Chapter 66: Mastery

Just as she split the Controlling Scale into four, she quickly realized that the points in the Shadow Clone's stats in the Beast Master Codex had increased.

Usually, Firefang practiced releasing attack skills, and the Shadow Clone wasn't often trained.

As a result, the Shadow Clone's proficiency hadn't reached mastery yet.

But that didn't matter.

Now was the perfect time to use her golden finger!

Qiao Sang secretly praised her own cleverness.

On the other side, Hou Xiangyu didn't lose his composure. He calmly observed the situation and immediately made a judgment.

"The one farthest away."

Everyone didn't understand what he meant, but the Controlling Scale understood.

Four Controlling Scales simultaneously fired Illusion Beams at the Firefang farthest away.

The attacked Firefang's figure flickered and started to run.

Four Illusion Beams came from different directions at the same time.

Just as it dodged one, another beam was at its feet, but fortunately, Firefang skillfully maneuvered around it.

However, under the dense attacks, Firefang became increasingly strained.

Just as an Illusion Beam was about to hit Firefang, another Firefang suddenly ran over, blocking the attack and then disappearing.

At this point, the audience understood.

The Firefang being concentrated on was the real one!

How amazing!

How did he figure it out?

The audience didn't know, but Qiao Sang had guessed.

Just now, Firefang tilted its head in confusion when its Shadow Clone suddenly strengthened.

Among the eight Firefangs on the field, only the real Firefang made this vivid gesture, immediately distinguishing it from the other clones.

Hou Xiangyu's insight was truly remarkable.

However, this kind of energy-wasting skill spam was exactly what she wanted.

As long as Firefang could dodge and consume more of the Controlling Scale's energy, then...

Before Qiao Sang could think more positively, Firefang was hit by an Illusion Beam and flew backward.

"Firefang!"

Qiao Sang couldn't help but call out.

She couldn't deny that she was a bit panicked.

The journey from contracting Firefang to now had been too smooth, and this was the first time it had been injured.

Knowing that this was an uneven match, Qiao Sang still had the impulse to win.

Giving up before the final moment wasn't her style or Firefang's.

Qiao Sang steadied her nerves.

On the field, Firefang had already stood up on all fours.

Firefang nodded at its Beast Master, its expression resolute.

Qiao Sang understood that this was Firefang's way of telling her it was fine and could continue fighting.

The Illusion Beam had only caused damage to Firefang and hadn't put it into a confused state.

Qiao Sang had already calmed down.

She quickly formulated a strategy based on the situation on the field.

"Copy it."

Hou Xiangyu, as someone who had always been on her to-do list, had naturally been studied by Qiao Sang.

Just one teleportation move had rendered her original strategy meaningless, forcing her to come up with a new plan on the spot.

Firefang didn't hesitate. All the remaining clones, including the real one, simultaneously shot flames at the four floating Controlling Scales.

Firefang's clones outnumbered the Controlling Scales, so the number of Flame Whirls naturally exceeded the number of Illusion Beams.

Under the unequal skill bombardment, the four Controlling Scales had to stop their Illusion Beams and change direction, teleporting.

Firefang also continuously changed its position while shooting flames.

Hou Xiangyu, seeing the several Firefangs moving in all directions, couldn't tell which one was the real one.

So troublesome.

He sighed. He thought he could win easily, but it had taken so long without a victory.

If this continued, the Controlling Scales' energy might really run out.

The prolonged continuous firing of Illusion Beams had already consumed a lot of the Controlling Scales' energy.

Psychic-type pets rely on their internal energy for defense. Without energy, they would definitely lose.

He originally wanted to save his trump card for the next semester's class division match, but it seemed he had to use it in this Freshman Match.

"Use Psychic to the fullest!" Hou Xiangyu shouted at the Controlling Scales.

Qiao Sang's brows furrowed, a bad feeling creeping into her mind.

The Controlling Scales, still teleporting to avoid the flames, heard the command. Its short arms spread, and three clones instantly disappeared, leaving only the real one floating in the air.

It quickly teleported to a distance to avoid the concentrated flames. Instead of the usual faint transparent Psychic waves, blue Psychic waves appeared.

"This is!" the commentator exclaimed.

"The Psychic skill has reached mastery," Sha Duo finished the commentator's sentence.

In the guest seats.

"Truly worthy of someone who got into Litan High School. To train a Controlling Scale to this level at such a young age."

"Under normal circumstances, it takes four to five years to enhance Psychic to mastery."

"Others who can contract Psychic-type pets usually buy a lot of Psychic Fruits to quickly boost their strength."

"This Controlling Scale probably doesn't have much energy left. According to the book, when a Controlling Scale's energy is less than half of its peak, it can only float at a height of less than 5 meters. Look, it's only about 3 meters high." A guest with a Breeder qualification commented.

The guest beside him glanced at him and asked, "If you know so much, why haven't you passed the F-level Breeder exam yet?"

The guest with the Breeder qualification: "..."

On the arena.

Under the full power of the Controlling Scale's Psychic, all the Firefangs were manipulated to float in the air.

He was hiding his strength so deeply!

Qiao Sang looked at the scene with a headache.

At the initial stage, Psychic could only lock onto specific targets for manipulation.

At the mastery stage, Psychic could directly lock onto an area, controlling a wide range of objects.

How could they dodge?

Unless the controlled pet was stronger than the controlling pet, it couldn't break free.

Firefang floated in the air, confused.

Why was it floating...

This feeling...

So fun!

However, before Firefang could enjoy floating, its body suddenly sank and uncontrollably crashed to the ground.

"Yah!" Firefang cried out in pain.

With this fall, all the Firefangs on the field disappeared one after another, leaving only one still lying on the ground.

Should she concede?

Qiao Sang sighed inwardly.

A Psychic-type pet with Psychic at the mastery stage was almost impossible to beat. Continuing the fight would only increase Firefang's injuries.

Actually, reaching this point was enough.

As long as she could win the next match against Li Langyi, she could still get third place.

She did want to win.

But after trying and seeing no hope, she wouldn't blindly persist.

Just as Qiao Sang was about to give up, Firefang, covered in injuries, shakily stood up.

"Yah!"

Firefang turned to look at its Beast Master, dissatisfied with her hesitation.

Give the command quickly!

It wanted to beat this guy!

It had never suffered such a defeat since it was born!

Actually, I wanted to end the Freshman Match in this chapter, but I wrote more than I intended...