Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 222 Consultant Chen, you've done all sorts of bad things!

On the field,

As the gust of air gradually dissipated, all the spectators stared blankly ahead, some speechless, some rubbing their eyes, and some with numb expressions.

Lu Hao, who witnessed the whole scene, was dumbfounded. After a moment of shock, he suddenly jumped up from his chair, his expression excited and his voice excited: "This is the invincible Dog General!"

"I know nothing about Twin Flower Concubines and Flame Cloud Falcon. All I know is the Wind-Gathering Hound, who is currently undefeated and invincible!"

As he was talking, his big face suddenly came close to the camera, and he chuckled: "By the way, the host once rode in the same car as General Dog."

At the same time, the chat in his live stream exploded.

"What about a rock meteorite giant like me?"

"So, the Gale Hound isn't going to act anymore? That doesn't count as being a 'young master'!"

"I thought today's plot would be the tenacious Consultant Shi fighting with all his might to drag Consultant Chen into a desperate situation, but it turned out to be another one-hit kill?"

"The Great Demon King of Qin Province"

Not only were the netizens watching the live stream shocked, but even the eliminated contestants on site had varying expressions.

“A third-tier Wind-Gathering Hound.” Zhuang Jianbai murmured softly, then turned to look at Jiang Yuntao, “Teacher, Consultant Chen held back ahead.”

Jiang Yuntao neither confirmed nor denied: "It's also possible that he broke through in the last two days."

Zhuang Jianbai nodded, his expression complex: "With two Tier 3 pets, the champion is none other than Consultant Chen."

After saying that, Zhuang Jianbai burst out laughing: "Teacher, do you think we beast tamers who compete with Consultant Chen are very unlucky?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yuntao glanced at Zhuang Jianbai with considerable concern.

Oh no, has this kid been provoked by Consultant Chen?

Even though there was no direct confrontation this time, I still suffered such a huge shock.
Consultant Chen, you've done so many bad things!
Yuan Xiong and Liu Xin sat together, looking at Shi Gang's blank expression. They exchanged a glance and both laughed.

Liu Xin: "Seeing Advisor Shi like this, I feel that being humiliated by the twin concubines isn't such a bad thing."

Yuan Xiong said quietly, "That's true, but at least Consultant Shi ended the suffering directly, while we've been tormented repeatedly."

Liu Xin: “.”

“Third tier.” Looking at the Wind-Gathering Hounds galloping across the field, Xia Heng’s smile disappeared without him realizing it. He frowned and his expression became slightly serious.

After staring at the Gale Hound for a while, he silently got up and left the venue.

Zhuang Jianbai is right; he is not strong enough to defeat Advisor Chen now.

He had to do something to improve the Ink Tree Spirit's combat power as much as possible before the finals.

On the field,

Shi Gang retrieved the unconscious meteor giant, his expression constantly shifting. Finally, he looked up at Chen Yuan, and the usually tough and strong man revealed a wronged expression: "Why did you keep a powerful move hidden? Didn't you say you would fully display your strength?"

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "I didn't lie to you."

He paused for a moment, then said, "If I wanted to keep this trump card hidden, I wouldn't have sent out Cola at this time. Instead, I would have waited until the finals to give Xia Heng a surprise."

Shi Gang was speechless for a moment.

What should we do? What Consultant Chen said seems to make a lot of sense.

But the competition continued, leaving him no time to let his mind wander. Taking a deep breath, Shi Gang sent out his second pet beast—the Mighty Monkey.

Chen Yuan continued to send out Coca-Cola.

The outcome of a battle between a Tier 3 Wind-Gathering Hound and a Tier 2 Mighty Monkey is obvious.

Even with its incredible strength and numerous skills, the Monkey King could not withstand the greatly enhanced power of Cola and was ultimately defeated by a single wind blade, collapsing helplessly to the ground.

Looking at the unconscious, monstrous monkey, Shi Gang let out a shallow breath and quickly accepted the fact—since he was already getting beaten up by Advisor Chen every time they fought, one more time wouldn't make a difference.

At most, this time he was humiliated in front of everyone, and he was bound to be ridiculed by netizens.

But when Shi Gang left the battlefield and took out his phone to browse the comments on the match, he found that netizens were surprisingly tolerant of him.

"It still has to be Advisor Shi who can force Advisor Chen to send out the Wind-Gathering Hounds at their peak."

"Although Consultant Shi does not have a Tier 3 pet, he is definitely the most respectable contestant."

"Although defeated, it is still glorious!"

"A butterfly cannot fly across the ocean, so who can bear to blame it?"

