Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 649 - 588: The Steel-Shaving Monkey

Chapter 649: Chapter 588: The Steel-Shaving Monkey

Qiao Sang subconsciously took out her phone to check the time, 9:14 AM.

Four minutes had passed since the assessment began.

With a 20-minute duration for the assessment, the longer the battle lasted, the higher the score would be. But now, only four minutes had gone by, and she still hadn’t managed to defeat the peeping eagle. She wondered how many points the assessing teacher would give her... Qiao Sang murmured in her heart.

This situation was a bit different from what she had expected.

It seemed she would have to take the second battle more seriously...

There was only one chance for the assessment, and she didn’t want any accidents.

Qiao Sang put her phone back in her pocket and with a wave of her hand, she recalled Lubao back into the Beast Taming Codex.

That was close, she almost lost face... Qu Zhuo sighed with relief inwardly.

He had thought that Bingke Xilu was going to use Healing Light to drag out the time, but after only one deployment, he was somewhat overwhelmed.

Although its speed wasn’t great, as a Water-type and Ice-type Pet Beast, its ground mobility was more than sufficient. Its reaction ability at this stage could be rated as perfect. Even without the Beast Tamer’s command, it knew which Skill to use at the right moment. Its attack power wasn’t yet fully revealed, but overall, it definitely dazzled onlookers, especially with the timely execution of the Ice Cone Barrier. Deployed a second too early or too late might not have achieved such an effect. It seemed that Qiao Sang had raised this Bingke Xilu very well... Qu Zhuo couldn’t help but feel a spontaneous admiration for Qiao Sang.

At that moment, Tou Yan Ke waved a green flag.

Qiao Sang and Qu Zhuo formed hand seals with their hands.

Soon, Yaobao and a monkey-like Pet Beast with an imposing aura, roughly six meters in size, with orange vertical pupils, a grey body, and long blade-like protrusions from its wrists to its elbows, appeared on the field simultaneously.

A General-level Pet Beast... Feeling the stark difference in the powerful aura compared to a High Level Pet Beast, Qiao Sang’s heart sank.

She didn’t recognize the Pet Beast in front of her. Even though she had learned a lot about Pet Beasts, most of her knowledge ranged from low to high levels, gained from researching opponents in the national campus Beast Taming competitions, or from common sightings on the streets. The Pet Beast before her clearly wasn’t included in that category.

Steel Element General-level Pet Beast, Steel Shaving Monkey... Tang Yi, who was watching the battle, identified the assessor’s newly summoned Pet Beast and immediately felt immense pressure.

This Pet Beast was known in the Zhongkong Region for its absolute speed and terrifyingly strong defenses.

Even when facing opponents of the same level, it fought with swift and decisive tactics, making prolonged battles in its presence exceedingly difficult...

...

At the same time.

Blue Star.

Three invigilating teachers watching the scene on the virtual screen turned their heads to converse.

"For this assessment, I think if the Liaoxing Dog can hold on for 5 minutes, it should earn full marks."

"After all, the Liaoxing Dog possesses Psychic Series attributes and can Teleport. If it focuses entirely on dodging, lasting five minutes shouldn’t be difficult."

"It’s still pretty hard. If it were a Ghost Ring Wraith, it might be possible. Liaoxing Dog is large in size; considering the speed and reaction ability of the Steel Shaving Monkey, even after teleporting, it would still be quickly attacked."

"Under pressure, the true abilities of a Beast Tamer are revealed. Let’s see what Qiao Sang will do."

...

Chao Su Star.

Beast Taming Center.

Open-air training grounds.

"Ya..."

Yaobao looked at its opponent, who was nearly twice its size, and showed a serious expression.

A breeze blew by.

Immediately afterward, the Steel Shaving Monkey’s leg muscles tensed, resembling a burst of thunder in their sudden speed increase, charging forward with the impact force of a fearsome beast.

Qiao Sang only saw a blurry grey figure rushing towards them, and by the time she blinked, it had reached Yaobao’s side.

The Steel Shaving Monkey brought down its blade-laden right hand at Yaobao’s position in a swing as fast as an afterimage.

"Whoosh!" Even Tang Yi could hear the sound of the blade tearing through the air clearly.

But the Steel Shaving Monkey hit nothing.

As the blade descended, just as it was about to strike, Yaobao Teleported just in time, appearing in the air above.

Yaobao opened its mouth, and a roaring flame vortex quickly descended in a diagonal line, shooting towards the Steel Shaving Monkey below.

The Steel Shaving Monkey looked at the Flame Vortex approaching head-on, its orange eyes printed with flames seemingly igniting into red.

Its leg muscles coiled, and without attempting to dodge, it leaped upwards, charging straight into the spiraling flames!

