1219. Chapter 1214 How to Know If You Don’t Try (Two in One)
He still had the energy to fight back… Qiao Sang watched Tingbao emerge from the ice shell, and a thought struck her.
Perhaps Tingbao’s defense was even stronger than she’d imagined.
“Tingting!”
The ice shell shattered, and Tingbao roared.
The remaining three pets’ expressions changed slightly, and they all unleashed their abilities.
Green blades, white icy lines, and yellow arcs of electricity converged again.
These attacks were usually slow, but Tingbao had no energy left to dodge.
He couldn’t lose… Tingbao remembered the points-earning mission assigned by his beastmaster, and a fierce expression took hold.
Suddenly, crackling yellow arcs of electricity emerged from his body and charged forward.
In mid-air, the arcs suddenly split into three, striking the three pets not far away.
The splitting yellow lightning caught the three pets off guard, and they had no time to dodge before they were struck by the shocking lightning.
With a loud “boom,” each of the three pets screamed in agony.
At the same time, green blades, white icy lines, and yellow arcs of electricity converged on Tingbao.
“Tingting!”
Tingbao screamed in agony at the explosion, flying backwards.
He fell to the ground almost simultaneously with the other three pets.
No one stood up again.
There was a brief silence, followed by a clamor.
The pet wearing the referee’s badge stepped forward to investigate.
When it reached Tingbao, its tail suddenly twitched, and then it raised its head, its vision almost blurry as it gazed at the three pets lying in the distance.
Seeing this, the pet wearing the referee’s badge looked stunned, and then blew the whistle to signal the end of the match.
The barrier vanished.
A virtual panel appeared above Tingbao.
The score column suddenly increased by 8 points.
The clamor suddenly rose like dust, even louder than before.
“Amazing! This dragon-type pet actually won!”
“At the end of the fight, it was the only one still able to move. If it doesn’t win, who else will?”
“I saw this dragon-type pet’s previous match, also a 1v8 one. But back then, it only found electric-type pets. It clearly has the Lightning Rod trait, and it seemed quite high-level. Winning wouldn’t be a big deal, but I really didn’t expect it to win this 1v8 match.”
“Its electric shock skills must be superb. One strike instantly killed three pets.”
“Thunder Dragon, dragon plus electric, how come I’ve never heard of such a powerful species?”
Tingbao… Qiao Sang quickly stepped forward, squatted down, and asked.
“Are you okay?”
“Tingting…”
Tingbao cried out with difficulty.
Did they win? Little Xunbao, who had been pretending to faint, listened to the noises around him, pretended to wake up, and opened his eyes.
“Ya Ya!”
Yabao, who had been watching nearby, called out with a look of surprise.
“Xunxun…”
Little Xunbao gave Yabao a weak smile, confirming that he was fine.
Then, floating to Tingbao’s side, his expression nearly overflowing with joy, he called out,
“Xunxun~” “
Sixth Brother, you didn’t let me down. Boss, I knew you could win.
” “Tingting…”
Tingbao looked at little Xunbao, forced a smile, then closed his eyes and fainted.
“Xunxun…”
Little Xunbao’s body suddenly stiffened, and he pointed at his throat in agony toward his beastmaster, closed his eyes, and collapsed as well.
Qiao Sang: “…”
Qingbao, standing nearby, looked as if he’d done it again.
“Ya Ya!”
Yabao called out anxiously.
“Xunbao, why did you collapse again?
Because Tingbao collapsed…” Qiao Sang internally grumbled, then said,
“Let’s go back.”
Tingbao was no longer fit to continue the fight.
…
In the villa, in the open-air training grounds.
Lubao, who was training, heard the noise, stopped and went to the living room.
Upon entering, he saw Tingbao, covered in wounds, and little Xunbao, his eyes closed.
“Ice Emperor?”
Lubao frowned and cried out, wondering what had happened.
Before he could reply, the gemstone on his forehead shone with a faint blue light, illuminating both Xunbao and Tingbao.
“Tingting.”
As the blue light faded, Tingbao’s injuries had completely disappeared, and he regained his spirits.
Xunbao, however, still had his eyes closed.
“Ice Emperor?”
Lubao sensed Xunbao’s condition and knew he was feigning unconsciousness. He couldn’t help but cry out, wondering what had happened to him.
“Ya Ya!”
Yabao cried out, his expression anxious. He didn’t know. A ghost-type pet had cursed him, but he had already purified the curse. But Xunbao seemed injured and had fainted.
“Tingting!”
Tingbao, hearing this, also grew anxious and cried out, wondering what to do.
Lubao: “…”
Lubao glanced at his own beastmaster.
It’s pretending… Qiao Sang opened his mouth, silently addressing Lubao.
Lubao understood, a look that said, “I should have thought of that earlier,” and returned to the open-air training ground to continue training.
