Chapter 745: Beast Tamer Star Tournament

After breakfast, Qiao Sang teleported down from Little Treasure's space into the classroom.

She had just sat down when a classmate who was playing with their phone suddenly exclaimed, “Oh my god!”

Then they abruptly turned their head around to stare at her.

Qiao Sang felt confused by the attention.

Other students in the class also turned to look.

“What happened?”

The student who had exclaimed didn’t answer the others but instead stared intensely at Qiao Sang, turned their phone screen toward her, and asked: “How do you know Dean Liz from the Medical Department?”

As they spoke, they tapped the screen.

A video started playing.

Qiao Sang glanced at it and saw footage of herself at the school gate boarding the carriage of a giant bird-like pet beast.

The surrounding classmates also saw the video and were instantly stunned, turning their attention to her.

Sometimes, a pet beast is symbolic of a Beast Tamer’s status and identity.

Everyone immediately recognized the massive bird-type pet beast with the carriage in the video, it belonged exclusively to Dean Liz of Yulianton University.

So that’s what this is about…

Qiao Sang withdrew her gaze and said calmly, “Dean Liz asked me to help with a treatment.”

Treatment?

Everyone was stunned.

The Dean of Yulianton Medical Department asked a freshman from the Beast Tamer department for help with treatment?

Just then, Dorothy spoke up: “Is it because of Ice Aipalu’s Healing Light?”

The rest of the class only knew surface-level things about Qiao Sang, like her age, brain domain, and the level and attributes of her pet beasts.

But Dorothy knew her a bit more closely and was aware of deeper details.

Qiao Sang gave a light “Mm.”

Everyone immediately understood and showed expressions like “Oh, I remember now,” and “How could I forget that?”

Back when Ice Aipalu was still Ice Xilu, it had shown off healing skills during the freshman assessment.

At the time, it had sparked intense discussions, but later, Qiao Sang’s many other dazzling achievements overshadowed it, and people unconsciously forgot about that incident.

“Healing Light is a super-level healing skill, if I remember right…”

“I once heard an elder talk about a legendary figure in the medical world. They were just a nurse until age 57. Later, they contracted a pet beast that could use Healing Light. They were immediately hired as a doctor, promoted to deputy director within half a year, became a director within a year, and went on to participate in various virus-combat research projects, winning countless awards. That pet beast with Healing Light completely changed their life.”

“Sounds incredible…”

“Right? It’s a super-level healing skill, after all.”

“No wonder Dean Liz came to find Qiao Sang…”

Once again, everyone’s gaze toward Qiao Sang changed.

They’re already shocked just by me meeting Dean Liz. Guess they haven’t heard about me rejecting Dean Gilbert yet…

Qiao Sang maintained a calm expression while listening to the conversations around her.

News travels fast at Yulianton, but the containment of that particular information was surprisingly effective.

As far as she could tell, it seemed only the mentors here knew about it…

Just then, her phone buzzed.

Qiao Sang picked it up and saw a message from the vice principal: [Don’t worry about the materials. I’ll handle it soon.]

She was just about to reply when another message came in.

This time, from an unfamiliar number: [Hello, I’m a teacher from the Imperial Beast University.]

That spy teacher?

Just as the thought crossed her mind, another vibration: [Will you be home at 6 PM? I’d like to come by and learn about your situation first.]

Ah, the mentor who’s supposed to give me one-on-one training…

Qiao Sang’s thoughts stirred, and she began typing: [Yes, I’ll be home. I’m currently living at 13 Kenworth Residence.]

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12 PM.

Yulianton University, Library.

After returning the Rare Pet Beast Illustrated Encyclopedia, Qiao Sang walked up to a digital screen and skillfully navigated the interface.

Soon, a mechanical-type pet beast flew over with a pile of books related to energy pill materials.

Qiao Sang hugged the books to her chest and walked to the checkout desk.

The staff member glanced at the books on the table, then looked up at the girl carrying them, surprised: “Why are you borrowing these?”

The young girl had been coming often lately. Her youthful, underage appearance made her especially noticeable among the mostly 20-something students.

Moreover, rumors had been circulating in the faculty group about a freshman from the Beast Tamer department who had rejected Dean Gilbert, and a set of photos had even been shared. So the staff member had some idea of her background.

