Beast taming, starting from zero point

Chapter 182: Chapter 173 I Didn’t Mean to Stop You

Xiao Xunbao, the Treasure-seeking Ghost, floated leisurely into the middle of the field.

Treasure-seeking Ghost?! Lin Yuanqi’s face showed a look of shock and bewilderment.

The Beast Tamers who contract a Spectral-type Pet Beast as their first usually aren’t good people…

However, Lin Yuanqi didn’t have this stereotype.

The first thing he thought of was that the price of a Treasure-seeking Ghost wasn’t cheap, with the cost being in the hundreds of thousands at least, and that was without considering the Concentration Beads around its neck…

A second generation rich kid, huh!

Lin Yuanqi’s eyes lit up, regardless of how young the girl in front of him was, it was certain that her family was wealthy. When it comes to training Pet Beasts, parents typically aren’t stingy with money.

If charm wouldn’t work, then he would conquer her with strength!

As long as the Treasure-seeking Ghost showed significant progress during this one-hour training session, would the wealthy second generation not become a repeat customer?

As for facing a Spectral-type Pet Beast, besides specific skills, his Ground Type Double-tailed Tortoise didn’t have the advantage, but that didn’t worry him at all.

One was a junior Pet Beast that clearly hadn’t yet been weaned, and the other was a mid-level Pet Beast with a wealth of combat experience.

Combat wasn’t just about attributes, it was also about the Beast Tamer’s combat experience and the Pet Beast’s own strength.

The challenge wasn’t how to beat the Treasure-seeking Ghost, but rather, to enable the Treasure-seeking Ghost to gain some understanding from the combat.

Lin Yuanqi looked at Qiao Sang and said seriously, “The upcoming combat isn’t child’s play, and it’s inevitable that your Treasure-seeking Ghost will get injured. I hope you’re prepared for that.”

Some novice Beast Tamers cringe at the sight of their Pet Beasts losing a few hairs in combat, let alone sustaining actual injuries. Worse, some would immediately concede or call a halt to the match, which is a big taboo in training Pet Beasts.

Training is not just about winning; it’s about guiding the opponent on how to combat.

“I understand,” said Qiao Sang with a nod. She naturally grasped this concept.

After the combat started.

Lin Yuanqi issued the first command, “Mud Bomb.”

The Double-tailed Tortoise raised its head, its mouth puckered up, and immediately, brown mud began to spray out towards Xiao Xunbao, the Treasure-seeking Ghost, who was floating in mid-air.

“When combat begins, we can’t hesitate. The one who attacks first generally has the advantage, especially when there’s a huge gap in strength between the two sides. Then, the opponent can only choose…” Lin Yuanqi’s instructive speech abruptly stopped, and the usually effortless and proper smile froze on his face.

He opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at the scene before him.

What the hell!

Could someone please explain to him why all the Mud Bombs were frozen in mid-air?!

What skill is this?!

Since when did Spectral-type Pet Beasts have such an ability?!

However, before he could come to his senses, Qiao Sang said, “Send them back and flip it over.”

Lin Yuanqi stood there dumbfounded, his brain short-circuiting.

Send them back? Flip it over? They were words he understood on their own, but combined, they made no sense to him?

“Xun~”

The blue light in Xiao Xunbao’s eyes intensified, and the glow which initially shone only on its short claws suddenly strengthened and spread rapidly across its entire body.

In the next second, the large Double-tailed Tortoise’s side claws lifted off the ground, and then, uncontrollably, it tipped over backwards.

“Lu Lu…”

The Double-tailed Tortoise looked befuddled at the ceiling of the training field.

It didn’t understand how it suddenly toppled over…

Just as the Double-tailed Tortoise was struggling to flip itself over with its limbs, all the suspended Mud Bombs dropped headlong, pummeling the exposed belly of the vulnerable Double-tailed Tortoise.

“Lu Lu!!”

The Double-tailed Tortoise cried out in pain.

“Hypnotism.” Before the attack from the Mud Bombs ended, Qiao Sang spoke again.

The Mud Bomb was indeed powerful, but that was in reference to the Mud Bombs launched by the Twin-Tailed Tortoise. The Mud Bombs controlled by the Treasure-seeking Ghost through telekinesis were slightly slower, and consequently, their power wasn’t as great.

