Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 245 Gu Shan VS Zhang Kai

Looking at Lilith, who was looking down at her with a mocking expression, Tang Miao felt as if she had swallowed a fly, extremely uncomfortable. However, after seeing the list of association members in the same group as Lilith, she immediately gave her a sympathetic look.

Lilith, who was originally waiting for Tang Miao to retort so that she could show off her noble bloodline, was taken aback when she saw that Tang Miao did not respond. After seeing the look in Tang Miao's eyes, an inexplicable anger rose in her heart.

"Tang Miao, what do you mean by this?!"

Tang Miao shrugged and said, "It doesn't mean anything. I'm just really looking forward to seeing how you perform, Miss Lilith. That's all."

After saying that, Tang Miao didn't wait for Lilith's response and went straight to Li Xusheng, starting to discuss the order of their appearance with a fawning expression.

There are five groups in the competition, but each side only selects four people. If she can control her wins well, she still has a chance to advance.

"Two lowly commoners, how dare they..."

Seeing that Tang Miao was ignoring her, Lilith was about to lash out when a hand suddenly landed on her shoulder.

"Lilith, watch your attitude."

Another handsome young man who looked somewhat like Lilith walked over and said, "Our performance today will determine whether the Borg family can return to the Federation's political arena, so don't forget your mission."

"Yes, brother."

When the young man swept her with indifferent eyes, Lilith's face turned deathly pale, and her previous arrogant demeanor vanished completely.

Seeing Lilith's expression, the young man nodded in satisfaction and returned to his seat, but his eyes kept drifting towards Bai Qiucha.

The Federation's only psychic, a descendant of the Bai family, can he still stop the rise of the Borg family?

……

After the groups were formed, everyone was teleported to the arena. Except for the participants in the first group, the rest were placed in the surrounding spectator seats.

"Hmm, is Koyama going to be the first to fight?"

Bai Qi was somewhat surprised to see Gu Shan ranked first in the arena.

According to the rules of the first round of the competition, the more consecutive wins one has, the better, in order to successfully enter the second round. However, this places a great demand on the physical strength of both the pet and the tamer. The first one to go on stage obviously bears the greatest pressure.

Although Gu Shan's current strength is not weak, even the Beastmasters who have just been promoted to the fourth rank among the special training students dare not say that they can definitely defeat Gu Shan, but Gu Shan's fighting style means that he will have a hard time in a long battle.

"There's no other way. Gushan's level is still a bit low. If we want to qualify, we can only go all out and give it our all."

Xiao Yuan shrugged and laughed, "Besides, Gushan might not necessarily be unable to fight a protracted war. If all else fails, isn't there still Li Mu?"

Bai Qi was taken aback when he heard this. He had rarely gone to the training camp these days. Apart from a few people who often challenged him to farm points, he didn't know much about the development of the others. Judging from Xiao Yuan's words, Gu Shan had made some progress again.

Thinking of this, Bai Qi immediately became interested and looked at the arena with great enthusiasm.

With both teams of contestants present, Leng Feifei, the referee for the first round of the competition, also appeared on the field. After confirming that both teams were ready, she said, "Both teams, please send out your first contestant."

Upon hearing Leng Feifei's words, Gu Shan turned around and exchanged glances with Li Mu and the others before striding onto the stage. The contestant from the Thirteenth Division also came out, and it turned out to be a familiar face.

Zhang Kai, who is a beast tamer in Lingxi City, just like Gu Shan.

"So this guy went to the 13th Bureau. No wonder I didn't see him at headquarters."

Looking down at Zhang Kai, who was dressed in the uniform of the Thirteenth Bureau, Bai Qi's initial doubts were finally resolved.

"However, wouldn't this be considered internal strife?"

Zhang Kai stepped onto the stage and looked at Gu Shan, who still had that wooden expression, and couldn't help but say, "I thought going to the special training program would change you a bit, but you still look the same."

Upon hearing Zhang Kai's words, Gu Shan opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately closed it again, silently watching Zhang Kai, lost in thought.

Seeing this, Zhang Kai shook his head helplessly and said, "Although we've been classmates for many years, I can't go easy on you for the sake of my grades."

"Both of you, begin your match."

Seeing that Zhang Kai seemed to be about to start talking, Leng Feifei immediately interrupted him, signaling the two to prepare for battle. The moment Leng Feifei finished speaking, Zhang Kai activated his silence talent and summoned his three-headed pet.

At the same time, Gu Shan, who was originally planning to summon his pets, suddenly froze. He, who usually summoned six pets at a time, only managed to summon three.

It was obvious that Zhang Kai had silenced his Beastmaster Space Enhancement talent.

"Without the advantage in numbers, your elemental resonance won't be as effective, right?"

Zhang Kai grinned, and the Dead Ape instantly possessed him, while the Night Raccoon once again disappeared into the darkness. Meanwhile, a black crow silently circled above Zhang Kai's head, its scarlet eyes fixed on the ancient mountain opposite.

[Name]: Blood-Eyed Crow

[Attribute]: Psychic

[Bloodline Level]: Mid-level Lord

[Description]: A psychic creature that prefers to live in darkness and can create illusions through its blood-red eyes.