Looking at the comments that not only didn't mock him, but were actually harmonious and friendly, Shi Gang stroked his prickly beard, his expression becoming increasingly interesting: "Who said netizens are so strict?"

"Aren't netizens easily satisfied?"

Thinking of this, Shi Gang snorted, then tilted his head up at a 45-degree angle, revealing his muscular arms as he grinned and clicked the selfie button.

She posted the carefully taken photos on social media, along with the caption: "Thank you to my family, friends and fans for your support. I still couldn't do it, but I'm already very satisfied to have come this far. Let's try again next time."

Soon after, a series of comments appeared:

"Thanks for your hard work!"

"It's not your fault, it's just that Consultant Chen is too supermodel!"

"Waaaaah, Advisor Shi, let's charge one more time with the brothers!"

"Losing to Consultant Chen is not a disgrace; you have already done your best."

Looking at the comforting comments, Shi Gang tilted his head and murmured, "It seems... being defeated by Consultant Chen isn't such an embarrassing thing?"

"Hmph, it seems pretty good that I can force the Gale Hound to be at its peak."

With the end of Chen Yuan and Shi Gang's match, the semi-final stage has come to a close, and the final will be held two days later.

Chen Yuan and Xia Heng will compete in the final on the evening of the 27th for the sole championship title.

Because the finals are far more important than the previous matches, the organizing committee has set aside a day for the two players to rest and get back into top form.

Shortly after the match ended, two major news stories appeared on the local trending topics list.

Firstly, Zhuang Jianbai was forced into defeat.
The second is the third-tier Gale Hound.

Each news item sparked widespread discussion. Many netizens expressed disappointment and regret over Zhuang Jianbai's defeat, while others believed that Xia Heng, representing folk beast tamers, deserved his smooth advancement.

The discussion about the Gale Hound is quite simple:
"Inhale the dog's breath."

"I declare Cola to be the number one Wind-Gathering Hound of the Eastern Empire. Who agrees? Who disagrees?"

"Congratulations to Consultant Chen for securing the championship ahead of schedule!"

"Most contestants think the Big Wind Cup is too difficult and cruel, but Consultant Chen, who has two Tier 3 pets, doesn't think so."

Looking at the comments from netizens, Cola lay on its side on the ground, its mouth gradually turning into a smug smile, its tail wagging left and right, sometimes hitting the sofa next to it, sometimes bumping into Chen Yuan sitting on the bed.

These stinky humans were still captivated by my performance with Coke.

The First Wind-Gathering Hunting Dog of the Eastern Empire
Hey hey hey.

I like!
“Ahhh.”

Before he knew it, Cola's eyes glazed over, his expression dazed, as if he had fallen into a carefully crafted daydream.

If I could remove the words "凝风猎" (Ningfeng Lie), wouldn't I become the number one dog in Donghuang?
Cola suddenly snapped out of its daze, its eyes darting around, and suddenly burst forth with boundless fighting spirit and drive. With a lift of its head and a burst of power from its hind legs, it charged towards Chen Yuan like an arrow released from a bow, its tail wagging as it grabbed the latter's trouser leg.

Master, hurry! Get to training!
I was born to train, Cola! I feel uncomfortable if I don't train for a moment!

"Speak properly." Chen Yuan glanced down at the cola.

"Ow!"

Cola barked twice, stating its goal.

The First Dog of the Eastern Empire!
Chen Yuan stroked his chin, stared at the cola for a while, and when the latter was about to lose his temper and try to grab Chen Yuan again, he smiled slightly: "Having a goal is a good thing, I support it unconditionally."

Cola grinned.

"but"

Chen Yuan changed the subject and slowly said, "But you need to promise that starting tomorrow, you will get up at six o'clock every morning to start training and stop training at six o'clock in the evening. You can't drink cola during training, as it's bad for your health in the long run."

With each sentence Chen Yuan spoke, Kele's eyes dimmed a little more.

Before he could finish speaking, Cola silently turned around, lay down on the ground, and continued to read the comments from netizens.

Yeah, these comments are more interesting.

at the same time,

Spark sat on the balcony, its deep blue eyes gazing silently at the dark night sky, its eyes flickering as if it were thinking about something.

Perhaps they are wondering why Chen Yuan isn't an advisor to the Phoenix City Beast Tamer Association, allowing it to roam freely in this sky.

These past few days in Fengcheng have been incredibly stifling for me. I can't soar freely or take off at will; I have to abide by all the rules and regulations.

After all, Chen Yuan was only an advisor to the Beast Tamer Association of Baokun City, and his authority could not yet extend to Fengcheng.

The twin concubines were sitting in front of a tablet, carefully studying Xia Heng's battle recordings.

