Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

Knowing the great responsibility she would bear in tomorrow's competition, Gu Ling returned to her hotel room after lunch with everyone and watched Bai Xiuwen's Skull Night Hawk competition video over and over again.

Every now and then, he would jot down some notes on paper.

Skeleton Nighthawks generally possess two characteristics:

[Insomnia]: Because of the constitution that prevents one from sleeping, one will not enter a state of sleep.

[Sharp Eyesight]: Thanks to sharp eyesight, the hit rate will not be reduced.

Bai Xiuwen's Skeleton Nighthawk has high potential, and it most likely has the [Sleepless] trait. It's just unknown whether it will have hidden traits like [Mental Strength].

If the [Mental Strength] trait is present, then the intimidation tactic that the Mischievous Ghost is best at will be greatly reduced.

However, even with the [Mental Power] trait, one is not completely immune to prank-like intimidation tactics. For example, Xian Jiu was once successfully frightened by a mischievous ghost.

"The skills that Skeleton Night Hawk has used so far include..."

"Peck, wing attack, telekinesis, reflective barrier, psychic power... and detection."

Gu Ling stared intently at the two words "spotted" written on the paper.

The "See Through" skill is too effective against Ghost-type pets. Gu Ling used to enjoy using this skill with Xian Jiu, but now it's a huge headache for him.

"To avoid being detected and hit, the first thing to do is increase distractions, the second is to increase your own speed, and the third is to prevent your opponent from using this skill..."

The first, the disruption, can be achieved through the Mischievous Ghost's [Smoke] skill. Alternatively, you can teach the Mischievous Ghost [Shadow Clone] skill now.

Secondly, high speed. The Gluttonous race, to which Mischievous Ghost belongs, is one of the fastest representatives among Ghost-type pets, so there's not much to worry about in terms of speed.

Thirdly, it prevents the opponent from using their detection skills...

"Bai Xiuwen will definitely use this skill to deal with Ghost-type pets, but what skills can Mischievous Ghost learn to lock down 'Detection'..."

Gu Ling scrolled through the Ghost-type skills recorded in the Beast Taming Ancient Book.

Gu Ling still remembered that in the battle placement exam a few months ago, in the battle between Xian Jiu and Mini Doll, Mini Doll used the Ghost-type move [Hate], which locked down Xian Jiu's high-speed excitement.

"If the Mischievous Ghost learns the Hate skill, then when the Skeleton Night Hawk uses Insight, the Insight skill can be temporarily blocked."

Both the [Insight] and [Hatred] skills have time limits.

Gu Ling was not yet sure how long the Skeleton Night Hawk's [Insight] skill effect would last. If it lasted longer than the [Hate] skill effect, then even if the Mischievous Ghost learned [Hate], it would be useless.

"To be on the safe side, the mischievous one must avoid the first time the Skull Night Hawk is detected."

Gu Ling breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing that the [Hate] skill had been included in the Beast Taming Manual.

"Luckily, when I took Xiaobai to the pet protection area before, I secretly went to the pet enclosure of the ghost-type pets and petted them when he wasn't paying attention."

Otherwise, Gu Ling wouldn't be able to teach the mischievous kid the "Hate" skill now.

"Hey kid, come here for a second." Gu Ling beckoned to the kid.

The mischievous boy was watching a psychology teacher's live class on his tablet when he heard Gu Ling calling him. He floated over with a hint of doubt in his eyes: "Hehehe?" What does the beast tamer want?

Only Xianjiu, who was watching the game video from the sidelines, instantly understood and gave the mischievous guy a mysterious look that said, "You're very lucky, kid."

"You little rascal, make sure you keep all the poison out of yourself." Gu Ling gave him a worried reminder before reaching out to touch the little rascal's head.

[Skills that can be taught]

[Normal Skill]: Shadow Clone*, ...

[Ghost-type move]: Hatred, ...

[Number of places available for skills instruction]: 13

Available Points: 5234

[Suitable students]: Thunder Cat (Sword 9), Gluttonous Ghost (Mischievous Ghost)

Gu Ling chose Mischievous Ghost as her student and taught him the skills [Shadow Clone] and [Hate].

When Gu Ling taught Xian Jiu, the [Shadow Clone] skill had already been activated, so now Gu Ling only needs to spend one skill slot to unlock [Hate].

The mischievous boy suddenly shuddered, and in an instant, two skills he had never learned before flashed into his mind.

"...Heh?" The mischievous ghost was stunned.

What happened?

Is this some kind of prank by a beast tamer's new research?

As the eldest, Xianjiu felt obligated to help the newly joined mischievous little brother familiarize himself with the "joining benefits" as soon as possible. So he calmly walked over and patted the mischievous little brother with his paw.