If any other Beast Tamer student borrowed books like these, he wouldn’t think much of it.

But for this girl to borrow books unrelated to beast taming, it just felt… odd.

As if she was born to belong in the beast taming world, and had no business wasting time dabbling in other fields.

“To read them.” Qiao Sang replied plainly.

The staff member: …

“…Five books. One point per book per day.” He put away his messy thoughts.

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5:45 PM.

With a little help from Little Treasure's spatial ability, Qiao Sang returned to the villa’s living room and placed the book on the dining table.

Hope this helps the vice principal…

She thought, sitting down to eat the meal the vice principal had left her.

After dinner.

The doorbell rang.

Gangbao swallowed the last energy pill and went to open the door.

Then, a stranger’s voice came from the entryway: “Is Qiao Sang here?”

“Gang Slice.” Gangbao answered.

“Lili.” Echoed a pet beast.

“As long as she’s here.” The stranger responded.

A teacher from the Imperial Beast University?

Qiao Sang stood up and walked over.

She saw a middle-aged man with thick, spiky red hair, and a pet beast that was mostly red, with a cream-colored belly and legs. It had four limbs but stood on two like a serpent.

When he saw her, the man gave a slight nod: “Qiao Sang.”

“Teacher?” Qiao Sang asked, puzzled.

The man let out a short grunt.

“I’m Pirite.”

As he spoke, he walked in and got straight to the point: “I’d like to first understand your current schedule before planning anything.”

Qiao Sang led him to the sofa in the living room and said, “I have regular classes during the day. At noon, I come home to read a bit and help my pet beasts train. In the evening, the body forge bug comes over to help me with physical training. The pet beasts train on their own. But recently, I’ve also been going out at night to treat people, which takes about one to two hours.”

“Treat people?” Pirite asked, clearly surprised.

Qiao Sang nodded solemnly.

“Dean Liz of the Medical Department asked if I could use my Ice Aipalu’s Healing Light to help patients with terminal illnesses. I believe that with great power comes great responsibility. A single healing light can bring someone hope to live again, so I didn’t refuse.”

Pirite sat beside her, stunned.

When Qiao Sang finished speaking, his expression turned respectful: “You will definitely become an outstanding beast tamer. No, you already are.”

He paused, then shifted the topic: “However, your schedule is so packed that it’s hard to conduct real combat practice. You need to prioritize. Some things will have to be dropped.”

Uh… I have to attend class, and noon is barely enough time to eat. It’s not suitable for combat practice. The body-training bug is essential, if I drop it, I won’t have its help once we return to Bluestar. As for treatment, I really need the money… I can’t drop anything…

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and suggested:

“How about we schedule the lessons at night?”

That was my plan anyway…

Pirite asked, “Which of your evening activities are you planning to give up?”

“I mean, we can do it after all of them.” Qiao Sang replied seriously.

“I actually don’t need to sleep.”

Pirite was stunned, his expression odd. After a moment, he said: “Well, I need to sleep.”

Qiao Sang: …

Qiao Sang called out, “Lubao.”

“Lu Ai.” Lubao, who was about to go train, strolled over.

“My Ice Aipalu can use Healing Light. If you want to sleep, just get a dose, it’ll remove all fatigue, and staying up late won’t harm your body. You can try it.” Qiao Sang said.

“Lu Ai.”

Lubao nodded in agreement.

“Lili.” The snake-like pet beast translated helpfully.

Pirite looked doubtful, took a deep breath, and said with difficulty, “You’re using Healing Light… just to stay up late?”

“I believe skills should be used where they’re needed.” Qiao Sang replied seriously.

“What I lack now is time. Healing Light lets me stay up and study. I don’t see a problem.”

It… really didn’t sound like a problem. But… it’s Healing Light!

Pirite kept repeating to himself:

Stay calm. Stay calm…

Before coming here, he had already reviewed Qiao Sang’s full profile. He was shocked, then amazed.

He thought he had mentally prepared himself well, but after just a few minutes of conversation, his worldview was already shaken again.

Pirite took a deep breath, collected himself, and said: “My main purpose here is to train your real combat ability. The fastest way is to enter secret realms or participate in competitions.”