With the Dead Ape possessing him for melee combat, the Night Raccoon providing sneak attacks and support, and the Blood-Eyed Crow using illusion magic for assistance, Zhang Kai was confident that his lineup was enough to handle any situation.

Of course, that also includes Bai Qi's strange skeleton.

Seeing Zhang Kai launch the first attack, Gu Shan was not flustered at all. He summoned the Scaled Armor Beast, the Giant Wave Turtle evolved from the Water Cannon Turtle, and the Jade Leaf Python evolved from the Emerald Spirit Snake.

"One lord and two high-ranking elites? With this lineup, you're doomed to lose."

Seeing this, Zhang Kai smiled confidently and swung his black staff straight at Gu Shan. Gu Shan, however, remained calm. His scaled beast stomped heavily on the ground, and earthen walls blocked Zhang Kai's path.

However, these earthen walls clearly couldn't hold Zhang Kai back; they were easily shattered by him, turning into countless fragments scattered across the ground.

Seeing this, the giant wave turtle opened its mouth and spat out a large amount of water, which turned into a giant wave and crashed towards Zhang Kai.

Seeing this, Zhang Kai remained calm. The Night Raccoon suddenly emerged from the shadows and used its telekinetic energy to forcefully blast a gap in the giant waves, while simultaneously launching an attack on the Giant Wave Turtle.

Then, at that moment, countless tender shoots suddenly sprouted from the rubble nourished by the water of the giant wave, and then quickly grew into thick vines, which tightly wrapped around Zhang Kai before he could react.

"Use the abilities of the Giant Turtle and the Armored Beast to induce the growth of Parasitic Seeds?"

Bai Qi raised an eyebrow. Gu Shan has also learned to use skill combinations flexibly. No wonder Xiao Yuan said that Gu Shan has changed.

But if that's all there is to it, we won't be able to win.

Sure enough, just as the Emerald Serpent was about to attack Zhang Kai by throwing out countless green leaf knives, Zhang Kai, who had been tightly bound, suddenly transformed into countless crow feathers and scattered, while his true form suddenly emerged from behind the ancient mountain.

It was the illusion of the Blood-Eyed Crow!

With the illusionary aid of the Blood-Eyed Crow, and the Night Raccoon's telekinetic simulation of the attack, Zhang Kai easily evaded the sight of the three ancient beasts and successfully launched this sneak attack.

"I'm definitely going to win this round!"

Looking at the ancient mountain so close at hand, Zhang Kai smiled victoriously, already envisioning himself displaying his prowess and being noticed by a group of leaders.

Then, at that moment, a tall earthen wall once again blocked his way, obscuring the figures of Gu Shan and the three pets.

Seeing this, Zhang Kai frowned slightly. After confirming that his silence talent was still effective, the black staff in his hand suddenly increased in size and smashed the earthen wall.

Behind the earthen wall, however, was not the panicked Gu Shan he had expected, but three pet beasts that had gathered together and completed elemental resonance.

Most importantly, these three heads are not the same three heads that Gu Shan initially summoned.

Sword-Eyed Cat, Volcano Sparrow, and Flame-Winged Serpent—these three attacking beasts had somehow replaced the other three. Their blazing energy directly dispelled the surrounding darkness, exposing both the Night Raccoon and the Blood-Eyed Crow to their sight.

Quick switching is one of the basic skills of a beast tamer.

Seeing that Gu Shan was using his six pet beasts in this way, Zhang Kai was surprised and instinctively wanted to silence Gu Shan's elemental resonance, but suddenly felt his legs tighten as two vines emerged from the ground and bound him.

"Damn it, did they realize I changed targets so quickly?"

Gu Shan seized the opportunity and summoned six pet beasts at the same time. Zhang Kai completely lost the ability to resist. Even if he silenced his elemental resonance talent, he could not stop the energy wave that had completed the resonance from falling on him.

boom!

The scorching shockwave sent Zhang Kai flying. When he landed on the ground, the Dead Ape had already automatically dispelled its possession state and was no longer able to fight.

"Freshman wins the first round!"

Leng Feifei glanced at Zhang Kai, who looked completely bewildered, and announced the results of the competition.

Zhang Kai has excellent physical attributes and talent, but unfortunately his combat awareness is lacking. He loses his composure when faced with unexpected situations, so his defeat is not undeserved.

"This is really... unexpectedly fast."

Bai Qi was somewhat surprised to think that Zhang Kai, who used to be able to hold his own against Alpha, was now so easily defeated.

In just a few months, have the top four teams in the joint exam between the two cities become so weak?

Hmm, it's also possible that Gu Shan has become stronger.

Gu Shan's approach of flexibly switching between summoned pets based on needs is indeed more flexible than simply summoning all pets at once and unleashing a powerful attack. Once the pets' dual levels are further increased, and combined with some reasonable tactics, the effect could be even stronger.

With his first battle a success, Gu Shan's face showed a rare smile. After a short rest, he returned to the arena.

If they can maintain this level of performance, they can challenge at least three or four more people. Even if they don't make it to the second round, it will still be a pretty good performance.

(End of this chapter)