Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 282 - 269: You’re Not Training?

Chapter 282: Chapter 269: You’re Not Training?

If I were in my past life, I wouldn’t have bothered sticking around if it wasn’t my turn to compete, I would definitely have gone straight home.

It wasn’t so much that I lacked a sense of collective honor, it’s just that the older you get, the more you find sports festivals boring. The events were nothing but running, high jump, and the like – watch them enough, and they lose their appeal.

In my past life, the opening ceremony of the sports festival was when the venue was most crowded. Once the ceremony ended, most would scatter, and the only classmates who remained were those whose turn to compete was coming up.

But Beast Tamer society was different, most of the competitions involved pet beasts. Even if the events were the same each year, they became more interesting to watch due to the varying forms and characteristics of the pet beasts.

Qiao Sang immediately decided to stay and cheer for her classmates.

"Xun..."

Knowing it wasn’t competing today, Xiao Xunbao felt dejected.

Qiao Sang rubbed its head and smiled, "It’s good that you’re competing tomorrow, you get one more day to practice. Wait for me, I’ll find out who your opponents are tomorrow so we can prepare better."

"Xun~"

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes lit up, finding this idea satisfactory.

"I know!" Zhang Shuzhou, who had been chatting with someone else, suddenly interjected with enthusiasm. "I know who’s competing in the barehanded tile-breaking tomorrow!"

Although he had been in conversation, Qiao Sang, being a prominent figure in the school, was too noticeable to ignore, especially with the dyed Treasure-seeking Demon beside her.

Zhang Shuzhou kept glancing at the Treasure-seeking Demon.

Ah, the Treasure-seeking Demon...

He hadn’t expected what Wang Yiding from the class next door said to be true...

Zhang Shuzhou looked at Qiao Sang with a complex expression, thinking she should change her name to Qiao Freak!

Unaware of Zhang Shuzhou’s thoughts, Qiao Sang played along and asked, "Who else?"

"Thirteen people are participating, one from each class," said Zhang Shuzhou. "Apart from Second Class’s Li Jiang and Eighth Class’s Zhao Fangrui, the competitors sent by the other ten classes all have Combat Series pet beasts. Of these, besides you, there’s one other with a good chance of winning – Ninth Class’s Liu Qijia. His pet beast is a Brave Ape, and I’ve heard his father is a Beast Tamer who specializes in cultivating Combat Series pet beasts. He’s frighteningly good."

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, "How do you know I have a good chance of winning?"

Zhang Shuzhou chuckled, "Who doesn’t know that your Treasure-seeking Ghost, no, I should call it Treasure-seeking Demon, is not only good at breaking tiles but has also reached an extremely skilled level? Forget competing with first-years; you could crush even third-years within minutes."

A twitch formed at the corner of Qiao Sang’s mouth, "That’s a rumor."

"A rumor?!" exclaimed Zhang Shuzhou. "Does your Treasure-seeking Demon not know how to break tiles?"

The entire class went quiet and looked over.

After a long pause, Qiao Sang admitted, "...It does."

The class resumed their conversations.

"I knew it had to be true," Zhang Shuzhou said, smiling.

Qiao Sang: "..."

...

At 8:10 in the morning.

After the school leaders’ uniform speeches were over, nearly all students had summoned their pet beasts.

Normally you can’t just summon pet beasts at will, but on Sports Day, it’s no problem.

Suddenly, the field was filled with the figures of pet beasts.

Qiao Sang also summoned Yaobao.

As for Lubao, she remembered it was still sleeping when she put it in the Beast Taming Codex this morning. Not much time had passed, so she decided to let it sleep a little longer.

"Ya!"

Yaobao excitedly wagged its tail, looking around at the bustling atmosphere.

"Yaobao, do you remember Little Ball Puff?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Ya..." Yaobao tried hard to remember.

"The one who’s very timid, with dandelions on its head," Qiao Sang reminded.

"Ya!"

Yaobao let out a sound, indicating that it remembered.

"Let’s go see it compete in shuttlecock kicking," said Qiao Sang.

"Ya!"

"Search!"

Jin Feifan’s shuttlecock kicking competition was today, and it had been scheduled for early on—the first batch of events to take place right after the opening ceremony had just ended.

Although shuttlecock kicking wasn’t particularly thrilling, the matches were short, taking place while everyone was still excited, so there was a large crowd of onlookers.

Qiao Sang, looking at the wall of people in front of her, did a flip to land on Yaobao’s back.

Instantly, Yaobao understood his Beast Tamer’s intention and used Telekinesis to levitate above the crowd.

With the view unobstructed and in an excellent vantage point, Qiao Sang felt just one thing in her heart—thrilled!

"Bang!"

As the starting gun sounded, thirteen Pet Beasts lined up and began kicking the shuttlecock.

Qiao Sang looked towards Xiao Qiu Pu.

Xiao Qiu Pu, despite his ball-like body and short legs, moved quite nimbly, kicking the shuttlecock steadily with alternating feet, and had not yet resorted to using Vine Whip.

Equally stable was the multi-clawed crab at the very edge; it hadn’t moved from its spot at all, but its ten claws were constantly rotating to kick the shuttlecock.

Logically, when kicking a shuttlecock, even if you kick well, your position is bound to change as you move your feet, but the multi-clawed crab didn’t.

Is this what coordination ability is... Qiao Sang wondered silently.

Yaobao had decent spiritual power and fundamental qualities; whether it was stamina, physical strength, speed, or explosive power, he far surpassed his peers. However, it seemed he was not particularly special in terms of coordination ability.

Coordination ability, simply put, is the power of control.

The higher the skill proficiency, the stronger the control.

Yaobao could indeed enhance his control by increasing his proficiency in specific skills, but this only applied to the control over specific movements and not the control over his body and energy.

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but think that while Yaobao’s spiritual force and energy had been sufficiently improved, to have his body and a Doppelganger—one at school and one at home—there was still a long way to go.

The progress had been diminishing lately; if he could improve his control, managing the energy within and getting a better grasp of his Doppelganger, perhaps it was possible to extend the current boundary even further...

What method should be used to train Yaobao’s coordination ability...

"Ya Ya!"

Yaobao cheered on Xiao Qiu Pu enthusiastically, completely unaware that his own Beast Tamer was pondering over how to train him at that moment.

...

At 7:02 p.m.

Tianjing Garden, No. 1705.

"Aren’t you going to train?" Qiao Sang asked Binglu Qia.

"Lubao."

Binglu Qia shook her tail with a touch of aloofness.

Only a Pet Beast like Yaobao needed training; it could be stronger than Yaobao even without training.

Hadn’t the vice principal said that once Shuilu Yana evolved, it would seek to become stronger? Somehow, this didn’t seem right... Qiao Sang was somewhat perplexed.

After giving it some thought, she asked, "You used to practice rain-praying all the time, have you stopped now?"

Binglu Qia looked at Qiao Sang, slightly grinned, and then quickly recomposed herself.

If Qiao Sang hadn’t been paying close attention, she would have doubted what she saw.

"Lubao."

With a flick of her tail, Binglu Qia walked toward the courtyard with her cold demeanor.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then quickly followed.

In the courtyard, Binglu Qia specifically found a spot close to Yaobao and settled down.

"Lulubao."

Then Binglu Qia howled towards the sky.

A chill wind blew, and a dark cloud appeared overhead; two seconds later, it began to rain.

Rain? It’s raining?

Feeling the water droplets on her face, Qiao Sang looked confused. It seemed she had thought of something as she quickly checked Yaobao’s data in the Beast Taming Codex.

[Rain Prayer (Beginner 2/100) +]

ps: Happy New Year, everyone!