"Dear teachers, is there not a single lord-level beastman?" Seeing that many teachers were silent, the principals couldn't help but feel nervous.

As expected, having too many teachers is not a good thing. All the beastmasters are above the king level, and there are no low-level beastmasters.

"This..." The teachers paused when they heard this.

"As for a lord-level beast, I do have one, but I wonder if one is enough?"

"I also have a lord-level beast, but its level is also not very high."

Just when the principals felt like they were going to be dumbfounded, two voices came over and asked happily:

"Is it classmate Xu Tingting and security guard Ouyang Yahua?"

"Yes, it's us. I have a golden-winged roc, which is the lord's high-level beast." Xu Tingting replied.

"My giant-tailed white sable is also a high-level beast controlled by the lord, but its combat strength may be much weaker. I am afraid I will not be able to defeat a stronger student." Ouyang Yahua followed.

"It's okay, it's okay as long as we have it." Hearing this, the principal smiled and said, "The lord-level beastmasters are just to make more students feel involved. If you encounter a powerful beastmaster, just let them pass."

"Yes, we must defeat them."

"If that's the case, then there shouldn't be any problem." Xu Tingting and Ouyang Yahua looked at each other and said, "I wonder if the principals have arranged for us to guard?"

"Student Xu Tingting, please just guard the volcano. As for safety officer Ouyang Yahua, you can guard in the forest next to student Xu Tingting." The principals said after looking at the map.

The two of them are very close to each other, so it will be very convenient for them to challenge one person and then go to challenge the other person.

"Okay, Principal."

Xu Tingting and Ouyang Yahua nodded and said, "That's a big deal."

"Well, then I have another matter to trouble you teachers. Due to the sudden change in the rules, the stone balls that were originally used as tickets have to be recycled. I hope you teachers can help explain this to the students."

"Of course, if their emotions are too strong. We can also agree to give them a place in the finals." The principal added at the end.

The teachers who heard this breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Then let's go discuss it with the students."

"Well, thank you for your help." The principals said and hung up the phone.

The teachers who received the news quickly went out to look for the students who had obtained the stone balls. The university alliance also asked the anchor to announce the sudden change in the competition rules in the live broadcast room.

"Oh my god, has the university alliance finally figured it out? They've even thought of changing the rules of the tournament."

"Yeah, yeah. I thought it would continue to be so boring, but now it looks like there will be something exciting soon."

"I just wonder what those students who have already qualified for the finals will think? This makes me very curious. They have finally got the tickets to the finals, so I'm afraid they won't give them up so easily, right?"

"What's the point if they don't want to pay? Will we not make this decision just because they don't want to pay?"

"That's right. And just because they got it doesn't mean they can keep it. It would be a good thing for them to take it out early."

"Not bad, not bad. I can't wait to watch the little beastmaster compete."

Regarding the sudden change in the rules of the National College League, no one was dissatisfied. Instead, they were looking forward to what would happen next.

After all, they have been watching the college league for so long that they have already gotten tired of it. Now that they hear that the rules are going to be changed, they are so happy that they can’t wait to have any objections.

Of course, it is hard to say how the students on the island felt after getting the stone balls.

"So the rules have changed now, right?" Zhou Jia said to Xu Tingting who was asking for the stone ball in front of him.

"Yes." Xu Tingting nodded and said, "If you are not satisfied, we can directly give you the qualification to enter the finals. This is what the principals agreed to."

"No, that's not what I meant. I just think it's fun." Zhou Jia threw the stone ball to Xu Tingting and said, "I'm participating in this competition not just for a place in the top eight. I want to prove myself to everyone."

"Originally, I felt quite bored when I got the stone ball. There was nothing to do to kill time. But now that it has been switched to the level-breaking mode, everyone should be paying attention to the levels, right?"

"I will let them know that even if I don't get this spot and try again, I can still fight my way up step by step."

If someone wants to become famous, they must have a stage, and now the stage is in front of her. She will not give up this opportunity to show herself to the people of the whole country.

"So where do you plan to start the challenge?" Xu Tingting knew that Zhou Jia in front of her was ambitious, so she asked.

