Chapter 35: Qualifying for the Regional Tournament

The excited and nervous audience saw a golden light flash across the arena.

In the blink of an eye, the heavily wounded Thunder Demon Bird appeared not far from the Bone Underworld Spirit, moving as fast as lightning, almost like teleportation!

The sharp blade formed by its wings struck down like a ghost!

The Bone Underworld Spirit screamed miserably on the spot, finally unable to hold on and completely collapsing.

“Qu!”

The referee blew the whistle.

【Detected that the owner’s Thunder Demon Bird defeated the Advanced Level pet Bone Underworld Spirit, a higher-level opponent. Reward: 100 minutes of training time at Time Realm Private Pet Training Hall.】

Hearing Guangguang’s prompt, Mingxi excitedly thought, ‘Oh, wow!’

Defeating an Advanced Level pet actually rewarded 100 minutes.

She was going ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) to get rich.

【Remaining reward time: 163 minutes】

“Bone Underworld Spirit is unable to battle, winner is No. 69!”

Two voices rang out one after another; the former’s voice was still cold and mechanical, without any fluctuation.

However, the veteran referee, whose voice was usually cold and whose mindset was as steady as an old dog, now had a slight tremor in his voice, revealing his inner turmoil.

It wasn’t that he was unprofessional.

His professional conduct was absolutely fine.

It was just that the outcome of this match was too unexpected!

It wasn’t uncommon for the weak to defeat the strong, but a match with so many twists and turns and such sudden reversals, like today’s, was quite rare.

What was even more remarkable was that both Beast Tamers in the battle were minors.

Both of them displayed Beast Tamers talent beyond their age.

No. 402, at such a young age, could cultivate his pet to the Advanced Level and even teach it two or more high-level skills; his excellence was undeniable.

But his shortcomings were equally obvious.

The biggest problem was that the Beast Tamers himself was overly arrogant and complacent.

Underestimating the opponent was always a big taboo in battle.

In contrast, No. 69’s performance was stunning.

Throughout the entire battle, she commanded with composure, and even when at a disadvantage, she remained calm and collected, never giving chaotic commands that would waste her pet’s energy.

It’s no exaggeration to say that every one of No. 69’s commands was perfectly timed.

What was even more remarkable was her control ability, which already subtly showed the demeanor of a Professional Beastmaster.

It could be said that this pet battle wasn't the Bone Underworld Spirit losing to the Thunder Demon Bird, but Gu Shengxi losing to Mingxi.

The referee cast a very subtle glance at Xiao Guniang.

He sighed quietly.

No. 69 was good in every way, but unfortunately, she was unlucky enough to contract a Thunder Demon Bird.

He wondered what her parents were thinking, letting their child contract a pet whose evolution chain was broken.

Didn’t they know how important a Beast Tamers’ first pet was?

Such good talent in the child, just ruined by unreliable parents.

Mingxi didn’t know the rich inner world of the referee at this moment, otherwise, she would have argued a bit.

Especially regarding the credit for this victory, her command could at most account for 20%; if Golden Yuanbao hadn’t learned Thunder Radiation at the last moment, she would have lost 99% of the time.

So, the biggest credit goes to Golden Yuanbao; it accounted for at least 50%.

The remaining 30% naturally goes to Time Realm; without the simulated training room, it wouldn't have been easy for them to win this match.

At this moment, after a brief silence, the audience finally erupted into the most intense noise since the start of the divisional competition.

“They won! No. 69 actually won!”

“What an incredible comeback!”

“Defeating the strong with the weak, turning the tide, No. 69’s move is 666.”

“Oh my god! No. 402 actually lost, I thought he had already secured a Mystic Ground spot, but he died before even achieving success, that’s too tragic!”

“No. 402 was just too arrogant, thinking he was invincible with an Advanced Level pet. Underestimating his opponent in the match, it was only a matter of time before he messed up.”

“...So, there’s only one Advanced Level pet left in our Haizhou City division?”

“Is the Thunder Demon Bird really that amazing?!”

“If I didn’t know that the Thunder Demon Bird couldn’t evolve to the next stage, I’d want to contract a Golden Feather Finch and let it evolve into a Thunder Demon Bird.”

“Who said just now that No. 69’s loss was only a matter of time? If you have the guts, stand up and say it again.”

“...Brother, it seems like you were the one who said it.”

“...”

Shao Dingding’s cheeks were flushed with excitement at this moment, and even though she knew Mingxi below couldn’t see her, she still excitedly waved her hands at her.

Sister Mingxi really won!

She won!

She successfully secured a qualifying spot.

Amidst her excitement, Shao Dingding couldn't help but look towards the boy who had previously mocked Mingxi for being arrogant and ridiculed her for being foolish, but at some point, that seat was already empty.

She pouted and muttered, “He ran pretty fast!”

Having successfully secured her qualifying spot, Mingxi breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Don't let her appear like she was as cool as a cucumber, unfazed by a crumbling mountain; in reality, the string in her mind named ‘poor ghost’ had been taut.

That was 50,000 star coins.

If she lost, she would really feel terrible!

The kind of terrible that would make her lose her appetite for several days.

“Congratulations to everyone who has qualified from the Haizhou City divisional competition. According to the head office’s arrangements, next Thursday at 4:30 PM, we will arrange special transportation to take everyone to Han Ning City. Please arrive at the Cultural Center on time for assembly.”

The divisional competition concluded, and the main person in charge of the Haizhou City divisional competition met with the 26 qualified contestants.

“Of course, I also know that some contestants are not from our Haizhou City, so it may not be convenient to depart from here. Therefore, you will need to travel to Han Ning City on your own and must arrive at the Han Ning City Workers’ Stadium before 8:00 AM next Friday, April 26th, to complete sign-in and registration.”

“Has everyone understood?”

The contestants nodded in agreement.

Next, the person in charge briefly explained the competition mechanism for the Han Ning City combined competition area.

The Han Ning City combined competition area would take place over three days.

The first two rounds would still use a loser-elimination system to determine the top 60.

Then, these 60 contestants would be randomly divided into four groups, with a round-robin points system within each group. The top five contestants in terms of group points would receive a pass to enter the Changheng Secret Realm.

“...According to previous years, the internal selection competition only needed to determine these 20 individuals to conclude, but your current session is quite special.”

Mingxi blinked, wondering, where was it special?

“To celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Changheng Group, the group has prepared three additional prizes as rewards for the top three in this selection competition.”

The crowd stirred slightly but remained controllable.

“Therefore, the four individuals who achieve the highest points in their respective groups on the last day will also need to participate in the semi-finals and finals!”

Upon hearing this, the boys’ commotion became more pronounced, and their eyes showed a hint of excitement.

“Manager Ding, do you know what the rewards are?” someone eagerly asked, unable to contain their curiosity.

Mingxi, standing at the very back of the crowd, also quickly perked up her ears.

Manager Ding didn't keep them in suspense and said, “The third-place prize is a two-month unlimited supply voucher for pet energy recovery potions produced by our Changheng Group.”