Beast Taming: My spirit beast bloodline is overloaded

Chapter 194 A Powerful Alliance: The Dragon and Elf Combination

On the tenth day of the Beast Fighting Tournament, the results of the losers' bracket were announced.

The ancient kingdom of Xijun did not falter, overwhelmingly defeating the two other countries and securing the last spot in the knockout stage.

The final four teams have now been determined.

On the day of the draw, just as Taylor had said, under Gu An's deliberate manipulation, the Xijun Ancient Kingdom drew the Cangling Ancient Kingdom.

No one doubts that someone is manipulating things.

They even thought it was a good sign.

But in reality, according to the competition rules, whether or not there is a draw makes little difference.

The elimination tournament format of the Beast Fighting Tournament is different from the regular tournament format. Since the Youlan Empire has been the champion for many consecutive years, they will have exemptions.

The competition rules stipulate that last year's champion will receive a special privilege, including the right to be revived a second time, the right to the finals, the right to designate an opponent, etc.

In previous years, the Youlan Empire used the final round qualification the most.

The rules for using the final qualification are:
After entering the knockout stage and winning a round, users can directly enter the finals without having to go through the round-robin stage; they can directly apply to enter the finals.

This is equivalent to missing one round of the winners' bracket semifinals.

The winner of the other group is considered the loser and must wait for the winner of the loser's bracket in the round-robin tournament to come up.

Only the final winner can advance to the final.

This privilege is not new; it existed when the Beast Fighting Association was founded.

The Cangling Ancient Kingdom also enjoyed this treatment back then.

After learning the results of the draw, all parties began to study and analyze their opponents, with the casinos being the busiest of them all.

Based on Zheng Cai's analysis, Zhao Shi believes that every odds offered by the casino are currently very reasonable.

Therefore, Zhao Shi also made a fortune through gambling.

However, Zhao Shi did not dare to be careless. Although the casino was a sure-fire way to make money, this time the matter was of great importance.

Zhao Shi's casino monopolized betting through legitimate channels, but he didn't get all the profits; he needed to divide them into three parts.

The first copy is my own, the second copy is from Tian Shu Pavilion, and the third copy is from Bai Di City's tax revenue.

Therefore, Zhao Shi was also under pressure.

If you share too little profit with others, it's tantamount to offending all the powerful forces in Tiandu.

The first match of the knockout stage was between the Cangling Ancient Kingdom and the Xijun Ancient Kingdom.

"What do you think?"

As Zhao Shi spoke, he couldn't wait to see Zheng Cai's analysis data table.

However, Zheng Cai was not ready this time, but he still said to Zhao Shi, "The performance of the Xijun Ancient Kingdom in the loser's bracket this time was not bad."

"They didn't really do much," Zhao Shi said in surprise.

The Xijun Ancient Kingdom easily secured two consecutive victories without exerting much effort. The Nanfen Ancient Kingdom was already an incompetent ruler, and the Dongying Kingdom had lost a member, so the Xijun Ancient Kingdom's victory over them was almost a crushing defeat.

"They haven't shown much, so I'm more inclined to believe they're hiding a powerful move," Zheng Cai said seriously.
"From the perspective of individual strength, I think the Spirit Academy has the advantage, but the Spirit Academy's trump cards have been exposed too much, so we have to deduct points in this aspect."

"My odds are 60/40."

"There are six of us, and four of them."

Zhao Shi also thought the odds were reasonable, so he had them written down.

"By the way, boss," Zheng Cai suddenly asked after finishing his work, "I heard you assisted in the investigation of the leak case. How did it go?"

Zhao Shi pondered for a moment and said, "There are some things you shouldn't ask. Don't ask them."

Zheng Cai nodded, understanding something.

Zhao Shi's ability to monopolize the casinos here demonstrates his formidable strength.

If there's anything that Zhao Shi would be wary of, it's Tiandu.

Is another internal power struggle about to begin?

"A melee?"

When Zhang Daoren told Lin Chen the news, the latter was slightly taken aback.

From an analyst's perspective, Lin Chen would prefer a battle between individual beasts.

Nowadays, both Xiaobai and Xiaohong are capable of standing on their own.

It wasn't that Lin Chen thought their melee combat ability was poor, but rather that melee combat is 2v2, and there are many variables when it really happens.

What analysts want most is as few variables as possible.

"Is there no problem?" Zhang Daoren asked.

The team competition of the Beast Fighting Tournament adopts the rule of king against king and soldier against soldier. That is to say, after Lin Chen was designated as the No. 1 seed by the Spirit Academy, he must be matched against the No. 1 seed of the opposing team.

The number one seed of the Western Kingdom is a person named Bruce.

Bruce's birth was no ordinary one; rumors say he was born into the royal family of the temple and is one of the grooms for the future temple master.

Although the temple has several candidates each year, obtaining this qualification means one thing:

He will receive a continuous flow of resources.

Lin Chen frowned as he looked at Bruce's information in his hand.

