Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 959 - 401: Talents Rising! The Elimination Battle Begins! (Part 2)

Even when facing Dong Muxuan, there was basically no suspense.

Aside from that, the one from Xijing Province, Qin Feng, was relatively special. Besides Xijing Province’s unique Undead Pet Beast "Ming Shuai Yong", an Evolutionary Body of the Ghost General Figurine, an Undead Pet Beast with an Emperor Level race limit.

This Qin Feng’s other two Pet Beasts were very special, because they were both Instrument Type Pet Beasts!

An ancient sword, probably some Evolutionary Body of the Rotten Sword; Su Ping didn’t know much about it.

The other one was even more abstract, a special "official seal" type Instrument Pet Beast.

Qin Feng’s one was called "Yellow Earth Seal", a special seal mainly of the Earth Element.

One sword and one seal, with a big bodyguard at his side—this Qin Feng really did look a bit like an imperial envoy from ancient times.

His combat power was also extremely formidable.

Then there was Pan Xiaoyu from South Sea Academy, mainly Water Element. It was just that among everyone, he didn’t draw much attention, because his battle terrain was something like the endless rivers around Lake Heart Island.

This guy’s fighting style was quite shameless, relying on his own Water Element Affinity talent and his Pet Beasts to exploit the terrain advantage to the fullest.

Many people despised him for it.

Among the remaining two besides these, one was the first place from Tianfu College, and the most eye‑catching Pet Beast he had shown, Su Ping had even seen once.

One of them was that unique Pet Beast from Sichuan Province, a brand‑new Evolutionary Body that had even appeared once before in the Breeding Tournament.

Kung Fu Panda!

It’s just that this Tianfu College’s Qu Zhen’s Kung Fu Panda didn’t use the Square Sky Halberd that had been showcased at the Breeding Tournament.

Instead, it was somewhat similar in style to Qian Yi.

It wore brass knuckles on its hands, had an Azure Dragon Crescent Blade on its back, and a pair of nunchucks at its waist.

This Kung Fu Panda’s attainment in the Metal Element wasn’t high, but its physical body strength was extremely terrifying; although this kind of attack was countered by Elemental Series and some Undead Series.

It was still incredibly brutal!

As for the last guy with ten wins and zero losses, he was also, aside from Su Ping, the only one not affiliated with the Eight Great Academies.

The first place in the provincial exam from Qilu Province.

This guy’s name was Shen Fu.

All three of his Pet Beasts were Mechanical Pet Beasts.

That’s right, this guy was said to be the richest man in Qilu Province, even in the entire Central Plains region, the eldest young master of the Shanhe Group.

His main selling point was "not short on money".

All three Mechanical Pet Beasts were top of the top, full‑spec to the max.

Of course, among this batch of contestants, there was no shortage of people who weren’t short on money.

There were also a ton of Mechanical Pet Beasts.

But the only one who had managed to come this far was this Shen Fu.

Clearly, he was definitely not just some young master built purely out of money.

The breeding of Mechanical Pet Beasts mainly lay in the configuration of mechanical body form, schematics, Mechanical Weapons, and prosthetic materials.

There was plenty of room for research.

To reach this level, money was only the most basic prerequisite; this Shen Fu had definitely put in real effort.

The nine contestants with ten wins and zero losses were naturally the leading figures everyone couldn’t help talking about.

However, apart from Su Ping and the other eight, people like Dong Muxuan and that first place from Shanhe Academy also absolutely couldn’t be casually ignored.

It wasn’t even certain that these nine were really stronger than some of those who had lost.

Pet Beast battles also depended on certain restraint relationships.

Precisely because of this, on the online forums, the arguments over who was stronger or weaker, who would win or lose, had practically never stopped.

Su Ping skimmed it roughly, then ignored it, instead turning his attention back to Feifei:

"Feifei, how are you feeling?"

After a few days, Feifei’s body had grown bigger again by a ring.

The reason was simple: it had once again devoured six Mechanical Cores.

Su Ping’s connections were still pretty strong.

And he himself was also not short on money.

A Gold Elemental Core that hadn’t completed Awakening, although far more expensive than Monarch Level resources.

It still wasn’t a big deal.

