Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

Chapter 118: Flame Hound

Most people in the Yuhua region know that the Fire Fang Dog has only one evolutionary path, leading to the Blaze Dog.

However, apart from its size being similar to that of a Blaze Dog, the beast in front of them looked nothing alike.

Qiao Sang stood there in a daze, staring at Yabao, who had completely transformed.

She might still be a poor student, only able to score just above the passing line in exams.

She didn’t recognize the Sky Bat, almost ate the Flame Fruit as regular fruit, and wasn’t even clear on the energy value ranges for each stage of a pet beast.

But if you gave her a test about the Fire Fang Dog species, she could easily score 90, if not a perfect 100.

Unlike the Cotton Bug, which has multiple evolutionary routes, the Fire Fang Dog has only one from its initial stage to its king level.

If a pet beast evolves along a different path, all subsequent evolutions will follow that new path.

For example, the Cotton Bug evolves into either the Snow Butterfly or the Venomous Butterfly.

The Snow Butterfly further evolves into the Snow Wing Butterfly, while the Venomous Butterfly evolves into the Venom Wing Butterfly.

This means Yabao’s future evolutions will be completely unknown.

As Qiao Sang's mind raced, Yabao looked at her, his eyes curving into a smile, and the next second, he excitedly pounced on her.

Thud!

Qiao Sang was knocked to the ground in an instant.

The newly evolved Yabao was now about 1.8 meters tall, completely different from his once small and cute form.

"Yaaap!"

Yabao excitedly pounced on her, trying to snuggle into his Beastmaster's embrace as he always did.

The next second, he tilted his head in confusion.

"Yaap?"

Why had his Beastmaster gotten smaller?

Qiao Sang, completely pinned under Yabao, struggled to free her exposed right hand.

“Yabao... Get off! You’re crushing me...”

"Yap!"

Startled, Yabao quickly jumped off.

Qiao Sang gasped for air, thinking she had almost died just now!

This level of enthusiasm was definitely too much for her to handle unless she became physically stronger or reached a D-rank Beastmaster level and received feedback from her pet beast.

The others in the room finally snapped out of their daze and found their voices.

“This... this isn’t a Blaze Dog!”

“Are we sure it just evolved from a Fire Fang Dog?”

“Am I dreaming? Xiao Liu, do you feel this?”

“Dude! Are you crazy? Pinch yourself!”

“Ahhh!”

“Wow! Is this the Fire Fang Dog’s second evolution? It looks so cool!”

“When did the league announce this form? How did I not know about it?”

“You idiot! Check online!”

The group immediately took out their phones, but before they could search, a familiar voice interrupted.

“Everyone out! What are you doing during work hours?”

The group froze and looked up at the speaker.

Song Yuan stood there, expressionless.

“..."

In the blink of an eye, the group dispersed faster than lightning.

After everyone had left, Song Yuan’s expression shifted, her eyes filled with excitement as she stared at the majestic pet beast in front of her.

“Qiao Sang, what’s the name of Yabao’s evolved form?”

Qiao Sang hesitated for a moment before replying, “I don’t know.”

Song Yuan was taken aback. “Isn’t this a new form?”

“Yes, it’s a new form.” Qiao Sang nodded.

Song Yuan paused, confused. “Then why don’t you know its name?”

Qiao Sang was equally puzzled. “Why would I know its name?”

The two stared at each other in bewilderment.

Song Yuan suddenly realized something, her hand trembling as she held her phone.

No way! Could it be that the league hasn’t announced this form yet?!

Ever since she entered the business world and focused on making money, she hadn’t been as up-to-date with pet beast news, only following famous Beastmasters to select products and create bestsellers.

It was normal for pet beasts to have different evolutionary paths. Some paths were easier to achieve, while others were more difficult.

She had always assumed that Yabao’s current form was a difficult one to achieve, which was why she had never seen it before.

But what if this form hadn’t been announced yet, and Yabao was the first to evolve into it?

The more Song Yuan thought about it, the more excited she became, her smile turning wild.

After confirming her theory on her phone, she could no longer contain her emotions.

“Boss Song…” Qiao Sang, noticing the look in Song Yuan’s eyes, instinctively tried to pull Yabao behind her.

She pulled, but it didn’t budge...

“Don’t call me Boss Song, it sounds too formal. Just call me Sister Song from now on,” Song Yuan said with a beaming smile.

Qiao Sang didn’t hold back.

“Sister Song, thanks for filming the video, but I need to get back to school. I’ll be in training for a while, so could you give me a heads-up two days before the next shoot? That way, I can ask for leave.”

“No problem! Training at school isn’t easy, so don’t take leave lightly. There’s no rush for the shoot since the product is still in the design phase. When you’re free, just give me a call, and I’ll arrange the shoot.” Song Yuan smiled.

Qiao Sang sincerely thanked her.

She understood that while Song Yuan had seen Yabao’s potential and was being nice because of it, she had genuinely considered her situation, including the breach of contract and the timing of the next shoot.

“I can give you a ride back to school.” Song Yuan said, ready to grab her bag.

Everything couldn’t be rushed. With the contract about to expire, she needed to build a good relationship before discussing renewal.

“No need. My teacher’s here. It’ll take me back.” Qiao Sang replied.

Before Song Yuan could respond, the Sky Bat, upon hearing Qiao Sang, waved its claws and teleported her away.

Song Yuan: !!!

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Back in the dormitory.

Qiao Sang lay on the bed, her face pale.

Her teacher’s habit of teleporting without warning was really not a good one!

"Yaap..."

Yabao sat beside the bed, looking confused.

He wanted to jump up and snuggle with his Beastmaster as usual, but why did the bed seem too small now?

And why had his Beastmaster shrunk? Even his little brother was now smaller than his head.

"Xun."

The Little Treasure circled around Yabao.

He had been circling Yabao back there too, but everyone’s attention had been on Yabao, so no one had noticed him.

Is this what evolution is like?

How amazing.

After spinning around Yabao for a while, the Little Treasure floated over to his Beastmaster and called out.

"Xun~"

"Xun xun~"

He wanted to evolve too~

But Qiao Sang didn’t respond because she was focused on reading the Beast Codex.

Name: Flame Hound (Yabao)

Attributes: Fire, Psychic

Level: Intermediate (1100/10000)+

[First Trait: Blaze Grade: D (2/500), Status: (Hard to Use), Description: (When HP drops below 1/4, potential is unleashed, doubling Fire-type attack power and speed.)

Second Trait: Flame Body Grade: B (1/2000), Status: (Useful), Description: (When hit by contact-based moves, there is a 30% chance of burning the attacker.)]

Skills: Bite (Beginner 74/100) +, Charge (Master 498/500) +, Fire Fang (Adept 694/2000) +, Ember (Ultimate 14626/20000) +, Shadow Clone (Adept 1751/2000) +, Fire Whirl (Master 220/500) +, Flame Charge (Master 165/500) +, Meteor Rain (Beginner 4/100), Phantom Flame (Beginner 1/100) +, Telekinesis (Beginner 1/100) +, Precognition (Beginner 1/100) +

Points: 786