CHAPTER 182: CHAPTER 181: THIS IS A GREAT HUMILIATION!

"The second round of the duel is about to begin, here we have the contestant from the Skill Department—"

Qian Qi looked toward the stands in the plaza, and upon seeing Xu Jing stand up, her eyebrows couldn’t help but raise slightly, "E-level Ice Element Master—Xu Jing!"

It seems Xu Jing wants to secure a win in the second round, directly achieving the feat of two consecutive victories, but...

How could Qian Qi possibly let him have his way?

A sinister smile flashed across her lips as she snapped her fingers. Beside the beam lamps already on in the plaza, two more lamps "bang bang" lit up, and three beams of light suddenly illuminated the northern dark door.

"And over here, we have the contestant from the Magic Plant Department—a non-awakened Liang Yuting, along with—her magical beast partner, Flame Dog Xiao Liang!"

When Qian Qi finished speaking, the students on site hadn’t reacted yet. After all, ordinary people and magical beasts were rarely associated together. Even if someone whispered in their ear that ordinary people could tame beasts, no one would believe it; it might directly go in one ear and out the other.

This situation is akin to telling someone who firmly believes 1+1=2 that 1+1=3. Upon hearing it at first, they would just ignore it, and when they react, they’d think you’re joking or just bluffing.

But when the northern dark door of the plaza opened, and Liang Yuting rode a large Flame Dog shakily towards the center of the plaza, the entire scene was instantly a shocking uproar.

Countless people stared at this unbelievable sight, almost thinking they were seeing things.

"Holy crap, she’s really riding on a Flame Dog? How is this possible? Even graduates couldn’t achieve this!"

"Hey, I didn’t mishear, right? She’s an ordinary person, not a Beast Master?"

"In the Magic Plant Department, she must be an ordinary person! If she were a Beast Master, she’d definitely have transferred to the Beast Taming Department already!"

The principal sprang up abruptly, staring in shock at Qian Qi, and upon seeing her expression like she was proudly showing off her daughter’s perfect score in a college entrance exam, he suddenly remembered something and pointed at Qian Qi, turning to Uncle Li, "Mr. Li... Uncle, you all—"

What exactly is going on here?

It was just after a summer vacation, why could a student from the Magic Plant Department suddenly command a Flame Dog to carry them?

Could Liang Yuting have just happened to awaken her Beast Taming Talent? Is such a coincidence even possible?

The principal didn’t believe it. Not to mention surveys showing that those who awaken Beast Taming Talent after 16 are few and far between, ordinary awakened individuals also find it increasingly difficult to awaken as they age. How could Liang Yuting awaken her Beast Taming Talent at such an opportune time and gain the trust of a magical beast, successfully forming a contract to become a Beast Master in just three months?

There must be some secret he doesn’t know!

Could Qian Qi have developed some powder that temporarily tricks magical beasts into cooperating with humans?!

The principal thought that, given Qian Qi’s unserious personality, this might indeed be possible!

"Principal, please calm down." Uncle Li said calmly, "Let’s see first."

In the plaza, Xu Jing and others were equally astonished. How could he not remember Liang Yuting? Three months ago, she had angrily blamed him for ruining the magic plants she had painstakingly grown. How could she have transformed into a Beast Master seemingly overnight?

"This can’t be!" Xu Jing shook his head. He looked up at Liang Yuting sitting proudly on the Flame Dog, unwilling to believe she could tame beasts. "What trick are you playing? Did you feed the Flame Dog some drugs to make it so obedient!"

Xu Jing guessed the Flame Dog must have been fed some sedatives or something, causing it to temporarily lose its attack power, allowing Liang Yuting to ride on it!

This must be a bluff!

He refused to believe Liang Yuting could truly tame beasts!

Liang Yuting sat on the Flame Dog, overlooking the man who had once used his Ice Elemental Power to destroy her magic plants, bullied her arrogantly, and felt she couldn’t resist. Slowly, she raised a middle finger, "Eat shit, you idiot!"

Ever since learning to curse wildly from Qian Qi, she felt much happier!

"It seems the two contestants have engaged in a friendly pre-match exchange, and the host is quite pleased. So, the match is about to begin!" Qian Qi whistled, and Liang Yuting quickly launched her attack, "Xiao Liang, use Flame Claw!"

The Flame Dog Xiao Liang instantly sprinted towards Xu Jing. After the prior "massage" from Qian Qi, its speed and stamina had surpassed all E-level Flame Dogs. Not to mention Liang Yuting generously fed it nearly all the Fire Qilin Fruit she grew to win the match.

Now, Xiao Liang was half as strong as Xiao Zhang from Zhang Feng’s family.

With the wind under its feet, it dashed towards Xu Jing. Seeing this behemoth, Xu Jing was somewhat overwhelmed. He gritted his teeth, quickly condensing his Ice Elemental Power into two solid ice swords, shooting them at the Flame Dog with a "whoosh"!

Without needing Liang Yuting’s command, the Flame Dog agilely jumped high, evading Xu Jing’s ice sword attack, continuing to rush towards the other end of the plaza at Xu Jing. Seeing this, Xu Jing retreated rapidly, glaring fiercely at Liang Yuting on the Flame Dog.

Humans against contracted beasts are hard to defeat, but... the beast’s owner isn’t necessarily invincible!

Xu Jing sneered coldly, within E-level Awakened he was considered an exceptional Ice Attribute power user. He raised his right hand, and suddenly, more than a dozen chilly ice swords appeared around Liang Yuting!

Even with a magical beast, what does it matter? As long as Liang Yuting admits defeat in this match, the victor is Xu Jing!

Seeing the ice swords in front, Liang Yuting gasped. With the Flame Dog’s speed, crashing into them would surely cause injury. Even though Xu Jing aimed the ice swords’ hilts at her body to avoid creating casualties, he couldn’t escape those incoming Ice Attribute attacks.

But...

Liang Yuting smiled, directly crashing into the ice swords. She removed the Defense Helmet from her waist and wore it, continuing to ride the Flame Dog rapidly towards Xu Jing.

Seeing Liang Yuting don the Defense Helmet, Xu Jing: ???

Why the hell is she wearing Defense Armor again!

No honor, this is dishonorable! Your Magic Plant Department isn’t honorable!!!

Xu Jing ran as fast as he could, but the Flame Dog had already braked sharply to block his path, raising its fiery paw towards Xu Jing’s head.

Terrified, Xu Jing quickly condensed an icy sword to stab at the Flame Dog’s paw as it swung. Yet as the paw swung, a wave of scorching heat surged forth, nearly melting a layer of his ice sword, and the Flame Dog directly swatted his hand and arm aside, making the ice sword falter and fling away!

Faced with the E-level Magical Beast possessing defense, power, and speed, mere attacking humans appeared so insignificant, especially when one-on-one humans were frail against magical beasts. The Flame Dog pressed Xu Jing beneath its massive paw, snorted disdainfully, and licked his face with its tongue.

Xu Jing: ...

Humiliation! This is humiliation! This is an extraordinary disgrace!