Although it had now hit the Twin-Tailed Tortoise in its weaker defenses, at best, it only caused some damage and wouldn’t be enough to defeat it.

“Calm down, Twin-Tailed Tortoise! Continue using Mud Bomb!” Lin Yuanqi shouted loudly.

Seeing the blue glow specific to Psychic Series Pet Beasts and the Mud Bombs’ flight, as well as the Twin-Tailed Tortoise’s side flip, what didn’t he understand?

Telekinesis!

This was telekinesis!

The Treasure-seeking GhostTM in front of him was actually a super rare Pet Beast that possessed both Psychic and Spectral Series abilities!

But isn’t it a novice-level Pet Beast? Even if it could use telekinesis, it shouldn’t be possible to control so many Mud Bombs and the Twin-Tailed Tortoise at the same time… Lin Yuanqi’s heart raced, filled with doubt and suspicion.

Putting aside the problem of energy, just looking at the control, it should require telekinesis at the Grand Achievement Level to manage it, right?

Treasure-seeking Ghost, novice-level Pet Beast, Grand Achievement Level telekinesis, what kind of joke is this!

Though Lin Yuanqi appeared dazed, feeling as if something was wrong with his knowledge, he still reacted instantaneously to Qiao Sang’s following command based on experience.

If the Treasure-seeking Ghost were to use hypnotism next, it would definitely need to make eye contact with the Twin-Tailed Tortoise. The timing would be perfect to hit the Treasure-seeking Ghost with a Mud Bomb.

The Twin-Tailed Tortoise, enduring the pain, puckered its lips. Just as it was concentrating energy, it was startled by the sudden appearance of the smiling Xiao Xunbao right before its eyes.

“Lu Lu!”

Its body shuddered, the energy inside trembled, and before it could fully concentrate, the energy dispersed.

“Xun~”

Xiao Xunbao offered a friendly smile, followed quickly by a glow in its eyes.

The Twin-Tailed Tortoise felt a wave of sleepiness, its eyelids closing uncontrollably.

Dammit!

It could actually teleport!

Lin Yuanqi was dumbstruck, if the Treasure-seeking Ghost couldn’t teleport, then based on the normal Spectral-type Pet’s movement speed and the Twin-Tailed Tortoise’s Mud Bomb launching speed, his initial plan could have worked.

But this Treasure-seeking Ghost could teleport!

“Dream Eater.”

Seeing that the hypnotism was effective, Qiao Sang pressed his advantage.

Xiao Xunbao opened its mouth wide.

A visibly light pink energy emerged from the head of the Twin-Tailed Tortoise, slowly drifting into Xiao Xunbao’s mouth.

“Xun~”

After absorbing the energy, Xiao Xunbao felt the recovery of energy within its body and let out a comfortable cry.

Lin Yuanqi looked at his Twin-Tailed Tortoise, legs in the air, eyes closed and unconscious, then at the unscathed Xiao Xunbao, which had recovered a great deal of energy because of Dream Eater, and he was at a loss for words.

“I lost.” After a moment, Lin Yuanqi took a deep breath and said.

He waved his hand, recalling the Twin-Tailed Tortoise, and turned to leave feeling dejected.

“Wait.” Qiao Sang called out to him.

Lin Yuanqi turned back to look at Qiao Sang, who managed a strained smile, and said:

“I will go out and call someone more skilled than I am to be your sparring partner.”

Qiao Sang was taken aback and nodded, “Okay.”

Just as Lin Yuanqi turned his head, Qiao Sang called out again, “Wait.”

“You don’t have to stop me, my other Pet Beast is also a mid-level one, but it’s a Combat Series Pet Beast, completely countered by the Treasure-seeking Ghost. I’d be better off finding you a more skilled sparring partner to aid in your training.” Lin Yuanqi stopped in his tracks and turned back to explain.

“I don’t want to stop you.” Qiao Sang said, “I just want to ask if the 4 minutes of battle we just had are still counting, or will the time start over when the new sparring partner arrives?”

Lin Yuanqi: “…”