Chapter 1061: Shift of Hatred

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However, Tingbao's body size was simply too small, and with the wild pets all surrounding Qiao Sang, they didn't notice him at all.

"Lei lei!"

Tingbao's face completely fell, emitting crackling yellow electric arcs outward.

Only then did the crowd of wild pets take notice.

Seeing that he was a Dragon-type, some wild pets couldn't help but reveal vigilant gazes, shrinking back slightly.

Even though Tingbao was merely a Low-level pet without any oppressive aura to speak of, the prestige of Dragon-type pets among wild pets was still exceptionally high. Especially in the eyes of wild pets on Flame Star who lived alongside humans, they were deeply aware of how terrifying Dragon-type pet clans could be.

There were also several higher-ranked wild pets, all wearing Lightweight miniature bracelets, who were extremely dissatisfied with Tingbao's actions, casting unfriendly glares over.

They knew that for an Electric-type pet to discharge lightning externally was a form of provocation and posturing.

"Lei lei!"

Seeing the gazes of the wild pets land on him, Tingbao continued discharging yellow electric arcs, putting on a posture as if ready to attack at any moment.

At this time, Qiao Sang pushed through the crowd of wild pets, scooped him up into her arms, and asked: "Did you just wake up?"

"Lei lei!"

Tingbao blanked out at first, after which the electric arcs on his body vanished, and he let out a taunting cry toward the surrounding wild pets.

See that? She's mine!

Spotting the black identity bracelet Tingbao was wearing, and seeing the young girl holding him in her arms, the wild pets finally understood the situation. One after another, they displayed expressions of "Tsk, boring," "You should have said so earlier," and "What a shame," before turning around to leave.

Seeing that there was no more spectacle to watch, the onlookers also left the field one by one to return to their training and battles.

"Lei lei."

Seeing this, Tingbao felt satisfied. However, he didn't leave her arms, instead, he stayed snuggled in Qiao Sang's embrace, declaring to all that this was his Beast Tamer.

Watching this scene from the side, Mikayla recalled the time when she had contracted her own Dragon-type pet, feeling a sense of mild bittersweetness for no particular reason.

I didn't expect Tingbao to have such a strong sense of crisis... Holding Tingbao while watching the departing wild pets, Qiao Sang felt both gratified and amused.

"Yan rui."

The Sharp Rock Golem walked over, letting out a call.

"Gang qiu."

Gangbao called out in her mind, helping to translate, indicating that it wanted the payment for its witnessing services.

Hearing this, Qiao Sang hurriedly pulled out a hundred Alliance Coins from her pocket and handed it over.

There were many wild pets on Flame Star, and quite a few operated their own shops and businesses. However, not every wild pet supported mobile or credit card payments, so she kept a considerable amount of cash on her person.

"Yan rui."

Receiving the hundred Alliance Coins, the Sharp Rock Golem looked as if it wanted to say something, but stopped itself. Its gaze landed on Little Treasure, who was pulling his golden armor out of the ring and putting it on nearby. Recalling the scene from the battle just now, it ultimately said nothing.

Qiao Sang walked over to the side of the unconscious Envoy of Ill Omen, turned her head, and called out: "Lubao."

Lubao leaped out from the backpack and arrived beside her Beast Tamer. Without a word, the gem on her forehead gleamed with a eerie blue light that shone onto the Envoy of Ill Omen's body.

Once the eerie blue light vanished, all the injuries on the Envoy of Ill Omen's body had completely disappeared, and it slowly opened its eyes.

Seeing this scene, Jacqueline's face was filled with shock: "Is this the endangered pet from Dragon Country, the Ice Emperor Ram? Was that skill it just executed Healing Light?!"

One had to know that even among the instructors at the Imperial Beast University, those who possessed a pet that knew Healing Light could be counted on one hand!

"That's right," Mikayla nodded calmly, looking as if the skill executed wasn't the Super-tier skill Healing Light, but rather the Low-tier skill Healing Technique.

As expected, not a single student in the Imperial Class is simple... Jacqueline processed the information, composed her feelings, and couldn't help but cast her gaze upon the black-haired girl not far away.

Shortly after, she spotted the Envoy of Ill Omen opening its eyes, only then remembering her purpose and quickly running over.

The Envoy of Ill Omen floated upward.

"You lost." Qiao Sang said.

"Yan rui."

The Sharp Rock Golem nodded.

"Xun xun~"

Having fully re-equipped his armor items, Little Treasure stood to the side wearing a contemptuous expression that clearly said, Being big isn't anything special.

"Zhou e..." The Envoy of Ill Omen drooped its head.

"Since you lost, don't come back to disturb me ever again." Jacqueline said straightforwardly.

"Zhou e."

The Envoy of Ill Omen nodded listlessly.

"However, if you bring enough money to pay for energy pellets in the future, you can still come find me." Jacqueline added.

"Zhou e..."

The Envoy of Ill Omen nodded.

Jacqueline finally brought up the main point: "Lift the curse on my body."

Hearing this, Qiao Sang supplemented: "Lift the curse on Little Treasure as well."

