Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 289 You have bloodline, I have technology!

Wuhou Martial Arts Hall.

The arena for the Spirit Master battle.

"Now I announce the final four: Zhuge Chen, Song Qiuying, Jing Si, and Tang Qi."

Yi Yu loudly announced the list of the top four, and then returned to the referee's seat, while President Qin looked displeased and kept nagging Luo Xiang next to him.

"Luo Xiang, are you sure you've contacted Bai Qi? Why hasn't that brat shown up yet?"

Luo Xiang shrugged and said, "I left him a message. He should be able to see it, since that kid spends all his time in the secret realm. There's no point in me going to find him."

"Leave a message? So after all this time, you couldn't contact Bai Qi?"

President Qin covered his face and sighed. These people were all unreliable. Given Bai Qi's habits, it was impossible to receive messages even if he wasn't in the secret realm, let alone inside.

"President Qin, there's no need to worry. Bai Qi will definitely arrive by the time of the final battle."

Seeing this, Yi Yu smiled and comforted him, "If all else fails, I've already prepared Bai Qi's holographic projection, which should be enough to fool him."

President Qin: "..."

No wonder this guy is so calm, turns out he even prepared a holographic projection?

Seriously, how many times have you guys done this before? Do you have to be so professional?

"The first match of the semifinals, Zhuge Chen vs. Jing Si, begins!"

Just as President Qin was complaining, the first match of the semi-finals officially began, and everyone's attention was drawn to it.

As the future leader of the Wuhou Consortium, Zhuge Chen's participation in the competition naturally attracted a lot of attention. As Zhuge Chen overcame all obstacles and made it into the semi-finals, the attention grew even stronger.

Of course, this is not to suggest that the competition was rigged. With both the federal government and the association providing oversight, the Wuhou Consortium would be destroying itself if it were to engage in rigged competition.

Their attention was almost entirely focused on the weapons on Garuru's body.

"Do you know what that metal casing is?"

"What, do you have inside information?"

"Of course not, I just wanted to ask if you know where to get that outer shell. It looks so cool, I'll get one for my Frostwolf too."

"Tch, I thought you knew something. This armor is indeed very cool, but it's so bulky, it'll probably affect your combat ability, won't it?"

"Do you see any signs of them being affected? I think it might be some kind of armor, increasing their defense."

"23333, your armor even has decorative wings on it. I bet this is the Wuhou Consortium's own pet makeup team, here to beat us up."

"That makes sense. The most fatal blow is when the official team fails."

……

The people around him were talking amongst themselves, but Zhuge Chen had no interest in managing his finances; instead, he was completely focused on his opponent.

To ensure their entry into the finals, Zhuge Chen and Garuru have been training exceptionally hard these days. Even without the boost from the Ice Armor, they still easily made it into the semifinals.

However, the battle that followed was won very easily.

Both Song Qiuying and Jing Si's parents were beast tamers, but they themselves failed to awaken their beast tamer talents. However, having been exposed to the arts since childhood, they are far superior to ordinary people in both raising and fighting their pets.

After the Spirit Orb was opened, the parents of these two students found them powerful pets within their control, making it easy for them to enter the semi-finals.

Some commoner beast tamers, though dissatisfied, had no choice but to accept their fate.

The Spirit Master Competition did not restrict the contestants' pets to two levels, and most of the contestants did not use the three starter pets provided by the association, but brought brand new pets.

After all, creatures of the mid-level servant rank are really only good as pets; they're not quite up to the task of fighting.

As for Tang Qi, he was simply lucky. When he received the starter Pokémon issued by the association, he unexpectedly obtained a mutated Fireclaw Finch, whose strength was in no way inferior to the others.

Jing Si, who is currently facing off against Zhuge Chen, has contracted a creature that is none other than a high-level elite Gold-Eating Ant.

Name: Gold-Eating Ant

[Attribute]: Gold, Bug

[Bloodline Level]: High Elite

[Introduction]: An insect-type creature that has developed an incredibly powerful body due to its constant feeding on metal ores; every strike can shatter metal and crack stone.

……

Jing Si's parents are both fifth-tier insect-type beast tamers. This gold-devouring ant is the cub of their pet beast. It was already very familiar with Jing Si, so after being contracted by the spirit ball, it hardly resisted Jing Si's orders at all.

This is precisely why Jing Temple has become one of the favorites to win the Spirit Master competition.

"Aren't you going to attack first? Then I'll make the first move."

Seeing that Zhuge Chen didn't seem to have any intention of attacking, Jing Si didn't bother to wait any longer and immediately commanded the Gold-Eating Ants to launch an attack on Garuru.

Because it had consumed a large amount of metal ore, the Gold-Eating Ant emitted a series of metallic clanging sounds as it ran, as if it were not an ant charging towards Garuru, but a mechanical beast.

"Garurumon, dodge!"

Seeing the Gold-Eating Ant rushing towards Garurumin at top speed, Zhuge Chen immediately issued a command to Garurumin. However, the Gold-Eating Ant's speed suddenly increased, and it arrived in front of Garurumin in an instant, swinging its giant pincers that shone with metallic luster and smashing them down on Garurumin.

