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Chapter 402 - 381: The Final Day of the Elimination Round

Chapter 402: Chapter 381: The Final Day of the Elimination Round

Upon leaving the Kainan Pet Beast Battle Field, Qiao Sang visited the largest jewelry store in Kainan City.

After the experience of suddenly appearing in the middle of the road last time, she obediently took a taxi to her destination.

The jewelry store didn’t have the so-called diamond gloves, but money is a wonderful thing. With enough money, the impossible can become possible.

The staff measured the paw size of Xiao Xunbao and said they could pick it up in 3 days.

Since today’s competition only lasted half a day before concluding, Qiao Sang, noting the early hour, remembered this matter.

Upon walking out of the jewelry store, nearly all the passersby turned their heads to look and discuss among themselves.

It was not because they recognized Qiao Sang as the top trending high schooler from a few days ago, but because the Treasure-seeking Demon snuggled in the girl’s arms was an absolute eye-catcher.

It was a Treasure-seeking Demon smaller than the typical size, and not only did it have dyed hair, it also wore colored contacts.

Most importantly, its paws were adorned with diamond-encrusted gloves!

The entire ensemble was downright blinding to onlookers.

Feeling the gaze of the passersby, Qiao Sang couldn’t help but ask, "You’re not invisible anymore?"

"Xun Xun~"

Xiao Xunbao raised its paws high, admiring its gloves in the sunlight, and let out a joyful cry.

If it became invisible, others wouldn’t be able to see how well these gloves suited it~

Qiao Sang: "..."

Well, this was a thought Qiao Sang hadn’t anticipated from Xiao Xunbao.

Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something and started to worry.

Xiao Xunbao wouldn’t be planning to always wear these gloves without invisibility from now on, would it...

...

The next morning.

Riley Hotel.

After finishing breakfast, Qiao Sang took Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao downstairs.

Once they were in the lobby, she approached the front desk and said, "There’s no need to clean the room today."

The presidential suite at the Riley Hotel was one of a kind, and almost all the hotel staff recognized this guest who had been staying for several days.

The front desk clerk naturally recognized the young lady as well and quickly agreed.

As the girl turned and walked towards the exit, the two receptionists immediately took out their phones and began frantically snapping pictures of the young lady and the two pet beasts from behind.

"Oh my god, a Liaoxing Dog! No matter how many times I see it, it looks so cool!" the front desk clerk with short hair excitedly said after serving Qiao Sang.

Ever since the news on the strongest high schooler went viral, the fact that the Flame Listening Dog’s evolved form was called a Liaoxing Dog had also been revealed.

"This shift swap was so worth it!" the other front desk clerk exclaimed excitedly, and although she wore a full face of makeup, the dark circles under her eyes were quite evident.

"You just finished the night shift and are on the morning shift now, are you okay?" the short-haired front desk clerk asked with concern.

"I’m fine." As the young lady disappeared outside the doorway, the front desk clerk with dark circles put away her phone and waved it off, saying, "I asked specially. The national campus Beast Taming competition for the province will end today. If I didn’t swap shifts, I would have missed my chance to see the Liaoxing Dog with my own eyes."

"Why do you think she doesn’t want the room cleaned today?" the short-haired front desk clerk suddenly thought of something and asked.

"How would I know?" the front desk clerk with dark circles yawned and spoke.

If someone were to enter the presidential suite now, they would find dozens of Liaoxing Dogs sitting in the room with their eyes closed, bodies radiating blue light as they practiced meditation.

...

Kainan Pet Beast Battle Field.

"Are you still there?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Ya!" Yaobao nodded its head excitedly.

The corners of Qiao Sang’s mouth curled up, it seemed that after Yaobao’s evolution, it could control its doppelganger over greater distances, at least the distance from here to the Riley Hotel was not an issue.

It would be better to let Yaobao practice meditation using its doppelganger in the future. Training other skills was one thing, but meditation required staying still to be effectively practiced, and Yaobao was restless.

In the past few days of practicing meditation, it hadn’t been long before it diverted its attention elsewhere, unable to stay focused for a long time. However, controlling its doppelganger to practice meditation with its original body wouldn’t have this problem.

