Chapter 729: I Want to Participate in the Interstellar Cup

Indoor Training Room.

“To learn how to do the spatial lockdown, you must first understand the concept of space.” Ivina said seriously.

“Two-dimensional space is a plane, three-dimensional space is three-dimensional, and four-dimensional space is three-dimensional space plus the concept of time.”

“What you need to truly understand is three-dimensional space.”

Ivina explained as clearly as she could: “Three-dimensional space has depth, which means it has three directions, each extending infinitely.”

“To seal off space, you need to pinpoint these points, connect them, spread corresponding energy across them, and then extend and close off the space.”

“Xun Xun…”

Little Treasure listened intently, nodding slightly at times, and occasionally falling into deep thought.

As she taught, Ivina secretly observed the ghost-type pet in front of her.

She was a student in the Pet Journalism department, with access to many information sources, especially on-campus ones.

Qiao Sang had been getting a lot of attention recently, and it was easy to dig up her info.

Ghost Ring King, a ghost-type general-rank pet, but due to a rare mutation, it also had psychic-type attributes, an extremely rare kind of pet.

To be honest, when she first learned this, Ivina was incredibly envious.

What beast master wouldn’t want such a pet?

And it's so eager to learn…

Ivina sighed internally.

Yes, eager.

She had taught many pets before, even two that had been trained in spatial lockdown, but none were so passionate about learning.

Being forced to learn and wanting to learn are completely different.

The Ghost Ring King clearly fell into the latter category.

Even with its beast master not present, it listened attentively, showing no signs of slacking.

“Xun Xun…”

Little Treasure was digesting the human’s lecture.

Work hard! Keep fighting!

The sooner I learn spatial lockdown, the sooner I can play an extra hour of computer games!

With that thought in mind, Little Treasure grew even more serious.

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Three hours later.

After sending off the body forge bug and taking a shower, Qiao Sang came out of her bedroom and saw Little Treasure and Ivina returning from the indoor training room.

“All done? How’d the learning go?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Xun Xun…”

Little Treasure sighed.

Still hadn’t mastered it.

“All done.”

Ivina praised, “The Ghost Ring King is really smart. It picks things up quickly. I’d say it has over a 90% chance of mastering spatial lockdown.”

No beast master dares guarantee a 100% success rate for advanced, non-primary skills. So, saying 90% was already extremely high praise.

Little Treasure didn’t seem particularly happy at the compliment, he still felt like he had a long way to go.

“That’s good.” Qiao Sang smiled.

She had good hearing. Before the body forge bug arrived, she had paid special attention to the lesson inside.

When she heard that the technique involved pinpointing locations first, she knew Little Treasure had a big advantage.

After all, spatial shift also required pinpointing locations, and Little Treasure had already mastered that to an ultimate level.

Suddenly, Ivina thought of something. She formed a hand sign, and a green star array lit up.

Soon, a pet with a predominantly green body, purple eyes, and magenta eyelids appeared inside the star array. It held a bunch of oddly shaped black-petaled flowers with many stamens.

Toxic Tendril Flower King, a high-level grass/poison-type dual-attribute pet…

Qiao Sang had done her reading and recognized it at a glance.

“Pick one flower for me.” Ivina turned and said to the Flower King.

“Toxic.”

The Flower King plucked a flower from the bunch and handed it to its beast master.

Ivina took it and passed it to Qiao Sang.

“Have the Ghost Ring King practice spatial lockdown on this flower when it has time. If it succeeds, the flower will wither shortly after.”

Qiao Sang recalled its type and the black color, then cautiously asked, “Is it poisonous?”

“Yes.” Ivina smiled.

“But it only becomes toxic when the Flower King infuses it with energy. Otherwise, it’s no different from an ordinary flower.”

“It lives off air, doesn’t need watering, and will keep blooming as long as there’s air.”

Relieved, Qiao Sang accepted the flower and handed it to Little Treasure.

“Xun Xun~”

Little Treasure took it and immediately sniffed it curiously.

Seeing her task complete and the other party satisfied, Ivina asked, “Do you have time tomorrow at noon? I’ve prepared all the materials for the interview.”

So efficient…

Qiao Sang thought over her schedule, then nodded.

“Sure.”

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The next morning.

Awakened by her alarm, Qiao Sang got up on time.

After a quick wash, she headed to the living room.

“Xun Xun…”

She saw Little Treasure's eyes glowing blue, focused intently on the black flower on the coffee table, just as serious as he was when playing computer games.