“Ya Ya!”
“Ting Ting!”
Yabao and Tingbao shouted in unison, urging them not to leave.
Lubao ignored them.
“Stop yelling,” Qiao Sang said. “I have a plan.”
Yabao and Tingbao looked over.
Qiao Sang looked at Gangbao.
Gangbao understood, plucked a feather from his coat, and poked Xiao Xunbao in the face.
“Xunxun!”
Little Xunbao opened his eyes, quickly covered the place where he was poked, and floated up.
Gangbao inserted the feather back into his body, hiding his merits and fame.
“Ya Ya!”
Yabao shouted in surprise, saying that little Xunbao finally woke up.
“Tingting…”
Tingbao hesitated for a moment, realizing that the eldest brother might be pretending.
“Xunxun?”
Seeing that he couldn’t pretend anymore, little Xunbao glanced at his own beastmaster, and saw that his own beastmaster was staring at him with a smile. He showed a confused expression, looked around, and shouted, saying that he was taking Laoliu to compete outside, why did he come back?
“Ya Ya!”
Yabao shouted, saying that you were cursed and then fainted, so he brought you back.
“Ya Ya!”
After a pause, Yabao shouted again.
But I have purified your curse, it should be fine.
“Xunxun~”
After hearing this, little Xunbao showed an expression of “so that’s how it is”.
After saying that, it rubbed its forehead with its paw, giving a look that said, “I’m still feeling a little unwell,” and floated over to the sofa to lie down.
Qingbao rolled his eyes.
Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched, and he said,
“Then you should get some rest. You can make up for today’s three hours of training with your main body tomorrow.”
“Xunxun!”
Little Xunbao suddenly floated up and chirped, indicating that it suddenly felt like it was no longer dizzy.
“Then you can train now,” Qiao Sang said.
Little Xunbao: “…”
“Tingting?”
At this moment, Tingbao chirped, asking if it still had time to compete today.
Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then nodded,
“Yes.”
“Tingting.”
Tingbao looked at Little Xunbao and chirped, saying, “Boss, take me to the competition. I still have time to earn points.”
Little Xunbao was stunned and looked at his beastmaster.
Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then nodded.
“Xunxun!”
Little Xunbao’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he instantly perked up. He chirped, and his eyes glowed blue.
“Wait.”
Qiao Sang interrupted.
“Xunxun…”
The blue light in Xunbao’s eyes faded, and he became nervous, fearing that his beastmaster would change his mind and ask him to stay for training.
Qiao Sang said:
“Bring the food over; you haven’t eaten yet.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Gangbao grabbed the bag containing the lunch box and flew over.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao perked up again, barking. He took the bag, his eyes ablaze with blue light, and disappeared with Tingbao.
“Qingqing,”
Qingbao floated over and barked, saying that Little Xunbao loved playing too much. Why not let him take Laoliu out to find an opponent later?
“I see you want to go out and play too…” Qiao Sang glanced at him and said,
“No, Little Xunbao’s avatar can train over long distances, but yours isn’t.” Besides, Little Xunbao can teleport and locate himself directly back home, making him a better fit.”
“Qingqing…”
Qingbao couldn’t argue.
Qiao Sang returned to her room, quickly washed up, and half-sat in bed, contemplating Tingbao’s situation.
Tingbao’s combat talent and potential were clearly higher than she’d imagined. Although four of the eight opponents were Electric-type, even Electric-types would have caused him some trouble in a battle with eight opponents, yet Tingbao still prevailed.
Neither its reflexes nor its defenses belied those of a juvenile pet.
If it had participated in the competition a few months earlier, even without my guidance, Tingbao might have won first place on its own…
What a shame…
Perhaps, during his time on Yantian Star, Tingbao could have fought freely outside like the pets here…
Qiao Sang gathered his thoughts and began to cross his legs in meditation.
Time slipped by.
12:05 AM.
Little Xunbao and Tingbao appeared out of thin air in the living room.
Qiao Sang, still meditating, opened his eyes and entered the living room.
“Tingting?”
Tingbao looked over with a puzzled expression and called out, “Are you still awake?”
He remembered that his beastmaster was usually asleep at this time.
“How can I sleep without you guys back?” Qiao Sang said with a smile, looking at little Xunbao.
“Xunxun!”
Little Xunbao called out quickly, announcing that Lao Liu’s points had reached 200 today!
He nudged Tingbao, signaling him to show his beastmaster the points.
“Tingting.”
Tingbao turned on the points recorder.
A virtual panel suddenly appeared above.
[Species: Thunder Dragon]
[Level: Intermediate]
[Points: 248]
[Rank: 1000+]
He actually gained over 200 points in one night, and that’s without even playing… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly and praised,
“Well done.”
“Tingting…”
Tingbao slumped weakly to the ground.
Not bad, it hadn’t rested all night.
