Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

Chapter 99 Immortal Nine vs. Charcoal Turtle

On the battlefield, Zhang Ze raised his hand and drew a summoning circle: "Charcoal-headed Turtle, come out."

A turtle-like pet, its entire body seemingly bathed in scalding lava, slowly emerged.

"Charcoal~" With a roar from the Charcoal-Headed Turtle, a cloud of black mist emanated from the vent on its shell.

On the other side, Gu Ling raised her hand and ruffled Xian Jiu's hair: "Xian Jiu, it's time to go on stage."

Xian Jiu first rubbed against Gu Ling's palm before jumping off Gu Ling's shoulder and walking gracefully into the battlefield.

The referee outside the arena announced: "In the third match of the individual top 16, Zhang Ze from Qingchuan No.1 Middle School will face Gu Ling from Nanping No.1 Middle School. Each player will use one pet beast, and they may not change their pet beasts during the match."

"—The match begins!"

"Meow~"

As soon as the match started, Xianjiu spontaneously used the high-speed Shadowless Step.

With the combination of high-speed movement and shadow clones, for a time, most of the battlefield was filled with the figure of Xian Jiu running around.

Faced with the attack of several 'Thunder Cats', Zhang Ze calmly said, "Charcoal Turtle, use Smoke."

Spray! Spray!

A large amount of black mist immediately spewed out from the vent on the charcoal-headed turtle's shell, spreading outwards.

Several "Celestial Nine" creatures ran into the black mist, but because they couldn't see anything inside, their speed slowed down for a while.

"Charcoal-headed Turtle, use high-speed rotation."

The charcoal-headed turtle retracted its limbs and head into its shell at the same time, and the entire shell began to move towards the black mist while spinning at high speed.

One, two, three... Xian Jiu's clones were attacked and disappeared one after another.

"Xian Jiu, use Insight," Gu Ling reminded him.

A glint of blue light flashed in Xian Jiu's cat-like eyes, and she quickly spotted the location of the Charcoal Turtle in the thick black fog.

Just as she was about to be hit by the Charcoal Turtle, Xian Jiu used Instant Transmission in time to avoid the attack.

Seeing Xian Jiu escape, Zhang Ze sneered, "Is running away all you can do?"

"Xian Jiu, use Iron Tail." Gu Ling clenched his fist, his face showing a hint of anger.

Xianjiu's tail lit up with a metallic sheen and lashed out towards the Charcoal Turtle!

"Charcoal-headed turtle, retreat into your shell," Zhang Ze said.

Xianjiu's iron tail struck the charcoal turtle's shell, sending it flying.

However, this attack clearly did not cause any damage to the Coalhead Turtle.

But Gu Ling's eyes lit up slightly when she saw this.

coming!

Gu Ling immediately gave the order: "Use Instant Teleport to follow them! Use Iron Tail repeatedly!"

"Time to spin the top."

Xian Jiu chuckled and, following the tactic planned from the beginning, teleported to the front of the Charcoal Turtle. Before the Charcoal Turtle could even stick its head out, Xian Jiu struck again with its Iron Tail, causing the turtle's shell to spin once more.

And so, this scene unfolded—

Xianjiu kept whipping the charcoal turtle with its tail.

The charcoal-headed turtle, like a spinning top, spun uncontrollably at high speed and couldn't stop.

From inside the turtle's shell, you could hear the charcoal-headed turtle's increasingly unwell-like sounds.

Zhang Ze's expression changed: "Charcoal-headed Turtle! Break free from its control!"

"Use Spark!"

The charcoal-headed turtle kept its head retracted inside its shell, so it spewed out sparks that flew in all directions.

"Too late." Gu Ling smiled. "Xian Jiu, use your telekinesis to keep the top spinning."

If any sparks were to fly towards him, Xianjiu would not change his position but would simply use the reflective barrier to block them.