Bruce's choice of spirit beasts is one for spiritual power and one for melee combat.

This battle was much more difficult than Lin Chen had imagined.

"I'll do my best," Lin Chen said.

Zhang Daoren was unimpressed by the claim of "doing one's best." Among the nine students who participated in this battle, the only ones he felt truly reliable were Wu Chen and Lin Chen.

He smiled and said, "I heard from the Heavenly Shadow Guards that you made quite a commotion here a few days ago."

Lin Chen was stunned on the spot, his brows furrowed. Zhang Daoren smiled and said, "Don't worry, these Heavenly Shadow Guards are all reliable. They used to be students of our Spirit Academy."

"Moreover, if they dare to take further action, this could be a breakthrough for us."

Lin Chen nodded in relief.

Meanwhile, at his residence in the Western Kingdom, Bruce was also analyzing Lin Chen's strength with Majerry.

"Judging from the current situation, Lin Chen's strength is beyond our imagination." Majeri spoke first, preparing to set the tone for Lin Chen.

Unexpectedly, Bruce responded with a cold laugh, saying, "Based on that one battle where he defeated Gao Ben?"

Majeri remained silent for a moment. Bruce was a candidate for the temple, and even if he did not become the temple master in the future, he would definitely be a member of the temple.

That is why his current status is even higher than that of Majeri.

This has led to Bruce becoming somewhat arrogant.

“It’s not that I look down on him,” Bruce said. “I know that his bull is a mutant, and the Savage Bloodline and Soul-Suppressing Hoof are indeed very powerful skills.”

"But don't forget, their overall quality is a level lower than mine."

"Look at that number one from Dongying Kingdom before, didn't he get crushed by me right away?"

Upon hearing his analysis, Magri immediately understood the reason for Bruce's arrogance.

Lin Chen easily defeated Gao Ben, who was ranked second among the freshmen.

The one Bruce defeated was the number one player from the Eastern Cherry Blossom Kingdom.

During the previous analysis meeting, Majeri also told Bruce to be careful. Who would have thought that the number one in Dongying Kingdom would be so weak, barely lasting more than a few moves against Bruce's spirit beast.

Furthermore, Bruce was fighting a beastman that day, which was at a disadvantage.

But Bruce's true strength lies in melee combat.

As the knockout stage draws near, the number of people moving around Baidi City is increasing.

Given the previous leaks and Zhong Nanshan's arrival, security in Baidi City has been upgraded.

At that moment, Zhong Nan sat by the window and said, "Is the elimination round starting today?"

"Yes."

Zhang Jin said, "There are competitions from our country."

"So, that Lin Chen, who's from the same sect as Bai Ling today, will also make a move?"

“Yes.” Zhang Jin didn’t know why he suddenly brought up Lin Chen.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Nan stood up and said, "I want to go and take a look."

Zhang Jin was taken aback when he heard "you," because Zhong Nan had never mentioned this before.

He also knew Zhong Nan's personality; once he made a decision, it was generally difficult to change it.

He quickly said, "You may have to wait a moment while I make the arrangements."

After saying that, he walked away. After a while, Zhang Jin returned and said, "Teacher, because security work cannot be arranged in time, I can only observe secretly from a distance for a short while. Is that alright?"

Zhong Nan nodded, stood up from his wheelchair, and walked downstairs.

The scene of the Colosseum

The beast fighting event was packed with people.

Today's match is between the Cangling Ancient Kingdom and the Xijun Ancient Kingdom, who are playing on their home turf, so the number of people who have come is naturally terrifying.

When Lin Chen and his team entered the arena, they were met with thunderous cheers.

On the Blue Star, there are three ancient kingdoms, all of which are names left over from the era of spiritual energy.

Of the three ancient kingdoms, Cangling Kingdom and Xijun Kingdom were the most prosperous and have the most cultural heritage preserved to this day.

However, after the Celestial Beast Era, the landscape of Blue Star changed. The emergence of the Youlan Empire greatly diminished the influence of the two ancient kingdoms.

But in fact, the vast majority of elites in the Youlan Empire come from these two countries.

The competitions for the three grades were held separately. According to the rules, Wu Chen and his classmates would compete first, and the freshmen would compete last.

As Lin Chen led Fang You and Zhang Suqing into the venue, the cheers from the surrounding audience grew louder and louder. Lin Chen could see many people holding cartoon versions of Little White and Little Red, shouting their names. Fang You also had many fans, and the Nine Tribulations Beast was very popular.

As for Zhang Suqing, she has the lowest popularity.

Once Lin Chen found the contestants' area, news soon came from someone:
"The competition for senior students has begun."

A while later, good news arrived.

Wu Chen got off to a flying start in the third year of the competition, dominating his opponents and securing a perfect record.

Another half hour later, more good news came: the third-year students performed exceptionally well.

The final record was two wins and one draw.

Seeing this result, the audience of Cangling Ancient Kingdom breathed a sigh of relief, as did Lin Chen and his group.

