Chapter 942: Qiao Sang VS Lü Fengba

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Soon, the two avian pets came to a steady halt mid-air. In an instant, everyone instinctively fixed their gaze on the slender figure atop the blue bird.

Immediately following, the crowd erupted. Even though the match had not yet begun, a clamor broke out that was even noisier than the cheers following the conclusions of the previous matches.

"Damn! 17 years old, B-rank Beast Master, for real?!"

"Impossible! That is absolutely impossible!"

"Holy crap! I saw her photo in the top ten groups earlier and thought it was some veteran Beast Master playing 'pig to eat the tiger,' maintaining her looks to stay that young. I didn't expect her age to actually match her appearance!"

"A 17-year-old B-rank Beast Master? Do you guys believe that? I don't believe it, not even if I die!"

"This is the Regional Championships commentary! To register for the competition, a Beast Master's identity and data must be verified. It's impossible to fake."

"No, is there really such a thing as a 17-year-old B-rank Beast Master in this world? I haven't even heard of a 17-year-old C-rank Beast Master!"

"17 years old... shouldn't she still be stuck in high school..."

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it. The commentators must have made a mistake!"

"Whether they made a mistake or not, we'll know in a moment."

Amidst the uproar and looks of disbelief, the light-shadow of 10 appeared out of thin air in the center of the field. Then it turned into 9, 8, 7...

Meanwhile, looking at his opponent in the distance, Lü Fengba’s body was stiff. He found it difficult to control his facial expressions, which were filled with shock.

What? A B-rank Beast Master?!

The passage to the field had opened right as Tian Yiwan said, "She is also a B-rank Beast Master," so he had happened to hear it.

Thinking that his opponent, who looked so young and was participating for the first time, was actually a B-rank Beast Master, he felt a sense of "Why am I so unlucky?" alongside his shock.

Except for those C-rank Beast Masters whose brain power growth isn't that fast but who have excellent pet resources and talent to cultivate a pet to the King-level, most C-rank Beast Masters facing a B-rank Beast Master can be summarized in two words: Game over.

Lü Fengba felt he was finished. At first, he thought being selected for the first ten groups was lucky, he didn't expect it to be a streak of bad luck leading to an immediate first-round exit.

As thoughts flickered, the light-shadow in the center reached 1.

Lü Fengba took a deep breath, forced himself to stabilize his mindset, and began to form hand seals. He had worked hard for a year to get here, he couldn't just give up. Even if he were to lose, he had to fully demonstrate the effort he had put in all these years!

The opponent is a C-rank Beast Master, and the marketing accounts didn't mention him having a King-level pet. There's no need to send out Yabao or Lubao at the start. Opponents will get stronger later, and since this is my first competition, the fact that people don't know me is an advantage. The further I go, the more my strength will be exposed, so I should keep a card up my sleeve... Qiao Sang thought while forming hand seals.

An orange-yellow star array and a massive red star array lit up simultaneously on the field.

The stands fell briefly silent, followed by a clamor that seemed ready to blow the roof off the stadium.

"Ahhh! B-rank Beast Master! The commentators weren't wrong!"

"Heavens! A 17-year-old B-rank Beast Master. This person will probably become a historical figure in the future!"

"Am I about to witness the birth of a legend?"

"It’s actually true, it’s actually true..."

Everyone was shocked and dazed, it was impossible to keep their minds calm. Hearing about it and seeing it with one's own eyes were two completely different things. A 17-year-old B-rank Beast Master was, to some extent, a figure that hadn't even appeared in legends. And such a person was currently standing right before them.

In the contestants and family area, Ye Xiangting stared blankly at the crimson star array that nearly blinded her. A single thought repeated in her mind: My daughter became a B-rank Beast Master... My daughter actually became a B-rank Beast Master...

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On the field.

Wind-Riding Bird, General-level flying pet. Extremely fast flight speed, likes to ride the wind. High intelligence, comparable to humans. With its remarkable physique, it can traverse freely even through stormy seas... 

Qiao Sang watched the six-meter-tall pet in the distance, predominantly deep blue with white stripes on its belly and wings nearly double its body size, as its data flashed through her mind.

At the same time, Lü Fengba looked at the thirteen-meter-tall flying pet across from him, almost entirely encased in silver-white armor. He felt uncertain, wondering if this was a King-level pet. He knew almost all flying pets in the Central Hollow Region, but he had never seen this one!

This isn't a pet from the Central Hollow Region... Lü Fengba made the judgment in an instant.

"What pet is that?" Discussions began in the stands as well.

"Not sure, never seen it. But honestly, it's quite handsome compared to other flying pets."

