Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

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At 6:50 in the morning, the first thing Qiao Sang did upon waking up was to direct her consciousness into the Beast Codex.

Rain Prayer (Beginner 83/100)+

Seeing that her proficiency in Rain Prayer had increased by several points overnight, Qiao Sang returned her awareness to reality. She stared at the ceiling for a few seconds and sighed.

“I guess Lubao didn’t get much sleep last night. Training like this, I’m not sure if she’ll end up completely exhausted…”

Half an hour later, Qiao Sang sat atop Yabao, munching on bread as they set off for school.

The initial buzz around Yabao had mostly faded; those who wanted photos had already taken them. Even if Little Treasure's face wasn’t marked with a grid scar, he no longer attracted any onlookers.

On the roadside, just one block away from Shengshui High, the smell of crispy pancake wraps wafted from a small stall, with only one person waiting in line.

The reason was simple: The popular stall’s pancakes were made by a little fat dove.

Even though this species of fat dove was one of the most common pet beasts and the food it made wasn’t particularly tasty, it still drew in plenty of buyers.

This was why so many Beast Masters aspired to have their pet beasts learn a skill or two.

After all, pet beasts were all the rage these days.

Class 1, Grade 10.

As soon as Qiao Sang stepped into the classroom, she noticed that all the classmates who were usually meditating at this hour were staring at her with intense interest.

She’d only won first place in the tile-breaking event at the sports meet, so why were they looking at her like she was some rare pet beast? Feeling slightly unnerved under their gazes, she kept a calm expression.

“Xun~”

Little Treasure appeared and enthusiastically waved to the crowd.

He seemed to think that everyone was looking at him because he had won first place in brick-breaking.

Just as Qiao Sang sat down, Jin Feifan couldn’t help but whisper to her, “Is it true what they’re saying? Do you really have a third pet beast?”

Qiao Sang was taken aback. “Who said that?”

“I knew that rumor was too far-fetched.”

Relieved when Qiao Sang didn’t confirm it, Jin Feifan continued, “Zhang Shuzhou mentioned it early this morning. He heard it from someone in the senior grade.”

Qiao Sang immediately understood the source of the rumor: Shi Gaofeng.

Besides him, no one else in senior grade knew about her third pet beast. This news sure spread quickly…

Sighing inwardly, Qiao Sang said, “I know who mentioned it.”

“Who?” Jin Feifan asked curiously.

“Shi Gaofeng, from the senior school team.” Qiao Sang replied.

“He was with me at the Beast Center yesterday when I was updating my third pet beast’s information.”

Upon hearing the latter part of her explanation, Jin Feifan instantly fell silent.

There was no way around it.

That statement carried too much weight.

Updating her third pet beast…Wait! Updating?!

Jin Feifan looked at Qiao Sang, stunned for a moment. “What do you mean by updating?”

“It just means updating the information.” Qiao Sang replied.

Jin Feifan: !!!

Pet beast information updates are usually only made when there’s an evolution!

So Qiao Sang not only contracted a third pet beast, but it also evolved?!

As soon as she said this, a commotion arose among the nearby students.

Although Qiao Sang hadn’t spoken loudly, the classroom was too quiet, and everyone’s attention was still focused on her.

Students a row away might not have heard clearly, but those sitting directly around her had heard every word.

Qiao Sang updated her third pet beast’s information! Could that be true?! This was even crazier than the morning’s rumor!

Although it was hard to believe, the fact that Qiao Sang herself had said it lent it credibility.

The usual top students suddenly felt a sense of disparity they’d never experienced before.

Born as fellow humans, why was there such a vast gap between them? Some things could be bridged with effort, but some were entirely dependent on talent!

Qiao Sang glanced at Jin Feifan, who was now completely dumbfounded.

“Xun…”

Ignored the whole time, Little Treasure quietly went invisible.

So… they weren’t looking at him after all. Awkward…

Qiao Sang said nothing more, turning around and closing her eyes to begin meditating.

With Yabao and the others training so diligently, she certainly couldn’t slack off either.

Seeing Qiao Sang close her eyes, the other students finally turned away and resumed their own meditation.

Three minutes later, a paw prodded at Qiao Sang’s cheek.

Thinking it was Little Treasure, Qiao Sang ignored it.

The paw persisted, poking twice more.

“Stop it.” Qiao Sang said softly, eyes still closed.

As soon as she spoke, the poking intensified, this time pressing three times harder.

Why was he so persistent…

“What are you doing…” Qiao Sang opened her eyes, ready to reprimand Little Treasure, only to swallow her words in shock at the sight before her.

“Teacher Xian, you—whoa!”

Before she could finish her sentence, the Sky Bat, seeing that she’d opened her eyes, waved its right paw, and Qiao Sang vanished from sight.

Her classmates, hearing the commotion, opened their eyes and saw Qiao Sang disappearing.

Another commotion broke out.

“Wasn’t that Teacher Xian?” Wang Jihang recognized the beast that had taken Qiao Sang.

“You mean the one from the Vice Principal’s office?” A boy beside him asked.

Some of the students hadn’t seen the Sky Bat before, but they’d heard of Teacher Xian.

“Yes, that’s the one.” Wang Jihang confirmed.

At that moment, a girl commented, “It seems the rumors about Qiao God and the Vice Principal being related might actually be true.”

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Meanwhile, the two people in question, rumored to be related, were staring at each other.

“Vice Principal, can you please have Teacher Xian give me a heads-up next time it teleports me?”

“Did your Water Luriana evolve?!”

They spoke at the same time.

“Old Xian, didn’t you give her a heads-up?” Liu Yao turned to look at the Sky Bat.

“Xian.”

The bat showed a hesitant expression, raising the very paw it had used to prod Qiao Sang’s cheek.

It had given her a heads-up, though.

Qiao Sang: ???

She almost had a heart attack. You call that a heads-up?!

“Let’s talk about you first.” Liu Yao’s face grew serious.

“I heard this morning that you went to the Beast Center yesterday to register your pet beast’s information. I know your third pet beast is Water Luriana, so considering how long you’ve had it, I wondered why you’d only register it yesterday.”

“So I investigated and found out that the source was Shi Gaofeng from Senior Grade. When I asked him, he said you were updating the information for a light blue pet beast.”

Taking a deep breath, Liu Yao continued, “So did your Water Luriana really evolve?”

The speed of this rumor was unbelievable… Qiao Sang nodded. “Yes.”

Liu Yao fell silent for a few seconds before speaking.

“You should join the Senior year school team.”

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