Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

Chapter 128: The News

However, no one noticed this scene, as everyone's attention was focused on Yabao at that moment.

Shi Gaofeng and Wang Yao stared in a daze at the unnaturally wide fire whirl in front of them.

"This... did it succeed on the first try? That's impossible..."

One must understand that for their skills, compression and transformation only showed slight progress after a week of consistent training. Today's test was a success after a full month of practice.

Yet not only did Flame Hound succeed, but the width of the fire whirl looked almost the same as Wang Yao's large flame sparrow...

Shi Gaofeng turned to glance at Wang Yao, who was still in a daze.

Wang Yao seemed to be lost in thought, staring blankly.

"Yan Yan!"

The large flame sparrow flapped its wings on the spot, full of fighting spirit, staring at Yabao, no longer the lazy creature it was moments ago.

Yabao, who had been basking in the success with his beast master, heard the call of the flame sparrow and turned to meet its gaze. In the flame sparrow's eyes, he saw a strong will to fight.

Yabao paused for a moment, then his expression changed, locking eyes without hesitation.

"Yap!"

"Yan Yan!"

The two fire-type pets exchanged intense glances, sparks flying between them. If not for their beast masters nearby, they probably would have started a battle right then and there.

Qiao Sang watched from the side but didn’t intervene. To her, competition between pets was a good thing.

It drove progress. If Wang Yao agreed, they could even arrange a private match.

"Ahem." Zheng Guoping cleared his throat.

Only then did everyone turn their attention to him.

Qiao Sang stared at Zheng Baolong, pausing for a moment. "Teacher, what happened to your forehead?"

Zheng Guoping looked at Qiao Sang, his gaze complex. Feeling the pain on his forehead, he took a deep breath and said, "I'm fine."

Who could he blame? Only himself. He had no business doubting the abilities of a genius and walking straight into danger.

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After a full day of training, Qiao Sang dragged her exhausted body back to the dormitory.

Yabao lay on the ground, too tired to float in the air practicing telekinesis like usual. The training in the second year was indeed on a different level compared to the first year.

For example, the physical training had doubled from 10 laps to 20, but fortunately, the beast masters were not required to run with their pets.

Otherwise, Qiao Sang would be completely done for. Plus, based on their pets' endurance, they each had their own gravity chamber where they could adjust the gravity.

It was quite humane, all things considered.

Overall, the training was much more effective than in the first year.

As her thoughts wandered, Qiao Sang suddenly felt that something was missing from the room. She blinked, then suddenly sat up, forming a hand seal.

"Xun."

"Xun Xun."

A gray star formation appeared, and Little Treasure materialized, letting out two sad whimpers.

Qiao Sang laughed awkwardly and quickly changed the subject.

"You must be hungry, right? Go grab some milk and drink."

Little Treasure paused, sensing his hunger. He was indeed hungry...

He removed the ring, took out the milk, and drank a few sips, his eyes curving into crescent moons as he forgot his previous complaints.

Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back against the headboard, pulling out her phone to check.

The vice principal hadn’t contacted her yet, but the first-year school team group was full of people tagging her.

Qiao Sang opened the group chat.

The messages kept flooding in.

Fang Qi: The pet beast in the news looks a lot like Qiao Sang’s. Could it be the same one?

Jiang Nai: It's the same type of pet, but it shouldn’t be the exact same one.

Fang Qi: I think it is. The timing of the news and Qiao Sang’s Fire Fang Dog's evolution are too close.

Peng Xiaoyuan: But the news says it's the first appearance of a new Fire Fang Dog form. If that’s true, doesn’t that mean Qiao Sang is the first to evolve a Fire Gang Dog into this new form?

Lu Liangye: She can already contract two pets and evolve her Fire Fang Dog. What’s impossible about that?

Jiang Nai: But wasn’t she with all of us at school during that time?

Fang Qi: Don’t forget she was suddenly taken away by Teacher Xian.

Cheng Xiaoyun: Just tag her and ask directly!

Fang Qi: We’ve been tagging her for ages. She probably hasn’t checked her phone.

Wang Jihang: Big boss is now training with the second-year school team, not as idle as we are.

Jiang Nai: Wow, why do you sound so bitter?

Cheng Xiaoyun: Just tag her again.

Qiao Sang: No need to tag anymore. The news is indeed about my Fire Fang Dog.

She had just scrolled up and seen the news. It was today’s story about the new form of the Fire Fang Dog.

The photo used was from the time at the Golden Entertainment Building, taken from the perspective of someone standing at the office door, likely one of the staff who had been watching.

However, the news specifically stated that the information had been verified by a senior researcher, confirming its authenticity.

This likely involved more than just Song Yuan’s efforts. The vice principal was probably this senior researcher.

This news would surely draw public attention. Combined with the vice principal’s mention of gathering researchers, it was clear they wanted to expedite project approval.

Otherwise, the staff could have leaked the information days earlier, rather than waiting for the news to break now.

The group chat exploded after Qiao Sang’s message, everyone too shocked to say anything but various forms of "OMG."

Qiao Sang closed the app without continuing the conversation because Teacher Xian appeared right in front of her, almost ghost-like.

That was fast. It wasn’t even 6 PM yet...

Sky Bat twitched its claw slightly.

"Wait!" Qiao Sang shouted to stop it.

“Xian?”

The Sly bat tilted its head in confusion.

Little Treasure rolled his eyes and pulled some milk from his ring, offering it to the bat.

"Xun~"

"Xun Xun~"

Sky Bat stared at the milk, surprised, before accepting it. Qiao Sang gave Little Treasure an approving look.

“Teacher Xian, Yabao is still all sweaty from training and hasn’t bathed yet. Can we go after he’s cleaned up?” She asked.

Since they were visiting to see Yabao, he should at least look presentable.

“Xian.” Sky Bat, holding the milk, nodded agreeably.

Yabao’s closed eyes twitched at the conversation.

A bath?

A bath?!

Maybe he could pretend to stay asleep...

Qiao Sang could tell at once that Yabao was awake. Every time he had to bathe, he would either pretend to sleep or act busy, sometimes even pretending he couldn’t understand.

Qiao Sang thought for two seconds before coming up with an idea.

“Didn’t you want to look at yourself in the mirror? Wouldn’t you want to clean up and look sharp before doing that?”

Yabao’s ears perked up at this. In the next second, his eyes snapped open, and he quickly got up to head toward the bathroom.

"Yap."

"Yap yap."

He even turned around after a few steps to urge his beast master to follow.

Qiao Sang: ...

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Yuehe Hotel.

Jiqing Pavilion.

When Qiao Sang was teleported to the private room, she found only the vice principal seated at the table.

"The others ran into some issues on the way. They'll arrive later. Don’t worry about them, just sit and have a bite." Liu Yao said calmly, as though someone being teleported into the room was nothing out of the ordinary for him.

After Qiao Sang sat down, Liu Yao smiled and asked, "So, how was training with the second-year school team today? Is there anything you didn’t understand?"

Qiao Sang blinked. Didn’t understand? There actually was something.

“I heard that second-year school team members have all contracted two pet beasts, but today I only saw them training with one. Why is that?” She asked.

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