Beast Taming Patrol

"The seventy-sixth match, Lin Su versus Li Zhuangran!"

As the two Beast Tamers on the battlefield parted ways, each heading off to receive treatment from healing-type beasts, the referee in the center of the arena quickly announced with a loud voice the beginning of the next match.

"Qiuqiu, you too, it's our turn!" Lin Su's hand flashed with light from the Space Ring, and the Ghost Spear was in his hand in an instant.

"Mew! (ᓀωᓂ)" (Go for it!)

"Caw! (≧‿≦)" (We'll surely win!)

The two beasts swung their paws, showing their confidence in this battle before quickly following Lin Su to the battlefield.

The competition rules in the world of Shenwu were somewhat different from those on Blue Star; there was no requirement that beasts must first be recalled to the Beast Taming Space, waiting for the referee to shout start before they could be released again.

Although the beasts were still not allowed to attack the other side before the start of the match, such rules gave some beasts more opportunity to take the lead.

Some beasts needed to set up the environment in advance for their attacks or needed time to charge up, so in such occasions, they would have certain advantages.

Without even stepping onto the battlefield, Lin Su, with his Sixth Sense enhanced by the Body Refining Realm, quickly detected a gaze filled with malice.

He raised an eyebrow slightly and couldn't help but look toward the other side of the arena.

That malicious gaze came from a sturdy young man who was also heading toward the battlefield.

Is that the opponent called Li Zhuangran?

He looks a bit familiar, doesn't he?

Lin Su frowned slightly.

Why does it feel like I've seen him somewhere before...

It wasn't until Lin Su's gaze fell on Li Zhuangran's two beasts that a hint of realization flashed in his eyes.
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Oh, it's that guy.

It was on his first day in the Imperial Capital; a local Beast Tamer, while calling him a country bumpkin, cut in line in front of him, and he gave him a harsh lesson.

Just a minor character, if it wasn't for the two beasts, Lin Su would have even forgotten about the incident.

But since he had encountered him in the knockout round...

Lin Su gripped the Ghost Spear a bit tighter in his hand.

Let's make it quick and end the fight fast!

On the other side of the battlefield, Li Zhuangran clenched his fist and glared at Lin Su with venom in his eyes, then took a step onto the battlefield.

Unlike Lin Su, who had already forgotten him, Li Zhuangran still remembered that day vividly, the day Lin Su scared him with that fierce gaze, making him flee in disgrace.

Many local Beast Tamers of the Imperial Capital who were familiar with him were present that day, so his humiliation quickly spread in the circle afterwards, turning him into the laughingstock.

With the vastness of the Imperial Capital, it wasn't easy for Li Zhuangran to find Lin Su and match his identity to that of his previous humiliator.

However, on the day after the incident, on the first day of the preliminaries, Lin Su, as the second Beast Tamer to appear, was too conspicuous for Li Zhuangran to forget his name even if he wanted to.

Since finding out his opponent was Lin Su the night before, Li Zhuangran had been consumed with excitement.

He wanted to redeem his former disgrace!

He wanted to avenge everything that had happened!

Reviewing the previous fight, Li Zhuangran felt sure he must have been careless at that moment, allowing himself to get too close to this gunslinger boy.

As a Beast Tamer, one should maintain distance when facing a martial artist and fight using one's beasts for restraint.

While Lin Su might not be counted as a martial artist, his spear technique was so fierce it wasn't much different from one.

If he lost, it must be because of this.

And in the battlefield, he would surely not make the same mistake, as long as he kept himself out of reach of the long spear, the other party wouldn't be able to attack him.

There was still a chance to defeat Lin Su.

If he could just defeat this detestable person, his friends would no longer ridicule him for that embarrassing experience.

No, just defeating this person who brought him shame wouldn't be letting him off too easily.

With this thought, Li Zhuangran clenched his fist tighter, cold light flickering in his eyes.

"In a moment, don't use Evil Mockery except for with Qiuqiu, but you can use all the other skills, go all out and crush the opponent as fast as you can!" Taking advantage of the time before the referee announced the start of the match, Lin Su quickly communicated with his two beasts via Telepathy from his station in the waiting area.

Evil Mockery was the card that Lin Su had prepared for the Beast Tamers contracted with Emperor-level beasts.

This skill had appeared on Blue Star, but to his knowledge, had yet to appear in the Shenwu world.

Therefore, for others, it was an unknown skill.

If it was used too often beforehand and someone with an agenda inferred the special effects of this skill and prepared for it, then it would not have a surprising effect later.

Third-tier Evil Mockery could simultaneously mock the Beast Tamer and both beasts; it was a real trump card in rule-less fights.

Thus, Lin Su had not allowed Qiuqiu to use this skill during the previous first round of the knockout matches and wouldn't use it in this second round either.

Although Qiuqiu had used Evil Mockery once before in the fight with Li Zhuangran, there weren't many spectators, and the fight ended quickly, so Lin Su believed no one would notice the anomaly of this skill.

Both beasts responded at once, understanding the instructions and quickly prepared for battle.