Because of the spark, Senju stopped using Iron Tail to approach Charcoal Turtle and instead used telekinesis to control it to continue spinning.

Upon seeing this, the commentator exclaimed in surprise, "Unbelievable! Raikou can maintain Reflection while controlling Tantoto with Psychic!"

Gu Ling remained completely calm.

What's wrong with that?

Xianjiu often multitasks at home, sometimes even doing four things at once; she's gotten used to it.

Seeing that the Codmantle was almost exhausted, Gu Ling said, "Sword Nine, give the Codmantle the final blow, Thunderbolt!"

The dizzy Codhead Turtle was powerless to defend itself and lost its fighting consciousness after being hit by Thunderbolt.

"Charcoal-Headed Turtle has lost consciousness, and Thunder-Imprinted Cat has won! The victor of this match is Gu Ling from Nanping No. 1 Middle School!"

"..."

After the match, Gu Ling took Xian Jiu back to the rest area, where Huang Weiwei and the other two immediately came to greet them.

"Wow! Zero Zero! Xianjiu! You guys are amazing!" Huang Weiwei's eyes were bright, as if they were shining with admiration.

He Siruo looked surprised and happy: "I didn't expect you to make Xian Jiu spin the Charcoal Turtle like a top until it got dizzy."

"It was Xianjiu who gave me the inspiration. Xianjiu is a great contributor." Gu Ling patted Xianjiu's head.

Xian Jiu proudly raised her head: "Meow~"

That's right~

This cat is just so awesome~

"Zihan, shouldn't your round of 16 start soon?" Gu Ling turned to look at Xia Zihan.

Xia Zihan was looking in a certain direction from the audience when she heard this, and nodded: "Mm."

Gu Ling held Xian Jiu in her arms. When she saw the burn marks on Xian Jiu's legs from the sparks, she said, "I'll take Xian Jiu to the medical room for a check-up first, and then I'll watch your match later."

Xianji's skill level with the Reflection Wall was too low, and it failed to completely defend against the Spark's attack, inevitably resulting in a minor injury.

"it is good."

"..."

A few hours later.

The results for all 16 teams in the individual competitions are out.

Xia Zihan and Lu Jiuwen both won their matches in the round of 16.

To Gu Ling's surprise, Pei Gang actually lost.

Gu Ling pulled up the match schedule and immediately understood when she saw that Pei Gang's opponent was Pei Zhili, the captain of the Beast Taming Vocational School.

Pei Gang's luck wasn't great. In his first individual match, he was up against those weirdos from Beast Taming Vocational High School, and he was even up against their captain.

"...Huh? Both of them have the surname Pei?"

Pei is not a very common surname, and the fact that Gu Ling encountered two of them at once made it hard for her not to suspect that Pei Zhili and Pei Gang might have some kind of relationship.

When everyone had lunch together, Gu Ling casually asked this question and received an affirmative answer from Pei Gang.

"Yes, he's my cousin..."

"Pei Zhili is your cousin?!" Lou Huayu's shocked voice echoed throughout the private room.

Pei Gang nodded: "Yes, my cousin has the most outstanding talent in beast taming among our family's generation."

Lu Jiuwen, who was standing nearby, asked, "Pei Zhili studies at the Beast Taming Vocational School, so why did you come to Nanping No. 1 High School?"

Lu Jiuwen had already investigated Pei Gang during the class placement exam, and now he had investigated Beast Taming Vocational School before the friendly match, so Lu Jiuwen was clear about the relationship between the two.

Pei Gang: "I transferred schools."

"Why do you want to transfer schools?"

"The educational level of Beast Taming Vocational High School is several times better than that of Nanping No. 1 High School. Pei Gang, what made you so foolish as to transfer here?"

The others were somewhat puzzled.

"It's nothing, I just don't like Beast Taming Vocational School..." Pei Gang didn't want to say anything more.

"I understand!"

Lou Huayu suddenly realized.

Immediately, a whole bunch of random things popped into my head.

