After the opening remarks, he began to introduce the famous interstellar schools and contestants that would be participating in the competition.
When the host introduced someone, the participating teams from various universities in the contestant area waved or smiled at the audience and the camera.
Even if they didn’t know anyone from other schools, the audience in the auditorium applauded out of respect.
Soon, Qiao Sang discovered that when the host introduced a contestant named Franklin from Summer University, the crowd's applause and cheers were deafening, obviously much louder than those for other contestants. It was obvious that he was a very popular contestant.
Qiao Sang looked at the man in the contestant area in the distance who was nodding slightly at the camera.
She has short brown hair and brown eyes, and looks to be in her early twenties.
Next to him sat a black rabbit-like pet with its paws crossed on its chest. It had a cold expression and didn't even want to look at the camera.
"Is this guy named Franklin very strong?" Qiao Sang couldn't help but ask.
On this planet where battles are prevalent, and in the arena of the beast taming battles of the top interstellar academy, the only possibility for such high popularity is that the opponent is very strong.
Michaela looked over and said calmly:
"Not as strong as you."
Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then he controlled the corners of his mouth that were curled up and said modestly, "How can I know if I haven't even competed? I haven't been a B-level Beastmaster for long."
When the host introduced him, he said that Franklin was a B-level beastmaster.
Gang Bao silently glanced at his beastmaster.
Pretend, keep pretending... Mikaela retracted her gaze and said, "Others don't have royal-level pets yet."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang stopped pretending and nodded in agreement: "Then it seems that I am indeed stronger."
Mikaela smiled and began a brief introduction: "I don't know much about this student named Franklin. I only know that he became a B-rank Beast Tamer at the age of 24."
As soon as the voice fell, the host happened to say this passionately:
"He's been hailed as 'the youngest B-rank Beast Tamer on Flame Star in nearly a hundred years,' having earned this honor at the age of 24. I'm sure Franklin will give us a very exciting performance!"
The whole audience cheered enthusiastically.
I should be the youngest B-level beastmaster in the history of Blue Star... Qiao Sang thought to himself.
It wasn't until half an hour later that the game officially began.
The host was suspended in the air and said loudly:
"The first match is an elimination match. All contestants, please be prepared. We will place all of you into a manufactured secret realm according to the secret realm model."
"There are 300 Twinkle Stars in the secret realm. The contestant who successfully captures a Twinkle Star and finally brings it out of the secret realm will qualify for the next round of the competition. The remaining contestants will be eliminated."
"Attention, we allow you to compete for the Little Star in any form, whether fighting alone or in a group. However, you are not allowed to take potions, draw spiritual patterns, use props or other auxiliary means. If you are caught doing so, you will be eliminated immediately."
"Also, a special reminder: once a contestant successfully captures a Twinkling Star, we will report their current location to the other contestants within a one-kilometer radius."
"So, don't think that successfully capturing Little Twinkle Star means you've won half the battle. That's when the first round of the competition might really begin."
“The competition lasts for two full days.”
"To ensure fairness and justice, the referees we invited are interstellar-level referees from various planets. They are from Yantian Star, Blue Star, Chaoxu Star, and Tianyuan Star."
"Finally, I wish you all good luck."
After he finished speaking, a white mist enveloped everyone in the contestant area.
When the fog cleared, almost everyone in the contestant area disappeared, except for the teachers leading the teams from each school.
Cheers and shouts rose all at once, and the audience was already excited before the game even started.
The Interstellar Elite Schools Beast Taming Tournament brings together the top 100 schools in the interstellar rankings. Each top school has six contestants. There are 300 small shining stars in the secret realm, which means that half of the contestants will be eliminated directly in the first game.
Just thinking about it is incredibly intense.
Amid the cheers of the crowd and their pets, virtual screens appeared scattered throughout the air above the venue.
What is shown above is the scene of all the contestants appearing in the secret realm.
Seeing this, Qiao Sang immediately became interested.
Little Flash Star, a primary psychic pet, is the smallest of Yantian Star's primary psychic pets, with an average size of only 1.2 cm. It has a natural invisible effect during the day and cannot be seen with the naked eye. However, at night, it will glow and appear in the sky like a star, hence the name.
