After a dozen seconds, the "SS-grade Yin Dynasty Pearl" replied:
[Did you get the Ghostfire Essence?]
Qiao Sang responded:
[Got it.]
This ti, the reply was imdiate:
[Let's set a ti and place. The SS-grade Yin Dynasty Pearl is still with .]
That worked. The deal had to happen sooner or later anyway. After a brief mont of thought, Qiao Sang typed and sent:
[One hour later, Beast Tar Center.]
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At the sa ti, on the third floor of the Beast Tar Center, in the pet beast assessnt hall-
"What did she say?" McCarthy asked.
Fleur put down his phone and said, "She got the Ghostfire Essence"
"How the hell could she get the Ghostfire Essence?!" McCarthy looked incredulous.
"We were both at the scene last night. You should know that the Kotea Volcano was sealed off by the officials afterwar, no one could get close!"
Suddenly, he fell silent, as if realizing sothing, then exclaid in shock:
"Could she be the Beast Tar who teleported away my Lava Beast yesterday?! Besides her, no one else could have possibly gotten their hands on the Ghostfire Essence from the Kotea Volcano! Where is she eting you? I'm coming with you!"
Are you kidding? I finally have a shot at the Ghostfire Essence, there’s no way I’m letting you co and ruin the deal... Fleur glanced at him and said, "Seven o’clock in the evening, right here at the Beast Tar Center."
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The items were safely stored in Little Treasure's ring. Once the deal was done, there was no reason to stay here any longer, she’d check out online and head straight to 1st District.
Qiao Sang opened the travel app and booked a ticket to 1st District.
Yulianton University was located in 1st District. Since she was transferring there for half a year, she needed to prepare in advance.
She had looked up the school online, dorms were villas, training grounds were massive, and it had everything one could ask for.
But just like back in Sainan High School, the training facilities weren’t private. Practicing powerful moves occasionally wouldn't be a problem, but skills with destructive potential, like those of Yabao, needed constant practice and consistent success.
That would definitely disturb others. She still needed to find a separate place that t her training needs.
With the Ghostfire Essence secured, Qiao Sang had already planned her short-term goals:
1. Find a suitable place to live in 1st District.
2. Push Little Treasure to master Shadow Control at the ultimate level, then evolve him.
3. Get Gangbao more real combat experience, train herself as well, and eliminate the side effects of Bond Evolution as soon as possible.
Yabao and the others had evolved from mid-tier to high-tier so quickly before because she had added points to them. Since she needed more points, she had planned for Gangbao to evolve during high school.
But then, with the new form of Steel Falcon, she had acquired a Dream Enlightennt Stone directly, so Gangbao’s evolution wasn’t urgent anymore.
Even though her points were now enough to evolve into a high-tier pet beast after multiple arena matches, she still wanted to strengthen her foundation first.
After all, Steel Guardian Falcon was a new form, and there were no existing references for its developnt.
There was no rush for competitions or points now. Stability was key. Ideally, she could undergo a spontaneous evolution like Yabao did at the volcano.
As for long-term plans, making money. But for now, her unlimited credit card was still valid, and she had already established inco sources on Blue Star. It wasn't an imdiate concern.
After buying her ticket, Qiao Sang turned off her phone and slipped it back into her pocket.
The exam arena had switched to a new examinee.
Just then, the red-haired woman from before approached her again.
"You look really young. What skincare products do you use?"
"I don’t use any. Just wash my face with water." Qiao Sang replied.
Maybe it was the constant mild temperature of Chaosu Star, or perhaps it was the multiple instances of rebound effect she had experienced, her skin had always been in excellent condition.
The woman hesitated before finally asking, "How old are you?"
"Sixteen."
Silence again.
Why did she suddenly stop talking? She had started the conversation twice already, it wouldn't hurt to keep it going... Qiao Sang decided to flex her social skills and asked, "What's your number?"
"Sixteen." The woman replied.
Qiao Sang blinked.
"But isn't the current match for number 23?"
The woman maintained an awkward but polite smile and explained, "I already finished my exam. I just stayed behind to observe other assessnts."
So she failed the test... Qiao Sang understood instantly.
She had read online that Beast Tars who stayed after their exams to watch other matches were usually the ones who failed. They wanted to study the examiners' battle strategies so they’d be better prepared next ti.
The woman seed to realize what Qiao Sang was thinking and quickly added, "My Clockwork Tapir evolved to General-level less than a month ago, I haven't fully mastered its power yet."
"I see." Qiao Sang nodded with a polite smile.
The woman felt a little uneasy, but right then, the loudspeaker announced:
"Number 24, prepare to enter the arena."
Qiao Sang glanced at her number tag: 24.
"I’ll be going for my exam." She said as she stood up.
"Good luck." The woman said.
Thinking about her own failure, she kindly advised, "Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, just stay calm."
Qiao Sang smiled and gave Little Treasure a nod.
"Xuuun~"
Little Treasure's eyes glowed blue.
The next mont, Qiao Sang appeared directly in the arena.
The handful of Beast Tars present murmured in surprise.
They all pulled out their pet beast identifiers, aiming them at the ghost-like, teleporting pet beast, but none of them got a match. The chatter grew louder.
Qiao Sang was used to the attention. She stood calmly on one side, composed and at ease.
The C-rank Beast Tar test was the first major threshold for professional Beast Tars.
Naturally, the requirents were higher.
She had done her research before coming, the Chaosu Star C-rank exam followed a 3v3 battle format, with a strict rule that at least one General-level pet beast must be used.