For example, a drama about brothers fighting each other for the right to inherit the family property.

After saying that, Lou Huayu looked at Pei Gang with shining eyes, seeking confirmation: "Is it true, is it true?"

"Lou, tell me honestly, how many novels have you been secretly reading at school?" Zhou Mengran crossed her arms and smiled warmly.

"Ah~" Lou Huayu's face fell. "Teacher Zhou, I didn't! I've been studying very hard!"

He Siruo raised her hand, her expression serious: "Teacher Zhou, I'm reporting Lou Huayu. I borrowed his phone before and saw that he had downloaded seven or eight novel apps."

"Si Ruo, you betrayed me, waaaaah..." Lou Huayu clutched his chest, looking utterly devastated.

Seeing Lou Huayu's silly antics, Zhou Mengran shook her head helplessly and laughed, "It's fine to watch, but don't let it interfere with your studies, or I'll confiscate your phone."

Joking aside, Zhou Mengran still had great faith in Lou Huayu's self-control.

If you don't even have basic self-control, how can you possibly maintain a top-ten ranking in the elite class for three consecutive months?

"Definitely! Definitely!" Lou Huayu breathed a sigh of relief as if he had survived a disaster, and a big smile appeared on his face.

Thankfully, his spiritual nourishment was preserved!

Gu Ling noticed that Pei Gang was in a low mood, so she walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "There's still the team competition."

"What you lost, we'll help you win back in the team competition."

Pei Gang looked slightly taken aback.

Upon hearing Gu Ling's words, the others echoed her sentiments.

"That's right."

"During the team competition, I'll be your cheerleader and beat those Beast Taming Vocational High School bastards!"

Pei Gang thanked him softly, "Thank you."

"Next, we should consider the roster for tomorrow's match against Yulan Middle School," Lu Jiuwen reminded them.

"In the previous team matches of Yulan Middle School, Bai Xiuwen was the first to start. The other two official members of Yulan Middle School both have electric-type pets. Except for He Siruo's little water leopard, which is not suitable for battle, Pei Gang and Xia Zihan are fully capable of dealing with them."

"We can avoid a direct confrontation with Bai Xiuwen for now. The outcome of the first game is not important; we just need to win the second and third games."

Xia Zihan asked with a smile, "Tian Ji's horse racing strategy?"

"Hmm." Lu Jiuwen nodded, then continued, "There's one more thing."

"After winning two out of three games against Yulan Middle School, the opponent will likely start the Qiankun Tournament again. The opponent is Bai Xiuwen. According to the information we have so far, she is only a one-star Beast Tamer and has only contracted the Skeleton Night Hawk."

"Bai Xiuwen can't change his pet, so we need to find a way to deplete Skeleton Night Hawk's stamina as much as possible in the first game to give Gu Ling a better chance of winning."

He Siruo was somewhat disappointed that she couldn't play, but she was even more curious about who would play in the first game: "In that case, we can't just pick anyone for the first game."

Lu Jiuwen said calmly, "I will fight."

Upon hearing this, Xia Zihan frowned slightly, somewhat disagreeing: "Your Three-Tailed Fire Fox was seriously injured in today's individual round of 16. It probably won't be fully recovered by tomorrow, right?"

Lu Jiuwen struggled to win his place in the round of 16 in today's individual competition.

The opponent was from Hailan High School, and their pet was of the water attribute, so they were quite strong and suppressed the three-tailed fire fox throughout the match.

If the Three-Tailed Firefox hadn't triggered its Blaze ability at the last moment, greatly increasing the power of its Fire-type moves and catching its opponent off guard, it would have already lost the match.

"Why don't I play the first round? My Mini Doll is a Ghost type, and it won't be easy for Skeleton Night Hawk to defeat it." Xia Zihan also wanted to play the first round and offered her idea.

