Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 590 - 538: Pet Beast Arena Championship

Chapter 590: Chapter 538: Pet Beast Arena Championship

Qiao Sang entered the waiting area for the contestants and was just about to gossip about who Naideng was.

At this moment, the commentator’s voice rang out:

"Naideng has won again effortlessly! In the rankings of all E-rank Beast Tamers in the Upper Districts’ tournaments, he has consistently placed around the 70th position, and last year he even achieved an impressive 68th place. As our third district’s star player, he has never disappointed us!"

Qiao Sang looked towards the holographic screen that was broadcasting the live arena scene.

The screen was zooming in on the face of a young man with red hair and distinct features.

"Is that Naideng?" Qiao Sang asked.

Tang Yi nodded, "That’s how he was just introduced."

Star player, no wonder he has an agent... Qiao Sang immediately thought of something and asked, "How is the ranking determined?"

Qiao Sang, who spends all day with a book and doesn’t bubble up in group chats, didn’t even know about points initially and only came to the wildly popular Pet Beast competition on Chao Su Star for the first time yesterday, so Tang Yi was no longer surprised by her asking such a commonly known question.

He explained:

"The Upper Districts host the Pet Beast Arena Championship at a set time every year, and Beast Tamers of every level can participate. Rankings are also determined at that time and get updated annually."

"Those who rank in the top 100 are star players, and they basically all have professional teams behind them. Their overall strength is recognized as the top amongst Beast Tamers of the same level."

Qiao Sang turned to Tang Yi, "So players without a team are directly weaker by a notch?"

Unlike the national campus Beast Taming league, on Blue Star, many major competitions allow the use of props and Spirit Marks, and the most popular players in these competitions usually have specific prop brands and Spirit Rune Master teams collaborating with them.

After all, this also serves as a form of publicity, letting more people see their brand.

To have a popular player use their brand’s props, those brands would even spend exorbitant prices to find these players to use their props and Spirit Marks.

Over time, as some people saw the benefits, there came companies that hire individuals specifically to handle these partnerships.

With agents come star players.

When a player, already competent on their own, has a team’s support, trying to lose becomes hard.

"So it’s the combined strength that’s recognized as the strongest," Tang Yi said, "since props and Spirit Marks are also part of that strength."

Makes sense... Qiao Sang looked at Deng Nai on the virtual screen, who was already proceeding to the next match.

Star players all began as ordinary players and gained more attention step by step, subsequently having to showcase their strength and value to various brands.

Furthermore, losing a match could cause quite the stir online among many netizens, indeed making it hard for them to view winning and losing with the same indifference as ordinary players.

No wonder his agent was pulling those tricks behind the scenes.

Theoretically, the top 100 Beast Tamers of any level in the Upper Districts should be the pinnacle of existence, but now it seemed there was room for skepticism...

As time ticked slowly by, Qiao Sang’s information finally appeared in the next round of contestants.

Tang Yi was somewhat perplexed, "Why are you up first when I clearly registered before you?"

Qiao Sang shook her head, "I have no idea."

At that moment, a player watching the screen nearby glanced over:

"You guys don’t know? It’s not about who registers first here. The current player on the platform is Deng Nai. Choosing ordinary people would make others question the fairness, as if they deliberately picked weaker ones to let Deng Nai continue winning and become today’s defending champion."

Tang Yi: "..."

That hit home.

He, a senior third-level national campus Beast Taming league runner-up, was actually judged as one of the weaker...

Not bad, insightful, just from the information you could see her formidable strength... Seeing Tang Yi’s expression, Qiao Sang consoled him:

"Your current information is still E-rank Beast Tamer. Once you pass the assessment and become a D-rank Beast Tamer, it won’t be like this."

Tang Yi nodded, pulling out his phone: "I’m going to look up which High Level Pet Beast to contract right now!"

But as soon as he took it out, something dawned on him, and his eyes lit up as he asked, "Are you confident you can win?"

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and replied, "Yes."

