Beast Taming: I have unique beast-collecting skills

"Then why did you agree to fight them?" Lu Tang was genuinely surprised this time.

Intermediate-level pets almost completely crush beginners in battles, and Yang Qingqing also has experience in official competitions, while the other side has only recently contracted a pet.

"You'll see when you get there." Sun Zhe adjusted his glasses, offering no further explanation.

The other school team members watching exchanged glances, sensing something was amiss, as if it were bullying...

"But isn't it normal to encounter opponents from higher levels in a competition?"

"Yes, if you don't want to compete or are afraid of losing, you can simply refuse from the start."

"Let's take another look."

As Yan Man announced the start of the competition, Yang Qingqing quickly formed hand seals, and a rat-like pet appeared in the pink star array. It was grayish-brown in color, round in shape, with prominent front teeth and tiny, sesame-seed-like eyes.

"magical!"

Ahri immediately used her Enchanting Voice to attack, then vanished from sight.

"Dig a hole!" Yang Qingqing gave the command before the star array dissipated.

The rodent-like pet quickly tumbled across the ground with its two short paws, almost instantly digging a small hole just big enough to accommodate its size, and slipped inside to avoid the sonic attack that followed.

A buzz of discussion erupted on the sidelines the moment the pink star array appeared.

"Yang Qingqing has broken through?"

"She's really something. Her first one was water-type and flying-type, and her second one is earth-type? She's got all the elements covered—water, land, and air?"

"No wonder Teacher Sun agreed. They are all newly contracted beginner pets, so apart from combat experience, there isn't much difference between them."

"Not necessarily! What about energy points? Look at how fast they're digging; they might already be in the mid-to-late stages of the beginner level."

Iron-Toothed Rat, a low-level earth-type pet, possesses hard, alloy-like incisors and digs very quickly. The moment Lin Su saw it clearly, information about the pet immediately flashed through her mind.

The field was quiet at the moment.

The Moon Fox remained hidden, while the Iron Fang Rat lurked underground. Both were intently watching the arena, waiting for their opponent to reveal a weakness.

Let it out.

"Inside the cave," Lin Su said calmly.

Digging a hole is a way to hide underground and wait for the moment to emerge so you can attack your opponent, but Ahri is invisible, so your opponent has no direction to move.

There is only one hole on the course.

As expected… Upon hearing the command from the other side, Yang Qingqing immediately said, “Splash sand!”

If the Phantom Moon Fox wants to attack, its head must be near the cave entrance. By throwing sand over a wide area, even if it doesn't hit her, she can accurately determine the opponent's location.

Upon hearing its master's command, the Iron Fang Rat finally poked its head out of the ground and raised its paw to scratch outside.

"Now!"

Lin Su immediately spoke up the moment she saw the soil at the cave entrance loosen.

Ahri, hidden in the air, also stared at the cave entrance, her eyes glowing blue when she heard the command.

"Iron Teeth!"

The Iron-Toothed Rat cried out in alarm. How did it fly?

Along with it, some clods of earth flew up, and the blue psychic beam controlled the Iron Fang Rat to smash it to the ground.

"Holy crap... is this telekinesis?"

"Am I blind? Isn't the Phantom Moon Fox a fairy?"

Yang Qingqing was also stunned when she saw the signature skill of the superpower type. Then, when she saw her pet being thrown to the ground, she quickly realized that this was a good opportunity to escape.

"Don't let it hit the ground," Lin Su said calmly.

Ahri is used to throwing opponents with her telekinesis, but she's certainly not stupid enough to let an opponent who can dig holes fall to the ground again. What's the difference between that and letting a tiger return to the mountains?

As for using spatial confinement... I tried it in the training room last night, and Ahri still can't use other skills while maintaining her psychic powers.

That's considered a combination technique, and you need to spend time practicing it separately.

Ahri, of course, immediately obeyed her beast tamer's orders, changing her approach and swinging the Iron Fang Rat up, down, left, and right in the air.

"Iron Teeth!!"

Iron-Toothed Rat uncontrollably let out the screams it used when playing "Flying Beast".

"Phantom Moon Fox wins." Yan Man announced with a complicated expression after confirming that Iron Fang Rat had been knocked unconscious.

She's mastered the power of telekinesis, and honestly, she's worried that the child might also run off to Jingbei.

Ahri raised her little head, turned around, and floated back into her beast tamer's arms:

"Huanhuan!"

It won again!

The onlookers on the school team found it hard to accept at first.

"Iron Fang Rat lost already?"

"You try keeping the earth elemental in the air forever? It's impressive that it's lasted this long without any training!"

"But does this make sense? How can Fairy-type Pokémon learn Psychic-type skills?"

The person who was about to speak choked for a moment, then said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Even non-fairy types can learn it!"

As long as a pet has the energy of the corresponding attribute within its body, it can learn skills of other attributes through professional training. However, it is more difficult and the power of the skills it uses is not as strong as the skills of its own attribute.

"I'm not too surprised..."

Yang Qingqing seems to be in a good mood.

It's normal to win or lose in a competition. If her Iron Fang Rat had been put back on the ground just now, who knows what the outcome would have been!

The jellyfish quickly appeared, covering the Iron-Toothed Rat again and releasing a pale blue mist. The mist refracted a rainbow of colors in the setting sun.

"She's quite pretty," Lin Su thought to herself.

"Your Phantom Moon Fox skill is very proficient. You could consider taking it to some more formal competitions beforehand to familiarize it with the atmosphere of the arena," Sun Zhe suggested to the girl who had returned to the sidelines.

Lin Su, holding Ah Li, paused for a moment, then nodded to the bespectacled instructor: "I understand, thank you, teacher."

Sun Zhe didn't say anything more.

It was clear that both the person and the pet had high talent, but he always felt that the child wasn't very enthusiastic about beast-taming battles; he was too calm and seemed to be just completing a task.

The official arena is different from the ordinary training ground. The center of the ring is where everyone is focused, making it easier to get fired up.

"Junior!"

After the school doctor treated the Iron-Toothed Rat, Yang Qingqing waved her hand and put it back into her spatial storage. She then shouted loudly to Lin Su, who was standing on the sidelines:

"I won't lose next time!"

Seeing that she was still all smiles and showing her white teeth even after losing the game, Sun Zhe raised his hand to adjust his glasses: "Next time? Let's practice more today!"

Yang Qingqing felt a chill run down her spine.

What happened? Who wants to harm her?

Lin Su waved to her and didn't go over to delay the Xinghai School Team's normal training.

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There is only one main road from Xinghai High School's open-air training ground to the school gate. Lin Su carried Ali and walked out slowly.

Qin Minghao followed behind, and seeing that the girl had only been walking since leaving the training ground, he inexplicably felt that he was being disliked.

"Hey! Aren't you considering applying to Jingbei?"

"Not considering it."

Lin Su answered without even looking up.

"So what competition are you planning to sign up for?" Qin Minghao couldn't help but continue the conversation.

He had just heard the teacher's suggestion; if she participated in the competition, she might have a chance to turn the tide.

Register for the competition?

Lin Su glanced at the boy next to her. Was he unwilling to admit defeat and wanted to fight again?