Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 280: On the Stage (Second Update)

As the preliminary selection of the first batch of participants concluded, the staff and medical team quickly went on stage to clean up the messy competition venue.

Those who were more seriously injured were all carried out on stretchers for treatment.

The stretcher was carried by a pet used in top-tier hospitals, a 'Dumb Grass Flower'.

The Silly Grass Flower is a third-tier plant-type pet with average combat abilities, but it possesses useful healing skills such as paralysis, hemostasis, and basic healing. Due to its docile nature, it has been removed from the Federation's pet encyclopedia and reclassified as a life-type pet.

So-called "life-oriented pets" are those pets that can be seen everywhere on the streets and alleys. They do not have combat abilities, but they are ornamental or have other functions. Some pets can pave roads for people, some can heal, and some can act as navigators to guide blind people.

As the clumsy little grass flowers ran back and forth, all the injured players in the arena were immediately moved away, and those who had obtained the qualification certificates had their names entered into the qualifying list after being identified by the arena staff.

The names of these people, along with their images recorded in the equipment, appeared on a large screen at the edge of the arena, scrolling across the screen.

Su Ping looked at it carefully for a while. Of the first batch of 1,000 contestants, only more than 30 were selected, which is an elimination rate of one in thirty.

"Were those dead Phantom Butterfly Bees just dragged away like that?" Su Lingyue's gaze fell on the corpses of the Phantom Butterfly Bees killed by the contestants in the arena, and she asked with a complicated expression.

Fei Yanbo, standing beside him, smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, although some of these Phantom Butterfly Bees were lost, they will be replenished soon. These pets reproduce very quickly, and all the sub-venues should be well prepared this time."

Su Lingyue glanced at him, then turned to look at the corpses of the Phantom Butterflies that had been treated as garbage, and said nothing more.

Su Ping glanced at the corpses of the Phantom Butterfly Bees that were being loaded onto trucks and towed away, then looked away, his usually indifferent brows furrowing slightly.

……

Not long after, the list of the second batch of participants was released.

"It's my turn."

"And me too."

Luo Fengtian and another young man stood up next to Fei Yanbo. Luo Fengtian's face was indifferent, and he naturally exuded a graceful aura. Compared to his last encounter with Su Ping, his aura was more restrained this time, and his eyes became sharper.

He didn't take the preliminary rounds seriously at all. With his strength, he was just there to go through the motions. The later matches were what he cared about a little.

Fei Yanbo glanced at the two of them and nodded. "Don't be careless. If you have the ability, get more qualification certificates and reduce a few weak opponents. That will save time for the later matches."

"Um."

Luo Fengtian nodded.

The other young man also nodded with a smile, looking very relaxed.

Su Ping watched them enter the arena below. When the assembly time arrived, the barrier opened, and everyone went inside.

Those who were notified of their names but did not go to the competition venue were automatically deemed to have forfeited. After all, without entering the barrier, they could not obtain the qualification certificate and therefore could not enter the subsequent competitions.

In the sky, a new batch of the previously lost Phantom Butterfly Bees flew in from afar, and as Fei Yanbo had said, they had filled the gap.

The same offensive as the previous round was launched, and hundreds of contestants were defeated right from the start.

Su Ping glanced at it twice, then closed his eyes to rest, showing no interest in this boring battle.

Su Lingyue, standing next to him, stared intently at the situation on the field, especially searching for Luo Fengtian and the young man. After all, she had witnessed their fighting prowess when they came to challenge the academy before, so they were 'acquaintances' of her.

Fifteen minutes later, the battle was over.

There were hundreds of people standing on the field, including Luo Fengtian and the young man.

The young man was panting, with a sixth-tier gray giant bear standing beside him, exuding murderous intent and smashing many phantom butterflies.

Luo Fengtian, dressed in flowing white robes, was unstained by blood. With just a long sword in his hand, he slew several Phantom Butterfly Bees. A small stone lion crouched at his feet. This was a pet beast with a fifth-tier bloodline, and it had not yet reached the peak of the fifth tier.

With the help and cover of the little stone lion, Luo Fengtian moved with ease among the bees, treating this preliminary round as his warm-up.

After the assessment was completed, their identities were entered into the staff's equipment and displayed on the big screen. Both of them then returned to the waiting area.

"Teacher, I've won six selection certificates," the young man riding the giant bear laughed.

Fei Yanbo smiled slightly and looked at Luo Fengtian.

Luo Fengtian remained calm, casually took his seat, and said, "Thirteen."

"Damn, that's more than double mine!" the bear-like youth exclaimed, then smiled wryly, "Boss Luo is even more awesome now that he's come back from the secret realm."

Luo Fengtian glanced at him, his eyes seemingly showing some disdain that he used such a vulgar word as "awesome" to describe himself.

Fei Yanbo chuckled softly, somewhat pleased, but when his gaze fell upon Su Ping, who was resting with his eyes closed beside him, his smile involuntarily faded. No matter how powerful he was, he was ultimately no match for this guy.

Then came the third round of drawing lots.

Another student next to Fei Yanbo was selected this time, and without a doubt, he passed easily as well.

Among the students brought by Fei Yanbo, the lowest combat power was level five, and they were all third-year graduates. Their battle pet masters were all level six, and some were even level seven. They could easily pass the preliminary round.

……

"Twenty-two."

After the fifth round, the girl with the ponytail, who looked dashing but had an indifferent expression, returned to sit down next to Fei Yanbo and casually uttered a number.

Upon hearing the girl's words, Fei Yanbo was taken aback, then chuckled softly, "Not bad."

The other trainees, however, all had normal expressions and simply smiled and offered a few words of praise.

Luo Fengtian glanced at the girl, said nothing, and looked around the group. He glanced at Fei Yanbo's right side and saw that the man was still resting with his eyes closed. His eyes flickered slightly, and he also looked away, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes to rest as well.

The girl glanced at Luo Fengtian and, seeing that he seemed indifferent to her grades, raised an eyebrow slightly.

Soon, the sixth round of drawing will begin.

Not long after, the host suddenly called out Su Lingyue's name, and her name and registration number appeared on the big screen below. With double confirmation, even if they had the same name, there was no way they could make a mistake.

Having not slept well last night, Su Ping, who was resting, opened his eyes when he heard Su Lingyue's name appear.

(End of this chapter)