Not bad, I am quite clever... Qiao Sang silently gave herself a thumbs-up.

"Yaobao..."

Yaobao’s expression gradually became serious.

To control a doppelganger from afar, the original body had to pay close attention.

Beside her, Xu Yixuan leaned in and asked, "Where did you buy the Treasure-seeking Demon’s gloves? They look quite nice, I want to get a pair for my Dream Inducer too."

Qiao Sang replied, "They’re from Yuanhuang Jewelry on Changxing Street, just a ten-minute taxi ride away."

Xu Yixuan was taken aback, "A jewelry store? Don’t tell me the diamonds on these are real."

Qiao Sang looked at Xu Yixuan, "Of course they’re real, do I look like someone who buys fakes?"

This question sent Xu Yixuan into a daze; indeed, it didn’t seem like it, but real diamonds? That’s quite extravagant, isn’t it?!

"Xun~" Xiao Xunbao, listening to the conversation, carelessly extended its paw adorned with the diamond-studded glove and swept its hair back from front to back.

The brilliance of the diamonds in the sunlight made Xu Yixuan stupefied for a moment, her mind filled with a single thought: Holy shit, so flashy, they must be real diamonds!

...

Now, only five players remained.

According to the rules, one player would advance directly due to a bye, while the remaining four would be matched by the system, and the winners of those battles would compete with the bye player for the top three rankings.

At such a time, it was especially challenging to select the player for the bye.

If there were many objections and no consensus could be reached, they would adopt a round-robin tournament format to determine the top three based on points.

But fortunately, there was always one person whose strength stood out, satisfying everyone.

In the previous two tournaments, this person was Ding Yanjing; this time, it was Qiao Sang.

After the player for the bye was selected, the system also decided the match-ups.

[Litian Royal Beast High School, Wang Rui VS Litian Royal Beast High School, Li Zonglin]

[Kainan City Beast Taming High School, Huang Kaijun VS Shengshui Middle School, Xu Yixuan]

As soon as the match-ups were announced, Huang Renbiao, sitting in the leaders’ area, visibly turned darker with displeasure.

Wang Weidou said with a smile plastered across his face, "Principal Huang, it seems your school’s luck isn’t too great this time."

Having said that, he glanced to the side, "How come your school’s Coach Zhang hasn’t been here these past two days?"

When Huang Renbiao heard this, something dawned on him, and his face darkened even more, "He had some family matters to attend to, so I let him go back first."

Letting the coach go back during such an important competition was fishy... Wang Weidou had just begun to contemplate this when a dismissive cheer rose from the audience, drawing his attention immediately to the two players taking the stage.

Soon, the chosen ones who advanced were selected through the battles.

The man with the Fluffy Flying Squirrel on his shoulder announced loudly, "The players advancing to the next round include, from Litian Royal Beast High School, Wang Rui, from Shengshui Middle School, Xu Yixuan, and from Shengshui Middle School, Qiao Sang."

"The competition will take place at two o’clock in the afternoon."

...

At 11:36 am,

in the top-floor restaurant of the Shengcheng Hotel.

Wang Weidou’s smile was as bright as ever, "You all did great, have a good lunch, and strive to take one of the top two spots!"

His words were primarily for Xu Yixuan; it was a given that Qiao Sang would take first place, but it was a bit uncertain if Xu Yixuan could secure second.

Sun Boyi knew the principal was a bit too excited, and he addressed Xu Yixuan with a stern voice,

"Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, just perform at your normal level, it’s alright. The top three all advance to the district tournament anyway."

According to the regulations, the top three players in the province would advance to the higher-level district tournament.

Xu Yixuan took a sip of the freshly squeezed coconut juice and said earnestly, "I’ll do my best!"

This dish is not bad... Qiao Sang quietly nodded her approval as she took a bite.

...

At exactly two in the afternoon.

The three photos on the virtual screen kept changing, and when they finally stopped, the entire hall erupted in cheers.

"From Shengshui Middle School, Qiao Sang, and from Litian Royal Beast High School, Wang Rui, please come to the stage."

ps: Happy Labor Day to everyone!