Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 291 The Competition Ends

Clearly, this move is a hidden technique of Fire Punch Bird. Judging from its speed and power, its destructive force is definitely much stronger than the previous Flame Punch.

"Garurumon, use that move!"

As the ice storm gradually dissipated due to the high temperature caused by the rapid drop in temperature from Fire Punch Bird, Zhuge Chen's expression became serious, and he immediately issued a command to Garurumo.

Awooo...

Upon receiving the command, Garuru let out a long roar, and its ice armor shone brightly. A delicate ice ball slowly took shape near Garuru's mouth.

Then, just as Flameteor was about to kick Garurumon, a pale blue beam of light suddenly shot out from the ice ball and landed on Flameteor.

In an instant, the once menacing Fire Punch Bird turned into a large block of ice, even the flames on its body were frozen, but Fire Punch Bird was still falling rapidly.

It's easy to imagine that if it landed with such a huge impact, the ice would shatter, and the Fire Punch would definitely suffer great damage.

Just then, Garurumon used up its last bit of energy to create a rotating ice slide in the air, cleverly neutralizing the force of Fire Punch's fall and finally allowing it to land smoothly on the ground.

"It seems the outcome is quite obvious."

President Qin and the others exchanged smiles. The Fire Fist Bird's mutated attributes had not yet been fully developed, and it had not been able to demonstrate any advantage in the face of the unreasonable equipment like the Rune Mechanical Armor.

However, this also proves that their view on rune-equipped mechs was correct.

This weaponry could absolutely change the course of their future war with the beast tribes!

"Firefist Bird is unable to battle; Zhuge Chen wins!"

Seeing that Fire Punch Bird was completely frozen by the Freeze Ray, Bai Qi stepped forward to assess its condition and announced the result of the match. He then summoned Gamma to begin removing the abnormal status from Fire Punch Bird.

The Freeze Ray is a weapon skill he developed later, which focuses on enhancing freezing capabilities. Although it doesn't cause any direct damage, the frostbite caused by the extremely low temperature is still terrifying.

"Thanks."

Tang Qi was clearly aware of the damage that the Freeze Ray could cause, and seeing that Fire Punch Bird was quickly warming up with the help of Gamma, he immediately expressed his gratitude to Bai Qi.

"It's my duty, no need to be so polite."

Bai Qi waved his hand, glanced at the somewhat listless Fire Punch, and said, "Your Fire Punch must be a Fire-type mutant, right?"

Tang Qi nodded and said, "That's right. Firefist Bird was originally just Fireclaw Bird, but it suddenly evolved for some reason during the contract process."

Bai Qi understood immediately and said, "You've actually trained it very well. Fighting-type skills combined with fire skills are very effective. However, I suggest you lean more towards fire-attribute skills. You might reap greater rewards in the early stages."

As a beast tamer who has contracted with a three-headed mutant, Bai Qi is well aware of the advantages of mutant attributes in the later stages. Although the growth of a spirit master is slower than that of a beast tamer, as long as they are properly trained, they can still be a decent combat force.

"I see."

Tang Qi nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, and unconsciously glanced at Garuru, who was also somewhat exhausted due to depletion of energy, across from him.

Garurumon's fighting ability is definitely not as strong as his Fire Punch Bird's. If Fire Punch Bird gets close to Garurumon, the outcome will definitely be different.

However, Garurumon managed to defeat Cialis with its Ice-type moves, leaving it feeling incredibly frustrated.

Although ice is effective against fire, fire is also effective against ice. If Chimchar's fire moves were stronger, the outcome might have been different.

Thinking of this, a hint of helplessness flashed in Tang Qi's eyes.

He wasn't stupid; he could naturally see that Garurumon's power came from the armor it wore. If it didn't have that armor, Fire Punch would definitely have crushed its opponent.

But he also knew very well that, just like the Beastmaster's innate skills, equipment itself was also a kind of strength. Just like the Fire Fist Bird's mutated attributes, one was something that could only be obtained by chance, while the other could be made up for later.

It's a pity, it would be great if Fire Punch Bird had this set of equipment.

Bai Qi noticed Tang Qi's changing expression and looked around. The surrounding spirit masters were also discussing Garuru's armor.

Sure enough, the publicity effect of an armed pet defeating a mutant was much stronger than that of a normal battle.

Thinking of this, Bai Qi and President Qin exchanged a glance, and the two foxes, one old and one young, smiled at each other. Then Bai Qi pulled the two of them to the center of the arena, and at the same time called up Jing Si, who had directly advanced to third place because Song Qiuying's pet beast lost its fighting power.

Seeing the two people in front of him glancing at Garuru every now and then, Bai Qi coughed twice and said, "Entrusted by the Wuhou Foundation and the Association, I will personally distribute the top three prizes of this Spirit Master Competition."

After saying that, Bai Qi took out three magnetic cards of different colors and handed them to the three people respectively.

"As the top three in the first Spirit Master Battle Tournament, you three will have the opportunity to have your pets custom-equipped for free by the Wuhou Foundation's Rune Mechanical Armament Research Group, as well as the right to have your pets boarded at the Wuhou Breeding Center for free for life."

"Rune-infused mechanical weaponry?"