"I didn't expect that Yantian University could create secret realms." Qiao Sang said with emotion.
"They should be cooperating with the Gao Chaos Cat." Michaela thought for a moment and said.
Chaos Cat? Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, remembering the mythical beast Chaos Cat he had seen at the Tenth Seat gathering.
Yantian University truly deserves to be the number one university in the galaxy. It can even invite Gao Chaos Cat to help.
She had seen many mythical beasts, and the Chaos Cat was one of the ones with the worst temper.
As the thought flashed through his mind, Michaela said:
"The main purpose of the first round is to directly eliminate a group of less powerful contestants. The main attraction will be the subsequent battles."
"Is it a traditional battle mode?" Qiao Sang asked.
The traditional battle mode is an all-out battle.
Professional beastmasters on both sides use all pets of the corresponding level to fight. When all pets of one side fall, it is considered a failure.
"No." Mikaela said as he looked at the virtual screens in the air.
"The next match will be an individual match, played in a best-of-three format. There will be two 1v1 pet battles, and one 2v2 pet doubles battle."
After she finished speaking, she thought of something and reminded him, "You should pay attention to this type of competition. If you want to qualify for the A-level professional beastmaster qualification on Yantian Star, one of the assessment methods they use is this type of assessment."
After a pause, she added, "The difference is that to qualify as an A-level professional beastmaster, you need to win all three matches."
Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment: "To become an A-level professional beastmaster, you have to play doubles?"
She knew about the assessment for Blue Star's A-level Beast Tamers, which used a traditional all-out battle plus the completion of a mission.
There is no fixed format for the missions, but they are all said to be hell-level.
Mikaela hummed, "There are quite a few doubles and even team competitions on Flame Sky Star. Doubles competitions, to a certain extent, test a Beastmaster's command ability, tactical flexibility and adaptability, as well as the coordination between pets. Therefore, they are sometimes included in the assessment for professional Beastmasters."
The rules for the assessment of professional beastmasters on Yantian Star will change every once in a while and are not static.
Doubles... The first combination that came to Qiao Sang's mind was Gangbao and Qingbao.
After all, Qingbao's ability to control the wind can enhance the power of many of Gangbao's flying skills.
However, Qingbao is only at the general level now, and is definitely not suitable for participating in the strength assessment of A-level professional beastmasters.
The small treasure hunt seems to be good with Yabao, Lubao or Gangbao.
It has spatial movement, shadow penetration, and control capabilities, making it perfect for team battles...
Qiao Sang was thinking about the A-level professional beastmaster assessment for a while and didn't look at the virtual screen again.
"Steel Chief."
Suddenly, Gangbao shouted in his mind.
I can only maintain the emperor-level form for 45 seconds now, so you probably can't pass the exam to become an A-level beastmaster yet.
I will definitely wait until you are stable at the Emperor level before taking the test. Now I am just thinking about it in advance... Qiao Sang's thoughts were interrupted, and he responded. Then he approached Teacher Mikaela and asked:
"Can a pet that has fought a 1v1 battle in the assessment also participate in a 2v2 doubles match?"
If possible, the combination of tooth treasure and steel treasure is also very good.
Although they don't have the characteristics and skills of doubles, Gangbao is smart and will definitely know how to cooperate with Yabao after a little training.
Yabao may not look very smart, but with his combat talent maxed out, he will definitely be able to show his strength in doubles.
The most important thing is that both of them were at the emperor level during the assessment. If they work together, their attack power will definitely be the strongest.
However, the next second, Mikaela shattered Qiao Sang's thoughts:
"You can't send out duplicate pets for the A-level professional beastmaster assessment, so you have to prepare a total of four pets for the assessment."
Qiao Sang was slightly disappointed, then he thought of something and asked:
"Will the examiner send out an imperial-level pet in the doubles assessment?"
"No." Mikaela said slowly, "The standard for an A-level professional beastmaster is to cultivate two royal-level pets, and the assessment for royal-level pets only appears in the 1v1 assessment."
Qiao Sang heard this, pondered for a moment, and then asked:
"You said that one of the tests for the A-level professional beastmasters on Yantian Star is this model. Are there any other tests?"
"Do the mission," Mikaela replied without hesitation. "Pass the battle assessment. As long as you complete one more mission, you can become an A-level professional beastmaster."