Qiao Sang felt a chill in her heart, sensing an intense danger.

This sense of danger prompted her to give a command instinctively:

"Shadow Clone!"

The Steel Shaving Monkey swung its steel blade, cutting through the Flame Vortex, passing through it unharmed!

The steel blade, still carrying high temperatures, chopped down toward Yaobao’s position like a hot knife through butter.

In Qu Zhuo’s perspective, the Liaoxing Dog was cleaved right into two, chopped in half.

He wasn’t panicked because he had dealt a heavy blow to his own Pet Beast.

The Liaoxing Dog that was cut into two simply disappeared.

It was a Doppelganger... No wonder she became the champion of this year’s national campus Beast Taming competition, the responsiveness of each Pet Beast had been trained so well... She also had a certain ability to predict the situation... Qu Zhuo silently scored the assessment in his heart.

After swinging its blade, the Steel-shaving Monkey landed on the ground, raised its head, and saw its opponent filling the sky.

Dozens of Liaoxing Dogs hovered in the air above, looking down at it.

The commotion quickly attracted the few Beast Tamers nearby who were training.

It was not unusual for Beast Tamers to battle, but they hadn’t seen either of the two Pet Beasts in the fight, which was a bit odd.

"What kind of Pet Beasts are these?"

"Not sure, they seem to be two General-level Pet Beasts."

"No way, the one with Flame Wings on its back seems to be just a High-Level Pet Beast."

"It doesn’t seem to be flying in the air with those wings."

"Obviously, those wings are so small, just for show, it’s not flapping at all."

"Hisss, you mean this is a Fire Element and Psychic Series Pet Beast?"

The surrounding people’s discussions didn’t affect Qiao Sang at all; she was fully engrossed in the battle.

It seems to be a Steel-type Pet Beast, fast, defensive, and strong in attack, adept in close combat, as long as I can find a way to keep it from getting close, the battle can last longer... Qiao Sang rapidly formulated a strategy in her mind.

It was well known that Steel-type Pet Beasts had strong defenses. If Yaobao were at the same level as this beast, she had confidence she could win, but at a level disadvantage, she wasn’t sure she could come out on top.

Luckily, the assessment didn’t require a victory...

While Qiao Sang was thinking, the Steel-shaving Monkey swung its arms upward, and the blades that seemed fixed to its hands suddenly spun and shot upward, controlled by an invisible line, severing the Liaoxing Dog clones with perfect arcs.

The Doppelgangers kept disappearing.

The critical weapon was gone, which seemed like an opportunity... Seeing the Steel-shaving Monkey’s blades leave its body, Qiao Sang quickly thought and took the chance to command:

"Phantom Flame."

The remaining Liaoxing Dog Doppelgangers all opened their mouths at once.

Upon seeing this, Qu Zhuo gave his first command:

"Mount Tai’s Crushing Weight."

Mount Tai’s Crushing Weight? Huh? Where exactly is it pressing down? Qiao Sang was briefly startled by the opponent’s command.

He knows where Yaobao’s real body is?

Flames, invisible to the naked eye, converged from all directions in the sky, swooping down from above.

The Steel-shaving Monkey’s body glowed with a metallic sheen as it tensed its leg muscles and leaped high into the air, seemingly unfazed by the Phantom Flame, ascending dozens of meters in a single bound.

As it leapt into the air, the two blades increased speed, cutting through the remaining Liaoxing Dog Doppelgangers like slicing through leeks, quickly making them all disappear.

Soon, all the Doppelgangers were dealt with.

Only Yaobao remained, using Teleportation to dodge the incoming blades.

But just as it reappeared at a different spot, the enormous body of the Steel-shaving Monkey fell from the sky like a meteor, its speed so great it tore through the air, forming a wave of pressure, and it crashed heavily onto Yaobao in the blink of an eye.

The ground split open, creating a large crater on impact.

Yaobao’s body was completely engulfed by the crater.

The onlookers watched the entire process, exclaiming:

"This Steel-type Pet Beast’s speed is ridiculously fast!"

"That Fire Element and Psychic Series Pet Beast isn’t lacking in responsiveness, but it’s outclassed by one level, which seems insufficient," said someone nearby.

While the crowd was discussing, the Steel-shaving Monkey moved its body off Yaobao.

"You performed very well in this fight," Qu Zhuo said with a smile: "My steel..."

His voice came to an abrupt halt.

Qu Zhuo’s expression changed slightly as he watched the Liaoxing Dog slowly stand up in the arena.

The Liaoxing Dog ignited into flames; its slender yet strong body stood proudly amidst the roaring inferno, the fire dancing wildly around it, emitting a dangerous aura.

It was Wildfire...