Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

Chapter 586: The Assessment Time is Up

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Tang Yi stared blankly at the Blazing Star Canine, now engulfed in flames.

"Qiao Sang’s Blazing Star Canine has the Blaze trait? There was no mention of this during the competition!"

Qu Zhuo glanced at Qiao Sang with a complex expression.

As the youngest ever champion of the senior high school division in the National Campus Beast Mastering League, and now an applicant to their Central Hollow region, they had some information about her.

As an assessment instructor, he had naturally received her records.

However, there was no mention of the Blazing Star Canine having the Blaze trait.

There were only two possibilities: Either the Blazing Star Canine awakened its Blaze trait after the National Campus Beast Mastering League ended, or during the competition, no one had ever pushed the Blazing Star Canine to activate it.

So, the most likely scenario was the latter.

Winning the National Campus Beast Mastering League senior high school division without ever activating Blaze…?

Qu Zhuo couldn’t help but admire Qiao Sang even more.

He was well aware of Steel-Slashing Monkey’s strength, whether in speed, power, explosive force, or defense, it was at the top tier among General-level pet beasts.

Ordinary high-level pet beasts couldn’t last even a single exchange against it.

For the Blazing Star Canine, as an high-level pet beast, being able to withstand two moves against Steel-Slashing Monkey was already remarkable.

The 2v2 pet beast battle assessment mainly evaluated the candidates' performance in battle and their pets’ overall capabilities. It wasn’t necessary to hold out until the assessment time ended or determine a winner to receive a score.

Qu Zhuo had already determined an appropriate score in his mind. He opened his mouth, about to announce the end of the assessment-

But just then, the Blazing Star Canine stomped its front paws forcefully on the ground.

Cracks split open from where its paws landed, the temperature rose sharply, and flames erupted from below, surging madly toward Steel-Slashing Monkey.

Steel-Slashing Monkey tensed its leg muscles and leaped into the air, nimbly dodging the sudden eruption of hellfire.

As if it had been waiting for this moment, Blazing Star Canine vanished from its original position.

In the next second, it reappeared right before the airborne Steel-Slashing Monkey, jaws wide open.

A massive head of fire, shaped like a Blazing Star Canine, bared its sharp fangs and bit down ferociously onto Steel-Slashing Monkey!

“Steel!”

Steel Shave Monkey let out a painful cry as it crashed to the ground.

Blazing Star Canine didn’t stop for even a second, immediately pouncing on Steel-Slashing Monkey and pinning down all four of its limbs with its claws.

Speed: Full marks.

Explosiveness: Full marks.

Attack power: Full marks.

Qu Zhuo’s eyes lit up, completely forgetting that he had been about to end the assessment.

“Fire Fang!” Qiao Sang commanded.

Yabao opened his mouth, flames surging.

A massive fire-formed Blazing Star Canine head materialized once again.

Steel-Slashing Monkey, still reeling from the previous attack, hadn’t even regained its footing when another wave of scorching heat and pain struck.

On the sidelines, Tang Yi, initially shocked, suddenly had a gleam in his eyes.

No wonder she beat me!

Even at a lower pet level, her Blazing Star Canine could momentarily gain the upper hand against Steel-Slashing Monkey!

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Blue Star. Central Hollow University.

The three proctoring instructors watched the scene on the virtual screen and nodded in approval.

“Not bad. This Blazing Star Canine has excellent battle awareness and remains calm even under Blaze, following its beast tamer’s commands precisely.”

“Using Hellfire to force Steel-Slashing Monkey into the air, then teleporting to intercept with Fire Fang, the timing was perfect. This shows a wealth of real combat experience.”

“This battle has lasted over eight minutes already. I think Qiao Sang deserves a perfect score.” The young instructor glanced at his phone’s timer.

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Chaosu Star. Beast Taming Center.

At the outdoor training ground, more and more people gathered to watch.

Some who had been about to leave stayed after seeing Blaze trait activate.

At first, they were just momentarily drawn in, but the battle’s sudden reversal held their attention.

A high-level pet beast was actually taking the upper hand?

Was Blaze really that powerful?

“I had no idea Blaze could boost an high-level pet’s combat power so much! Now I want to get a Fire-type pet with Blaze!”

“Bro, let me tell you responsibly, not every pet with Blaze is this strong. This one is just naturally exceptional.”

“Could this Fire-type pet actually pull off an upset victory?”

“What are you thinking? Come on, its opponent is a General-level pet beast!”

Yabao was reaching his limit… Qiao Sang wasn’t sure if the last attack had been effective. If it hadn’t…

Her gaze locked onto the Steel-type pet that had just been bitten by Fire Fang, her expression grave.

Just then, Qu Zhuo spoke up:

“You’re even better than I imagined.”

As he spoke, Yabao leaped off Steel-Slashing Monkey, distancing himself.

“If Steel-Slashing Monkey were still Steel Armor Monkey, I believe you would have won before the assessment time ran out.” Qu Zhuo continued.

Steel Armor Monkey, Steel Shave Monkey’s evolved form.

The moment he finished speaking, Steel-Slashing Monkey slowly stood up, its gaze locking onto Yabao as if acknowledging its opponent for the first time.

So it’s called Steel-Slashing Monkey…

Qiao Sang took a deep breath and issued a command:

“Shadow Clone!”

The earlier Mountain Press attack had inflicted severe damage.

Right now, Yabao’s fierce performance was entirely thanks to Blaze, but the effect wouldn’t last much longer.

She had to seize this window to attack!

“Yap!”

Yabao let out a sharp cry.

In the next instant, over a hundred Blazing Star Canines appeared out of thin air, some in mid-air, some on the ground, completely filling the designated battle zone!

Qu Zhuo’s expression finally changed, his eyes widening in shock.

So those earlier dozens of clones weren’t its limit?!

In that moment, he suddenly believed the energy reading from Blazing Star Canine's test yesterday.

A hundred-plus Blazing Star Canines lunged at Steel-Slashing Monkey all at once.

This was the only chance…

Qiao Sang raised her hand and shouted:

“Meteor Rain!”

High above, Yabao lifted his head.

A terrifying crimson energy orb formed in his throat and shot skyward.

Qu Zhuo, seeing this, issued a command:

“Stop it.”

A razor-sharp blade tore through the clones and spiraled upward at high speed, slicing through the air.

In the blink of an eye, the blade caught up to the rising crimson energy orb.

Boom!

Before the energy orb could reach its peak, the blade struck it dead center.

The energy orb exploded instantly.

Flames and heat waves churned in the air, making the atmosphere tremble.

Scattered embers fell, far from forming a true Meteor Rain.

At the same time, Steel-Slashing Monkey broke free from the surrounding clones.

It leaped high into the air, brandishing another blade, and slashed ferociously toward Yabao.

At that moment, the flames surrounding Yabao completely faded.

Just as the blade was about to strike, only one centimeter away-

Qu Zhuo’s voice rang out:

“The assessment time is up.”

The blade halted abruptly.

Steel-Slashing Monkey landed on the ground, blade in hand.