Beast Taming Era: I Became Groudon

Chapter 157 The champion of the competition is
"Boom!!"

As Zhong Cong landed on the ground, huge splashes of molten lava appeared in the molten ocean. Zhong Cong plunged his head into the molten lava, shook his tail and floated up from the molten lava. He stood on the molten lava flow, opened his mouth and sucked hard. Suddenly, the tremendous molten energy was sucked into Zhong Cong's mouth.

It would be a waste if so much magma was summoned out and left here without being absorbed.

As the energy of the magma was drained away, only thick lava and towering lava pillars were left on the battlefield.

The contestants in the preparation booth saw this and started discussing:
"This Groudon is still as powerful as ever. Even if this Ice Dragon has attribute restraint, it is useless."

"Yeah, it's only been a few minutes, and the battle is over. The ice dragon was even knocked away. Now we know that this Groudon is not afraid of ice, and it won't be helpless just because the other party is in the sky."

"Yes, it feels like an all-around beast. Except for the fact that it can't fly, it's perfect."

"Grawo is already so strong, and these guys are still complaining that Groudon can't fly. Do they have some serious illness?" Ouyang Yahua, who had failed the challenge and returned to the preparation seat early, said speechlessly while listening to the conversations around him.

If Groudon is so strong, why does it have to be able to fly?
"Okay, Tingting."

"The game is over, we can go back." After absorbing the magma energy, Zhong Cong said to Xu Tingting, and walked towards the preparation seat.

"I'll be right down, Groudon."

Hearing this, Xu Tingting smiled and walked out of the protective shield.

She knew that Groudon would not let her down, and sure enough, as soon as Groudon appeared, he defeated the opponent directly.

In the open space below the preparation seat, Dark Pegasus and Crocodile saw Groudon and Xu Tingting coming down, and immediately came over excitedly:

"Boss, you are amazing. You took care of the ice dragon in just a few moves."

"Yeah, yeah, the game was over before we even realized it."

"It's not enough for me to waste too much time dealing with this little bat." Zhong Cong said as he listened to the two beasts: "Okay, let's end the game this morning. We can go back to sleep now."

"But Tingting didn't say that there would be no competition this morning, Boss." The Mountain Moving Crocodile spoke weakly after hearing this.

"That's all I've said. I'll explain everything to Tingting. You just need to sleep peacefully here."

After hearing this, Zhong Cong waved his paw indifferently and talked to Xu Tingting about challenging the champion again in the afternoon.

"sure no problem."

"Just do as you say, Groudon." Xu Tingting said with a smile after listening to Zhong Cong's words.

She is now ranked 20th and not far from the championship. She doesn't need to be so anxious to challenge the championship and can stay here for a while.

"Did you two hear what Tingting said? Just sleep peacefully and don't worry. No one should be so blind as to challenge us." Zhong Cong said to Dark Pegasus and Mountain-Moving Crocodile after hearing this.

"Yes, boss."

After hearing this, Dark Pegasusmon and Crocodile happily lay down and went to sleep.

Seeing this, Zhong Cong also lay down. It was such a nice day and he should just sleep. Why fight when he had nothing to do? This was really a downer.

So, when other Beast Tamers were fighting fiercely for the ranking, Zhong Cong and his companions who were soundly sleeping in the open space above the preparation seat became the focus of many players from time to time.

Seeing them sleeping soundly, the other contestants were very envious, because they did not get up later than the beastmaster in the morning. Speaking of wanting to sleep, they also wanted to sleep very much now.

But compared to sleeping, they hoped that the three beasts would just lie there peacefully and not get up suddenly.

Otherwise, their positions will be lost.

Another strange thing was happening in the reserve seat. Although many players had entered the top 20, none of them launched any charge for the championship position, as if they were waiting for Xu Tingting to take the lead in challenging.

Because only when you become the No. 1 champion will you no longer be able to challenge anyone else.

So while they were waiting, a morning passed quietly, but they were not worried and continued to wait patiently.

As time went on to the afternoon, the situation on the field became even stranger. Among the forty battle platforms, only a few were actually fighting.

"Are you all tired from fighting?" Xu Tingting, who was sitting in her seat, asked curiously after seeing this scene.