The reason why she knew so much about the content of the A-level Beast Tamer assessment on Yantian Star in recent years was mainly because she felt that Qiao Sang would most likely participate in the A-level professional Beast Tamer assessment on Yantian Star, so she went to learn about it specifically.
Just like Blue Star, they all need to complete tasks... Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and began to think about the doubles combinations among the remaining pets except Yabao and Gangbao.
Suddenly, the entire audience erupted in deafening cheers.
What the hell? Qiao Sang was startled, his thoughts stopped abruptly, and he looked around in confusion.
Seeing that everyone was excitedly staring at the virtual screen in the field, she couldn't help but look over.
There are hundreds of virtual screens playing, each one showing a different picture.
However, at this time, everyone's attention was almost focused on the same virtual screen.
In the picture, a man with brown eyes and hair was suspended in mid-air, with his hands spread out, looking at the small twinkling star in his palm.
Franklin... Qiao Sang recognized the man on the screen and thought to herself that he had caught the little twinkling star so quickly. No wonder the audience reacted so strongly. It seemed like she had only chatted with Teacher Mikaela for a few minutes.
Franklin on the screen put the little twinkling star into his pocket, stood proudly in the air, and looked down at the people and pets below.
No one spoke, but all the pets suddenly moved, like dozens of beams of light of different colors, disappearing in a flash.
In an instant, Franklin was surrounded.
Suddenly, a black rabbit-like pet that was only about one meter tall stood in front of Franklin.
The battle is about to begin.
But the next second, the entire scene fell into darkness.
The same is true for images from different perspectives on the surrounding virtual screens in the same environment.
"What's going on?"
"Why did it go dark just when I was watching something exciting?"
"No way, didn't they check for equipment failures before the game?"
In the audience, most of the audience began to feel dissatisfied, but there were still some who did not change their expressions, as if they were not surprised by such a scene.
"Ya Ya!"
Yabao screamed anxiously, indicating that the screen was broken!
"It's probably not broken, but the pet used a skill." Qiao Sang said, thinking of the black rabbit pet he had seen earlier, looked at Teacher Mikaela, and guessed:
"Could it be that the evil moon rabbit will bring darkness?"
Darkness is Coming, an evil-type super-level skill that can plunge everything around into darkness. Creatures in the darkness will constantly lose their state and five senses, and their mentality will be affected, causing them to blindly attack everything around them uncontrollably.
Mikaela glanced at her and said, "Do you think others are like you, able to cultivate super-level skills from their pets when they are at the king level?"
Teacher, you're such a jerk. You keep praising me today... Qiao Sang said with a smile, "I remember some beastmasters developed super-level skills when their pets were at the king level."
"This Evil Moon Rabbit isn't using Darkness Descent." Michaela saw Qiao Sang's smug look and said with a smile:
"Darkness Encounter can't block out sound. If this is the move, there should still be noise in the picture, but it doesn't. If I'm not mistaken, this should only be the dark space."
Dark Space, a high-level skill of the evil system, can create a dark space and trap the target inside. The target trapped inside cannot see or hear any sound. If a pet is inside, it will not be recalled by the Beast Tamer.
So this is the trick... Qiao Sang suddenly realized.
During the conversation, the screens that had turned black came back to life one by one.
The crowd and their pets appeared on the screen with grim expressions, and Franklin, who had been surrounded before, had disappeared.
“Ya Ya…”
Yabao, who had thought he could see some battle scenes, showed a disappointed expression.
It seems that it is just as what Teacher Mikaela said, his level is indeed not good enough. He was still able to escape even with so many people surrounding him. If he couldn't stop the opponent directly, he should have used space-sealing skills around him while he was not paying attention. The pets of Chaoxu Star all know how to use space sealing when catching people... Qiao Sang complained in his heart when he saw this.
"Steel Chief."
Just as he was thinking about it, Gangbao called out in his mind.
Maybe there is no space enclosed among the surrounding pets.
Qiao Sang: "..."
"That makes sense." Qiao Sang responded in his mind.
Just after the communication, she felt her shoulders being tapped twice.
Turn around and look.
"Pure evil."
The pure evil clown appeared in sight, looking hurt. (End of this chapter)
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