The respiratory organs are small, and the body size is small… Qiao Sang silently glanced at Gangbao beside her, who was currently feeding spicy peppers to Chan Chan Stone, and thought to herself: This doesn't fit at all.
Gangbao noticed her Beast Master's gaze and turned her head with a puzzled expression.
"It's ." Qiao Sang decided to be honest.
"Didn't you want to activate the 'Air Vacuum' trait? I thought about it and felt that activating a trait might be difficult, but learning a skill should be easier. So, I found a skill similar to 'Air Vacuum' which is 'Air Absorption'."
"But just now, I checked some training plans for 'Air Absorption,' and they suggest that pets with small respiratory organs and small body sizes shouldn't learn this skill. What do you think?"
If it were Yabao, Qiao Sang might have made the decision for him outright. But Gangbao was exceptionally intelligent, she was the one who first proposed activating the 'Air Vacuum' trait. So, she wanted to hear her opinion.
She had thought that her Beast Master had long forgotten about this, but she was still trying to find a way…
Last night, she had been there the entire time, so she naturally knew what kind of agreement she had signed to exchange for the 'Air Absorption' training plan.
She had imagined many things, but she never thought she had done it for her sake…
Qiao Sang continued speaking on her own.
"Actually, I think recommendations are just recommendations. In my opinion, even though your respiratory organs and body size are small right now, that won’t be a problem after you evolve."
"The problem is that even if you learn this skill now, it won’t be very useful in battle."
"'Air Absorption' works better with larger respiratory organs, the more air you inhale, the wider the vacuum range. Since you're small, even if you learn it, the air you absorb will be limited, and it likely won’t cause much suffocation to opponents."
"Of course, once you evolve, this skill will definitely be very useful."
"So, it's up to you whether to learn it now or wait until after you evolve."
After finishing, Qiao Sang looked at Gangbao, waiting for her answer.
Gangbao pondered for a moment before nodding seriously.
She wanted to learn now.
"Alright, we’ll start training tomorrow." Qiao Sang agreed immediately.
Gangbao turned back and continued feeding spicy peppers to Chan Chan Stone. On the surface, nothing seemed different, but if one looked closely, they would notice that her actions were a bit livelier than before.
The next morning, at dawn.
Under Lubao's Healing Light, Qiao Sang's dark circles disappeared.
After a quick wash and putting on her new school uniform, she grabbed a piece of bread and took Yabao and the others to the outdoor training field.
"You need to train 'Internal Suspended Breath' first, meaning you inhale but don't exhale." Qiao Sang instructed Gangbao.
"Let's try it out first."
"Gang." Gangbao nodded, then handed the Chan Chan Stone in her claws to Little Treasure and called out, asking for help watching over it.
Little Treasure happily agreed.
The Chan Chan Stone, whose mouth still looked like a sausage from last night, clung tightly to Little Treasure's arm the moment it was handed over, wailing loudly as if it had found its savior.
Compared to the others, who only made it watch tragic dramas, Little Treasure was truly the kindest beast in the world!
Little Treasure was momentarily stunned, then pointed at the crystalline tears falling from the Chan Chan Stone’s face and called out to Yabao.
Quick, collect them! These are all Old Four’s food!
Yabao’s eyes glowed blue as he telekinetically gathered the fallen crystals into a bowl that Little Treasure had retrieved from his ring earlier.
Meanwhile, Qiao Sang had begun the lesson.
"Slowly inhale…" Qiao Sang deliberately slowed down her speech.
Gangbao obeyed, inhaling slowly.
"When you can't inhale any more, stop and hold it in. Don’t exhale, just maintain the suction force." Qiao Sang instructed.
Once she was done, she blinked, signaling that she was ready.
"Not bad." Qiao Sang praised.
Gangbao inhaled once more.
"That's right, just like that." Qiao Sang smiled.
"This is 'Internal Suspended Breath.' You keep inhaling, pausing, inhaling, pausing, this way, you can hold the breath inside, building up more suction power."
She had only learned all this from the files last night.
Gangbao was incredibly smart. She understood everything in one go, no need for a second explanation.
After two rounds of practice, Qiao Sang checked her phone and turned to Little Treasure.
As soon as she spoke, before Little Treasure could react, the Chan Chan Stone hanging onto his arm started wailing again, crying "Chan Chan! Chan Chan!" as if facing a life-or-death farewell.
Qiao Sang was momentarily stunned. Since when did these two get so close?
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After dropping off Little Treasure at his class, Qiao Sang headed to her own.
The moment she entered, she noticed Tang Yi’s prominent dark circles.
"What’s up? Stuck at the last match again?" Qiao Sang asked.
She had no idea how the E-rank Beast Master tournament was scheduled, but yesterday, she had already finished competing, while Tang Yi hadn’t even gotten his turn. To ensure Yabao got enough sleep, she had left early.
"No." Tang Yi yawned.
"I won the Defender King title yesterday, but by the time I finished, it was already past midnight. I’m just sleep-deprived."
Saying that, he yawned again.
Qiao Sang thought, Good thing I have Lubao…
At that moment, their homeroom teacher, Mu Deli, entered the classroom and stood at the podium.
"Everyone, put down your textbooks for a moment, I have an announcement."
The entire class immediately focused their attention.
"In a few days, our school will be participating in a 2vs2 team battle friendly match in 1st District. Is anyone interested in signing up?"
2vs2 team battle? Qiao Sang pondered.
It could mean two Beast Masters teaming up for a doubles match, or a single Beast Master using two beasts in a tactical formation to battle an opponent's two beasts.
Large tournaments using both formats weren’t uncommon. She wasn’t sure which one the teacher meant.
Nobody raised their hands, most students didn’t seem too interested.
"This friendly match includes top schools from the first three districts. It’s a rare opportunity to exchange skills. Anyone willing to participate?" Mu Deli scanned the room.
Hearing this, a few students hesitantly raised their hands, about four or five of them.
The exact number was uncertain because the fifth student kept raising and lowering their hand, looking conflicted.
Qiao Sang didn’t raise her hand. Her schedule was already packed, where would she find time for a so-called friendly match?
Mu Deli looked around, dissatisfied.
She smiled and added, "If anyone places in the top three, they’ll receive point rewards, third place gets 20 points, second place gets 50, and first place gets 100 points."
As soon as she finished speaking, every single student, including Qiao Sang, raised their hands in unison, decisively.