"Xun xun~"

Little Treasure intentionally floated to a position higher than the Envoy of Ill Omen, resting his hands on his hips as he nodded.

That's right, that's right.

"Zhou e."

The Envoy of Ill Omen's eyes flickered as it called out to Little Treasure, indicating that the curse power on his body was nothing serious, wouldn't last long, and would disappear in a short while.

Saying that, its eyes gleamed with a purple light as it looked toward Jacqueline.

Jacqueline only felt a certain force inside her body vanish, her limbs turning weak and soft, followed by a surge of intense fatigue and drowsiness.

Closing her eyes, she fell straight into a deep sleep, collapsing backward.

Mikayla caught her.

"Fu lu." Fulu Tiantian stepped forward, taking over his Beast Tamer.

The Envoy of Ill Omen turned invisible and vanished on the spot.

From Qiao Sang's perspective, she saw the Envoy of Ill Omen turn around with a crestfallen expression and float off into the high sky.

"Hey, you haven't lifted the curse on Little Treasure yet!" Qiao Sang shouted.

The moment the words left her mouth, the Envoy of Ill Omen's body stiffened. It then transformed into a streak of purple light with a swoosh, moving rapidly as it vanished from sight.

Qiao Sang: ...

"Xun xun~"

Little Treasure let out a nonchalant cry, indicating that it was fine, that guy had said the curse on him wouldn't last long and would vanish very soon.

Hearing this, Qiao Sang instinctively pondered for a moment.

It was true that the Envoy of Ill Omen possessed quite a few curse-type skills, but Little Treasure had only caught the curse when he landed an attack on its body. 

Instances like this were typically due to the Envoy of Ill Omen possessing some kind of curse-type innate trait, similar to Cursed Body. It shouldn't be anything major, and the other party had already mentioned the duration was short.

Thinking this way, she put her mind slightly at ease.

"Yan rui."

The Sharp Rock Golem let out a call, indicating that the battle had concluded and that it would be taking its leave first.

With that, it turned and departed.

"Fu lu."

Fulu Tiantian held his Beast Tamer and let out a call to express his gratitude.

"Have your Beast Tamer rest well." Mikayla said. 

"Don't forget about the energy pellets."

"Fu lu."

Fulu Tiantian nodded, bowed to Qiao Sang, and then turned to leave.

"That Envoy of Ill Omen is actually quite true to its word." Qiao Sang remarked, watching Jacqueline's sleeping back.

Mikayla cast a glance at her, then looked at Little Treasure, saying: "If I'm not mistaken, the curse power that hit the Night Ring King just now was Hatred Transfer."

Qiao Sang: ???

Little Treasure: ???

"Hatred Transfer?" Qiao Sang felt a bad omen creeping up.

The phrase was simple and easy to understand, and it clearly didn't sound like anything good.

"Xun xun?" Little Treasure similarly had a bad premonition in his heart, quickly voicing an inquiry.

"This is an innate trait of the Envoy of Ill Omen's species." Mikayla explained. 

"Targets that land an attack on it will be affected by Hatred Transfer. For a certain duration, any entity that holds hatred toward the Envoy of Ill Omen will have that hatred transferred onto the target that attacked it."

Qiao Sang: !!!

Little Treasure: !!!

"Xun xun!"

Little Treasure was thoroughly shaken, letting out a loud cry. Then what should he do? He wouldn't get assassinated, right?!

Qiao Sang: ...

Little Treasure really has been watching way too many TV dramas...

"Yap yap!"

Yabao put on an angry expression and let out a bark.

He was going to catch that guy back!

As he spoke, he inexplicably found Little Treasure extremely eyesore, uncontrollably baring his teeth at him.

"Xun xun!"

Sensing Yabao's hostility, Little Treasure felt as if the sky was falling, letting out a cry.

He was going to find that guy right now!

Having calmed down by now, Qiao Sang said: "The Envoy of Ill Omen mentioned the duration isn't long, so the Hatred Transfer should disappear very soon. Besides, this is a trait, not a skill, even if we find the Envoy of Ill Omen, it wouldn't be able to lift it voluntarily."

Mikayla nodded slightly: "Passively triggered traits indeed cannot be voluntarily removed."

This was precisely why she hadn't stopped the Envoy of Ill Omen when she saw it leave, as keeping it behind would have been of no use anyway.

"Xun xun..."

Little Treasure put on a disappointed expression.

"Lei lei..."

Tingbao understood as well, involuntarily putting on an angry expression as crackling yellow electric arcs surfaced on his body.

Little Treasure looked down, only to see the youngest member staring at him with an unfriendly face.

Little Treasure: ...

Curse you, Hatred Transfer...

"Don't worry, it will disappear very soon." Qiao Sang comforted him.

"Xun xun..."

Little Treasure nodded his head.

All they could do was wait for Hatred Transfer to fade on its own.

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On the way back, Little Treasure looked left and right, exercising extreme caution for fear that someone might suddenly spring out and attack him.

"Don't be nervous." Qiao Sang said. 

