Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

Chapter 114 Team Competition Finals (3)

Based on the previous power of the Mischievous Ghost's Shadow Ball, it shouldn't have been able to cause such great damage to the Shielded Dragon.

Could it be that Gu Ling was hiding his mischievous side in the previous matches?

Gu Ling remained calm.

A Shadow Ball skill at perfect proficiency is no joke.

These were points she had painstakingly accumulated. In the previous matches, the opponents weren't particularly strong, so Gu Ling let the mischievous girl play around, which allowed her to hide her true strength.

But now the mischievous one is going to take on three at once, so it's not wise to waste too much time.

If you're not careful, even a casual swipe from a Shielded Dragon would be more than a fragile creature like Mischievous Ghost could withstand.

Gu Ling, deviating from his usual approach, abandoned the strategy of slowly whittling down his opponent's health and instead opted for a direct confrontation: "You little devil! Keep the firepower up! Use Shadow Ball!"

"Hehehe~" A sinister and terrifying smile appeared on the mischievous ghost's face. His hands moved with fluid grace, and in just a few seconds, he conjured up one shadow ball after another.

The art of explosion! Here it comes!

Pei Zhili's pupils contracted slightly: "...Shielded Dragon! Get out of the way!"

boom! boom! boom!

In an instant, the entire venue erupted in a thunderous uproar, with billowing dust rising everywhere.

When the smoke cleared, the armored dragon lay on the ground, unconscious.

"Shielded Dragon is unable to fight, Mischievous Ghost wins. Please have Beast Taming Vocational School replace the contestant." The referee's voice echoed throughout the arena.

Two seconds later, cheers erupted from the stands.

"That's amazing..."

"Funny! Nanping No. 1 High School actually beat Pei Zhili..."

"Mom! I want to buy a mutated gluttonous monster too..."

"..."

The accident happened too quickly.

This was completely unexpected by everyone.

Even if some people think Gu Ling can defeat Pei Zhili, it will inevitably be a tough battle.

The result... it was over in seconds?

Seeing that Gu Ling had actually defeated Pei Zhili, everyone at Nanping No. 1 Middle School finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Very good!"

"Even Pei Zhili, the most difficult opponent, was actually defeated by Gu Ling..."

Although Zhou Mengran's face showed joy, there was also a hint of worry: "It's too early to be happy now. Gu Ling still has two rivals behind her."

Upon hearing this, Pei Gang and the others, who had been happy, immediately regained their composure.

"Gu Ling, keep it up..."

"..."

The match continued—

The second contestant from Yushou Vocational High School was He Xuening.

He Xuening looked at Gu Ling opposite her, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

Pei Zhili, as the captain of the Beast Taming Vocational School, had never lost to anyone in his class. Unexpectedly, he lost to Gu Ling's mischievousness this time.

"Little Sparrow, come out." He Xuening took a deep breath and summoned her pet.

Her task, even if she couldn't defeat the mischievous ghost, was to exhaust his stamina as much as possible, creating an opportunity for Ouyang Ming to win when he came on last.

The champion will definitely be from Beast Taming Vocational School.

After the referee announced the start of the match, He Xuening immediately gave the instruction: "Little Sparrow, use Tailwind."

【Tailwind】: A flying skill that creates a violent whirlwind, increasing the user's speed for a short period of time.

Gu Ling naturally couldn't let the little spotted sparrow increase its speed so easily, so she immediately had the mischievous one interfere with the little spotted sparrow: "Mischievous one, use the strange ray."

He Xuening: "Fly! Don't look directly at it!"

The little peacock was forced to interrupt its tailwind skill and fly upwards to avoid the mischievous sprite's interference.

"Little Sparrow, use Detect!"

The little spotted sparrow flew into the air, looking down at the mischievous boy from above, its eyes emitting a faint blue light, trying to lock onto the boy firmly.

The mischievous sparrow suddenly looked up, grinned at the little sparrow, and exhaled smoke to cover its body.

The little sparrow peered through the smoke, only to discover that the mischievous ghost had used shadow clones, with several of the ghost's figures frolicking in the smoke like wild monkeys.

"Where exactly is he..." He Xuening clenched her fists slightly, her eyes constantly searching for the mischievous boy's figure.

"Little Sparrow, use a fierce gust of wind to disperse the smoke!"

After the smoke cleared, the little spotted sparrow finally spotted the mischievous sparrow.

He Xuening's expression brightened: "Excellent! Use the backstab attack!"

The next second, the little spotted sparrow plummeted and accelerated like a rocket, swooping down towards the miniature doll.

Gu Ling watched the little spotted sparrow charge towards him, a slight sense of relief washing over him: "I've been waiting for you! Black Gaze! Then use Shadow Ball!"

The mischievous sparrow stared intently at the little spotted sparrow, its large, blood-red eyes seeming even more sinister and bloodthirsty, as if dripping blood were flowing within them.