"Meow~"

Gui Gui, calm down~

This is a welcome bonus for new members—only available here!

"Heh heh?" The mischievous boy was even more confused.

Gu Ling smiled and patted the mischievous boy's head again, then added points to the two new skills the boy had learned.

Although you don't need to directly interact with your contracted pet to add stat points.

However, there is still a sense of ritual.

Especially the mischievous kid's first time! It has to be memorable!

[Shadow Clone (Beginner 0/100) → (Slightly Advanced 0/500)]

[Hate (Beginner 0/100) → (Slightly Accomplished 0/500)]

Shadow Ball is an extremely useful and important skill for Ghost-type pets, so Gu Ling took the opportunity to max out the proficiency of Shadow Ball, which was already at the Master level.

Moreover, Gu Ling was quite curious about how many points were needed for perfect proficiency later on.

Shadow Sphere (Mastery 1000/2000) → (Perfect 0/5000)

Looking at the "5000" displayed for perfect proficiency, Gu Ling fell silent.

Gan!

She knew it!

The original 5234 points have now become 4034 points, not even enough to reach a perfect proficiency level.

Gu Ling checked the mischievous boy's current data with mixed feelings—

【Name】：Glutton (Evolution has been discontinued: Nightmare Eater → Glutton)

[Type]: Ghost

【Characteristics】: Characteristic 1: Levitate (Levitates from the ground, thus becoming immune to Ground-type moves)

Trait 2: Cursed Body (When attacked, there is a 30% chance to immobilize the opponent)

[Qualification]: 544~566 (Advanced)

[Rank]: Warrior General

【Skill】:

[普通系技能]：黑色目光（小成300/500）、烟雾（精通100/2000）影子分身（小成0/500）

[幽灵系技能]：舌舔（精通250/2000）、奇异光线（小成450/500）、黑夜诅咒（小成400/500）、暗影球（完美0/5000）、影子拳（入门30/100）、痛恨（小成0/500）

[Description]: It likes to hide in the dark or in the shadows of creatures, and jumps out to intimidate its prey when it relaxes its guard.

Apart from the Shadow Fist skill that Mischievous Ghost had just learned and whose proficiency was relatively low, the proficiency of the other skills was at the minor mastery or proficiency level, which was enough to cope with the situation. Gu Ling had no intention of adding points to other skills for the time being.

The Shadow Fist was learned at school, and the mischievous boy's daily training results were obvious to all, so Gu Ling couldn't directly raise the Shadow Fist's proficiency to the minor mastery level.

As for the shadow clone and hatred, they can easily be dismissed as skills that the mischievous ghost already possessed.

"...Heh heh?!"

At this moment, the mischievous kid, whose points had been continuously increased, looked even more panicked.

"It's alright." Gu Ling patted the mischievous boy's head reassuringly again, then her eyes revealed a sincere emotion, which also seemed to be mixed with a hint of restraint.

"Everything is worth it for you."

After saying that, Gu Ling went to put on her shoes.

Tomorrow, Naughty Ghost will be sent out to compete. Gu Ling is taking Naughty Ghost to the Pet Alliance today to register so that Naughty Ghost will be eligible to compete.

But the mischievous boy's mind started wandering, involuntarily recalling the plots of various horror and suspense movies and novels he had watched...

Could it be that the Beast Tamer sacrificed some exorbitant price and made some unknown deal with the devil?

Thinking of this, the mischievous boy unconsciously looked at Gu Ling's back as she put on her shoes, his eyes reddening.

The beast tamer wouldn't do it...

At this moment, Xian Jiu patted the mischievous boy again: "Meow~"

Hey, I have a secret to tell you, but you can't tell anyone else!

The mischievous boy's curiosity was piqued, and he nodded repeatedly, promising that he would never tell anyone.

Then, Xian Jiu's expression turned mysterious: "Meow~" Our beast tamer knows magic!

The mischievous boy stared wide-eyed in shock: "...Heh heh?!" Magic? Did he make a forbidden deal with the devil?

"Meow~" No, no! It's magic!

"Heh heh?" But I feel like I'm making a deal with the devil!

"..."

After putting on her shoes, Gu Ling checked that she had all her ID documents, then turned and waved to the two little ones who were whispering to each other: "Xian Jiu, you little rascals, we're going to the Pet Alliance to register our information."

Upon hearing this, the two little ones immediately ran over.

Gu Ling put the mischievous ghost back into her pet space and then left the hotel room with Xian Jiu.

After taking a car to the Pet Alliance in the city, Gu Ling registered the information of the mischievous ghost according to the procedure and changed her own information as a two-star pet tamer.

As Gu Ling left the Pet Alliance, she glanced at the electronic identity information displayed on her phone, suppressing the subtle excitement in her heart.