Not only Tang Qi and Jing Si, but all the spirit masters and even beast masters watching the live stream perked up their ears and focused their attention on Garuru's ice armor.

"That's right, Zhuge Chen's Arctic Ice Wolf is equipped with rune mechanical armor. I think everyone has already seen its effects."

"The rune mechanical weapon can maximize the pet's abilities while also providing an extra layer of protection. It is the latest pet combat equipment developed by the Wuhou Consortium."

Bai Qi nodded and said, "Then, I'll leave this to Chairman Zhuge."

He had already signed a confidentiality agreement, so naturally he couldn't reveal his identity as the designer of the rune-inspired mechanical weapon.

Therefore, adhering to the principle that too much talk leads to mistakes, Bai Qi simply shifted the blame to the Wuhou Consortium, and Zhuge Xu also appeared on the stage at the right time, drawing everyone's attention to himself.

As for Bai Qi, he quietly went backstage and watched Zhuge Xu, who was promoting the Wuhou Dojo and the breeding center, and couldn't help but smack his lips.

"Actually, for the sake of confidentiality, shouldn't I be the one to distribute this reward?"

Yi Yu smiled upon hearing this and said, "That's true. However, the rune mechanical weaponry and your rune mechanical layout are too similar. If you hadn't come, people might have thought of it that way instead. Just consider it a case of taking a chance and being blind to what's right under your nose."

"Besides, your false identity and resume were handled personally by the Thirteenth Bureau. No one was able to find any flaws in them, so just pretend you know nothing."

"However, just to be on the safe side, I've also added you to the Rune Machine Armament Research Group. We'll wait for the right opportunity to have both of you appear together."

After hearing Yi Yu's description, Bai Qi couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

They are a special department after all; they are very professional when it comes to doing this kind of thing.

boom!

Just then, Bai Qi was suddenly punched hard. He turned around and saw it was Chairman Qin.

"You brat, you can even be late for such an important event. It seems I'll have to take back your secret realm."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi quickly gripped the secret realm ring tightly, saying, "Guild Master, you're going too far! I traded the Twin Towers for this, and besides..."

"Didn't you say last time that I wasn't used to arriving too early?"

President Qin: "..."

Goodness, this guy's skill at shifting blame is amazing. Can the association really entrust this guy with its future?

It'll probably be sold off immediately, right?

I'm sure I will...

"Hahaha... I'm appreciating you more and more."

Luo Xiang gave Bai Qi a thumbs up and said, "It's really rare that Zhang Shan hasn't been driven crazy by you after all these months of training."

Bai Qi shrugged innocently. He always attended classes on time during the training camp; at most, he would just skip them.

"Alright, now that the Spirit Master battle is over, I should head back to the 13th round. I still have quite a few things to take care of recently."

Seeing that the battle outside was nearing its end, Yi Yu stood up and said goodbye to the others.

"Thank you for your hard work, Minister Yi."

President Qin nodded to Yi Yu, exchanged a few simple pleasantries, and then led a few people to escort Yi Yu to the door.

"Please wait a moment, everyone."

Yi Yu stopped and looked at Bai Qi beside him, saying, "Every time I meet you, Bai Qi, I'm always pleasantly surprised. I hope we can have some unexpected gains next time we meet."

"And my gut feeling tells me it won't be long."

"Well then, farewell, everyone."

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of light fell from the sky, and Yi Yu vanished instantly.

"Tsk... Using the Net and the Star Gate to travel, the Thirteenth Bureau is really extravagant."

Looking at his empty head, Bai Qi couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Although Delta already possesses the highly comprehensive spatial skill Void Echo, it is still significantly inferior to a colossal mechanical construct like the Net.

I wonder when we'll be able to freely travel through space and move around, so we'll never have to worry about being late again...

After Yi Yu left, President Qin didn't linger any longer, saying, "Alright, now that the Spirit Master Battle Tournament is over, I should head back. I still have some matters to attend to at the association."

Whether it's the distribution and management of the Spirit Orbs or the follow-up of the Rune Mechanical Armaments, the Association will inevitably have to step in. As the president, he naturally has to put in a lot of effort.

Seeing that President Qin was about to leave, Bai Qi immediately thought of something, stepped in front of President Qin, and asked, "By the way, President, do you know where there's a place where pets can fight freely?"

"Let's fight openly? Don't you have a portable secret realm?"

President Qin looked at Bai Qi with some confusion, while Bai Qi scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Well, it's just that these pet beasts are too noisy, and we were afraid they would damage the secret realm, so we thought we'd find another place to fight."

"Afraid of destroying the secret realm? Do you always train in life-or-death battles?"

President Qin looked at Bai Qi speechlessly and said, "Perfect timing. Since Luo Xiang has some free time, let him go to the association to test your pets and update the encyclopedia while he's at it."

"Um, isn't it a bit inappropriate to fight at the association? Who's responsible if we break something?"

When the husky first assembled the Thunder Cannon, it caused considerable damage. Now, even a light bump from Delta can demolish Emerald Valley. Bai Qi doubts whether the association can withstand the antics of those guys.

"Don't worry, you don't need to pay for it!"

Seeing Bai Qi's expression, President Qin rolled his eyes in annoyance.

This guy is so rich, yet he's still so stingy.

(End of this chapter)