The swooping sparrow was locked onto by that terrifying gaze, and its body froze briefly in mid-air.

The next second, the large shadow ball that the mischievous ghost had condensed in his hand took the opportunity to smash towards him!

boom!

The little spotted sparrow was knocked away!

Before the little spotted sparrow could even land, the mischievous imp conjured several smaller Shadow Balls and hurled them at the sparrow as if they were free!

"...Banban."

The little finches had no chance to dodge and, unsurprisingly, fell unconscious after being hit by a series of shadow orbs.

"Hehe~" The mischievous boy clapped his chubby hands gleefully, his smile as irritating as could be.

After Little Sparrow fell, the referee announced the result of the match: "Little Sparrow is unable to fight, Mischievous Sparrow wins, please have Beast Taming Vocational School replace the contestant."

He Xuening snapped out of her shock at the fact that her little spotted sparrow had been instantly killed, took a deep breath, put her little spotted sparrow back into her pet space, and walked off the stage with slightly heavy steps.

"...You need to be careful."

As she walked down, He Xuening bumped into Ouyang Ming, who was about to go on stage, and she gently reminded him.

When Little Sparrow spotted the mischievous ghost earlier, He Xuening was quite happy. But now, thinking back carefully, why was the mischievous ghost able to evade the Skeleton Night Hawk's detection so easily this time?

Did Gu Ling not realize what was happening?

Or perhaps... Gu Ling wanted a quick victory?

Apart from Pei Zhili, no one of her age has given her such a feeling of helplessness, especially if Ouyang Ming loses the final match as well...

"I know."

At this moment, Ouyang Ming no longer felt confident of victory; he only felt extremely troubled.

He Xuening returned to the rest area, looking at her instructor with some self-reproach: "Teacher, I'm sorry, I couldn't beat Gu Ling..."

The tutor sighed softly, "It's not your fault, it's just... I never expected this..."

He moved Pei Zhili to the starting position to disrupt Nanping No. 1 Middle School's plans and rhythm. At first, everything went smoothly, but in the end, he misjudged the strength of that mutated gluttonous ghost.

It would be better to stick to the original order of appearance and save Pei Zhili for last.

And now... we can only pin our hopes on Ouyang Ming.

On the battlefield.

Ouyang Ming, facing Gu Ling again, was filled with mixed emotions.

I thought that Nanping No.1 Middle School's overall strength was just average, and that Pei Zhili alone could defeat three opponents in a row. I didn't expect that he would have to take the stage in the end.

"This gluttonous ghost is even stronger than that Thunder Seal Cat. If Gu Ling had sent this gluttonous ghost to the field back then..." Ouyang Ming forcibly interrupted his wandering thoughts.

It's no use thinking about this now; the opponent is right in front of us.

"Big-eyed Crocodile, come out." Ouyang Ming summoned his pet beast.

As soon as the giant crocodile appeared, it raised its head fiercely and roared, pounding its chest: "Sand Crocodile!"

Gu Ling's mischievous friend has already played two matches. In each match, in order to shorten the match time, he used the advanced skill Shadow Ball multiple times in a row. Even if he didn't suffer any injuries, his stamina is probably almost exhausted!

Moreover, the effect of being exposed in the previous round is still in effect, which is also an advantage!

Ouyang Ming: "Big-eyed crocodile! Use the water gun!"

"Sand Crocodile!" The big-eyed crocodile opened its huge mouth, and a surging jet of water shot out!

Gu Ling glanced at the somewhat weary-looking Mischievous Ghost, and instead of letting him use Shadow Ball directly, she became more roundabout: "Mischievous Ghost, Shadow Clone."

The mischievous ghost's figure split into seven, each in a different direction.

After the crocodile fired several water shots, when it was its turn to hit the real thing, the mischievous creature immediately exhaled smoke and hid inside.

"They're not using Shadow Ball anymore? And they're hiding instead of using it? Is it because they're too exhausted to use it?" Ouyang Ming wondered to himself.

This is a great opportunity!

As long as there's no terrifying Shadow Ball, the fragile Mischievous Ghost is nothing to fear!

Ouyang Ming: "Big-eyed Crocodile! Charge forward! Use Crunch!"

The Dark-type move Crunch wasn't used in previous matches, but it can finally be used this time...

Gu Ling kept a close eye on the distance at which the giant crocodile was about to lunge forward, silently counting: 10, 9, 8...

3...

2...

"You little rascal! Use Shadow Ball!"

"Hehehe~"

Amidst the smoke, accompanied by the mischievous ghost's wicked laughter, several Shadow Orbs pierced through and hurtled towards the Crocodile with lightning speed.

The crocodile stared at its boss with wide eyes and instinctively dodged to the side.

Having just dodged two Shadow Balls, before Crocodile could even catch its breath, it saw the Shadow Balls suddenly make a sharp turn in mid-air and slam into it from behind.

Bang bang bang!