“There are no secret realms on Chaosu Star, so I want you to enter a competition.”

He paused, then continued: “The competition I want you to join runs from 6:30 PM to 11:30 PM. So no need to stay up late, you just need to rearrange your evening plans.”

Qiao Sang asked, “What kind of competition?”

Pirite pulled a promotional poster from his bag and placed it on the coffee table.

Qiao Sang glanced at it.

“Beast Tamer Star Tournament?”

Pirite nodded slightly.

“That’s right. It’s held once a year. Participants are well-known figures in the beast taming world. Some are active in film and other industries, but they’re mostly older than you and have more experience. They’re willing to invest in their pet beasts, so battling them is great practice.”

“Don’t worry, the age limit is under 35.”

“For ordinary people, professionals at that age usually only raise general-level pets. You won’t be facing anyone who’ll beat you in just two moves.”

Qiao Sang hesitated: “I don’t think I qualify to enter, though?”

This is a star tournament, surely it’s for people active on-screen. She was just a college freshman. Forget screen appearances, she didn’t even have an account on Chaosu Star.

“You don’t have to worry about that.” Pirite said with a smile.

“I looked into it, your Ghost Ring King has appeared in the news, starred in a promotional video for a competition, and even made a cameo in a movie…”

“Wait!” Qiao Sang cut in.

“How do you know about the movie cameo?”

Pirite smiled.

“Our Imperial Beast University has the best mechanical-type pet beasts. Any trace of you online can be found. That movie Ghost Ring King appeared in was heavily promoted and even had a close-up. There’s probably only one beast tamer on Chaosu Star with a rare-colored Ghost Ring King. It wasn’t hard to figure out.”

“Xun xun…”

Just then, Little Treasure materialized beside them, waved his paw, and shook his head.

It’s all his fault for being too eye-catching.

Then he vanished again.

Qiao Sang: …

“Lu Ai.”

Lubao, who had been quietly standing nearby, suddenly remembered something. She looked up at Qiao Sang and called out, asking if she was still needed. If not, she was heading off to train.

Qiao Sang turned to Lubao.

“Go train.”

Lubao wagged her tail and left.

Qiao Sang looked back at Pirite and said, “Even so, I shouldn’t meet the qualifications to enter.”

She had heard of the Beast Tamer Star Tournament, it existed not only on Chaosu Star but also on Blue Star.

Every participant had fans and popularity. Many had gained fame from regional tournaments.

If she were on Blue Star, perhaps with the popularity of Yabao and Lubao and her own follower count, she could apply. But here, she clearly wasn’t qualified.

Pirite said, “I’ve already registered you, and you’ve been accepted.”

She was stunned.

That made no sense!

“You are a student of the Imperial Beast University.” Pirite said slowly.

“Getting you into a star tournament is easy.”

So… backdoor entry?

Qiao Sang instantly understood.

Not bad, it actually felt kind of special.

“But publicly, we’ll say it’s because of Ghost Ring King’s promotion and movie cameo.” Pirite added.

“When is the competition?” Qiao Sang asked.

“It’s tomorrow.” Pirite pointed to the date on the poster.

That soon?

Qiao Sang looked down.

[September 13]

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2:00 AM.

Liu Yao returned to the villa, exhausted.

He turned on the lights and placed what he was carrying on the dining table.

Then he noticed a stack of books on the table, with a small note pinned underneath.

The top book was about energy pill ingredients.

He paused, picked up the note, and read the neat handwriting: [Hope it helps.]

This kid…

A warm feeling surged in Liu Yao’s chest as he said softly, “I’ll take these to my room.”

“Xian.”

Sky Bat let out a call and carried the books away.

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Next Day.

8:05 AM.

Yulianton University, Beast Taming Class 1

Night schedules are manageable. I’m the client, after all, worst case, I can pay the body-forge bug extra to come after midnight… Treatments can also be moved to later hours. I’m curing terminal illnesses, they won’t mind waiting…

Qiao Sang mused at her seat.

Just then, an excited voice rang out in the classroom: “Did you see the trending topic? The Beast Tamer Star Tournament opens today!”

Hm? Beast Tamer Star Tournament? That’s the one I’m joining…

Qiao Sang silently looked toward the classmate who spoke.