“Did you fight all the Electric-type pets?” Qiao Sang asked.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao shook his head, spread his paws, sighed, and barked.
It was late at night, when everyone was supposed to be asleep, and it couldn’t find any Electric-type pets.
“Then how did you manage to accumulate so many points?” Qiao Sang asked.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao barked with a grin.
If there weren’t Electric-type pets, there were still Insect-type pets. And you said it, fighting Insect-type pets.
“Tingting.”
Tingbao nodded.
There were quite a few Insect-type pets.
“How did you get them to agree to fight?” Qiao Sang asked again.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao called out.
That was too easy. It specifically found insect-type pets with low IQs, and after a little provocation, they agreed.
“Tingting.”
Tingbao nodded, indicating that it was correct.
Qiao Sang remembered Little Xunbao’s provocative skills, and instantly imagined how it provoked those insect-type pets. He couldn’t help but smile and said,
“You’ve worked hard, you should rest early.”
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, showing an expression of “it’s really hard work.”
“Tingting…”
Tingbao lay on the ground and called out, indicating that it was fine to rest here.
After saying that, he closed his eyes and soon began to snore evenly.
It looked like he was truly exhausted… Qiao Sang tossed the phone he was holding to Xiao Xunbao and said,
“You played well today. I’ll let you play with me tonight.”
Although Xiao Xunbao had been playing with Tingbao during the day and Tingbao had been leading the evening competition, Xiao Xunbao had been with him throughout the competition. Most importantly, Xiao Xunbao’s stand-in had been training in the open field without interruption, day or night.
“Xunxun~”
Xiao Xunbao’s eyes lit up, and he excitedly took the phone.
Qiao Sang smiled at this and turned back to his room.
“Xunxun~”
Xiao Xunbao happily floated over to the sofa to play with his phone.
“Xunxun…”
At that moment, a resentful voice sounded nearby.
“Xunxun~”
Xiao Xunbao turned around and saw his stand-in looking at him with resentment, an expression that said, “I almost forgot about you.” He called out.
The next second, the stand-in disappeared.
…
The next morning.
At the living room dining table, Qiao Sang enjoyed the delicious food that Teacher Mikaela had bought that morning, but his mind was not on the food.
Yabao had spent the past two days purifying the curse. She now understood the power of the Holy Fire to remove curses, and it would be a waste of time to continue doing curse-removing tasks.
After all, Holy Fire was a super-level skill, requiring considerable energy to cast. Even using a clone to practice Holy Fire would take time to achieve minor proficiency.
Or maybe I could just use points to increase my Sacred Fire proficiency to Minor Success and see if it produces a burning sensation or other effects?
Just as I was thinking about this, Mikaela asked,
“What did you learn yesterday?”
Qiao Sang gathered his thoughts and said,
“Yabao’s speed in removing curses has increased. I feel like the Sacred Fire’s power is growing.”
Mikaela was stunned.
“Improvement already?”
Qiao Sang hummed, “That’s how I feel.”
If I don’t improve now, there’s no telling whether the Sacred Fire will produce a burning sensation.
Mikaela was silent for a moment. His first thought was: “
I’ve only been training this skill for a few days, and I can already feel improvement?”
Then, his second thought was: “This seems reasonable when applied to Qiao Sang and Yabao… “
Mikaela quickly accepted the idea that the Sacred Fire had improved. Then, a thought struck him, and he asked,
“What about the Thunder Dragon?”
Tingbao continued to devour his energy pills, oblivious to the discussion.
“Tingbao,” Qiao Sang became excited at the thought, and immediately recounted the scene yesterday where Tingbao fought one against eight.
Tingbao pricked up his ears and listened while eating energy pills.
Is this little guy so powerful? The Dragon King glanced at Tingbao.
Qiao Sang was talking excitedly and told the story of how Qingbao found Xiaoxunbao and Tingbao yesterday.
“Xunxun?”
Xiaoxunbao looked at Qingbao with a shocked expression.
Can you communicate with the wind?
“Qingqing.”
Qingbao held his head high and showed an expression of “how difficult is that?”
“You said Qingyun Nana can communicate with the wind?” Mikala asked.
Qiao Sang said “hmm”: “It was Xia Lala who told us that.”
“Xia Xia.”
Xia Lala swallowed the food in her mouth and called out.
Even if it didn’t say it, Qingbao would know that he had this ability in the future.
“Qingqing.”
Qingbao called out sweetly to Xia Lala.
Xia Lala smiled back at Qingbao.
Mikaela pondered for a moment and said,
“Since Qingyun Nana can communicate with the wind, have you ever thought about using the wind to find the solar crystal?”
Finding the solar crystal through the wind… Qiao Sang was stunned:
“Is this possible?”
Mikaela smiled and said, “How can you know if you don’t try it?” (End of this chapter)
