The crowd's gaze was fixed on the ghost-type pet beast, whose size was comparable to most beginner-level pet beasts. They never expected that this pet beast would possess both spatial movement and shadow control, two extremely difficult skills to master in both the psychic and ghost types!

Moreover, the shadow control had even been practiced to the level of three-dimensional mode!

A few seconds later, a wave of murmurs and discussions erupted from the audience seats.

"Ashur was completely dominated throughout the match. That ghost-type pet beast is terrifying, effortlessly controlling both Bulaxian and Hatgentian!"

"This isn't the kind of battle level that should appear in high school."

"It feels like Qiao Sang knew her opponent was Ashur from the start. She barely gave any commands, yet her two pet beasts knew exactly how to counter the charm of Bulaxian and Hatgentian."

"I noticed that too. When Bulaxian and Hatgentian cast their charm, the little steel falcon closed its eyes, and the ghost-type pet beast moved Hatgentian to block Bulaxian's charm. If this wasn't prearranged, I wouldn't believe it."

"Exactly, otherwise the little steel falcon wouldn't have closed its eyes just to resist the charm. Without vision, the danger would be too great. Both Bulaxian and Hatgentian are psychic-type pet beasts, and both are a level higher. They could have easily taken it out the moment it closed its eyes. It must have trusted the ghost-type pet beast to act, which is why it closed its eyes."

"I think the little steel falcon also knew that the ghost-type pet beast would move Hatgentian. Otherwise, it wouldn't have closed its eyes. It closed its eyes to avoid Hatgentian's charm. Look, later when Bulaxian cast its charm up close, it had no effect. The little steel falcon understands the effects of charm and knows Hatgentian's gender is different from its own."

"Oh my, I wouldn't have thought of all that if you hadn't mentioned it. My attention was completely on that ghost-type pet beast!"

"It's safe to say that Qiao Sang's level far surpasses her peers. She should be competing against older opponents, not here."

"You're right. Even with a core tactical system, the individual strength of the pet beasts is too different. That ghost-type pet beast's shadow control alone rendered them all immobile, standing still like targets."

The students from Sainan High School were initially excited but quickly deflated when they realized Qiao Sang might be their next opponent.

"It seems like the championship is pretty much decided," the black youth sitting next to McGee sighed.

McGee restrained his smile and modestly said, "Not necessarily. Qiao Sang just has more pet beasts. Everyone is still unfamiliar with some of the skills and strengths of her pets. Now that all her pets have been revealed, with proper preparation, Qiao Sang won't win so easily."

The black youth silently glanced at him.

This guy said she wouldn't win so easily, not that she wouldn't win at all.

...

At 7 PM.

After turning down some dinner invitations, Qiao Sang returned to the hotel.

She sat at the desk and read for about ten minutes before suddenly remembering something. She turned to Steel Treasure and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Since the end of today's match, she had noticed Steel Treasure was unusually silent. Although it was usually quiet, today's silence felt off.

Steel Treasure, who was silently feeding chili peppers to Produce Stone, paused, looked up, and calmly chirped, indicating it was nothing, just feeling weak.

Qiao Sang: "???"

Didn't we win the match?

"Do you feel like Little Treasure was doing all the controlling, and you didn't do anything except attack?" Qiao Sang tentatively asked.

Steel Treasure, having its thoughts exposed, silently nodded.

It couldn't be helped. The opponent had two psychic-type pet beasts, both capable of teleportation. If Little Treasure hadn't controlled them directly, you wouldn't have been able to dodge their attacks just by moving... Qiao Sang pondered for a few seconds and said, "Don't think like that. If they hadn't focused their attacks on you first, Little Treasure wouldn't have been able to control them so easily."

"Steel Steel..."

Steel Treasure glanced at its trainer.

It understood—they targeted the weaker one first.

Qiao Sang: "..."

How do you deal with a pet beast that's too smart? Online help needed, quite urgent... Qiao Sang twitched her mouth and helplessly said, "You're still at the beginner level. Your opponents are all a level higher, and Little Treasure is two levels above you. Being able to cooperate so well with Little Treasure in the match is already great. Once you evolve, you'll become stronger."

"Steel Steel."

Steel Treasure nodded, indicating it understood, then turned back to continue feeding chili peppers to Produce Stone.

Qiao Sang silently sighed.

She felt Steel Treasure was much more mature than Tooth Treasure and the others. It would talk about things but not completely open up.

It was like a mother sensing something was off when her child returned from school. She would ask what happened, and the child would hesitate before revealing the issue. The mother would comfort the child, whether the comfort was effective or not, and the child would nod, saying they understood, ending the conversation. But whether the issue was truly resolved, only the child knew.

Although Aqua Treasure also didn't openly discuss things, it would express its dissatisfaction through actions like emitting cold air or shooting water guns.

Qiao Sang found herself unable to focus on her book. She thought for a moment, closed her eyes, and entered her consciousness into the Beast Tome.

The pages flipped, quickly landing on Steel Treasure's page.

【Name: Little Steel Falcon】

【Attribute: Steel, Flying】

【Level: Beginner (815/1000)】

Qiao Sang's gaze moved down to the last line.

【Points: 280】

280?! It was only 120 yesterday, and now it's 280? Today's team battle gave Steel Treasure a direct boost of 160 points... Qiao Sang's heart raced.

She suddenly realized she had forgotten an excellent way to quickly accumulate points!

From past experience, she knew that defeating a pet beast one level higher yielded more points than defeating one at the same level. However, not all victories against same-level pet beasts yielded the same number of points.

The stronger the same-level pet beast, the more points gained from defeating it.

The existence of team battles allowed Steel Treasure to defeat pet beasts much stronger than itself by leveraging the team.

Previously, she had only tried having Tooth Treasure and the others defeat pet beasts one level higher in matches. But what about two levels higher?

Of course, with Tooth Treasure and the others' current levels, it was unlikely, but Steel Treasure could definitely give it a try!

Back when Tooth Treasure was at the beginner level, it managed to land the final blow on Thunderbird, earning a whopping 930 points in one go!

The more Qiao Sang thought about it, the brighter her eyes became. Her gaze moved up, stopping at the first skill.

【Iron Wall (Proficient 476/500)】

To achieve perfect evolution, a beginner-level defensive skill needed to be mastered to a proficient level. In one more day, Steel Treasure would meet this condition, and with the points added to its level, it could evolve... Qiao Sang fell into deep thought.

But doing so would make it nearly impossible to quickly accumulate points by defeating pet beasts two levels higher in team battles after evolving to the intermediate level... For those who love adding scallions, please bookmark "Beast Taming Starts from Zero Points" for faster updates.