"The Envoy of Ill Omen is a King-level pet after all. Even if there are entities that hold hatred toward it, they should be pets around the same rank as it. Pets at the King level are still quite rare on the street."

Little Treasure: ...

What if I'm even more nervous now...

Little Treasure suddenly thought of something and looked toward Tingbao, intending to ask if he still felt hatred upon looking at him, but the moment he saw him, he choked the words right back down.

He saw Tingbao nestled in their Beast Tamer's arms, occasionally eyeing the surrounding pets with vigilance, yellow electric arcs popping on his body every now and then while glaring at other pets.

Looks like the youngest member is in a bad mood right now... Little Treasure fell silent for a moment, floated over to Yabao's side, and let out a call with a serious expression: "Xun xun?"

Do you find me annoying right now when you look at me?

"Yap yap."

Yabao shook his head, then uncontrollably bared his teeth.

Little Treasure: ...

Little Treasure was exhausted. Little Treasure sighed.

He floated to his Beast Tamer's side to seek a sense of security.

Suddenly, Tingbao raised his head and looked over.

Their eyes met, and a feeling of unpleasantness surged in his heart. Almost instinctively, yellow electric arcs flickered across Tingbao's body.

...Little Treasure fell silent for 0.1 seconds and concealed his figure.

"Fighting a pet from Flame Star for the first time, how did it feel?" Mikayla asked.

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said: "Its reaction speed was very fast, and its mind worked quickly too. If it could have looked up my details in advance like in an official competition, I probably wouldn't have won so easily."

The Envoy of Ill Omen was shocked that Little Treasure knew Psychic-type skills, but quickly snapped back to reality and immediately used Shadow Blade to slice apart the shadow controlling it. It was clearly using its brain during battle, which was not very common among wild pets.

Although some of the wild pets she encountered in secret realms were exceptionally clever, most still fought relying on instinct.

"That's because pets on Flame Star have been nurtured in a battle culture since birth." 

Mikayla was quite satisfied with Qiao Sang's answer, smiling as she said: "I told you before that battle is prevalent on Flame Star. There are battle channels for specific time slots every day, as well as various battle events and variety shows. Therefore, even without training from a Beast Tamer, the combat quality of the pets in all aspects won't be too bad. In fact, when some pets fight, their execution is far more precise than the commands issued by Beast Tamers."

"On Flame Star, quite a few pets are dissatisfied with their Beast Tamer's command capabilities and want to dissolve their contracts."

"The strong battle capabilities of Beast Tamers on Flame Star are inseparable from the supervision and self-discipline of their pets."

"I believe that once Yabao and the others stay here for a period of time, their battle capabilities will improve significantly as well."

Hearing this, Qiao Sang's heart stirred. She naturally wasn't worried about the battle capabilities of Yabao, Lubao, and Gangbao, but Little Treasure liked watching TV and going out to watch spectacles, and Qingbao had fought far fewer battles compared to Yabao and the rest. 

If they were immersed in such an environment, their battle capabilities should improve by a lot.

At this thought, Qiao Sang immediately said: "I'll have them watch the battle channels as soon as we get back."

Mikayla fell silent for a moment, then said:

"You can set aside one or two hours a day for watching, but the most important thing is still battle. The one thing Flame Star never lacks is battle opponents. You can spread the word for pets of the same rank as Yabao or Qingbao to come battle them, offering a cash reward if they win. I believe plenty of pets will come."

Isn't that just a challenge arena match... Qiao Sang said: "I'll look into whether there are any suitable competitions for Qingbao when the time comes."

If it was for the sake of battle, it would be better to just go out and enter competitions.

Currently among Yabao and the others, only Qingbao had the least battle experience.

Mikayla looked toward Tingbao, who was vigilantly scanning the surroundings, and said: "There's no rush to enter competitions, but if you want to participate, besides competitions suitable for Qingbao, you can also look into competitions suitable for Tingbao."

Qiao Sang blanked out for a moment: "Even without a contract?"

"Some competitions and activities on Flame Star don't restrict this." Mikayla explained. 

"Many Beast Tamers and wild pets participate in competitions or activities before intending to contract, to see if they have good synergy with each other. If not, they switch to a different contract candidate."

That's pretty cautious... Qiao Sang thought to herself.

"Lei lei..."

Tingbao looked toward Mikayla with an unfriendly expression, he always felt this human had bad intentions.

Amidst their casual chatter, Qiao Sang returned to her residence.

From afar, she spotted a somewhat familiar figure standing by the doorway holding a bouquet of flowers.

"Mei mei!"

In the distance, Meichouni heard the commotion, turned her head over, her eyes lighting up as she waved her paw toward Qiao Sang.

"Lei lei..."

Tingbao keenly perceived something, yellow electric arcs surfacing on his body one after another.

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T/n: Guys, I'm sorry.😔 I caught myself reading long novels and forgetting to update. (I was reading both The Dungeon Painter and The Lord of the Abyss Awaken. Just finished them✌️ Both are quite good. Hehe.) 

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