"Of course we'll start from the weakest to the strongest." Zhou Jia looked at Xu Tingting and said, with an unknown fire flashing in his eyes.

Seeing this, Xu Tingting quickly waved her hands and said, "Senior sister, I think you may have misunderstood something. The strongest gatekeeper this time is not me. I am the gatekeeper at the lowest level."

Why was Senior Zhou Jia looking at her like that? The other party didn't think that she would be the strongest gatekeeper this time. She was wrong.

"Aren't you the strongest gatekeeper? Is there anyone more powerful than you?" Now it was Zhou Jia's turn to be stunned.

“There is no one stronger than me, but I am definitely not the strongest among the gatekeepers this time, because the beast I sent out this time is the Golden-winged Roc.” Xu Tingting said as she released the Golden-winged Roc.

As soon as the Golden-Winged Peng came out, he couldn't help but flap his wings happily. After staying in the beast-taming space for so long, it was finally his turn to show his abilities.

This time he will definitely impress Tingting.

"If I'm not mistaken, his strength should only be at the lord level, right?" Zhou Jia said, glancing at the Golden-winged Peng standing next to Xu Tingting.

She thought Xu Tingting only had three beasts, but she didn't expect that the other party actually had a golden-winged Roc.

"Yes, the current strength of the Golden Winged Peng is at the advanced level of Lord, which is just right for fighting against beasts whose strength is not yet at the King level."

Xu Tingting nodded and said, this level is a good opportunity to practice. Didn't Jin Chi Peng always say that he would not let him play? Now his chance to play has come.

As long as it goes through this battle, she believes that the Golden-Winged Peng will be reborn.

"Okay." Zhou Jia felt a little regretful after hearing this, that he couldn't fight with Xu Tingting again.

Although she couldn't defeat Xu Tingting's Groudon and Dark Pegasus, she felt that her three beasts should be able to fight against the Titanoceratops.

As for whether she could win, she was not sure, but that was not within her consideration. All she wanted was a fight.

"Thank you, senior, for giving me the stone ball. I have to go over right now to prepare for the guarding work, so I won't talk to you any more." Xu Tingting said with a smile, holding the stone ball.

"Okay, see you later." Zhou Jia nodded when she heard that, and Xu Tingting boarded the Golden Winged Peng and flew towards the volcano.

"This time, there are eight checkpoints located in eight directions of the island. There is a flag erected in each direction. As long as the contestants pass all eight levels, they will qualify for the finals." As soon as Xu Tingting left, a new fighter jet in the sky announced the rules of this competition.

When the contestants heard the news, they immediately jumped onto their respective flying beasts and saw eight huge flags erected around the island.

"Why is this little guy the gate master? I think I should be the one to take part in this match." Dark Pegasus saw Golden-Winged Peng standing under the flag, waiting for the beastmaster to come and challenge him, and he couldn't help but paw at the ground with jealousy.

"Don't even think about it. This is a college league, not a beastmaster competition. How could they let you take part?" The giant crocodile lying nearby said, "You stay with Tingting every day, so you have to leave some opportunities for other beastmasters, right? This little guy hasn't shown up for a long time. It's time for him to show up."

Is competition really that fun? Why do you like competition so much?
He thought it was boring and meaningless anyway, so he might as well go to sleep.

Moreover, this little pony sticks to Tingting every day, so it should also consider the feelings of other companions. For example, the golden-winged Peng rarely shows up, so they should give each other a chance.

"That's true. I'm just worried that he will throw the beast to us." Dark Pegasusmon said after hearing this. He is doing this for everyone's good.

They are a group now. If this little bird loses face, then it will be the beast that loses face for all of them.

It's not just about throwing a beast at him, so he's doing it for everyone's good, which is why he doesn't want this little bird to get involved.

"What's there to worry about? Even the boss isn't in a hurry, so why should we be in a hurry?" Hearing this, the Giant Crocodile waved his claws and said, and then he heard footsteps coming over.

"Hey! Is senior Xu Tingting guarding the checkpoint here at Huoshan?" The contestant who suddenly broke in saw Xu Tingting and his face suddenly changed.

