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 Provinceâs 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 Fengâs 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 didnât know much about it.
The other one was even more abstract, a special "official seal" type Instrument Pet Beast.
Qin Fengâs 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 sideâthis 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 didnât draw much attention, because his battle terrain was something like the endless rivers around Lake Heart Island.
This guyâs 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 eyeâcatching Pet Beast he had shown, Su Ping had even seen once.
One of them was that unique Pet Beast from Sichuan Province, a brandânew Evolutionary Body that had even appeared once before in the Breeding Tournament.
Kung Fu Panda!
Itâs just that this Tianfu Collegeâs Qu Zhenâs Kung Fu Panda didnât 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 Pandaâs attainment in the Metal Element wasnât 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 guyâs name was Shen Fu.
All three of his Pet Beasts were Mechanical Pet Beasts.
Thatâs 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, fullâspec to the max.
Of course, among this batch of contestants, there was no shortage of people who werenât 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 couldnât 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 couldnât be casually ignored.
It wasnât 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, Feifeiâs body had grown bigger again by a ring.
The reason was simple: it had once again devoured six Mechanical Cores.
Su Pingâs connections were still pretty strong.
And he himself was also not short on money.
A Gold Elemental Core that hadnât completed Awakening, although far more expensive than Monarch Level resources.
It still wasnât 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 donât know, but youâre Psychic Element, so this kind of physical limitation probably wonât last too long."
Of course, Su Ping had a rough estimate of the conditions for its Evolution.
They definitely wouldnât be that exaggerated or troublesome.
Like having to breed some super powerful Skills.
That was clearly Feifeiâs own idea.
However, the requirements for Evolution, in many cases, actually didnât have much to do with Skill Breeding.
Especially when it came to Breeding Skills other than Racial Skills that it hadnât mastered.
Like Qian Yi, like Xiao Qing, it was the same.
Itâs just that Xiao Qingâs 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 Feifeiâs 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 couldnât 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 wasnât 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 Nationâs young Beastmasters!
In the elimination placement matches, at most four battles will be conducted simultaneously! And in todayâs schedule, twelve advancing contestants will be decided!
In other words, everyone will have to go through up to two promotion matches today!
But everyone, donât worry! Because this time, after each battle ends, Feather Saint will lead her topâtier healing Beastmaster team to restore your Pet Beastsâ stamina, Spirit, and Energy to their Peak state so they can face new opponents!
So, many young students, in this onceâinâaâlifetime opportunity, take your Pet Beasts and give it everything youâve got!"
The words of this beautiful host truly set the fortyâeight 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, weâll begin the random matching for the first round. This matching uses the same pseudoârandom rules as yesterday, only it will also take yesterdayâs 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 everyoneâs 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 opponentâs 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.