Whenever it discovers something noteworthy, it will pause, observe it repeatedly, and then call Chen Yuan over to study it together.

Chen Yuan yawned: "You go ahead and look, I'm a little sleepy."

He felt he was getting more and more lazy. The little guys learned skills on their own, trained without supervision, and now they even studied opponents' videos. What use was he, the beast tamer? "It's all the ducks' fault. I must have been infected by them!" Chen Yuan decided to teach the lazy ducks a lesson when he returned to the farm.

We must resolutely prevent the spread of this unhealthy trend on the farm.

"quack!"

Runrun the duck was lying by the fishpond when it suddenly sneezed for no apparent reason.

There was no cold wind blowing around, and Runrun Duck quickly looked around and widened its eyes.

Who's insulting me, Duck Duck?

But the farm was quiet under the cover of night. The fishpond rippled with the night, and a trout leaped up, splashing water and breaking the desolate night.

Duck Duck withdrew its gaze and swaggered toward the brightly lit lobby.

It didn't stop in the lobby, but instead walked straight through, then pushed open Chen Yuan's bedroom door and calmly walked in.

Duck didn't stop until it reached the soft bed. It spread its wings, spread its body in a starfish shape, and pounced onto the bed, sinking its whole body into the soft blankets.

"Quack~"

Runrun Duck couldn't help but squint her eyes, enjoying the comfort and warmth of being wrapped in the blanket all over her body.

Until the farmer comes back, this is my territory!

I, Duck, will guard everything in the farmer's bedroom!
Fengcheng

The phone suddenly vibrated, startling Cola. Accompanied by a melodious ringtone, Cola reluctantly handed the phone back to its owner.

Chen Yuan answered the call and saw that it was from Zhou Xu.

Zhou Xu's voice rang out slowly: "Advisor Chen, I'm sorry to disturb your rest."

Chen Yuan laughed and said, "It's alright, Brother Zhou, just say what you need to say."

"Advisor Chen, your Wind-Gathering Hound has already broken through to the third tier, right?" Zhou Xu asked.

Chen Yuan nodded: "Yes."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see from today's match that Cola has made a breakthrough.

Zhou Xu's tone became noticeably excited: "Advisor Chen, your Flaming Cloud Falcon and Wind-Gathering Hound have both broken through to the third tier, and you have already met the requirements for certification as a high-level Beast Tamer."

Chen Yuan nodded: "I plan to get certified when I return to Baokun City."

“No need for that trouble.” Zhou Xu shook his head and quickly said, “Just upload the battle videos from the past two days, along with your identity information, and the Eastern Beast Tamer Association will review them.”

Chen Yuan was taken aback and asked in confusion, "I remember we were supposed to have a pet battle?"

Pet battles are the best way to test your strength.

Zhou Xu's tone was tinged with amusement: "Advisor Chen, rules are rules, but people are flexible."

He paused, then lowered his voice and added, "Currently, there are no beast tamers in Qin Province who can help you with your certification battles. Moreover, the emergence of high-level beast tamers in Qin Province as soon as possible would be exciting news for the higher-ups and all beast tamers."

"The sooner high-level beast tamers appear, the better."

Since Zhou Xu had said so, Chen Yuan no longer hesitated and nodded, saying, "Then please help me with the verification."

"Great!" Zhou Xu said with a happy expression, but he restrained his excitement. "Advisor Chen, you should get some rest. I wish you a successful competition."

at the same time,

Under the cover of night, Xia Heng entered his hotel, where the reception staff on both sides bowed in greeting.

He smiled and nodded, then walked straight to the innermost part.

To come to the venue and cheer him on, Xia Heng's parents specially invited all their relatives to stay at the hotel owned by their company, which is the closest to the arena.

"Third Uncle, I'm here."

Pushing open the door, Xia Heng walked up to his third uncle.

Uncle San opened his eyes and smiled: "Our big star is back. Good luck in the competition the day after tomorrow!"

Xia Heng nodded, then got to the point: "Third Uncle, I remember you said a few days ago that you found a spiritual plant that was compatible with the Ink Tree Spirit and could quickly enhance its strength. Is it still there?"

Uncle San nodded: "Yes, of course."

After a brief pause, he looked up at Xia Heng, hesitating to speak: "Do you want to use it now?"

“Yes!” Xia Heng nodded decisively, his gaze firm. “That Consultant Chen has two Tier 3 pet beasts. With the current strength of the Ink Tree Spirit, it will be difficult for it to fight against them.”

"It must become stronger."

"Is that Consultant Chen really that capable?" Uncle San asked with a surprised look. "Could he also have a family backing him?"