Given the Gold-Eating Ant's level and physical strength, if this attack landed squarely, it would definitely cause significant damage to Garurumon.

Then, just as the giant pincers were about to strike Garurumon, Garurumon's speed suddenly increased, allowing it to dodge the attack in time. At the same time, it turned sideways and swung its claw at the Gold Eater, surprisingly striking it first despite being slower.

Ding!

However, after a series of crisp sounds, the Gold-Eating Ant was not harmed at all, and took the opportunity to stick close, wanting to entangle with Garuru.

The Gold-Eating Ant is a purely physical-type pet, so naturally it won't give up its advantages.

However, Zhuge Chen was clearly aware of this as well, and ordered Garuru to retreat quickly. Garuru did just that, leaping backward and gliding away like a glider.

"It really isn't just decoration."

Seeing Garuru's actions, Jingji was not surprised at all. The Gold-Eating Ants quickly caught up and actually anticipated Garuru's movements, intending to launch a sneak attack.

However, with the boost from its ice armor, Garurumon was noticeably faster, easily dodging the attack before launching a counterattack.

Unfortunately, the Gold-Eating Ant's combat experience was significantly greater than Garuru's. It deliberately created an opening to lure Garuru forward, then clamped its pincers tightly around Garuru's legs and opened its mouth to bite at the ice armor on Garuru's body.

Now that the purpose of the armor has been determined, Jing Si will naturally not keep the opponent alive any longer, and devouring metal is simply too easy for the Gold-Eating Ants.

However, Garurumon is still an elite-level creature. Seeing that its body was being controlled, it immediately opened its mouth and fired an ice arrow at the Gold-Eating Ant.

Sensing the chill contained within the Frost Arrow, Gold Eater hesitated for a moment before choosing to relinquish its impending victory rather than engage in a fight to the death with Garurumon.

After all, even if it bites through, it only damages Garurumon's external armor, while Garurumon has to withstand an ice-attribute attack. Even if it doesn't necessarily get injured, it will definitely affect its movements.

However, Anteater wasn't foolish enough to engage Garurumon in a ranged battle. After dodging Garurumon's ice arrows, Anteater took the opportunity to get behind Garurumon, and a dazzling light flashed on its pincers, indicating that it had activated its skill.

"Garurumon, use Extreme Cold Air!"

Seeing this, Zhuge Chen no longer held back and signaled Garuru to make a move. The energy that Garuru had originally condensed into an ice arrow was immediately absorbed by the ice armor on its body, turning into a blast of freezing air that pushed Garuru into the air, widening the distance between it and the Gold-Eating Ant.

At the same time, two missiles formed from condensed ice appeared under Garuru's mechanical wings, locked onto their targets, and headed straight for the Gold-Eating Ant.

The poor gold-eating ant hadn't even recovered from the freezing air when two ice projectiles appeared in front of it.

Then, an ice sculpture of a gold-devouring ant appeared on the field.

"I hereby declare Zhuge Chen the victor in the first match of the semifinals!"

Seeing that the Gold-Eating Ants had completely lost their ability to fight, Yi Yu then came out to announce the result of the match. Jing Si obviously did not expect to lose so easily, and it took him a long time to react.

"What kind of armor is that?"

Zhuge Chen shrugged and said, "Sorry, I can't say for now."

Although the higher-ups allowed him to participate in the competition with the Frost Armor and even encouraged him to do so, Zhuge Chen still wanted to see Garuru's own combat strength. If he wasn't really no match for the Gold-Eating Ants, he probably wouldn't have activated it.

"Just for now? Then I'll wait."

Jing Si nodded and then returned to his seat. His parents, who were also somewhat surprised, immediately surrounded him and began to comfort their son.

They had finally managed to command their pets in battle and were full of confidence to win the championship, but they lost just like that. They were very worried that their son might have some kind of psychological trauma.

On the other hand, the style is completely different.

"Hahaha... As expected of my good son, well done!"

Zhuge Xu gave Zhuge Chen a thumbs-up in satisfaction, while Zhuge Chen shook his head helplessly and said, "If it weren't for the Frost Armor Bai Qi gave me, I would probably have lost by now..."

"Who cares? As long as we win, that's all that matters. Besides, it's not some dishonorable method. Not just anyone can form a contract with the Gold-Eating Ants."

Zhuge Xu waved his hand dismissively, then his expression turned serious, and he said, "But son, you still need to be careful about your opponents in the final battle. These two are not to be trifled with."

Zhuge Chen nodded, intending to watch the next battle, when he suddenly saw a charred beast fly backward off the arena.

"Is this... already over?"

Zhuge Chen stared blankly at the humanoid firebird on the stage, clearly not expecting Tang Qi to be the victor.

Are mutants really that powerful? Ignoring the difference between the two levels, he suddenly understood why Bai Qi had been able to remain invincible.

Suddenly, I feel that it's not so bad for Garuru to wear an ice armor set.

You have blood, I have technology, hmm, that's fair!

(End of this chapter)