Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 492 - 457: There’s Still One Move I Haven’t Tried Yet!

Chapter 492: Chapter 457: There’s Still One Move I Haven’t Tried Yet!

Song Xinyue’s mindset, just adjusted seconds ago, completely collapsed the next second.

Shock covered her face, and even the hundred or so doppelgangers of the Liaoxing Dogs had not elicited such a severe emotional response from her.

High Level Pet Beasts, the highest level of Pet Beasts to appear in the National Campus Beast Taming competition, with each participant owning one being a seed player from their respective regions.

Yet the opponent she was facing now didn’t just have one High Level Pet Beast, but a full three of them!

Just a short while ago in the competition, the Treasure-seeking Demon had still been a Treasure-seeking Demon.

Were High Level Pet Beasts so easy to evolve?!

Song Xinyue was dumbstruck there.

What was even harder to accept was that the girl in front of her was only 15 years old! 15 years old!

What did this mean? For a moment, Song Xinyue’s mind was a mess.

Before she could gather her scattered thoughts, the referee had already blown the whistle that signified the start of the match.

"Mind Headbutt," Qiao Sang quickly commanded.

"Xun!"

Hearing the words of her Beast Tamer, Xiao Xunbao’s eyes lit up, showing a look of eager anticipation.

This was the first time it was using this move!

Soon, a blue telekinetic wave gathered around Xiao Xunbao’s head.

Then, it rushed toward the position of the Iron Head Rhino at a terrifyingly fast speed with its head leading the charge.

From the audience’s perspective, all that was seen was a streak of blue light that blurred due to its speed.

Immediate discussions broke out among the crowd.

"Mind Headbutt?! This Spectral-type Pet Beast can perform Mind Headbutt?!"

"Damn, it just evolved and already has a Psychic Series high-tier skill, what talent!"

Not every Intermediate Level Pet Beast that evolved into a High Level Pet Beast would awaken a high-tier skill.

To awaken an advanced skill right after evolving mainly relied on talent.

The Treasure-seeking Demon on the field had been an Intermediate Level Pet Beast until recently; it couldn’t possibly have learned an advanced skill in just a few days, which meant that this Mind Headbutt must have been awakened as a result of its evolution.

"Need to state the obvious about talent? When it was still a Treasure-seeking Demon, it already knew how to use Shadow Control with three-dimensional mode," remarked a student from the Yuhua Region.

At this moment, the boy next to him suddenly hesitated and said, "Speaking of which, why do I feel like Qiao Sang’s Spectral-type Pet seems a little different from the usual ones?"

Although the Spectral-type Pet wasn’t common in the Yuhua Region, considering that high school was the peak of wisdom for most people, and as a high school student who day after day memorized Pet Beast knowledge points and took countless quizzes, he was not exactly unfamiliar with his region’s Spectral-type Pets.

No sooner had he spoken than the students from the Yuhua Region beside him started to ponder and echoed his sentiment.

"Actually, I was about to mention it too. I don’t know if it’s because of the distance, but I always feel that this Spectral-type Pet is much smaller than the normal ones."

"Qiao Sang’s Spectral-type Pet, when it was a Treasure-seeking Demon, was already smaller than normal. So it being small after evolution isn’t anything out of the ordinary, but have you noticed that Qiao Sang’s Spectral-type Pet seems a bit different in color?"

"Right! The books say that the Spectral-type Pet’s hair, eyes, and halo are medium yellow, but this one is golden yellow!"

"Did Qiao Sang take the time to dye her Spectral-type Pet?"

"That can’t be right, the halo on the Spectral-type Pet is imbued with spectral aura; it can’t be dyed at all."

"I have a bold guess... what if this Spectral-type Pet is actually a partial albinism Pet Beast?"

"Damn! It really does seem like it! No wonder this Spectral-type Pet’s body is so small! I always thought it was malnourished!"

"Use your brain, it can’t be malnutrition! Qiao Sang is obviously a child from a wealthy family, and this Spectral-type Pet has such high talent, how could it possibly be malnourished!"

"Quick, take a photo! Post it to the group to find out if it’s a unique color variant!"

As they speculated, Xiao Xunbao had already reached the Iron Head Rhino.

At this point, Song Xinyue was still in a state of mental disarray.

