Three photos appeared rapidly and continuously on the giant virtual screen.
All eyes, including those of the animals, were fixed on the scene.
Shortly after, one of the photos disappeared, and the remaining two photos were frozen in time and enlarged side by side in the center of the screen.
"The final battle for the championship! The first group of players in the round-robin stage has been decided!" On the commentary stage, Nefertis announced in a passionate voice:
"Those are players Lefebvre and Serana!"
In the center of the screen, two photos are frozen in time, clearly showing Lefebvre and Serana.
In an instant, the entire audience cheered, and the atmosphere reached another level of excitement.
"Leifed! Leifed!"
"Serana! Serana!"
"I didn't expect these two to compete first. When the list of contestants came out, I always thought they would be the last ones to compete."
"What do you mean? You look down on me, God Qiao?"
"Who would look down on Qiao Sang? I mean, when the list of participants was first released at the beginning of the competition, I didn't even know Qiao Sang was there."
"Qiao Sang really emerged as a dark horse. Who would have thought she would make it into the top three?"
"The match between Lefebvre and Serana is practically a final."
"They will bring you a passionate and memorable match tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, under the sunshine of Tanzania, at the Saye International Arena! I believe that tomorrow's Saye International Arena will become an epic event where millions of hearts beat in unison!" Aurore shouted from the commentary booth.
Nephthys then continued:
"According to the competition rules, the losing player will automatically compete against Qiao Sang, who has not yet played, for the championship match, the second match of the round-robin..."
VIP room.
"Teeth..."
Toothball's eyes dimmed, and its tail drooped.
"Looking around~"
Little Treasure patted Tooth Treasure, looked at the photo appearing on the screen, and exclaimed with a sigh, "Brother Tooth Treasure, your mouth is venomous!"
"Teeth?"
Toothball was taken aback at first, then quickly raised its paw and touched its mouth.
Its mouth is poisonous? When did this happen? The beast it was just battling wasn't a poison-type pet either.
"Looking around~"
Little Treasure knew that Big Brother Tooth Treasure didn't use the internet, so he patiently explained it to him.
This is just internet slang; it either means someone is being too harsh, or it means someone like you who can't say anything right.
Ya Bao: "..."
"Qingqing".
Qingbao called out from the side to speak up for them.
Ya Bao isn't bad at saying anything; it just can't guess anything accurately.
Ya Bao: "..."
"Comparing Lefebvre and Serana...?" Jossan laughed. "Looks like I can rest for another day."
"Are you coming to see it in person tomorrow?" Michaela asked.
“Okay.” Qiao Sang nodded and said, “A battle between top-level A-grade professional beast tamers would definitely be exciting to watch live.”
After saying that, he picked up the backpack that was on the sofa.
Seeing this, Lu Bao jumped in on her own initiative.
Qiao Sang turned around, preparing to pick up Xia Lala, but at that moment, she noticed that Ya Bao's tail was drooping, looking unhappy. She turned back, picked up Ya Bao, and asked:
"What's wrong?"
"Teeth..."
Ya Bao sighed.
It wanted to fight against Ser and Lai, but they ended up facing each other instead.
Qiao Sang laughed and said, "This is a round-robin tournament. We will face them sooner or later. It's just a matter of time. Our match should be the day after tomorrow."
To be in top condition, professional beast tamers need at least a day to rest after each match, taking their pets to a beast taming center for a comprehensive check-up and recovery. If a professional beast tamer is well-off, they will have dedicated therapists and physiotherapists to help with their recovery.
If arranged normally, each round-robin tournament would last for one day.
"Teeth!"
Upon hearing this, Ya Bao's eyes lit up and its tail wagged wildly.
Xia Lala looked on with envy.
Look how others talk to their pet beasts... The Dragon King glanced at his beast tamer with considerable disdain.
Michaela, oblivious to the look in her eyes, smiled and said:
"Let's go back."
After saying that, he winked at Penjami, who was about to fall asleep.
Penjami regained consciousness, her eyes glowing blue, and disappeared from the spot with her group of figures.
...
Villa, living room.
A group of figures appeared out of thin air.
"Teeth!"
Ya Bao immediately jumped off his beast tamer and barked at Gang Bao, indicating that they should go for battle training together.
After this period of training, it discovered that fighting against Steelball was the most enjoyable.
Lu Bao likes to freeze. It freezes Lu Bao as soon as it moves, making it impossible to have a proper head-on battle.
