You were given the ability to tame beasts, not to become a god-level breeder.

The New Sprout Cup is jointly organized by ten outstanding universities.

The event was held in a suburban area.

Although it was in the suburbs, it was well-prepared and promoted in advance.

At this moment, the place is bustling with activity, red flags are waving, and there are crowds of people.

A bus that had been temporarily set up as part of a route was parked outside the New Sprout Cup venue.

The car doors opened, and the crowd surged out immediately.

Jiang Fan and the other two were among them.

As soon as Jiang Fan got off the car, he heard a lively discussion coming from a crowd not far away.

"The quality of the participants in this year's New Sprout Cup is very high!"

"Yeah, look at those competing beasts, they're ridiculously strong!"

"There are Frost Foxes, Gale Hounds..."

"So, who do you think will take first place?"

"If I had to pick first, I'd say it's the petrified lizard."

Why?

"That's easy, the petrified lizard is of high quality!"

"The petrified lizard is a high-grade silver-rank beast. Among the other participating beasts, silver-rank quality is extremely rare, let alone high-grade silver-rank beasts."

"I also think it's a petrified lizard, a high-grade silver-tier one, just one step away from the gold-tier."

"What about the Moon Fox? Did you see the Moon Fox battle video from the day before yesterday? That Moon Fox's signature Moon Slash was incredibly powerful; it didn't seem like a low-level skill at all!"

"Not likely. The Moon Wheel Slash, which can break through the defenses of other beasts, may not be able to break through the petrified lizard's defenses."

...

Everyone was enthusiastically discussing who would win the New Sprout Cup and become the champion.

There are even some hidden betting platforms.

Almost everyone is optimistic about the petrified lizard.

after all.

Textbooks and life have repeatedly proven one thing.

Under the same level, the higher the quality of the beast, the stronger its combat power.

of course.

This excludes other factors.

E.g.

Lower-quality beast tamers possess innate skills beyond the norm, and their skill proficiency is higher.

"Fan, it would be good to broaden your horizons at the New Sprout Cup."

Yu Wenzhou patted Jiang Fan on the shoulder, seemingly giving him a heads-up.

I was afraid that my roommate would be too upset because she was eliminated in the New Sprout Cup.

Most importantly, what if Jiang Fan really gets depressed because he was eliminated and didn't get a good ranking?

He's a grown man, and he really doesn't know how to comfort another man.

perhaps...

How about taking Jiang Fan to sing karaoke, get a foot massage, and go fishing?

You can't expect something ivory from a dog's mouth.

"It hasn't even started yet, and you're already saying I'm going to be eliminated?"

Jiang Fan slapped Yu Wenzhou's hand away and pretended to be speechless.

"Haha." Yu Wenzhou laughed awkwardly.

Just then.

Chu Tianming suddenly spoke up: "The people from my previous research group are over there."

"That's my senior sister Wang Ya, the one next to her is my senior brother... and the last one is Fu Si."

"I don't recognize the guy next to Fu Si, but he looks about our age, so he must be Fu Si's cousin."

As he spoke, Chu Tianming walked over and quietly introduced Jiang Fan and Yu Wenzhou.

Jiang Fan followed Chu Tianming, looking around as they walked.

There was indeed someone of similar age to Fu Si beside him.

With a hooked nose and triangular eyes, he gives off a gloomy feeling and doesn't look like a good person.

soon.

The two groups of people met up.

Chu Tianming took the initiative to introduce them to each other.

The eight people from both sides knew each other.

The man with triangular eyes standing next to Fu Si is indeed Fu Si's cousin.

He also studied in the Department of Nursing at Suzhou University, but he was not in the same class as Jiang Fan and the other two.

"That's Jiang Fan."

"Being able to independently research and develop the Moon Fox is truly impressive."

Du Feng, Fu Si's cousin with triangular eyes, looked at the handsome Jiang Fan and thought to himself.

After thinking for a moment, Du Feng smiled and said, "I heard from my cousin that you also participated in the New Sprout Cup."

You can't hit someone who's smiling.

Although Jiang Fan didn't have a good first impression of Du Feng, he wouldn't judge a book by its cover.

As we all know, a person's appearance and background are not something they can choose themselves; they are determined by nature.

Moreover, Du Feng spoke with a smile, and his words were not sarcastic at all.

Jiang Fan nodded: "Yes, you participated too?"

"Yes, but I was able to participate this time thanks to my cousin."

"My beast for the competition is a petrified lizard."

Du Feng's eyes darted around as he pondered for a moment.

The fact that Wang Ya and others were able to conduct research in the same research group as their cousin shows that they have real talent.

Chu Tianming was even more remarkable; he was accepted as a student by his advisor in his freshman year and was even in the same research group as his cousin.

then.

Jiang Fan is Chu Tianming's roommate, and they have a very close relationship.

"If my petrified lizard encounters your moon fox, please do not command your beast tamer to attack."

"The petrified lizard definitely won't attack your Moon Fox on its own."

Du Feng's words stunned all seven people present.

Jiang Fan was also stunned.

Obviously.

Du Feng sent a signal of goodwill.

I initially thought Du Feng was going to say something provocative or sarcastic.

For example, your Moon Fox is no match for the Petrified Lizard, so you should give up when you encounter it. Does your Moon Fox even deserve to participate in the New Sprout Cup?

"Thank you, Du."

After Jiang Fan realized what was happening, he glanced at Chu Tianming and then smiled and spoke.

Du Feng: "Haha, we're all classmates, and some of us are even in the same research group and have worked together before."

Fu Si nodded, looking at his cousin with satisfaction.

Although Du Feng's training and combat talent are poor, he has a knack for dealing with people.

...

Soon, the New Sprout Cup officially kicked off.

Jiang Fan also learned about the number of participants, which was a whopping two hundred!

Two hundred people is not a lot in any university, but you should know the entry requirements for the New Sprout Cup.

They either publish papers on new evolutionary forms of ferocious beasts, or papers on optimizing and improving the evolutionary forms of tamed beasts.

In addition, the beasts used in the competition must be the same beasts described in the thesis, and participants must also form a contract with them.

Then, it can only be a freshman training program.

Students in their first year or above are not allowed to participate, nor are those in the Beast Taming Department.

It's quite unexpected that two hundred students who meet all the above criteria have already been enrolled in the university in less than two months.

The venue for the New Sprout Cup is like a gladiatorial arena.

In the middle is a very large open space, surrounded by a tiered viewing area built by earth-type beast tamers.

At this moment, the spectator area was filled with spectators.

Welcome to the 100th New Sprout Cup.

"The rules for this competition are a free-for-all, and rankings will be determined by the time the player leaves the arena."

"Third to tenth place will each receive a reward of 100,000 credits."

"The fourth place winner will receive 150,000 credits, the third place winner will receive 200,000, the second place winner will receive 300,000, and the first place winner will receive 500,000."

The host rode a golden eagle and flew over the open space to introduce the rules and rewards of the New Sprout Cup.

Under the guidance of the staff, Jiang Fan and other contestants summoned their beasts and placed them in the open space.

"Roar!"

“Wuwu!”

"Hiss!"

In an instant, two hundred beasts entered the open space at the same time, their roars, cries, and hisses almost blending together.

The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder.

Among these two hundred beasts, there are quite a few whose races are hostile to each other.

"The New Sprout Cup has begun! All participants may now command their respective beasts in battle!"

The host on the air suddenly announced.

next moment.

Intense energy fluctuations and roars erupted from the open space, which resembled a gladiatorial arena.