"Ancient Mist, Yuhua, Lian Ke, Xilü, the young talents from the four major regions will hold a spirited and exhilarating battle feast here!"
"Above the Blue Sea, the Pet Beast Battle Field, today, the national school beast taming league division competition kicks off as scheduled."
"Which region’s youth will get the ticket to the national competition, let’s turn our eyes to the big screen!"
As soon as the blue-haired man finished speaking, the arc-shaped LED canopy covering the entire venue transformed into a holographic blue ocean.
Then, over a hundred holographic photos appeared, rapidly intermingling and shuffling.
Eventually, all the photos paired up and froze, each displaying its respective region and name below.
[Yuhua Region, Wang Chengrao VS Xilü Area, Zhao Sa]
[Lian Ke Area, Zhang Xueming VS Yuhua Region, Zhu Tong]
[Ancient Mist Region, Li Wenqian VS Lian Ke Area, Song Hanyue]
[Lian Ke Area, Zhao Tong VS Ancient Mist Region, Chen Zhe]
...
[Yuhua Region, Qiao Sang VS Lian Ke Area, Tang Zhongyi]
Xu Yixuan stared at the list of names that emerged in the arena and fell silent for a long time, "I suddenly have such regrets."
Although Xu Yixuan didn’t finish her sentence, Qiao Sang knew what she meant.
She regretted not having photoshopped her photo properly.
Qiao Sang’s gaze shifted to the clear battle list in the sky.
The venue was enormous, and each holographic photo had to be magnified N times to be seen clearly by everyone.
So every photo really was magnified N times...
The pores, acne, blackheads, and even the lip fuzz on many people’s faces were clearly visible.
Luckily, I was born with natural beauty... Qiao Sang affirmed herself in silence.
The entire contestant area was also in an uproar due to the visual impact of the photos.
"Damn it! Why are the photos magnified so much?!"
"Why do I have eye boogers in my photo?!"
"Is this some kind of mistake? It’s bad enough that the photos are enlarged, but why is the resolution so high?!"
"Ancient Mist Region has gone too far! It wasn’t like this in the past division competitions I’ve been in!"
"There’s something odd about this year’s division competition. There shouldn’t be much of an audience by rights; look now, it’s packed."
"Something’s off, the division competitions in the past few years didn’t provide us with such a large venue. This year, not only do we have fireworks and pet beast performance programs, but we also have a proper host. I know this blue-haired hunk, his name is Yi Ao, he’s quite famous in the hosting circles of the Ancient Mist Region. He’s eloquent and attractive, and mostly hosts major competitions."
"I just want to know when they’ll take down these photos! I’ve already finished looking at the matchup list!"
The noise quickly subsided because Yi Ao had just announced the first pair of contestants to enter the stage.
The division competition used a mixed tournament format.
Everyone was paired two by two, starting with a knockout format.
The winning half would then use a points system to select the top 40 contestants to advance to the national competition.
You could say, the initial battle was crucial.
The staff responsible for the competition had clearly matched the photos with the faces of the contestants.
The contestant area was divided into four regions based on region, each with roughly thirty to forty people. With the contestants’ regions known in advance, it wasn’t too difficult to find them.
As soon as Yi Ao finished speaking, two beams of white light suddenly descended in the contestant area.
The next second, the two contestants whose names were called were already standing on opposite sides of the field.
"A formidable opponent," said Qiao Sang.
Out of so many players’ profiles, Zhang Xueming’s was one that left a strong impression on her.
A High Level Pet Beast and a Fairy Series Pet Beast with the fighting capability of a High Level one, neither was to be underestimated.
Zhang Xueming was a pretty girl.
The Pet Beast in front of her was small, with oval-shaped eyes and curly, cyan-colored ears.
It didn’t look particularly lethal.
Qiao Sang had read on the profile that this Pet Beast was called Mimi Spirit.
And Zhu Tong was a woman with short hair and wheat-colored skin, looking somewhat like a tomboy.
Her Pet Beast was the massive Blunder Bear; upon entering, it formed a stark contrast with the Mimi Spirit.
Once the battle began, the Blunder Bear charged with ferocious momentum.
Mimi Spirit, unperturbed, threw a coquettish glance at it.
The Blunder Bear abruptly stopped its charge, its eyes now twinkling with hearts.
"That Blunder Bear has pretty good vision, able to be charmed by Mimi Spirit’s allure while attacking," Xu Yixuan commented sarcastically.
Qiao Sang showed a thoughtful look and asked, "Is this Mimi Spirit male or female?"
Charm, a Skill of the middle-rank transformation type that can seduce an opponent of the opposite sex, significantly lowering their attack. However, it’s useless against the same sex.
After thinking for a bit, Xu Yixuan said, "The profile I checked didn’t mention it, but when Zhu Tong comes back, we can ask whether her Blunder Bear is male or female."
That’s the only thing to do now... thought Qiao Sang to herself.
The battle saw no reversal. Zhu Tong’s Pet Beasts were both charmed by Mimi Spirit, and with their attack power significantly weakened, she lost the match within just a few short minutes.
That move was really tricky. Zhu Tong really had bad luck, with both her Pet Beasts having the opposite gender to Mimi Spirit... As a fellow competitor from Yuhua, Qiao Sang silently mourned for her for a few seconds.
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