"Do you remember? Tian Yiwan just said she isn't from the Central Hollow Region, so her pet likely isn't either. It's normal not to recognize it."

"To think such a monster isn't from our Central Hollow Region..."

"What does it matter if she isn't from here? As long as she's from Dragon Natiom, it's all the same."

"Both sides have summoned their respective pets." Tian Yiwan said from the commentary desk. 

"Contestant Lü Fengba has sent out the General-level pet Wind-Riding Bird, and Qiao Sang has sent out the General-level pet Steel Sword Falcon."

"That's right." Tang Xueran agreed. 

"Both are flying pets. It looks like this will be an exciting aerial battle."

Amidst the introductions, the battle had already begun.

The Wind-Riding Bird flapped its wings powerfully and soared into the high sky. As it flew upward, a powerful airflow surged around it. Then, the feathers on its body glowed with blue light, and hundreds of them, hard as iron blades, detached from its body and floated around it.

"Cheng-feng!"

The Wind-Riding Bird let out a loud cry. Hundreds of blue feathers immediately drew diagonal blue lines through the air, shooting toward Gangbao below in an incredibly dense barrage!

Gangbao flapped her wings, bringing up sand and a powerful airflow as she soared high. Under the control of the Wind-Riding Bird, the hundreds of glowing blue feathers shifted direction in unison, following Gangbao upward.

Wing Blade. This power is at the Small Success level at most. Gangbao is a Steel-type; her Iron Wall is at the peak of the Ultimate. She can block this... Having finished her analysis, Qiao Sang did not issue a command.

Just as her thought concluded, Gangbao stopped flying upward. Hundreds of glowing blue feathers struck Gangbao's body all at once. From the look of it, the Wing Blade attack was slightly faster, catching up to Gangbao and successfully hitting her.

Seeing this, Lü Fengba looked delighted, feeling that his chance had come. He pressed the advantage: "Charge!"

"Cheng-feng!"

The Wind-Riding Bird flapped its wings forcefully, and blue light suddenly burst from its body. With a powerful momentum and speed that the naked eye could barely follow, it transformed into an apparently unstoppable blue beam, charging directly toward Gangbao!

The audience's hearts tightened. Could it be that this unprecedented super-prodigy was going to be suppressed by an obscure C-rank Beast Master?

However, the expected collision did not happen.

Just as the blue light of the Wind-Riding Bird was about three meters from Gangbao, the blue light on its body suddenly dissipated. Its wings struggled, and it showed an expression of extreme pain.

The Steel Sword Falcon spread her wings, concentrating a thick white light that transformed them into two giant blades. Meanwhile, the blue feather-blades around her fell away, she didn't look injured in the slightest!

Lü Fengba’s expression shifted slightly as he shouted: "Get away!"

The Wind-Riding Bird continued to struggle in pain. Gangbao, with her wings as white blades, suddenly dove downward with her massive body, flashing past the Wind-Riding Bird.

"Cheng-feng!"

The Wind-Riding Bird let out a miserable cry and fell toward the ground.

"I didn't expect the Steel Sword Falcon to be completely unharmed by that Wing Blade attack just now, and it even took the opportunity to counter the charging Wind-Riding Bird." Tian Yiwan said with a hint of surprise.

"Besides being Flying-type, the Steel Sword Falcon also has the Steel-type, giving it naturally good defense." Tang Xueran explained. 

"It used Iron Wall during the Wing Blade attack. The Mid-tier skill Iron Wall blocked the High-tier skill Wing Blade, which clearly shows that the proficiency of its Iron Wall far exceeds the Wind-Riding Bird's Wing Blade."

"Most importantly, the Wind-Riding Bird's attack suddenly failed, and it's unclear what skill the Steel Sword Falcon used to cause that." Tian Yiwan asked the question on every spectator's mind.

"It looks like an air-type skill." Tang Xueran responded. 

"I have to say, the Steel Sword Falcon’s timing was perfect. It felt like it was specifically waiting for the Wind-Riding Bird to attack."

Tian Yiwan suddenly remembered something: "Speaking of which, contestant Qiao Sang hasn't issued a single command yet. Does she have enough confidence to believe she can win with the Steel Sword Falcon alone without commanding?"

"At this point, I have to introduce the Steel Sword Falcon." Tang Xueran shared her knowledge. 

"The Steel Sword Falcon is a pet from Chaosu Star, and it’s one of the few pets where the entire evolution chain involves bond evolution. I believe the bond between Qiao Sang and her pet must have reached the level of mental synchronization."

What? A pet from Chaosu Star? Entire chain is bond evolution? The audience was stunned.

Meanwhile, with a loud bang, the Wind-Riding Bird hit the ground.