There is still one day left before the end of the game, how come such a situation has occurred on the field now?
"Because the overall ranking has gradually stabilized, everyone has gone through so many games and watched so many games, and has a full understanding of the opponent's strength and their own strength, so if the difference in strength is too big, they will not challenge." Ouyang Yahua on the side explained with a smile.

"So that's how it is. I was wondering why the fighting stage was so empty?" After hearing Ouyang Yahua's explanation, Xu Tingting said with sudden enlightenment.

"That's because what I just said is only one of the reasons. There is another reason that is also very important." Ouyang Yahua looked at Xu Tingting and said with a smile.

"What is it?" Xu Tingting asked curiously. Why did Ouyang Yahua only tell half of what he said and leave the other half? She felt very uncomfortable listening to him.

"It's because you haven't moved for so long, and no one dares to rush for the top 20. Once your challenge for the championship is over, I can say that the battle stage will be lively again." Ouyang Yahua said with a smile.

"It can't be so outrageous, right? Do I have such a strong deterrent power?" Xu Tingting muttered. Could she alone scare all the contestants in the arena so much that they dared not take any action?

"Of course it's impossible if you're the only one saying that, but if you add Groudon, it's not surprising." Ouyang Yahua said with a smile: "If you don't believe it, go challenge the champion right now and see what happens after you challenge him. Then you'll understand what I mean."

"Is that so?" Xu Tingting looked at the preparation seat and said, "Then I will go and challenge him."

The champion will have to challenge sooner or later anyway, so it’s better to challenge him now that Groudon and the others have just finished their meal and don’t want to sleep yet.

"Go ahead, go ahead. After you complete the challenge, I can also prepare for action." Ouyang Yahua said with a smile.

"Um, why can you take action after I completed the challenge?" Xu Tingting asked puzzledly.

"Because if you don't become the champion, those guys won't go up, and I won't be able to pick on the weak ones." Ouyang Yahua spread his hands and said:
"You don't think I'm strong now, do you? To be honest, I don't have much confidence in returning to my original position."

"Is that so?" Xu Tingting was slightly surprised when she heard that. "Then I will challenge the champion right away. If you work hard for a day and a half, you should be able to get close, right?"

"The hope is not great, but we can try." Ouyang Yahua shrugged and said.

Xu Tingting then pressed the button to challenge the first place. The referee who received the challenge message spoke directly into the microphone: "Xu Tingting, the representative of Lava City/Yunxiao City, challenges Dong Xuming, the representative of Black Mountain City. Now please ask the two contestants to come to the battle stage and prepare for the battle."

"Referee, I choose to admit defeat."

As soon as the broadcast sounded, Dong Xuming stood up and shouted.

"Forehead……"

Everyone who heard this was stunned. The other party admitted defeat too quickly. Before they could finish their words, the other party had already stood up.

"A bunch of bastards want to watch my show, don't they think I don't know? Besides, who can beat that Groudon? Instead of wasting time fighting, it's better to save your energy to attack other guys." Dong Xuming looked at the people around him with wide pupils and couldn't help but sneer.

Don't these guys think he doesn't know what they are thinking? He knows exactly what they want to do.

Don't they just want to see him make a fool of himself? He won't let these bastards fulfill their wish.

"Contestant Dong Xuming chooses to surrender. Congratulations to contestant Xu Tingting for winning first place." The referee announced after he came to his senses.

Then, a dense stream of challenges came from the big screen in the arena:

"Ouyang Yahua from Wenquan City chooses to challenge Wang Tianyue from Youzi City."

"Zhan Shide from Gaoshan City challenges Luo Dingming from Gaoyuan City."

……

There is a long list of densely packed names, including almost half of the players on the reserve bench.

"Tingting, you see, I told you that as long as you successfully challenge the No. 1 place, everyone will be unable to hold back. Do you believe it now?" Ouyang Yahua said with a smile as he looked around.

"I believe it." Xu Tingting nodded. She didn't expect that everyone was really afraid of her.

"Okay, Tingting, you are number one now. No one should come to challenge you. Just sit here and relax."

Ouyang Yahua smiled and stood up and said, "I will be very busy in the next period of time. It is not easy to fight back from the top 100 to the top 70."

After saying that, he walked towards the fighting stage.

"Okay, no need to get up, everyone continue to sleep."

Zhong Cong looked at the preparation seat and said to Dark Pegasusmon and Crocodile.

