Chapter 962: Inheritance and Temperament

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The entire arena was deathly silent.

A few seconds later, the raging shockwaves and air currents dissipated, revealing the Flower-Bud Lizard lying on the ground with its eyes closed. As if waking from a trance, the crowd suddenly erupted into a tidal wave of noise.

In the front-row guest area, a young man looked completely bewildered. "What’s going on? Why did the Qinyin Fairy use the Flower-Bud Lizard's skill?"

"It’s Power Swap." An older middle-aged man next to him explained with professional poise. 

"That’s a high-rank Psychic-type skill. It uses psychic power to exchange the user's and the opponent's attack and special attack stat changes. This skill is extremely rare even among Psychic-type pets."

"Holy crap! Doesn't that make her invincible? If you meet a stronger opponent, can't you just use this move?"

"It’s a god-tier skill for challenging higher levels! How is such an awesome move only classified as high-rank?"

"Well, it has many limitations. For example, to swap, you must be familiar with the opponent's skills. Also, when the swap occurs, the proficiency of the skill is carried over. If the level difference is too high, even if the energy is swapped, the user might not have enough energy to execute the opponent's move."

"Usually, only powerful Psychic-types can learn this. Most prefer to rely on their own strength rather than Power Swap, so it's rarely seen."

"No wonder I’ve never seen it in the Interstellar Cup..."

"The stronger the pet, the less useful this skill becomes. Interstellar Cup competitors have trained their own skills to the absolute limit. It’s rare to find, and I've heard those who can use it only do so because it's awakened through their bloodline."

"As expected of a legendary pet, awakening a move like this at the High-level stage..."

Although Power Swap is Psychic-type, most legendary pets are known to perform skills outside their primary attribute, so people weren't entirely shocked by the type, just by the rarity.

Most of the audience was boiling with excitement. She had been in a weak position just seconds ago, yet she completed a total reversal and crushed her opponent using the very skill he had used against her. Most importantly, the one who achieved this was the legendary Qinyin Fairy. Nothing could stir the crowd's emotions more.

"AHHHHH! Qinyin Fairy! Qinyin Fairy!"

"I finally understand why Qiao Sang said those things earlier. She wanted to provoke Shi Bing into making the lizard use its strongest attack!"

"A legendary pet is a legendary pet! Even the skills are insane! She just straight-up stole the opponent's move!"

"Don't say 'stole,' that's ugly. It’s called a 'swap'! The lizard could have used the Qinyin Fairy's skills too; it just didn't."

"The lizard's defense was so weak, it went down in one hit."

"The lizard's defense is weak. Shi Bing had it learn Grass Barrier specifically to fix that, but it was just too confused after the swap to react."

"I used to think Qiao Sang was the quiet, 'crush them with raw power' type. I didn't expect her to be so devious..."

"That’s not devious, that’s tactical. Without those few words, would Shi Bing have used his ultimate move so quickly?"

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Official Livestream.

[Holy crap! So legendary pets are this awesome even before reaching god-tier?!]

[She wouldn't have won in a head-on clash. It's thanks to Qiao Sang wearing him down earlier and then provoking him. Otherwise, the result would be hard to say.]

[I knew she could win!]

[Not a devious move, a Qiao god move!]

While the internet and live audience discussed it fiercely, the mechanical referee pet appeared beside the Flower-Bud Lizard, observed for a moment, and then waved a green flag toward Qiao Sang.

The giant virtual screen updated. Shi Bing’s photo vanished, leaving only Qiao Sang and her pets enlarged in the center.

"Let’s congratulate contestant Qiao Sang on her victory in the third round! She successfully advances to the Top 54!" Tian Yiwan shouted excitedly. 

"Provoking the opponent's ultimate move with words, then using Power Swap to turn the attack against them, what an unexpected match!"

"Contestant Qiao Sang truly never says a useless word in the arena." Tang Xueran remarked. 

"I actually thought she was just being arrogant."

"Qinyin Fairy's lower body clouds have turned entirely purple." Tian Yiwan noted, his excitement turning to concern. 