Though her Beast Tamer didn’t issue a command, the Iron Head Rhino’s extensive combat experience didn’t let it lower its guard against an opponent considerably smaller than its own head.

"Iron Head!"

With a powerful stomp of its right forelimb, a beige light curtain instantly emerged before it.

"Bang!"

The blue light smashed against the beige light curtain, which cracked immediately on impact.

The next second, Xiao Xunbao, with blue telekinetic energy gathered atop its head, collided with Iron Head Rhino’s forehead.

The Iron Head Rhino stumbled back several meters, leaving a mark on the ground.

"Ironhead..."

Ironhead steadied his body and shook his head.

The power of Mind Headbutt wasn’t too bad, actually. It was stronger than expected for a Beginner Level skill, allowing it to breach the defense of someone as bulky as Ironhead Rhino. However, this also had something to do with the fact that Xiao Xunbao was one level higher than Ironhead Rhino... Qiao Sang analyzed for a moment before saying, "Ill-Fortune Curse."

Xiao Xunbao’s evolution had happened the night before, and it was too late to check the effects of its new skills. Today was the opportunity to test them all...

Meanwhile, Song Xinyue had barely managed to stabilize her mindset.

"Metallic Roar!" Song Xinyue almost instantly gave the command a second after Qiao Sang spoke.

Metallic Roar, a mid-tier steel skill, emits a screeching noise like the friction of metal, drastically lowering the opponent’s defense... Qiao Sang recalled the skill description in his mind.

With sound-based skills like these, unless there is a hearing problem, they are nearly impossible to avoid. Xiao Xunbao naturally had low defense, so if it were hit by this move, even a mid-level Pet Beast could potentially damage it.

But as Ironhead Rhino possessed Ground Type attributes, attacking Xiao Xunbao was virtually impossible for it.

Moreover, in a match where the situation changed in the blink of an eye, even a one-second difference in skill timing could lead to a different outcome.

In this exchange, Xiao Xunbao was the first to act... Qiao Sang stayed expressionless.

As Qiao Sang had anticipated, although Ironhead Rhino had opened its mouth to unleash Metallic Roar right after its Beast Tamer finished speaking, Xiao Xunbao was a step ahead.

Xiao Xunbao, hovering in mid-air, had its eyes emitting a purple glow as it gazed at Ironhead Rhino.

Ironhead Rhino, gathering energy with mouth agape, seemed unaffected.

"Iron..."

The grating sound emitted from Ironhead Rhino’s mouth, and an invisible sound wave dispersed around it.

But the next second, Ironhead Rhino’s roar stopped abruptly, and it showed a look of discomfort,

"Cough cough cough cough cough..."

Ironhead Rhino began to cough violently.

Song Xinyue’s expression was one of complete bewilderment.

Was it choked by its own saliva?

"Xun~"

Xiao Xunbao covered its mouth and snickered at the sight.

It hadn’t forgotten its Beast Tamer’s advice to strike while the enemy is down.

"Xun!"

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes started to glow blue.

Song Xinyue, having learned from the first match, was watching her opponent’s Pet Beast in the air at all times.

When she saw the evolved version of the Treasure-seeking Demon’s eyes glow blue, her complexion changed, and she shouted loudly, "Sandstorm!"

Sandstorm, a mid-tier Ground Type skill, can cause dust and sand to rise.

For telekinetic skills that require the caster’s gaze to be fixed on the target for control, a successful deployment of dust and sand to obstruct the line of sight can serve as an effective hindrance.

"Cough cough cough cough cough..."

Unfortunately, Ironhead Rhino was coughing too violently to cast Sandstorm in time.

An invisible force acted upon Ironhead Rhino, and uncontrollably, it looked towards its opponent in the air.

As Ironhead Rhino’s gaze met Xiao Xunbao, its eyes switched to a purple hue.

"Cough..."

The Mystique Level hypnotism cast by a High Level Pet Beast was not something that Ironhead Rhino could resist; after a single cough, it closed its eyes and fell to the ground.

"Ironhead..."

With its eyes closed, Ironhead Rhino had an expression of tranquility.

The feeling of not coughing, so comfortable...

"Judge!"

The Mechanical Beast wearing a referee’s badge floated over to Ironhead Rhino, took a look, and blew the whistle.

Qiao Sang: "???"

Is it over?

It ended just like that?

Xiao Xunbao still had a scare tactic it hadn’t even tried yet!

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