Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

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Soon, Yabao’s data appeared before her.

Every match from now on was crucial, so she had to be fully prepared.

The semifinals were held in the evening, and coincidentally, the battlefield was an open-air arena. Yabao had the Moonlight Power trait, which meant its condition would be doubled under the moonlight, making it the best choice for victory.

To be extra cautious, she decided to use her golden finger ability again. If she still lost after that, she might as well slap herself.

But when Qiao Sang saw the data, she didn’t know where to start for a moment.

Winning wasn’t always about using the most skills but rather, it was about mastering a few high-level techniques that could be effectively combined.

Otherwise, using random skills would just waste energy.

Take Boom ball from today’s match, for example: It could have used all the skills it knew, but in the end, nothing was as effective as Self-Destruct.

Now, among Yabao’s skills, Fire Fang, Ember, Shadow Clone, Flame Charge, Meteor Rain, and Telekenesis had all been honed to the Ultimate level.

Aside from Zhao Chuanyu’s mysterious and unpredictable Crimson Rush Dragon, Qiao Sang was sure there wasn’t a single beast in the tournament stronger than Yabao in terms of attack power.

Realistically speaking, these Ultimate-level skills were already enough.

Still, she felt it was safer to have a backup plan.

Among Yabao’s remaining skills, the most powerful were Hyper Beam and Hellfire.

But since she had already used those in previous matches, she couldn’t freely increase their proficiency without raising suspicion.

If she boosted them too much at once, the sudden improvement would be too obvious.

Qiao Sang calculated carefully.

It would be better to enhance a skill she hadn’t used much, something her opponents wouldn’t be prepared for.

She scanned through the data and finally settled on Illusion Flame.

Illusion Flame was also a high-tier skill. While it wasn’t as destructive as Hyper Beam or Hellfire, its invisibility was a huge advantage in battle.

She didn’t need to max out its proficiency, just reaching Intermediate level should be enough for the semifinals.

After all, among the top-level beasts in this national championship, even the strongest high-tier skills were usually only trained to intermediate.

With that decision made, Qiao Sang wasted no time and started rapidly adding points to Illusion Flame.

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Qiao Sang opened her eyes, returning to reality.

She saw Yabao practicing Telekinesis with Gravity Steel Balls, while Lubao occasionally released sharp ice spikes from her body to train Ice Spike Shield.

Only Little Treasure was slacking off, playing on her phone while she was checking the Beast Codex.

Qiao Sang instinctively felt the need to intervene.

Getting addicted to phones isn’t a good habit…

“What are you looking at?” She asked.

“Xun xun!”

Little Treasure floated over with the phone and pointed at a trending topic.

Qiao Sang glanced at the screen and was surprised.

“You’re checking trending searches?”

“Xun~”

Little Treasure nodded.

Qiao Sang chuckled, looking at him curiously.

“Can you even understand them?”

“Xun xun~”

Little Treasure held up a paw, making a just a little gesture.

Qiao Sang was skeptical.

She casually pointed at a trending topic: #Quack Monster Smoking# and asked,

“What’s this about?”

“Xun…”

Little Treasure tapped the topic, carefully examined the photos and text, then confidently mimed putting something in his mouth.

“Xun xun!”

Translation: This guy is eating something!

Qiao Sang: …

So you’re just playing guess the words from pictures…

Qiao Sang looked at the little creature, which seemed curious about everything.

After a moment, she suddenly thought of something and asked,

“Do you want to go to school?”

“Xun!!”

Little Treasure immediately looked horrified, shaking his head like a rattle drum.

School?! No way! Only ghosts would want to do that!

Qiao Sang nearly burst out laughing at his reaction.

“You even know what school is?”

“Xun xun!”

Little Treasure nodded firmly.

Of course, he knew! He used to hide invisibly in classrooms all the time.

And it was boring as hell.

Qiao Sang cleared her throat, she had almost forgotten about that.

Forget it. She’d think about all this after the championship.

“Xun…”

Seeing that Qiao Sang didn’t continue, Little Treasure secretly sighed in relief.

That was close! I almost got sent to school…

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The next day, Qiao Sang woke up on time.

Ever since gaining Beast Feedback, her biological clock had become ridiculous…

Sitting up, she grabbed her phone and saw that it was only 6:00 AM.

Her head throbbed.

Once the championship is over, it'll be winter break. If my sleep schedule stays like this, how am I supposed to enjoy life…

Grumbling to herself, Qiao Sang got up to wash up.

Then she sat at her desk, opened her laptop, and started strategizing for her upcoming battles against Zhang Wandi, Tang Yi, and Zhao Chuanyu.

The semifinals were that night, so she figured she might as well use the time wisely.

Her fingers flew across the keyboard:

[Zhang Wandi: Ace Beast, Giant Whale. Thick-skinned, extremely high defense.]

[Traits: Water Veil prevents burn status. Oppressive Aura intimidates opponents upon entering battle, potentially making timid or lower-level beasts lose the will to fight instantly.]

[Type counters Yabao, traits also counter him. However, the weak point is the blowhole on its head. Under Moonlight Power, Yabao’s state is doubled. As long as he targets the blowhole…]

She paused.

If she really faced Zhang Wandi in the semifinals, did she even need to send out Yabao?

While Yabao had an advantage at night, he was still heavily countered in terms of type and traits.

Sending out Lubao would be the smarter choice.

The rest of her morning was spent revising strategies.

Once she finalized her battle plans, she went over them with her beasts.

Aside from mealtime, she barely took a break.

By the time she finished everything, it was already 6:30 PM.

Perfect timing.

“We're off!”

She recalled Lubao into the Beast Codex, picked up Yabao, and let Little Treasure sit on her head before heading out with high spirits.

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Zhongkong Beast Battle Arena.

Dazzling fireworks exploded across the sky.

Flying-type reporter beasts hovered mid-air, wearing press badges. Cameras dangled around their necks as they snapped pictures of the center stage, their flashes blinking wildly.

“Welcome, everyone! This is the 336th National Campus Beast Mastering Championship, Individual Division!”

“I’m your host, Yin Jiang, and it’s my pleasure to welcome you all!”

“After intense competition, our Final Four have been determined!”

“This is the ultimate showdown among the top student beast-tamers! Who will claim the glory? Who will face off tonight? Let’s turn our attention to the big screen!”

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