So Su Ping went and got another ten.

However, the final result was that Feifei could only devour six.

At the same time, its race limit had finally been raised to Elite Tenth Rank.

After that, it could no longer improve through devouring the mainframe.

And the frequency of the Light of Evolution flickering on its body also sped up quite a bit.

Obviously, for Feifei to break through again, it really did need to complete its Evolution.

"Not bad, just feels a bit inconvenient to move around. Master, after I evolve, will I still look like this all the time?"

Feifei spoke, its gigantic Mechanical Core the size of a basketball shifting slightly.

Su Ping scratched his head. "That I really don’t know, but you’re Psychic Element, so this kind of physical limitation probably won’t last too long."

Of course, Su Ping had a rough estimate of the conditions for its Evolution.

They definitely wouldn’t be that exaggerated or troublesome.

Like having to breed some super powerful Skills.

That was clearly Feifei’s own idea.

However, the requirements for Evolution, in many cases, actually didn’t have much to do with Skill Breeding.

Especially when it came to Breeding Skills other than Racial Skills that it hadn’t mastered.

Like Qian Yi, like Xiao Qing, it was the same.

It’s just that Xiao Qing’s External Incarnation had to wait until after Evolution to be bred.

But Qian Yi, whether it was the subsequent Heart of Elements or the Great Revolution Five Elements Body, or even the Sword Dao Incarnation, were all bred after Evolution.

So Feifei’s Skill Breeding and its Evolution should not be very closely connected.

As for the missing opportunity for Evolution, Su Ping had thought of a few possibilities, only he couldn’t properly test them here in the Imperial Capital.

After checking on Feifei, these past few days it had been constantly discussing the update of the Heart of Dreams with the Dream Heart Team back in Linzhou.

The little thing was actually pretty busy.

Compared to Xiao Qing and Qian Yi, Feifei really wasn’t interested in battle; the reason it wanted to improve was just to remind Su Ping not to play favorites.

The night passed quickly.

The next day,

Imperial Capital Sports Arena.

The countless small arenas from before had been turned into four gigantic arenas!

"The second round of the final exam, and also the final placement matches of this special nationwide professional Beastmaster examination tournament, is finally approaching its finale and has arrived at last!"

It was still that same host, Liu Xun, speaking spiritedly toward the live broadcast feed.

"Here, every single victory or defeat means the loser will have to leave the final stage, and their ranking will be locked in through these battles!

Only young Beastmasters who keep winning and keep climbing can reach the very top and become the representative figures of Dragon Nation’s young Beastmasters!

In the elimination placement matches, at most four battles will be conducted simultaneously! And in today’s schedule, twelve advancing contestants will be decided!

In other words, everyone will have to go through up to two promotion matches today!

But everyone, don’t worry! Because this time, after each battle ends, Feather Saint will lead her top‑tier healing Beastmaster team to restore your Pet Beasts’ stamina, Spirit, and Energy to their Peak state so they can face new opponents!

So, many young students, in this once‑in‑a‑lifetime opportunity, take your Pet Beasts and give it everything you’ve got!"

The words of this beautiful host truly set the forty‑eight people present ablaze with passion for a moment.

Under the spotlights, it felt as if the eyes of the entire Dragon Nation were focused here at this moment.

"Alright, we’ll begin the random matching for the first round. This matching uses the same pseudo‑random rules as yesterday, only it will also take yesterday’s battle rankings into account!"

On the big screen, names appeared in pairs, flashing rapidly.

And very soon, the eight people for the first four matches appeared before everyone’s eyes!

"Very good, the first battle begins; they are,

Qu Zhen from Tianfu College versus Lin Xiao from Fengtian Province!

Ling Xiaoxiao from Magic Capital Academy versus Situ Yan from Imperial Capital Academy!

Zou Tong from Shanhe Province versus Shen Fu from Qilu Province!

And lastly, Su Ping from Jianghe Province versus Zhou Yuan from Minyue Province!"

Su Ping raised his eyebrows when he heard his name, but what made him pause slightly was that his opponent’s name sounded a bit familiar?

Then, under the gaze of all, he stepped onto Arena No. 4 and saw that chubby little guy from Minyue Province, his face full of grief and indignation.