Senior Xu Tingting was so strong that he subconsciously felt that he could not be her opponent. He immediately thought of running away and began to curse the University Alliance in his heart. The University Alliance let Senior Xu Tingting be the gatekeeper. Isn't this cheating? How can he win?
"You think this contestant thinks he's going to face Groudon?" The netizens who were watching this in the live broadcast room said with a smile.

"That's for sure. After all, Senior Sister Xu Tingting's Groudon is famous. Who wouldn't think in that direction when seeing it?"

"That's right, but he was wrong this time. He was fighting a Golden-winged Roc, not Groudon. If the College Alliance hadn't announced the number of beast tamers at each level, I wouldn't have known that Senior Sister Xu Tingting actually had a Golden-winged Roc."

"Don't say you didn't know. Who in the live studio could have thought of that?"

The viewers in the live broadcast room were talking, and the situation on the screen also began to move.

"Yes, I am responsible for guarding this level, but don't be so scared. The beast I sent out this time is not Groudon, but just an ordinary Golden Winged Peng." Xu Tingting said with a smile, fearing that the opponent would be scared away. It was not easy for the Golden Winged Peng to fight a good battle. What if the opponent was scared away like this? That would be bad.

"An ordinary golden-winged Roc?" Upon hearing this, the participating student immediately felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. He would not be so foolish as to think that the golden-winged Roc cultivated by the other party would be an ordinary beast.

Maybe it's one of those scary monsters that looks like an ordinary beast.

"The Golden-winged Peng is really just an ordinary beast. You don't need to be so careful." Seeing the other party being so cautious, Xu Tingting explained with a smile. How did the other party think her Golden-winged Peng would be so powerful?

It’s obvious that Golden-Winged Peng’s practical experience is very shallow, okay?
"As the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry. Senior sister, you don't need to say anything more. I will show my full strength." Upon hearing this, the contestant waved his hand and released a spherical creature covered with spikes and looked terrifying. He said, "Iron-clad Hedgehog, we have to be careful. The opponent's Golden-winged Peng must be no ordinary creature."

"You must not be caught by his sharp claws, otherwise you will be doomed."

"squeak"

"squeak"

Hearing this, the Iron-Armored Hedgehog nodded, looked at the Golden-Winged Peng with serious eyes, then shook his body and turned into a big thorn ball.

"Golden-winged Peng, be careful of the sharp spines of the Armored Hedgehog." Xu Tingting shouted upon seeing this, and the Golden-winged Peng flapped its wings and flew up.

"Iron Hedgehog uses the Dreadnought." The participating students shouted, and the Iron Hedgehog, which had turned into a large ball of thorns, began to spin rapidly. Then, under the gaze of Dark Pegasus and Giant Crocodile, it soared into the sky and crashed directly into the flying Golden Winged Roc.

"Boom"

Golden Wings, which was flapping its wings in the sky, was shocked. It didn't expect that the hedgehog on the ground could actually fly, so it quickly used its claws to slap it down.

But the spinning armored hedgehog was no joke. The huge force it brought with it directly knocked the golden-winged roc flying as it flapped its claws.

"What! Classmate Xu Tingting's Golden Winged Peng actually encountered failure at the very beginning? Is this armored hedgehog so powerful?"

"Yeah, who is the beastmaster of this armored hedgehog?"

The two anchors who were watching the live broadcast were immediately shocked when they saw this scene. Although this golden-winged Roc is only a lord-level beast, it also depends on who trained it.
As Xu Tingting's fourth beast, no one believed that this golden-winged Roc was so weak. It must be that the big hedgehog was too strong.

"I know him, I know him. He is a senior from our school. I didn't expect him to be so well hidden. He knocked the Golden Winged Peng away with just one move."

"Really? It seems like your school is incredible, to have such an amazing senior."

As soon as the host finished speaking, a discussion immediately broke out in the live broadcast room.

"This little stupid chicken is so weak." Dark Pegasusmon couldn't help but close his eyes when he saw this scene.

It was really embarrassing for them. How could the other party be so weak? Obviously, their strengths were similar.