The crocodile was knocked to the ground and cried out in pain.

"How could this be..." Ouyang Ming said in shock.

They still have the stamina to use Shadow Ball?

...Gu Ling was lying to her!

"Mischievous imp, use Night Curse." Gu Ling glanced at the Mischievous Imp, who had exhausted a lot of energy, and chose to have him use Night Curse to finish him off.

The mischievous creature didn't get close to the crocodile, but instead drifted far away to finish it off with Night Curse, giving the crocodile absolutely no chance.

The referee began the countdown: "10, 9, 8, 7..."

"Big-eyed crocodile! Get up!"

Ouyang Ming shouted unwillingly.

But as the final number "1" fell, the final result of the game was revealed.

"The crocodile is incapacitated, and the mischievous one wins! The winner of this friendly team competition final is Nanping No. 1 Middle School!"

The moment the referee announced the result of the match, the students from Nanping No. 1 Middle School in the rest area were stunned for two seconds, and then cheered with joy:

"You really... won?"

"We're the champions?"

"So handsome! Captain, I love you, waaaaah..."

"..."

Director Wan, standing nearby, was all smiles, tears streaming down his face, as he exclaimed, "Finally... after so many years! Waaah... No. 1 Middle School has won the championship again!"

Zhou Mengran smiled knowingly as she watched Gu Ling and the mischievous boy receiving cheers and applause on the field.

Her mission can be considered complete.

"Hurry up and go up there!" Zhou Mengran turned and waved to Pei Gang and the others. "This is a team competition. You're a team, so why don't you go up and celebrate together?"

The championship trophy and prizes will be awarded after all the friendly matches have concluded, but you can still celebrate now.

"Yay! Let's go!"

"Zero! Here we come!"

Seeing her companions approaching, Gu Ling smiled and waved to them, "Come on up, everyone."

A golden rain lasted for a full ten minutes.

Several screens above the competition venue played a loop of highlights from all the team competitions of Nanping No. 1 Middle School, and just a few glances at them were enough to get your blood pumping.

All of this is the result of their hard work along the way.

"..."

When Gu Ling and the others came down, Pei Zhili came to find Gu Ling alone:

"Gu Ling, what do you think about using a different pet to decide the winner in tomorrow's individual finals?"

Pei Zhili continued, "Both the Shield Dragon and the Gluttonous Ghost were quite exhausted in today's match, and they won't be able to play another all-out match tomorrow."

"Meow~" Before Gu Ling could speak, Xian Jiu nodded eagerly, her little paws pawing at Gu Ling's neck, her eyes full of anticipation.

Beastmaster~ This cat is about to take the stage~

The main characters always appear last, and tomorrow's final show definitely belongs to me!

Gu Ling didn't immediately agree, instead asking, "How come I don't know if you're deliberately trying to fool me? What if you change your mind at the last minute and switch to the Shield Armor Dragon? Even if the Shield Armor Dragon isn't fully recovered, wouldn't it still have the advantage against a Transcendent-level opponent at the Warrior level?"

Pei Zhili: "Then let's go register the pet information for tomorrow now, so you can rest assured?"

Gu Ling patted the anxious Xian Jiu and nodded in agreement: "Okay."

The mischievous guy played three games in a row today, he really needs a good rest.

Moreover, Gu Ling also had a little selfish motive. Xianjiu was her first contracted pet, which was of great significance. She wanted to give Xianjiu the chance to play in tomorrow's most important match.

The two went together to register the information of the pets to be used in tomorrow's battle, and the whole process was open and transparent.

After confirming the battle details, Pei Zhili took his leave.

"Gu Ling, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

"..."

After Pei Zhili left, Huang Weiwei reached out and hugged Gu Ling's arm, then pouted in the direction Pei Zhili had left, saying, "Lingling, why did you agree to Pei Zhili's request? I think the mischievous one can still play in tomorrow's match."

Xia Zihan frowned: "Yes, a Warrior-level warrior is almost guaranteed to win against a Transcendent-level warrior."

Gu Ling smiled slightly: "Have you all forgotten that my Immortal Rank 9 is also about to break through?"

"Meow~" Xian Jiu proudly raised her little head.

Tomorrow is my match against the big bad guy, and I'm absolutely guaranteed to win!

"Gu Ling is here for the championship prize money; she must know that," Zhou Mengran reminded her with a smile.

"That's true..."

"I almost forgot about the bonus! Our captain came here for the bonus, hehehe..."

The others nodded in agreement upon hearing Zhou Mengran's words.

The mischievous kid clapped his chubby hands beside him, saying, "Hehe~ Go, Boss! Boss is awesome!"

Xian Jiu waved her little paw: "Meow~" Keep it low-key~ Keep it low-key~ Please call me Sheriff Meow!

The mischievous boy raised his chubby little hand and immediately gave an improper salute: "Hehe~" Yes! Chief Meow Meow!

"..."

(End of this chapter)