Two wins and one draw, while the opponent had a disastrous start.

However, Lin Chen had also heard that the Xijun Ancient Kingdom was very targeted. Although the students from the third year won, they were almost forced to use all their trump cards.

Next up was the second-year competition, which ended in a 3-3 tie.

The two major battles between the second-year students, one a beast battle, ended with one win, one loss, and one draw.

Currently, the Cangling Ancient Kingdom has three wins and two draws, while their opponents have two wins and one draw.

In other words, the new generation only needs to win one game to advance directly to the next round.

After their two matches ended, Lin Chen saw Wu Chen arrive. The senior brother still had a big smile on his face and said as soon as he came up, "Junior brother, are you feeling less pressure now? We don't want to play a tiebreaker."

If the freshmen lose all three matches, then they will have to send one of their players to play a tiebreaker match.

Lin Chen smiled wryly and said, "Senior Brother, it would have been better if you hadn't said that. Now that you've said it, I suddenly feel even more pressure on my shoulders."

"Haha." The senior student chuckled, simply said "Good luck," and then sat down next to the third-year students.

Lin Chen also discussed with Fang You and the others who should start first.

In the end, Lin Chen said, "I'll go first."

Fang You and Zhang Suqing also agreed.

If Lin Chen wins just one game, they can simply concede defeat to avoid casualties.

Of the three, Lin Chen is the strongest, and the other two have the most faith in him.

As the ranked winner, the Cangling Ancient Kingdom has the right to appear first.

Lin Chen stepped forward to communicate with the referee, who nodded and relayed the message to the Xijun Ancient Kingdom.

“Okay, no problem,” Majeri replied to the referee, and after the other person left, he glanced back at Bruce.

Unexpectedly, Bruce seemed very angry and said, "He's really gotten overconfident after beating a small country like Dongying."

He's definitely angry.

Lin Chen's decision to fight himself demonstrates his absolute confidence in himself, which is a sign of contempt for Bruce.

Majeri wanted to speak, but after some thought, he decided against saying much, given Bruce's status and power.

Unexpectedly, Bruce said, "Don't worry, I didn't underestimate him. However, we haven't lost yet. As long as we win all three games, we'll have a chance for a tiebreaker."

Majri nodded as well.

Who will be the first to appear?

"I heard it's Lin Chen."

"really?"

When they heard it was Lin Chen, many people's eyes lit up.

From initial skepticism to Lin Chen winning over many viewers in just one match.

As a low-level mortal beast, Xiaobai has a deep sense of relatability for most ordinary people.

They also hoped that Lin Chen's spirit beast could demonstrate on this stage that ordinary beasts could also overpower high-level spirit beasts.

After the official announcement, the entire audience began chanting Lin Chen's name.

The little white dog and little red dog next to them were shouting wildly, their blood boiling.

Lin Chen remained calm. He quickly gave Xiaobai and Xiaohong a few instructions and then patted their heads.

"Goo!"

"Moo!"

The two spirit beasts each let out a cry, and then stood on the stage.

At that moment, the cheers from the audience swept through the venue like a category 10 typhoon.

At the same time, Bruce's two spirit beasts also took to the stage. Although they were greeted by a huge chorus of boos, many people swallowed hard after seeing Bruce's spirit beasts clearly.

"A dragon and an evolved elf?"

That's right.

As a candidate for the temple, how could his spirit beasts be lacking? His first spirit beast was named:

Senluoya Dragon, a sacred beast, level 32, wood attribute, a half-snake spirit beast with a body length of only 1 meter, its entire body is emerald green like jade, glowing moss grows between its scales, a bud-like crystal crown grows on its head, and its tail is wrapped with everlasting seven-colored vines. It has two feet and two hands.

Unlike the Eastern dragons, at this stage, dragon wings are about to grow on both sides, although they are still very short.

There's a saying that circulates on Earth:

Eastern dragons are judged by their horns, Western dragons by their wings.

The fact that the Senluo Yalong could show such signs even at the Sacred Beast stage indicates its noble bloodline power.

Second Spirit Beast:

Emerald Shadow Wood Spirit, Level 24, Sacred Beast. It is lower in level than the Little Fox. It is a wood-type spirit beast, resembling a jade-colored young falcon entwined with vines. Its wings are covered with thorn-like scales, and its tail extends with freely retractable wooden tentacles.

Similarly, at the sacred beast stage, it can display the wings of an elf, and its bloodline goes without saying.

The two spirit beasts appeared on the same stage, and their imposing presence was undeniable, causing the cheering audience to quiet down a bit.

Bruce was very satisfied with this.

He didn't need to say another word.
The spirit beasts will speak for him.

"We'll shut them up completely later."

Bruce clenched his fist and stared intently at Little White and Little Red.

He didn't believe that this ox and this fox could stand up to his two spirit beasts.

Even if the Flame Fox has five tails, it can only be considered a semi-sacred beast.
The two of them combined don't even qualify as sacred beasts, so why should we fight them?

(End of this chapter)