Immediately, Tang Yi turned and headed towards the betting area.

Qiao Sang grabbed him.

"What’s up?" Tang Yi turned and asked.

"Are you going to place a bet?" Qiao Sang inquired.

"Yes," Tang Yi said excitedly, "You’re facing a star player! Betting on you is definitely going to be an upset!"

Qiao Sang chuckled, "Just because I said I have confidence, you believe me?"

"People here don’t know your real strength, but do I?" Tang Yi glanced around and leaned in to whisper, "Plus, I’ve seen that contestant named Naideng in action in his previous matches. He’s definitely no match for you, especially since he’s been competing in so many consecutive bouts and is worn out. Facing you at your peak, you’re bound to win."

Qiao Sang thought to herself, not for nothing was he the runner-up; his analysis was spot-on.

"I’ll transfer you a hundred thousand now; place the bet for me too," Qiao Sang said.

After she finished speaking, she took out her phone and started working on it.

Tang Yi was stunned for a second, "Didn’t you have Yuna bet for you?"

Qiao Sang looked at him, "Who would complain about having too much money?"

Hearing this, Tang Yi couldn’t help but burst into laughter and asked, "What’s your bet? How many to how many?"

"3 to 0, me 3, him 0," Qiao Sang replied.

...

Fifteen minutes later.

The announcer spoke up,

"This is already the 21st match! Just four more victories, and Deng Nai will become our new champion defender of today!"

"The next contestant is competing on our stage for the first time. To battle Deng Nai right off the bat, I don’t know whether to envy her or pity her."

Qiao Sang stepped onto the command platform.

She listened to these remarks, her expression unchanged.

It wasn’t that she was underestimating the celebrity contestant by betting on a 3:0 victory for herself. Watching from below, she had already gathered some important information about his pet beasts’ attributes, the power of his skills, and how he used his props.

As for her, Deng Nai had no information whatsoever.

And most importantly, as Tang Yi had said, Deng Nai was already exhausted.

If she didn’t win even under these circumstances, then the title of national campus Beast Taming competition champion was truly undeserved.

As Qiao Sang made her appearance, the spectator stands suddenly became noisy, and a cacophony of discussions ensued.

While the pet beast arena competition had no age limit, the girl stepping onto the field indeed seemed too young.

"I’m a bit nearsighted, can anyone tell me what her pet beast is?"

"Sending such a young kid, isn’t this a clear sign they want to let Naideng continue his winning streak?"

"She must be underage!"

"Some people just look young and innocent. You think the outcome is that easy to guess? The betting pool of the pet beast arena fights will definitely not engage in a losing business; it’s surely not going to be 3:0."

"Indeed, Naideng is certain to win, but it probably won’t be a clean sweep."

"That makes sense. What’s your bet?"

"Heh, 3:1."

...

Meanwhile, in the office area on the side of the venue.

A middle-aged man in black clothes looked at the youthful face on the stage and frowned, "Are you sure this kid can put pressure on Naideng?"

The staff member who was browsing through the contestant information on the chair assured, "Definitely, the information shows she has three high-level pet beasts."

Three high-level pet beasts... The middle-aged man was stunned for a second.

With three high-level pet beasts, isn’t this contestant too young-looking?!

"How old is she?" the middle-aged man couldn’t resist asking.

"Let me check," the staff member said.

As there was no age limit for contestants coming here, a large number of people showed up every day. His primary job was to select suitable opponents for battle, so he didn’t have time to check ages, nor was there a need to—-the only concern was the rank of the Beast Tamers and their pet beasts.

"Just a little younger-looking, what’s there to be curious about..." the staff member picked up a cup of water beside him, drinking while checking the information.

Two seconds later.

"Pff!"

The staff member sprayed all the water he had just taken into his mouth.

"What’s wrong with you?" the middle-aged man said, frowning.

The staff member didn’t bother to wipe off the screen, his eyes glued to the information displayed, his voice sharp,

"Oh my God! 15! She’s only 15 years old!"