Xu Tingting has already won first place, and no one should challenge her now. So they can take a good rest and wait for the award ceremony.

"President, good news."

"Just now, the No. 1 player was challenged by Tingting and immediately gave up. Now Tingting is the No. 1 player."

Seeing that Xu Tingting's ranking rose to first place, A Yong and the staff of the Lava City Beastmaster Association immediately reported the good news to their respective presidents.

"Really? That's great." President Liu said happily, "What's the situation on the field now? Is there any beastmaster who can match Groudon? Can Tingting's first place hold out until the end tomorrow?"

Although getting first place is a very happy thing, there is still a day and a half left before the end of the competition, and anything can happen within this day and a half, so it is too early to be happy.

"President, there is no beastmaster in the arena who can rival Groudon." A Yong held the phone, looked at the arena and told the truth about what had just happened. Immediately, the happy voice of President Liu came from the other end of the phone: "This is the first time that our Yunxiao City Beastmaster Association has won the championship. I believe everyone will be very happy after hearing this."

"After the competition, ask Tingting if she wants to go to Yunxiao City. The association will prepare a grand celebration ceremony for her."

"I will ask Tingting later, don't worry, President." A Yong replied after hearing this.

The sound of the phone being hung up was heard from the other end of the conversation. It seemed that President Liu had happily gone to celebrate in advance.

At dusk on the third day, the rookie competition held by the Beastmaster Association finally came to an end.

When the award ceremony was about to begin, Zhong Cong, Dark Pegasus and Crocodile woke up from their sleep.

"Boss, it's exactly what you said. No one challenges us at all." Dark Pegasusmon yawned and said while looking at the big trophy prepared on the preparation seat.

He originally thought that he would have another chance to appear in the next period of time, but he didn't expect that no one would challenge Tingting.

"The boss is so powerful that no one except a mentally ill guy can challenge him." Upon hearing this, the Mountain Moving Crocodile on the side immediately flattered him.

The damn little pony actually wanted to compete with him for the position in the boss’ heart. Does this little pony deserve it?
"Yes, yes, it's because the boss is too powerful, and these guys are scared and dare not challenge him." Dark Pegasusmon immediately followed after hearing this.

"You two just need to flatter me enough. Stop flattering me all the time. It's annoying if you hear it too much." Zhong Cong yawned and looked at the preparation area and said, "The award ceremony will start soon. Please pay attention."

"Okay, boss." Dark Pegasusmon and Crocodile nodded and looked towards the preparation seat.

"Let us now invite contestant Xu Tingting to the stage. She is well-deserved of the title of champion. I'm sure everyone has witnessed her amazing strength."

"Let us now give the warmest applause to congratulate contestant Xu Tingting for winning the championship." The president said with a smile while holding a microphone at the podium set up at the preparation seat, and the surrounding contestants applauded.

"Tingting, go ahead. Congratulations on winning the championship." Ouyang Yahua said to Xu Tingting beside him with a smile.

"Thank you." Xu Tingting nodded and walked towards the podium, receiving the trophy under the gaze of everyone.

Just as she held the trophy, Xu Tingting almost fell down.

"Why is it so heavy?" Xu Tingting couldn't help but murmur in her heart as she stood firm. Fortunately, she had contracted the Mountain-Moving Crocodile and Groudon, otherwise, with her previous physique, she would have been carried down the stairs by the trophy just now.

"Contestant Xu Tingting, be careful. It's my fault for not telling you in advance. Our trophies are all made of pure gold. They are real trophies." The president said with a smile upon seeing this.

"Pure gold?" Xu Tingting was stunned by this. She wondered why the trophy was so heavy. It turned out to be pure gold. There was nothing wrong with it.

If it were a little heavier, she could accept it. After all, who would complain about having too much gold?

"Contestant Xu Tingting, what do you want to say about winning the award this time?" The president asked Xu Tingting, who was happily holding the trophy.

"I want to thank Groudon, Croc, Dark Pegasus and the others for their company and hard work. If it weren't for them, I would definitely not have won the championship. I also want to thank the staff who accompanied me. I am very grateful for their care during this period." Xu Tingting held the trophy and approached the microphone and said: "I am also very happy to meet so many powerful players and gain very valuable experience here. I hope to see you all next time."