Little Treasure Hunter is too cowardly, always hiding and dodging. Even when you finally manage to attack it, you're the one who falls down.
It's best to fight Steelball; you can go head-to-head with it, it won't dodge, and you won't fall down even if you attack it.
"Steel Power".
Gangbao nodded and followed Yabao outside.
"Looking around~"
Little Treasure Hunter quickly called out, indicating that it would go too.
"Qingqing".
Qingbao called out, indicating that he was still there for her.
Lu Bao didn't say anything and just followed behind Ya Bao and the others.
Just as Xiao Xunbao and Qingbao were about to float away, Tingbao called out:
"Tingting?"
It remembers that the training location is a bit far from here, so why not just teleport directly?
Ya Bao and the others all stopped moving.
Little Treasure Hunter froze for a moment, then his expression returned to normal, and he called out:
"Looking around~"
It forgot.
After saying that, his eyes glowed blue, and he disappeared from the spot along with Ya Bao and the others, including Ting Bao.
"Xiaxia?"
Xia Lala looked at Qiao Sang and called out, "Aren't you coming along?"
“Even when I’m not here, Ya Bao and the others will train hard.” Qiao Sang opened the refrigerator, took out a drink, and said, “Besides, I have other things to do.”
"What are you going to do?" Michaela leaned over from the sofa and asked.
“I’ll go and look at Serana and Lefebvre’s previous matches,” Josan said.
Although she had previously studied Serana and Lefebvre, it was only about some recent information. Both of them had participated in professional matches at various levels and had left behind a lot of video records. She wanted to go through all the old match videos as well.
With students like this, it's no wonder those old guys keep making sarcastic remarks in the group with their ugly faces... Michaela felt relieved and laughed, "Go."
Qiao Sang turned and walked towards the room.
Xia Lala quickly followed.
...
Blue Star, Dragon Kingdom.
Hangzhou Port City.
Inside a towering building, Ye Xiangting and Tong Huaxiao sat on a sofa, undergoing a live 1-on-1 interview.
"Ms. Ye, how did you come up with the idea of leading Qiao Sang down the path of a professional beast tamer?" the reporter asked.
“I didn’t make any special arrangements; she wanted to become a professional beast tamer herself,” Ye Xiangting said.
"When did you discover her talent to become a professional beast tamer?" the reporter asked again.
“I noticed it when she was very young,” Ye Xiangting said with a smile. “Back then, she was very interested in all kinds of professional beast tamer competitions.”
"Was Qiao Sang outstanding from a young age?" the reporter asked.
"Of course," Ye Xiangting replied without batting an eye. "Otherwise, how could she have become the youngest A-level professional beast tamer in history?"
"Haha, you're right." The reporter exclaimed, "Qiao Sang has truly overturned my understanding of genius. Before her, I never knew that a person could be so talented."
After saying that, she seemed to remember something, looked at Tong Huaxiao, and asked:
"Tonghuaxiao is Ms. Ye's pet animal, and it should have watched Qiao Sang grow up since she was a baby. Is it true that she once got a zero on a test?"
Ye Xiangting glanced at Tong Huaxiao.
"Unified sliding".
The owl barked without changing its expression, indicating that it didn't know. However, it thought that if Qiao Sang was so smart, it must be because she didn't want to take the test.
Ye Xiangting smiled and looked away.
The reporter, listening to the live translation through the earpiece, continued:
"As expected, geniuses don't care about superficial achievements."
As she spoke, she looked at Ye Xiangting and asked, "Qiao Sang participated in the Master Challenge on Yantian Star and successfully advanced to the top three today. At this age, to achieve this ranking on the stage of an A-level professional Beastmaster in the interstellar category is unprecedented in our Dragon Kingdom, and even in the entire interstellar world. Is there anything you would like to say to Qiao Sang about this?"
"I want to say..." Ye Xiangting looked at the camera and said seriously, "Daughter, you will always be my pride."
“This interview will be broadcast live across the stars. If Qiao Sang is watching the news on Yan Tian Star, I believe she will see what you said to her,” the reporter said.
Time passed slowly, and after what seemed like an eternity, the interview finally came to an end.
Ye Xiangting walked out of the building, flipped over and sat on Tong Huaxiao's back, and flew into the sky.
"Unified sliding..."
As the owl flew slowly, it cried out, indicating that the interview was exhausting and it couldn't move for a long time.