Lu Jiuwen retorted, "Although the Mini Doll is a Ghost type, the Skull Night Hawk is already a Warrior level. The difference in strength level cannot be made up for by simple attribute advantage."

"Mini Doll will definitely be seriously injured after fighting Skull Night Hawk. In the individual quarterfinals the day after tomorrow, your opponent will be a player from Hailan No.8 Middle School. It will be difficult for Mini Doll to win the match if you are not fully recovered."

Lu Jiuwen suggested that he play the first game because he was prepared to sacrifice his chance to reach the top 8 in the individual competition.

Xia Zihan's mini doll wasn't seriously injured and can continue the competition in top condition. There's no need for her to waste time in the team competition.

"However, your Three-Tailed Fire Fox is seriously injured, which will also affect your later individual competitions."

"I have a plan for the match the day after tomorrow..."

"If you have a way, wouldn't it be the same if my miniature doll appeared?"

"..."

The two began arguing back and forth.

He Siruo and the others watched anxiously from the sidelines, but they couldn't say anything.

The other two official team members from Yulan Middle School are not too weak, but He Siruo and the others are still a bit lacking, so they cannot guarantee a 100% victory.

Gu Ling was feeding Xian Jiu fruit when she released the mischievous boy and gave him a plate of snacks to eat herself.

Seeing that the two were still arguing, Gu Ling raised her hand and suggested, "I can also let Xian Jiu go on stage."

"No!"

"No!"

The two people arguing retorted in unison.

"Gu Ling, you are the strongest. You can go further than us in the individual competition. Although you have two pet beasts, if you can preserve your strength, you can do so as much as possible," Lu Jiuwen said.

For people like Lu Jiuwen, who only have one contracted pet, in addition to winning each match, they also have to be careful not to let their pet get too seriously injured.

Otherwise, even if you win this match, if your pet doesn't fully recover, it will affect the next match.

Xia Zihan nodded in agreement: "Yes, after the team quarterfinals, the individual quarterfinals will follow immediately. Mischievous Ghost will be facing Skeleton Nighthawk. You can't guarantee that Mischievous Ghost will be unscathed, can you?"

"Then the remaining Xianji 9 must be kept in top condition to face the top 8 in the individual competition."

Zhou Mengran, who had remained silent until now, interjected at this moment: "Our school's best result in individual competitions in recent years has been reaching the top 8, and it has been a long time since any student has been able to reach the top 4."

"Gu Ling, you are Nanping No. 1 Middle School's biggest hope to make it into the top 4 of this year's individual competition. You can't afford any mistakes." Wan Endong said solemnly.

"...Alright then." Feeling a great sense of responsibility, Gu Ling had no choice but to lower the hand she had just raised.

"You two stop arguing, I'll play the first game." Facing everyone's gaze, Pei Gang smiled nonchalantly, "I've already been eliminated from the individual competition, so I'm completely relaxed now."

"Besides, I'll be fighting the Skeleton Night Hawk. With the Shield Dragon's defense, I'll definitely last longer than both of you, so it's most suitable for me to play the first round."

Before anyone could say anything, Pei Gang turned to Lu Jiuwen and said, "Lu Jiuwen, take good care of the Three-Tailed Fire Fox tonight and try to get it back to its best condition."

"You better not lose."

Lu Jiuwen was silent for a few seconds, then said calmly, "I will win."

Seeing that they had finally reached an agreement, Huang Weiwei and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes! We'll win all eight of our team matches tomorrow!"

"Victory is certain!"

"..."

In the corner, Zhang Huizi turned to Zhou Mengran and asked in a low voice, "Teacher Zhou, are we just going to let the students decide for themselves like this?"

Logically speaking, having Lu Jiuwen sacrifice his place in the top 8 of the individual competition would maximize the chances of a stable victory in the team competition.

Zhou Mengran smiled slightly: "Isn't this good? I can't think of a better tactic either."

"Although we are teachers, sometimes we still have to let the students make their own choices."

(End of this chapter)