After hearing the previous sentence, everyone's faces were still normal, but after Xu Tingting's next words came out, everyone's faces changed drastically and they muttered:

"Forget it. I don't want to meet you on the fighting stage again in my life."

"Yeah, it would be a crime to meet you on the fighting stage again."

"That's right, it's not a pleasant feeling to be hung and beaten by a girl."

"Haha, it seems that everyone recognizes the strength of contestant Xu Tingting." The president listened to the voices around him and said with a smile: "Congratulations to contestant Xu Tingting for winning this grand prize. At the same time, the association has also prepared rich souvenirs for all the contestants who came to the competition. Please wait a moment and collect them in an orderly manner."

"Now let us celebrate the grand conclusion of this year's rookie competition. I hope that in the near future, we can hear good news about the growth of each beastmaster."

"Clap"

"Clap"

The contestants clapped enthusiastically upon hearing the words, and the award ceremony ended with their applause.

"Why is it sinking or not? Tingting."

After Xu Tingting came down holding the trophy, Ouyang Yahua asked with a smile.

"Old Chen is here. I estimate he weighs about 40 to 50 kilograms." Xu Tingting replied after hearing this.

"Really? The association is quite generous. They are willing to give so much gold." Ouyang Yahua said in astonishment. Although gold cannot be compared with cultivation resources, such a large pure gold trophy must be worth millions.

The association uses such a big cup to reward the champion every year. I'm afraid they have struck a gold mine.

"I'm not sure about that." Xu Tingting put the trophy into her savings bracelet and said to Ouyang Yahua with a smile:
"The game is over. Do you plan to leave here today, or leave early tomorrow morning?"

"Of course I'm leaving early tomorrow morning." Ouyang Yahua looked at Xu Tingting and said, "You don't want to leave tonight, do you?"

"Yes, I plan to go to Yunxiao City tonight." Xu Tingting nodded and said, "I didn't go home during the Chinese New Year last year. Now that I can finally rest for a while, I will definitely go back."

"Then I wish you a safe journey." Ouyang Yahua said to Xu Tingting.

"Well, thank you." Xu Tingting smiled and looked at A Yong who was running towards them and said, "It's getting late now. We have to leave right away. I won't say much to you. If there is anything, we can talk on the phone later."

"Okay." Ouyang Yahua nodded, and Xu Tingting walked towards Zhong Cong and the others.

"Grawo, I'm sorry, you've grown too fast. Now I can't find a car that can carry you, so I'm afraid you'll have to put up with it and enter the Beast Taming Space."

"But I promise that once we arrive in Yunxiao City, I will release you immediately."

Xu Tingting looked at Zhong Cong and said that the truck that was originally used to carry Zhong Cong had been out of business since Zhong Cong grew to more than 30 meters tall.

Because Zhong Cong was too heavy now, any kick from him could cause the truck to crash, so this time when he went back, he had to enter the beast taming space.

"Then remember to choose a fast means of transportation." Zhong Cong reminded him. Not to mention letting him stay in the amulet space for a whole day, his beast would be annoyed to death.

"Yeah." Xu Tingting nodded and promised, then she put Zhong Cong into the beast-controlling space, and then put the mountain-moving crocodile in.

Finally, she looked at Dark Pegasus and said, "Dark Pegasus, I don't have a contract with you yet, so I can't take you in. Are you willing to carry me back to Yunxiao City? Or do you want to take a car back?"

"If you want to carry me back, just yell once. If you want to take a ride back, yell twice, okay?"

"Ming..."

Upon hearing this, Dark Pegasus immediately let out a long cry, indicating that he was willing to carry Xu Tingting back.

Xu Tingting was very happy to see this and said, "Then I'll trouble you along the way, Dark Pegasusmon."

"Ming~Ming~"

Dark Pegasusmon nodded when he heard this and bent down slightly.

Seeing this, Xu Tingting jumped up.

"Tingting, remember to come to the association tomorrow morning. The president has prepared a celebration ceremony for you." A Yong said as he looked at Xu Tingting sitting on the back of the Dark Pegasus.

Their beast taming speed was definitely not comparable to that of Dark Pegasusmon, so they could only take the train back slowly. By the time they arrived in Yunxiao City, it might already be some time in the evening.

So Xu Tingting can only come to the association by herself for tomorrow's celebration ceremony.

"Celebration ceremony? There's no need for that." Xu Tingting said awkwardly. She always felt that this kind of celebration ceremony was so childish and shameful.