At this level, a single strong pet beast wasn’t enough to prove a Beast Tar's professionalism. Only if all their pet beasts were strong could they be recognized as "professional."
"Let’s begin." The examiner said, forming hand seals. A five-ter-tall, snowflake-like pet beast appeared, with a vent on its head continuously spewing icy mist.
Different examiners had different styles.
So preferred to summon their pet beasts at the sa ti as the examinee, in line with standard combat rules. Others, confident in their strength, summoned first, allowing the examinee to choose accordingly.
This examiner was clearly the latter type.
Qiao Sang didn’t hold back. She made a hand seal, and an orange-yellow star array shone brightly.
"Yap!"
As Yabao erged, a powerful air current instantly swirled around him.
In that instant, the surrounding temperature soared.
The frost that had ford due to Snow Concealnt Sphere's icy mist quickly lted away.
"What kind of pet beast is that?!"
"I can't find it in the database!"
"And that other one she used to teleport, it's unidentifiable too!"
"She looks way too young for this."
"Uh... maybe she just has a baby face?"
"Wait... I feel like I've seen that pet beast sowhere before..."
The discussion grew even louder.
Qiao Sang, however, had already analyzed her opponent.
Snow Concealnt Sphere, an Ice-type General-level pet beast with a body temperature around -10°C, capable of launching fierce blizzards and hiding in snowy conditions. Highly popular on Chaosu Star for its ability to create snowfall.
anwhile, the examiner, who had briefly been stunned by Qiao Sang’s pet beasts, regained his composure and signaled the referee.
"Begin!"
"Yap!"
Yabao's face lit up with excitent as his massive flaming wings forcefully flapped downward.
A scorching crimson gale, visible to the naked eye, instantly swept through the area, seemingly capable of obliterating everything in its path.
Dozens of ice arrows t the fiery wind and lted away almost instantly, vanishing without a trace.
The energy within this pet beast was clearly greater than that of Snow Concealnt Sphere… The examiner imdiately spotted the issue.
The range of the scorching wind wasn’t particularly large, nor was its heat exceptionally intense. However, because the pet beast possessed an abundance of energy, it was able to completely suppress the ice arrows cast by Snow Concealnt Sphere.
It seems this isn’t just a recently evolved General-tier pet beast…
As the examiner analyzed the situation, Snow Concealnt Sphere ascended into the air, releasing an icy chill from the vent atop its head.
"It's trying to create a snowfall for concealnt." A Beast Tar, who had watched nurous exams without passing his own, remarked knowingly.
A snowfall conjured by a General-tier pet beast was far faster than that of an High-level one.
Within re seconds, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
Is this the Ice Flower Seal?
As the surrounding noise automatically faded, Qiao Sang, who was still debating whether to have Yabao use Lava Purgatory, suddenly tensed. Without further hesitation, she called out:
"Get close to it, Lava Purgatory!"
Lava Purgatory was still at the beginner level. Although it was a super-tier skill, Qiao Sang wasn’t certain how much area Yabao’s energy could cover with it.
To be safe, using it at close range was the best choice.
She wasn’t entirely sure of the power of a General-tier pet beast's Ice Flower Seal, but it was undoubtedly strong. Since Yabao had only just evolved, there was a high chance he wouldn’t be able to resist…
In this situation, the best strategy was to take down the opponent with a big move before Ice Flower Seal could land on Yabao.
Qiao Sang thought carefully.
"Yap!"
Yabao let out a sharp cry.
Then, he vanished from his original position.
When he reappeared, he was already above Snow Concealnt Sphere.
His massive shadow lood over the smaller beast.
There was no need for instructions from his Beast Tar, Yabao instinctively knew he was in danger and needed to evade.
But complete evasion was impossible.
At the very mont Snow Concealnt Sphere moved, Yabao's sharp claws lifted high and slamd down onto its head!
Then, in a straight downward motion, it forcefully smacked Snow Concealnt Sphere into the ground!
Dust and gravel flew everywhere, leaving a large crater in the battlefield.
"Xueyin!"
Snow Concealnt Sphere struggled frantically beneath Yabao’s claws, but its strength was clearly inferior. It couldn't move at all.
Qiao Sang watched the commotion on the field, and two thoughts flashed through her mind.
First: It almost feels like we don’t even need Lava Purgatory. Yabao might be able to finish this before the snow falls on him…
Second: Never mind, I might as well take this chance to see Lava Purgatory’s true power…
"Ice Spikes!"
The examiner remained calm and promptly issued a counter-command.
From this angle, if Snow Concealnt Sphere launched Ice Spikes, Yabao would have no choice but to dodge. By then, the snow would have already fallen, allowing Snow Concealnt Sphere to conceal itself and take complete control of the battle.
"Xueyin!"
Snow Concealnt Sphere let out a cry, gathering a chilling force at the vent atop its head.
The Ice Spikes were just about to form.
But at that mont, Yabao suddenly stomped his left forepaw into the ground with imnse force.
"Xueyin…"
Snow Concealnt Sphere suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of oppression, an inexplicable fear creeping into its heart.
Overwheld by panic, it failed to release Ice Spikes in ti.
Countless streams of scorching lava erupted from the ground, centered around Yabao.
In an instant, they engulfed Snow Concealnt Sphere.
Dark red magma surged like waves, layer upon layer, pressing outward in all directions!
In the blink of an eye, the battlefield turned a deep crimson.
The intense heat seed capable of reducing everything to ashes.
The magma roared, followed by relentless waves of raging flas. The ominous red glow was terrifying, and the entire battlefield distorted under the unbearable heat.
It was like hell itself!
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