...She's already a two-star Beast Tamer!

Gu Ling looked up slightly at the clear blue sky above, then turned to the two little ones beside her and smiled, "Xian Jiu, you little rascals, let's go back."

"Meow~"

"Hehehe~"

"..."

After Gu Ling returned to the hotel by car, she was waiting for the elevator to go upstairs when a person walked over from a short distance away.

The person was wrapped up from head to toe, like a rice dumpling.

As the person stopped beside her waiting for the elevator, Gu Ling casually turned her head and glanced at them.

...fully armed with a hat, mask, sunglasses, and cotton coat.

Ok?

Why does this feel so familiar?

"...Senior Ye?" Gu Ling called out tentatively.

"Huh? Little student?"

Ye Wuyan took off his sunglasses, his deep, beautiful eyes curving into a smile: "What a coincidence~"

When Xian Jiu in Gu Ling's arms saw that it was Ye Wuyan, she quickly turned her head to the side.

unlucky!

I've seen that stupid two-legged creature again. I hope I don't lose all my games tonight.

After the elevator doors opened, the two people stepped inside.

After the two pressed their respective floor buttons, the elevator slowly ascended.

"Senior Ye, what brings you out? And why are you in Hailan City?"

Gu Ling was quite surprised to see Ye Wuyan.

Ye Wuyan is so afraid of the cold that he used to be too lazy to pick up and drop off Xiaobai at school, but now he's going out instead of staying home playing games.

"I didn't want to go out either... but I was called here to watch the game." Ye Wuyan sighed deeply, looking somewhat unwilling.

Upon hearing this, Gu Ling's mind stirred slightly.

"Senior Ye, is it about the surprise you mentioned about winning the championship?"

Surely winning a friendly match doesn't guarantee you Ye Wuyan's favor, does it? Or does it mean you'll get a direct admission to Shanghai University?

Ye Wuyan narrowed his eyes slightly: "More or less."

"Then..." Gu Ling looked at Ye Wuyan expectantly.

"I won't tell~"

"...Alright then."

Gu Ling was getting a little itchy to ask, but she could only change the subject: "Where's Xiao Bai? Didn't he come?"

"He has to go to school." Ye Wuyan looked at Gu Ling with an expression as if she were looking at an idiot.

"Ahem..." Gu Ling was a little embarrassed. She hadn't been to school for half a month and had almost forgotten that an ordinary high school student should be in school now.

"By the way, kid, you're playing in the team quarterfinals tomorrow, right?"

Gu Ling nodded: "Yes."

The entire friendly match was broadcast live. If Ye Wuyan wanted to, he could find the live broadcast information by searching online.

"Then you have to keep it up!"

With a ding-dong, the elevator stopped at the ninth floor, which Ye Wuyan had pressed.

"I've arrived." Ye Wuyan put his sunglasses back on, stepped out of the elevator, turned around and waved: "See you later, little classmate."

"Okay, see you later."

"..."

……

Day 6 of the friendly match, December 17th.

——Friendly Match Schedule: Team Round of 8

In the morning, in the hotel room.

After washing up, Gu Ling came out of the bathroom and called out in the direction of the mischievous boy, "Mischievous boy, it's time to go. The time to test your learning results is coming."

The mischievous student was attending a live-streamed class on a tablet, the audio from the tablet audible, and the instructor's strong, clear voice came through:

"Believe in yourself, dare to face the darkness within your heart, and vent that darkness..."

"You must believe that this world is beautiful... Go!"

"..."

The mischievous boy paused the live-streamed lesson, exited the interface, and turned off the tablet. Then, he gave Gu Ling a憨厚乖乖的 smile: "Hehe~"

Beastmaster, Guigui is ready!

"Meow~" Xian Jiu opened her cat eyes and woke up from her meditative state.

Huang Weiwei came out of the bathroom and, seeing how energetic the two little ones were, couldn't help but tease them, "Lingling, these little rascals are still quite spirited."

Gu Ling reached out and touched the mischievous ghost that floated over, replying with a smile, "Of course, the mischievous ghost and I have been waiting for a long time."

"Let's go to the meeting point."

"..."

After having breakfast at the hotel, Gu Ling and his group headed to the central battle arena.

Before the match began, Zhang Huizi performed a pre-match check on her three pets: Shield Dragon, Mini Doll, and Three-Tailed Fire Fox.

Gu Ling sat in the chair, her gaze falling on the competition rest area of ​​Yulan Middle School across the street.

At this time, the teachers and contestants from Yulan Middle School also arrived, including Bai Xiuwen.

However, while the other contestants from Yulan Middle School were chatting and laughing, Bai Xiuwen sat alone in a corner, head down, scrolling through her phone, seemingly indifferent to the outside world. (End of Chapter)