The competition continues.

Lai Ge Bao lived up to everyone's expectations, overcoming all obstacles to reach the top spot. His Martial Grandmaster strength, coupled with his rare bloodline, quickly attracted considerable attention.

The other three monsters didn't fare so well.

They had been injured by Pu Wen before and hadn't fully recovered before going back to the battlefield. Plus, their origins and bloodlines were the worst, so they all failed in the advanced matches.

Giant Rhinoceros and Fortune Tricycle Tours, Little Grey Wolf Two-Wheeled Tours.

It's already quite commendable that they weren't knocked off the stage immediately.

Finally, there's the raccoon.

Compared to the raccoon, the magical beasts in front of her were far inferior to her.

The raccoon is very strong, but the raccoon doesn't say it.

Compared to Toad's flamboyant nature, Little Raccoon is quite low-key. He narrowly won twice, being rated as a Class B and Class A magical beast, and then "barely" squeezed into the top twenty list.

"This little beast is so lucky."

A small number of people noticed the "lucky" monster, but most were attracted by the monster ranked at the top.

For example, the Windfire Cloud Beast, which has the best chance of winning the championship, is a magical beast that has won the championship seven times in a row. Many people think that it should win the championship again this time, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Another example is a magical beast called Linxiang, which is currently considered the only magical beast capable of fighting against the Feng Huo Liu Yun Beast.

Besides these two, the third-ranked Toad is a dark horse.

Many people's eyes were on Xiao Lai. In addition to betting on who would win between the Wind and Fire Cloud Beast and the Qilin Elephant, the casino set up outside also had a special betting system to see how many games a Lai Ge Bao group could enter.

As for the raccoon... she was ranked twentieth.

In the casino, raccoons don't deserve a name.

##

Meanwhile, inside the Cloud Tower...

A group of middle-aged monks were discussing inside the house, "There are two unexpected magical beasts this year."

Which two?

The gaunt man sitting in the middle raised his head. This man was Zhang Zhaozhong, the person in charge of the beast fighting competition.

"One is a six-toed fire crane in the early stage of Martial Sect, and the other is a magical beast in the late stage of Martial Sect named Lai Ge Bao."

The manager brought out the information, which was a record of the two magical beasts. Cloud Tower had clear records of all the magical beasts participating in the competition, especially the powerful ones.

Their Cloud Tower is in the business of Warcraft, so the Beast Fighting event is not a charity event, but a tool for them to make money.

Besides earning registration fees and boosting the economy around Yimeng College, there are two other ways to make money that outsiders don't know.

The first Warcraft transaction.

A powerful magical beast can often fetch an extremely high price, especially one that ranks highly in the rankings. Its value doubles as soon as it leaves the market. They also buy magical beasts that, while not particularly strong, have great potential. Through their training, these beasts will become top-ranked magical beasts.

The real money they make from auctioning off these monsters every year is what they call the lion's share.

The second is to manipulate things secretly.

The prize for first place each time is an extremely rare and precious natural treasure.

Four beast battles are held each year, meaning that a rare and precious treasure must be given away after each battle. Although Cloud Tower is very wealthy, it doesn't have that many treasures to give away, so controlling the first place winner each year is essential.

How can we control things to make them look natural?

That would definitely involve training their own magical beasts, paying attention to other powerful magical beasts from the very beginning of the beast battles. Then, in subsequent arrangements, the strongest magical beasts would be grouped together, allowing them to wear each other down. Finally, their own magical beasts would defeat the opponent's magical beasts. Their magical beasts would not only win first place and double their value, but they would also protect the treasures of Cloud Tower, killing two birds with one stone.

How could the simple-minded monster and its master possibly know these things?

"In that case, let's put these two magical beasts together."

Zhang Zhaozhong placed the two wooden plaques side by side and, as was his usual practice, asked, "Besides these two magical beasts, are there any other magical beasts with considerable strength?"

These monsters are not just contestants, but also a business.

They can buy high-quality monsters at low prices from their owners, then train and repackage them before reselling them at high prices.

"There are two more with good qualifications."

The manager placed a wooden plaque on the table, displaying information on the fourth, fifth, and sixth ranked monsters. "Another monster's entry into the finals is quite unexpected."

He took out the Gigika sand barrel wooden sign, saying, "This little beast isn't very strong, but it's gotten this far by sheer luck."

Despite being the weakest, he somehow managed to defeat the second and first place winners through sheer luck.

"A small beast that relies on luck?"

This caught Zhang Zhaozhong's attention. "How good are you? What's your ranking?"

"His strength has only reached the Martial Spirit level, ranking 20th."

Upon hearing this ranking, Zhang Zhaozhong raised his eyelids and looked at the steward, "Luck is always just luck; it can never become part of strength. From now on, we don't need to specifically mention magical beasts of this strength."

This is a waste of their time.

##

Lai Ge Bao and Xiao Huan Xiong, who were waiting for the final at the inn, received the relevant notification.

The participants drew lots to determine their opponents.

The raccoon drew a bear-shaped monster of average strength, while the toad drew a six-toed flamingo that was his equal.

The competition began on the second day.

As the competition reached its climax, more and more people came to watch. To ensure the viewing experience was enjoyable for the crowd, usually a pair of powerful monsters would be brought out to compete first, instantly enlivening the atmosphere.

Then they started competing against the weakest monsters.

The raccoon was in the second round.

Moreover, as soon as she stepped onto the stage, some people in the audience began to sigh.

"The quality of this beast fight doesn't look very good."

"Of course, what kind of magical beast is that on stage?"

"What happened to those large, powerful monsters? Were they all eliminated in the second round?"

"Everyone says there's something fishy going on in the beast fights, and I never believed it before. But now I feel there's no way to argue with it, so I can only admit defeat."

...

Many people sighed upon seeing the raccoon.

They dared not approach her, after all, Jia Xitong's spiritual power was concealed, how could a group of Martial Spirit Realm cultivators possibly notice her? Besides, her physique was indeed not as imposing and powerful as the other contestants, or as intimidating as Lai Gebao.

Her flamboyant, spiky hairstyle did indeed resemble that of a Warcraft player who got into the finals through connections.

"bring it on."

"Let's finish this quickly."

The audience's initial enthusiasm was almost extinguished, and they were already waiting for the next team.

Jia Xitong was completely unaffected by what was happening below. She spread her little wings and faced every enemy with "all her might".