“Third Uncle, I don’t know about these things.” Xia Heng stared at his third uncle, his eyes burning with fire. “I only know that the Ink Tree Spirit must become stronger in order to help me win the championship.”

"I understand." Uncle San nodded, a smile playing on his lips. "I'll have someone deliver that thing to your room."

"it is good."

"and many more."

Xia Heng turned to leave, but was stopped by his third uncle, who turned back and gave him a questioning look.

"I almost forgot to remind you." Uncle San seemed to remember something and casually said, "That thing is a very special level four spiritual plant. It contains extremely violent wood-type energy. I went through a lot of trouble to get it. I originally wanted to give it to you after the Ink Tree Spirit broke through to the third level, but you can take it now if you need it."

Xia Heng frowned slightly: "Third Uncle, what do you mean by this?"

Uncle yawned and said casually, "It's this thing. It's best to wait until you reach the third tier before using it, otherwise it will have a negative impact on the pet's body, such as limiting its future development potential."

"After all, the energy contained within is extremely violent, and second-tier pets cannot control it. If they force it to be used, it's like pulling up seedlings to help them grow, and it will most likely leave hidden dangers in their bodies."

"But your task now is to win the championship; everything else is insignificant."

"First, let this black tree spirit use this thing to break through to the third tier and help you become the champion. You don't need to worry about anything else."

"Anyway," Uncle smiled slightly and snapped his fingers, "Anyway, the Ink Tree Spirit's potential is a bit low. After becoming the champion, unlock the contract with it, and Uncle will find you a better pet."

The room was dimly lit, which made Xia Heng's eyes flicker.

He glanced at his third uncle for a long time, then turned and left in silence.

Looking at Xia Heng, who remained silent, Third Uncle shook his head.

Back in the room, the staff had already brought over the very special level-four spiritual plant.

Xia Heng didn't say anything, and was about to throw the spiritual plant into the trash can.

A white light flashed before him, and the Ink Tree Spirit broke free of its pet space and appeared in front of Xia Heng, staring intently at the spiritual plant in the latter's hand.

Xia Heng hid the spiritual plant behind his back and looked at the Ink Tree Spirit, saying, "If becoming a champion requires this method, then it's better not to be a champion at all."

The Ink Tree Spirit did not respond.

Xia Heng frowned slightly and continued, "I know you want to win for me, but it doesn't have to be winning every time."

"Even if I lose to Consultant Chen, I will not feel resentful."

The Ink Tree Spirit still did not respond, but without Xia Heng's knowledge, its tentacles quietly transformed into a tree prison, binding Xia Heng.

"What are you doing?" Xia Heng was shocked, and the spiritual plant in his hand fell to the ground.

The remaining tentacles then picked up the spiritual plant, and a burst of emerald green light, symbolizing vibrant life, quickly spread and enveloped the entire body of the Ink Tree Spirit.

Xia Heng watched helplessly as this scene unfolded.

He was actually controlled by his own pet beast?!

The thought came to him: he wanted to call upon the raging crocodile to save him, but the crocodile seemed to be asleep and did not respond.

Xia Heng's face instantly turned ugly.

Alright, alright, those two have conspired together!
Xia Heng was furious, but he was still helpless and could only watch silently as the aura of the Ink Tree Spirit grew stronger and stronger.

As the tentacles finally laid him down, he looked at the black tree spirit directly in front of him and sighed deeply: "Don't you regret it?"

Before the ink tree spirit could answer, a familiar voice came from outside the door: "Regret what?"

Uncle San pushed open the door and entered with a hearty smile: "I forgot to tell you, the special thing about this spiritual plant is that it tests the bond between the pet and the beast tamer. The deeper the bond, the more peaceful the originally violent energy becomes, and it can be absorbed easily."

Xia Heng looked on with suspicion: "Bonds? Third Uncle, are you sure you're not just making this up?"

Uncle San coughed lightly: "Alright, it's not that mysterious, but this spiritual plant is indeed very special. Its side effect is that it makes the pet beasts have a fiery temper."

Xia Heng was taken aback: "What about the other aftereffects you mentioned earlier?"

"It was all a lie." Uncle San waved his hand.

Xia Heng's eyes widened: "Third Uncle, you actually lied to me about something so important!!!"

Uncle San chuckled: "It's normal for an elder like me to tease the younger generation occasionally, anyway, this thing doesn't have any other adverse effects."

Xia Heng: "."

Third Uncle: "Alright, now that you've broken through, let's quickly consolidate our strength."

"Uncle is waiting for the moment you lift the championship trophy."

(End of this chapter)