Qiao Sang clicked her tongue inwardly, then noticed a steaming breakfast and energy pills for the pets on the dining table, but no sign of the vice principal.

Where was he?

She walked over and found a note written in messy handwriting: “Breakfast’s ready, you guys eat. I had to step out for something.”

He made breakfast even though he was busy…

Qiao Sang was a little touched.

After breakfast, with Little Treasure's spatial shift, Qiao Sang smoothly arrived at her classroom.

As soon as she appeared, everyone’s attention turned toward her.

Even students from other classes passing by peeked inside.

When the first class ended, students from nearby classes all rushed over, surrounding Qiao Sang enthusiastically, as if they’d never had any conflicts during the entrance assessment.

“You’ve got three general-rank pets now! Want to challenge someone ranked above you on the Top 100 list?” One excited student suggested.

The others all looked eager.

The power gap had become so big, they completely forgot any past rivalry.

Instead, they felt proud to be classmates with such a monster.

Being in the same class as someone who might crush the senior students and become the strongest in the Beast master Department, that was thrilling!

“Challenge someone on the Top 100?” Qiao Sang was briefly stunned, then smiled.

“I still have a bunch of unresolved challenge applications from others.”

A student next to her widened their eyes in surprise.

“People are still sending you battle requests?!”

“Of course.” Qiao Sang took out her phone to show the list.

But when she opened the interface, all the names had disappeared, leaving only one: Salem Poole.

Qiao Sang: ……

A sharp-eyed student spotted the single name and burst out laughing: “Knew it! No one’s challenging you anymore!”

Others chimed in: “Exactly, with your current power, if anyone has a brain, they’d aim for the person ranked 99th.”

“If you ask me, Qiao Sang should go straight for the top 10.”

“Top 10? Please. I heard the #1, Malc Short, only has two general-rank pets. Qiao Sang should challenge him directly!”

Everyone spoke animatedly, already imagining Qiao Sang steamrolling her way to #1.

Qiao Sang sat there in silence for a long moment.

Wait… you can cancel accepted battle applications?

Before, being hounded by seniors seemed annoying, but now that no one was challenging her, it felt kind of... disappointing?

That’s a lot of lost points…

Thinking about it, Qiao Sang suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

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12 PM.

In a recording classroom equipped with a massive virtual screen.

Qiao Sang sat on the couch hugging Yabao, casually chatting with Ivina.

“How did you evolve your pets so quickly? Any secret tips?” Ivina asked.

Because I have a cheat code…

Qiao Sang responded seriously, “Not really. If I had to say, it’s due to talent, hard work, and the bond we share.”

“Yap!” Yabao chirped, agreeing wholeheartedly.

Ivina continued, “I heard you’re from Blue Star. Why did you choose to study at Yulianton University?”

“I’m enrolled at the Imperial Beast University but I came here as an exchange student.” Qiao Sang scratched her head, a bit embarrassed.

“Actually, I applied to Yulianton first, but my application was rejected.”

Ivina: ???

Someone like you got rejected?!

Were those admissions officers brain-dead?!

Ivina’s expression froze, a string of question marks flashing through her mind, though she quickly composed herself professionally.

“The Imperial Beast University is also a top-tier school… You were selected for the Top 100 as soon as you enrolled. Why do you think that is?”

Qiao Sang smiled.

“Because of strength, of course.”

Ivina pressed on: “With your talent and no rivals your age, have you thought about skipping grades and advancing sooner?”

Qiao Sang thought for a moment.

“I already skipped grades to get into college. I’m not thinking of skipping again. I still have a lot to learn and need time to deepen my knowledge.”

Ivina was silent for a while, then asked hesitantly: “You skipped grades to enter college?”

Qiao Sang nodded.

“When I was in my first year of high school, I competed in the national senior division of the Campus Beast Mastering League and won first place. So, I was allowed to skip to senior year and take the college entrance exam early.”

Ivina listened quietly, her gaze a little dazed.

“So how old are you now?”

“Sixteen.” Qiao Sang said.

Ivina was completely stunned.

So this monstrous freshman with four pets, three of them general-level, who made every other new student despair… was actually just 16?

Still a minor?!

Only after a long pause did Ivina remember she was in the middle of an interview.

“Do you have any goals, or something you want to achieve?”

“I do.” Qiao Sang said seriously.

“I want to participate in the Interstellar Cup.”

In the past, she might’ve kept this dream to herself for fear of being laughed at.

But now… she has the confidence that she won't be laugh at all.