"Golden-winged Peng, please come back soon. Don't be depressed."

"The battle is still going on, you haven't lost yet." Seeing the golden-winged Peng flapping its wings with disbelief in its eyes, Xu Tingting shouted.

The dazed Golden-Winged Peng immediately regained his energy and flapped his wings to return to the battlefield.

"Well done, Iron-armored Hedgehog, try again and defeat him completely." After knocking the Golden-winged Peng away with one blow, the morale of the contestants was immediately boosted.

"chirp"

"chirp"

Hearing this, the Iron-Armored Hedgehog couldn't help but let out an excited cry, and his body suddenly swelled to twice its size, looking even bigger.

"Golden-winged Peng, use tornado and don't get close to the armored hedgehog." Xu Tingting gave an order upon seeing this, and the Golden-winged Peng flapped its wings and circled over the armored hedgehog.

Soon, strong winds began to blow around.

"Iron Hedgehog rushes forward and uses Rain of Pear Blossoms." the contestant shouted.

"puff"

Hearing this, the armored hedgehog rushed out again. The spikes on its swollen body that were shining with cold light turned into spears and shot in all directions like raindrops.

"Jinchi, fly higher quickly and don't fight back." Xu Tingting shouted.

"Whizzing"

"Whizzing"

The golden-winged Roc flapped its wings and rushed into the sky, leaving the spears in the sky far behind.

"ding ding"

"ding ding"

The spear flew into the sky and stayed in the air for a while before quickly falling down powerlessly.

The armored hedgehog, which had just expanded twice as much, was now bald, like a hairless chicken.

"Come back, Armored Hedgehog. Big-fanged Tiger, thank you for your help." The contestant who saw this scene shouted, and then took back the Armored Hedgehog and released a tiger with huge fangs.

"What the hell is this guy doing? He was playing well, but suddenly he let his Armored Hedgehog use a skill like this. Isn't this ruining a good hand?"

"Yeah, how on earth did this idiot get into the national college league?"

Everyone in the live broadcast room was stunned when they saw this scene.

Originally, the Golden-Winged Roc had no way to deal with the Iron-Armored Hedgehog, but this idiot was so stupid that he just let the Iron-Armored Hedgehog shoot all its spikes. Then who would be afraid of you, a hedgehog without thorns?

Although you, the big-toothed tiger, look strong, the problem is that a tiger is a tiger after all and cannot fly. Moreover, without your spikes, the golden-winged roc will not be afraid of you.

"Big Tooth Tiger uses Savage Roar." The contestant shouted, and Big Tooth Tiger immediately opened his mouth and let out a tiger roar towards the sky.

Upon hearing this, the Golden-Winged Peng that was rushing down paused and began to tremble noticeably.

"Golden-winged Peng, come to your senses quickly and use wind blades." Xu Tingting shouted. The Golden-winged Peng, who was frightened by the tiger's roar, immediately stabilized his body and flapped his wings to send out golden wind blades.

"Big Tooth Tiger dodges and uses high-speed movement."

The contestant gave the order, and the big-toothed tiger instantly turned into a black shadow. When it reappeared, it had already jumped in front of the golden-winged Peng and pounced on the golden-winged Peng with a tiger leap.

Before Golden Wing could react, he was pressed heavily to the ground, and the big-toothed tiger's fangs were less than five centimeters away from his throat.

"Congratulations on your victory! Can you let the golden-winged Roc go?" Xu Tingting said upon seeing this.

This tiger is very agile and can jump very high.

After using the Wind Blade, the Golden-Winged Peng did not block the opponent. Instead, because the skill was not released, it gave the opponent a chance to take advantage of it.

"What a fast speed! It's true that the saying 'wind follows tiger and cloud follows dragon' is true."

"Yeah, I didn't expect Xu Tingting's Golden-winged Roc to be defeated like this." The netizens who were still muttering just now were dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

"Thank you, Senior Sister Xu Tingting." The contestant said happily after hearing this, and then let the big-toothed tiger let go of the golden-winged roc and headed towards the next level.

(End of this chapter)