An hour had passed since the conclusion of today's preliminary matches. Some students had returned to their dorms, while others had already eaten.
This was the peak time for activity on the Zhehai Province High School Beastmastering Forum.
Qiao Sang leaned against the headboard of her bed, phone in hand, and opened the forum.
The homepage was constantly being updated. Refreshing the page after just a few seconds would always reveal new posts.
Among them, three pinned, red-highlighted posts drew significant attention:
1. #Analysis of Top Tier Members in the Province's High School Senior Division#
2. #Analysis of Top Tier Members in the Province's High School Junior Division#
3. #Analysis of Top Tier Members in the Province's High School Sophomore Division#
Qiao Sang tapped on the post analyzing the senior division.
[Preliminary Results Day 2 Update: Freshly Compiled List of 42 Top Tier Players in the Senior Division.]
[We’re updating these 42 players' data live based on today’s matches. Check if anyone from your school made it! Contributions welcome.]
The post began listing players:
Used only Flash-Leaving Crow in all six matches today, relying on just two moves: Thunder Web and Thunderbolt. Matches concluded in under 30 seconds, continuing the crushing dominance from last season.
Guwei Blossom, his ace pet, hasn’t appeared yet, likely because none of his opponents are worthy of it.
Wang Rui, Male, Litan Beastmastering High School, Pets: Spiked Dragon, Scaled Control Doll
All six matches featured his Scaled Control Doll. As a psychic-type pet, its abilities like Mind Control and Teleportation remain nearly unbeatable against lower-level pets.
However, its larger-than-average size reduces its movement speed. If an opponent can dodge its Mind Control, they might have a chance at victory.
Xu Yixuan, Female, Shengshui High School, Pets: Blaze Dog, Dream Lure Spirit
All six matches utilized Dream Lure Spirit, a tricky pet capable of pulling opponents into dreamscapes with just two seconds of eye contact.
Pro Tip: Avoid eye contact at all costs. Dream Lure Spirit’s ability works even on pets with high mental resistance, unlike traditional hypnosis.
Qiao Sang quickly scrolled through the list until she found her name.
Qiao Sang, Female, Shengshui High School, Pets: Flame Hound, Treasure-Seeking Demon, and one unknown pet
Today’s matches featured Flame Hound exclusively. As the latest evolution of Fire Fang Dog, it’s even more monstrous than anticipated.
With dual attributes: Fire and Psychic, it excels in combat. Both Fire Fang and Ember have reached mastery-level. Its Telekinesis appears capable of simultaneously controlling 16 Marine Gnawers, suggesting mastery-level proficiency.
Observations indicate Flame Hound’s heightened auditory senses allow it to detect unseen attacks. However, hypersensitive hearing can also be a weakness if exploited by high-decibel sound-based attacks.
Qiao Sang stared at the analysis, deep in thought.
She had to admit, the post was thorough and accurate. It explained why matches became increasingly difficult as the competition progressed.
Some people couldn’t discern strategies during battles, but there were always experts who could analyze and expose weaknesses.
Even so, a problem identified was a problem to be solved.
Just like when her Yabao was once afraid of ghost-type pets, now, he played happily with Little Treasure.
Qiao Sang glanced over at Yabao, who was using Telekinesis to toy with Little Treasure, and asked, “Yabao, can you block your ears?” Original content can be found at NovelHub(.)net
Qiao Sang sat in Shengshui High School's contestant area, eating bread as she waited for her turn.
Nearby, people chatted idly.
“Do you think Qiao Sang will send out Flame Hound again today?”
“Probably. We’ve seen most of its skills already. Since no one in this group is her match, it makes sense to hold back Treasure-Seeking Demon for later rounds.”
“How long do you think today’s match will last?”
“Against Hanggang Sixth Beastmastering High School? Haha! Do you really need to ask?”
“Shhh, don’t say it so loud, their vice principal is glaring at you.”
Qiao Sang was the third player from Shengshui High School to take the stage.
The power gap between Shengshui and Hanggang Sixth Beastmastering High School was immense.
Xu Yixuan easily won her match. He Datou, motivated by yesterday’s losses, transformed into a fierce competitor, ruthlessly crushing his opponent without giving them any chance to fight back.
On the sidelines, Hanggang’s Vice Principal Chen Shengtang wore a dark expression.
Their coach hesitated before finally speaking up:
“Vice Principal, this isn’t the students' fault. We just got unlucky, being grouped with Shengshui High School from the start. Losing to them is understandable. Besides, even Fuqi and Pinghai High Schools didn’t fare any better.”
Chen Shengtang sighed deeply, staring at Qiao Sang on the field. After a long pause, he said, “You might not know this, but Qiao Sang almost became a student at our school.”
On the battlefield, the whistle blew. Gray and green summoning arrays lit up.
Twin-Tailed Tortoise and Little Treasure appeared simultaneously.
“Whoa! She sent out Treasure-Seeking Demon?”
“Why isn’t she sticking to the script?”
“Dang it, I guessed wrong again!”
“Is it just me, or is that Treasure-Seeking Demon unusually small?”
“It does look small. Maybe it’s underdeveloped.”
“And its floating hair… why is it golden?”
“Probably dyed it. Not gonna lie, Qiao Sang has good taste, it looks pretty cool.”
Little Treasure surveyed the arena with excitement, spinning in place.
Finally, he had his chance to outshine Yabao!