"Qiao Sang needs to take her for treatment immediately."

On the field, Shi Bing looked dejected. His confidence had collapsed. He never imagined Qiao Sang’s provocations were just a setup for a Power Swap. If he hadn't been influenced by her words, he could have been the first person in the region to defeat a legendary pet...

"Qing qing..." Qingbao looked pained, and the surrounding wind grew strangely stronger.

Thankfully, it's over... Qiao Sang looked at the purple clouds on Qingbao’s lower body, waved her hand, and recalled her into the Beast Codex.

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11:50 AM, Beast Center, Room 2603

After Qingbao’s full debut, Qiao Sang was surrounded whenever she stepped outside, so the group had to eat in their room. Qingbao's clouds had returned to a pristine white.

"When did Qingbao learn Power Swap?" Mikayla asked casually during lunch.

"She awakened it when she evolved," Qiao Sang replied.

As I thought... Mikayla glanced at Qingbao, who was chatting and laughing with Gangbao. Qiao Sang’s pets all seemed to have freakishly high talent, but the proficiency Qingbao showed with a newly awakened skill was still shocking.

"Legendary pets generally have inherited memories." Mikayla warned. 

"These memories can sometimes change a pet's personality. You should pay close attention to any changes in Qingbao."

Change personality... Qiao Sang paused. She remembered Qingbao's new characteristics: Unstable Mood and Overconfidence. Her expression became serious. 

"I will!"

She turned to look at Qingbao. The little fairy happened to turn at the same time, her pure, innocent eyes crinkling into a smile. Qiao Sang’s heart melted. How could such a sweet girl turn into something scary?

"Will her personality change for better or worse?" Ye Xiangting asked.

"It depends on the pet." Mikayla said diplomatically. 

"However, the god-tier form of the Qinyin Fairy is the Wind Cloud God, and records describe the Wind Cloud God as having a volatile temperament."

Ye Xiangting understood: Her personality would likely get worse. She looked at the well-behaved Qingbao and sighed, then told Qiao Sang, "I’m going to buy some local specialties later. Have Qingbao give me a paw print on them."

"You want Qingbao's autograph?" Qiao Sang laughed.

"And Yabao's too." Ye Xiangting added. 

"I want to display them in my shop."

Liu Yao coughed. "If it's convenient, I’d like a paw print from Yabao and Lubao as well. Some friends from the Guwu region were asking for Lubao's autograph today."

"Xun xun?" Little Treasure put down his fruit, looking hopeful. What about me?

"You too." Qiao Sang said. 

"Many of my old classmates want your signature."

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11:30 PM

Qiao Sang checked the trending searches. Almost all of them were about Qingbao.

[Qinyin Fairy, Victory!]

[Qiao Sang’s Trash Talk Strategy]

[That’s a nice skill, it’s mine now]

She looked up and saw Little Treasure at the desk, scribbling away. "What are you doing?"

"Xun xun~" Little Treasure replied without looking back. He was practicing his signature. Qiao Sang left the light on for him and went to sleep, hugging Yabao.

Half an hour later, Qingbao woke up and yawned. She drifted over to Little Treasure. "Qing qing?" Still practicing?

"Xun xun~" Little Treasure nodded. He wanted to have several styles ready.

"Qing qing?" Is an autograph that important?

"Xun xun!" Little Treasure explained that he wanted humans to like his signature.

"Qing qing?" Is it important if humans like you?

Little Treasure paused, then asked, Don't you want our Beast Master to like your signature?

Qingbao blinked and nodded. She picked up a pen, thinking that since she didn't have any matches coming up, practicing wouldn't be a waste of time.

Suddenly, Little Treasure dropped its pen, his expression turning grim.

"Qing qing?" What's wrong?

"Xun xun." Little Treasure stared at the door. There were footsteps approaching, humans were coming to disturb their Beast Master's sleep. He had seen news of contestants losing because of such disturbances.

The pure blue in Qingbao's eyes turned deep and dark. Without a word, she used Wind Transformation and vanished.

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