And she didn't do anything. She just followed the agreement and worked hard to win the championship. There's no need to make such a grand event.

"It's no use saying this to me. You have to talk to the president first. But it's too late to talk to him now. The president just called me and told me that he has arranged everything for the association and is waiting for you to come tomorrow morning, so it will be a waste if you don't come." A Yong looked at Xu Tingting and said.

"Well... okay then." Xu Tingting nodded and said, "I will go to the association as early as possible tomorrow, so we'll see each other tomorrow."

"Yeah." A Yong nodded when he heard this. The staff of the Lava City Beast Tamer Association beside him heard this and said:
"Tingting, when are you going to return to Lava Rock City from Yunxiao Temple? Remember to tell the president. The president said he has a gift for you, but because you have to go home, I can only give it to you later."

"Uh, isn't this another celebration ceremony?" Upon hearing the word "gift", Xu Tingting immediately felt something was wrong.

"I'm not sure about that. I'm just relaying the president's words." The staff of the Lava City Beast Tamer Association said, "You'll have to contact the president in person to find out."

"Okay." Xu Tingting nodded and said, "Then I'll leave first. See you when I get back to school."

"Yes." The staff of the Lava City Beast Tamer Association nodded.

Dark Pegasusmon flapped its wings and flew towards the sky. After a short while, it turned into a black meteor and disappeared from everyone's sight.

After Ayong and the others came to their senses, they looked at each other and said:
"Okay, the game is over. It's time for us to go back. See you next time."

"Ah."

As they finished speaking, they set off to return to their respective associations.

"Dark Pegasusmon, fly a little to the left." Xu Tingting hid behind Dark Pegasusmon's neck, looking at the navigation on the map while directing Dark Pegasusmon's direction. When she saw that her position was in a straight line with Yunxiao City, she let Dark Pegasusmon fly with peace of mind.

In the county town next to Yunxiao City, a family with a pond in front and a yard at the back was asking the excavator master to repair and level the ground next to it to make a large open space for Groudon and Crocodile to lie down later.

After half an hour of hard work, a large piece of flat land finally appeared next to the house.

After sending the excavator master away, Xu's father and mother sat on chairs waiting for Xu Tingting.

"I haven't seen Tingting for more than half a year. I wonder if the girl has gained weight or lost weight now?" Mother Xu said, looking at the sky.

"She must have gained a lot of weight. Didn't Tingting say that there is a special chef in the school who prepares special meals for her?" Father Xu said with a smile when he heard this.

"She should gain weight." Mother Xu nodded, with a hint of emotion in her eyes, "This girl has never had her own opinion since she was young, and she is not as independent as Jian'er. I thought she would be just like other children, but I didn't expect that she would be more promising than Jian'er."

"That's what they call a girl changing a lot when she grows up. No one can be sure of a person's future."

"By the way, have you bought the vegetables?" At this point, Father Xu suddenly remembered the most important thing.

They are busy cleaning the house. Have they bought food for dinner?

"Uh, no."

After hearing this, Xu's mother was stunned for a few seconds, then quickly stood up and shouted, "Xiao Yueguang, come out quickly, I forgot to buy some food."

"dong dong"

"dong dong"

After Xu's mother finished speaking, a white rabbit with pink eyes jumped out from the yard. Seeing the big rabbit, Xu's mother nimbly jumped on it and said to Xu's father, "I'm going to buy some groceries first and will be back soon. Remember to wash the dishes and cook the meal."

"Okay, okay." Father Xu nodded and shouted to the door behind him, "Green Leaf Monkey, come out and help me. I'll go wash the rice and cook. How about you wash the dishes?"

"Hey~Hey"

As Father Xu finished his words, a monkey with leaves on its head came out and nodded in response.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Xu was very happy and went to wash rice and cook.

The green leaf monkey also walked to the water head and started washing dishes with a rag. While he was washing, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky.

At this moment, a black meteor streaked across the sky, then drew a big Z in the sky and then fell down.

"Hey! Green Leaf Monkey, are you washing dishes again?"

Before the green leaf monkey could react, a familiar voice rang in his ears: "Dad is so mean. Why does he always trick you into washing the dishes? Obviously, after washing the dishes, the hair on your hands will be covered with oil."

(End of this chapter)