Lü Fengba didn't have time to wonder why the attack had failed; he only knew that to deal with this pet, he could no longer choose close-range combat. He quickly issued a command: "Pull back!"

Just as he gave the command, Gangbao’s wings spread wide, and the feathers across her body glowed with purple light.

Don't fire all of them... Qiao Sang quickly said in her mind.

"Gang Zhan!"

Gangbao flapped her wings downward with force. The feathers glowing with purple light all shot out at once, swarming downward! Only one feather remained standing on top of her head.

This is even worse than leaving none at all... Looking at Gangbao high in the air, Qiao Sang's mouth twitched violently.

The audience watching the scene felt a strong visual impact. For a moment, they didn't know whether to be shocked by the spectacular Wing Blade attack or by the fact that the powerful and mysterious Steel Sword Falcon was now plucked bare, save for a single feather, her image completely transformed.

The sky full of purple blades was like a violent storm, crazily swarming toward the Wind-Riding Bird below.

Can't dodge. The Wind-Riding Bird was already injured, flying upward at its current speed won't work... Seeing the scene, Lü Fengba’s pupils contracted as he quickly changed his command: "Cyclone!"

Since dodging was impossible, his only choice was to attack. He could only hope the Cyclone could block the incoming Wing Blades.

The Wind-Riding Bird had already struggled to its feet. Enduring the pain, it flapped its wings upward with force. Suddenly, a powerful twenty-meter-high cyclone appeared, standing between it and Gangbao.

Can split the attack...

Just as the thought flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind, the purple blades in the sky split into three. The center group continued downward, while the ones on the sides diverged and swirled around to flank the Wind-Riding Bird!

Lü Fengba: !!!

The split was so sudden that he wanted to issue a command, but it was already too late.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The purple blades from both directions accurately struck the Wind-Riding Bird’s body.

"Cheng-feng!"

The Wind-Riding Bird cried out in pain, and the cyclone between it and Gangbao dissipated. Without the cyclone's interference, the remaining purple blades from the top-center position swarmed down and struck it as well.

Once the attack was over, the purple blades turned around and uniformally slotted back into Gangbao’s body. Looking at the ground, the Wind-Riding Bird had already closed its eyes and collapsed.

"The Wind-Riding Bird is down!" Tian Yiwan said. 

"I didn't expect the Steel Sword Falcon's Wing Blade to reach the Ultimate level! Combined with Qiao Sang's age, this is truly eye-opening once again. It seems the pets contracted by a genius are also geniuses."

"Furthermore, the benefits of bond evolution were fully demonstrated in this match. Lü Fengba simply couldn't respond to the Steel Sword Falcon suddenly changing its attack trajectory."

"Using the word 'genius' alone to describe Qiao Sang feels too simple." Tang Xueran added. 

"After all, this is the first person in history to become a B-rank Beast Master at 17. By the way, why did the Steel Sword Falcon leave one feather on its head when using Wing Blade?"

Her tone couldn't help but carry a hint of laughter as she said this.

"We’d have to ask contestant Qiao Sang about that." Tian Yiwan joked.

Tang Xueran stared at the field and said, "The referee is entering. Is the result of the first match about to be decided?"

A Mechanical pet wearing a referee badge appeared out of thin air beside the Wind-Riding Bird. It waved a green flag in its claw toward Qiao Sang’s direction and then vanished.

At the same time, a giant virtual screen appeared in the center of the field. It showed photos of Qiao Sang and Lü Fengba. Beneath them were images of the pets they had just sent out. The next second, the image of Lü Fengba’s Wind-Riding Bird turned from color to black and white.

"Let's congratulate contestant Qiao Sang for taking the first round!" Tian Yiwan said in a high-pitched tone.

No one was particularly surprised by this result. After all, once they heard the introduction before the two appeared, they knew Qiao Sang was the biggest dark horse of this year's championships. Although the result was expected, the process of the match still exceeded everyone's expectations.

The crowd looked at the bird pet in the field, which had already restored its powerful and mysterious image, then thought back to the scene of it having only one feather left, and began to discuss with great interest.

Meanwhile, on the internet, tags related to Qiao Sang and the Steel Sword Falcon quickly topped the trending lists.

#Qiao Sang, 17 years old, B-rank Beast Master#

#Biggest Dark Horse in Regional Championship History#

#Steel Sword Falcon#

#Chaosu Star, Steel Sword Falcon#

#Qiao Sang VS Lü Fengba#

Almost every trending topic was followed by the word Explosive.

However, the people at the venue were unaware of the situation outside and online. They were all staring intently at the field, waiting for the next round.

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