Chapter 65: Glad to Have Made It in Time

On the field.

A gray star array lit up in front of Hou Xiangyu.

A pet beast that resembled a weight in shape but was not as hard as a weight, instead appearing soft and light gray, floated above the star array.

Facing the situation where the opponent was known to have only one Fire Fang Dog, Hou Xiangyu did not send out the slightly weaker Baxuedie but instead summoned the Controlling Scale Absorber, showing great respect.

Hou Xiangyu looked at the Fire Fang Dog on the opposite side, which was already poised for battle, with admiration.

He had only watched the first day of the Bai Xin Tournament to get a general idea of the contestants' levels and had not paid attention to the following days.

Except for today's morning quarterfinals.

Although he had not watched all of Qiao Sang's matches before, he had heard her name.

After all, there were only a few outstanding contestants in the Bai Xin Tournament, and the media kept reporting on them.

As the only contestant with a fire-type pet beast as her first contract, and being publicly regarded by Sha Duo as a future rival, it was hard not to pay attention to her.

The morning match indeed lived up to the media's reports, perfectly demonstrating the concept of winning with inferior strength through tactics.

The tactics were brilliant.

However, many people overlooked that tactics also required the pet beast to have the strength to support them.

In just one match, the Fire Fang Dog had already displayed four skills: Shadow Clone, Flame Charge, Flame Whirl, and Spark.

There was also the scene where it ran towards the Two-Tailed Land Turtle by stepping on stones on the collapsing ground, which required a certain reaction speed.

It was hard to believe that this was a pet beast that a junior high school graduate had just contracted.

Watching that match made him want to contract a Fire Fang Dog himself.

The reason he sent out the Controlling Scale Absorber was not because he thought Baxuedie would lose.

It was simply a way to acknowledge and respect the opponent's strength by summoning his strongest pet beast.

Everything was in place.

With the referee's whistle, both sides immediately used their skills.

The Controlling Scale Absorber emitted a faint, translucent mental wave from its body, and its two short claws pointed at the Fire Fang Dog.

The Fire Fang Dog, from the moment the whistle blew, quickly charged towards the Controlling Scale Absorber.

As it ran, its form flickered, turning from one to two, and then from two to four.

The four Fire Fang Dogs all used Tackle simultaneously.

The mental wave on the Controlling Scale Absorber's short claws hesitated, unsure which target to use its mental power on.

In that split second of hesitation, one Fire Fang Dog appeared in front of it.

The Controlling Scale Absorber regained its senses, and with a movement of energy, its body appeared in another direction.

The Fire Fang Dog missed.

Difficult...

Qiao Sang sighed inwardly.

The Controlling Scale Absorber could use Teleport, a skill it hadn't shown in previous matches.

She had thought of several ways to defeat the Controlling Scale Absorber.

Psychic-type pet beasts could be defeated by depleting their energy or attacking them with faster reaction speed.

But this Controlling Scale Absorber could teleport.

This made it very hard to attack.

After all, teleporting was a skill that could be used with just a thought, definitely faster than the Fire Fang Dog.

Even if it managed to get within a meter of it, the Controlling Scale Absorber could immediately teleport to another place.

Long-range attacks were also hard to hit it.

It seemed that only a war of attrition was left...

The distance between the two sides widened, and they were temporarily at a stalemate.

"Illusion Beam."

Hou Xiangyu issued the command first.

The Controlling Scale Absorber extended its short claws, and beams of light of various colors shot out from its claws.

The Illusion Beam hit one of the Fire Fang Dogs, which quickly disappeared.

It was a clone.

After dealing with one clone, the Illusion Beam did not stop but continued to sweep across the other three Fire Fang Dogs.

The energy of the clones was not comparable to the original, and their speed was also not as fast.

Soon, two of the Fire Fang Dogs, which were clones, disappeared under the sweep of the Illusion Beam.

Only the original Fire Fang Dog was left, dodging.

Just as the Controlling Scale Absorber concentrated its power on attacking the only Fire Fang Dog on the field, Qiao Sang responded: "Shadow Clone."

The Fire Fang Dog's form flickered, and it immediately split into four.

The Controlling Scale Absorber: "…!"

Hou Xiangyu frowned, guessing the opponent's intention.

The Illusion Beam required a lot of energy, especially to maintain such a sweeping state.

The Fire Fang Dog only needed to dodge and use Shadow Clone, which required little energy as long as it had enough stamina.

Even though the Controlling Scale Absorber was a mid-level pet beast with much more energy than the Fire Fang Dog,

in this unequal energy consumption, it was likely that the Controlling Scale Absorber's energy would be depleted first.

"Stop." Hou Xiangyu said calmly.

The Controlling Scale Absorber lowered its short claws, and the two sides were temporarily at a stalemate again.

A quick and decisive battle was needed, and Hou Xiangyu immediately made a judgment based on the situation on the field.

"Shadow Clone."

The Controlling Scale Absorber's internal energy stirred, and four Controlling Scale Absorbers appeared on the field.

Qiao Sang was slightly taken aback.

So many hidden skills!

All of them had not appeared in previous matches!

The four Controlling Scale Absorbers' energy waves flickered, and they appeared behind the four Fire Fang Dogs.

"Four Fire Fang Dogs against four Controlling Scale Absorbers, the situation is getting interesting. I didn't expect the two sides to clash so many times. Hou Xiangyu did not end the match immediately like in previous matches. What do you think is the reason?" the commentator said, looking at the situation on the field.

This time, Gao Xulu spoke before Sha Duo: "Of course, it's because Qiao Sang is strong enough."

The commentator: "…"

"Alright, let's continue to watch."

"Illusion Beam." Hou Xiangyu issued the command again.

Four Illusion Beams were simultaneously launched at the four Fire Fang Dogs.

Just when everyone thought the match was about to end,

"Shadow Clone!" Qiao Sang shouted.

Shadow Clone?

Both the people on the scene and those watching the live stream were taken aback.

Wasn't the Fire Fang Dog already using Shadow Clone?

The Fire Fang Dog was also taken aback.

But it soon felt the change in its internal energy.

Its form flickered, and the four Fire Fang Dogs instantly turned into eight.

"Fire Fang?"

The Fire Fang Dog tilted its head.

Why did its clones suddenly become stronger?

The entire audience was shocked.

Are new contestants hiding so much these days!

In the guest seats.

"I didn't expect the Fire Fang Dog to have hidden its strength in previous matches."

"Yes, I watched the previous matches. This Fire Fang Dog's Fire Fang and Spark have already reached a small success level, and Flame Whirl is proficient. I didn't expect Shadow Clone to also be proficient."

"This Fire Fang Dog doesn't look very big, I thought it was young, but it seems it's not that young."

"That's not right. According to the rules, a Fire Fang Dog's orange-red short hair on its head should turn the same red as its body hair when it reaches one year old. But the short hair on the head of the one on the field is still orange-red," a guest who had passed the breeder qualification exam said.

"Are you saying that a Fire Fang Dog with so many skills and such high proficiency is less than one year old?"

"Don't listen to him, he didn't even pass the F-level breeder exam."

The guest who had passed the breeder qualification exam: "…"

Qiao Sang sighed in relief when she saw the Fire Fang Dogs turn into eight.

Glad to have made it in time.