“Who said I can’t move?” Ye Xiangting said.
"Commander." Commander Xiao called out, indicating that this wasn't an interstellar broadcast and he didn't want to embarrass Qiao Sang.
"Do you think Qiao Sang will see it?" Ye Xiangting asked.
"Tonghua." Tonghua called out, indicating that if she was watching TV, she might be able to see it, and even if she didn't, she could call to remind her.
"This is a crucial moment in the competition, I can't disturb her," Ye Xiangting said without hesitation.
Although her initial intention in accepting the interview was so that Qiao Sang could see her on Yan Tian Star, there was no need to bother her specifically for this reason.
"Unified sliding".
Tong Huaxiao gave her a "okay" look and said that he would tell her after her competition was over.
After saying that, it sped up and flew towards home.
...
The next day.
Flaming Star.
Saye International Stadium.
The audience seats were filled with the heads of people and their pets.
The competition is in full swing.
Whenever there was a fierce collision on the field, the crowd erupted in screams and cheers, creating a very exciting scene.
VIP room.
Qiao Sang and Ya Bao stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the intense match below, occasionally screaming and cheering like the audience.
"That's incredible!"
"Teeth!"
"Amazing!"
"Teeth!"
"Ya Bao, who do you think will win?"
"Teeth!"
"What?" Josan frowned. "I thought Serana would win this round..."
"Ya Ya?" Ya Bao looked puzzled and called out, indicating that it meant Sera would win.
"It's because you mentioned Serana..." Jossan thought to himself.
"Looking around~"
Little Treasure patted Tooth Treasure and barked, indicating that it must be because you said Sera would win that your Beastmaster thought they couldn't win.
"Teeth..."
Upon hearing this, Ya Bao looked at his beast tamer with a hurt expression that seemed to say, "Really?"
Qiao Sang immediately retorted, "Of course not, don't listen to Little Treasure Hunter's nonsense."
"Teeth!"
Ya Bao cheered up again and barked, indicating that he knew his beast tamer wouldn't think that way.
After saying that, he gave Xiao Xunbao a dissatisfied look.
Little Treasure Hunter: "..."
Gangbao glanced silently at his beast tamer.
Qiao Sang pretended not to see it and continued watching the game.
Time flew by, and soon the first match of the round-robin tournament for the championship officially ended.
On the field, the mechanical-type pet wearing a referee's badge raised a green flag and waved it in the direction of Leifide.
"Let's congratulate player Lefebvre on winning the first round-robin match with a score of 6:4!" Nefertis announced passionately from the commentary booth.
"Lefeld has accumulated 2 points first," Auror said. "If he wins his next match against Jossan, he will secure the championship!"
On the high platform, Lefebvre smiled calmly.
The entire audience chanted his name wildly:
"Leifed! Leifed!"
"Leifed! Leifed!"
“However, before that, Serana will compete against Jossan first,” Nephthys said.
“A temporary victory or defeat doesn’t mean anything,” Auror said. “Life is like a beast-taming competition, full of unknowns and variables. There are still two round-robin matches to go. Until the very end, no one knows what the outcome will be. Sera still has a chance to win the championship, but tomorrow’s match will reveal the truth.”
“I’m really looking forward to it,” Nephthys laughed. “I can’t wait for tomorrow.”
VIP room.
"Teeth!"
"Teeth!"
Ya Bao had completely forgotten that he had guessed the winner wrong again, and was barking excitedly, wagging his tail wildly.
Tomorrow we're playing against Serena! Tomorrow we're playing against Serena!
"Looking around~"
Little Treasure Hunter waved its paws and barked, indicating that this was something it already knew: tomorrow it would be either a match against Serana or a match against Lefebvre.
"Qingqing".
Qingbao suddenly called out from the side, indicating that he felt Qingbao was being a little disrespectful to his older brother Yabao.
"Search!"
Little Treasure Hunter was startled and quickly barked to indicate that it didn't and shouldn't talk nonsense!
After saying that, he looked at Ya Bao, wanting to prove his innocence to it.
However, Ya Bao didn't take those words to heart at all. It looked at its beast tamer and couldn't wait to bark:
"Teeth!"
It wants to go back to training.
It hadn't forgotten its beast tamer's words: if it encountered something like Ser or Lai, it should fight to the very end; it had to be in top form for the match! (End of Chapter)
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